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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1949
KING STREET
BT
ROB RIVERS
iBOB AGLE, and his able help
er* have gone down the line in
an intensive effort to raise the
?tun of $3,900 for the March of
Dimes campaign, to aid some of
the little children of the area,
but the campaign failed to reach
the home stretch. Despite faith
ful aid on the part of a small
minority, the campaign is just
about bogged down with about
own children still crying^or^Tvel
parents in isolation wards ofl
emergency hospitals, their bodies |
immobile, their muscles respond
ing slowly to the most approved
treatments . . . fighting, hoping,
praying . . . that another day,
perhaps, they may walk! Our
children, some of them right here
ih Watauga county, being tfv?n
treatment at this time with
funds provided by folks in other
legions . . . while1 we look on . .
the rank and file of the folks are
unimpressed . . These are the
cold hard facts of the matter . . .
the majority of our folks, judg
ing by their responses to the
March of Dim?s . . . don't give
a tinker's dam what happens to
the neighbor's kiddies . . . some
body perhaps will foot the bill
. . . so long as theirs have strong
bodies and nimble limb6 . . at any
rate that's the only conclusion
we have been able to reach.
? * ?
LAST YEAR ALONE ?? re
ceived about unn thousand
dollars in h*n?flti from the Po
lo fund . . . Wa still hare pa
tients in the hospital, with
nasi tinning axpaasa . . . Sum -
i? tlmi* is coming again, whan
nwntless mora thousands of
happy youngsters may be stric
kn . . . Maybe not yours ? per
haps not ours . . . but some
body's child is going to need a
Utile of your bounty again next
??inner . . . We can scarce ra
tlin our self respect and refuse
to at least pay back a subctan
M sum of, the money which
Iran our kids, by.. (
i'I even know
with the lava of gold tfeat wa
?a blinded to the afflictions
Of our own children, and daaf
dned 19 their cries? . . . Hare
W? grown so callous toward
Ibose who are so cherished by
God Himself, as to be willing
to sae His own children parish
or be a part of a faltering civi
lisation of another day? . . .
ot pray tell us, have we ba
aamm so secure in our belief in
a negative Christian philosophy
... a preachment carrying only
a condemnation of wrong-do
ing. without a requirement for
?a?f U-e . . . that we have lost
track of the fundamental teach
ings of the Prince of Peace?
. . . we don't know . . wish
we did, but this we do know
. . . We are not meeting our
quota in the March of Dimes
. . . wa are letting the young
stars down . . . the helpless
ooaa . . . and wa ought to be
downright ashamed, and dish
up a few thousands from our
bounty as an investment in
people . . . little people, or big
people, black or white, rich or
paer ... all of them, sad fo
say. being neglected in the mad
rash of commerce, in the giddy
rush to get rich . . . Gold, gold,
gold . . . the symbol which dosa
tnates our social rsasrwlm
and tow aid the accumulation of
wkich our civic thinking la
directed ... No time for the
preaervation of a sane and
solid way of life . . . and lit
tle to spare for the stricken.
WE GET ALL WORKED UP
over things of this sort . . . We
have raised countless thousands
of dollars in Boone alone, year
after year . . . We have contri
buted to every known organiza
tion without stint . . . some of
them have been of very question
able worth . . . ljut never has Wa
tauga failed to "go over the top"
... to use the stereotyped ex
pression born during the days of
trench warfare in the first gloval
conflict . . . The only times,
starangely enough, that we have
encountered difficulty in reach
iog a fiscal goal has been when
tt)C. welfare of little children is
? concerned . . . We had an empty
^stocking fund turned down right
flat in our faces a few years ago
?. . . we cussed and bellyached
till finally folks who road the
paper in distant regions and far
away states, sent us some money,
while an occasional dollar hit the
pot around town . . . We gave up
and next year Just about cut our
own Christmas short to give the
Women's dub a start, and the
thing HMiiy got back on its feet
; (Continued on page #)
"LONE EAGLE" FLIES AGAIN
Charles A. Lindbergh, who electrified the world more than 20|
mn ego with his solo transatlantic flight to Paris, i* greeted by
Col. Clarence Edwinsoo. commander of the U. S. air force base in!
Ncubiberg, Germany, where the "Lone Eagle" landed during an
inspection tour of the Berlin air lift. Lindbergh also will inspect
various fighter and bomber bases on the European continent.
Centennial Project
Plans Take Form
Straw in the Wind
This cartwhaal iMMr ?M by
modal Glngar Baker, waa on* of
the ortftaal hat designs ibowa
for tlx first Hull br xhm Haw
York millinecr InMiuHl ?t a
spring fashion show la tha Hotel
As tor. This hat alao has swaat
peas.
