Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.). 1944-08-17 [p...
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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper. Established in the Year \ 888. WATCH the LABEL or. java piper ** it Jhe Xpttr subscription will expire ajad Sh* c-7 to v'jj: pa par will be stopped untax* roon«j ^newctl. TU« Dar&ocHU Kft operating sOscily on a cash In *d- vanc<# bonus. Ther* %wi r.o oxcepHoxt» :o iSa£s rule. VOL LVII, NO. 7 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4$SiI 944 NEW INVASION IS LAUNCHED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE Gre^t Landing Force Swarms Over Riviera Fos Orive North- "ward; New Broad Front Ex¬ tends From Nice to Marseille; Opposition Inconsequential Rome. Aug. 15 Thousands of Al¬ lied troopf. mainly Americana and French, swarmed onto the south coast of France on a broad front be¬ tween Marseille- and Nice today, seized and extended firm beach¬ heads against inconsequential Ger¬ man opposition, and drove north¬ ward with the avowed intention of joining the Allies in Northwestern France An Allied communique at 10:40 p. m., said American arid French troops before dawn took the Sen- tine) Islands of Port Cros and Le¬ vant. ten miles off the coast, and Seized Cap Negro, on tile mainland due north ot the islands and 28 miles east of Toulon. Other specific locations were not given, the beaches being placed merely in the 125-mile r.lrip of coast between Marseille and Nice. The Germans said the focal point of the Allied invasion was at St. RaphaeJ. 30 miles northeast of the coast li oir. Cap Negre. and also said there wore- landings west of Toulon and at Bormes, 25 miles east of that onetime naval base. American airmen who flew over the beaches late in the day said there was no sign of any concerted enemy opposition and that American ve¬ hicles. were "running ait over the countryside." The official night statement said. "On the beaches of the mainland, where landings were successful against light opposition, the opera¬ tion is proceeding satisfactorily," adding that "substantial numbers of Allied troops, together with guns, munitions and supplies, had been landed across the beaches of .South¬ ern France by dark this evening. "The beachhead Ins been extend¬ ed and widened during the day's op¬ eration. "Enemy opposition remains spo¬ radic, «r,d no enemy air attacks have yet been reported." Major Glen C. Cook Awarded Air Medal Fifteenth A. A. F. in Italy. Aug li Major Oien C. Cook, son of iirs. Lena Cook, of Blowing Rock, serving as a pilot oti a 8-24 Libera¬ tor, has been awarded the Air medal '"for meritorious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustained operational activities against the enemy." Major Cook came to Italy M Feb¬ ruary of this year and during that time be h'as flown ?.G combat mis¬ sions. He has seen action over France. Italy, Germany. Austria, Rumania, Hungary arid Yugoslavia. In civilian life he attended Wake Forest College. He has a brother, J. C. Coo>t. serving in the marines. Pvt. Roy F. Wilson Is Wounded in Action Mrs. Sadie Phillips, of Vilas, has been r.otjficd that her son,. Pvt. Roy R. WUsoli. has been wounded in France, and the Purple Heart award is being sent his mother A letter from Pvt. Wilson advises his mother not to worry as the doc¬ tors and Ned Cross are giving him the- best of attention. Mrs. Phillips has another son in service, Pfc. James R. Wilson, who is in California. Lieut. Farthing is Now Nazi Prisoner Lieut. Harold Farthing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Farthing, former resi¬ dents of Boone, but now of Avery county, is a prisoner of the Ger¬ mans, it is revealed in late advices to hit perent. Lieut. Farthing, who was a flight officer on 3 B-17, and attached to the famous "Hell's Angels" squad¬ ron, had been reported as missing in action over Germany on July 24. Street Preaching Saturday Afternoon A street preaching service will be held next Saturday afternoon at 3:30 near the Boone Tire and Bargain Store, it is announced by Rev. J. C. Canipe, local Baptist minister. All the pastors of the Three Forks As¬ sociation are asked to be present. The Mount Vernon quartet wiE sing. Killed in Saipan are&m fsmemmsassaaaaa I Sgl. J, B. Hollifiold. son o£ Mr. and Mrs. Edwin ii. Holiiliold, of Blowing Hock, who was killed in Ihc fighting fcr Saipan on July 0. according lo information publish¬ ed last weflk. He had served ia Jho army air corps almost three years. C. OF C. DISCUSSES POSTWAR PLANS Boone- of Postwar Days Soen as Summer Resort: Building Program Needed The meeting of ibr Chambe r of Commerce which was held last Thursday evening was devoted mostly to talk of postwar days in Boone, and plans to meet the chal¬ lenges which vill be presented to the community wh«n the conflict ends Members of the Commerce group saw the future Boone as primarily ! a summer resort rt-giur., and par¬ ticular emphasis was placed or. the extreme housing Shfirtafle which has caused many people to abandon their plan*. to sijend the piestmt summer hex-. Plan? are being evolved, it ;s said, lo yet either lo¬ cal or outside capita! interested in building suwrns'i' homes for those who will want to visit this area in the postwar period. It was stated at the same time thai Chamber of Commerce officials are now working with a number of industries, who want to locate in this community. Former Boone Man is A Hero of S si pan Fight The following is taken from the Washington Post. and will be of in¬ terest* to the local friends of Officer Haynes. