VOL. 53, NO. 30
county agents
release report
on year:s wor'a
Annual Report Tells Remarkable
Story of Development of
the Beef Cattle Industry and
Growth o f Other Advanced
Agricultural Features in Watauga
During 1940
A comprehensive report on work
accomplished by County Agent
Harry M. Hamilton, Jr., and his assistant,
George G. Farthing, during
the year 1940 has been forwarded
to the agricultural extension service.
North Carolina State College.
The report contains information
concerning agricultural trends in
Watauga county and the co-opera
uuu vj; ui lULai immcia Willi 5UJI
conservation, demonstration enterprises
and the development of the
beef cattle industry, and the growth
of other advanced agricultural features.
Following is a brief summary of
activities and accomplishments for
the past year:
Four hundred and sixty farmers
co-operated with the AAA program
for the first time.
One hundred and sixteen demonstration
farmers turned in farm rec- 1
ord books for the year 1939. 1
Sixty-six more farmers were add- 1
ed as demonstration farmgrs, which brings
the total for the county to <
290; 245 were active during 1940. 1
The Watauga County 4-H Club
members won six of the seven first '
prizes that were offered in the baby <
beef department of the Western :
Carolina fair. 1
James Dugger's baby beef won !
the grand championship over all the
other beeves at the Western Caro- '
lina fair. <
Earl Edmisten of the Cove Creek '
4-H Club, won the showmanship f
contest in the baby beef division at 1
the Western Carolina fair and state I
fair. '
The Watauga 4-H boys won three 1
of the seven first prizes offered on 1
baby beeves at the North Carolina
State fair.
Councill Henson of the Cove Creek 1
4-H Club, won the silver loving cup ?
for doing the best feeding job among
the baby beef dlub members.
'One hundred and seventy-one farmers
shipped 1,509 lambs through
the Watauga lamb pool.
Three hundred sheepmen sold
26,425 pounds of wool at 40% cents
per pound through the wool pool. *
The Shipley farm at Vilas showed
the reserve champion Hereford
bull at the North Carolina State
? fair.
Wilson Norris of Boone, exhibited s
the grand champion Hampshire ram
at the state fair. |
James bugger's grand champion
baby beef weighed 820 pounds and
sold at auction for 35 cents per
pound to the A. & P. Tea Company.
The Shipley farm exhibited the (
grand champion Hampshire ewe at ]
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Games Carnival To
Be Sponsored Here |
The Parent-Teacher Association *
and Music and Art Club will spon- '
sor a games carnival at the Boone s
high school on Tuesday, February j;
11th, at 7:30. There will be games
of interest to all, including Chinese '
cnecicers, also the old-fashioned red
and black variety, anagrams, old
maid, bing, rook, ping-pong and
possibly others. The games will c
progress in relays, and at a given r
signal, partners and games will be
changed. ]
Refreshments will be served during
the evening. An admission
charge of 35 cents will be charged,
and the proceeds will be given to
the music department of the school. 1
An invitation is extended to all 1
friends and boosters of the school to \
spend a social evening together. r
Young Wataugan Highly j
Pleased With Army Life t
Claude Woodro Bentley of Valle *
Cruris, who went to Fort Jackson
with the first quota from Watauga
county under the selective service .
act, is spending a few days with his "
neronfc Mr oriH MrC Tpff RpntlpV
Young Bentley is highly pleased
pleased with army life and is now
head cook with a monthly salary of
$54.00. He says that camp life is t
very enjoyable, comfortable facili- ?
ties have been provided and there is g
an abundance of good food. He 1
says military training is most bene- 1
ficial and plans to enter the army <
for a three-year period when his i
present one-year enlistment is com- l
pleted. 1
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HON. CHAS. A. JONAS
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Republican National Committeeman
Will Address Lincoln ^
Day Event at Gateway Cafe w
Hon. Charles A. Jonas of Lincoln- ^
Ion, Republican national committee- ,
man from North Carolina, will make
Lhc principal address at the Lincoln a
Day dinner given by local Republi- lr
ails at the Gateway Cafe in Boone
in February 10, at 7 p. m.
