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wks^m watauga Democrat mz?k i ???' goes to 13.000 people, on . - s v ?[ ttWM .WXinrr renewtd. Th? the unlveraally u?<-d bull of 't .. ' ' '? _ . , _ ? _ T BplWHt 1* OMrtkf ?tt IW' ftv re?den to each mb?crtbT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 ? , * * CMh ln VOL. LXI. NO.' 31. _v BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949. I 1 ? FIVE CENTS A COPY' HNGJRECT ? BY ROB RIVERS - WEDNESDAY EVENING we Abandoned the pencil and pad, typewriter, paste pot and ^?ears, and joined with the leg f?,ka ' ? ? bl? little people ? . . who were making their way toward the Potomac to hand a Missouri farm boy, who always plowed a straight furrow the reins of the national government, and to be a part of the most spectacular lnaguial day program in the history of the republic ... The swearing in of the kindly. self-effacing Harry Truman, and his message of peace and progress, provided a solemn prelude to the three hour parade, featuring the peace time activities of a favored na tion . . . the things we like . together with an abundant dis play of the nation's might, bring ing a sense of security to the fearful ones of the million on lookers, as they nibbled their peanuts, munched a hot dog, or "caught a quick one" . . . laugh ed and cheered as the heads of the government passed in review Fifty bands, units of all the armed services ... the West Pointers and Annapolis lads . . floats of endless variety . . . and overhead the drone of the motors .... the air cover led by the new B-36 six-motored bombers, with the propellors behind the motors, the new fighters, the jet machines, with the slender trails of vapor in their wake . . . traveling faster than sound . . . A big day, a big parade, a good time democracy at work in a free land! ? ? ? "WHAT DO THEY THINK or HARRY?" . , . They lik. him . , . they definitely like the v<'rln0 little man. who broke every precedent in the book of politics . . . they like him. 'cause he's plain folks courteous and sincere . . . ???cybody likes a scrapper! . . . Harry U not being billed by the people as "Superman" ... but as the people's choice, and tba? appears to be general in hit ability to <=ar*y on successfully ... He ap peari radiant, confident, but ??t boastful . . . "There are per haps a million men", quoth he. ~b*Ur qualified, but I'm the hMEf (or unlucky) one. I want help, so that we can do H* Job well. ; ? ? ? metropolitan police motorcycle squads lead parade, theft:' V-formations breaking into the letters "H T" . . . Harry tel ling Barkley something right funny as his waving arm rests for a moment ... 98 members of1 "Capt. Harry's" world war I company march in rectangle around first family ... all of them comparatively old, but walking proudly . . . The West Pointers getting most of the praise for perfect marching, till the Marine Corps showed up . . . General Eisenhower chats with Kenneth Royal . . . Governor Scott, waving at crowds, perhaps uncomfortable in silk hat . . . Kissing Jim Folsom and his pret ty wife ... he kissed her a time or two so's not to get out of practice . . . Governor of Illinois hailed by onlookers as next Democratic President . . . Gov ernor Strom Thurmond catching some boos along the line of march, and reportedly getting a cold stare from the Presidential reviewing stand . . . The New York State float, conspicuous by its absence ? one supplied by the Democratic State Committee . . ] The Seattle police department's colorful contribution . . . Miami, Fla., sends group of motorcycle cops . . . The Texas cowpunchers, the small college bands . . . three long hours of spectacle, winding up with the - circus calliope, which just simply couldn't dish up "We're Wild About Harry" .... ^he nine wouldn't fit the limited en jacity of the smoky instrument ... so the man said. . PLENTY OF REPUBLICANS mm in the crowds, along with "WtdnttdiT morning D?a|0 crmUC. and old-lino rtgulan . . . Zj ad? from Illinois confides: " 'Course I'm a Republican . . life-long . . . but I voted lor Harry ? that'* aomething differ rr.tl" . . . Tha wiaa guy. who c ola all &a shots for aa many ftars as you lika . . . tha ona who dish as up pons fat tha con fines of tha smoking car by tha hour, aa haarars vanish ona by ona . . . tha two mountain lads who couldn't Man to drink up all tha liquor . . . tha lady with tha hangover. and a crying (Continued on pace 4) DOWN MEMORY'S LANE ? % < '* * ? Sophia Tucker, internationally famous theater and night club en tertainer. ii shown a* she presented scrapbooks she has been col lecting since 1906 to the New York public library's theater collec tion. They were received with thanks by Ralph Beali (left) di rector of the library, and thus Sophie went down in the archives of history. Burley Market Ends Outstanding Season ROMANCE * ? * b s> ' f >* V BwnfttM Audi* Murphy, tact dacoralad NUi*r In World War II. and film lOM Wanda Han drlx ha ? mad with htpjM&NS ft* th?r obtainad thair wadding 11 cana a. Thar wara marriad latar. of coursa. Chest Fond Is Goal Of C Of C The establishment of a com munity chest organization to