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FUNERAL RITES
CONDUCTED FOR
W.L. HOLSHOUSER
Pioneer Merchant and Leading
Citizen of Blowing Kock Succumbs
to Three Weeks' Illness;
Obsequies Held Monday
Afternoon at Presbyterian
Church j
Blowing Rock, March 31 (Special)
?Funeral services were held at the
Rumple Memorial church Monday
afternoon for Mr. W. L. Holshouser,
pioneer merchant and first citizen
of Blowing Rock. Mr. Holshouser
died Sunday afternoon after three
weeks of illness. He was stricken
while on his way to church just
three weeks before his death. A
great host of friends from many
parts of western North Carolina attended
the rites.
Mr. Holshouser was born in
Rowan county, a little more than
73 years ago. As a lad he came to
Blowing Hock to make his home.
For almost. 50 years he had been the
leading merchant of the town, dealing
in groceries, hardware, building
material, dry goods, feeds, fuel, etc.
He had been an elder in the Presbyterian
church for 30 years. He
was known to all the people of this
mountain section, and to thousands
of those who come to spend their
summers in the resort town. His
thorough integrity, honesty and
willingness to extend accommodation
to any who might be in need,
have long been a legend in this section.
He was a true friend, a loyal
citizen, a devoted husband and
father, a consecrated churchman, a
good man.
The simple service at the church
was in charge of Rev. Walter K.
Keys, pastor, assisted by Rev. W. M.
Gerald, pastor of the Blowing Rock
Baptist church. Mr. Keys suggested
that, like David of old, so had this
man of God served his own generation
by the will of God and fallen
asleep. Also that since the steps of
a good man are ordered of God, so
surely had his been ordered; Tor he
was a good man. It was not chance
that brought him as a boy to dwell
at Blowing Rock, that established
him for 50 years in business, caused
him to assume his place as a member
and a leader in the church; that
enabled him to rear a family that
Mil. .1" . God-^all .this was not
CTudfte^-iJiit the ' 'trfdSHIl#*v ?he
Lord. It. was fitting that he should
pass on at the Easter season?not
the season of death but of new life
?of the Resurrection; that he should
answer the call on the Sabbath day
was in keeping with the long rec
ord of his life, always in his pew at
the appointed time of worship; that
he should be laid to rest under the
shadow of mighty Grandfather
Mountain was very appropriate because,
firm and steadfast like the
rock foundations of this mountain
was the integrity and the honor of
his soul.
While still a young man, Mr. Holsouser
married Miss Laura Clampitt
of Catawba county. Of this union
his wife and seven children survive.
The children are: Mrs. Cameron
Williams, Mrs. Jesse Burns and H.
P. lfolshouser, Blowing Rock; Mrs.
Merle Dye, Salisbury; Eugene Holshouser,
Linville; J. E. Holshouser
of Boone, and William Holshouser of
Washington, D. C. He is also survived
by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Mostello
of Louisville, Ga.
Active pall-bearers were Joe
White, L. D. Tester, Collis Greene,
H. C. Hayes, C. L. Winkler, Lee
Robbins, Ed Robbins and Grover
Walters. Honorary pallbearers were
Grover Robbins, C. S. Prevette, Ben
Moody, Arthur Moody, Joe Winkler,
(Continued on page eight)
Mrs. Bynum McNeill
Succumbs Mohdav
Mrs. L. Bynum McNeill, aged 72
years, former resident of Boone,
died at the home in the Rich Mountain
section Monday evening from
an illness with a heart ailmentFuneral
services are to be conducted
this (Wednesday) afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the Rich Mountain
Baptist church, where Mrs. McNeill
had been a member for many years.
Rev. Raymond Hendrix and Rev. W.
C. Payne are to conduct the rites,
and burial will be in the church
cemetery, with Reins-Sturdivant
Funeral Home being in charge of
the arrangements.
Surviving are four sons and six
daughters: Grady McNeill, Zionville;
Joe McNeill, Vilas; W. H. McNeill,
Ruttond, Pa.; James McNeill, Zionville;
Mrs. S. M. Glenn and Mrs.
? George Jackson, Missoula, Mont.;
Mrs. B. H. Castle, Mrs. R. S. Castle,
Canton, Pa.; Mrs Glenn Moretz and
Mrs. Frank Teague, Zionville
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W. L. Holshouser, Blowing Rock
I merchant and church leader, who
| succumbed Sunday.
