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*l ' ' ^ 'W^i ms An Independent Weekly Newspaper?Established in the Year 1668. t i i ii i i i i mmmmtak VOL. LVII, NO. 45 :f fiOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 194fi $1.50 A YEAR?6c A COFV / PFC. LEMUEL H. DAVIS LEMUEL DAVIS IS RULED IN ACTION Valle Crucis Soldier Loms Life in Battle tor Liberation of Philippines Pfc. Lemuel K. Davis, of Valle Crucis. has been reported killed in action on Luzon, Philippine Islands, in a telegram received by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, on April 24. The date of his death has not been confirmed. Pfc. Davis entered tlje army De cember, 1942, and was sent to the South Pacific in November, 1944. He went to the Philippines in March of this year. A brother, Pfc. Hil dreth Davis, is with the Seventh army In Germany. ' A memorial service will be held for Pfc. Davis at Holy Cross Episco pal church, Valle Crucis, at a date to be announced. MANY ARE AIDED BY POLIO FUND 'Chairman Calls Attention to Need for Continued Support of Foundation Mr. Pat McGuire, chairman of the infantile paralysis fund in Watauga county, in appealing to the citizens for continued contributions, makes public some of the benefits Watauga county has received since the start of the infantile paralysis epidemic last summer. Watauga had 17 victims of polio, who spent a total of 1,233 days in hospitals, at a per patient cost of $14.12 per day, or $17,409.96. One patient, Newland Wellborn, of Deep Gap, is receiving treatment direct from the National Foundation at Warm Springs, Ga. One patient is now in the Charlotte hospital at a cost of $8.00 per day, and $208.00 has already been spent. Local in fantile paralysis organizations in North Carolina are contributing $25,000 per month to keep the pa tients at Charlotte. There is now a need for women who can meet the educational quali fications to take training in physical therapy, and those interested in get ting this training with pay, are ask ed to get in touch with Chairman McGuire or the National Infantile .Paralysis Foundation in New York. The officers of the local chapter are: Pat McGuire, chairman; H. W. Mast, vice-chairman; Howard Cot trell, secretary, and Dave P. Mast, treasurer. CITY OFFICIALS NAMED IN BOONE Mayor Winkler and Bamainrtw of Democratic SUi? Approvad Without Opposition Mayor Gofdoil' H. Winkler was elected mayor for a second time Tuesday, together with the Incum bent board of aldermen, only 152 ballots having been cast in the one ticket voting. ^ The Republicans offered no can didates for office in the town, which is normally preponderantly Demo cratic. The vote stood: For mayor, Wink ler, 147; for aldermen, Lee Stout, 152; Owen Wilson, 150; Dr. W. M. Matheson, 149. OPERETTA AT MABEL SCHOOL An operetta, "The Wedding of the Flowers,will be staged by the chil dren of the primary department at Mabel school Friday night, May II, at 8:80. There will be no admis sion charge and the public is in HOEY PRAISES APPALACHIAN ON FOUNDERS DAY Junior Senator Says No Other College Has Accomplished So Much With Little; Dr. Stanbury Presents President Dougherty With Gift Senator Clyde R. Hoey, speaking at the Founders Day meeting at Ap palachian State Teachers College Tuesday morning, praised Dr. B. B. Dougherty, its founder president continuotlsly since the college was established by an act of the legisla ture in 1903, and declared, "I can say that no other college has accom plished so much with so little." When the act was passed, Senator Hoey was a member of the state senate and joined the late E. J. Justice and R. B. White in filing a minority report which was adopted, making the first appropriation to the local institution. Senator Hoey said: "The hopes, aspirations and faith of a group of devoted and public-spirited citizens of Watauga county find expression today in this magnificent institu tion after more than 40 years of un exampled public service in the field of education. They were led by Dr. B. B. Dougherty, the dynamic presi dent of Appalachian State Teachers College, whose long and distinguish ed service to his state and the cause of education we record on this Founders Day. "From the historic, but modest be ginning of Watauga Academy as a private institution in 1899 under the benign guidance of the Dougherty brothers?D. D. and B. B.?with the able assistance of Mrs. D. D. Dough erty, we have a state school in the year 1903, chartered and aided by the general assembly, and with con tinued growth _and expansion from that period until today we behold one of the outstanding educational] institutions of the state, and one wholly unique in its record of ' achievement and the contribution I which it has made to the education- ] al life of the northwestern part of ; I the state in particular, and all of, I