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BOONE TITa rjrs A qr T/^ A FVn it A T* "watauga county The educational center of Western North I kJa I I I I M / 1 I II I Farming and tourist region. First in Carolina c-i-. T TXIl. X il ^ Vjil. JL^JL^ItX Vy vyAXJTm. J. 1950 Population 1*3 ^ lndependent Weekiy Newspaper? Established in the Year 1 888 1950 PopuUtion WMl ? SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR. ? NO. 37. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 ^ TWO SECTIONS? If PAGES ? 'KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS "I SPEAK FOR DEMOCRACY" There are essay contests, world without end, and patriotic dis sertations at country picnics, and at small-town Fourth of July cel ebration, and at the gatherings in the. great cities, when the statesmen and the captains of in dustry use the high-sounding phrase, and make the trite com ments on the so-called American way of life . . . but it remained for Elizabeth Ellen Evans, J6, a High School student of Akron, Ohio, to produce the classic patri otic utterance of our time, when she won the essay contest over a million other kids in the land for her essay "I Speak for Demo cracy," a copy of which is sup plied this corner by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., who intro duced the writer and her produc tion via tv a few weeks ago . . . The essay is wonderfully con ceived, but relies for its im pressiveness on the simple and warm phrases which we so love, and we are privileged to let Eliz abeth Ellen have the column to day. No one should miss reading it: ? * * I am an American. Listen to my words, Fascist, Com [munist. Listen well, for my country is a strong country, and my message is a strong message. I am an American, and I speak for democracy. My ancestors have left their blood on the green at Lexington and the snow at Valley Forge. | ... on the wall* of Fort Sumtir and the fields ai Gettys burg ... on the waters of the Rirer Maine and in the shadows of the Argonne Forest ... on the beachhead* of Sa lerno and Normandy and the sands of Okinawa ... on the bare, bleak hills called Pork Chop and Old Baldy and Heartbreak Ridge. A million and more of my coun trymen have died for freedom. My country is their eternal mon ument. iThey live on in the laughter of a small boy as he watches a circus Iclown's antics. , . . and in the iwmI, delicious coldness of the first bit* of peppermint ice cream on the Fourth of July ... in the little tenseness of a baseball crowd as the um pire calls "Batter up!" . . and in the high school band's rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever" in the Memorial Day parade ... in the clear, sharp ring of a school bell on a fall morning , . . and in the triumph of a six-year-old as he reads aloud for the first time. IThey live on in the eyes of an nOhio farmer surveying his acres ? if corn and potatoes and pas ture . . . and in the brilliant gold of hundreds of acres of wheat stretching across the flat miles of Kansas ... in the milling of cattle in the stockyards of Chicago ...the precision of an assem bly line in an automobile factory in Detroit . . . and the perpetual red glow of the nocturnal skylines of Pittsburgh and Birm ingham and Gary. Jrhcy live on in the voice of a oung Jewish boy saying the acred words from the Torah : Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, ^he Lord is One. Thou shalt love he Lord thy God with all thy jieart and with all thy soul and ith all thy might" . . . and in the voice of a Cath olic girl praying: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord Is with thee . . . . . and In the voice of a Pro testant boy singing: "A mighty Fortress is our God. A Bulwark never fail Ing . . , American named Carl Sand burg wrote these words: "I know a Jewish fUhcrier down on Maxwell Meet with a voice like a north (Continued on page four) Dr. Walter A. Stanbury, Noted Minister, Dies Local Clinic Slated To Promote History The clinic on historical sources, which the Western North Caro lina Historical Association is sponsoring at Appalachian State Teachers college this week, bids fair to develop a very active and worthwhile movement in local history. The clinic will be held in the ASTC Fine Arts Auditor ium at 7:00 o'clock on Friday evening. Everyone who is interested in history is invited. It is hoped that many history teachers, school officials, members of local historical associations, and others, will attend. The clinic will be presided ov er by Dr. D. J. Whitener of Boone, president of the Western North Carolina Historical Association. Professor Edwin Dougherty of the ASTC social studies depart ment, who is the Association's director for Watauga County, will review the work and the aims of the Association. A number of people from