Newspapers / Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / Oct. 11, 1945, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Watauga democrat VOL. LVII, NO. 15 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1945 WATCH the LABEL on your pmp+x u U mhowm t bm your * inscription wlil ?xplr* and du?w your will torn aloppod ?oonw ranawad. Thm operating airictly oa l <M vane? basis. Th?r? u* no ?xct to thla rule. Democrat to $1.50 A YEAR? 5c A COPY AUTO ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL TO LOCAL MAN Clinton Cook of Mt. Vernon Sec tion, Dies Following Injuries Sustained When Struck by Automobile in Perkinsville; Was Former Merchant Mr. Millard Clinton Cook, prom inent citizen and former merchant, ?who resided on Blowing Rock Route 1, in the vicinity of Mount Vernon Church, died in the local hospital last Thursday from injuries sustain ed the day before when he was struck by an automobile at Perkins ville, just east of Boone. Mr. Cook was 70 years old. Officers had listed Lovill Church, a medically discharged soldier of Elk Creek, as the driver of the car. They said that they were informed by witnesses that the accident ap parently was unavoidable, Mr. Cook having moved quickly in front of the vehicle. Funeral services for deceased were held from Mount Vernon Church on Saturday by Rev. R. C. Eggers and Rev. Will Cook, and in terment was in the Critcher ceme tery, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home being in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Cook was reared in Watauga county, a son of the late David and Elizabeth Cook, and for a number of years had been engaged in the mer cantile business in the neighborhood of his home. He had been a mem ber of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church since he was 16 years old. Surviving is the widow, the for mer Geneva Critcher. Three sons and one daughter also survive^ Vance Cook, Bamboo; Frank Cook and Rom Cook, Boone, and Mrs. ?Gardner Winkler. WAR FUND DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY Solicitors Now Working to R?*ch County Quota or $4,600 as Quickly as Possible The National War Fund campaign got started in Watauga county in earnest this week, as a close-knit or ganization of volunteer workers started the the job of raising the county's quota of $4,600 as quick ly as possible. The first returns to be submitted coipe from Boone, where a prelimi nary report indicates that $371.50 had been collected in the first few hours of active campaigning. Other reports from this community are lacking, and it is yet too early to give any figures from the rural areas. However, Harry M. Ham ilton, chairman, is urging everyone to co-operate in this final campaign for the war fund and subscribe the quota without delay. The need for entertainment and other services by our fighting men in the different parts of the world is accentuated by the end of hostili ties, while millions of innocent and suffering peoples of friendly lands must be cared for, if the victory is complete. No campaign since the beginning of hostilities is more im portant than this one, it is said, and the usual full co-operation of the people is expected. Careful Drivers Listed For Two Weeks Period Mayor Gordon H. Winkler has given out the following list of drivers, who deserve special recog nition for their observance of traf fic laws, and generally careful handling of their vehicles on the streets of Boone for the past two weeks: Dennis Shores, Shulls Mills; C. R. Wilson. Trade, Tenn.; R. S. Baker, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Mae Miller, Boone; Ne^J River Dairy, Mrs. Ra leigh Cottrell, James E. Miller^ Ben Rosen baum, Boone; Leo K. F^tch ett, Banner Elk; Rolf Wilson, Trade; Wade E. Eller, Jefferson. Each of these persons will be given a ticket to the Appalachian Theatre through the courtesy of thej management. Ration Calendar MEATS AND FATS: Red Stamps A1 through El, now valid, expire Oct. 31; F1 through Kl, now valid, ? expire Nov. 30; LI through Ql, now valid, expire Dec. 3'; R1 through VI, now valid, expire Jan. 31. SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 38, now valid, expires Dec. 31. SHOES: Airplane Stamps Nob. 1, 2, 3 and 4, now good. Dean of Women Miss Helen Burch. the new dean of women at Appalachian State Teachers College, ^rho was recently elevated to this position after two years of successful work with the colljg*. Her work has been divided between the college classroom and the dormitory, and her training admirably qualifies her for her new responsibility. COLLEGE PLANS FOR HOMECOMING Highlight Program of College Year to Be Presented On October 27 The annual homecoming day ex ercises will be held at Appalachian College on October 27th, and early advices indicate that the adminis-1 tration is making plans to the end that the event will perhaps be the] most outstanding one in the history of the college. The tentative program for the homecoming week-end, which has just been released, follows: Friday, evening. Oct. 26, at 8:30 o'clock, selected members of the Playcraftcrs, directed by Professor A. Antonakos, will present for the pleasure of the