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Watauga Democrat An. Independent Weekly Newspaper Established in 1858 and Published . for 45 ye?rs by the late Robert C. Rivers, Sr. PUBLISHED OJi THURSDAYS Subscription Rates One Year - Jl-SO Six Months 75 Four Montlis 50; Outside N. C., ! year . S2.00 j Payable in Advance. Notice to Subscribers In requesting change of address, ii is important to mention the OLD as well as the NSW address. RTclMVEisrj^~~T?^"sbe^ Cards of Thanks. Resolutions of Re spect. Obituaries, etc.. are charged for at the regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Bcone, N. C., as second class mail matter. "The basis of our ?ov<?rnme>it being the opinion of the people. the very first ob ject should be to keep that light, and were it ?eft to roe to decide whether we should bnvc a government without newspapers, or newspapers without gov ernment, 1 should not hesi tate a moment to choosc the lait*r. But I should mean that evevy map should re ceive these papers and he capable of reading them/' ? Thomas Jefferson. 3* HURSDAY, DEC." I S 1944 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING The merchants of the city aix- i making gwery effort through the cBjiiiis of the local newspaper to- ? day io acquaint the people of this area with the fact that Boons? still j ;s tho shopping cr;ntei' for North- j western North Carolina, and it may; be expected that as usual thousand:; | will avail tln r.i! elves of tile facili- ; ties provide*.! by the retailers of the ? town. This Christmas a; to he different j from those of other years. No long- ! or do we liave the huge ropes cf' evergreens stretched through the ' town. all mixed with the vari-col-j orcd lights which =.tso<i to thrill the I youngsters. gffii at the same time j raise the spirits of the oldsters; we ; do not have the elaborately decorat- j ed storv windows of tenner years: i in fact much that- |M formerly as- J sociated v.-ith Christmas has literally J gone to war, along with the young! men of th' nation. But we still do have that friendliness and that j anxiety for the welfare of the t:us- i umter which has always featured the stores here, and besides, there j really is lots of merchandise here fori the Christmas shopper. In large j cities, the buying power is vastly i greater than here, and seme who have recently been in the stores in j the bigger towns of the state, say ! that in Boone there is more for he; holidays than in the centers of the ; state population. So we take pleasure in welcom- i ?ng the gift shoppers back to town; j we enjoy seeing them, and believe S they will be pleasantly surprised at| the many nice gifts which cat! yet; ix : secured. TilK WAR IS NOT OVER We believe a final appeal should ? be made to those w ho through neg- J lect or thoughtlessness have not yet i joined in this community's pari m the Sixth War Loan. Many of our citizens have planned i to give the greater part of their] time for a month to this war effort, i They wti! forget their personal aims, , diverting the major portion of their ; activities to the business of helping to win the war. Others will Lie content to buy a { bond. Some will not even do thai- : We have among us persons who are convinced this war is over, :ha; ! there can be n letdown on the Sixth J their bombing missions. Freezers, in ; many eases( represent ar. almost un believable array of equipment as- J sembled from both their own dis carded machinery and from that i taken from the enemy. From the ajvtie to the tropics, on land, on sea and in the air, these i fighting men devise means of ob-, t, -jinmg then favorite dairy dish to help build up thc-r morale. THEY KIND A WAY! Out of the chaos and the destruc- i tton of this war, one of the bright' spots is the ingenuity of the Ameri can fighting foit-es. Never before have there been so many stories of adroit schemes to obtain what they go after. Probably none of these various stories, illustrate this trait more than those of the resourceful ness shown in planning ways for getting ice cream. Whether on land, sea or in the air. these men in uni form are capable of almost uncanny expediency when a dish of their fa vorite dairy food is at stake. Ski troopers at Camp Hale ill the Rocky Mountains freeze ice cream in the snow, says a report to the; Na tional Dairy Council. Marines in the South Pacific scrape salt from their meat to get enough of that product to use on the ice while op erating the freezer. Aviators op erating bombers from England store it in the holds of their planes, let ting it freeze while they arc on War Loan and the war effort How wrong they can be is reflect ed in the statement by General Eis enhower that "this war is not over." t *1 . ? ' We m51 have the greatest confidence in General "Ike.' We aw pwad of his ge?