News of Men and
Women in Uniform
E^KYTMMlicTbMbeen j
<t transferred from Daviaviile, R. I., J
;-to San Francisco, Calif., and was to
?all for Pearl Harbor <m Dec. 1.
.Mrs. Ray is visiting relatives at
' Blowing Rock and Boone.
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hi Larldn Yates to Bo Discharged
Amon^the navy men transferred
to the cruiaer USS Pensacola at
Ominato, Japan, for transportation
to the states for discharge was Lar
-kin A. Yates, 22, ship's cook, first
jtalass, USNR, husband of Mrs. Vir
?Sglnia D. Yates, and son of Mr. and
* Mrs. Coy Yates, Route 1, Vilas.
Yates entered the navy Dec. 15, 1942,
rand served 20 months aboard an
LST.
(|iCPL. V, J. HARTLEY has been
j^lsiting his sister, Mrs. Cleve Gross
,<?>d family, since Nov. 21. He has
;Jgeen discharged after spending over
five years in service. Three years
'Ipt this time was spent overseas. He ?
?aerved in Panama, Hawaii, Marshall
Jilands, Caroline Islands and Oki
'nawa. He left Tuesday to visit
ffiends. in Connecticut
rra?T SOT. A. Y OUNCE retum
to camp at Biloxi, Miss., last
iday; after spending a two weeks
furlough with relatives in the coun
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I .SGT. CLYDE BYRD. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Byrd of Valle Crucis,
Is taking up his school work which
be dropped when he entered in the
iiervica'in 1942.
;> CPU. ROBERT N BROOKS, son
of Mrs. R. N. Brooks, of Sherwood,
who has been with the 8th air force
in the European theatre of war for
27 months, has arrived in New York
and expects to be at home within
10 days.
Campbell Broibors Discharged
? Russell B. Campbell, petty officer,
first class, has been discharged from
aervice at Camp Shelton, Va. He
spent 3V4 years In the navy while
serving at the naval operations base
at Norfolk, Va., and with an air
station at Detroit, Mich. He grad
uated from the Cove Creek high
achool in 1937. A brother, T-Sgt.
Ronda W. Campbell, was discharged
from the army at Fort Bragg. He
served 30 months overseas with
Gen. Courtney Hodges' army. He
wears the good conduct ribbon,
ETO campaign bar, with five major
battle stars. He is now employed
in Cleveland, Ohio. The Campbell
brothers are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Campbell of Vilas. |
WILLIAM HOWARD WALKER.
of Sugar Grove, has been discharg
ed from the navy after two and a
half years service, and with the
rank of Untenant Mr. Walker,
who was formerly superintendent of
the county school system, has been
assistant armed guard commander
on an army troop transport in the
Pacific theatre, and his last duty
was aboard the SS George W. Ju
lian.
GEORGE D. WILSON has return
ed to his home in the Beaver Dam
section from 21 months naval serv
ice, 19 of which were in the Paci
fic area. He has been discharged.
PFC. HOWARD H. NORRIS. son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Norris, was
recently discharged after spending
40 months in service, 23 of which
were spent overseas. Mr. and Mrs.
Norris are expecting their other son,
CpL Maston T. Norris, to return
home soon.
T-8GT. RAY~A7FARTHING left
Monday for Los Angeles. Calif aft
er spending a week with his wife
and relatives. Sgt. Farthing is a
laboratory technician on the Louis
A. Milne hospital ship. The ship
has made several trips to England
and France, bringing wounded sol
diers back to the states. The last
trip was made to the Philippine Is
lands.
Much Activity at
Local USES Office
Bcach Keller, supervising inter
viewer of the local USES office,
states that the month of November
was one of the heaviest months of
the year. There were 1,695 contacts
made with 880 of these being vet
erans. 99 percent of these have been
routed for additional service to lo
cal jobs, civil service and other gov
ernment agencies. A large percent
of the returning veterans are tak
ing advantage of the various trade
schools, colleges, and on the job
training. There are 10 approved es
tablishments for veterans' training
in Boone. More of these establish
ments are greatly needed in order
to take care of returning servicemen.
