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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT -r> ^ VOL. LVH, NO. 19 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 19-45 $L30 A YEAR? 5c A COPY O'DWYER ELECTED NEW YORK MAYOR IN TUESDAY VOTE Former Brooklyn District Attor ney Piles Up Big Lead in All Five Boroughs; CIO Candidate Loses in Detroit; Democrats Lead in Pittsburgh, Boston New York city got a Democratic mayor for the first time in 12 yekrs and organized labor made a deter mined, but apparently unsuccessful bid to take over civil administra tion of Detroit in contests featuring municipal elections throughout the nation Tuesday. William O'Dwyer, former Brook - ly district attorney, running on the Democratic and American Labor party tickets, easily won the New York mayorality to succeed Mayor F. H. La Guardia. His two leading opponents, Judge Jonah J. Gold stein. Republican, and Newbold Morris, Independent, conceded early as O'Dwyer piled up great plurali ties in all five boroughs. In Detroit, Richard T. Franken steen, vice-president of the CIO Au tomobile Workers Union, took an early lead in his attempt to unseat Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, but Jeff ries, seeking his fourth term, spurted to the front and was fairly well ahead at 11 p.m., Tuesday night In Pittsburgh, Democratic State Chairman David L. Lawrence was far ahead of Robert N. Wddell, Re publican, in the mayorality contest. The Democrats, too, were far out in front in Cleveland where Mayor Thomas Burke was opposed by Ray C. Miller, Republican. Boston also saw a Democratic vic tory when U. S. Rep. James M. Curley beat five other candidates in the race for mayor. It was on a non-political basis. Curley beat his nearest rival. Mayor John E. Kerri gan, by a substantial plurality. The Republicans, however, scored impressive victories in Buffalo and Syracuse. Assemblyman Frank Gos tello. Republican, beat George -AC Haight, Democrat, in the Syracuse mayorality. * BUSINESS HOUSE STRUCK BY BUS Corner Shop Badly Damaged Whan Building Falls From Pillars On Impact of Bus The Corner Shop, a watch mak ing and gift shop establishment con ducted by Messrs. G. G. Moretz and Gil Phillips, was literally knocked from its foundation Tuesday noon when struck by a Greyhound bus on the Winston-Salem and Bristol run. The building which was located at the corner of King street and the old Blowing Rock road, rested on piles perhaps 5 or 6 feet tall, bring ing it on a level with the sidewalk. The impact of the bus threw the frame building from its supports and dumped it into the ditch below. A lot of china included in the stock was broken, and Mr. Moretz is un able to state the extent of the dam age to his watchmaking business, where many timepieces were to be be assembled. He fears considerable difficulty in gathering all the small pieces with which to rebuild the watches. According to officers who inves tigated the unusual accident, the bus, going west, had the green light at the crossing, and a truck, operat ed by Mr. N. L. Harrison, was said to have backed into its path from the lot next to Loudermelt's store. In an effort to avoid striking the truck, the bus driver is said to have swerved ^o the left, striking the building only a foyv feet away. Health Clinic to Be Held Wednesday Each Week Arrangement has been made for a nurse to hold a general clinic in the Watauga health office in the county building on Wednesday each week. The hours will be from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. until further no tice. MAKES CORRECTION Mr. E. A. Ellison, brother of Sam Ellison, who is being held on homi cide charges growing out of the fatal shooting of Howard Hockeday, de sires to state that the information published last week regarding a hog which has said to have destroy ed Hockeday'g corn, was in error. Mr. Ellison says that his brother had a hog which was on the dead man's land hot that Mrs. Ellison brought it back before the trouble. Alumni Leader J. PAUL WINKLER ALUMNI MEMBERS ARE REORGANIZED Appalachian Club of Watauga Coun ty U Headed by Local In surance Man The Appalachian Club of Watau ga county was reorganized at a meeting held In the College Book room on October 18.. J. Paul Wink ler was elected to succeed S. F. Horton, who had been president of the local club since its organization in 1941. The new president, Mr. Winkler, was instrumental in the organiza tion of the first county club, which was formed in Burke county in 1937. The Burke club sponsored the "Ap palachian sports night" in Morgan ton, and also the Appalachian-East ern Carolina Teachers College and Appalchian -Guilford College foot ball games. Another project was the designing and buyinjj of a black and gold college flag which was pre sented to the college band. Thi- program outlined at the meet ing by the new president includes: 1. Aiding the General Alumni As ( CONTINUED ON PACK FOUR) WAR FUND NEARS THREETHOUSAND Hamilton Aski Thai Solicitors Make Reports Immediately in Last Campaign Watauga county citizens have con tributed almost $3,000 to the War Fund campaign, it is revealed by Harry M. Hamilton, Jr., county county chairman of the effort, who is urging that a supreme effort be made at this time to reach the quota of $4,600 which had been assigned to the county in the last request of the organization for funds from the public. Mr. Hamilton insists that all so licitors complete their canvass at once, and make their reports prompt ly to Mr. Alfred Adams, treasurer at the Northwestern Bank. P.