North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. LXi, NO. 3. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1948. KINGjIRECT BY ROB RIVERS DR. ROY M. BROWN, of the University of North Carolina, one of our former tutors down at Appalachian Training School, read with interest our patriotic outburst recently, in which it was suggested that readers might do well to dust off the Declaration of Independence and digest its contents as a feature of the 4th of July activities . . . and called by to inquire if we had copies of the historic document available in case some reader called for them . . . We admitted we didn't have one around the office, but happened to know for a certainty that the Declaration was contain ed in the library at home . . . . Dr. Brown discovered recently, that in the library at the Univer sity the cherisKed writings were uncovered, after long research, much more than the average citi zen would engage in . . . the lo cal county library doesn't have it, he says . . . and it would appear that the question right now is . . just how does one read the De claration of Independence? . . . it would appear to be one of those creations about which we prate, about which ihoat of the folks know little, and which actually is terribly hard to get hold of. ? ? ? WE JUST HEARD that gos sip going round ih* town is to the affect thai recently we poll ed a bandar that was ? honor ? Tha rumor says wo couldn't navigate. but m ana gad to crawl Into a man's yard along the atmet for a snooze . . . Always glad to bo Informed. . . . And would like to say that there's soma mighty fine things to be said about one of these anony mous absent a* sort of binges . . there's no cost attached, one goes along doing business un disturbed, . . . the hurting ar ound the hatband doesn't ma terialise. and the unnecessary feeling in the pit of one's stom ach just isn't there ... we vet a kick out of th* tales which we are amazed at the way they get bigger and bigger every time they are repealed . . . if s |ust one of thoee small-town di versions which we couldn't dis , pease with ... we are happy to ha included in the poaslp . . If we couldn't break into the realms of local chatter . . . we would be rrvost unhappy .... would feel as if we "didn't be long." PICAYUNE ... Car pullls out from curb into path of another . . . bent fenders . . . two hun dred people gather to get first hand information on what'* said . . . family reunion takes up all space on sidewalks . . . membfer of group speaks to us pleasantly as we step from sidewalk gutter on our way around . . . but moves 'nary a bit . . . the preliminary chorus of discords around Phila delphia make us glad we just couldn't get away from our work ... Southerners taking a leading hand in tearing down Truman . _ . the only man who could have stood even an outside chance of election, and who, after all, is the President . . . we couldn't stand to see the wreckage, when they quit wielding the hatchets . . . athletic staff at Appalachian Col lege getting ready for the fall football season . . . Brantley York finds dental bfidgework in the road near his meat market . . . the elementary questions asked on one radio quiz . . . another program just down the dial dish es out the hard ones . . . the continued week-end rains .... Over-age automobile, with the drawing of a huge human ear on side, followed by the wording: "Mountain-ear." . . . kiddy chases ball into street unmindful of the small part a pedestrian plays in the present day scheme of liv ing .. . motorist removing bust ed fender from the rear of his auto ... business men making plans for county fair, and Jay cees launching forth on prelim inary plans for centennial cele bration ... ? ? ? ROSCOE COLEMAN, can* by prtadty, and toft word thai baitoy growers its going to tx psriMMa high prices again this sea son . . . John Farthing just hack from Washington, tolls of session with Jim RItsts , . . ItepressnlatWe of chain itcn says dollar volume way ahead of yaar ago, hut that the de crease In unit sales is iHi heart ening . . . farmer frland laments tha amount of out-of-state shop ping being dona by Watangans ?ut . tha vast improvement in tha homes of the community daring tha past tow years . , . REFORMED MONEY The lot of the Berlin houuwlft has been mtdr a bit tougher recent ly with the "reformation" of the German mark. The groceries stack ed here are what can be purchased with forty of lrte new marks. Dr. Greer To Address Merchants Gathering Beauty Pageant Thursday Might The Women's Worthwhile Club of Boone will sponsor a beauty contest and an>?teur show at the Appalachian Theatre Thursday evening July 15, at 9 o'clock. Leading merchants of the com munity have sponsored the fol lowing young ladies of the com munity as participants in the beauty contest. Rebecca Shoemake, Bobby Hen son, Mildred Tunnell, Rachel Ann Vance, Ramona Jones. Decay Blair Chamberlain, Jo Aldndge, Barbara Jones, Joy Brown, Ber nell Aldfidge. Enid Carroll, Caro lyn? togle, Regina Tait, Reba Smith, Iva Mae Hughes, Joan Lovill, Joy Madron, Mrs. Ruth Burris, Mrs. E. R. Hen derson, Annie Mae Carroll. Iva Gene Harmon, Sarah Swift. Elea nor Geer. Peggy Greer, Sue Ann Marion, Frances Teams Greene, Jo Ann Hartley. Maxme Bradley., A number of merchants have not yet selected their contes tants. Lions Observe Ladies' Night The Boone Lion's club met for its regular program at the Col lege Cafeteria on Tuesday, July 6. It was the regular ladies night program of the club. Of the ninety -six members of the Boone club, seventy-five were present. There were eighty guests of the club for the ban quet and program which follow ^Following introduction of the suests and some routine busi ness, the pcogram of the even ing was conducted. Fifty -six member, of the club were award ed one year perfect attendance buttons. Nine members of the club were awarded buttons five years perfect attendance^ and perfect attendance tabs were presented to five of the past officers of the club. Mr. Ed McMahan of Brevard^ N. C. International Councillor of Lionism presented a CUP Boone Lion's club for special achievement during the past year. Medals and places were awarded to A. R Smith and R E. Kelley, former president and secretary of the club. Following the special Pres tations the new officers of the club were installed by Mr. M Mahan. The new present of the local club, Mr. R. * A*le'"2 a brief challenging acceptance speech and the meeting was ad '? fallowing the club meeting there was a dance for the mem bers and guests at the high school Viditorium. Music for the danoe was by Paul Weston and his electric organ. I SWIMMING IS PART OF RECREATION PROGRAM Visitors to the local recreation al center will be privileged to use the college swimming pool on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10 JO to 11:30, it it revealed by DireAor Thompson. Head of Business Institute to Speak an Problems Of Retailers Dr. I. G. Greer, head of the business institute at the Univer sity of North Carolina will be the speaker at the annual meeting of the Merchants Association to be held Thursday evening July 22. Dr. Greer, who is in close con tact with business men and their problems throughout the State, will discuss present day obstacle* and trends that effect all business and the retailer in particular. Hp^ .directors will be elec' sd and reports of the past year's ac tivies made by the officers of the Association. The annual merchants' picnic which is an event looked forward to by the merchants, their fam ilies, and their employees, will be held as usual the last of Au gust or the first of September. Ladies Guests ai C. of C. Banquet The ladies night banquet of the [Chamber of Commerce was well attended, dinner was served by the ladies of the Baptist church in the basement of the church, and a number of civic proposals were discussed. After introductions by Wade E. Brown, remarks were made as to the rooming situation, and re ports received were that there are now more than enough rooms for summer school students, since the enrollment did not reach the proportions first anticipated. It was pointed out, however, that there is still a critical shortage of apartments, cottages and houses. Mr. L. T. Tatum, who is com pleting' a model tourist court on the Blowing Rock toad, reported that he has enough land to dou ble the capacity of his enterprise. The tourist committee was ask ed to confer with Mr. Tatum. The Junior Chamber of Com merce has been asked to pro mote the centennial program for next year, 1949 being the one hundredth anniversary of the formation of Watauga' county. Ed gar Brown gave a few historical facts relative to the organization of the County. The Junior Cham ber of Commerce is willing to sponsor a centennial program and the Senior Chamber is to lend complete aid. The following com mittee was appointed' to work out such a program: Bob Agle, chair man, Edgar Brown, W. H. Gragg, Clyde R. Greene and H. Grady Farthing. The membership committee re ported splendid cooperation in the recent campaign. I After the business session Mr. J. Q. Stokes of the Greyhound Corporation, provided entertain ment with a travel film, "Short est Way Home." JUNIOR COMMERCE" GROUP SETS MUTTING The Junior Chamber of Com merce will have a luncheon meet ing Thursday, July 18th at the Gateway Cafe at 12 noon, at which time all charter applicants will be signed. Any man in Watauga county, between the ages of 21 and 33, is invited to attend the meeting and become a charter member. Small business action is urged to end wage, price spiral. * ' 4 1 CENTENNIAL OF COUNTY TO BE CELEBRATED1, Junior C. of C, Spearheads Movement to Produce i OH gantic Celebration of 100th Anniversary of County; Ma ny Events Being Planned. The 100th anniversary of the founding of Watauga county, will be featured by a weeks Watau ga County centennial celebration, set for one of the summer months or 1949, it is revealed by the Jr. Chamber of Commerce, which, in conjunction with other civic clubs is sponsoring the festivity. Plans are for the centennial to be the most elaborate in the his-j tory of the county, and wul con sist of a program built around prominent State and National figures and a galaxy of specta tor performances. Beginning on Monday of the centennial week, it is said, there will be a huge picnic to which the Governor of North Carolina will be invited, and the chief magistrate will op en the celebration. During the days to follow there will be square dances, a beauty contest, a county fair, baseball games, a community sing, a history of the county, a coronation ball, a cen tennial pageant, built ?round Daniel Boone and directed by Mr David Hodgin, many other enter taining events, and the clUnax, it has been suggested, that the President of the United Statesbe invited to address the expected throngs. Movie stars, and other celebrities, will be invited as guests of honor. The Junior Chamber of Com merce urges all citizens ofthe county to begin immediately to boost the Centennial, for