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haynes, who was reared in Watauga county. The family now resides at SalinevilH*, Ohio Salineville, July 27 . Warrant Of ' firer Carl Haynes, son of Mr. and Mrs. iV'.lliam Haynes, now holds the ! honorary title of "'Commando" as he! w as responsible fcr the death of 123 J&p commandos. who attempted a' surprise raid or. his position at Sai- pan. According to an account in a Washington newspaper. Warrant Of¬ ficer Haynes, of the Fourth marine division artillery, had scattered his men in a defensive post during the several-hour fight, when the Japs marched up to the marine position in formation, hoping to be mistaken in the darkness for fellow marines. And Warrant Officer Haynes emerged fioin the fight with only two scratches . from Jap hand gre¬ nades. The marine traditions are in his blood, as he enlisted at Charlotte. N. C. when a mere boy. He is 29. 1 Ho also served on convoy duty in | the South Pacific for some time. He is one of four Haynes brothers in the service. Sgt. William J. Haynes, 31, was inducted in September, 1943, and is stationed in England; Pfc. James Haynes, 20, is a marine at Columbia, S. C.. and Pvt. Charles Haynes, 18, finished his marine l>oot training Saturday at San Diego, Calif. Pvt. Gilbert Edmisten Is Reported as Missing Pvt. Gilbert O. Edmisten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edmisten, of Sugar Grove, has been reported as missing in action in the European war sector. No further information came with the War Department an¬ nouncement which w as received by the. family Saturday. Pvt. Edmisten had been in serv¬ ice since Oct. 15, 1943, and had been overseas for four months. He had been wounded In Italy. EAST PRUSSIAN DRIVE IS PUSHED BY RED LEGIONS Thousands of Germans Are Out- flanked, and Losses of the Enemy in New Phase of East¬ ern War Expected to Exceed :s Million Men Lordon, Aug. 16 Soviet field dis¬ patches said last night that Hod omy troops had crossed the Bie brza River in Northern Poland, striking through a 15-mile belt of Axis defenses guarding imperiled East Prussia, while Moscow announ¬ ced that Marshal Ivan S. Konevi.3 fourth Ukraine army hod killed or captured 172.300 Germans. Kenev's troops attacking through Southern Poland fowaid German Silesia killed 140,000 Germans be¬ tween July 13 and Aug. 12. the special announcement said. On the basis o! Moscow accounts si.x Soviet armies have killed or cap tured a total of 781.886 Germans sine? the great Summer offensive began J tine 23, and when three oth¬ er annies presently engaged in shat¬ tering Reich forces arc heard front, the totai is likelv to exceed 1.00C.- 000. Swarms of armored fighter-bomb¬ ers covered the Russian surge to¬ ward East Prussia spraying German positions at Giajewo, only two miles irons the frontier in the attack along the Bialvstok-Lyck railway. The Russians already are endan¬ gering thousands of outflanked Ger¬ man troops fighting in the Suwalki triangle :: short distance above Bieb- nza River sector. The Suwalki tri¬ angle, annexed by East Prussia from Foiand in 1339, recently was invad¬ ed by Gen. Ivan Chemiskhovsky's '.hud White Russian army. J. A. Hardin Dies Suddenly in Hickory Jordan Andrew Hardin, '34, w-eli- xnowri Hickory resident and native of Boone, died suddifily sT his home in Hickory Thursday of last week. He had been in failing health for the past, two and a half years. Funeral services were conducted Saturday irom the First Methodist Chinch in Hickory, of which he was a member- and for many years a member of the board of stewards. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Kale, had charge of the rites and was assisted by Rev. V L. Fulmer, of New berry, S. C. Burial was in the family plot in Oak.vvood cemetery. Those from Boor.e attending the rites were Mr. and Mrs. Grady Far thing. Mrs. Alice Hardin, Mrs. R. H. Hardin and Mrs. W. R. Spain- hour. Mr. Hardin was born in Boone February 11. 1880, a son of the late James and Emma Sutherland Hard¬ in. He had been a resident of Hick- or for the past. 36 yeam, first being an employee ol the Southern Ex¬ press Company. For the last 24 years tie was manager of the Shu- ford Hardware Company. On May 27, 1S08, he was married to Miss Pearl Shell of Hickory, who survives, along with one daughter. Miss Bobbie. Shell Hardin of Hick¬ ory": one son, Pfc. Garland A. Hard in, of the army! New Guinea: two brothers, George Hardin of l.ime- stonej Tenn., and Arthur Hardin, of Talladega, Ala.; and three sisters, Mrs. Julia Latham of DcPcoup. Colo.; Mrs. E. M. Lloyd of Tolcga, Okla.. and Mrs. Hugh Kiepper of Limestone, Tenn. Niece of Dr. Moose Die* in Newport News Dr. and Mrs. G. K. Moose wen: calico to Rockwell, N. C., Tuesday