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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
Ge Aatauga Democrat printed in Tauraway on May 16 1918 under IR C Rivers Proprietor. The readable fragment notes the publication details and ownership in a local newspaper record.
The Second Red Cross War Fund Campaign runs May 20 to 27 in Watauga County. A $2,000 county quota is set, about one dollar per voter, with $29 per school district suggested to push the total over the top. Community events and private donations have begun, but the $2,000 target remains unmet, and funds will aid soldiers and their families. 1. G. Greer, Campaign Manager.
Nine soldiers were killed and 25 injured when a wooden passenger coach carrying members of the 321st Infantry jumped a trestle at Camp Jackson near Columbia South Carolina. The train was pulling out slowly for Camp Sevier Greenville. Five of the dead were North Carolinians. The derailment followed a steel coach striking a spreading rail causing the wooden coaches to plunge down the embankment. Among the victims were Privates P C Swann Asheville M Hawkins McDowell county W E Lowery Altapass Mitchell county J L Leatherwood Waynesville and W C Bryson Candler. Also dying were soldiers from Arkansas and Tennessee. Two local figures, Capt E F Lovill of Boone and Mr G M Sudderth of Blowing Rock, are primary candidates for State Senator in the Democratic primary.
An editorial from the Wilmington Star condemns the myth that Liberty Bonds are the safest investment while soldiers die in France. It urges every citizen to sacrifice wealth for victory, decrying forced drives to fund the war and praising those giving their lives for liberty, urging readers to buy bonds if they have not yet done so.
Corporal Lloyd S Isaacs issues a personal note from April 25 1918 thanking friends and family in Mabel North Carolina and Watauga for hospitality during a furlough. He notes travel from South Carolina to Girvenville by request of Uncle Sam and mentions moving farther north as heat rises, crossing the Potomac near Washington.
Notice announces upcoming opening of Three Forks Cheese Factory on Monday morning May 27. Patrons are urged to bring milk from three or four milkings, kept cool and sweet, without mixing or skimming. Cans on sale at J. S. Winkler's. cans to be sold to patrons near cost. Herman Neal Blair, Manager.
Attention members of Camp Nimrod Triplett 1278 call a Boone gathering on the first Monday in June 1918 to set the time and place for the next reunion. Include Bessure and Seon band as other important business matters will be addressed.
A group of Catawba County bar members urge voters to support Hon. M. H. Yount for judge of North Carolina's Seventeenth Judicial District. They praise his legal ability, character, stamina, and judicial temperament and urge the district and state to elect him. Also included is a separate notice from Watauga County about a mortgage sale ordered by the county court, detailing property in Boone and the sale date among other legal specifics.
For a bad cold, Chamberisin's Cough Remedy stands the test of time and can be depended upon. The product claim emphasizes reliability and long-standing effectiveness for respiratory relief.
Public notice of a mortgagee sale by Alice Winebarger in Watauga County NC to satisfy 78.42 due on a note from W. Phillips Jr. dated June 18 1916. Property described as Bald Mountain area near Boone will be sold at the courthouse door at 1 00 pm on June 10 1918 to the highest bidder.
A lyric celebrates living in great times and sharing freedom. It envisions telling future generations how darkness was defeated and the morning broke. The verse speaks of divine gift, national uplift, and the moment of liberty ruling the hour.
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