Watauga Democrat
An Independent Weekly Newspaper
55Sm4 in 1888 and Published
for 49 yean by the late
Robert C. Rivers, Sr.
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that every man should re
c?ive thflM Miwri and be
capable of readlnf them."
? Thomas Jafferson.
THURSDAY, AUG. 9, 1945
PRESIDENTIAL LINE-UP
President Truman's request fpr a
change in the line of asccndency to
the Presidency is one which will be
widely debated before any action is
taken.
The President's argument is that
men elected by the people, rather
than those appointed by him, should
succeed to the Presidency in case of
his death. He has suggested that
the first in line be the speaker of
the house and the second, the presi
dent of the senate.
But although these two men are
elected by some of the people ? the
people of their district or state-=? On
many occasions they might not be
considered at all satisfactory to the
people as a whole.
If a change is to be made, it seems
to us that we would get a man who
met with great public favor if the
bouse was given authority to elect
a new President from its own group.
In that event the local representa
tive of each of us would have a vote
and would each vote for a man who
be thought would have the approv
al of his constituents.
"HELLO . . . AND GOODBYE"
These are the months of the big
furlough. These are months in
which every single day finds new
returning boat loads of American
soldiers docking at our ports from
Europe.
A few of these young veterans are
back on these shores to stay, some
because of wounds received in ac
tion, and others because their point
ratings entitle them to discharge.
Yet most of these men who are|
back from foxholes and ruins in Eu
rope are here on 30-day furloughs,'
merely stopping off on their way to
the final phase of the war . . . the)
war against Japnn.
These are momentous days. These
are days of happy reunions . . . but
they are days of sad parting too.
There can be no true rejoicing when
heartfelt "hellos" must be followed
with "goodbye" again.
In a few weeks the tempo of the
war in the Pacific will step up. Our
?oils, daughters and husbands will
be there, fighting to end the sec
ond phase of World War II. More
of us will again be having anxious
bours, hours of hoping and praying
for the safe return of loved ones
from the terror of battle.
Now, while we are reunited with
these soldier veterans who will soon
be on their way to the Pacific, we
must resolve to keep their faith in
us. We must keep our courage high.
And we must buy bonds, give blood,
cut pulpwood or do any others of
those important jobs that will help
our fighting men to beat the Japs.
Here, in the midst of our forests ]
and farm woodlands, pulpwood cut
ting and hauling is a No. 1 war job.
We can leiid strength to the military
might of our nation by providing
more than 700,000 vital war needs
that come from pulpwood.
By cuttle all the peeled top
quality pulpwood that we can, now,
we will be hastening the day of
PERMANENT furloughs.
INFLATED LAND VALUES
(New York Times)
The price of farm land continues
to rise, and signs point to another
major and disastrous readjustment
when farm intfome drops to a more
norma) level. The Alexander Ham
ilton Institute has- issued a state
ment that farm real estate values
are now 50 percent above the 1939
level. I. W. Duggan. Farm Credit
Administration governor, said re
cently: "We are on brink of a
national (Waster unllls something
is done to curb the rising price of
farm and ranch land."
History is repeating itself despite
the tragic lessons after the First
World War. Between 1915 and
1920 farm real estate jumped in
value from forty billions to sixty
six billions. By 1933 the figure was
reduced to thirty billions, taking
thirty-sue billion dollar* in capital
from farmers in a 13-year period.
The danger flag is waving for anoth
er crash; farm values have again
climbed to approximately fifty bil
lion dollars.
The American Bankers Associa
tion recently sent a warning letter
to banks in rural areas urging that
a conservative lending policy be
adopted as a curb to rising ppces.'
The human element ? the desire mi
the part of farmers to make money
while prices are at profitable levels
? is probably the major factor be
hind the land bOom. Money which
would go for machinery, equipment,
household improvements and other
items in normal times is going into
land. Some of the rise is undoubt
edly due to buying by city people,
business men and speculators who
hope to unload before the peak.
The whole situation is an unex
ploded bomb. The years following
1920 were disastrous for many far
mers who had large mortgages on
their properties. It was a personal
tragedy for scores of thousands, and
the repercussions were severe
enough to be unsettling to the na
tional economy. Meanwhile the
present situation is penalizing vet
erans who want to go. into farming.
<Most of the men whose applications
have been rejected have not had
enough money to pay the differ
ence between normal valuation and
the present inflated prices of farms.
The Everyday
Counsellor
Rev. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D.
Don't we all like to feel import
ant! The desire seems to be funda
mental to human nature. Many will
go to extreme lengths to attract at
tention. Recently a
man rode the Nia
gara Falls rapids in
a steel barrel. His
father had done it
before, and the son
said he was ful
filling a pledge
taken at his father's
death bed three
years ago.
