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YOL. 53, NO. 5 COOKING SCHOOL Tft RF II111 n HERF X V7 l/U ULiLJU ULllll i ON NEXT TUESDAY Mrs. l.ois Shelton. Well-Known Lecturer to Be in Charge of Event Sponsored by Worth While Club; To Stress Short Cuts in Cooking Economy Under the sponsorship of the Women's Worth While Club, a cooking school will be held at the Pastime Theatre building next Tuesday afternoon and evening, and all the housewives of the community and county, together with other interested persons, are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Lois Shelton, home service director of the Standard Gas Equipment Company, will conduct the school a! 3 o'clock in the afternoon and 3 in the evening?a school of modem gas cookery with Essolane. Mrs. Shelton comes here highly recommended as a nationally known home economist and radio speaker. She has been associated with gas companies for 25 years and has conducted schools in the larger cities all over the country. The school, it is explained, is not to be conducted with the idea of teaching the ladies of this county how to cook ttiiey already know plenty about that) but to give them a few short cut$ in cooking economy and how to cook in the oven while they wait on the front porch. The following will he only a few of the things in store for you: 1 T~> ?1 -f i 1 1. uu* tiH-iij) cuts ui meat ana cook them the best way. 2. Pie crust that is "perfection." 3. Boiled icing thai never faiis. 4. Maringue that stands up and "sasses you back." 5. A dinner for eight conked with lc of gas. 6. Oven dinners and oven dinners p'.us. V. Broiling the easy way. 8. Use the oven for canning. 9. Bake ice cream in oven at 500 degrees F. 10. Many nice prizes. Economy, short cuts and how to take the job lightly are the highlights of the school. Be sure to put this date on your calendar?August 13. 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. WORTTPROCEEBS ON TOBACCO HOUSE Frame Work for Warehouse Almost Done; Contractor Says 10 Days Required to Finish Work moved steadily forward last week on the construction of the second burled tobacco w arehouse here, and Walter C. Greene, contractor on the job, believes that if materials were readily available, he could finish lite large structure in about ten days good weather. The framework is almost done, bur absence of sufficient materials U tl-.? I.mi-L- T*K.~ h/vn.-n Has uno_ytu me wuin. me uviuoc ; when finished will have a floor space i of 30,000 feet, nearly the same size J as warehouse No. 1. The new structure is built to the rear of the present warehouse. Advent Camp Meeting To Be Held Aug. 10-18 The annual Advent Christian camp meeting of the fifth national region will be held this year August 10-18 at the assembly ground located seven miles from Blowing Rock on the Yonahlossee highway. Arrangements have been made this year for a larger and better program than ever before. Everybody is cordially invited to attend and enjoy these extensive programs, the fine summer climate above the clouds and also the beautiful scenery. The annual meeting of the Piedmont Advent Christian conference will convene on the camp ground just preceding the camp meeting. The date for the conference sessions is August 8-10. There will be no services in the Boone Advent Christian church during the cainp meeting. Surface Being Put On Highway to Vilas ir. S. Highway 421 between Boone and Vilas is closed this week for asphalt surfacing and should the weather have remained fair, traffic would have been turned on the new highway next Saturday. Heavy lains, however, Tuesday evening, with prospects of more today, will .... 1 Vi.i vrimnlntion of the thoi* oughfare. The official detour being used is ] via Blowing Rock, Linville, Banner Elk. Vnlle Crucis and to Vilas, this being the only route the highway commission considers favorable for the iarger buses and trucks which usually traverse 421. Most traffic, however, is going via Hodges Gap, the prison camp and on to the county home by the old grade, then down the La_urel to Valle Crucis and back to Vilas. JGA Weekly Newspaper?Esta OUNTY, NORTH CAROLINATT; ROBERT BOLICK IS~ KILLED IN CRASH (W TRIIPK TRAIN Blowing Rock Man One of Six j Victims of New Hampshire Rail Crossing Accident: Funcr- i al Services Conducted at Blow- j ing Rock Tuesday Morning Robert Bolick. 