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VOL- 52. NO. 23
I THRONGS GATHER"1
FOR CELEBRATION i
BURLEY OPENING
life
Spectacular Parade Marks Early
Opening of Mountain Burlcy
Warehouse; Many Notables
Gather at High School to
Praise Event; Congresman
Dougliton and Others Deliver
Addresses
Farmers and business men
from three states gathered in
Boone last Saturday to participate
in the first annual grand
tobacco festival, celebrating the
opening of the Mountain Burley
Tobacco warehouse and to hnar
leaders, in the state and national
life laud the people of the northwest
for their progressiveness in
the establishment of this new
enterprise.
A mile-long parade through the
streets of the city in which four
high school hands participated started
of the festivitieso, and former
Mayor W. If Gragg. master of cere
monies at the high school auditorium.
introduced an imposing array
of speakers.
Mayor \V. R. Lnvill addressed a
message of welcome to the audience
and gave way to Dr. B. B. Dougherty.
who presented Commissioner
of Agriculture Kerr Scott.
Mr. Scott was strong in advocacy
of better marketing facilities and
organization for the farmers of the
slate and averred that benefits accruing
from the construction of the
Blue Ridge parkway will be in a
large measure in proportion to the
merchandising ingenuity of the farm
population.
Johnson county, Tennessee, whose
citizens contributed to the establishment
of the local tobacco market,
was well represented and a number)
of its citizens, along with County |
Agent Hurry Hamilton of Watauga,
Charles Baird, Avery county farm
agent, and other visitors were rccog
nj7.r << * i members of the
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Irr.ai'ov ..ts Being
Made On Locai Hotel
The Daniel Boone' hotel property
here is being thoroughly renovated
und modernized under the direction
of Owner Joseph McCoy and Mana>'
gor Clarence Price.
Lobby and guest rooms of the
popular hostelry have been rcdecot
rated within recent weeks, and servant
quarters have been added in
the basement. The lobby and hallways
are done in soft green and
*4^ ivory, while the walls of all guest
f.V rooms have been newly papered.
Electric outlets are being installed
throughout, and new fixtures placed.
The dining room has been equip.
pod with new furniture, and the
large kitchen is being fitted with
modern appliances. A completely
new refrigeration unit has also been
added.
Mr. McCoy states that early next
spring the lots back of the hotel will
be landscaped and shrubbery planted.
Glasses For Children
Received by Lions
The Boone Lions Club states that
35 pairs of glasses have been received
for children with defective
eight in the countv, as a result of
the clinic for the .blind held on No'
vember 1-2. The funds were made
largely through the Lions minstrel
show held previously.
The clinic was under the supervision
and direction of Dr. Robert
K. King, district health officer, and
n leader in the Lions Club, while
xji. a- i it us, siaic opainaimoiogisi, i
conducted the examinations.
Local Dairy Buys
Exceptional Sire
Mr. William Winkler, of the New
River Dairy, has recently purchased
a registered Guernsey bull to head
his herd from Mr. M. F. Shore of
I Cycle, N. C. The animal is registered
in the American Guernsey
Cattle Club as Flora's Yeoman ol
Grassy Grove, fiiis mother. Dawn's
Floral of Grassy Grove, also bred,
by Mr. Shore, was bought by A. C.
Lewis of Dundee, 111., for $1,700 ana
was third highest cow sold in the
United States this year.
Mr. Winkler feels himself very
fortunate in being able to secure
this outstanding sire.
BLIND STAND TO BE
OPENED AT POSTOFFICE
The confection stand operated by
Miss Floy Hodges, under the sponsorship
of the local Lions Club, in
its effort to provide suf-sustenance
for one blind person, is soon to be
removed to the postoffice lobby, according
to Wade E. Brown, chairman
of the local blind committee.
The arrangement has gained the
approval of the postoffice authorities
and the fixtures will soon be inStalled,
so that the stand may be
reopened as soon as possible.
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An Independent
BOONE, W ATAXIC
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^ Cfc-istmas Issue i
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1e Watauga Democrals's $?$
Wf annal Christmas edition 2G?
wil appear next Wednes- *5%
da; afternoon at the usual $3
hor. the time having been
%f sctso that the merchants J?
wold get the fullest pos?J?
sile advantage from adver- rfn
^ lisng. &
M "he publisher has qone to ^3
?|5? ammusual expense in pro- pfa
*=? viinq a full assortment of
|(j? Ckisimas cuts, copy sug- *}S
ootions. etc.. for the bene- [m
fiiof this issue, and the
Clristmas tone will be car- J**
rid out on every page of ffl?
pi Ihx edition. Work is to
Jgj? stcrt on the shopping issue * ?*
$3$ jud as soon as the paper is
pk ofl the press today, and the ^
jSj: publisher asks that merW
chmts co-operate fully with %
{Kj the solicitors in their efpf
forts to get the matter in /fe
*5# hand at once, since a num- -j*
ber of pages must be ready
pj. for the Dress by the end of tfS
S? the week. ^
Conference Title
Rpsts Until 11th
Whether Appalachian will win
tie or lose the North State chain
pionshln to Lenoir-Rhyne. is a ric
rision that rests with the coaches o
the Little Seven colleges who wil
meet December 11th.
