PAGE EIGHT
Facts About \
Co. Handi
There ha sheer, much curiosity ami .
many questions asked about the functions
of the county-wide crafts program
. Briefly below is given in the
form of questions and answers. the
information given in M2r. Ford's talk
on the opening day:
What is Watauga Handicrafts
Center ?
It is an organization for teachingvarious
types of handicrafts tc the!
people of Watauga county, and to
provide an opportunity for ail craftsmen
to display and sell their work.
How )3 it operated?
The North Carolina department of
trade ar:.i industrial education provides
an instructor and pays a large
part, of her salary. The small re- v
meaning part should he provided part- i
3y from the operation of the sales .
room and by the community itself. A <
small commission is adder! to the cost ]
of ail articies .sold, and this provides i
operating expenses, light, heat, water,,
supplies and some equipment. Gifts I <
for th:3 should be left with Miss j
"Elizabeth Lord or Miss Cora Jeff coat.
Two hundred ana fifty dollars is to
be provided locally for the year. j
Who receives the profits from the sales
? 1
This is a strictly non-profit organ!- <
nation. Tlie small commission on. <
whales, as above stated, goes for ope-1 |
rating expenses. All the rest of the i
proceeds from sales goes to the j
craftsman who produces the article j
SOW. | fl
Who owns Watauga Handicrafts? j i
The citizens of Watauga county. : <
In order to have a state-paid teacher ?
it is required that a teaching" center- s
and equipment be provided. A VVPA <
(project was approved jiy the county j
superintendent of schools as representative
of the state de partment of j ;
education in this county. A local j <
coiftmittee of citizens undertook the | I
responsibility of getting: materials, i t
The labor was provided by WPA; the
location and materials through the j <
efforts of the sponsoring committee i;
were provided by gifts; so that at no j 1
expense whatever to the taxpayers. I this
beautiful building and all its i
benefits have been made available to .
the people of this county. <
Why is it not operated as a part of 1
the county public school system? i
Because it is not a public school, 1
but a special unit for giving special
instruction to those not attending j
public schools. The slate department 1
of trade and industrial education can- j
not -provide and pay for teaching j
without seme local sponsoring group I
of citizens and that is the reason for ;
the board of directors.
Just bow is it supervised locally, J
then ? I
The county superintendent of i
-schools is the representative of the j
state department of education in this
county and has general supervision
?1 this teaching unit assisted by the
board of directors composed of local
citizens.
Who can receive instruction here
and how much does it cost?
Any person in this county who is
more than 16 years of age and is not
a pupil in any public school or stale
college, and who is interested enough \
to attend instruction regularly?approximately
144 hours in a year?can
have this instruction at no charge
to him. Just go to the craft house
any time and sign up?you mav <ro i
lor instruction when you have the
the time to spare from other duties.
Who may sell handicraft articles in
the shop?
Anyone in Watauga county who
makes an acceptable article of good
workmanship. He need not have had
-any instruction at the center to be
allowed to sell his work here. The
sales room is for the use of every
. craftsman in the county, and it is
hoped that many will use it.
Who will supervise the sales?
This will be under the general
supervision of the director of the
center, who has been provided by
the state department of education,
and she will be assisted by students
XYA workers.
What docs this sales service cost
craftsmen ?
Nothing. He has only to figure
the cost to himself of the product he
wants to display and thus determine
the price he must get to cover his
materials and labor; a small percent
then is added to thus amount to pay
for operating the shop.
When is the craftsman paid for the
article ?
When it is sold. He will be given
a receipt for every article he leaves
on display and it is his until sold. In'
cases where materials are furnished
to him from the crafts ~~nter, his
only investment is his labor and he
will receive the proportion of the
selling price which covers that item.
What other advantages besides instruction
and local display does the
h?v.? in wrrrleinc with this
center?
If his articles are good enough to
sell in the local shop, he is automatically
a member of the Southern
Highland Handicraft Guild with
which Watauga handicrafts is affiliated.
This is an organization of
almiiar crafts production centers
throughout the southern mountain
region and the local craftsmen can
display his products In the guildowned
shop in Aaheville. He will
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Vatauga
crafts Center
WATAUGA HANDICRAFTS
CENTER GIVES PROGRAM
I
Weaving instruction: 8:50 a. ni.1:30
p. rn., Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday.
Handicrafts c!ub: 7:80-0 p. m.
Thursday. (Basketry, wood, metal,
leather, according to the desires of
the group),
Shop open: Wednesday 8:30 a.
m.-5 p. m.