Any employer who is in need of
workers is urged to contact the local
USES office, where workers are reg
istered in most every trade and skill.
Sheffield has become the center
of the alloy and special steel indus
try in England.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to those who assisted in any
way during the illness and death of
our husband and father, E. Harve
Wilson and especially for the flor
al offerings and other expressions
of sympathy.? MRS. E. H. WILSON,
EDWARD WILSON, SGT. & MRS.
LeROY WILSON.
Want
jajols
NEW SHIPMENT Girla' and Chil
dren's coats at special prices. One lot
women's and children* oxfordy and
slippers reduced, to $1.00. fcqAomy
Store, Depot Street, Boone^?y lc
FOR S ALE? G irlT~ bicycle. JMw .
Reasonable price. Mrs. Joe Ha/din,
312 East Main St. [/ lp
FOR SALE ? Team ofhftrses and
harness. 4 and 5 years old. Weight
about 1,500 lbs. each. For quick Jftle
see Ronda Youncx', Mabel, H?Jc.
? Pltc-fh
FOR SALE ? Registered Here- |
ford cows and calves, also, some |
bred heifers. If interested! wee W.
S. Miller. Todd. N. C. jp-U-Zc
WANTED ? Timber cutters and
saw mill men. Write or see /P. C.
Moore, Lenoir, N. C., RFJVy, old
Morganton road. yi2-13-2p
"PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW for
New Hampshire Red baby chicks
that will lay when eggs ate high
and scarce. Watauga Poullry Farm
Ernest Hillard, Owneri yflas, N. C.
]/ 12-13-tfc
FOR SALE ? Wheel chair. See
Blan Isaacs at Farmers Harft^are &
Supply Co. y lp
WANTED TO TRADE? 5- room
house and about two acres of land,
for 1940 or 1941 Ford or Chevrolet
coach or sedan. House near/power
dam. Howard Dula, Blowini Rock
N. C. V lp
FOR SALE AT AUCTION Wed
nesday, December 26, at my garage
at Boone, one 1941 Chevrolet 1V4
ton truck. Being sold to/satisfy re
pair bill. Frank Triplett/Boone,, N.
C. (Perkinsville). V7 12-13-2p
REMOVAL SALE? Everything in
stock reduced from 10 to 25%. We
are forced to move by Jan. 1. First
come, first served. Watauga Sur
plus Sales Co., located across street
from courthouse in D. P. Wyke
Building. V 12-13-2c
FOR SALE? 1941 Dodge %-ton
pickup, 24,000 miles. Good mechan
ical condition. Priced reasonable.
Second house from highway on Pine
Run road, Rutherwood. C. W. Hoke.
V lp
WANT TO BUY OR RENT?
Christmas tree light *ets with bulbs.
Mrs. A. R. Smith, P)?one 109-J,
Boone. \j lc
FUR SKINS WANTEP? Highest
market prices Daid. J. Gu Rav, RFD
2, Boone, N. C. '/ 12-13-2p
SPECIAL prices on army cots and
small tool boxes. We have cook
stoves, new bedroom suites, odd
dressers and kitchen cabinets. Boone
Bargain Center, Old Bank Bldg. Ap
WANTED? GIRLS FOR PAIR
ING, RIDER1NG, FOLDING AND
BOARDING. CAN USE MEN FOR
BOARDING, EITHER 1ST OR 2ND
SHIFT. Will teach learners if will
ing to learn and stay with job. Start
at minimum hourly wages for expe
rienced help. Will be on piece work
from beginning and can. mak% good
wage* after a few week i it/learn as
quickly as the average learner.
DUKE HOSIERY CORPORATION.
