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VOL. LIX, NO. 23 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. #946 VcENTS A COPY
NEW REA LINE TO
BE BUILT FROM
LENOIR TO BOONE
Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship Corporation Gets 'More
Money to Expand Service
in Watauga. Other Coun
ties; 44,000- Volt Feeder
Line First Work
Lenoir, Oct. 25 ? G. F. Mes
sick, manager of the Blue Hidge
Electric Membership Corporation,
reported today that the Federal
Rural Electrification Administra
tion has now made available the
remaining $1,220,000 part of a $2,
197,000 loan to the cooperative for
extending its service in four West
ern North Carolina counties.
The money will be used, he
said, for constructing 1,100 miles
of electric distribution lines to
serve 4,000 farm homes in Cald
well, Watauga, Ashe and Allegh
any counties.
Of the total loan, $280,000 will
go for building a 44,000-volt
transmission line from Lenoir to
West Jefferson via Blowing Rock
and Boone.
The Blue. Ridge corporation al
ready has let a contract to the
Miller Electric company of Lin
den. Ind., to build 311 miles of
the new distribution lines. This
work is now going forward with
the headquarters situated at
Boone.
Contracts for the remainder of
the 1,100 total mileage of distri
bution lines will be let "imme
diately," according to Mr. Mes
sick. He said, however, that the
lines can be built only so fast as
materials become available and
it may be some time before they
are completed.
To assure deliveries of mat
erials as early as possible, the
cooperative has signed contracts
with suppliers totaling approxi
mately $700,000.
Work on the 44,000-volt trans
mission line from Lenoir to Blow
ing Rock has been delayed by the
construction work in progress
during the Summer on the Blow
ing Rock road, but a contract
will be let as soon as the road
project is completed. Materials
are on hand for this phase of the
extension.
When the 1,100 miles of new
extensions are completed. Mr.
Messick observed, the Blue Ridge
Corporation will be serving an
aggregate of 10,000 farm homes.
It already is serving 6,056 mem
bers on 1,150 miles of distribu
tion lines.
Blue Ridge is understood to be
at least one-third larger than any
other similar electric cooperative
in the United States.
Besides extending its distribu
tion service, the firm has obtain
ed a $500,000 loan from the Gov
ernment for financing purchases
by its members of electrical
equipment and plumbing ap
pliances. These appliances are
being brought in carload lots and
distributed to the members at
cost. Some shipments already
have been received.
Halloween Carnival
Plans Being Made
At Local School
The Boone elementary school is
"joining all forces" in prepara
tion for a supper and Halloween
carnival on Thursday night. Each
class and all teachers are contrib
uting some part toward the suc
cess for this occasion.
Complete plans include such
amusements as fishing, a doll and
puppet show, apple bobbing, hall
of horrors, bean gur-ssing game,
a curio shop of artistic and uni
que arrangements, and major
ieatures of the evening, which
will be the cake walk and crown
ing of a king and queen of the
harvest festival.
Supper will be served from 5
to 7 o'clock at the cost of $1.00
per plate, and the amusement
stalls, to which admission may be
gained for 5 cents, will open at
6 o'clock* Prizes, through the
courtesy of local merchants, will
be awarded during the evening
and will include the drawing of
the lucky number for the door
prue at 7:15. Patrons, friends
are cordially invited to be present
on Thursday night for fun and
frolic.
WM. C. PITTMAN NAMED
TO SUPERIOR COURT BENCH
Raleigh, Oct. 30 ? The appoint
ment of William C. Pittman,
Rockingham lawyer, as resident
superior court judge of the 13th
judicial district succeeding Judge
F. Don Phillips, was announced
Tuesday by Governor Cherry
Judge Phillips resigned sevetal
weeks ago to accept a position
offered him by the war depart
ment as judge of a U. S zonal
court in Germany where he will
preside over the trials of war
criminals.
SUPREME COURT VISITS PRESIDENT
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Members of the new U. S. Supreme court as they called on
President Truman, left to right: AAociate Justices Wiley Rutledge,
Frank Murphy, Felix Frankfurter, Hugo L. Black. President
Truman, Chief Justice Vinson, and Associate Justices Stanley F.