! ASSOCIATION TO
! MEET ON MAY 1;
Executive Committee of Three !
Forks Association Holds
Session Suiiday
The executive committee of the |
I Three Forks Baptist Association, in,
regular session at the Boone Baptist j
church last Sunday agreed to hold
the spring session of the association
at the Timbered Ridge church on
Friday, May 1, 10 a. m to 2 p. m.,
the theme for the session being:
"The Christian Life."
The committee is composed of
Wade E. Brown, chairman; S. C.
Eggers, Rev. J. C. Canipe, Rev. R.
C. Eggers and W D. Farthing.
The program for the association
is as follows:
10 to 10:15?Devotional led by
R. C. Eggers.
10:15 to 10:45?Bible Study in
Church Life, W. M. Gerald.
10:45 to 11:15?The Christian Life
in the World Today, H. K. Middleton.
11:15 to 11:30?Roll call and miscellaneous.
11:30 to 12:30 ? Dedication of
church and address by J. C. Canipe,
subject: Place of Church in Christian
Life. This part of the program
to be in charge of the pastor, N. M.
Greene.
12:30 to 1:30?Lunch hour.
I 1:30 to 1:45?Devotional, led by
| Carl Triplett.
1:45 to 2:30?Young people's program
in charge ot Vernelle Gilliam.
2:30 to 3:00?Prayer in the Christian
Life, 1. G. Greer.
George W.Caudill
Dies at Valle Crucis
George W. Caudill, aged 82 years,
prominent citizen of Valle Crucis, i
died last Thursday from a lingering
illness.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday at 11 o'clock from the
Holy Cross Episcopal church of
which deceased was a member. Rev.
Wilbur C. Leach was assisted in the
rites by Rev. S. E. Gragg, and interment
was in the church cemeery,
Reins-Sturdivanl being in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Caudill was born in Alleghany
county, a son of the late Jack Caudill
and Rosamon Phipps Caudill.
He had lived in Watauga county for
45 years where he engaged in agri
.uikuiui jjuutuiu. jnu was a splendid
citizen, concerning himself with
all movements for the benefit of his
community and county, and had attracted
wide friendships during his
long residence in this area.
Surviving are the widow, two
sons and four daughters: Shirley
and Roscoe Caudill, Valle Crucis;
Mrs. F. A. Caudill, Asheville; Myrtle
Caudill, Valle Crucis; Miss Alwilda
Caudill, Washington, D. C.;
Mrs. Don Shull, Valle Crucis. One
sister also survives, Mrs. J. A.
Woodie, Blacksburg, Va.
Order Numbers Being
Given New Registrants
The local selective service board
is now compiling a list of those registered
for military service on February
16, together with their order
numbers.
The list is to be published in the
next edition of The Democrat.
MASONIC MEETING
There will be a regular communication
of Snow Lodge No. 363, A. F.
& A. M., Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.
m. Brother B. W. Stallings will j
make a short talk on "Masonic
Signs." Refreshments and Masonic
fellowship will hold forth after the
meeting.
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rAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARO
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NAMES OFFICERS; L
HEARS MARTIN
Winston-Salem Journalist Delivers
Address as Wilcox is
Re-elecetd for Fourth Term as
President of Chamber; Directors
Elect W'ade Brown Secretary
The Boone Chamber of Commerce
met in annual session last Thursday
evening, named a slate of officers, a
board of directors, and heard Hon.
Santford Martin, editor of the Winston-Salem
Journal, deliver an address
in which he predicted a banner
number of tourists would visit
this locality during the summer.
Herman W. Wilcox was named
president of the chamber for the
fourth time, M. W. Beach was elect
t'd as vice-president, and C. A.
Price, treasurer. Tile new board of
directors is composed of Russell D. ?
Hodges, D. 13. Dougherty, John Con- (way
and Frank M. Payne. Wade E. ?
Brown was re-elected secretary by
the directors in their initial session
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Martin, who is chairman of
the state hoard of conservation and fj
development, spoke from the subject:
"Keeping the Home Fires
Burning." Some of the "home fires"
to which the speaker referred were
education, industry, agriculture and
recreation. ss
"What are the home fires?" the \\
speaker asked. "You have one in p]
Boone, the great Appalachian Col- f]
lege, which with the other cduca- ln
tional institutions of the land, is <,,,
one of the foundations of civiliza- w
tion. The difference in the mode of SL
living and the buying power of the
head hunters of the South Seas and u,
Americans, can be measured in bi
terms of their respective educational
attainments. jj
Turning to industry, Mr. Martin jy
referred to tobacco as North Caro- st
lina's most important enterprise, and fj
in this connection mentioned the D.
