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LVII, NO. 27 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. 1946
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BURLEY SALES TO
BE RESUMED HERE
NEXT MONDAY!
Despite Unfavorable Weather j
Conditions, Tobacco Continues
To Arrive and Half Million
Pounds of Weed Will Be On
Floors When After-Holiday
Aactions Begin Jan. 7
Despite unfavorable weather, first
?f the week brought high receipts
of burley at the local warehouses,
and it was predicted that more than
half a million pounds would be on
the floors for the opening of sales
next Monday.
R. c. Coleman, warehouseman, has
returned from Tabor City, and states
that all tobacco sold before the holi
days has been moved away, and
with floors clean, tobacco can now
be handled much more quickly.
It is expected by Mr. Coleman
that future prices will be as good
and perhaps better than those which
prevailed in the early part of the
season.
CLOTfflNG DRIVE
TO OPEN JAN. 7j
Victory Collection To Be For Re
lief of Peoples in War-Torn
Countries of Europe
Persons donating an article of
clothing for the Victory Clothing,
collection for overseas relief, which i
starts January 7 and continues 1
through Jan. 31, may enclose a let- ,
ter and this will be sent to the per- i
*on receiving the package, it has
been announced |
All articles of wearing apparel,
bed clothing and blankets are badly
needed, it is said, and any gifts will
be handled with care and sent over
seas to the needy countries where
people are freezing as well as starv- ,
tag. |
While it is hoped that all articles
of clothing will be wearable when
they are received, it is not necessary
to send them to the cleaners before
they can be turned in.
It is explained that many persons,
cleaning up the home after Christ- j
mas, will find articles of clothing
which are warm and comfortable
and yet not likely for one reason or
another to be used. They are asked
to donate these to the cause, turn
ing them in at one of the county
schools, city schools or at the local
poatoffice.
New York, Jan. 1? Soon after
postoffices are cleared of the last
Christmas packages, they will begin
to receive clothing gifts from the |
American people to the suffering
people in bombed-out lands, accord- ,
tag to an order of Postmaster Gen- j
eral Robert E. Hannegan, which was
made public today.
Henry J. Kaiser, national chair- ,
man of the Victory Clothing Collec- j
tion, declared that the order to all
postmasters authorized and directed
them to permit local committees of
the nation-wide clothing drive to
place boxes in postoffice lobbies to ,
receive clothing donations. I
Mr. Kaiser also announced that
Nelson A. Rockefeller, former assist
ant secretary of state, will serve as
the New York city chairman of the
collection. '
Mr. Kaiser also announced that 9,- :
607 communities throughout Amer
ica are organized to conduct cloth
ing drives under the local chairman
ship of 4,313 men and women, many
of whom will direct county-wide j
drives.
The Victory Clothing Collection,
scheduled from Jan. 7 to 31, seeks
100,000,000 used garments, in addi
tion to shoes and bedding.# Each
contributor is invited to attach good
will messages to clothing gifts.
Building Obstruction |
Workers Are Ne?ded
The following Shortages still exist;
lor workers in various sections ofj
North Carolina: Carpenters, brick
layers, plAnbers, electricians and
other building construction workers
with a wage range from $1.00 to
<1.50 per hour for skilled persons in 1
these trades.
Workers, who because _ of cold
weather, or jobs finished were laid
off, should contact the local USES
office for complete information and
referral to these jobs. |
A shortage exists in the papef and
pulpwood industry. Most of these
jobs are out of the mountain sec
tion, and they allow overtime pay.
There are also openings with the
N. C. Shipbuilding Company.
To Relocate Here
I
LIEUT. COL. R. H. HARMON
LT. COLHARMON
RETURNS TO BOONE
Will Be Discharged From Serric#
Feb. 9. and Will Riiuma Prac
tice of Medicine Here
Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Harmon,
' who recently returned from army
duty in the Pacific, Mrs. Harmon
and children, have been spending*- a
few days in the community. Lieut.
Col. Harmon, who is on terminal I
leave, expects to be relieved Febru- 1
ary 9th, after which time he will i
take post-graduate courses prior to ;
re-establishing his medical practice
here.
Lieut. Col. Harmon spent 16
months in New Guinea, Leyte, Lu
zon and Australia. He was second
in command at the 133rd general ;
hospital at Leyte where 2,600 cas- j
ualties were treated. He had for- ,
merly been in command of the
army hospital at Fort McClellan,
Ala.
I Lieut. Col. Harmon was recently
promoted from major to his present
j rank.
, Dr. Harmon practiced medicine
here for a number of years, and the
people of this area will welcome the
news of his return.
