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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAK^-NO. 15. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1154. # 14 PAGES? 2 SECTIONS
KING
STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
A HEAP OF SPUDS
A few years ago Watt Beach
won a gold watch for having set
a record in potato production. As
we recall it, he dug four hundred
bushels from one acre . . . This
year, Collis Austin raised 610
bushels on an acre . . . These two
sets of figures indicate clearly
the improvement which has come
about in the production of the
tubers during the past few years
. . . Fact is, it don't take many
hills to make a bushel this day
and time, as witness the produc
tion of five bushels by Ellis Cof
fey froYn the planting of the eyes
from five Kennebec tubers. Mr.
Coffey says that many of the
spuds tipped the scales at one
pound.
CHESTNUT TIME
We in indebted to Clyde
Mortti for a branch from a
chestnut tm. which contains,
six bun. which is something of
I nonily, tine* th* chestnut
trees departed frotn th? local
scan* soma lw?nly-fiT? years
ago . . . But tha strange thing
about tha chestnut twig, which
is odd enough itself, is the fact
that it contained a bunch of
blooms also . . . And we like to
share the belief of some of the
people that chestnuts are com
ing back to stay someday
THE TIME OF CHANGE
In the Methodist Church, pas
tors are moved here and there by
the action of the general confer
ence, and it's ? time of more or
less excitement in the church
when its movin' Jime again . . .
We are pleased to add our words
of welcome to Rev. E. H. Low
man, who occupied ttje pulpit at
the Boone Church Sunday for the
first time, and to his family who
have established their residence
here . . If we don't miss our
guess the Lowmans are going to
fit in good here, and we're glad
to have them ... At the same
time we would express our per
sonal gratification over Rev. Joe
Shackford's ministry, which came
to an end locally when the four
years had expired . . . Longer
terms are not usual . . . Our bAt
wishes follow the Shackfords
down to Walkertown, where
they may be expected to do well
and provide a fruitful ministry
. . . Joe Shackford came to a role
of leadership in this community,
and his activities in behalf of the
Boy Scouts, the recreation move
ment, and union religious activi
ties were outstanding, but added
to the normal work of the church,
often taxed his strength to the
limit . . . And to these few words
of appreciation for his ministry,
we add our hope for his expand
ed successes in his exalted pro
fession.
'LASSES TIME
Can* molnw. known by
moti folks in our growing -up
days a* lasses. are now avail
able. and iho gingerbread. to
which molum provides an es
sential ingredient, is on* of tha
delicacies of these first frosty
days . . . Always referred to
? plurally. we always lika to
have a faw on hand, for it takaa
several molasses to satisfy our
cravin' in thasa twilight days
'twixt balmy summar and bleak
win tar . . . And hart and there,
to add to tha pleasures of the
fall we see the cold cider signs
along the road., and quaff a
half pint of tha juice . . . And
of course pumpkin pies are in
season, there's a bit of fuel for
a bright fire on a chill evening,
and summertime after all.
leaves some compensations.
ODDS AND ENDS
l-sds screeching the tires as
the;* 'turn their autos in the mid
dle of the street, on two wheels
. . . And despite the lack of zest
ful air which is ordinarily re
ferred to as football weather,
Coach Duggins and his Moun
taineers have the zip and hold a
clean lead in the North State
Conference football race. And
we're glad, and offer our best to
the coaching staff and to the men
who handie the pigskin . . . Per
sonal nomination for the town's
bukicst man is W. R. Winkler,
who acts as district highway
commissioner, operates his own
large business enterprises, and
still finds time to listen to the
troubles of all the folks who care
to call, and does a good job all
the way aiouhd.
ALUMNI OFFICERS ? Ben Horton, director of student teachers at Appalachian, was elected president
of the Appalachian Alumi Association last Saturday. He succeeds Walter Joyce. Other officers include
Mrs. Daisy Eggers, secretary-treasurer, who succeeds Rebekah Rivers, and Shirley Gabriel vice-presi
dent, who succeeds Frank Greer. From left to right above are Mrs. Eggers, Mr. Horton, Mr. Joyce, and
Miss Rivers. ? (Photo courtesy Winston-Salem Journal.)
