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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1?6S
Good Luck, Graduates
It is always a pleasant thing for
us to take notice of those who have
finished their work in any branch of
our educational system and who are
reaching out for more educational
opportunities or starting upon their .
careers in their chosen professions.
In the high schools, and in the
elementary grades a great many
youngsters are getting their diplomas
currently, and it is to be hoped that
they may, in large numbers, decide
to .pursue their academic work into
the college ares, not alone for the
increased amount , of money which
it is shown they may earn, but for
the tone and culture which higher
education enhances.
At any rate it is commencement
time again, and we are still of the
notion, that in spite of the tidal
waves of juvenile delinquency, at the
same time we have the best set of
boys and girls the country has ever
produced. Those who have pursued
their educational work with dili
gence will reap the just rewards of
good citizenship, and of added fiscal
opportunity.
We commend all the fine boys
and girls who've managed the ele
mentary grades, those who have fin
ished their high school courses, and
of course the many who are getting
degrees at Appalachian State Teach
ers College, from the ranks of these
students- will come those who mil
be the leaders in every avenue of
activity in the days ahead. We shall
wish them the very best all the. days
of their lives in this challenging time
of widened vistas oi opportunity and
of a world beset, by mountainous
problems and 'by unparaWled dan- .
gers.
Insecticides Threaten Gardeners
Pesticides and insecticides are
poisons. And .what's poison to in
sects can be an irritant . or worse
to people^ according to Changing
Times, the Kiplinger Magazine.
In the current issue of the mag
azine, the editors list the following
basic rules for home gardeners:
? If using a spray: Don't breathe
the vapors. Don't smoke when spray
ing. After spraying and before eat
ing or smoking wash hands and face
thoroughly.
? If using a liquid or powder:
Wear gloves to keep the poisons off
hands. Should poison accidentally
spill on unprotected skin, wash im
mediately. Always .wash hands and*
face after using.
? Read the label carefully before
opening the package. Failure to do
so may result in misuse or injury
to thte person handling the poison.
? Never store the contents in any
thing but the original container with
the label intact. When the container
is empty, get rid of it. Even a small
residue of the poison might be dis
astrous if young children find it.
? Don't store the container on the
same shelves with household clean
ers or food packages. Pesticides
should be kept in a separate area,
out of reach of children and pets
and, as a double precaution, with a
warning POISON sign prominently
displayed in the area.
Speed Leads As Gory Killer
Motorists in 1962 raced down the
nation's highways on their way to a
new ? and tragic ? death record
which for the first time exceeded
40,000 fatalities, according to a re
port released by The Travelers In
surance Companies.
The number of people injured in
traffic accidents also took a sharp
turn upward.
The authoritative report, first is
sued in 1931, is prepared annually by
The Travelers and is based on infor
mation provided by state motor ve
hicle departments. More than 3,300,
040 copies are distributed every year.
U. S. highway deaths in 1962 to
taled 40,500, a seven per cent in
crease over 1961. Not since 1941,
when 39,969 persons lost their lives,
has the traffic fatality record been
so high.
The report also reveals a nine per
cent jump in the number of injured
in 1962 compared with 1961. In all,
3,345,000 men, women and children
were hurt in auto accidents last year.
"As it stands, last year's record
is truly tragic," a Travelers spokes
man commented. "But what makes
it even more disheartening is that
it comes on the heels of what we had
hoped was a downward trend begin
ning in 1961."
Eteenive speed again led the way
as tbe primary cause of accidents.
Nearly 13,000 people were killed
and more than. 1,145,000 were in
jured aa a direct result of speeding
violations. Other major causes of
accidents included driving on the
wrong side of the road and reckless
driving.
An Order Is Ah Order
(The Lexington Leader)
We understand that textbook authors
are omitting sturdy American statements
such as "I haven't begun to fight," and
"Don't give up the ship" from history
tectsi This is to be deplored.
