North Carolina Newspapers

I. w An Inc V . VOL. 54, NO, 19 ii RED (liossitc>U7 1 I CALL CAMPAIGN P STARTS TUESDAY? Plans for Local Effort Near;, * ing Completion; Every Citi, zcn To Be Given Opportunity SI to Participate in Work of Or- tt ganization ^ Plans for the 1941 Red Cross Roll tt* Call campaign, which will get under h way Tuesday, November 11, are nnarina final rnmnlntif?n arcni-rl ino J. MViHXUI^ ? '* "1 " **"0 k*< to Prof. A. Anlonakos, publicity tl director for the roll call, livery effort is being made to give all citi- fi Mi zens of the county an opportunty to tc v' participate in the work of this great si 1*' 1 humanitarian organization by en- te rolling. Mrs. E. E. Garbee, chapter "1 chairman, stresses the fact tiiat, al- le though the work of the American hi Ked Cross is national in scope, only 50 cents of every membership, ft whether it be a dollar or a hundred n: dollar membership, goes to the na- tl J; tional organization, the balance is 111 allotted to the local chapter. ni As part of the campaign, mcr; chants of the town arc donating the jjj use of store windows for Red Cross c displays. The work of special committees will be featured in several ' i'-Y of the windows. _ Mis. W. M. Matheson, roll call J| chairman, reports that response to the call for volunteer workers has L \ \ been enthusiastic. Workers already listed are: For the county: Mrs. Stanley A. Harris, Cove Creek; Mrs. W. H. ^ Wagner, Valle Crucis; Mrs. H. C. ; Hayes, Blowing Hock; Mrs. Bale C. Norris, Bethel; Mrs. flay Brendcli, Perkinsville. For the city: Mesdames John Conway, J. E. Holshouser, E. T. WM Glenn. Wiley Smith, G. K. Moose, a' Harold Wolfe, John Hodges, Paul c' Coffey, R. C. Rivers, R. H. Harmon, R. D. Hodges, Frank Payne, J. A. W. P( rfw Davis, James Winkler, Maie Miller, ' n* D J. Whitener, A. R. Smith, Julian , kt|r Yodei, H. S. Webster, P. O. Brewer. d. i DR. DOUGHERTY I J SPEAKS TO LIONS;: \;t ;; College President Traces Devel- yt ,. opment of the State Tax al S. System T ^ * f 111 P te Dr. B. B. Dougherty addressed w { "y the Lions Club at its meeting Tues- pi ; day evening on the subject of slate a( gi finances. Dr. Dougherty traced the b< H- development of the state's tax sys- w *'.. / tern since 1850, showing how the ti' Li sources of income for the state treas- w f\ ury has shifted away front land to tii jt ' various other means ' Among the figures given by Dr. li' Dougherty were the amount of reve- h< j|V nue derived from the various sources, excluding funds for the high- st way department, for the fiscal year pi J ending June 30, 1941. A These amounts, together with dis- Si bursements follow: Income, $14,401,' 255; sales tax, $14,246,428; beverage, iv &V $2,670,185; intangibles, $673,000; licenses, $3,098,236; gifts, $96,300; m franchise, $8,572,378; inheritance, j> TJ $1,821,924; fees, etc., $1,759,526; miscellaneous, $783. Total income, th $50,296, 227. Disbursements: General p; assembly, $184,492; judicial, $451,401; cl n pensions, $267,336; executive and ti administrative, $2,588,700; charitable st b and correctional institutions, $2,095,- U 078; public schools, $27,745,410; in- le stitutions of higher learning, $2,645,- M 752; courts and emergency, $633,729; t! state aid and obligations, $2,468,075; p T, reimbursements, prior years, $503; p fc' debt service, $4,570,814; balance, $7,V ' 280,272. Total, $50,296,227. tl The "Deacs," a male quartet of b< Appalachian students under the di- V rection of Miss Virginia Wary, en- w 1 'i"i' tertained the club with two numbcrs" \ Football Game Is v/i, To Be Broadcast T* v Arrangements have been made E t whereby the football game Friday tc evening between Appalachian and W liii. Tainoa U. will be broadcast over jS* the local radio system, according to ^ jfti, K. I. Dacus, who originated Boone's sc experimental oscillator system. n The game will start promptly at 8 * o'clock Friday evening. The num- is .