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WATCH An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946 I'll I.' ? ?? '! 1' ? . j Li 11 IU . I VOL. LVII, NO. 39 WILCOX IS AGAIN NAMED HEAD OF COMMERCE BODY Wade E. Brown to Be Secretary Chamber Commerce: Other Officers Named; Improvement Of Highway 421 West Comes Up For further Discussion. Herman W. Wilcox, was unani mously re-elected president of the Watauga Chamber of Commerce at the banquet meeting held Monday evening, and Wade E. Brown, was elected secretary, resuming the posi tion he h&ld before going into the Navy two years ago. W. H. Gragg was elected first vice president, while Dennis Townsend was named second vice-president. Alfred Adams was elected treasurer. The new board of directors is com posed of the following: C. M. Wilson, chairman, G. K. Moose, Councill Cook, D wight Edmisten, Owen Lit .tle. The following standing committees were named: Entertainment: Chairman, Howard Cottrell, Milton Greer, Bob Agle, Guy Hunt, R. D. Hodges. Membership: C. A. Price, chair man, Grady Tugman, J. R. Craven. Nominations: C. M. Wilson, Chair man, Ralph Winkler, Grady Tug man. Highways Discussed Messrs S. C. Eggers and Clyde R. Greene discussed the proposal for the improvement of highway 421 west of Boone, particularly those sections of the road located in the states of Tennessee and Virginia. S. C. Eggers was named chairman of a committee to confer with authori ties in Tennessee and Virginia and with other interested people as to the improvement of 421, at a meet ing to be h^ld in Boone at an unan nounced date. Other members of the highway committee are: Grady Far thing, Clyde R. Greene, Wade E. Brown, Russell D. Hodges and Joe Huffman. * ' Messrs Grady Farthing and H. W. Wilcox made favorable reports on the Linville road proposal, and it was felt that headway was being made on this project. The Chamber has been promoting the construc tion of a new highway from Boone to Linville, along the line formerly traversed by the Linville River Railway. Series of Dairy Meeting To Be Held in County * } A series of dairy meetings will be held in nine of the schools of the county from April 1st to April 9th, it is announced from the county ag ent's office. The subject that will be discussed at these meetings is hand ling milk on the farm or quality milk production. Mr. F. R. Famham, ex tension dairy specialist, Raleigh, N. C., will be the main speaker on the program. These 'meetings are being held to show the school children and others how to handle milk in order to have a high quality product. It is hoped that the men and women in the ? communities where these meetings are held, will also attend the pro gram. The schedule is as follows: Deep Gap School, Monday April 1, 10 a. m. Green Valley School, Monday Ap ril 1, 1:30 p. m. Bamboo school, Tuesday, April 2, ; 10 ?. m. / Blowing Rock school, Tuesday, Ap ril 2, 1 :30 p. m. Boone High School, Wednesday, April 3, 10 a. m. Valle Crucis School, Wednesday, April 3, 1:30 p. in. Cove Creek High School, Thursday April 4, 10 a. m. Mabel School, Thursday April 4, 1:30 p. m. Bethel School, Friday April 9, 10 a. m. Action Taken To Aid Housing of Veterans A nation-wide network of 71 fed eral offices was created Tuesday to administer a sweeping new order re stricting many building activities so scarce materials can be channelled into lower cost homes for veterans. Hie southeastern regional offices will be in Atlanta and the ^North Carolina office will be at Greens boro. A civilian production administra tion order, effective now, requires advance Federal approval for all types of . construction ? dwellings, industrial and commercial building and repairs; all except small jobs. Swiftly following this move to free the material* for veteran housing, CPA announced that all new con struction field offices were expect ed to |ie opened not later than Thursday. GENERAL "HAP" TURNS FARMEft s * General Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold, retired chief of the ar my air forces, has settled down to a farmer's lif^ on his ranch near Sonoma, Calif. General Arnold is pictured in his barn yard with Donald Newton, Arnold's herdsman. DUVAL BINGHAM TAKEN BY DEATH Prominent Rutherwood Man Diss Aftsr Long Illneu; Funeral ai Rutherwood M. E. Church. Duval Ferdinand Bingham, 90 years old, widely known and prom inent citizen of the Rutherwood nei ghborhood, died at the Wilkes Hos pital on March 25th, after a long period of impaired health. Funeral services were conducted this (Wednesday) morning at -10:30 at the Rutherwood Methodist church by Dr. E. K. McLarty and interment was i|i Rutherwood cemetery, the arrangements being by Reins-Stur vant Funeral Home. Mr. Bingham was a life-long res ident of Watauga county, and en gaged in farming, until poor health and impaired vision caused him to retire several years ago. He was a fine citizen, intensely interested in movements calculated to better the conditions of his county and state, and was held in the highest