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IMPORTANT! The date on your address Ubel shows the date your ?ub ?crtptton will expire, and the date your paper will be stopped unless sooner renewed The Democrat is operating strictly on a ca&h in advance basis. ? ? THE DEMOCRAT la your baat and moat WATAUGA DEMOCRAT iu. A u?? (o?a to 11,006 m ' the universally UM ???. ji , An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 "** rT*d*ni 10 ' i Hi i | ij'i'i i ? , j ? ur=5Baaag-B~~B? VOL^LXII ? NO. 9. ^gOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949. FIVE CENTS KING STREET ~ ROB RIVERS ijERD of fat cattle being ush ered through the business district by Avery W. Greene and Sher man Hollar . . . first time we've seen any number of bovines walking to market since the motor truck was accepted by the mountain folks ... A few years ago, large droves of cattle, sheep, and sometimes geese were often seen on the streets, with the dogs keeping the animals in for mation ? . . Lieutenant Horton Gragg, who has spent seven and a half years in the Air Force, and who presently is located at Fayetteville, passes the time of day with us . . . Horton, who likes the army, expresses the hope that the economy knife which is being wielded by Sec retary Johnson, will pass him by, and that he will be allowed to continue his air force career . . . "The Democrat really does the job," beams Willys Chester, down at Belk's who adds, "That 88c sale advertisement brought all the business we could handle for about four days." . . . Paul Coffey returns to the Parkway Hardware Company, and is now sole owner of the business, while Joe Conderman buys the Bamett Grocery down on King Street, east . . . Harry Hamilton, reports bang-up good business in the farm auction business . . . "sold $30,000 worth of dairy cattle yes ternoon afternoon," he remarks, and adds that he has yet to dis ] cover any sign of a depression "hard as some folks have tried to promote one." a ? > POSTMASTER BROWN posting a bill in the federal lobby offering two .hundred thousand dollars reward for the shotgun mswiliint of Walter P. Reuther. United Automobile Workers, a union leader who is definitely anti- Communistic . . . Brief emergency campaign for polio funds takes form, as disease reaches epidemic pro portions in some areas of the country, and as hospital ex penses continue to mount for some of Watauga's own child ren stricken heretofore. The de mand for funds hereabout for every sort of pupoee. has been, we admit, insistent this year, but we should never let down the k^ddief . ? ?Jhe od)i who are" helpless, as Well as those who ptay be stricken . . . Let's all invest a little more in the wel fare of these kiddies . . . The grants we have already receiv ed are far in excess of our con tributions . . ? We should make another payment on the debt. ? ? ? PROFESSOR HOWELL, prin cipal of the Boone Demonstration School says that an emergency exists at the local insitution, due to the record number of first graders who have shown up this year . . . This army of six year olds, now numbers one hundred and ten. after scores of the little fellows have been shifted to sur rounding schools, through a re shuffling of the bus service . . . Two teachers each have about fifty -five of the youngsters, and obviously the tutors would do mighty well to even keep a ma jority of the children quiet, to say nothing of trying to make a start on the three R's . . . Mr. Howell is making every effort to get some sort of emergency quarters rigged up, to take care of this unprecedented influx of children . . . Reports indicate that Blowing Rock has practical ly the same situation, and doubt leas other schools of the county are in the same shape, as the record- war time birth rate is re flected on the buses and in the cramped schoolrooms. ? ? ? LADY SUBSCRIBER praises the fidelity of the city carrier, who lays her "Democrat" right on the spot every Wed nesday afternoon at the same time, regardless of the weath er ? . . "He's one of the most indispensable men I know . . . could never do without him." . . . and another fellow, whose visits are right regular is of inestimable benefit . . . Carl Teague. who takes away the garbage, and keeps the town clean, in the meantime, offer ing the solution to about any problem which might face a perplexed housewife." . . . And about that time another fellow came along wanted to know what would happen in some future generation, when every one. save the weak - minded, would have some sort of col lag* degree ... We didn't know, to be sure, but readily agreed that the man who mix ed the mortar and laid the Mob. and fired the furnace, aad produced the food, was quite as useful as the man who taught in the University, or toiled in the laboratory, or spoke in the Congressional forum ? . /Of course we