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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1963
Traffic On Blowing Rock Road
Traffic continues heavy on Blow
in* Rock road, and those who look
ahead see the need for a four-lane
highway at no far distant date. Even
with the most of the summer resi
dents of Blowing Rock gone, travel
continues very heavy on this thor
oughfare, particularly during the
week cods
The installation of the traffic
lights at the intersection of 321, 221
and 106, is making for added safety
on- the heavily traveled highway,
where congestion is particularly bad
as far as the golf course. This
section of road gets the workers at
two of the new manufacturing plants,
the golfers, patrons of many motels,
restaurants, bowling alley and the
like, and the new shoe factory per
sonnel wilt also use the highway.
The new county consolidated high
school may be built, we understand,
near the 10S-321 interaction to add
further to the traffic problem.
The new hospital, if it goes to
the State farm, will get a good por
tion of its traffic, we would say,
from 421.
It is a natural place for industry
and for all sorts of business on 921
where the land lays well, and where
is located the heaviest-traveled art
ery, coming in from the South, and
it will continue to be the best loca
tion for a great many reasons. This
being so, it is none too early to set
the community sights on procuring
highway facilities equal to the traf
fic load which will be developed in
the very near future. And it won't
be long, we would think until other
traffic signals will havo to be added
where other avenues intersect this
busy stretch of highway.
Farm Income Sets New High
North Carolina farmers received
a record high $1,158.7 million from
sales of crops and livestock and live
stock products during 1962, accord
ing to the North Carolina Crop Re
porting Service. The 1962 cash re
ceipts exceeded the previous record
$l,llt.5 million received in 1961
by $30.2 million, for an increase of
3.5 percent.
Receipts from sales of crops
amounted to 1813.8 million, up $16
million from such receipts in 1961,
and sales of livestock and products
brought in $344.8 million, or $22.9
million more than they did in 1961.
Crops accounted for 70.2 percent of
the total.
Among major commodities sold
during the year, receipts from to
bacco, poultry and eggs, dairy pro
ducts, meat animals, peanuts, soy
beans, vegetables, and forest pro
ducts registered increases ? more
than offsetting decreases from sales
of corn, cotton, small grains, and
minor changes in other commodities.
Tobacco recepits at $563.4 million
were up $6.4 million, poultry and
eggs receipts of $184.7 million were
up $18.3 million, meat animals re
ceipts of $88.3 million were up $2.9
million, dairy products brought in
$70.0 million for an increase of $1.7
million, soybean' sales of $30.2 mil
lion were up $3.1 million, and $32.1
million received for vegetables show
ed an increase of $4.3 million. Other
increases were' relatively minor.
The major loser was wheat, off $6.8
million from the $15.4 million re
ceived in 1961. Other decreases were
not nearly so drastic.
The drop in the wheat receipts
was due largely to participation of
producers in the Wheat Stabilization
Program for which producers re
ceived approximately offsetting pay
ments. Government payments are
not included in the figures on cash
receipts for farm marketings.
Common Cold And School Absences
The common cold continues to be
the largest single factor contributing
to the 15.3 days per school year the
average North Carolina student is
absent from school, according to a
study by a leading pharmaceutical
company.
Using statistics from the National
Education Association, the study re
veals! that North Carolina ranks 15th
in days attended per pupil. The best
attendance record for the 1902-63
school year was set by the state of
Washington with an average of 10.5
days missed. Utah was second with
11.2. The national average of school
absent** was 18.9.
Motel surveys indicate that
childfcM of elementary school age
have five times as many colds as
do aiults. According to a 1963 U.
LENOOt NEWS-TOPIC
S. Public Health Service report, res
piratory illnesses were responsible
for about two-thirds of school days
lost because of acute illnesses or
injuries during the 1961-62 school
year.
The best defense against the com
mon cold is prevention. Warm
clothing should be worn, and good
diets planned. Whenever possible
avoid contact with a person suffer
ing from a cold.