Mr. Jonas was recently mentioned ct
ay Joseph W. Martin, the present
chairman of the Republican nationd
executive committee, as one of
.he number from whom whom his "
successor is likely to be named. J?,1
Mr. Jonas has served his county
n the legislature, has served his oc
iistrict one term in congress, has
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:rn district of North Carolina, and
ras for a number of years been Re- st
publican national committeeman ?c
Tom this state, and is understood to
i a v e a considerable following
vnuae leaders (or the: position of
istfonar -chairman; v Sam*-'*" T.
The dinner Ls under the auspices
>f the Young Republicans of ,Wat- 'K
rnga county, at which time a more V1
borough organization of the young m
Republicans is expected to be made. ^
Russell D. Hodges, who has long
jecn affiliated with the Young Re- ca
jublican movement in this state,
vill act as toastmaster and Mr. Jonas "j
vill be introduced by T. E. Bing- Yf
iam, county chairman of the Repub- "
ican executive committee.
Dr. A. P. Kephart and other Relublican
leaders of the county are
expected to be recognized and have F
;omething to say at that time.
Chamber of Commerce
Will Meet Thursday of
th
A dinner meeting of the Boone s?
Chamber of Commerce will be held si:
Liiursaay evening, February B, 7:30,
it the Gateway Cafe, President H.
ff. Wilcox announced yesterday.
The publicity folder, recently is- ^
ued by the commerce body, has ar
>een received and members will ?c
lave an opportunity to view it be- !n
ore it goes into the hands of the ln
lublic. A moving picture of the ln
tate of Florida in colors with sound n!
iffect, will be shown, and important le
>usincss matters will come up for
onsideration. A full attendance of w
he membership is desired.
Mr. Wilcox asks those expecting
o attend to notify Wade E. Brown
>r S. C. Eggers so that reservations
nay be made. fr
to
V. C. To Celebrate .
Thanksgiving Nov. 20
North Carolina will celebrate
Thanksgiving this year on Novem>er
20?the Third Thursday in November?Governor
Broughton anlounced
Monday. th
Thus, the state for the first time w
vill follow the precedent set by
'resident Roosevellt in advancing ^
he Thanksgiving date by one week.
rormer Governor Hoey twice de- h_
dined to follow the President and ^
dorth Carolina observed "o Id
Thanksgiving" in 1939 and 1940. re
IVrvvM
w * AM V V CU V WHO I CF
Are Asked to Register^
'? of
Charles C. Rogers, commander of in
he local Legion post, requests that sii
ill ex-service men meet at the Le- re
;ion hut Friday, February 14th, for ec
he purpose of registering all World 01
ffai veterans so that they stay be tu
contacted in case of emergency. This oi
s not compulsory, but strict com- w
jliance would be appreciated by tii
Legion officials. w
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Weekly Newspaper?1
'AUGA COUNTY, NORTH
JACK SPURL1NG
FOR JUDGESH
oosted As Candidate if Pro)
ed Judicial District Is
Created
Lenoir, Feb. 4.?Caldwell coi
iends o? Solicitor I,. S. Spurlin
enoir are beaming his candic
>r resident judge of this jud
istrict under the proposed revir
hich is now being considered
le general assembly to give M
nburg its own judicial district.
While considerable specula
risls over the lines of the two
icts involved in the prop<
ranges, the majority opinion
lines toward the view that Mi
nburg will become a pew
iparate district if the bill is pa;
t all. Gaston would be placet
district with Catawba, Alexai
nd Lincoln counties, with Jo
/ilson Warlick of Newton as l
ent judge and John Carpentei
iastonia as solicitor.
The third district would consis
leveland, Caldwell. Burke a
fatauga. While incumbent offic
ould fill the positions in one
ict, the Mecklenburg district w<
ave to name a new solicitor, w
le local district would have to n;
resident judge. Mr. Spurling is
icumbent solicitor.
In this district, Mr. Spur
>uld retain his present, post or
>me a candidate for judge.
While Mr. Spurting has made
atcment of his plans pending
nal settlement of district li
s friends place him at the toj
:ospective candidates in Caldv
leveland. Burke and Wata
lunties.