alumni and present students, "Personal Appearance." Each campus organization will place at a designated position on the cam pus Saturday morning a project, representing the aims and accom plishments of the club, for the in spection of the guests. These proj- 1 ects will be under the supervision! of Dr. W. A. Abrams. At 10 o'clock Saturday morning a business meeting of the Alumni As sociation will be held in the audi- 1 torium, at which time Dr. W. A.l Stanbury, president of the associa tion, will officiate. Following this meeting, lunch will be served the guests in the cafeteria. The feature of the afternoon will be the football game between High Point and Appalachian. These two teams are strong rivals in the North State Conference, and an exciting game is anticipated. Following the game, several of the organizations will hold their annual homecoming* teas in the dormitory parlors. Climaxing the homecoming pro gram, a dance will be held in the girls' gymnasium from 8:30 to 11:30. Crippled Children's Clinic To "Be Held Here October 17th | Dr. John S. Gaul of Charlotte, will | be in the district health department office on Wednesday, October 17, to I hold a crippled children's clinic. Registration for those wishing to see Dr. Gaul will begin at 1:00 p. m. I This will be Dr. Gaul's last visit to this health office until next sum | mer. NEW PREMIER SAYS JAPANESE CRIMINALS TO BE PUNISHED Tokyo ? In a nationwide broadcast and through a conference with for- 1 ekn correspondents. Premier Ku juro Shidehara told the world yes-] terday that punishment would be dealt Japanese officials who tram-] pled the rights of people, but refus ed to discuss whether Japan was guilty of starting the Pacific war. i While the chief of the Nippon government was making public his | views, American authorities uncov ered and placed under allied guard Japan's rich reserves of gold, silver and platinum valued at more than $250, 000, ,000 GENERAL PATTON THINKS ANOTHER WAR INEVIABLE Gen. George S. Patton, former U. S. 3rd army commander who has as sumed command of the 15th army in Germany, predicted yesterday that another war is inevitable. WORK HASTENED ON NEW BURLEY HOUSE IN BOONE I Coleman Confident Big Struc I ture Will Be Ready for Open ing of Market; Sees Bumper Crop of Tobacco With Price Fully as Good as Last Year Mr. R. C. Coleman, operator of the burley tobacco warehouses here, was in town Tuesday, checking on the progress being made on the con struction of the huge new ware | house, and expresses confidence that despite recent bad weather, the I structure will be ready for the open ing of the market during the first week in December. Contractor Walter C. Greene, who has been considerably hindered by recent rains, is rushing work on the new house, which covers more than an acre of land, and no effort is be ing spared to finish the big job right on schedule. The building is of con crete and cinder block construction, and workmen have almost complet ed the job of fabricating the steel, which is to support the huge roof j structure, while the other work is j making corresponding progress. Mr. Coleman is highly pleased' with the prospect for the local mark- 1 et this season and expects the high ! price average of the last season toj prevail again when the auction starts at an undetermined date early in December. He points out that the yield in the county is 'ar larger than ever be fore, and that indications are the j weed is curing out in very good shape and with good color, in spite ( of the unfavorable weather which has been experienced since the bur ley was cut. With the two new houses, how ever, Mr. Coleman is _positive that the bumper crop can be handled with less congestion and with even greater satisfaction than has been the case in former years. Some lo cal estimates predict a gain in poundage for this season over last of almost one-third. Mountaineers Resume Activity a# Members State Athletic Group The Mountaineers of Appalachian I State Teachers College have resum ed their activity as members of the ' North State Athletic Association.! The new coach, Francis Hoover, alumnus in the class of 1940, is en tering the three major fields of sports ? football, basketball and baseball. He was formerly coach at Wingate Junior College and later line coach at Davidson. The schedule for football is: Sept. 28 ? Milligan, there. Oct. 6 ? Davidson College, there. Oct. 13 ? Milligan College, here. Oct. 19 ? Emory-Henry College, ' place undecided. Oct. 27 ? High Point (Homecom ing), Boone. Nov. 3 ? Guilford, Greensboro. Nov. 10 ? Catawba, Winston-Sa lem. Chas. Zimmerman Resumes His Law Practice Here Charles T. Zimmerman, who wa3 recently given a discharge from the navy, and who has been visiting for the past few days at the home of an aunt, Mrs. Alice Hardin, of Boone, has resumed his law practice here with W. R. Lovill under the origi nal name of Lovill & Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman, former promin ent member of the local bar and solicitor of the Recorder's court, left here in 1937 to accept a position with the Department of Justice in Wash ington. Almost four years ago he resigned this position to enter the navy, and has been with the fleet in the Pacific area the greate'r part of the intervening time. LAVAL SENTENCED TO DIE, BY FRENCH FIRING SQUAD Pierre Laval, three-time premier of France, was sentenced to death in | absentia yesterday for betraying his country to the Germans and helping them rivet on the fetters which kept it in slavery. He probably will be executed before the end of the EARLY MEETING OF BIG 3 BELIEVED UNLIKELY Washington ? Diplomatic officials are frankly skeptical about the pros pects for any early meeting of Presi dent Truman, Generalissimo Stalin and Prime Minister Attlee to have another try at laying a basis for Eu j rope an peace. At Scene of Local Robbery ? 