for the funeral services of Dr. Moose's niece, Mrs. Bernard Hol- shouser, 27, who died in Newport News, Va., Saturday evening. The rites were held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church near Rockwell. Mrs. Holshouser, the former Miss Louise Marie Honeycutt, daughter of Mrs. Francis Marie Honeycutt and the late John "W. Honeycutt, went to Seaford, Va., four months ago to en¬ gage in war work. Besides her mother, Mrs. Rol- shouser leaves her husband, with the army in England; am infant daugh¬ ter, a sister and two brothers. Two More Building Projects Are Started Mr. W. C. Greene, local building contractor, has started work on a large produce house for Goodnight Brothers 'on Depot Street, and is moving dirt for a considerable addi¬ tion to the tobacco warehouse. Mr. Greene has practically com¬ pleted the big root and herb house of the Wilcox Drug Company. Seriously Wounded S/Sgt. J. W. Beach, who has been seriously wounded some¬ where m I he French theatre of war. Sgi. Beach is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beach, of Boone, has been in the army xor more than four years, and overseas for six months. He look part in the original invasion of the Normandy ccasl. Taken By Death Mss. Ellen Moreti. who died at her home in Meat C=mp township Monday evening of last week at the age of 36 years. LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. MGRETZ Funeral Service. For Aged Lady Conducted at Mount Zion Lutheran Church Funeral services for Mrs. J. L. j Moretz. account of whose death ap-i pearcd in this paper last week, were j conducted last Wednesday after- 1 noon at 2:30 at Mount Zion Luther- j au Church. Boone, f'.oute 2, by t he i pssior, Rev. Hoke H. Ritchie. Kev. K. F. Troutman preached, the funer¬ al. Rev. Voigt Cromer, of Hickory, also talked briefly. The floral of¬ fering was profuse and the esteem in which Mis. Moretz was held was manifested by the large number at the service, more than hair of whom could r.ol get inside the church. Pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased: Vilas. Leonard, Dale, Honda. Charles and Luther Moretz. Honorary pallbeaners were A. W. Hocgsc/:, William Wir.ebarger. Eu¬ gene Moretz. Noah Winebarger, Lark in Miller. W. A. Proffit. S. A. Noons and R. C. Winebarger- In charge or tlia flowers were Mrs. Clingman Miller, Martha Winebar- ger. Mary Pearl Wilsoo, Lola Mae Winebarger. Jean and Ruth Wilson, Olive and Safrona Proffit, Virginia Moretz. Lola. Margaret and Dorothy Miller. Mary Helen and Sue Greene, Fannie Mae Miller, Louise Sjgmcn and Alice. Jean and June Rsaclitfe. John Davis Dies at Home at Shulls Mills John Davis, 70. resident of the Shu1. is Mills section, died at liis home on the 8th. Funeral services were conducted from the Christian Church at Fos- coe by Rev. Mr. Stout and Rev. S. E. Gragg. and interment was in the Calloway cemetery. Surviving Mr. Davis are the wid¬ ow, one daughter and a number of sons. Watson Garage Buying Ivy Burls for Pipes The D. & P. Pipe Works states that for the convenience of many of those who would like to sell ivy and laurel bufls. they are now being bought by Watson's Garage at Deep [Gap for tiie local manufactory. Wounded Pfe. Bill Cordeti, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roby Cornell. oC Heecu, was wounded in action in Italy on July 12. according to word reaching his. parents- A letter from Pic, Cor¬ nell stales that he is in Ihe hos¬ pital. that the wound is slight, and lhai he will be out in a few days He entered lhe servj.ee Nov. 2, 1942, and has been overseas for six months. 23 TO GRADUATE AT APPALACHIAN Dr. W. Carson Ryan So Deliver Ad¬ dress to Summer Graduates On Aususi 24 Dr. W. Carson Ryan will deliver the address before the summer grad¬ uating class o£ Appalachian State Teachers College on Aug. 24. Dr. Ryan if-. Kennun professor of education and head of the depart¬ ment of education in the graduate school of the University of North Caroline. Twenty-three young women will receive bachelor of science degrees and class A teaching certificates at the graduation exercises. Thirteen members o f the class have had teaching experience in the public schools o£ this ;<nd other states. Says Lunch Rooms Are in Danger of Being Discontinued Mrs. J. F. Holshouser, chairman, issues the following statement rela¬ tive- to the lunch room program, and the grave danger of its being dis¬ continued: "The State has taken away the special commodities for the lunch rooms in the schools this year. Un¬ less we stock our shelves with canned goods it will not be possible to serve the children ho), lunchces at the schools this year. We are mak¬ ing an appeal to al! parents to con¬ tribute as a gift at least ten quarts of canned goods. Over and above this we are asking the parents in ihc county who send their cltildren to the Boone E!emehtaty and High schools to contribute produce to be canned by the women who five ill Boone. . We sincerely hope that your co- operalion will make it possible for your children tc have hot lunches throughout the year. Mrs. Grady Muretz is in charge of the cannery for the iunch room. If you have more produce than you can use at home please- get in touch with her or with Mrs. Holshouser. "You will receive letters giving ; you lull instructions.