west em North Carolina who are in terested and active in the collec tion of local history have been invited to appear on the pro gram. Robert E. Woodside of Cross nore, who has written a history of education in Avery County; Paul Bingham of West Jefferson, formerly of Boone, who has writ ten a history of education in Wa tauga County; Edgar P. Hunter, Jr., of Burnsville, who has writ ten a history of the Yancey Col legiate Institute; Mrs. Mellissa W. Grill of Valdese, now doing historical research in Burke County; Kyle K. Dickson of Piney Creek, now doing histori cal research in Alleghany Coun ty; Ivan W. Stafford of Banner Elk, who is writing a history of Banner Elk and Lees-McRae col lege; Mrs. A. C. Trivette of Len oir, who is writing a history of Concordia College; H. C. Clark of Mount Pleasant, who is writ ing a history of Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute; and Harry Hallyburton of Drexel, who is doing research on the history of Burke County. Also invited to participate are Professor Harley Jolley of Mars Hill College, who is working on North Carolina history; and Dean Bird of Western Carolina college, past president of the Western North Carolina Historical As sociation. Watson Files For Sheriff Race On GOP Ticket Clarence WaUon, a member of the Board of County Commis sioners, has filed his candidacy for the office of Sheriff of Wa tauga County, in the Republican primary to be held May 29. Under a special act of the Legislature the Republicans will nominate their candidates for county office in the primary this year, while the Democrats will continue^ the convention system. R. T. Greer, chairman of the elections board, says that Repub licans have until April 17th to file, and that Mr. Watson is the only candidate thus far to file. A son of the late Sheriff Char les M. Watson, Mr. Watson is serving his first term as county commissioner. He lives at Sher wood and is engaged in the truck ing business. ATOMIC POWER The Atomic Energy Commis sion has announced a five-year plan for intensive exploration of the possibilities of achieving in dustrial power from the atom at economical cost. Four new atomic reactor furnaces of "varying size and cost." in addition to one ori ginally programmed by the AEC last October will be built. Easter Seal Sale Is Sponsored By Rotary Chairman James E. Brown and Co-Chairman Dr. Jack D. Law rence will direct the 21st annual appeal for funds to support direct help for crippled children and adults in this locality. The cam paign got underway last Thurs day, and will continue to Easter Sunday. The Watauga County Easter Seal Society is sponsored by the Boone Rotary Club which stresses the necessity of helping crippled persons. Today, more than ever before, Mf. Brown said, citizens are realizing that rehabilitation ii economically important to our Nation and also a humanitarian cause. Of all funds contributed to the appeal, the chairmen said, 91.7 per cent will remain in North Carolint, with 8.3 per cent going to the national society lor crip pled children and adults in sup port of a national program of education, research and direct services. Mr. Andy Dickerson, Route 3, is treasurer and any contributions should be sent to him. The sppn sors state they are confident that the Easter seal campaign will re ceive 100 per cent support from the people of Watauga county, and urge that donations be sent as soon as possible to Mr. Dicker son. Contrary to popular belief, re search shows that American farm crops do not get enough rainfall at the right time even iu the more humid regions in normal years for maximum yieldf. Local Band Is jGiven High Contest Rating The Appalachian High School Band, directed by Mr. Roy R. Blanton, won a rating of Superior in%?c district music contest held at the college campus last Thurs day. This rating entitles the band to represent the school at the State Music Contest at Greens boro in April. The band won a rating of Excellent at the Stale Contckt last year. Twelve bands participated in the contest at Boone last week. The three other bands winning a Superior rating were Wilkes Central, Drcxcl. and Newton I Conover. The judges rated the Appalachian band very high in appearance, accuracy, and music anchip. Judges were Mr. Kenneth Moore, from Davidson College. Dr. David Pricc from Western Carolina, and Mr. George Dick erson from Woman's College. , The band is now working on j selections for the State contest, , and preparing a program tor the annual Spring Concert the latter J part of April. This concert will include the Beginners Band, Jun | ior High, and Senior lii?h Band. Dr. Walter Albert Stanbury, 70, native 'of Boone, and widely known North Carolina Methodist minister, died in an Asheboro hospital at 11:30 a. m. Saturday. He has been