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RURAL INDUSTRY
THEME MEETING
EIGHT COUNTIES
North Wilkesboro to Be Scent
of Representatives Watau
ga, Wilkes and Other Coun
ties in Interest of' Industrial
Promotions in Area
North Wilkesboro, Nov 18 ?
North Wilkesboro will be host to
leading citizens of eight counties
attending a Rural Industries
meeting on December 2. Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce officials
announced today. This meeting is
being called by the N. C. Depart
ment of Conservation and Deve
lopment in cooperation with the
local chamber of commerce to
facilitate the setting up of small
industries throughout this area.
The leading citizens of the coun
ties of Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Caldwell,
Burke, and Wilkes have been in
vited to attend the meeting.
Present plans call for the
meeting to be held* at the North]
Wilkesboro city hall auditorium,
starting at 10:00 a. m. on Decern
ber 2. President J. B. Williams of
the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
says that an invitation is extend
ed to all interested parties to at-:
tend the meeting.
North Carolina has made plans
to promote and develop rural in- 1
dustries and services throughout'
the entire state from the moun-|
tains to the coast. A great deal of
thought was given as to how this
program could be most efficient
ly carried out. Uwn attention
and thought was given to the
wide variety of raw materials
the state actually possesses; how
to utilize these raw materials, as
well as the surplus labor, and the
available financial resources in
all sections of the state that would
enable these plans to result in
the actual establishment of such
industries and enterprises. These
plans have now materialized and
are being put to effective peace
time use.
Facts and figures show there
is a definite and urgent need for
many rural industries through- 1
out all of North Carolina. The;
State Planning Board has ob
tained the following figures!
which show that the majority ofj
all industry in the state is too]
highly concentrated in a few ur
ban communities; 46.5 per cent
of all industrial employment is
concentrated within only 10
counties. These counties contain
only 21.4 per cent of the total
population. Only 34 counties
have as many as 25 per cent of
total employment engaged in
manufacturing. Sixty-six counties
are thus under-industrialized.
Only 37.7 per cent of all indus
trial employment is in these 66
counties. In these 66 counties in
dustrial employment accounts for
only 16.4 ptr cent of all employ
ment. A majority of all new in
dustries and expansions of ex
isting industries are in those
same counties which are already
highly industrialized. The rural
industries program is for the pri
mary purpose of spreading the
benefits of industries into com
munities and counties that have
little or no manufacturing.
Figures released in a special
report of the United States De
partment of Commerce gave
North Carolina a per capita in
come of $732.00 for the year 1945,
the national average being $1,
150.00 The per capita farm in
come is even less. North Caro
lina is near the bottom of the list
jn comparison to other states of
the nation. The following states
were in the $700.00 to $800.00
bracket: North Carolina, Ala
bama, Georgia. Louisiana, and
Kentucky. South Carolina and
(Continued on page five)
HUNTING STARTS
THANKSGIVING
Open S?uon on Upland Gam*
Ar? Announced by County
Warden Edmtsten
?
The hunting season on upland
game gets under way on Novem
ber 28, it is stated by County
Game Warden. Walter Edmisten,
who believes that the supply of
game this year will be rather
moke their homes in Sparta. .
The open season on rabbits and
foxes, quail will end January 31,
while grons< may be taken up to
January 1.
Mr. Edmisten states " that
licenses are 'available at the usual
places over the county, and urges
all those who go in the woods
this year to be sure they have the
required license.
HEAT WAVE HITS THE ARCTIC
A heat wave that is having residents of the far north saying
"It's June in January," has,' cast its torrid spell at Yellowknife
goldfields'in Northwest territories. Mike Milto, prospector, dozes
on the ice in the sun awaiting plane to take him and his cache of
dynamite to his strike at Salmita, just under the Arctic circle.
New Policeman
?? i i mi mat
ALBERT^HENSON
HENSON NOW ON
POLICE FORCE
New Man lo Be Special Officer
and Specialize in Traffic and
Sanitary Status
Albert Henson, unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for the of
:icc of sheriff of Watauga county
in the recent election, has taken
a position as a member of the city
police force, and entered upon his
duties the end of the week.
Mr Henson. it is stated by
Mayor Gordon Winkler, will act
in the capacity of a special offi
cer with Chief O. L. Scruggs, and
will devote considerable of his
attention to traffic conditions and
to the sanitary conditions pre
vailing in the back lots and alleys.j
Local Hereford Cow
Establishes a Record
Brattleboro, Vt., November 15 ?
