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it * WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An independent Weekly .Newspaper?Established in the Year 1888. VOL. LVII. NO. 32 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1945 WATCH the LABEU on your paper M It afeowa tMs data4 Your subscription will txplit tad flw. data your papar will b? sloppa* udMi soonar rtn?w*<L Tba Democrat fer' operating strictly on a cash in a* ? anca basis. Thar* ara no ewcapiioM to tills mJa. $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPT LOCAL OIL DEALER HONORED FOR HIS RECORD OF SERVICE Standard Oil Officials Play Host at Banquet fdi Local Distribu tor in First of Meetings Rec ognizing Leadership of Mem bers of Organization The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was host at a banquet given at the Gateway Cafe in this city Monday evening in honor of their local manager. Mr. Lee H. Stout, at which a steak dinner was served to a party of about 40 of Mr. Stout's friends. The dinner was the first to be given by Standard Oil officials to members of their organizations who I have rendered long and loyal serv-1 ice. and who at the same time have | contributed outstandingly to the j civic advancement of their respec- j tive communities. Nelson Presides Mr Lewis M. Nelson of North j Wilkes boro, field supervisor of the Standard Oil Company, presided and \ welcomed the guests on behalf of bis company. He stated that the ( Esso company for ever 40 years has j realized that leadership is depen-1 dent upon two major factors, name-1 ly, high quality of products and! friendly service to the public. He stated that his company was ever I mindful of this responsibility of; leadership and assured their guests that they would continually strive J in every way to merit their confi dence. Sketch of Life Mr. Nelson presented Dr. Amos Abrains. head of the Department of j English of Appalachian College, and past District Governor of Lions In -1 ternational. Dr. Abrams presented j a very interesting talk and gave a' short biographical sketch ,.f the life ; of Mr Stout, and of his very fine i contributions of service to this com-! munity. Mr. Stout, he stated, was1 president of the Watauga County j Wildlife Club, member of the city i board of aldermen, officer of the I Watauga District of the Boy Scouts j of America, vice-president of the | Lions Club, past master of the lo- j cal Masonic Lodge and a Masonic | lecturer of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Dr. Abrams stated that the major evaluation of any business organization was the type and quality of human relations con ducted by the men representing it. He stated that Mr. Stout has con tributed in many ways to help make the Standard Oil Company's suc cess what it is today in the'county. Mr. Clyde R. Greene, president of j the North Carolina Merchants As sociation. and Mr. A. R. Smith, pro fessor of Chemistry at Appalachian I State Teachers College, made brief j remarks, complimentary to Mr. Stout Gels Safely Award Mr F. M. Fletcher, of Asheville, district supervisor of the Standard Oil Company, presented Mr. Stout with a gold and diamond button rep resenting 18 years of driving a com pany vehicle without an accident. Mr Fletcher complimented Mr. Stout for his many years of effi cient and loyal service to the com pany and to his community. FIREHOSElAW CITED BY CHIEF Slats Uvn Proride Penalty for I Running Vehicle Orer Hou During Fire Fire Chief Joe Crawford states! that during the recent fire at the ] Boone Steam Laundry, some mo-1 tonct.s in utter disregard of the state | law drove automobiles over the fire hose carrying water to the burning structure, and warns that penalties involving fines of as much as $50 and the cost are provided for such I violations. Mr. Crawford states that the dam age to hose, and danger of breaking connections seriously hinders fire men in their work and endangers additional property. The law is go ing to be rigidly enforced hencc-1 forth Deep Gap Man in 25 Combat Missions 16th AAF in Italy?T. Sgt. Lane R. Greer, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. I Raleigh Greer, of Deep Gap, N. C., has flown 25 combat missions against enemy installations in Europe. Arriving in Italy several months ago. Sgt. Greer has become a vet eran combat man with missions over j many of Hitler's more savagely de fended industrial centers. Member I Of a group which has flown more | than 100 combat missions against i the enemy, Greer has played a major role in the support given the Allied armies in Northern Italy, Marshal Tito's forces in Yugoslavia and the advancing Russian forces in .Hungary. Entering the air force in May, 1M3, S?t Greer won his wings a/tT er an intensive course in gunnery. Now in Italy, he flies under the command of Col. John P. Tomhave, of Montevideo, Minn. Valparaiso, Chile, has appointed a woman as official inspector of chil dren's swings and other equipment in playgrounds. Burma Road Officially Opened sf* ; .> ? . . Here U a view oi a small seclion oi the Burma road. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten has announced that the road, ground life line to China, is again open to traffic, climaxing a 14-pionlh campaign. The road as it now operates runs from Ledo, Assam, in the west, to join the old Burma road in the vicinity of Mongyu. The Burma town of Myitkyina is the new springboard of the supply road. Honored Lee H. ^Steut. local Standard Oil manager, who wax honored by his company at a banquet Monday evening. POLIO FUND YET SHORT OF GOAL $1,300 Collectedfin March of Dimes Campaign; Many Reports Yet to Be Received The infantile paralysis fund in i Watauga county has reached the to tal of something more than $1,300 against the quota of $1,740, and Howard Cottrell, chairman of the campaign, states that he is confi dent the full amount will bo raised by the deadline on Ft'b. 15. Included in the total collection is $95.16, representing contributions made at the Appalachian Theatre. Numerous reports are yet to be received from the different sections of the county, and the campaign in the city has not been completed. All ?those who haven't contributed are asked to send their checks to Mr. Cottrell at once. Boone Man, Missing Since November 1, is Safe and Back on Duty w Staff Sgl. Ira D?ll Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Richard son of Boon*, who was reported missing in action in a bomber flight over Yugoslavia on Not. 1, is now officially reported as being safe and back on active duty with his bomber command. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson received the fol lowing telegram from the office of the Adjutant General under date of Feb. 3i "Am pleased to inform jaa that your ton, 8-Sgl. Ira Dell Richardson. Jr. returned to duty on Jan. It,*1 Mr. and Mrs. Richardson had felt for socne time that their son had survived the plane crash, due to information received from the wife of the pilot on the bomber. Lieut. Rooser I. Body comb WAC RECRUITERS TO OPEN DRIVE Recruiling Team to Be Here All Next Week; Se?king Medical ? Technicians Ay part of an all-out campaign to enlist 165 North Carolina women for train!"'1 as WAC medical tech nicians k ..ire May 1. a Women's nrmy Corps recruiting team will be in Bene all next week. February 12-19. The recruiting team, Lt. George B. Faulder. Sgt. Mary Norton and Cpl. E. Jane Brown, from the Asheville j recruiting station, will make their ( headquarters at the postoffice and1 can be contacted there throughout the week, either personally or by phone. In Boone Thursday and Friday to I complete arrangements for the sta tioning of the recruiter shore, Lt. Lucian L. Davis, assistant recruiting officer at the Asheville station, voiced a strong appeal to women of Watauga county to enlist for army medical training, and hinted that a national conscription of the nation's woman-power might soon become a necessity unless ranks of the wom en's army are swelled perceptibly. "We fully realize that many wom en are doing all they can in buying war bonds and giving blood and time to the American Red Cross," Lt, Davis said, "but figures show these women to be those who are normally beyond the age limit for military service. The women we need in our service hospitals are the $20 a week soda girl, the drug clerk, sales girl and non-essential secre tary. "General George C. Marshall has 'issued one final call.' We must en list a vast number of women for training as medical technicians im mediately. or we will have to resort to our only alternative. On the basis of reports I have seen, I look for congress to initiate 'Draft the Women Bill' almost any day," the officer declared. Lt. Davis emphasized that no par ticular skill is necessary for training in the medical work, and asked that all women in Watauga county who meet the qualification?between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two years of high school education and I no dependents under 14 years of age ?contact the recruiters at the post I office. Sgt. Norton will remain in Boone i throughout the week, while Lt. Faul der and Cpl. Brown will see eligible women at theii homes. Hunting Season Will End On February 101 The hunting season for game in 5 ' Watauga county comes to a close on | ; February 10, it is announced by, i County Game Warden Walter Ed | misten, who states that despite the ? acute shortage of ammunition, li j cense sales made a considerable gain j over those of the last season. Warden Edmisten wishes to ex-j ! press his appreciation to the sports | men and landowners of the county; for their co-operation, and states j j that Watauga is steadily climbing | J in her standing with the state game' department. Outlook for legal size fish this year is splendid, says Mr. Edmisten, who adds that the stocking of the streams of the area will begin soon. Grant Glenn Parsons Dies With Pacific Fleet Mrs. Grant Glenn Parsons of Lynchburg, Va.. has received word from the War Department inform ing her of the death of her husband Grant Glenn Parsons, seaman first class, while on duty in the South Pacific. Seaman Parsons was a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Parsons of Evington, Va., and his mother was reared in Watauga county, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Culler of Zion ville. Cocoa exports from the Domini can Republic exceeded $5,000,000 in value during the past year. NEW TOBACCO WAREHOUSE TO BE BUTLT HERE New Structure Same Size of One Now Used to Be Constructed in East Boone; Practically Fireproof; Work to Start Soon as WPB Permit Granted The Mountain Burley Warehouse Corporation, at a meeting held last Thursday