The Associated Press reports that
William "Red" Hill. Jr., a 32-year
old souvenr shop operator rode
through the Niagara rapids in a
barrel July 8th. His only injury
was a bruised left arm. He said
that this was his last ride in a bar
rel.
On the same day the Associated
Press reported the eating exploits
in Atlanta by Pfc. Chester J. Salva
tori, the "army's eating wonder."
The Southbridge, Mass.. soldier, a
mere 121-pounder, put away seven
orders of fried chicken, ten orders
of french fried- potatoes, nine glasses
of orange juice, two quarts of milk,
ten combination salads, five egg sa
lads, two orders of olives, two glasses
of iced coffee, two slices of water
melton, five orders of rolls and five
slices of apple pie a la mode. He
said that he was eating light then
because six candy bars and a quart
of ice cream before dinner had
taken the edge off of his appetite.
"A French horn played with a
special service band, Salvatori was
admitted to the Fort N. Pherson
hospital about a month ago for ob
servation . . . His voracious eating
habit was attributed by Col. Burgh
S. Burnet, post surgeon, to exhibit
ionism . . . He said that the soldier
enjoyed the ohs and ahs of onlook
ers to such an extent that he had
eventually developed the habit of
eating vast quantities.
"As a cure, the hospital removed
his audience and is gradually cut
ting down on his food."
"Exhibitionism," or the desire to
attract attention, appears early in
life. Babies quickly learn it, and
most of us never shake the habit.
If you expect to learn to get along
well with other people, your family,
your business associates; if you
want to make friends ? remember
that everybody likes attention, ad
miration, appreciation. A know
ledge of practical psychology in
volves a recognition of this fact, yet
many otherwise intelligent people
act as if they had never heard of it.
The oil of appreciation is humani
ty's best lubricant. It quickly re
duces domestic, social and industrial
friction. In my "Ten Rules for a
Happy Marriage," which have had
wide distribution, is listed this ad
vice to husbands and wives, "Con
tinue courting and you will stay out
of court."
Learn to distinguish between flat
tery and honest appreciation. Too
many husbands and wives forget to
compliment one another, employers
fail to encourage employees. Ten
sion develops and anything may
happen.
There is no finer trait, which
anyone can acquire, than that of
recognizing the good in others by
an expression of true appreciation.
As distilled, brandy is colorless.
Storage in wood imparts a pale
brown color and addition of cara
mel makes all brandy the same col
or. i
BUY WAR BONDS
SUNDANCE BEST
HORSE OF SHOW
Wilmiaolon Stead Takes Top 11?mms
B?for? lUcord Crowd at Blow
ing Rock Hon* Show
Before an enthusiastic crowd of
4,000 fans Saturday, the 22nd annual
Blowing Rock horse show was con
cluded at Broyhill Park with the
naming of American Sundance,
shown by Billy McEachern of Wil
mington, as the best horse of the
show.
Corregidor, ridden by E. G. Gil
more, was named champion in the
five-gaited class. Streamline, own
ed by C. V. Henkel of Statesville and
ridden by Lt. E. Daniels, was named
winner in the open jumper class.
Smokey, ridden by Mary Anne Tate,
was declared champ in the hunter
championship class and Claim Agent
was named the reserve winner.
Dee Do Dare, ridden by Miss
Frances Flintom of Charlotte, won
the children's horsemanship. For
best local horses and riders, first
place was won by Lillian Triplett,
riding Peavine's .Silver Beau.
Miss Dorothy Carlough of Char
lotte, riding So Lovely, won the
ladies' three-gaited class. E. G Gil
more, riding and showing for the
Rainbow Stables, carried off four
first places. Ann Craver of Char
lotte, was a winner, Lieut. Daniels of
the coast guard, won most of the
jumping honors. Wilson's Merry
Boy, ridden by June Graham, won
the walking horse championship
stake, with Strollin' Jim, ridden by
Billy Todd, II.
Little four-year-old Ed O'Herron
of Charlotte, although he did not
win or place, "stole the show" Sat
urday afternoon and was awarded a
complimentary ribbon.
From the standpoint of attendance,
class of entries, and enthusiasm,
this was proclaimed the "best ever"
by officials.'
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Mayor and Board of Commis
sioners of the Town of Blowing
Rock, North Carolina, until 11:00 a.
m., Aug. 17th, 1945, at the Town of
fice in Blowing Rock, North Caro
lina, for street improvements, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read. This
work will consist of "Bituminous
Surface Treatment" of an estimate
40,000 square yards of street im
provement.