Medicines, of course, are import
ant. A recent survey by a drug in
dustry publication revealed that only
one out of eight home medicine cab
inets is fully equipped with products
needed in common types of health
situations arising in the home, such
as the cold.
Difficulty In College
Sooth Carolina educators, includ
ing college officials, are recommend
ing ? study of the South Carolina
school systems and they declare that
"a student from a small high school
has more difficulty attaining a (col
legeV dagroe."
In speaking of drop-outs, Dr. Rob
ert C. Edwards, president of Clem
son College, declared that there was
a greater number of college drop
outs ? wag graduates of simtH high
schools.
Dr. Charles Davis, president of
Winthrop College, said that a stu
dent coming out of a small high
school "wouldn't have as good a
chance as one (Tom a largo high
school."
The Clemson College president
said that even valedictorians and
salutatorians from small high schools
have to take remedial work in math
ematics.
Not only educators in South Car
olina but in many other States are
of the opinio* that students from
the larger high schools are better
prepared for college. If they are
better prepared for college, doesn't
it also stand to reasen that they are
better prepared far other things? It
is apparent that thera is more op
portunity for all children in the
larger consolidated schools.
Weather Report
From Early Democrat Files
Sixty Years Ago
October 1, IMS
A few neat cottage* erected
in the village for rent would,
it seem* to ua, prove a paying
investment. Don't you think so?
J. F. Hardin sold three two
year-old heifers for 3V4 cents a
pound, which brought him
nearly $100.
Prayer meeting at the Metho
dist Church each Wednesday
night.
Heaviest frost of the season
on Tuesday morning.
Mr. W. C. Coffey is delivering
lumber with which to repair his
building on the lot near the
Baptist Church.
Mr. Thomas Sutherland of
Sutherland, N. C., spent a few
days last week in Boone and
vicinity, it being his first vUit
here for 15 years. He is enjoy
< ing good health now and though
he has passed his three score,
ten and six years, is still lively
a a a boy. He returned home
Monday.
Contractor Henry is getting
on well with the brick for the
Training School building. He
had fine success with the first
kiln burned, and is burning the
second which contains about
100,000. If the weather contin
ues good, he will soon have the
bricks made.
The Training School for
Teachers, the public school, and
the Academy will all open next
Monday. Truly this is rapidly
becoming an educational center.
Prof. Fancum was down from
the Rock Saturday. He says that
1m has a flourishing school and
that the attendance is nearly
double what it was laat year.
It has been currently report
ed here that an epidemic of
dyptheria was raging in Globe,
Caldwell County. We state on
the best authority that there is
none of the disease in that sec
tion, neither has there been. A
few cases of Scarlet Fever have
been reported from there, but
all are under good control.
Hon. R. Z. Linney came down
from his home on the "Tater"
Hill Sunday, appeared in the
Henson counterfeit case on
Monday, leaving the same even
ing for his home In Taylors
ville. As he had with him his
favorite pets, three beagle
hounds, we trice it that he had
vacated his home on the moun
tain until the roses come again.
Thirty-Nine Years Ago
October 2, 1924
Mr. Butler Thomas left for
Miller's Creek, Wilkes county,
last Monday to superintend the
packing of the fruit from the
Doughton Shuford orchards
there. Caring for it is quite a
job as we are told the crop is
very heavy and the apples un
usually fine. In the large or
chards, the Stark's Delicious
predominate.
Mr. H. W. Horton is rushing
work on his summer home here,
preparatory to leaving for his
winter home at Miami, Fla.,
early next week. He is trying
Just One Thing
By CARL GOERCH
One of our esteemed contribu
tors sent in a piece the other day
stout a woman who had lived
during three centuries. She was
barn May 19, 1794, and she died
November 19, 1900.
While we were reading up the
article for publication, we almost
made the same error he did.
However, we oaught the mistake
just in time. If we had run the
article like it was written, chan
ces are Hut we would have been
flooded with letters of protest.