would hardly expect a man of letters to set the type, or carry the or haul away the garb age, or man the ma likies of in dustry and commerce . . . but if the economic lot of the edu cator doesn't appreciably im prove ... ha may do some of thm things in the days to - - - t_ to out his lust (Cuotlnood on B*|t 4) BACHELOR'S END Film *lar Jimmy Stewart and bride. Gloria Hatrick Stewart, da part from Los Angelas on their honeymoon trip aboard plaice. Stewart, before his marriage, had been listed as the most eligible bachelor in the film capital. Entry List For Blue Ridge Fair is Released JAMES TAYLOR New Attorney Opens Office Here Mr. James Taylor,' of Elkin, who passed the State bar exam ination in August, has opened an office in the Chamber of Com merce building and he, and Mrs. Taylor have established residence ?n Cherry Park. Mr. Taylor was graduated from the Jonesville high school and Vlars Hill College, and received j Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina n 1941, gaining a bathelor of laws degree from the same institution n 1949. At Mars Hill he was president jf the Philomathian Literary So ciety. a member of the debating team and won the southern colle giate oratorical championship in 1945. At the University he was president of the Philanthropic Li terary Society, member of the de bate team, secretary of the de bate council, and won the nation al collegiate oratorical champion ship in 1946. Darius J. Houck Taken By Death Darius Josiah Houck, 89 years old, died at the home of a son. Wade Houck. in the Valle Crucis 'section August 30. Rites were conducted from the Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church on September 1, at 2 o'clock, by Rev F M. Speagle and Rev. E. F. Troutman and interment was in 'the church cemetery. Mr. Houck is survived by the {following sons and daughters: jClaud Houck, Grand River, la.; 'Clayton Houck, Columbia, S. C.; 'Robert Houck, Waterloo, Neb ;! Wade Houck. Valle Crucis; Har-i old Houck, Lexington; Mrs. J-. T.I INoms, Turner, Ore.; Mrs. John! iPoucher, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Fred [Price, Mrs. Powell Jones, Wau ichula, Fla ; Mrs. Bessie Black burn. Goldsboro; Mrs. Mamie ICruse. Columbia, S. C.; Mrs. Fred iShumate, California. There are 54 grandchildren, 51 i great grandchildren and 4 great Igreat grandchildren. Mrs. Leach New County Librarian Mrs. W. C. Leach of Valle Crucis has been appointed acting librarian of the Watauga county library, it was announced by Mrs. R. H. Harmon, chairman at the library board. Mrs. Leach will replace Mrs. Wendell Thom as, of Celo, who is now working in Avery and Yancey county lib raries. Mrs. Leach is a trained librar ian and has been working on the county bookmobile this sum mer Valuable Information Given For Benefit Fair Exhibitors. As an aid to those planning to make exhibits at the Blue Ridge Agricultural Fair, which is to be held in Boone September 21, 22, 23. 24, a complete list of the var ious items to be featured in the displays, has been released by the fair management, as follows: In the pantry and dairy de partment: loaf brown bread, loaf white bread, steamed brown bread, corn bread, rolls, baking powder biscuits, soda biscuits, beaten biscuits, salt rising bread, pound cake, coconut cake, angel food cake, chocolate cake, cara mel cake, drop cookies, ice box cookies, apple upside-down cake, are listed in the bread and cakes sections. Apple, cherry, lemon. caramel, and chocolate pies may be exhibited. Chocolate, caramel, sea foam, mints, candied orange peel, and candied grape fruit peel are listed in the candy sec tion. In the miscellaneous de partment are half-pound butter, half-pound cottage cheese, home pressed cheese, 1 doz. white eggs, ldoz. brown eggs, 1 quart corn meal, 1 quart corn meal, 1 quart molasses, 1 quart honey. Flowers: Single specimen of a rose or dahlia; foliage plant, tuberous begonia plant, African violet plant; miniatures of pom pom dahlies, pompom zinnias, dwarf marigolds, or a small ar-i rangement of an overall size 6 inch by 4 inch; arrangement of fruits or vegetables; arrangement of autumn berries; arrangement to suggest school days, arrange ment to suggest an autumn holi day. arrangement to suggest an (Continued on page 8) Rev. Eggers Is Again Moderator Rev. R. C. Eggers was re-elect ed moderator of the Three Forks Baptist Association at the session held last week with the Forest Grove and Zionville Churches. Wade E. Brown was elected as vice-moderator, wfiile Clyde R. Greene was again named clerk - itreasurer. The executive committee of the association is composed of Wade E. Brown, Chairman; Dallas Wil son, S. C. Eggers, I. B. Wilson, Ralph Beshears, R. C. Eggers and Clyde R. Greene. One additional church, Friend ship, located in North Fork town ship, was received into the asso ciation. It was