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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT . ? An Independent WeeWy Newspaper?Established in the Year I 888. WATCH the LABEL on tout p?p? as 11 thaw 1hm ? row subscription win mmd dsts youi p?p?r will bs tloppsd oil loonir r?n*w*d. Th# Dtmocral Is operating *lr Icily on s cash la ad vance basis. Thar* art no txcvpHotas to this ruls. VOL. LVII, NO. 35 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945 $1.50 A YEAR?5c A COPY CAFE OPERATORS HERE REFRAIN FROM BEER, WINE Board of Aldermen and Mayor Express Appreciation to Cafe Owners for Desisting From Sale of Alcoholic Beverages; Town Legally Dry Mayor Gordon H. Winkler and the town board of aldermen have joined in expressing appreciation to own ers of cafes and other establishments in Boone, for their failure to apply for license to sell beer and wine, and comment on the generally accepted that the vast majority of the people of the city are opposed to the sale of alcoholic beverages The town has been legally dry for the past two months, following the refusal of the city council to issue license to an applicant, the proprie rcX l?st becr outlet in town, li . ?fr?1? have made application, ?iLi5i!UCn ,S ,hat the c?ndition hereabouts as regards inebriety has bwn considerably improved The statement by the mayor and ^dermen is as follows: c,r3^ehb?.ard ?f ayermen and may or of the town of Boone wish to ex press their appreciation to the new t e operators for not applying for Ucen?- to sell wine and beer in ''It ho oeen shown that the vast majority of the people of our town are opposed to the sale of wine and t*>er in Boone, and to conform to v,, K,?Tmn ;ind wishes, must ine cafes better success to these "It has been over two months ,MrCe any placc in Boone has had a license to sell wine or beer The improvement in the conduct of those who ordinarily are customers bien nofnH 7 estab!?hments has oeen noted and commented on by ma^y of our leading citizens. We. as your officials, wish to dis sak' or use either of and-feeI that the Peo 1? town will make a special o?f KUPPOrt lue oId andnew th!^, ^business that refrain from the handling of wine and beer." MERCHANTS SET j HOLIDAY PERIOD Slor*. lo Clo*e Each Thursday Aft ?moon Beginning the 15th of March ** meeting of the Boone Mer runlr Association held Monday eve vinf' LWaS, r that agflin this j ers WOU,d observe a half-holiday during the spring and summer months. g davhatSlt2rn^Wlll,cloSl' <>ach Thurs-| day at 12 noon, it was decided be n"en,nL^arCh 15' .unt" furth^ no tice. Last year the holidav was observed on Wednesday PVT. WILLIAM H. VINES IS MISSING Son of Mr. and Mr*. Roby Vines! Among Thou, MUsing in Battle For France - Pfc,,William H. Vines, son of Mr und Mrs Roby Vines of Sugar] P ^ls reported as missing in I France since January 29, in a mes-1 ro^y the of-1 i# }? AdJut?nt General. No w&h^wf |t0.thp engagement in | the ^erse mSsige WaS COntained ln ! ?d hadXeTln oporations J Pfc. Lee THomas Is Wounded In Italy Front Pfc. J. Lee Thomas, son of G H I mUL,*"*1 th? latc Mrs Thomas' 7i ? ^ ' TWf: wounded on Dec by hTs family " ^ U te ,Parncd Ss,0.2;rif- & tw/"'onths, and has been in the army two years and nine months. His wife the former Miss Winnie Jones . and daughter, Joan N C W parents at Clifton,! ?Sgft. Dell Richardson Returns F"ror i Europe Sgt. Ira Dell Richardson, who of th recent!y had been on the list of those missing in action in the European theatre, returned to Boone Tuesday night, where he is spending some time with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Dell Richardson. Sgt. Richardson had been report Tn ff, ?ls?lnK fr?m the crew of an ill-fated bomber over Yugoelavia but recent information told the par rnts of his safety. Get Your Pictures Persons who have photographs of soldiers and others at The Democrat | office are asked to call by and get them as promptly as possible. There are so many of these that they will not be kept indefinitely. Die* in Burma m 1 S. SGT. PAUL D. HAGAMAN S. SGT. HAGAMAN DIES FROM WOUNDS Son of Mr*. Elsie Hag am an of Boone. Wounded in India. Dies in Burma Staff Sergeant Paul D. Hagaman, son of Mrs. Elsie Hagaman. and the late Hill Hagaman, succumbed in Burma to