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CRAFTS BOARD IN ~
MEETING TUESDAY
Semi-Annual Meeting Directors
of Watauga Industries Held at
Handicrafts Center
The semi-annual meeting: of the
'board of directors of Watauga Industries
was held Tuesday evening in the
Watauga Handicrafts center.
Eight members of the lioard were
present: W H Gregg. Miss Cora
Pearl Jeff coat. Miss Elizabeth M.
Lord. Bert Tdwnsend, Cicero Townsend.
Joseph Town send. Rev. Edwin
F. Trout man and W. H. Walker.
A financial report was given for
the period from October 7. 1938, when
the center was opened, to Juiv 1.
1939. During the winter season sales
were steady, and hopes are high for
a good summer season.
Handicrafts are carried for sale by
the industries on a consignment basis
from craftsmen around Boone and
? from similar centers throughout the I
f highlands, which, like the industries,
are members of the Southern Highland
Handicrafts Guild. Wood carvings
come from the John C. Campbell
Folk school in Brasstown. Penland
sends pewter and copper; Ashevllle
sterling silver jewelry. Ties and
baby blankets arc^from Kentucky.
Most of the weaving at the industries,
of linens, homespuns, rugs, are
now consigned by students of the
local center. Hooked mats come
from Rominger. Excellent craftsmen
consign wood work. Joseph
Burkett carved a prairie schooner
with oxen. J. Hardy Taylor's hearth
brushes are noteworthy, and looms
arc made by Cicero Townsend and
SBert Townsend.
Beautiful blankets are made in Urn
county and more are. in demand. It.
Is hoped that by aoothe? summer
that much excellent <wo>k niry bo offered
by workers m Watauga coupPooled
Lambs To
Be Weighed July 27
I The county farm agents will weigh
pooled lanilxs for the third shipment
on Thursday, July .7. Hie county
lamb pool is open to alt farmers in
tho cntintw nml if io 1 ?v? * ;' '
> !< IV iO UtlltVlU UMl 11
is to the farmer's advantage to ship
their lambs through the pool and hold
rt up the prices of lambs in the county.
Two sets of graders, jis usual, will
be used to weigh lambs on July 27,
a i the following places:
C. B. Reese's 7 a. m.; Mrs. W. Y*
Farthing's f?:30; John YVkrd's 11:30;
Hard Mast's 1 p. m.; Ed Shipley's
3 2:30; Odes W'ilson's 3:30; R. A.
Thomas' 5:30.
W. S. Morctz's 7:30 a. m.; C D.
McNeill's 0; Boone Stock Yard 10:
Avery Greene's 11:30; W. A. Proffit's
1 p. m.; Lee Carender's 3; Claude
Shore's 4:30; W. W. Mast's 5:30.
Triple-A Distributes
50,891 Tons of Lime
Orders for 50,891 tons of ground
J agricultural limestone and 2,585 tons
of triplc-superpliosphate have been
placed under the grant-of-aid plan of
the agricultural conservation program,
announces E. Y. Floyd. AAA
executive officer of State College.
The grant-of-aid plan allows farmers
to obtain lime and phosphate for
immediate or fall delivery without a
cash out 1''y. The cost of the materials
is deducted from 1939 conserva- .
tion payments,
Floyd reported that 62 of North
Carolina's 100 counties have ordered
limestone, and that 26 have ordered
triple-superphosphate. He expects
every county in the state to obtain
ground limestone under the grant-ofaid
program.
The leading counties in applications
for lime are: Watauga, 5,263 tons;
Cherokee, 3,927; Buncombe, 3,823:
Davidson, 2,462; Wilkes, 2,461; Henderson,
2,296, and Transylvania, 2,124.
Although the western counties
are taking the largest amounts, lime
is also being shipped into coastal
counties.
Ashe county leads in orders for
phosphate, with 340 tons. Watauga
is second with 329 tons.
Teachers Allotted
To Local Schools
One hundred and twenty-six teachers
have been allotted to Watauga
county elementary and high schools
for the year 1939-40, according to
information received by County Superintendent
Howard Walker, from
the state school commission.
This allotment represents a loss
of four teachers to the county.
These losses, however, may be reclaimed
if there is an increased attendance
during the fall months.
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An Independen
BOONE,
BLACK BEAR SEEN IN
HIGHWAY NEAR BOONE
Mr. H. Grady Farthing", district
game protector with the conservation
department, says that upland
game is really becoming plentiful,
when a black bear ambles down a
concrete highway in front of an
automobile, without particular
concern. And that is what happened
last Thursday evening about
10 o'clock, as Mr. W. -J. Bason of
North Wilkesboro, was leaving
I Boone.