Alumni Officers
Elected Saturday
Ben Horton of Boone, North
Carolina, was unanimously elect
ed president of the alumni as
sociation at the luncheon meet
ing in the cafeteria on Saturday.
Other officers elected at this time
were: Shirley Gabriel, of Iron
Station, vice-president; and Daisy
Eggers of Boone, secretary and
treasurer. More than three, hund
red Appalachian alumni attend
ed this meeting which was pre
sided over by Walter Joyce, of
Winston-Salem, retiring presi
dent.
Dean J. D. Rankin brought
greetings from President B. B.
Dougherty who was hospitalized
and unable to be present, after
which Dr. D. J. Whitener spoke
oh behalf of the college faculty.
Salutations from the campus
Homecoming committee were
given by Mr. Horton.
Reports of local alumni chapt
ers, of the association's activities,
and plans for the future were
then heard. By resolution the
group took over the judging of
the parade and the awarding of
the trophy for the best float.
Heretofore this function had
been brought into prominence on
Homecoming Day by the Men's
"A" clu^
Dr. Lawrence Owsley spoke on
behalf of the Appalachian Edu
cational Foundation recently in
corporated' as a non-profit organ
ization to provide scholarships
for; students to attend Appalach
ian. He urged the alumni to be
long to both organizations and
announced that those who joined
at the time could become charter
members. It was announced that
an additional gift of $600.00 had
been received for this purpose.
GOP Club To
Meet On Friday
The Watauga County Young
Republican Club will meet Fri
day night October 15 at 7:30 in
the courthouse. All members and
interested perse iu are urged to
attend.
Consumer installment credit
rose in August (or the third
straight month to a total of $21,
310,000,000.
Enumerators For Farm
Census Are Being Sought
Applications for employment
as enumerators for the 1954 Cen
sus of Agriculture in Watauga
County will be accepted begin
ning October 11, it waa announc
ed today by Field Supervisor Al
bert G. Miller.
Persons interested should no
tify Cloyd S. Bolick, at 411 East
King St., Boone, who is serving
as crew leader for this area. Ap
plications form* can be obtained
also frofn the agriculture census
field office at 1601 Brenner Ave
nue, Salisbury,
Appllcinti for enumerators
jobs must be citizens of the Unit
ed States, have a high school edu
cation or furaMi evidence of com
Postal Official Is
Speaker At C. Of C.
Mr. George Dewey Martin, of
Greensboro, district superinten
dent of the Postal Transportation
System, was guest speaker at the
October meeting of the Boone
Chamber of Commerce, held at
noon Tuesday in the private din
ing room of the Gateway Res
taurant. ,
Introduced by Acting Postmast
er Lyle Cook, the speaker, who
has been associated with the
postal service for 35 years, dis
cussed the functions of the Post
al Transportation System, which
was formerly called the Railway
Mail Service.
There is a revolution taking
place in the system, he said, as
the Post Office Department be
gan looking for a less expensive
method of transporting mail to
avoid increased rates of railroads,
and more and more Highway Post
Offices (HPO) are being used.
There are now twelve Highway
Post Offices in this district of
1300 post offices, said Mr. Martin.
The department is not aband
oning the railroads, he said, ex
cept for short hauls, but has found
that HPO's and Star Routes are
much less expensive for the
shorter disatnces.
Mr. Martin said the Post Of
'f ice department is also utilizing
air mail service more, and the
first air mail field between Wash
ington and Atlanta will be estab
lished at Charlotte, with 62 planes
carrying mail to points in North
and South Carolina in a 24 hour
period.
In other business, Dr. Mary B.
H. Michal, district health officer,
stressed the need for a public
health center in Boone. She said
it had been ascertained that such
a building would cost $25,000, of
which $4,000 would have to be
raised locally. Paul A. Coffey,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, stated that the
commissioners favor a county
bond issue for this purpose.
