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WATAU6A DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper established in 1888 and published for 43 years by the late Robert C. Rivers, Sr. PUBLISHED ON THURSDAYS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: IN WATAUGA COUNTY A One Year *1?0 Six Months 1.00 Four Months .75 OUTSIDE WATAUGA COUNTY One Year *2.00 Six Months 1.50 Four Months ? 1.00 Payable in Advance Notice to Subscribers In requesting change of address, it is important to mention the OLD, as well as the NEW address. . R. C. RIVERS. Jr. - Publisher Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Re spect, Obituaries, etc., are charged for at the regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Boone. N. C., as second class (pail matter, under the act of Congress of March 8. 1879. "The basis of out government being the opinion of tile pedple. the very first ob jective should be to keep that right, and were it left to me to decide whether wa should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without gov eramen I should not hesitate a mo ment ?o :hooae the latter. But 1 should mean that every man should receive these papers and tw capable of reading them." ? Thomas Jefferson. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1946 HIGHWAY TOLL ALARMING With so many other more dram atic issues like the coal strike, the OPA battle and the Paris foreign ministers' peace conference to claim public attention, the American peo ple have paid toe little heed to the growing seriousness of the nation's highway death toll. While few of us have realized it, this question has been building up into one of major importance. Since wartime gasoline rationing ended, the monthly totals of dead and in jured in traffic accidents have been shooting upward at a startling rate. President Truman is right, there fore, in calling upon all levels of government ? national, state and city ? to act in a concerted effort to meet the challenge presented by the skyrocketing fatality figures. He is also right in placing primary respon sibility on State and municipal gov ernments to take initial corrective measures. Unless that approach is effective, the President logically warns, "we cannot expect the congress and the Federal government to stand idly by" and do nothing. Drunken and reckless drivers are, of course, the greatest single men aces to highway safety. Mr. Tru man hints at the method which States and cities should pursue when he says "it is squarely up to them to deal with that small group of traffic incorrigibles who cause so much trouble for so many. After all, the license to drive on the pub lic highways is a privilege that can be denied if it is abused." The first step, then, is a tighten ing of law enforcement. After that should come legislative action to provide uniformity in "rules of the road" ' throughout the country. ? Hickory Daily Record. Mabel News Stanley Lee Reece, seaman sec ond class, who entered the service in February, 1945, has been honor ably discharged after serving sev eral months overseas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Reece, of Mabel. Mr. Solomon Eggers has been very ill for several days, but is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dugger and son of Butler, Tenn., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Oliver and J. R. Dugger of Mabel. Miss Magdalene Reece returned to Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, after ?pending several days here with her parents, Mr. and* Mrs. T. B. Reece. Rev. Tommie Stansberry filled his appointment at Union Grove Baptist Church Sunday, and the children gave a Mother's Day pro gram at 2 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Greene has been spending the last week with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Thomas at Trade, Tenn, and Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Greene of Mabel. Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Reece on April 23 at their home, twin sons, who have been named Lawson Lee and Bamie Lester. Mrs. Reece is the former Miss Elizabeth Oliver of Mabel. Mr. Luther Oliver was in New York last week where he went to meet Mrs. Blan Norris and son, who arrived on the Queen Mary from England. Mrs. Norris is mak ing her home with Mr. Norris' par ents, Mr and Mrs. G. H. Norris, of Mabel. Her husband is on active duty. COAL OPERATORS REFU8E TO PAY LEVY TO UKION Washington, May 14. ? Soft coal operators last night reaffirmed their opposition to the principle of the seven per cent payroll levy for a miners' welfare fund demanded by John L. Lewis, shattering any hope of immediate settlement of the coal controversy. A person close to the operators and in attendance at their special night session said there was "no re cession from their former position of adamant opposition to the ac ceptance of a tax on payroll or a royalty on the coal, to go to Lewi? for his unchecked use." r The Yancey County Guxensey As sociation recently sold. 28 good ani mals of that breed for tm average of $301 each. ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRAT OF MAY 16, 1807 Mrs. Emma Taylor of Hickory, and her brother, L. L. Councill of Wayresville, will run the Blowing Rock Hotel this summer. Or. Plato Bingham, who has been practicing on Stony Fork, has lo cated with Dr. Jones in Boone for the practice of his profession. Mrs. Alice Councill, Mrs Boyden and son, Donald, arrived at their home in Boone last week. Glad to learn that the health of Mrs. Boyden is very good, in fact better than it has been lor several ytar* Our former little friend and of fice help for quite a long time, Boyce Hargett, sends us an invitation to be present at the commencement ex ercises of Trinity high school, Trin ity, "N. C., May 28-29. Rev. B. F. Hargett, formerly of the Boone cir cuit, is headmaster of the school. Silas M. Greene, jeweler of Sil verstone, has been in town this Week, looking after a room for his shop, with a view to moving his business here. He hopes to be here and ready for business by June 1. The following delegates and visi tors from the Boone "circuit left Tuesday to attend District Confer ence which convenes in Wilkes THE EVERYDAY COUNSELLOR J Rev. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D. II Many of the best things in life A ?iP~, y Cost littIe in money, nf ?.e stamp may ** means of brightening a life, when everv thuig seems to have failed ago, the daily writing of thi* column seemed to be growing tremendously dull. I wondered if it were worthwhile. Suddenly Vnum- i ber of your letters came. One in Dar- I ticular made me forget all about the drudgery of writing. There was MosT ofthu,nhS 8nd aPPrec'at'?n. ImnnfL. ? have good intentions. Impulses to write come upon us ! There i^no"' ^"8t Jhe" conven?ent. inere is no pen and paper. The im pulse leaves us, and we forget. , 9^ . read in the newspaper of i death in the family of a friend You resolve to write a note, but the re- 1 solve dies before it gels on paper You arc truly sympathetic, but how is your friend going to know it? iftere is no better rule for letter writing than "Do it now". j a wonuCJUSt read the confession of a wellknown writer that for vears he had intended to write a letter of appreciation to one teacher of his boyhood days, who had been esoeci time. ht"PfUl to him * dffii Finally he wrote the letter It /gifts -jsr ss-jsrtatrta died two years before. yo^fand iahC bee" the timcs when K.SoW?,w,y uutxpeciect little service. I inauirAH 1* Son, and ZWl * mending the conductor. A fine letter APfe^cial,on came in reP'y credit In?? '!}PS may save your when they pile ud Th*"'"8 bills' I yourself in a ^irfancial ^am ^try w^t" myChcrld?to^07^ca^"itt ^nat^nV^e^&t^ cheerfully granfed^One o" two ob" a X JLf customers I tion that same spirit of coopera- 1 TO",d * PuT^Sito?livinffU^Kt a?d s>'P^hy we takes 1Vmg' thc less money it ?sliigP' Tomorrow's Dairying Discussed By Arey t^W^Xged^ Srhad^m!"', in a rece"? inter d^rying^ in North 'caroHna- ^ ;n feSufet sag to b e carried on only during the ere SXTBThS:- " " ' lu w- nave no mean* reached are ^ ?Kmale "J?11* ot ^ciencythTt ?-?& an* s*S5 Wed" ?t ? ?f, thwle associations | milk and butterfat ITtte^vSiS? cow In the Unltod State^e average if Z^thenPOT<>'. it >s estimated that * can weed even 25 Der cent nf t<> Proved sirS-T ^ ???a?e now possible ^ugh ?5 st *&? SUteS $?%Li "''P^ntable ?& ?? WRMU ot All this shows very dearly that) boro today: J. S. St anbury and daughters, Misses Annie and Ber tha; J. H. Taylor and .one daughter. Miss Maggie; L. G. Maxwell, Miss Sal lie Seinknecht and Pastor J. H. Brendall. The last legislature granted the citizens of Elk township the privi lege of deciding at the ballot box whether or not that township should be released from the stock law. The election came off on Tuesday of last week, and the ad herents to the law came out victori ous by a majority of five votes. This seems to indicate that the law was a bit more popular than had been reported. On last Friday, as a result of some hard feelings that had existed be tween a Mr. Cline and Mr. J. E. Banner, both of Banner Elk, Banner was struck on the head with a cudgel in the hands of Cline, felled to the earth and stamped until some of his ribs were broken and other wise seriously bruised. Cline ran, and we are told a son of Banner, who came upon the scene, fired seven shots at him from a revolver, but without effect. Mr. Banner's condition is considered serious, and his many friends deplore this sad occurrence and hope he may re cover. At the Churches GRACE LUTHERAN R*t. Edwin F. Trout man. Pastor Sunday School 10 a. m. Worship at 11 a. m. Sermon top ic: "The Mission of the Holy Spirit." Luther League at 6:30 p. m. The annual Vacation Bible School will begin at Grace Lutheran Church Monday, May 20, and continue through May 31. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 a. m. The theme for the school will be 'The Bible.". Courses will be taught in Beginners, Primary, Juni or and Intermediates. The theme will be presented in Biblographs, pictures, songs, stories and prayers. The school will be directed by the pastor and teachers of the local church. All children are invited. REVIVAL IN "PROGRESS AT THREE FORKS CHURCH The revival meeting which began at Three Forks Baptist Church last Sunday, will continue through this week. There will be a special meeting for the servicemen Thurs day night. Everyone is invited to come. Rev. W. H. Caldwell is do ing the preaching. Rev. Raymond Hendrix is the pastor. VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL A two- weeks Vacation Church School will begin ?jn .the Boone Methodist churchSS? next Monday morning at nine o'clock. The sessions will be held from 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. from Monday through Friday. Child ren from four to fourteen are in vited to attend this school. Compe tant teachers will be on hand to give instructions and guidance. The cooperation of parents is earnestly solicited. , PRESIDENT SIGNS ACT EXTENDING DRAFT LAW Washington, May 14 ? President Truman affixed a reluctant signa ture tonight to a stop-gap bill ex