voted to hold the next associational gathering with the Three Forks and Perkinsville churches on August 29-30, 1950. Mayor Proclaims Hospital Week Whereas, Watauga Hospital, Inc., is a non-profit organization serving all the people of Watau ga county, and, _ Whereas, its kitchen needs en largement, and its heating plant needs repairs which will cost ap proximately $20,000, and, Whereas, the Duke Foundation has set aside $10,000 to meet half this expense, provided $10,000 is raised locally and. Whereas, the trustees of Wa touga hospital have set up an or ganization to raise $10,000 local ly. Now. Therefore, I, Gordon H. Winkler, mayor of the town of Boone, do hereby designate and declare the week beginning next Monday, September 12, to be hos pital week in the town of Boone, and urge all our people to join with all other people of Watau ga county in giving liberal sup port to this campaign to raise $10,000 to match the gift of the Duke endowment in order that our hospital improvement pro gram can be completed as early as possible. GORDON H. WINKLER Mayor of town of Boone. September 9, IMS. i INTENSE DRIVE FOR HOSPITAL FUNDS SET TO BEGIN MONDAY County Commissioners and Mayor Winkler Join in Des ignating Next Week As Hospital Week; List Given Of Canvassing Group. The county commissioners and the Mayor of Boone have joined in designating next week, Sep tember 12-18, as Hospital Week, and are urging all citizens of Wa tauga county to support the cam paign for additional funds with which to further the moderniza tion program at the local institu tion. Preliminary meeting of the captains for Boone was held Fri day noon and plans were made for an intensive campaign in Boone starting Monday morning at 7 :30. Eight teams are being organized: one from the Rotary Club, two from the Lions Club, one from the Business and Pro fessional Women's Club, one from the county employees, one from the Worthwhile Women's) Club, one from the Hospital! Guild, and one from the scnool folks. The following captains! were designated: Wayne Richard-! son. Rotary Club; Mrs. Gill Phil-j lips, Worthwhile Women's Club;j Gtirney Brinkley, county em ployees; Mrs. Kathleen Hodges, Business and Professional Wo men's Club; John Howell, De monstration School; Herbert Wey, High School; Mrs. Herman Eggers, Mrs. A. R Smith, Mc Kinley Ayers, Appalachian Col lege; R. E. Agle, Lions Club; Bill Hodges. Junior Chamber of Com merce; Mrs. J. C. Goodnight, Hospital Guild. Each team is supposed to be composed of six workers, and all the workers are to meet at the Skyline Restaur ant at 7:30 Monday morning for breakfast when territory will be assigned and full instructions given. In addition to Boone, a small committee is being organized in every township in the county. The following individuals have been asked to serve as chairman of their township and urged to secure a number of additional workers: Wade Norris, Bald Mountain; Clyde Perry, Beaver Dam; S. C. Ford, Blue Ridge; C. A. Clay, Brushy Fork; Mrs. Mary Harris, Cove Creek; Stewart Simmons, Elk; Ray Farthing, Laurel Creek; Troy Norris, Meat Camp No. 1; Will Barnes. Meat Camp No. 2; A N. Thomas, North Fork; Fred Critcher, New River; Mrs. W. H. Wagner, Shawnee haw; Hayes Wellborn, Stony Fork; Howard Mast, Watauga. It is hoped to give every person inl |the county an opportunity toi make a contribution in accord ance with their means. At least a thousand people ought to con tribute. Sunday, September 18, is designated as Hospital Day in the churches and every church is urged to present the facts about the Hospital and take up a col lection. A special meeting of the town ship chairman is called for Thursday night at 7:30 at the Skyline Restaurant, along with as many of their workers as is practical to meet for instruction in the work in the county. Farm Loan Group* Meets Bank Officials Directors of the North Wilkes boro NFLA met with officials of the Federal Land Bank here on August 25, for the purpose of re viewing the past year's operation and outlinig a program for the coming year. One of the major ac tions taken was adoption of a contract between the association and the bank covering the mak ing and servicing of Federal Land Bank loans during the coming year. Under the new plan the as sociation will have an opportun ity to further build up its reserve and surolus. Mr. S. C. Eggers of Boone, the president of the association, pre sided at the meeting. Other dir ectors attending were: Max C. Wilson of Lenoir; Donald C. Pop lin, Ronda; Eugene S. Shatley, of Jefferson and Carlis Lee Mitchell of Sparta. Old Hymns Will Be Feature of Singing The semi-annual Watauga sing ing convention will be held at the Tabernacle in Boone on October 2, it is announced by S. C. Eg gers, chairman of the popular ev ent The program will be featured, it is said, by the singing of