& P. Pipe Works as Watauga coun- hi
ty's largest industry. The state's
textile plants, it was pointed out, hi
are making the finest rayone in the nj
world, while the hydro-electric ener- (a
gy produced in the state is the fifth |a
largest in America . The state was 0j
given credit for producing the finest Et
clay in the world as well as the
nation's largest supply of mica, kao- g,
lin and other minerals vital to the n
war effort.
"In agricultural enterprises, the 11
state also ranks at the top," Mr. \
Martin said. "The state leads the
nation in the number nf vegetable
gardens per family," he said, and
mentioned the necessity for the
farmers to produce the max imum ^
crops this year so that the armed
forces and civilian population might
be properly fed.
"Tourists are being attracted to
the state in ever increasing numbers,"
said Mr. Martin, who continued:
"Since launching the advertising
campaign in North Carolina
four years ago, between three hundred
and four hundred thousand n
dollars has been spent in advertising
the state. Tourist business dur- ct
ing that period has increased from c:
less than fifty million to over one n;
hundred million dollars annually.
Peace and security in Western ?
North Carolina will be featured in N
this year's publicity, and since b
Boone is within 500 miles of half
the population of the United States, "
visitors will come here in great "
numbers this year." cl
Turning to the war situation, Mr. t<
iviarun ueciarea mat unity ana sacrifice
arc the prerequisites to vie- S
tory. "We can't all be in the army ol
or in war industry," he said, 'Taut w
we can work." He stated his belief ir
that among the handicaps in the
war effort are the 40-hour week, E
strikes in war industry, and waste in J.
public and private enterprises. si
Boy Scout Council F
In Dinner Meeting
A dinner meeting of Boy Scout
leaders of the Parkway district of oi
the Old Hickory council, will be E
held at the Gateway Cafe on Mon- 01
day night, April 6, at 7 o'clock, fol- C
lowing a number of committee ses- ai
sions. w
There will be a Dutch dinner and p<
everyone interested in the Boy
Scout effort is invited to attend. w
The Parkway district is composed pi
of Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany bi
counties, and Reid Sturdivant of Ji
West Jefferson, is chairman. Clyde ct
R. Greene of Boone, and Grover C. B
Robbins of Blov/ing Rock, are vice- ct
i chairmen. D
W. E. Vaughn-Lloyd, Scout exe- pi
cutive, and Jerry Ashwell. assistant
Scout executive of Winston-Salem,
will attend the meeting. fi
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ney, America's first wartime evacuee
Japanese was opened at Man/anar. a
dence. Calif., in fne Owens vallov. F
iheir new homes fcr the firsi time.
SLOWING ROCK Tl
CAFE BURNED
eavy Damage Inflicted to fal
iiiisiness House From Fire a
of Unknown Origin
A fire of uncle tor mined origin 'I
vept the Blowing Rock Cafe last the
'edncsday, resulted in almost com- Ap]
etc destruction of the fixtures, in- Sat
icted severe damage to the build- o'cl
g and resulted in a total loss of spr
into six or seven thousand dollars, stil
hich was partially covered by in- p
[lance. cha
Mr. Ed Quails of Boone, who owns | Soi
le cafe which was operated in a (con
jilding owned by the Mutual ous
uilding and Loan Association of aga
enoir, states that the fire evident- dou
started in a closet under the Sm
airway and spread to the upper q
or, which was used for house- gre
rejjing apartments. He states that gar
b properties were almost totally S^Q
rstroyed, that the partitions were jle
rrned out on the second floor, fur- I)OS
iture destroyed, and that perhaps slu
vo-thirds of the roof structure col- an(j
psed. Mr. Quails had intended ., c
pe'ning his cafe for the current sea- jjUt
in next Saturday. tlrn
Pending insurance adjustments, no (sfinite
plans have been made for
?naifina fhn cfpunlnvn
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V. R. BRADSHAW ?
DIES IN HICKORY S
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fell Known Retired Baptist ^ 1
Minister Succumbs at Age 75; gr?
Had Often Preached Here
P.
Rev. W. R. Bradshaw of Hickory,
.-tired Baptist minister, widely
aown throughout this entire area,
ied in a Hickory hospital last Wed- j
esday following a long illness. tj,?