A long resident of Caldwell CO
and a native of Cleveland,
cal man would generate powe:
ipport in both counties plus
Ivantaje accruing from friendsl
tilt up through 14 years of ser
; district solicitor in Burke
ratauga counties.
Speoial Judge Sam Ervm, Jc
organton, is also regarded as
>ssible candidate for judge bul
ew of the fact that his appo
ont for another term is regar
almost certain, district leaders
ird Mr.Spurling as the most li's
ndidate.
At the present time, Caldv
unty has the district solicitors!
atauga the district probation
:er in A. Y. Howell, a former si
:, and Burke county a spe
dge in Judge Ervin.
orensic Tourney
Open Here Tod
With an approximate enrollm
100 delegates from 12 college:
e Carolinas, Virginia and Teni
e, Appalachian State will open
Kth annual forensic -tournair
id conferent on current aff
:re tonight.
Student Chairman Frank H
icks and Directors J. D. Rar
id D. J. Whitener have announ
tivities through Saturday r?
eluding debating, extemporanei
ipromptu and after-dinner spe
g, special program by the In
itional Relations Club, and a
ct clash debate feature. Sa
iy will also feature the men's
omen's oratorical contest.
Schools sending delegates incl
ppalachian, Mitchell, Elon, V
ite. East Tennessee, Lenoir-Rh:
ars Kill, Winthr'op, Lees-Mel
id others may count as late ent
the event.
iNNUAL REPORT i
DEPARTMENT
By DR. R. R. KING,
(District Health Officer)
In looking otrer the statistics
e public health department
atauga county for the calen
lar 1940, one of the first thi
at strikes us is the small num
communicable diseases wl
ive come under our supervis
hile it is true that the small ni
:r is partially due to a faillure
port to the health departm
le either to ignorance or indif
ice, we still feel that the nurr
is been relatively small as com;
with other years, and this, in s;
factors which might well h
creased such diseases very <
ierably. Only 38 admissions
corded for the 12 months conc<
I with this report, of the more s
is diseases. There have been t
,o cases of diphtheria, seven ci
scarlet fever, and 13 cases
hooping cough reported, and in'
gative visits to 47 homes, somi
hich proved to be of non-info
DEM
Established in the Year Eigl
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NYA ACTIVITIES IN
'? WATAUGA COUNT
dis
hi'le Two New Work Projects To B
ame 8'n February 10; 580 Youths
the j Now Employed in County
?!"?! Two new NYA projects for boys
j agriculture and repairs to buildin
|?have been approved and will be
no | operation February 10, according
ajMrs. Clara P. Simpson. Wataui
nes'! county NYA super\'isor. Both pre
' .. i ects are sponsored by Appalachi;
, e '! College and will employ a total
uf>a 90 youths. The agriculture proje
will offer work experience in hei
' . ing operate the college farm. T1
v, youths will gain experience in sciei
j, tific farming in every phase of far
. work?gardening, dairying, soil ai
vice plysis' different types of inse
and sPrays- cic- The county agents wi
use the farm for demonstratioi
' , ^vlrich will be of value to the youti
P" 'cducatffihauy:-'Mr. "Cfirter" " Mar
V a. , ,
sr nas oeen appointed supervisor
] tile agriculture project,
ded ' Mr. W. H. Scott has been name
[ p. supervisor of repairs to buildini
:ely project which will give the youtl
work experience in painting, ca
yell penlry rock masonery, etc.
nip, Twelve NYA work units are
of- operation in Watauga. Mrs. Simpsc
ler- said. Five hundred and eigh
cial youths are employed at the presei
time. Local sponsors have paid si
pervisors and assistant superviso
for six units in order to speed tl
production and help supervise tl
ay additional assigned youths. Oi
hundred and eighty youths betwei
ent the ages of 16 and 25 years, ha1
in been placed in private employme
'ies_ during the past three months, resul
jts mg from the work experience r
tent cived on NYA projects,
airs The average sponsorship for tl
NYA projects in Watauga is appro
[en- imately $12,000 per month. Ti
ikin finished articles which are turn
[Ced back to the sponsors are valued
ion, about $36,000. "Hie NYA payroll
ous, approximately $7,000. By dedut
ak- ing the payroll and the $12,0
ter- provided by the sponsors, from '.!
di- $36,000 worth of articles produci
tur- by the youths, it is seen that tl
and county has a profit of $17,000, pi
the valuable experience the yout
ude are receiving.
