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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper?Established in the Year 1888. WATCH the LABEL en ku paper u U tkovi roar subscription will i dato your paper will Im operating strictly on ? caah ta ?aaca basis. There art no to this ruis. ~3. VOL. LVII, NO. 30 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 25, 1945 $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY MRS. DOUGHERTY DIES AFTER LONG PERIOD ILLNESS WUow of Co-Founder of Appa College Succumbs to Long Period of Failing Health: Big Factor in Development of College Mrs. Lillie Shull Dougherty, age 71 years, died at Watauga Hospital early Sunday morning, following an illness of three weeks' duration, which had been considered critical faf the past several days. Mrs. Dougherty had been in failing health for a number of years. Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church Mon day at 2:30 o'clock, by the pastor. Rev. J. C. Canipe, who was assisted in the rites by Dr. E. K. McLarty, local Methodist pastor. Interment j was in the family plot in the com munity cemetery. Reins-Sturdivant ? Funeral Home being in charge of the arrangements. The funeral was largely attended, numbers of friends of the family coming from distant points in North Carolina and Tennessee. Business houses of the city were closed dur ing the hour of the rites, and Appa lachian College, Appalachian High and Demonstration schools sus pen- , ded operations out of respect to the I memory of Mrs. Dougherty. The! flora! offering was profuse. Born in Tennesiee Mrs. Dougherty was born in the vicinity of Butler, Tenn., January 6, 1874. She attended Holly Springs College at that place, where she later was a member of the faculty. For several years she taught school in Johnson county, Tennessee, be fore moving to Boone in 1897. She was associated with her hus band. the late D. D. Dougherty and his brother. Dr. B. B. Dougherty, in the work of the Appalachian Train ing School, from its establishment in 1899, through its development into Appalachian State Teachers College, and until ill health forced her retirement She had taught in the college, and for a time following her husband's death, held the posi tion of business manager of the in stitution. Mrs. Dougherty was a devout member of the First Baptist Church, and until her health was impaired was most active in the work of the church For 20 years she had been president of the Woman's Mission-1 ary Society. She lived a life of rare devotion to the causes of religious advance-1 ment and educational opportunity, | and exerted a wide influence for! good She was widely beloved, par-1 ticularly in North Carolina and Ten-; nessee. where so many lives had j been touched by her teachings and her unswerving loyalty to the prin- i ciples of the Christian religion. Surviving are four sons and ? daiifthters: Mrs O. L. Brown, Mount j Holly; Barnard Dougherty, Boone: Mrs. Roy Rufty, Statesville. and Ed win S. Dougherty, of the army air, forces, Columbus, Miss. Also sur viving are seven grandchildren, four i great-grandchildren; one brother, E. I L. Shull of Elizabethton, Tenn., and two sisters, Mrs. L? W. Campbell of Elizabethton, and Mrs. James H. Smith of Johnson City, Tenn. MRS. MORETZ IS DEAD AT AGE 86 Wall Known Watauga County Lady Succumbs to Illnaci Last Saturday Mrs. Epsie Moretz, well known native Watauga county lady, died at Watauga Hospital last Saturday, where she had been a patient for about a month, after having suffer ed an attack of pneumonia She was 88 years old. Mrs. Moretz, who had lived for several years at Patterson with a son, Mr. Rudolph Moretz, was born in Watauga county January 30, 1868, a daughter of the late Thos. Hagam an and Sarah Reese Haga man. She was married to James Moretz, who died many years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and while her health per mitted, took active interest in the furtherance of all religious activi ties. She was well known through out this section and held in the . highest esteem by her acquaintan ce*. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Three Forks Baptist Church by the pastor. Rev. Raymond Hendrix, and inter ment was in the family cemetery nrar Sands. Reins-Sturdivant was ill charge of the arrangements. The following sons and daughters survive: Mrs. J. R. Hodges, Boone; Vance Moretz, Baywood, Va.; Mrs. J. R Coffey, Patterson; Henry Mo retz, California; Mrs. C. L. Bum garner, Fresno, Ohio; L. M. Moretz, Boone; C. R. Moretz, Patterson. There are 69 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren and one great great-grandch.id. FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS Pfc. John Marsh is Vur,ting~Hi? Parents; Wounded in France PFC. JOHN D. MARSH Pfc. John D. Marsh, who was wounded in France on August 7, and who has been a patient at Ash ford General Hospital, White Sul phur Springs, W. Va., is spending a 30-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Marsh of Boone. Pfc. Marsh went into France on the third day after the invasion, where he engaged in hedgerow' fighting for 59 days, being one of the group to see U. S. planes cfjjop bombs among our own foxholes. Tle' was present for the fall of Cher bourg, and at the battle of St. Lo a mortar shell burst near him, in flicting serious wounds to the right j leg, blowing away the bottom of] the foot. A shrapnel wound in the . head resulted in his being uncon scious for three dayc Later he was i hospitalized in England, before be ing returned to the States for fur- ] ther treatment. Pfc. Marsh smilingly says, "It wasn't so bad over there." He com pares the wealher of northern France to that in Boone, and ex presses satisfaction at having been! privileged to spend some time at home. SERIES OF FARM MEETINGS TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK County Agent Announces Im-1 portant Gatherings in Various Sections; Food Production Needs; Movies, Other Enter tainment Features A schedule of farm meetings cov ering different sections of Watauga county, has been given out by H. M. Hamilton, county agent, who insists that farmers quit work long enough j to attend the meeting jiearest them.! The program will consist of a moving picture on an interesting1 farm subject, which will be ex- i hibited even at the points where electric current is not available. George G. Farthing, formerly on the county agent's staff here, will at tend each meeting, conduct the movie show, and provide string music. The agents will also ex plain food production needs and dis cuss other farm and home topics so important to all farm families. Mr. Hamilton says: "We want the whole family to attend these meetings so that every member of the family will understand what is needed most in the way of food production for 1945." The schedule for the farm meet ings follows: Reese Community House, Mon day, Jan. 29, at 2 p. m. Deep Gap School, Monday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p. m. Green Valley School. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 2 p. m. Blowing Rock High School, Tues day, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p. m. Matney Methodist Church, Wed nesday, Jan. 31, at 2 p. m. Valle Crucis School, Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p. m. Bamboo School, Thursday, Feb. 1, at 2 p. m. Cove Creek High School (lunch i room), Thursday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p. m.> Bethel High School, Friday, Feb. 2, at 2 p. m. Mabel School, Friday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p. m. Fire Damages Lenoir Store Lenoir, Jan. 23?A fire of unde termined origin iwept through the basement of the two stop' Smithey's Department Store building here with from $20,000 to $25,000 dam age resulting from fire, water and smoke. The blaze was confined to the basement but huge stocks of feed, sugar and flour were ruined by the streams of water required to put j out the fire. Stocks of groceries,! dry goods and furniture on the I main and second floors were consid-j erably damaged by the smoke that filled the building. Dick Herman, manager of the1 store, said that the store would open again for. business probably some time this week. ' 34 WATAUGANS GO TO ARMY IN CALL OF DRAFT BOARD List of Those Drafted Contains Preponderance of Fathers; 14 Are Sent for Pre-lnduction Tests; List of Those Called Thirty-four Watauga county men have been sent to an induction ten ter of the United States Army by the local Selective Service Board, as the current local quota under the draft act At the same time 14 men have been sent for pre-induction physical examination. The current draft list shows a pre ponderance of fathers, and men are included between the ages of 18 and 29. The list of those inducted fol lows: Thomas Ernest Hayes Robert Howard Simpson. Jr. William Paul Wright Early Henry Combs Jairf?s Arlton Ragan Albert Edward Smith Lewis R. Porch Robert Quintin Moretz James Milton Winkler Everett Clay Beach Jonathan George Moretz Ivey Robert Moore Roy John Greene William Rayner Day Howard William Honeycutt Ulas McKinley Townsend Howard Carson Harmon Robert Lee Banner ?rank Linney Glenn George Art Hicks Victor Finley Winebarger James Frank Wilson Bynum Lloyd Presnell Stewart Beach Rom Bill