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' ? - '???,* DO YOUR CHRISTMAS Shopping in Boone VOL. LXn ? NO. 20. ? h" i An Independent Weekly Newspaper >lished in the Year 1888 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH A, THURSDAY, rarcjpr BT ROB RIVERS nHAL PLANS are taking shape for the Christmas opening ?no barley tobacco festival which takes place next Friday . . . Merchants unpack the gift items, ... . the toys, the radios, the ap pliances, the appareL and all the thousand and one things, which (o to make up the traditional Sift lists, and add finishing touch es to their window displays, as opening day looms on the imme diate horizon . . . Meantime gol den ripe burley tobacco is tak ing its place on the floors of the Mountain Warehouse Co. . . and the baskets are forming long rows in the giant warehouses, neatly arranged for the unknown tongue of the auctioneer and the inspection of the largest group of buyers yet attracted to the focal market . . . Clyde Greene and Rev. Sam Moss, are in charge of the decorations and parade, re spectively, and are getting all the well-known ducks lined up, so that the shopping district will be resplendent as the holiday shop ping season gets into swing, and so there will be color and pa an try in the gala parade, wh takes place Friday . . . Word from Santa Claus is that be will be right smack on time, with his big pack of preliminary tidbits, and will shower down the gum drops, bon bona etc., to all and sundry ?f the hordes of little children who will be on hand for the start of the festive season . . . Meantime, a survey of the stores and shops reveals that perhaps never in history have the busi ness men offered such a wide variety of holiday merchandise, and to cap the climax, Dollar Days have bean arranged as the season opens, and moat place in town has some i outstanding values, to be at that time YES. the hurly burly days be work ed eat, the Christmas tree has to be decorated, and of course, moil o < the light bulbs went out of business last year . m are the hurried last-min trtpe to a docen .stores to file things you had been dug at for weeks, and find ing them gone . . . the substitu tions which you worry about . . . having to bear "White hundrtd Hm,l . Juke boxea and itactioCv 11m madhouse when the small fry take to the air following the visit of Santa Claus . . . The Christmas wrap pings. the discarded ribbons ana cards, the candy and fruits and nuts dumped from over sise stockings . . . The new toys end the confusion, and the laughter and the song and the brilliant Christmas tree . . . and the carols, and the and the peace and the . which is symbolised . . . If a the world's greatest festival of spirituality ... of laviahneee. of confusion, of }oy ... a period o t generosity, of selfishnees, of humility end of vanity . . . we love it . . . the lights, the gifts, the touting, the vtdting, the fellowship, and the backward glance at the Bethlehem man ger and the priceless teachings of the Prince of Peace . . . but we hate the squalor, and the poverty and the want and the misery, which yet exist, and will always he preeenl . . . and selfishness which piishee too little toward their alleviation. THANKSGIVING DAY, set aside many long years ago by a grateful people, as a day of pray er and of the expression of gra titude to the Dietv for His mani fold blessings, rolls around again, but unthinkingly we have so confused the day with sports events, Christmas festivities, and other activities, that it has tost a great deal of its significance . . . Years ago. Franklin Roosevelt brought down the wrath of the folks for changing the date of the holiday by a week ... He was wrong, he should have set the date up a month or maybe two, and the folks should have gone along with the departure from old custom, so that Thanksgiving could be observed separately . . . So that Christmas might be the one event of the year i end . . . The turkey just can't compete with Santa Claus . . . and with the Christmas season, commerci ally at least, starting earlier year by year, Thanksgiving day stands a very fair chance of becoming pretty much a dead issue . . . Coffee shortage caused largely, 'tis said, by hoarding housewives, following report that Brazil had a short crop of the bean which supplies America's favorite be verage . . . Shoppers laying in the Java, unmindful of the fact that the stuff just won't keep in definitely . . . Remember the green coffee beans, which came (Continued on editorial page) Burley Auctions to Start Monday 1 27 Collegians Given Degrees Twenty-eeven students will complete requirements for a bachelor of science degree at Appalachian State Teachers col lege on November 23. All will go either into the teaching field or into graduate work. Those who are fintihing, and their fields of specialization, are as follows: Richard Bingham, Boone, science and social studies; D. B. Blalook, Kings Mountain, physical education and social studies; Mrs. Gladys Blanton, Boone, primary education; Her man Bryson, Boone, physical education and social studies; C. M Butler, Jr., Rutherfordton, mathematics and science; Leon ard Cashion, Mooresville, mathe matics and physical education; Wilford Cox, Laurel Springs, grammar grade education. Ethel Jessup Deal, Jonesville, grammar grade education; Jane Ewart, Huntersville, grammar grade education; Wendell Gin nings, Greensboro, ma thematic and science; William 1. Halstead, Jr., Pennington Gap, Va., physi cal education and social studies; Coleman Hanson, Lancaster, S. C., business education and social studies; Claude Jarrett, Marion, music and social studies; Litton McCurry, Boone, mathematics and social studies; Mary Sue Hunter McCurry, Boone, home economics and science. Oscar Padgett, Jr., Ellenboro, science and social studies; Jean Quincy, Miami, Fla., primary education; Shirley Robinson, Wilmington, grammar grade edu cation; Flay Sellers, Cherryville, (continued on page twelve) G. R. Andrews Is With Colvard G. R Andrew* of North Wilkes boro has accepted a position as general manager of the Colvard Chevrolet Company and entered upon his new duties last week. Mr. Andxewa, who has had long experience in the automo bile business, recently sold his interest in the Oldsmobile-Cadil lac agency in North Wilkes boro. He had for eight years been em ployed by the Yadkin Valley Mo tor Co., of North Wilkesboro, and 11 years was spent with tha Smith Motor Co., in Lenoir. Mr. Andrews is a Baptist, and a member of the building commit tee of his church in North Wilkes boro. He is a leader in Boy Scout activities and is chairman of the Old Hickory division of the1 organization; he is a Lion, and is a leader in all civic affairs. Hq and Mrs. Andrews have estab lished their home here. Mr. Colvard states that he re linquished the overall manage ment of the agency here, in ord er to devote more time to his business interests in other cities. However, he states, he will be in Boone about half the time in the future. Prof. Wey'? Story In National Print In an article written by Dr. Wilson Ivina of Indiana Univer sity and Mr. Herbert Wey of Appalachian High school the in formal work experience program at Appalachian High ia given na tional recognition in the Nov ember issue of the School Re view. This article explains the educational values of informal work experiense and goes ahead to give the objectives and the program of activities carried on by Appalachian High. The maga zine sales drive now being carri ed on by the local high school is just one of the phases of infor mal work experience discussed in the article. Parents and others interested in reading the article may secure a copy of the School Review at the high school or the college library. District Legion Meeting Is Held With Blowing Rock Post Each effort it- of " The Blowing Rock Post 236 of the American Legion was host to the 30th district meeting on Tuesday night at Watauga Inn there. A banquet was held. Eac post in the district was reprcacni ed by members and auxiliaryl members. | George M. Sudderth Jr., eom-j mander of the Blowing Rock presided over the meeting. B. H. Winters, district com mander, from Elk Park, received reports on membership from each post He then introduced State n Vice Commander Wiley Pickens, guest speaker, if Raleigh. Mr. Pickens urged the build' of membership in each post. pointed out many reasons why strength and unity are vitally im portant in the American Legion. He urged the Legion to use every ffortln the fight for continuance f benefits ana protection for vet erans disabled in the world wun, and cited several threats of ec onomy at the expense of the vet rans. On the subject of com munistic workings in the United states, he quoted National Amer ved ican n Legion Commander George Craig as saying, "There is not room enough b) this country fpr both the Communists and the American Legion, and the Ameri n Legion is not going to get it** Warehouseman See* Banner Year on Boone Market; Receipts Axe Heavy. Tobacco is now rolling into Boone for the first sale of the isenon which will open at Moun tain Bur ley warehouse no. 1, next Monday November 28, ana R. C. Coleman, owner and mana ger of Boone's three warehouses is looking forward to a banner season on the local market this year. Buyer* from two additional companies have been added to the buying organisation on the Boone market, which gives it a buying organisation equal to that of any market In the bur ley belt. Mr. Coleman will be asxixted in running sales by his son, R. C. Coleman, Jr., who has been in Boone for the past several weeks contacting farmers. Mrs. Harriett Sikes, assistant manager of the warehouses, will be on hand to help the