/in- There are 312 youths on the wx
fns, ing assignment list- An average
tae. eight or ten new applications a
ries received daily by the NYA coun
office.
OF DISTRICT HEALTH
' FOR THE YEAR 194
ous conditions.
Our immunizations during 19'
of have totaaled 4,685; 1,068 were va
of cinated against smallpox. This is
dar good showing against this diseas
ngs but when we realize the great vali
[ber ?f this protection, and of the histoi
lich of epidemics of smallpox developir
ion. in communities which formerly hai
im- been immunized, and then, follow
to ing the eradication of the diseas
ent have neglected to continue to pr
fer- tect themselves, we know that tl
iber number immunized is much small
5ar. than it should be. Every person
pite our community should be able
ave show evidence of immunity again
:on- smallpox regardless of their ag
are Dipththeria immunizations whii
!rn. are now required by state statute f
eri- children before entering school, ai
inly f?r new born infants during the
jses first year of life, show 382 immui
of zations. Diphtheria is particular
fes. dangerous during the early years
; of life, and it is the practice of yo
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iis, the famous desert-bred cavalry of
a to whom freedom is the breath of
they rode from Syria and joined the
neral doGauJJe. Swooping like eagles,
iorses over desert dunes.
MARVINMILLER
? FATALLY CRUSHED
e- Meat Camp Youth Dies From Illjuries
Sustained Monday:
Funeral Wednesday
? Marvin Miller, 20-year-old son of j
gs Mr, and Mrs. Henry Miller of Meat
in Camp township, died Monday in a
to Statesville hospital from injuries
ga sustained a few hours earlier when
ij- the wheels of a truck passed over
m his body near Bailey's Camp, Caldof
well county.
c' According to information received
P" here, young Miller was helping to
lu pull the truck, which had left the
n" highway, back on to the hard surm
face, when his pants leg caught a
:1" spoke in the body of the truck, the
ct vehicle passing over his lower body,
dl breaking one leg and crushing his
1S hips.
Funeral services for" Mr. Miller
V were conducted at Howards Creek
0 Baptist church Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock and burial was in the
-d neighborhood cemetery.
?s Besides the parents, deceased is
15 survived by three brothers and
r" three sisters: Margaret Nellie, Jean
and Pauline Miller; Lloyd, Ernest
in and Preston Miller, all of Boone
m Route 2.
ty
Many Applications
rs Being Received For
ie Jr. Order Membership
ae
tn The local council of the Junior Orve
dor received two .applications for rent
instatement and nine for memberit
ship at its meeting Monday night,
e- Thre is said to be a great deal of
interest in the fraternity and under
he the leadership of Clyde R. Greene,
x- councilor, it is predicted that the lohe
cal council will again be among the
ed largest in this section,
at It is planned to invite the degree
is team from North Wilkcsboro to ini,4
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_ V VIIV. btuiuiuutco IIWW UClllg Cll" i
00 rolled. Juniors who fail to attend1
he the meetings on the first and third
ed Monday nights in each month are
he teally missing a lot, commented a
us member of the organization,
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Mail Receptacles
of Must Be Provided
re
ty Persons wishing to avail themselves
of the extension of the city
= delivery service to be established
here March 1st, must provide receptacles
for their mail, states W. G.
Q Hart20g, Boone postmaster. A slot
in the door will serve the purpose.
Business establishments need not
provide receptacles if open at the
10 time the carrier makes his rounds,
c- These containers must be installed
a not later than February 14th.
e, Other information may be had by
ie calling at the postoffice.
ry Two deliveries will be made daily,
ig and parcel, post packages will be
/e delivered to all patrons residing on
v- streets to be served by the city dee,
livery system. Additional letter colo
lection boxes will be provided. A
ie map showing the streets to be served
er by the city carrier is posted in the
in postoffice lobby.