< ber is 800 on your dial. | ' L PARENT-TEACHER GROUP TO MEET TUESDAY, NOV. 11 j? sK The Boone Parent-Teacher AssoiSc" ciation will meet Tuesday evening, T T'X\, November 11, at 7:30 in the demon- F I stxation school auditorium. A mu- t< sical program will be rendered by p Mr. Gordon Nash and the high ci f V#; school band. o ATAI iependent Weekly N\ BOONE, WA' MACCOGRADING DEMONSTRATION tatc College Specialist to Give ; Demonstration at Local Ware- : House on November 11 i L. T. Weeks, extension tobacco tecialist of the State College ex nsion service, will put on a tobac) grading demonstration at the totcco warehouse in Boone on Tuesiy. November 11 at 10 o'clock in 10 morning, County Agent Harry amilton announces. Mr. Weeks will be assisted in the . .'monstration by W. L. Bradsher of , ic agricultural marketing service. Both of these men are well nieli- 1 ed in their particular work and if | >bacco growers of this county will op their work long enough to at:nd the meeting, Mr. Hamilton says, [ am sure the tobacco grading prob:ms in Watauga county will be i ;lped greatly." These tobacco experts can also tell i le farmers about how the govern- | lent grading is going to work on | ic tobacco markets this year. Too any tobacco farmers in this county e losing large sums of money on teir tobacco crop because of a poor i rading job, the county agent de-! ares, and urges every tobacco rower to attend the demonstration sic next Tuesday. IRS TOPPINGS IS DEAD AT AGE 82 fc\l - known Boone Resident, Former Teacher, Succumbs to Brief Illness Mrs. Mattie Wyke Toppings, aged !. died Thursday morning at Wat,rro UnenU-.! rd ? * ...... J...., I una. cuppings ueime ill on the Saturday evening revious, and was taken to the hosital when it became evident that :r illness was serious. Funeral services were conducted om the Grace Lutheran church Friry afternoon at 2:3Q, by the pastor, ev. Edwin F. Troutinari, and interient was in the Hine cemetery, one lile west of the city. Mrs. Toppings was the widow of le late Dr. A. J. Toppings of Blow,g Rock, and was a native of Watrga county. She was a daughter [ the late Pinkney Wyke and Mrs. ryke, and had resided in Boone for Dout 40 years. For 18 years Mrs. oppings was one of the county's ost outstanding public school achers, and for. a number of years as in charge of Boone's first tele- : iione exchange. Throughout her lult life she was a faithful mem:r of the Lutheran church, and liile her health permitted, was acre in her religious affiliation. She as well known throughout this seeon and held in the highest regard, i the words of her pastor. "She red beautifully, and loved God and ;r fellow man." Mrs. Toppings is survived by three ep-daughters: Miss Annie Topings, Endicott, N. Y.; Mrs. W. H. nderson, Asheville, and Mrs. L. L. rmmers of Cherryville. lay Collect Paper Two Days a Week According to Lions Club officials, Le response to their Dlea for scran jper has been so great that the ub is shaping plans to make collecons on two days each week inead of one. as originally planned, ntil further notice, however, colctions will continue to be made on iondays of each week. People in le residential section who have paer to collect are asked to call hone No. 203. The paper is being collected by le local Boy Scout troop, and will i used to benefit the children of Watauga county who are suffering rith defective vision. Vatauga Teachers To Meet Monday There will be a meeting of the | ratauga unit of the North Carolina ducation Association in the audi>rium of the Boone high school on [onday, November 10, at 3 o'clock. uounty Superintendent W. H. ralker and Dr. B. B. Dougherty are :heduled to discuss some legislative tatters of interest to teachers. A full attendance of the teachers urged. A GUARDIA RE-ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY New York, Nov. 4?The New York imes at 10:30 tonight, said Mayor . H. LaGuardia had been re-elected ) a third term by an estimated lurality of 75,000 over his Demoratic opponent, William 7. O'Dwyer f Brooklyn. r ' JGA ewspaper-Establish* I'AUGA COUNTY, NORTH C7 AAA LEADERS FOR COUNTY ARE ELECTEI W. \Y. Mast Re-elected Chaii man; Blair and Swift Art; K< named; Township Comniiftet Announced The Watauga county agriculture conservation association has con pleted the election of 1942 count and community AAA committceme under whoso leadership the federe farm program in the county will t carried out for the coming year. V W. Mast of Valle Crucis, was ri elected county chairman, H. Ne. Blair was re-named vice-chairmai and Lee Swift regular member; I A. Thomas and Jeff Stanbury wei named first and second alternate respectively. The following compose the eon munity committee, the first name in each instance being the chairmai the second the vice-chairman; thii the regular member and the othoi first and second alternates. Bald Mountain W. F. Noi l is, W. S. Miller, M. 1 Stevens, J. R. Holinan, John Trii ette. Beaver Dam D F. Greene, Sanford Creed. J H. Edmisten, Willard Dishman, Fre Hugaman. Blowing Rock L. M. Fry, Shuford Edmisten, S. < Greene. I. W. Bi'tick, R. L. Brae