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WATAUGA COUNTY \ Tt 7"A A* T A ? 7k >?" /^V Tfc ? f BOONE Fanning and Tourist f^gion Pint in Carolina %/?/ /% I /]% I I ? __ /\ I lU I %/l ? /\ N I The Educational Caster of Weatern North in Sheep Production. f Til 1 A U VJ A JL/?/lVl V/ VIXJLV 1 , ?50 Population 18^41 ^ y4n Independent Weekly ISewipAfrrr ? -E?tabli*hed in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight # 1#5* PopnlatJo* 2,873 * ? * ? ? \ T m 1 * SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR-NO. 34 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1955 12 PAGES? 2 SECTIONS * ? ^ KI-NG STREET BY Rob Rivers THE STEAMING ClIP COSTS LESS It costs one less to quaff a cup of java ? considerably less ? than a while back and some of the writ ers who keep track of the rising cost of most grocery items, say the drop will continue for a while . . . Prices are down from eight to six teen cents a pound on leading brands of coffee sold locally, and householders, overburdened with continued high prices, smile a bit when they approach the coffee counter, or ,the big grinder, or reach for the percolator on a cold and frosty morning . . . And a fel low was wanting to lenow the oth er day what ever became of the green coffee grains which used to fill huge gunny sacks around the general stores, and which were parched on the kitchen stove and ground fresh for every meal . . . The oldtimers said 'twas the only way to get the full zest from the coffee beans . . . Then there was the Arbuckle coffee, with the signatures on the side, which were clipped and traded for prizes, and the big buckets of coffee, each containing a cup or a saucer, like the packaged peanuts with a whistle or top or pewter ring in side. THE HIGH PRICES Of the breakfast beverage have brought tea back into pro minence, and many folks are en Joying the brisk flavor of the leaves . . . It's not as good, bnt a lot handier in the little bags, than when we steeped the leaves in the kettle . . . And we seem to recall that a lot of folks used to qaaff a cup of hot water when there was little coffee or tea hi the house, and sometimes a hot toddy to take away the early morning chill, before the logs in the fire had warmed the air In side the houses . . . But we've wandered afield in our intention to say that the cup coats less, and we're glad. VACATION TIME Willys Chester and Mrs. Chester left Sunday for Homestead, Fla., where they are vacationing v . . Willys says that he's decided it's a bad mistake to spend a rigorous winter in Boone and then take a vacation in summer time, when everything is lovely here . . . Says it's a pity to lose any of Boone's summertime . . . And we quite agree that the Chesters and a tot of other folks from Boone and the county are showing fine judgment in journeying to the land of flow ers while the snow is falling here, so's they may remain at home during the delightful summer weather. SUPREME SACRIFICE We find wisdom in Stretch Rollins' thought . . . About the worst thing that could happen to a man would be for him t* survive one of these rip-roaring Watauga county winters, and then "drap daid" while he was smilingly observing the daffodils, and listening to the songs of the birds on a bright spring morn ing! NOT SINCE 1?1?! Bob Agle tells us we've never had such a rigorous winter since 1910 . . . We don't rccall what took place in 1010, but Bob says other folks don't either, and that it's a good handy number to use when they begin to wonder when "we had such a spell of weather." . . . City workers sweeping the streets on Sunday morning, re moving the sand which had been put on the snow and ice and the accumulated mud from car* and trucks coming into town. THE BIGGEST GIFT Johnny Dyer, who's in Wata uga Hospital ? ha* been for fix weeks ? Mat for u* the other day ... He had forty-three Roosevelt dime* he wasted ua to pot into the polio fund for him . . . Said he guessed it would he the last money he'd earn and he wanted to be sure it went to the cause he liked best . . . Far many years Johnny has saved dimes for the March of Dimes ... He had hoped he would be able sometime to (et together a pint Jar full of the shiny coins, but he was critically injured while working down at the col (continued on page four) Four New Cases Rabies Are Found; Advice Is Given Four new cases of rabies were reported to the Health Department last week, occurring in Beaver Dam, Valle Cruris, Clark's Creek and Poplar Grove sections. A Walker hound from the Clark's Creek section was said to have been at large (or a day and a half Thert is no knowledge of the dam age he may have done. Four children are taking anti rabic treatment as a result of find ing a rabid puppy in the Poplar Grove section. The Health Deprtment insists that all animals known to have been bitten by a mad dog, must be de stroyed or given anti-rabic treat ment. A11 dogs, it is further point ed out, must be confined, whether or not they have been vaccinated. Stray, wild, and unvaccinated dogs should be destroyed, it is said. Horn