Inst ruction in weaving begun
Tuesday, October 11. with 14 students
enrolled.
iJso be affiliated through this local
:rafts center with the Southern Highlands,
Inc., a co-operative sales organization
with shops in Rockefeller
Center in New York and at Norris
Dam in Tennessee and his work may
ie displayed and soid in these shops.
Of what benefit is this center to
>ther than craftsmen?
It can and will be a benefit to the
.vhole county, tourists will stop in
*reat numbers at the log cabin, craft
souse and every assistance will be
jCiven them to find places to stay for
"he n'ght or longer in Boone. "Every
draftsman who sells liis work in the
'enter will spend a large part of what
i- receives with local business and
in us benefit a large number of people.
Lastly there is no satisfaction
n the world like that which comes
from creating usefulness and beauty
.vitli one's own hands: out of this
-enter should come a greater appro- i
nation of the craftsman's skill and!
m immeasurable benefit to the work-1
r himself. There is no better use
for leisure time than handicrafts, j
Since this center has been provid- j
>d for the citizens of the county at
?o cost whatever to them, and since
Lhe state department of trade educa:ion
provides a teacher and there is
:io charge for instruction cr for the
privilege of displaying and selling
?00d craft articles in tho% shop, it is j
hoped that everyone interested (
iviii avaii hiinse ?.f of the opportunity
of taking part in the program.
it. would seem to be the part
>f all public-spirited citizens to si*pport
such a pixigram wholeheartedly;
since it costs him nothing and gives
Him much.
FACULTY HOMES
ARE COMPLETED
Healing and Lighting Facilities
to Be Installed in Near
Future
Six of tile proposed fifteen faculty
homes on the southeast campus have
been completed except for interior
painting and the installation of heating
and lighting facilities, announced
Mr. Poly Wyke, foreman of the proj- 1
eci. uiis week. Constructed of brick
and native stone, three or four of the |
houses will probably be occupied
within the next thirty days.
Heating arrangements for the j
buildings will include a hot-air sys
tem for one of the homes and steam
heat for the rest.
Three additional houses, two of
stone and one of brick, will be begun
sometime this week and finished
by February 1, 1939. This will bring
tlir total number to six rock and
three brick dwellings. Fifty-six
thousand dollars have been appropriated
for construction of nine
homes, and the total cost of fifteen
will probably be about $81,000.
The landscaping of the row of nine
houses will be under the supervision |
of Mr. Aiji Tashiro. landscape art- j
ist, who was added to the college 1
faculty this year.
Approximately eighty VVPA work- j
ers are employed in the construction j
work which is being carried on by
the college with the aid of the fed- i
eral government. This is a W*PA i
project.
Every house has nine rooms, not j
including the two modern bathrooms
or the basements in each.
The Word Fortnight
The word fortnight, meaning two ;
weeks, is derived from the Middle
English word "fourten," which is
the same as "fourteen." It means j
fourteen nights or two weeks.
Danger From Chimney hooke
Heavy chimney smoke carries
such lung-harming substances as
jsulphuric acid, carbon monoxide,
arsenic compounds and tar compounds?the
latter suspected as a'
cause of cancer.
WATAUGA BOYS TAKE TOP
HONORS AT STATE FAIR
(Continued from page one)
fords and ten sheep and won prizes
to the amount of $150: Mr. Wilson
Norris entered eight sheep and won
$150 in prizes.
Of interest is the fact that Watauga
county exhibited all the sheep
to be shown at the state fair.
ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY
F. F A. ORGANIZES HERE f
Delegates t'rusr. slx Young Tar Hoc;
I <3u cuer chaptei* vivt at the Be...;. 1
Demonstration Vig'i school Monday, il
to organize a Federation of Kutur - j .8
Farmers of America. This Vedor - j;
tier, brings together members fry.v.;'
local chapters at Sparta, Piney j j
Creek. Bocae. Cove Creek. Croosnove, j I
Nevvlanil ar.tl Cranberry.
At the meeting held Monday, the! j
following officers were elected:!'
President, Charles Pugh, Sparta; vice j
president. Shell Hartley, Newland; j
secretary. Ted Smith, Croasnore. i
treasurer, Bruce Osborne, Piney
Creek, reporter. Charles Hodges.
Boone' watch dog, Ivan Townaend Jj
Cranberry.
Tlie president of the Cove Creek i
F F. A. chapter will serve as chair-j
ma;: of the executive committee. I
Oeley Soilthorland, vocational agvi- (
cultural teacher at Boone, was chos- 1
en adviser for the federation.
A tentative program of work was
set up which includes inter-chapter
contests in public speaking, livestock
judging, seed judging, basketball and
other forms of athletics. The newly
formed organization also expects
to publish a bulletin quarterly.
