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? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
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have a government without new spa pars, or newspaper!
> without government, I should not hesitate e moment to
skeose the latter. But 1 should maae that every man
*eeld receive Iheaa papers and be capable of reading
them."? Thomas Jefferson. '
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1953
Indispensable Man
The Democrat has called attention time
and again to the aelf-sacrificing group which
constitutes our fire department and how on
many occasions these patriotic souls have lit
erally prevented the town from burning
down. In this regard the following from the
Spring Valley (Wis.) Sun is good:
"It takes a special kind of slaphappy in
dividual to be a volunteer fireman. A fireman
ruins twenty-eight bucks worth of clothing,
catches pneumonia, and suffers the tortures
of the damned, for which he gets three grudg
ing bucks from the village board, plus a lot of
free advice about how he could have put out
the fire in half the time. It doesn't make
much sens;. But if it weren't for impractical
souls who risk their necks and ruin their
wardrobes without much reward, villages like
Spring Valley would have burned to the
ground many times."
Dink Berry
, The publisher of the l3bmocrat shared the
grief which was occasioned in this locality by
the death of Dink Berry.
We had known Dink for rr\g|t ?' our
hectic life, had "set down on a log," so to
speak, with him many times, and discussed
the birds and the flowers, and the growing
things ? the sort of topic Dink was interested
in, and knew a lot about. We always derived
considerable consolation from these sessions
with Dink, who after all, lived might close to
the fundamentals, and studied more about
the moon phases, and where the sign might
be, and the time when a crop should be
planted, than he did about international poli
tics, atom bombs, and Red spies.
Our deceased friend hadn't traveled far
on the road of academic learning, but he'd
found out a lot during his lifetime. He seem
ed to have the knack of living happily, of
taking the bad breaks philosphically, and of
enjoying the good luck which came along,
which add up to a good deal more than most
folks have found out.
We wish he could have stayed. <
ARTHUR W. RADFORD. Admiral, N. S. N?
Chairman. Joint Chiefa of Staff: 'There has been
no reduction in the truly vait military force with
which the Soviet Union contnues to threaten the
free world."
Snow . . . Not Much
The kiddie*, and the grownups, for that
matter, who had aet a food deal of store by
the prospects for a white Christmas were
disappointed with the Monday nlgH^ and
Tuesday morning precipitation, and it now
appears unlikely that the ground will be cov
ered Christmas day. But there's always hope
in Boone for a change away from the ex
pected.
Seems that it has been a good while
since we had a big deep snow for Christmas.
day, and as for that matter on any other day.
The last knee-deep, traffic-snarling,
snowing-uhder we remember was about
March 1940. As we recall 'twas a beautiful
snow, most of which fell during moderate
temperatures, and laid a while before the
wind started. 'Course it couldn't be compar
ed with the rip-roaring, downfall of March
1936, when the big snow was accompanied by
a northwest gale and zero temperatures. "One
has to have a fair recollection of 1917-18 to
find anything on a par with the '36 storm.
STRETCH'S SKETCHES
It Could Be Verse
Br "STRETCH" ROLLINS
It may seem to you and me that Christmas is
literally rushing toward us with the speed of jet
propulfion, and there isn't nearly enough time left
to do all the things we'd planned. But to a small
boy, its approach is snail-like, and every day of
the week before Christmas is a separate eternity.
Following is my conception of what an im
patient little boy, whose newly -acquired halo Is
becoming a trifle irksome as he yearns to return
to normal, might write in a second letter to Santa
Claus along about now:
SECOND LETTER TO SANTA
Dear Santa Claus: Please don't be mad
'F I write you one mora letter;
Just thought you might be kinda glad
To hear my 'havior's better.
But Santa, hurry up and come,
I'm tired o' bein' good!
.It's oh, so very wearisome
Just doin' what I should!
I mustn't that an' mustn't this,
An' other things I must,
Or Christmas Joys I'm sure to miss ?
I'm 'most about to bust!
1 have to wash behind my ears,
An' shine my shoes an' such.
An' do my chores an' dry my tears
'F I hurt myself too much;
An' make my bed up ev'ry day '
As neat as any pin,
An' not be cross when I'm at play
If I don't always win;
An' never pull the ol' cat's tail,
Or climb the big oak tree.
An' never in my lessons fail
To make at least a "B7
An' not draw pictures on the wall,
An' not pull sister's hair,
An' not make anybody fall
On skates left on the stair;
An' not track mud Bn'not make noise
An' not make baby weep ?
An' not do ANYthing all boys
Do 'cept when they're asleep!
