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REPORT OF COUNTY
AGENT IS STORY OF
FARM PROGRESS
Striking Progress is Made in
County Along All Agricultural
Lines During Year 1942,
Harry Hamilton's Detailed
Summary Indicates.
Horry M. Hamilton, county agent,
has completed his annual report of
the accomplishments of Watauga
county fanners, which indicates that
long strides along the road of progress
are being made by the farm
people of this area, both in the production
of food crops and of purebred
livestock.
The condensed summary of Mr.
Hamilton's report is as follows:
1. Twelve farmers bought purebred
Hereford bulls.
2. Sixteen farmers bought purebred
Hampshire rams.
3. Nine farmers bought purebred
dairy-type bulls.
4. Sixty farmers bought 326 yearling
western ewes.
5. Eight purebred Hereford breeders
bought sventy Registered HerSbrd
cows and heifers.
6. Five hundred and twenty-six
farmers 3old $95,8*14.58 worth of milk
to the Coble receiving station at Sugar
Grove. N. C.
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322.00 worth 01" cabbage to the Agricultural
Marketing Administration.
8. Three hundred seventy-two
farmers sold 35,178 pounds of wool
through the Watauga wool poo' at
52 cents per pound.
9. Three hundred and eleven farmers
sold 2.413 lambs through the
Watauga lamb pool.
10. The agents assisted 74 farmers
in buying $23,347 worth of beef
cattle, dairy ca'tle, sheep and workstock.
11. The agents assisted fifty farmers
individually in selling $21,440.50
worth of cattle and slleep.
12. Six baby beeves were exhibited
at the western Carolina fat stock
show at Asheville, by seven ""4-H cluli
members. Tom Vannoy, Watauga
county 4-II club boy exhibited the
grand champion baby beef.
(iq?. Watauga county 4 H club
members have exhibited the grand
champion baby beef at the Western
Carolina Fat Stock Show for six
yours in succession. Tom Vannoy's
grand champion baby beef weighed
880 pounds qnd was sold to the Dixie
Home Stores for 30 ^ cents per
pound.
14.' ^Thirteen 4-H club members
carried the dairy production project
this year.
15. Max Clawson, 4-H club member
of Green Valley, sold $135.40 of
milk from his shorthorn cow in 714
months time.
16. Ono hundred and seventeen
boys were enrolled in 4-H club work
during 1942 and one hundred and
four of these boys completed their
project.
17. Fanners and business men
o! tius county aided the war effort
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Mrs. Conley Isaacs
Is Taken By Death
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon from the Bethel Baptist
Church for Mrs. Conley Isaacs
Of Sugar Grove, Route 1. Rev. W.
D. Ashley, assisted by Rev. E. J.
Farthing, was in charge of the services.
Burial was in the nearby cemetery.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral
Home directed the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Isaacs had been in poor health
for several months, but her condition
had been considered critical for
only about a week. Death came Sunday
afternoon. She was 55 years
old
Mrs. Isaacs was born in Johnson
County, Tenn. After marriage, she
aind Mr. Isaacs settled in Beaver Dam
township, where they made their
permanent home. She was a loyal
member of the Bethel Baptist
Church.
She is survived by her husband
and nine children: Mrs. Demon Halbrook,
New Hall, W. Va.; Pvt. Rhod
Isaacs, Fort Andrews, Mass.; Pvt.
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and Lloyd Isaacs, Mrs. Carl Matheaon,
Mrs. Mack Brown, Bertha and
Marlene Isaacs of Sugar Grove. The
mother, Mrs. Cordelia Proffit, also
survives.
Pallbearers were: Carl Farthing,
Lee Stanberry, -Jim Farthing, Marshall
Edmisten, Ddle Norris, and
Perry Farthing. The flower girls
were Misses Kathryn Sherwood, Madelen
Edmisten, Vera Hicks, Frances
orris, Sammie Dugger, Loy Isaacs,
^ Hot ha Harmon, Cleia Ward, Ruth
Ward, Maude Johnson, Mabel Moo,.dy,
Virginia Stansbeiry, Grace Sherwood
and Mary Nell Farthing.
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GUY H. HUNT
HUNT BUYS BARES
FAIR STORE HERE
Interest of G. T. Bare in Local
Department Store Bought
By Business Partner.
Mr. Guy H. Hunt, popular manager
of Bare's Fair Store in this city
became the sole owner of the business
establishment last week, when
be acquired the one-half interest in
the large stock of merchandise owned
by Mr. G. T. Bare.
