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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, WS1.
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BY
ROB RIVERS ,
ROBINS gather on hillsides in
droves early Sunday, perhaps
holding their first meetings rela
tive to their long flights into
the regions of warmer weather.
Don't recall having seen these
big flights of red-breasts so early
in the season, and guess there's
a sign to be read in the behavings
of these feathered friends, if we
only knew it . . . Straw hats be
gin to look a bit pale in these
last days ... believe Saturday
should be the time to get the
new fedora or reach for the old
Stetson, as the case may be, and
we loath our parting with the
rumpled old straw, and look with
misgivings to wearing a coat
every day, and a long-sleeved
shirt, later going the whole hog
with the great coat and the
muffler, and the sweater, galoshes
and the like, as the growing sea
son comes to a close, and the
days of the golden harvest and
the county fairs, and the red ap
ples and punkins and Thanks
giving and Christmas are en
visioned.
? ? ?
COLLEGE LAD, standing by
hit bags, trying vainly to
thumb a rid* down the road
. . . Kid needs to got there or
he's going to b? lata, and we
?tand And watch the endless
stream of automobiles many of
them empty except for the
driver, paaa the lad who's try
ing hard as heck to get some
where in this world . . . Course
we know that motorists are
remembering some of the trage
dies which have resulted from
picking up strangers . . . Bat
we've never been afraid of the
lad with the natty sport coat
and the carefully combed ha|r,
and the air of eager expectancy,
who stands erect by his scanty
belongings . . . We always pick
'em up on the rare occasions
when we Journey off down the
concrete . . . We may make a
mistake some day and wake
up with a bump on our noggin,
but we're going to chance that
when we think it's a nice young
kid trying to get to school . . .
We're for him I
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PEG RAM BRYANT, publisher
of the States vi 11c Landmark and
its descendant, the Statesville
Daily, oomes to town with Fuller
Sams, the theatre man, and visits
pleasantly with the Democrat.
One of the old-timers in the
newspaper profession in this state,
Mr. Bryant's career has been
followed by us for a great many
years . . . We exchanged tales of
our mutual good friend the late
Thomas Bell Moore, Statesville
native, who worked on the
Landmark back in the hand-set
days, before he decided to make
Boone his home . , . Mr. Bryant
ha? carried on with ability a high
tradition in newspapering . . .
The Statesville Landmark pro
duced two of the State's real
giants of journalism . . . Joe Cald
well and Rufus Clarke, and our
earliest recollections of newspap
er reading include the Land
mark, our mother's home news
paper . . . It's still going strong
at 78 years old.
THE HOUSE FLY hu ri?ll
?d our neighborhood in fewer
numbari this y?*r than tTB
before . . . Don't know how
come, with the garbage dump
right in town, but the pests,
which some say used to bring
in some of the vitamins from
the hog lot. are noticeably ab
sent . . . Over at our house, a
section of a kitchen screen has
been out for weeks, and time's
been no need fixin' U ... A
few yeers ago. we used to hay*
the big kitchen up at the old
Rivers homestead fairly full
of Tanglefoot ? the sticky pap
er ? fly swatters were used with
laborious regularity, and still
the things came, trying to get
in . . . And of course those on
the inside trying to get out. re
minding of M. B. Blackburn's
remark when Oy screens were
coming in style.. Said they were
? good thing. Enabled one to
keep his flies at home. If you
let 'em out ? no telling, they
might go off somewhere and
get diseased."
Makes Field Visit
Miss Elizabeth Lovcll, Director
of Public Health Education with
the State Board of Health, made
? regular field visit in this area
last wvek.
'Mountaineers, Hard Hit By War
Face Football Opener Saturday
IN BEAUTY EVENT ? Mil* Piggy Bobbins of Blowing Bock partici
pated in iha annual Appla Harvtll Festival beauty contMt of
Henderson County on Labor Day weekend. Miu Bobbins was a
guast oi tba Hendersonville Chambar ol Commarca.