Reed, William O. Douglas, Robert J. Jackson and Harold E. Burton.
Ministers Laud City Officials
For Efforts Against Wine, Beer
AIR NAIL WEEK
BEING OBSERVED
Local Posloffice Reports Stimu
lated Volume Air Mail at
the New Rales
Inauguartion of the new five
cent air mail rate October 1, im
mediately brought a sharp rise in
local air mail volume, soys Post
master John E. Brown, Jr., who
states that ever further increas
es are being shown as a result of
National Air Mail Week, the ob
servance of which started Mon
day. Rapid air mail service of
fered at the low rates, have caus
ed business leaders to encourage
large mailings this week.
'The Post Office Department
has taken a leaf from the book
of American business reducing
the air-mail rate from 8 cents to
5 cents an ounce and simultane
ously offering better and faster
service. The Post Office has bor
rowed the proven principle fiat
by getting more customers for a
good product at a reduced cost
the unit cost of delivery is cut.
A lower price requires one thing
to succeed ? larger volume.
Meanwhile, Postmaster Walsh
reported, air mail letters are be
ing received at the post office
with incorrect postage affixed.
The five-cent rate apples any
where that the American flag
flies, including all United States
possessions. It is also applicable
to the armed forces abroad, and
to Canada and Mexico
MUSIC FESTIVAL
BEING REVIVED
Appalachian College Resume*
Event Which Was Discontin
ued With War's Advent
Appalachian College will be
be host to the high schools be
longing to the Appalachian Ath
letic Association at 9:30 a. m., on
Monday, Nov. 4th The occasion
is the revival of the music festi
val which had been a popular
annual event in this locality prior
to the war.
The purpose of the festival is
to stimulate interest in musical
development in the high schools,
by their coming together and
performing in the various musi
cal events, thus getting an ex
change of ideas and experience
in performance.
It is hoped that all schools that
have entered in the past will
bring entries again this year and
aid in making the festival a suc
cess. From the interest already
shown, it is believed this will be
possible.
Entries have been received
from several schools and the pro
gram is already in the process of
being completed.
The various events listed for
entries are as follows:
Choruses open to girls' groups,
boys' groups and mixed groups;
small vocal ensembles, consisting
of duets, trios, quartets and quin
tets; vocal solos for sopranos, al
tos, tenors, baritones, basses and
unchanged voices; piano solos
and piano ensembles as well as
solos and small ensembles from
instruments of the orchestra and
hand.
Awards will be made for those
receiving the highest ratings
There will be no registration
fee. Registration will begin at 9
o'clock in the lobby of the ad
ministration building
It is estimated fror entries re
ceived that there will be 250 high
school students participating. The
music department of the college
will act as host for the occasion.
I CANDY COMPANY MOVING
The Boone Candy Co. is mov
ing in their new building on
Howard Street. They are county
boys, reared in Watauga county.
They are sons of Eugene Mnretz
of Meat Camp and Dora Hartley
Moretz, daughter of the late Azor
Hartley of Boone.
Boon* Preachers Form Organisa
tion at Meeting Held Thursday:
Re*. Mr. Troutman is Presi
dent of Organisation; Text of
Wine and Beer Resolution
The pastors of the Boone
churches met in the Lutheran
parsonage last Thursday and or
ganized the Boone Ministerial As
sociation. the first official act of
the body being to approve reso
lutions commending the city ad
ministration for keeping the
town free from the sale of wine
and beer "by continuous resist
ance to appeals for license to sell
these drinks."
Rev. E. F. Troutman was named
president of the association; Rev.
John K. Parker, Jr.. vice-presi
dent, and Mrs. F. E. Warman,
secretary -treasurer.
Meetings of the organization
will be held in the homes of the
members, and meetings are set
for 7 :30 on the first Monday eve
ning of each month. The pro
gram will consist of papers pre
pared and read by the members
in rotation, followed by discus
sions. Rev. Mr McKeown will
be host at the next meeting on
Nov. 4. and he will present the
program.