WATSON HELD ON
ROBBERY COUNT
Deep Gap Man Charged With
Entering Smilhey'a Store
On December IS
Perry Watson, of Deep Gap, is be- '
ing held in the Watauga county jail
in connection with the robbery of
Smithey's store here on the night of
December 15.
Watson, according to the sheriffs
office, claimed the hat left in the
t,tore on the night of the robbery,
and this, together with other evi
dence, was deemed sufficient for
Justice Hahn to hold him under $300
bond for trial at the next term of
superior court.
So far investigating officers have
been unable to connect Watson with
the robbery of the courthouse which
occurred the same night Smithey's
stcre was entered, when approxi
mately $1,000 was taken from the
safe in the tax collector's office.
Arthur McNeil and Carl Presnell
are also being held in jail for the
tue.t oi a suncase irom a local hotel
belonging to L. W. Timmons.
Masonic District Meeting
To Be Held Here Jan. 4
i On Friday evening, Jan 4, there
will be a district meeting heid with
Snow Lodge No. 3o3, A. t'. & A. M.,
in their lodge hall in Boone, starting
at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of a
joint installation of the newiy elec
; tive and appointive officers of the
j five lodges in the 40th district for j
the ensuing Masonic year.
Hon. William J. Bundy, deputy
grand master, of Greenville, N. C..
will act as the installing officer and |
will also deliver an address after the
installation ceremonies have been ,
completed. Mr. Bundy will be the
next grand master, and members of I
the local lodge hope to have a large
crowd of Masons present for the in
stallation ceremony and to hear him
speak.
Must Disnlay New
Auto Tags by Feo. 1
All motorists must display their
1 1946 tags bv February 1. according
to State Patrolman Miles Jones.
M?>re pos?e??1on of the ta?s is not
I sufficient to prevent arrest for vio
lation of the ^ate motor vehicle law,
1 Mr. Jones eflfphasized. They must
| b^jjproperly displayed, he stated.
FLUCIE STEWART
TO BE HEAD COACH
AT APPALACHIAN
Former Mountaineer Mentor to
Assume Duties March 1; Suc
ceeds Francis Hoover, Who
Will Coach Basketball and
Football ..
Flucie Stewart, the man chiefly
responsible for Appalachian State
College's greatest era of sports In
the late thirties, will return to the
college as athletic director and
head football coach next March 1, it
was announced Saturday by Dean J.
D. Rankin.
Mr. Stewart was honorably dis
charged from the navy last summer.
He held the rank of lieutenant
commander at the time of his re
lease and had seen 44 months of
service in the Pacific. He helped
coach the Clemson Tigers during
the past season.
The new Mountaineer mentor will
relieve Francis Hoover as acting
head of the athletic department. In
the absence of Capt Clyde Canipe,
former assistant coach who is still in
the service. Hoover will remain at
the college as basketball and base
ball coach.
one of Furman Universi
ty's all-time freats in football as an
end, came to Appalachian first in
1935 as line coach and basketball
coach. His forward walls made
grid history for the Mountaineers, j
and in 1938, when P. O. "Kidd"
Brewer resigned as head coach,
Stewart to< k over and rleve >v r|
several of the best teams the school
ever had.
hi" success was so favorable that
the University of Delaware hired '
him as head football coach in 1940
and a year later he accepted more
lucrative offer from Tampa Uni
versity, Tampa, Fla.
! Prior to accepting his first assign
ment at Appalachian State, Stew- i
art coached freshman football, var- j
sity end liotball and varsity bas-'
ketball witn success under Dizzy
McLeod at Furman.
. He entered Furman in 1929 after
' making all-state tackle while play
| ing on the Strawn (Tex.) high school
| team. He was acclaimed all-state
| football end at Furman during his
I junior and senior years and in his |
senior year made honorable men- 1
tion on the Associated Press All
j American team.
He also won Hale's trophy pre
sented by Greenville, S. C., to the
most valuable player. He played
guard position on the Purple Hur
ricane basketball team which went
through the seasons of 1929 and
1930 undefeated to win the state j
championship two years in succes-|
sion. He also served as first string
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Lions Club to Sponsor
March of Dimes
Campaign in County
Effort Will Be Made lo Raise Quota
of S2.22S to Aid in Fighl on
Infantile Paralysis
At its regular meeting Tuesday
evening, the Bocne Lions Club voted
to sponsor the March of Dimes in j
Watauga county in an effort to raise |
the county's quota of $2,225 to aid :
in the light on infantile paralysis.
