JEAN L. RIVERS, EDITOR ? Hotee Telephone AMherst 4-3889? Office Telephone AMherit 4-3612
Local Affairs
Mrs. Harold Rice, Mrs. J. C.
Goodnight, and tin. Carlo* De
Lima (pent Monday In Hickory.
Mr. and Mr*. J. H. Council]
spent Thanksgiving in High
Point with the Fred Councilla.
Mr. W. H. Benson of TSptett
is now a resident of the Moun
tain Rest Home near Boone.
Mrs. Nellie Carlton visited
Mrs. Gletu Welch at Deep Gap
Friday.
Miss Melha Greene of Deep
Gap entered Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem Sunday for sur
gery.
Mrs. Eddie Hodges, who has
been a patient at Watauga Hos
pital since November 28, is im
proving satisfactorily.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wil
cox and Kim moved last week
to their new home on Edgewood
Drive.
Miss Kathy Welch of Rock
Hill, S. C? spent Thanksgiving
night with Alan Nichols of Deep
Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stanley,
formerly of Robbhtaville, mov
ed recently to their new home
on Tracy Circle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Taylor left
Wednesday (today) to spend
the winter in Winter Beach,
Fla.
The L. D. Bushongs have re
turned to Coral Gables, Fla. af
ter spending the summer in
Valle Crucis.
Mrs. Byron M. Farthing and
Julia of Winston-Salem spent
the week end with relatives and
friends at Valle Crucis.
Miss Ruth Farthing spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Farthing.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Craw
ford of Charlotte.
Miss Linda Kay Cline of Wln
ston-Salem spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Cline and Larry.
Mrs. Danay Erneston of
Greenwood, S. C. spent Thanks
giving with Dr. and Mrs. Nich
olas Erneston and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holmes
of Parisburg, Va. were holiday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Auten.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Estes had
as Thanksgiving day guests Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Thompson of Dob
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Horton of
Sugar Grove spent Thanksgiv
ing with their son, Fuller Hor
ton, in Winston-Salem.
Miss Ophelia Bingham has
returned to Vero Beach, Fla.
after spending a week in the
Sugar Grove community with
her family.
Mrs. Paul Walsh has return
ed to Sugar Grove after spend
ing the holidays with her son,
Mr. Toby Walsh, Mrs. Walsh
and family in Burlington.
Ronald B. Miller, a student
at Gordon Military Institute in
Bamesville, Ga. was a holiday
visitor with Mrs. Clarence Wat
son of Sugar Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Cook
had as holiday visitors their
sons, Fred of Brevard and Bill,
a student at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rahe and
family have returned to Blacks
burg, Va. after spending the
holidays with Mrs. Bessie B.
Mast at Sugar Grove.
John Ralph Buchanan has re
turned to the University of
North Carolina at Raleigh, af
ter spending the holidays with
hfe parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Buchanan.
Mrs. Mildred Cornelius and
daughters of Johnson City,
Tenn. spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Emma Taylor at Sugar Grove.
Recent visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Caudill
were Mr. and Mrs. A. Sabastian
of Crew, Va. and Mr. and Mrs.
Rolf Beith of Richmond, Va.
Mr. Jack Rainey, Linda and
Johnny of Blowing Rock are
spending a few days in Raleigh
and in Sanford as guests of Mr.
aad Mrs. bill Bolick.
Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Reed of
week for a tour of the western
Blowing Ro<* will leave this
states and will spend the winter
in Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farthing
spent Thanksgiving with their
son, Mr. Byron Farthing. Mrs.
Farthing and Julia in Winston
Salem.
Mrs. E. J. Preston and Mr.
aid Mrs. James B. Hall, I^na :
aad Douglas W Detroit. Mleh.
are spending this week with
Iks. Li man Hopkins. Mr. flan I
has recently retired from the
U. S. Army after 10 rears of
Mr. and Mr* Glenn Team*
and sons, Danny and Gary, of
Knazrille, Tenn., were recent
viaitori in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. G. Team*.
Dr. and Mr*. D. J. Whitener
spent Thanksgiving with their
son. Capt. C. C. (Jack) White
ner and Mrs. Whitener in
Washington, D. C.