Doughlon Sees
Burdensome Tax
Statesville, Jan. 31. ? Congress
man Robert L. Dough ton, who
again heads the powerful House
ways and means committee and
who was last Wednesday re-elec
ted vice chairman of the joint
committee on reduction of non
essential Federal expenditures
headed by Senator Harry E.
Byrd, believes that unless some
thing is done to immediately
check excessive public spending
"the very security of our govern
ment will be jeopardized." The
veteran national legislator so ex
presses himself in a letter just
received by Paul Leonard of
Statesville who is spokesman for
a state-wide group of taxpayers!
advocating economy and efficient
cy in government as a means of
lowering taxes. Mr. Doughton's
letter, dated January 27, reads in
part as follows:
"There are so many individu
als and groups high pressuring
Washington all the time for ap
propriations, which in my opinion
are not justified, that it is most
difficult to even hold back the
intensive drive or hold down to
a reasonable limit the superla
tive efforts being made by those
who pay little of the taxes and
do not seem to realize that tax
burdens have now reached a dan
gerous level. If something is not
speedily done to arrest or re
verse this mighty tide the very
security of our government will
be jeopardized. The heavily bur
dened taxpayers throughout the
country should appreciate your
gallant fight in their behalf and
uphold your hands in the effort
you are making to cut down and
cut out as far aa possible what
we all know is an unjustified ex
penditure of money and is near
ing the point of an unbearable
burden."
BACK ON THE JOB
Lenoir, Jan. 28. ? John Hayes
Miller, 20, of Patterson, was back
at his dishwashing job at the
Hudson prison camp today after
24 hours of freedom. He escaped
shortly before bedtime Wednes
day and was captured last night
by a state highway patrolman at
Boone. I ' ?
I "MP! , "
Producing Company Signs
To Develop Pageant, Around
Which To Build Self-Fi
nancing Celebration; Lin
ville Road Talk Is Resumed.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce. Mondy noon, repre
sentatives from the civic organ
izations. Merchant's Association,
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
joined with the directors and
authorized the committee to de
velop a centennial exhibition this
summer celebrating the 100th an
niversary of Watauga county. A
non-profit corporation was organ
ized and any surplus over the
expenses of the celebration will
be devoted to some worthwhile
project later to be determined.
A contract was made with the
John B. Rogers Producing com
pany to develop a pageant and
direct the centennial program.
Mr. Hugh Morton of Linville
and Wilmington, N. C., was pres
ent and discussed with the board
the desirability of constructing a
highway from Boone to Linville
by following in general the route
of the old Linville River railway.
Grover Robbins, mayor of Blow
ing Rock, John Frank Hampton
and Joe Hartley were also guests
of the board. Howard Cottrell,
Watt Gragg and Stanley Harris
were appointed a committee to
promote the Linville road. Of
ficial invitation was extended to
Blowing Rock through Mayor!
Robbins *to participate in the cen
tennial celebration and appoint
representatives on the committee.
Perry Green and R. D. Hodges,
Jr., represented the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. Wayne Rich
ardson, Watt Gragg, officially rep
resented the Rotary club. A num
ber of Lions were present, but
the president of the Lions club
was out of the city.
Mr. Morton and a number of
others discussed the development
of the Blue Ridge Parkway en
thusiastically endorsing the com
[51etion of the road, expressed re
gret of construction by the gov
ernment of coffee shops and ho
tels competing with local resorts.
Specifically, said Mr. Robbins,
who was a member of the com
mittee and helped to secure the
right-of-way, "The purpose of the
Park to Park Highway was to
bring people into North Carolina,
let them come to Boone, Blowing
Rock, Linville and other com
munities and not to shoot them
through North Carolina, which is
in effect what will happen if
hotel accomodations are provided
by the government on the high
way."
President Wilcox of the Cham
ber of Commerce announced an
agriculture committee to cooper
ate with Watauga farmers in de
veloping the agricultural interests
of the county. B. W. Stall ings,
Grady Farthing and R. E. Agle
compose the committee.
Blythe's Successor
To Be Elected Feb. 12
Raleigh ? Governor Scott nam
ed Feb. 12 as the date for a
special election in Mecklenburg
County to elect a successor to
Joe E. Blythe.
Blythe, also treasurer of the
National Democratic Party, died
in Washington January 23rd of a
cerebral hemorrhage. Ha was 58.