HICKORY, N. C. V 12-13-4c
PLEASE BRING my
home. I need them. ?
j FOR SALE ? 200 tons good Tim
othy, Clover or Alfalfa bay; Harry
Ball, Fairfield, Iowa. y 12-6-2p
ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH,
will sell my 160-acre farm, IVi miles
from village on well-graveled,
school bus, mail and milk route;
amongst southern settlement; 12
room modern, house with electricity,
running water and furnace; 2 large
bank barns, plus all other necessary
outbuilding^. For further informa
tion write Rudolph Slack/ R.F.D. I,
Fresno, Ohio. V/ 12-6-3p
DR. C. G. BAUGHMAN, eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist of Eliza
bethon, Tenn., will be at the Haga
man Clinic in Boone the firtt Mon
day in each month for thy practice
of his profession. \J 12-ltf
GRACE HOSPITAL School of
Nursing, Banner Elk, N. C., yill ad
mit a class of students NUrch 1.
Class A nursing school. For infor
mation write superintendent of
nurses. V 12-6- 2c
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED a
shipment of AB pack batteries and
electric churns. Swofford's Tire
Store, 313 Main Street, .Baone, 1
C. ]/ 12-6-3c I
FOR SALE? 1040 model Ford
tractor and Great Dane trailer.
Good tires. New engine./ 2-speed
axle. Dow Hodges, Blowing Rock,
N. C. V 12-6-2p
NOTICE ? Have got my new shop
up and am ready to fix up your old
furniture and toys for the kids.
Owens Machine Shop on
back of courthouse. R..
on Gragg St.
$. M. Owens.
V 12-6-2p
DR. L. E. WELLMAN, optometrist,
invites you to come to Mountain
City, Tenn., for your next glasses
You will receive a thorough scientific
examination and the finest of lenses
The latest styles in frames or rim
less mountings at very moderate
cost. Office days, Wednesday and
Thursday each week. v
HIGHEST PRICES PAID for used I
cars. Swofford's Tire Store, Boone.
N. C. V H-29-3p !
] WANTED ? Refined girls for beau
[ ty culture training classes now
| forming. Rates reasonable. Mae's
School of Beauty Culture, North
Wilkesboro, N. C. \J 10 il?tfc
WANTED ? Man with a smaU. fam
ily to work on dairy farm; w?y lit
tle farm work to do. R<rply Box
468, Blountville, Tenn. ' 12-13-3p
FOI^ALE? 350 to 400 one- gallon
jugs with screw tops. Howard Cot
trell. Book Room, Appalachian Col
lege, Boone. < 12-13-tte
W LARD lard
We are expecting 7,000 pounds of lard
and meat Tuesday, December 18. Will
try to supply you then. Also will trade
lard for hams.
Smitheys' Store
Boone, N. C.
THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
A Lovely
Permanent Wave
from our salon, which she will
*V.
enjoy for many months. The \ ^
proper shaping of her hair by Mr.
Porter assures beautiful hair styles
to suit each individual profile.
May we suggest that you Phone 150 for appointment
soon ? before the holiday rush
Lillian Mae Beauty Salon
Upstairs Across From Postoffice
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Telephone 150
Open the Year Round
MOUNTAIN BURLEY WAREHOUSES
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
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1,591,529 Pounds Tobacco
have been sold on our floors this season, io establish a new record ior
poundage during any similar period in the history oi the local market,
and farmers from a wide area continue to bring us their weed to get the
best prices, and prompt, satisfactory service.
WE ARE FRIENDS OF THE FARMERS
and guarantee ihem the vejy besl treatment and the-best prices it is possible to prpcure in tbe
belt. We have the most progressive and fastest growing market in the belt and we welcome
all growers. Nothing will be left undone to give you the very best deal, and fair treatment.
BRING US YOUR NEXT LOAD, AND JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS ON OUR
BIG MARKET FLOORS
R. C. COLEMAN, Operator
Mountain Burley Tobacco Warehouses