In addition to those mentioned,
Rev. Mr. Moss and Rev. Mr
Leach were present, and other
pastors are being invited to be
come members.
Beer. Wine Resolutions
Following is a text of the reso
lution which was adopted and
forwarded to Mayor Winkler: I
"We, the members of the
Boone Ministerial Association
wish to express to you and to the
board of aldermen our apprecia-1
tion of your efforts in keeping
Boone free from the sale of wine
and beer. We realize that you
have succeeded in accomplishing
this only by continuous resistance
to appeals for license to sell these
drinks and we want you to know
that your success in this matter
has not gone unnoticed.
"We congratulate you and ex
[tend to you our sincere thanks."
Brief News
Gandhi is no longer sure that
he will live to be 125.
Rothermere says U. S.-British
amity insures twenty-year peace.
Urey declares the atomic bomb
is not a police weapon.
High court refuses to review
case of convicted Nazi groups.
| Government eases grain order
for food and drink industries.
Farm mortgage debt shows rise
for the first time in 23 years.
U. N. Secretariat outlines a 17
hour working day for delegates.
Veterans advised that wife is
Inecessary for success on farm.
| 7,360 tons of Christmas parcels
ito pass through Army port,
i McAuliffe says atom bomb
jwould nut rout men in dugout,
^ank.
j British fear American crash in
|the wake of price decontrols,
j Santayana predicts that all Eu
Irope will be Communist soon.
] $469,500 cash of a woman re
jcluse is found in room after
death.
Federal council bids churches)
act to check divorces.
Shortage of parts for autos is
growing, motorists are warned.
$4,768,108 worth of relief goods
sent aboard by Protestants.
CPA ends ban on long skirts;
permits big sleeves and frills.
BLS iVidcx shows retail prices
are 13 per cent above year ago.
Clayton predicts that Europe's
debt will be offset by tourists.
Electronic device would enable
the blind to read by sound.
Period of price control seen as
economic lesson for nation.
Four out of five veterans have
let their GI insurance lapse
Argentine Commerce Minis tef
holds up UNRRA rice for China.
Limited pas ports to be given to
displaced persons Jan. 15.
Submersible carrier for atom
bomb planes seen as possibility.
BURLEYGROWERS
FAVOR QUOTAS IN
FRIDAY VOTING
Three-Year I Plan of Burley
Marketing Quotas Gets
Overwhelming Approval of
Local Farmers; Only 12
Growers Vote Against
Quotas of Any Kind
In spite of the heavy rainfall
last Friday, voting in the tobacco
quota referendum was heavy,
more than 60 per cent of the eli
gible growers having registered
their opinions at the ballot box
on continuance of the quota sys
tem, and 96.5 per cent of the
voters approved the three-year
system. 2 per cent were for the
one-year system, while 1.5 per
[Cent voted to remove all controls
from the production of the weed.
The vote by communities is
,given as follows:
For 3-year quotas
Bald Mountain 7
|Beaver Dam No. 1 102
Beaver Dam No. 2 80
?Blue Ridge 2
Blowing Rock, Boone
No. 2 and 3 17
Boone No. 1 69
Cove Creek No. 1 94
Cove Creek No. 2 109|
Silverstone 79
Laurel Creek No. 1 90l
Laurel Creek No. 2 27
Meat Camp 1 and 2 36
North Fork 19
Shawnoehaw 9
Stony Fork .... 5
Watauga No. 1 46
Watauga No. 2 8
Total 797
Seventeen votes were cast for
one-year quotas, and 12 against
quotas.
U. S. Burley Weed
Growers Vote For
Three-Year Quotasj
Incomplete and unofficial re
turns compiled by the U. S. de
partment of agriculture and re
ported by the Associated Press|
Saturday night showed that to
Ibacco growers throughout the na
tion, as well as in Western North
Carolina, voted overwhelmingly
in Friday's national referendum
to retain burley tobacco market
ing quotas on a three-year basis.