At a point just west of Three
| Forks church, about half a mile
from the city limits a black bear
cub walked in front of Mr. Bason's
auto. He applied the brakes
and the little l?ear kept right down
the middle of the concrete for a
considerable distance before deserting
it for the less hazardous
undergrowth along the right-ofway.
Mr. Bason stopped his car
and tried to capture bruin, but
was unable to find him in the
darkness.
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LOCAL SCHOOLS"
OPEN AUGUST 3(
Most of Schools to Open 30th o
August; Others Begin Next
Day, Says Walker
Most of the schools of the count;
wil) open on August 30th, accordinj
to inforrnatin given out by Count;
Superintendent W. H. Walker. Thos<
opening on that date include: How
ard's Creek. Miller, Rich Mountain
Bain boo. Green Valley, Winebarger
River view. Castle, Mount Paron, Elk
Bower Elk. Cool Springs, Penley
Bradshaw, Cook, Valle Cruets. Pas
enc, Grandfather. Valley Mountain
C\rOl Springs, Cove Creek, Libert}
Hill, RominiSfer, Presneli, Kellorsvillo
Windy Gap, Bethel, Mabel, Silver
stone and Pottertown.
Those to open Thursday, Augusi
31, are: Appalachian high school
Appalachian elementary. Ruther
wood, Deep Gap and Stony Fork.
Blowing Rock school will open oi
Monday, September 18th.
Parkway route
STUDY STARTED
Engineer to Report 011 Cost o
Link of Scenic From Blowing
Rock To Thunder Hill Gap
Tho national park service last weelwas
going- forwaid with plans for th<
Blue Ridge parkway in North Caro
linn, when it assigned If. J. Spillmar
of the bureau of roads to make i
study of the costs of the proposes
links connecting Thunder Hill Gaj
with U. S. highway 221 at Blowing
Ftock.
Frank punlap, state highway com
mission chairman, and R. Gettj
Browning of Raleigh, district highway
engineer, were in Wasningtor
Thursday to discuss with Representative
Zeb Weaver of the eleventh
district, and officials of the park
service tho location of the proposed
link. 4'
Final decision of the location is tc
be made after Mr. Spillman's reporl
on costs. Messrs 'Oiinlsin Kt-mim.
iog returned to Washington uVEondaj
and appeared before the commit tel
on public lands in the interest oi
Wleaver's bill providing a right-ofway
through tho Cherokee Indian reservation.
Spanish War Veterans
To Meet in Asheville
Spanish American War veterans oi
North Carolina will hold their ldti
annual department convention at tht
George Vanderbilt hotel in Anhevil'.e
next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The auxiliary will meet at the same
time.
Several hundred delegates froii
the 22 state camps are expected tc
attend the three-day program whict
gets under way Sunday night at 7:41
w Uu^n tvim tx memorial service ai
the First Baptist church.
ABRAMS SPEAKS AT
KIWANIS CLUB MEET INC
Dr. Amos Abrams of Appalachian
College, was guest speaker at s
meeting of the North YVilkesborx
Kiwanls Club Friday noon. Dr. Ab
rams took for his subject. "An Ap
praisal of North Wilkesboro," anc
spoke particularly of the set o:
values derived by that town from be
tog a comparatively small communi
ty, where there is a common ac
quaintance ar.d general neighbolri
ness. Many stories and interesting
anecdotes were used by Dr. Abrami
during the course of his remarks.
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WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH
ASHliTlAN KILLED
AS CAR OVERTURNS
ON DEEP GAP ROAD
Allic G. McNeil Fatally Injured
When Pickup Turns Over on
Highway 421 Saturday Night;
Coroner Believes Whiskey
Figured in Tragic Accident
Allie G. McNeil. 18-year old Ashe
county citizen, was instantly killed
Saturday night at 11:45 when a Ford
pickup, occupied by he and two companions,
left highway 421 at Deep
Gap and turned turtle. McNeil suffered
a crushed skull, while Claude
Miller and doe Phillips, who were
riding in the vehicle which the deceased
was driving at the Lime of
the accident, escaped with minor
cuts and bruises about the face and
I! head.