One of the problem* inherent in "per
missive" child rearing and in adult atti
tudes toward law* aad regulations is- the
tendency to regard aa order ast a sug
gestion or a low-grade request
At i bre*ifa?t father says to the nearest
b*f, "Mow the lawn today." TBst night
he finds the law* taaaowed because: "The
mewer wouldn't start;" "1 had to run an
efraed for Mother;" or "Joe came by,"
tinue the battle from another vessel, he
didiMt say, "Don't give up hop*" He
didn't mem that the. lialrlng Itegghipte
captain could strike his eoldrs because he
found water in the powder magazine, or
because half the ship's guns wouldn't fire,
nor that at hi* discretion the ship could
sip quietly at the edge* of the action and
hope U'?*M go away.
Perry's order to)9 tile captalt to keep
his powder dry and figfct his ship as long
as fr.guit weuld fire.
And" that* wtat "Vow the town- to
day" should mean. Ret?ir tiie mower, rent
or horro* one, tell Mother that errand
'Let's Get This Act Straightened: Chit5
From Early Democrat Files
Sixty Years Ago
May 21, ISM
Hot a plenty for the last few
da**.
Friend Richard M. Greene is
thickly broken out with meas
les:
Prof. D. D. Dougherty is of
ten heard to remark rather in
voluntarily: "It's another girl."
Mrs. Shull, of Butler, Tenn.
is spending a while with her
daughter, Mrs. D. D. Dougherty
in Boone.
It seems now that we will
have an empty Jail for court,
which will be the first time in
many years.
Mrs. B. F. Hargett, who has
been on a visit of several days
to her parents near Davidson
College, is expected home to
day.
Mt-s. Alice Couocill. who has
been for some weeks in States
ville and Salisbury with her
daughter, Mrs. Beyden, has re
turned as far as Blowing Rock
and brings encouraging news
as to the condition of Mrs. Boy
den's health. She says that she
is now able to go at will over
the building and is now on the
right road to permanent re
covery.
On last Saturday two pieces
of real estate changed hands in
Boone, and other trades are be
ing t considered. Prof. Francum
bought the home of O. J. Hawk
ins and Mr. Hawkins purchased
the old Academy building and
grounds. The house will be
thoroughly repaired, painted
etc., and converted, we under
stand, into a boarding house
lor the benefit of our school.
The Summer School at Wa
tauga Academy opened on last
Monday with more than 40
pupils in attendance, the most
of whom are boarding students.
Only intimate that a school is to
open in Boone and a crowd is
sure to be in attendance.
Thirty-Nine Years Ago
May SO, 1924.
Mrj McKinley Ayers is visit
ing relatives at Greenville,
Tenn.
Mrs. Frank Moore returned
Sunday from a visit to her
Childhood home at Hiddenite,
Alexander county.
Mr. and Mrs. Estes Hartley
and family of Lovill were over
last week doing some work ob*
the family burying ground nets
Boone. This is al annual event?
with the children of the late
Mr. Azor Hartley.
Mr. A. C. Farthing of Lenoir,
accompanied- by his wife, child
ren and Mrs. Grover Triplett,
passed through Monday on his
return from a visit to his sick
father Rrv. Harrison Farthing
on Beaver Dam.
Mrs. Carrol Adams of Silver
stone who accompanied by her
daughter Mrs. Josie McGufre of
Boone, spent several days in
Johns Hopkins Hospital for
treatment returned Sunday.
She it is hoped is somewhat im
proved, but is still far from be
ing well.
Tile grading for the Daniel
Boone Hotel will be completed
Just One Thing
By CARL GOEKCH
While driving from Burling
ton to Raleigh recently it start
ed raining and, inasmuch as the
pavement was getting rather
slippery, I slowed down and
drove more carefully.
Turning a curve, I suddenly
met up with another car com
ing toward me. The driver was
on the left side of the road Ap
parently the rain had dimmed
his vision and he didn't see me
until he was very close. Then
he. put on his 'brakes and sis
car started skidding. We missed
a collision by the narrowest of
margins.
It was entirely his fault; a*
careless a piece of driving as
I've ever seen, and I immedi
ately flared up, I drew in a
deep breath, but before I had
a chance to say anything, he
leaned out of his window and
yelled: "You go to sell your
self!"