36. resident of Blowing Rock, was one of six men killed hist Friday when a truck, owned by Melvin F. Burgess Contracting Company of Baltimore. Mcl. was struck by a Boston ft Maine railway train at a grade crossing in West Canaan. New Hampshire. Two of the Ixxlics were found on the cow-catcher of the locomotive which traveled about 1.000 feet after the crash, while the other bodies were strewn along the right-of-way. The men were en route to a rural electrification project tn West Springfield, for which the Maryland company had the contract, and Bolick was in charge of the crew. Hummie Adams of Boone, who was working 011 the same job, had ridden to work on the ill-fated truck every day. but luckily on the day of the accident had chosen to drive I his own car to work. The railroad issued a statement asserting that the accident occurred at an "open crossing, protected by automatic flashes, which were operating properly." adding that "it was reported the weather was foggy." Funeral TuesdayFuneral services for Robert Bolick were conducted Tuesday morning from the residence in Blowing Rock by Rev. R. H. Shore, and burial was in the Blowing Rock cemetery. Mr. Bolick was a native of Blowing Rock and had been in New Hampshire for about one year. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Almcda Bolick of Blowing Rock; four brothers. H. L. Bolick of Lenoir: W. M. and Charles Bolick of Blowing Rock, and Carl Bolick of California; two sisters. Mrs. Carrie Hughes. Taeoma, Wash., and Miss Clarissa Bolick. Bedford Hills, N. C. saysTTrgentneed of more houses I.ocal Realtor Says Housing Facilities in City Inadequate: Many Seelt Homes Here Mr. S. C. Eggors. local real estate dealer, states that there is a definite shortage of houses in the city, which are available to rent those who seek In establish summer homes here, and that at this time at least 50 persons have appealed to him for 1 . 1.. J : .1- , .... nv'uavs iu mi" uivupicu uuimg me ivrrtifiindor of the summer. Others, says Mr. Eggers, are anxious to rent houses for the fall and winter months, in order to take advantage of the educational facilities offered at Appalachian College. The realtor says that applications leaching his office this year are far in excess of those of 1939, and that many vacationists arc now going to other places because of their inability to procure houses here. The growth of the city is being definitely retarded, in his opinion, since the understanding has been prevalent throughout the country that one can't find housing accommodations in Boone. Road To Tater Hiil Lake Is Completed Messrs. Morris Eggers. Bill Norris and Carl Eggers put the finishing touches on lite roadway to tlte Tater Hill lake last week and visitors to the mountain top may now enjoy boating and swimming. Mr. S. C. Eggers, superintendent of the development, says that a large number of rainbow trout have been placed in the lake and that a recreational as well as beauty spot has been established. Lovers of wild life are particularly interested in the white herons which have made their appearance at the lakeside. Ovens to Speak to Chamber Commerce David Ovens, manager of Ivey's department store in Charlotte, and summer resident of Blowing Rock, will speak at tlic ladies' night banquet of the Boone Chamber of Commerce Friday. August 16. Mr. Ovens, besides being one of the leaders in state mercantile circles, is widely known as an afterainner speaker. More complete details of the meeting will be announced next week. Date For Flower Show Is Announced The annual Boone flower show, conducted under the auspices of the missionary societies of the local Baptist and Methodist churches, is to be held on Tuesday, August 20, in the basement of the Baptist church. Bull details concerning the event will be released within a few days. MAI An Independent BOONE, WATAUGA C Demonstrator I Mrs. Lois Sheiion. home serv ice director of Ihe Standard Gas Equipment Corporation of New York, will conduct ihe cooking school at ihe Pastime Theatre building August 13, at 3 and 8 o'clock p. m. JURORS SELECTED FOR COURT TERM Watauga Superior Court Convenes September 1G: Judge I)on Phillips Presides The Tall term of Watauga superior court will convene on Monday, September Iti. for a one-week term with Judge Don Phillips presiding. There are now about 75 cases of a criminal nature docketed for trial, about one-half of which involve driving motor vehicles tinder the influence ot whiskey, most of the remainder being for minor infractions I of the law. There are about 25 civil cases, hut it is not expected that many of these will be reached for trial during the one-week term. Following is a list of those drawn lor jury service: Bald Mountain?M. H. Stephens, E._E. Ragan. | ueavor Uam?Bert Farthing. Ira I Scott, R. J. Milk-taps, i Blowing Rock?Collis Greene, H. E. CcCfoy, Walter Hollar. Blue Ridge?J- W. HoUifieM, Pock "Fbrd. Boone?W. H. Gragg, Howard Cot trcll, D. G. Edmisten. 