Specifications and contract docu
ments are open to public inspection
at the /Town office in Blowing Rock,
Nortly Carolina, or may be obtained
from/L. B. Tyson, Engineer, Jeffer
son .jpJorth Carolina, upon deposit of
(Sxjb. The full amount of the de
posit will be returned to each bidder
at the time of opening the bids.
Bids must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of
not less than 5% of the bid.
General Contractors aie notified
that "An Act to Regulate the Prac
tice of General Contracting," ratified
by the General Assembly of North
Carolina on March 10, 1925, and as
subsequently amended, will be ob
served in receiving and awarding
contract.
No bid may be withdrawn after
scheduled closing time for receipt of
bids, for a period of 30 days.
The owner reserves Ihe right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
informalities.
TOWN OF BLOWING ROCK
By J. H. WINKLER, Mayor.
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Boone,
North Carolina, until 2:00 p. m., Aug.
17, 1945, at the Town office in Boone,
North Carolina, for street improve
ments. at which time and place they
will be publicly opened and read.
This work will consist of "Bitumin
ous Surface Treatment" of an esti
mated 2Q,000 square yards of street
improvement.
Specifications and contract docu
ments are open io public inspection
at the Town office in Boone, North
Carolina, or may be obtained from
L. B. Tysoi\ Engineer, Jefferson,
North CarolWa, upon deposit of
.00. The full amount of the deposit
will be returned to each bidder at
the time of opening of the bids.
Bids must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of not
less than 5% of the bid.
General Contractors are notified
that "An Act to Regulate the Prac
tice of General Contracting," rati
fied by th? General Assembly of
North Carolina on March 10, 1925,
and as subsequently amended, will
be observed in receiving and award
ing contract.
No bid may be withdrawn after
scheduled closing time for receipt of
bids, for a period of 30 days.
The owner reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and U> waive
formalities.
TOWN OF BOONE
By GORDON H. WINKLER,
lc Mayor.
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Permit No. 6.
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BARNARD DOUGHERTY, Owbw
R. W. NORMS. Manager.
Your patronage will be ?pyndatod.
Valle Crucis New?
The Vacation Bible School of Holy
Cross Church will begin at 10 a. m.
Aug. 13, and continue for six days.
Adult classes will be held in the
evening.
Members of the Girls' Friendly So
ciey and members of the Boys' Club
of Holy Cross Church will present a
play on Saturday evening, Aug. 11,
in the dining hall of the school. The
title of the play Is "Engine Trouble."
There will be no charge for admis
sion and all are cordially invited.
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Resorted to as a War Emer
gency Substitute
During five years of research, D. & P. Pipe
Works have perfected two fire-proofing pro
cesses, U. S. Patented, that not only make
our finished product superior to the import
ed briar in resisting fire, they eliminate all
sour taste, peculiar to the burl.
With our valuable U. S. Patented pipes ?
"Trapwell", "Woodsman"
and "Spartan"
a permanent use of Carolina burls is assured,
despite the return of foreign competition
Burl prices are bound to go down
to meet the ever rising receipts of foreign
briar. 1945 is the peak year. Bring your
burls in while the price is high.
D. & P. Pipe Works have never stopped buying
good burls
YONAHLOSSEE
THEATRE
Blowing Rock. N. C.
PROGRAM
THURSDAY. AUG. 9
1 1 ^toUNTER ATTACK"
\[y with
I* Paul Muni and
Margaret Chapman
FRIDAY
"BACK TO BATAAN"
? tarring John Wayne
Also NEWS REEL
SATURDAY
Gene TMitr and
Dana Andrews in
"LAURA"
SATURDAY ? 3 and 9 p. tn.
"SALOME WHERE
SHE DANCED"
in Technicolor
MONDAY
"MUSIC FOR MILLIONS"
Donna Reed. Margaret O'Brien.
J. Durante
Also LATEST NEWS
TUESDAY
Conrad Wilde and
Erelyn Keyes in
"A THOUSAND AND
ONE NIGHTS"
Technicolor
WEDNESDAY
MGM Presents Wallace Beery
in
"THIS MAN'S NAVY"
Matinee Daily 3 p. m.
Night Shows 7:15 fe 9:15
We Have Secured the Franchise For . . .
Duo-Therm Oil Heaters
and Water Heaters, and this well-known equipment
should be available soon, as it has gone into production
on a limited scale. Heaters ;wjll be sold on ration cer
tificates while water heaters are non-rationed. In
quire about this superior type of equipment.
Plenty of Simonds Saws , , . Harness . . .
Saddles, and Farming Equipment
Be sure to check our store often for the scarce merchan
dise which we have been featuring. Call on us when,
ever you are in town. We will be glad to have you,
and if we haven't all the things you want we will get
them for you if they are being made.
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