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For Best Results advertiser* Invariably uae the col umns a i the Democrat. With lta full paid circulation, intensely covering J the local shopping area, it la the beet advertising medium available. H ? i GA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Netvtpaper . . . Seventy-Sixth Year of Continuous Publication IMS HI Lo prec 62 Hi l? Sept. 17 75 47 F 70 55 45 65 52 43 N 43 s II s s? 50 II 67 37 70 Sept 18 Sept. 10 71 Sept. 20 80 Sept. 21 " Sept. 22 81 68 Sept. 23 63 33 (frost) || 63 33 VOLUME LXXVI? NO. IS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2?, IMS 10 CENTS PER COPY 18 PAGES? S SECTIONS Mrs. James Shull Funeral Monday Mrs. Allie Baird Shull, 91, of Valle Crucii, widow of James Melton Shull, died Saturday night at her home. She was born in Watauga County to David Franklin and Elizabeth Wagner Baird. Surviving are a son, Don Shull of Valle Crucis; six daugh ters, Mrs. D. S. Moore of White Hall, Md., Mrs. F. C. Knob lauch of Charleston, S. C., Mrs. B. G. Leake of Valle Crucis, Mr*. Ire T. Johnston of Jeffer son, Miss WUhalmlna Shull a I Gastonia, and Mrs. K. 0. Glenn of Mountain City, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Horton of Riva, Md., Mrs. W. W. Mast of Valle Crucis and Mrs. Lula Moore of Lenoir. The funeral was conducted at 3 p. m. Monday at Valle Crucis Methodist Church by the Rev. (Continued on page four) Mrs. Teague Dies At Creston Gertrude Cornett Teague, age eo, of Route 1, Creston, died suddenly at her home Sept. 17. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Atzenia Reese Cor nett and widow of William Teague. Funeral services were conduct ed Sept. IB at Shulls Mills As sembly of God Church by Rev. Boyd Bryant and Rev. Roscoe Greene. Burial was in White Cemetery. Surviving are two ?>ns, Carl Teague of Florida, Merle Teague of Ifighlaads; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys East ridge of Fig, Mrs. Mary Towraend of Boone; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Mae Brown, Mrs. Alice Brown, Mrs. Mae Friesland, all of Lenoir; six brothers, Marion Cornett of Boone; Morris Cornett of Tough kenamin, Pa., Raymond Cornett of Virginia Beach, Va., Kermit Cornett, Kever Cornett, both of Kennett Square, Pa., Ray Cor nett of Newkmd, 12 grandchildren. Rites Held For Ralph Hodges Ralph S. Hodges, 59, of Boone, Rl. 1, died Sunday night at Wa tauga Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Watauga Coun ty <o John R. and Fannie Moretz Hodges. He was a carpenter. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Beulah Greene Hodges, a son, Eds?! Hodges; a daughter, Mrs. S. B. Brown; five grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. John R. Hodges; aad a brother, Frank Hodges, all of Boone. fThe funeral was conducted at ! p.m. Tuesday at Rutberwood Baptist Church by the Re* Her bert McCoy, (be Rev. E. 0. Gore and the Rev. Raymond' Hendrix. Burial was ia Rutberwood Ceme tery CBOWDS WAIT FOR "VIRGINIA CREEPER" TO LEAVE Picture by Skyland Port Autumn Leaf Excursion Is Popular Event Of Season NCEA Holds Boone Meet On Tuesday .The 41?t annual convention of the Northwestern District of the . North Carolina Education Association met in Boone Sep tember 24. The professional meeting was attended by most of the teach ers in the ten county district. Schools were closed, but the day is not counted as a school day of the regular 180 day term, nor will the teachers be paid for a day of teaching. The 1500 personnel begun the day with a general session in the auditorium of the Appala chian State Teachers College campus. Presiding over the session was Herman R. Griffin, princi pal of Copeland School, Dobson. The main address of the morning was "Conditions of (Continued on page four) Masons To Meet Today The joint meeting of the 48th and 49th Masonic Districts is being held with Snow Lodge No. 363, AF 4k AM this (Wednes day) afternoon at S o'clock. The meeting had been erroneously advertised for the 23rd. MRS. LEO K. PRITCHETT Mrs. Pritchett Is State Chairman Of UN Week Governor Terry Sanford has appointed Mrs. Leo K. Prit chett of Boone as state chair man of United Nations Week, which will be celebrated Oc tober 20-26. Mrs. Pritchett, administrative assistant to the President of Appalachian State Teachers College, will coordinate U. N. observances in communities across the State. Mrs. Prit chett will ask Tar Heel mayors to appoint local U. N. Week (Continued on page four) West Jefferson ? Sunday, October 13, the