Information Brochures Ready The 1955 Hom in the West in formation brouchures have been received here and are ready for distribution. Bob Isbell, the drama's publicity director, an nounced today. Isbell said that persons making out-of-town visits should cqntaet him if they wish to distribute fold ers. He also urged that no more pamphlets be taken than are ex pec ted to be distributed. "Last year, thousands of folders remained in trunks of cars or were wasted otherwise because more were taken out than could be dis tributed. If it appears that too many have been taken, the excess number should be returned to the office in time to be circulated elsewhere. The folders represent a potential profit to Watauga Coun ty, and if they are distributed pro perly we all will benefit," he said. He asked that those wishing to help in the distribution call his office (AM 4-8831 or his residen?e (AM 4-3852). Basketball Tourney To Begin Here Thursday The annual Tri-County High School Basketball Tournament will get underway in the Appalachian College gymnaiium Thursday. Feb ruary 24. The following achedule for Thursday and Friday has been set up: Thursday (Boys)? 4:00 p. m., Boone vs Healing Springs; 5:00 p. Blowing Rock vs Nathan's Creek; 7:00 p. m? Jefferson vs Riverview: 8:00 p. m, Beaver Creek vs Cronnore: 9:00 p. m., Cove Creek va Bethel. Lansing, Virginia-Caroliiu, and Piney Creek received byes. Friday (Girls) ? 9:00 p. m., Cove Creek vs Crotsnore; 8:00 p. m., DANNER SERVICE CLUB, turned for the late Sgt. Henry Clay Danner of Watauga county, hai been dedicated at Eglln Field, Fla. At the left ii picture of Sgt. Danner. Army Service Club Is ? Named For Clay Danner The Elgin Field (Fla.) Service Club, dedicated in December by Brigadier General Daniel S. Camp bell, deputy commander, was nam ed after Sgt. Henry Clay Danner, a Watauga county man, whA lost his life in an aircraft crash more than a year ago. General Campbell presented a wooden facslmille of a plaque which will be cast in aluminuif and placed near the club entrance. The plaque reads: "The Danner 1 Service* Club, named in honor of Technical Sgt. Clay Henry Danner, a member of the Air Proving Ground Command, who died in an aircraft accident at Thule Air Force Base, Greneland, on ,17th November, 1953." To Mrs. Lillian B Danner, widow of the airman for whom the club is named, Gen. Campbell presented a scroll commenmorating the oc c as ion. In his remarks. Gen. Campbell declared: "I believe that this splen did new building is "just as import ant to Elgin and to the Air F ores j as Johnson Hall and the Andrews j Series Of Farm Meetings Will Discuss Betterment Proposal A series of meetings with farm men and women and business .peo ple has been called by county farm agent L. E. Tuckwiller, to discuss a proposed program designed to help 'farm people make more money and live better. Mr. Tuckwiller says: "For the last two years the agri cultural workers of Watauga coun March Dimes Fund Continues Growth A check for $75 04 was received Monday from the Western Watauga Singing Association for the current March of Dimes campaiga for funds to combat polio, R. D. Hodges, Jr., chairman of the Watauga County Chapter, has announced. This amount, together with sev eral smaller contributions during -the week, has brought the total donations to about $3,475, said Mrs. Vert Richardson and Mrs. Ruth Coe, co-chairmen of the drive. Contributions are still being gratefully received, it was announ ced, and the address is March of | Dimes, Box 609, Boone, N. C. Piney Creek vs Blowing Rock. Boone and Bethel drew byes and will play on Saturday. The tournament will continue through Monday. February 2S, with the winners of the Thursday and Friday games determining pairings for Saturday and Monday. The following admission prices have been anounccd for each day of the tourney, and will apply whether one or all games of the day art wen: Children under 12, 29c; lugh school students, 50c, adults, $1.00. Proceeds will be pro-rated back to the participating schools,, and will be used to pay officials and other expenses. Engineering Building." "One of its asset* is obvious; it cannot help but have a favorable effect on the morale of our air men." Following the ceremony, punch and cake were served and an open house for the base personnel intro duced the new Danner Service Club to Eglin Air Force Base. Construction was started on the $400,000 building on January 6, 1953, by the Eaton and Elzea Co. of Panama City, and the decorating was done by William A. Stone 4 Co. of Atlanta. The edifice was turned over to the Air Force in September, 1954. Sgt. Danner, 38 years old, mem ber of the 3200th Light B?omb Maintenance Division, was killed in the cfath of a YH-21 helicopter during Arctic testing of the craft. H* is survived by his wile, Mrs. Lillian B, Danner, a?d two daugh ter!, Eglin Field, Florida, and the father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Danner, Valle Crucis. Also sur viving are four sisters and three brothers. ty have worked very carefully with some of the