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st FOUR LIBYAN STRONGHOLDS
ie. NOW FLY BRITISH FLAG
:h Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 5.?The meor
chanized forces of Britain's imperial
id army have entered Cirene, ancient
'ir city of Western Libya, adding the
ti- fourth Italian stronghold to their
ly conquest of the North African colof
ony and placing the Union Jack
ur within 130 miles of Bengasi, their
next big objective.
traffic j&flgj BmHH
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$1.50 A YEAR
BOONE OPENS
PUBLIC FORUM
TUESDAY NIGHT
'Democracy Can Survive Present
Crisis" Was Subject Discussed
By Dr. Ralph W. McDonald;
Initial Meeting of Group is
Attended by 120 Local Citizens
By GENE WIKE
Boone's Public Forum, established
Tuesday night as the 32nd in
North Carolina, opened with a delegation
of 120 local citizens who gathered
to argue whether "Democracy
Can Survive the Present Crisis."
Those who believe it can were in
the majority.
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, of the
university of North Carolina, who
bad appeared earlier in the evening
as guest speaker at the Lions Club
dinner at the Daniel Boone hotel,
opened the forum at the Appalachian
high school library with a few
introductoiy remarks about the general
atmosphere of a public forum
and expressed his side of the question.
"In the first place," said Dr. McDonald,
"we must concede the fact
that our democracy is definitely involved.
Secondly, there has never
been a conqueror such as the dictators
of Europe stopped by their own
volition, and furthermore, there has
never been a conqueror who has
permitted the people to decide their
own destiny."
"Consequently," continued Dr.
! McDonald, "Hitler must be stopped.
If England is defeated America can't
turn back Hitler. He would get the
resources of England, her navy and
her munition plants. Then Germany
could outmanufacture us three to
one. I believe we are in definite
danger of Hitlerism, probably
through the South American countries."
Speaking on the survival of democracy
in the United States, Dr.
McDonald sees a danger in its disuse.
If the present pressure on democracy
is continued ten or twenty
years, it would be weakened considerably.
Today individuals do not
express themselves as freely as they
did two or three years ago. There
is a danger of losing tolerance.
Dr. Wilev Smith nf th? Ar,?air,^a_
- ?- ?ian
faculty, appeared as the second
speaker, and contradicted Dr. McDonald's
argument by taking a critical
stand on the lend-lease bill before
congress. This bill. Dr. Smith
believes, will give the President unheard
of powers and further involve
our democracy. "Unless Churchill
I is willing to express his war aims,
and he hasn't thus far, how are we
to know who we're fightig for or
against?" said Dr. Smith.
Dr. McDonald came back in defense
of the bill with the argument
that though the lend-lease bill be
deficient in many ways, .t is better
to have some plan and someone to
! administer the plan. A negotiated
peace. Dr. McDonald believes, would
merely postpone war, therefore, we
should take action in some form or
| other.
With this discussion the assembly
heard arguments from a number of
citizens. Dr. A. P. Kephart argued
the defects of our democracy as it
now stands, unable to correst some
of the blunders of debt, politics and
labor problems. Mr. C. F. McCollum
sees a method of correction of
defects through public forums, newspapers
and the theatre. Dr. D. J.
Whitener believes in the public
school system of the nation as a big
factor in holding our democracy together.
Other arguments along similar
lines included comment from Dr. J.
Harold Wolfe, Dr. R. R. King, S. C.
Eggers, Professor Julian Yoder, R.
E. Kclley, R. F. McDade, Prof. Frank
Hamrick, Dr. W. M. Matheson and
Dr. Orby Southard.
Preceding the forum at the high
school, Ted Reitzlc, Appalachian
football center, received a gold footi
ball award presented by Richard E.
Kelley of the Lions Club.
TEMPERATURE SUMMARY
FOR MONTH OF JANUARY
Professor Julian Yoder of Appalachian
College, has compiled the
following comparative temperature
records for the months of January,
1940 and 1941:
1940 1941
Highest 70 63
Lowest - -2 x3
Average ?.22.8 37.7
January average for ten year
period, 37 degrees.
January, 1940, had 14 days with
the maximum 32 degrees or below;
1941 had one day remaining below
32 degrees.
The average rainfall for the two
months was 4.59 inches. Last
January it was 3.54, this year 1.49.
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