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??>> WATAUGA DEMOCRAT ? - .--"i M ' doit Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year I 888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1945 WATCH ?a yi S2T, tm thU - , $1-50 A YEAR ? 8c A CITY DEBT BEING REFUNDED AT LOW RATE OF INTEREST Sale of $205,000 Refunding Bonds of the Town at 2.88% is Announced; Saving of $70, 344.25 to Citizens is Effected Two hundred and live thousand dollars refunding bonds, represent ing the total debt of the town, were sold on May 29 at an interest rate of 2.8879 percent, it is revealed by -Mayor Gordon H. Winkler, who joints out that the refunding plan will save the taxpayers of the town $70,346.25. City officials had been working on the refunding proposal for some time. A syndicate composed of the First Security < Corporation. Durham; Vance Security Corporation, E. L. Hardin & Company, Winston- Salem, and H. S. Dickson & Company, Char lotte, bought the bonds at the rate which is highly satisfactory to city officials, who had been working dili gently on a plan to gain for the tax payers a lower rate of interest. They are particularly pleased with the in terest rate since no less an authority than Roger Babson states that mon ey rates will continue low for only a short time, and that six percent money is iQ the offing. Under the new plan the debt of "the town will be retired in 20 years, rather than in 26, as under the for mer financing arrangement, and the | amount paid in principal and inter est will be about the same annualy as heretofore. Savings accomplish ed under the refinancing plan are to be used for civic improvements. Mayor Winkler states that the in debtedness oLthe town has been cut down during the past" two years to the amount of $39,000, and that asided from the bonded obligations of the city there Ve no debts other than current operating expenses which are paid weekly. In pointing out that wells are to be dug soon to augment the water supply in dry periods and that a program of street improvement must be carried out this year. Mayor Win kler insists upon the full co-opera tion of the taxpayers, in order that the city may carry on the hecessary work, and maintain its sound fiscal standing. Memorial Service To Honor Olma D. Greene # Who Died in Germany A memorial service will be held at the Three Forks Baptist church Sunday, June 10, in honor of Pfc. Olma D. Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Greene, of Boone, who was killed in the fighting at Lux embourg on January 11. The service will begin at ^30 p. m., and the memorial message will be delivered by Kv. Raymond Hen drix and Rev. G. A. Hamby. The American Legion will take part in the program, and the public general ly is invited. Ration Guide Frocsnsd Foods June Blue stamps N2 'through S2, expire June 30; T2 through- X2, ex pire July 31; Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, CI, ex pire AugiA 31; D1 through HI, ex pire September 30. Fall Red stamps E2 through J2, expire June 30; K2 through P2 expire July 31; Q2 through U2, e^>ire Aug. 31; V2 through Y2, expire Sept. 30. Sugar Sugar stamp 36 expires Aug. 31. Shoes Airplane stamps Nos 1, 2 and 3, in Book Three, continue valid in definitely. ? New stamp valid Aug. 1. Gasoline A15 coupons good for four gallons each through June 21. B6 and B7, ?C6 and C7 coupons good for five gallons each. T coupons for second ? quarter valid through June 30. Tlr?s No certificates for new tires will be issued to eligible applicants if **" present tires can be repaired or re capped. Any tire that shows abuse by running beyond the point of re capping will not be replaced. N?w Stamps Valid Five new blue stamps, worth 10 points each ? a total of 50 points ? and five red stamps, also worth 10 .points each for a total of 50 points, became valid for buying processed foods, meats and fats, respectively, on June 1. The five new blue stamps are D-l, E-l. F-l, G-l and H-l. The five red stamps are V-2, W-2, X-2, Y-2 and Z-2. These red and blue stamps, valid June 1, will be d6od through September 30. Memorial Service , Next Sunday, June 30, at 2:30 o'clock, there will be a memorial service at Meat Camp Baptist church in honor of the boys in serv ice. Everybody cordially invited to attend. John Bull Traitor John Amery. u Englishman who broadctit far the Germana, shown with hia wife Ml after hia capture. He waa placed in a camp by hia ItaUaa patriot captora, after be had tried te eacape to Switzerland. Ainer? rr?(r?M that he be placed In British custody. LOCAL ESCAPEE GIVES SELF UP ? Chaatar Carroll Surrtsdart to Waal Virginia Officer*: Wants to Bttkra *' A man giving his name as Chester B. Carroll, 30, of Boone, walked into a police station in Beckley, W. Va., last Sunday and told officers he was ^ fugitive from a North Carolina Toad camp where he was serving time for murder, and wanted to re turn to North Carolina to "pull my tidb." Carroll stated that since his es cape eight months ago, he had work ed in Beckley as a painter and for a hotel. # ? Carroll was sentenced from Wat auga county in 1941 to 10 to 12 years in connection with the death of Dean Payrte, which occurred at a road house near Boone. He escap ed from the Watauga unit of the state prison department in October of 1944, and this is the first news of his whereabouts. Missionary From CMna To Speak At Advent Church Miss Hamiah Stocks, an Advent Christian missionary from China, will speak at