Mr. Tony Rhodes, field secre
tary of the Carolinas United Red
Feather Services, met with a
committee following the general
meeting, to discuss the possibility
of establishing a United Fund
Campaign in Watauga County.
In brief, he said, the United Ap
peal is a federated movement to
bring all of the individual fund
drives, such as heart, cancer, etc.,
into one campaign, thereby sav
ing time, manpower, and money.
The plan is being operated suc
cessfully in many Carolinas com
munities, he said.
Greer Is Reelected
Horn President
Dr. I. G. Greer of Chapel Hill
wa? re-clected president of the
Southern Appalachian Historical
Association at a meeting of the
Board of Directors held at Ranch
Motel, Blowing Rock, Monday
evening.
Dr. D. J. Whitener of Boone
was reelected vice-president at
official meeting, which followed
a general meeting of the members
of the Historical Association, the
producer of Horn in the West.
James Marsh was reelected treas
urer, Mrs. Earleen Pritchett re
mains as secretary with Mrs. B.
W. Stalling*, corresponding sec
retary.
New members df the board of
parable experience, be in good
physical health and of excellent
character and be between the
ages of 18 to 65. They must have
sufficient financial resources to
sustain themselves for approxi
mately four or five weeks from
the date of appointment until
they receive their first salary
chcck. Applicants with veteran
preference who meet all require
ments will be given priority over
non-veteran applicants .
Enumerator job applicants must
be licensed to operate and must
provide a privately owned auto
mobile in good copdltion. Pay
rates will provide for the coat of
operating cars on official Census
business.
directors elected were: W. W.
Chester, D. L. Wilcox and Mrs.
Rob Rivers. Those reelected to
the board are: R. E. Agle, Wade
E. Brown, Mrs. Charles Cannon,
Miss Ellen Coffey, H. Grady Far
thing, Clyde h. Greene, I. G.
Greer, Stanley Harris, Russell D.
Hodges, A. P. Kephart, James
James Marsh, Dr. L. H. Owsley,
Mrs. Earleen Pritchett, Grover
Robbins, Mrs. B. W. Stallings, Dr.
D. J. Whitener, Mrs. James B.
Winkler, W R Winkler
Hunter Speaks
Kermit Hunter, author of Horn
in the West, spoke of contemplat
ed changes in the drama.
Others recognized were Carl
Fidlcr, business manager, and
James Marsh, treasurer, who
made , a financial report. E. W.
Smith, auditor, was heard as was
Bob Isbelt, publicity director. Dr.
Will Mason, composer and ar
ranger of music for the Horn, was
recognized. J. E. Broyhill was:'
recognized, and Dr. Whitener
praised the following for their
fine work in connection with the
Horn: James Marsh, Carl Fidler,
Bob Isbell, Russell Hodges, Bob
Agle, W. R. Winkler, Mrs. B. W.
Stallings, Clyde R. Greene, Mrs.
Earleen Pritchett.
Guests were Dr. and Mrs. Soth
of Dos Moines, the guests of the
Dr. Kepharts; Mr. and Mrs. Svcn
Clausen. Copenhagen, Denmark,
guests of Kai Jergcnsen; Robert
Hall, guest of the James Coun
cills, Dr. H. B. Perry *?nd W. L.
Winkler.
New merges, are rumored In
the automobile field.
Hereford Sale Brings Breeders
$8,585; Average Price Is $163
Road Leaders Of
Carolina, Tenn.
To Gather Here
A meeting to discuss interstate
loads, with particular reference
to Highway 603, will be held here
Wednesday, October 12, with
Tennessee highway officials, W.
R. Winkler, North Carolina State
Highway Commissioner of the
eleventh district, has announced.
The meeting will be held at
6:30 p. m. in the Gateway Rest
aurant.