Returns reported by the agri
culture department were as fol
lows:
3-year 1-year Against
quotas quotas quotas
N. Carolina 4,644 95 148
Indiana 2,663 92 138
Kentucky .73,285 1,020 1,047
lOhio 2,916 105 291
|Tennessee 20,869 466 914
Virginia 6,849 120 203
W. Va. 6,849 120 203
Returns were not reported for
Alabama. Arkansas, Georgia, Illi
nois, Kansas. Missouri, Okla
homa, Pennsylvania or South
Carolina. Department officials
however, that burley tobacco
farmers in the seven states which
had reported represented ap
proximately 95 per cent of the
total number in the nation, so
that the remaining tabulations
could have no bearing on the re
sult. The official vote will not
be announced until certified re
turns have been received from
each state.
Watauga Hereford#
At the State Fair
The Hereford show at the North
Carolina State Fair was not so
large as in previous years but the
competition was keen.
Watauga county breeders re
presented by J. H. Council and
H. M. Hamilton, Jr., and E. E.
Earp claimed part of the prizes.]
Only three Herefords from the
county were shown.
The placing for the Watauga
Herefords were as follows:
Heifers calved after September
I, 1945. 1st place won by Councill
and Hamilton, on Princess Pala
din. by Prince Domino Paladin,
Jr.
Heifers calved between Janu
ary 1 and April 30, 1945. 7th place
won by Councill and Hamilton,
on Triumphant I assie, by T. T.
Triumphant 3rd
Heifers calved between Sept
ember 1 and December 31, 1944.
2nd place won by E. E. Earp, on
Triple E. Princess 1st. by Anxiety
Axtell.
MOLOTOV CALLS FOR
WORLD DISARMAMENT
U. N Assembly Hall, Flushing
Meadows, N. Y., Oct. 30 ? Russian
Foreign Minister Viacheslav Mo
lotov called on the U. N. genera)
asspmbly and the governments of
the world yesterday to start at
once on a sweeping program of
universal armament reduction, in
cluding the abolition of atomic
warfare.
Nuernberg Hangman
? ?
M/S John C. Wood. San An
tonio. Texas, American army
hangman, who officiated at the
hanging of the ten condemned
Nazi war criminals in Nuernberg.
Sergeant Woods' only regret was
that one got away. He has serv
ed as official hangman at more
than 300 such events while in the
army and in civilian life.
JULIAN PRICE 1
DIES IN AUTO
CRASH FRIDAY
Greensboro Insurance Execu
tive, En Route to Blowing
Rock Operation, Fatally In
jured as Car Leaves High
way Near North Wilkes
boro; Rites Sunday
Juhan Price, Greensboro insur
ance executive, and part-time
resident of Blowing Rock, was
killed Friday, and two compan
ions were injured, when the car
in which they were riding ca
reened op an embankment and
turned- over 13 miles east of
North Wilkesboro.
E. D. Broadhurst, Greensboro
attorney, and R R. Harrill, Eliza
bethton, Tenn., were injured
[slightly, while Mr. Price's cnau
feur. Walter Poole, was uninjur
ed.
State Highway Patrolman S
M. Carter, who investigated the
accident, said Price and his com
panions were en route to Blow
ing Rock. Mr. Price was on the
front seat of the car when the ac
cident occurred.
The officer said the car hurtled
80 yards along the roadway aftei
climbing up the embankment and
overturning. No other cars were
in the vicinity at the time, he
said. Mr. Price was dead when
he reached the Wilkes hospital, it
whs said.
Pursuing Local Development
Mr. Pricc had been spending
most of the summer at Blowing
Rock, where he was engaged in
the construction of a huge dam
and recreational area on the
waters of Boone's Fork He had
given considerable of his person
al attention to the supervision of
this construction, and there were
reports that a large hotel was to
have been built at Blowing Rock
in the future by the insurance ex
ecutive. It is not known wheth
er the Blowing Rock venture will
be affected.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 4 o'clock from the
First Presbyterian Church in
Greensboro, by Dr . Charles F.
Myers, former pastor, and inter
ment was in the family mauso
leum in Green Hill Cemetery.
Farm Meets Planned
All families living in the Rubes
Creek area are urged to attend e
meeting in the Bethel school.