shaw. Blue Ridge N. L. Harrison, Charlie Watsoi Fred Hartley, Geo. Hayes. Boone Grady Bradley, S. J. Barnes, L. Hodges, R. L. Maltha, R. H. Vannoj Covo Creek S. C. Dishman, Thos. L. Wilsoi Richard Palmer, R. A. Thomas, E. C Greer. Elk Emmet Oliver, Doc Cox, P. C Carroll, N. G. Wheeler, H. C. Hodge. L&uxel Creek Ned Glenn, Henry Hagarnan, Li ther Ward, Fred Edmisten, Aud 1 Ward. Meat Camp S. G. Tugman, M. H. Norris, Cai Byers, Wade Clawson. D. C. Coffci North Fork A. N. Thomas, Robert Thomas, . D. Wilson, Richard Thomas, J. I May. cuawnevatiw Howard Edmisten, J. L. Triplet W. E. Eggers. D. S. Oliver, Ira Town send. Stony Fork Baliua Miller, W. S. Moretz, Gee Wagner, W. D. Lookabili, Elber Norris. Watauga Henry Taylor, J. L. Fox, D. !: Love, A. A. Mast, Frank Taylor. Appreciation Day Awards Are Mad Miss Louise Wyke o? Boone, rc ceived a gift of $28 at the Apprecia tion day exercises at city hall la: Wednesday, while a number of otii ers failed to receive gifts due t their absence. W. H. Adams received a gift froi Boone Tire & Bargain Store; Ernes Payne of Boone, received a subscrif tion to the Watauga Democrat; Mi: Maude Cathcart received a gift a did Rosie Burgess. Others who would have bee awarded gifts, should they hav been present were: Mrs. Clyd xvcesc, t-arl m. luroyiill, U)nn Greene, Mrs. W. G. Sherwood, Mr Harley Dotson, Mrs. G. C. Robbin Mrs. G. B. Sutphin, Barney Cornet Mrs. Clara Simpson, George Ma; Irene Northern, Arandal Warma Floyd Hardy, Mrs. W. B. Norri Ralph Tomlinson and Fred Coxe. Members of the Merchants Assi ciatlon offer gifts to their patrol each Wednesday afternoon at 4:( o'clock. No gift can be awarde unless the customer whose name called, is present. Stores To Close On Armistice Da: At a meeting of the members ( the Boone Merchants Associatio held Wednesday morning, it was de cided that the stores of the cit would be closed all day Tuesda; rjovemDer 11. Patrons of the various establish ments are asked to do their shoppin Monday so that there may be no ir convenience. JOINS AIR CORPS Edward Clay, son of Mr. and Mr J. E. Clay of Boone, graduate of Ai palachian College last spring, le last week for Bonham air field i northwestern Texas, where he wi join the U. S. Army air corps. DEMC ed in the Year Eighteen 1 iROUNA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBE TCOIJMANLOOKS j TO GOOD SEASONL )i I Lessee of Barley Warehouse Says Prospects for Tobacco '"j Exceptionally Good :s Mr. H. C. Coleman of Tabor City, lessee of the Mountain Burtcy Warehouse here, arrived Tuesday evening, and is making preliminary Jl plans for the opening of the sales for the third year on the local market. y Mr. Coleman m e t Wednesday " morning with members of the Mer" j chants Association and laid plans for | an extensive advertising campaign | to be conducted between now and the opening >of the houses around the first of December. ? Mr. Coleman has visited the burley tobacco growing regions in 0 Northwest Carolina, East Tennessee s' and Southwest Virginia within the past few days and states that the l" burley crops are exceptionally good. " He believes that this year the Boone 'h market will handle more of the " weed than in either of the two prers vious seasons. Mr. Coleman will remain here | until the markets close after the! 1. first of the year. _ i s \ Nettie Lee Shop to Hold i 1 i Formal Opening Today i d Final preparations have been made for the formal opening of the - Nettie Lee Shop. Boone's newest I- mercantile establishment located in |\ the building formerly occupied by the Watauga Dress and Tot Shop, t, Decorators have been busy all week arranging shelves and counters that will display ladies' wearing appare!. I. Mrs. Tlielma Dent, manager of the a new store, was optimistic about the C success of the establishment, and g j was confident that a large number a j' of shoppers would visit the store and take part in the formal opening to- c today (Thursday). B The Nettie Lee Shops are well u *' known in the merchandising field, q operating other stores in Kingsporl, y ' " Ei-win and Hogorsville. According to Mrs. Dent, the shops are repre- c, - scntcd on the New York style mark- p ets by the Merchandise Apparel h Corporation, where the buying is ri combined with a large number of b ' other ladies' wear stores. Mr. Reilly, owner of the Nettie si T T Ol : . : - lieu onu[j>, is in me cny toaay to as- p ' sist Mi-s. Dent in greeting the visi- tl tors. n Legion Meeting To " Be Held On Tuesday f: t The