annual Autumn Leaf Excursion on the famous Virginia Creeper from West Jefferson to Bristol and return is scheduled to make its popu lar run and is expected to at tract hundreds of visitors aa well as local patrons. In order to assure all pas sengers seats, tie capacity is limited and tickets most be pur chased la advance. A number of orders for tickets have al ready come in. October 8 is the last date that tickets with lunch can be purchased. In addition to scenic beauty through the mountains and across White Top, where the autumn colors are expected to be at their best, there will be other special entertainment in cluding string music. The excursion train will leave West Jefferson at 9 in the morning aad return in the afternoon arouad 5:30. A wor ship service is planned eroute at White Top with hymn sing ing. The teatative schedule In cludes brief stop* at Bristol, Abingdon, and Damascus, Va. with official greetings and some brief entertainmeat. The West Jefferson Woman's Club will sponsor the excur sion and the Ashe County Res cue Squad will cooperate with this organization. Mrs. Ed M. Anderson is the general chair man. An old-fashioned square dance is planned for Saturday (Continued on page four) Whiskey Still Seized Sheriff Dallas Cheek (tight) and Deputy John 8. Brown stand beside the remains of ? small whiskey still which Brown and an other deputy captured last Wednesday near Brownwood, in the Gap Crack section. The (till had been in operation, Brown said, but wu in the process of being moved out when diacovucd. > . : fej ALL-TIME RECORD 2,916 Students Enroll At ASTC For Fall Term Registration In Graduate School Is Up Enrollment at Appalachian State Teachers College has soar ed to an all-time record high of 2,916 students (or fall clases, ac cording to H. R. Eggers, Regis trar. Of the 2,916 students enrolled only about 800 are freshmen. This figure has been out by about ISO since last year. Yet the present total enrollment shows an in crease of 79 persons over last year's 2 J07. Final registration for Saturday classes was September 21, and the number already enrolled is MO, which is about the same as last year. Approximately 300 students are expected to enroll in extension classes. Eleven courses will be offered in 10 counties this fall, according to an announcement this week by Dr. James Stone, Director of Extension. Dr. Cratis Williams, Director of Graduate Studies, said last week that enrollment in the grad uate division is ahead of any pre vious year, with a 20 per cent in crease over last year. Approxi mately 559 students are taking work in the resident, extension and Saturday graduate classes. The number of resident graduate students has increased this year from 91 to 109. Among the group will be about 70 who have been appointed as teaching fellows, graduate assistants, department al assistants and research fel lows. Thirty-eight of these are en rolled in the program preparing junior college teachers. HPO Wreck Injures One A Highway Poit Office bui, on its way to North Wilkesboro from Boone, went out of control and overturned down a steep bank just across the Wilkes County line at 6:30 p. m. last Thursday, causing extensive damage to the vehicle and slight injuries to its driver. The driver was taken to a Charlotte hospital with bruises, lacerations, and possible hip in juries?either a dislocation or a fracture. The mail clerks, who were also on the bus, were not hurt and assisted local of fice authorities in sorting the mail for transfer to another bus. No charges were filed in the accident, which was said to have been unavoidable by the in vestigating patrolman. Appar ently the brakes gave way down a steep grade and the bus gain ed too much speed to negotiate a curve. Damages were estimat ed at <3,000. Another bus was sent from Queen City Bus Lines in Char (Continued on page four) Mrs. Lena Fox Dies Thursday Mrs. Lena Mae Smith Fox, 69, of King Street, wife of Filmore F. Fox, died Thuraday at Watauga Hospital after a short illness. She was bora in Watauga County to George W. and Emma Price Smith. Surviving are her husband; a son, LafVerne Fax of Boone; ? daughter, Mrs. Raymond Craig <4 Lenoir; a sister, Miss Annie Smith of Vilas; a brother, Floyd J. Smith of Lenoir; and four grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Boone Metho dist Church by the Rev. Richard J. Cnnrder end the Rev. J. Boyce Broak*. Burial was in City Ceme tery. Rotarians, Concessionaries Boone Rotarians and concessionaires (left to