North Carolina in general. Speak ing from an intimate knowledge of j | the work of all of the state educa- J tional institutions, I can say that no ] i other college has accomplished so | much with so little. "Two factors have been respon- j (CONTINUED ON PAGE- FOUB) COMMENCEMENT AT APPALACHIAN Hon. D. Hiden Ramsay Deliveri Ad drams as Local Collaga Ends Tarm Hon. D. Hiden Ramsey, editor of the Asheville Citizen-Times, deliv ! ered the principal address this (Wednesday) morning at commen cement exercises at Appalachian State Teachers College, and large numbers of out-of-town guests have I stayed over from Founders Day for I the exercises. Parents of the students were j guests of the college and had break fast with the senior class and mem bers of the faculty this morning, as well as reserved seats for the exer cises which were held at 10:30. Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of the college, conferred degrees upon members of the graduating class. 40 Million Die In World'* Bloodiest War London. May 7?The greatest war in history ended today with the HHr , conditional surrender of Germany, | and joy at the news was tempered j only by the realization that the war I against Japan remains to be resolv I ed, with many casualties still ahead. The end of the European warfare, I greatest, bloodiest and costliest war m human history?it has claimed { at least 40,0^0,000 casualties on both i sides in killed, wounded and cap tured?came after five years, eight months, and six days of strife and overspread the globe. Hitler's arrogant armies invaded Poland Sept 1, 1939, beginning the agony that convulsed the world for 2,319 days. May Day Program To Be Given Today at Demonstration School ? The May Day program, to be given by the pupils of the Boone Demonstration school, originally scheduled for May 3, will be given Thursday afternoon. May 10, at 2:00 o'clock. The program will be given at the college court In case of' un favorable weathu the program will taloe place in th^boys gymnasium. Killed in Action T. PAYNE WARD T. PAYNE WARD * DIES IN PACIFIC Sugar Grove Man Lomi Lii* in Naval Engagement in Asi atic Theatre T. Payne Ward, seaman first class, | son of Mr. and Mrs. Custer Ward, of Sugar Grove, was killed in actiorv' somewhere in the Pacific, his parents f have been informed, but the date of ] his death was not specified. Seaman Ward entered service Nov. 28, 1942, and was trained at Norfolk, Va. In November, 1943, he left for the South Pacific and has been there for about 18 months, his fleet unit having participated in some of the outstanding battles of the Pacific. WATAUGA MEN _ GO INTO ARMY List of Recent Draft Inductions; Many Take Physical Examinations Eight Watauga county men re cently were inducted into the armed services under the terms of the se lective service act, and an additional 32 men have been sent to an army post for their pre-induction physi cal examinations. The list of these men in both cate gories follows: ? Induction List William Edson Bledsoe William Broadus Norris Robert T. Gross Lewis Aaron Craig Kermit Walter Jones Benjamin Ray Townsend James Frank Harmon James J. L. Sherwood Glen Roger Broyhill Physical Examination List Herbert Marshall Aldridge Zeb Vance Trivett DeVaughn Basel Davis Roy -Herbert'Greene Odell Proffitt Ralph Grady Coffey Carrol Isenh. ' er, Jr. Jesse Richard Bentley Aubyn Smith Townsend Roy Hampton Wallace Fred Lewis McLean Lee J. Jordan Willie Sylvester Rupard Grady Carlton Claude Raymond May William Howard Colvard Howard William Fairchild Fred Henry Lewis Charlie Wade Byrd Alfred Lewis Ford Vaughn Greer John Henry Moretz William Howard Tester Edgar Dudley Greene Thomas Hensel Stokes Ray Harrison Byrd Jack Bynum Moretz Ford Hollars L A. C. Calkrway John Edgar Brown Tom William Miller Ed Hollars Jack E. Edmisten Neil Edward Colvard % Kimcr Roaeoe Hartley Glenn Hagaman Tubman William Bradford Snyder John Smith Brown Paul Vernon Robbins Jessie Alvin Comhs Ralph Blane Fletcher Jasper Grant Piwanell Noah James Parlier Roby Beniamin Greene - ' Clyde Elf Harmon Rom Butler Potter Charles E. Teague Transferred to Other Beards Fleenor Adam Fo* Richard Van Farthing Roger Golston Hayes Herman Arch McGuirr James Seldun Wright Edward Douglas Herman Ralph Harbin Henaon Charles Hughes Williams John Benjamin Horton, Jr. Once Powerful Nazi War Machine Finally Crushed By Allied Might President Truman Sets Sunday As Day For Offering Thanks to God For Victory; Washington?President Truman proclaimed Tuesday "com-1 plete and final" victory in the European theatre of the greatest! war in history. He went on a radio hookup at 9 a. m. (ewt) to read his formal proclamation, which he prefaced with brief remarks in which he solemnly warned: "Our victory is but half won. The west.is free, but the east is still in bondage to the