regard by the people of the area. Three sons and two daughters sur vive: I. J. Bingham, D. L. Bingham, Boone; Dr. L. R. Bingham, Knox ville, Tennessee; Misses Crettie and Almedia Bingham, of the home. One sister, Mrs. Dillard Cooke of the State of Washington survives, and one brother. R. L. Bingham of Boone. Extension of Draft Law Is Considered In Doubt The Senate Military Committee, divided on the question of whether to continue the draft as the services request, decided Tuesday to. vote on April 9, just five weeks before the present act expires. Meanwhile public hearings will be held. These will follow public hear ings held by the house military committee on the same thing and closed hearings already held by the senate grtjup. The decision made it highly un certain whether, if the draft exten sion is voted, the bill could be pass ed by congress before the present law expires May IS. Memorial Service Will Honor Lee Cornett, Casualty of Okinawa A memorial service will be held at the Mountain Dale Baptist church on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 for Charles Lee Cornett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cornett, of Beaver Dam township. Coxswain in the Navy, who lost his life at Okinawa while in the service of his country. Watauga Poet Ho. -130, American Legion, has been Invited to take part in the service. Mountain Dale Baptist Church is located in Beaver Dam township of Watauga County, about one and one half miles northwest of Bethel High School. PRESIDENT HOPES RATIONING or rooD is mot necessary Washington ? President Truman today expressed the hope that a re turn to wartime food rationing would not be necessary. But he said he would not object to a return should H become absolutely essen tial. ^ He made these observations in re sponse to questions which followed a reference to the plans for famine relief abroad. ?*;#? ON ATOM BOARD Pernard M. Barueh, finan cier and advisor to the Roose velt and Troman administra tions has been named by Pres ident Truman as the Ameri can representative on the uni ted nations commission on at omic energy. BEAVER DAM HAN COMMITS SUIjCIDE Willard Vane* Dishman Hangs Sells 111 HNlth Mar H?t? Causad Salf-Datii nction. Willard Vance Dish man, 47 year old resident of the Reece neighbor hood ended his own life by hanging Monday afternoon. Richard E. Kelley, deputy coron er, who investigated the death, says that it was a clear cut case of sui cide, and no inquest was deemed necessary. Mr. Dishman left no note as to his motive for self-destruction, and members of the family believe ill health to have been the cause of the suicide. The body was found suspended from a barn rafter by a trace chain, crudely knotted about the neck. Mrs. Dishman removed the body, within a few minutes, but life was all but cxtinct. Mr. Dishman is survived by the widow, Janle Greene Dishman, three sons and three daughters: Lloyd C. Dishman, Reece; Ivan and Henry Dishman of the army; Maude, Mabel and Lita Mae Dishman, all of the home. There are two brothers: Ray and Toy Dishman of Reece; two sla ters: Mrs. Robert Greene, Valle Cru el* and Mrs. Smith Henson, Reece. The father, Carter Dishman, of Su gar Grove, also survives. W. Thomas Van Dyke Dies Tuesday Afternoon Press-time information tells of the death on Tuesday afternoon of Wil liam Thomas Van Dyke, of the ZionviUe section. Mr. Van Dykft. who was IX year* old, died at the Grate hospital, Basner Elk. Funeral services will be conduct ad Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock bom the Middle Fork Baptist church by Rev. Raymond Hendrix, and bur ial will be in that neighborhood by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. .l ] Surviving are the widow, the for mer Miss Nevada Elrod, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Ward of Zioo ville. These are two sisters, Mrs. T. Len Cooke, and Mrs. John Brown, of Boone vmPfflWw1 0 THOMAS F.GREER WESATAGEOF94 Flu?**1 ???*??? *?r Retired Fumir Win Be Held This Afternoon; Burial at Middle Fork. Thomas Franklin, Greer, retired farmer, and one of the county's old est citizens, died at the home of a son, Roby T. Greer of Boone. Monday afternoon, at the age of 94 years. Funeral services will be conduct ed this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o clock from the MSddle Fork Bap tist Church ' on the Blowing Rock road, and interment will be in the church cemetery. Rev. R. H. Shore, Rev. W. D. Ashley and Rev. Ray mond Hendrix wUl be in charge of the rites and arrangements will bo by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Mr. Greer was bom in Watauga county and spent his entire life here. Until ill health and the natural in firmities of his advanced age brought about his retirement he lived on his farm mid-way between Boone and Blowing Rock. Mr. Greer was one of the pioneers in improved fanning practices in this region, and was a devout and industrious man, who did a full share toward the development of the area he loved," along religious and