-T.A. Observes National Education Week in Special Meet The week of Nov. 11-17 has been designated by the national govern ment as National Education Weeek. During these days special attention will be given to the value of educa tion in all classes and extra cur ricular activities at Appalachian high. Highlight of this week of observ ance will be the November meeting of the P.-T.A., which will be held Monday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p. m., in the high school library with Miss Claridy, high school librarian, in charge of the program. This pro gram will feature National Book Week as well as National Education Week. After the program, the P.-T. A. members and visitors will be in vited to survey the school building. Class rooms will be open and par ents are urged to visit them. Special recognition is being given to National Education Week in va rious ways. Members of the Nation al Honor Society are placing posters in the store windows and are send ing out invitations to parents to at tend the P.-T.A. meeting, and open house. Certain clubs and classes are preparing 'bulletin boards on the value of education, and the social studies classes are making a study of the status of education in the state and nation. Parents are invited to visit the school any time during National Ed ucation Week, but are particularly urged to be present at the special meeting of the P.-TA on Monday, Nov. ^2, at 7:30 p. m. REGION AL MEET OF A.C.E. IS HELD HERE SATURDAY 1 ' % . Association on Childhood Educa tion Meeting Held at College; President of State Primary Teachers Gives Inspiring Talk From Long Experience The regional meeting of the North Carolina Association for Childhood Education, sponsored by Miss Annie Ree Kittrell, was held at Appalach ian College last Saturday. Miss Rosalyn Frances, president of the student organization at the col lege, welcomed the guests. Miss billow Way Benbow, of the Winston-Salem city schools, who is president of the primary teachers of North Carolina Education Associa tion, and who represented her school at the international convention of Childhood Education at Buffalo and at Washington, drew from her rich experience as teacher and worker in childhood education to give an in spiring talk. According to Miss Benbow, or ganization is the way in which teachers can gain the respect due them. In Winston-Salem, the gram mar grade teachers have organized a local unit in co-operation with that of the primary group. Miss Hattie S. Parrott, state ad visor, of Raleigh, reported on ac tivities of the A-C.E. throughout the state and explained the service of "Childhood Education Bulletin," copies of which were distributed among the group. She also express ed her appreciation for the co-op eration extended the visitors by Ap palachian College, where everyone is always made to feel welcome. Miss Parrott was enthusiastic over the success and interest shown the organization at the local college. Before introducing the next speak er, Dr. Frances Harwick, Mis* Ear rott discussed the AC.?, scrap boot, stating when it would reach Boone. Dr. Harwick stressed the fact that a person's education must begin where he is and go .forward through the use of positive methods. "If pos itive methods are used the negative will disappear of necessity," he said. "The law of good teaching is the Golden Rule; for example, ecour agement eliminates nagging, fear and the lowering of self-confidence." A summary of Dr. Harwick's talk included: 1. Take stock of yourself. Know your physical and mental health. It is reflected in your work with oth ers. 2. Work together but do not dom inate one whom you are encourag ing. 3. Have faith in everyone, regard less of age, race or individual. 4. Respect others just as you ex pect to be respected. 