W. Howard Cottrell, chairman of
the campaign in the county, an
nounced that a trough some 20 feet
long, will be placed on the streets,
probably in front of the Belk store,
for the receipt of dimes, and the
usual recepticles will be placed in
the stores and public buildings and
a vigorous campaign will be launch- |
led in an effort to raise tne county's
'quota between January 14-31.
Chairman Cottrell also announced
that Mrs. M. R. Maddux had been
named chairman of the women's di
vision, and Rob Rivers will be pub
licity chairman.
Juniors to Hold Banquet
On Thursday Evening
A banquet honoring members
j who are or have been in the service,
i will be held by the Junior Order at
the Gateway Cafe Thursday evning,
Jan. 3, at 7 o'clock, ,it is announced
by the committee in charge of ar
rangements.
Each member of the order Is Invit
ed to attend and is requested to
bring as his guest a friend who is
not a member of the order.
At the November meeting of the
council a committee was named to
canvas members for an offering for
the Junior Order Children's Home at
Lexington where 217 cj^ldren are
being cared for. The committee re
ports donations totaling $101.
Truman's Fact Finding Board
*
Photo ?hows. left to right: Judge Walter Stacy, chief Justice.
North Carolina supreme court; Lloyd K. Garrison, chairman of the
President's fact finding board, and Milton Eisenhower, president of
Kansas State College and brother of General Eisenhower, who axe
serving as President Truman's fad finding board on the General
Motors strike.
Business and Financial
Outlook For 1946 Is
Given By Roger Babson
H
Preacher School Director I
REV. J. C. CANIPE
MINISTERS' SCHOOL
TO BE HELD HERE
Preachers From Three Stale* To At
tend Six Weeks Coune Begin
ning? Here January 7
Beginning Monday, Jan. 7? in the
First Baptist Church, Boone, there
will be held a six weeks' preacher's 1
school. The school will be headed j
by Rev. J. C. Canipe, who will be
assisted by Dr. Wiley Smith, of Ap
palachian College faculty, and Rev.
H. K. Middleton, pastor of Cove
Creek Church.
Sixty preachers have already reg
istered and will be in attendance
at the school. They come from cen
tral and western North Carolina,
Tennessee and South Carolina.
Classes will be held in the Sunday
School rooms of the First Baptist !
Church. Many of the men will be
housed in the churcli and others in
the homes of the town. Classes will
assemble each Monday at noon and
run through Friday noon. The school
will close on February 15, if sched
ules are maintained.
Certificates for the courses will be
awarded to the men who take the
work by the Baptist Bible Institute
of New Orleans, La. The courses of
fered are extension courses of the
Bible Institute and are the same
courses used in the class rooms in
New Orleans. The following sub
jects will be offered: Bible, Sermon
Preparation and Delivery, English
and Lectures on Modern Churchy
Methods. The only cost to the
preachers who attend will be books
and transportation.
Wildlife Club Will
Meet Next Tuesday
The Watauga Wildlife Club will
hold a supper meeting Tuesday eve
ning, Jan. 7, at 7 p. m., at the Gate
way Cafe.
Following the supper and regular
meeting, two movies from the Field
and Stream film library will be
shown. The movies will be on qual
shooting and trout fishing.
Dr. Richardson, uresident of the
club, requests all members to be
present as important matters are to
be discussed.
? 1946 IN A NUTSHELL I
BONDS: Steady
BUILDING: Increased
COMMODITY PRICES: Mixed
COST OF LIVING: Higher I
INFI^rio?SINESS: Low? I
INFLATION: Evident
PHICES: Uncertain I
LA?oRGNMTnADE: I
labor. More strikes I
REAL ESTATE: Higher
RETAIL SALES: Values u?
RECONVERSION: Ia^l^
s ' n<*KS
TAXES: Lower
POLITICS.- Pre?idenl to lake
nudcie-ol-ihe-road.
1 Th ROGER w BABSON
1. The great event of 1945 was the
ending of World War II. ^ great
Z' m ?. 194 w,li Le ine
arne8sing atomic energy to bring
about a new industrial area *
General Busines.
nfu yuear ago the un'ted States
absonchart Index of the physical
!edSe Tod^1181^ finally rcgister
/ ? Today it is estimated at 128
Justifying my forecast of a year ago
thp <?anadlan Babscnchart index of
the physical volume of buslneL
dX hriflste,Ped 205 8 year a??; to
ess. Furthermore, most of th#?
toltowmg ??,? ,ppl, ^
v?rS?( mg much of 19<6- How
win noTLreqUired for Conversion
believe. ? 83 most Wl?
