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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the V ear 1888. WATCH the LABEL vo your paper as it shows Ihe your subscription will expire and tl?* date you* paper will b? slopped unktt sooner /enewwl Tbi? Democrat is operating ?iricl?y on a cash in *d v nnci> banio. There are no rxceptiooi So JtUi rule. VOL LVII, NO. 22 $1.50 A YEAR- 5c A COPV FARM COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHOSEN LAST THURSDAY Two Hundred and Fifty Farmers Gi- to Polls Under Terms of Triple-A Law; Mast Again Meads Ajp-iculttiral Conserva :ion Association About 250 Watauga county farm ers participated in the clceticn hold iael Thursday when the community ccrnmittec for the Agricultural Con servation Association were named for Watauga county, also delegates to tiii- county convention of the as .-ociation held in Boone las! Satur day. > ho* convention re -elected W. W. Mast chairman; Ji Neal Blair, vice chairman; Ned Glenn, regit lor mem ber: Edgar B. Hardin, first alternate, and Stewart .1. Barr.es, second alter nate. The group then named Me! vjn I.. Shepherd secretary, and Miss Wilma It Buird treasurer. The various community commit tees elected are as follows, I he first named in eacli instance being th? chairman. followed by the vice chairman. regular nieinber and first alternate: Bald Mountain: W. F. Norris, VV. S. Miller. Glenn Howell. George Trivett. Beaver Dam N<>. 1 : Sanfoid Creed, Clyde Robinson. Dallas Wilson. Hay Stout. George Robinson Beaver Dam No. 2: Conies jN Gi ns'. John Ward, Willard Dishman, T. C. Vines. Fronzo Tester. Blowing Rock: L. M. Fryc-, Shu lord Ediflisten. S. C. Greene. C. ft. Spann. Dan. Klutz. BJue Ridge M. O. Coffey. F. L. Hampton, Rom Cook. Fred Hartley. Hammond Hanipton, Boone .No. 1 Joe McNeil, C A. j Clay. Tom J_.awrence. T. L. Mast, W. R, Anderson. Boone No 2: 3. J. Barnes, K. L? Maltha, J. C. Hodges, Fred Farth ing, Ralph Moretz. Boone No. 3: R. H. Vannoy, L. M. Moretz, Walter Carrol!, John F. Cook, Frank Bolick. Cove Creek No. I: J. M. Burk ett, Thoa. L, Wilson, E. G. Greer. R. i A. Thomas. Clay Reese. Cove Creek No. 2: Spencer Dish- j onus, Allen Adams, Tbos. J. Ean John R". Perry ,Jim T. Mast. 3Slh . N. G. Wheeler, Albert Greer, iCONTUJlTE? ON PACIE FOUR! CLAY RAGAN DIES [ IN MINE DISASTER j (. Foimer Resident of Boone is Killed ! In Wost Virginia Coal Mine day Hasan, former resident of Watauga county. and son of Mr. and; Mrs. L. F. R.i?an tof Boone Route 2, j was killed as a result of an txplo- ; sion in coal mine- in which he was j employed at. Oiatto. W. Va. Tuesday of last week Exact details of the j manner of his death are not avail able. Funeral services were conducted | at Giatio on last Sunday, and were! attended by a brother, Dfive Ragan, | and . nvo sisters. Miss Margaret Ra- | gan and Mrs. Bynum Norris, of l Boone. Deceased is survived by the par- ; ents, his widow and five children. The following brothers and" sisters also survive: Mrs. B. R. Bryan, Boone; Miss Margaret Ragan, Mrs. Bynum Norris, Dave Ragan. of Meat Camp township; Mrs. D. Gragg, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Grace May, West Jefferson; Pfc. Kenneth Ra gan, Italy; Cpl. Joe Ragan,' Shelby, Miss.; John and and Jennings Ragan of Gialtn, W. Va. Health Department to Conduct T.B. Clinic; The local Health Department, sponsored by the County Tubercu losis Association, will conduct a chest clinic on December 13. X-Ray pictures will be made on those per sons positive to the T.B. skin test. All those interested in having a check-up, please come to the Health Department Saturday morning, Dee. 1; for the skin test. To the People of this Community "Sad little personal belongings arc strewn aJJ over these bitter sands." Thus wrote Ernie I'yle from a beachhead in Normandy. More than 2,000 bundles of these be longings, carefully collected and packed by the armed forces, are sen! monthly from