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th? DEMOCRAT l? your beA and moat eco nomical medium of advertla UX?. ^lth ?or? than 1900 paid-up, cash subscriptions, your mma? goes to 1S.OOO people, on the univenaUr uaed ba*ls of five readers to An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888. IMPORTANT The data on your a Label Ihowi the date subscription will axj the date jour paper ?topped unless sooner ed. Tile Democrat la In* strictly on a vance basis VOL. LIX. NO. 13 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1946 5 CENTS A COPY To Leave Soon REV. J. C. CANIPE REV. CANIPE TO END WORK HERE Baptist Minister to Preach Last Sermon in Boone Church Sunday: Achieved Much Rev. J. C. Canipe, for 12 years pastor of teh Boone Baptist Church, is to preach his last ser mon here next Sunday prepara tory to leaving for his new field as secretary of evangelism for the State convention. Mr. Canipe's successor has not been chosen. During his ministry here, great strides have been made. The parsonage and the church audi torium have been built and dedi cated. old debts on the educa tional plant paid, and about 800 have joined the church. Besides doing local work, Mr. Canipe has helped most of the churches in the country. assi?ting in revivals and other meetings, and has con ducted preachers' schools here and in ten other counties. He has been an active force in the minis terial association. For a number of years. Mr. Canipe has been a member of the General Board of the State con vention and held other important committee posts, has served as president of the N. C. Pastor's conference, and chairman ot evangelism for the North Caro lina convention. In addition to his new duties, he is second vice president of the convention. Mr. Canipe is a graduate ot Wake Forest College, the South ern Baptist Seminary, and in 1944 the American Bible College ol Wilmington, Del., conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Di vinity for his outstanding work with the preachers and his efforts in evangelism. He served as slate evangelist for more lhan two years. He has traveled widely in Europe, Palestine, Egypt, Canada, Mexico and most sections of the United States. The Boone church is Mr. Ca nipe's third pastorate. He served in Mebane, when the church building was remodeled, and as pastor in Siler City tor eight ye&rs, during which time a nice brick building was erected. Thanks Friends Mr. Canipe gives the local newspaper the following state ment prior to leaving the city: "Dear Friends of Boone and Watauga County: For about 12 years now I have been minister ing in Watauga county. I have learned to know and to love a host of the good people of this county. I take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your help and encourage ment to me while I have served in your midst. God bless and keep every one of you. I take up on Oct. 1, my new work as secretary ot evangelism for North Carolina Baptists. I will be teaching many of our pastors and preachers in the winter months but in the spring and summer months I will be promoting evangelism in the churches. associations* and throughout North Carolina. My address will be 417 Third avenue, west, Hendersonville, N. C. Re member me and my work in your daily prayers.'1 Mountaineers Make Ready For Clash ] With Elon Oct. 5 ? After opening the season Satur day with a smashing 28 to 19 victory over the Newberry Col lege Indians, Appalachian rip roaring Mountaineers settled back down to Work yesterday after noon in practice. Monday's work | otft was cancelled due to rain. Coach "Flucic" Stewart's ag gregation will take a bye in this weot-eod's football parade but will swing back into full stride October 5 when they lock horns with Elon College On the local I field | Tickets for all home games will I be on sale Monday at the Col I lege Bookstore. Boone Drug Co., I and Carolina Drug Co. The kick ? off for home games is set at 2:30 I o'clock, except the home-coming ? affair with High Point College ' K here October 12 at 2:00 o'clock. ! ? The season's home games follow: i ? October 5. Appalachian vs. Elon; ; ?October 12, Appalachian vs. High I BPoint (homecoming), October 20, j ^Appalachian vs Erskine. i FARMERS WILL ATTEND PICNIC NEXTSATURDAY Second Annual Outing for Local Farmers is Being Held by Watauga Farm Bu Reau; Gov. Broughton's Ad dress to Highlight Gather ing of Agrarians Band concert, reports of farm organization activities and an ad dress by former Governor J. M. Broughton, will supply the high spots for the second annual far mers' picnic to be hfeld at Win kler's Creek near Boone, next Saturday, and indications are that a record number of farm and business people will partici pate in the gala event. The picnic was instituted by the Watauga Farm Bureau a year ago, and Chairman Clyde R. Greene states that complete pro gram plans have been worked out for tnis year's event, which is held simultaneously with the Farm Bureau's aggressive cam paign for memberships. Incident ally Mr. Greene reports that 260 members have already been en listed. and urges other farmers to join the organization so that the goal of 485 members may be realized. The Program The detailed program for the farm picnic is as follows: 2 p. m ? Band concert, Boone High School Band. I Report membership committee, G. D. Barnett. I Report resolutions committee, H. E. Greene. Remarks by County Agent L. E Tuckwiller. 