Mr. Hunt, who is well known in
Watauga, is a native of Ashe county,
being a son of Mr. Lee Hunt. During
the five years he has managed
Bare's Fair Store, business has developed
so rapidly that the quarters
have been almost doubled five different
times, and the store now occupies
two large, floors in the Colvard
building here.
Mr. Kurit in making former announcement
of the acquisition of the
property, states that the name of the
- .business has been changed to Hunt's
Department Store.
Mr. Hunt, his wife, the former
Miss Fern Pyles of Ashe county, and
two small sons, Guy, Jr.. and Richard.
are permanently established in
their home in Daniel Boone Park.
Mr. Hunt is a deacon in the local
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States Employment Service. For further
information call at the courthouse
in Boone on Friday between
. the hours of 10 a. m. and 1 p. m.
! Stenographer, typist, weaver, machinist,
boiler maker, arc welder,
blacksmith, bus driver, lineman, automobile
mechanics, automobile parts
clerk, electrician, painter, plumber,;
guard, laborer. M
i-resDyierian cnurcn, and Secretary
of the Sunday School. He is a member
of the Retail Merchants Association
and the Chamber of Commerce,
and a prominent figure in
the business and civic life of the
community.
Other members of the staff at
Hunt's department store, include:
Mrs. J. L. Reese, manager of the
ladies department on the second
floor; B. M. Grogan, manager men's
wear; Mrs. Hunt, bookkeeper, Mrs.
Dallas Hodges and Mrs. Gene Reese.
WAR BOM) JUBILEE
A DECIDED SUCCESS
$2,500 In Bonds and Stamps Subscribed
at Gala Event Held
Saturday Evening.
The war- savings stamp jubilee,
held Saturday evening in the High
School auditorium, planned and directed
by Mrs. M. R. Maddux, was a
decided success in many ways. A
larger crowd was expected, but those
who did attend expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with the
event.
The music was furnished by Mr.
Elwood Roberts, Miss Virginia Wary ^
and Palmer Blair's Band, composed
of young musically talented people
of the town.
The first thing on the program
was a community sing, under the
leadership of Miss Wary, with Mr.
Roberts at the piano. Everyone, both
young and old, enjoyed this treat.
Mayor Gragg, made an address of
. welcome, after which he and Mr.
M. R. Maddux sold and subscribed
bonds in the amount of $2,500.44 and
stamps in the amount of $50.00.
The committee wishes to thank everyone
who so graciously helped to
make this affair the success it was.
U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
LISTS JOBS NOW OPEN
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TRIAL OF PLEASURE
DRIVERS IS SET FOR
'NEXT MONDAY
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Motorists Accused Of Violating
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Persons Listed as Suspects;
Other News From Ration Body
Officials of the Watauga Rationing
Board this week worked out details
for trial of persons suspected of
violating the ban against pleasure
driving and set the first trial for
next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
in the local ration board office.
The office has already begun the
task of sending out notices to some
108 persons whose names have been
turned in as possible violators of the
rule against the use of cars for pleasure.
The motorist will be notified
when to appear before the trial board
show, if possible, why his gasoline
iation book should not be revoked.
Retail Prices
In the judgment of the Price Administrator
retail prices of farm equipment
have risen and are threatening
to rise further to an extent
and in a manner inconsistent with
the purposes of the Emergency Price
Control Act of 1942.
In the judgment of the Price Ad'
ministrator the maximum prices established
by Ibis regulation, are, and
will be, generally fair, and equitable,
and will effectuate the purpose
of said act.
Ceiling Prices
The ceiling prices for the follow
ing are now effective:
White potatoes, dry onions, poultry,
fresh 'citrus fruits, cheese, bananas,
butter, breakfast cereals, rice
canned vegetables, dried fruit, lard,
dry edible beans, coffee, canned fish
lard, corn meal, canned citrus fruit,
evaporated and condensed milk, maple
and cane syrup, flour and flour
mixes. Also farm machinery, equiprrtent
and repairs are now all under
ceiling prices.
Merchants, be sure to contact the
local ration board office, so that
you may be. advised of the standard
prices of the above items, so that
they may be filed at once.
The ration board will be elad to
hear from customers by mail, if they
believe that prices on these items
are exceedingly high in their community.
VICTORY BOOK
CAMPAIGN STARTS
Mayor W. H. Gragg appointed Mrs.
J. A. W. Davis, chairman of the Victory
Book Campaign for this community,
and the following persons
as a committee to work with her:
Mrs. Ruby Ellis, Rev. Martin Currie,
Rob Rivers and S. C. Eggers.
The campaign is a part of a
drive that is being conducted through
out the nation to gather books, that
will provide exciting and interesting
reading material for men in army
camps, in hospitals and on board
ship throughout the world.
