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fin Watauga democrat , An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 VOL. LX, NO. 50. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1948. FIVE CENTS A COPY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS COPIOUS SHOWERS give the vegetation a splurge of growth . . weeds rapidly gaining the upper hand in our vegetable garden . . Folks wondering If it's ever go ing to stop raining (It will) . . . Same people two weeks ago, were pining for rain . . . we humans are constituted with a desire for the things we do not have . . . . Contentment won't produce ma terial gains . . . Local leader won dering if the folks here ever thought of forming a stock com pany and building a hotel . . . we not only thought of it ... we ac tually did it . . . and are not apt to forget the experience . . . . the battered automobiles being straightened out and fixed good ns new at local repair shops . . . the automobile inspection lane in the street near the graded school ... lot of vehicles unable to pass inspection the first trip. ? ? ? CTVTL COURT TERM going ob... couple of cum tried the first day . . . likely that many will remain on the calendar . . folks go to law often over small matter* . . . small enough that even the winner is liable to lose . . . then get the case continued year after year . . . line fences bring on a lot of law suits . . . too often the land in question isn't worth the amount of one lawyer's fee . . . few attend the cHil terms . . . salesmen hur rying about on their first Mon day calls . . . increasing number of strangers in town as travel and vacation period arrives . . . some college students, say the grapevine, can't stand the prices being asked for rooms in the town . . . dorms are full ... so have to change plans, they say. ? ? ? LOTS OF LAND being offered for sale in the county, and trad ing being described as yet brisk . . . no let-down in prices in this area . . .realty prices didn't go down after the last war . . . just came a time when none had the cash to buy ... it stopped mov ing . . . long-range debts being discouraged by local financiers. Business man leaves door un locked . . . passerby notices same and doesn't go home till some thing's done to secure his neigh bor's property . . . work being started on Howard Street, the city's most used thoroughfare off King . . . street improvement pro gram one of the city's most ur gent needs . . . wedding bells, con tinue to peal forth . . . Congratu lations and best wishes to all . . . ? ? ? LADY SUBSCRIBER tolls of her strict bdUf in the Democrat Says she reads every word . . all the news, all the ads. and has made It a practice to be lieve everything contained in the boas* town sheet. "Recent ly. however." stated our caller. "I became Just a bit skeptical, when I read aa advertisement something like this: Tor Sale: Shorthorn bull, milking type. .' With due deference to all con cerned and with an shirting faith in the home town paper ... an anhnal of that sort. I'd Just have to see!" * ? ? FORMER SHERIFF John W. Hodges, back from a trip to Vir ginia, telling us of an enjoyable visit to Monticello . . . College youths discussing the evils of strong drink and being definitely against alcoholic beverages . . . talk of State politics not being heard so much these days . . . had hoped the voters would be come aroused before ^he run-off . . . brand new simile ? " as hot as a two-dollar pistol" . . . R. M. Greene, pioneer merchant, talk ing with friends about the post office, ? little changed by the pass ing of the yean. . -. . the picture of the late J. C. Fletcher in the window of Lawyer Lovill's office . . . bringing back memories of other dfcys along the street . . . Miss Jennie Coffey looking after her flowers , . . Henry Wallace being interviewed by a radio com mentator . . . and those discon certing periods when all the air waves appear to offer is a mix ture of crime stories banjo plunking. STRIKE-IDLE The strike-idle total during April was higher than during any of the preceding twelve months, according to the Bureau of Labor Sttaistica, which reported that 8,600,000 man-days were lost in April. Most of the lost time re sulted from the soft coal and meat packers strike. | FROM BEHIND IRON CURTAIN Exiled passant leadir of tlx European countries behind the Iron curtain opened their first pott-war conference with a joint declar ation that they are determined to liberate their people* from com munist terror. Left to right, are: Or. George M. Dimitror, of the Bulgarian national agrarian union; Dr. Vladko