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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT SIT _ INFANTILE PARALYSIS An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Establish.*) in the Year 1 888. JANUARY 14 .t J * VOL. LVII, NO. 32 y. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, ^EBRUARY 7, 1946 5 CENTS A COPY FIVE AND HALF MILLION POUNDS OF BURLEY SOLD Mountain Burley Houses Go Into Last Week of Sales With All Poundage Records Broken; Receipts Continued Rather Brisk Tuesday More than five and one-half mil lion pounds of burley tobacco had been auctioned on the floors of the Mountain Burley Warehouses here until this morning, with' indications that the day's sales would bring the turnover to a gain of a million pounds over last year. Actual season j ?ales were given at 5,591,000 pounds. Receipts of weed continued rath er brisk today and Tuesday alxtat 70,000 pounds of tobacco was sold, with the good grades still bringing high prices. Sales will continue through Thurs day and Friday, it is stated by Mr. Coleman, thus marking the end of the current season. Mr. Coleman suggests that any to bacco remaining in the section be brought in immediately so that it may be sold before the close of the auction. P.T.A. MEETING ! WELL ATTENDED "Juvenile Guidance in the Commu- ! nity" is Theme for Meeting of Parents and Teachers A large number of teachers and parents of the community were pres ent at the meeting of the Parent Teachers Association held in the lo cal high school auditorium on Mon day evening January 28. In the contest between grades to determine which had the largest number of representatives present the sixth grade in the elementary school and Mr. Williams' ninth grade home room were winners. An aw ard of one dollar each was made to these rooms. Announcements were made con cerning a pie supper at the elemen tary school on February 14, and the need and plans for raising money for the band, which is now under the direction of Mr. Gordon Nash. "Juvenile Guidance in the Com- 1 munity" was the theme of the pro gram for the evening, with Mr. Clyde Greene presiding. In intro-j ducing the program Mr. Greene re marked that the problem of rear- 1 ing children is greater now than ev- j ?r before because in earlier times all activity was centered around the .home, whereas now so much of the activity takes place away from the ! home. Since there are so many ag encies which affect the child's j growth today these influences should : be made the best possible. Mr. Dot .aid Thompson talked on I the part the parents play in the de- j velopment of the child. Parents j must grow up with their children, and an adult must be able to attune I himself to the interests of the child, j Parents who grow with their chil dren are able to encourage and stim ulate them. There is nothing static about child life, each generation is different. Children are what we make them. Adequate parents are not born, they are taught and we | must keep up with the teaching of j the children by understanding rath- j er than by rote. "The Parent and the High School in Juvenile Guidance" was the topic I of Mr. Cratis Williams' discussion, j The problems of the growing child j are more difficult during the time he is in High School than at any other time, he said, and continued that his likes and dislikes change (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Mr. Smith Accepts Work With Veterans Administration in 111. Mr. Burke M. Smith has accepted a position as clinical psychologist with the veterans administration at the veterans hospital in Hines, 111. Mr. Smith left last week to assume hi* new duties. He also plans to continue work on his doctor's de |ne at the_ Univereity 6t Chuago. Mr. Smith has been spenmng his terminal leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hall Smith O of Boone, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hayes of Triplett, after serving over 42 months in the navy. His naval duties consisted of psychological work with naval recruits, n<?uro- psy chiatric casualties, and with pris oners. Prior to entering the service, he was an instructor in psychology at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege. Mrs. Smith accompanied Mr. Smith and they plan to make their new home in the Chicago area. Declared Dead PFC. J. C. KRIDER J. C. KRIDER IS DECLARED DEAD Son of Todd Man, Missing Since I April. Said to Be Deed by War Department Pfc. J. C. Krider, who had been reported missing in action in Ger many since April 14, 1945, has been j officially declared dead, according J to a notification to the parents, Mr. j and Mrs. Fred Krider of Todd, from the War Department. Pfc. Krider, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Krider, was born Jan. 15, 1926, at Todd. He entered service April 12, 1944, and completed his basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla. Pfc. Krider