Danner Herbert Foster Henry Doughton Caudilt. William Baxter Bryan Nathan Linney Presnell Edward Stanley Critcher James Butler Wilson McKinley Calvin Yates Tranaf*rr?d to Olhar Boards Teddy Monroe Watson Dennis Owen Coffey Pink David Chester George Hayes Wellborn Lawrence Coolidge Potter Following are the names of those sent for pre-induction physical tests: Fred Shull Grady Potter Calvin Cottrell Church Paul Junior Woodring Ransom Edward Welch Craft Presnell Cline Greene Clonnie Richard Hendnx John Ed Isaacs Jesse Ray Gragg James Kermit Wallace Edd Roy Greene Austin Worth Lewis William Ralph Miller Local Legionnaire Gets Letter From Gen. Elsenhower Lionel Ward, of Boone, 17th dis-j trict commander of the American j Legion, is in receipt of a letter from | General Dwight D. Eisenhower, su preme commander, A.E.F., in the European theatre, acknowledging a Christmas greeting sent by the lo cal Legionnaire. The letter says: ''Dear Mr. Ward: I appreciate your Christmas greet ings and good wishes. Sincerely, Dwight D. Eisenhower." The letter is typed but bears no stenographer's mark, and is signed in pen by the commander. Needless to say, Mr. Ward treasurers the let ter from the allied war leader. Farmers Now Applying For Emergency Loans! Applications for emergency crop loans (seed loans) are now being re- j ceived in Watauga county. The of fice for the county is located in the courthouse. Farmers who are in need of funds for crop production purposes, or for the purchase of feed for livestock, may make applica tions at this office. Mr. C. Gordon Taylor is the field supervisor in charge of this county. Loans approved now may include funds for immediate disbursal to meet early spring needs, such as the prepartion of land, the purchase of fertilizer, or the planting of the early food or feed crops advocated by the extension service of the de partment of agriculture. Funds to meet later crop production expenses may be disbursed as needed. Emergency crop loans are made to farmers, either owners or tenants, who own or can make arrangements | to obtain land to farm; who own or have the use of workstock and eauipment with which to farm, and who can give a first lien on the crops to be financed as security. P.-T.A. To Meet on Monday, Jan. 29th The Boone Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet on Monday night, Jan. 29, at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. The discussion for this meeting will be "Sex Hy giene" and will be led by Mrs. E. E. Garbee, Mrs. Hugh Daniel and Dr. Smith. All parents are urged to attend this meeting as this topic is a vital one and all parents should have the information that will be given out by the leaders at this meeting) New Fireproof Navy Life Raft ? ..'i ?; . # ?-v : ,; vt W&hP '.A; ?? .? b,i*? "V y-ViffiiLsii vi : ' '? . .>"?'? -'VV. ! ? f V ?' *"? * ^ ?ab^?4.." ; 'i > ;;}V ; ": ^ ; . n <- -^y x : oh -:A?*'"< Xe ? ?:.? * . . >!V ?? ??.?;<? <? .*?;. ~<s ?' ?/ ' ,, ' * '"?' ??-? ; > s'; x' *** ? ?' :'-v" .?? ?tr'1 '.?'??? ' '^.1 ?"'; :vii' The Taylor, new uns ink able life rait, constructed, of balsa wood and encased in fireproofed plywood, has just been designed by the American Lumber and Treating Company. The plywood has been pressure-impregnated with Minalith salts, which makes it withstand open Hames. It has a capacity of 20 persons and is equipped with more than a half ton of food and 200 quarts of water. Pvt. Dale Reese Is Killed In Action' Pvt. Dale Reese. 19. son of Mr. ind Mrs. Roy Reese of Lenoir, was killed in action in the Euro pean theatre of operations on Christmas day. it is announced by the War Department. Pvt. Reese had arrived overseas only four! days before he was killed. He was a resident of the Cove Creek section for many years, and was a nephew of Mr. Lewis Reese of Boone. solTiTfuels GROUP IS NAMED Civilian Defense Committee Seeks to Promote Conservation of Coal Dr D. J. Whitener, chairman of the Watauga county civilian defense organization, announces the appoint ment of a committee, set up for the conservation of solid fuels in the county Mr. A. E. South has been desig-1 nated as the chairman of the five man group, the other members be- j ing: Mr. Shuford Edmisten, Boone;' Mr. Walter C. Greene, Boone; Mr. j E. Finley Shore and Mr. H. P. Hoi- j shouser. Blowing Hock. It shall be the purpose of the com-1 mittee to do everything possible to- s ward the conservation of coal, now i being used in such quantities by in-] dustry. and by householders, due to j the extremely cold weather. It is suggested that wherever possible, j home-owners use wood for fuel, and' thus save coal for the furtherance! of