evening, definitely decid ed to erect another huge tobacco warehouse in Boone, to have approx imately 66,000 square feet of selling spa^e. about the same as is contain ed in the present plant. The big new house is to be erect ed on the property bought by Mr. R. C. Coleman for the purpose, on the Blowing Rock road in the east ern part of the town. The huge building is to be of cinder block and concrete construction and will be almost fireproof, officials of the company state. The management and operation of the new house will be under the su pervision of Mr. Coleman, who has operated the present warehouse with such success and developed the local market to the present high standing in the burley belt. Application has already been made for the WPB building permit, and officials entertain no doubt but that approval will be forthcoming. Then, it is believed that materials can be assembled and work started on the building at once. MILITARY AWARD PROGRAM GIVEN Legion Completes Program lor Awarding Posthumous Decora tion to Sgt. Eggers Plans are complete for the cere- J monies which will mark the posthu | mous award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Sgt. Carroll D. Eg I gers of Vilas, who lost his life, after | a heroic stand in the face of super | ior German forces in France, this be ing the first ceremony of its kind 1 ever held in Watauga county. | The event tn which the public is ?' invited, will take place Thursday i evening, Feb. 8, at 8 p. m. at the I Legion hut, and' Brigadier General j John T. Kennedy, in command at | Fort Bragg, will present the award to Mr. George Eggers. of Vilas, in I memory of his heroic son. The I complete program for the evening is as follows: Presiding. Lionel Ward, 17th dist i trict commander. American Legion. America, assembly. Miss Virginia Wary, pianist. Prayer, Rev. J C. Canipe. Remarks. S. F Horton and W C. Greene. Special music. Introduction of Gen. Kennedy. De | partmental Commander Geo. K. ! Shaw. Presentation of award. Gen Ken ' nedy. Star Spangled Banner, by assem ' bly. Benediction, Rev. J. K. Parker. Jr. Posthumous Military Awards Are Made to Lt. R. Hal Binghgam First Lieutenant Robert Hal Bing- ? ham has been awarded posthumous- j ly the Purple Heart and Purple Heart certificate. He was at the' same time awarded the Presidential t Unit Citation awarded members of the Fourth Marine Division for serv ice in action against the enemy in the Mariana Islands, and the Presi- j dential Unit Citation ribbon barj with blue enameled star. Six months after the war. the Asiatic-Pacific! campaign medal will be awarded for his service in that area. First Lieut. Bingham, a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, joined the Marine Corps Dec. 17. 1942. and commissioned a sec ond lieutenant before going to the Pacific in December. 1943. where he was promoted to first lieutenant June 1, 1944. He participated in the battle on Roi and Namur, Kwajaline Atoll, Marshall Islands, beginning Feb. 1, 1944. He then remained in the Pa cific at an advance marine base be fore going to Saipan where the 4th Marine Division fought 25 days be ginning June IB, 1944. Lieut. Bing ham led a platoon in the first wave to land on Saipan and was wounded in the initial day of battle, which resulted in his death June 16, 1044. He was buried in the 4th Marine Di vision Cemetery on Saipan. His grave was visited by Lieut. Fiucie Stewart of the navy, who is a for mer coaclx at Appalachian College. En rout? to Saipan he performed outstandingly in an accident when he saved the lives of several men. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bingham, reside in Boone, and a brother, AC Gene Bingham of the Army Air Force, is in training inj Texas. ! Mops and other cleAing"material should have their own hooks or shelves in the closet Built-in metal containers for such things as oil mop-heads lessen the danger of spontaneous combustion. Bus Crowell Dies From Bullet Fired By Self Or Accidentally, Says Jury Leader Succumbs L H. (BUS) CROWELL LAUDS LOCAL SEWAGE PLANT State Sanitary Engineer Praise* City Council on Operation Treat ment of Plant Mayor Gordon H. Winkler is in | receipt of a letter from E. C. Hub- j bard, principal sanitary engineer, State Board of Health, giving a re port of a recent inspection of the sewage disposal plant near this city, in which he stated: "I wish to congratulate you and your board on the manner in which this sewage treatment plant is being maintained and operated. Frankly it was a pleasure to observe this plant in operation, and 1 sincerely feel that the excellent maintenance %e ing given this plant by Mr. Shoe make will result in the highest de gree of sewage purification that can be expected from this type of sew age plant." Mayor Winkler states that Mr. Shoemaker and Carl Teague have I had their hands pretty well full in the operation of the water and sew age plants, and the collection of gar bage, but that the town has recently succeeded in employing one extra man, and that a strong effort will be made to effect some much needed) street repairs in the city as soon as ] possible. CHAS. NORTON DIES TUESDAY' - Son of Lale Professor and Mrs. Nor ton Dies Alter Long Illness; Rites Today Charles Norton, 34 years old. son of the late Professor A. M. Norton j of Appalachian College, and Mrs. Norton, died