A woman, born May 19, 1794,
died November 19, 1900, has liv
ed during only two centuries;
not three.
"Someone handed me this un
usual marriage certificate the
other day," writes H. C. Fouts,
of Asheville, "and I am forward
ing a copy of it to yon. It was
dated about 1840 and reads as
follows:
"To <01 the world greetings;
Know Ye that John Smith and
Polly Myers is hereby entitled
to go together and do as old
fokes does anywhere in Coopers
precinct and when my commis
sion comes I am to marry them
good and date them back to kiv
er accidents.
'(Signed) O. M. R.
Justice of the Peace."
Beauty ships throughout North
Carolina have all kinds of names,
but to our way of thinking, one
of the most appropriate names
we've seen in a Jong time is that
which we observed recently in
Tryon It's the Poms da Law
Beauty Shop.
Nelson Jackson, *., is a weB
known citizen of Tryon. He iUM
two sons, Nelson, HI and Jimmy.
AFTER ANOTHER
Nelson, HI has been in every
state m the country with the ex
ception of South Dakota. Jimmy
has been in every state in the
country with the exception of
Rhode Island.
Incidentally, the next time yon
Invent got anything else to do
at home, sit down with the mem
bers of your family and see
who'll be the first to write down
the names of aH the states. It
isnt as easy to do as you might
think. The champion in my fam
ily is my eight-year-old grandson,
?Harry Horton, Jr. He can get
all fifty almost every time he
tries. ? .
Drug stores used to sell drugs,
but now they sell almost every
thing.
We received a letter a few
days ago from Mr. A. M. Hon
rine, of New Bern, in which he
says: "I passed Clark's Drug
Store yesterday and there, much
to my surprise, was a horse col
lar on display in ens of the win
dows. Mr. Clark t*td me he has
sold quite a number of them. Can
you top this?"
Frankly, we cant.
Before anybody proceeds to
get mad, permit us to say that
this is ? johe, pure mi simple.
A friend was telling usthe other
day about different denomina
tions:
"A Baptist," be said, "is a
countryman who sets religion. A
Methodist is the countryman who
gets religion and moves to town.
A Presbyterian is a countryman
who gets religion, moves to town
eat} makes a lot of money. And
|m Episcopalian to a Catholic
who flunked to Latin."
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to get it enclosed and his furn
ishings stored there before
leaving.
Messrs. Poly Wyke and John
Sherrill are delivering material
for a large work shop to be
erected on South Street just
opposite the Hahn Furniture
Co.
Mr. J. S. (Smith) McBride of
Sherwood was operated on for
appendicitis at the Watauga
Hospital last night. As we close
our forms we learn that he is
getting on well.
Mr. W. H. Gragg, who has
been spending nearly three
weeks in Miami, Fla., is expect
ed to arrive this afternoon.
Mrs. H. J. Hardin was in to
see us yesterday and said that
her daughter, Mrs. H. Grady
Farthing, who recently went to
Raleigh with her husband, who
is in the AfcE College is that
eitirf luadexweot a minor opera
| tiMrt * ?few days since, but is
convalescing rapidly.
Mr. Howard Holshouser and
Miss Mabel Williams, both of
Blowing Rock, were married in
that place today on the 28th.
Their many friends and the
school, their Alma Mater, wish
for them the very best in life.
Fifteen Years Ago
September 3*, IMS
Miss Rebecca Moose has re
turned to Raleigh to resume her
studies at St. Mary's.
Mrs. Rob Rivers left Wednes
day for Washington, D. C., to
visit Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rivers.
Miss Betty Ruth Austin and
Miss Edith Odom, teachers at
Leaksville school, spent several
days at their home.
Messrs. L. W. Beach and Gra
dy Beach of Richmond, Va.,
spent last week with relatives
in the county.
Mrs. C. C. Farthing and Miss
Ruth Farthing are visiting Mrs.