<*ra!ship and his ndmiaistra t it . of our Eurcpeau war. ? when Gen. isenhower warns us thai "this war is not over," we can rest assured that it is not over. Complacency, although innocent of any such intent, aids and abets ttie enemy. Certainly we of this community do not wish to aid and abot the enemy. The answer is. support the war effort by ali-eut support of the Sixth War Loon Letters To The Editor SHERIFF WRITES OF FARMING ; Mr. Editor: I To the readers of the paper. ! wish to say that this is the first year I have raised tobacco and sold it on ; the market, or.d it brought me 40.7 | cents per pound. ! have been grow : ing potatoes for the market for 15 ; years, ana you can make mure inon ! ey on one acre of tobacco than on i five of potatoes. 1 think it is a good thing for a man to have a little farm and make ;; few acres good on it. and it al ways will pay you back. ( can't see bon- a m;n with a family can go to lie store and get food in a paper] poke 'or each meat, and live. Ev ? rv farrtn r ought to lake the coun ly pape r for yoli can get some good j tilings out o! it. You can see what! t he other man is doinc en his farm. I You can take the price of a drink a day and it .vill pay for the paper 12 years and have a balance left of 23 cunts. i. ' !TUBht somc of my farm! bu shell: (Iri. "" mQn' than |V| ?<> 15 u ,)t corn per acre and how T ' per ar'!-"1Sr.:^'n" 50 U* 75 bushels j do thi?-" "inl* 1 n< c.ost much to i rrr,r.v TJ'. ^ .llnLe- c,ovpr Wd cover TOv'h, /-'" ' ,ink y0'J Shou'" l''t o"; a' rot,!;.-vv,n.'or winu* *??? e.-nimuo putting J?U*X35?? veUVl .,hat /or ,iu" two T ,? A have been over the couniv i to cio it day or night. Your friend, M- WATSON, Sheriff. THANK YOU! v; ?a and I sJillC,,,^. ?' !r,"n'J^al1 S?!mf aJona IXfno^ Slate CioHege Hints r , arm Homemakers rfi r'TV ,c"??AK-f 'r. O. .State College) -\lan> a good wash lady sliehts vhv" t ?l VTuinU ?nd th"? wonder Ahy the clothes don't look clean 5TJ& fabr'C may make din ^rk?t j Cr evcn hrow.ni.sh in the ",ay <Yve^?"v weaken suSrfv" ^rinsing is at. abundant ""P- J "f !'Ot soft water Home r?-. opening the weave, and dt :rATl?v-^ncIoth^ Even1 iukt"vlr!n T soap and dirt ,..?". 'UKewatm water i= better for miis >iian cold water. Ftuise U1 shows no r"c: % soapmess. of ? k,Mt'l^:honht^t^trophKein SSHOtiS^StiS 5"-'~ ~vwv,,';;3 &!X?* Ktvr*, " '"k? ssfe a?F'? ri'll idrt iCr""? out 'opened mate -fno re wator in +k fellow "o provint n,^' the oth? electric iron before ,.^?nnect ^ careful with >?,?? y U leave n- ^ Store gasoline and* smoking clearly marked mf? {"-rosene in Clear out nlH cta ' containers. >ags, furniture and^bbisTrw165' aSE"S!S|: i?SfS5S?ffg5^fes* . nTOj ss iS'iii,, 'as, for belter sec-ataHK- d V1 r area druf-shade ' hue's" t h ' i-Wwereas a i the base of theeiamp0 H*ht aroundj sill is** not orlltrusefu0jnf1'?0 window winter dishes hut S F- seasoning because of tte bri^?rSt,Ve as well leaves. Of al! ?t? green curly parsley g* her^ grow indoore the easiest toj The Week In Washington A Resume of Governmental Hap- ! pesiings in ihc National Capital j Washington. Dec. 12 ? There is considerable discussion here on what changes will be made in the Presi dent's cabinet when his new term of office begins on Jan. 20. It is cuso- : man', when a president is re-elect ed. for the members of Ins cabinet to hand in their resignations and I have birr, determine whether or not ; they will be reappointed. It is also; more or '.ess customary for the President to reappoint the same members, providing they have done their jobs satisfactorily or do not have some reason for desiring to re tire. The resignation of Secretary H and appointment of Edward R. Stei tinius. Jr . .is secretary of state, be fore the President s fourth term be gins. scales the question of the most important deportment of the cabi net. Congress anci other Washing ten officials, as welt as men of high office in allied countries, are almost unanimous in approving the appoint ment of Mr. Stettinius. Having worked Closely with Mr. Hull, it is fell that he will carry on the same broad international policies and, be cause of his youth ;ihd vigor, will speed up the work of the state de partment. The second most likely change in the cabinet will he the appointment of Vice-Prseident Wallace tc take the place of Jesse Jones as secretary of commerce. Since Mr Jones is also, head of the Reconstruction Fi nance corporation, and is understood to prefer that job. it seems probable that this change could be made without creating any ill-feeling. However, it is understood that Mr. Wailace has been offered the choice of several cabinet posts, which indi cates that other cabinet changes may be under consideration. Although it is a little early to start talking about the l!.!4!s election, there are many hen who feel that the President intends to groom Henry Wallace to be the next Democratic nominee ? and if that is the case he us!! b< given the job which the President believes will best promote him for thai assignment. Wallace supporter; who hold this view, how ever. were disappointed that he was net given the job of secretary of state which they believed would be the best stepping stone for the presi dency. i - r " * v- a ' , A measure which is expected to aid in preventing unemployment after the war and at the same time perform a needed service to the country, is the bill ie provide SS, 500,000.000 for the modernisation of roods. This bill, which includes an annual appropriation of $159,000,000 for famvto-markot roads, already lias passed the house and is expect ed to pass the senate with little de bate. Congress is getting litis ap propriation approved now because it 'calls for a 50-50 arrangement with staie governments and thus state appropriations must be voted before the funds can be put to work. It ! is t xpectod that the new congress will consider a similar appropria tion bill for the building and im proving of thousands of airports. - - o * -':*" ??