3 p. m. ? Introduction of speak er by H. Grady Farthing, member Board of Directors State Farrq Bureau. Address ? Former Governor J. M. Broughton. K<ind Music. Basket Picnic. All farmers of the county are invited to bring baskets and join in the picnic. Members of the Farm Bureau are being asked to bring their trucks, so that their neighbors may have conveyance. In case of rain the picnic will be held in the Mountain Burley Warehouse near the bus station.' GOV. CHERRY TO ADDRESS RALLY North Wilkesboro Scene of Open-j ing of Democratic Campaign in Mountain Area Governor R. Gregg Cherry will fire the opening gun in the Demo cratic campaign in the north western tier of counties in an ad dress for a regional Democratic rally to be held at the Wilkes county courthouse next Saturday afternoon, it is announced by R. M Brame, Jr.. chairman of the Wilkes county Democratic execu tive committee. Chairman B*-ame stated that the rally will open at 2 o'clock, there will k?e band concerts and other entertainment features un till 3 o'clock, when Governor Cherry will address the gather ing as the highlight of the oc casion. Wilkes county democratic lead ers anticipate a successful rally and have extended an invitation to Watauga and other counties of the northwest to send delegations. Postal Savings Plan Is Established Here The Postmaster General has designated the Post Office at Boone, a Postal Savings deposi tory, effective October 1, 1946. Accounts may be opened by in dividuals over ten years of age. Accounts are private. They may be opened in person or by mail. Deposits may be made in deno minations of $1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 1100 $200 and $500, the limit is $2500 and interest is payable at the rate of 2%. Boone is the only depository in Watauga, Avery, Ashe, Alleghany and Wilkes counties. Complete information may be had by contacting the local post office. Certificate of Honor Is Given Red Cross Rev. E. F. Troutman, chairman of the Watauga Red Cross Chap ter, has received a certificate of honor from national headquart ers, issued the local organization for "outstanding achievement in the 1946 Red Cross fund cam aaign" The certificate bears the names jf Basil O'Connor, chairman and Harvey Gibson, chairman o^the 1946 fund raising campaign. Vets Foreign Wars Have Building Plans The Veterans of Foreign Wars 1 will meet Thursday evening, 1 September 26 at 7:30 at the Leg- 1 ion Hut, and all members are < isked to be present to discuss '? building plans. It is tentatively < proposed to erect a building on a 1 lot near the county home. I Ends Pastorate DR E. K. McLARTY DR.MLARTYENDS PASTORATE HERE Methodist Minister. Here Five Years, Plans Brief Rest From Ministerial Work Dr. E. K. McLarty. for five years pastor of the Boone Meth odist Church, preached his final sermon here last Sunday, and an nounced that vYtj'le conference will not be held until next week, that next Sunday morning would be reserved for a communion service, at the same time being church rally day. Under the Methodist plan of organization, a new minister will be assigned this church by the Bishop at the Western North Carolina Conference in Asheville next week, and Dr. McLarty's present plans are to be unassign ed for the time being, in order ihat he may take a needed rest from his labors. During Dr. McLarty's ministry here, the congregation has been greatly enlarged, and the church has experienced a decided growth in every activity under his able ministry. A profound sermon izer of outstanding ability, Dr. McLarty has endeared himself to the members of his congregation, who regret that his local minis try is ending. New Air Mail Rate Is Five Cents Ounce The rate for air mail, effective October 1, 1946 will be 5 cents per ounce in the United States to or from the continental United States, including Alaska, and Hawaii, Puerto, Virgin Islands of the United States, Canton Island, Canal Zone, Guam and any other place where the United States mail service is in operation. To and from members of the armed forces of the United States stationed outside the continental United States whose address in cludes an Army post office num ber or fleet post office designa