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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888. WATCH the LABEL on yout popot u u show* tk? dtH 2 out lubscrlptlon wUl oxptr* ud tka ?'? rout popor will b? Itonwd ? 'in ?ooxmm rtMwti Th? DtaoenJ !? optiiHofl strictly ?a ? cmmhur jmn c? batU. Tber? &r? no raoprtoi to thii ruU. VOL. LVII, NO. 44 BQGtNE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1946 5 CENTS A COPY WINKLER AGAIN NAMED CHAIRMAN BY DEMOCRATS Representative Group. of Demo crats Attend County Conven tion Saturday, Perfecting County Organization: Many to Attend State Convention Today W. Ralph Winkler, Boone business man. was again chosen chairman of th?? Watauga county Democratic ex ecutive committee last Saturday aft ernoon, at a meeting of the commit tee held immediately following the county convention. I?\ W. Beach was likewise chosen secretary of the committee for the ensuing two-year term. Mrs. Dare Strother was named vice-chairmen. The convention was attended by ai representative group of Democratic partisans from the different sections ;if the county, delegates befng pres ent from 11 of the 16 voting pre cincts. In the absence of Chairman W. R. Winkler, who had been called to Winston-Salem by State Chairman Umstead, Dr. H. B. Perry called the i meeting to order, and Wade E. Brown served as chairman. Secre tary M. W. Beach aided in holding the convention. The convention decreed that all Watauga county Democrats who would go to Raleigh Thursday of ! this week to the state convention, would be seated as delegates, and cast thier proportionate share of the organization's 23 votes. Indications were that a considerable number would, go to Raleigh to participate in the proceedings, and to hear the keynote address by Congressman Robert L. Doughton, of this district. The convention starts at 12 noon, following district meetings to be held in various assembly halls in the capital city at 10 o'clock. Plot To Murder General Mac Arthur Is Discovered American counter intelligence of ficers Tuesday hunted through all of Japan for the thin-lipped Jap lea der of a plot to assassinate General Douglas MacArthur with pistols and hand grenades during Wednesday's gigantic May Day Communist cel ebrations. They expected to seize the leader Hideo Takayama, a former member of the Japanese overseas police force within 48 hours. If their agents do not turn him up before today, they will release an informer Takayama t/ied to kill with poison and let him circulate among May Day crowds. Closely followed by counter intel ligence agents, he will try to find Takayama. The plot, as intelligence men got it from their informer, a member of the plot, was this: Takayama and his fellow conspirators would shoot Mac Aruthur and throw grenades int^ his automobile while the suprem : allied commander was en route from his headquarters to his home in the United States embassy. Then they would disappear into the confusion of the May Day crowds. Takayama had collected about 104,000 yen (about $7,000) to fin ance the killing. Band-Glee Club Concert To Be Presented May 2 The Appalachian High School Band and Glee Club, under the di rection of Gordon Nash and O. M. Hartsell, will present one of the feature programs of the school year on Thursday night, May 2. at 8:00 o'clock in the high school audi torium The Glee Club and voice students will sing songs of the United Na tions and will be dressed in the costume of the country they repre sent. Joann Hardin and Johnny Hodges, first grade pupils, will act as pages and show the flag of each United Nation. A prize will be awarded for the best vocal solo and will be judged and presented to the winner by Miss Virginia Wary, di rector of the department of music, Appa lachian College. The band program will consist of American music only, featuring pop ular and classical music of Ameri can composers. There will be no admission fee, and the public is cordially invited. Charred Bones of Hitler May Be Held By Russia The Russian army has in its poss ession the charred bones of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, his mistress wife, since a few days after they killed themselves in the bunker of the Berlin reichschancellery a year ago, a British intelligence officer said Tuesday. Circumstantial evidence collected by the British and others seemed to leave little doubt of the