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THE DEMOCRAT U your best and most econo mical medium or advertising. With more than 2.600 paid-up. oaah subacriptiooa. your mas M#e foes to 13. *>00 people, on the universally use 4 basis o t five readers to each subscriber. \ / ' f An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 VOL. LXI, NO. 34. * BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949. FIVE CENTS A COPY INCOME TAX agents holding forth down at the postoffice this week, assisting those who garn-J ered in some cash during the past -year, in determining what] portion goes into the pockets ofi Uncle ' Sam's striped pantaloons >. . . Getting ourselves a little ad vance infoiTnation on how much more we will owe, above the paid estimate, when March 15 rolls around . . . discovering the truth of the political statement that last year's tax bill is "rich's man's measure" . '-.?H tt you made an awful lot of cash, ywarugvingTs Big . . otherwise, it still takes all one can rake up to effect the final settlement . Personable deputies say lot of folks still opposed to paying any tax, resulting in constant investi gations . . . "some don't even tithe" . . . that is their payments amount to less than 10 per cent of their dues tor the government . . . When the collector catches up with these, the bill runs into big numbers, with all the penal ties, etc., and can conceivably leave a fellow without a roof or a bankroll. ? ? ? PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS MAN, wearied of th? incessant grind, drops by with a new pro motion . . Says that mora vt?ki ar? mi aside for special observances than there are bow on the calendar pad. and that there is an overlapping, which brings about a deal of confusion . . . Anyway this man wants to find space for one other "special week" to be entitled "leave me alone week" . . . during which proposed period no one would aak tot a contribution or anything ?1m , . . fast a sort of "do nothing at all" period . . . says the idea has found favor in some sections, and he wants us to try it here with the hope H will be liked so well that eventually it would stretoh in to a month! ? ? ? PRESBYTERIANS install new organ . . , a splendid instrument especially designed for the pur pose, adding much to the hand some structure . . . Had been ex pecting someone to come forth with a set of chimes for some one of the six fine churches in tJte community . . . even one of -those relatively inexpensive re producing contraptions might do VvC they are said to be very good, there's nothing quite like the of the bells to create just right atmosphere for Sab Ijath observance. J * ' ' 'l ? * ? ? COVE CREEK BASKETE - fens take tep honors In basket ball tournament finals Satur day night, while a big crowd o 4 fans munch peanuts, popcorn, sip sodas, and witness a first sale sports event as the climax of a series o I games which have been played over several weeks . . . The Cove Creek lads were in excellent form, as they met the Boone Legionnaires, sad the latter put up a good fight as they claimed the seoond place trophy far their oerformances in past The wiwtaj i's performance was specta cular . . . They have the staff it tabes to via. . ? ? they Jnst had to he geod to claim that tiophy, since a number of first rate teams hhd competed ? Congratulations to tbe ? has in. and felicitations to all the oth who competed in tthe ... it was a parted of entertainment for the REPRESENTATIVE EGGERS leaving town on his return to Raleigh shares the opinion that tbe Legislature will continue to dMrk time far about rixty days and adjourn . . . 'that they will be called back by Governor ft&rtt far a special ? res Ion . Joe Luther giving us the low-j QdwjMnT whwTba has astoSb i< ? dili in ii . . . Passing the tb <???y with T. C. Baird of Valla] Cruris on one of his infrequent visits to the coonty seat . . . Rex Goer back from watchmaking school in Denver ?IwgHwg with old friends . . . Dr. Bond and Chief Greene talk over the boot legging situation as the officer reports successful raid on moon shiners . . . Dr. Moos* reminisces over incidents occurring along the street bade in the roaring twenties ... Dr. Mock gives down with some wit and logic, . . . John Yount transacts business on the stigat and hurries back to Pitts burgh, where he is employed. ?i- ? (Continued on page 4) EASY COME, NOT-SO-EASY GO Gitts Push Hospital Fund Near To Goal Liquor Plant Seized Sunday A one-hundred gallon steam distillery, located in the Boone Fork section, was seized and destroyed in a raid by local and Federal agents Sunday evening. The plant, which had un doubtedly been iq operation Sun day was still warm when the raiders arrived. Vats containing from 2500 to 3000 gallons of mash, ready