1 County Coroner R. "E. Kelley, who
investigated the accident Sunday
- morning stated that whiskey likely
figured in the tragedy. One of the
survivors, said Mr. Kelley, stated that
the broken fruit jar which was found
w at the scene had been about half full
| of whiskey when the cx*ash ca.nie.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday from the Rivcrview church
? in Ashe county, and burial was there
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. McNeil, a brother, James
McNeil, and a sister. Mrs. Ira Griffin,
all of Idlewild, N. C.
! STORE BURNED
DURING STORM
. Lightning Believed to Ilavc Set
Fire to Victor Ward's Store in
j Laurel C'rtek Township
The general store, belonging to;
Victor D. Ward and located .at the
mouth of Cove Creek in 'Laurel
Creek township, was totally destroy'
cd during the severe electrical
storm of Tuesday evening, A bolt of
lightning was believed to have slartr
1 ed the conflagration.
The building and its contents are
saitl to hp<*n uiAdh r.lvMti- ?7
The loss is partially covered by insurance,
it is reported.
. Mr. Ward operated one of the most
} complete country stores in the county,
and the entire stock was burned.
1 Watauga Youth Wins in
Stock - Judging Contest
: Kill Bingham, of the Cove Crefck
3 section ot Watauga county, scored
- high in "livestock judging contests |
i held recently at Raleigh in connec-1
t tion with the eleventh annual con-1
I vention of Young Tar Keel Farmers
> at State College.
r As a result of his triumph, young j
Mr. Bingham will be a member of a
team which will represent North i
' Carolina at the national Future
Farmers of America convention at i
i Kansas City in October.
Mr. Roy H. Thoma3, state, director
i of vocational agricultural education,
i said the convention was one of the
most successful in the history of the
Young Tar Heel Farmers organiza?
tion. I
All of his expenses are to be paid !
Mr. Bingham is being congratulated
r upon having won this high honor. !
1 -*T trATT*T?-.
.1. JfUUlNti SUttUMliS
IN WINSTON-SALEM
J. N. Young, 71 years old, father
of Mrs Fred It Hodges, former resident
of this city, died in WinstonSalem
Tuesday of last week, having
heen removed to a hospital in that
city a few days before.
" Funeral services were held Thursi
day and burial was in Winston-Sa'
Sent. Mr. John W. Hodges attended
, the rites.
Survivors include the widow, three
- daughters and two sons: Mrs. Fred
H. Hodges, Knoxvillc, Tenn.; Mrs. J.
i C. Bennett, Mrs. William E. Bach,
> Winston-Salem; Julius C. Young and
i Irvin Young, Winston-Salem.
> Mr. Young, who was a native of
- Rockingham county, had lived in
Winston-Salem for 25 years, where
he was connected with the R. J.
neynoids Tobacco Co. He was a
< member of the Episcopal church.
' MRS. HARTLEY RESIGNS
1 Mrs. Pearl Hartley, seventh grade
> teacher in the .Wilkesboro school, and
an outstanding member of the fac
ulty, has returned her contract to
' the school authorities unsigned, acr
cording to the Journal-Patriot. Mrs.
- Hartley has been a teacher in the
- Wilkesboro school for tile past 12
years and is considered one of the
- best seventh grade teachers in the
r state. Much regret is being expresss
ed by the patrons of the school over
her reported resignation.
DEM<
tablished in the Year Eigijj
CAROLINA. THURSDAY. jy^Vi
. Jr
Judge Winston Spea^
At College F iay
Judge Robert W. of
Chapel Hill, who is spejfe^g the
I summer at Blowing" Roc^^A'ill deliver
an address at the auditorium
of Appalachian State Teachers College
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The general public is cordially invited
to hear the eminent Carolinian.
The subject of Judge Winston's
discourse will oe "AnJrew Johnson,
the Modern Prometheus." The jurist
is the author of an authoritative biogiaphy
on Johnson, which is used as
if. test at Harvard University.
Judge Winston, who has formerly
spent his summer vacations in the
Green and White mountains of New
England, in switching to Blowing
Rock, said: ''This climate is more
invigorating than any I have ever
experienced, whether in America or
Europe. Blowing Rock is simply a
thing of beauty?a joy forever".''
LIBRARYWEEK IS
TO BE OBSERVED
Week of July JO to Be Devoted
To Upbuilding of Library
Facilities in County
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The Library committee of Watauga
county met Monday evening,
when it was determined to observe
Library Week in this county from
July 30 to August 5.
Miss Jewel Kagaman is the coun- |
ty librarian and she is putting forth!
every effort to get more and better |
books for the people of the county |
to read. The observance of Library
Week will be an effort on the part of
the churches and the people generally
to. help Miss I-Tagaman to get more
money and more books for the library.