1\ W. Morel z. J. C. Canipc. John Dagger. G. W Gragg. Ward Billings, A. E. Hainliv. Cove Creek?Bert Mast. Lawrence Moody, G. H. Thomas, G M Henson. Honrs Norris. Elk?C. C. Triplett, II. C. Hodges. Laurel Creek?V. I). Ward. E. B. ! ilagarnan. Meat Camp?Willie Clasvson, A. | W. Hodgson, Grady McNeil. North Fork?C. R. Wilson, Clyde Wallace, Frank Lang. W. C. South. Sltasvneehasv?Martin Yates. Jas. Michael. Stony Fork?K. W. Brosvn. Walter Moretz. Watauga?M. L. Townsend. Photographers Meet At Blowing Rock The North Carolina Photographers' Association met at Blowing Rock Saturday for a business session and a banquet. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Chapel Hill where the organization will discuss with the coaches of various institutions the lootball prospects. Two Charlotte bankers. Jolui M Scott and W. A. Twitty. judged the pnnts on exhibit at the meeting. Ernerson Humphries of Pinehurst, was awarded first place in the contest with a picture of a jumping horse. Herman Kenebcl of Charlotte, rated second with a picture of Beverly Nalle of Jacksonville. Fla., posed on her championship horse, Emile. Jack Houston of Charlotte, and Conrad Frederick Smith ot Charlotte, were masters of ceremonies at a program, with Paul Weston of Boone, at the piano. Rush Hamrick of Shelby, at the accordian. and Charlie Stimson of Blowing Rock at the guitar. The program also included dance specialties by Helen Powell Pool and Helen Farah of Charlotte. Noted Tenor to Sing at Blowing Rock Sunday Capt. Bruce C. Boney, noted tenor, will sing at Blowing Rock Sunday, when Grandfather Orphanage day is to be observed at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian church. For many years. Rev. Edgar Tufts, founder of Grandfather Orphans Home, was pastor of the Blowing Rock church and during the time Dr. James I. Vance was a summer resident of Blowing Rock. Under their joint sponsorship the annual orphanage day was instituted. The en tire offering on this day, which has amounted to as much as S5,000, goes to the support of the 85 to 100 children in the home The service Sunday at 11 a. m. will feature the singing of Capt. Boney and a chorus choir of children from Grandfather Home with talks by Mr. David Ovens and Rev. Walter K. Keys. DEM( blished in the Year Eighte H URSD AY7~ AUG UST 8. 7940 LOUDSPEAKING F 1 t A ZvQ' Sandy Hook. N. J.?Whiter ih that hangs over the Atlantic walei practice. The seacoast defense g through their paces as the U. S. a: TRAFFIC LIGHTS I INSTALLED HERE Limited Parkins; Also instituted j to Aid in Solving Traffic Problem in City A stop light has been installed at the intersection of Depot and King streets as a first stop toward providing a greater degree of safety for the increased number of motorists traversing the main street of the i town, and it is the purpose ot the j city administration ty install other! lights along King street in the near future. One will be loeated at the Water street intersection, one at Smithey's store, one at lite College street corner and one at the junction of the Blowing lioek road with 421. At' the same time restricted parking on the south side of King street j from the Sinclair station to the Smithey store is being enforced. Between 10 a. in. and 0 p. m., cars will be allowed to park for only one hour ! in this territory. Already the new parking regulations have greatly relieved the congestion of cars along j the street. Three Fatal Accidents Watauga This Year Seven of the 3,709 highway accidents in North Carolina during the first six months of 19-10 occurred in Watauga county, according to a sixmonths summary just released by the North Carolina highway safety division. Watauga's seven accidents were classified as follows: three fatal, three non-fatal, and one involving property damage only. For the state as a whole, there we're 317 fatal accidents. 1.418 nonfatal and 1,974 properly damage accidents the first six months of this year. Eighteen counties maintained clean slates the first half of this year with respect to traffic fatalities, those being: Alleghany. Bertie. Caldwell. Camden. Caswell, Chowan. Clay, Currituck, Gates, Greene, Hyde. Jackson. Onslow. Perquimans. Person. Randolph. Tyrrell and [Yancev. Four of these counties. Alleghany. Chowan, Hyde and Tyrrell, reported no traffic fatalities in 1939. Eighteen other counties reported only one fatal accident each for the first six-months period. Forsyth led the state in total mm uer l'i accidents reported, witn Ju4. arid Guilford led in the number of fatal accidents with 20. Two hundred and seventeen of the 317 fata! accidents occurred on roads in rural areas. 