at Grace Hospital, Ban ner Elk, Tuesday evening, after an illness which began several years ago. Mis mother and one brother, Allen Norton, of the army, survive. Funeral details hadn't been com pleted this morning, but it was stat ed that Dr. E. K. McLarty would conduct the rites at the Methodist Church here Thursday at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in the city ceme tery. Wounded Pvt. Im ot Mr. and Mn. Arthur Church, who sarrad six month* otmmm. and was mtw*1t wousM July _ II. 1M4, is (pending a few day* * with his wife and parents. Ha will rsturn to Walla Walla. Wssh_ for anothar opmtlaa. Ha was la a fox hols whan a shrapnal hit him iii ths hsad. want Into his nsck and lodged near his baart. Ha was unconscious for two days, but Is showing spteodid improvement at this time. Manager of Beik's, Store, Busi ness and Civic Leader, il Dead; Bv>dy Found in Stare Early Wednesday Morning; Funeral Plans Have Not Been Arranged The body of L. H. (Bus) Crowell, manager of Beik's Department store here, and one of the leaders in the business, civic and religious activi ties of the community, was found in the basement section of his big re tail store at 2 o'clock this morning, a bullet wound in the chest, and a .32 calibre revolver lying near the body. Coroner J. V Caudill, investi gated the death, and impanelled a jury, which decided that "death was caused by a gun shot wound in tbe chest, inflicted by deceased, or from occidental causes. There is no in dication of foul play." The suicide theory was discounted to some extent by the coroner dne to the fact that Mr. Crowell had left no message, and there was no ap parent reason for suicide Funeral Not Arranged Funeral plans have not been for mulated, pending the arrival of Mr. Crowell's parents, who reside in Charlotte, and it was thought that likely the rites might not be held before Friday. *? Mr. Crowell was a son of Mr. and Mrs T. L. Crowell, of Charlotte, and had resided hers for about 15 years. He had been the manager of the Belk-White Company store here for the past two years, and was recog nized as one of the area's most suc cessful young business men. He was a devout member of the Graae Lutheran Church and had been councilman in the congregation for the past three years. He was presi dent of the local Retail Merchants Association and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. He had been a leading figure in the activi ties of the Boone Lions Club. Mr. Crowell was widely known not only throughout Watauga coun ty, but the state as a whQ^e. He was a deeply religious man. and con tributed a full share to every move ment for the moral betterment of his community. He was a leader in civic thought and public enterprises, and was one of the principal figures in the mercantile business of this city. Possessed of a kindly disposi tion and pleasing personality, he had I large numbers of friends throughout the area, who are saddened by the news of his tragic death. The survivors include the widow, the former Miss Martha Hardin, of Boone; two children, Sallie ai?d Tommy Crowell; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crowell, of Charlotte; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. J. W. Byrum, Charlotte; Mrs. A. VT. Tolbert, Charleston, S. C.; Mrs. Hpnry Adams, Monroe: T. L. Crow ell, Jr., Washington, D. C., and A. M. Crowell, Jackson Miss. MRS. SPAINHOR DIES SATURDAY Former Resident of Boon*. Wile of Founder of Democrat. Suc cumb* at Age 7S Mrs. Susan A. Spainhour, promi nent Morganton citizen, sister of Mrs. E. S. Coffey, of Boone, and many years ago a resident of this city, died Saturday at a Morganton hospital from an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church in Morganton Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and interment was there. A number of friends and relatives from Boone attempted to attend the rites but had to return due to a glaae of ice on the highways across the mountain. Mrs. Spainhour was born at Mouth of Wilson, Va? and was married in 1883 to J. F. Spainhour .distinguish ed Western North Carolina attorney, who died five years ago. They es tablished their residence in Boome, where Mr. Spainhour had served as district solicitor, and established the Watauga Democrat in 1888. Mrs. Spainhour was well known by the older residents of the community, who held her in high regard. Surviving are four sons and lour daughters: Mrs. P. W. Hamlet of Morganton, former missionary to China; Mrs. I. G. Greer, Thomss ville; Lt. Col. C. M. Spainhour, with the army in Europe; ' Mrs. Ernest Walker of Morganton; J. F. Spain hour, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.; Cpl. Ralph A. Spainhour, with the amy in Italy; Mrs. Hal E. Teague of Mor ganton, and Walter J. Spainhour of Lenoir. One brother and one sister, Fred M. Parks, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. E. S. Coffey of Boone, also survive. Pvt. Chester Johnson Is Wounded in Belgian Pvt Chester W. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson of ViUw, was ?lightly wounded iu Belgium on January 11. He has been in serv ice for two years and two months. He finished his training at Camp Barkley, Texas, and has been over seas far 17 months. No details have been received as to his condition.
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