Mr*. Robert Broome has re
turned to Boone after attend
ing the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. A. D. Blanton of Gastonia,
who died November 23.
Mrs. Eddie Funderburk, Lisa
and Joy, of LaGnnge, Oa. will
arrive Wednesday (today) for
an extended visit with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Cliae.
Miss Ala Sue McGuire, a stu
dent at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother,
Mrs. Ala McGuire.
Rev. and Mrs. Homer Greene
of Elkin visited Thanksgiving
day with Mr. and Mrs. Shorty
Hampton of Boone and Mrs.
Jennie Greene at Deep Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hagaman,
Paula and Teddie, spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. Hagaman's mo
ther, Mrs. L. B. Braswell in
Monroe.
Dr. J. Ella Hardin returned
Tuesday after spending the
Thanksgiving holidays in Ra
leigh with Beulah J. Weaver
and other friends in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Welch of
Rock Hill, S. C, visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Welch and
Mrs. E. E. Carlton during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meekins,
Beverly, Jerry and Leslie, spent
the holidays in Berwyn, Pa.
and Richmond, Va. visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cline and
daughter Rene, spent Thanks
giving in Winston-Salem with
Mrs. Cline's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Hiatt.
Mr. ana Mrs. k e n a r 1 c k
Church spent the week end with
Mrs. Church's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Vandell Watson of Deep
Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Brown
Jr. and children, Elaine and
Timmy, of Lancaster, S. C.,
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Tom R. Brown and Dorothy.
Gene Howell has returned to
the University of North Caro
lina at Raleigh after spending
the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Howell,
and Clarke.
Miss Margaret G r a g g, a
sophomore at Duke University,
returned to Durham Sunday af
ter spending Thanksgiving holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred M. Graeg.
Mrs. James B. Mast of Sher
wood and Mrs. Tyre Casey of
Cycle spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Co
lon Nifong and children and
Jimmy Mast in Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Farthing,
Eddie, 'Betsy, Rickie and Stan
ley of Greensboro visited over
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Farthing and Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley A. Harris.
Miss Margaret Rose Brown re
turned to the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro
Sunday, after spending the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wade E. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crawford of
Charlotte announce the birth of
a son, November 28. who has
been named Bryan Allen. The
baby is a grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Crawford.
Linneaus Derick has return
ed to the University of South
Carolina in Columbia, after
(pending the holidays with hit
parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. Ray
Derrick and Margaret
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Greer
and children, Keith, Diane,
Libby and Martha visited dur
ng the holidays with Mrs.
Greer's parents, Mr. and Mrs
H. B. Harrs in Drexel.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond Price
announce the birth of twin
daaghters at Blowing Rock
Hospital last week. The twins
have been named Brenda and
Glenda.
Miss Eva Danay Eraeston, a
student at the Cannon Memor
ial Hospital school of Nuraing
in Banner Elk, (pent the ktli
days with her parents, Dr. and
Holiday viaitors In the home
of Mr*. C. B. Angel were her
hrnthar, T. B. Vanna, Km.
Vance, Billy, Roger and- Clayton
of Floyd. Va? a sister, Mrs.
Ma L?eha of KeWlmd. nr.
Jack WiMms, a conductor ?Mh
the So. R. R in fohnsm CRy,
Tenn., and Mr. anfl Mrs. How
art Sutherland of Baltimore,
Mi.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Storie of
Lexington and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Klncaid and children of
Hudson visited Mr. and Mrs.
Junior Vannoy and Gale of
Newland over the weekend.
?
Misa Margaret Lynn Hagaman
returned to Duke Oniversity,
Durham after spending the
holidays with her parents. Dr.
and Mrs. Len Hagaman, Sara
and L. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Miller
and Rex of Edgewood, Mary
land spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Greene, Miss Mary
Helen Greene and Mr. Joe
Miller on Route Boone.
Dr. and Mrs. R. Paul Caudill
of Memphis, Tenn. will arrive
?Friday to spend the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Caudill
and Dr. Caudill's mother, who
ia a patient in the Watauga
Hospital.
