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40 Wataugans To
Attend Area Meet
At Elkin Tonight
Registrants
Are Sought By
Service Board
Some difficulty is being experienced
by (he Watauga County
Selective Service Board in contacting
the registrants. The law requires
that every registrant inform
his Local Board of any
change in his address, or any fact
that might bear upon his classification.
Local Board No. 96, Watauga
County, requests all men who
ire registrants of the board to inform
the board of their proper
iddress and any information which
should be considered by the board.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts
of Charles Edward Knill,
formerly of Zionville, Charles Allen
Miller of Triplett, or Glen
Burnie of Maryland, please contact
Local Board No. 96, County
Building, Boone
3,953 People
Given X-Ravs
By T. B. Assn.
Each year the chest x-ray survey
visits the county through
the efforts of your tuberculosis
association and health department,
with the association paying all the
expenses. Three thousand, nine
hundred" and fifty-three people
were x-rayed last year, with the
following results:
Number people required to have
large x-rays—57. . 'j
Findings as follows:
Negative—24; suspected tuberculosis—4;
pulmonary scar—7;
healed primary tb—9; minimal tb
—1; mod. advanced tb—2; far advanced
tb—J; other pulmonary—
1; cardiac—3; pleural changes—3;
other pathology—4.
A delegation of about forty
persona from Watauga county will
go to Elkin toitight (Thursday) to
back up the Elk and Cove Creek
communities in their bids for being
the best communities in their
classifications In a 11-county area.
The occasion is the annual meeting
of the Northwest North Carolina
Development Association, and
Is a supper meeting held at the
YUCA of Elkin.
A group of 12 persons from
the Elk community, headed by
Stuart Simmons, will attend. They
hope to see their community be
named th« best "Rural Farm Community"
in the counties covered
by the association.
Jerry Adams will head the group
from Cove Creek and they attend
with hopes of being named the best
"Rural Non-Farm Community" in
the association. .
Both communities have won $90
by virtue of being named the best
of their classification in Watauga.
They each stand to win a maximum
of $290 if chosen for first
place among the eleven counties.
County workers from the Home
Agents' office, the County Agent's
office, Soil Conservation Service,
Farmers Home Administration, and
others will attend.
The business meeting of the association
will include nomination
and election of officers and directors
for the ensuing year. Directors
from Watauga include O. K.
Richardson, L. E. Tuckwiller, and
Glenn Andrews, the latter serving
his last year. W. Ralph Winkler
will be nominated to replace
Mr. Andrews at the meeting.
Speaker for the occasion will be
Arefe N. Booth, tsocuttoe vice |wwident
of the Chamber of Commerce
of the 'Upited States^ Washington,
D. P.
Prices received by U. S. farmers
increased each month from
February to August but declined
somewhat in mid-October.
Tobacco Mart Has
Biggest Day Monday
The Boone burley tobacco market
had Ita biggest day of the season
Monday, both in poundage and
price, when 317,040 pounds of
tobacco were sold for $184,294.71,
for an average price for the day
of $61.28
In its first five selling days
through Monday of this week, the
market passed the million pound
mark in volume with ■ totil of
1400,086 pounds which brought
growers $631,398 88, for an average
price of 190.21 per hundred
pounds for the season thus far.
ft has been announced that the
market will recess for the Christmas
holidays after sales of Friday,
December 20. and will resume on
Monday, January 6.
Toys Sought For Needy
The Blowing Rock American Legion
Post and Auxiliary are seeking
used toys and toyi that may
be reconditioned to give to the
underprivileged children at Chriitmas
time. ,
Those having these toys which
are no longer used or needed, are
asked to bring them to the Blowing
Rock fire station at once, in order
that they may ba reconditioned in
time for Christmas delivery.
To Present Baeh Christmas Oratorio
The Bach Christmas Oratoria will j
be gives by the Appalachian State
Teachers College Choir Sunday
night at S o'clock, at the Boone
Baptist Church, under the direction
of Mrs. Virginia Wary Unney.
the direct km of Nk'bolu Ernertoci,
will .aaiM with the pcrforma ncc
Jinn Booker, organist and
Sandy Baam, pianint. will accompany.
u it •. ,
SoloUta featured with the per
Will b« Peggy Cartar.
Florence Payne, Ann Moon, »opriiKM;
Sown Ford, alto; J. C.
Boone and Everett F.lledge, tenor;
Datine Beat, Larry Dove and Robert
Dorton, baaaen.
READY TO GO.—Hogsheads of Burley have been loaded at Mountain Burley Warehouse, to be shipped
out of Boone by the buyers. The tobacco was bought from farmers at the local auction, reworked and
placed in the barrels ready for storage when i( reaches its destination. Standing near the load are
Sammy and Floyd Ray Garland, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Garland, Balfersville, Route 1, and Charles
Cooper, son of Mrs. Nola Cooper of Bakersville. Mr. Garland says he has sold 13 crops on the local
market and has been pleased each time. ("If I hadn't, 1 wouldn't keep coming b4)ck") His 1937 crop
was on the warehouse floor ready to be sold, he said, and he expected to get the "top dollar" because he
had the "best crop" he had had in several years.—Staff photo by Joe Minor.