A state production record has
been made by a registered Hol
stein-Friesian cow owned by
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, Boone, the Holstein Frie
sian Association of American an
nounces today
Appalachian Segis Lass 2290
219 (G.P.) is the new champion,
taking the lead for all of North
Carolina's junior 3-year-old Hol
stenril milked twice daily in the
yearly division, advanced regist
ry test, with the production of
566 pounds of ? butterfat from
14,363 pounds of milk. The aver
age dairy cow in the nation pro
duces only 32% as much butter
fat, using U S Department of
Agriculture statistics for com
parison.
Testing was supervised by
North Carolina State College of
Agriculture and engineering, in
cooperation with the Holstein
Friesian Association of America.
Music Students to
Give Recital Friday!
The first recital of, the season
will be held in the college au
iitorium on Friday night, Nov. 22,
at 7:45 o'clock.
Music students of the college
will appear in voice, piano and
instrumental ensemble.
The music lovers of Boone and
the college have a pleasant even
ing in store for them. You will
have the opportunity to hear
many of your old favorites and
also a chance to pick new favo
rites from new students on the
crampus this year.
Everyone is invited to attend.
AAA FARMERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Community and County Farmer
Commit tees Ar? to Be Named
la Balloting
Farmers mwTitauga county will
receive notices within the next
few days about annual elections
of community and county far
mer-committees, Ned Glenn,
chairman of the Watauga county
agricultural conservation (AAA)
committee, said today.
Each of the county's twenty
farming communities will elect
three committeemen and two al
ternates, as well as a delegate to
the county convention where a
three-man county committee will
be elected. Announcement of the
definite dates, hours, and places
for holding the elections are now
being determined.
Mr. Glenn said that approxi
mately 3000 farmer? are eligible
to vote in the elections this year.
Eligible Tar Heel farmers are
those who are participating in the
1946 agricultural conservation
program, or who have a contract
with the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. This includes own
ers, operators, tenants, arid share
croppers.
In announcing the coming
elections, IV*. Glenn urged all!
farmers who are entitled to vote
to attend their community meet
ings. Since the committeemen are
responsible for developing, adapt
ing, and administering national
farm programs to meet local pro
blems and needs, it is important
that the men elected really re
present the choice of the majority
of farmers in the community
Carnival Provides
Fun and Surprises
Fun and surprises will be the
theme of the carnival presented
at the Boy's Gym at Appalachian
State Teachers College by the
10:40 Social Games and Activi
ties Class of the Physical Educa
tion Department. This program
will get uoder> way promptly at
7 :30 on SatuMay night, November
23, and promises to be full of en
tertainment, foft. both young and
old. *
Under the direction of R. W.
Watkins, the class has been work
ing diligently to provide a well
rounded program of social and
party games for the delight and
participation of mixed groups
such as bingo and various fair
exhibitions. Everyone, including
collegr students and townspeople
alike, are being cordially invited
U* attend this educational and
interesting presentation. Bring
out the whole family both the
grandfather of sixty and the
grandson of six. Refreshments
will be available during the en
tire evening.
Army May Tatce
Hand in Coal Strike
Washington. Nov. 19. ? The
army announced tonight it was
prepared to take a hand in the
coal crisis if requested, while
John L. Lewis presented an im
penetrable silence on a federal
court order designed to head off
n full-scale bituminous strike.
Lewis, United Mine Workers
chief, gave no slightest hint of
his attitude toward the order,
under which he .risks jail unless
he cancels his notice that his
contract with the government is
terminated Wednesday midnight
World food shortages to con
tinue.next year, U N. hears.
I
CAMPAIGN FOR
BETTER HEALTH '
! STARTED HERE
Mrs. B. W. Stalling* is Made
Chairman of Watauga Di- ?
vision of the State Good
Health Association; Co
Chairman to Be Named
Soon
Wrs. B. W. S tailings of Boone,
has been appointed chairman of
the Watauga county division of
Ihe North Carolina Good Health
Association, Harry B. Caldwell, of
Durham, the association, s execu
tive secretary, announced Satur
day.
As Watauga county head, Mrs.
Stallings will work with the
Good Health Association's state
headquarters in Durham in a
campaign to acquaint the people
of North Carolina with the fact
that the state ranks near the bot
tom in national health standards.
A co-chairman to assist Mrs.
Stallings in the formation of the
Watauga County Good Health
committee, will be named in the
near future, Caldwell said.
D. Hidden Ramsey of Ashe
ville, is chairman of the West
ern region in which Watauga
county is located.
In connection with the selec
tion of county chairmen and co
chairmen, Caldwell noted that no
separate administrative organize- i
tion other than committees are
planned at the county and dis
trict levels. The Good Health
Association expects instead, he
said, to gain the co-operation of
local civic, business and profes
sional groups in advancing the
Good Health movement.
