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ATAUGA DEMOCRAT j i* . i I, 1 j n ti n i i L" ? ? m . , 'I' L 1 1 mi. J _ __ 1. tf ruuiunru ijv*?ry 1 nursany uv RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA C. JUVfRS, J*. Publisher An Independent Weekly Newspaper EiUblished In 1IM and published for 4? year* by the tote Robert C. Rivera. Sr. SUBSCRIPTION |rS In Watauga County 11 One Year $2.00 .Sis Month* 1.50 four Month* lOt Outntde Watauga County One Year |2J0 Si* Mootha 1.78 four Month* 1.25 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS In requesting change of address, It it important te mention the OLD, as well as the NEW address. Entered at the postofflce at Boone, N. C., as ioc and class mail matter, under the act of Congress of Match 3, 1879 "ItM bad* of our government twins the opinion of ths people, the very lint objective should be to keep that rlfht. jnd were It left to me to deM whether we *nuld have 1 government without new^epen, or Mwiplpiri without fmiHMt. I should Mt hedute s momail le choose the latter. But 1 ?houlS mean that every naa should receive these papers anS he eapaMe 1 reading them "?Thomas Jefferson. SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 A Care For The Children With the new school terms under way in most sections, and with a record number of youngsters making their way to the in stitutions of learning, the need for additional safety precautions on the part of the motoring public should be emphasized. In school safety zones, at crossings, and wherever groups of children are seen along the streets or highways, motorists are being asked to slow down and look sharply, because the youngsters a fe unpredictable. Open play grounds should be especially watched, be cause a youngster at play isn't easily dis tracted. And of course the law requiring ve hicles to stop while a bus is receiving or dis charging passengers, is generally observed and is most important to the safety of the children. Let's cooperate with the schools, the city officials, and the bus drivers in providing the greatest degree of safety for the chil dren during the current school term. REA Telephones Our information the end of the week was that about ten member* werf-ACafed before the REA telephone project for Watauga coun ty could go through, and the Democrat would Insist that a few more farmers sign up, to the end that this greatly needed rural facility may be constructed. We incline to the belief that the days for REA funds, public power development, and the like are growing short. There is every indication that whatever is done, will have to be done now, before the lid is put on. In other words the REA telephone development is perhaps the last big-scale public service that's coming this way.- Let's get it, if pos sible. On Behalf Of The Exiled ' The State Supreme Court is again hear ing argument! in a case in which the defend ant had refuaed to comply with a court judgment that he leave the State. . Last spring the court had taken a sharp slap at judges who expelled citizens of this State, and forced them to take up . residence elsewhere. If the prisoner at the bar has a chance of reestablishing himself as a useful mem ber of society, he certainly should have the privilege of making the try around the home plate. If he's reached the stage of hopeless delinquency, we're acting in poor grace when we cast him off on other peoeple, who have plenty of their own. It's a bit like emptying one's refuse on the neighbor's lawn, where's he's already waging ceaseless war on the dandelions. We've always been against banishing the folks who don't exactly conform, and it is heartening to know that the State's high tri bunal is allergic to the medieval practice. Hopeless Gulf The split between the liberal and the Dixicrat groups of the Democratic party, or rather between ' the national and sectional party stalwarts don't seem to heal too much, and was the subject of considerable discus sion on the eve of the Chicago meeting. Down-the-line partisans are just a little d^pondent that the folks won't get together right when the old ship is in the midst of fairly favorable winds. This corner holds that there's no hope of healing the rift, when one can't even get an agreement on what the so-Oalled loyalty oath actually My as, or is. Most newspapers, the AP and the man on the street keep say ing it was aa oath binding the delegates to support the nnmfnaas of th? convention. Ac tually it bound the delegate* to um their, influence to get the nominee* of the conven tion on the ticket in the several states. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Would Like To Hive Permanent Fair Headquarters Dear Editor It NtiM to me that this 1993 Watauga County Fair has shown us plainly that we must work and work hard (or permanent headquarters, where we may be assured of adequate and suitable arrange ments, equipment may be maintained, outdo tt even ts planned, and recreation of our choosing. We have had wonderful Fairs through the years. We need the whole community behind them. Sincerely, ELIZABETH M LORD Boone, N. C. Democrat Circulates Dear Editor: ' I was gratified to learn recently that Eliza beth Blair of New York City, daughter of the late Julius and Annie Shearer Blair, while visiting her mother in Thomasville, picked up the copy of the Democrat and on reading my story, sent it to New York to my son, David Barlow, and wife, Corky, tq read. Corky in turn sent it to her mo ther in Big Springs, Texas, so the Democrat really gets around. TEXIE HORTON RUSSELL Lenoir, N. C. Appreciates Publicity Dear Mr. Rivers: It is certainly wonderful to know that we can always depend upon you to give ua such fine co operation with our Dower Show publicity. You not only gave ui grand headlines, but many columns of apace for all the preliminary events, rules, classifications, and final placings. The entry cards were exactly what we need ed to give all necessary Information and yet be neat and uniform. Thank you for these helps and the sincere Interest you always express in our show. VIVIAN REYNOLDS Boone, N. C. . t O1 Tennessee Governor Expects Highway 603 To Be Completed Mr. H. W. Wilcox believes Governor Frank Clement of Tenneaaee will get that state's section of highway 603 built, and submits the fallowing letter from the Oovernor, following a meeting held with local citizens recently; "Dear Mr. Wilcox: *'I just wanted to drop you this personal note to thank you for your part in contributing to the delightful meeting we had on August 28th, at But ler, Tennessee. "I appreciated the excellent and splendid manner In which the Committee presented their interest in th project discussed at that time, and it is my hope and belief that this project will ma terialize to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. "Again thanking you for your courtesies, and with warmest personal regards and best wishes always, I am "Sincerely yours, "FRANK G. CLEMENT. They Say ? CLEM D. JOHNSON? chairman, Project Ade quate Roads: "Adequate road* don't cost ? they pay." EDWIN D. CANHAM, editor, The Christian Science Monitor: "McCarthy um it undermining Americana' ability to trust one another." . JOHN FOSTER DULLES, Secretary of State: "Our Constitution, as it it, has served us well far 190 years in the field of foreign relations." LEE DE rOREST, the "Father of Radio," on his SOth birthday: "The (vacuum) tube has far surpassed my wildest hope." ' LEE M. THURSTON, late Commissioner of Education, talking of the new school year: "Three, schoolrooms out of every five will be over crowded." VISCOUNT BERNARD M. MONTGOMERY, British Field Marshal: "Without a global concept we fail ? however good and brave our fighting men and however good their equipment." PRAVDA, official organ of the Russian Com munist Party: "Before the ink on the Korean arm istice had time to bry, aggressive (U. 3.) forces were again trying to cauae a flare-up in Asia." HERBERT BROWNELL, U. S. Attorney General: "I suppose there are more ((Communists) in labor unions than anywhere else." RITA JULIET ROTHEIM, good grooming ex pert: "Make the most of your hands by thinking of them as the visible key to your personality and character." HAROLD E. TALBOTT, Secretory of the Air Force: "If a nation has enough airpower, the destruction it can inflict upon another nation is beyond our imagination." SOMETIMES Sometimes a girl will look as if she was poured into her dress ? and someone forgot to sgy "when."