A committee consisting of Zebj
Shook. Cranberry; Moril Johrtson, |
Cross no re, and Pete Stout, Newland, j!
\ver?: appointed to plan the athletic j i
activities for the year.
Dick Doughton of Sparta, and 1 j
Bruce. Osbonie of Piney Creek, were |
appointed on the educational contests
committee.
Tile next meeting will be held j
here 6n November 14.
SPECIAL NOTICES j
USED FURNITURE
One Settee, recovered with green
tapestry $19.50
One Davenport Suit. 2 rockers and
davenport ... Sin.00
Cine Dressing Table $8.90
One Dining Table $4.00
One large size Enamel Range,
warming closet and copper res- j
ervoir Sl7.n0
One large Heater, hot b!ast ... $8 00
One Sewing Machine $12.00
One E lisor. Phonograph and about
?0 records $15.00 j
HIGH LAND FURNITURE CO I
Depot Street Boone, N. C. j
FOR SALE-? 1933 Ford v-S and old- > j
er r.io-iel La Saile in good mechanical
condition Jersey cow and
young ram. Bargain. On highway
121 between Boone and North Wilkesboro.
inquire at old Log Cabin
Sorvice Station. C. K Church.
IP
STEADY-WORK?GOOD PAY
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call
on faimers hi Watauga county. No
experience or capital i-oquired.
Make up to $12 a day. Write Mr.
J. Harrison Daniels. Box No. 2332,
Charlotte. N. C. lp
FURNISHED APARTMENTS "for
rent. Steam-heated, newly decorated
Phone 90 or see Mr. Cook
at Spainliour building. 9-8-tfc
MATTRESSES OF ALL KINDS
made, old mattresses made over
j like new by experienced mattress
man, o years in misiness at SSUgar
I Grove. N. C. By Long- View Mat- |
tress Co. No. 2, J. A. Ainmons.
10-13-2p
j Ff >R SALE?Typewriter and adding j
machine in good condition. Answer
by letter only. "X" care Democrat.
7-14tfc
WANTED: 4x4, Oak. Birch, Beech
Maple and Poplar Lumber. Call or
write for prices. Whiting Lumber
Co.. Butler. Tenn. 8-lltf
GENERAL BUILDING- Let us help
you plan and give you an estimate
on your building needs. W. C.
Greene. Boone. 5-1-38
WANTED?Poplar, White Pine, Baawood,
Oak. Beech, Birch and Maple
logs. WIH buy large or small
quantities. Send postal for grading
rules and prices. Whiting
Lumber Co., Butler, Tenn.
7-21-tf
DR. C. G. BAUGHMAN, eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist of Elizabethton,
Tenn., will be at the Hagaman
Clinic in Boone the first Mondays
in each month for the practice
of his profession. 4-7-tf
EYES EXAMINED?Glasses fitted.
Complete modern examination
room over Bank. Wednesday and
Thursday each week. Other days
by appointment. Glasses complete
7.50 to $10.50. Dr. Weliman,
Mountain City, Tenn. 8-15
For Fall Merchandise of all
kinds at the lowest prices to be
found, visit the Boone Bargain
House, next door to the Boone
Drug Store. Clothing and shoes
for every member of the family.
Shop with us and save.
FOR SALE!?Eleven acres land on
surfaced road one mile west of
Boone. This land Is In fine state
of cultivation and has a bearing
orchard of Stanks. Virginia Beauties
and other selected varieties.
Has good 6-room bouse and outbuildings
with electric lights; has
three good springs. Priced reasonable
and temiB if desired. CI eve
I Gross.
THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C_
/N T% A VA T
5FA1IN
OFFERS A GREA
| Winter
Dresses For
Possible Occasi
I Prom the trim tailored fash
for smart daytime wear to
glamorous creations for j
I evenings.
i
You'll adore every fashior
j this most elegant array.
The trices are most mode
ranging from
j $4.95 to $19.
LUXUR
r ur-11
BBSgB^k large and glair
\ J
\J $9.90 to
Men's Suits
Overcoats
In the latest fabrics and pa
Suits of superb quality . . .
made by one of the natior
manufacturers . . . and 0\
distinctive quality
Suits by Gladston
SUITS
1 I $12.00 to $24
OVERCOAT
$7.90 to $22
Spainh<
Boone's i
m ' 'vv-.
OCTOBER 20, '930 g
HOUR'S ]j
lT SHOWING OF NEW
Fashions
IOUS I I
ery advance
reatment.
A PURSES
lorous selec- Suedes, calf and all 1 1
isite quality the new de8igns |
d in a wide |eather
98c to $2.98 I 1
$39.50 1 I
3ur s, Inc. I
Shopping Center I
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