for distillation were cut. and 13 gallons of whiskey destroyed. The operators of the plant were not apprehended. Chief Deputy Church, Police Chief Verne Greene and of ficers of the A. T. U. at North Wilkes boro, participated in the raid. Officers had known of the loca tion of tha still since Friday, and 'hose a time when tHey though it most likely the operators could be caught. Wilson Warlick Sworn In As Federal Judge Charlotte ? Wilson Warlick, 55, of Newton, veteran of 30 years as a jurist, was sworn in Monday as Western North Carolina dist rict federal judge. The man he succeeded ? Judge E. Yates Webb of Shelby ? admin istered the oath in a public cere mony here before Judge John L. Parker, senior jurist of the Fourth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Webb retired last year. Warlick formally took office two weeks from the day that the U. S. Senate confirmed his nom ination by President Truman. Amone those present at the ceremonies were U. S. District At torney Thomas A. Uzzell and U. S. Marshal Charles Price, both of Asheville. Also invited were Su perior Court Judges John A. Cle ments and Frank Armstrong. After the ceremonies Warlick was honored at a reception and a dinner. Rite* For Blane Hayes Next Friday Funeral services for Blane H. Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hayes of Triplett, will be con ducted at 2 o'clock Friday, at the Mt. Ephriam Baptist church, with burial in^hat neighborhood. Rev. Ross Greene will conduct the ser vices. Mr. Hayes, who was 21 years old, was killed in the invasion of Okinawa April 16, IMS, while serving as first class seaman aboard a destroyer escort, the U. S. S. Bowers. A military funeral has been requested by the family and AD war weterans are asked to at tend. The parents survive, together with six brothers and seven sis ters: Harold, Clyde, Vaughn, Dale, Hue* aid and David Hayes; Mrs. Vertie Smith. Mrs. Pauline Greene, Mrs. Boaedna Purge**, Misses Merrill Hayes, Barbara Hayes, Bina Hayes and Carolyn Hayes of the home. SETS OLD NAME BACK Detroit, Mich. ? Six months ago Constantino Christodoulou had his name changed by the court to Chrisler. Kidded by his father that his name was "high-toned," Constantino went back to court the other day and asked for his old name back. Now, he's Cons tantino Christodoulou again. Reorganization of Hospital Continues, with Aid of Duke Foundation; Much New Equipment Has Been In stalled and Changes Made in Plant. The plan to raise twenty thou sand dollars for the expansion program at Watauga Hospital is going forward. Almost eighteen thousand dollars have been sub scribed and most of it paid in according to Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the committee. Checks for approximately twelve thousand dollars have been sent out already for equipment which has been delivered and installed. The work of reorganization con tinues with representatives of the Duke Foundation assisting Mr. Moore the business msnsger in setting up the bookkeeping and record system. A complete clinidal record of all patients treated will be kept. No changes have yet been made in room rates or other charges and they, will be kept in line with chargas made by hospitals in surrounding towns according to Mr. Moore. |( The nursery is being moved to the third floor and a new deli-] very table and infant incubator, have been installed. New equip-] ment and supplies are arriving, daily and will be installed and; put in use as soon as possible. A' number of individuals and busi ness firms have expressed an in tention to subscribe to the fund and they are urged to do so as early as convenient in order that the quota may be reached and the equipment and supplies paid for. The people of the county are urged to visit the hospital, meet the staff and see what is being done with the money they have so generously given for this most worthy need of -our people. Rites Held Sunday Cpl. Clydfe J. Storie Funeral services were conduc ted Sunday from the Laurel Fork Baptist churph for Corporal Clyde Jessie Storie, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Storie of Blowing Rock. Reverends Raymond Hendrix and Robert Shores conducted the rites and interment was in the church cemetery. The following served as pall bearers: Ford Henson, Buster Ford, Kermit Storie, Hammond Hampton, Robert Holder, Perry Ashley. Flower girls were: Mesdames Doris Miller, Roy Holder, Mary Ford, Dallas Hodges, Virgie Ter ry, Grace Greene, Zaida Trivett; BiQ Hayes, Dillard Storie, Misees Faye Ford, Sadie Ford and Ruth Fort. * Corporal Storie was killed in action on New Guinea May 23, 1M4, at the age of 29 years. He attended school at Blowing Rock and entered the army in 1M0. He took basic training at Camp Croft, was late? sent to the Ca