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%T-Si WATAUGA DEMOCRAT ESTABLISHED IN 1888 PUBLISHED THURSDAYS BY RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY, WC„ OWNER ; R. C- RIVERS, JR., EDITOR AND MANAGER JEAN RIVERS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR 1 . RACHEL A. RIVERS, MANAGING EDJTQR ' ‘ - r *..An faGep^dent Weekly Newspaper 1 - Published for 45 Years by Robert C. Rivers, Sr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year —-—- jaftfl One Year_ Six Months ' $mn six Months _$2.50 four Months $130 Fpur Months_ $am> ..$4.00 AH Subscriptions Payable in Advance NOTICE TO 6U|lSCRI#EHI5-4n requesting change of address, It is Important tp mention the OLD, as wefi as the NEW address. Entered at the postoffice at Boone, N. C., as second class matter, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION North Carolina press association "The basis of oar government being the opinion of the people, the very first objective should be to keep that right, and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to choasa the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive these papers and be capable of reading them.”—Thomas Jefferson. BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1966 The Flesh Of The Swine Those of us who used to look for ward to hog-killing time, and who lived with the hog-meat from the first chill days of autumn until the last frosty days of spring, were thrown for a kiss a few years ago when it was said that after all, the flesh of the swine would kill a-body! Our good friend and co-worker, Jjeroy Kirkpatrick, ressaured us with ’the onliest way hog meat’s gonna hurt ye, is when ye ain’t got any of it.” But the markets came and one could get good beef, and the bad tales about pork continued and we just about quit eatin’ high on thq hog, and we haven’t been quite as fit since. ^ But now the record’s changing again, and the meat-packing indus try is telling us that the hogs now produced are leaner and a far cry from the fat, big jowled, waddly swine which supplied the sinews for the strong men of the past. Those old-time pigs, they say, were just too fat, but that the skinny breeds should be eaten for the essential vitamins and minerals they provide. The industry also tells us that pork }s highly digestible. We are glad to hear these good words for the pigs, which had been held in fairly bad repute from a dietitian’s point of view. Our daddy always breathed easier when the big porkers had gone their last mile, and the smokehouse held several hundred pounds of hams and should ers; when there was streaked mid dlin’ meat, feet, home-made saus age, liver mush, souse, and tender loin. This added to a crib of corn, plenty of nqme canned fruits and vegetables, a good cow in the barn and a lot of feed, made for a feeling of security when the snows came and the winds whistled. Pass the chitlins! Better Homes In Future ; How American families have tele-13 Vision'"sets than have bathtubs or showers. -The latest census found 6.9 mil lion housing units without access to a tub or shower, compared to 6.7 mlflUon without a TV set. Despite this apparent preference for soap opera over soap suds, the standard of housing in the United States is improving. . Economists say the long-term in crease in building is helping to up grade housing standards in two ways: First, it replaces many substand ard buildings. Forty per cent of the *1.5 million housing starts expected in 1965 replaces units lost to re newal projects, commercial expan sion, fires, and other factors that fre quently affect substandard housing' areas. By 1975, it has been pre dicted 2.3 million housing starts, half of which will replace older build ings. Second, today’s new housing places more emphasis on comfort and con venience than in the past, and usu ally provides more living space per housing unit than older buildings do. And, nowadays, few would dream of building a house without bath ing facilities. One In Five To Move The odds are about one-in-five that you will move to a different home next year. If you are age 22 to 24, it’s even money that you will change your residence during 1966. Aetna Life & Casualty, one of the nation’s largest writers of homeown er’s insurance, reports that over 35 million Americans now move each year. About six million move out of state; another six million cross coun ty lines. The younger and better educated people are those most likely to move, according to the insurance organiza tlon’s study of trends affecting insur ance needs. Those in their early twenties, for example, often move because they get married or take their first perm anent jobs. A college education makes a man almost twice as likely to move as one with a high school education or less. Predicting that Americans will be come even more mobile in the future, it is pointed out that the median age of our population is now 28 and continues downward, and that by 1070 one child in three will go on to college. Inkliris In Ink "4- Ht BY RACHEL RIVERS ' Sw viator ha* bean relatively unlike winter this year, talk is starting to go ground that the mountains are headed tor g February snow patterned after the Croat deluge of uwo. V'v The story, again and again, has been ’> tgld about how rough tt was in the moun tains, and certainty there was tragedy la the oonfuiion—«:e death that we know ad. Rut ever since, mountain people have tended to tag* a light-hearted look at the Fear to which these mountain coun ties were proclaimed e dieeator area by President Eisenhower, ft. Sister called from New York; “Thank Heavens,” she said. “The papers up bene all carrying stories about how this telephone lines are down, the seade are Impassible snd everyone is starving. % had no idea I could get you by pboce.'