Three Local Instructors
Contribute To Magazine
(Photo Palmer's Photo Service)
LARGEST CATCH IN THREE
YEARS? Raleigh (Twin) CotlraU.
Boon* builnm man, proudly
shows the largest catch register
ed with the Watauga County
Wildlife Club in three years. He
hooked the small mouth bass.
20 Vs inches long and weighing
four pounds, on* ounce, in New
River near th* Watauga-Ash* line
on August 11.
Superior Court |
Convenes Monday
The regular fall term of Wa
tauga Superior Court will con
vene Monday with Judge F.
Donald Phillips of Rockingham
presiding.
The criminal term is scheduled
for a one week session and about
ISO cases will be tried. Most of
the cases are for misdemeanors,
most of them involving driving
motor vehicles while intoxicated
and violations of the prohibition
law.
Naval ReservUts
Naval Reservists and former
Navy men who are interested in
receiving medals and awards
due them may contact the Com
mandant's local representative,
LCDR O. F. Klrchncr, USNR, and
make arrangements to obtain
these medals and awards. Mr.
Kirjchner will be glad to assist
local Naval Reservists in matters
pertaining to the United States
Naval Reserve and those needing
assistance are urged to contact
him.
Three Appalachian State
Teachers College instructors are
contributors to the September
issue of North Carolina Educa
tion, Association.
In an article called "Summer
School Catechism" Elizabeth Mc
Manus, critic teacher in Appala
chian High School, asks the
question: "Did you return to
summer school merely to .satisfy
the requirements of the state, of
to improve yourself as a teach
er?"
Leo K. Pritchett, professor of
social science at ASTC, explores
the possibilities of retirement
centcrs for aged teachers. Such
centers, the author states, should
be "places for individual and
group enjoyment of suitable acti
vities, together with release from
the fear of economic insecurity."
The title of the article is "An
Oasis for Teachers."
Under the "Promising Practi
ces" section of the magazine, G.
T. Buckland, ASTC mathematics
professor, describes a survey con
ducted among college freshmen
in which the students were asked
to appraise their high school
mathematics teachers. The survey
spotlighted some of the strengths
and weaknesses of the teaching
of mathematics in N. C. high
schools.
Blue Ridge Fair
Starts Here Today
The Blue Ridge Fair, annual
Watauga county agricultural ex
hibition, gets under way today
with the entering of exhibits,
and belief is that the Fair will be
the best in its history.
On Thursday the beef cattle
will be entered and all exhibits,
except livestock will be judged.
Dairy cattle are to be entered
and beef cattle judged on Friday,
and on Saturday, the awards will
be made in the dairy cattle divi
sion.
A baby show will feature the
closing day of the Fafr.
Foodh&ndlers' School
Some of the owners and oper
ators of foodhandling establish
ments in Watauga County met in
the Courthouse on Tuesday, Sep
tember 11, for the purpose of or
ganising and planning for a
Food handlers' School to> be held
in the county early In October.
Mayor s Proclamation In
Behalf Of Local Band
mi- np[Miduiian nign ocnool
and Elementary School band's
have played a tremendous part in
bringing happiness and pleasure
to the people of Boone and Wa
tauga County.
Some 100 children participate
in band each year. Our band is
an integral part of our school
system: Our band develops good
citizenship in its participants
and m?ans o great deal to the
school spirit Our band helps
tremendously in developing con
fidence, poise and aelf develop
ment on our children.
Our band has brought to
dooiic ana mauuga t^ouniy mucn
praise and publicity through its
marty awards lor achievement.
Therefore I Gordon H. Winkler,
Mayor of the town of Boone, do
proclaim the week of Octobcr
1-6 Band Week' and I urge all
citizens to be mindful of the im
parlance of this event and to
give freely of their time and
money when called upon to do
so. In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set, my hand and caus
ed t^c seal of the town of Boone
to be affixed.