truth of the Nazi assertion of their deaths, broadcast May 1, 1945. British intelligence officers were shown bones which Russian soldiers said were those of Hitler and Eva. The Russians said positive identifi cation was made by one Frau Heu sermann, assistant to Hitler's den tist, and by one Eichmann, the den tist's mechanic. Chief Justice I^ies * . * V Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone of the U. S. Supreme Court, who died in his home at Wash | ington of a cerebral hemorrhage I recently. He had just finished reading a dissenting opinion when the attack occurred. The 73-year old jurist was appointed chief justice in 1941. following 16 years as an associate justice. He receiv ed his original appointment by President Coolidge and Was ele vated to the chief justice position by President Roosevelt. MILLARD GREER IS GIVEN LIFE TERM Desperado Who Kidnaped North Wilkesboro Taxi Operator Sentenced in W. Ve. Millard Greer, desperado alleged to have committed highway rob bery, kidnaping and other crimes in North Carolina, Tennessee, Vir ginia and West Virginia, was sen tenced to life in the West Virginia penitentiary at court in Welch, W. Va., last week. Greer, a native of the Deep Gap community, was charged with the kidnaping -end robbery of money ami uutomoble from Clayton (Bozo) Davis, North Wilkesboro taxi op erator, a few months ago, for the same crime in connection with the abduction of a taxi operator at Kingsport. Tenn., for an abduction and robbery at Lenoir, and for crimes in West Virginia. He was convicted under the habitual crim inal act of West Virginia, which calls for life imprisonment. His brother, Estel Greer, was sentenced from one to ten years. With Millard Greer when he took Davis' car and money and tied him to a tree in Ashe county were Frances Greer Watkins, his sister, and Alfred Bradley, who were ar rested in Boone that night when Millard Greer eluded the officers. The woman and Bradley drew long terms in Ashe county court recently. Millard Greer was later arrested in North Wilkesboro by police and was taken to Lenoir to face charges. There he escaped jail and was al leged to have committed a series of crimes prior to his capture several days later in Wech, W. Va. Reports from Welch last week stated that Greer had tried twice to escape from jail since we was cap tured after an exchange of shots with Welch police. U. S. LAUNCHES DRIVE AGAINST TAX EVADERS Washington, Apil 29 ? Attorney General Tom Clark announced to day that the justice department has started a "vigorous crack down" on income tax evaders alleged to to have made high prfits from black markets and otherwise. "Experts from the department's tax division are being sent out to each United States attorney's of fice to insure vigorous prosecution of income tax evaders." Clark told reporters. 'Tax evasion," he added, "is a big problem now because of black mar ket activities. Many individuals are afraid to report their correct income because they know they would be prosecuted for black market activi ties. We're going after these fellows." ON WEST COAST Pvt. Raleigh D. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Wilson, of Reece, entered the army Auj. 15. 1945. He received his training at Camp Crowder. Mo , and is now stationed at Oakland, Calif., and expects to go overseas toon. ELLISON DRAWS 7 TO 12 YEARS IN PENITENTIARY North Fork Man Found Guilty Second Degree Murder in Slaying of Howard Hockcday; Three Given Heavy Sentences in Assault Case Sam Ellison, of North Fork town-l ship, was found guilty of second degree murder in Watauga Superior court last week, and was sentenced by Judge Don Phillips to serve a term of no less than 7 nor more than 12 years in the state peniten tiary for the slaying of a neighbor, Howard Hockeday, last October. Ellison immediately filed notic of appeal to the Supreme court and I the appeal bond was set at $7,000. ] The state based its principal con- ? tention on the evidence tending to j show that Hockedkay was. shot I three times, and that two of the shots took effect in the back of the slain man. The defense insisted that Hockeday had approached Elli son with rifle in hand for the pur pose of taking his life, and that the defendant had fired in self-defer.se. Assault Cases Heard Willie Phillips was sentenced to 6 to 8 years in the state prison on charges of assault with intent to commit