He evidently knew exactly
what I waa going to say, and
the thing struck me so funny
that I started lapghia* and
drove off without any further
comment.
There always seems to be a
lot of confusion when it comes
to identifying certain farm pro
ducts as fruits or vegetables
Take for example the pumpkin,
the cucumber, the tomato. Are
they fruit or vegetaMe?
Several yean age I called the
late Dr. B. W. Wells, botanist
at State College, and asked him
to set me straight on the mat
ter. Hill Is wH*t he had to sly:
A lot of folks are all mixed
up about fruits and vegetables.
AFTER ANOTHER
that a tomato i* a fruit, while
others claim that it is a veg
etable. When a product is the
result of the growth of the seed
structure of a flower, then that
product is a fruit.
Apples, oranges, peaches;
they're all fruit*. Cucumber is
a fruit. So is a pumpkin. Like
wise a squash. And pecans, too.
They're all fruits, because they
come from the seed* of flow
era.
On the other head, when you
eat the leaves of a plant, or the
stemsr or the roots, then, you're
eating vegetables.
It's perfectly simple, once you
know the formula.
Speaking: of questions, here's
one that K. B. Patterson of Dur
ham. suggests wa safe you:
"On what fintclaaa paved
highway, lea?ag from North
Carolina iato a neighboring
state, caa one travel for over
va mile* without meeting a
truck or a bus, without passing
a filling statiea or restaurant,
and without seeing a single bill
board?"
The now is ? The Blue
Ridge Park war.
"I am enclosing copy of an
ad which appeared in a recent
issuer ol the NeweJewnal."
writes John A. McGoogan, of
Raeford. "In my opinion, this
i< a good example of truthful'
advertising."
Here's the a*
FOB SALE? cow with calf T
weeks old. Gives S galloa* of
mil* and would "give mora tflhe
had it. Only reason for selling,
?too lazy to mitt. A. K. Stev
this week and sealed bids for
the erection of the building
will be opened by the building
committee on Saturday May 24.
The building when completed
wUl be rushed to completion
just as soon as good work will
permit.
Mr. John A. Gragg, aged and
respected citizen of Hodges
Gap, died at his home Saturday
after several days illness with
pneumonia, interment being in
the Gragg graveyard Sunday.
Mr. Gragg was always a quiet
unassuming citizen and
had many friends who will learn
of his death with real sorrow.
All the children were present
at the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. K H. Younce
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Hodges of Boone.
Meeeors John R. Horton of
Vilas and Spencer Campbell of
returned from Cleveland
on Saturday.
Fifteen Years Ago
Ma> 2?, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hunt and
family left Sunday to spend
about a week in New York City.
Mr. Jack Hodges expects to
enter Veterans' HospiUl, Moun
tain Home, Tennessee May 24th,
for an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Tugman
spent Monday and Tuesday in
Asheville, attending a conven
tion of the SUte Merchant's As
sociation.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Teague on May the eighth, a
son, who has been named Stacy
Albert Teague.
Mr. N. C. Hammock and fam
ily of Shelby will arrive today
to occopy their cottage on
Winkler's Creek, recently pur
chased from Mr. H. W. Horton,
local realtor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Storie and
son, Ronnie, of Lexington visit
ed with Mrs. Storie's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Vannoy
of Todd.
Dr. H. B. Perry, Sr. left Wed
nesday for Raleigh to attend the
State Democratic convention,
and visit several places around
Raleigh.
Mrs. W. E. Moore and daugh- ?
ter, Carolyn, of Sylva spent a
few days at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jamea H. Councill last
week. Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Councill are sisters.
Dr. Lee Reynolds expects to
leave Saturday for Atlanta, Ga.
for a two weeks cruise, as a
member of the Naval Reserve.