farmers in every way possible. This season's auctioneer will be Mr. Coleman's son, Joe, whom most local people have al ready heard. He will be assisted by Herbert Brown, of Damascus, Va. The entire organization, in cluding the office force and the floor men, has been selected with care and it is their aim to give the best service possible ana to see that farmers are pleased with the treatment received on the Boone market. Mr. Coleman has operated the Boone market for 8 years. He and his associates also operate in Ta bor City, N. C., and this year re opened the tobacco market In Greensboro, N. C. Some 4,000,000 pounds were sold in Tabor City and 3,500,000 in Greensboro. Boone has three large ware houses to serve the growers. Sales this season begin in Moun tain Bur ley no. 1, from there" to Farmer* Burley and on to Moun tain Bur ley no. 2. They will ro tate In this manner all season. There is plenty of floor space and fanners can be unloaded with a minimum of delay. Indications ant that all smok ing grade* will sell good. Farm era are urged to keep their to bacco dry and get It to market in good condition In order to de mand the highest price possible. County Given lis Pari Beer Funds Allocation of $6,847.41 to Wa tauga county, as its last cut from the State beverage tax fund, was announced in Raleigh Friday by the Department of Revenue. Watauga county voted dry last spring, after which the county shared for a period of 60 days, but no further revenue will come to the local government from this source. The total distribution of funds was $2,167,570.58, with 95 coun ties participating. Only 74, it is said, will share in the next tax divvy, due to the series of dry elections which outlawed the foamy beverage in a number of counties. Dotson Home Is Razed By Flame A fire of unknown origin com ?letely destroyed the home ofl [r. and Mrs. Bill Dotson in the Poplar Grove section Saturday nignt, inflicting a loss of some thing like ten thousand dollars, which was partially covered by insurance. Mr. Dotson, it is said, had arisen about midnight to administer to a baby, which had been ill, and when he opened the kitchen door, found that section of the house enveloped in flame. The house was almost new,- it is said, was modern, and had recently been1 extensively remodeled. The Boone Fire Department, it is reported, was alerted, but due to a misunderstanding, sought th? burning house in Boone, and did not reach the scene of the fire. FARMERS VOTE SATUBDAY 01 1950 QUOTAS; voTmGronrrs Barley Growers Are To De cide on Whether Quote Sys tem WUl Prevail on Next Year's Leaf; Ballot Boxes To Be Open at Nine Places. Votes cast In the referendum on Burley tobacco marketing quotas Nov. 29 will determine whether acreage allotments are continued in 1950, according to D wight Cable, chairman of the PMA county committee. The committee today listed polling places in the county. Marketing quotas furnish growers with a method of ad justing supply to demand and help obtain fair prices for them for the tobacco they produce. The Act of Congress under which the referendum is being held Saturday, Nov. 26, provides for price support loans at 90 per cent of parity on burlejr tobacco, only if growers do not disapprove quotas, Mr. Cable explained. Re gardless of the outcome of this referendum, price support loans at 90 per cent of parity will be available on the 1949 crop of Burley tobacco as a protection to growers. It was emphasized that the loan program affords growers the opportunity of obtaining loans based on grades. If all the tobacco of any single crop under loan is sold for more than the loan and expenses, the farmer participates in any net gains which may be realized. Loans furnish a protec tion that eliminates some of the risks from tobacco growing. The polls will open at 8:00 a. m., and close at 5:00 p. m. Voting places in the county are as fol lows: Bald Mountain and Meat Camp townships ? Green Valley school. Beaver Dam township ? Donly Hagaman's store. Blue Ridge, Elk, Stony Fork and New River township* ? Cook *nd Elrod's store. Brushy Fork township? Moody and Anderson's store Cove Creek township James B. Mart's store. Laurel Creek township? V. D. Ward's store. North Fork township ? Eller's store. Shawnee haw township ? Ho ming er'? store. Watauga township ? Howard Mast's store. Xmas Slickers Are In MaUs The Christmas seals with thai traditional holiday greetings, were mailed out the tint of the week by the Watauga county tu berculosis association, and already the chairman of the organization is receiving the first payments in the self-addressed envelopes sup plied with the stickers. The money derived from the sale of the seals goes into the fund to fight tuberculosis, and a large share of the proceeds stays in Watauga county for the bene fit of those who are suffering from the ravages of the "great