nal Zone, and from there to the Pacific theatre of operations. He is survived by his father and mother and the following brothers: Cafnie Storie, Carl Storie, Clark Storie and Coma Storie. RESCUES "GOOD CUSTOMER" Moffat, Ont. ? Noticing flames shooting from a nearby house'. Grocer R. & Klaley, 00, raced in side and dragged out Harry Smith, 45, just before the fire had engulfed the house. He told reporters, "He's a good customer." MARCH DIMESj coubty goes OVER QUOTA Polio Fund Reaches Net Sum of Over Four Thousand as Agle Thanks Individuals for Aid; a List of the Recent Contributors Given. The March of dimes campaign closes in Watauga county with net receipts of $4.056 23. exceed ing the quota of $3,900 by a comfortable margin, and R. E. Agle, county chairman, who has done- such an outstanding }oto fOr the polio campaign, takes occas ion to give special, commenda tion to a number of people who helped with the campaign. It would be impossible, says Mr. Agle, to mention everyone who aided in the effort, so he listed the following for their special contributions to the suc cess of the campaign: Cratis Williams, tag day; S. B. Moss and R. C. Rivers, publicity; A. L. Griffin and Boyd Blanton, coin banks; A. E. Ham by, Jr. and Mack El rod, material distribu tion; Bolo Pardue, Appnlprhian College; J. W. Beach, theatre; Gill Phillips, March of Dimes thermometer; Herbert Wey, chairman of the schools commit tee; and all teachers of the coun ty; James Farthing, treasurer of drive; Howard Cottreli,- Mrs. Jack Hodges, Mrs. Joe Crawford, Mrs. R. H. Hardin, Charlie Johnson and his orchestra, and the Tuesday Night Club for the President's Birthday Ball. Following are late contributors to the fund: . Coin Banks 30346. Mrs. Sherman Hollars 1, Watauga Hardware S., Grandfather School 3 40, Edward Folk 2. Or. and Mrs. J. C. Harden J., Mr and Mrs. R. L. Bingham 1_ Paul Cof fey 3 . J. H. C 10.. Blue Ridge Supply Co. 10 . Edwin N. Kahn additional IS.. D L. fiunbury 1., Alice Robblna S? C. M. Crltcher 5.. Maude Carroll I., Elk Knob B*pUst Church 5 JO, Antt och Baptist Church 3 -SO. Joe Clay Mast X., Fred Welch ft., Ed O Farthing 3.. Maddux Eaao Station ft.. Junior Order SO.. Oak Grove Baptist Church 40., Mary Own Bingham 2., Home Demonstration Club Shull Mi 11*3.. Blowing Rock Fire Dept 3ft, Parkway Co. 10, A. S. T. C Book Store IS.. Mr. uid Mrs Joe Todd 10.. W. B. Grace 3.. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Yoder ft., 1 K Vernon Church ftJS. C. H Mock 1? Three Porks Baptist Church J4JS, Skyline Restaurant I.. QUI Phillip* Sign Co. 10.. Howard N orris I., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pox ft., Mr and Mrs. Clarence Lyons 10.. Don J. Horton 10., Mr. and Mrs. Luther Norrts 1., Popular Grove Church II S3. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Glovler ft.. Homer Coffey ft. Grandfather School (first. second and third grades) Mrs. Ruby C. Pox, teacher, contributed SB. 40 by the fol lowing children: Jimmy Andrews, Harold Gragg. Cecil Aldrldge. Judy Aid ridge. Floy# Hodges. Tommy Alo ndfee. David Shook, Buster McLeab. Leo la Church, Sue Fox. Wava Yarber. Bobby Shook. Retha Ann Shook. Blowing Rock School- gave $300 S3 from the following home rooms: Mrs. Cooke's 11.33. Mrs. Whitener 7 SO. Mrs. Hollar 12.43. Mrs. Winkler 11.04. Mrs. Beach 31. 15. Mrs. Brown 11.98. Mr. Miller 15.. Mrs. Greene YI&1. Mr. Gault 33 23 Mr Koone 43.90. Mr Bingham MS. Mrs. Norria 1043. Officers Named for New Hospital Guild A group of iifterested women met at the Presbyterian Church Sunday, February 13,. and form ed a Hospital Guild. By-laws for the organization were adopted and the following officer* were elected: President, Mrs. Rose lee Goodnight; vice-president, Mrs. A. E. South and secretary, Mrs. Lee Reynolds. The following groups were or ganised: personal service group with Mrs. Herman Eggers as chairman; sewing and group with Mrs. Wiley Smith as chairman and nurses aid group with Mn. A. R. Smith as chair man. As the need arises other ser vice groups will be organized. Membership in the guild is open to any woman in Watauga coun ty who expresses a desire to ren der service to the local Watauga Hospital. Those women, unable to attend the nmMin Sunday afternoon, who would lfics to hecwTW a member of the Hospital Guild are requested to contact Mrs. Virginia B. Smith, chairman et the membership and publicity committee. Speech Set For Friday The American Legion county wide oratorical contest will fea ture its finals Friday evening February 25, at 7:86 at the Boone High School, when representa tives of the different schools wfB compete for three cadi prizes. The winner will go to the district contest, with a possibility of go ing on to the State and National competitions. The public is invited to