*'" Mrs. Holshouser further states that there is a great need for volunteers to aid with canning the produce now on hand, and asks all who are in¬ terested in the school lunch room urogram to aid in this work, " Local Paratrooper Injured in France Pfr Ari)o D. Hicks, son of Mr. and "Mrs. J. W. Hicks, of Sherwood, war. wounded in the Normandy in¬ vasion or; June 6, and has been awarded the Purple Heart, which has been forwarded to his parents. The injuries of Pfc. Hides were net described in the official message. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks have four other sons in the service, two of whom are overseas. one in a medical de¬ tachment and one in a tank divis¬ ion. Ivey Church Casualty Of French Theatre Word has beer, received here that Ivy Church, son of Mr. and Mrs Arthur Church, of Boone Route 2, has been seriously wounded in the j fighting ir, France. No further infor- i mation has been received. NO NEW CASES OF POLIO HERE FOR FOUR WEEKS Quarantine uf Those l.niier 18 Years <>f Age Still in Effect; State Board of Education I'tans to Adopt Uniform O.ite for School Openings No now cases of infantile para¬ lysis have been reported in Watau¬ ga county for four weeks", the Health Denartment states, Waving She total ot those affHcovi with trK; maiady here ot 14. l! is stated that quarantine regu¬ lations barring those under IS frost public gatherings r«nd from 'he streets are still in force, and that tier official action has been taken to lift the ban. I Five new cases of polito were re¬ ported tor the state on Tuesday., i bringing the total since June 1 to 531. , Meau'vbiic. 1 it '¦ state ooaid O- education wil! hoid a special meet¬ ing in Raleigh Thursday to consiaar adoption of a uiifforra opening date for tSii stale's public school units in. line with a recommendation by state, health authorities and Gov. BrougK- r,n that openings be delayed J' least until Sept. IS. U. Gov. R L. Harris, of Roxboro, chairman of the education board, called the meeting. T)ie board pre¬ viously had left the matter of school openings to iocal county school arid health officials and some local units promptly decided against postpone¬ ment of original dates. In his recommendation to uie board. Dr. Reynolds said that the opening of schools "would cause immediate danger to nearly 1,000,WW school teachers and chiidren even In counties wheie there have been no reported cases of polio, and advised parents to ksiep '.heir children ou- of school "despite the compulsory school attendance law." Miss Jennie Banner, 50, Killed in Fall Banner Elk.Word has been re¬ ceived here by Albert Banner of the death on Thursday night, of hu- . sister, Miss Jennie Banner. 5(i, who wis visiting relatives in Boise, Idaho. Death came as the rv.-sult o£ injuries received in a fall from a Siorse. , ¦$$$£& . . Siie had spent the greater part of her life in tK Banner F.ik cotr.- I'munty. She was an officer of the Banner Elk Woman's club, active m I the auxiliary of the Presbyterian j Church, and was identified with other church and civic organ iza- 1 tions She is survived by six brothers and sisters. They are: Sam B- ban¬ ner. of Banner Elk: Mrs. Nina S, Lowe, oi Banner Ellc and Anderson, S C.: J- L. Banner, of Americus, Ga I Mis. W. M. 'Harper. Jr.. Ameri- l cus Ga.; Albert Banner, of Banner Elk, and Mrs. D. G. Conda, Chrfc;- iopher. H>. The body will be brought to Ban¬ ner Elk of interment, and ivsnerai arrangements are incomplete, await¬ ing the arrive! of the body. Lions Club Meets On Tuesday Evening Ijons CSub met at the Gateway Cafe Tuesday evening with Yice- President Guy Hunt presiding in the absence of President G. K. Moose. Tailuv ister Milt Greer was in charge of the program. The eJub enjoyed a bslf hour of fan and en¬ tertainment. Humorous prizes were awarded to winners of various con¬ tests. Visiters for the evening were Hev. Dr. R. C. Gresharn, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Moultrie, Ga., and Mr. Harcid Quincy, Scoutnias- tcr of Boone. Program for the next meeting i3 ir< charge of W, M. BurweQ, chair- man ox the committee on sight con¬ servation. Miss Triplett, case work¬ ers for the blir.d, will be quest speaker at this meeting. Mack Miller is Hurt In Battle For Italy Information has been released to the effect that Pfc. Mack C. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mil¬ ler, of Mabel, has been wounded in Italy. There are no further details. Feed Wheat is Now Available to Farmers A carload of feed wheai lias just been received and is now available the farmers of Watauga county, it is stated a?, the office of the Agricul- itural Conservation Association.
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WATAUGA DEMOCRATAn Independent Weekly Newspaper.Established in the Year \ 888.
WATCH the LABELor. java piper ** it JheXpttr subscription will expire ajad Sh*c-7 to v'jj: papar will be stopped untax*roon«j ^newctl. TU« Dar&ocHU Kftoperating sOscily on a cash In *d-vanc<# bonus. Ther* %wi r.o oxcepHoxt»:o iSa£s rule.