a Kansas City de pot Vo homes throughout Ameri ca. That's the cur rent price ot vic tory over enemies who forced this war upon you. These "souvenirs" are enveloped with heartaches and drenched with tears. Bow long this tragic depot stays in business is up to you. Every second prolongs the slaughter. Ev ery extra S100 War Bond in the Sixth War Loan helps to shorten the fighting. Can you do less than to land your money for speedy vic tory? THE EDITOR, Sgi. Carroll Eggers Dies a Hero; Distinguished Service Cross Award S?t. Carroi! Eggers, of Vilas, who"j drove the Germans back three times in a battle in Europe in July, only to fall victim to ,i sniper's bullet, is one 01' the real heroes ol the war. ? and there will be a distinguished | j service cross for the Watauga man, j who fired withering blasts from his ; machine gun into the Nazis, even j after facial wounds had made him ] unable to stand. In the arms of an j i ammunition carrier, he fought on j | until the end. The graphic story of . Sgt. Eygers' heroism is taken from ; ("Jack Bell in Italy," a feature col- j umn in the? Miami (Fla.) Herald, Is i sue of November 18. "Sgt Carroll Eggers. Viias. N. C., ! was in a hot spot. His heavy ma i chine gun squad was on the left j f lank of the second battalion of t rie | 302nd infantry one morning in July, i The Germans were coming strong | and his scjuad had been pretty well i shot up. lie sat behind his machine [gun, facing a determined attack. His ; gun poured fire or. the foe and they, ' wc-rc forced to retreat. But. they : were many, ;uid well armed. Soon j they were attacking again, this time ! after plastering Sgt. Eggers' posi tion with heavy mortar fire. "Once more the sergeant's gun ; poured withering fin? *;nd once more ? the Germans had to drop to earth | and craw! back. They poured more ? j mortar fire ar.d moved again. This i j time, almost as soon as the attack j i started, a German bullet struck Sgt. i I Eggers in the jaw, a severe, painful ; I wound that knocked him from his ; gun His crew was at a loss with I out him and the situation was des perate. j "But Sgt. Eggers v.asr.'t through. ! The Carolina boy enlled uin amtriu ! uition cm trier and ordered the man i to hold him up. So. resting in the ! arms of a comrade, Sgt. Eggers once ! mora fired with deadly effect, final TOY MATINEE TO BE HELD DEC. 9 /.*'? r- ' ' . I Local Thmln, Nswupaosr and Wom en's Club- CJ?i Ready to Kelp Needy KidcUiw M Christmas The annual toy malinec. designed to gather playthings for the- needy j children a' Christmastime, will hei hold she Appalachian Theatre! Saturday morning, Dec. 9ih. at 9 o'clock, according to an announce- j merit by Manager McC.irroil. All children will bt" admitted upon j presentation of one isssble toy, the] proceeds to be used for giving j the needy children of the county a. Christmas party on iho Sunday be- j fore Christinas. The toys gathered I at ihc special matinee wi)l be recon- ! ditionod by the local lire depart -j snent, and the ladies ot' th;~ Worth- ; while Club will b? hostesses to the! children at the Christmas party and! handle the proceeds from the toy] matinee^ Since few toys are now i being manufactured, the children should make a special effort toi bring it toy. The toy must be in j condition to be used, otherwise the; child will be required to pay the \ admission price of nine cents.! Adults will be admitted for 25 cents, ] or any additional contribution. The theatre is furnishing the pic- I tare gratis, tt\e local newspaper is ! donating the publicity, ar.d the riame j of the film will be announced later, j VOTEROUNDUP IN STATE ENDED Final Tabulation of Results Report ed By State Board of Elections A totai of 790,554 votes were cast in the state in the November 7 gen eral election, including 40.583 absen tee ballots by members of the armed forces, a canvass of the vote by the state board of elections showed Tuesday. The total