went overseas in December, 1944, and served with the Seventh army in the infantry. In addition to the parents he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Don Walters of Jefferson; Mrs. Tatum Brown of Todd, and Mrs. Forrest Greene of Boone, and one brother, Pfc. William F. Krider of Camp Pinedale, Fresno, Calif. Dr. Harmon Returns; To Reopen Medical Office Here Monday Dr. R. H. Harmon, former Boone physician, and family are establish ing theiij residence this week in the Dr. Hugh Watscwi house in Daniel Boone -Park, and Dr. Harmon an nounces that be will reopen his of [ice for the general practice of med icine in the Dr. Perry building next Monday. Dr. Harmon, who is cn terminal leave from the army, will be formal ly separated from the service next Saturday. He holds the rank of lieutenant-colonel and saw much service in the Pacific battle areas. During his leave he has taken special post-graduate medical courses. Son Telephones His Mother From Overseas Mrs. H, F. Ingle of Boone, had the thrilling experience of talking by telephone to her son, Pfc. Herbert F. Ingle, from Bern, Switzerland, last Saturday. The conversation lasted for three minutes and Mrs. Ingle says reception was quite as good as is the case in local telephone calls. Pfc. Ingle, who is with the 355th Engineers, was en route from Brefn haven, Germany, to Rome when he called. He has been in the army since February 6, 1943, and has served with the engineers in Eng land, France and Germany since January, 1944 He expects to return in March. T-S HENRY R. TESTER RECEIVES DISCHARGE T-5 Henry R. Tester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duke Tester of Valle Cru cis, arrived home Jan. 30, after serving three years in the army with the 127th Signal Radio Int. Co., of which 22 Vz months were spent in Burma and China. While overseas he served as radio operator, supply clerk and truck driver. While driv ing a truck he made three trips from Burma to China, over the Bur ma road, hauling troops, supplies and ammunition. 0 He has five medals, American the atre, Asiatic-Pacific with three bronze stars, World War II, Victory medal and Good Conduct. Yields on North Carolina's 80,000 acres of sweet potatoes averaged between 97 and 115 bushels per acre in 1945 but quality was described as "poor" by extension service horti culturists. MILLARD GREER c MAKES ESCAPE {FROM LENOIR JAIL Arrested in North Wilkesboro, Companion of Man and Wom an Caught in Boone on Rob bery Charges, Saws Bars From Caldwell County Jail * Millard Greer and Estel Greer, brothers, who were being held in Lenoir jail on robbery charges, es caped Monday evening, apparently having used a hacksaw in opening their cell door. They waited in the corridor for the jailer, locked him in a cell and came down in the eleva tor. Millard Greer, one of a trio who held up and robbed a North Wilkes boro taxi driver near Deep Gap on January 7, and who had made his escape when his companions were arrested in Boone by Patrolman M. C. Jones and Police Officer Scruggs, had been arrested by North Wilkes boro police Saturday, after fierce resistance to the efforts of three of ficers. Albert Bradley and Virginia Greer Watkins, who were with Greer when the taximan was rob bed, bound and gagged, were taken by local officers to West Jefferson, since the crime was committed in the edge of Ashe county. They are still in custody there. Greer faces similar charges, hav- j ing robbed a taxi driver and left i him imprisoned in the trunk of his cab in Caldwell "county. In Ten nessee he is being sought for kid naping and robbery, It is said, while in Virginia he is listed as an esca pee from the state penitentiary where he was serving a sentence for highway robbery. O.P.A. CLOSES LOCAL OFFICE Function ai Rationing Board Trans ferred to District Office at West Jefferson The OPA, usually referred to as the "ration board," closed its office in Boone on January 31, after four years of administering price and rationing regulations in Watauga county, and in the future the func- ] tios of OPA will be conducted through district offices. Anyone in this area having busi ness with OPA will henceforth con tact the office in West Jefferson, which serves Watauga, Ashe and Al leghany counties, or the state office in Raleigh. Lions Club Inducts Number New Members The Boone Lions Club inducted eight new members at its regular meeting in the Gateway Cafe Tues day evening. Those inducted were: James H. Councill, former club president, who was re-instated; Jack Hodges, Robert Agle, W. M. Grubbs, John Wellborn. Sam Raper, William Welch and Willis Chester. The program for the evening was in charge of the education commit tee. Those appearing on the pro gram were: D. J. Whitener, who spoke on "What I Do as Zone Chair man"; Robert C. Busteed, "What I Do as Lion President"; Ralph W. House, "What I Do as Secretary Treasurer"; G. K. Moose, "What I Do as a