rape. Spencer Phillips and Herbert Tucker, indicted jointly on the same charge, were tried, their sentences being: Spencer Phillips, 8 to 12 years: Tucker, 5 to 8years. Charles Adams, of Caldwell coun-i ty. indicted for driving drunk, was, fined $50 and the ">sts. while Roy j Roger Wilson was given S25 and the costs, on a charge of reckless driving. Court was adjourned Tuesday afternoon, following the trial of a number of civil actions, including several divorce cases. An action for a permanent in junction against the operation of the Bark. Blowing Rock establish ment, was brought before the court Tuesday, and Judge Phillips denied the motion of the state, which sought to prevent the reopening of the establishment. CLEANUP EFFORT IN LAST WEEK Mayor Say* Business Places Not Co-operating Properly in Cleanup Campaign Residential property owners in the city have responded well to the appeal of Mayor Gordon H. Wink ler to clean up their places, and the official takes occasion to thank the citizens for their splendid co-opera tion during the cleanup campaign. However, Mayor Winkler states I that business people of the town j have fallen behind in cleaning up about their establishments, and wants to insist that these places be cleaned up and put in good shape during the remaining week of tnel campaign. May Day Festivities At College Saturday The annual May Day exercises at Appalachian State Teachers College will be held at the football stadium Saturday afternoon. May 4th, at 4 o'clock. Following the coronation of the May Queen, a program prepared for her entertainment and for that of her court will be presented by mem bers of the student body The theme for the program is "Fun Through the Year." Butcher Shops to Post New Retail Meat Price# OPA Chief Paul Porter announc ed Tuesday night that beginning on May 1 butcher shops would post new retail meat price lists to help stores and housewives "in fighting off the black market." Porter said these lists would show recently increased retail pri ces for every grade and cut of meat. "If the consumer will help to get compliance with ceiling prices at the retail level," he said, "he will help keep prices stable at all lev els of distribution ? all the way back to the livestock producer himself." Spare Sugar Stamp 43 Good For Sugar Today A new sugar stamp, spare stamp 49 in the family ration book, be came valid today ? Wednesday. It is good for five pounds. The new coupon, OPA has an nounced, will expire August 31. GREAT SPENDING SPREE IS UNDER WAY, REPORT SAYS Washington, April 29 ? Consumers were spending at a record annual rate of $120,000,000,000 for goods and services during the first three months of this year, the commerce department reported, today. The rate of expenditures, on an annual basis, represented an in crease of $20,000,000,000 over the second quartelOtof 1945. The department said price rises were responsible for part of the in crease. Another factor was demobi lization. ? CHILDREN'S HOUR IN BERLIN Wilh the coming of warm weather, one hardship is temporarily ended in battered Berlin. People need not worry about heating for the next few months. The German ch^-lren. too, welcome the com ing of spring, for now they can play *n the sun. as these children are doing in a badly bombed area of the city. S. EL CLINE VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK Superintendent of Local Hosiery Mill Died Suddenly Mon day Afternoon Solom E. Clint-. 51 years old. for the past two years superintendent of the Baker-Mebane Hosiery Mill of this city, died at his home in the Rivers Apartments Monday after noon from a sudden illness. A heart attack was given as the cause of his demise. Mr. Cline had just return ed from work when stricken, and was dead by the time a physician arrived, only a lew minutes after the attack. The body was taken to Mr. Cline's former home in Hickory where funeral services will be conducted, but plans are not completed, pend ing word from relatives at distant points. Bom in Catawba county, Mr. Cltne was a son of E. Pat Cline and Mrs. Cltne, and had been in the hosiery mill business for 33 years. Prior to moving to Boone he had been engaged as plant superinten dent for the Shuford Mills of Hick ory. He had managed the local mill since it was started, and in recognition of his success here, had received a cash bonus from the corporation the day