Macek. Yugoslav pests nt leader of the Croatian peasant party: Feren Nagy. deposed premier of Hungary, representing the Hungarian small -holders par ty and Stanislaw Mlkolajcsyk. former deputy premier of Poland, of the Polish national peasant party. $150,000 Building Will Stand on Coffey Corner DIED ON GUAM - / DALLAS DWIGHT EGGERS Last Riles Held For Dallas Eggers Funeral services for Dallas Dwlght Eggers, 21. brother of Messrs Herman and Graydon Eg gers of Boone, were held at the Valley View Methodist church, at Mountain City Sunday after noon, and interment was in the Union cemetery at Mabel, with a short graveside service by Rev. Ponder. Military honors were ac corded by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars at Mountain City. Mr. Eggers, who was aviation ordinanceman with the Navy and met death through an aircraft ac cident, while stationed on Guam March 3. 1945. Survivors include the mother, Mrs. Sarah Wilson, and stepfath er, Mr. Wiley Wilson of Mountain City, six brothers and two sis ters: Mrs. Carl Phillippi of Moun tain City, and Mrs. Carl Lyons, of Elizabeth ton; Roy of Lockland, O. Abb of Jonesboro, Tenn.; Her man and Graydon of Boone; Au brey of Glen Alpine; Homer of Winston- Salevn. There is one small daughter, Darlynn of Moun tain City, and her mother, Mrs. Louise Russom. Mrs. Farmer Dies At Local Hospital Mrs. Ettie Farmer, 61, resident of Shulls Mills, succumbed June 4. from an extended illness. She had been a patient at Watauga Hospital for about a month. Funeral services were conduct ed June 6 at Hemlock, Ashe county, and burial was in the Farmer cemetery, in that neigh borhood. Ministers taking part in the rites were R?v. Conley Wyatt, Rev. General Carpenter and Rev. Erue Woods. Mrs. Farmer was born in Ashe county, and had lived in the Shulls Mills section for six years. Surviving are six sons and six daughters: Elmer Fanner, Fig; Blaine, Eugene and Roosevelt, of Hemlock; Burley, Douglasville, Pa.; and Ray of Shulls Mills; Mrs. Robert Earp, Charleston, W. Va.; Mrs. Lawrence Luttrell, Shulls Mills; Mrs. Fred Townsend, Valle Crucis; Mrs. Coon Eller, Bina; Mrs. Piper Hudson and Retha Main Farmer of Hemlock. LEONA MILLER Leona Miller, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Miller of Todd,. died at the home June 1. Funeral rites were held at the home June 2, and interment was in Prottfa cemetery. Group of Local Men to Build Three-Story Apartment Structure Soon. A three-story business and ap artment building to cost in the neighborhood of $150,000, is to be erected this summer on the E. S. Coffey corner by a corporation composed of eight Watauga men, its is revealed by Mr. W. H. Jones, a member of the group. It is planned to start building operations as soon as plans can be completed and the contracts let. The building is to be of brick, its dimensions will be 75x100 feet and the first and second stories will be used for store rooms. The third floor will be made into liv ing apartments. -Mr. Jones says the building will be modern throughout and will be erected is rapidly as possible. ' Members of the building firm are Hettry Taylor of Valle Crucis, Howard Edmisten, Cove Creek; W. H. Jones, Stewart Barnes, Av ery Greene, John Greene, Forrest Greene and Tom Phillips, all of Boone. Riles For Mrs. Bingham Held Mrs. Cordelia Lou Bingham, 87, widow of the late Dr. E. F. Bing ham, of Cove Creek township, died Sunday after a long period of declining health. Her condi tion had been considered critical for only a week. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at the Hen son's Chapel Methodist church, by Rev. R. J. Starling the pastor, who was assisted in the rites by Rev. N. M. Greene, and inter ment was in the cemetery near the church. Mrs. Bingham was born at Wa tauga Falls, a daughter of James and Emeline Pennington Love, and was married July 13, 1882 toi Dr. E. F. Bingham and had resid ed for over 50 years at the old home place in the Amantha neigh borhood. She had been a member of the Methodist church for more than half a century, and took a deep interest in the religious life of her section. She led a very ac tive life as the wife of one of the county's pioneer doctors. One son and four daughters survive: Dr. W. O. Bingharrt, Eli zabethton, Tenn.; Mrs. James H. Stevenson, Alexandria, Va.; Mrs. Jacob Mast, Miss Edna Bingham, of Sherwood; Mrs. Clyde R. Greene of Boone. TRIAL OF CIVIL CASES GOES ON The special June term of Wa tauga Superior Court convened Monday morning with Judge Net tles of Asheville, presiding, and a number of civil cases have been disposed of, many y?t remaining to be