Member of the Board of Di rectors"; J. K. Parker, Jr., "What I Do as Bulletin Editor"; T. M. Greer, "What I Do as* a. Member of the Club," and A. R. Smith, "What Lions International Is." Lion W. Amos Abrams presented emblems of membership to the new members and the Lions code of eth ics. Capt. Carlos DeLima, a guest of the club, spoke enthusiastically of Boone, the mountains and the citizens of Watauga county. Mr. Wagoner was also a guest. CEILINGS SET ON GAS AND ELECTRIC STOVES Raleigh, Feb. S ? Consumers may now purchase the new gas and elec tric stoves, beginning to reach, retail stores, at 1942 prices. State OPA Di rector T. S. Johnson said today. OPA dollar-and-cent prices on the two available types ? the standard range and the apartment size stove ? vary widely just as stove prices did before the war, Johnson explain ed. Horwever, a typical price for a standard electric range is $189 and for an apartment size electric stove, $157. A typical price for a gas stove is $75 for a r.?" size and $95 for the standard range. As late as the 14th century, Eng lish schools still taught Latin through French. President Meets Air Force Association Group Gen. James H. Dooliitle and key figure* of the air fore* Mocit tion. called upon President Truman following election of Doo Utile a* president of the group. Left to right: General Dooliitle. CoL Willis S. Fitch. T-Sgt. Forest Vossler, President Truman. L.1. CoL Thomas G. Lanphier. Jr.. Sgt. Merryl Frost and Col. James M. Stewart. Another Tobacco House To Be Built This Season World Bank Pott Fred M. Vinson, native of Ken tucky. present secretary of the : treasury, has been named by J President Truman to be U. S. 1 governor of the international monetary fund and of the inter national bank. He will also re main as secretary of the treasury. LINVILLE ROAD TO BE TOPIC OF COMMERCE GROUP Chamber Commerce Gathering Thursday to Concern Itself Possibilities of Construction of Boone to Linville Highway; Avery Folks to Attend The construction of the proposed highway from Boone to Linville will be the major topic of discussion at a meeting of the Boone Chamber of Commerce to be held Thursday evening, Feb. 14. it is announced by Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the organization, who states that a num ber of people from Avery county will be in attendance, and asks that there be a large attendance of peo ple from this community. "The chamber," says Mr. Wilcox, "considers that the Linville road should be one of the Governor's ru ral problems, since it would afford an outlet for so many people who are now unable to handily reach marketing and shopping centers. Requests for this road have been in creasing from the rural districts which such a highway would serve. It is to be added that it would also relieve a serious bottleneck west of Boone by giving us a splendid out let to Tennessee and the western part of the state." The hour and place of the meet ing will be announced in the next edition of The Democrat, Mr. Wil cox said. Lieut, and Mrs. Horton Gragg are spending the week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg. They are en route from Fort Worth, Texas, to Kearns Field, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lieut. iGragg, who is an air corps pilot, ex pects to later proceed to the Pacific (area for a tour of duty. Group of Independent Buyers' Acquire Property and Secure i Permit for Construction of Big New House; Work May Start in 30 Days The early erection o f another modern tobacco warehouse in Boone by a group of independent to bacco buyers, was revealed to The Democrat Tuesday afternoon, when it was learned that Messrs. A. G. Wright, C. C. Taylor, Rex Taylor and O. L. Badgett had purchased a lot, secured a building permit, and plan to start the erection of the new house within the nejtt 30 days, if weather conditions permit. The warehouse, it is stated, will contain 65,000 square feet of floor space, will be constructed of ce ment, wood and steel, will be thor oughly modern, and will incorporate a number of new and modern fea tures for the convenience and com fort of the farmers. It is planned to ! have the building finished by Sep tember. The Messrs. Taylor, Wright and Badgett have had an average of 20 years experience in the tobacco business, and have bought and sold tobacco throughout all the belts. They are well known here, where they have been on the local market every season of its operation. Early Settlement of Steel Strike Forecast A high federal official predicted I in Washington Tuesday night that: a pending steel price increase, re ported to be announced in a day or l two as part of a revised wage-price policy, would result in settlement of the nation's steel strike. This official, who declined use of his name, stated that "the govern ment will put all its chips down. The steel industry will know exact ly where the government stands. I think they