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An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY t, 1958 * * Babson Sees More Cold War, Profit Squeeze In 1958 By ROGER W BABSON Next to the Russian situation, President Eisenhower's condition •ill be, nobody knows. It prob What its influence upon Russia will be nobody knows. It prob sbly will not affect general busi pess. I believe that for some time our President has not been making important policies and, much to his disappointment, his recommenda tions have been largely ignored. The major effect of the Presi dent's condition will be political. Those close to the President, for both friendship and political rea sons, are hoping for his recovery both in health and in memory. Oth ers in charge of the Republican party, anxious about his possible incapacitation or death, would like to see him resign and drop out of the picture in order to give Vice President Nixon a good buildup in the hope of re-electing the Republi can party again in 1960. For evident reasons, the Demo crats are hoping that Vice-Presi dent Nixon will not have an op portunity to function as President before the coming election. There fore, President Eisenhower's con dition could greatly influence the political suituation during the next few years. This would ran— mj_ certainty and retard large cor porate expansion programs as well as consumer buying. I cannot believe that Russia wants World War III; in fact, I am confident that Russia will go to some lengths to avoid World War III. In case of any retaliation by us, Russia would suffer great losses. Moreover, if Russia has any hope of conquering our coun try, she certainly wishes to pre serve our cities, industries, and other valuable assets. Russia has land enough now; It is our indus tries which Russia wants. This also applies to England and West ern Europe as well as the United States. Therefore my forecasts for 1958 are as follows: 1. The present cold war will be Intensified duriAg 1998. This will increase fear of war, which could greatly affect retail sales. 2. Russian policy will be aimed at securing control of the United States, the countries of Western Europe, and the Middle East by in filtration. 3. The cold war costs the United States billions of dollars annually. This can be paid for only through increased taxes or inflation, or by the adoption of the Hoover Commission's recommendations for radical economy. ^ Profits will be further squeez ed during 1958, as a result of high er costs and pressure for lower prices. 5. Competition at all levels will i increase during 1958. , 8. Only more advertising by both ' manufacturers and retailers will I enable them to keep up their pres I ent gross volume during 1958. 7. Failures will increase in 1958. . These will apply mostly to small I concerns, but some one of the big i companies in the Dow-Jones Aver ages may collapse. 8. Predicting a lower total vol ume of business for 1058. com par od with 1957, I forecast a moder ately lower trend, on average, for wholesale commodity prices. -Ex pect a gradual decrease in the cost-of-living during 1958. 9 Wise labor leaders will hesi-1 tate to fight for higher wages, but will try for shorter hours, pen-' sions, and other "fringes." 10. European countries will have less to spend for American goods and foreign trade will decline in 1956 compared with 1967. Money Outlook , 11. Money will continue to be "tight" daring 1986 for new bor rowers who ha*« not established a satisfactory line of credit. 12. Owing to declining demands for funds, interest rates will de dine in 1958. 13. Concerns with large numbers of employees will receive first con sideration both by banks and by the government. 14. For fear of World War III, «nd due to declining business, many plans for expansion of plants will be postponed 15. Money rates may be "fixed" during 1958 by an economic die Utor. 18. Lower money rates will make it easier to sell long-term bonds during 1908 17. The supply of nontaxable state, municipal, turnpike, and other "Authority" bonds will in crease during 1958. IB. I forecast higher prices (or many corporation bonds. 19. Investors will continue, dur ing 1998, to switch from stocks to attractive bond issues; fear of war will rule all markets. 20. Bankers will fear that the government—as a part of the cold war—will appoint a dictator to di rect the policies of all national banks, the leading stock exchanges, and investment dealers. Labor Oatlook 21. There will be a general fear that the government—as a part of the cold war—will fix wages in many industries and prevent fur ther increases during 1958. 