the war effort Yank Troops Now in Four Miles of Reich Paris, Jan. 23?The American j First and Third armies and the ] Ninth air force delivered a knock out blow to the last German defend ers of the Ardennes today when the doughboys closed to within four miles of the Reich frontier with gains up to five miles on a 30-mile front and the airmen destroyed/or damaged nearly 2,000 fleeing enemy vehicles. St. Vith, eastern Belgian highway center and last major bastion in the once-dangerous bulge, fell to units of the First army at 5:45 p. m. after an all-day fight, according to a frontline dispatch from AP Corre spondent E. D. Ball. As the two American armies sweep in behind the retreating Ger mans, thrusting to within an aver age of five miles of the border all along the line. Ninth ajr force fight er-bombers earned their annihila tion of the enemy through a second day and were joined by Invader and Havoc bombers which were used in this theatre for the first time as deck-level strafing planes. The recapture of St. Vith came one month and two days after the Americans were pushed out by the Germans' December counter-offen sive. Ball said that the town had been beaten into an almost unrec ognizable pulp by American artil lery and planes. A. F. Sams Named Head Theatre Group Mr. A F. Sams, Jr.. who operates theatres in Statesville, Boone, Blow ing Rock and other towns, was elect ed president of the Theatre Owners of North Carolina and South Caro lina, at the conclusion of the busi ness sessions of the association's 33rd annual meeting held in Charlotte last week. Mr. Sams succeeds George W. Parr, Lancaster, S. C., who has been named first vice-president. LESS THAN THIRD POLIO FUND IS INI Drir* for Fight Against InianHl*; ParaJyiU Lags With One W*k to Go Five hundred dollars have been raised in the local campaign for funds with which to fight infantile paralysis, Howard Cottrell, chair man of the effort, said this morning, this amount representing less than one-third of the county quota of $1,740. Since the campaign comes to a close next Wednesday, local organi zation officials are concerned over the relatively small amount so far raised, and insist that all the peo ple of the county, who are concern ed over the well-being of the chil dren, make a contribution at once. The need for such funds came home to the people here last year when seventeen Watauga county children were treated for infantile paralysis with funds raised for the National Foundation. Thus the coun ty has benefitted far more than it will be called upon to pay for years to come. The disease is being chocked by the money raised in the March of Dimes campaign, and Watauga people should be glad to have a part in such a worthy en- j terprise. All those who have not | yet contributed are urged to mail in their checks to Howard Cottrell, I Chairman, Boone, N. C., in order i that the county quota may be rais-' ed in the week remaining of the I campaign. Eighty dollars was cleared at the dance held in Boone last Thursday while the $500 also includes reports from two churches and five schools, and responses to 30 letters mailed I out. On Friday a collection will bej taken at the theatre for the fund j and Saturday will be "Tag Day." Atj that time girls of the community | will sell lapel badges for the bene fit of the fund. Might of Halsey Fleet Again Felt by Japs Pearl Harbor, Jan. 23?The tre mendous sweeping powers of Ad miral W. S. Halsey's Third fleet throughout the waters of the China sea?Japan's lake?was emphasized with the revelation today that his carrier-borne fliers carried out an other devastating attack against Okinawa in the Ryukyus. j The powerful enemy base at Ja ; pan's front door-step was hit on Jan. 21, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced, partially confirming a Jap Formosan communique which said American carrier planes struck j Okinawa on Jan. 21 and 22. "Reports of the damage inflicted are not available yet," the corn unique said. However, hard fighting is believed to have resulted as strong enemy defenses are known to be located on these islands. The hard-hitting group of Admiral Halsey's battleships, carriers, crui sers and destroyers prowled north of Formosa refusing to let the Japs lick their wounds of the sixth raid this month against Formosa which was announced yesterday. Smashing the Formosa bastion, the Yank airmen destroyed 140 enemy planes, inflicted damage on 100 others, and left two large Jap vessels burning furiously in Takao harbor, while docks and industrial areas also feu the weight of Ameri can bombs. Ration Guide MEATS, FATS?Red stamps Q5 through X5 good indefinitely. No new stamps until Jan. 28. PROCESSED FOODS ? Blue stamps X5 through Z5; A2 through G2 good indefinitely. No new blue stamps will be validated until Feb. 1st. SUGAR?Sugar stamp 34 good for five pounds indefinitely. No new stamps until Feb. 1. FUEL OIL?Period 1. 