the hymns of 100 years ago, particu larly those found in the "Old IChristian Harmony." CANNERY DATES GIVEN The Boone community cannery will be open Tuesday of each week, for the time being, it is announced, and it i a asked that foods for canning be brought in the forenoon. The cannery will remain open as long as patronage justifies. TOMB FOR 60 CHILDREN Stricken by the earthquake that struck most of Ecuador, the walls I of the cathedral oi Ambato cared In on 60 small children who were inside the cathedral at the time of the quake. . Annual REA Meeting In Lenoir On Saturday GRADUATES -> *, : "i r --nai 'nt ? . -if'. Blan C. Aldridge. ion of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Aldridg? of ShulU Mills. received bis AB degree in political science from the Univer sity of North Carolina August 27. Mr. Aldridge had been enrolled in the University since* his dis charge from the Army Air Forces in 1345. A. B. Cook, 88, Succumbs Sunday ! Mr. A. B. Cook, retired farmer and pioneer citizen of the Ruth erwood neighborhood, died at the home there Sunday, after an ill ness of one week, following a stroke. He was 88 years old. Funeral services are to be con ducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at th? Rutherwood Bap tist Church, by Rev. W. D. Ash ley, the pastor, and Rev. S. E. Gragg, of the Advent Christian Church. Burial will be in the Cook family cemetery. Surviving are eleven sons and daughters, as follows: Mrs. Geo. Keyes, Mrs. J. A. Keyes, Lenoir; E. D. Cooke, Boone; T. B. Cook, Big Timber, Mont.; Mrs. H. T. Vannoy, A. B. Cook, Jr., Route 1, Boone; W. C. Cook, Joliet, Mont; J. H. Cook, Grey Cliff, Mont.; G. S. Cook, Route 1, Boone; Mrs. J. C. Winkler, Lenoir; Mrs. W. G. Faller, Newport Nrfws, Va. Mr. Cook was born in the Ru therwood section, a son of the late Thomas D. and Mrs. Cook. He was married to Miss Alice Sherrill of I>enoir, who died in 1937. Prior to his retirement 15 years ago, he was a farmer, and returned to his ancestral home four years ago, after living in Boone for 12 years. He had been a member of the Advent Christ ian church for more than thirty years, and had been active In the work of the church. Directors Merchants Group Elect Harris The new board of directors of the Boone Merchants Association has named Clyde R. Greene its president, and O. K. Richardson vice-president. Stanley A. Harris ha* been el ected secretory and an office has been established in the Wade E. Brown building in connection] with the Chamber of Commece. I The officers are now studying program of activity which the as sociation should follow and in the near future hope to announce a complete program for the year. O. K. Richardson, Howard Cottrell, and D. M. Edmisten have been appointed to the member ship committee, and other com mittees will be named soon. Governor Scott to Speak at Gathering Members Electric Co-op , The Blue Ridge Electric Mem beship Corporation will hold its 12th annual meeting in the Le noir high school auditorium on Saturday. September 10. Governor W. Kerr Scott will de liver the principal address of *he occasion. A full program has been plan ned with entertainment by the Blue Sky Boys, radio artists. The entertainment and registration will start at 9 a. m. ana the pro gram will begin at 10. Over six hundred dollars in pri zes are To . he awarded to mem bers attending the meeting. A re rigerator, two washing machin es, and many other electrical ap pliances are made possible through the cooperation of the Lenoir electrical appliance deal ere. The Chamber of Commerce, composed of the Merchants Asso ciation and the Manufacturers Association* of Lenoir, cordially invites each member of the coop erative to town and free parking will be provided at all meters. It is asked that members watch fire plugs and desist from blocking them. In case a member receives a ticket for parking, he is asked to sign his name and address on the back of the ticket and turn it in to the Chamber of Commerce office. College Maps New Graduate Center I ' The Appalachian State Teach ers College will conduct an after noon and evening graduate cen ter in Boone during the current school year, it is announced by Prof. Chappell Wilson, director of the graduate school. Three courses will be offered from 4 to 6 p. m. and four courses from 7 to 9 on Wednesday of each week for ten weeks and on the college campus for five class meetings on Saturdays. The cour ses given will be as follows: Ed 406 ? Teaching arithmetic, 7 9, Howell. Ed 478 ? Cor, teaching and lib. 7-9, Taylor. Ed 411 ? Literature and child, 4-6. Wilson. Biol 423 ? Heredity and eugen ics, 7-9, Derrick. * Eng. 505? History of Eng. Lit. 4-6, Burns. S. S. 542, History American for eign policy, 7-9, Whitener. Ed. 510? Extra curricular acti vities, 4-6, Wey. Registration will be on Wed nesday September 