During the campaign, which be- .
gan Nov 9, the need of more
doctors, hospitals and other
health facilities in the state will
be stressed.
A program of better health in
North Carolina has long been the
state's No. 1 need, in the opinion
of many experts. Statistics show
that more than a third of the 100
counties have no hospital beds
and that the state stands 42nd
in the nation in number of hos
pital beds per thousand popula
tion.
WELFARE HEADS
WILL -GATHER
Northwestern District Wei fare
Meeting at Greensboro To Be
Attended by Local Official
The Northwestern District Wel
fare meeting will be held at
Greensboro, November 26, Mrs.
Blanche Carr Sterne, Guilford
county superintendent of public
welfare, announced this week.
Mrs. Sterne is president of the
district and Mrs. John Lee Wil
son, Rockingham county super
intendent, is secretary.
Attending the one-day sessions
will be county welfare board
members, county officials, mem
bers of county welfare depart
ments and interested lay citizens
of the counties composing the
district. The Northwestern meet
ing is one of a series of six being
held over the State to acquaint
the public with the aims and pro
jects of North Carolina's social
welfare program.
Counties composing the district
are, Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe,
Davidson, Davis, Forsyth, Guil
ford, Randolph, Rockingham,
Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes
and Yadkin.
Segregation of Races
Opposed by Baptists
Asheville, Nov. 19. ? The North
Carolina Baptist State conven
tion in its 116th annual session at
the First Baptist church here
yesterday took what is believed
to be unprecedented action by
going on record against the seg
regation of races in the church.
The action came during the
second meeting of the the three
day session yesterday afternoon
when the convention approved
without a dissenting vote the an
nua) report of the convention
committee on social service and
civic righteousness. The report
was read by the Rev. Louis S.
Gaines, of Lexington, committee
chairman, and also called for:
1. Equal hospitalization, educa
tion and suffrage among Negroes.
2. Equal wages and equal treat
ment for Negro employes and the
passage of such legislation, both
state and national, as would as
sure fair treatment of Negroes.
Anderson proposes check on
cotton futures trading.
NEW BUS TERMINAL
Above is an exterior view of Boone's new bus station, and
below is an inside view, showing the ticket office. (Photo by
Palmer Blair.)
NEW BUS TERMINAL IS OPENED;
STRUCTURE REFLECTS CREDIT
UPON GROWING COMMUNITY
I
j March of Dimes
| Director Named
RALPH McDONALD
Ralph McDonald, of Winston-'
Salem, has been named North
Carolina state chairman of the
1947 March of Dimes which takes
place January 15-30, Basil O'
Connor, president of the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis. has announced.
This is the fifth consecutive
year Mr McDonald has headed
the state fund raising drive in
the fight on polio. Widely known
as an educator and for his inter
est in educational activities. Mr.
McDonald has served a term in
the North Carolina state legisla
ture and has been legislative rep
resentative for the schools in his
state.
Mr O'Connor, in making
known Mr. McDonald's accept
ance of the chairmanship, reveal
ed that in coping with the 1946
outbreaks of infantile paralysis
the National Foundation sent to
its chapters in the field more
than four million dollars in epi
demic aid through the end of
October.
"Many of this year's polio pa
tients." Mr. O'Connor said, "will
require hospitalization and care
for a long period of time The
after-care of these patients will
be more expensive than treat
ment in the acute stage. The
high cost of epidemics points up
the real need for the service* of
public-spirited men such as Mr.
McDonald. His efforts will prove
of great value in the forthcoming
appeal."
A CORRECTION
The vote of Lester Carroll,
Democratic candidate for. the As
embly, as given in the Democrat
last week was slightly in error,
it i? cited by Roby T. Greer,
chairman of the elections board.
Mr. Carrol received 319 votes in
New River township, rather than
312, which would give Mr. Eggers
a majority of 218, rather than
22*.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilcox J
Being Congratulated in (
Having Provided the City i
With Adequate Transporta-'
tion Building; Structure;
Built of Native Stone
Boone's new Union Bus Ter-i
minal is now completed and is
being occupied, and Mr and Mrs.
Herman W. Wilcox are being con
gratulated by their fellow citi- ?
zens and by the traveling public
upon their vision and enterprise
in providing the community with 1
perhaps the finest transporation :
building to be found in any town, 1
even remotely comparable to
Boone in population figures.
The building, which is the last
word in modern architectural
thought, and convenience to its
patrons, occupies the site of the
old structure, which came to
serve the motor transportation
industry after it had been aban
doned by the Linville River Rail
way Company as a depot. The
muilding fronts 78 feet on Depot
Street and has a depth of 50 feet.