take care of all welfare work in the county was further discussed at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held Thursday even ing, and the committee w*s di rected to list all the agencies seeking aid during the year 1948 and suggest a definite plan for the next meeting. The board endorsed the recom mendation of .the committee on the centennial and advised the committee to look into methods of providing a self-financing cel ebration. The chamber was advised that the association of college execu tives were holding a school in 1950 and might be persuaded to come to Boone. The secretary was instructed to write the presi dent and urge their consideration of Boone. Some six or seven hun dred college executives from all over America and a few from loreign countries will likely at tend this meeting. Mr. Joseph Conn was introduc ed and said a few words in fare well to the members. All ex pressed regret at Mr. Conn's leaving and wished him the great est success in North Wilkesboro. Dr." Moose reported on the pro gress of the hospital, considerable equipment has been delivered, the surgeon visited and inspect ed the hospital and expects to return to take up his work dur ing the first week of Ferbuary. Mr. Carrol Moore, the new man ager, was introduced. ? Attention was called to the im portance of Watauga county as an agricultural territory and the president agreed to appoint an agi. ulture committee to cooper ate with the farmers in the coun ty. A letter was read from the executive secretary of the Port Authority urgingMhe importance of developing North Carolina ports especially Wilmington and Moorehead City. Representatives from the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce parti cipated in these discussions Only One Season Passes Poundage Record of Pres ent, Survey Shows; Average Price Paid Only Exceeded Twice; Record of Past Ten Years Given. The Mountain Burley Ware house Corporation last Friday closed the second most success ful season in the history of the market and final figures reveal that only two years has seen the average price of burley higher than was the case this season. The total sales amounted to 5,093,958 pounds for an average price of $43.89 per hundred. 1945 was the only year in the history of the market when the poundage was greater, 5,767,000 pounds -having been sold that year. Only two years saw a high er average price ? the war years of 1943 and 1944. The record of the pounds sold in the different years of the Boone market, and the average price paid the farmers, is as fol lows: 1939 1,826,704 16.70 1940 1,193,682 17.19 1941 1,474,200 27.49 1942 1,910,490 40.41 1943 2,573,474 46.49 1944 4,799,582 46.74 1945 5,767,000 35.24 1946 4,980,000 38.65 1947 4,304,522 38.64 1948 5,093,958 43.89 CORN CHAMPIONS ATTEND BANQUET ^ataug? county's 1948 corn prod Jcmg Champions, amd part of the agricultural leaders at tended, a banquet given by the North Carolina Crop Improve ment Association, for the State Corn Champion in Raleigh, on Saturday, January 22. Those making the trip were Lynn Norris, veteran farmer who won the Watauga county con test with the offical yield of 120.3 bushels per acre; Ben Nor ris 4-H club county winner; Sherwood Bingham and Kenneth Perry, agricultural students at Cove Creek High school; Dough ton Tester, veteran farmer and Ralph J. Norris. Those accom panying these winners were R. G. Shipley, Henry Taylor and Howard Edmisten, Veteran Farm Training Instructors; C. H. Kirk man, Jr., assistant county agent: L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent. Last Riles Held For Local Veteran * Funeral services were conduc ted from the Boone Baptist Church for Fred M. Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Ashley of Boone, 19, who was killed in action in the German war theatre March 25, 1945. Rev. G. M. Wat son and Rev. Raymond Hendrlx conducted the rites, and burial was in the family plot in Middle Fork cemetery. The parents survive, aa do -one brother and two sisters: Greene Ashley, Boone; Misses Bessie Jean and Judy Ashley, also of Boone. Each man-hour of farm labor now means two- fifths more to tal production than it did before Wtyld War II. LOCAL UNIT N. C. E. A. IN SESSION ON LAST FRIDAY Oratorical Contest of Amer ican, Legion Explained by Mr. Norris to Tutors; Dr Barden Shows Film and Ex plains Report of Education Commission. The Watauga county unit of the North Carolina Education Association met Friday January 21, with Herbert Wey. president of the organization in charge ' Mr. Wey introduced Mr. Wil son Norris from the American Legion who told of the attracti ous of the oratorical contest sponsored by the American Leg ion and urged each teacher in high school to create an interest so as to get the high school boys and girls to participate in this worthy contest. The Legion sponsors this contest in order to get the high school boys and girls to know their country bet ter. Contest will be held during the last week of February. The district contest will be March 12. Valuable prizes will be given: $25.00 first prize, $1500 second prize. National prize is a scholar ships from $500 to $4,000. This scholarship has been won by a North Carolina student. Mr. Wil son gave interesting phmaplets to each teacher on Flag Etiquette. At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson presentation, Mr. Wey turned the meeting over to the program chairman. Mrs. Raleigh Cottrell who introduced Dr. John Barden, guests peaker. Dr. Barden show ed a film on the report of the Education Commission. As the film was being shown he inter preted the findings so as to give a complete picture of our educa tional needs as they stand today. The report is alarming. Educa tors and laymen should begin now to correct this drastic situa tion. Dr. Barden showed the per cent of children dropping out of school which is an indictment on our public schools and shows too clearly we are not meeting the needs of boys and girls. The report showed ip detail what is wrong with our public school system and the only remedy is to get our legislators and governor in behind the situa tion. Our children are paying. There must be equality for each child in our state. Mr. Wey asked for a report Sim the nominating committee.] e following state of officers were named for next year and are to be voted on at the next meeting of NCEA. Mr. Herbert Wey and Mrs. Raleigh Cottrell for president, Tom Moody and Tommy Thompson for vice-presi dent, secretary, Mrs. D. J. Whitener. The meeting then ad journed. Local Canines At Nuisance Stage Police Chief Verne Greene, says that stray dogs in the com munity have again become a nuisance, and that many com plaints are being received from irate householders, distrubed by the roving bands of dogs. Chief Greene states that those desiring to keep their dogs, should confine them at once, otherwise they will be destroyed. % Mabel School Doubles March Dimes Quota The Mabel School is continu ing its campaign for funds for the March of Dimes, although the current report indicates that the school of 267 elementary children has already doubled its quota with a contribution of $143.60, as follows: Mr. Henson's room 19.00; Mrs. Church 23.10; Mrs. Comba 12.00, Mrs. Roland 30.00. Mrs. Ellison 15.00. Mrs. Mast 18.05, Mrs. Reese 12.32, Mrs. Wilson 14.13. MRS. MOSS HURT IN FALL ON ICE I Mrs. S. B. Mom suffered spinal injuries in a fall on the icy pavement last Thursday morning, as she stepped out to get the morning paper. She is a patient at an Elkin Hospital, where a slight spinal fracture was found. It is not believed her condition is necessarily critical. Korrestal says he expects to be kept in the Cabinet. COP COPS BOUNTIFUL HARVEST The FmiI of the Epiphany, sometime* called Little Christmas. is the day on <ehich sifts are generally bestowed In Italy. Among the chief reciplei?. of such largesse are Roma'* traffic cope. Dooon are almost exclusively motorist*. This lmpoaing lHHng arm of the law managed to do all right for himaalf. Ha direct* traffic on the Via del Corso, in front of the Italian foreign office. Watauga Second To Top Hospital Quota Total of More Than Fifteen Thpusand Dollars Has Been Received in Campaign To Enlarge Local Hospital Fa cilities; the Township Standings. Watauga is the second township in the county to reach its quota in the Watauga Hospital enlarge ment fund, having subscribed $1, 055 as against a quota of $1,000.00. Current reports Indicate that the county-wide collection now amounts to $15,564.59. Cove Creek township, says Clyde R. Greene, chairman, is probably "over the top" if all re ports were available. A collec tion of $977.55 has been report ed, the Cove Creek quota being $1,000. Contributions, by townships, follow: Watauga $1,055.00 Cove Creek 977.55 Bald Mountain 117.00 Boone J2.013.69 Blue Ridge 410.00 Brushy Fork 203.85 Elk 222.00 Laurel Creek 100.00 Meat Camp 293.50 Meat Camp 2 10.00 New River 152.00 Stony Fork 10.00 Total $15,564.59 Mr. Green expresses himself as being highly gratified with the response to the appeal for hos pital funds, and urges workers o carry on until the $20,000 goal is reached. Those not contacted by a solicitor, may leave their contributions with Alfred Adams at the Northwestern Bank. Prompt response to the appeal being made is urged. iPfc. Jones Rites Held Thursday Funeral services for Pfc. [George Sylvester Jones, who lost his life in Germany June 9, 1946, were held at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Thursday Jan. |20th at 2 o'clock. Rev. Roby Eg gers conducted the rites and mili tary honors were conferred , by the Blowing Rock American Legion Post. Burial was in the cemetery near Blowing Rock. Pfc. Jones entered the army October 15, 1945 and trained for nine months at McClellan. Ala. before going to Germany. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones; three sisters, Mrs. Thelma Lee Payne of Stony Fork, Imogene and Peggy Ann; three brothers, Franklin D., Ralph Jr., and Paul S. Jones, of the home. BROWN ATTENDS INCOME TAX SCHOOL LAST WEEK Attorney Wade E. Brown was in Chapel Hill last week, where he attended an inteifllve course {on income tax held by the Insti tute of Government. The courses [were conducted by two outstand ing tax authorities from Phila delphia, through the American Law Institute and American Bar Association. NOT DISPLACED On* of tha 60.000 displaced par ton! from Europe admitted Inlo Canada up to last. Noprambar is this husky man with tha Jaunty barat. Ha is Bolubash Wolady myr. a young Ukranlan. who is working as a spikar on a track laying job. Death Claims W. R. Newton I North Wilkesboro? Walter R. Newton, 45, manager of the Newton department stores in North Wilikesboro, Boone, and Galax, Va., died at his home here last Sunday morning. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Newton was born April 16, 1903, at Fountain, son of Walter S., and Mary Laney Newton. For some time Mr. Newton was engaged in drug store busi ness here .and in Wilkesboro, and when Newton department stores were established he became manager of the three units. Mr. Newton was active in civic and fraternal affairs, being a member of the Shrine order of Masons, the Knights of Pythias lodge, and the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club. ? Surviving are his father and mother, his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Sink of MooresVtlle and Miss Marjorie Newton, a student at Virginia Intermont college in Bristol, Va.; four broth ers, Dr. William K. Newton of North Wilkesboro, Frank New ton of Boone, Glenn Newton of Fayetteville, and Edwin Newton of Fountain. Funeral services were held last Monday at 3 p. m. at the home. Burial will be in Mount Lawn Memorial park. jDrs. Hagaman Now In New Quarters Dr. J. B. Hagaman and son, Dr. J. B. Hagaman. Jr., have moved their offices from the Watauga Hospital to the t^agaman home on North Water Stftet. which has been vacated as a residence and converted into a modern me dical clinic. Dr. Hagaman had conducted a clinic here for many years before going to the hospital. IMPORTANCE MARCH DINES IS CITED AS REPORT MADE Contributions of $1,288 Have Been Received as Agle Re doubles Effort To Reach Goal; Figures Are Given en Situation; the Contributor* Total contributions to date to the March of Dimes campaign are $1,288.91, says Mr. Bob Agle, chairman of the campaign, who ia making an urgent appeal by per sonal leter and by speeches to civic and school groups to re double their efforts to raise the county's v quota within the pre scribed period, Mr. Agle says: ?This is the most important fund raising campaign ever un dertaken by the March of Dimes in North Carolina. Since last July our state has receive# from the National Foundation more than a million and a half dol lars . . . Through the yean since the beginning of the March of Dimes, from 1937 through 1948, we of Watauga county have con tributed around $8,500, while re ceiving from the national office over the same period close to $16,000. In other words, we have received a dollar for every 60c we have contributed. "We need to give to this cause while we are able to do so since it is possible that even next year a score or more of our children will be stricken with this di sease. The funds for epidemics have been completely exhausted . j. . we must build from scratch." The list of late contributors is as Requests for first day covers on the Highway Post Office from Boone to Greensboro on Friday, February 4th, are being received at the Boone post office daily in larger numbers than anticipated. Stamp collectors from all states, Hawaai, Puerto Eico, Canada and Panama, have requested the spe cial cachet and Postmark of the first day of service of the High way Post Office from Boone, N. C. Local mailers desiring first day cancellations and cachets kindly contact the post office for information. Kiddies Give Over T wo Thousand Dimes Appalachian High School stu dents were all out in their March of Dimes drive and contributed the total of 2030 dimes. The drive was started on Monday of last week and the goal of 1500 dimes was set for the high school stu dents in grades 7 through 12. This meant that each student in the school had to contribute at least 3 dimes in order for the school to reach its goal. The goal was reached by Thursday morn ing and by Friday morning had been greatly exceeded. follows: $50.00 A friend. A friend. Tuesday Might Club. $73.30 Tag Day ? Cratls Williams Chairman. $60 00 Farmers Hardware. ?30.00 : Northwestern Bank. $35 00 Be Iks $25 00 A. P Kephart First Baptist Church. Guy Hunt. 115.00: W. D. Farthing. $10.00 Mrs. A. E Hamby, Madeline McCain. $18.75: Albert Farthing. $5.00: Mr. and Mrs J. W Beach. A R. Smith. J. E. Clay. Mrs. Sarah G Wagoner. John W. Hodges. S B. Greene. Robert Broome. Mr*. Edith Hamby Mast. Joe Conn. Mr. and Mm. Grant Green. W. Howard Graflg. $3.00: Greco Valley Demonstration Club. Mrs. Floyd Hagaman. $2 50 E. C. Cooker. $2.00 A friend. Carl Teague. Rev. W. G. Bond. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Swift. Thomas Holloway, J. D. Cook. Mrs. Crete Swift. Mr. and Mrs. Greene. $1.00: Dock Dlshman. Carl Reed. W. G. Greene. Mrs. H. W. Mast. Jr. Mrs Lettle Day. Joe J. Wellborn, C. A Clay. Roy Hicks. H W Wilcox. John Reed, Mrs. A. V. Moody First Day Covers H. P. 0. Sought
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