22. The revelations brought about by the investigation of jhe Team sters Union may lead to import ant new labor legislation. 23. The Taft-Hartley Law will not be repealed in 1958, and may be made fnore severe. Much, how ever, will depend upon President Eisenhower's physical and mental condition. 24. Congressional attempt will be made to eliminate the present exemption of labor unions from anti-monopoly laws. 25. 1958 will be a sad year for labor leaders. I forecast that there will be an increase of unemploy ment during 1958. 26. I forecast that with the pos sible exception of the auto indus try, there will be no national strikes during 1958. 27. I forecast that automation will slowly increase during 1958. 28. If wages should be fixed as a part of the cold-war program, retail prices will also be fixed. 29. All workers, especially off ice workers. wJU be more effi cient In 1968. It will be more dif ficult for the next group of col lege graduates to get good posi tions at high wages. 30. For the past, few years labor has been sitting in the driver's seat. Many industrialists and po litical leaders have feared that the country is headed for a social ist or labor government. A cheer ful sign now is that such fears may, temporarily at least, be for gotten. The American working man is himself becoming disgust ed with too powerful labor leaders. This should be good news to all honest employers. Outlook for Seal Estate 31. Land adjoining cities and towns will increase in value dur ing 1958. This especially applies to small farms. 32. Large commercial farms will continue to prosper during 1958, but the small farmer will continue to suffer if dependent on fanning. 33. Under an economic dictator, farmers would receive no increas ed price supports. If farm prices are fixed, they will be at lower levels. 34. Large cities may continue to lose in population. Large city real estate will sell for less, for fear of Russian missiles. 35. The growth of suburbs will continue, although many houses now occupied by well-paid execu tives will be forced on the market as their owners lose their present high-salaried positions. ' 36. Construction activity in many communities will decline. Older houses will come on the market. 37. In many sections of the country there will be a greater de mand for co-operative modern apartments than for single houses, although old apartment house*7will sell for less. More young people and old people will Insist upbn every modern convenience and upon locations not absolutely de pendent on automobiles. 38. Well located woodlands will continue to increase in price. This certainly applies to pine wood tract*, especially in the South. 39. Canadian oil reserves should begin to recover in price unless there Is rationing of gasoline in the United States In late 1908 40. The most important factor in connection with real estate is the parking problem, which is a curae of almost every city. Subur ban real estate and farms owe much to the automobile, but the automobile industry is now reach ing a stage where it could revolu tionise present real estate prices. We owe the automobile industry • debt of gratitude for our present (Contlauod on page three) TWO DIED.—The car in which Glenn Grant Sutherland of Sugar Grove and Ray Louis Love of Vilai, were riding just before their death is shown as it was found on its top. One front wheel was torn com pletely off. Bottom picture shows the car after it was righted by the wrecker truck. The accident hap pened early Saturday morning, December 21, on highway 421 west of Boone.—Staff photos by Joe Minor. County Agent's Report Shows Farm Income Up Slightly In '57 Gross farm income increased in 1957 from the sale of poultry, poultry products, dairy products, livestock, and vegetable crops; but tobacco sales are down because of damaged tobacco. The total for Watauga farmers will be up slight ly from 1056. Poultry production in Watauga County increased by approximately 7,000 commercial layers and 4000, 000 broilers in 1S57. Two commercial egg markets were expanded during the year. Yadkin Valley Dairy Coopera tive, Inc., began bottling milk and are paying class one prices for part of the milk purchased. Catawba Dairy Cooperative pur chased Hillside Dairy's milk routes and are trying to expand their sales. Approximately 33 per cent more cows were bred artificially in 1957 than in 1956. More fanners are becoming in terested In growing out artificially sired heifers for sale and herd replacement. Nine Watauga dairymen are participating in the Weight-A Day-A-Month system of record keeping. Income from the sale of live stock products