wounds received in India some time ago. The telegram tell ing of the local man's death, did not give details concerning the man ner of his injury, but it was stated that a letter would follow. Sgt. Hagaman, who was 25 years old, had been in the army for a lit tle more than two years, and had been in the Indi^-Burma war the atre for about six months, where he! was radio operator on a combat car go plane. He was trained at Scott Field, 111. and prior to his enlistment he had been a student at Appalachian Col lege here. He was a graduate of the Boone High School, and had engag e^ 'n the filling station business with Mr. M. R. Maddux of Boone before going to the army. Sgt! Hagaman was well known here, was one of the town's model boys, and was held in the highest regard He is survived by hi/mother, one brother and one sister: Ted Haga man and Mrs. W. F. Miller, Jr.. both! of Boone. FOURTEEN LOCAL MEN JOIN NAVY Five Others Are to Take Physical Examinations on Monday of Next Week Fourteen 17-year-old youths from Watauga county have recently been accepted by the navy, were sworn! in at Raleigh, and are now at naval, training stations, according to Chief Specialist J. E. Hoffman, navy re cruiter. who comes to the Boone postoffice each Monday. In addi-1 tion three others leave Monday, March 5, for Raleigh to take final physical examinations and to be en listed. Those already accepted include: Yadis Graham Wright. Shulls Mills; George Clinton Thomas, Route 2, Trade. Tenn.; Samuel Craft Pres nell, Rominger; Elmo Franklin Hicks, Sugar Grove; Homer Benja min Arnette. Reese; Stanley Lee Reece, Mabel: Peyton Finley Pen ick. Boone; Everett B. Fox, Jr. Vilas; Horace William Edmisten, Lewis Gene Sherwood Vilas; Jessie Fred Greer. Route l' Banner Elk; Denver Earl Norris!! Sugar Grove: Clyde Buster Ward,! Vilas; and John Hoyt Edmisten,! Boone. Scheduled to leave Boone on Monday ? are Ronal Clyde Storie,1 Shulls Mills; Willis Augustine Mo retz. Route 2, Boone, and David Franklin Mast, Valle Crucis. Any Watauga county 17-year-olds interested in the regular navy or! naval reserve are invited to set; the I recruiter on any Monday in Boone. ? PFC. STANBURY MISSING IN ACTION Be ech Creek Man. Formerly Wound ed. Missing in France Since January 21 Pfc. Wade C. Stanbury, of the Beech Creek section of Watauga county, is missing in action since January 21, in France, his family r.as been advised by the War De partment. , Pfc. Stanbury was wounded in August, 1944, but had been returned to active duty en the front early in January. No further information is available. He entered the service in Octo ber, 1943, and had been overseas since April. Mre. Stanbury lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ra?an of Boone. WFA announces set-asides that in aicate the war requirements for can ned vegetables will be somewhat greater in 1945 than in 1944, while 'h?se for canned fruit will be slight : iy less. BELL SYSTEM HAS POST-WAR PLANS FOR RURAL PHONES j Telephone Company Official Sees Adequate Telephone Fa cilities for Farmers Following War; REA Lines May Some time Be Used Mr. Thomas Parks, manager for. the Bell Telephone Co., Lenoir, was in town Thursday and tells The i Democrat of the post-war plans of [ his company, which will eventually bring standard telephone service to residents of all rural areas of this section, where any considerable number of subscribers can be se cured. "Until the war is won," says Mr. Parks, "war telephone needs must come first. But we have wide range, post-war plans to further ex- ; tend service to farm families. Im portant new devices have been worked out and others are being ex- J plored. Experience and know-how ; are at hand. The necessary equip- j ment and manpower will be put j to work on the job just as soon as the war permits." "Bell system effort," continued Mr. Parks, "to bring good telephone service to the fanner at reasonable cost is not new. It has been going | on for years, and there has been I steady progress. The present pro-1 gram calls for the use of every type ' of physical facility, including the I dial system, improved pole-line construction, a new system being [ perfected by Bell Telephone labora tories for sending conversations over rural lines, and the radio