13 in towns of less than 500 population. 8 in towns from 500 to 1.000 population. 19 in towns front 1.000 to 5.000 population. 10 in cities from 5.000 to 10,000 population, 16 in cities from 10.000 to 25.000, 4 in cities from 25,000 to 50.000, and 30 in cities from 50,000 to 100,0000. Second Hand Store Will Open Friday Mr. Lewis Reese of this city, is the owner of the Second Hand Store, which will open its doors next Friday morning in the building recently vacated by the New River Light & Power Co. Mr. Reese is featuring a complete line of second hand clothing, shoes, blankets, etc.. at very low prices and expects a large patronage. He says all the garments have been dry cleaned and thoroughly sterilized and that in many instances the merchandise is just as good as new. Mr. Doughton Greene will manage fKiA n/itir c- trsrn One hundred and thirteen daily newspapers are published in Great 3ritain. )CRA ien Eightyjjpfght or u. 5/Defense 5 ' *?T ' 1flB ?g jaMwMa 3 t an a rose is ihe corona of smoke fc :s from Sandy Hook during target d uns of all types are being put V cms for defense. FARMERS TO MEET I IN BOONE AUG. 20 , r r? Appalachian College to He Scene 1. of Gathering of Some Five Hundred Agrarians h Mountain farmers will hold their P fourth annual Western North Caro- f lina Farmers' convention at Appa- ^ lacliian State Teachers College here K August 2(1 arid 21. About 500 are expected to attend, with the majori- f ty being co-operators in the TVA- i extension demonstration farm pro- ,1 gram. However, all farmers are in s vited. \ Fred S. Sloan of Franklin, west- j ti n district farm agent, is in charge ( of arrangements. He announced that the convention will formally t open at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. c August 20, and will close with a t morryng session on Wednesday, , August 21. Several groups of farm- i ere plan to arrive in Boone on Mon- , day evening and spend Tuesday j morning touring Watauga county farms. , Arrangements have been made , with the college for the delegates to j receive four meals and one night's i lodging for $1.75. For those who arrive Monday evening and spend c two nights and eat six meals, the , cost will he $2.50. The farmers must bring their own bed linen. j For the most part the meeting will consist of discussions, with , the delegates being divided into J subject matter groups according to their interests. Onlv four talks are , scheduled for the first day. and one for the final session Wednesday morning. I Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president. ' will welcome the group to Appalachian College, and R. W. Shoffner, extension farm management economist. will discuss the demonstration | farm program which lie directs. J. , C. McAmis or W. M. Landess of the agricultural relations division of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Frank H. Jeter, agricultural director of State College, will be the other sDeaker Tuesdav. Dean I. O. Schaub of State Col- ' j lege, ffiivctor of the N. C. ox-tension ' i service, v.-ill sunt up the meeting be- ' | fore adjournment at noon on Wed- ; i r.csdav. i 1 Lions Club Discusses Defense Program The Boone Lions Club came to life last night at its regular meeting with inspiring discussion of the na- , tional defense program, botlt sides : of which were argued by Dr. White- < ner and Dr. Wolfe of the Appalach- i ian College faculty. i Wade E. Brown, local attorney, outlined the bill before congress and j later joined in an open discussion of its effect on this community, col- 1 leges and institutions in other localities. Possibilities of a fish fry- to replace the regular dinner at the Daniel Boone hotel received approval of the club, and a committee an- t pointed on arrangement with a spe- 1 cial invitation extended to Athalia i Ponsell. glamorous blonde model va- 1 cationing in Blowing Rock. Wives 1 of members are also invited. ' Miss Floy Hodges appeared on i I me yiuglOUl, UlStU&Mllg I1L"1 coili fectionarv stand in the postoffice. ' and Dr. W. Amos Abrams. president of the club, joined with a plea for ) co-operation in buying small mer- 1 chandise which she has in stock. Following presentation of gifts to each member by Frank M. Pajme as compliments of the Security Life and Trust Company, and the regu- I lar presentation drawn by Dr. D. J. Whitener. the meeting adjourned. Mr. Parem. representative of the i state blind commission, was in town ! this week inspecting Miss Hodges' stand it the postoffice, and reported i it the best kept and best organized I of any in this region. 