Opened under a more or less
temporary arrangement, the bus
sheds are completed, all buses
are now stopping in front of the
building, but when the bus sheds
are completed, all buses will dis
rharge and receive passengers to
the rear of the building.
The structure is one of the
most handsome in town, is two
stories high, made of native stone
and presents a most pleasing and
imposing appearance. On the
ground floor the ticket office and)
waiting room with terrazo floor,:
glass-brick desk, private offices!
and rest rooms are located. A
public address system has been
provided, and to the rear of the
waiting room is a baggage check
room. A colhmodious space at the
corner of the building, will house
a business establishment. The
building is steam-heated. oil
burners being used for clean
liness and convenience.
The upstairs part of the build
ing is not at present in use, and
Mrs. Wilcox has not defeintely
determined to what use this
space will be put.
Freight will be unloaded in a
portion of the old building still
standing at the rear of the new
structure.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox extend a
cordial invitation to the people
of the community and county to
visit the new bus station, and see
the conveiences which have been
provided for the benefit of the
traveling public.
With food generally in short
supply^ it would be a shame for
ahw At the plentiful crop of Irish
potatoes to go to waste, says M.
E. Gardner, head of the horticul
ture department at State College ,
It's worming time in the peach
orchards of the state, says Dr. ,
Clyde F. Smith, associate profes
sor of entomology at State Col
i
BURLEY AUCTION
SALES TO START
HERE DECEMBER 2
Much Activity as Three Biff
Houses of Local Market CM
in Readiness for Opening mi
the Tobacco Season; Tobac
co is Now Being Received
Sales of burley tobacco on the
Boone market will get under way
Monday, December 2, and there
is much activity about the three
big houses, comprising the local
market, as all is placed in readi
ness for the start of the auction.
Despite dry weather, fanners
have been able to proceed to
some extent with their grading
and both the Farmers Warehouse
Corporation and the Mountain
Burley Warehouse Corporation
ore receiving tobacco daily. Mr.
Coleman, of the latter firm, states
that around fifty thousand pounds
of the weed is on the floors of
his number one warehouse, while
President Taylor of the Farmer*
Warehouse, reported that 25,000
pounds had been received at his
plant up until Monday.
Both corporations are making
every effort to serve the farmers
better than ever this season, and
while the rotation of sales be
tween the different warehouses
hasn't been worked out, the mat
ter of providing the grower with
the very best service will figure
largely in this connection.
Warehouseman agree that this
year smoking grades will bring
improved prices, due to the fact
that there is no longer a govern
ment ceiling, while the bottom
gardes will be improved due to
the fact that the Commodity
Credit corporation has raised the
average floor price of burley
about $5.00 per hundred over a
year ago. Under the rules :)et
down by the Burley Auction
Warehouse Association sales will
be held three and a half hours a
day this season, with a limit of
1260 baskets per house.
Practically complete staffs are
now on hand ut all warehouses,
and since three huge houses are
now available, the congestion of
lormer years should be largely
eliminated on the market this
season. The Mountain Burley
Corporation states that their num
ber one warehouse will be filled
before moving to the second
house. Their number two house
near the bus terminal is to be
used (or the first time this year,
while the big house of the Far
mers Burley Corporation, in west
Boone, is likewise being used
this year for the first time. Con
sequently the local market his
three timeg the floor space that
has been available heretofore, to
the greater advantage of the far
mer, the buyer, and all concern
ed.
With the broadened facilities
for handling the weed this year,
there is a general feeling the the
poundage brought to the Boone
market this year will be greater
than ever before, despite the re
duced acreage in the burley belt.
SCOUT LEADER
HEARD BY LIONS
Deputy Regional Scout Executive
Outlines Objective* of Boy
Scout Program
O. B. Gorman, deputy regional
Boy Scout executive from At
lanta, spoke to the Lions Club
Tuesday night on the theme of
"Scouting." He outlined the gen
eral objectives of the Scout pro
gram and emphasized to the
Lions their duties as sponsors, in
providing ideals for the boys of
the town. The Scout program,
he said, is a co-operative program
with the basic program of lifa,
the home, church, and the school.
It was interesting to the Lions
to learn that the International
Lions Club leads all other civic
clubs in sponsoring Scout activi
ties. 0
Guests for the night were Roy
Rufty, Mr. Stupp, Mr Vaughn
Lloyd and Ralph Harbinson.
The mourning dove gets its
name from its mournful call.
Hungry Germans in British
zone get United States wheat.
General Bradly scores "foolish"
war talk.
GOP balanced budget and tax
cut pledges get early test.
Huge Navy force poised tor
race to seek Antarrite uranium.
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