Mrs. Reynolds, Bobby and Mar
jorie, will spend about tTree
weeks with relatives in Indiana.
g? .. John S. Aldridge, of
U. 9. Navy, son of Mra. John S.
Aldridge, Boone, is serving
with Subordinate Gronp One of
the Norfolk- group. Atlantic Re
serve Fleet, billeted aboard
the repair ship USS Xanthus.
Mr. and Mrs. Jmms G. Allee
of Kingspprt, Tfenn., announce
the birth of a daughter, Bar
bara S?e, at- the Hetaton Valley
community hospital, on April
22nd Mrs. Allen i? the former
Miss Aima- Lee Henaon of ViMs,
N C
Mr*. Grace Councill, Mrs. W.
M. Mitheson, Mrs. James Hi
Couaetll a*d Miss Martha Coun
cil!, loft Sunday for San Diego.
Calif, to ?Wt Ensign and Mrs.
B KL Atkinson They will visit
Mt and Mrs. Hirry LeMay In
Chisago on their return to
Boone. They expect to be away
KING STREET
BT ROB RIVERS
. Arnold Coffey, a good friend of oarg from- his earli
est days, who has been away from his. native town of
Blowing Rock for a great many yean, writes us from
Greensboro, and sends us r commission which makes
us a Colonel of aorta, and we enjoyed hearing from
him His appreciated letter says:
"I WAS DELIGHTED to M?
and read the article about you
in the Winston-Salem Journal.
It was a nice story and I am
very proud of you and the old
Watauga Democrat.
"Back when I was a teen
ager going to school at Blov
ing Rock I was the local cor
respondent for the Watauga
Democrat. I did a news col
umn entitled 'Blowing Rock
Breezes.' This led to news
paper work on a number of
out of State weeklies, free
lance writer for state paper*,
etc. I also brought the first
rodeo to Boone and repealed
it for three years. You did an
editorial on it about how clean
and wholesome and what a
good show it was.
"I am encleelag a Colonel's
commission la oar famed
Friendly Fusiliers. I might
add that Ed SaUHaa, Harry
Traosan, President Kennedy,
General MacArthu* and several
other national figures also hold
this commission. . . . Some
day wipe the ink off your
fingers, crank up the Jalopy
and come down for a visit at
fabulous Friendly Center.
Kindest regard* and bed
wishes always, Arnold J. Cof
fey."
AND THE "COLONEL" sa
lutes the commanding officer
of the Johnny Reb Brigade,
and as prescribed in the com
mission will continue to praise
the glories of the South, always
pay homage to the lovely
southern belle, never forgot
how to give a rebel yell, and
always stir to the strains of
'Dixie'/ ... . And we. are obliged
for the added rank. . . . Judge
George Holt of Miami and
Blowing Rock, had dubbed ua
"Governor" some years ago, we
like that all right and some
others of our friends address us
that way. . . . But if you find
it handier, we also answer to
Colonel.
dr ak 3k
Always . . A Bhie Note
The Ciller said as haw there
had never been such a boom
aa la earning up In the Holi
day Highlands. . . . Folks will
p?7 just any sort ol a price
for a good building alt*, the
smartest appraisers are hard
put to tell what realty will
bring, and contractors have
quit bidding on building, leav
ing a lot of folks with plans
on the board, deferring build
ing projects. . . . "And," said
the man, "the thing will prob
ably wind up in a bast that
will make the Florida thing a
few years ago sound like the
ecstatic hand clap of a bitsy
baby when pop cornea home far
the night." . . . Which conld
be, bat thorn of us who've
spent long years prodding the
local economy, are Uking what
we see, and are willing to
chance a dark lining to the
gold-tinted economic cloud.
? * *
Up Of Cup . . It Don't
Count
Sort of thought that some of
the boys with whom we spend
such happy Saturday after
noons, duffing around Boone's
beautiful golf course, might
like the following whwh we
"hogged" from the Asheville
Citizen some time ago:
"THERE ARE APOLOGISTS
for guys who ipurder their mo
thers, especially if the act was
done in a moment of unusual
anger. Sympathetic people ev
erywhere spring to the de
fense of parents who drowiv
their underfed children in the
nearest creek.