vote included 21,265 ab sentee ballots cast by civilians and i 2,958 federal war ballots returned I to the secretary of state by mem bers of the armed forces. The official canvass showed that the presidential race between Presi dent Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey drew the largest ballot with 527,399 going to Roosevelt and 262, 155 to Dewey for a total of 790,554. The race between R. Gregg Cherry, Democrat, and Frank Patton, Repub lican, for governor, drew a totai of 759,992 votes, of which 528,995 went to Cherry and 230.998 to Patton. In the race for United States sen ator, former Gov. Clyde R. Hoey drew 533,813 and A. I. Ferree, Re publican, 226,037. for a total of 759,850. For Secretary ot Slate On the state ticket, W. H. Gragg of Boone, received P-25,147 votes for secretary of stat . S3 against 525,15. for Thad Euro, incumbent. The re mainder of the state contests ran practically the same, the highest vote on the state Republican ticket going to Greene, as candidate for governor, he receiving 227,430, as against 520,850 for BaJlentine. All constitutional amendments were approved with sizeable majori ties. mmm )v driving back the third attack. "Then came, tile tragedy. After driving off dozens of Germans throe tiilles. Sgt. Eggeis slumped tc the ground and Say still A sniper's foul k t had gone through his brain. "There is a Distinguished Service Crosr, for tiiis lad. too, who died a real (iern II developed that his work had been of utmost import ance. The Germans were unusually determined that morning He had driven them back three times, at tacks the Americans hadn't expect ed in such force. His efforts held them long enough for Lt. Lxiuis : Ge'.e, New Orleans, crack mortar of ficer, to bring up his 8l-mm guns and reeel two more desperate at tacks. it was one of the hardest battles of the campaign." Chamber Commerce Lists Project# For Post-War Period ? ?? ? By K. W. WILCOX Ii is the purpose of the Chamber |ol' Cominen-e to bring before the public some of the oustandir.g "must" post-war projects. Every; project named in this column will i be discussed and approved by me commerce body in regular meeting. ; Several post-war projects and im- | provuments have already been dis-j citsscd and adopted by the commerce ; bady, and we will, each w _-ek name ? these in this column, and ask all j who lead them to keep them in ' rohid, and if at any time you have' a way of bringing these about to ! reality, we will welcome these sug gestions Address any communica- ! tioiis to the Boone Chamber of Com- ' meixre. ;-nil the suggestions will be! carefully considered and discussed I in -.mi' regular monthly meetings, J which ait> held each second Tlurs- ; day. It may be thai you might have a j suggestion Cor some project you i would like this, commerce body to ? sponsor, and if so, we would be j glad to hear from you. It is the pur- i pose of this organization to build up oor county and secure ail worth while projects possible, and to do all we can to have provided proper elements for the safeguarding and upbuilding o: our community. The first, and not necessarily a post-war problem, is the water shortage. Everything else we do depends on the improvement of the water supply for Boone, and it is the conviction of the commercc body that this should not be considered a post-war project, but should be act ed upon at once. We know we will have the full co-operation of the town council on this vital matter, and that something will be worked out in the near future. If we are to have additional housing facilities, business buildings, tourist cottages, recreational centers or any worth while improvements, we must have more water, and we hope everyone will co-operate towards this end. Next week in this column we will list another project we are sponsor ing. Snowfall to Mountains Thanksgiving Day bvought quite a heavy snowfall to Watauga and other mountain counties, but