VOL LVII, NO. 7 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4$SiI944
NEW INVASIONIS LAUNCHED INSOUTHERN FRANCEGre^t Landing Force SwarmsOver Riviera Fos Orive North-"ward; New Broad Front Ex¬tends From Nice to Marseille;Opposition InconsequentialRome. Aug. 15 Thousands of Al¬
lied troopf. mainly Americana andFrench, swarmed onto the southcoast of France on a broad front be¬tween Marseille- and Nice today,seized and extended firm beach¬heads against inconsequential Ger¬man opposition, and drove north¬ward with the avowed intention ofjoining the Allies in NorthwesternFranceAn Allied communique at 10:40
p. m., said American arid Frenchtroops before dawn took the Sen-tine) Islands of Port Cros and Le¬vant. ten miles off the coast, andSeized Cap Negro, on tile mainlanddue north ot the islands and 28miles east of Toulon.Other specific locations were not
given, the beaches being placedmerely in the 125-mile r.lrip of coastbetween Marseille and Nice.The Germans said the focal point
of the Allied invasion was at St.RaphaeJ. 30 miles northeast of thecoast li oir. Cap Negre. and also saidthere wore- landings west of Toulonand at Bormes, 25 miles east of thatonetime naval base.American airmen who flew over
the beaches late in the day said therewas no sign of any concerted enemyopposition and that American ve¬hicles. were "running ait over thecountryside."The official night statement said.
"On the beaches of the mainland,where landings were successfulagainst light opposition, the opera¬tion is proceeding satisfactorily,"adding that "substantial numbers ofAllied troops, together with guns,munitions and supplies, had beenlanded across the beaches of .South¬ern France by dark this evening."The beachhead Ins been extend¬
ed and widened during the day's op¬eration."Enemy opposition remains spo¬
radic, «r,d no enemy air attackshave yet been reported."
Major Glen C. CookAwarded Air Medal
Fifteenth A. A. F. in Italy. Augli Major Oien C. Cook, son ofiirs. Lena Cook, of Blowing Rock,serving as a pilot oti a 8-24 Libera¬tor, has been awarded the Air medal'"for meritorious achievement inaerial flight while participating insustained operational activitiesagainst the enemy."Major Cook came to Italy M Feb¬
ruary of this year and during thattime be h'as flown ?.G combat mis¬sions. He has seen action overFrance. Italy, Germany. Austria,Rumania, Hungary arid Yugoslavia.In civilian life he attended WakeForest College. He has a brother, J.C. Coo>t. serving in the marines.
Pvt. Roy F. WilsonIs Wounded in Action
Mrs. Sadie Phillips, of Vilas, hasbeen r.otjficd that her son,. Pvt. RoyR. WUsoli. has been wounded inFrance, and the Purple Heart awardis being sent his motherA letter from Pvt. Wilson advises
his mother not to worry as the doc¬tors and Ned Cross are giving himthe- best of attention.
Mrs. Phillips has another son inservice, Pfc. James R. Wilson, whois in California.
Lieut. Farthing isNow Nazi Prisoner
Lieut. Harold Farthing, son of Mr.and Mrs. Don Farthing, former resi¬dents of Boone, but now of Averycounty, is a prisoner of the Ger¬mans, it is revealed in late advicesto hit perent.
Lieut. Farthing, who was a flightofficer on 3 B-17, and attached tothe famous "Hell's Angels" squad¬ron, had been reported as missing inaction over Germany on July 24.
Street PreachingSaturday Afternoon
A street preaching service will beheld next Saturday afternoon at 3:30near the Boone Tire and BargainStore, it is announced by Rev. J. C.Canipe, local Baptist minister. Allthe pastors of the Three Forks As¬sociation are asked to be present.The Mount Vernon quartet wiEsing.
Killed in Saipanare&m fsmemmsassaaaaa
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Sgl. J, B. Hollifiold. son o£ Mr.and Mrs. Edwin ii. Holiiliold, ofBlowing Hock, who was killed inIhc fighting fcr Saipan on July 0.according lo information publish¬ed last weflk. He had served iaJho army air corps almost threeyears.
C. OF C. DISCUSSESPOSTWAR PLANS
Boone- of Postwar Days Soen asSummer Resort: Building
Program Needed
The meeting of ibr Chambe r ofCommerce which was held lastThursday evening was devotedmostly to talk of postwar days inBoone, and plans to meet the chal¬lenges which vill be presented tothe community wh«n the conflictendsMembers of the Commerce group
saw the future Boone as primarily !a summer resort rt-giur., and par¬ticular emphasis was placed or. theextreme housing Shfirtafle which hascaused many people to abandontheir plan*. to sijend the piestmtsummer hex-. Plan? are beingevolved, it ;s said, lo yet either lo¬cal or outside capita! interested inbuilding suwrns'i' homes for thosewho will want to visit this area inthe postwar period.
It was stated at the same timethai Chamber of Commerce officialsare now working with a number ofindustries, who want to locate inthis community.