tele-1 phone. Some of this work has been j held up by the war, but at the same time the war activities of the tele- j phone industry have produced new I knowledge that will help to extend ' farm service. When war demands slacken, farm telephone research will be intensified. Mr. Parks expressed particular in-1 terest in rural phone service for Watauga county, where at present only a small percentage of the peo ple are in areas served by telephone lines. ARMY OFFICER j LAUDS RED CROSS Captain Connor Thanks Watauga Red Cro<* Unit Fof Aid to Soldi*? The local Red Cross chapter is in I receipt of a message from Capt. I Connor, expressing appreciation for1 the work which the organization has j been doing for men in the armed | forces. The message says: "I want to take this opportunity of thanking you for the work which i your organization his been doing for members of the armed forces.' We greatly appreciate it. Keep up the good work." Capt. Connor, who is with the | quartermaster corps, writes from an j overseas address. SENIOR RECITAL Marie Hudler, who is a senior at | Appalachian College, will appear in a recital Saturday evening. March 3. at 8 in the college auditorium. Miss Hudler is outstanding in the music department, serving as presi dent of the Girls Chorus, pianist in the college orchestra, a member of the band, and as accompanist for the choruses. The public is cor dially invited to attend the pro gram. YOUR RED CROSS ... AT HIS SIDE y ^ WATAUGA WOMEN SOUGHT BY WAC Recruiting Team in Boone This Week: Watauga Platoon To Be Formed With some 6,100 women yet to be enlisted in the Women's Army Corps from the figure of 8,000 called for by the War Department at the first of the year, a team of Women's Army Corps recruiters were in Boone again this week to enlist un skilled women for medical training with the armed forces Reporting that results obtained throughout Watauga county to be above average, the recruiters?Lt. George B. Faulder, Sgt. Mary A. Norton and Cpl. E. Jane Brown, all from the recruiting headquarters in Asheville?highly praised Watauga county's women for the manner in which they have responded to the call for medical workers, and an nounced that plans have been for mulated to enlist a quota of eight women from this area for assign ment in an army general hospital as a unit. "Our plan is to enlist eight wom en from this counly for enlistment in the WAC medical program to gether." Lt. Faulder said, "and aft er enlistment these women will re ceive both basic and medical train ing as a unit. As far as the exi gencies of military service will al low. we intend to assign the en listees of this unit to the same gen eral hospital." Stating that a deadline of March 28 had been set for enlistment in Watauga county platoon, the re (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT! 1 Red Cross Month, 1945 By the President of the United State* of America A Proclamation Whereas, under the provisions of its congressional charter, the American National Red Cross, in this fourth year of the wal-, is ful filling its obligations to* comfort our wounded, to cheer and- help our servicemen on every fighting front, and to provide an essential link between these men and their families at ho?ne, thereby reliev- ' ing anxiety and restoring hope to all those who arc suffering and in need of aid; and Whereas, this organization is helping the people at home to stand firmly behind our fighting men through it collection of blood for our wounded, its shipment of food parcels, medical supplies, and comfort items to our prisoners of war in enemy hands, its produc tion of surgical dressings, and its recruitment of' nurses for our army and navy; and Whereas, the American Nation al Red Cross is also carrying on its peacetime activities bv assist ing the civilian victims of tornado, flood, and other disaster, and by training the people of our nation to combat sickness and accident ? and thus to prevent suffering and death; and ? Whereas, by the very nature of its services and the principles for which it stands, the American National Red Cross is -helping to build a world of unity and p?ace and brotherhood, recognizing no harriers of creed or race; and Whereas, this organization, which represents