Watauga Post. American l.e ! i gion, will kneet Tuesday evening, i November 11, at the Legion hut, for an Armistice Day celebration. There will be a fish fry, and county and town officials have been extended 3 an invitation to attend. ^ All ex-service men and their wives ii g are urgently requested to be present. V A number of the invited guests will make brief talks and a general good t time is expected. The affair is free, s and the hour is 7:30. f ? e 27,860 KILLED ON U. S. 1 ? ROADS IN NINE MONTHS I tl _t Chicago, Nov. 1.?Americans who p keep an eye on the war zone slaugh- a !s ter overseas could direct their at- v 'iS tention to a sizable slaughter in 1 their own country. 6 The National Pftuneii n " forms them that 27,860 men, women | F le and children lost their lives as a re e suit of motor vehicle accidents in 1 the United States during the first ' ' three quarters of 1941. 3 The total for the nine months was 1 ' 17 per cent greater than during a n' similar period last year. 1 During September 3,770 persons 1 ' were injured fatally on streets and > 3_ highways. It was the 14th consecu- i ^ tive month to show an increase over c jq the corresponding month of the pre^ vious year, but the size of the in- c js crease?14 per cent?was the small- S est since last January. v \ MRS. BAKER SPEAKS 1 TO COLLEGE STUDENTS t V " Mrs. Frank Baker of Lime, Ohio, s representative of the National Ba- ll n hais of the United States and Cana- a da, spoke at the regular chapel hour v October 30, to the students of Appa- *' * lachian College. In her talk, Mrs. A ' Baker briefly outlined the main pur- a pose of the National Bahai Faith? ti the establishment of a world com- f: monwealth in which all nations, t races, creeds and classes are closely h and permanently united. / a s IMPROVEMENT a 1- Nearly 8,000,000 farmers, working ' ft 80 per cent of the total U. S. cropin land, protected and improved their .11 farms by conservation measures of t the 1940 AAA farm program. t )cf!a hundred i i Eighty -=llm=r-r?^= :R 6, 1941 : OPM Headache? I c ' wH :WJl! "Kon **no 11 -i * iuuiij iiiiica iiu.-.'uu auiaii piaiu , owners will fold up in America," J was the message brought to a de- ; fense clinic in Chicago, by Floyd , B. Odium, above. Odium, despile j his doleful prophesy is chief of i contact distribution for OPH with the objective of avoiding unneces- J sary hardship by assisting in the .pread of defense contracts. MAYOR ENDORSES ! SEAL CAMPAIGN! lr. Gragg Gives Official En- j dorsemenl to Effort to Sell Christmas Stickers Mayor W. H. Gragg today issued n official endorsement of the 1941 hristmas Seal sale. The campaign ets under way here November 24, nd extends through Christinas. Mayor Gragg said: "Purchase of 'hristmas Seals by the citizens of oone to aid in the nation-wide fight gainst tuberculosis, has my unualified endorsement, not only as our mayor, but as a private citizen. "The simple, direct appeal of that ampaign comes to us with the aproach of each holiday season. I ope that we shall not be remiss in jsponding, not only to a civic duty, ut to a nation-wide appeal." Mrs. G. K. Moose, chairman of the sal sale campaign, stated that 75 cr cent of ail funds derived Ihrillieh lie sale of the little stickers, relains in Watauga county. Mrs. Moose also stated that the icmbers of the various committees or the campaign would be announcd next week. \ Cappella Choir Appears On Radio Under the direction of its oultanding director. Miss Virginia j Vary the A Cappella choir appeared j l a program of sacred music over | V'BT Saturday, November 1. The choir opened its program with he "Cherubim Song," by the Rus an composer Bortniansky, who rearmed and systemized Russian hurch music. Their second numier, "Hear Thou Our Prayer, O iOrd," was a stirring melody from he Russian Liturgy by -Tkach. This umber was effectively followed by composition, "Out of the Depths", written by the great John Sebasian Bach, whose sacj-ed music is rearded as the loftiest exDression of nan's spiritual ideals. The choir's irogram was closed with the song, In Heavenly Love," written by .lendelssohn and arranged and edted by F. Melius Christensen; a ong expressing faith and giving a eeling of spiritual uplift. Only an artist who has felt a rich nusical experience as Miss Wary las, could draw from an inexperenced group of singers the artistic nterpretation which the Appalahian Choir gave to its music. Miss Wary's musical career inludes her study at the University ichool of Music in