GORDON H. WINKLER
K& r* xtd
Local Gridders Meet
Guilford at Bowman
Gray Stadium.
With their first game only
three days away, the Appalachian
State Mountaineers are faced
with the tremendous task of
rounding certain key men into
shape. Already hard hit by gra
duation and the armed forces,
Jack Pennell recently switched
from guard to tackle, joined the
injured list with a badly bruised
hip. This in addition to the loss
of halfback Jack Groce with a
broken cheek bone leaves the
Mountaineers in a bad way to
defend their 1950 conference
crown.
Twice daily workouts have
been called off, conditioning
drills are behind them and from
now on it will be hard work on
both offense and defense.
Lester Hardin, 155 pound full
back has been doing a job that
belies his size, and Shirley Gab
riel, selected by Coach Preston
Mull to take over Grace's right
halfback position is shaping up
as a very capable young man.
The defensive line play of guards
Joe Lassiter and Bobby Baker is
very good, with co-captain Jack
Neal a mainstay at end.
Losses to this years team has
eliminated any thought of a two
platoon system. Although fifteen
lettermen are on tap they will
not stretch around enough to
place a man in each starting posi
(Continued on page eight)
Hi School Band
Opens In Lenoir
The Appalachian High School
Marching Band, with Its fifty
four members, opened the 1 MI
SS Mason at Lenoir, Friday even
ing, September 7. Several new
members have entered the band
this year including five new ma
jorettes and a new drum major.
The six girls are wearing new
uniforms this year and made a
most favorable impression on
the football fans at Lenoir. The
drum major is Landy Brown, a
senior at Appalachian ' High
School. The majorettes are Joan
Bi-ookshire, Francis Jones, Nancy
Dee Winkler, Bonnie Jean Hamp
ton, and Betty Edmisten.
Mr. Roy Blanton, the director
of the band, has planned several
trips during the football season
including the trip to Wilkesboro
for the annual Farmers' Day
Festival. The band will give its
first performance in Boone on
September 21, at the Boonc-Flat
Rock football game.
Mr*. C&ndice Yates
Succumbs Saturday
i
Mrs. Candicc Yates, 79, of
Newland, died in Watauga hospi
tal at 6:90 a. m. Saturday after a
period of declining health follow
ing a stroke she suffered last
February. She was admitted to
the hospital last Thursday.
Mrs. Yates, who had been liv
ing in the home of a daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Vannoy, for the last
six months, was a member of the
Presbyterian church in Newland.
Surviving in addition to Mrs.
Vannoy arc two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Banner of Newland, Mrs.
Lois Sullivan of Covington, Ky.,
two sons, Bill Isaacs of Sherwood,
Con Isaacs of Newland, two
brothers, Mott Malhcson of Reaver
Dam, Jeff Mathcson of Sherwood,
four sisters. Mrs. Emma Blair of
Heaton, Mrs. Maggie Isaacs, Mrs.
Addic Isaacs of Sherwood, and
Mrs. Kcllcy Shell of Sugar Grove.
There arc also 16 grandchildren
and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Newland Presbyterian church
at 2:00 p. m. Monday, with the
Rev. John ?rinklc> officiating.
Burial was in the Newland ceme
tery. The Terrick Funeral Home
of Elizabeth ton, Tcnn. was in
charge.
Home Is Burned
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Canter of the Silvcrstone
neighborhood, was totally des
troyed by fire Saturday night.
No insurance was In effect and
all clothing, etc. was destroyed.
There are six children in the
family, and Mrs. Cantor says
that they arc in need of clothing
or any surplus commodity which
may be given them.
Meetings Held
On Family ?Farm
Policy Review
All the scheduled meeting? on
the Family Farm Policy Review
have been held by the county
agricultural mobilization com
mittee. Unusual intereit in the
discussions of the various agen
cies of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture was shown by farm
ers and others attending these
meetings.