Farthing's mother, Mrs. Jones,
in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Bingham,
Jr., left Sunday for Hampton,
Tenn., where they are employed
as teachers io the Hampton
Hieti School.
Mrs. Herman WUcox, who
was severly injured in an auto
accident some weeks ago, is im
proving nicely and able to b?
out now.
Mrs. J. W. Deal and daughter,
Sandra, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
will spend three months with
home folks while her husband
is making an Atlantic cruise.
Schoolf in Rockingham coun
ty were suspended last week be
cause of polio. Miss Roberta
Critcher, teaching at Draper,
spent several days with her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Critcher. .
Mr. lay Farthing and Mr.
Ted Hagaman played in the
band at a ball game in Ashe
ville last Saturday, and spent
the week end with Fdwin
Troutiaan at Canton, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Hodges hav? returned to their
home tn Raleigh after a month's
vacation at Boone. Mr. Hodces
is a student at N. C. State.
They were accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Finley P. Hodges,
who plans to spend two weeks
at their home.
Miss Janice Bay Swift was
awarded first place in the West
ern District section of the 4-H
Dress Review held at Lenoir,
Tuesday, according to Miss Bat
ty Matkeson. She will now enter
the state contest
KING STREET
BY ROB RIVERS
The Cars . . 1964 Models
The new model automobiles are prettier and no
doubt better than ever before, and we enjoy seeing
them. . . The simple, straight lines of last year are
largely continued as opposed to the various twists and
turns the chrome body finish took a few years age. . .
The manufacturers, we are told, follow closely the no
tions of their customers in body designs. . . . They are
to be commended for the beauty of the new vehicles,
and upon the fine dealers they have in Watauga County
to handle these quality machines.
AUTOMOBILES have come
? long way, as haw all ma
chines. . . . The miraculous,
smooth flow al power from the
quietly humasiag motors, the
ease of power steering, and the
smooth quick stops power
brakes afford, are particularly
appreciated. . . . And no loaf
er does one have to have a
quart of oil with each tank a#
gasoline as used to sometimes
ho the ease, hat can drive
thousands of miles, actually,
with the same lubricant in the
crankcase. ... At the same
time the finish, inside and out,
of the new cars is elegeant and
one can travel five hundred
miles at a time without un
due fatigue. . . . One seldom
sees a motorist having tire
trouble on the highway, motor
failure seldom plagues us, and
we wouldn't have thought, a
few years ago, that a motor
car would ever reach this high
state of perfection. . . . Local
dealers are inclined to the no
tion that another banner auto
mobile sales year Is In the
cards, and we believe they are
right . . . Meantime be sure
to see the fine new cars which
are now being shown. . . . Your
friendly dealer will appreciate
your visit
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One's Blessings
Dr. J. C. Canipe, whose
friendship we have cherished
since he came to Boone a
great many years ago, visited
with us on the Street, and
comments on good health,
which he lists as one of the
greatest blessings of the Om
nipotent. . . . "Good health,"
quoth the eminent minister of
the Gospel, "good sense, good
religion and good friends make
a good life." ... To which
a fervent amen is in order.
* ? ?
Here And There
A break in a water maia in
the middle of West Reward
Street was neted by an A * P
employee Friday evening at
six o'clock. ... He telephoned
the cKy hall, umbers of the
water department responded at
?see, and the break was all
mended within a three-hour
period . ? saving the loss of a
lot of water, which coald have
been ill-afferded during the
extremely dry weather which
was prevailing. . . . Those
wlw keep the public sen lees
functioning, by working night
or day, deserve praise far their
fidelity to the public welfare.
"TEMPTING TRUCKXOADS
of apples and cabbage," says
the Hickory Record, "are be
ginning to arrive at Hiikory
and area food markets from
the mountains," and are hailed
as "sure signs of fill." ...
Farmer reminding us of the
days when he hauled apple*
and potatoes and cabbage to
Lenoir in a covered wagon,
and sometimes ventured as te
as Hickory which took about a
week for the round trip. . . .