5. Learn the art of living and be able to give and take, thereby help ing children to be natural and spon taneous. The guests visited an adjoining room to see a display of creative work, including prizes, drawings, paintings, clay work, reading mate rials done by the children from the demonstration school. Included in exhibit were new books for chil dren and the latest professional ma terial for the teacher's use. Two Are Held in Theft of Automobile Miles Jones, local state highway patrolman, on Tuesday effected the arrest of two South Carolinians, re covered a stolen auto, and opened the way for the prosecution of the man on assault charges. Patrolman Jones found the Chry sler automobile on 421 east of Boone, and found a local man who had given a man and woman a lift from the scene. Further investigation re vealed that the couple had left on a bus for Asheville. The officer radioed Virginia, found the car was stolen, radioed Asheville, the couple was arrested within an hour, and is being held there for trial in Federal court. They gave their names as Robert E. Davis and Mrs. Robert Tallent, Florence, S. C. Davis had served time for highway robbery and first degree murder and stated that he stole the car in Roanoke, Va., and knocked its owner in the head. Blood oft a door of the car substantiated his statement. A new liquid poison, especially fatal to rats and other rodents, has been discovered. It is also a pow erful poison for humans and will not be released for the prtaant, says USD A. It is called 10-?0. United Nations Come Into Being The charier of the United Nations together with the statute* of the international court of justice came into force when a protocol of deposit of ratifications was signed by James F. Byrnes. U. S. secre tary, of stale. JUNIORS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEETING Victory Class Initiation to Be Held With Boone Council Sat urday Night A Victory class initiation cere mony^ will be held for District 3, Junior Order, at the hall of the local council in Boone Saturday evening, Nov. 10, at 7 o'clock, it is announc ed, this being the first of a series of 25 such meetings to be held over the state during November, Decem ber and January. W. H. Gragg, district vice- coun cilor, will preside at the meeting, which is for the purpose of initiat ing and reinstating those who have been in the armed services, or away for some other cause, and State Councilor Clyde R. Greene will de liver the welcoming address, to what is being termed the biggest Junior Order meeting ever to be held in this city. _ Refreshments will consist of an Old-time chicken pie repast with coffee and coca-cola. The North Wilkesboro degrefe team will be present, and there are 16 local candidates as follows: Geo. C. Greene, Paul Winkler, Bob Agle, G. D. Bamett, Theo Greer, Jack Ed mis ten, H. L. Moretz, Raymond Law rence, Dennis Townsend, Thomas Miller, W. C. Greene, Raymond Ward, Robert Hagaman, W. T. Welch, Dave Hodges and John Ad ams. The Elk Park council is ex pected to bring 15 candidates and 25 to 30 old members. Zelzah McCury, principal of the Banner Elk school, is the district councilor. ELLISON FREED ON $3,000 BOND North Fork Man Allowed Privilege of Bail by District Solicitor Townsend Sam Ellison, of North Fork town ship, who had been held in the county jail without privilege of bail, since the fatal shooting of Howard Hockeday, was freed on a bond of $3,000 last Saturday, after counsel for the defense had taken the evi dence given in the preliminary hear ing before Solicitor Folger Town send in. Lenoir. Ellison had formerly been refused bail by Justice of the Peace Edw. N. Hahn at a preliminary hearing. Ellison's lawyers carried the evi dence given to the solicitor and se cured bond by agreement, after the solicitor had been convinced evi dence of first degree murder was noj forthcoming. New Appliance Store To Be Opened in Boone The Home Electric Supply Co., is to be the name of one of Boone's new business enterprises, and Coun cill C. Cooke, who has recently been discharged from the army after a long tour of duty in Europe, and who was formerly engaged in the appliance bttsinestf here, will be the manager for the new firm. Mr. Cooke states that his concern will have the General Electric fran chise on GE refrigerators, automatic electric ranges, new home freezers, water heaters, disposal unit, elec tric sink, all-electric kitchen, auto matic washer and ironer, cleaners, ^blankets, electric mixers, coffee makers, roasters, toasters, fully au tomatic irons, fans, heat lamps, .docks, the new GE radio, radio phonograph and television receiver. The local newspaper will carry further details as to the new busi ness and the location. WATAUGANS ARE SENT TO ARMY Number of Man Art Sent for In duction: Others Take P re Induction Tests Twenty-one Watauga county men have recently been sent to an army post for possible induction into the armed services under the terms of the selective service act. The local draft board gives out the names of the following who have been for warded for induction: Andy Hicks Gilbert Richard Dollar John R. Hampton Mack Olen McGhee Gurney Oscar Parsons William Ed Anderson Booney Jack South Joseph Paul Lookabill Robert Lee PresneLl Cecil Ralph Tester George Sylvester Jones Reed William Potter Norman Edward Harmon , James Ray Tester Coolidge Cornrti . Lay Loal Benbow John Franklin Eggers Walter Glenn Kirby ? Silvanus Main Max James Harmon Junior Robert Michael Following are the names of an other group of men who were sent to an army camp for pre-induction physical examinations: James Albert Hendrix Lowman Talsie McLean Carl Nelson ^resnell William McKinley Presnell Robert Lee McGhinnis Ernest Dean Dancy Simon Paul