Tennessee officials expected to
attend are W. M. Leach, Tennes
see Highway Commissioner, W. E
Dunlap, state highway engineer,
O. L. Peeler, right-of-way engin
eer, Ike Green of the Governor's
staff, and Jafnes Worley of
Shouns, Governor Clement's cam
paign manager.
Also in attendance will be J.
H. Councill, district engineer, and
other interested local persons.
Mr. Winkler said.
IRC Will Hold
Open House At
Plant In Boone
The International Resistance
Company will hold "open'house"
Saturday, October 16, at their
plant on Greenway Road, just off
the Blowing Rock highway, ac
cording to an announcement by
Mr. John ST Kane, plant man
ager.
The public is cordially invited
to visit the plant on that day be
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and
4 p. m. Key personnel of the
company will conduct tour* of
the factory, and explain the pro
cesses necessary to the manufac
ture of the many types of resist
ors used in radio and television
sets, electrical appliances, and
electronic devices, Mr. Kane said.
Mrs. Pennell, 80,
Taken By Death
Mrs. Mary Caroline Pennell, of
Boone, died October 7, at 80 years
of a ?e.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p. m. Friday, October 8, at
the Boone Baptist Church, con
ducted by the Rev. L. H. Holl
ingsworth, and burial was in the
Winkler Cemetery.
She is survived byi six sons,
Fred, Dudley, and Milt, all of Le
noir, Cloy, Blowing Rock, Ira,
Hickory, and Lloyd, Morganton;
three daughters, Mrs. Wiley Mast,
Lenoir, Mrs. Aaron Robinson,
Morganton, and Miss. Belle Pen
nell, Boone; four brothers, Walt
er, Ben, and Frank Culler, all of
Zionville, Ed Culler, Boone; and
two sisters, Mrs. Bedford Greene,
Boone, and Mrs. James Cornell,
Zionville.
Wheat Growers To
Forfeit Support
All wheat grower* of Watauga
county are advised by County
ASC Chairman, Dwight Cable,
that if their harvested acreage in
1955 exceeds their allotment,
they will receive jio price support
on their wheat and will not be
eligible for ACP payments for
1955.
Any farmer growing wheat for
harvest in 1955 without an allot
ment will receive ho price sup
port on their wheat, and, also,
will not be eligible for ACP pay
ments. ?
Tester Studies
At Kenyon, Ohio
Oambier, Ohio ? Back at Bex
ley Hall, the divinity school of
Ohio's Konyon College is Welsh
K. Tester, the son of Mr. D. T.
Tester, Valle Crucis. N. C. Welch
received his B. S. from Appalach
ian State Teachers College in
1WI.
The Army has announced that
the ground forces would be in-'
creased from nineteen to twenty
four combat divisions and entire
unit* would be rotated.
Mrs. Pritchett Chosen
BPW Of The Week
As a part of its celebration of
National Business Women's Week,
the members of the Boone Busi
ness and Professional Women's
Club voted by secret ballot to
choose the member of their club
as Business Woman of the Week.
Mrs. Earleen G. Pritchett was
chosen by the members to carry
this honor for her club.
Mrs. Pritchett has served two
terms as the club's president. She
has been assistant recording sec
retary to the North Carolina Fed
eration of Business and Profess
ional Women's Club, Inc., chair
man of the Education and Voca
tions Committee for District
Number Two of the State Fed
eration, and has held other club
offices. At present she is second
vice-president of the Boone BPW.
She is secretary to the dean at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, member of the Boone Pres
byterian Church, meriiber of the
board of directors of Southern
Appalachian Historical Associa
tion and its recording secretary.
Mrs. Pritchett has also held var-'
ious offices in the Democratic
party.
Other leaders of the Boone
BPW who were alio nominated
for this honor included the fol
lowing: Mrs. AUie Hodgin, the
club's president, who is refer
ence librarian at Appalachian
State Teachers College; Miss
Clyde Kilby, former president of
the club and presently chairman
of its news service committee.