The election will name a sena
tor front the 20th senatorial dis
trict, which includes the county
of Mecklenburg only.
CHURCH GROUP
GETS READY TO
WAGE WAR ON
BEER AND WINE
Committees, Named in Var
ious Precincts To Carry
Prohibition Campaign to
the People; Registration
Books To Be Open for Ben
efit New Voters.
Members of the Watauga unit
of the Allied Church League, are
laying plans to wage an aggres
sive. campaign for the return of
absolute prohibition, as prepara
tions are made for the beer and
wine election which is called for
Tuesday, March 1.
No new registration is requir
ed, but those who have not hith
erto registered, it is pointed out,
will be required to register.
Books will be open at the poll
ing places on February 5, 12, 19,
and an effort will be made to see
that all voters are qualified.
Following are the members of
the prohibition committees which
have been set up in the town
ships mentioned:
Boone: Mrs. Gordon Winkler. Mrs.
H. R Eggers. Mrs D L Wilcox. Mrs.
Ralph Buchanan. Mrs. George Greene.
Mrs F W McCracken, Mrs w C Greer,
Mrs. E. S. Quails. Mrs Ralph Greene.
Mrs J J Coffey, Mrs H W Wilcox. Mrs.
Ray Lowrence. Mrs. Dwight Edmisten.
Mrs. B. W. Stallings, Mrs Ira Ayers.
Mrs Wiley Hartzog. Mrs Lee Reynolds.
Alvln Cannon. A. E. South. R. F
Greene. Ronda Horton. Rock Hatton.
E. F. Troutman, Sam Moss, Mrs. J
C Yoder. Mrs J. E Horton. J K Par
ker. M C Hollar. I T Bamett
Blue Ridge: F. L. Hampton. N. L
Harrison. Joe Hayes Vance Keller, C.
C. Critcher. Dayton Cook. Alfonso
Elrod. Darius Hampton. Fred Critcher.
Bill Brown.
Beaver Dam: Carl Wilson. W W.
Eggers, Raymond EUer. Howard Law
rence. Fred Hagaman. Grover John
son. Don Greene. C B. Reese. Jake
Eggers. Vann Farthing. Perry Farth
ing. Dave Greene. Charlie Johnson.
Roy Norris. Collis Greene. A. E. Tri
vette. Alfenso Tester, John Ward.
Charlie Cornette. Clyde Comette,
Grady Smitherman. Albert Ward.
George Smitherman. Council Ward,
i Meat Camp: Arlie Proffit. Ernest
Moretz. L. E Wilson. Fred Proffit. W
A Proffit. S G Wilson. Warren Greene.
A E. Moretz. W. H Jones. Chester
Jones. Fred Michael. Bynum Proffit,
M. C. Brown. Edward Greene, R. S
Jones. Warren Greene. Howard Tes
ter. Ted Clawson. Mrs. Howard Gragg.
Grady Wilson. Kennie Brown. Loyd
Stan berry, Vaughn Tucman. Rev.
Ernest Stephens, Mrs. Glenn Miller,
George Trivett. Mrs. Waldo Tugman.
New River: Jud Barnes. Woodrow
Greene. IS tu art Barnes. Clint Norria.
Verne Greene. Gurney Norris. Homer
Lane. Ralph Hartley. S. B. Greene,
Mrs. Andrew Woodring, Rev. G. M
Watson. James Austin, J C. Brook -
shire. Rev . Victor Trivett, Clyde Bent
lv. R. F. Bollck. H E Brookshire. John
Cook. Walter Edmisten. W. C. Downs,
C. P* Dougherty, Edwin Brookshire,
Mace Fletcher. R H. VanDyke. Laid
Moretz, Grady Greene. Homer Arnett,
W. G. Todd. Raleigh Moretz, Boyd
Williams. S. B Barnes. Roy Greer,
Bernard Cook. Archie Carroll, R. V.
Brown. Howard Parlier, Clyde Boden
hammer. Earl Bodenhammsr, W. C.
Carroll. W. J Cook. Collis Austin.
Cove Creek: Fred Castle, Jeb Reese.
Will Reese. Kennlth Thomas, M. L.
Warren. Jr., Lewis Burkett. Ben Cole.
Harve Combs, Mary Sue Dish man,
Mollle Combs, Hazel Greene. Cecil
Glenn. Odas Wilson. John Sherwood,
Clay Perry, John Wheeler. Clint Eg
gers. Boyd Cook. Frank Henson. Jack
Henson. John Hagaman
Laurel Creek: Graydon Hagaman.