low temperatures prevented the flakes from gaining any great depth. Sub sequent lowered temperatures caus ed some of the snow to remain, how ever, until the end of the week, and highway workers used cinder on dangerous points in the main high way system. Few motor accidents occurred, none of them serious. Wednesday morning rain is mix ed with snow, following the clear and mild weather of Tuesday. HEAVYWEIGHTS PLASTER NIPS The first co-ordinated Super fortress strike from east and west Monday clamped down an aerial pincers on the Jap homeland. A sizeable force from the Saipan base beat at Tokyo for an hour and a half in the second attack in four days. Another flight of the big ships at taccked a rail center in Thailand. Thanksgiving 41 LOCAL MEN ARE INDUCTED INTO ARMED SERVICES j Current Quota of Watauga Men Predominantly N'on - Fathers; Six Fathers Included in List; Names of Those Reporting fo Camp Thirty-right Watauga county men and thrie transfers from other beards wc-re sent by the local draft boarc' to an army induction '.-enter of Vne army, to do s'Ji'v !<??_? under the terras -if the selective service act. The nimre of the men included in current local quota are as follows: Henry Bynum Hollars Troy Hay Cornett John William Ragan Lige Calvin Hollar I Ray I)ewcy Harmon Thomas Cecil Swift William Edward Rirbv Walter Ray Weich I'Joyle Waitstle HoUifieid Clyde Webster Woodnng Jack Simmons Church Elmer Lloyd Scott Raymond Pierce Glenn Ralph Thomas Fairthild I Austin Bruce Miller I Tornmie Edwin Yates George Butler Adams L'.nard Lancy Winebarger Delmar Lee Thomas Conley Field Taylor Wilbur Newton Brewer Howard Hagaman Parlipr i Cioyd Shufford Bolick Howard J. Townsend Dean William Moreti Lloyd Harold Miller James Howard Moret> Charles Melvin Adams Russell Jennings Beach Arnold Ford Ward Noah Allen Hamby Floyd l.inney Hodges Glenn Martin Watson James Clyde Trivette William Elmer Miller j Henry Vance Dishirian Transferred From Other Boards | Yalxa frank Greene; I Clyde Andrew Tester Thomas Howard Hodges Transferred to Other Boards I Jessie Cleveland Harmon ? Junior Sttnford Jones LOCAL SEAL SALE STARTED MONDAY "..'i - -] Chairman Caudill Urges Prompt Re- ; spons e of People io Current Health Campaign The tuberculosis potU sale started i Monday in Watauga county, and ! Chairronn J. V. Caudill is insisting' that all those who receiver stamps j by mail. make prompt remittance to ! the local chairman sending them. : The sale of tuberculosis seals, says i Mr. Caudill. has been responsible ! in large measure for the control of! tuberculcsis, and statistics indicate the effort must be increased to keep the disease subdued. Seventy-five percent of the money raised here re mams in Watauga, it is explained, | while the remainder goes to the j State and National Tuberculosis As- j sociations. Every dollar contributed will help to make Watauga county a more wholesome place in which to live. The County Health Department, with Mrs. Virginia B. Smith, chair man of the tuberculosis investigat ing committee, has meant much in helping to eradicate tuberculosis lo cally and with the support of the people the fight can be successfully prosecuted in the future. This year's seal sale is being car- < l ied on through the sponsorship of j the Boone Lions Club, of which Dr. : G. K. Moose is president, and who ! expresses gratitude in advance for the co-operation of the people in the campaign. The quota foj; the coun ty is $1,025. Local chairmen are Mrs. Gordon Nash, Mrs. Virginia .Smith, Mrs. Howard Holshouser, Mrs. R. A. Ol sen, Mrs. Mary Marris and Grady Tester. Mrs. M. R. Maddux is treas urer. The investigating committee is composed of Mrs. Virginia B. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Sam Horton, Mrs. Howard Holshouser. Mrs. Rob Rivers. 