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NEWS OF OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM . CHARLES B. COMBS. SM thirty class. . S. C. G , has spent a 14-day leave with his -parents, Mr. and Mrs. John . Combs, of Vilas. Charles is stationed, at the present, at Fort Tilden, N. Y. PVT. JESSIE C. JOHNSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, of Sugar Grove, who trained at Fort McKTlellan, Ala., is now in Italy. He has been in the army for nine months. Complete* Year of Foreign Serric? 15th AAF in Italy?Sgt. Barnard L. N orris; 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy J.. Morris, Route 2, Boone, N. C., recently complctod his first year of foreign serviu. in Italy. Sgt. Norris is an airplane mechanic in a veteran B-24 heavy bombardment group of the 15th ar force in Italy and hirf been in the army since Jan. IS, 1943, when he was inducted at Camp Croft, S. C. WILLIAM LESTER DEAL. QM. first class, who has been in the Pa cific theatre' of operations for the past three years, is on a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Deal, of Sherwood. During his stay in the Pacific he participated in 13 major naval engagements. | ERNEST LEWIS. seaman first class. U. S. Navy, left Monday on bis return to New York, after mending a few days at the home Of his sister. Mrs. Rob Rivers, and Mr. Riven:. r SGT. JACK L. PROFFITT is back in action on the Italian front, after having recovered from wounds re ceived recently. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Proffitt, of Vilas, have received the Purple Heart, which has been awarded to their son. '? T-SGT. DELL RICHARDSON left Wednesday for Miami, Fla., after spending 21 days visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Richard son. pf Boone. CPL. ROY COFFEY, of Boone, has arrived in New York, after having been seriously wounded in the fight ing in Germany. Recovering From Operation Friends will De glad to learn that J. Alonzo Mioretz, Ma.M., third class. United States Navy, is recovering from an operation in an overseas hospital. LT. JACK T. LAWRENCE, son of George M. and the late Lena Culver Lawrence, was recently commission ed in the field. He has been in service since April, 1942, and has served continuously in the European area since June of that year. He is now in France. Lt. Lawrence is a former Appalachian student, and a brother of Mrs. E. T. Glenn, of Boone. S. Sgt. Claude F. Greene Sends Souvenirs Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Greene, of Deep Gap. have just received a package from their son, S. Sgt. Claude F. Greene, containing Ger man son"enirs, a scarf, fork, knife and spc 'ii; two pocket knives, a compass, a calendar, two German belts and other small German souve nirs. Sgt. Greene writes that he has another package of souvenirs to send home as soon as he gets time to wrap them. GOLDEN GUERNSEY Grade A Raw Milk New River Dairy PHONE 130 J BOONE. N. C. American Carrier Planes Blast Jap Fleetj 15 to 17 Waxmhlps Damaged, ax 475 Plana* D?firoyod by Raidan U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Guam, .March 21?American aircraft flying from the mightiest carrier fleet ever assembled, attacked the Jap fleet in the empire's island seas Monday in one of the boldest ex oloits of the war, and damaged 151 to 17 enemy warships, including I one or two battleships, and destroy-' ed at least 479 planes. The enemy fleet thus was hit in its home waters 'for the first time, but no actual engagement between surface units was announced. . Admiral. Chester W. Nimitz an nounced the daring attack today in a communique which said prelimi nary surveys of damage showed that two or three aircraft carriers, four light cruisers, two cruisers, four destroyers and various other war vessels also were included in the bag. Six freighters were sunk and aj number of ground installations were destroyed. ? Heaton News Mrs. Lee (Dick) Davis gave a birthday party for her daughter, Francine, Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. O. McGuire of Hea ton,. in honor of her tenth birth day. A good time was had by all present and the honoree received several pretty gifts. Refreshments were