Mr. Bradshaw, a native of Burke fe<
runty, was educated at Wake For- gra
3t College and the Baptist Semi- Ma
ary at Louisville, Ky., and held his j
rst pastorate at Moravian Falls. ! sicj
ie had been pastor of churches at j ian
orth Wilkesboro, Hickory, Wilkes- I Pr<
oro, Moravian Falls and Morgan- fan
>n, and had often conducted serv- i lad
res in Boone. He resigned the pas- ; 80>rate
of the Brown Memorial sic:
lurch in Hickory in January, due I
> failing health. the
Funeral services were conducted sell
aturday at the First Baptist church gr?
E Hickory, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Red- a <
rine, officiating, and interment was 1
i that city. cer
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. all
. N. Carr of Hickory; one brother, rec
. P. Bradshaw of Lenoir, and one to
ster, Mrs. Henry McCall of Marion, roc
'ormer Boone Man in AF
Newspaper Business
i
Mr. H. C. Eggers, former resident hig
i Boone and brother of Mr. S. C. del
ggers of this city, has purchased Fri
le-half interest in the Johnson pla
ounty News, Mountain City, Tenn., wo
id will become actively identified 1
ith the publication of the newspa- ba1
sr. ncf
A new linotype machine, together ati'
ith other equipment has been the
urchased, and the newspaper will set
e enlarged and improved. The cor
ihnson County News was establish- bol
i 27 years ago by the late E. E. elij
arry, and since his death has been pio
irried on by Mrs. Barry and Mr. in
uke Ward, who has been with the i
aper for many years. the
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ENMS STARS ARE'ill
BILLED LOCALLY IJ
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Ijlc Tenuis Cbannons ol Can- d;
ida and U. S. to Appear at |l"
Appalachian Saturday li,,
in
"able tennis stars of Canada anit tU
United Slates will appear at the ai
palachian College gymnasium st
urday evening. April 4, at 7:30 w
ock, featuring the opening of the oi
ing sports season at the local in- o{
ution. oi
larry Cook, Canadian singles
mpion, and Douglas Cartland,
ithern States title holder, will P1
duct a clinic, demonstrate vari- "
styles of play, and also compete cc
inst the undefeated collegiate ai
ibles team of Bud Day and Sam a(
ith of Westminster. ?I
look is regarded as one of the pl
atest defensive players in the
ne's history. He is also a trick .
t and novelty artist. Sometimes
returns a hard shot from a prone J
ition on the floor. One of his
nts is to challenge a spectator
I play the match while sitting in B
hair. He moves the chair about
maintains contact with it at all 01
es. tl
lartland is rated amone the tOD
tabic tennis aces in the country, n
has won the Southern, Middle *
antic and Metropolitan titles. J
s an expert at placements,
ipectators in the reserved seats
1 be privileged to ask technical
istions about the game during the p
lie period. h
tennis players from Lees-McRae \
liege will take part in the pro- \
im. d
-T. A. Musical is
Postponed To Monday c
f
)ue to the pre-Easter services at p
i churches of the city, the Parent- f
ichers Association musical prom
has been postponed from
rch 31 to April 6, at 7:30 p. m. p
ncluded on the outstanding mual
program will be the Appalach- p
. high school band, directed by ,
if. Gordon Nash. The Church ^
riily will play and sing some bals,
while Mrs. Julia TriVett, the c
year-old grandmother of the mu- p
ians, will "fiddle."
ilr. Hartsell has selected some of
: best of his singers from his high j.
iooI group to appear, and the pro- un
will include some spirituals by
lolored quartet. j.
[Tie adult admission will be 25 ?
its, high school students, 15 cents; c
others 10 cents. The money thus J
eived will be used by the P.-T.A.
buy equipment for the lunch j
>ms. j
"PALACHIAN HIGH WINS. c
LOSES IN DUAL DEBATE j
I
debating teams of Appalachian i
;h school broke even in a dual
jate with Lenoir high school on i
day. Each school lost on its own
tform, while the visiting teams
n.
ihe Appalachian affirmative, de- I
;ing at home, lost to the Lenoir c
;ative, while the Appalachian neg- g
ve, debating at Lenoir, won over s
s Lenoir affirmative. Thus, both r
tools were eliminated in the state \
itest. Had either school won
Ih debates, it would have been j
gible to participate in the cham- i
nship debates at Chapel Hill later s
ApriL I
Appalachian was represented on t
s affirmative by Willie Lee Hodges c
i Jacqueline Cooke, while Ruth I
rdin and Ned Austin represented 1
s negative. 1
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$1.50 A YEAR
lOUGLAS TALKS OF
lEED FOR AMPLE '
IIVIL DEFENSES
ormer Charlotte Mayor Principal
Speaker at Victory Rally
Monday Evening; Wade E.