'Mrs. J. E. Holshouser. Mrs. G. K. Moose. I : ? | Gift Packages Must Be Mailed This Week Shoppers Told by ODT This week is your last chance to mail out-of-town Christmas gift packages. That last minute reminder came yesterday from L. F. Manneschmidt, district manager of the Charlotte district office 01" Defense Transpor tation. Heavily overburdened transporta tion facilities can handle the enor mous volume of 1944 Yule gift send ing only if the December 1 dead line set by the government is met, the ODT official emphasized. Packages mailed after the Dec. 1 deadline may not be delivered in time for Christmas, he pointed out. HURLEY TO CHINA President Roosevelt has nominated Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley as ambas sador to China, to succeed Clarence Gauss. tended S-Sgt. Jack W. Parris. who as chief of section of naval shore fire control pariy No. 28. in ihe invasion of Southern France, and who has received a commendation front jLieut. Alston H. Bergen Jr. Excerpts from the letter of com* mend at ion follow; "After volun teering vor what hf; was told would be 'extremely hazardous duty' he faithfully performed all duiies demanded of him, often at great risk to himself . , . 3-Sg?. Parris' knowledge of and devotion to duty and his qualities of lead ership were strong contributing factors in enabling the party lo accomplish its mission. For his services during the period Juiy 4 to October I, it is my desire to give bim my highest cormnenda tion." Mrs. Parris. the former Miss Edith Mays, and son Jackie, 2/ reside in Boone. HANDLING XMAS MAW, BIG TASK Postmaster Ursos Suorfce.'iwd Co-op oration of People in Mailing Gift Packages Postmaster John E. Brown, Jr.. j [states that the appeal of the depart ment to the peuple tn shop RCW and mail in November, has, met "-witji" good response, but the co-operation needs to bo increased. Acting on the advices of Postntas-' tor General Frank C Walker, Mr.' Brown states that unless mailing is done this week, it wili be virtually: impossible for all Christmas gifts to, be delivered on time. The unprecedented shortages of manpower, the unbelievably large burden which railroads are tarry ing. and the impossibility of seem j ing enough extra help are eited as some of the reasons why parly n:ai! jHg is imperative Postmaster Brown points out, however, thai nothing in his instruo- > tioiis prohibit receiving parcels for; mailing after December i , as lu-s been erroneously reported. TUey wll be accepted right on, b,it those j mailing their packages late wi>) not. have the satisfaction of knowing ! whether or not their parcels wili ar- j rive in time for the Christmas holi day. Every effort is being made at thei Boone office to take care of thei heavy mailing of the next few days, I and it is in the interest ef better; service to the public that the local1 postal official makes his appeal: coontytiTtors MEET SATURDAY; Two-Part Program Has Been Ar ranged for Teachers Meeting to Be Held in Boone The teachers of the Watauga county schools will meet Saturday, Dec. 2, at 2 o'clock, at the Boene High School, if. was announced Mon day evening, and a two-part pro gram has been arranged for the gathering. The first section of the program will deal with legislation of inter est to the teaching profession, and will be in charge of Prof. John How ell, chairman of the legislative com mittee. In the second half of the pro gram Miss Louise Moore will dis : cuss improvement of school libra { ries, while Miss Gail Ciay will stress j the need for the improvement of I playgrounds. j _A full attendance of all teachers | of the county is desired. New County Officials To Take Office Monday The newly-elected Watauga coun ty officials will take over the af fairs of the county next Monday, but there will be little change in the personnel of the county administra tion. Mr. A. G. Miller, of Deep Gap, is to si.eceed Chairman Walter C. i Greene on the board cf commission jers, while W. M. Winkler and H. O. jAlondge, incumbents, will remain I on the board. Miss Helen TJnder | down, register of deeds, was unop jpo:ad for re-elcction, while the ! terms of Sheriff Watson and Clerk of Court A. E. South continue until j 1946. SIXTH WAR LOAN DRIVE GETS OFF | TO SLOW START | Estimated SI 3,000 in K Boeds Disposed of Since Campaign Opened Last Week: Rural Or ganization is Formed and is N?iw Getting Down to Work The Sixth War Loan campaign is jgetiing off to it rather slow start in ] Watauga coui-ty, but It is pointed , out the general cc.unty organi ' zation is just now getting down to effective work A total of S6.091.75 ir> E bond sales haw been '.'lean d : ihrough the Federal Reserve Bank. ibut Chairman Clyde R. Greene <esti mites that $15,000 worth of the m ; dividual bonds have beer: disposed ! of. Although the initial figures are not very impressive. Mr Greene states that a close-kni: county oi ganization is just now beginning to function effectively and that he ex perts the sales to mount rapidly in the next few days. Mr Greene particularly calls the attention cf the people to tlie third anniversary of the Jap attack on Pear! Harbor. December 7th. and in sist:; that everyone make their bond purchases by that time. Ife also points out the advisability of mak ing war bonds a standard Christinas gift for every member of the family. County Organisation Meantime, Harry Hamilton, chair man cf the campaign in rural Wal ;.uga county, gives out the follow ing JMurnes o( leaders in the differ ent neighborhoods of the county. Who are to RiVe every person a chance to subscribe to the Sixth "War Loan: Frank Main. Stewart Simmons, D. C Coffey, Mrs. Howard Gragg, Stewart Barnes. W. S. Miller, Mrs. Richard Olsen, Miss Gladys Taylor, E>. F. Greene, Sanfoid Creed, W. M. Thomas, John Hagam.an, Mrs. S. A. Harris, 3. W. Farthing, Collis Greene, Granville Stone, Mrs. Vance Keller, W. D, L?>okafcii), Mrs. L. A. Henson, Mrs. Charlie Moore, Mrs. Victor Farthing, Mrs, Myrtle Cook. SELECTEES SENT FOR INITIAL TEST Number of Wataugrans Go to Army Induction Center for Prelimi nary Examinations following \s a iisi of Watauga county men recently sent to an amiy post for their pre-inductiosi physi o.O nxansinalions: Marvin Thorn as i'roi'fiu Mai tir. l.ulhir Morotx Albert Marion Johnson Char (or. Hay don Fox Luther West Hi .-'en Edward Rettv Raymond Charley Triwrii Jessie Willarrt Yates John Ingle Ford Alien Everett Hanson Bynum Lloyd PresnoU William Finlcy Ray Cecil Paul Prosnell Edward Jessie Harmon William Clarence Greene Rom "Bill Danner Orris David Trivette Edward Stanley Criteh'ei James Butler Wilson McKinley Calvin Yates Paul I.ewis Ward John Dewey Howell Ralph Norman Howland Vacation Travel Can Cost Gas Coupons Motorists who use gasoline illegal ! iy to travel to winter resorts face J the loss of their mileage- rations, the OPA warns. ' Chester Bowles. OPA administra l tor, said: "The millions of patriotic j drivers throughout the country who j are abiding by the mileage regula I tions and getting along on tight ! rations so that all may share fairly i the scarce civilian supplies have a | right to expect OPA to shut down j hard on those who obtain gasoline | unfairly for non-essential trips. We | intend to do just that.'' ?flMH ! Tobacco Market To Open Dec. 12th The Mountain Burley Tobacco Warehouses in Boone will open sales for the current season on Tuesday, December 12th, says R. C. Coleman, the operator, who arrived here from Tabor Ciiy Tuesday morning, to remain un til the close of the sales season. The warehouses are now open for the receipt of tobacco, and it is staled that better service will be given due to the enlargement of the houses. Mr. Coleman points to an improved crop in Watauga and adjoining areas, and confidently expects to sell three million pounds as compared to two and a half million last year. He expects the price this yea? to be as good as last, when the aver age was $46.49 per hundred.
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