1 T $TsFa year SHERIFF WUflT OF ASHE COUNTY SUICIDES TUESD AY Edward Miller Fires Fatal Shot After Restless Night: Funeral to Be Held This Afternoon; Mas Serving Second Term as Ashe County Sheriff Jefferson. Aug. 7.?Wiley Edward Idler. Ashe county sheriff and tax o'.Iector. shot and killed himself vith a .38 calibre pistol early Toesay morning in his apartment at the ounty jail here. Dressed in pajamas and sitting on he edge of his bed. Sheriff Miller ired a bullet through the left side >{ his head, and died within a hort time For the past several months Mil?r had been suffering with sinus roubie. His wife said he spent a estless night last night and even hreater.ed to kilt her. "This morning I got up earlier han usual and he forced nte to go lack to bed." she told friends in liscussing the tragedy. "Later, .hen I got up and went into the livtig room he shot himself,'' site said. Funeral services will be held at he West Jefferson Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, lurial will be made in the town emetery. Miller was serving his second ?rm as sheriff. He was born and cared in this county, being the son f the late Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Milcr. Before his election in 193(1, he as a contractor and cattle trader. It was 45 years old at the time of is death. He war a member of the Ashe lost of the American Legion, the 'orty and Eight, the West Jefferson lasonic Lodge, and took an active lart in civic activities. He is survived by his widow, the ormer Miss Elizabeth Vannoy of tbingdon, Va.. and four children, ack, Billy, Dean and George: two isters and one brother: Mis. Mertie Villiants. Smethport; Mrs. Ella Mae lodge. Rugby. Va.. and Call Miller if West Jefferson. During the last general assembly he sheriff s term of office tor this ounty was extended from two to our vers, and Miller had a little norr than two years left to serve. Irs. Miller had been acting as chief lerk in the office and her work has teen highly praised. The Ashe county board of eomnissioners will meet next Tuesday o nam, a successor to Sheriff Miler. Meanwhile. Dr. B E. Reeves. \slie coroner, is acting as sheriff. Dr. Reeves made an investigation >f Millet's death and urenounced it ;uieide. Mr. Miller was well knnwr. in 3oono whore he lipid tonncrly been engaged with Mr. Jenkins in construction work. He helped build he Shell Service station and the Baptist parsonage, among other structures. GREENE RABY IS FATALLY SCALDED Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Greene of Vilas, Succumbs to Accidental Burns Robert Franklin Greene, 11nontlis-old son of Mr. and Mrs. frank O. Greene of Vilas, died in .iic ??uiauga noojjiin.' i cvar ng from the effects of burns inflicted a week ago. Mrs. Greene, it is said, was doing home canning when in some manner a vessel containing hot water toppled from a table where she worked and near which the baby was playing. The child never . improved appreciably from the burns received. Funeral services arc- to be conducted this (Thursday) morning rrom the Willow Valley Baptist church by Rev. G. A. Hamby and interment is to be in Cove Creek temetery. The bereaved parents are the only tmrnediale survivors. Widening New River Bridge To 26 Feet The state highway commission, through the co-operation of the iVPA. has started the work of widening the concrete bridge across Mew River on Highway 421 near 3oone to a 26-foot roadway, and the work will likely be completed during the month of October. The bridge was formerly 20 feet wide, and when completed will be four feet wider than the 22-foot pavement on the roadway, in order :o take care of "over-hang'' on certain types of trucks. ATTEND REUNION Mr. S. C. Eggers and family attended the annual reunion of the Eggers family at Backbone Rock in Virginia last Sunday. About 200 members of the Eggers firmly from Morth Carolina. Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland. South Carolina and Tennessee attended. Mr. Eggers extended an invitation for the reunion to be held on Tater Hill next year. i
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