pastor of the First Methodist Church at Asheboro since 1951. His death came after a two-month illness which began with a heart attack. Dr. Stanbury was ordained a minister in the Methodist Church in 1910. Since that time he had served as pastor of churches in 12 North Carolina cities and towns. In addition td these duties, he was affiliated with a vast number of religious and educational or ganizations, and was co-author of two religious books ? "The South ern Methodist Pulpit", 1927, and "Victories of the Cross", 1937. He was also professor of practi cal theology at Duke University from 1929 to 1933. He was bom Jan. 27, 1884, at Boone, the son of John Senter and Alice Theresa Taylor Stan bury. He received his AB degree at Trinity College (now Duke University) in 1908,- and taught Latin at Trinity Park High School in Durham the following year. In 1929 he received his DD de gree from both Duke University and the University of North Caro lina, and in 1929 did further grad uate study at Columbia Univer sity in New York. He was married on Dec. 29, 1909, to Miss Zulu Virginia Bru ton of Mt. Gilead, who survives. To this union were born two sons, Dr. W. A. Stanbury Jr, of New York City and Dr. John B. Stanbury of Boston, Mass., and one daughter. Miss Elizabeth Wilson Stanbury of the home. Other survivors include three sister, Mrs. R. L. Clay of Greens boro, Mrs. William Scptt of Jamestown, and Mrs. J. A. Boone of Boone; one brother, Jeff Stan bury of Boone, and four grand children. During his approximately 44 years as an ordained minister. Dr. Stanbury served churches in Raleigh, Tarboro, Chapel Hill, Clinton, Wilson, Wilmington, Durham, Greensboro, Ashcville, Winston-Salem, Asheboro, and Gastonia. Active In Religious Organisations At the time of his death, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference Brotherhood; chairman of the Western North Carolina Confer ence Board of Trustees; Trustee of Duke University, member of the Judicial Council of the Meth odist Church; member of the Conference Board of Correction and Training, of which he was formerly vice-chairman. He had held numerous other positions during his ministerial career, being at one time or another a member of the Metho dist Commission on Interdenomi national Relations; Federal Coun cil of Churches of Christ in Am erica; vice-president of the North Carolina Commission of Interrac ial Relations, 1931-1948; president of the North Carolina Council of Churches, 1940-41; member of the North Carolina Conference Board of Christian Education, 1930-33; president of the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Missions, 1944-45; and a dele gate to the Uniting Conference, Methodist Church, 1939. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday at the First ! Methodist Church in Asheboro. Five ministers with whom he had been closely associated in his work took part in the servifce ? j Bishop Coston J. Harrell of Char ; lotte; Dr. H. P. Powell of Raleigh; ' Dr. W. A. Kale of Duke Univer sity; Rev. Russell Young, associ tte pastor of First Methodist Church, Asheboro, and Rev. M. Teague Hipps. superintendent of the Thomasville district. Burial was in Oaklawn cemc | tery, Asheboro. P. 0. Examination Set For Saturday The Civil Scrvicc examination for Boone poxtoffice will be held at the pottofficc building in Hick ory, Saturday March 27, darting at 8:30 a. m. Sixteen local citizens are ex pected to take the examination. Lyle B. Cook U acting post master, succeeding John E. I Brown, Jr. C. Grant Wilcox, Drug Pioneer, Is Taken By Death General Grant Wilcox, who founded the business now known as the Wilcox Drug Company in Boone, passed away at his home on Grand Boulevard at an early morning hour Tuesday, March 23. at the age of 84. fie had been in failing health for some years, and seriously ill for the past several weeks. Mr. Wilcox had been a dealer in roots and herbs since the year 1900. He came to Boone from Riverside and established a busi ness here in 1918. His son, C. C. Wilcox, has been associated with him in the Wilcox Drug Com pany, wholesale dealers in crude botanicals, for many years. Mr. Wilcox was active in business af fairs up until his last illness, which occurred some time in Jan uary. Funeral services were sched uled to be held at 2 p. m. Wed nesday, March 24, at the Boone Baptist Church, with the pastor, the Rev. L. H. Hollingsworth, conducting. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Mr. Wilcox is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Wilcox; five sons, O. 9. Wilcox, Laurel Springs: Lloyd Wilcox, Deep Gap; Dempsey, Charles, and Herman Wilcox, all of Boone; five daugh ters, Mrs. Bina Day, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Gene Hodges. Alexan dria, Va.; Mrs. Walter Cook, Eliz abethton; Tenn.; Miss Maude Wil cox, Boone; and Mrs. Ada Krider, Todd; a brother, Boss Wilcox, of Ashe County; a sister, Mrs. Nan cy Greene, Zionville; thirty-two ? grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. Geo. Greene, Jr. New Rotary Prexy George C. Greene, Jr., wa s elected president of the Boone Rotary Club for the coming year, at the regular meeting of tha club Thursday evening, March 18. He succeeds Hugh Hagaman. Other officers elected were Earl Penick, vice president; Louii H. Smith, treasurer; Dick Allen, secretary; and Phil Vance, ser gcant-at-arms. The new board of directors in cludes Alfred Adams. Glenn An drews, Estel Wagner, D. L. Wil cox, Earl Penick, George Greene, Jr., and Hugh Hagaman. The new officers and directors , will be installed at the first met- j ing in July. Dr. A. P. Kephart made a talk and showed pictures taken dur ing his and Mrs. Kephart's re cent trip to Western Europe and North Africa, as a feature of the March 18 meeting. A new member, Coach Pete Everette of Appalachian High School, was welcomed into the club. Child Injured In Auto Accident Bonnie Mac Byers, three years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Byers of Lancaster, Ohio, was in jured Sunday when she fell from a car being operated by an uncle, Clinton Byers, also of Lancaster. I The child was treated at the local hospital for facial cuts and abrasions and lacerations of the body. Members of the family be lieved her condition to be favor able. The accident occurred on high way 421, three miles west of Boone. Roby J. Teaster Ends Own Life ; Roby Jordan Teaster, 74, of Shulls .Mills, was found dead Wednesday evening at his home. Coroner Richard E. Kelley of Boone said Teaster died from self-inflicted rifle wounds of the head. The death was a suicide, according to Coroner Kelley, who said no inquest would be held. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in Shulls Mills Baptist Church with Reins-Stur divant Funeral Home in charge. Survvivors include the widow; five daughters, Mrs. Ernest T. White of Shulls Mills, Mrs. Joe fluwnwnd of Banner Elk, Mrs. Payl Wilson of Fayettville, Mrs. Oscar Miller of Tennessee, and Mrs. Nettie Daniels; two sons, Frances and Charles; two sisten; two brothers; and several grand 1 duldrvo 45 Churches Take Part In Preachers' School HORACE EASOM, of Shelby, who will take an active part in. the Three Forks Baptist Association's Preachers' School and revival to be held here April 4-11. Mr. Easom will teach practical church work at the school sessions, and will bring the messages at the Boone Bap tist Church each evening at 7:30 during the revival meeting. Fidler Is Manager Of Horn In The West Carl Fidler, Watauga County I school principal, was named gen eral manager of the outdoor drama, "Horn in the West," at a meeting of the board of directors of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association held Thurs day. Fidler replaces William Hardy, who resigned in January. Fidler has worked with the j "Horn in the West" staff since [ its opening in 1952. During the first summer of production, he worked in the box office. Last year he was in charge of buying for and operating the concessions at the drama. He has had experience with the business office work, theater operation, the concessions and with other phases of the work which he will be required to do as general manager, drama offi cials said. He was elected manager by a unanimous vote of the board of directors of Southern Appala chian Historical Association. Fidler is a native of Cornelius, where he was graduated from high school in 1941. His college career began at Ap palachian State Teachers College in 1942, but was interrupted for military sarvice. He served 33 months in the U. S. Army in the European theater. He was discharged as a technician fourth grade In 1945 with three battle stars, a unit citation, the good conduct medal and the Euro i pean Theater of Operations rib i bon. After his war service he re j entered Appalachian and was graduated in 1948 with honors 1 which had been conferred on him by classmates. Honors included election as president of the freshman class, vice president of the sophomore class, treasurer of the senior class, vice president of Student Coun cil and secretary of the Men's "A" Club. He was one of the college's leading varsity basketball stars. Fidler is married to the former Mar bet h Winkler of Boone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Winkler, and they have two chil dren. Student Recital Next Friday Night The public is cordially invited to attend another in the scries of student recitals in the Fine Arts Auditorium Friday night, March 26, at 8 o'clock. The program will consist of voice and piano numbers, with the following students perform ing: June