2 and 3 coupons good through heating year. SHOES?-Airplane stamp* 2, 2 and 3 in Book S, good indefinitely. TOBACCO SALES NOW MORE THAN 41/2 MnUON LBS. Goal of Ixtcal Market Now is to Doable Sales of I,ast Season; Prices Continue Strong, and House to Remain Open Until Next Wednesday Sales at the Mountain Burley Warehouse Tuesday pushed the sea Son's total to well over the (our and. one-half million pound mark, and led warehousemen to confidently predict that by the close of the auc tions, last year's banner poundage will have been doubled. Complete figures including the sales to Monday night indicate that 14,496,780 pounds of burley have Burley Market to Close on Wednesday Lai* information from the Mountain Burley Warehouse* fa to the affect that the marketing season of 1944-45 will end with the sales of Wednesday. Janu ary 31. Thus there will be five more sales. Thursday and Friday of this week, and Monday. Tuae day and Wednesday of nexl week. been sold this season, bringing the growers of the belt $2,108,351.73, an average of $46.Q0 ^per hundred weight. Warehousemen explain that last season's sales will be doubled when this season's total reaches 5,146,000, and they are firm in their conviction that the spiral ing sales will reach these propor tions by the time the last basket is sold. On Monday the sales were 107,586 pounds, for $46,592.40, and the fig ures for Tuesday when completely tabulated will be as great, the book keeper says. Receipts are continu ing rather brisk today. Mr Roscoe Coleman, the ware house operator, urges growers who yet have some weed on hand to bring it in, get a quick sale, receive their check and get home the same day. "A first sale every day" is still the order of things at the ware houses, and farmers continue to be uniformly happy with the treatment they are accorded by the warehouse staff and the checks they are re ceiving. FARM LEADERS TO AID OWNERS Farm Operators to Get Assistance in Preparing Farm Plans Under AAA Immediately following the goals and production meeting on Jan. 27, of the county and community com mitteemen, county agent and other agricultural representatives the community committeemen will hold meetings with farm operators for the purpose of advising, informing and guiding them in preparing their individual 1945 farm plans which will contribute to the all-important crop, livestock and poultry goals that have been assigned to this state, W. W. Mast, chairman of the Wat auga county AAA committee, an nounced yesterday. "Community committeemen will also assist farm operators in plan ning to build and conserve the fer tility of their soil by advising them j of the approved conservation prac I tices that they may carry out and receive payments for during the 1945 program year," Mr. Mast said. Mr. Mast pointed out that the in | tended production figures are of vital importance at this time as changing conditions in the war pic ture and domestic picture might make it necessary to adjust produc tion goals before planting time, and the figures furnished at these meet ings will present a true picture of just how we stand in comparison with the goals that have been set. Mr. Mast further pointed out that each farm operator will be notified of the exact time and place of the meeting in his community, and it is hoped that every effort will be made to attend on the date set. Allied Troops in 50 Miles of Manila Allied Headquarters. Luzon, Jan. 24?United States 14th corps troops pushed to within 52 miles of Manila yesterdny by capturing the town of Concepcion and struck nine miles westward to seize Camp O'Donnell. where the Japanese confined many of the Americans who survived the "Bataan death march." Another Yank column pushed into Zaragoza, 13 miles east of captured Tarlac, within eight miles of the upper Pampagna river, last Jap de fense line on the road to Manila, and 10 miles from highway No. 5, only remaining enemy link between northern and southern Louzon. Front dispatches said patrols op erating ahead of the main force moving toward Manila down high way No. 3 had paused four mile* south of Capas, taken Monday, to reach the northernmost of Clark Field's 11 airstrips near the town of Bam ban, 51 miles from Manila apd 29 miles from Bataan, but Gen. Mac Arthur's daily war bulletin did not mention patrol action.
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