through its success will come the widest and most favorable publicity the county could have. As concrete plans are formulated, agencies or clubs will be assigned to execute them, for the task of staging such a huge program will require the cooperation of eveiy cituen of Watarrga County. The main pur pose of the Jaycees is to spear head the program and . act as a clearing house for ideas and plans, as the Centennial ** planned by a committee from several of the clubs of the coun ty At the present time, advertis ing the centennial holds ?be at tention of the civic groups. advertising, it is suggested, can best be done by word-of-mouth !to the various tourists who will visit this area during the remain der of the summer. A sutf"wl?! advertising campaign will be conducted through the various daily papers, and local business men will be urged to imprint cm their letterheads a notation of the date of the centennial. I * New Phone Book Is Given Onl A new telephone directory for Boone and Blowing Rock, con taining many new and changed liatingi and other helpful tele phone information, has just been distributed. ' ' ' '* i Approximately 1050 new dir ectories have beer, delivered to homes and offices, according to R. T. George, maqgger for the Southern Bell Telephone Com pany. The new directory has a green cover, which makes it easily dis tinguishable from the old gray covered telephone book. Mr. George asks that tele phone users refer to the new directory for the desired number. Looking up the number helps ?void the possibility of getting a wrong number, and frequently saves time for the calling party as well as the party who might be called in error. Consulting the directory also helps make the best use of already crowded central office equipment "In formation" should be called only when the desired number is not listed in the directory. Bacauea of the continuing paper , shortage, only a limited supply of directories could be printed, and Mr. George requests that good care be taken of the new copies. He also suggests that the old directories be turn ed over to scrap paper collec tors with other waste paper. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Grogan, Mr. and Mrs. Va ugh ton Watson of Forest, Va., have been visiting relatives at Sherwood and Laurel Springs, N. C. G. O. P. NOMINEE AND FAMILY ? 1 ' Governor Thomu E. Dewey, republican candidate for tba PM dency. poses with his wife and two children. Tom, IS, and John. 12. The family portrait was taken at the Republican convention in Philadelphia. . . C ? Cite Other Precautions In Fight Against Polio Dr. King Back From the Congo Dr. Robert H, King, Sr., who has completed a four-year term as medical missionary for the Presbyterian Church in the Bel gian Congo, arrived in New York Tuesday July 13, aboard the S. S. Houffalize. Dr. King will spend ten days in the East with relatives before arriving in Boone, where he will re-establish residence. He was met ih New York by a son, John T. King. With the completion of the last term. Dr. King ends 21 years of duty in the Congo, and his last stay was prolonged, due to the fact that he has been serving a number of hospitals. During his service in 1931, Dr. King was knighted by King Al bert for his outstanding mission ary service. Coleman Heads Burley Group Asheville ? R. C. Coleman of] Boone was elected president of the North Carolina Burley Ware-' house Association at the fourth annual meeting of the associa tion here yesterday. He succeeds Harry W. Love of Asheville, who has served as president since the association was organized in IMS. Other new officers are James E. Walk er, Jr., of Chattanooga, Tenn., vice-president and Max Roberts of Asheville, secretary-treasurer. The association voted unani mously to open burley markets in Asheville, Boone and West Jefferson early in December. Coleman Visits Been* Mr. Coleman, passed through Boone, on his return to Tabor City, and states there is a bright future for the burley market this winter. The Commodity Credit Corporation weed has been large ly disposed of, and this is expect ed to contribute to higher prices. Mr. Coleman says tobacco in this area looks particularly good, and he advises farmers to take especially good care of the crop, with the assurance that the weed crop will pay off this year. Chairman Cottrell, District Health Department Give Pertinent Advice. Howard Cottrell, chairman of the Watauga county chapter Of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation, tells the Democrat that it is not too late for an epi demic of polio to develop here, that actually the cases we h*ve had in the past developed late in July and during the month of August, and wishes to luppie the list of precautions published in the Democrat recently. Mr. Cottrell urges parents to gee to it that their children have a rest period every afternoon, and avoid any degree of fatigue. Children should be kept away from stagnant Jivater. Flies, whicbl are believed by many authorities to be a source of polio, stupild be destroyed by using D. D.