tried. No case of any great degree of public interest is slat The court was cailejf for a two weeks term, and only civil cases will be tried. The turnover on the New Yprk Stock Exchange in May was the heaviest of any month since September, 1946, and the most active for a corresponding month in fifteen years, or since IMS. TEACHERS ARE EMPLOYED FOR COMING TERM ? ? ? | Schools Using Buses To Open September 1: Others Start August 30, Says Walker; List of Teachers in County - ScfrPQk is fteleased. All Watauga county schools us ing school buses are to open their 1948-49 school year on September 1, while other schools may open Monday, August 30, it is revealed by W. H. Walker, county super intendent of schools. The following teachers have been employed for the coming school year, and a few others are yet to be employed where vacan cies are noted: Appalachian High: Herbert W. Wey. Priniclpal. Ben F. Simpson. Margaret E. Cragg, Pansy M. Warren. Eloise Stogner. Hlllard C. Tripp. Paul W. Bingham. John R. Lovegrove. Martha G. Hawkinson. Harold C. Qulncy. R. L. Tait. Vacancy for Home Economics. Flora M. Alexander. One Vacancy. Boone Demonstration: John T. Howell, Principal, Donald C. Thomp son. Wilda Lea Montgomery. Mary H. Walker. Melvin M. Lashure. Wayne J. Caudill. Clyde Mae Goodman. Mary E. Gibbs. Bessie S. Crawford. Ennis R Davis. Chrisylne H Innings. Ella A. Beshears. Grace M. Counclll. One Vacancy. Howard's Creek: Daisy A. Adams. Rich Mountain: Vacancy. Rutherwood: Vacancy. Bamboo: Pearl J. Cowles. Helen E. Trexler. Lucy H Storie. Green Valley Velma M. Cottrell, principal. Maggie E. Moretz. Imogene B. Barden. Mrs. Troy Norrls (Subject to State Allotment) Wlnebarger: Earl Greene. Nellie Pearl Moretz. Deep Gap: Edith F. Estes. Principal, Pauline W. Shoemake. Mayo H. Cook. Reba W. Shoemake. Lucy G. Luther Stony Fork: Grace E. Greene. Leona L. Moretz. Mt. Paron: Zera T. Greene. Elk: Dough ton Greene. Mrs. Dough Ion Greene. Chloe T. Story. Lower Elk: Gordle R. Triplett. Blowing Rock* R. E. Koone. princi pal. Sudle Mullins. Beatrice C. Wink ler. Belle G Greene. I. S. Miller. ZTlara S. Brown. Grace S. Beach. Mrs. D J. Whitener. Mabel H. Hollar. Billie G Cooke. One High School Vacancy. One Elem Vacancy. Penley and Cook discontinued. Valle Crucis: Dessa T. Ed mis ten. principal. Ernie C. Triplett, Mary H. Mast. Ola T. Thompson. Grace B Campbell. Lucille M. Wallace. Pansy K. Taylor. Sarah B. Horton. Maxie G. Edmisten. Grandfather: I. J. Bingham. Ruby Fox. Cool Springs: Ruby S. Michael. Cove Creek High School: S. F. Hor ton. principal. Pearle F. Horton. Grace B. Mast. Cynthia L. SUles, Jennie Love. Cart Fiddler. Gene Reese. R. G. Shipley. Joyce S. Davis, Virginia Dare P. Strother. Mattie H. Wilson. Mary 3. Henson. Winnie T. Stokes.. Cove Creek Elementary: Tom J. Moody Principal. Mattie S. Walsh, ramie V.. Henson, Gladys M. Bingham, Anna Mae Sherwood. Dora S. Mast. Susie B. Henson. Ruby Mast, Ophelia Bingham. Ruth $ Mast. Rominger: George Harmon. Presnell: Claude Presnell. Kellerville disconUnued. Windy Gap: Henry Hagaman. Bethel : Ralph A. Spainhour. principal. Margaret R. Goins. Alice B. Spainhour, Marjorie M. Pittman. Allie R. Perry. Dorothy F. Greene, Myrtle L. Hoyle. Wilametta R. Norris, Alice B. Farthing. One High School Vacancy. One Elementary vacancy. Mabel: Russell Henson. Principal. Vera B. Church. Caroline Combe. Ruth D. Roland. Kate H. Ellison Hazel C. Mast. Madge W. Reece. Maude W. Wilson. Pottertown : Pearle H. Greene. Bulls C. Greer. Boone Colored School : Ottie M. Folk, Mary R. Truesdale. High School discontinued. Legion Wins 9-8 Edge in Opener Coach John Hollar's charges won a ten inning thriller from a strong Rutherfordton nine Mon day on the Boone diamond. The boys showed excellent team play along with some great pitching by fast bailer Carlock Greene. J. D. Younce and John Barnett led the local batters with three hits apiece. The game was tied at the end of the ninth. In the extra inning the visiting team scored a run to go ahead but the never quit locals came right back with two runs to win the game nine to eight. Local Legion Post To Elect Officers A n trvf slate of officers will be elected, and there will be a re view of the ytttf s activities at a meeting of Watauga Post Ameri can Legion at the Legion hut Friday evening at 7:30. ' Recent extensive improvements, have been made on the Lesion, property, the grounds have been cfnered, a lawn provided, and additional parking space arrang ed for the convenience of those attending various community ga therings at the hut Other im provements are being planned. Officers to be elected