has increased over 1956 due to better quality and Tax Listing In Watauga , Is Underway Tax lilting of property in Wata uga county ij getting under way, and a group of listakers to anlat In making out the liita for county taxpayers hai been appointed by County Tax Supervisor, Ivy Wil son. •' A schedule of the times when the list-takers will appear at the various townships in the county has been worked out and an ad : vertisement in the Democrat today gives the detailed information. Every property owner is re quired to list his property for taxes and all mala persons, In the poll tax age group, are required to list whether or not they own any sort of property. Those required to list are ad viaed to scan the llat of appoint menta and meet thf tax listen at the most convenient points. Tax listing during the current month is adviaed, so that taxpay ers may avoid the penalties pre scribed by late listing. better marketing facilities Ninety-three per cent of the calves sold in the Boone Feeder Calf Sale graded in the top three grades which is ten per cent higher than the calves in any other sale within the state this year. Forty registered beef bulls were purchased by Watauga cattle pro ducers in 1S67. Farmers sold 20,214 pounds of wool in the pool for $12,007,84. Twenty-eight purebred rams were purchased by Watauga termers in 1957. The purebred Hereford breeders sold 39 lots for $9,922 in the fif teenth annual sale. Yield'and quality records were obtained on three strawberry dem onstrations. Eleven producers sup plied yield records on strawberries other than variety tests. Twenty farmers and 4-H Club members purchased 22,000 virus free plants for the 1958 crop year. Five tobacco farmers conducted variety, fertilizer rate, quality plant, and plant bed treatment tests in 1997. Cabbage variety, yield, and dis ease resistant demonstrations were conducted on two farms this year. Price, quality and yield were up this year over 1996. Thirty acres of Irish potatoes were planted for certification this year. Three grain and one'silage yield hybrid corn tests were conducted on three farms. Two weed control demonstrations on corn were con ducted, Vlso. 11 Approximately 129,000 forest tree seedlings were set out by Watauga County land owners in 1997. Twenty-eight members of Unit Test - Demonstration farm families toured farms in Aver/ Mitchell, and Yancey Counties this year. Eight new U. T. D. families were added this year with complete farm and home plans. Six different groups and indi viduals from five foreign countries visited Watauga County and ob served our agricultural operations this year. Two new community organiza tions were established this year bringing the total to five in Wa tauga County; one rural non-farm and four rural farm communities. Watauga County 4-H Club en rollment has increased ten per cent over last year. Watauga 4-H Club members com peted in many District and State Contests. Watauga County 4-H sheep shear ers won first and second place in Use State Sheep Shearing CoBUat and represented North Carolina in the National Contest in Chicago in December, 1957. ■ Membership in the YMW Club has increased about twenty per cent over last year. Eight 4-H Club members exhib ited blue ribbon pullets with one member showing red ribbon pullets and one white ribbon pullets. Four 4-H Club members fed, fitted, showed and sold their fat calves In the Fat Stock sale at Enka in November. The Tri-County 4-H Club Lamb Show was held at Boone this year with Floyd Greene, Rt. 2, Boone, exhibiting the grand champion lamb which sold for 90 cents per pound. Watauga County 4<-H Club boys pFaced third in the State Junior Tobacco Grading Contest held at State Fair this year. Three Assistant Agents were hired during the year to work with the Rural Development Pro gram. They assisted this group to identify problem areas in the econ omy of the county, and developed a plan to correct some of these. The Rural Development Commit (Continued on page three) Fred Krider Rites Held Fred Krider, 69, retired Stale Highway maintenance foreman, and well-known resident of Todd, died at hit home Saturday, follow ing a sudden illness. A heart at tack was believed to have bean the cause of his death. Mr. Krider had retired from hia work with the Highway Commis sion about four years ago. He was a member of Ashler Masonic Lodge at Deep Gap. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at Blackburn's Chapel Methodist Church. Todd. Rev. W. W. Woodard and Rev. Ernest Stephens conducted the rites and burial was in the Mc Gutre cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Eugenia Krider and one aon, Bill Krider, of Todd; there are three daughters: Mr*. Don Walter*. West Jefferson; Mr*. Titum Brown, Todd; Mrs. Forrest Greene. Boone. One brother and six sisters sur vive: V B. Kridel1, Todd; Mrs. Muude Scott. Eureka, N C.; Ml** Mary Krider, Mrs. John Barringer and Mr*. D C. Jordan, Salisbury: Mr*. Robert Barber, Miss Blanche Krider, Winston-Salem. There are eiffcl grandchildren. Christmas • 11 _• Equals '56 Buyingi 3 Highway Deaths Mar Holidays The Christmas shopping season in Boone, dollar-wise. was either: 1. A little ahead of last year. 2. Not quite up to last year. 3. About the lame as last year. It depends upon whom you talk to. ' . The concensus of Boone mer chants, however, indicates that business during Santa Claus month of 1997 just about held its own with December 1986, which set an all-time record in dollar volume at local stores. As usual, clothing items and toys headed the lists of most gift shoppers, with watches, jewelry, toiletries, hardware items, leather goods, and small appliances falling in step immediately behind. Some furniture and appliance dealers reported that activity in "big ticket" items was a little off as far as gift buying was concern ed, but that sales figures in these categories for the entire year would compare favorably with those of 1990. An interesting sidelight of the Yule season was revealed by one merchant who reported that des pite the saturation of TV screens with "Westerns" during the past year, traffic In cowboy toga, gun and holster sets, etc., waa sur prisingly slow, except for the small tots who were getting them for the first time. This was attributed to the fact that the older ehildren already had these outfits and were asking Santa for something ,else this year. 3 Fatalities, Few Arrests Two major auto crashes, killing three Watauga County men, were reported, only one of which oc curred In the county. Glenn Grant Sutherland, 19, of Sugar Grove, and Ray Louis Love, 19, of Vilas, died when their car left Highway 421 west of Boone Saturday, December 21. Kenneth Triplett, 80, of Triplet! and Cleveland, Ohio, was killed (Continued on page seven) Decoration Contest Winners Selected The following are the winneri in the annual Chriatmaa decorations codteit sponsored by the Junior Woman* Club: Window: 1st—Mrs. Bill Bihg ham; 2nd—Mrs. James Austin; Honorable mention—Miss Eliza beth Lord, Mrs. Wlllard Trivette, Mrs. Warren Castle, and Mrs. G. C. Greene, Jr. Priaes are given for 1st and 2nd place windows by the Worthwhile Club. Door: 1st — Mrs. Thomas C. Wright; 2nd—Mrs. James Austin; 3rd—Mra. Willard Trivette; hon orable ' mention — Mrs. Walton Cole. Mrs. Ed Quails. Mrs. Jack Norria, Mrs. John Bingham. Prizes are given for 1st and 2nd place doors by the Boone Junior Woman's Club. Mantle: 1st—Mrs. 0. K. Rich ardson; 2nd—Mrs. H. R. Eggers; Honorable mention — Mrs. Ed Quails. Appalachian Garden Club gave the priie for the best mantle. Lawns: let—Mrs. Joe Crawford; 2nd—Miss Pat Dowllng; honor able mention—Mrs. Jack Norris. The Blue Ridge Garden Club gave a prise for 1st and 2nd place lawn display. Children's display: Outdoor— Kathryn Kelly; Christmas tree— Larry and Miurk Richardson; In door scene — Larry and Mark Richardson. The children's/ prizes were given by the Gardenerettes Best Overall—Mrs. O. K. Rich ardson. Mra. Wayne Richardson, Mrs. James Austin, Mr*. Jack Nor ria. Bqainesa—Dr. Hadley Wilson, I. R. C„ Northwestern Bank, Winkler Motor Co., Mayflower Beauty Shop, Belk'i. Judges for windows were: Mrs. W. M. Matheson, Mrs. Paul Cof fey and Mra. J. C. Cllne. Doors: Mrs. Gene Reese, Mrs. W. C. Richardson, Mrs. J. W. Winkler, Jr. Mantle: Mrs. Gene Wilson. Mrs. R. H. Harmon, and Mrs. J.' C. Goodnight. Children: Mrs. John Bingham, Mrs. W. W. Littleton and Mrs. 0. K. Richardson. Boone Man Is Promoted At Mead Paper Co. SYLVA, Dec. 18 — Creation of two new executive positions and promotion of four division man ager! by the Mead Corp. today involve! a native of Boone and alio Mead's board mill here. P. Frank Winkler, born at Boone and currently production manager for Mead's paper board mills, is stepping into the newly-created position of general manager of board operation^ with headquart ers in Chlllicothe, Ohio. Vinson K. Shannon, currently managing the Sylva mill, moves up to the management of the Kingsport, Tenn. mill, the com pany's second largest in its far flung papermaking operations. Succeeding Shannon at Sylva is Paul Ellis, a native of Chatham County, N. C., and currently head of the paper board mill at Lynch burg, Va., who, in addition to supervising operations here, will also become production