Ronald Wsrd. D wight Coble. Lawrence
Shepherd. Bert Tester. Will Harmon.
E Y. Edmisten. Charlie J Greene
Kizzi&h Proposed
For U. S. Marshal
Washington ? North Carolisa's
Senators yesterday recommended
William D. Kizziah of Salisbury
for appointment as United States
Marshal for the State's Middle
District.
He would fill the post made
vacant by the death of Edney
Ridge/ Greensboro radio station
executive.
Kizziah, 53-year-old chairman
of the Democratic executive
committee of the Ninth Congres
sional District, was recommended
by Senator* Clyde Hoey and J.
M. Broughton. For 18 years Kiz
ziah has been Rowan County's
Register of Deeds.
Hoey asserted he and Brough- 1
ton selected Kizziah from 20 men 1
who were recommended to the)1
Senators for the appointment by i
President Truman. i
Kizziah fought in World War 1 1
and has been active in American
Legion circles since then. Early
in his career he was employed by
the Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company at Winston-Salem and
at Spencer. He and Mrs. Kizziah,
the former Roadie Wiley of
Salisbury, have one daughter.
Box Supper To Aid
Local Hospital Fund
There will be a box supper at
the Junior Order Hall Monday
evening, February 7, at 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
participate. The proceeds will go
to the Watauga Hospital fund.
New ohemiraU have been
developed which help check beat
ing of grain in rtoraffi Was- Tha
chemical If sptaysd cm flu grata
as it is stored.
CAPPER'S FAREWELL TO CAPITOL
San. Arthur Capper (R.-Ku.) U pictured u he was bid farewell by
Mrs. Dolly Gann. sister of former Vice-President Char las Curtis,
as the senator loft the capitol scene altar serving in Cniigiw ? iImw
March 4, lilt. Mrs. Gann. well known aa a Washington liOsle?
during her brother's term in office, was one of a delegaHow of old
friends who saw the veteran senator off for his home state. .
Highway Postoflice
First -Born
Thirtaen-yaar-old Mil EnriquMl
Am par* of Oakland. Calif- who
left school last March to marry
II - year - old Alfonso Ampere,
gave birth to a six-pound, tlx
ounc* daughter. Both war* re
ported "doing nicely."
March 01 Dimes
Campaign Lags
\
The March of Dimes campaign
which was to have ended Mon
day, has been continued, says
Chairman R. E. Aglc, who states
that the campaign has lagged, the
county is short of her goal by
about $800, and that the mem
bers of the organization feel that
maybe there are some others who
would still like an opportunity
to repay our moral obligation to
the National Foundation for In
antile paralysis.
"It is hoped," says Mr. Agle,
"that no one will work a hard
ship upon themselves, in a fi
nancial way, byt there may be
those who have not contributed
who would like to do so.
"We cannot forget the battle
of Hickory in 1944, when the Na
tional Foundation so generously
came to the rescue of the victims
of polio, nor can we forget this
l- 1st summer when more than two
million dollars was put into our
state . . . nurses and doctors were
Down in, equipment was sent
here. Perhaps for North Caro
lina it should be the Battle of
Dollars instead of the March of
Dimes, at least until we partially
repay the help we have received
in the care of these North Caro
lina children who have received
the best care possible because of
the National Foundation, which
asks no questions vPhen polio
striker"
Watauga county's quota is $8,
900.00, and Mr. Agle state*, that
while all figures are not in, it
would appear that the 'county is
short of its gMl by about $800.
Recent contributions to the
fund are as follows:
Prwtoumly reported: fl.MS.M0 1
Mrs. Floy Mart 10*. Amerteaa Lag
ton Auxiliary 10.00. Wm. Wlnebarger
100. Mrs W H Oriu 3.08. Green
Service Station 10.00, Crodnlght Bros.
p ^hb
Mail Coach Will Be Open for
Public Inspection on Pint
Bun; General Public Invited
To Attend; Quantities of j
Mail Here for First D?y.
The new highway postoffice,
recently approved for service be
tween Boone and Greensboro,
will make its initial trip Friday,
February 4, inagurating a vastly
improved mail system Into this
community ?
The traveling postoffice, which
is a motorized version of the rail
way mail coaches, and designed
to provide adequate postal serv
ice to areas not served by rail
ways, is scheduled to arrive in
Boone on its initial trip at 1 p.
m., and John E. Brown, Jr., Boone
[postmaster, has arranged for the
vehicle to be open for public in
spection until departure time at
2:30 p. m. Mr. Brown has issued
Invitations to all former post
masters, their families, or sur
vivors, to officials and represen
tatives of all civic clubs, to be
present to inspect the highway
postoffice. However, it is point
ed out, the general public is like
wise invited. The coach will be
parked in front of the postoffice
during the period of inspection,
and perhaps ten to twelve offici
als of the Railway Mail Service,
which operates the new system,
will be on hand.