leading farm men and women to try to plan a suggested farm and home pr<%ram that we think Will help farm people make more money and have a better living. At last we have this propos ed program ready to present to the farm men and women for their criticism and corrections. We be tieve a workable plan can be form ed out of the program that we have outlined." The initial meetings will be held at 7:30 p. m. as follows: March 1, at Mabel School; March 3 at Bethel School; March 4, at county courthouse. Tlie series of meet ings will continue until a session has been held in every neighbor hood in the county. "We hope," says Mr. Tuckwiller, "that all the citizens of the coun ty, both farm and town people, wi|l attend these meetings to help develop a plan that will help our county. Ministers and business people are also invited." Hardware Store .Latest 'Victim In Wave Of Watauga Robberies Red Cross Will Start Campaign Here For $2,800 Inagurating its biggest campaign since the last great war the Wa tauga County Red Cross chapter opens its Roll Call campaign March lit, with a kick-off supp^f at Gateway Cafe, February 28 at 7 o'clock. , Mr. 8. C. Efgert, roll call chair man, la asking that all Red, Cross campaign workers attend this sup per, and it is thought that perhaps 100 people will gather to hear Miss Antlhette Beasley talk on the many services of the Red Cross. Mr. Eggers will inform the work ers of their duties at this time. The following sections and groups will be canvassed by work ers who will be announced at the supper: Business districts of Boone and Blowing floA, Special Gifts, Coun ty townships, Organizations of Boone and Blowing Rock, Schools, Negro groups. Residential areas of Boone and Blowing Rock, out of town business organizations, Spec ial Events and Days. The goal for the Watauga Chapt er is >2,800, and Mr. Eggers points out that this goal must be met so that the local chapter may main tain its services to the people. The local chapter handled over 400 cases for servicemen and their families during the last year. The national quota is $85,000, 000. A large amount of this money will go for aid in disaster work, some going for service to *?rvice men and families. Livestock Meet Names Committees Committees to arrange the lamb and wool pools, and to help hi the planning of the Boone feeder calf sale, were named at the annual livestock meeting held at the courthouse Thursday. The wool and marketing com mittee is composed of Owight Cable, A. W. Greene, Frank Baird. Serving on the farmers' feeder calf sale committee are: Tom Law rence, Milton Moretz, Lynn Nor ris, Henry Taylor, A W. Greene The feeder calf sale, it was de cided, will be held Friday, Octo ber 7, the calves to be weighed and graded October 6. The sale will follow the rules adopted by the State feeder calf sale commit tee. Boone Weather By DR. JOHN B HAMILTON Date High Low 6 p. m. Feb. 14 16 30 Feb. IS 48 26 35 Feb 16 52 29 39 Feb. 17 45 28 38 Feb. 18 50 26 44 Feb 19 53 22 41 Feb. 20 59 29 48 Precipitation, 24-hour period. | Feb. 14 trace; Feb. 15 trace; Feb. 16 .08 inches. Snow, 24-hour period: Feb. 14 1 trace; Feb. 15 trace. WRECKED VEHICLES ? A 1955 model Ford and a State Highway truck which figured in a collision on 431 east of Boone laat Tuesday evening. Gurncy Luther, guard, who wai on the truck transporting prisoners, is shown viewing the wreckage. Mr. Claud Rhymer, driver of the automobile, which was attempting to pass another vehicle when the accident occurred, was only slightly injured, it is said, while Mrs. Verma Tatum, who waa riding in the car, was hospitalized for facial lacerations. Two of the prisoners suffered minor injuries. Both ve hicles were almost demolished in the crash which was investigated by Patrolman Chandler. (Photo by Rabbit Moietz.) AT SCENE OF ROBBERY it Watauga Hardwire. Safe, door beaten and sawn away; bottom twisted iron window (rill where robberi entered building. Staff photos by Joe Minor. Bids Given On $100,000 School Building Plan The Watauga Board of Education , received bids last Thursday for a hundred thousand dollar expansion program at the Valle Crucis School. This project will provide five new classrooms, a lunch room, kitchen, teachers room, two rest rooms, and heating plant. The low bidders are: General contract, Taylor Con struction Co., Lenoir, S7M43; Elec- { trical contract, A'yert Electric Co., | Boone, M.750; Heating, J. R. Hait\ & Sons, Mooresville, $10,920; Plumbing, Miller h Smyre, Hic kory, 16,495; Architect, Coffey Ic Olien, Tenolr, $5,050.40. Total, J 106,058.40. Thirty firms placed bids. The bids have been mailed to Ra Frank B. Wilson Kites Are Held Frank Benjamin Wilson, of Reese, died at his home Saturday, February 19, following an extended illness. He was 43 years of age Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday, February 21, at the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, conductcd by the Rev. Bynum Triv ett and tile Rev. Ed Farthing. Bur- 1 ial wastn the Wilson cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dosha Wilson; his