the Boone Advent Christian church next Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock, and also Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Miss Stocks has had many years of active missionary work in China, and has passed through many thrill ing experiences as when she fled from the Japanese to take up work in the interior of China. She will tell how she was flown out of China last fall and finally reached the shores of California. The people of Boone and sur rounding neighborhoods will have an unusual opportunity to receive first-hand information about the present conditions in China from an American who has been in the midst of the Japanese war in China. Each one has an invitation to hear Miss Stocks. Stallings Bass Contest To Be Again Conducted Mr. B. W. Stallings, local jewel er, and bass fishing enthusiast, in commenting on the opening of the bass season next Sunday, states that his big fish contest will again be conducted this year. The decision to make the bass contest an annual affair was reach ed after consideration of the many comments heard during the contest last year, and the fact that most all the bass fishermen in the section participated. As was the case last year, a number of prizes will be awarded, and the prize list togeth er with detailed information will be published later. Mr. Stallings states that this year there will be a junior contest, open to all lads in the county 16 and un der, and that prizes will be offered in this group. As was the case last year com peting fishermen must weigh their catches at City Meat Market, where the official record will be kept. Mrs. F. J. Trivett Dies From Lingering illness Mrs. F. J. Trivett, age 07 years, a well-known and esteemed resident of the Beech Creek section, died at the home last Thursday, from an illness which began several months ago. Funeral services were conducted Sunday from the Zion Hill Baptist ?church by Rev. W C. Payne, and interment was in the church ceme tery. Surviving are the husband, four sons and one daughter: Roy Trivett, Beech Creek; Lieut Dewey Trivett, Navy, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Charlie Trivett, Philippines; Sgt. Paul Triv ett, Miami, Fla.; and Mrs. Carmel Shook, Chanute Field, 111. ALLIES SET UP MILITARY RULE OVER GERMANY Zones of Occupation for Four Powers are Defined, as Iron clad Rule is Established for Conquered Country; Country Has No Arms m Paris, June 5 ? The allied big four today stripped Germany to its pre Hitler frontiers and assumed su preme control of the country and its 7,800,000 people under ironclad military rule in place of a central government which they said ^no longer existed. They set up occupa tional zones for the United States, Great Britain, Russia and France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom ery, Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov and Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassig ny, constituting a supreme control commission representing the United States, Britain, Russia and France, respectively, proclaimed the allied action in a declaration signed in ruined Berlin. The United States will occupy southwestern Germany, Great Brit ain .northwestern Germany, Russia easterr^ Germany and France west em Germany. Greater Berlin will be occupied by all four powers and governed T>y I interallied authority. _ There will be four commandants, one for each occupying power, and they will take turns serving as chief commandant. Article 10 of the declaration pro vides that "the forces, nationals ships, aircraft, military equipment and other property in Germany or in German control or service or at German disposal, of any other country at war with any of the al lies will be subject to the provisions of this declaration and of any proc lamations, orders, ordinances or in structions issued thereunder." With the declaration, Germany entered what was officially called the occupation period, following the capitulation period. The allies will agree on the desig nation of future periods ? but it was understood that the occupation pe riod will be a long one. The revision of the old German frontiers, especially as regards the great slice of territory claimed by Poland, will be left for the future. It was made plain that the allied action does not mean the annexa tion of Germany. By today's action, one day before the first anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Germany was left a supine, formless mass of territory and peojple without a government, without ^n army, navy or air force, and without police except those %hosen by the conquerors. Funds Urgently Needed For Cemetery Work M. ? Mr. James H. Councill, treasurer of the local cemetery committee, calls attention to the fact* that funds are urgently needed to pay for the up keep and improvements being car ried on at the graveyard, and asks that all those willing to contribute to this fund to leave their money at The Democrat office. Since the cemetery is maintained solely by free-will contributions, th?? matter of financing the improve ments has been difficult. At this time, Mr. Councill states, a deficit exists, and those who have rela tives interred there should make their contributions at once. Quota For Cancer Relief Is Rayed Here Watauga county's quota in the campaign against cancer l\as been fully subscribed, says Paul A. Cof fey, county chairman of the effort, whose final report indicates the col lection of $130.95. Funds derived from such campaigns will be used to promote cancer clinics in the va rious sections of the country, it is stated. Mr. Coffey takes Occasion to thank the people for their co-operation in making the campaign successful. Bass Season to Open In County on Sunday The bass fishing season will open in Watauga county next Sunday, it is announced by Walter Edmisten, county game warden, who adds that all other types of fish can now be taken, and that the trout fishing sea son remains open. Due to bad weather the fishing hasn't been quite so good this sea son. it is said, but anglers look for an improvement in the situation. TEXT: ROOSEVELT Ibague, Colombia ? A brief bio graphy of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt is being printed for the Tolima state government. The bio graphy, to be used in the school's current history and cultural courses, stresses Roosevelt's activities as "the good neighbor." What Was Once City of Berlin ..A. J . A' 1A c ?'???? * On* of tha first official RAF picluiw of Barlm line* it* fall. This ??rial tUw in tha um brttHB Friadrich Hain and Llehtanbwg. takan from a low-flying mosquito plan*. gWas striking (rldmc* of th? com plat* darutalioo of tha Carman capital. To the American People: Your sons, husbands and dims who art standing today upon the battle fronts sre fighting for mora than victory in war. They ara fighting for a new world of fTaa dom and paaca. Wa, upon whom has been placed the responsibility of loading tha American forces, appaal to you with all possible earnestness to ln * rest in war bonds to tha fullest extant of your capacity. Give us not only the needed implements of war, but tha assur ance and backing of a united peo ple so necessary to hasten the victory and spaed the return of your fighting men. GEM. GEORGE C. MARSHALL ADM. WILLAM D. LEHAY , GEN. DOUGLAS Mac ARTHUR I ADM ERNEST J. KING GEN*DW1GHV>. ISENHOWER GEN. H. H. ARNOLD BUSTEED HEADS LOCAL LIONS CLUB Secretary-Treasurer Lions Club Is Elevated to Presidency; Other Officers At the regular meeting Tuesday night, Dr. Robert C. Busteed was elected president of the Boone Lions Club for the year 1945-46. Lion Busteed has been secretary - treasurer of the club for several years. Other new officers who will assume their duties at the first meet ing in July are: Lion tamer, Joe Crawford; tail twister, Maurice O'Sullivan; secre tary-treasurer, Ralph W. House; di rectors, Lee Stout and J. E. Hol shouser; third vice-president, A. R. | Smith; second vice-president, J. V. ' Caudill; first vice-president, Clyde R. Greene. Lions Jim Winkler and Grady Mo retz had charge of the election to select the new officers. Ladies' night will be on Tuesday night, July 3. The place where this meeting will be held and the nature of the meeting has not yet been de termined. President G. K. Moose announced that the new state highway com missioner will be in Boone on Sat urday night, June 15. A special dinner will be held in his honor, de tails to be announced later. The annual state Lions convention will be held at Black Mountain on Tuesday, June 12. Lion Southard announced the rules for appraising the Victory gardens. The club is giving prizes of $10 and $5 for the best Victory garden in town. Visitors at the meeting Tuesday night were Dr. A. P. Kephart, Lieut Wade E. Brown of the navy; Coach R. W. Watkins, of the college, and Mr. W. J. Stowe of Concord. Dr. Ellen Winston, state superin tendent of public welfare for North Carolina, will bo guest speaker at the club meeting on June 19. Okinawa Resistance Island Nearing End A complete news blackout on the swift American operations on south ern Okinawa hinted at important de velopments Tuesday as Japan, los ing important ground on manifold war fronts, frankly expressed fears of a homeland invasion. Adm Chester W. Nimitz starngely omitted all mention of Okinawa ground activity in a delayed com munique which told only of scat tered aerial blows against Nippon. This extraordinary admission wss taken to indicate a later announce ment might ba forthcoming on the expected end of organized resistance on the important Uand. The Japs at last reports were being compress ed into the small southern tip of the island and were losing their grasp of the huge Naha airfield, best in the Ruykus. BURLEY TOBACCO INCREASE SEEN ? 14.500 Aciti Expected To Be Planted in North Carolina. Say* Stat* Official Raleigh, June 5 ? The state de partment of agriculture predicted today a four percent increase in to bacco acreage this year, forecasting 713,500 acres for North Carolina, compared with 689,000 acres last year. J. S. Morgan, department statisti cian, said that a two and one-half percent increase in allotments al lowed by the agricultural adjust ment administration this year, plus the failure of many farmers to plant their limit in 1944, would permit the four percent increase. An expected increase of approxi mately 20 pAcent in acreage in the burley belt will bring this year's to tal harvest to approximately 14,500 acres, Morgan said. This wOuld be a '100 percent increase over the crop two years ago. ? ?? 9 ? 