Miss Anne Courtney, ? stu
dent at National Cathedral
Sch*ol in Washington, D. C. is
spending her Thanksgiving va
cation with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. C. Ward Courtney, in
Blowing Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. South
and Mr. and Mrs. James Storie
and daughters, Pamela and Ju
lia of Statesville spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Stanly South and son,
David, in Wilmington.
Mrs. W. L. Trivette and Mr.
and Mrs. Sherriil Wellborn
were in Winston-Salem Satur
day to be with Mr. W. L. Tri
vette, who underwent surgery
at Baptist Hospital Saturday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Vandell Watson,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Watson
and daughter spent several days
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Parsons in Goldsboro,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Watson
at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Greene,
Loretta and Brice attended the
63rd annual commencement of
Kings College, November 23, at
David Ovens Auditorium, Char
lotte, when Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Greene were graduated.
Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Maslow of
Los Altos, Calif., announce the
birth of a son, Joseph Allen,
Nov. 26. Mrs. Maslow is the
former Miss Patricia Aldridge
of Boone. The child's maternal
grandmother is Mrs. Carlos
DeLima.
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Mathe
son and Bill spent Thursday in
Durham and attended the Duke
Carolina football game. Bar
bara and Robert, students at
Duke University, returned to
Boone with them for the re
mainder of the holidays.
Mrs. Lucy Olson of Pine
hurst, Mr. Bill Mast of Wayne,
Mich, and Mr. Phil Mast of Bur
lington arrived during the
week end to be with their moth
er, Mrs. W. W. Mast of Valle
Cruris, who is seriously ill at
Watauga Hospital. She is im
proving satisfactorily.
Thanksgiving visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown
were Mrs. Flora Donnelly and
Mrs. Ruth Rowland of States
ville, Mrs. Doris Kelly of
Asheville. Mr. Kenneth Johnson
of Woodbine, New Jersey and
Mrs. Len Quails and Jerry of
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. John Houck and
Greta spent Thanksgiving in
Tampa. Fla. visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Shoun and fam
ily and lira. Houck's mother,
Mrs. C. F. Dickson. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Dickson Jr. and family of
Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Rob Rivers, Associate
Editor of the Watauga Demo
crat is yet a patient ?t Watauga
Hospital. However, her condi
tion ts Improved, and she ex
pects to be back home soon, and
expresses the hone that she
may return to the Democrat be
fore long.
Holiday week end visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L.
Coftey Sr. of Deep Gap were
their daughter, Mrs. Larry Co
lee and Mr. Colee and their
granddaughter, Mrs. W. M. Ca
rey and Mr. Carey of Jackson
ville, Tla. While here they vis
ited other relatives in the coun
ty.
Guests In the hone of Rev
the holidays included Mr. and
?rs. Pmal Godfrey, lb. and
?n. Byron Godfrey aarf Mr.
and Mm. Warre# Bowers of
High Point. Mr Bfll Brndks of
Raleigh, Mr. and Mra. W. M.
Brooks and Mr. J. A. Moaer of
Miss Lewis, Mr.
Kennedy Marry
In a simple ceremony, Miss
Mildred Glenda Lewis and
Francis Kennedy were married
Saturday. Nov. 90, at I p. m.
in St. Eliiabeth's Catholic
Church. Rcvenred Ed Smith
performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of
Boone. She graduated from Ap
palachian High School and Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege. She taught the past yeqr
in the Air Force Dependents
School in Tripoli, Lybia.
Theb ridegroom is the son
of Mrs. Louise Kennedy and
the late Gordon F. Kennedy of
Johnstown, Fa. He graduated
from Westmont Senior High
School and attended Warrens
burg State Teachers College,
Warrensburg, Missouri.
The bride wore a gown of
white embossed Italian silk. Her
veil was a lace mantilla. She
carried a bouquet of orchids.
Donald F. Kennedy was his
brother's best man. Maid of
honor was Juanita Lewis, sister
of the bride. Tanya Shook was
junior bridesmaid and Myra
Shook was flower girl.
After a wedding trip north,
the couple will live in Bedford,
Mass. where the bridegroom is
stationed in the Air Force.
Out of town guests attending
the wedding were Mrs. Louise
Kennedy, Mrs. Dorothy K. Car
baugh, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F.