* Army helicopters were butting Ole town dally, dropping food package* and bale* of hay to those stranded to the country side. But, It has been said, Me It a self-Tenant eowttty, ana where this ,|y.: was evident, the comedy came In. There was the band of youths who set aut aa feat to assist an elderly nan who lived alone. After climbing mountains all day, they came ta the cabin, and found po trace of the map. Trudging through the snow for five hours they finally reached Boone. Lost, they said. Appar ently tried to find some stove wood some where, and got overcome. "Not in the least,” saM the man, who was behind them. "I come ip to town this morning to see what all the aero planes was about" Another group was out the next day —dug their way up to the porch of a tumbled-down home. They knocked on the door, heard no sounds and eyed cadi other gravely. They knocked again. A little old lady peeked through the door. "We’re from the Rod Cross,” one of . them ottered. The timid old woman looked them over •areftrtly. Then smiled: "Well, now. thank? vary much, but it’s been a hard winter, and I don’t believe well give any, thing this year,” ^ ______ Lot Of Dancing, Lot Of Whispering wj'. li/Aitt, tf&uMTktify 'A&nSiy ///Gcza/wv FROM THE EARLY FILES OF THE DEMOCRAT UNC, Tusculum, Davenport Students Home For Holidays Sixty Years Ago January 4, 1906 Atty L. D. Lowe of Banner Elk is in town this week on legal business. Mr. W. T. Newtand and Miss Elizabeth Tuttle were married yesterday at high noon in ihe Baptist Church at Lenoir. Frank Critcher of Colletsville has been spending several days with his brother, M. P. Critcher at the Coffey hotel. James H. Taylor, Esq. and daughter, Miss Maggie, of Mor etz were visitors at the home of Mr. Stansberry Christmas day. W. J. Palmer of Lenoir was in town Monday. He tells us that just at this time he is run ning only five steam saw mills. It is gratifying to the many friends of J. C. Horton to know that he is very much Improved from his recent illness. Miss Edna Holsclaw of Dav enport College spent Christmas week with her parents at Vilas. She passed through on her re turn to school last Monday. Prof. B. B. Dougherty re turned Monday from an extend ed northern trip. He visited the cities of New York, Phila delphia, Washington and other cities. Messrs. Roby Greene, Oscar Hardin and George Suddreth, all students at the University; Miss Jennie Blackburn of Tus culum College, Tenn.; and Miss Cora Blair, of Davenport Col lege were with home folks in Watauga during the holidays. Thirty-Nine Years Ago January 6, 1927 Born on New Year’s day to" Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Tatum, a son. Mrs. J. K. Brown was called to Elk Park on December 31 on the account of the illness of her little grandson, Harold Winters. Misses Eunice and Essie Good night spent the Christmas holi days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Goodnight. Mr. Grady Mast of the Cove Creek section left Tuesday for Elizabethton, Tenn., where he has secured employment in thS Bemberg plant in that city. Mr. Hugh Watson, who is studying medicine at the Uni Just One Thing BY CARL GOERCH Several years ago we gave a priae to our readers who sent in the most unusual stories. We are reprinting several of these here, thinking that you might find them interesting. Hiss Bessie Barnes and Hr. William Barnes, brother and sister, have lived in the same house in which they were born, neither of them ever having married. The house has never been moved from its original foundation, but these two people have lived in two counties, two cities, and on two different streets. The house, when built, was located in Moore County. This section of Hoore County later became a part of the newly formed county of Lee. So there are your two counties. It was located originally ip the town of Jonesboro, which a few years ago became a part of Sanford, And there are your two towns, It was originally located Ofl Carthage Street, but the name of this street was changed to Ralatfi Street. And there are your two streets. The same house, never moved, but located in two different counties, two different cities, and on two different streets.— Otto A. Zachary. - ' • ' Mr. and Mrs. Corder, living In Robeson County, have three Children. At the time of the birth of these children the Corders were living In a rural community. There was no telephone in their home, and it was five miles to the nearest doctor. : 2V> aicfct u* An* efcUd v* ...... 1 . /. AFTER ANOTHER born, Mr. Corder went to the home of a neighbor to ask them to go for a doctor. It was on a Sunday night and the young son of the neighbor was driving into the yard after having been out on a date. So he turned around, drove into town and notified the doctor. Five years later, on a Sun day night, Mrs. Corder needed, the doctor again, as their second child was about to be born. Again Mr". Corder went to the neighbor’s house for help. It was about midnight and the same young man was just re turning from his date. He turn around, drove into town and notified the doctor. Two year* later, on another Sunday night, the third child was born to the Corders, and the same young neighbor went for the doctor, but this time it happened when he was about to leave on a date, instead of re turning from one.