Meetings were held in the fol
lowing communities: Upper
Beaver Dam at Community Hall;
Lower Beaver Dam at Bethel
School; Upper Cove Creek and
North Fork at Mabel School;
Lower Cove Creek, Laurel Creek
and Brushy Fork at Cove Creek
School; Shawneehaw and Wa
tauga at Valle Crucis School;
Blue Ridge, Blowing Rock and
New River at Bamboo School;
Elk and Stony Fork at Deep Gap
School; Bald Mountain and Meat
Camp at Green Valley School.
Some of the suggestions for
improving the work of these
agencies were:
Control of noxious weeds to
prevent spreading to neighboring
farm.
Minimum Burley tobacco allot
ments of 0.5 acre.
Estimates of Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics should be
made more directly to the farm
er.
Larger appropriations for PMA
assistance and county admini
stration of PMA programs.
Offices of electric and tele
phones cooperatives under REA
should be combined for the con
venience of members.
Federal Crop Insurance in all
its phases should be extended to
Watauga County.
A county-wide meeting will be
held in the courthouse Monday
Sept. 17, 7:30 p. m. to which all
farmers, businessmen, members
of civic organizations, members
of farm organizations, PTA,
bankers, seed and fertilizer deal
er sare invited to participate in
a study, review and revision of
the report of the activities of
these meetings.
Green Valley
Opens New Term
The fall term of ?chool opened
last Tuesday with more than 350
pupils enrolled, according to
Earl Greene, Principal. The
school brings together children
from Rich Mountain, Howard's
Creek, Winebarger, Rutherwood.
Todd, Green Valley and Boone.
Among the pupils enrolled are
six sets of twins.
At the opening program Dr.
John G. Barden, of A. S. T. C.,
brought a very inspiring and
stimulating message on the topic
"Study to Show Thyself Approv
ed." He urged the pupils to apply
themselves diligently to learn
every worthwhile thing possible
so that the results of their ef
forts would find approval in the
eyes of both their parents and
their teachers. A large number
of interested patrons, school of
ficials, and community friends of
the school were introduced to
the student body.
In addition to the nine teach
ers, Mrs. Nora Warman will give
piano lessons on Tuesdays and
Fridays and direct the choruses.
The lunchroom supervisor. Mrs.
Warren Greene, has as assistants
Mrs. Woodrow Wiifebargcr and
Mrs. George Morctz.
The lunchroom opened for ser
vice on Monday and 196 lunches
were served on the opening day.
The first meeting of the Wa
tauga County unit on the N. C.
E. A. will be held at Green Val
ley on Friday evening, Septem
ber 21. The faculty reports a
100% membership in this organi
zation, according to Mrs. Ruth
L. Winkler, the treasurer.
The first moating of the Par
ent-Tcachcr Association, open
house, and the box supper held
last week at the school proved a
most delightful occasion and a
success in every way. Mrs. John
Clawson was elected president
of the PTA, succecding Mrs.
8peiglc, who has moved away
from the community. The school
building was beautifully decorat
ed for the occasion, and especial
ly attractive were the arrange
ments sent complimentary from
the Boone Flower Shop and
Carolyn's Flower Shop.
?The PTA will meet Thursday
night. September 13. Rev. E F.
Truwtman will b? the guest
spdker.
Slight Decline Is Noteq
In College Enrollment
Kermit Hunter To Speak
To Chamber Commerce!
?V ? I
At the invitation of Radio Sta
tion WAT A and the Boone Cham
ber ot Commerce, Mr. Kermit
Hunter, famed author of the
Cherokee North Carolina pag
eant "Unto These Hills," has
agreed to speak at the regular
monthly meeting of the Boone
Chamber of Commerce Friday
noon at the' Skyline Restaurant.
The meeting will be broadcast
by WATA .