white plague." It is requested that those re ceiving the stamps respond promptly and generously since funds to carry out an extensive anti-tuberculoii* campaign, are urgently needed. The following letter by the seal sale chairman went forth with each sheet of feUmps: '"Irianks to you "Your County citizens can be proud of their tuberculosis con trol program, but more is need ed. "Your continued support of our (Continued on page twelve) Last Budget Check Comes from England The Boone Tire and Bargain Store, which features the easy budget payment plan on furni ture and appliance*, has just re ceived the final payment on a refrigerator sold in England, and believes that they have set a rec ord lor long-distance financing. The owner of the refrigerating equipment, Chester Praley, is with the army, and is a son-in law of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Har mon of Vilas. Year-Old Swine Net Half a Ton Ed Culler, who is one of the mainstays in the operation of the New River Light it Power Com pany's steam plant, takes time out for a few agricultural activi ties, and Monday killed two hogs, which netted 1030 pounds of pork. The hogs, which responded so enthumlasucally to Mr. Culler's care by yielding more than a half ton of prime meat, were of the spotted Poland China variety, and were one year old.' Gala Parade, Santa Claus Feature Colorful Festival . : . ? - ? ? JUDGING TEAM TO GO TO CHICAGO s Pictured above U the Wiliugi County 4-H Club livestock judging turn thai was declared winner la the Stat* judging contest. Lett to right they are: Glenn Reese, Reese; Vance Vine*. Sugar Crorej Hugh Hagaman. Valle Crucial Bobby Gene Norris. Reese; and C. H. Klrkman. assistant county agent for the Stat* College Extension Service and team coach. The Watauga team will represent North Carolina at the International Livestock Shew hi Chicago lat*r this month where they will compete for national judging honors with other teams from throughout the nation. This Is the second year that th* Watauga team, coached by Mr. Klrkman. has won the state honors and competed in the International Show. They were beaten last year In the State contest by only three points. Farm Bureau To Name Officers Ai Annual Meeting Monday 1 Blanton Direct* Program for P-TA Mr. Russell Blanton, director of the high school band, will be in charge of the program at the meeting of the Parent-Teachers Association to be held at the high school auditorium Novem ber 29 at 7:18 p. m. Students will be present from all sections of the band, includ ing some from the fifth grade, as well as from the junior and sen ior bands. Mr. Blanton will ex plain band organization in all its phases, from the lower grades through high school. Sponsors state that tne program will be entertaining and educational, all parents are asked to attend. HEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT Rickory. ? Tuesday, April 18, 1950, has been set at the date for the inauguration of Dr. Voight Rhodes Cromer, as the sixth pres ident of Lenoir Rhyne college, it was announced this week by Dr. W. T. Nau, chairmon of the inauguration oommittee. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the United Lutheran church in America, will be principal speak er for the occasion. Open Season On Game Is Today Tommy Osborne, district game protector, say* that the open sea ion on all type* of upland game, |et? under way today. November Rabbits, grouse and quail, along with squirrels may be leg ally taken on Thanksgiving day, the official states, provided pro per licenses are secure<Land the landowner is willing. The bird season ends on December 8th, while squirrels may be taken to December 15. The rabbit season] ends January 31. 3 BROTHERS IN SUCCESSFUL HUNT The W?tauga County Farm Bu-I reau will hold it* annual meeting at the Courthouse in Boone on Monday night at 7:00 o'clock. Mr. H. M. Inablnet, croup manager (or Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company, will be pres ent to discus* the rural telephone situation. At this meeting officers for the ensuing year will be elected, com mutes appointed, board of direc tors elected and reports on cur rent membership campaign heard. The members securing the most new members in the present drive will be awarded prizes. At present the standing of the ten leading contenders for the prizes are as follows: C. A. Clay 81; Lynn Norris 20; Stewart Simmons 12: John K. Perry 11; Rolf E. Wilson 10; Hayes Wellborn 10; EM Love 9; G. D. Barnett 9; Stanford Coffey 6 and E. G. Greer and I. D. Shull tied for tenth place with 55 each. Cove Creek township continues to lead with 44 members; other townships are as follows; Beaver Dam. 24; Blowing Rock 1; Brushy Fork 12; Laurel Creek 21; Meat Camp No. 2 4; North Fork 12; Stony Fork 12; Blue Ridge 4; Boone 16; Elk 10; Meat Camp No. 1 7: New River 2; Shawnee haw 