manager for the company's paper board mills. In his new capacity, as general manager of board operations, Winkler will head up the opera tions of the Mead paper board mills at Lynchburg and Sylva, afld at Harrtman and Nashville, Tenn. Winkler started with Head In 1929 as assistant chemist at Sylva, transferred nine yean later to the Harrtman Division as chemist, and a few months later was promoted to manager of the Nashville Division. With America's entry into World War II. Winkler went into the Navy, where he served as a lieutenant in the Pacific Theater, Two years after his return from service, he was made manager of the Harriman Division and In 1992, became production manager for board operations with headquart ers in Chlllicothe. t Review Home Demonstration I Program In Watauga Is Given The purpose of the 1957 home demonstration program in Watauga county has been to provide county residents, eipccially homemakera, with all typea of up-to-date home economlci Information. This work has been done through demonstra tions, lectures, exhibits, bulletins, radio talks, newspaper articles and personal visits. Demonstrations were given to home demonstration clubs and girls' 4-H clubs on the following subjects: Accessories for the Home; Care of Floors; Selection of Household Linens; Do Housekeep ing the Easy Way; Styles That Flatter; Modern Methods of Dress making; Oven Meals; Ice Cream a Diferent Way Every Day; Take a Look at Yourself; Making a Dressing Table; Proper Methods of Moving Furniture; Easier Bedmak ing; Good Grooming; Making a Dress for the 4-H Dress Revue; Measuring Ingredients; and How Do I Rate at Home? Special interest meetings and workshop* were held on "Refinish ing I'icutre Frames; Dried Flower Arrangements; More Ways Jo Serve Moat; and Raising a Square Meal Around Home. Also, work in more than ten different crafts was taught, at the annual Handicraft Workshop, held for throe days at Camp Schaub. near Wsynesville. Home demonstration club mem bers helped to furnish the new District Health Contor; served as hostesses far the mobile chest x ray unit. Twelve dub members also took tfca Red Cross Home Nursing ln*ti-o« tors' course and re ceived diplomas entitling them to teach home nursing to others. Club members served aa solicitors for the rural, areas in the United Fund drive. National Home Demonstration week waa celebrated with ipecial projects in each club, newspaper articles, radio programs and a store window display. For the put eight months, home demonstration club members have made a col lection of favorite recipes to share with each other. During 1907, three new clubs were organized, in Valle Mountain, Laxon and Mabel communities. Many local people did outstand ing work In home demonstration and related fields during 1907. The Gardner Matheson family of For est Grove community appeared with L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent, and Jean Childers, home agent, on th« television program, "Down on the Farm," broadcast over Station WCYB-TV in Bris tol, Tenn. Mrs. Howard Carlson, member and past president of the Hodges Cap Home Demonstration Club, was elected tressurer of tbe state Federation of Home Demonstra tion Clubs. Jo Ann Winebarcer, i Junior 4 H club member from the Mabel Elementary School, did an electric demonstration in the District Con test on "The Selection and Care of a Mixer." She was red-ribbon winner in the contest. The Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. presented her with $10 for par ticipating, and a $29-Savings Bon$ for her place as county winner. Jo Ann also won first place In the junior division of the Dress Revue, for which she received a f#ee trip to summer camp. Ruth Ann Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Robinson at Reese, was first place winner in the senior division of the 4-H Drew Revue. She won an all-expenae paid trip to 4-H Club Week in Raleigh. Many other local people have done outstanding work also. Membership in the Young Men's (Continued on page six) Burley Sales To Be Resume^ Monday . ,W •The Boon* burlcy tobacco mar ket will reunite ulei on Monday, January S, following a receaa •ince December 20 for the Chrlat ma* holidays The It. C. Coleman firm, opera tor of the market, reported that the entire 1080-97 aeaaoa'a total of soflM 2,800,000 pouodi had been surpassed before Christmas, that It Is likely that the local ket will Mil approximately • million pounds more than preceding season. * Not more than two more w of sales ut expected to bo re ed to clean up the remind* the hurley crop Jo thU art*."*
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