The old provision box some- -
times ran a little low, he said,
before he got back. . . . Now
he can ran a truckload of
fresh mountain produce down
to the Catawba metropolis any
afternoon, and come on bade
home, without even having
worked up an appetite. . . ,
"But," said the old timer,
"there was a lot of fun around
the campflre at the foot of the
mountain at the Nelson place,
and at Bailey's Camp, when a
group of the waeoners got to
gether for the night."
TRAFFIC LIGHT at the
Junction of 321 Ml and 1W
ok of the beat thtnga the
Hirtmy Department has tea
tM A. ? , ,.J - * jmm ? ? * . . I.I,.
in we interest or irivti uiny.
. . . We aad member* af the
local highway department had
?bared an nneaatneaa about the
traffic survey was arranged at
thla point, It waa only a abort
while ontfl the traffic control
SHERIFF ruggir wu
deputies continue to make
war on the lads who improvise
the whiskey distilleries from
Bteel oil barrels, and concoct
the "sugar head" in the laurel
thickets of the highlands. . . .
We wouldn't have thought that
so much moonshining was go
ing on, now that legal booze is
so readily available . . that is,
before the Sheriff seized a
half dozen of the illicit plants.
. . . He and the other members
of his office are being justly
congratulated for their dilig
ence in enforcing the prohibi
tion laws.
Uncle
Pinkney
HIS PALAVERING
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
1 see by the papers where
1964 will be a busy year for the
post offices in the nation. This
item says they'll be 34 U. S.
Senators and 435 (House mem
bers running fer reelection and
they'll mail free approximate
25 million pieces of political
mail to their constituents. They
just have it toted to the post
office and postmasters all over
the country has to see that it
goes to ever "patron" on the
rural routes and to them hav
ing boxes. It will cost the tax
payer^, this item sajs. *1.50#,
jOPMo handle this political mail.
Of course, in these days and
times a million and half dollars
is peamts to tha folks back
home paying the MIL But they
was one angle to this news
item that bothers me. How
come them Congressmen don't
make the Washington post off
ice come after this mail instead
of taking it theiraelvas?
And I was reading another in
teresting piece from the General
Service Administration that was
dealing in orbit fillers. This
Government agency says the
United States owns around 3
hfllina documents that ie class
ed as secret and confidential.
It ww pointed out that this
means w* got at least one sec
rat document fer every man.
woman, and diild is the world.
These *xalled secret docu
ments has to be kept in special
spy-proof cabinets aad the Gen
eral Service Administration es
timated it wffl cost $12 million
in the next few years Just to
make normal replacements of
the cabinets.
Senator Byrd of Virginia was
illustrating the other day how
we git so many secret docu
ments. Per example, last year
the Congress passed ? law that
private shipyards had to git at
least as par csat of the repair
ww* on Navy ships. Ike Navy
shipyards, wanting te hog all
the busams, spent *MMO of
the taxpayers money to git a
consulting firm to analyse the
costs. The Navy was certain
the figgert would show they was
doing the job cheaper than the
private shipyards. But the Ag
gers showed private shipbuild
ers was doing the jab much
dMfcer. Wd. the Defense De
partment immediate classed the
siavey aa top secret. The cat
was let oat of the bag whan a
reporter oa ? Baltimore paper
aceldaatel est hsM of a copy
and his paper printed it on the
front page. Farthermore, whan
the thing got a little fresh air.
ft was discovered that the priv
ate shipbuilders had conducted
the same survay tor M?,000
I reckon ft wsoid be m si#t
to rtife ?workJ how many of th?n
3 blBJon documents was put ki
the aacrot iii|inlaiH to lws*>
truth I afo ays thought Gur
ernraant awNto was tfcfogs wt
dHn't want the enemy to faMMr
hut it looks like them bura?
craU in Washington In got tte
taxpayers daM d a* Enenv
Number (tee.
(J0"? pTi)y,
WCUfc PINKNEY.