Chamber To Install Officers
At Annual Banquet Session
Seal Sales In
County Reach
Total of $467.
Total Christfaas Seal Sales to
date in Watauga county are $467,
according to Mr. Lyle B. Cook,
local teal tale chairman.
In thanking all tboie who have
helped in this work, Mr, Cook
states, that the campaign will continue
through December. He reminds
all who have not done so.
that they should make remittance
for the seals promptly.
1
G. M. Hartley
Dies Tuesday
Granville M. Hartley, M, resident
of Boone, Route 3, died at
Blowing Rock Hospital Tuesday
evening of last week after a long
illness.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at 2 o'clock at the John's
River Baptist Church in the Globe
neighborhood and interment was
in the Tolbert cemetery. The Rev.
H. C. Crisp, the Rev. R. C. Cook,
the Rev. Rex West and the Rev.
Carlton Cox took part In the rites.
Mr. Hartley, a retired carpenter,
is survived by four sons and six
daughters: Frank Hartley. Linville;
Donald Hartley, Blowing Rock;
Ralph Hartley, Boone; Fred Hartley,
Lenoir; Mrs. William Thompson,
Mrs. IJoward Coffey, Mrs.
William Ford. Lenoir; Mrs. Claud
Greene, Mrs. L. O. Tolbert, Mrs.
John Broyhill, Blowing Rock; four
brothers and one sister: J. L„ Jake.
Jeff and A. A. Hartley, Linville:
Mrs. James Lyon,. Boone. There
are 90 grandchildren and 48 great
grandchildren.
Mr. Tntly Blair, president of
Security Life * Trust Company of
Winston-Salem, will address the
Boone Chamber of Commerce at
its annual Ladies Night and installation
of officers meeting scheduled
to be held Thursday, December
12, at 6:80 p. m in the
Elementary'School cafeteria.
The following officers for the
coming year, elected by the board
of directors at a previous meeting,
will be installed with appropriate
ceremonies:
John II Rfkhinoon orMid^nt
mm- ^ ^ w r "•>
succeeding, Glenn R. Andrews; O.
K. Richardson, first vice-prealdent';
R. D. Hodgea, Jr., second
vice-president; and Alfred T.
Adams, treasurer. .
New dlaectors to be installed in
elude. Hugh Hag*man, Herman i
Anderson, Hal Johnaon, Jack Wil-1
liams, and Phil Vance.
The board of directors also named
Herman W. Wilcox as President
Emeritus, and designated the
following honorary vice-presidents:
Dr. W. H. Plemmons, W. R. Winkler,
Clyde R. Greene, and Stanley
A. Harris.
Mr. Blair, who has announced
that his topic will be "The Second
Mile," was first elected president
of Security Life in 1940, served as
chairman of the board and treasurer
from January 1993 to February
1958, when he was again
elected president. He began his
life insurance career with the
Pilot Life Insnrance Company at
Greensboro in 1913.
Decorations Contest
Is Sponsored Again
The Boone Junior Woman* Club,
with the cooperation of the Home
and Garden Department of the
Worthwhile Club, the Blue Ridge
Garden Club, the Gardenerettei
and the Appalachian Garden Club,
will sponsor the annual Christmas
Decoration conteat.
This year decoration entrjei mutt
be registered by December 17.
Judging will take place on the
night of December 21.
In order to regiater an entry
clip the entry blank found in this
issue of the Watauga Democrat
and return to Mra. Gene Reece,
Box 271. Boone, N. C, Or call Mrs
Reese at AMherst 4-8208 on or
before December 17.
Cash prize* will be awarded for
best mantle, lawn, window, door
and decoration* done by children.
Bu*ineu organizations will be eligible
for honorable mention.
Motor Deaths
Raleigh.—The Motor Vehicle*
Department'* summary of traffic
death* through 10 a. m. December
2, *hows:
Killed thi* year 973
Killed to date lait year ... 1001
CONTEST BLANK FOE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CONTEST
(Fill Mt, clip aa&pMte to pottcard and mail to Mn. Gene Reece, Box
271, Bmw, N. C.)
Naae
Addreaa j, : »
Check the feltowtag la which you wish to eoapeto:
1—MANTLE ( ) • 4—DOOR ( )
t— LAWN ^ ( ) 5—CHIU>REN'S i ( ... . )
s—window v () #—business < ....)
Four Choral Groups
Render Yule Music
Four different choral group*
wilt present a program of Chriatmu
muaic for the December meeting
of the Boone Parent Teacher
Aanociation on Monday evening,
December 0. at 7 o'clock, in the
elementary school auditorium.
The four group* performing will
be the Children'! Choir and the
Elementary Chorua. directed by
Mra. Gaynelle Wilaon; and the
Jiytlor High Girla' Glee Club and
tfce High Schoyl Mixed Chorua, directed
by Mlaa Felicia Caah
Student acrompaniaU ant Ruth
Anne William*, Carolyn Coffee, and
Jackie Bo»well
All member* of tb* PTA art
urged to attend u well at friend*
of the ichooU
Cbrttma* Katie
The Elementary Chorut will *ing
another program of Chrittmti mutic
Tuetday morning at the regular
college aaaembly In the Adminiatra!
tioa Building on the college cam
rate** Room Civet Program
| ttudentt of Mr*. Tate'a
fourth grade will preterit a program
for the lower grade*' regular
aaaembly Friday morning in
the achool auditorium. iV program
will he at • o'clock
Parent* and other interfiled per
pa*.