111 ^ : r ** --.4.. Pictured here is the safe at Hunt's Department store which was blown last week, and from which a' nominal amount of cash was taken. Force of the explosion is indicated from the condition of the door of the safe, while at the right pillows may be seen which were used in an effort to deaden the sound of the blast. State Bureau of Investigation agents were summoned but no arrests have been ef fected in connection with the robbery. COUNTY GETS TWO EXTRA TEACHERS Increased Enrollment Gives Local School System Two More Tutor*. Superintendent Says Two additional teachers have been allotted Watauga county on the bas- j is of increased school enrollment during the first two weeks of school, it is revealed by S. F. Hor- 1 ton, county superintendent. One j teacher has been allotted by the state board of education to the Deep Gap school, and the other to the 'Boone demonstration school. All lunchrooms in the larger schools of the county have been ap proved, says Mr. Horton, and have been in operation during the month of September. Improvements are being made in some of the smaller schools and it is hoped they will be open within a short time. All schools of the county report a uniformly high attendance during the first month. Teachers of the Northwestern dis trict will meet in High Point Fri day, October 12, and the schools will close at noon that day if all teachers decide to attend the con ference. Membership in the North Carolina Teachers Association for Watauga county is 100 percent and in the National Teachers Associa tion around 90 percent. Bids Are Received on Section of Lenoir and Blowing Rock Highway E. W. Grannis, of Fayetteville, is ; the low bidder on 3.86 miles of con struction on U. S. Highway 321 from a point 10 miles of Lenoir, and Blow ing Rock, the bid being $330,385.80. 1 The highway commission received j this and other bids to a grand total of more than two million dollars in I their session Tuesday, inaugurating the commission's proposed fifty mil lion-dollar construction program. Construction work on most of the projects will likely start as quickly as labor and materials become avail able, Chairman Graham said. | Mrs. Hagaman Attends Funeral For Her Father Mrs Rex Hagaman is expected to return this evening from Catawba, N. C., where she was called on ac count of the death of her father, Mr. O. B. Frye, who was killed in an au tomobile accident some days ago Funeral services and interment were at Catawba. Mr. Frye and other members of his family were passengers in an automobile which collided with a tractor of a van at a road intersec tion. He lived 24 houi% after the crash. A daughter, Miss Adelaide Frye, student at Appalachian Col lege, was seriously injured, as were other members of the party. ? LESLEY GRANT MOORE. JR. Lesley Grant Moore, Jr., infant son of Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Lesley G. Moore, died in a Charles ton hospital on Sept. 22, and was brought to Foacoe cemetery for burial. Chief Petty Officer Moore is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Moore, of Shulls Mills. PIANO RECITAL The piano students of Mrs. Boone will be heard in recital Saturday evening, October 15, at 7 o'clock in the college auditorium. The pub- j lie is invited. J. LOUIS GLENN DIES AT AGE 84 One of County'* Earliest Rural Ed u cat or* and Pioneer Citizens Passes at Sugar Grove John Louis Glenn, 84, died at his home at Sugar Grove Wednesday morning, Oct. 3. Funeral services were conducted from Antioch Bap tist Church Friday afternoon, Oct. 5, by the pastor, Rev. Will Cook, and Rev. W. C. Payne, a former pastor. The Masons of Snow Lodge, of which Mr. Glenn was a member for 63 years, were pallbearers and had charge of the interment service at the family cemetery. Granddaugh ter? and friends of the family were flower girls. He was the son of Simeon and Caroline Glenn. Simeon, a Confed erate soldier, was killed at the Bat tle of Bentonville, near Smithfield, N. C. J. L. Glenn was a pioneer Watau gan, and during his active years served his county in its growth and development. He was one of Wat auga's earliest rural educators, hav ing taught more than 50 schools in Watauga and Avery counties. In his church and community l)e exert ed his fine moral and Christian lead ership. Mr. Glenn married Mary Caroline Greer in 1886. She preceded him in death in 1943. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Hard Thomas. Mrs. Ben Farthing, Mrs. A>ubyn Farthing, all of Valle Crucis; Mrs. Clyde Tester, Banner Elk; Mrs. O. H. Trivette, Beech Creek; Mrs. Doughton Greene, Sugar Grove; A. G. Glenn, Sn*ithfield; Dr. R. O. Glenn, Mountain City; Dr. E. T. Glenn, Boone; and E. L. Glenn, Sugar Grove. There are 27 grand children and 18 great-grandchildren. Mary Danner Shinkle Dies in Louisville, Ky. Mary Danner Shinkle died at her home in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27, following an illness of only a few months. She was born Nov. 13, 1907, the daughter of the late W. C. Dan ner. In 1925, she was married to Finley T. Brown. The couple made their home in Jamestown, Tenn, un til his death. To this union was born one son, Billy Thomas Brown. In 1941 she was married to Mervin B Shinkle, who survives, with the son by a former marriage; her moth er, Mrs. W. C. Danner, and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. A. P. Moody, Coshocton, Ohio; Mrs. Don Isaacs, Vilas; Mrs. Claude Gar land, Shulls Mills; Mrs. Bud Line I back and Mrs. Ted Burnopp, Blue field, W Va.; T. T. Danner, Vilas; George Danner, Boone; Ray and Os car Danner, Vilas. In early youth she professed faith in Christ and joined Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church and was a member until her death. Funeral services were held at Oak Grove Baptist Church by Rev. W. D. Ashley, and interment was in the Hines ceme^pry. Rabbi Frankel Slated to Speak at Appalachian Rabbi Phillip Frankel, of Temple Beth-El, Charlotte, will speak this (Wednesday) evening at 7:30 at the college auditorium . to the students and general public. He come* here under the auspice* of the National Temple of Brother hoods of Cincinnati, and will speak on some subject connected with the Jewish race. 38 WATAUGA MEN GIVE LIVES IN WORLD CONFLICT Revised Casualty Figures Indi cate More Men Lost Lives T h a n Originally Indicated; Five Die in Line of Duty and Three Missing in Action Thirty-eight Watauga county men are definitely known to have lost their lives in the war just ended, five died in line of duty and three are missing in action, it is revealed by Ralph G. Greer, local Legion of ficial. who has kept rather close check on the casualties. The report published last week, which was taken from a regional survey listed only 28 men killed. The names of the men who were killed, died, and are missing are as follows: Killad in Action Aldridge, Shona K. Ashley, Fred M. Bingham, Robert Hal Baird, Mitchell A. Brown, Ralph M. Baldwin, Frank Davis, Lemuel H. Combs, Ralph O. Caudill, William M. Eggers, Carroll D. Greene, Olma D. Hicks, Gordon Hollifield, J. B. Hayes, Bynum E. Hagaman, .Paul D. Hayes, Blane Houck, Bowie M. Johnson, James Hugh Johnson, John Dean Kephart, William Perry. Lookabill, James William Lookabill, Benjamin F. Mast, Frank T. Michael, James L. Moody, James R. Norm, Walter Presnell, Ernest L. Potter, Delmer Reese, Fred StoTces, Roger W. Storie, Clyde Tate, Jule Welch Triplett, Dillard Tnplett, Howard Vines, William H. Wagoner, Amon D. Ward, Earl William Ward, T. Payne. Died in Lin* of Duty Dishman, .Glenn H. Conway, John J. Proffitt, H. Grady I Ward, Harry W. Greer Noah Jr. Missing in Action Eggers, Morris Krider, J. C. I Simmons, Robert C. In submitting the above list, Mr Greer points out that there may be others, and if so, would appreciate I some relative sending him the in formation to Boone, N. C., so that the record may be completed for the benefit 0f the local Legion post Mr. Greer issues the following statement in connection with the publication of the casualty list' J "The latest figures given out show that the United States suffered , ^?rld War II a casualty toll of 261,000 killed, 661,908 wounded, 32, .tl!,lssingl and 123,986 prisoners. "We, the American people, and other peace-loving peoples should always cherish, preserve and hold dear to our memories those gallant young men who paid the supreme price for our freedom and liberties that we enjoy. Then again we should always have the greatest re spect for those who were wounded and maimed for life. .'.r,? convince ?ny responsible thinking person that we should al ways make a supreme effort to keep down wars, is a glance at this l&rge casualty list and remember that those brave men loved their lives as much as you and I. May we always pray to a Higher Power that this horrible thing called war will not be repeated again in the next 20 or 30 years or again during the ex | istence of life on earth." Mr*. Thomas Warren Of Beaver Dam, Dies Mrs. Thomas M. Warren, resident of Beaver Dam township, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bud Isaacs, on October S, after an illness which began six year* ago. Funeral services were conducted from the Mt Gilead Baptist Church Sunday by He v. Ed Farthing, and in terment was in the cemetery there. Surviving are the husband, five sons and two daughters: Thomas M., John F., and Spencer Warren, Bea ver Dam township; Conley and El mer Warren, of Elizabeth ton, Tenn.; Mrs. W. B. Swift, Beech Creek, and Mrs. Bud Isaacs, of Beaver Dam.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 11, 1945, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75