tion. Only letters in their usual form not weighing in excess of two ounces can be accepted for transmission by air mail over seas to overseas APO and Navy post offices, except an APO in care of Postmaster, New Orlean, La. or Seattle, Wash. Complete air mail service in formation may be had by calling at the post office. Small Grain Cover Crop Practice Given Watauga county AAA com mittee announces the seedmgs of wheat, oats, barley, and rye as cover crops to be planted this fall have been approved as a practice under the 1947 ACP program. Farmers should be informed of this practice and urged to seed every available acre so as to pro tect their land during the winter months and assure higher pro duction of crops in the spring. Payment under the 1947 pro gram will be made as follows: Wheat, rye, or mixture of wheat and rye, $2.50 per acre; Barley or mixtures of barley, wheat or rye, $2.00 per acre; oats, or mixtures of oats, barley, wheat or rye, $1 .50 per acre. To qualify for payment a satis factory cover must be obtained. The Crop must not be harvested for grain or cut for hay The seed bed should be well prepared, fertilized and sown sufficiently early to permit plants to with stand winter freezes. Sirs. Coy Brown Dies In Armstead, Montana WoiVhas been received here of the death of Mrs. Coy Brown, of Armstead, Montana. Cause of death was not stated. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs Solomon Gentry, of Laxon, and is surviv ed by her husband and three children: Vertie May, Coy, Jr., and Kizie, all of the home; one lister, Mrs. J. J. Miller, of Boone, and two brothers, Mr. Bob Gen try, Laxon, and Mr. Levi Gen try of Morganton. WWWWVWW VWWWVWVM C. H. Kirkman Takes Duties as Assistant County Farm Agent Mi^ P H [Ctrkman native of Guiiya county, has been named Assistant cuwAVy farm agent, and has Mu^umed nis new duties in the office of C?unty Agent L. E. TuckwiilAc. Mr. Kirkman, in ad dition to general county agent work, will specialize in 4-H club activities. Mil XlKirman is a graduate of stateWcfollege and did county agenrvrork in Jackson and Chero kee Awnties before coming here. MWVWWWWWWWMW RliiS FOR D. E. BENFIELD FRIDAY \ A aav BooM^Man Succumbs After Two Ymii Indisposition; Had V ^uUiTed Here 26 Years , . " FUttJrral services for D. E. Ben fiel<L Well-known Boone citizen, whc5 laied at Watauga Hospital Thuf>aday morning, were con duced from the Boone Baptist church Friday afternoon by Rev. J. C: Canipe, pastor, assisted by Dr. J. E. Barden. Interment was in the Boone cemetery. Mr. Benfield had been ill since he suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago. Mr. Benfield was born and reared in Watauga county, a sonj of the late John Benfield and |Mary Presnell Benfield. For 26 years he had resided in Boone, where he engaged in construct ion work, and was with the State Highway Department for a num ber of years. He was a member of the Boone Baptist church and contributed a full share to the betterment of his community, which held him in the highest re gard. The widow, Mrs. Mertisha Campbell Benfield, survives, with one daughter, Mrs. A. H. Kennedy cf the home. There are three brothers and three sisters: Frank Benfield, Atlanta, Ga.; Howard Benfield, Philadelphia, Pa.; Hal Benfield, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Dave Atchison, Greensboro; Mrs. J. E. Thomas. Winston Salem; and Mrs. Lloyd Robbins, Blowing Rock. HOLLAR NAMED I I G.O.P. CHAIRMAN Boone Business Man and Farmer Succeeds Earl D. Cook on , Republican Committee Mack C. Hollar. Boone busi ness man and farmer, was named chairman of the Republican ex ecutive committee of Watauga county at a meeting of the com mittee held here Tuesday eve ning. All but two of the com mittee members were present, it is stated, and the election of Mr. Hollar will fill the vacancy cre ated by the resignation of Mr. Earl D. Cook as Republican coun ty chairman. Mr. Hollar has opened head-i quarters in the Linney stone building on Main street , andl plans for the fall campaign are now being worked out. Dreamboat Will Take Off On Polar Flight Honolulu, Sept 24 ? Col. C. S. Irvin announced today that the Superfortress "Pacusan Dream boat" will take off from here at 5:30 a. m. (12 noon EDT) tomor row in an attempt to fly non stop from Hawaii to Cairo, Egypt, via the Polar icecap if weather conditions continue good. jtJJvine's announcement was n|Mfe immediately after he had completed a two-hour test hop an cr pronounced the big plane in perfect condition for the 10,000 milj flight. , T^le flight, which is designed to teethe feasibility of air travel aver the northern ice regions as weM as its effects on equipment anA personnel, has been in the tasking for nearly a month. Originally the trip was sched uled to take place between Sept. 1 and 10, but unfavorable