< ' Because of the holidays ahead and the approaching termination of the present session of congress, most legislation is liciug sidetracked for handling by the next congress. Consequently, few if any measures importance are expected to be passed during the remainder of the year. CARD OF THANKS We take this form to sincerely! thank you, onu and all, for the great | aid ar.d comfort, shown us during i the illness and death of our son and j brother, Russel Franklin Tale May i ihe Lord bless you ali for your kind- j ness. ? Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tate. ; Blowing Rock, N. C., Mr. Carson, M. Tate. Wilmington, N. C., "Mr. : Salmon C: Tate, Lenoir, N. C., Mrs. j Leola Correll. Blowing Rock. N. C., ' Mrs. Edna White, Beltnnt, N. C., Mrs. Edna White. Bcimom, N. C., Ha Jean Carlton. Newport News, Va_. Mr. Dawson G- Tate, Blowing Rock. N. C., Mr. Bruce B. Tate, Wil mington. N. C. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors in a!i sincerity for their helpfulness and many expressions of | sympathy, incident to the death and burial of our dear husband and fatn er. James M. Cornell. THE FAMILY. NOTICE OF SALE OF HEAL ESTATE The Board of Education of Wat auga county will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door of Watauga county, in Boone, North Carolina, at 11:00 a. m.. on the 8th day of January, 1945, the following, described real estate, to wit: Adjoining the lands of Cool Springs Baptist Church and others, Beginning on a maple stump on the lower bank of Cool Springs road, and runs north 46*4 west 9% poles to a stake; thence north 39 east 12% poles to a gate post; thence south 43 east with line of church lot 9ft poles to corner of church lot at the road; thence south 26 west 7% poles to the beginning, containing one half of ail acre, more or less, and being the same land described in a deed from Claude Shores ami wife to the Board of Education, which deed is recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Watauga coun ty, in Book 39, at page 212. This 7th day of December, 1944. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR WATAUGA COUNTY. 12-14-4c By S. F. Horton. Another War Casualty Americas Second thought . . . County Clerk I T.V. H. Sawyer in Raleigh wrote a j reassuring note to a woman who! had sent him a worriixi note: "Willi you please Jet me know whether or] not I am divorced, for if i am not | divorced I arn in a hell of h fix. T j have just got married ojKita." * * *? J Turn about . . . The young- U'.riy i ashier in a Times Square drug store was given a tcn-doiiar biil the j other day, just at the height of the lunch hour lUf.h, and behaved as cashiers frequently do when given a ten-dollar bill ? looked narrowly > at the customer, held the bill up to ' the light, rubbed it between her fin I to see if the mk wood rub of', i and compared the serial number i with a iist pasted up beside her cash j legister. Finally satisfied, she gave hini his change: a five-dollar bii.'.. four ones and so;ne silver. The eus- j tomer, evidently one in a million,! (hen looked narrowly at ihc young lady. held each bill in turn up to toe fight and rubbed it. between his fingers, am! dropped each coin on the rountcr. listening critically to its ring. Quit*/ a line had foimecl be hind h.rn by '.hi:; time, but nobody seemed to object 10 the delay. On j the contrary. When the customer, j [after dropping the coins, subjected : I them to further tests of biting, I I quite: a hearty ehetr went up. Lincoln liked \o teil tile story about two Quakeresses who h;?i n spirited discussion concerning him- ! self and Jefferson Davis. "I think , Mr. Jefferson will win this war," declared the first one. "Why does thee think so?" "Because Jefferson ] is a praying man." 'And so it Abrti j ham a praying man." "That's true," answered the first. "But the Lord : will think Abraham is joking." Boone Fiower Shop One of the mosl ambitious ef forte at international organisation before World War 1 was the second Rauge Pence Conference of 1907, called by Czar Nicholas II of Russia at the suggestion of President Theodore Roosevelt to establish international cooperative machinery for the pre vention of war. Cul Flower*, Polled Plantr. Funeral Designs Main Street Phone 189- W I# Gifts For The Home Gifts for the home in wide variety, priced reasonably. Our stocks include the following . . . ? PLATFORM ROCKERS ? KNEE-HOLE DESKS ? OCCASIONAL CHAIRS ? MIRRORS ? CLUB CHAIRS ? PIANOS . . . Nicc selection OTTOMANS TO MATCH ? CEDAR CHESTS ? PICTURES Come to see us and make your Christmas selections now. Craven Furniture Co. Phone 97 Boone, N. C
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