prior to his death. During his residence here he had made many friends. The widpw survives, together with a son and a daugnter, W. E. Cline. of Spruce Pine, and Mrs. Harold Shuping, of Morganton. The following step-children survive: Ralph, James, Russell, Ambrose and Betty Collins, of Hickory, and Mrs. H. L. Burns, of Morehead City. There are two brothers. J. Lee Cline. Vancouver, Wash.; Thilmer Cline, of Hildebran, and the fol lowing sisters: Mrs. M C. Austin, Granite Falls; Mrs. Lola McDaniel, Connelly Springs; Mrs. Rose Moose, Hickory; Mrs. Uarman Powell, Val dpse, and Mrs. Margaret Phelps, Hickory. The mother, Mrs. E. P. Cline, also survives, togetner with eight grandchildren. WATAUGA COUNTY LIBRARY National Boys' and Girls' Week marks its 26th annual observance this year from April 27 to May 4. Build for tomorrow with the youth of today! Your public library has books on hobbies, occupational guidance, health, scientific research and recreational subjects. Plan to visit your library. The largest county in Texas is Brewster, with an area of 6,208 square miles ? six times the area o? Rhode Island With Local Bank Miss Margaret Hughes, who has accepted a position with the Northwestern Bank. ^JShe is a graduate of Norfolk BMiness Col lege, Norfolk, Va., and held a po sition with the army transporta tion command during the war. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hughes, who now reside in Boone. GRAND JURY IN ROUTINE REPORT Jurors Find County Offices in Good Condition; Recommend Build ing Repairs The grand jury for the spring term of Watauga Superior court | made its usual report to Judge F. Don Phillips last week. The re port tendered the court, and which bears the signatures of Dewey Mitchell, foreman, and Jones L. Storie. secretary, follows: "Wo. the grand jury for the April term of Superior court, Watauga county, beg tc submit the follow ing report: "We have acted on all bills pre sented to us. "We have examined offices of clerk of court, register of deeds, county commissioners, county ac countant and tax collector and find them well kept and in good order. Also inspected county jail, prison camp and courthouse and find each in good order. "The county home has been dis continued and the inmates have been placed in the care of Dave P. Mast, superintendent of public wel fare. and are being well cared for. "All guardians of minor heirs have made satisfactory reports to the clerk of superior court. "The following repairs have been recommended: Clerk's office vault, one window light, front door re paired. In the hall, repair the floor inside front door. Crop loan office door repaired. The jail, repair plumbing and install urinal bowl in men's toilet. "All other officers and the pris on camp are well kept and in good repair." HODGES TOSPEAK COLLEGEFINALS j Asheville Attorney to Be Commen cement Speaker al Appa lachian May 8 Hon. Brandon Hodges, distingu ished attorney of Asheville, has been secured as c ommencement speaker of the 43rd annual com mencement at Appalachian State Teachers College. The date is Wed nesday, May 8, at 10:30 a. m., in the college auditorium. Fifty-one members of the senior class are expected to receive de grees at this time. HIRANUMA. 27 OTHER JAP LEADERS ARE INDICTED Tokyo, April' 30 ? Another former premier of beaten Japan ? Kiichuro Hiranuma ? sat in a Sugamo prison cell today, after indictment as one of the top 28 Japanese who will ans wer war crimes charges before an international court next Friday The 81-year-old baron was named on a war criminal suspect list is sued Dec. 2, but remained under nouse custody for reasons of health. He was re-examined Monday by al lied headquarters doctors and then ordered confined. Former Foreign Minister Shige nori Tojo remained under house custody, while former Generals Seishiro Itagaki and Heitaro Ki mura were en route under guard from Bangkok. All others among the 28 indicted are now in Sugamo. PROF. GRUBB8 ATTENDS CONFERENCE AT U.N.C. Prof. W. M. Grubbs, of the social science department of Appalachian College, Is representing the collegV in the southern work conference of selected educators, research and administrators from 13 southern states. The conference is being held at the University of North Carolina. They are studying southern so cial and economic problems and working out objectives and tech niques for education in the