treacherous tyranny of the Japanese. When the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally, then only will our fighting job be done." It was President Truman's 61st birthday, his first in the White House, and he described it as a "solemn but glorious hour." In his proclamation he designated next Sundav?Mother's VICTORY DAY IS | OBSERVED IN CITY i AT CHURCH RITES Little Excitement Prevails as! News of German Collapse Comes In; Business Houses < Close and Packed Churchi Gives Thanks for End of Con flict Boone took the news of the uncon ditional surrender of the German armies without undue excitement or fanfare of any kind, apd throughout the day Monday the town went about its usual .work, grateful that one phase of the global war had ended, and only awaiting the offi cial announcement of President Tru man Tuesday morning to hold thanksgiving services for the success which had accompanied the arms of the nation. At nine-thirty Tuesday morning the huge auditorium and balcony of the First Baptist church was filled to capacity with business men. working metl, housewives, school children, ministers and laymen, all joined together to offer thanks for the victory over the forces of ava rice, and to ask for divine guidance that such success may come to the armies of the Allies in the fight against the Oriental aggressors. Business houses of the city closed promptly at 9:30, and the people as (CONTMulL) UN FACE FOUR* WAR BOND EFFORT GETS UNDER WAY HERE ON MONDAY Organization Set Up in Every Section of County in Effort to Raise $175,000 Quota; Need for Continued Buying Stressed The Seventh War Loan campaign, the first of two to be conducted during 1945, will get under way next Monday and continue through June 30, and Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the local war savings staff, has set up a close-knit organi zation here in an effort to raise the local quota at the earliest possible time. Wataugans will be expected to buy a record sum of $175,000 in war bonds during the Seventh War Loan, and campaign leaden, while hopeful of reaching the quota soon, admit that it will take the fullest co-operation yet accorded to raise the record sum Mr. Greene insists that citizens buv bonds to the limit of their ability in order to hasten the end of the war in Asia. "The Germans have gone down," he states, "but a formidable enemy still remains to be vanquished. We will have to work and sacrifice in order to keep our men equipped with the instru ments so necessary to the liquida tion of the Jap. The job is only half finished . . . Let's not slacken our efforts at this crucial period in world history." County Singing To Be Held on June 3 The county singing is to be held at the Gospel Tabernacle in Boone on June S, it has bean announced. All choirs and individual vocalists in the area are invited. Pttpaiu details and hour for the singing will be announced when decided upon. (Day?as a day of prayer for offer ing "joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and to pray that He will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of peace." The President's declaration was synchronized with a voctory procla mation in London by Prime Minis ter Churchill. Premier - Marshall Stalin was scheduled to give a simi lar message to the Russian people. Mr. Truman's radio address in cluded a brief introductory to the V-proclamation, and in addition he issued a separate statement in his news conference dealing especially with the Japanese. Shortly before the formal decla ration of victory in Europe, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, acting as German fuehrer, told his own peo ple that all German arms would be silent by 5 p. m., eastern wartime Tuesday. This was in line with the uncondiUonal-jimender disclosed Monday to haWtlKlb plac, at tJen. Eisenhower's headquarters at Reims shortly before 9 p. Hi. (ewt) Sunday. The Allied armies, Mr. Truman's proclamation said, have throough sacrifice and devotion and with (CONTINUED ON PAGE POUB) WINKLER MAYOR BLOWING ROCK Grover C. Robbing is Defeated in Election Tuesday) Council U Elected J. H. Winkler was elected mayor of Blowing Rock Tuesday in spirit ed balloting, defeating the incum bent, Grover C. Robbins, in one of the heaviest outpouring of voters in any city election at that place. The vote stood: Winkler, 231: Robbins, 110. A board of aldermen was elected consisting of H. P. Holshouser, Bill Lentz and J. W Castle. A slate of candidates headed by Mayor Robbins had been named some time ago by the usual method of a citizens mass meeting. L>ater another meeting was held, a second slate nominated, and for the first time in many years there was a con test. The second ticket won. The name of H. P. Holshouser, it is un | derstood, appeared on both slates. The election, as usual, was conduct ed