Mr. Hunter is now engaged in
a few weeks work for the "Cru
sade of Freedom" campaign that
is pow in progress across the
country. He has accepted speak
ing engagements in many cities
throughout the State.
TJie meeting Friday will be de
voted entirely to the great work
that is being carried on by Ra
dio Free Europe stations in Mu
nich, Germany, beaming pro
grams of truth and freedom to
those behind the iron curtain.
Jim Taylor is chairman of the
Crusade for Freedom -campaign
in Watauga County. The drive
will end September 30.
AH members of the Boone
Chamber of Commerce and
friends are asked to please call
200 for resrevations for the lunch
eon meeting Friday.
Series Workshops
Held at College
Appalachian State Teachers
College held ? series of faculty
workshops pri^r to the opening
of the college, with the meetings
falling on Saturday, September
8, and Monday, September 10.
The topics considered together
including the following: A study
of freshman orientation; sched
ules; know, your students; the as
signment; the recitation; counsel
ling; the objectives of the college;
public relations the relation* of
the college to the observation and
demonstration schools; accredit
ing of the college; what is con
sidered a day's work for a college
professor; how may a class with
a wide-spread preparation best be
taught; the relations of the col
lege and the town; chapel exer
cises; final examinations and
grades; public programs; and a
college spirit.
Almost every returning faculty
member assisted in leading some
part of the discussions, with Pres
ident B. B. Dougherty acting as
director of the open forums and
workshops.
Council Head
Highway Group
Nags Head ? James H. Councill
of Boone wai elected president
of the North Carolina Highway
Employees Association here last
week. ,
He succeeded Withers Davit of
Fayettcville.
Merle Adkins of Durham was
elected first vice president; Fred
Biggerstaff of Rutherfordton, sec
ond vicc president; and O. M.
Banks of Raleigh wa| reelected
secretary -treasurer.
The association voted to hold
its 1052 convention at Winston
Salcm.
Twin Pumpkins To
Be Feature of Fair
He doesn't know how it hap
pened, but Mr. W. A. Carter, who
live* on Queen Street in Boone,
has grown a twin pumpkin.
While inspecting his garden
not long ago, Mr. Carter discov
ered thfta double feature oddity
among his other yellow sweet
potato pumpkins.
The twins grew out of the
same steam, and together are 14
inches in circumfcrcnce and
weigh cighy|nd a half pounds.
Quite a Wv people who have
seen the pumpkin Kay tbey have
never seen anything like it, ac
cording to Mr. Carter, who is go
ing to cntar il in the Blue Ridge
Fair.
"Yes sir," say* Mr. Carter,
"that's a complete little punk in,
that is."
Umstead Seeks
Governorship
WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD
Former Senator William B.
Umittcad thin morning made the
announcement of hi* candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
for the Grivernorship in the pri
mary next spring.
Mr. Urn* load's statement fol
lows:
"I am a candidate for Governor
of North Cu-olina subject to the
Democratic Primary next spring.
"In connection with this ?n
nouncement I feel that it is ap
propriate to say That 1 have |Wa.t
I pride In the past half century of
advancement and progress in our
State. This development must
continue.
"As we look ahead to even
greater accomplishments, we arc
compelled to recognize that the
troublesome times through which
we arc living will continue to
present serious questions requir
ing prompt decision, and grave
problems demanding practical so
lution. These things should be ac
corded the wise and patient con
sideration that affairs of state de
serve. If this is done there is no
reason why ' North Carolina
should not continue to be the
leading Southern State and ad
vance to an even higher position
among the States of the Union.
"Leadership is always accom
panied by heavy responsibility,
and I do not seek leadership of
our great State lightly, but in hu
mility. ' Should the people of
North Carolina nominate and
elect me Governor, such experi
ence and ability as arc mine will
be devoted to serving the best
interests of the State I love.
"I make this formal announce
ment brief, but at the proper
time will present my suggestions
for the continuing development
of North Carolina.