a tangible ex pression of thi* desire of the peo ple to reach out to the nation's fighting men, now far removed from them, and which is entirely dependent on voluntary contribu tions to carry out its purposes, is issuing to every citizen of this country its 1945 appeal for a minimum war fund of $200,000, 000; Now. therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, and President of the American National Red Cross, do hereby designate the month of March, 1945, as Red Cross Month, confident in the readiness of the people to respond to the utmost of their ability in support of this organization built by their generous contributions in the past and dedicated to their services in this hour of increasing need. In witness whereof, I have here to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of Amer ica to be affixed. Done at the City of WAhington this 19th day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hun dred and forty-five, and ">f the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. By the President: Joseph C. Grew Acting Secretary of State. DEAN JOHNSON DEAD IN FRANCE Beaver Dam Man'i Name ii Added to Casualty List; Was 23 Years of Age Dean Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson of Reece, Beaver Dam township, has been killed in action in France, according to a telegram from the War Department, received by the family. No details were given. Young Mr. Johnson, 23 years of age, had been on active duty in Eu rope since early December. The parents survive, together with the widow, the former Miss Frankie Ward, a baby, and a num ber of brothers and sisters. POLIO FUND IS AHEAD OF QUOTA More Than SI.800 is Raised in Cam paign to Erase Infantile Paralysis Watauga county went well ahead ; of its quota of $1,740 in the cam j paign to raise funds with which to ! combat infantile paralysis, it is stat ed by Howard Cottrell, county chair ! man. Final figures indicate that $1. I 804.40 has been raised here, and re ' ports from three or four county I schools are yet to be received. This | amount was raised with a total ex I pense of only $49.44. Fifty percent of the net proceeds from the cam paign, or about $875. will remain in ! the county for care of those afflict ed with polio, while the remainder I is being sent to the National Foun i dat ion. Mr. Cottrell takes occasion to thank all the churches, schools and individuals in the county for their fine assistance in making the effort | a success. He desires to particular ly mention the small group of col [ ored residents of Boone, who con ? tributed $75 to the polio campaign. CANNING SUGAR RATION IS CUT Drop From 2S lo 20 Pounds ? Per ?on U Announced; Special Application N?*d*d The canning sugar ration w 1 be reduced from the 25 pounds a per son allowed last year to 20 pounds a person to be allowed this year, ac cording to R. A. Olsen, local OPA director, who explained that the special sugar stamps in the ration ?books will not be available for can I ning sugar this year. All canning sugar will have to be obtained by making special applica tion to the local price and ration boards at times to be announced later, it was said On the applica tions the consumer will be required to give certain information about canning activities last year. LIVED IN LAUREL CREEK Nathan Hicks, whose body was found last week suspended from a limb in Shawneehaw township, was not a resident of that section, it has been pointed out, but lived in Laurel | Creek township. RED CROSS MAPS FINAL PLANS FOR WAR FUND DRIVE Community Leaders Gather Tuesday Evening to Complete Organization and to 'Name New Officers; Names of Those Who Will Conduct Canvass A large group of community and county leaders gathered at the Red Cross rooms Tuesday evening, to elect officers for the current year, and to lay final plans for the war fund campaign which gets under way today, with a local goal of $6,700. Rev. E. F. Troutman was elected cha.rman; Dr. G. K. Moose, vice chairman, and Alfred Adams, treas urer. The members of the execu tive committee are Gordon Winkler, Dr. G. K. Moose and Dr. W. M. Matheson. During the course of the program, Mrs. Marion Ritzert, Red Cross field representative, discussed the work of the Red Cross for the soldiers at home