—Mrs. Flet cher Pate. There's a lady in Moncure who is named lbs. R. S. Stone. Before her marriage she was Miss Define Covington of Wadesboro. She was named Doeine be cause she was the twelfth child born in her family. Now hold your breath. This twelfth child in the family weighed twelve pounds when she was born. She Was born at II o'clock noon, in the twelfth day of the twelfth month. She married Mr. Stone and they have one daughter, who is the 13th granddaughter of Posine’s late parents. And. this daughter also was bon at twelve o’clock noom—W. B. Lit .''t - a ' •j. ... ‘ c «i . versity of North Carolina, spent the Christmas holidays with his mother, Mrs. Minnie Watson, east of Boone. Miss Catherine Moore, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Moore, was operated on for ap pendicitis at the Watauga Hos pital Monday night. She is re ported as getting on nicely and is expected out in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnson of Waynesville spent the holi days with hapiefolks and friends in Boone. Mr. Johnson, who is. a civil engineer on the state highway forces, has returned to his work, but Mrs. Johnson will remain here for a few weeks. C. M. Gray, a former employe of Tie Democrat and for the past few months manager.of a Colorado newspaper plant, pass ed through Boone last week en route to his home in Wilkes boro. Fifteen Years Ago January 4, 19SX Mr. and Mrs. James B. Mast, Miss Majorie Mast and Mr. Jimmy Mast returned to their home at Sherwood Sunday af ter spending the holidays in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bingham returned home Sunday after spending ten days in Miami, Florida and other points of in terest in the State. Mrs. T. M. Greer returned home Wednesday from Lewis ville, N. C., where she spent several days with her father, Mr. J. W. Clarke. Mr. Ralph Whatley returned home Monday from Griffin, Ga., where he spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Whatley. Mr. Charles Williams of Suf folk, Va, was a holiday visitor with Dr. and Mrs. Graydon Egg ers and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wil liams^ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hardin and daughters, Joan, Leslie and Mar garet Elizabeth, spent Sunday and Monday with Rev. and Mrs. Sam B. Moss in Fletcher, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Petrey re turned here Sunday night after spending the holidays with Mrs. Petrey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hanawalt in Logans port, Ind. Mr. Clifford Tuekwlller and Mr. Earl Sidney Tuekwlller of Clintonville, W. Va., were week end visitors with their cousin, Mr. L. E. Tuekwlller, and fam ily. Miss Wanda Hodges has re turned to Atlanta, Ga., after spending the Christinas holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Payne spent Monday in Greensboro with Mr. and Mrs. John Mat thews. Mr. Q. W. Kbits and daugh ters, Misses Joanna and Gail Kbits of Lenoir visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith daring the holidays, . .. ~. KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS It’s Here Again ., A New Year Like the traveler who walks through the mountains and stops at the crest of the hill to look at the wide vistas of new experiences, we also look back at the way we have come during the old year, before proceeding into the areas of new promise and hope. . . In Janus-like fashion we look back to a good year—a time when our friends and readers have been particularly good to us ... and look ahead to new challenges, and publid responsi bility, to fellowshipping with you through this column, and to noting the things which have concerned us, and to offer our hill-billy notions, often in the lingo of other days. ... A lot of things have happened during 1965-The new high school, the burgeoning growth at the College, the mushrooming of the tourist industry and good business all around. ... We have offered comment, joked with you, shared with you some of our hopes and joys and have talked of the little things. . . . We’ve seen a lot of people leave the town and the county—some of them for good—and we’ve shed our part of the tears when the fabled white horse has made his silent way into the homes of our friends. WE STARTED OUT THE OLD YEAR talking of Shelley Cashlon’s going away and of his spring ont at the golf course, “where ho will always seem to live like the lively waters he put in easy reach.” . . . we’ve talked of the old watch chains and the status bellies of other days ... of souse meat and big punkins and possums and yams. . . . We have written of the going of old businesses on The Street and the opening of new ones, of long-handled under wear, of the days when oxfords were slippers; of overgaiters and celluloid collars. . . we’ve eulo gized the groundhog, dug into the history of St. Valentine’s Day, and told of the massive snows we’ve known . . . we’ve lamented that Dan’l Boone couldn’t have been buried down by Boone Creek so’s someone could have known for certain where the old-squirrel shooter mingled with the clay. Wooden Indians