educational lines. He was intensely interest d in the general welfare of the people of Watauga County, and during his long earthly sojourn, endeared himself to a widespread concourse of friends. He was an up right and public-spirited citizen, honorable and just, and lived a life of industry and usefulness. He was married to the former Miss Mary Elizabeth Carlton, who preceded him in death, on Sept. 1, 1877, and is survived by three sons and si* daughters: Horace. Roby T. and Grady, all of Boone; Mrs. Rosa Ford, Newland: Mrs. T. W. Hopkins, Lenoir; Mrs. R. H Askew, Fort Worth, Texas; Mrs. R. C. Greene Blowing Rock; Mrs. J. L. Pennell, Garfield, Wash., and Miss Mary Greer, Lincoln ton. There are two sisters; Mrs. Nancy E. Bates. Grid ley. Calif., and Mrs. A. W. Laxton, Lenoir. . P remeasurement Burley Acreage in County Will Be Provided By A. A. A. . In order to speed up final meas urement of tobacco acreage in Wa tauga County, and to give the farm er the benefit of knowing that he has not planted in exefrss of his al lotment, p remeasurement has been provided, Ned Glenn, chairman Wa tauga county AAA committee, an nounced today. Qualified persons have been ap proved and are now available to do this work at only a small cost to the farm operator," he said Mr. Glenn pointed out that p re measurement dimensions found to be correct will be used in the final check after planting. Since there is such a brief time between planting and harvesting, he urged all farmers to take advantage of this service so that final acreages may be determin ed on all farms and sales cards pre pared for issuance by thfe time the markets open. The following community com mitteemen have been selected to do the measuring in the various sec tions of the county: Olen G. Winebarger, J. M. Burket, E. G. Greer, Allen Adams, John K. Perry, Howard Edmisten, D wight Cable, Henry Taylor, Sanford Creed, Clyde Robinson. Boone Man to Appear in Chapel Hill Play Festival Man Hill, March 26. ? Ned Austin of Boone is a member of the cast from Mars Hill College which will present an original play at the spring dramatic festival at Chapel Hill April M . J Mr. Austin will play the role of Bis Crowder in "At the Howl of the Hound" a one-act tragedy written fcn||lrL?* Sparks of Spruce Pine and based on the Frank ie Silvers legend The play has been present ed successfully in the Man Hill Collapp Auditorium, March 9 and at the district festival in Ashevclle on March 14. ..y .? President Truman Gives Welcome to UNO Group President Truman welcomed the United Nations conference to this country Monday, pledging Ameri ca's wholehearted cooperation in the cause of peaoe. In a welcoming speech Secretary of State Janes F. Byras warned that "from now on no nation must be al lowed to take the law into its own hands, and said that nations "should do their beet to adjust their dis putes without rseort to litigation." RESIGNS tJ t - .Ki y*trr ? t HARRY M. HAMILTON, JR. HAMILTON QUITS CO. AGENT POST ? f ' . Veteran WtUugt County Farm Ka mi AcetpU Position With Dept. Agriculture. Harry M. Hamilton, Jr., for more than ten years Watauga county farm agent, has tendered his resignation to the board of county commissioners and has accepted a position with the North Carolina Department of Ag riculture, assuming his new 'u'ofk on April 1. Mr. Hamilton who will be a spec ialist in beef cattle and marketing, Will have his office in Raleigh, but will continue to maintain residence in Boone: Mr. Hamilton came to Watauga county ten years ago last January 1 to take up his duties in the county agent's office, and has accomplish ed a great deal for the livestock and general farming interests of the area. Due to his diligence in pro moting the agricultural interests of the county, Watauga now has one of the best dairy and sheep pro grams in the State and likely ranks highest in the number of breeders of thoroughbred cattle. Mr. Hamilton has fostered the Hereford beef cattle industry here through the 4-H clubs and otherwise and year after year Watauga Here fords have claimed prizes at dis trict and state shows, garnering * number of grand and reserve cham pionships during the past few years. The name of Watauga county has come to be linked with purebred Hereford s among cattlemen every where, and there is a continuing apd growing demand for animals pro duced locally. Mr. Hamilton's successor has not yet been named. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Nell Walker Bell Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Nell Walker Bell, sister of Mrs. John E. Brown, Jr., of Bobne, were held Sunday afternoon March 17 from the Mitchell Funeral Home, Fayette ville. Dr. Carl Townsend, pastor of the Hayes Barton Baptist Church, being in charge of the ritea and bur ial was in the Cross Creek cemetery at Fayetteville. Mr*. Bell, who was well known in Boone, where she had visited fre quently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, died at her home in Raleigh Friday after a long illness. Surviving are her husband, Ches ter O. Bell, two daughters, Mrs. Nell| Bell Cochran of Charlotte and Eliza beth Marie Bell of Raleigh; her mo ther. Mrs. A. W Walker, Feyette ville; five listers, Mrs. R. p. Hawn, Mm. John I. Taylor, and Mrs. Earl Downing, Fayetteville, Mrs. Ed Mil ler, BennetUville. S. C., and Mrs. John E. Brown, Jr., Boone. There are six brothers, Charles Walker, James Walker, Luther Walker and Tilden Walker, at Fayetteville, Ral eigh Walker of BennetUville, S. C., and Richard Walker of Wade. Mine Worker* Told To Quit Work Mondmy John L, Lewis on Tuesday signal ed the 400*000 members of his Unit ed Mine Workers union to lay down their tools nest Manday. Spuming the mine operators' of fer of wage increases, he moved to shut off the nation's bituminous fuel supply for the second successive year In a bargaining showdown. The only duaoH ol^aywxting t mine shutdown at a time when the country's production prospects were the brightest in months, lay in tlM thin hope of an agreement in the few days left for negotiation, or in pos RED CROSS FUND IN MARKED GAIN; YET UNDER QUOTA Roll Call Lags With Number of Solicitors Failing to Report; Collections Double Thpae of Week Ago; Chairmen Make Last-Minute Appeals. With March almost gone the Red Cross roll call campaign continues to lag in Watauga county, as numbers of solicitors have not made even a preliminary report of their activi ties ??> the central organization. Encouraging, however, is the in formation that moneys actually in the bank today is $3,525.08, or al most double the amount reported a week ago. However, campaign man agers point out that the local fund is still $1,574.95 short of the Watauga quota of 15,100. Messrs Clyde R. Greene and Har ry Hamilton, co-chairmen of the Red Crow effort, in a final appeal to the people of the county, are insisting that solicitors finish contacting the people in their assigned sections and report at the earliest possible mom ent They point out that in 1944 Wa tauga county's quota was $6,000 and that we raised $7,876.00, which was 131.3 per cent ofW$ quota, and that likewise, in IMS the quota of $8,700 was oversubscribed, since we then 'raised $8,842.00, or 129 per cent of the quota. We must not fail this lime to reach or surpass our quota. Junior Red Crou Leader To Visit Local School* Miss Antoinette Bcaaley, Junior Red Cross field representative, will spend April 2 and 3 visiting the lo cal. Red Cross chapter. While here. Miss Beasley will vis it several schools of the county, as sisting teachers and students in plan ning Junior Red Cross work for the coming year and the remainder of this year. She will also confer with students of Appalachian College re garding their future duties as teach er-sponsors of Junior Red Cross ac tivities. Having been a teacher in this State, Mis* Bcaaley is intimately acquainted with, school problems in this area, and i* a trained specialist in this phase of Red Cross activity. - Watauga Chapter is fortunate in being able to obtain her services this time and her expert guidance will be of great help to those inter ested in an enlarged Junior Red Cross program in the county. Employment Service Want* Listing: All Job* The immediate need is for more employers to list all their jobs, and not Just some of them. Job orders and information about job opening all over the country centered in USES local offices is the key to efficient and orderly placement of returning servicemen and women, ex-war plant workers, and others. The National Job Development Campaign of the United States Em ployment Service is emphasizing the need for the listing of all types of jobs ? suitable jobs for veterans, war workers, and all Job seekers. So if your needs are 1 or 100 workers, contract your Boone U S E S office who will in turn furnish you capable workers to fill your needs. Special attention is also dir ected to our sawmill employers and others in the logging and lumber in dustry. We will Joe glad to help furnish suitable nelp to produce building materials that are now so badly needed. County Health Nurse Releases Clinic Dates Following is a schedule of the clinic day* to be observed by the county nurse in the health depart ment at Boone: * Monday of each week, an exami nation of food handlers. Fridays, immunizations. Saturday mornings, maternity apd infant carc. Citizens are asked to make their visits conform to the schedule given when possible. On other days, the nurse, Mrs. Opal Clawson, will be at other places in the county. V Local Farmers To Be Shawn Diaeaeed Pine A field trip t6 inspect an infectfen of White Pin* blister rust has beau arranged to be held on Mr. R. L Ballew's farm in Ashe county on Wednesday afternoon, April S. This meeting is being held to show farm ers what this blister rust looks like and how it effects white pine treaal Anyone who is interested in mak ing the trip should meet at , flee of the coun on Wednesday,
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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