? Ward ial. LOCOMOTIVE TYPE A friend tells us his radio is the locomotive type ? it wfiistlcs at every station.? Sunshine Mag azine. BOUND TO BE The bicycle is bound to be ' more popular. what with the so-called cheaper models of auto mobiles crowding the $2,000 mark. ? Chriatian Science Monitor. DEFINITION , BUREAUCRACY: Government of the people, by some of the people, and for some of the people. ? Detroit New*. CANDID COMMENT When opportunity knocks it oaly means the new electric chimes aren't worktaf. ? Wall Street Journal. nr YE OLDE DAYS Long before the days of television baseball entered the living room? but the window partes had to he Meet? CheiaMaa Maas Maaita Georgian Talks Of Horn By Virginia Polhlll Price, Editor News & Farmer, Louisville, Ga. Laft weekend I went to Boone, N C.. to ue the out-door drama, "Horn in the Weftf" Many peo ple had toM me how good it Wa? but only seeing if belirvlng. I had expected masses of people moving acron a stage, with a nar rator giving long paragraph of facts and ftitiftica and children in the best commencement man ner doing drills in Indian cos tumes and an audience sitting stiffly on hard concrete benches. All of my preconceived idea* were wrong. No one had explain ed to me that "Horn in the West" is a thrilling, moving play with action and plot, story and move ment that are gripping and at tention compelling. The actors, would grace any Broadway stage. The music is beautiful, the cos tuming colorful and the staging excellent. I never enjoyed a play more, and I have spent the best years of my life trying to see every stage show possible for me to we. But this play is more than a play. After the mere trivia that London and New York theatre goers have been fed in recent years it i* truly stimulating to sec a play that is a serious com ment on an Important subject. No one could witness this, stupendous production about the horn of freedom blowing in the west, the wild low echo of which sounds in men's hearts an<H bids them arise and answer the impelling call, without an awakened ap preciation of this freedom and liberty that men down through the ages have died to establish but that we sometimes take so mi*h for granted. The play if a sort of Voice of Freedom on the home front and I wish that every American could go there, sit un der the staff where nature it at her loveliest, and get a renewal of frith in the American way of life. Back of the ttory If another story. How the fine people of Boone conceived the idea of such a drama and how they financed it, if another drama of American dreams and effort. Dr. Harmon of Boone, told us something of the financial prob lem* the community faced. The phyvical properties of the play cost about a hundred thousand ' dollars. There are two vast con crete parking lots that will ac commodate over a thousand cart. The amphitheatre, semi-circular, if arranged on concrete terraces, and metal comfortable chain are placed on the tiers. There are refreshment stands, picnic areas, dressing rooms, comfort stations, and the stafe Is divided into three parts. The middle section is beautifully scaled and planted with pative shrubs, rhododendron, mountain laurel and the like, witti towering trees forming the back drop. The left hand section is an elagant colonial scene, and the right section is used for ex terior scenes. Heavy flood lights beam on the section that Is cnlled for from scene to scene. ' How was all this financed? Well, the citizens of Boone dug down into their own pockets. A bond issue of fifty odd thousand dollars was subscribed by local people. Gifts supplemented the bond issue. Last summer the plajr went into production and though there is a very large overhead in the way of cast, musicians, lights, and so forth, the drama became a great success. A few more sea sons and the indebtedness will be cleared away. Actors, ushers and directors are paid professionals but the towns people often have to pitch in and help. On Saturday night extra help was needed. The banker of the town was there dispensing cokes. The mayor helped with coffee making and the leading professional people of Boone were acting as ushers. Recently, after an afternoon shower, ladies of Boone wiped by hand the two thousand chairs so that visitors would not get their clothes damp! People come from far and wide to enjoy the play and yet there is /io indication that the local people try to profiteer, raise prices or impose. Quite the con trary. You feel that you are a guest of the community and food and shelter are reduced to a min imum. That is America at its best. This time is an age of unrest and uncertainty, we say. Differ ent people with varying concepts of government and religions, of customs, and habits of thought. When we see "Horn in the West" we are reminded that America was founded by people of clash i ing ideals and born in a time of uncertainty and unrest. The price of freedom was paid in blood and sweat and tears and every gen eration must make an install ment payment in hte same coin. . . . All of these things pass through the mtnd as one sits un der thf Mars, sees the Wg ripe moon caught in the limbs of a tall tree, listen to the muted hum of little night creatures in the woods, and heart the e^rie, but compelling call of a far off bugle that bids us mount the ramparts and guard this Liberty. 