father, Ra leigh Wilson, Reese; two sons, Harold and Gerald, both of Reese; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Matheson, Reese; four brothers, Dave Wilton of Hilisl^oro, Joe, Carl, ahd Dean Wilson, all of Reese; five sisters. Mrs. Alcna Thomas, Avondale, Pa., Mrs. Grover Johnson, Reese. Mrs j Ross Potter, Crescent City, Calif.. I Mrs. Frank Perry, Hillsboro, and j Mrs Don Powell, Detroit, Mich. Wholesalers are held to be vital to small business survival. leigh for approval of the State Board of Education. However, the awarding of the contracts^ were postponed until after bids are re ceived for the Bethel and Blowing Rock projects. The bids for these projects will be received March 15. The Bethel project is to include % lunch room, kitchen, two primary classrooms and a new heating plant. The Blowing Rock project I* to Include a lunchroom, kitchen and new heating plant. POLIO IN 1954 ' Poliomyelitis cases reported by state health authorities totaled 38, 590 by December 31st, making 1954 the third worst year for in fantile paralysis. The worst year was rt>52, with more than 57,000 cases, followed by 1949, with 42, 000 cases. Thieves Also Enter Service Stations In Past Week Two Watauga County teen-agcri ?re free on $300 bond each, charg ed with breaking and entering, in connection with the robbery of two Boone aervice stations last week. They .are Buck Church, of Silver stone, and James Beech, of the Howard's Creek section. The latest, break-in occurred Thursday night, February 17, when thieves broke open the rear window of Watauga Hardware, Inc., on West King Street, and plundered the safe. The above named suspects were in custody at the time of this robbery. Grady Tugman, owner of the store, said the thieves took three wrecking bars, a chisel, hackaaw and hammer from a tool rack in the store, and used them to force open the office safe, taking $143 in currency. They also took a .22 calibre repeating bolt action rifle. Bob White, an employee, dis covered the robbery when he re ported for work Friday morning. He found entry had been gained by breaking a back window pane so the thieves could unlock a win dow. Other Robberies A noon February 1 robbery of the tax office in the courthouse here netted thieves $710. This was followed by the robbery of Wat son's Garage the same night. Sheriff Ernest Hodges said be tween $60 and $75 was taken from the Cook Sinclair Station on West King Street Tuesday night, Febru ary IS. Several cartons of cigar ettes were also missing, he said. The Maddux Sinclair Station *on East, King Street was entered the same night, but nothing was miss ed, W. R. (Buck) Maddux told the sheriff. In each robbery entry was gain ed by breaking a rear window. SB I agent Robert Epley of Val dese was in Boone Friday helping local police officers and the sheriff's office investigate the lat est robbery. Officers said finger prints were taken from the safe and tools used in the Watauga Hardware robbery, but no report on the prints had been received here Tuesday morning, the sher iff's office said. Bill To Sell County Home Is Enacted Into Law The bill introduced in the Leg islature by Representative Barnes, which would permit the county commissioners to dispose of the county home farm, has been rati tied. The bill allows the sale of the property, but it is the purpose of the officials to retain about three acres, for use in the proposed health center construction project and for other public purposes. Since the advent of the welfare and pension programs the county home was not further needed, its former functions now being hand led through boarding homes oper ated by individuals. *? January retail sales rose to $13,- < 300,000,000. World Day Of Prayer Service Next Friday The World Day of Prayer serv ices will be held this year on Fri day, February 29. at 7:30 p. m., in the Boone Bethodist Church. This is a union service of alt denomi nations of the Boone community, with a union choir, and led in turn by a representative of each denom ination. Beginning at the International date line at sunrise in the Tonga islands in the Pacific Ocean cast of Australia, services will be held jill day long, in thatched and in mud cottages, in pueblos, in serv ice camps, in cathedrals, and in services like the one in Boonf, in lit countries over the world. Mrs. Elizabeth Lord, who an nounced the program, stated that "we pray (or ourselves, (or our own land, for the United Nations, f&r young people, and (or the church, that peace may be ac complished. Last year the annual day o( prayer was observed In more than 10,000 communities in the United States." , Three projects under the Divi sion o( Home Missions receive half their support (rom the offerings made at the meetings, Indian Americans, low income (arming communities, and agricultural mi grants, Miss Lord said. The service is sponsored by the National Coun cil o( the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, through the general department of United Church Women.
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