Every citizen is asked to give
one book gf a free will offering for
tide purpose.
The committee hopes that all the
jrtiople of the county will pull together
during Library Week for this
worthy novement.
WPAEMPLOYEES
ARE DISMISSED
Administrative Workers Dropped
in State Because of New
Federal Relief Act
Raleigh, July 1" - Fifty-eight administrative
employees of the VVJPA
ir. 1
day because of the state's curtailed
budget under the new relief act passed
by congress
C. C. AfcGmnis, state \VI?A administrator,
announced tlikt approximately
70 other administrative employees
would be dropped within the
next two weeks.
MteGinnis announced Saturday that,
as provided m the relief law, 8,500
project workers' who have been employed
continually for the last IS
months would be discharged within
the next two or three weeks.
Annual A. C. Camp
Meeting To Be Held
July 29*-August 6
Advent Christian camp meeting
| will be held this year July 29th to
August 6th. The camp ground is loi
cated seven miles west of Blowing
| Rock on the Yonahlossee highway
A number of improvements have
been made on the camp grounds since
j last year. These consist of a now
water system, electric lights in all
buildings and over the grounds, and a
nice new woman's building, erected
by Mr. R. F. Greene. Thus building
will accommodate a large number of
people. The women arc very much
pleased with the building, and they
appreciate Mi- Greene's help in getling
this building ready before camp
meeting begins.
Mis. F. E. Warman has charge of
the dininer dODartment. All dona
tions of food for the annual conference
meeting and the camp meeting
will help in reducing the expenses of
this department.
The annual meeting of the Piedmont
A. C. conference will convene
just preceding the camp meeting?
Friday and Saturday, July 28-29.
BINGO PARTY
There will be a bingo party at the
Legion hut Thursday night, July 20.
beginning at 8 o'clock, sponsored by
tho American Legion Auxiliary
There will be free entertainment by
local talent, and valuable prizes are
being donated by local stores. Proceeds
will he used to furnish the
hut.
The committee in charge of the
affair is composed of Mrs. Arlee
Yeunce, Mrs. Eddie Johnson, Mrs.
Ralph Greer and .Mrs. Fred Winkler.
3CRA
?%en Eighty-Eight
? 20, 1939
Postoflice Is
Will Be O
Gridman Is Killed
Don I- (Jaffnoy, on*? of flit* captains
of Appalachian Mountaineers,
who met instant death in an automobile
wreck at (iaffney, S. C.
Saturday.
LOCAL FOOTBALL
CAPTAIN KILLED
Don Gaffncy of Appalachian
Football Roster Dies in South
Carolina Auto Crash
i-agw- alp j- jgg -||
Don L. Gaffney, 32, cf Blacksburg,
S. CM co-captain of the Appalachian
Mountaineer football aggregation,
met almost instant death Saturday,
when his automobile and a truck
collided about five miles north of
Gaffney, S. C.
Funeral services were held at
Blacksbiirg Sunday afternoon at
1:30 and interment was there. Coach
Fiucie Stewart of Appalachian and
about 25 local college students attended
the rites.
Mr. Gaffncy was co-caplain-elect
cf the Appalachian football team for
the coming season, and was a triplethreat
back. He had been working
during* vacation at the new Duke
Power Co, steam plant under construction
near Ciiftside, N. C.t and
was on his way to Gaffney when the!
accident occurred. The truck driver j
was detained.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. j
W. C. Gaffney. They and several
brothers and sisters survive.
John F. Phillips
Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for John F. Phil-j
lips, 4t> years old, a resident of this j
community, were conducted from the!
Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 1
2 o'clock, the pastor. Rev. J. C. Ca- I
nipe, being in charge of the rites. In-'
terment was in the Edmisten cemetery
on the state farm near town.
Mr. Phillips, who was a valued
employee of Appalachian College
farm, had been ill for some time, and
was taken to the Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem Thursday for examination
and treatment. He succumbed
there on Saturday.
Surviving are the widow and the
following children: Mirs. Connie
Phillips, Grant, Verr.ie, Essie, Jean.
Clifton, Paul, Russell, Louise and
Velnia Phillips, all of Boone
RAYMOND HAYES WITH
MARINES AT N\ Y. FAIR
Among the 200 carefully selected
marines serving at the New York
world's fair is Raymond R. Hayes,
local youth, who has served in the
marines since March 5, 1937. Captain
A. C. Small, district recruiting officer
at Savannah, Gn., has announced.