attend. PROMINENT WOMEN HONORED Foe achlaramanii which hir* "turihmd aconomlc. cultural and social mitigt of woman," scroll* it* praaantad by Ml*. Oydan Mills (laft) national praaidant of tha Amarican Woman's Voluntary Sarrica. to (laft to riffhlh Col. Mary Hallaran. WAC dbsdor: Sarah Gibson Blanding. Vassar praaidant. and Halan KaUa*. blind social laadar. Tha prasantation took placa in Haw York City. New Bookmobile To Go In Service Here LAND BOUGHT FOR CEMETERY Reins - Sturdivant Funeral Home has purchased 19% acres of land near Boone, and plans to develop a model community cemetery as quickly as possible, thus easing one of the most ur gent needs of the community. The site for the new cemetery was bought from Misses Sallie and Lelia Hay and is that part of the Ray farm located between the old Boone Trail Highway, and the new 421. Information is that the firm will survey the property, map it into plots, which will be made available when the roadways, eta are completed. Considerable terracing and oth er landscaping will be done, but it isbelieved that the property will be ready for use as a ceme tery during the coming summer. The preseht cemetery, which was provided many years ago by the Counclll family has been almost filled, and the trustees for the plot have for sometime con sidered closing it, except in the case of emergencies. The news that adequate burial space is to become available fills a long felt want in the community. Native of Vilas Dies Saturday In S. C. Sumter, S. C. ? Mrs. Callie Shipley Moore, widow of J. Boone Moore, died at a local hos pital Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Moore was bom in Vilas, N. C., June 23, 1859, daughter of the late Nathan and Sarah Brad iey Shipley. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church of Mount Holly, N. C., Monday afternoon. Interment was in Mount Holly cemetery. Mrs. Moore is survived by six jons. Dr. W. G. Moore, pastor of the First Baptist church of Sum ter, D. J. Moore of Dublin, Ga., Dr. B. D. Moore of Mount Holly, Or. Oliver S. Moore of Mount Hdlly, Dr. Edgar D. Moore of Charlotte, and Dr. Spurgian B. Moore of Portsmouth, Va., two daughters, Mrs. Ansom Coffey of Greensboro, N. C., and Mrs. O. L. Hoffman of Mount Holly; 20 grandchildren, seven great-grand children; a sister, Mrs. Mary Mast of Neva, Tenn., and a brother, W. E. Shipley of Vilas. Mrs. Mary J. Gragg Is Taken by Death Mrs. Mary Janette Gragg, M years old, a resident of Sherwood, died Sunday at Watauga Hospi tal. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday afternoon at the Con Creek Baptist Church by Rev. Harold Sanger, the pastor, and Rev. George Westmoreland, of Elizabethton, Tenn, and inter inert was in the Cove Creek ceuKtety. The husband, Mr. George Gragg, survives, with the follow ing, daughters: Mrs. W. H. Ham let, Mrs. Clifford Bunting, Mrs. Doris Moreland, Elizabeth ton, Tenn.; Mrs. Henael Stokes, Miss Zella Gragg, Mrs. Claud Wilson of Reese. Krug urges U. 8. loans to build synthetic oil plants. Traveling Library To Give Aid to Isolated Itgiou; New Vehicle To Be on Dis play Downtown Next Satur day; Order Placed Year Ago. Watauga county's bookmobile has finally been delivered to the County Library and will be ready to begin service this week. The bookmobile will be on display or public inspection in down town Boone on Saturday, Febru ary 19, from 10:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m., it was announced by Mry. R. H. Harmon, newly elected chairman of the Watauga County Library Board. The bookmobile is the 73rd to be put into operation in the state of North Carolina, four other* are in the process of conversion. The Watauga county bookmobile was completed and ready for de livery in time to be put on dis play in front of the Capitol at Raleigh on Tuesday of last week. Boone's legislators. Dr. H. B. Per ry and Mrs. S. C. Egg ens, called attention to the library vehicle and invited them to inspect it at the close of the session. Free public library service in Watauga county will be increased and books made more accessible to rural residents as a result of this addition to the county li brary's equipment. Regular bookmobile stops will be an nounced as soon as the schedule has been set up. Communities, schools, and homes will have books brought as nearly to the doors as roads and weather con dition* permit. The bookmobile has been on order since last year. It is a half ton, panel body Chevrolet truck. The sides have been cut and hin ged to open and reveal book shelves. A sliding table can be set up from the rear door for checking books in and out. Ap proximately 750 books can be car ried on the bookmobile, and an effort is made to carry as many different kinds of books as pos sible so that they will meet the