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.
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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Vulcanizing? ' Tire Recapping
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