Lincoln, Nebr., rhere she received her degree; a ear of work with Radio Station CMJ in Nebraska; several years of eaching at Graceland College, Lanona, Iowa; and a period of inten ive iiuuy m <~mcago unaer tne msrnationally known concert artist nd piano pedagogue Rudolph Ganz. It was from this vivid experience I Chicago that Miss Wary came to Appalachian. In 1939 she obtained leave of absence in order to atend the Cinncinnati Conservatory, rom which she received her Maser's Degree. Since that time she ias been an indispensable part of Appalachian's cultural development, teacher, director, and beloved by II students who find in her a muscian and a friend. Leningrad, Russia, also has been mown by the names of St. Peters>urg and Petrograd. T Eight $1.50 A YEAR WATAUCACALF^ TARESHONORS AT CHARLOTTE FAIR Kent Millrt of Deep Gap, Exhibits the Grand Champion at Southern States Fair in Charlotte Last Week A Watauga county 4-H hcrcford wun uie grand cnampionship honors at the Southern States Fair in Charlotte last week, to round out another successful year for Harry Hamilton and the boys who have put Watauga county on the map for the superior type of Hereford cattle being raised here. The calf, the property of Kent Miller of the Deep Gap, section, was followed closely by a calf from Cherokee county, as the reserve champion, in the first fat cattle show to be held in the Queen City. The champion weighed 910 pounds and was bought by the S. & W. Cafeteria for 30 cents per pound. Watauga county exhibitors also took second prize in the county group of five steers. The Boone Lions Club nought the Horace Edmisteii calf which weighed 870 pounds at 14 cents per pound. The Cyrus Green calf weighed 835 pounds and was bought by the Boone Trail Cafe for 13 cents per pound. The meat will be served to the patrons of the popular restaurant. Burl Greene's Hereford weighed 1,000 pounds and was sold to the Pender stores for 1313 cents per pound. In the initial showing at Charlotte, iin ... ?' 1 The winning of the high honors by the Watauga boys, made the 9th grand championship prize brought here since the beginning of Harry Hamilton's 4-H program six years ago. Three grand championships have been won this year, including the high honors at the state fair. Mr. Hamilton in discussing the results of this year's exhibition, states that the co-operation he and his boys have received from business firms and civic organizations in the town and county has been the source of inspiration to he and the 4-H members. He desires to sincerely thank all those who aided he and the boys in their efforts to further promote the Hereford breeding program in this county. CANIPE ATTENDS ASHEVILLE MEET State Baptist Pastors Conference is Presided Over By Local Minister The North Carolina Baptist Pastors' conference will meet in the First Baptist church Asheville, next Monday. Rev. J. C. Canipe, pastor of the Boone Baptist church, is president of the conference, and will preside over the sessions in Asheville. The subject for the Monday afternoon meeting will be "Evangelism" and the night subject will be "The Preacher." Several hundred pastors and preachers from over the state will be in attendance. On the conference program are outstanding ministers and leaders of the state. Dr. O. T. Binkley of Wake Forest College; Dr. S. L. Staley, of the First Baptist church, Raleigh; Dr. John Kincheloe of North Wilkesboro; Dr. O. R. Mangum, of the First church, Lenoir; Rev. J. D. Moose of Charlotte, and others will address the conference. The Baptist State convention will meet Tuesday following the pastors' conference on Monday. Dr. W. H. Williams of Charlotte, is president, and M. A. Huggins of Raleigh, is general secretary of the Baptist mission work, will be in charge. T'Vv ^ r?li : - - - ? in; lunuwmg ministers 01 .Boone and the county will attend: Rev. J. C. Canipe, Rev. Vilas Minton. Rev. D. M. Edmisten, Rev. G. A. Hamby, Rev. R. C Eggers and Rev. N. M. Greene. Puppet Show Sponsored By Health Department In connection with the dental clinics being conducted in the county under the auspices of the state board of health, division of oral hygiene, a series of puppet shows are being held on the following dates: Tuesday, Deep Gap. 9 a. m; Bamboo, 11 a. m; Blowing Rock, 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, elementary, high school and college; Thursday, Cove Creek, 9 a. m.; Bethel, 11 a. m.; Mabel, 1:30 p. m. Friday, Rutherwood, 9 a. m.; Triplett, 11 a. m.; Valle Crucis 1:30 p. m.