LEGION NOTES By TTEt ADJUTANT Vatertns- Prafmoc* la hteil Civil Ssrrlce Zmplormmni In making appointments to cleri cal Mid otter petitions in the ex ecutive branch of the Federal gov ernment, the act of July 11, IBM, requires that preference be given to honorably discharged soldiers, sail or* and marines, and widows of such, and to the wives of Injured soldiers, sailors and . marines who themselves are not qualified but whose wives are qualified to hold such positions. In making any reduction of force in any of the executive departments, the act of August 19, 187* provides that the head of such department shall retain those persons who may be equally qualified who have been honorably discharged form the mili tary or naval service of the United Slates, and the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors. The act of August 39, 1012, provides in part that in the event of reductions being made in the force of the ex ecutive departments no honorably charged soldier or sailor whose record in said department is rated as good shall be discharged, or drop ped, or reduced in rank or salary. Under the act of March 1, 1919, the period of time during which sol diers, sailors and marines, both en listed and drafted men, who prior to entering the service of their country, had a civil service status, and whose names appear on the eligible list of the civil service commission, may not be counted against them in pie de termination of their eligibility under the law, rules or regulations of the civil service commission and at the time of demobilization their civil servoe status shall be the same as when they entered the service. J GOLDEN GUERNSEY Grade A Raw Milk Hew River Dairy PHONE 1M-J BOONE. M. C. PVT. HOY L. COFTET Pvt. Roy L. Coffey Writes From Germany Pvt. Roy L Coffey, (above) son of Mr*. Octavia Coffer, of Blowing Rock, who enlisted in the army in October, 1*42, and who went over tea ( a year later, participated in the invasion of Europe, and is now in Germany. Following are some ex cerpt from a letter recently received from him by Mrs. Coffey: "Our mail isn't censored any more, so I can tell you a few things that I've been through since I've been over here. First, I landed in France on D-day. We took part in the St. Lo break-through and in the libera tion of Paris. We were also the first division to enter Germany, and the first to hit the Sfegfried line. But the toughest of them all was when we got to the Hurtgen forest. That is one place that I prayed every day and I thank the Lord for taking care of me. We were also in Luxem bourg wh^n the Germans made their break-through. At the present I have four battle stars for major bat tles and we are expecting another one soon. At present I have 73 points. "We crossed the Rhine river on the 27th of March and stayed in line 196 days without a rest, and I do mean without a rest." There it an extra large supply of peaches this year. Miss Ruth Cur rent of State College, suggests that this is an opportunity to get a good supply of canned fruit. BUY WAR BONDS .'-V BOONE DRUG COMPANY BOONE, N. C. Let HOUCK Sharpen Your Lawn Mower THERE IS A DIFFERENCE See your Motor Express or Mail Truck for transportation. HOUCK'S LAWN MOWER SERVICE AT LENOIR E8SO SERVICE W*t Av?nu? Lenoir. If. C. PboMtaS-J D. & P. PIPE WORKS For your own safety ... BUY BONDS HANG ON TO THEM dollar until it ? ** . , J # P. LAVIETES. HOLD BACK INFLATION . . . IT'S NOT COMING ? IT'S HERE Panic, with the bottom dropping out of the market, factories clos ing, labor idle, farm prices down, follows inflation. Stale of Dade Reverts To Countybood Today I Trenton, Ga., July 4 ? After today, ?July 4, there will be only 40 states in the union. The free state of Dade, which with withdrew from the nation in I860 because Georgia refueed to a? cede it that thne, will become Just another of the state's 186 counties at an Independence ceremony in the Trenton town square. The Stars and Ban of the Con federacy will be hauled down from the flagstaff and the American flag will fly officially over the county for the first time in 8S years. Postmaster General Robert A. Hannagan .although not on, the scene personally, will receive the county into the union by radio. When feeling was running high in the months before the ftitbreak of the war between the states, Dade county's slave-owning and secession conscious voters sent "Uncle Bob" Tatum, a powerful voiced and fiery individual, to represent them in the state legislature. One day, he arose from hit chair and boomed: "By the gods, gentlemen, if Geor gia does not vote to secede imme diately from the union, Dade county will secede from the state and be come the independent state of Dade." The county sent a proclamation to the federal government announc ing its withdrawal, and down through the yean.there has been no other document to change that status. Today's program was strictly dem ocratic. All citizens present cast an oral vote on whether they want to give up their statehood and go back to being just a county. Cpl. Watson Tells of Combat in Nazi Area Mrs. G. A. Watson, of Deep Gap, has received a letter from her son, Cpl. Norman Watson, in which he says: "We started firing across the Rhine river at Mainz and we went up as far as Chemnu, then we mov ed back with the Seventh army and now we are north of Munich ... I have one battle star and we hope to have, two more. "Well, it's lots better to be over here since the war is over than it is to be in combat. I tell anyone it's no fun. From the looks of every thing, it will be some time before lots of us will get to come home. We are now policing the area of 76 towns, and I don't know how long we will do this." FATHERS HONORED BY BEAVER DAM 4-H GIRLS The old schoolhouse on upper Bea ver Dam was a scene of much ac tivity Sunday, June 17. The 4-H Club girls, sponsored by the Home Demonstration Club women and la dies of the community honored the men with a "Father's Day" dinner. Smaller children gave an entertain ment in