Nevertheless the Mountaineer
have a two to one chance of cop
ping the title, figuring statitistica
calculations. If the coaches choosi
to count tie games a half-win am
half-lost encounter, then Appalach
ian has it by the ratio of .875 to .831)
counting a tie game lost to both ag
eregntions, then Appalachian has i
by the count of .750 to .684. Th
one chance against the Stewart ag
ercg.ition is that the confcrenc
may decide to throw away ti
games and count on the margin u
games won and lost, a decision fa
vming Lenoir-Rhyne. since th
Bears have played six confercnc
games, won four and tied two, whil
Appalachian has played four, wo
three and tied one.
Regardless of the decision relativ
to the conference decision, Coac
| Flucie Stewart's Mountaineers stan
in review of one of the best sensor,
of recent years. The final checku
shows Appalachian witli the uppoi
hand in every department fror
cards from scrimmage to penaltie
and fumbles.
JUNE HORTON DIES
June Horlon, 67-year-old colore
resident of the town, died ijt th
itouit: wcunesauy niuming lrum u
illness with pneumonia following
stroke of paralysis. Funeral sort
ices will be conducted from the Bar
list church for the colored by Re*
Rockford Hatton and interment wi
be here. The funeral arrangement
are incomplete but services wi
likely be held Thursday afternooi
Surviving are the following son
sons and daughters: Rev. R. D. Hoi
ton. Green Henry and George Hoi
ton; Mrs. Cecil Webb. LiUard Is
bell, Lonzo Joyce. A brother, Gree
Horton, is believed to survive bi
his address is not known. June ws
respected by the white people of Ui
community, and he spent his lii
here.
CELEBRATIN<
Pictured at the lop is a ic
seen on the truck as the sale c
ian high school when various 1
Robert L. Doughlon and formi
by Paul Weston.)
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Weekly Newspaper?Esta
jA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLW
CHRISTMAS TRADE
SEASON STARTED
SATURDAY NIGHT
Santa Claus Appears anil Kiddies
Made Glad as Holiday
Lights Illuminate the Shopping
District; Merchants of
City Predict Large Volume of
Holiday Trade
| The Christmas shopping seaj
son was officially opened in
J Boone Saturday evening when
j the streets of the city were il[
luminated with vari-colored
11 holiday lights and decorations,
j when the kiddies from the sur[
rounding territory came to see
[ Santa Claus and to receive gifts
; from his generous pack. The
[ opening was one of the most
i auspicious held for many
! years, ard large crowds were
present t iroughout the evening.
Busines: men or the city, under
j the lender shin of the Merchants A.v
. I sociation. extended the decorations
1 this year, both sides of the street
ore lined with roi es of evergreen
intermingled with colored lights.
- j Depot j-tr s-t frc:r! the warehouse to
- i the raiircad is also decorated, each
f business louse contributing suffi1
ciently to care for the lighting in
front of ts establishment,
s Mereha its of the city are to be
- complime ited upon their enterprise
I and co-o Deration in making the
e Christmas opening more spectacular
i each year and they in turn are
duly appreciative of the aid of the
: city in ii rnishing the evergreens
and of the New River Light anil
t Power Co.. in supplying the eleetrie
cal curren .
Stores of the city are ready lev
e the shopping season, and many
o i shoppers are already laying away
'? gills for the Christmas season.
- Slacks are complete and unsual care
c has been used in making the dis
o plays of gift items most attractive,
e Business men look forward to the
n heaviest, volume of holiday buying
in years, an i national surveys of roe
tail activil; justify their anticipoh
tions. Vs , _
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s STATE HIGHWAY ATTOBNEY
P SPENDS TIME IN BOONE
"" Ernest Gardner, attorney for the
n state highway and public works
s commission, has established headquarters
in Boone for the purpose of
aiding property owners along the
Park-lo-Park highway in filing
damage claims. Mr. Gardner's ofe
lice will be in the Linney building
n with Resident Engineer James H.
a Couneill. During his extended stiy
lie will reside at the Daniel Boone
hotel.
U HOI.AND SHELL
s Roland Shell, six-year-old son of
II Mrs. Marion Shell, former residents
i. of Boone, died suddenly Saturday
is afternoon while en route to Norton,
- Va., with ms grandparents, Mr. and
- Mrs. R. W. Potter. The child had
not been in his usual good health for
n some days, but his condition had not
:t been thought serious. Funeral sers
vices were held Sunday afternoon
e from the Reins-Sturdivant funeral
e chapel in North Wilkesboro and interment
was near that city.
i THE ESTABLISHMEN
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:ne from the parade in Saturday'! cel<
f a basket of tobacco provided enterta
eaders spoke. Left to right. Dr. B. B.
ir Mayor W. H. Gragg, who acted as
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fA. THURSDAY. DEC. 7, ij^
AS FIRST TOBA *JO
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Above is Mr. J. S. Johnson of
who brought the first load of lobacc
the warehouse was receiving the v,
actually lo be placed on Ihe flcor.