*r. applications Around homes and barns. Mr. Cottrell hopes that the peo ple of the county will use every precaution so that Watauga may remain free of polio during the year. From Haalih Department Following the receipt of Mr. Cottrell's statement, the distrift health department released the following bulletin on the polio situation: To date no case of infantile paralysis has occurred in this dis trict, as compared to a total of 373 cases January 1-July 3, and of 227 cases June 1-July 3 for the entire State of North Carolina. Medical men in this district be lieve that most of the local peo ple have at present a natural con ferred immunity against the di sease, and that few if any cases will develop this year before the end of the summer. As a precautionary measure ag ainst the occurrence of poliomy elitis among summer visitors or local citizens, local ordinances have been set up requiring visi tors with children under 16 years of age to keep such children re stricted for 15 days from such crowded areas as swimming pools, moving picture theatres, churches, and other public gath erings. Other sound precautions include the avoidance of fatigue calling of the family physician about even minor illnesses, es pecially those resembling a com mon cold, and the maintenance of high sanitary standards. Truman and Barlcley Ticket Seems Certain The nomination ol President Truman at the Democratic con vention in Philadelphia today ia a foregone conclusion, while sec ond spot on the ticket will go to Senator Alben Berkley of Ken tucky, unless the veteran legisla tor flatly declines the nomina tion. Chairman McOrath announced last night that the convention Would meet at 11 today, and ran straight through the nomination of the ticket and other business, with the final adjournment to night. The convention has been fea tured byfriction over civil rights. the proposal to reatore the two thinls nominating rule, and the oppoaition to President Truman. Opposition to the President's no mination, however, failed to de velop into a united force, and he is slated to win without formida ble opposition. There is n oecareity of vice prsaidential candidates, but the tumultous demonstration which (rested Barkley'i keynote addreai cinched the nomination for sec ond spot, It would appear. Preaient Truman is reported to be ready to go to Philadelphia in person and ^gcept the nomina ENROLLMENTS INCREASED AT APPALACHIAN Special Two Weeks Course at College Credited With In crease of Eonj-ollment to 1119 for First Summer Ses sion; 14 States Represented Workshop Group Takes Journeys The members of the workshop in Resource-Use EdUcatoin at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, under the direction of Dr. John H. Workman, have found that trips to various places in Western North Carolina have proved helpful in collecting material for use In their study, and provided new ideas in re source conservation aad develop ment ;i n Students enrolling at Appala chian State Teachers college for the first special two weeks course which began this week have swelled the total enrollment for the present term to 1119. Largest number of new stud ents, as usual, came from North Carolina with 43 additional stud ents for 21 counties. South Caro lina followed with 14 students from five counties, Georgia with six students from six counties, Florida with six students from four counties. Two new states were added, with one represen tative each from Alabama and New Jersey. The totals now show 14 states represented with North Carolina having 923 of the 1119 students, and the additional 196 students scattered in the other thirteen states. Eighty-six of North Caro lina's one hundred counties are represented. 134 student* are enrolled from Watauga county. Registration for the second six weeks of summer school, and also for the second special two weeks course, will be held on Tuseday, July 20. To date, the workshop members have traveled by chartered bus to the following points of in terest: To the Bethel community in Watauga county to the farm of D. F. Greene for' study of soils, forests and soil conserva tion. Mr. Richardson, the county agent, went along and explained the work being conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority in soil conservation. | To the Cone Estate in Blow- N ing Rock for the study of fores try. Here they saw the results of trees planted systematically forty years ago and what is be ing done in forestry conserva tion. The Estate is now a public park. To the Kraft Cheese factory at West Jefferson. Since this trip was made during National Health Week, the study was made of the health conditions and precautions under which the cheese is mad*. A stop was also made at the Welfare Department of Ashe county, at the State Test farm, and other well-known farms in the Ashe county region. To Spruce Pine to study the manufacture and use of mineral resources of Western North Carolina and how porcelain products are made. Stops were made at Pinecola to study fish life and how a fish hatchery is operated; at the Crossnore school (or arts and crafts of the moun tain people; and also at Penland for the same purpose. The last trip will be made on Thursday, Jul# 15. During that week the workshop will have Miss Ronnie Sheffield, assistant director of the North Carolina State Recreation Commission as its consultant. The students will be taken over the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the Bluffs and Cum berland Knob for a study of what the Federal government is doing for reCTaaftWk Some thirty people who are enrolled in the Reeource-Use Education course have made all the tripe to date, along with various Instructors and Dr. Workman, the director of the workshop. ?LOOA* WINS MINK COAT Montreal? Mrs. J. H. Menaie. of Wejtmount, will ietehrs a K400 mink coat as a reward for sending in the winning slo gan to the Cancer ?ee ear eh So ciety. Her aloft* was "Know Cancer Today ? No morrow." ? ;V' ?"! ;\T Cancer,- TD