the afternoon honoring their dads. Mr. J- S. Snyder, the oldest father present, and Mr. Joe Wilson, the youngest, were given a small prize. Rev. W. C. Payne, pastor of Beaver Dam church, gave an inter esting talk. The ladies and some of the men have done quite a little work on the schoolhouse with helpful sugges tions from Mrs. Hamby, the home agent. The ladies hope to have more work done so they will have an ideal club room and community house to serve the people. Labor shortages in the woods and at the mills is the bottleneck of lumber and pulp wood production, says Dean 1. O. Schaub of State College. ? NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs. M. C. Ward, late of the county! of Watauga, this is to notify all persons Laving claims against the estate iff the said deceas ed, to pteeent therfi to me within 11 months of the djte hereof, or this notice will be fclya d in bar of their recovery. All tAAse indebted to the estate are asked to make immediate pST May 29, IMS. 1 5-$l-9c 8. C. EGGERS, Adm. Ggs Production Up, Other States Down North Carolina was the only state in the entire United States to show any sizeable increase in the produc tion of eggs in the first five months of IMS, according to the U. S. Bu reau of Agricultural Economics. In tact, egg production in the Uni ted States was down 7 percent for the period, while production in North Carolina was up 3 percent, or 10,000,000 eggs, as compared with 1M4. Poultry specialists of the State College extension service point to the steady progress of the poultry industry in North Carolina along all lines. Better breeding and feeding methods, coupled with good work by the poultry hatcheries in the state, have resulted in more eggs per bird and a much larger iatrs?t in total production the specialists say. ' North Carolina poultrymen are much more careful than formerly of getting disease-free chicks, at pro viding housing and more sanitary conditions for . growing out the chicks, and of producing strong, healthy pullets, capable of laying large numbers of eggs. Much, how ever, remainAo be done along this line, according to the specialists, and North Carolina can continue to show improvement from year to year. One of the most important factors ii# large egg production is good breeding. This subject is being care fully studied at State College and all agencies are co-operating to build up the flocks in the state that produce hatching eggs. rims QUALITY PEACH CROP Raleigh ? Therf is a fine quality crop of peaches in the Sandhills area t^ili season, and it will begiiT moving in volume to markets with in the next week, according to Don Matheson, fruit and vegetable mark eting specialist with the state de partment of agriculture. "Housewives experiencing short ages in other foods should use their canning sugar allotments for put ting up peaches grown here in North Carolina and superior to any product anywhere else in the world," Matheson said. In the Hamlet section, general harvesting of Hiley peaches began June 28 and at Candor July 2. Marketing of Elbertas will get un der way in Hamlet on July 5 and in Candor on July 9. m .ZionTille New Mr and Mrs. Moo Critcher and children, of Kinfsport, Tenn., are here spending a week attheir home. Harve Wilson has returned to his home here .from Winston-Salem, where he underwent an operation at the Baptist hospital. G. C. Wilkinson is a guest of rela tives in Roanoke, Va., for a lew week J. f .Ivan 'Church -win return this week; from Grace Hospital, Banner Elk, where be was taken more than .a week ago. following injuries receiv ed in an automobile wreck. - e Amonf those visiting relatives here are Mm Myron Greer and daughters and Mr. and Mis. Bill. Fletcher and sons, of Cleveland, O.; Miss Bette Ruth Greer, of Rich mond. Ind., and G km wood Greer, of Lockland, Ohio. LUtle Bobby Greer, son of Fleet Greer, is recovering from a tonsil operation performed at Watauga Hospital on Friday. PUREBRED RAM & EWE SALE -At BOONE LIVESTOCK MARKET -On Saturday, July 7, at 11 a. m. Sale Consists of 25 Yearling Rams and 1 0 Young Ewes All of these sheep were bred by Watauga County Pure bred Hampshire Sheep Breeders. This sale gives farmers in this section an opportunity to select an outstanding Ram or Ewe without traveling from farm to farm to make a purchase. All of these sheap were selected for the sale by the County Agents ii/WatAiga County. Sale Sponsored by Watauga County Hampshire Sheep y Tf?i V \ Boone, N. C. H. M. HAMILTON, Jr., Auctioneer Boone, N. C. Vulcanizing and Recapping maintain a modern and complete Vulcanizing and Recap pins Department, and are rendering the beat of service. COMPLETE ESSO LUBRICATION SERVICE MADDUX ESSO SERVICE ?1M M. R. WILL U. WORRY ASKS... ^AlTC yOU 8UTC you'll make it?M "The car shortage is awful. ..and sure to get worse. Your own right now is probably the oldest car you ever owned. You may not get another for a long time. Will this one really see you through? "The answer may depend on what you do right now. July and August can be the hardest months of the year on your oar's moving parts... battery... tires. They may suffer serious extra wear... unless they have correct summer- ? attention... "So sea your Esso Dealer NOW for fresh, protective Easo Motor Oil and chassis lubrication. Be sure your battery or tires don't quit next winter through careless neglect right now. It's up to you and you alone. And it's mighty important..." Be safe, not sorry. . . see your Esso Dealer and SAVE THAT CAR! ?sso DEALER cor* sov?s w?or ? * ; ?' ? -v * . * ? ? ? ? STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY/ JU ^ Smith's Esso Station Complete Line of Esso Petroleum Products Complete Esso Service Blowing Bode Road Boone, N. C M Vilas Service Station Complete Esso Service Wire Fencing ? Quality Honey West of Boone on Highway 421 ? m Maddnx WavHing, Lubrication, Quality Service Vulcanizing? ' Tire Recapping VUilnjst. at Blowing/ Bock Bood Bom

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