Creek, the grower, is pictured with
house staff, beside what is said to fc
bacco yet to be brought here.
Realty Brings 1
The sale of the Mis. James T. j 1
Gross property last Wednesday was; '
unusually successful, according to i ,
Mr. W. O. Robertson of Boone, rep- (
resenting Walters & Gurley Auction i
Co., who states that not since 1927
has property in this community :
commanded such a favorable price.
The approximately 15 acres of
land, located one mile west of ;
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ib ration. Messrs Paul Hardy. Tom Sc
inmtnt tor the crowds. Below is a seer
Dougherty, president of the college: 1
master of ceremonies. (Picture courte:
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ARRIVES HERE
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'ecd. Below is the firsi tobacco
Mr. Grant Stansborrv of Beech
Mr. Walter Windley of the ware3
one of the finest baskets of to(Photos
by Paul Weston)
Record Figure
3oone, sold for S3,532.50, all of the
Diircha.se price being paid in cash
.villi the exception of one note foi
?55. The following purchased the
Desirable homesites: Spencer Milor,
Tom Miller, W. L. Cook, Dave
dodges, Leslie Lyon and A. S. Johnton.
Mr. Robertson states that real es
late values are definitely on the uptrade
in this community.
WAREHOUSE
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ogoins and Walter Windley are
le taken on the stage at Appalachi^ayor
W. B. I.ovill. Congressman
;y Winston-Salem Journal. Photo
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$1.50 A YEAR
SALES TO START
AT BURLEY HOUSE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Opening Sales Will Find Local
Warehouse Filled With Choice
Leaf as Buyers Gather From
Loading Manufacturers; Sale
Will Be Held Each Week Day
Save Saturday
Literally thousands of people
are exnected to Rather in Boone
next Wednesday morning for
the initial sales on the floor of
; the Mountain Btirlev warehouse,
and Hardy Brothers, lessees of
the new enterprise, predict that
' the 200.000 pounds of hurley to
be offered will command the
too figure.
Five croups ot buyers will be
present when Auctioneer Tom Scog<uns
l ogins his chant, and simul'ancously
farmers of the region are
expected to begin refilling the ware
} oust* floor as the baskets sold are
li3stily moved down the ramp into
fho prize rooms below. R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.. American Tobacco
| Co.. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.,
Austin Tobacco Co., and Jenkins To!'
aceo Co., will have their buyers on
| hand lor the opening sales, and
i there will be a sale fhronghou tthe
season every day except Saturday,
with the full set of buyers present
: at each offering.
Information coming from the to
banco sections of Watauga and surrounding
counties indicate t h a i
..lowers are intensely interested in
the local market and that the floor
of the local warehouse will be
quickly filled again and again as the
leaf is bought and removed.
The opening of the market is expected
to attract a large number of
spectators due to the fact that most
of the people in this county have
never seen tobacco sold, and business
men expect even larger crowd3
than that attending the Saturday
celebration.
Many Toys Collected
At Monday's Matinee
The special morning matinee held
at the Appalachian Theatre last
Monday morning for the purpose of
collecting broken and discarded
toys was well attended and the
many toys collected are being repaired
and renewed by the local
ireir.en with the help of the NYA.
They will be distributed to the
j nceay cnuaren o: tne lown and
I county at a Christmas party to be
r j held at the Appalachian Theatre
i Christinas eve and the public is invited
to attend.
Although a large number of toys
were collected, they may be insufficient
to go around to all the de
serving children of the county, who
will be without the pleasures enjoyed
by the more fortunate children
; at Christmas time. All those who
' have discarded or broken toys that
are useless to them, and feel that
" their Christmas would be made
brighter by helping someone more
- unfortunate than themselves, are
- urged to carry or send them to the
theatre or Democrat office as early
as possible in order that they may
he repaired and made ready for distribution.
The sponsors are anxious
that no child in the county shall go
without something to make his
Christmas a joyous one.
I Tobacco Ball Is
Widely Attended
The first annual tobacco ball
which was held as the concluding
event of the celebration Saturday,
was a decided success, couples attending
from throughout the region
to enjoy the festivity and members
of the Tuesday Night Club who
sponsored the event, state that when
all expenses shall have been paid,
there will be slightly more than
S100 left, which will bo used as a
fund for holiday charities.
The club desires to express its ap
| preciation to civic and business
j leaders for their full co-operation in
j making the ball such an outstanding
huccess.
Finds Bear Trap
Lost For 45 Years
Mr. Walter Lewis of Elk township,
was in town Monday exhibiting
a bear trap, which he had recently
found, and which was carried
away by a bear 45 years ago.
Its original owner, Luke Triplelt,
well-known bear hunter of another
era, had set the trap back in the
nineties, and bruin carried awav
the cumbersome hand-rnade mechanism.
Mr. Lewis found the trap
a mile and a half from the spot
where its owner left it.
The trap, which is on display at
the Farmers Hardware & Supply
Co., was made by Arch Greene of
Stony Fork township. It weighs
29 pounds and a weight of 1GC
pounds is required to depress each
of the two springs. The trap is in
a splendid state of presevation.