without partisan considerations. MAYORSAYS DOGS PUBLIC NUISANCE RtquMl Mad* of Do0 Owners to Confine Canines or Action Will Bo Taken Mayor Gordon H. Winkler states that numerous complaints are reach ing city hall as the ifumber of prowl ing dogs in the city, and states that these apparently homeless canines are becoming a public nuisance: Accordingly, the mayor is asking all dog owners in the city to keep these animals confined, and that if there is no abatement in their dep redations, strong action win have to be taken by the city government Man Reported Missing, Found In Nazi Camp Pfc. Wade Stan bury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stanbury, of the Beech Creek section, who had been reported missing in action January 21 in Germany has been liberated from a Nazi prison camp by British forces, it was revealed in a message received by the parents last week. It was stated that Pvt. Stanbury & well and safe and hopes to reach home soon. He is in an English hospital. His wife, Mro. Mvgaret Stanbury, is residing in Boon.; at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Rag an. SURRENDER IS UNCONDITIONAL Little Red Schoolhout* U Scan* of History-Making EtmxI; Sumndir Paper* Signed by England. United State*. Russia and Germany; Nasi Says German People and Army "Delivered Into Victor's Hands for Battar or Worsa" Reims, France?Germany surren dered unconditionally to the Western Allies and Russia at 2.41 a. m. French time Monday. (This was at 4:41 p. m. Eastern War Time Sun day,) The surrender took place at ? lit tle rad school house which is the headquarters of General Eisenhow ?fcv A-i'vtSia.* v The surrender which brought the war in Europe to a formal end after five v(>ars, eight months and six days of bloodshed and destruction was signed for XM?aany by CoL Gen. Gustav-Jodl. Tlwas signed for the supreme Allied command by Lieut. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, chief of staff for General Eisenhow er. It was also signed by General Ivan Suajopharoff for Russia and by General Francois Sevez for France. General Eisenhower was not pres ent at the signing, but immediately afterward Jodl and his fellow dele gate, General Admiral Hans George Fnedburg, were received by the su preme allied commander. They were asked sternly if they understood the surrender terms im posed upon Germany and if they would be carried out by Germany. They answered yea. Germany, which began the war with a ruthless attack upon Poland futkiwed fry ?ninMhhrf aggressions and brutality in internment camps, surrendered with an appeal to the victors for mercy toward the Ger man people and armed forces. After signing the full surrender, Jodl said he wanted to speak and was given leave to do so. "With this signature," he said.in soft-spoten German, "the German people and armed forces are for bet ter or worse delivered into the vic , tors' hands. | "In this war which has lasted more than five years, both have achieved and suffered more than perhaps any other people in the world." LAST RITES HELD FOR JOE CANNON Manager of A. &P. Stor* and Lead ing Community Figur* Die* Hare Friday Funeral services for Joe Olander Cannon, who died Friday in Wat auga hospital, after an illness of several months, were conducted Sunday afternoon from the First Methodist church here by Dr. E. K. McLarty, and interment was in the cemetery at Moravian Falls, Wilkes county. Graveside rites were con ducted by members of Snow Lodge No. 363, A. F. & A. M., of Boone, and more than 100 journeyed from this city to Moravian Falls to be present at the burial. Mr. Cannon was a native of Burke county, but had been a resident of Boone for the past seven and one half years, serving as manager of the A. & P. Food store for the past five years. He topk an active part in the civic and religious affairs of the town, and formed many strong friendships during his residence here. He was a member of the Boone Methodist church. Snow Masonic Lodge, and was affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association. Surviving are the widow, the for mer Miss Annie Pennell, of Mora vian Falls; a son, Joe, Jr.; father, J. B. Cannon, of Morgan ton; two broth ers. J. C. Cannon, of the U. S. Nawy, and Bennett Cannon, of Morgan too; two* niitan. Misses Ola Mae and Mary, of Morganton OPA Ruling Applies To Farm Slaughterers Mr Richard Olsen of the local OPA office, calls attention to a naw direct ice affecting the slaughtering of livestock on farms and aimed at securing a better distribution of meats. After May IS, OPA says, farmers will not be permitted to sell or gWe away meat resulting from the slaughter of their livestock they hove been i ed a Class S slaughterer's the OPA local urges farmers who expect to ter farm stock register at once. *? "
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