These picked marines live in a
model tent city within the fair
grounds and have a part in a daily
parade held at sunset as well as other
roles at the naval exhibit. Their
activities have created favorable
comment from both military men and
civilians.
Hayes enlisted at the maTine recruiting
station in Savannah and received
training at Parris Island, S.
C. While serving at Quantico, Va.,
in the fleet marine force, he received
advanced instruction in combat and
tactic principles enabling him to meet
the exacting qualifications for assignment
to the fair detachment He |
is the son of Mrs. Tx>u E. Hayes and j
a graduate of the Boone high school.
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$1 50 ^~YEAR
Completed;
ccupied Soon
+
j Postmaster General Farley Definitely
Agrees to Attend Dedication;
$75,000 Structure is
One of Most Beautiful Federal
Buildings in This Area
Federal inspectors completed the
| final check-up on Boone's new post,
office building Tuesday afternoon,
nd prospects are that the elegant
S75.000 structure, which was completed
Saturday, will be occupied
about the first of August.
As the final inspection progressed.
! word came from the office cf Conj
gpessman Robert L. Doughton to the
[ effect that Postmaster General Jas.
A. Parley has definitely accepted the
invitation to be present at dedicatory
exercises at an undetermined
date late in September. It is pro|
posed that the postal official make
1 a trip over the Blue Ridge parkway
while here, and Mir. Doughton hopes
to have the honored visitor spend at
least one night, in the county, most
likely at Blowing Rock. A detailed
program of the dedicatory activities
will be worked out in due time,
i Henry Dattner Co., Detroit con!
tractors, began the construction of
I the building last November, and the
j completed structure is one of the
; must attractive federal buildings to
be found in the entire state. Tl is
' located just above the street level
on the eminence occupied by the residence
of the late J. D. Council 1 and
fronts til feet on King street, with
, a depth of 57 feet. The building is
! constructed of native stone, laid with
I infinite care by the Lyons Brothers,
: local artisans, and the trim is of light
buff. Spacious lawns to the front
and rear are becoming weli set,
through which three short flights cf
slops lead from th; sidewalk to the
front entrance. The roof is of copper
. topped with a cupola, bearing a
weather vane and pointers.
A loading platform 10x25 feet and
a vestibule is at the rear of the office,
and the heating system occupies
a part of the expansive baseI
merit. Office space is to be provided
j there at some future time.
The interior is elecantlv .armniriL
I cd, the floor being of ter?*azo marble
chips, with wainscot of dark cedar
| marble. New fixtures, including" 444
1 lock boxes nave been installed; $750
I has been appropriated for tlie plac|
ing of a mural painting above the
i postmaster's office door.
Since none of the fixtures from tlie
! old building will be used in the
new, the matter of moving will be
of small concern to the postal em>
ployces. The change will be made
] as soon as Postmaster Hartzog gets
i the necessary authorization from the
department.
Tripleit Leads Tar
Heel Batters With .398
1 Hooper Triplett, Gastonin otitfieldI
er, continues on his way to the Tar
I Heel League batting championship
and now has a .398 figure. Hooper
has hooped his total bases up to 165.
his homers stand at 16 and has batted
in 71 runs to keep his lead in those
departments as well, according to
figures released by the Atlanta office
of Howe News bureau.
Young Triplet! Is a son of Mr. and
j Mlrs. C. C. Triplett of Watauga
j county, and his diamond successes
are followed with much interest by
the people of this area.
LUTHERAN CHURCH TO
BE DEDICATED SUNDAY
The Holy Trinity Lutheran church
i at Deep Gap, will be dedicated Sunday,
July 23. according to ar. announcement
hv the pastor. Rev. J.
A. Yount.
Services will begin with the laying
of the cornerstone at 10 a. m.
The public is cordially invited to attend
these services. Bible school is
being conducted at Holy Trinity this
week and next, ending Friday, Julv
2Sth.
BENEFIT CONCERT TO BE
GIVEN AT BANNER ELK
Banner Elk, July 17--Announcemon*
moi?J - ' "
nuiu? nere roaay uiat Mss
Isabelle Traydon, well-known Miami
coloratura soprano, will give a benefit
recital for Grandfather Orphanage
at Banner Elk on Friday, July
21. Miss Traydon has given several
concerts in Miami and has also sung
at the largest Episcopal church in
that city Her program Friday will
be given at 8:30 p. m. in the auditorium
and will consist of selections
from operas.
| Miss Willie Mae Linker will accompany
Miss Traydon on the piano
and will also present several selections
of her own.