weath ej conditions delayed the depar ture. ? - Hi the meantime, Irvine and hi* crew continued to experiment With the plane and to make cer tain changes in structure and in the placement of equipment in an effort to produce a more ? even speed BRIEF NEWS General Henri Gouraud, hero of the first World War, is dead. Refugees constitute threat to peace unless aided, U. N. is told. Retail rise of 2 per cent affects half of output of cotton goods. Pan American Airways gets $40,000,000 credit for expansion. Railway express seeks $58, 000,000 a year increase in reve nues. RAF 'few" who saved Britain In September, 1940, honored. $15,982,150 was raised in the March of Dimes Drive this year. QUINTS CARE FOR NEW BROTHER J he arrival of a new brother is a matter of pleasant concern to the quintuplet sisters of the famed Dionne family of Gallander, Oontario, Canada. This is the first picture of Joseph Alexandre Claude Dionne in the arms of Annette Dionne, following his chris tening. Left to right: Cecile, Marie, Emile and Yvonne. Veterans Gel Most Nominations A* Democrats Choose Slate ol Candidates For County Offices Names of Six Veterans of] Last War to Appear on County Ball*t; Three Non Servicemen Chosen by Democrats; Meeting of Mi nority Party Largely At tended and Marked by Har- 1 J mony; Representatives Er- , vin and Doughton Speak Briefly Snake Cult Veterans of the last World War came in for the lion's share jf the nominations last Saturday, is Democrats of the county gath ;red and named a full slate of candidates to be offered tho elec iorate in the general election of November 5th, and the pow-wow irew a large number of partisans from over the county, who parti cipated in the proceedings and heard the address by Representa tive Sam Ervin of the tenth dis trict. The convention was unique in that the eight candidates were named by acclamation, only one athcr name was offered, and the actual business of the meeting No Pictures The Democrat regrets ill in ability to gel photographs and cuti of any of the candidate! for office for thii edition. This ilalement ii made in line with the policy of The Democrat to give unbiated newt coverage to affairs in both political parties. took only a few minutes. Wade E. Brown, Boone lawyer and war veteran, was given a vote of approval for the nomina tion for state senate, the vote be ing only a gesture of ratification, since Mr. Brown was chosen on the part of Alleghany county, whose organization named the local man, following the with drawal of the late Eugene Tran sou, nominated by primary las1 spring. Lester Carroll, Boone lumber man and operator of the live stock market here, was chosen the candidate for the house ol representatives. Albert Henson, of Cove Creek township, an air force sergeant in the last war, was handed thf nomination for sheriff without dissent. Roy Edward (Pete) Coffey, ol Boone, an ex-combat veteran gravely wounded in battle, will appear on the ticket as candidate for clerk of superior court. Richard E. Kelley, Boone mor tician and war veteran, will run for coroner. Mr. Kelley had previously received the endorse ment of the Republican conven tion and will be unopposed. Don Thompson, army combat veteran, of Sugar Grove, fills the County surveyor's place on the ballot. For the board Of commission ers: Hayes Wellborn, veteran, resident of Stony Fork township; Grover Johnson, prominent farm er of Beaver Dam township, and R. H. (Dick) Vannoy, cattleman ind farmer, of New River town ihip were nominated. Errln Speaks Two members of Congress, Representative Sam Ervin of the tenth district, and R. L. Dough ton of the ninth, were present, ind Judge Ervin delivered the iddress of the occasion. Mr. Er /iB quickly reviewed outstanding sirts of the records of the two parties and deduced that the Democrats are more suited to the problems of peace than the Re publicans. Referring to the de itruction of the world's greatest (Continued on page 6) I Preacher Gordon Miller, Euh.ir- , lee. Ga., shouted "the word of God says ye shall .ake up ser pents," and thus began the re- , cent service of the snake hand- ] ling church, under a crude, old- ' time bush arbor on the side of a dusty road near Euharlee, DR. KING, JR. IS HEALTH OFFICER Son of Former Health Depart ment Physician to As sume Duties Soon Dr. Robert R. King, Jr., has been named medical officer fori the District Health Department) of Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. Dr. King is a son of Dr. Robert King, Sr., who formerly held this position. The three-county district has been without a full time physi cian for some time, and members of the board are gratified to se cure the services of young Dr. King, who is now completing some special public health train ing, and will begin his new work next month. Dr. King, Sr., served