Kennedy, Misses Dianne and
Mary Lou Kennedy, all of
Johnstown, Pa. Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Urban, Nashville. Tenn.,
Miss Clara Lewis and Mr. Carl
son Taylor of Winston-Salem.
Hickory Club's
Christmas Tour
The Hickory Garden Council
announces its annual Christmas
Pilgrimage for Wednesday Dec
ember 11.
Among the homes to be vist
ed on the tour are the Bryan
Wilfong home, the Phillip Poats
homo, the John Stroupe, Jr.
home, and the Log Cabin, re
stored and furnished with auth
entic pieces by the Hickory
Garden Council.
The tour will be from 4 to 9
o'clock p. m. and tickets will
be available at the door of the
Wilfong home.
Faculty Dames
Have Dinner
The Faculty Dames enter
tained their huabands at a din
ner last Tuesday at the Ele
mentary School Cafeteria.
Tiered candles spotlighted
cornucopias overflowing with
assorted fruits and vegetables,
which served as table decora
tions.
Dinner music was enjoyed
throughout the evening.
The hostesses for this meet
ing were Mrs. Mickey Gigson,
chairman; Mrs. Dot Barker,
Mrs. Bebe Denton, Mrs. Gladys
Blanton, Mrs. Marge Breiten
stein, Mrs. Mary Alva Cole, Mrs.
Ressie Smith and Mrs. Esther
Tarleton.
Mrs. Ben Bosworth rendered
services at the coffee urn.
University
Women Meet
The Boone Branch of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women met November
IV, 7:30 p. m., in the Boone
Methodist Church. Twelve mem
bers were present. Mrs. David
Hod gin presided.
Hiss Helen Burch was elected
F i r ? t Vice - President. Mrs.
Gladys Shelton was elected re
cording secretary.
Dr. Jna Van Nomwn, chair
man of the legislative commit
tee, assisted V Mrs. F. L.
Hoover were ia charge of the
program. They spoke on "The
Federal Legislative Program of
the AAUW for 196M5."
Garden Qnb
Rummage Sale
The Appalachian Garden Club
?rill have a p re-Christmas Rum
mage and Bake Sale Saturday,
December 7, from 8 a. m. to 4
p. m., in the old City Hall Buiid
iM Included will be Christmas
decorations and arrangements
and home made rakes and cook
ies. Call Mrs. W. C Winkler
to place special ?rden for
Okes. AM 4-0688.
About Your
Home
Nothing fe more 'tomey" and
delightful cn a winter evening
than a Hre fa an open fireplace.
H* htiwfaw of modem brick
masons aid builders have torge
ly eliminated the mens and bother
connected iwlSi an onen Hre.
There ere ?ndtort kind* of fare
piasc equipment to add pleasure
to Hre buMdfag. New types of
dampers cn the market do trwoy
wuh the draft usua'iy associated
wJth <a f jrepluce when it is not
fa use. Modern lire screens and
mere efficient fire io&> mcke it
much safer to have an open fire
pAsioe in your home.
A fireplace. even /wtno- rwt -fa
uk. fe an attractive addition to
amy home. During the summer it
wiil look cool and lovely filled
with gre w -ox house plants or cut
sreetn It wiH provide ia center
of interest tor an otherwise dull
room.
Large, early - American type
fireplaces i&re popular lor a den
or kitchen these days. They have
a double uk, providing a perfect
charcoal cocker during the winter
months.
A wood fire fe by tar the most
attractive kind of fire to have.
Hardwoods make the best fire
wood becrnire they burn longer
and hotter. It 4s a good idea to
have ? sheltered place to keep
some togs dry. These dry iocs
will catch quickly and in turn
keep the greener wood bumimi.
Slightly green wood burns mere
slowly and "after It cratches, will
make a fire that 'lasts a long
time.
There are chemical products
on the merket that can be thrown
Wo the flames to give many
different colored lights to ia fire.
Pine cones also make en inter
esting lire pattern.
BPW Receives
New Members
The Boone Business and Pro
fessional Club met for Its regu
lar dinner meeting on Novem
ber 26 at the Daniel Boone Inn.
Mrs. Ruby Klutz, president,
presided.
Mrs. Fred Gragg introduced
Miss Janie Buckland as the
BPW Girl of the Month. Other
guests present were Mrs. G. T.