wide range of people's interests. William Henry Bryan Dies Monday Night William Hery Bryan, 69 years old, a resident of Boone, R. F. D. 2, died Monday evening at the home. Funeral service details had not been arranged. The widow, Mr*. Chanie S. Bryan survivw, with three sons, <nd six daughters: Sherman, Zionville; Arils and Karl of Boone; -Mrs. Onle MOUB, Mn, Paul Pauley, Mn. Hansford Mil ler, Boone; Mis. Brodie Beech, Zionville; Mrs. 8p?noet Day and Mrs. Clayton Greene, ShuOs Mills. Deputies To Aid Federal Taxpayers Two deputy collectors, from the department of revenue, are at the Postoffice this weak for the pur pose of aiding local Federal tax payers with filing their returns, or to assist them with any of their other tax problems They will remain through Friday. It to pointed out by the col lectors that the original of forma W-J should be brought when fil ing returns. * L R. C. HOST TO BURMA, ENVOY: FIRST COLLEGE ADDRESS MAJ)E Honorable U So Nyun Speaks of the Place of Small Na tions in the International Picture; Force of Arms May Yield to World Opinion. The International Relation* club of Appalachian State Teach ers College was host Tuesday to the Burmese Ambassador to the United States, the Honorable U So Nyun. who spoke to the stu dents and faculty at chapel. This is the first college audience he has addressed since coming to the United States a little over a yoar ago. . . .. Ambassador Nyun spoke of the place of small nations in the in ternational picture. "The nations of the world," he said, "have come to realize that ultimately the force of arms will come to mean less than the force ot world opin ion. The days of colonial exploit ation are dead The nations have come to a aamplete realization ot the fact thft although it take? big nations to win a war, it also re quires the cooperation and assist ance of the small nations of the world to win the peace." r ? Ambassador Nyun gave a ofiei history of his country, spoke of its rich natural resources and its hopes for the future. He said that, since Burma survived the dark period of the Japan^e oc cupation, with all its atrocities which surpassed even those of the Spanish Inquiaition. and had solv ed the problem of war, it could be trusted t<? solve the problems of peace. He said that once the Burmese stand on their own legs again they would not turn back, but would march forward to greater progress and greater pros perity. He indicated that thare had been itoe little internal strife, and that the communists had tried to establish their ac tivities there, but that the na tional philosophy was strictly democratic and that the demo cratic way omit was the aim of the country. He said that no country today could afford to he an isolations t, and that the hopes and aspirations of the Burmese people are inextricably bound IIP with the hopes of the world and centered on the United Nations, the only organization, he said, that can be expected to promote or to retard the progress ot man kind. and that they would con tinue to use the channels of the United Nations in promonni' in ternational peace and unity. Ambassador Nyun was brought to Boone by Hugh Mitchell of the Statesville Lions club. He was accompanied by U Knin Maung Gale, third secretary of the Burma Embassy. Other Statesvillians in the party were Dan Rigaby, past president Of the Statesville Lions, Giles West, second vice president, L. P. Zach ary, president of the North Caro lina Railroad, and Russell Mens cer They were escorted to Boone by State Highway Patrolman Jones of the Statesville district. 11 Democrat b Lauded By Polio FouMKKtion The Democrat is in re<5eipt ot the following latter from George La Porte, director of public re lations for the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, New York; in line with the newspa per's active support of the March of Dimes campidgn: "Bob Agle has sent along a copy of your Democrat editorial dated February 3 ? and I can un derstand it when he fays it "didn't hurt any" in making the campaign quota for Watauga County. "I don't have to thank you? it must be gratifying enough to know that you practically blasted Che campaign over the I do want you to kaow that all of us up here were thrilled by your men who will speak their piece even when it hurts, for sua who mn translate an ideal into action and rally otheas to its support. "Bettave me, we're sincerely grateful." Joliet, 111. ? When Henry Ad am's car stalled on the railroad tracks as he was going to work, Adam, who is a railroad brake man, grabbed his brakeman's lan tern and flagged down the ap proaching train. The big Diesel engine slowed and Just nudged Adam's ear, pushing it tit the track. Total damage: one dented <*nd,r' .*#
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