Wednesday, November 6th, at
7:00 p. m. The purpose of this
meeting is to set up the goals to
be accomplished while on the
demonstration program. The work
is progressing nicely so lets all be
present for the meeting.
In the near futurt meetings
will be held in each community
for the purpose of selecting a
farm to be put on the demonstra
tion program as a farm and home
demonstration. Places and dates
for these meetings will appear
later in this paper.
ATTEND GRANGE MEETING
Mr. and Mrs George F. Smith
prman of Beaver Dam township
were delegates from Beaver Dam
Grange No. 1045, to the North
Carolina Grange at its 19th an
nual ronvention held in Clinton,
N. C. last week. They report a
most pleasant and helpful con
vention.
AMATEUR HOUR
The Cove Creek Home Demon
stration Club is sponsoring an
amateur hour Thursday, Nov. 7,
in the high school auditorium at
[7 o'clock. The public is cordially
invited. Admission, adults 35c,
children 20c.
(Campaign For Local
Offices Nearing End
HEREFORDS WIN
AT STOCK SHOW
Fred Councill of Boon*. Take*
Championship With Call at
Ashevlll* Show
The three 1946 Watauga county
4-H baby beef projects were com
pleted with high honors last
week, when the 790 pound Here
ford steer shown by Fred Coun
cill. 4-H club boy of Boone, was
made grand champion at the
Asheville fat stock show. This
steer was also champion Hereford
in the junior department, Atlan
tic Rural Exposition, Richmond,
Virginia, on October 8th. He sold
in the sale at Asheville, Thurs
day, __Qctober 24, for the record
county price of $1.35 per pound,
to bring Fred a total of $1,066.50.
Gross Brothers restaurant Ashe
ville made the purchase.
The steer was sired by Prince
Domino Paladin. Jr., the herd
bull owned by H. Grady Farth
ing, J. H. Council and H. M.
Mamilton, Jr This bull was also
the sire of the other two 4-H
baby beeves that were fed out
this year in the county and won
honors in the show ring at Rich
mond and Asheville.
Milton ar.rl Elmo Moretz, 4-H
club boys ot Green Valley, fed
the 840 pound Hereford steer
that stood fourth in the light
weight 4-H division, at Richmond.
This steer brought 43 cents per
pound when sold at Richmond
on October 11.
Martha Councill, of the Boone
4-H club fed the 860 pound Here
ford steer that stood third at
Asheville. This steer sold to City
Market, Boone, for 50 cents per
pound.
Home Clubs Hold
General Meeting
Eighly-Fiv* Women From Moat
of County's Demonstration
Clubs. Gather Her*
Approximately eighty-five wo
men, representing almost every
home demonstration club in the
county, attended the annual fed
eration meeting held on Friday,
October 25th at the First Baptist
church in Boone.
The meeting opened with the
singing of the hymn "Fairest
Lord Jesus", followed by the de
votional led by the Rev. James
McKeown. Pastor of St. Lukes
Episcopal church. Mrs. R. H. Har
mon then brought greetings from
the Worth While Woman's club,
and Mrs. W. R. Vines of the
Bethel Home Demonstration club,
gave the response.
A report was given by each of
the home demonstration clubs as
to the work their club has done
in the past year. Mrs. Dean Reese
gave a report on the curb mar
ket, sponsored by the clubs dur
ing the summer months. Miss
Betty Lou Clawson, newly elect
ed president of the 4-H county
council, reported on the activi
ties of the 4-H club during the
past year.
In the afternoon. Miss Willie
Hunter, Extension Clothing Spec
ialist. gave a very interesting
and helpful demonstration on
"Remodeling of Hats and Acces
sories". Mrs. Pauline Hotchkiss,
district agent at large, also at
tended the meeting.
Newton Bros. Open
New Store in City
Messrs?F. P. Newton and W.
R. Newton of North Wilkesboro
have recently opened their New
ton Brothers Department Store
in the new Wilcox building, next
to Highland Cleaners, and are
displaying a complete line of
clothing for the family, and other
dry goods#U-ms The store oc
cupies all three floors of the
handsome new building, which is
one of the finest in town, and
designed particularly for depart
ment store needs. ?