Former Boone Man isA Hero of Ssipan FightThe following is taken from the
Washington Post. and will be of in¬terest*to the local friends of OfficerHaynes. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.Haynes, who was reared in Wataugacounty. The family now resides atSalinevilH*, Ohio
Salineville, July 27.Warrant Of 'firer Carl Haynes, son of Mr. andMrs. iV'.lliam Haynes, now holds the !honorary title of "'Commando" as he!w as responsible fcr the death of 123J&p commandos. who attempted a'surprise raid or. his position at Sai-pan.According to an account in a
Washington newspaper. Warrant Of¬ficer Haynes, of the Fourth marinedivision artillery, had scattered hismen in a defensive post during theseveral-hour fight, when the Japsmarched up to the marine positionin formation, hoping to be mistakenin the darkness for fellow marines.And Warrant Officer Haynes
emerged fioin the fight with onlytwo scratches.from Jap hand gre¬nades.The marine traditions are in his
blood, as he enlisted at Charlotte.N. C. when a mere boy. He is 29. 1Ho also served on convoy duty in |the South Pacific for some time. Heis one of four Haynes brothers inthe service.
Sgt. William J. Haynes, 31, wasinducted in September, 1943, and isstationed in England; Pfc. JamesHaynes, 20, is a marine at Columbia,S. C.. and Pvt. Charles Haynes, 18,finished his marine l>oot trainingSaturday at San Diego, Calif.
Pvt. Gilbert EdmistenIs Reported as MissingPvt. Gilbert O. Edmisten, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edmisten, ofSugar Grove, has been reported asmissing in action in the Europeanwar sector. No further informationcame with the War Department an¬nouncement which w as received bythe. family Saturday.
Pvt. Edmisten had been in serv¬ice since Oct. 15, 1943, and had beenoverseas for four months. He hadbeen wounded In Italy.
EAST PRUSSIANDRIVE IS PUSHEDBY RED LEGIONS
Thousands of Germans Are Out-flanked, and Losses of theEnemy in New Phase of East¬ern War Expected to Exceed:s Million Men
Lordon, Aug. 16 Soviet field dis¬patches said last night that Hodomy troops had crossed the Biebrza River in Northern Poland,striking through a 15-mile belt ofAxis defenses guarding imperiledEast Prussia, while Moscow announ¬ced that Marshal Ivan S. Konevi.3fourth Ukraine army hod killed or
captured 172.300 Germans.Kenev's troops attacking through
Southern Poland fowaid GermanSilesia killed 140,000 Germans be¬tween July 13 and Aug. 12. thespecial announcement said.On the basis o! Moscow accounts
si.x Soviet armies have killed or captured a total of 781.886 Germanssine? the great Summer offensivebegan J tine 23, and when three oth¬er annies presently engaged in shat¬tering Reich forces arc heard front,the totai is likelv to exceed 1.00C.-000.Swarms of armored fighter-bomb¬
ers covered the Russian surge to¬ward East Prussia spraying Germanpositions at Giajewo, only two milesirons the frontier in the attackalong the Bialvstok-Lyck railway.The Russians already are endan¬
gering thousands of outflanked Ger¬man troops fighting in the Suwalkitriangle :: short distance above Bieb-nza River sector. The Suwalki tri¬angle, annexed by East Prussia fromFoiand in 1339, recently was invad¬ed by Gen. Ivan Chemiskhovsky's'.hud White Russian army.
J. A. Hardin DiesSuddenly in Hickory
Jordan Andrew Hardin, '34, w-eli-xnowri Hickory resident and nativeof Boone, died suddifily sT hishome in Hickory Thursday of lastweek. He had been in failing healthfor the past, two and a half years.Funeral services were conducted
Saturday irom the First MethodistChinch in Hickory, of which he wasa member- and for many years amember of the board of stewards.The pastor, Rev. W. A. Kale, hadcharge of the rites and was assistedby Rev. V L. Fulmer, of New berry,S. C. Burial was in the family plotin Oak.vvood cemetery.Those from Boor.e attending the
rites were Mr. and Mrs. Grady Farthing. Mrs. Alice Hardin, Mrs. R.H. Hardin and Mrs. W. R. Spain-hour.
Mr. Hardin was born in BooneFebruary 11. 1880, a son of the lateJames and Emma Sutherland Hard¬in. He had been a resident of Hick-or for the past. 36 yeam, first beingan employee ol the Southern Ex¬press Company. For the last 24years tie was manager of the Shu-ford Hardware Company.On May 27, 1S08, he was married
to Miss Pearl Shell of Hickory, whosurvives, along with one daughter.Miss Bobbie. Shell Hardin of Hick¬ory": one son, Pfc. Garland A. Hardin, of the army! New Guinea: twobrothers, George Hardin of l.ime-stonej Tenn., and Arthur Hardin, ofTalladega, Ala.; and three sisters,Mrs. Julia Latham of DcPcoup.Colo.; Mrs. E. M. Lloyd of Tolcga,Okla.. and Mrs. Hugh Kiepper ofLimestone, Tenn.
