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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 8b8. VOL. L.VII. NO. 21 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21 344 WATCH the LABEL on your paper It sfaovr* tbo yoax sufrscciplioxx will expire axvd 3h* da to ycur paper vrill bv sioppad -artiest; sooner reno.ved. The Etomoccai J* operating slristly ou a cavh in. h<3 veuxco basis. T*^-c re ate no oxcopltaw .t? thS* rule. m&* : ? $1-50 A YEAR? ??! A COPY REFINANCING OF CITY DEBT TAKES ATTENTION MAYOR Mayor Winkler in Address to Lion.s Club Envisions Huge Savings From Proposed Debt Refinancing Program; Other Civic Needs Spoken Of Mayor Gordon H. Winkler spoke to fellow members of the Boone J-jons Glub Tuesday evening ;uid as chairman of the Lions Club civic j improvement committee, explained how a municipal refinancing plan! working toward the establishment ' of u permanent credit for the town, coultf net thi taxpayers a saving of. $50,000 over a period of many years. ! Mayor Winkler also spoke of the : need for improving old streets and opening new thoroughfares. He also ! mentioned the water system and the; ?need for lis expansion and exten- 1 siori. The inadequate street light- j ing system was referred to, and the ; need for new sidewafks. The may- j or hiMod thai. a recreational center 1 is ? possibility for the city. Lion Cdmpe stated that Boone is j mak>'ng progress and planning for! larger and better things in the. near i future. i.iori .Southard spoke <rf postwar projects for Boone. For trie busi ness interests of Boone as we!i as for the nceoiniiwdation ol the tour - isi trade, Lion Southard would like! 1<> see a golf course, airport, an in-, ciuerator, park, and railroad for ai growing Boone uior? A. R. Smith spoke in praise! of tin- work of the city officials in! Boone. Lion Smith added that his| committee wSis planning to add j benches to the courthouse lawn 1 wlion spring comes. Ladies' night will be observed on j (he night of December 19th. Clyde Greene to Take Part ins State Meeting On Postwar Problems | Mr. Clyde K. Greene of Boone, lias j been invited by Dr. Ralph McDgr-I old, president of the N. C. Educa- ! rion Association, to take a leading par: in a conference on postwar problems and ihe role of education in their solution. The meeting will be Isold in Raleigh Nov, 28. The heart of the conference will j be round-table discussions in which j up to 25 persons will participate in- ! formally. Mr. Greene will serve asi co-chairman of one of thc-ae groups. : and will serve with another as ore- J siding officer ot the group to slimit- j late and guide discussion. "Your j task,*' says the invitation to Mr. j Greene, "will he chiefly to keep the, discission oc. the track, and see that' ovcr> member has im opportunity make his cohifibhtioe.' ' Dr. Haug.bt Addresses College Student Body Dr. D. i. Hauglit. president of Gleriville Slate College, Gleriville, W. Va.? was the assembly speaker: before, the student body and faculty : of Appalachian College on Wednes day. Dr- Haught was here to study the college. After the study, he spoke i most favorably of the institution, the location, the student body, the or- : s? animation . and the school spirit. ! Here he thinks is the place for a great summer school. President Haught characterized two of his findings as outstanding First, the practical psychology classes, especi ally with the seniors; and .second, the careful checking of individual students concerning matters of home, elementary and high school preparation, English and psychologi cal entrance tests, personal inter ests, and future ambitions. He found a helpful, comradely relation among the students and faculty. Cabbage Producers Net $225,000.00 Raleigh, Nov. 20? Cabbage pro ducers in Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties 'have netted approximately $225,000 ? about one and one-fourth cents per pound ? Cor' their crop this year, "W- R. Sechler, N. C. de partment of agriculture marketing specialist, recently reported. He said that 60 carloads, with 30, 000 pounds to the car, were sold to ? the army and navy, 500 tons to kraut, and the remainder through regular commercial channels. The heaviest shipping point for the area was Boone. Flags Are Given to Families of War Dead Postmaster John E. Brown, Jr., has made arrangements to distri bute large flags to families of men who have been killed in both World Wars, and states that he has already furnished about 36, 10 of which went to families of those making the su preme sacrifice in the first war. Mr. Brown states that families who have lost sons in the war may reiceive their flag by presenting him with a copy of a letter announcing the death or an official telegram. To Be Dedicated On Sunday BOONE BAPTIST CHURCH 1 he P astor REV. J. C. CAHIPE Missing Sgt. Dell Richardson. Jr., flight engineer on a B-24 Liberator bomber, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Richardson of Boone, is re ported as missing in action over Yugoslavia on No/. 