The City Hall will be the local
book depot, and volumes will be collected
at the schools throughout the
county and brought to the city hall
in rsoone, or Drought airectly there
by the donors. Each community will
solve its own transportation problem
in getting the books to the city hall.
Watauga Livestock Mart
Closes Prosperous Year
The Watauga Livestock market on
January 1, paid another 15 per cent
dividend on its outstanding stock,
making a total of 65% of their investment
which has been returned
to shareholders.
Officals state that the market had
one of its best years in history in
1942, and that prospects are bright
for the continued success of the local
venture.
VICTORY PIG CLUB
Definite plans have been made to
start a Victory Pig Club in Cumberland
county, proceeds from the
sale of the animals to be used for
buying war bonds.
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Many Delay Return
Draft Questionnaires
The local Selective Service
Board dates that many registrants
in the 45-65 age group, are delaying
the execution of their occupational
questionaires.
The board insists that these docmenls
be returned at once, and it
I is staled that although these registrants
are not within the present
draft age, it is nevertheless
compulsory that these papers be |
returned promptly.
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Reservists to Receive
No Notice F r o m
Local Draft Board
The local selective service board
calls the attention of reservists,
(those recently inducted into the
army) to the fact that no notice
is given them regarding their return
to the reception center.
The date these men are to return
will bo found on the Special Order
given them at the Induction
Station and it is their own responsibility
to contact the local
board for the hour the bus leaves
Boone.
DRY FORCES MEET;
SAYS CRIME RISES
DURING W E T ERA
Court Records Given As" Basil;
For Dry Law Stand of Organization;
Say Court Costs Far
Greater Than Money Collected
From Liquor Traffic. j
J. C. CANIPE
County Dry Forces Reporter.
The Dry Forces of Watauga county
met at the First Baptist church
on Monday January 18, and resolutions
were presented to back up the
county and town officers of the law
in their work, and at the same time
to put on a campaign of education
in the churches on the evils of drink.
Rev. J. C. Canipe, reporter for the
dry organization, states that Mrs.
Mollie Adams, the president, has
been making a study of the court
records of Watauga county, as they
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nurhber of years, and that she has
discovered from these records the
following facts:
In three dry years 40 per cent of
the court cases involved liquor, with
all other criminal cases amounting
to 60 per cent.
In thre wet years 63 per cent ofj
all court cases, involved the liquor |
traffic with all other cases, amounting
to 37 per cent.
Drunken driving cases were eleven
times more than in dry years.
Increase in druken driving was
1,000 per cent.
In dry years there were no outlets
for liquor, wine and beer. Now
there are eleven. There is no way
of knowing how much wine, liquor
and beer is sold. The beer trucks
back up to these places twice each
week.
As to revenue derived from the
sale of wine and beer, here are the
facts:
Revenue for three wet years, $1,100;
Cost in the courts for these
three wet years, $4,410.00. In other
words it costs the taxpayers of Watauga
four times as much as it received
in revenues from the sale of
beer and wine. Any man with half
sense knows that it is not good business
to say nothing of the debauchery,
crime and sorrow that comes
with the rotten stuff.
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the county by the preachers and the
churches and other workers tor the
citizens to sign, to put wine and beer
out of the county. Only citizens of
voting age will be asked to sign the
petitions.
Let the good citizens of Watauga
rise up now, and smite the liquor
business, hip and thigh, as God's
people of old smote the Philistines.,
Let us also pray for God to give us
victory.
The armed forces will enroll 70,000
young men a month out of about
1,200,000 who reach the age of 18
next year, according to estimates.
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African war theatre.
Burley Market Ends
Best Year in History
Wednesday Morning
The Mountain Burley Tobacco
warehouses in Boone closed their
sales this (Wednesday 1 morning,
for the 1942-43 season, after having
disposed of 1.910.380 pounds
of tobacco, to set a new record for
the local houses.
This amount even eclipses, the
sales of 1939. which started off this
city as a burley center, and when
1.826.704 pounds were auctioned.
At noon it was estimated that
the total receipts from this year's
sales would be slightly more than
S780.000. although bookkeepers
hadn's quite finished their uccount|
ing. The number of pounds reported,
is. however, actual, and ft is
| fairly certain that the average
| Dries-paid, throughout-the season
will average better than $41.00
per hundred when the figures are
tabulated.
Mr. H. C Coleman, of Tabor
City, the warehouseman, is highly
' pleased with lhe record established
here this season, and thanks all
me tanners for their fine cooper I
ation. He and Mrs. Coleman will
remain her for a day or so. until
his business is completed. Buyers
| and other members of the warehouse
force, are leaving today, almost
without exception.