as district health officer for a number of years before resigning to resume his wont as medical missionary in the Belgian Congo. Meat Packers Open Fight On Ceilings Representatives of the nation's meat packers started a new drive yesterday to have price controls removed from beef, but an indus try spokesman said a government ruling on the quest 10% might be delayed as long as two months. The national beef packers in dustry advisory committee con ferred on the question with CJPA representatives in Washington but Roscoe G. Haynie, committee chairman, said his group was in formed no immediate action could be taken. * Haynie, vice-president of the ' Wilson Packing Company, told a ' reporter he had called a special 1 decontrol committee session Oct. ' B but that it might take two months to obtain a final de cision. ] Haynie said that the packers 1 were pressing for elimination of j price ceilings as the "only solu- ( lion to the present shortage situ- 1 ation." i The new decontrol move was | launched as agriculture depart- 1 ment officials disclosed the num- ] ber of cattle on western ranges | may be the largest on record and 1 that the number on the farms is t not far below the 1944 peak. LOVE IS GIVEN 8 TO 12 YEARS IN . HOMICIDE CASE Boone Man Appeals Frwi Sentence Parsed by Judge Gwyn and Posts $2,500 Ay peal Bond; Court Ad jourms Thursday; Few Civil Cases Heard Stanley Love of Boone, was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in state prison by Judge Gwyn in Wat auga Superior Court last Thurs day, after a jury had returned a manslaughter verdict against the defendant in the death of Charles Potter, which occurred during aa affray in this city during last April. Defense attorneys gave notice of an appeal from the sentence, and Love filled the required bond of $2,500. The defense contended that Love acted in self-defense, since testimony of W. R. Lovill indicat ed that blows were being ex changed by the two when ne ob served a part of the affray from his home. Court adjourned Thursday afternoon, no civil cases being tried other the granting of four divorces. The remainder of the judgments of the court follow. J. W. Hampton, resisting of ficer, $50 and the cost. Arlon McLean, assault, proba tion. I Walter and Mrs. Bumgarner, violation prohibition law, $100 each and cost. John Minton. driving drunk, $50 and cost. Richard D. Greene, driving drunk, $50 and the cost. Wesley Young, drunk and disorderly, prayer for judgment continued for three years on pay ment of the cost. Lee Whittington, violation pro hibition law. cost. Avery Coins, violation pro hibition law, cost. Albert J. Baker, violation pro hibition law. cost. J. W. Wilson, violation pro hibition law, co-t. Conley Presnell, violation pro hibition law, cost. Public Private Debt Placed at $4, 500, 000,006 Washington, Sept. 24 ? Put down $4,005 and tack on eight ze roes ? $400,500,000,000 ? and you get the total of the nation's gov ernmental and private debt at the end of 1945, as reported last to night by the commerce depart ment. On the basis of the last census in 1940 showing 150,600,000 men, women and children in the Uni ted States and its possessions, the total debt would figure out to roughly $2,660 apiece. The total debt at the end of 1945 sets a new record. But the amount of the increase over 1944, which was $35,400,000,000, is far less than 1944's increase of $62, 000,000.000 over 1943. County's Farm Income Shows Large Increase ' More than doubling their an \ nual gross income in comparison ' with 1940, as reported by the U. S. Bureau of the Census, Watau i ga county farm families last year ' produced crops and livestock with the record value of more than $3,062,000. This huge increase in farm [ revenue has already created ' heavy demand for general farm improvements and for home re : modeling. i The study shows that _ many ; farm improvements were' made t during the war. Since 1940, for example, the number of farm f homes reporting electric lights t has increased from 904 to 1,115. i Heavy demand for such modem > izing as installation of running water, tiling of bathrooms and . improving kitchen layouts has al , ready resulted, according to the I report. It is also pointed out that farm , ers in the county today have 20 r lore tractors than in 1940, and , that th<wi umber of trucks on [farms has likewise increased | substantially. These facts not 1 only indicate the importance of the farm market but also make ii\ one which no businessman or manufacturer can afford to over 1 1 Ilook BEREA HOMECOMING ??The Homecoming of the Ran somed." Everyone is invited. CHURCH IWFAITT Thos. Arnold Church, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Church of Blowing Rock, died last Thursday. Funeral Bervmn m, ~r RHSsla
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