include a commander, vice-commanders, adjutant, service afficer. and chaplain. All members of the post are asked to be present. AWARDED THIRD MEDAL President Truman congratulates General Carl Spaati. formar air fore* chief of itaiL following a Whiia House ceremony at which Spa aiz rceived an oak loaf cluiter in liau of a third diitlnfluith*d service medal. Looking on, left to right, are Spaati'i daughter*. Katharine (behind the president), Carla. and Mrs. Carl Spaati. wife of the ex-air chief. Free Show Inaugurates Recreation Project Here 1,000 EXPECTED TO ENROLL IN FIRST COLLEGE TERM Enrollment in the first sum mar ttrm of Appalachian Stale Teachers Collage will be wall orer on* thousand, information from the office of Registrar H. R. Eggers reveals. Registration starts Thursday, and classes are to begin Friday. All space in both the men's and women's dormitories has bean reserved for some time, it la said and many have sought housing in the community. It is said that the record enroll ment would likely bsVren larg er If housing facilities were av ailable. Some of the Increase in registration is attributed to the fact that for the first time in its history Appalachian is to oper ate a graduate school this sum mer. More thaj^ 100 have alrea dy signified their intention of taking the graduate work. Douglas Norris Slain In Wilkes North Wilkesboro.June 8. ? Douglas Norris, 32, died at Wilkes hospital here late Mon day from gunshot wounds alle gedly inflicate by Cecil Church, brother-in-law, at the home of Church two miles west of this city Sunday evening. Norris was hit in the abdomen and in the jaw and neck with two 22 calibre rifle bullets which Church told officers he fired in self defense. Church, who carried Norris to the hospital and lurrendered to officer*, was released under bond but was rearrested and placed in jail Monday afternoon by Sheriff C. G. Poindexter, who stated that he had learned of more circum stances surrounding the shooting. According to the information obtained by Highway Patrol Sergeant A. H. Clark and Deputy Sheriff A. H. Holbrook Sunday night, Norris had assaulted Church at' a cafe on Highway 21 and had inflicted severe facial bruises and a black eye when Church had tried to stop an argument between Norris and an other man. Church then went home and Norris arrived shortly. Church said he shot Norris when Norris was advancing on him with a knife and a rock. Sheriff Poindexter today did not ela borate on "new evidence'' which resulted in Church's rearrest be fore the death of Norris. Norris was a native of Wa tauga county, a son of J. G. and Mrs. Florence Elrod Norris of Blowing Rock. Surviving are his wife and one son, Douglas D wight Norris, Jr. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p. m^ at Critcher cemetery in Watauga county. Rev. Gilbert Osborne will con duct the service. I YEARS FOR 1 STICKS OF arm Salem, Ore. ? Walter Brokus was recently sentenced to two years' imprisonment for burglar izing a warehouse. His loot? two sticks of chewing gum. Kidies to Be Entertained At Theatre Marking Open ing Summer Project | All the children of the com-1 nunity, ages 5 to 14 years, are nvited to a free show at the Pas ime Theatre next Monday morn ng at 10 o'clock, inaugurating he sumn.er receration program or the city. The theatre management haa ?ontributed this show to the re creation program, and it is of vi al importance that all the chil Iren be present, since at this time ;he receation director. Johnny rlollar and Donald Thompson will lutline the comprehensive pro gram of recreation being provid ed for both children and adults. The recreation park is located n back of the Methodist church ind wil be the center of activi ies. Supervised soft ball, badmin *>n, volley ball, croquet, horse ihoes, will be featured and very ilosely supervised play for the small children of the town will ake place on the demonstration school grounds, where there is ad equate playground equipment. The recreational center will be jpen daily from 3 to 10 p. m. 3enches have been provided for ipectators, and horseshoe and cro juet tournaments will be featur ed during the summer. Lighted lorseshoe and croquet courts are ipecifically for the use of adults luring the evenings. John N. Miller Dies al Age 77 John Monroe Miller, a life long resident of Watauga county, died at the home in the Zion-I ville neighborhood last Wednes day at the age of 77 years. Funeral services were conduct ed last Friday afternoon from the Mabel Methodist Church by Rev. R. J. Starling, Rev. Mr. Parker and Rev. R. C. Eggers and inter [ment was in the family