Ellison Cohen Evans Watson Lynn Leo Edmisten Roscoe Clifton Pitts James Hill Cannon Howard Rufus Jones Angelo Vincent D'Amato Coy Eugene Banner James Kirkpatrick Albert Anderson Robert Junior Hagler BOND DRIVE IS LAGGING HERE Only About $15,000 Worth of Bonds H?t? Been Sold in Victory Loan Campaign The Victory Loan campaign, the last war-financing effort of the treasury department, got off to a I rather slow start in Watauga coun ty and Chairman Alfred Adams re-' ports sales of only about $15,000 as against the county's quota of $138, 000. However, Mr. Adams states that the Merchants Association and the American Legion are laying plans to join actively in the campaign, and with the fine organization of solicitors in every section of the county, it is felt that the 3ales of bonds will be greatly accelerated in the next few days. Wataugans to Serve on Federal Court Jury The following Watauga county citizens have- been summoned to serve as jurors at Federal court, which convenes in Wilkesboro Mon day-jNovetnber 19: STB. Greene, Boone; Tom Woodie, Sherwood; O. G. Winebarger, Boone; Walter Michael, Matney; W. C. Greene, Lax on; Ernest Sims, Boone; M. H. Cornell, Zionville; William M. Cook, Boone; William Cole, Sher wood; Marshal Farthing, Matney; Orville Hag am an, Vila*. EDUCATION BOARD ACTS TO RAISE TEACBERGRADES No New Teachers to Be Approv* ed With Lower Than A Certi ficates; Small Schools May Be Excepted; J. B. Horton Re signs; Resolutions Passed The board of education at ia reg ular meeting held Monday, adopted a resolution disqualifying teachers with less than an A grade certifi cate, with certain exceptions; accept ed the resignation of J. B. Horton as chairman and member of the board, and named Clyde Perry of Sugar Grove, the new chairman. The resolution passed as regards raising the standards of the teach ing profession in the county is as follows: "Resolved, that committee mem bers and principals of all schools in Watauga county be notified that no new teachers will be approved for the year 1948-47 holding lower than an A grade certificate. That said committee members and principals be notified also that all 'present teachers holding lower than an A certificate will be asked to resign at the end of the present year. "The above regulations will not apply to one and two-teacher schools if A certificates cannot be secured." Horton Rssigas The board reluctantly accepted the resignation of Mr. Horton, who recently moved to a newly-purchas ed farm in Maryland, and passed resolutions commending him for his service to the local school system. Mr. Horton was named a member of the board of education by the legis lature of 1029, and during his term of office has taken a leading part in the remarkable growth and improve ment of the school system. During s his administration many new build ings have been constructed, others repaired and modernized, and the poorly kept and dreary one-room schools which formerly were numer ous were eliminated In recognition of his service, the board passed the following resolution: "Resolved, that in the resignation of J. B. Horton as chairman of the Watauga county board of education, the board has lost a valuable and faithful member. Mr. Horton has served as chairman of the board for 17 years, having missed only one meeting of the board during that time. He has been progressive and has taken an active part in every movement towards improving the educational advantages offered the children of Watauga county. It is with keen regret that his resigna- > tion is accepted." Mr. Clyde Perry was unanimous ly elected chairman to fill the va cancy. JUNIOR RED CROSS SENDS GIFT BOXES School Children Sand 72 Boxes of Gifts to Needy Children in Europe The Junior Red Cross organiza tion in the Watauga county schools has packed seventy-two boxes con taining gifts and educational aid fdr the destitute children of Europe and the packages have been forwarded to a New Jersey port city for imme diate shipment overseas. The boxes were filled by Appa lachian high school, Cove Creek elementary and high school, Valle Crucis, Blowing Rock, Mabel and Deep Gap schools, while 13 other boxes from Bethel and Boone de monstration schools came in too late to be included in the current ship ment Mrs. Owen Wilson, junior Red Cross chairman, is justly proud of what the children hav< lone to aid the needy children of war-ravaged Europe, and states that some of the schools are working on other Red Cross projects. Work has also been commenced on the Junior Red Cross roll call for 1948. Red Cross First Aid Course Now in Progress The Red Cross first aid course begins tonight at the college gym nasium at 7 :30, but due to the meet ings of various cluba on Tueedagr nights it has bessi decided that thoae interested may enter the coulee Wednesday night at 7. The standard and advanced courses will be given, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Watktns are daairoua of having all business house* In the
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