3 Reasons Why YouH Like the Mourn IUrrM moRhinG >Os UmI for Heating One o ? 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Little Joyce Payne excitedly pointing ? chub by finger into the branches of a tree by the street, in which hangs ? hornet's nest big as a football; and we've walked under the thing all summer . . . Which would in dicate that a little child'* fights range a good deal higher , . . Family group carefully peruse keep-off -the-grass signs at post office, select themselves a nice resting spot under one of the beautiful shade trees ... and 4>lunk right down . . . Youngster? walk from store to store getting their College wardrobes ready . . . The orderly, condition of the' Clerk's office at the courthouse, and the uniform courtesy with which all callers are received . . . Owners and buyers were happy at the end of the auction of the J. M. Moretz property, which seemed to h?*a fetched a fair price ... J. M. Moretz bought the place in 18M, and built the house in which Miss Jennie Coffey lives, two or three years later. v LESS VEGETABLES? The Agriculture Department has suggested an over-all acre age reduction of five per cent for fqurteen winter vegetables to be marketed fresh, mostly in Janu ary, February and March, 1954. While there are no actual pro duction controls, the Department suggested that plantings be limi ted to 239,700 acres. To be af fected are beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, escarole, kale, letture, green fiscal year as a re sult of efficiency chanage in lima beans. BOONE DRUG CO f?, .,1, ? at - i I. ? a ? out rmenpnon diotv PROMPT SERVICE Three Registered Pharmacists: G. K. Moose. W. R. Richardson O. K. Richardson Store Hours: 8:30 A. M to 9:30 P. M. Sundays: 3:00 P. M. to 6 P. M If Needed after Store Hours, Call 114-M or 101 The REXALL Store Poo-Therm Royal I>imI <M HiiNr for up f* * roam* EasyTerms Compf thtH fomout Duo-Thorm comfort-Insuring porfortnanco foaturotl ? Ixcfuslv* Duo -Therm Dual Chamber Burner. Th? burner thtt gets more heat from every drop of oil... the burner with extra capacity for extra cold days. ..the burner with no moving parts to wear out. ? Ixclwslve Do e -Therm Automatic Fowsr-AIr Hewer. The blower that saves you up to $1 out of every $4 on fuel . . . that keeps you warmer in winter, cooler in summer . . . that oft ep pays for itself in one or two heating seasons . . . that is so automatic it turns itself on and off! (Optional) ? PLUS Automatic Draft Minder ? Waist High Con trol Dial ? Large Size Humidifier ? Big Radiant Doors ? Fully Coordinated Controls ? Fuel-Saving Waste Stopper ? Beautiful Mahogany Finish ? Listed as standard by Underwriters' Laboratories. SEE IT NOW AT WStauga Hardware, Inc. The Friendly Store ? Boone, N. C. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY by becoming a member of REINS - STURDIVANT BURIAL ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE 24 ? BOONE, N. C. . % A IS cant fee 1 a charged upon joining after which the follow ing dues are in effect: Quarterly Yearly Benefit One to Ten Yean .... .10 .40 $50.00 ?en to Twenty-Nine Year* .20 .80 100.00 hirty to Fifty Years .40 1.60 100.00 Fifty to Sixty-five Yean .80 2.40 100.00 Time for a Check-Up Now's the time to Tune up, Tighten up, Straight en" up your car ? get / f "everything under con trol" for the cold months ahead. Every car we check or repair receive* the personal attention of 1 a skilled technician. YOUR CAR NEEDS SOME OR ALL OF THESE SERVICES: -Drain and flush crankcase, transmission and differential -Fill with proper grade SINCLAIR LUBRICANTS -Check and service battery, spark plugs, oil and air filters / -Chassis Lubrication -Check and clean radiator ?Inspect and tune ignition system1 \ DRIVE IN ? THE LOW COST WILL SURPRISE YOU! . ? COOK'S Service Station King St. SINCLAIR PRODUCTS Boone, N. C.
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