BASKETBALL GAME
TO AID FOLIO FUND
I No President's Ball To Re Hold
This Year Due to Travel
Restrictions, Other Causes
Through an arrangement between
R. W. McGuire, general chairman of
j the committee for the celebration
of the President's birthday, and R.
W. Watkins, director of the athletic
department at Appalachian College,
the entire proceeds of the basketball
game between Appalachian and Catawba
on January 30, will go to the
fund for the relief of infantile paralysis.
The game, which is expected
to be the highlight of this year's
sports events, will be played in Appalachian
gym, and the committee
will offer tickets for sale throughout
the town and county well in advance
of the event.
Due to the fact that travel is restricted
at this time, even to functions
such as the usual President's
Ball, no dance will be held this year.
The decision to forego this annual
event, which has been so successful
in Boone in past years, was also
based somewhat on the fact that a
very large percentage of the people
who have patronized these functions
are away. OPA regulations make
it impossible for the large numbers
of people from Ashe and other adjacent
areas to attend this year, even
if the ball was held.
So chairman McGuire, and others
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Sheriff Watson Aids
In Sale of War Bonds
Sheriff C. M. Watson is being commended
by the ladies of the war
I bond and stamp campaign for his
outstanding contribution to their
work.
On last Wednesday, they report,
the Sheriff laid aside official duties
for a while and before noon had sold
I $1,500 worth of war bonds.
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COLLEGE STUDENTS
RETURN TO WORK
AS STRIKE ENDS
About 200 Students Join Walkout
At Appalachian College, And
Desert Classrooms for a Day;
Solution of Differences To Be
Found Through Negotiation.
Seeking certain changes in regulations
and in service, striking students
of Appalachian State Teachers
College here. Tuesday night voted
unanimously to return to classes on
Wednesday morning, after having
spent Tuesday in absence from the
classrooms.
Spokesmen for the striking students
said after the meeting Tuesday
night that the students decided they
could obtain results by calling off
the strike.
The one-day strike began at 6 a.
m. Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president
of the college, said that about 200
of the 640 students joined the walkout.
Student leaders said the strike
came as a direct result of the failure
of negotiations between a student
committee and the president
and executive committee of the institution.
They said they had asked the college
administration for changes in
dormitory regulations, better cafeteria
service, and changes in present
social activity conditions. A stipulation,
they said, was that dancing be
allowed. However they said the most
important objective, is a strong student
government.
Monday night students met and
selected a committee of influential
students to carry these problems to
President Dougherty, Dean J. D.
Rankin anH th? nvonllfiirn onmmit
tee of the college. This student committee,
it was reported, failed to
reach a satisfactory agreement with
the administration and the students
decided to go on strike at 8 a. m.
Tuesday.
louring the day lines of students
carrying placards paraded on the
campus. Some of the placards read-"
. complete student government,
better cefetria service, better dormitory
regulations." A group of
students also paraded in the business
district of Boone. No violence
was reported and those students who
wished to attend classes were not
molested.
Tuesday afternoon a conference
was held between a student committee
and officials of the college.
The student committee, reporting at
the mass meeting Tuesday night recommended
that the strike be called
off and that solution of the differences
be sought through negotiation.
The striking students agreed to this
and the strike was called off. Dr.
Dougherty, although not disclosing
details of the afternoon conference,
said the student conferees "seemed
well pleased."
At a meeting held Tuesday afternoon,
the student body elected Miss
Alice Anthony of Raleigh, a member
of the senior class, as president
of the student body to succeed Miss
Mary Black of Milton, Del., who resigned.
A new student council was
elected Tuesday night.
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to Give Concert at
P.-T. A Gathering
The x-egular monthly meeting of
the Boone Parent-Teacher Association
will be held next Tuesday night
January 26, at 8 o'clock at the high
school.
The high school band, under the
direction of Mr. Elwood Roberts,
will present several selections. Miss
Brock, with some of her students
from the Home Economics department
of the college, will conduct a
forum on 'nutrition."
It is- the hope of the organization
that a large number of parents will
attend this meeting, and those who
have not contributed their dollar toward
lunch room supplies are asked
to bring it to this meeting.
An old-fashioned pounding of canned
vegetables, fruits, potatoes, or
cabbage will be accepted instead of
cash, if more convenient.
This contribution includes membership
fee, so anyone giving to this
fund is also a paid member for the
year.
Since last week one dollar was
received from S. C. Eggers, and one
bushel of potatoes from Mrs. J. T.
C. Wright.
RECORD CROP YIELDS
Farmers hung up new records in
crop yields last year, the most striking
being in corn, wheat and cotton,
according to year-end summaries
of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.