After the first day's run the
Highway postoffice will leave
Greensboro daily at 3:30 a. m? go
by Winston-Salem, Elkin, North
Wilkesboro, Laurel Springs, West
Jefferson, . arriving in Boone at
10:49 a. m. On the return trip
the schedule leaves Boone at 1:45
p. m. arriving in Greensboro at
9:00 p. m.
Vast quantities of mail, repre
senting every state of the Union
have been received at the Boone
postoffice for first day mailing on
the new route, and first day ca
chets will be applied .
The establishment of the high
way postal service represents the
culmination of an effort started
by Postmaster Wiley G. Hartzog
several years ago, and followed
up by Mr. Brown. Congressman
Doughton put his influence to
most effective use in getting the
approval of the project a few
weeks ago.
War lick Confirmed
As Federal Judge
Washington. ? The Senate has
confirmed Witedn War lick of
Newton, N. C., to be Federal
judge of the Western Carolina
District
WarUck, a State Superior Court
judge, was nominated last year
for the Federal post, but the nom
ination was never confirmed
President Truman again nominat
ed him this year.
He will succeed Judge D. E.
Henderson of Charlotte, who has
been acting judge since last fall.
Henderson's resignation has been
accepted by President Truman to
be effective upon confirmation
and qualification of Waitfck.
Judge K. Yates Webb of Shel
by retired from the poet laet
DR. OWSLEY TO
START WORK
AT HOSPITAL
DURING WEEK
f 11 I t.'.
UiKe Amount of Equipmaat
Now Ready for Arrival of
Medical Director; Cove
Creek Passe* Quota; Hos
pital To Be One of Beat fat
This Area.
Dr. Lawrence H. Owsley will
arrive In Boone this week to be
gin his work at Watauga Hos
pital, and it is stated by the board
of trustees that much of the new
hospital equipment has arrived,
and is awaiting the arrival of Dr.
Owsley, who will supervise its
installation and the organization
' of the hospital personnel and
( staff.
Clyde R. Greene, of the fund
raising committee, has expressed
himself as being highly pleased
with the generous resporise of the
people from all parts of the
county and is anxious for the so
licitors to send in their reports
so that a complete report can be
made next week. Cove Creek is
the last township to report reach
ing its goal, having subscribed
$1027.55. The amount asked was
11.000. . ?
The trustees believe that when
all the equipment is delivered
and installed and the organiza
tion completed, it will be one of
the best staffed and equipped hos
pitals in this part of the stdlfe
Those who have not oontributed
to the fund are asked to do so at
once, and send the cohfritjMifeft
to Clyde Greene or to Alfnlt Ad
ams at the Northwestern ,
Health Clinic
-f'
Through the cooperation and
assistance of Dr. Charles Devant,
Jr., the restrict Health Depart
ment will conduct a general clin
ic at the Blowing Hock Hospital
on Tuesday of each week from
1:00 p. m. until 4:00 p. m.
Later, if the attendance justi
fies It, the clinic Will last the
entire day. We feel that this clin
ic will enable more people to
take adavantage of the services
of the Health Department Serv
ices rendered at this clinic will
include: 1: Examinations of food
handlers. 2. Medical and nurs
ing services to expectant mothers
3. Medical and nursing services to
infants and pre-school children
including the following immuni
zations and vaccinations: (a)
Whooping Cough (b) Diphtheria
and Tetanus (c) Smallpox and
(d) Typhoid Fever.
Among the many items of
equipment which have already
been delivered are: the latest mo
del hydraulic operating table,
anesthesia machine, metabolar.
delivery table, infant incubator,
microscope, complete new labora
tory equipment, small surgical
instruments, etc. Eleven new
beds and twenty new mattresses
are to arriflp this week. A new
X-ray unit arrived Tuesday and
is now being installed.
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Farmer* Are Asked
To Make AAA Report
?-..J'.
Watauga county farmers who
carried out conservation practice*
under the 1R48 Agricultural Con'
servation Program are given un
til February 19, 1M9, to make
a report of the practice* perform
ed to the county agricultural as
sociation office. Thia statement
came from Dwight Cable, county
chairman. Practically all par
ticipating farmer* have made this
report. Any who have not made
luch report should call at the
AAA office before the closing
date.