4. Inventories, quoted both at
^ncreValUei and tHeir volume?,
1 increase during 1946 Roth
'7 ?teria' Piles and manufaclur
ed goods will be larger,
j Commodity Price* j
0. Some rationing may continue
through most of 1946; but it wil
rapidly be eliminated. Price restric
tions will gradually be lessened
I factum* rer!!i priccs of most manu
.sssr.ans
,h?
7. The unit sales of some depart
E-<"r' = s?Ji fS
~z :I s
Price the government will dis
o o Farm 0ulI??k
?? Pending a weather upset mn?.
tory AHhou^ OUr hii*
will ?f *nd poultry products
w h^f?"6 to in volume
w 11 h? . ta Price- There
fati SUrPlUS ?f e"s; but
win . d some canned goods
will continue short B?oaa
uriiv Farmen start in 1946 to
(dLVV? le8Wati?n on SeS
(Continued on page sevei))
COUNTY REACHES E
BOND GOAL; TOTAL
SALES$560,000
Victory Loan Campaign Reach
es Record Sum Following
Holiday Sales: Chairmen Ex
press Thanks
Watauga county has again sustain -
,ed a record of meeting every de
mand of the treasury in war financ
ing efforts by exceeding her Victory
Loan quotas both as to E bonds
other forms of securities.
The E bond sales, it is revealed,
stand at (85,000 against a quota of
$82,000, while overall sales have
reached the staggering total of
5560,000. The county quota was
$128,000.
Mr. Alfred Adams, chairman, and
Dr. D. J. Whitener, co-chairman, of
the Victory Loan, made the announ
cement that the loan had been ex
ceeded when semi-final returns
from holiday sales had been tabulat
ed Tuesday morning.
The total quota had been exceed
ed several weeks ago, but it had
been held in doubt that the sales of
E bonds would go over the top by
the end of the campaign. The chair
men and co-workers are to be con
gratulated for thu outstanding ac
complishment, alftPfin turn they ex
press deep appreciation to all the
people for their co-operation in
making this record possible."
MRS. J. I. VANCE
TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral Services For Well-Knewn
Blowing Rock Resident Held
in Nashville, Ten n.
Mrs. Mamie Currell Vance, widow
of Dr. James I. Vance, outstanding
Presbyterian minister, died sudden
ly Thursday night at her home in
Blowing Rock.
Born April 30, 1883, Mrs. Vance
was the daughter of William and
Agnes Wilkie Currell of York, S. C.
She was married to Dr. Vance Dec.
22, 1886.
Following their marriage, thejr
made their home in Wytheville, Va.,
Trenton, N. J., and Nashville, Tenn^
where Dr. Vance was pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church for a
number of years.
For more than 40 years prior to
the death of Dr. Vance on Nov.
1939, they spent their summers in
Blowing Rock. Following the death
o' Dr. Vance, Mrs Vance and her
daughter, Miss Margaret, had made
their home in Blowing Rock.
The remains were sent to Nash
ville. TV-tin., and services were held
at the First Presbyterian Church in
that city.
In addition to her daughter here,
Mrf. Vance is survived by the fol
lowing children: Currell Vance of
Wasningion. L>. C.: Mrs. Auen D.
Berry and Mrs. George W. Kille
brew, Jr., of Nashville, and Charles
R. Vance of Greensboro; 15 grand
children and two great-grandchil
dren.
Severe Winter Weather
Continues In This Area
Severe winter weather continues
in the area with little relief, and
snow continues to fall, interfering
with motor traffic and bringing
forcefully to mind the rigorous sea
son of 1917-18.
Bus service in and out of Boone,
however, is heirjg maintained on
regular schedules, and the county
schorl* retimed operation Monday
j fellow in i? the holidav vacation, and
'ihe Bonne hieh and demonstration
?-ehool<! were to resume operations
? his CWr-dnesrtav) morning.
Mr. W. H. Smith, who has a stan
dard type government thermometer
Riv** the following readings for the
month of December: Snow on 14
days; sleet on 2 days. Low aver
age temperature, 13. degrees^ high
average tempearture, 21.4 degrees.
Minus zero: 1 below on 16th, and 3
below on 20th.
TRUMAN IS NAMED MAN OF
YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE
New York ? President Harry S.
Truman was named by Time Maga
f zine as its "man of the year" for
1945.
In selecting the President, Time
said in its Dec. 31 issue, that "the
1 greatest of all 1945's great events
! was the atom bomb.**
The President, the magazine said,
"somewhat unwittingly, somewhat
against his own will, became mote
than any other man responsible for
the bomb, its use in 1945 ?nH it*
future."