Niece of Dr. MooseDie* in Newport NewsDr. and Mrs. G. K. Moose wen:
calico to Rockwell, N. C., Tuesdayfor the funeral services of Dr.Moose's niece, Mrs. Bernard Hol-shouser, 27, who died in NewportNews, Va., Saturday evening.The rites were held at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church near Rockwell.Mrs. Holshouser, the former Miss
Louise Marie Honeycutt, daughterof Mrs. Francis Marie Honeycutt andthe late John "W. Honeycutt, went toSeaford, Va., four months ago to en¬gage in war work.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Rol-shouser leaves her husband, with thearmy in England; am infant daugh¬ter, a sister and two brothers.
Two More BuildingProjects Are Started
Mr. W. C. Greene, local buildingcontractor, has started work on alarge produce house for GoodnightBrothers 'on Depot Street, and ismoving dirt for a considerable addi¬tion to the tobacco warehouse.Mr. Greene has practically com¬
pleted the big root and herb houseof the Wilcox Drug Company.
Seriously Wounded
S/Sgt. J. W. Beach, who hasbeen seriously wounded some¬where m I he French theatreof war. Sgi. Beach is a son of Mr.and Mrs. Tom Beach, of Boone,has been in the army xor morethan four years, and overseas for
six months. He look part in theoriginal invasion of the Normandyccasl.
Taken By Death
Mss. Ellen Moreti. who died ather home in Meat C=mp townshipMonday evening of last week atthe age of 36 years.
LAST RITES HELDFOR MRS. MGRETZ
Funeral Service. For Aged LadyConducted at Mount Zion
Lutheran Church
Funeral services for Mrs. J. L. jMoretz. account of whose death ap-ipearcd in this paper last week, were jconducted last Wednesday after- 1noon at 2:30 at Mount Zion Luther- jau Church. Boone, f'.oute 2, by t he ipssior, Rev. Hoke H. Ritchie. Kev.K. F. Troutman preached, the funer¬al. Rev. Voigt Cromer, of Hickory,also talked briefly. The floral of¬fering was profuse and the esteemin which Mis. Moretz was held wasmanifested by the large number atthe service, more than hair of whomcould r.ol get inside the church.
Pallbearers were grandsons of thedeceased: Vilas. Leonard, Dale,Honda. Charles and Luther Moretz.Honorary pallbeaners were A. W.Hocgsc/:, William Wir.ebarger. Eu¬gene Moretz. Noah Winebarger,Lark in Miller. W. A. Proffit. S. A.Noons and R. C. Winebarger- Incharge or tlia flowers were Mrs.Clingman Miller, Martha Winebar-ger. Mary Pearl Wilsoo, Lola MaeWinebarger. Jean and Ruth Wilson,Olive and Safrona Proffit, VirginiaMoretz. Lola. Margaret and DorothyMiller. Mary Helen and Sue Greene,Fannie Mae Miller, Louise Sjgmcnand Alice. Jean and June Rsaclitfe.
John Davis Dies atHome at Shulls Mills
John Davis, 70. resident of theShu1. is Mills section, died at liishome on the 8th.
Funeral services were conductedfrom the Christian Church at Fos-coe by Rev. Mr. Stout and Rev. S. E.Gragg. and interment was in theCalloway cemetery.Surviving Mr. Davis are the wid¬
ow, one daughter and a number ofsons.
Watson Garage BuyingIvy Burls for Pipes
The D. & P. Pipe Works statesthat for the convenience of many ofthose who would like to sell ivy andlaurel bufls. they are now beingbought by Watson's Garage at Deep[Gap for tiie local manufactory.
Wounded
Pfe. Bill Cordeti, son of Mr. andMrs. Roby Cornell. oC Heecu, waswounded in action in Italy on July12. according to word reaching his.parents- A letter from Pic, Cor¬nell stales that he is in Ihe hos¬pital. that the wound is slight, andlhai he will be out in a few daysHe entered lhe servj.ee Nov. 2,1942, and has been overseas forsix months.
23 TO GRADUATEAT APPALACHIAN
Dr. W. Carson Ryan So Deliver Ad¬dress to Summer Graduates
On Aususi 24
Dr. W. Carson Ryan will deliverthe address before the summer grad¬uating class o£ Appalachian StateTeachers College on Aug. 24.
Dr. Ryan if-. Kennun professor ofeducation and head of the depart¬ment of education in the graduateschool of the University of NorthCaroline.Twenty-three young women will
receive bachelor of science degreesand class A teaching certificates atthe graduation exercises. Thirteenmembers o f the class have hadteaching experience in the publicschools o£ this ;<nd other states.
Says Lunch RoomsAre in Danger ofBeing Discontinued
Mrs. J. F. Holshouser, chairman,issues the following statement rela¬tive- to the lunch room program, andthe grave danger of its being dis¬continued:"The State has taken away the
special commodities for the lunchrooms in the schools this year. Un¬less we stock our shelves withcanned goods it will not be possibleto serve the children ho), lunchces atthe schools this year. We are mak¬ing an appeal to al! parents to con¬tribute as a gift at least ten quartsof canned goods. Over and abovethis we are asking the parents inihc county who send their cltildrento the Boone E!emehtaty and Highschools to contribute produce to becanned by the women who five illBoone.