Miss Kilby is a well-known cos
metologist irf Boone; Dr. Mary
Michal, member of the public af
fairs committee, who i* district
health officer in Watauga, Ashe,
and Alleghany counties; Mrs. Nell
Linney, former president of the
club, member of Its membership
committee, and popular assistant
postmaster of the Boone postof
fice; Miss Helen Underdown,
chairman of the club's committee
on TB Seals Sale, and Watauga
County's only woman holding a
politically elective office, that of
Register of Deeds; Mrs. Constance
Stallings, chairman of the public
affairs committee, and co-owner
of Stallings Jewelry Store; and
Mrs. Margaret Gragg, former
president of the club, presently its
treasurer and parliamentarian,
member of the faculty of Appa
lachian High School.
Barden Taken
Into Ministry
LAWRENCE E. BARDEN, son of
Dr. and Mr*. John G. Barden, was
ordained to the order of deacon
at the recent annual conference
of the Methodist Church, held in
Afheville. Bishop Costen J. Har
rell, of Charlotte, officiated,
Lawrence is now in the second
v>ear class of the Duke Divinity
School. He was admitted to the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence in 1953.
Funeral Held
For Miss Eller
Miss Sophie Elizabeth Eller, of
Orlando, Fla., died Wednesday,
October 0, at the home of a sis
ter, Mrs. W. C. Greer, of Boone,
following an extended illness. She
was 58 years of age.
Funeral services were' held at
11 a. m. Friday, October 8, at
the Boone Baptist Church, con
ducted by the Rev. L. H. Holl
ingsworth, and burial was in the
City Cemetery.
Surviving besides Mrs. Greer
are a brother, Lloyd Eller, Craw
Xordsville, Md.; and two other
sisters, Mrs. John Wethered, and
Mrs. Gage, both of Orlando.
Filters in cigarettes are seen to
be helping the industry.
Walking Blood Bank
Established In City
It has been announced that a
"Walking Blood Bank" has been
established at Watauga Hospital.
The ever-increasing need (or
whole tylood and the (act that it
I cannot be stored safely but (or a
I maximum o ( 18 days has neces
sitated this program, under the
sponsorship o( the Ashe-Watauga
Medical Auxiliary.
The Walking Blood Bank works
like this: A designated time and
place (or typing il set up. The
people come in and have their
blod typed and art- given a card
U. B. Poarch Is
Dead At Age 57 ?
Ulysses Brownlow Poarch, o(
Banner Elk, Route 1, died Oc
tober 8 at the age o( 37.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m., October 10. at the Wa
tauga Baptist Church, conducted
by the Rev. Calvin Hel|pn, Rev.
Will Cook, and Rev. Ronda Earp.
He is survived by his widow
and two sons. Loris, o( the home,
and Donald, USAF, Greenville,
S. C.; three daughters. Mrs. Carl
Poston, Hickory, Mrs. Lemuel
Fulp, Winston-Salem, and Mrs.
Ernest Bowe, Hampton, Va.; and
* sister, Mrs. Ed Franklin, Kon
narock, Va.
I, i
Internal Revenue agents will
spend the next three months in
classrooms familiarizing them
selves with the new Incoml tax
law, which has at least 1,000
changes. The new tax law will
result in saving* to tome, and
tightens the nil* on others. ? .
stating what type they have.
This in itself could save the in
dividual's life in some future sit
uation where there is no time or
opportunity to type their blood
for emergency transfusion.
The blood bank secretary keeps
detailed records on all blood
types and in an emergency, calls
for .blood are made on a rotation
basis. No one will be called more
than once in three months.
The typing is to be done pn
Friday of this wek from 1 p. m.
to 3 p. m. and on Saturday from
8 a. m. until S p. m., in the build
ing next to Stalltngs Jewelers.
It Is hoped that everyone will
realize this pressing need and
consider it a privilege to spend
a few moments for such a wor
thy cause ? sometimes the very
difference between life and death,
said a spokesman for the spon
I sors of the program.