cemetery in the home neighborhood. Surviving are six song: W. C. Miller, Ottie and Frank of Zion ville; Spencer of Boone, arid Tom of Blowing Rock. There are three daughters: Mrs. Ed Greer and Mrs. Herbert Greer, of Zionville, and Mrs. James Reese of Bristol, Va. Tom Beach To Coach at Reynolds Tom Beach, brilliant College basketball star at Appalach ian, and a native of Boone, ha* been named head basketball coach at Reynold* High School, Winston- Salem, and at the saane time has been designated football assistant to head coach George Thompson. Beach, a graduate of Appalach ian High School, starred on the North State Conference cham pionship team at Appalachian College last winter. The Boone youth won all-north* west honors in the Journal and Sentinel tournament during his years at Appalachian High. He was graduated at Appalach ian College this spring and will take a keen knowledge of basket* ball and other sports to the Rey nolds staff. ROTOR LAW IS CLARIFIED BT 1ANAGER LANE Ivery Motor Vehicle in the State Mast Be Inspected During Current Year; T ????? Now in Operation; Relative. Iy Few Motorists Appear. Mr. Roy Phillips, manager of he automobile inspection lane in >peration here, points out that ere _ is some misunderstanding ?egarding the law which is now n effect, and to clarify the mat er m the minds of the local mo onsts, asks that the following excerpts from the State law be published: "During the year 1948 every vehicle- trall?r, and semi trailer registered in the State ihall be inspected one time by the iepartment of motor vehicles and ?n official certificate of inspec lon and approval obtained for :ach such vehicle. No person, firm, or corpora ion shall operate or permit to be >perated over the streets or high vays of this State after January , 1949, any vehicle which has not >een submitted to an inspection is required herein and-or in the ules and regulations promulga ed by the commissioner of motor ehicles pursuant to authority [ranted herein." So far, it is said, a total of 840 ars have gone through the in pection lane, out of a total reg itration for Watauga county of ,685. Of this number 782 have assed the inspection. While it is rue there will be another in fection latter this year, all iotorists are being urged by Mr. hillips to get their cars through i the remaining days before ?is inspection period closes on une 15. Right at this time,, the ine is not too busy, and no long 'aits are necessary . Typhoid Clinics Still in Progress The typhiod clinics are still be ig held in the county and the [ealth Department is again in isting on the public taking full dvantage of these preventative accinations. The remaining dates n the schedule are as follows: June 10: Laxon Post Office. 9:30-10:30 ? m ; Deep Gap School. 11 :00-ll:00m.: forS Seh00'. 1:30-3:30 p. m.; 'ellborns Store. 3:00-4.-00 p. m. ,J"ne t9: Rivervlew School. 8:30 !22 * m-: Bamboo School, 11:00 Rutherwood. Mlcheala Store, *0-2:30 p m.; Trlplett School. 3 DO DO p. m. June 17: Hartley's Store. 9:30-10 30 m.; Green Valley School. 11:00-13:00 Howard's Creek School, l:St-t:S0 . m.; Rich Mountain School, 3:00 ?00 p. m. .i""? ? Poplar Grove Church. i?"1?,3? * ? ; Shulls Mills Post Of lee, 11:00-13.-00 m.; roacoe Store. 130 ;r? ,p~m- Grandfather. Fox's Store, :00-4 :00 p. m. June 34: Hafaman's Store. ?:00 ,\J2: De*n *???*'? Store. 1*0-13:00 m; Bethel School, 1 Jfr Church Mrs. Shumaker Funeral Today Mrs. Ada Redmond Shumaker, 87 years old, resident of Boone, died at Banner Elk Hospital Sun day from a one day's illness. Funeral services, in charge of Dr. W. G. Bond and Rev, Mr. White will be conducted this af ternoon at the New Hope church with burial in the Taylor Springs cemetery. The husband, Fred Shumaker of of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, survives, along witl. the follow ing sons and daughters: D. C. Redmond. Tom Redmond, Boone; Hight Redmond, Banner Elk; Mrs. Chin. Lavender, Mrs. Stewart Winkler, Boone; Mrs. C. O. More field, Neva, Tenn.; Mrs. C. P. Swaim, Winston-Salem, Mr*. J. M. Lamb, Alhambra, Calif.,- Mrs. Tom Chatham, Gilreath, N. C. Officer Seizes Bootleg Liquor T. G. Roberta, of the State Highway Patrol, captured 130 gallons olmoonshine whiskey and a 1040 nffdel Ford pickup, at the conclusion of a chase which star- 1 ted at the Roby Greene road and culminated in Elk township. The driver of the truck and one oth *r person, ditched the truck, and Qed into the darkness. So far no ?mats have been made, and the identity of the driver, if known to Officer Roberts, was not re vealed. ? ?
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