"Bat there Is no consolation
anywhere- far the oaee-a-week
golfer who three-potts the
eighteenth hate from nine
feet ant, thereby coating his
team two dollora. Such a man
might aa weii clean oat his
teekar aad move U Sahnect
ady; he la marked far life.
Paaplfr who aaa? sought him
oat*aa a- goWtftfe partner avoid
him like a plague. Caddies who
oaae vied for his hag seem
strangely stricken with leg
?cramp whenever he seeki their
acrvtea*
"All of them forget his
btrdte-birdie start of two years
ago, and his birdte-birdia fin
lah of laat summer All the*
remember is that he lagged up
a putt on eighteen and then,
with two feet to go, played a
No matter that the green was
soggy, that the wind was howl
ing, that worma had made
humps in the grass, that a
bee buzzed his ball on the
backswing. . .. He missed a
crucial putt.
"He might as wail donate his
sweater to the locker-room
boys, offer his clubs at auc
tion and make a quiet exit.
The crashing part of it is, the
durned thing should have
dropped."
* ? *
Oar Treasury . . Of Readers
Mrs. Rebecca Sboemake, a
life-long friend of oars, re
news her Democrat the fifty
fonrtlr time, and say* she
wouldn't do without it. . .A
daughter of the late Robert
Andrew and Mrs. Andrews of
Blowing Rook, she said the
paper waa in the household
where she also read it as a_
child. Mrs. Shoewake has re
sided in Boona 3& years, where
she is hold In. th? highest re
gard. . . . Our- best wishes to
a good friend.
Uncle |
Pinkney
HiS PALAVERIN'S
DEAR MISTER EDITOR;
My couun Hiram mailed me
a clipping laat week explain
ing all about the new Kennedy
budget that the Congress is
debating. This piece tells ev
erything in detail, four-square
and gospel clear, it's the first
time I've knowed for certain
what was head* and what was
tails in this matter.
Hiram is a backwoods Re
publican, but the man doing
itie explaining in this piece is
a While House expert named
Walter Heller and I feel pritty
shore he is a Harvard Demo
crat, so this balances off the
piece and makes it non-parti
san and a authority on the
subject.
H* says our 8 billion dollar
debt in 1902 was bad. in fact
it was so bad he calls it a
"deficit of weakness.1*" And the
reason he says it was bad is on
account of it was a mistake,
that the Guvernment planned
a surfiJ* in 1962 and any
thing the Guvernment didn't
plan is bad. But he explains
th?t by increasing the debt in
1988 what we got is a "deficit
of strength" on account of hik
ing spending and cutting taxes
and the Guvernment planning
it that way. He says anything
the Guvernment plans is, good.
Farthermore, he explains that
with a 8 billion dollar deficit
many factories and workmen is
idle, but with a "deficit of
strength" they would be put to
work.
I was explaining these mat
ters to the fellows at the coun
try store Saturday night and
Ed Doolittle allowed as how
everthing was now crystal clear
to him. Ed said we couldn't
git this country moving ahead
br lust boarowering. the same
amount ever year, if we bor
rowed ?- billion last year, 10
billion sounded like a pritty
reasonable figger to him fer
19?. Ed is - all fer progress,
Mister Editor.
Zeke Grubb reported he ain't
g?? around to working on the
Kennedy budget yet, said all
lus time has been took up
lately trying to figger out a
item in one of hie- paaphlets
from the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. Zeke had the item
in Ma pocket and he' got it out
and read, it to the fellers.
The Department of Agricul
ture is advising hew four can
U*e cheaper than one. They
It figgered, according to
ftia item, that tf a family buys
in big anmints, a man and
Ma old lady and two younguns
<*n eat fer 9 per cent less
Ill pas, celt less
than two, and a full 20 per
ccnt-chemen-tkan. ose.
llieee experts claims a smell
ftmilr OMft take adv?*ge of
Mg quantity prices on account
of they git caught with too
??"?*? speMagi an*, leftovers
Yotus truly,
WLI PINMfBV
(**e*MWR indicate)