1 Former Deep Gap Man Dies In Washington David O. Ray, native of the Deep Gap section, and former conductor on the Milwaukee railroad, died in a hospital in Bellington, Wash., May 21, after a long illness. He . was 60 years old. Mr. Ray went to Washington in 1916 and vAs employed by the Mil waukee railroad, from the service of which he retired last winter. His home war at Mt. Vernon, Wash. The widow and four children sur vive, also three broWers and five sisters. His father, C. A. Ray, re sides at Deep Gap. Wildlife Club Will Hold Meeting on 13th There will be an important meet ing of the Watauga Wildlife Club at the Parkway Company on June 13, at 8 o'clock p. m., at which time a new slate of officers for the or ganization will be elected. At the same time a new set of by-laws per mitting the local club to affiliate with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, will come up for ap proval. A full attendance of the member ship is desired. Oddl and Ends of Yarn Sought By Red Cross Women of the county who have small scraps of bright colored yarns left over from knitting, are asked to donate them to the Red Cross so that they may be used for making an afghan for the Moore General hos pital. The yarn may be left at the Red Cross room, or at the home of Mrs. W. M. Burwell, North Water street. VEGETABLE SUPPORT PRICES TO BE CONTINUED IN 1945 Prices paid to growers for snap beans, sweet corn, green peas and tomatoes for processing are to be supported in 1945 at the same levels as in 1944, with certain adjustments 'pvoring varieties preferred for pro cessing. TWO DESTROYERS LOST Washington, June 4 ? The navy announced tonight the loss of the destroyers Morrison and Luce off Okinawa, with heavy casualties. Each carried a crew of more than 200. Sinking of the two craft by tne Japanese raised to 313 the number of navy vessels lost since the be ginning of the war. The next of kin of casualties have been notified. Most persons can live comfortably on a fixed income, provided they receive an unexpected bonus every now and then, to clear up unexpect ed expnsfs. WATAllGA PASSES BOND QUOTA, BUT E BOND SALES LAfi Watauga and Northampton Ftart Counties in State to Reach Overall Seventh War Uu Quota; Strong Effort Beiag Made to Beach E Quota ?? Watauga county shares the honor with Northampton of being the tint county in North Carolina to' exeeed her overall quota in the Seventh War Loan, Clyde R. Greenfe, local war fund chairman, is advised in a letter from W. H. Neal, area mana ger for the War Finance committee. The two counties were reported as passing their overall quotas on the same day. While expressing pleasure over this report, Mr. Greene is frankly disappointed that such a poor show ing has been made in "E" bond sates in this campaign. Watauga coun tians have only bought $60,000 in this type of security, as against an E bond quota of $136,000. Box Sapper Plai# are going forward for the old-fashioned box supper which was announced last week, and througJP the medium of which considerable stimulation of E bond sales should beAttained. W The event will be held in the high school auditorium, and the boxes will be sold by Harry Hamil ton and the Cottrell Twins for the high dollar in E bond sales. String music^will enliven the occasion and a veteran of the present war will speak briefly. The Woman's Club of the town will be responsible for the delivery of the boxes, and Mr. Greene is ask ing the Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge, the Junior Order Lodge, the Chamber of Commerce, the Ameri can Legion and the Merchants As sociation to se^ that the men are present with the disposition to pur chase the boxes. -v ? Mr. Greene Is extending an invi tation to everyone to -be present on this occasion, and help put the final push behind the sales of E bonds. "We certainly don't want our coun ty to fail to go over the top iu the sales of E bonds, while our men are still facing the Japs in the fox holes," he said. Capt. Shook, Veteran Of Army Air Raids on Germany, Visitor Here Captain Carmel Shook, of the army air forces, who made 112 mis sion* as the pilot of a Thunderbolt fighter ship over Germany, has been in the county three days, where he was called on account of the deatlr of his mother-in-law, Mrs. F. J. Trivett of Beech Creek. Capt. Shook, a native of Banner Elk, who is now if) an aero engi neering school at Chanute FieM, ul., speaks enthusiastically of the air force, aril! the quality of the ships and men who fly them. He states that he had encountered a minimum of German fighter plane opposition, and that he only succeeded in knock ing downfne enemy ship. His du ties were principally to strafe Ger man troops, motor convoys and the like, and this type of operation proved most costly to the enemy. Capt. Shook is intensely interest ed in the jet propulsion type of plane which he says will practically double the speed of about 400 miles per hour which the Thunderbolt reaches. Last year's pig crop was down 34 percent from the year before. Since pork accounts for about 90 percent of the meat supply, no wonder there's a shortage. To th? Pmoplm* of fMi Community Mortally wounded Staff Ser geant George K KAthley of La mesa, Texas, stood up fit >1 minutes and mowsd down at mans, ite SS'SSfffiE he slumped to the |foSnd, turned to * IB thing I tor her and my country*' This Medal of Hotter soldier did more than will* to Ins. Keathley. He wrote to you, too. Can you staosrely answer: "I am doing all I can tor my country 7" Not unless you are doing your share in the Mighty TS War Loan. Your maximum War Bond purchase of any of the war loans b needed the most now as Sgt. Keathley's comrades head tor the Pacific tor the final round at the world struggle to save your country from Faacist hands. % THE EDITOR 3/4