14th, at 7 p. m., administration building, in Boone. Each course will carry three quarter hours credit, and a total of nine quarter hours may be earned during the year toward meeting the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in this in stitution. These courses carry res idence credit. Nine quarter hours will renew a teachers certificate. ? The faculty for the courses in the graduate center will be mem bers of the regular college facul ty. The costs for courses in the graduate extension center will be the same as for courses in resi dence! Registration fee, $12.00, library fee $3.00, and tuition fee, $2.85 per quarter hour cred it. The registration fee is payable only once during the y Mr. Those desiring further informa tion should address Chappell Wil-I son, Appalachian State Teache. College, Boone. N. C. j MONEY SOUGHT TO AID IH FIGHT DN POLIO; FUND IS EXHAUSTED _______ ? First Emergency Effort for Money Announced by Na tional Foundation; Cottrell Makes Appeal for Help of Watauga People. Confidence that the entire com munity will give whole-hearted support to the polio epidemic em ergency drive, was expressed tor day by Mr. Howard Cottrell, the chairman of the Watauga chapter of the national foundation for in fantile paralysis. The campangn, announced by Basil O'Connor, national founda tion president, is being held as a last resort because "in no other way can the national foundation continue to aid increased numbers of polio patients without slowing up scientific research and profes sional education," he said. It is the first emergency drive in the history of the fight on polio in the United States "All of us are deeply touched by the pathetic plight of those afflicted with this cruel disease," Mr. Cottrell said. "In our own midst we have seen polio strik ing our children. We have been alert to the signs of danger, se cure in the protection of March of Dimes funds, guaranteeing that no one would be deprived of the best available medical care for the lack of money. "But today that security is sha ken ? by a financial crisis. The high cost of polio throughout the nation has depleted the epidemic lid resources of the national foun iation. But it hasn't exhausted the sympathy and generosity of the American people. No one would condemn any child to a life of prolonged suffering ? for lack of money to pay the bills for his medical treatment and care. We'll Set the money and give it, to help 3ur children walk again." Contributions are needed at snce, Mr. Cottrell emphasized. 'We shall try to reach everyone personally in the short week al loted to the emergency drive," he said. "Money may be sent in en velopes addressed to POLIO, care of your local poetoffice." Commissioner* Urge Support of Hospital The following resolution was passed by the board of county commissioners at their meeting held Tuesday: Whereas, Watauga Hospital is a non-profit organization for all of the popple of Watauga county, and. Whereas, its kitchen and heat ing plant need enlargement and repairs (these repairs will cost $20,000) and, Whereas, the Duke endowment has set aside $10,000 to assist in these repairs, provided $10,000 additional be raised locally and, finally. Whereas, the board of Watauga Hospital has set up a campaign to raise this $10,000, the week be ginning September 12, therefore. Be it resolved, that we declare that week Hospital Week and urge every citizen of Watauga to liberally support the Hospital Improvement Fund and provide the $10,000 required to match the Duke endowment's grant of $10, 000. H. M. HAMILTON. JR. Chm. WM W1NEBARGER C. A. CLAY. Appalachian High Has Enrolled 437 Students Appalachian High School started off the 1949-50 school year with the largest enrollment in it* history. Four hundred and thirty-seven students enrolled during the first week and the enrollment is expected to reach 450. To take care of this large en rollment Appalachian High school has the largest faculty It has ever had. All teachers were on duty the first day and since students' schedules had been rnade out during the summer vacation, classwork began on the second day. With this large student body and an excellent faculty Appala chian High is looking forward to the best year in the history of the high school. Bookmobile Schedule The bookmobile schedule for the coming week has been An nounced as follows: Wednoaday, Sept. 14: Shulls Mills, Shore's FUlin* Station, 9:30 a. m.; Shulls Mills Postof fice, 10:00 a. m.; Foscoe, N. F. Church's store, 11:00 a. m.; Grandfather School, 11:30 a. m. ; Cool Springs School, 2:40 p. m ; home of Ed Yates, 2:30 p. m.; Matney, Gilbert Bdmisten's store, 3:00 p. m. Stops at Valle Crucis, Dutch Creek and Clark's Creek will bo made on Thursday, October 6th, instead of as originally scheduled. Branaan sees farm "rmkt tion" creatine mttjr jrnMUM