right) G. C. Greene, Dr. W. H. Plemmons and Phil Vance man their posts at the Horn in the West concession stand. Horn In West Concessions Aid To Crippled Children Joe McClung, president of the 'Boone Rotary Club and business director for the con cession stand at Horn in the West,' report* that the conces sion stand, which has been op erated the past two years by the Rotary Club for the benefit of the Crippled Children's Fund, has shown a substantial rise in profits over last year. The Rotary Club splits its profits 50-90 with Horn In the West, McClung said. This year each half of the total profits of $3,306.88 amounted, after taxes, to $1,653.44. Total re ceipts for the nine weeks of the operation were $6,026.33. The Rotary Club's share of the profits goes toward educat ing crippled children, provid ing for needed operations and hospitalization, and buying such necessities as wheelchairs and crutches. The concession stand was operated by four eight-man teams, all members of which volunteered their services with out salary. Teams alternated, with each team working a week at a time. Team captains were James Marsh, G. C. Greene, Hugh Hagaman, and Estel Wagner. Watauga S&L Cites Record In $100 Billion Observance Judge Huskins Presides At Superior Court The September term o! Wa tauga County Superior Court got underway Monday, with Judge J. Frank Huskins pre siding. About 79 cases were tried on the first day of pro ceedings. The cases were mostly rou tine charges involving traffic violations, public drunkennes, illegal possession of liquor, and the like. The jury segment of the docket began Tuesday, with more serious cases being heard. Court is expected to last all week, according to Clerk of Court Orville Foster. A total of 295 cases are on the calendar. A full report on these cases and the resulting dispositions will appear next week in the Democrat. Democrat Supper Set For Saturday Representative Democrats from the 11 counties of the fcinth District will meet at the Appalachian Elementary School Cafeteria next Saturday at 5 o'clock. The fund-raising dinner will start promptly at 9 o'clock on account of the football game. Tickets are on sale in each township. Hon. J. Fate Beal of Lenoir, prominent attorney, Judge of the Recorder's Court and civic leader, has accepted an invita tion to address the gathering. WADE E. BROWN Boone Mayor Is One Of 36 On Foreign Tour Wade E. Brown, mayor of Boone, left New York City Fri day night f or Manchester, Eng land, the first stop on a three week tour of Europe for repre sentatives of local government in North Carolina. The honor which Brown has received by being named as a member of the tour is a great one, since only 3d officials in all were named to make the trip. Among those who will ac company Brown is state Sena tor Irwin Belk, of Charlotte, and Edward G. Lackey, of Winston Salem, a member of the Board of Trustees of Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone. Also going will be John A MacMahon, Executive Secretary (Continued on page four) The Watauga Savings and Loan Association this month joins over 6,300 such associ ations across the nation in the "$100 Billion Celebration," com memorating the passing of th'.s amount in total assets held by the associations. Begun in the 1830's as a ser ies of wage earners' "Coopera tive Building Associations," lo cal Savings and Loan Associ ations last year financed the building of 429,000 homes and the buying of 757,000 others. In the process, it is estimated that they created 700,000 new jobs (for workmen to construct the new h >mes) and $2.4 billion worth of retail sales (of furn iture, appliances, and equipment for these homes.) James P. Marsh, secretary treasurer of the Watauga Asso ciation, took time out from a busy schedule last week to re mark upon the place which the Watauga Savings and Loan has made for itself in the admirable history of Savings and Loan Associations. In the 42 yeari since Its es tablishment, the organisation has fulfilled Us dual pvrpeaee of pi-emoting thrift and heme ownership by financing <7* of all new homes built in the county, either through construc tion or purchase. In addition, the Savings and Loan Associa tion has served Watauga through savings accounts: 4CM Wataugans now have saving* accounts with the organisation. The facts of the services which the Watauga Savings and Loan Association provide* for county people are even more apparent Cram the astonishing growth which the county hat
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