8; Watauga 20. G. D. Barnett, president of the local bureau, urges all members of the membership committee to make coplete reports not later than the annual meeting. Each and every member ? both new and old ? are expected to attend and take part in the meeting, to help elect the officers for the next year and fix the policies of the organization. Sheriff's Deputy Seizes Distillery Deputy Sheriff A. R. Church seized a whiskey distillery in the Foscoe section of the county last Thursday. The boiler was of 35 gallon capacity, and all of the other equipment, except one mash box had been removed. No arrests were made. Friday Marks Start of Shop pfaig Season, and Heralds Opening of Tobacco Market; . King and Queen Will Be Crowned; Rudislll, Farthing and Perhaps Doughton To us with 13s oversize tummy snd inflated pack, will be the principal fea ture of the Christmas opening and hurley tobacco festival slat ed to take place in Boone Fri day, and indications are, that with favorable weather, several thousands of people will gather to enjoy the festivities. The decoration of the streets and the placing of the colored lights through the shopping dis trict, was to have started yester day morning, but had to be post poned on account of the freezing temperature. At any rate, the work will be done, and the lights turned on for the first time Fri day night, officially marking the start of the shopping season. Speak. parade, the crown ng and queen, ad tables. and the ap The parade will form on the old section of the Boone trail highway east of the Lovill home, and will move through town to the Blowing Rock road. Businew firms are preparing many floats for the spectacular parade, which will also be featured by floats marking the distinction of Boons as the leading tobacco market of the immediate area, and heral Jing the start of the auctions next Monday. Many farmers are ex pected to participate in the par ade, which is expected to feature the general progress which has been made in the county along agricultural lines. The parade will end st the square where Judge J. C. Rudlslll of Newton and Solicitor James C. Farthing of Lenoir, will speak. Congressman Robert L. Douglv ton could not say positively yes terday whether he would be able to accept the invitation of the Merchants Association, but indi cated "he would make every ef fort" to be present The king and queen of the festival will be selected at that time, and will each be given ? $29 award. It Is understood that candidates have been entereg from every high school in ths county, ana all will be guests at the merchants association at s luncheon. Immediately preceding their participation in the parade. Santa Claus will be on hand and will distribute gifts in abun dance to youngsters attending the fete. Christinas Parade Route is Changed Re-routing of the tobacco fes tival and Christmas parade is necessary to avoid traffic diffi culties Rev. S. B. Moss announc es after conferences with Vera# Greene, chief of the Boone police. The State highway patrol will assist with the parade, but stat ed that it is impossible for the Koup to assemble on a main ghway, or close enough to ob struct traffic. Consequently, it was decided that the parade could not be assembled on hieh way 421 near the Freezer plant. Instead the parade will assemble west of town on the old Bristol road on the section that connects with the highway at Will Lovill's and near the Highlander Motor Company. This section of road gives adequate space for the groups to assemble and at the same time be off of the main highway. " From that point the parade will proceed through town to the Blowing Rock road and back to the square. AH par ties participating in the parade note this change. The participants in the parade should assemble on the old Bris tol road at one o'clock on Friday. The parade will (tart promptly at two o'clock. [All High Schools Name Candidates All of the high schools in Wa tauga County have nominated candidates for king and queen of the tobacco festival. Dixon Quails, candidate for king and Orlando Brown for queen from Boone. Martha Herring, candi date for queen and Billte Bolick, candidate for king are from Blowing Rock High school. John son County High school nomina ted Joyce McQueen, candidate for queen and Otis Fenaer, can didate for king. Jo Evelyn Bar low candidate for queen and Tommy Kerr candidate for king represent West Jefferson high school. Carlyton Combe, canal date for king and Lola Sue Tri vette candidate for queen are from Cove Creek High school. Elkland High school at Todd selected Edgar Wilcox candidate for king and Kay Howell ,lor queen. Mazy Nell Tester i data for queen and Cline candidate for king ?tapra?yp> [Bethel High school. Candidates have been nominated franHH ?High school, but mat*, nowH
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