Buckland, Miss Kay Bare and
Mrs. Nancy Wheeler.
The following new members
were welcomed into the club:
Miss Faye Mitchell, Mrs. Velma
Burnley and Miss Cynthia Stiles.
For the program, testimonials
of thanksgiving were given by
members present.
The next meeting of the club
will be December 10 at the
Daniel Boone Inn.
Spring ready-to-wear fashions
have soft took.
Cut Golden Wedding Cake
Mrs. Clyde Ewers of Boone assists her hus
band of fifty years in cutting the cake for
their golden wedding anniversary celebra
tion held Sunday afternoon it the Daniel
Boone Hotel Dining Room. ? Flowers Photo.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Eggers
entertained Sunday at the Dan
iel Boone Hotel in celebration
of their fiftieth wedding anni
versary. Mrs. Eggers was for
merly Miss Nora South. She
and Mr. Eggers were married
December 3, 1913.
The guests were greeted by
Mr. A. E. South and Mr. Ralph
G. Greene, who in turn pre
sented them to the receiving
line which was formed in the
dining room. In the receiving
line were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Cove Creek
Home Club
The Cove Creek Home De
monstration Club met Tuesday,
November 26, at the home of
Mrs. Bernice Sherwood with
thirteen members present. The
president opened the meeting
by reading a prayer written by
John Greenleaf Whittier.
The nominating committee
presented the following offic
ers: Mrs. Rena Billings, presi
dent; Mrs. Myrtie Mast, vice
president; and Mrs. Hattie Lew
is, secretary-treasurer.
Several items of interest and
activities of the club were dis
cussed. Announcement was
made of the Gray Ladies cap
ping service to be held soon.
This project was started by a
former member, Mrs. Ada
Blankenship.
Mrs. Danncr gave the demon
stration on "Your Child and
His Money" using a poster
"Where The Money Comes
From" with these points: give
your child an allowance, let
him earn a little, let him use
gift money, let him spend, teach
him to save, encourage him to
shs<?.
The meeting was closed by
repeating the club collect.
come aHve
again ? fluffy soft, sweet-smelling, germ
free. No matting or shrinking ever. '?
Mothproofed, too, if you wish, and pack
aged in dust-protective bags for easy
storage. Gat this "heap, big" blanket
Oane ? today 1
Trail way Cleaners
Eggers, Mr. and Mrs. George
D. Simons and Judy, Mr. and
Mrs. Harland G. Perry, Mr. and
Mrs. Stacy C. Eggers, Jr., Re
becca and Marianna.
The guests were directed to
the refreshment table by Mrs.
Ralph G. Greene. Those assist
ing in serving were Mrs. E. S.
Quails, Mrs. A. E. South and
Mrs. C. A. Price. The table was
covered with a lace cloth. A
triple-tiered cake formed the
centerpiece with arrangements
of gladiolus, gold carnations,
yellow roses, yellow mums with
palms and leather leaf ferns.
Silver candelabra with gold
tapers completed the table de
corations.
Mrs. Pearl Hartley and Mrs.
Custer Wallace presided at the
gift table. The register was
kept by Stacy C. Eggers, III
and Ronald M. Perry, grandsons
of Mr. and Mrs. Eggers. Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Hartzog said
good-bye to the two hundred
and seventy-five guests who
called during the afternoon.
Among the out of town
guests were Dr. and Mrs. J.
Sam Holbrook of Statesville;
Mr. T. E. Story and Mr. and
Mrs. Kyle Hayes of Wilkesboro:
Mr. and Mrs. H. C.. Eggers, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest E. Eggers of
Mountain City, Tenn.; Mr. Ted
May and Naomi May of Neva,
Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Thomas; Mrs. Laura Yount;
Mrs. R. L. Norris, Mr. and Mrs.
Everette Drum; Mr. David
Drum; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hol
lar. Mr. and Mrs. James Price
of Hickory; Mrs. W. D. Farth
ing, Mrs. Herbert Graybeal and
Shirley of Jefferson; Mrs. Mild
red W. Eggers and Mr. Harvey
E. Tuttle of Winston-Salem.
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT TO GO
OUT TO A MOVIE