Brown and Mayor Gragg Appear
on Program
Hon. Ben E. Douglas, former may
of the city of Charlotte, and asstant
state chairman of civilian de:nse,
was the principal speaker at
victory rally held at the Appaichian
high school auditorium Money
evening, under the auspices of
le Council for Civilian Defense for
/atauga county.
Mr. Douglas emphasized the fact
riat thus far in the war, the counties
which have fallen have been
lose with little or no civil defense
icilitics, and that in modern warire.
there is great necessity for a
rained civilian population. He re:rred
to the possibility of thousands
C incindiary bombs being scatteri
over an area from one aircraft,
ut said that with quick action on
ic part of trained civilian units, the
image from such raids could be
zld to a minimum.
Mr. Douglas stated thai no matter
iw remote a section might be, it
iglit be attacked by an enemy folic
purpose of, destroying morale
id creating hysteria. lie frankly
ated that the people of Watauga
ere not fully realizing the gravity
the situation and urged full cojeration
with the civilian defense
-ganization.
The high school band, under the
irection of Prof. Gordon Nash, ap:ared
in a patriotic concert, and
rade E. Brown, chairman of the
luncil of civilian defense for Watlga
county, reviewed local defense
:livities and urged increased coicration
of various groups and the
rblic in general.
Mayor W. H. Gragg delivered an
Idress on the importance of keepig
faith with the.boys in the serve,
and gave appropriate recognion
to the large number of Watjgans
in the armed services.
Mayor Grover C. Bobbins of
lowing liock, made a brief report
n the activities of the defense unit
1 Blowing Rock, and plans for the
lture.
Mother of W. C. Walker
)ies In Winston - Salem
Mrs. Ellen Walker Wood, 81 years
Id, mother of Mr. Will C. Walker of
loone, died Sunday evening at the
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LVtiib v>L u uauijixltl , 1V1IA. l^UI W
Veavel in Winston-Salem. Mrs.
Vood had been at the home of her
laughter for several months, and
chile she had been in poor health,
iue to heart trouble, for a period of
our years, she had not been appreiably
worse until a short time beore
her demise.
Funeral services were conducted
rom the Oak Grove Baptist church
tear Boone Tuesday afternoon at 1
('clock, by Rev. Mr. Lusk, Baptist
ninister of Winston-Salem, and
(urial was at St. John's cemetery
(ear Valle Crucis, Rev. Wilbur C.
jcach, Episcopal minister, assisted
Jr. Busk in the conclusion of the
ervices there.
Mrs. Wood, who was a daughter
if the Late Mr. and Mrs. John Walter,
was reared in Watauga county,
ind for the past several years had
pent most of her summers at the
tome of her son, Mr. Will C. Walker
n Boone. She had a wide acquainttnce
throughout this section, where
ler admirable traits of Christian
haracter had endeared her to all.
ihe had been a member of the Anioch
Baptist church for more than
0 years, and was active in her reigious
affiliation as long as her
lealth permitted.
Surviving are two sons and two
laughters: Will C. Walker, Boone;
ohn Wood, Beaver Dam township;
drs. Doris Weavel and Mrs. Ema
jcwis, Winston-Salem.
?UTHER JOINES DIES
AT ALLEGHANY HOME
Luther Joines, 49, brother of Mr.
imory Joines of Boone, died sudlenly
at his home in Stratford, Alle;hany
county, last Friday. Funeral
ervices were conducted in the home
icighborhood Sunday and interment
vas there.
Mr. Joines, who had attended Ap>alachian
College, was well known
n this locality. He is survived by
even brothers and three sisters: J.
3. Joines, Boone; A. O. Joines, Spara;
Wiley, Will, Rufus and Roan, all
if Stratford; Coy Joines, Sparta;
itrs. Eunice Spurlin, Stratford; Mrs.
..etcher Gentry, Glade Valley, and
lire. G. B. Estep, Twin Falls, Idaho.