served. First Sgt. Charles H. Barlowe, who has been serving with General Patton's army in Germany, has been spending a furlough in Heaton with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Barlowe, and his wife, Mrs. Virginia Barlowe. His sister, Mrs. Ray Wil son, lives at Zionville. Paul Heaton, seaman first class, son of Mrs. Lou Heaton, spent a few days with his mother last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson, of Zionville, visited relatives here recently. Mrs. Lee Davis was shopping in Boone recently. Hildreth Pritchard, H. 2c, is spend ing a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pritchard, here. He is stationed at Bainbridge, Md., and will return there for further training. Pfc. Carl Laws has returned to the hospital in Nashville, Tenn., where he will receive treatment for wounds received in battle. He has been awarded the Purple Heart. Glenwood Greer, seaman first class, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Greer, of Heaton. His wife is also with him. Paper Drive Now In Progress Here Citizens of Boone and surround ing areas are asked to save all the scrap paper, including corrugated cardboard, newspapers and maga zines and tie them in bundles. The Boy Scouts will collect this paper from time to time and on Saturday, April 21, if the paper is set out on the front porches or on the side walks, the scouts will pick it up and bring it to the school. This paper is urgently needed and Governor Cherry and all other state and national leaders are asking that every scrap of paper be saved. Food supplies in prospect for ci vilian consumption in 1945 are some what smaller than the 1944 quanti ties, say government reports. Civilians will be left with about one-sixth less chicken than last year because the army has stepped up its requirements. Penicillin here now! Th? Mori Dramatic HEALTH NEWS 'V sine* Louis Pasteur discovered germs. We are proud to be first in announcing that ? the new wonder drug Penicillin is now avail * able in our A Department for <-svjUon use on Doctor's Prescriptions ' ce is unbelievably low. . Boone Drug Co. Wounded Stall Sgt. Boyd R. BUnlon was wounded in Garmanr Fab. I, ac cording to word nctivNi by his wifa. th* lorm*r Ruth Combs, of Vilas. Stall Sgt. Slant on was In ducted in May. 1943. and has b*?n ovsrssas sine* Dtc*mb*r. Nazi Resistance West Of Rhine Is Crushed Paris, March 21?The U. S. Sev enth and Third armies formed a i unction in the Saarland yesterday in a great co-ordinated assault that virtually wiped out the last German resistance west of the Rhine and captured the historic cities of Saar brucken, Zweibrucken and Worms. Contact between "the two armies was made at a point about 12 miles west of Kaiserslautern by elements of thte Seventh army's Sixth armor ed division and the Third army's 26th infantry division. The third army, which drove through Kaiserslautern, reached the ancient Rhine-bank city of Mainz. Saarbruecken, a city of 135,000 population and the capital and eco nomic center of the industrial Saar, fell to Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's Seventh army as did Zweibrueck en, 17 miles to east. Phone 170 Boone, N. C. WEDNESDAY Last Times Today A PriLh ^ K*e KTTY SONNY / CROSBY ? HUTTOH ? TUFTS waves Also SHORT SUBJECTS THURSDAY <3fc ROBERT JCAN ALAN HUTTON ? SULLIVAN ? HAL? DONALO WOODS ? ANDREA KINO ? ? ?? ????"? ?' naa riwin i hk mm t, MICHAEL CURT1Z (Pre-release) FRIDAY 9c?Bargain Day?20c Pat Parrssh Jackie Moran "Let's Go Steady" Also LAUREL AND HARDY in "MUSIC BOX" SATURDAY 11:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. \ Allan Lane and Janet Martm "CALL OF THE SOUTH SEAS" Ala* COMEDY AND SERIAL WOULD RESCUE N. C. MOUNTAIN Congressman Irrin Urges Private Subscription to Sits Grand father Mountain Washington, March 20?The case j of Grandfather mountain, about to I be subjected to commercial exploi- j tation. was called to the attention j of the house of representatives and j the people of North Carolina today j by Congressman Joe W. Ervin, lOtn ; Worth Carolina district. Mr. Ervin said that this mountain,! ffe highest and most rugged peak I ?? the Blue Ridge range, said to be I geologically the mpst