will settle." His comment highlighte-1 back-of the scenes reports that the proposed new price and wage policy already had reached the White Hcuse in draft form and would be announced publicly today. m Unexpected "differences of opin ion" had developed," some adminis tration leaders said, on the price and wage policy, which would allow in dustry to hike prices sufficiently to permit higher wages ? the whole be-J ing aimed at untangling wage dis putes currently affecting 1,445,000 workers. In one of the most recent dis putes, the office of defense trans portation, by presidential order, was to take over and operate 91 strike bound tugboat - companies in New York harbor beginning at 12:01 to day. - ? Meanwhile, leaders of the CIO's biggest units now on iJtHke? the United Steel workers. United Elec trical workers and United Automo bile workers, were summoned by CIO President Philip Murray to con fer in Washington Thursday, adding a general belief that definite action was expected in the nation's capi tol. Further support to the belief that government action was imminent came from Detroit where James F. Dewey, special federal mediator in the General Motors strike, said "na tional developments" affecting prices or wages were expected shortly." POLIO CAMPAIGN ENDS THURSDAY; BEHIND QUOTA Total of $1,268 Has Been Turned in So Far in Fight Against In fantile Paralysis; Schools and Churches of County Are Yet to Report The campaign for funds with which to combat infantile paralysis comes to an end today, with collec tions thus far something like $1,000 behind the county's quota of $2,290. But Mr. Howard Cottrell, chairman of the campaign, is hopeful that when reports from over the county are received, that the goal may be reached. Mr. Cottrell states that collec tions thus far amount to $1,268, and insists on last minute subscriptions. He is insisting that all school prin cipals, churches and others, who have solicited funds for the infan tile paralysis foundation, make their reports to him at once. Prac tically none of these reports have been received and returns are not yet in from the business district of Boone. All those who will contri bute to the relief of the little chil dren in their fight against the great crippler, are asked to mail their con tributions directly. to Mr. Cottrell in Boone. The President's Ball, held last Thursday evening, was highly suc cessful, a large number of local peo ple gathering for the annual event, and the net proceeds were $157. A former dance yielded $56. MRS7D0UGHERTY DIES AT AGE 97 Aunl of Local Collage President Diss at Horn* In Russsll ?ill*. Tenn. Mrs. Leah Dougherty, native Wataugan, and well-known by all the older residents of the county, died at her home in Russellville, ? Tenn., last Friday, after an illness of one week. Mrs. Dougherty was 97 years old. Funeral services were conducted Sunday and burial was in the home community. Among those attending the rites from Boone were John Greer, Mrs. Jessie McGuire, Edwin Dougherty, Mrs. Annie Rufty and Dr. B. B. Dougherty. A large num ber of friends and relatives from the Cove Creek section were pres ent. Mrs. Dougherty, who was the for mer Miss Leah Adams, a sister of the late T. P. Adams, was the widow of the lale Isaac Dougherty, an uncle of Dr. B. B. Dougherty and Mrs. R. M. Greene of Boone. She was rear ed in the Cove Creek section of Wat auga county, and was widely known and beloved throughout western North Carolina and eastern Tennes see. She had made her home in Russellville for about 25 years. Immediate survivors are one son and three daughters: Hardin Dough erty, Miss Sallie Dough -rty, Mm. Rebecca Hyatt and Mrs. Ella Wall, all of Russellville, Tenn. Better Bus Service To Ashe Co. Sought It appears that there is consider able interest in a local effort to se cure better bus service from the Greyhound lines between Boone and West Jefferson. Specifically local business people would like a schedule which would permit folks along the line to come to Boone, do their shopping and return. Petitions are being forwarded to the Greyhound Corporation in this connection and those interested should call at the Economy Store in Boone and affix their signatures. HOEY REPORTS TOBACCO BILL TO SENATE FLOOR Washington, Feb. 5 ? Senator Clyde R. Hoey, as a member of the senate agriculture committee, today reported the new tobacco quota bill to the floor. The bill was given a place on the consent calendar and is expecttd to be anacted without opposition when it is called up. It already has passed the house. The bill would increaas penalties for over-prodUction of burley to bacco this year to 15 cents a pound or 40 percent of the sales price, whichever is larger, and would au thorize the secretary of agriculture to reduce burley quotas. WATCH the LABEL to ab nk.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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