. We sincerely hope that your co-operalion will make it possible foryour children tc have hot lunchesthroughout the year. Mrs. GradyMuretz is in charge of the canneryfor the iunch room. If you havemore produce than you can use athome please- get in touch with heror with Mrs. Holshouser."You will receive letters giving
; you lull instructions.*'"Mrs. Holshouser further states that
there is a great need for volunteersto aid with canning the produce nowon hand, and asks all who are in¬terested in the school lunch roomurogram to aid in this work,"Local Paratrooper
Injured in FrancePfr Ari)o D. Hicks, son of Mr.
and "Mrs. J. W. Hicks, of Sherwood,war. wounded in the Normandy in¬vasion or; June 6, and has beenawarded the Purple Heart, whichhas been forwarded to his parents.The injuries of Pfc. Hides were
net described in the official message.Mr. and Mrs. Hicks have four othersons in the service, two of whomare overseas.one in a medical de¬tachment and one in a tank divis¬ion.
Ivey Church CasualtyOf French Theatre
Word has beer, received here thatIvy Church, son of Mr. and MrsArthur Church, of Boone Route 2,has been seriously wounded in the
j fighting ir, France. No further infor-i mation has been received.
NO NEW CASESOF POLIO HEREFOR FOURWEEKS
Quarantine uf Those l.niier 18Years <>f Age Still in Effect;State Board of EducationI'tans to Adopt Uniform O.itefor School OpeningsNo now cases of infantile para¬
lysis have been reported in Watau¬ga county for four weeks", the HealthDenartment states, Waving She totalot those affHcovi with trK; maiadyhere ot 14.
l! is stated that quarantine regu¬lations barring those under IS frostpublic gatherings r«nd from 'hestreets are still in force, and that tierofficial action has been taken to liftthe ban.I Five new cases of polito were re¬ported tor the state on Tuesday.,i bringing the total since June 1 to531.
,Meau'vbiic. 1 it '¦ state ooaid O-education wil! hoid a special meet¬ing in Raleigh Thursday to consiaaradoption of a uiifforra opening datefor tSii stale's public school units in.line with a recommendation by state,health authorities and Gov. BrougK-r,n that openings be delayed J' leastuntil Sept. IS.U. Gov. R L. Harris, of Roxboro,
chairman of the education board,called the meeting. T)ie board pre¬viously had left the matter of schoolopenings to iocal county school aridhealth officials and some local unitspromptly decided against postpone¬ment of original dates.In his recommendation to uie
board. Dr. Reynolds said that theopening of schools "would causeimmediate danger to nearly 1,000,WWschool teachers and chiidren even Incounties wheie there have been noreported cases of polio, and advisedparents to ksiep '.heir children ou-of school "despite the compulsoryschool attendance law."
Miss Jennie Banner,50, Killed in Fall
Banner Elk.Word has been re¬ceived here by Albert Banner ofthe death on Thursday night, of hu-
. sister, Miss Jennie Banner. 5(i, whowis visiting relatives in Boise,Idaho. Death came as the rv.-sult o£injuries received in a fall from aSiorse.
, ¦$$$£&. .Siie had spent the greater part
of her life in tK Banner F.ik cotr.-I'munty. She was an officer of theBanner Elk Woman's club, active mI the auxiliary of the Presbyterian
j Church, and was identified withother church and civic organiza-1 tionsShe is survived by six brothers
and sisters. They are: Sam B- ban¬ner. of Banner Elk: Mrs. Nina S,Lowe, oi Banner Ellc and Anderson,S C.: J- L. Banner, of Americus,Ga I Mis. W. M. 'Harper. Jr.. Ameri-
l cus Ga.; Albert Banner, of BannerElk, and Mrs. D. G. Conda, Chrfc;-iopher. H>.The body will be brought to Ban¬
ner Elk of interment, and ivsneraiarrangements are incomplete, await¬ing the arrive! of the body.
Lions Club MeetsOn Tuesday Evening
Ijons CSub met at the GatewayCafe Tuesday evening with Yice-President Guy Hunt presiding in theabsence of President G. K. Moose.
Tailuv ister Milt Greer was incharge of the program. The eJubenjoyed a bslf hour of fan and en¬tertainment. Humorous prizes wereawarded to winners of various con¬tests.
Visiters for the evening were Hev.Dr. R. C. Gresharn, pastor of theFirst Baptist Church. Moultrie, Ga.,and Mr. Harcid Quincy, Scoutnias-tcr of Boone.Program for the next meeting i3
ir< charge of W, M. BurweQ, chair-man ox the committee on sight con¬servation. Miss Triplett, case work¬ers for the blir.d, will be questspeaker at this meeting.
Mack Miller is HurtIn Battle For Italy
Information has been released tothe effect that Pfc. Mack C. Miller,son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mil¬ler, of Mabel, has been wounded inItaly. There are no further details.
Feed Wheat is NowAvailable to Farmers
A carload of feed wheai lias justbeen received and is now availablethe farmers of Watauga county, it isstated a?, the office of the Agricul-itural Conservation Association.