ancient of j any mountain on the American con- j tinent, should be preserved for fu ture generations. "There are no federal funds avail- j able at this time with which to pur- i chase this property," he said, and in view of the size of the public debt after the war, we cannot rely upon any expectation that federal funds will be available for this purpose after the war." The congressman expressed hope that the people of North Carolina, by private subscription, would "see fit" without delay, to acquire this property and preserve it in its nat ural beauty. He suggested that pri vate subscription for such purposes could be deducted, in large meas ure, for income tax purposes. "It occurs to me," said he, "that it would be appropriate for the people of the state to acquire and save it as a memorial to the patriots who will have sacrificed their lives in this war." Mr. Ervin has written North Carolina government officials con cerning this matter and has discuss ed it with Arlan P. Kelsey, of East Boxford, Mass., who formerly lived in the shadow of Grandfather moun tain and whose article appearing in an issue of "Planning and Civic Comment" on the venerable land mark Mr. Ervin today placed ill the Congressional Record. Burley tobacco is usually aged from 18 months to approximately 30 i months before being used in the manufacture of cigarettes. L ^ SATURDAY 7:00 to 10:30 p. m. Rider* of ?*Swtefc'4 FUZZY Uin>.? Itwtti Be't I KNIGHT miHUl?<?ilii l^tWn ; AUo "BLACK ARROW" No. 9 and COMEDY MONDAY The Hilarious Scream-heart of Screen and Radio JOAN DAVIS tt SHE GETS HERMAN with Leon Errol Also SHORT SUBJECTS /# TUESDAY Those Boys Are Here Again! Abbott and Costello in ti HERE CONE THE CO-EDS Plus SHORT SUBJECTS // WEDNESDAY Philip Dora Mary Astor in "Blonde Fever" Also SHORT SUBJECTS OUR POPCORN IS DELICIOUS? It is always available in ft our lobby. Lions To Sponsor Dance on April 3rd ' ? ? A dance, sponsored by the Boone Lions club, will be held m the Appa lachian high school auditorium on the night of April 3. Tickets may be purchased at the Boone Drug store, Carolina Pham.acy or the College Book store after Thursday. Proceeds from the dance will be used to meet obligations incurred by the high school football team, and also for meeting expenses incurred in the program for the blind in Watauga county. Lion Cratis Williams explained in detail the nature of the annual Lions club show which will be held about the middle of April. Parts were given out to the Lions at the meeting Tuesday evening. Plans for the first rehearsal have been set for Tuesday, March 27. The Lion esses will have a part in this year's annual show. Lion A. R. Smith had as one of his guests, Mr. M. H. Bruner, of Clemson, S. C., who showed and ex plained articles which are now manufactured from cellulose. Cellu lose comes from cotton,, trees, corn stalks, etc. Hammers, beads, glasses for reading, false teeth, etc., can be made from this material, which America o nOG'threw away. Visitors at the meeting Tuesday night were J. H. ODaiueJ, oi Char lotte; Mr. L*raen, maitafer of the Appalachian theatre in Buone, and M. H Brunei, of Cleftison; S. C. Hi-Land Cleaners We appreciate your busi ness very much, and it is our aim to give you the best of service. Our hanging space is some whtet limited and we ask |t yoj^Jliease call for yfurjr?rk, at least within aweek from the date you leave it. This will enable us to take better care of your clothes. "YOU MUST BE PLEASED" BEN WOOD, Mgr. BUY WAR BONDS HUNT'S Easter ,, ? ? Vs r.V ? v ? . \ . -? ,"i?v Fashion Finds Beautiful New Dresses $3.95 to 0 $11.95 -i' Just received in time for Easter a grand assortment of the fine new dresses, including June Fox. Ev eryone styled by famous designers. All the new spring colors, including Florals. White, Navy and Black can be found in this (Second Floor) special group Lovely 100% Wool Suits $16.95 to $39.95 Why pay more? These new spring suits are made from quality materials by expert workmen and fea ture all the new spring colors, including Tan, Black and Navy. Use Our Convenient Lay-Away Plan Best For Less DEP'T STORE IN THE HEART OF BOONE .N.C. ?P
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