An' that's the way it is. Saint Nick,
From early morn 'til night;
I hafta act just like I'm sick ?
Can't even have a fight!
So' Santa, dear, please start your trip (
Real soon, or ? 'though it's shockin' ?
I'm awful 'fraid I'll make a slip
'Fore time to hang tny stockin'!
JACQUES FATH. Parisian designer: "It's not
1 just American women who make mistakes in
dress, even French women can be wrong."
MISS KATHLEEN WATTS, psychologist:
"Experiments made with 700 students at British
universities proved beyond doubt that men are
the more intelligent sex."
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO EVERYONE
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS
In order that our employees may enjoy the holidays with ,
their families we will be
CLOSED
THURSDAY, DEC. 24, THROUGH SATURDAY,
DEC. 26
Trailway Laundry, Inc.
Trailway Cleaners, Inc.
PHONE 79 , BOONE, N. C.
Lawrence Sells Top
Burley Crop Of Week
Tom l.awrence of the Cove
Creak section had the prize to
bacco crop last week. On eight
tenths of qn acre, Mr. Lawreace
produced 2,162 pounds which sold
for a total of $1,174.88 for an
average of <83.80 per hundred.
Not only Mr. Lawrence, but
everybody connected ?ith the
warehouse is happy to free a
farmer produce such an excellent
crop and especially glad to see
him get such an excellent price.
Merchants Association awards
Saturday afternoon were as fol
lows: 120 went to Fred Welch,
Banner Elk; $15 to Paul Clem,
Grand Boulevard; $10 to Clarence
Bailiff, Heaton, N. C.; $5 to Wil
son Hollar, Rotate 1, Boone.
At the warehouse Monday
morning Henderson Barnett, Rt.
3, Abingdon, Virginia, drew the
top prize of $20; W. R. Presnell of
Ralph Harmon, Sugar Grove, $10;
Film?s?s35c
Overnight Service
WE8TBROOK PHOTO
TODD, N. C.
and L. C. On borne, $9. $90 will be
given away next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock on the square,
and )300 be given away
Christmas Eve, December 24, at
2 o'clock on the square.
Every farmer who brings to
bacco to the warehouse is eligible
to participate in the Merchants
Association prizes at the ware
house, and every person visiting
a store in Boone is eligible for
the afternoon prizes next Satur
day and the big prizes Christmas
Eve.
About Your Home
EGG COOKERY? A pinch of
cornstarch and one of powdered
sugar added to the yolk of the
egg before it is beaten will keep
an omelet from collapsing.
To keep yolks of hard-cooked
eggs bright, clear, and light
around the edges, avoid over
cooking.
The secret of all egg cookery
is low temperature.
Egg yolks will keep for several
days in your refrigerator if you
cover them with cold water.
Whites of eggs are more easily
separated from yolks when the
eggs are cold; egg whit^p beat
up to more volume if they are at
room temperatures when beaten.
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
by becoming a member of
REINS - STURDIVANT BURIAL
ASSOCIATION
TELEPHONE 24 ? BOONE, N. C.
A 25 cent fee is charged upon Joining after which the follow
ing due* are in effect:
Quarterly Yearly Benefit
One to Ten Year* .10 .40 *50.00
Ten to Twenty-Nine Years __ .20 M 100.00
Thirty to Fifty Years .40 , 1.90 100.00
Fifty to Sixty-five Years .60 2.40 100.00
A stirred custard is done when
it coats the spoon plonger cooking
will not thicken it but will cause
it to curdle. *
To dividte an egg evenly when
the recipe calls (or only one-half
egg, beat the whole egg, two ta
blespoons of the mixture is equiv
alent to one-half egg.
If a portion of egg yolk acci
dentally falls into the white, a
cloth moistened with cold water
and touched to the yolk will re
move it, or a piece of the ihell
touched to hte yolk will remove
it.
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J5-47 Stratojet bomber flfw
from England to McDill Air
Force Base, Florida, 4,480 milts,
in 8 hours, S3 minutes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO
, ?
TOWN OF BOONE TAXPAYERS L
If you pay your 1953 Town Taxes before January 1,
1954, you are permitted to deduct the amount in filing
your income tax by both the State and Federal Govern- ,
ments. This' also applies to delinquent taxes paid before
the above date.
Delinquent taxpayers will shortly receive state- h
ments showing taxes -owing plus penalties due . Acti6n ?
will have to be taken to ^collect these unpaid taxes.
Please come to the office and make settlement without x
further cost. ,
J. E. CLAY, Tax Collector
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