Mr. F. P. Newton, is in charge
of the new store. ?
A Correction
In the tdTntiMBMai appear
ing in the last issue of the Dem
ocrat regarding Hollar's Food
Center, an error appeared. The
ad was .signed "Uge Hollar"
when in lad the name should
have been "Lige C. Hollar."
Since the names of two differ
enl men are involved, it is
hoped that this correction will
clear up the matter. The error
is regretted by the publisher.
Local Partisans Making Su
preme Effort In Last Day*
of Campaign; H o e y and
Doughton to Highlight Ral
ly Thursday; Republicans
meet Friday Night
The local political campaign is
going into the home stretch with
intense activity being shown by
the leadership of both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, in
their efforts to win the slate of
county offices for their respective
candidates, and the indications
are that tthe usual heavy vote
will have been cast when the
polls close next Tuesday evening.
The Democrats reach the cli
max of their campaign Thursday
evening at 7:30 when Senator
Clyde R. Hoey and Congressman
Robert L. Doughton will deliver
political addresses at the rally to
be held in the courthouse, and a
particular effort is oeing made to
turn out a huge crowd for the
addresses by these leading fig
ures.
On Friday evening the Young
Republican Club announces a
county meeting to be held at the
courthouse, but whether there
will be outside speakers has not
been announced. An invitation is
extended to all to be present for
this gathering.
The Candidates
The following men compose the
local county ticket:
James C. Farthing, Democrat of
Lenoir, veteran, is unopposed for
the sixteenth district solicitor
ship.
Wade E. Brown, Boone vet
eran, Democrat, is opposed by
Paul Swanson. also a war veter
an, of Alleghany county for the
state senate in the 29th district
Lester Carroll of Boone, Demo
crat, is seeking the seat in the
general assembly held by S. C.
E g g e r s, Republican, also of
Boone.
Albert Henson. combat veter
an of the last war, is running for
the office of sheriff against C. M.
Watson, Republican incumbent.
Pete Coffey, veteran, woun
ded in Europe, is running on the
Democratic ticket for clerk. Fred
Gragg, a veteran, is running on
the Republican ticket.
For coroner, Richard E. Kelley,
Democrat, veteran, received the
endorsement of both Democratic
and Republican conventions.
For surveyor, Don Thompson,
a veteran, Democrat, is running
against Jack Storie, Republican,
also a veteran.
For county commissioners,
Hayes Wellborn, veteran; Grover
Johnson and Dick Vannoy are the
the Democratic candidates. A. G.
Miller, H. O. Aldridge and R. M.
Ward are the Republican candi
dates.
The polls open at 6:30 a. m and
close at 6:30 p. m.
BUS TERMINAL
OPENSATURDAY
Handsome New Transportation
Building to Open Under
Temporary Arrangement*
Mi and Mrs. H. W. Wilcox,
owners and operators of the local
bus terminal, announce that open
house will be held Saturday for
anyone wishing to visit Boone's
new and elegant transportation
building.
Mr. Wilcox states that it will
be necessary to load and unload
the coaches in front of the ter
minal until the grounds to the
rear are completed. A number of
things are yet to be done, he adds,
but for the benefit of the public
it is thought best to move in
under temporary arrangements.
ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO
| SCRAP BOARD ON WAGES
Washington, Oct. 30 ? The ad
ministration is considering scrap
ping the wage stabilization board
when the OPA's master price de
control program is released, a
person close to the government
said last night.
The OPA plan is expected to be
announced on or about Friday,
Nov. 1, although this is not defi
nite, and the government's new
wage statement is to accompany
it, the official said. To avoid any
label of politics, the decision may
be withheld until After the No
vember 5 elections.
Benefit Dance At
Valle Crucis School
A square dance will be given at
the Valle Crucis school, Valle
Crucis, Saturday evening, Nov.
2nd, from 8 to 11 p. m.
Pioceeds will be given toward
the fund for the new parish
house for Holy Cross Church.
FDIC hfead urges the repay
ment of U. S. share of its capital.
U. N.'s outlay is put at a little
more than $20,000,000. ,