1, according to a message received by the fam ily last week from the office of the adjutant general- Sgt. Rich ardson had engaged in 20 missions over enemy territory, and had re ceived a medal for bravery. He has beon in service for 18 months, and overseas since Aug. 12. He was stationed in Italy with the 15th Air Force. LOCAL CHURCH TO BE DEDIC ATED ON SUNDAY MORNING Bovnc Uiiptisl Congregation Lifts Debt From Fine New Church Plant; Five-Day Serv ices Planned Together With Open House for Pastor The congregation of the Boone Baptist Church, under the |>.istorate of the Heveromt -5. C. C:>nipo, h.is lifted the debt from its handsome ??hiireh structure. and has arranged i for dedicatory services to be held j next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock, inaugurating ^crvices to continue ' until Thursday of r.ext week. The church plant, which is as] good and as modern as any structure ! to be found ir. > town of comparable j size anywhere in the south, is a tribute to the tireless work of the. present and past pastors, and thoi loyally of the congregation. Rev. P. A. Hicks, the pastor of, the church during the first stages! of the construction program, will, deliver the dedicators' sermon, | I while in the evening there will be a: j message by M. A. Hoggins, general \ I secretary of the Stab; Baptist Mis- j sion Board, Raleigh. Monday at 7:30 p. in., Smith Hag.i myn, superintendent of the Baptist H.r, pital who served many terms as ] moderator and clerk of the Three ; Forks Baptist Association, will speak j while the dedicatory program will I continue Tuesday evening with a| message from I. O Greer, superin- ' t.endent of the State Baptist Orphan- ! age. Wednesday evening. Rev. P. M. ; ? Muggins, former pastor of the ? church, will preach. Reception for Paslor On Thursday. Nov. 30, there will be an informal reception and open liou.se at the parsonage for Rev. Mr.; Cnnipe and Mrs. Canipe, in coni-j lnemoratipn of the tenth anniver-! ??ary of their pastorate, a:; well nsi their twenty-fifth wedding anniver sary. A.li the people of Watauga county, the town and the college, I are invited and the following hours; ale. suggested: .'.:3d to i p. m., i'orl friends outside of Boone, and ali : thus..- in town for whom this hour! ? is more convenient; 6:30 to 7:30, J college students; 7:30 to 10:00, the j people of the town of Boone. It is; expected that large numbers of j frier, ds of Mr. and Mrs. Canipe will j take occasion to greet them at this time. Brief Church History | The Boone Baptist Church being ! the largest church in this area from ! | both a standpoint of physical prop erties and church membership, a brief history of the church is given: The Boone Baptist Church was or ganized in 1871 with eleven charter members. The organization meet ing was held in the courthouse and the first pastor was Rev- Win. M. Baldwin, a man of great natural ability The courthouse was used (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Dr. Stanbury Heads Appalachian Alumni The Alumni Association of Appa- j lachian College held its annual meet ing in the college auditorium on Armistice day. Alumni from many former classes were present. President Pansy Kincaid, class of 1915, Morgan ton, called the alumni business meeting to order. Chief matters of interest centered about the desirability of making the asso ciation more active and influential. The fourth Saturday in October was set for the future annual meetings. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Dr. Walter A. Stanbury, pastor Centenary Church, Winston-Salem, class of 1903; first vice-president, Sam F. Horton, su perintendent of the Watauga County schools. Boone, class of 1916; second vice-president, Mrs. Lewis Hartley, Nebo, class of 1939; third vice-presi dent. Miss Ruby Dockery, North Wilkesboro, class of 1942; secretary treasurer, Dr. G. P. Eggers, professor of English, Appalachian. Boone, class of 1924. Additional matters of interest v/ere the address of the day by Dr. Pierce Harris of Atlanta;* the crea tive exhibit contest by the various organizations of the college, in com petition for a prize to the winning group; the evening program of music, folk dancing, baton twirlers, and two one-act plays. The after noon was given over to receptions by various organizations. WAR LOAN DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY : MONDAY MORNING j Pledges Arc Signed and Sixth War Financing Campaign Gets Off <u Good Start Here as Business Men Gather at Local Playhouse The Ssxt!? War toan campaign ) was- oft'cidliy muuguralod in this i community as '.veil as in the coun ty. nt a>i enthusiastic gathering of business men and others- at the Ap palachian Theatre )as< Monday morning, when pledge cards were jsigned to the amount of some S15, 0U0, unri some rousing addresses > were n-.nd'j, emphasizing the urgen i -:y of the- current war financing: j campaign. ? The meeting started at. 8:40 and I continued until 10 o'clock, during j which firm: most business houses of - ! the city were closed. Following n j song led by T. M. Greer, Rev. E. F.i i Troutman said the invocation, aitd a. i20-minute film "The Battle of the ; M&rianrtas.'' was shown: This film i was of particular interest. since at least one LV-or.i? i>oy was buried in a | cemetery shown on the screen. Ma rine Lieut Ha! Bingham, son of Mr. Mr.;. L. L. Bingham. Clyde K. Greene.; county War i Fund :h;iin~an, totd 'if the "Third i Army" and what. home front j ; aggregation must d-: if the men or: the firin-.; lines are to lie supplied i with the things they VieinJ to guar , anlce on er-t iy and total victory. Mayor Gurdon II. Winiclur ileliv- 1 c-txd a splendid talk on the Sixth , War Loan, and Or. Ahraros deliver- i jed a patriotic odarers, in which he i t'oliovr ed the career of a local boy j h rough the (raining camps, and the j battle lines to his present bed in a J government hospital. Major J. K. Thomas. Marine . Corps, of limine, spoke of the Battle ! of the Mariannes. which was con- j ducted while he was ill, and point-; ed out the scone in the movie in ! which one of his comrades in arms'; was killed. S-Sgt. Hade Triplet!, son of Mr. i and Mrs. June Triplet*, of Triplet!, ] N. C., is stationed somewhere in France, and is getting along fine, according to word recently re ceived. Wood pulp was first, made experi- ! mentally in the U. S. in 1854. By| 1870. there were eight mills produc- ! ing, 1,077 tons of wood pulp com- j mcrcially. By 1942. this country produced over ten million tons of pulp. Bjlk- While Co. Sutlers 2SES* Bifeavy Loss As Flames aBjas pe' Sweep Through Store Missing- in Action Pic. Kasey A. Wilson, 24. sor. of j Mr. tnd Mrr. J. C. Wilson. Houte j 1. StcjiviliE. who was ropr.riRd , missing in action in Francs since j October 2?. Pfc- Wilscn has boon j in service for 2i years months, and overseas four rooulks. He j wffi irained at Canvp Swift. Texiis. i His wi in in the fovmar Miss Lucilc j Idol, of Route 2. Boone. I Effort to Discos? of Thousauri Dol lars Worth of Health Slickers Begins The annual sale- of Christmas Seals I under th'_* aur pices of the North j Carolina Tuberculosis Association is to begirt :v=xi Monday, states J. V. Caudill, county chairman, who says that Watauga county has been given a quota of $1,025 this year A complete organization for the! sale of tbo health stickers has been' established in the county, and as is custrmury sheets of stamps will be mailed out to the most of the peo- 1 pie. Mr. Caudill insists that remit- ? lance be made promptly to the local ] chairman mailing the stamps, so; fhnl the qur.U. may he quickly reach-} ed. There wiil be personal solici- 1 tntion also, so that everyone wili | have an opportunity to aid ir the j war >111 ttiherailosis. Christmas Gifts Must Be Mailed By Dee. 1st! There are now less than two j weeks ((.-ft to meet the December 1 j deadline set by the government for j sending all Christmas holiday gift packages. That reminder came yesterday from L. lr. Mamieshmidt, district manager of the Charlotte district of defense transportation. Cooperation of the public in meet ing the December 1 deadline is ab solutely essential if overburdened transportation facilities are to be ;ib)e to handle the tremendous vol ume of 194-4 gift sending, the ODT official declared. And, the ODT district manager re minded, you get. better selection and better service at local stores when you shop early. Popular Blowing Rock Summer Resident Dies Mrs. May At hertr.n Man- passed away peacefully at her home in ! Washington. D. C., on the night of November 15. Mrs. Man- was for many years a summer resident of Blowing Rock, and was greatly be loved by a