tending the draft until July 1, but banning the induction of fathers and youths 18 and 19 years old. SOUTHERN BAPTISTS OPEN 101ST CONVENTION TODAY Miami, Fla., May 15 ? The 101st annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention opened here to day with a registration expected to approach 10,000 from 19 states and the District of Columbia. the dairy farmer of tomorrow is going to be able to produce more milk with less labor, at lower cost. And lower cost can mean the wid ening of the market. Wider market in turn means better nutrition for the state and the nation." CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends and relatives of our father, B. A. Foster, for their kindness and sympathy during our bereavement,, and the friends who sent the lovely flowers. We appreciate this kindness and consideration. ? THE CHILDREN. Insulin It n Body Builder By Dr. J. B. Warren We naturally think of insulin as the great life saver in di abetes. *Ut says the lives of chiWre? everyone of which would be sacrificed had insulin not been discovered. It saves the lives of adults, at their very best age mentally; these lives are now prolonged by in sulin to a 'good average olrl age. However, insulin does mutt than permit diabetica to live. It has been found of service in I heart disease, cancer, tuber i culosls, stomach and intestinal I ulcer, goiter and the healing of I broken bones. BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS State College Hints For Homemakers By RUTH CURRANT (N. C. State College) Lost buttons, especially those torn out of garments, add greatly to the burden of family mending in many households. Spring and summer clothes of thin fabric are likely to suffer most from buttons that pull out, taking some of the fabric under neath with them. A simple way to prevent such damage, clothing specialists suggest, is to stich tape on the inside of the garment under the button line. The stitched rein-| forcement does not show when the garment is buttoned and distributes the strain so that the small area of cloth to which the button is attach ed does not take the full pull. Stitbh down each edge of the tape, then sew buttons through the center part of the tape. On rayon clothes such a tape will prevent the damage that often comes from pressing too hard or with too hot an iron under buttons. Rural electrification specialists ad vise that electric irons always should be disconnected properly after use to keep them in good work ing order. Pull on the plug that fits intp the convenience outlet in the wall, never on the cord. Pulling on the cord may lossen the con nections within the plug or even pull out the wires. A loose connect ion may either blow a fuse or cause excessive heat, which in time will ruin the plug. If the iron cord is detachable, con nect and disconnect it at the con venience outlet rater than at the iron. Disconnecting the cord from the iron while the current is on may cause sparking. This in time will ruin the plug and may require re placing 'the .connector on the iron? a repair job. It's time to clean up and clean out winter's accumulation of debris from all buildings. Clean, grease, and replace worn parts of machinery, look over buildings (home and out buildings), make necessary repairs. Fire prevention specialists say in spect every building on the farm and make sure: 1 ? Trash, rubbish, waste paper, old clothing, feed bags, bedding, and the like are removed and turned in for salvage. Fires originate in debris which likewise serves as tinder for any spark or carelessly tossed match. 2 ? Dust, cobwebs, Shavings and other flammable materials, are cleaned away from fuse boxes, motors, and other electrical devices to aviod flash fires. Replace worn extension cords, and repair defec tive equipment. 3 ? The heating plant and the chimney are clean. Replace worn, parts. Repair cracks in masonry joints in the chimney, and install a spark arrester if the roof is not pro tected with fire-resistant roofing. 4 ? Lightning rod connections are tight, not loosened by winter's wind, snow and ice. 5 ? All buildings are 1n good re pair, that roofs are weather-tight. Water seeping into a building rots the structure and water dripping in to properly cured hay may result in spontaneous combustion. If a new roof is needed, select a fire-resistant roofing material, such as asphalt shingles, metal, or asbestos. Cover badly split, cracked side walls pre ferably with fire-resistant siding. Repair broken flooring and steps for safety am} efficiency. 6 ? (fisoline and kerosene are stored in metal containers or under ground at a safe distance from main buildings. NEVER use or store flammable cleaning fluids. Rayon prices, which may drop to around 22 cents per pound within the year, are virtually certain to force a comparable reduction in cot ton prices. Time Will Tell . . . Wear Sund^l Shoes For the Whole Family ECONOMY STORE June Russell. Myr. Opening Hour: 7 a. m. find* , V SWIFTS RED STEER, Ttg&f We hope to be able to furnish you with that additional Red Steer Fertilizer you will be needing. Let us know ypur requirements and we will endeavor to fill your order. Now is the time to buy your Tendergreen Beans. Colorado grown, first class seed in bag lots, 16'/ic. Come early. SWIFT'S RED STEER FERTILIZERS r ) mW ALKAU WHIM M FARMERS HARDWARE & SUPPLY COMPANY mw-Acii mum < J VOTE FOR Horace Kennedy Solicitor oi 16th District Qualified by 22 Years Experience This is the first time in 40 years Cleveland County has had a candidate for this office
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