Good, Rebecca Moxley, Jerry Hill, Jackie Snider, Barry Ruth, Ben Connell, Gay Wilson, Eleanor Helms, Fran Sijik. CHRONIC VA PATIENTS A census conducted by the Vet erans Administration on January 31, 1953 showed that 51.7 per cent of the 104,820 patients in VA and non-VA hospitals with th? VA footing the bill had been hospitalized more than a year and 66.5 per ccnt had been pati ents more than 90 days. World War 1 veterans made up 41.6 per cent of the average daily patient load, World War II veterans 46.7 per cent and others accounted for 11.7 per cent. The forty-five churches in the Three Forks Baptist Association, are making plans for the annual Preachers' School, which will be held at the Boone Baptist Church April 5-0. This practice began many years ago while J. C. Canipe was the Boone Pastor and has annual ly been sponsored jointly by the Boone Church, the Baptist State Convention and the Three Forks Association. It has come to be one of the big events of the year for Bapt ist preachers of the county and area. This year, as for the last sev eral, the school will be under the direction of J. C. Pipes, Baptist Missionary for Western North Carolina, and Associate Secre tary of Promotion, N. C. Baptist State Convestion. Faculty for this year's school, in addition to Mr. Pipes: Charles E. Parker, Pastor First Baptist Church, New Bern, N. C. will teach a course in Bible ? he will also preach each evening at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Horace Easnm, leader of North Carolina Baptist men in Brother hood work, a layman and former Minister of Music with Dr. Geo. W. Truett in the First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas and with Dr. Zeno Wall in the First Bapt ist Church, Shelby, N. C.? will teach a practical course on mak ing use of music and men in the regular church life and program. One of North Carolina's most popular speakers and singers, Mr. Easom will be the preacher for Revival services at the Boone Baptist Church. L. H. Hollingsworth, pastor of the local church, will preach to the preachers daily on preachers and preaching. He is Moderator of the Three Forks Association. Various women's groups in some of the churches will be pro viding lunch each day for the preachers. Oak Grove, Perkin* ville, Blowing Rock, Brushy Fork and Popular Grove Churches will provide the lunches. The pastors of Boone, and the general public, particul?rly deacons of the churches, are cordially invited to attend any or all the sessions. Sessions will be held daily, starting at 9 a. m. Afternoon ses sions begin at lo'clock. Weather By DR. ARNOLD VAN PELT Although last week started with low temparatures, spring weather tried ? again to predomi nate, and beginning Wednesday, the maximum temperatures re mained in the 40's and above. Precipitation came as light snow and drizzle on Monday and rain on Friday. Max. ' Min. 6 p.m. Date 24 ? 22 March 15 38 15 34 March 16 49 29 39 March 17 57 26 49 March 18 49 39 47 March 19 49 38 42 March 20 42 28 . 30 March 21 Precipitation: March 15 ? T; T snow. March 16 ? T; T snow. March 20 ? 0.59 inches. Local Election Board Is Named The three members of the Wa tauga County Board of Elections named last week by the State Board of Elections are: R. T. Greer, Gordon C. Taylor, Democrats; Stacy C. Eggers, Jr., Republican. Tourist Workshop Clinic To Be Held In This Area During Mav Tentative plan* (or a tourut workshop clinc to be held in this area May 12 were' set in motion March 16 when representatives of the Boone Chamber of Com merce and tourist accommoda tion operators of Boone and Blow ing Rock mrt here with Fred WhiUiker of the State Tourist Bureau of the Department of Conservation and Development. The luncheon meeting was held In the Gateway Restaurant. Hugh Morton, president of the | Linvillc Company, owners of UraodiaUwr MomUm. will be, asked to preside at the clinic, and Clyde R. Greene ot Boone, a member of the state board of dir ectors of the North Carolina Mer chant* Awociation, will give the welcome addiwps. It was decided to hold the cli nic at the Ranch Motel on the Blowing Rock road, subject to confirmation by the owner, Mr. Forbes. Th(^. Boone Chamber of Com mfre<Pwill send out a letter of invitation to all interested parties about ten day* prior to the clinic, <uul will publiali tunica of pu?ou> V %/ who will take part in the discus ^png. Those who met with Mr. Whi takcr March 16 included R. W. Watkins. member ot the state recreational committee; Mrs. Ro berta B. Ray, Boone Chamber of Commerce; Estcl Wagner, Blue ^ Ridge Tourutt Court; L. T. Tatum, Mountain Motel; L. B. Williams, Appalachian Tourist Court, Blow ing Rock; and Bill Williams. Wagon Wheel Retlaurant and | Yumhlnw Motel, Blowing Rock.
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