large circle of friends. Her daughters, Mrs. William Fili cide and Mrs. Carl But man, usually spent a large part of each summer with Mrs. Marr, as well as her grandson, Robert Butman, who is now an officer in the navy. Opening Burley Market Season Delayed Week The Lexington, Ky.. Tobacco Board of Trade decided at a call meeting held last week to delay the opening of the 1944 burley market season until December 11, a week' later than the usual date for hold- 1 ing first sales BACK FROM PEARL HARBOR Mr. Worth Clawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bynum Clawson, of Boone, has returned from Pearl Har bor. Hawaiian Islands, where he has been employed in the shipyards for the past 18 months. Mi*. Clawson is en route to Charleston, S. C., where he will be employed in the shipyards beginning early in De cember. 1 Saturday Night Biazc M?s(. IMs , astrous Perhaps in History of i Town: Damage So Building Several Thousand Dollars;, Workmen Expect to Repair Structure in Ten Days: Store to Open Soon , A fire, the origin o? which is un J dciei-mmi ?_ swept through the big department store of the Bclk- White :1 mpany hero Saturday evening, in flicting a loss to the stock of ixt haps .in:.1 damaging the handsome brick building, oweed by Messrs. R. T and Grady Gtx-er. to i)i. extent of sewntl thousand dol jars, i he levjs to the building can't ?K: accurately estimated until the materials are acquired, and she work progresses further. Hie i ? to the stock is revered by insurance. while there; is partial coverage on the building T.he tire alarm was mounded ? nort ,y alter 8 o'clock, and the fire had raced up from the basement store and emerged from the windows i above tli.- plate ,'^lasj. fronts. before ! P??Ser?by realized a fire was in progress. Firemen immediately re iSppodiKj to the cats, and fought the hlaxe iliiige.-iUy tor two and a halt ; ??l.,rv Stfor? 'ringing it under cori "Hl- **"?? Blowing Rock Fltc ,LV - partmcnt answered a call for help immediately and rendered every servire possible in helping to com bat the rire. The l'lante started in the base ment. but did not originate, if lue> oeen determined, from the furnace reoni Electricians likewise state that there is no indication that then" was fanliy wiring, and certainly no snort circuit. Some opinion is that a late shopper in the store perliaps carelessly tossed a cigarette butt. At anj- rate the fire raced through the building with devastating effect, and but for the heroic efforts of Uie tire department it is quite possible that adjoining structures and maybe the entire block might have befet wiped '?oat. Tiie fire wes never al lowed to break Uirough"the roof, and the steel framework prevented the roof structure from collapsing. The building it seriously damaged, and 3 r^uX^ures Poetically destroyed. The Messrs. Greer, owers of the building, had men on the job Mon day morning, and the repair work is progressing. They hope to have tee budding buck in first class con ait.on within a period of about ten days. Meantime the work of hauling away the burned merchandise pro grossed, and that portion r,l the hpge stock, which offered some promise ot salvage was taken to etner hiiHwa The damage from the tlume and Oter was so sevens that huge truckloads of the burned goods ?ere hauled away to the ciw e.ump. -Meantime, information is that the t oik organization is ready to restock the store as quiekiy as the building is iimshed and that there will be business as usual in the big stcre in time for the Christmas shopping season. It is being arranged to carry on business m a limited way in the fron. part of the street floor within a lew days. 1 hanks Blowuig H o c ;< Mr. Joe Crawford, chief 1 the Boone Fire Department, takes occa sum to th;mk the Blowing Rock Fire . Jepartment. for arriving oil the scone of the Beik store fire, within a tew minutes after they were noli tied of the seriousness of the confla gration. Chief Crawford savs the rucn threw themselves into the work with enthusiasm and rendered the local department and the town a service which cannot be overesti mated- Ait the members of the lo cal fire department join Chief Crawford in expressing' tlieir sincere thanks to the people of the neigh boring town Continued high military require ments tor nitrogen mean that less will be available during 1945 for use on American farms, according to a report of the chemical bureau of the War Production Board. Protect Your Home from TUBERCULOSIS MERRY CHRISTMAS BUY and USE C&ristmas Seals
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