Many Attend
Annual Auction
Purebred Stock
The Watauga Purebred Here
ford Breeders Association sold
fifty-two and one-half lots for
$8,585.00 into the states of Vir
ginia, Tennessee, and North Caro
lina, in their twelfth annual sale
at Boone on Saturday, October
9. Eight bulls averaged $225.00
per head and forty-five heifers
averaged $151.00. The average
per head price for the sale was
$183.52.
R. G. Shipley sold the highest
selling bull, SF Larry Preipier
2nd, to Tom Jackson, Boone, for
$185.00 for one-half interest. W.
H. Walker sold the second high
est priced bull to H. H. Wise,
Three Mile, N. C.
W. H. Walker sold the four top
selling heifers in the sale. The
top heifer went to J. H. Dough
ton, Statesville, for $300.00 and
the next three went at $275.00
each to George Ward, Whaley,
N. C? who took two, and O. T.
Sherrill, Hickory. Each of these
heifers and also the bull that Mr.
Walker sold were sired by HC
Larry Domino 84th.
C. G. Fox, Hickory, purchased
gix heifers to claim the largest
number of any buyer. Ray Clark,
Lansing, purchased five heifers.
H. L. Edmundson, Horseshoe, N.
C., and O. T. Sherrill, Hickory,
purchased four each. Other buy
ers were Sherman Simpson, Mt.
Airy, three heifers, and Grady
Miller, North Wilkes boro, three
heifers. Horace Waddell, Grassy
Craek, N. C., L. B. Young, Rug
by, Va., Roe Warren, Watauga,
Tenn., ' W. H. Walker, Sugar
Grove, and D. A. Wike, Lenoir,
purchased two lots each.
Those who purchased one lot
each were D. L. O'Kelley, Horse
shoe, N. C., G. G. Steele, Lenoir,
H. H. Wise, Three Mile, Eugene
Waddel, Grassy Creek, Buster
Henson, Sherwood, G. R. Ingram,
Three Mile, I. D. Shull, Valle
Crucis, H. T. Conley, Marion, T.
Hill Swanson, Lenoir, B. W. Stal
lings, Boone, Doris Miller, North
Wilkesboro, and Wesley Brewer,
Newland.
The sale was held in Mountain
Burley Warehouse No. 2.
Lawyers Meet In
Blowing Rock
The annual bar association
neeting for the sixteenth district
vas held in Blowing Rock Friday
light.
More than fifty gathered from
Cleveland, Catawba, Caldwell,
3urke, Lincoln and ' Watauga
:ounties for the sessions which
were held at the Ranch Motel,
which were presided over by J.
E. Holshouser of Boone, retiring
president.
Mr. Harvey Jonas, Jr., of Lin
:olnton was elected president of
the association.
The principal speaker was Col.
~raig, legal officer for the Air
Force, whose topic was the justice
lystem as employed in the arm
id forces. Following his address
i question and answer period was
engaged in.
A memorial resolution for
'ormer Senator Clyde Hoey was
ntroduced by Ernest Gardner
ind adopted. Mr. Quinkle and
Serge Beam of Lincolnton, were
>lso memorialized.
The next bar association mect
na will be held in Lincolnton.
Voter Registration To
Continue To Oct. 23
Registration for the November j
2 general election will continue
at the State's more than 2,200
polling places on Saturdays, Oct
ober 16 and 23.
Registrars will be at the pre
cinct polling places on these days
from 9 a. m. until sunset. October
30 will be challenge day.
Pet-tons must be a resident of
their precinct for four, months
and a resident of North Carolina
for one year prior to November
2 to be eligible to register.
. t j"; -t.Ji ?kV.is*' ?*. ><S ?
Young men and women who
will beocme 21 years of age be
fore NovembU- 2 may register
and vote.
Qualified voters who will be
absent from the county in which
they are registered on election
day. or who by reasons of sick
ness or other physical disability
are unable to go to the polling
place, may vote by absentee bal
tained from Coui
Board Chairman.
lot. Absentee ballots may be ob