We've complained over the going of the wooden Indian from the cigar store, greeted March with a hidden dread of her stormy whimsies and quot ed bits of verse from the wis dom of the ages . . . we’ve thanked our friends for bring ing us good things from Florida, “front down the country,” or from 'their fertile Watauga farms . . . we’ve hailed the tourists without forgetting the old settlers, and dealt with the hominess of the old days while doing all we could to produce a greater degree of modernity. . . . We’ve noted the little things, and we’ve seen sorrow, like when A. D. Cook met his tragic death and we said, “his retiring nature, his qualities of patience, of understanding and of goodwill, marked him as a man of uncommon stature and of exemplary tendencies.” And Spring Came and we talked ef new-fangled kite* and of sassafras* tea and ef poke millet and of the' re ceipt ef a bag of saraafrass root* from a friend In Tenn essee . . . and in the midst of our enjoyment of the small things, Barnard Dougherty died . . . and we were greatly saddened, for we were close daring the long years.... “Such friends are hard to come by," we wrote. Old Automobiles We wrote of the old cars, and of those that first came to Boone, ef the first garages and of the progress which had come with the pistoned rubber wheel. . . . We told of the death of Ed Farthing, “who was a de voutly religious man ... he believed in the good and in the wholesome things.’” . . . We greeted Easter as the “time of the priceless beginnings again and of God’s wondrous cycle of recurring fulfillment" ... Of ten columns weren’t easy to come V, and we wrote of things like lead pencils, and pocket knives and shoe pegs and jim son weeds, and fords in the creek and frosty footlogs and the like. . . . And then we , would feel better and write ' about important things, like newi super markets and good roads and the need for going to school. , . . We noted the new Baptist Church plant and recalled the old ministers and the parishion ers of another time. . . . The Wagon Train fetched us some notions, and we lauded the first cherry pie. Hound Ears We talked of a Watt to Hound Ban, when the late Ales Woody used to farm and grace his cat tle, and of the Robbias brothers who built the fantastically beam Wally retreat. ... We noted the death of Adlal Stevenson “the man ef dequeue# and af . ,p. “ mO tater bugs and leaned on letters from our readers to fill this col umn. . . . We told of the wakes when funeral parlors hadn’t ar rived and of the long sessions around the coffin.. . . We noted the birthday of Isaac Walton, and quoted some of the philo sophies of the noted fisherman. . . . June Russell died and our profound respects were paid to the memory of a good friend and a good neighbor. . . . Mrs. Ada Penn Coffey went away and added to our sorrow “par ticularly since she was one of the few neighbors left who was around during the days of our upbringing." . . . We talked of old newspapers as wall paper, and of shortened days of wan ing summer. Uncle Pink We spoke with visitors about Uncle Pink, who claimed he’d lived since Adam and of trous er zippers and straw hats in wintertime. . . . Our regrets were told when friendly, good natured Pat McGuire, with whom we’d fellowshipped a long time, went into the long sleep. . . . Austin South died, and he was referred to as the good neighbor, like the Biblical Sa maritan. . . . Blowing Rock opens liquor store as “dry cause fades.” . . . Gifts kind readers fftch us, like honey and stuff. .. . . Bright clays of October clraw comment. . . . Cat Week got the full treatment, along with our old ambition to be a banjer picker. . . . We failed to find out if Boone’s curfew law yet stands and reflected on Thanks giving. The Groom Wore Green We uced a borrowed satire on the modern wedding one day when a column wouldn’t quite jell and revealed our affection for the old-time Methodist cir cuit rider. . . . This corner con tained observations on Christ mas shopping, jingle bells, and we wrote our letter to Santa Claus, in which we ashed for “a few intangibles from the master of the reindeer team, who is so closely allied with in tangibility.” “And Suddenly . . it was Christmas.” . . . and we extended our good wishes to all those who have abided us. . . - And now as the New Year gets under way, we start all over again this thing of filling a column with fun and with fancy, with fact and philosophy, and with whimsies, but most of all with little things about us little people, who don’t figure in the big headlines. . . . The ibn being willing, we’ll keep bang ing ’em out for another year. . . . Thank you again if you’ve been reading this stuff. Uncle w— Pinkney HIS PALAVERIN’S DEAR MISTER EDITOR: Tbe Idler* at tbs country store Saturday night was advo cating the overthrow of the U. S. Guvernment by peaceful means. What they was dotog was coming out agin taxes in all dupes and forma. Ed Doolittle claimed they wasn’t nothing invented by man that had took on as many shapes and forms as Guvemmsot taxes, special since the Democrats got their feet riveted in the public trough bock under franklin Roosevelt Hie was of die opin ion the only thing under God’s b«sveo that wasn't taxed today waa a man’s liberty and be was .. (Conrtupd Asuftbs)
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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