Santa Claus
Arrive Uaiui ua i
Goodies To Be
Distributed
From Big Pack
tjoone will be honored by a preYule
visit from Santa Claus on
Saturday of this week, it has been
announced by Leo Derrick, executive
secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce
The jolly old gent with the
white whiskers, red suit, and
hearty laugh will be met at an undisclosed
spot east of Boone and
conveyed to the center of town on
the fire truck. He is due to arrive
at 11 a. m.
A police escort will be furniahed
by Chief Glenn Richardson,
and the town fire siren will herald
his arrival.
Christmas carols will he played
over a loud speaker at the King
and Depot Streets square, beginning
at 10:30 a. m., and will continue
until Santa makes his appearance.
Saint Nick will be armed with a
bag of gifts and goodies for the
children, and it is hoped that he
will prolong his visit throughout
most of the day.
Santa's visit is a part of the
Christmas promotion planned by
the Merchants Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, headed by
R. D. Hodges, Jr.
Boone merchants have caught
the Christmas spirit and have deoorated
their stores gaily as the
heart of the Yule shopping season
approaches.
A wide and wonderful collection
of gift items in all categories has
been assembled, and with stocks
now at their peak, the Merchants
Association urges shoppers to
make their gift selections at the
earliest possible moment, while a
wider choice in all gift lines is
available.
It is also believed by the merchants
that this year, mare than
ever before, gift giver* will be
able to find everything they need
for Christmas right here at home.
They urge shoppers to "try your
home stores first and we sincerely
believe that you will not have
to look any further for what you
need and want."
Wm. C. Coffey
Rites Are Held
William Carlton Coffey, 76. resident
of Blowing Rock, Route 1,
died Ssturday at Watauga Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 10 o'clock at the Boone
Fork Baptist Church. Rev. Robert
Shore and Rev. Paul Pitts conducted
the rit«s and burial was In
White Springs cemetery.
Surviving are five sons and four
daughters: Thomas, Joe. John, Albert,
Jack Coffey. Blowing Rock;
Mrs. Hub Church, Hickory: Mrs.
Dillard Coffey, Mrs. Rohy Coffey,
Mrs.' Coy <?ragg, of Blowing Rock.
There is one brother, James Coffey
of Rutherfordton.
CHRISTMAS GREENERY-Dlllard Coffey unloads i truck of white
pine wreaths at WUcox Drug Co., which will be ihipped out of Boone
to diiUnt town* to brighten the coming holiday season. Preparation
of wreaths, roping and decorations is a principal industry in Watauga
at this time of the year, and furnishes home employment tor many
residents. A steady stream of vehicles, bringing the greenery in and
carrying it out can be noted any time of the day on W. Howard street.
Postmaster Advises
Early Mailing Here
Acting Postmaster Lyle B. Cook
tod»y reemphuized to the citizens
of Boone the need to ihop and
mail early thii Christmas season, to
speed the processing of Christmas
mail. N
Mr. Cook cautioned that putting
off mailing Christinas cards and
parcels until'the last moment results
in an extremely heavy burden
being placed on the postal
employees and poatal facilities of
the Boone post office and slows up
the processing of mall.
Every facility of the local post
office, he added, will be pressed,
into maximum service again this
year so that the post office will
be cleared of all Christmas mail
that has been deposited In time for
delivery by December 29.
"There are still some people who
retain- the mistaken idea that a
gift or card arriving on Christmas
Eve has a special significance," the
postmaster noted. "It is the
thought behind the gift or card,
not the time of arrival which is
the important consideration."
In an appeal to all citizen# of the
community, the postmaster praised
the fine cooperation that ha* been
extended by many local group* in
the paat years when record mail
loads were processed and delivered
and he asked that this same cooperation
again.be extended this
year.
"By following such simple suggestions
as mailing early, wrapping
carefully using enough twine, tape,
paper, etc., plainly printing the
addresses and return addresses and
using tone numbers, the citizens
of Boone will be assured of the
safe and timely arrival of their
Christmas mail,"' Mr. Cook added.
For patron*' convenience the
following hours will be observed
at the parcel post and stamp window*
in Boone during the period of
December 12 through December 23:
8:00 a. pi. to 6:00 p. m , including
all days except Sundays.
Five billion a year fa urged in
U. 8. school aid.
BUItLFY WAS SELLING GOO& and bringing i good price when this picture wu t
rornlng in ttrong (or tke Boone ulea and moat (arm era teemed pleaaed with price* Umjt
for their crop Average* have been above M040 *t nee the aeaaon opened laat month. Crowd* <
and other* Who Hke to hear the auctioneer'* chant at* on* hand at al) &e aales. and tobacco
aad their (amiUea may be aw uo the .treetw and is Um atore* el Bouse 1
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