health, housing, economies status and gen eral level of living of the southern people. STANLEY LOVE HELD IN DEATH OF CHAS. POTTER # Meat Camp Man Dies Monday Afternoon as Result of Blows on Head, Allegedly Inflicted By Love; No Hearing Ar ranged Stanley Love, 20 years old, is be ing held in the county jail in con nection with the death of Charles Potter, 30, of Meat Camp town ship, who died en route to the lo cal hospital late Monday afternoon of head injuries, which State High way Patrolman C. M. Jones said his investigation indicated, were sustained in a fight in the western limits of the city, a few minutes earlier. Love was placed in jail immedi ately after the alleged affray, but no formal charge had been booked or no date for a hearing establish ed, it is indicated. Dr. J. B. Hagaman conducted a post mortem examination of Pot ter's body and deduced that he came to his death "as a result of an intra cranial hemorrhage, due to a blow with some blunt instrument." It was indicated that the dead man was struck a number of times about the head, but the weapon used has not been determined. . Funeral services for Potter, who was a wounded veteran of the late war, are to be held this (Wednes day) afternoon from the Meat Camp Baptist Church, and interment will be in that neighborhood. The widow survives. PARKWAY OPENED FOR TRAVEL NOW The Blue Ridge Parkway was officially opened to travel last week, including the Bluffs and Cumberland Knob, recreational areas. At the Bluffs there are available for visi tors picnic areas, campgrounds for overnight camping, and an area for those travelers in trailers. At each of these units are dutch ovens for cooking, tables, water, and comfort stations. All accommodations are in spected by the Health Department and the water supply is periodically examined by the State Health Dep artment. Of the proposed 500 miles of the Parkway, 140 miles are finished for travel and surface between a point near Roanoke, Va., and Deep Gap, N. C. Also completed is a 25-mile stretch between Grandfather Mt. and Little Switzerland. Beyond this point the Parkway is open to travel to a point near Mount Mit chell. This part of the motor road is stone, and safe for travel. Recrea tonal facilities are available also at Rock Knob and Smart View areas in Virginia. Rocky' Knob is about 45 miles south of Roanoke. Visitors are urged to be careful with fire at this time of the year, by extinguishing their campfires in the recreational areas, by using ash trays in their cars rather than toss ing the match or burning tobacco from cars. Two Auction Land Sales Here Next Week Messrs Z. A. Robertson & Co., Johnson City, Tenn., are advertising two auction sales of valuable real estate to be held in the county next week. On Monday, May 6, the Joe Ward farm, the property of Ira and Jack Edmisten, located near Vilas, will be offered. The farm has been di vided into tracts of from one to 20 acres. On Wednesday, May 8, the Fred Winkler property, known as the Jeff Stanbury place, located near Boone, will be sold. There are 50 residential lots and ten small tracts. 1 Much interest is being shown in these offerings of local real estate, and a number of people are expect ed to place their bids when the auctions start. LOCAL TRIO TO APPEAR ON JOHNSON CITY R * DIO The Oak Grove trio, composed of Misses Marlene Hodges, Alma Hodges and Kathleen Berry, with Betty Farthing, pianist, will be heard over radio station WJHL, Johnson City, Tenn., Sunday morn ing, starting at 8 a. m., and lasting; for about 30 minutes. The vocalists will be accompanied to Johnson City by Barber Bill Hodges. ART EXHIBIT The public is invited to attend the annual exhibit of the art depart ment of Appalachian College, Sun- ? day, May 5, from 3 to 5 o'clock. Work done by students who are are primary, grammar grade and home economics majors, will be shown. The exhibit will be held in the art building on the college campus. LONG DISTANCE ORDER B. W. Stallings, local jeweler, tells The Democrat that its advertising brings him business from far dis tant points, as is evidenced by an order received from San Francisco, Calif., for one of the new Reynolds pens. Louis Farthing, originally of Valle Crucis, saw the ad In the county paper, and immediately plac ed his order, asking that the pen be sent him at once via air mail. I
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