and abroad, including the Red Cross clubs, club mobile service, hospital service, prisoner of war service, parcel service, medical pack ages, etc. Chairman Troutman recognized Clyde R. Greene, war fund chair man, who briefly reviewed the rec ord of Red Cross service in Watauga county, distributed the solicitors' kits, and explained the material. Following is a list of those who will be responsible for the actual con duct of the war fund campaign in the county: Town of Boone Guy Hunt, chairman; Mm. Russell D. Hodges and Mrs M R Maddux, vice chairmen. merchants, J. E Clay; College. D. B Dougherty; Chamber of Commerce. H W. Wilcox; pipe factory, Austin Mil ler. hoalery mill, S. E. Cllne; highway forces J?. rord King; courthouse. Paul Coffey; county building. H M. Hamil ton; town officials, G. H Winkler; Dan iel Boone Hotel. C. A. Price; poa toff Ice and R. F. D. carriers. Edgar Brown; Boone Steam Laundry. W H Gragg. Hagaman Clinic, Dr. w M Matheson; H B Perry building. Lee Stout; Masonic lodge, Lee StouF. American Legion, Ralph Greer; Watauga Hospital, M.s F. E. Warman. Mr*. Hodges and Mrs Maddux have not yet released the names ot the workers ] who will canvass the residential dis l tricts of the town Schools S. F. Horton, chairman Appalachian I High. Dr. Orby Southard; Boone Demon stration. Dr John Bardon; Howard's Creek, Maggie Moretz, Rutherwood. Mur I iel H Glenn; Rich Mountain, Blanche , B Payne; Bamboo. Pearl J. Cowles. I Green Valley. Lola Mae Rowe; Wlnebar ger, O. G winebarger; Riverview, Ola M Moretz. Deep Gap. Grace R. Moretz; Castle. D. L Bingham; Stony Fork. Lola T Moretz; Mt Paron. I. J. Bingham; Elk, | Elizabeth H. Irvin; Lower Elk. Inez H Todd; Blowing Rock. Mrs Bessie S. I Crawford; Penley. Nannie L. Morgan; i Bradshaw. W L. Trivette; Cook. Amelia i Bingham; Valle Crucis. Maxie G Edmis i ten. Grandfather. Floy Cannon; Cool Springs. Maude A Perry. Cove Creek High. Mrs Sam W Osborne. Cove Creek F.lementarv. Gladys M Bingham; Rom minger. George Harmon; Presnell. Ger trude Coffey. Windy Gap. Henry Haga man; Kellersvllle. Edna E. Thomas; j Bethel. Mrs. Grady E. Tester. Mabel, j Mabel R. Norris; Pottertown. Thelma Mae I Perry; Watauga Consolidated. Bertha M I Neal Rural Sections H. M. Hamilton, chairman. The follow ing are captains for their respecUve sec tions: I/ower Meat Camp. D. C. Coffey, Upper Meat Camp. Mrs Howard Gragg. N?w River. S. J. Barnes and Dale Van noy; Bald Mountain. W S Miller. Valle Crucis. W W Mast and Mrs. W. H Wagner; Shulls Mills, Mrs C P. Moore. Mabel. Marlon Thomas and John Haga man; Cove Creek. Mrs Stanley Harris. Laurel Creek, Ned Glenn and Dwight Cable; Shawneehaw. W C. Smith; Deep Gap. W D. Lookabill and Balma Miller, Elk. Stewart Simmons; Blue Ridge Miss Myrtle Cook and Mrs Vance Keller. Blowing Rock. Collls Greene. North Fork. Mr and Mrs. Robert Thomas. Brushy | Fork, Mrs L A. Henson; Bethel. D r Greene; Reese. Sanford Creed NEW RETAIL STORE TO OPEN ON 10TH Watauga Hardware, Inc.. Name of City's Newest Retail Establishment The Watauga Hardware, Inc., will open its doors for business in the Critcher building, next door to The Democrat office, on Saturday, March 10, it is announced today, and car penters and painters have been busy fcr some days getting the building in readiness for the new business . The store, which is owned by l Messra. Gwyn Gambill of North Wilkesboro, Amos Wagner of Sparta, and J. Horton Doughton of Sparta and Statesville, will handle a com plete line of hardware, building sup plies, farm machinery, etc., it is stat ed, and much of the merchandise has already arrived. State Income Tax Collector Here Monday Mr. F'. L. German, deputy col lector, will be in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Boone on March 5, 6 and 7, for the purpose of assisting taxpayers in filing their state tax returns. A single person with an income of more than $1,000 in 1944, must file a return, or a married man hav ing an income o,' $2,000 or more, is required to file. RECITAL Students studying with Mrs. Boone, and the High School Glee Club, directed by Miss Burns, -frill be heard in recital Thursday eve ning at 7.30 o'clock In the college auditorium The public is invited to attend.
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