"I acknowledge with sincere
appreciation the assurances of
support that have come to me
from all sections of the State, and
I invite and respectfully solicit
the support of all North Carolin
ians."
Harris Named Head
Credit Committee
Thr credit bureau manager of
Boone, Mr. Stanley A. Harris
has been appointed chairman of
the attendance and publicity
committee of the community of
the Southern Consumer Credit
Clinic which 1* holding 'its third
annual meeting at the . Hotel
Charlotte Wednesday, September
M, 11)41.
The clinic was organized three
years ago for an educational pur
pose and to keep credit managers
and credit bureau managers in
formed on credit trends.
Good Apple* ,
The Democrat thanks Mr.
Heath Smith of the Matney neigh
borhood. for a bag of fine Gold
en Sweet apples. The fruit was
delicious and Mr. Smith's gener
osity duly appreciated. ,
Forest fires and forest insects
often work hand-in-hand bo de
stroy pine timber. \5jk .
Freshmen Converge on
Campus; Others To
Register Friday.
A Aew term opened at Appala
chian State Teachers college on
Tuesday, with the arrival on the
campus of the freshmen. Faculty
workshops, in preparation for the
opening of the term, occupied all
of Saturday and Monday.
According to Registrar H. R.
Eggers, approximately a ten per
cent decline is evpected in the en
rollment, due principally to a
slight decline in the enrollment of
veterans, and the fact that a num
ber of students have been called
by the military draft. Last year's
enrollment and that of this sum
mer were the largest in the his
tory of the college for a regular
term and for a summer term.
The freshman orientation pro
gram began Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock. Brief talks were giv
en by President B. B. Dougherty,
Dean J. D. Rankin, Miss Helen
Burch, dean of women, Dr. D. 3.
Whitener, head of the department
of social studies, and William
Craig of Wilkesboro, president of
the student body.
English placement tests were
given in the college library in the
afternoon. A program of Indoor
games, college songs and yells,
and community singing was held
in the evening.
On Wednesday morning Regis
trar Eggers gave important in
formation about the selection of
courses of study and registration
procedures. The psychological
examainations were given all
freshmen, and medical examina
tions given those who had not
had thfem in the afternoon. The
evening was devoted to house
meetings In the various dormi
tories.
Today will be occupied with
freshman registration, medical
examinations, and a reception for
freshmen in the evening. Friday
classes will meet a* scheduled and
the upperclassmen will come in
and register. Friday evening a
square dance and pep meeting
will be held. Saturday night a
party, sponsored by all the chur
ches of Boone, will be given for
all students.
Health Council
Holds Session
The cxccutivc committee of the
Watauga County Health Council
held its regular planning scwion
September 6 at the Skyline Rest
aurant. Plans were made lor in
stallation of new officers recent
ly elected.
The county-wide meeting will
be held at Deep Gap School Sep
tember 21 for the installation.
Another feature of the meeting
will be a film, "Survival under
Atomic Attack," followed by a
discussion of what we in Watauga
County may do to promote civil
an defense.
Calves Sought
For Sale Here
Those wishing to consign cal
ves to the Boone Feeder Calf
Sale, ore asked to get in touch
with L. E. Tuckwiller, Boone, N.
C. by September IS. _
About 100 calves have been
consigned and 250 arc wanted.
Catves must be of beef breed and"
weigh from 300 to 650 pounds.
To Blood Donors:
A notice from the local Health
Department reads as follow*:
Several months ago many of
you donated blood to the Red
Cross Blood bank when it spent
two days at the Watauga Hospi
collecting blood for oversea*
use. Your blood was typed and
cards have been made for you in
dicating your donation and your
typing. If you wish to keep
card you may have H by calling
at the information desk of ~
tauga Hospital.
Visits County
Mr. H. O. Bea linear, con*
with the Western Dlstri
Board of Health.
day In