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r : THE DEMOCRAT Is your best and most eco nomical medium of advertis ing. With more than 2,600 paid-up, casi) subscriptions, your message goes to 13.000 people, on the universally used basis of five readers to each subscriber. Wataijga democrat An Independent Weekly I^ewspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888. VOL. Ll.X NO. 11 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1946 IMPORTANT - The d.te on your label show* the data J subscription will expire, mmm the date your paper will tm stopped unices sooner !?)? rd The Democrat la opara*> ir\? strictly on a c&ah m ?* vance hasta. 5 CENTS A COPY WADE BROWN TO RUN FOR SENATE IN THIS DISTRICT Boone Lawyer and Veteran ; Chosen by Alleghany Coun ty as This District's Candi * date for State Senate; Ashe Democrats Give Enthusias ? tie Approval Wade E. Brown, Boone attor ney and veteran of the last World War, was named as the Demo cratic candidate for the State Senate from the 29th district by Alleghany county partisans, fol lowing the withdrawal of their candidate, who was chosen last spring by primary vote, and on Saturday was given a rousing vote of approval by the Ashe county Democratic convention, which he attended. According to the rule which has been followed for many years by the Democrats of Watauga. Ashe and Alleghany, senatorial nominations rotate, and this year Alleghany's ?ime came. Eugene Transou of Sparta, was named in the state primary last spring, but withdrew, leaving a vacancy. Ac cordingly. Mr. Brown was named, since the state primary law is not applicable to r -minations made here. It appeals that the nomination of Mr Brown has met with no opposition in his native county, and he is being congratulated on the preferment. Congressman Doughton called attention to the fact that the last time a couny passed up a nomi nation in this district was in 1908, when Ashe county failed to nomi nate. according to its right, and Mr, Doughton was chosen from Alleghany to oppose the late Mont Wellborn. Mr. Doughton won. and two years later went to congress for the first time. Ervin Speaks in Ashe Congressman Samuel J. Ervin, of Morganton. was. the speaker at Jefferson and was presented by Congressman Doughton. J. O. Blevins, Lansing mer chant. was unanimously chosen by the convention as Ashe coun ty's candidate for the legislature; C. S. Neal. incumbent, was un opposed as candidate for clerk ol court as was J. D. Stansbury for register of deeds. R. R. Badger, present coroner, was again nam ed as candidate, as was W. P. Colvard for surveyor. W. B. Todd of West Jefferson, was nominated for sheriff over two opponents. In the county commissioners' | race, the two incumbents, M. G. , Edwards and W. G. Vannoy, were, named on the first ballot but several ballots had to be taken before Dale Witherspoon, a j World War II veteran, was named over a number of other contest ants. , MRS. WARMAN IS WITH RED CROSS Former Hospital Head Succeeds Mrs. Grubbs as Red Cross Secretary Mrs. F. E. Warman, who for the past twenty-six months has served as superintendent of the Watauga Hospital, assumed the duties of Executive Secretary of the Watauga Sounty Chapter of the American Red 'Cross on Sept. 1st, succedding Mrs. W. M. Grubbs who left last Week to establish residence in Savannah. Ga., where Mr. Grubbs is a mem ber of the faculty at the Veterans Extension. University of Georgia. Mrs. Warman was secretary of the local Red Cross Chapter for a year before she accepted a posi tion with the hospital in June, 1944. She has been succeeded at the hospital by Mrs. John E. Brown. Sr. Mrs. Grubbs Lauded In connection with the resig nation of Mrs. Grubbs, Clyde R. Greene, president of the Watauga Red Cross Chapter, has this to say: "Mrs. Grubbs served the American Red Cross with an un selfish zeal through twenty-six months of the war period, and her work reflected great credit upon herself and upon the organization which she so ably espoused. Such sacrificial service, as performed by Mrs. Grubbs contributed greatly to the welfare of our ser vice men and to their victory over a common enemy. The of ficers of the local chapter join with me in expressing our grati tude to Mrs. Grubbs, and our sorrow that it became necessary for her to lea^e the community." Vet* Foreign Wars To Meet Thursday The Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Legion Hut Thursday cveniDK at 7. 30, and all members are asked to attend for the purpose of transacting im portant business. The veterans, it is said, are contemplating the purchase of a lot for future construction pur poses, and all members shoula be present to cast their ballots inj this connection. Number One Washington Lobbyist Ben March, the first of the legion of congressional kibitzers, is shown as he registers his activities under the legislative reorgani zation act. He has been with People's Lobby. Inc.. for 25 years. Seeks Senate Seat WADE E BROWN DEMOCRATS TO HOLD MEETING Pow-Wow Slated for September) 21: Precinct Meetings on Preceding Day The Democrats of Watauga county will gather at the court house in Boone Saturday after noon September 21st. for the pur pose of naming candidates for the various county offices. :ind transacting such other business as may appear pertinent. The official convention call, which is signed by W R. Winkler chairman, and M. W Beach, sec retary, asks that the precinct meetings be held Friday after noon for the purpose of naming delegates to the county convent ion. The Republican convention will be held next Saturday afternoon.! State to Get Huge Slice Federal Funds Washington. Sept 8. ? North Carolina will receive the third largest share of federal funds now available for promoting child welfare service during fis cal 1947. according to an an nouncement today by Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the children's bureau of the federal security agency. Exceeded only by Texas and Pennsylvania, both with larger rural populations North Carolina will receive a total of $127,772 during the year. This represents an increase of $74,014 over pre vious years, due directly to in creased funds appropriated by congress ? $3,500,000 compared to the $1,510,000 previously avail able each year. North Carolina's share of $127. 772 is based on a rural population of 2.597,448 persons. 4 4 per cent of the nation's rural population and third largest of any of the 48 states In former years the state received $53,578 annually Baptists to Entertain For Rev. Mr. Canipc The members of the Boone Baptist Church will entertain witft an informal reception, honoring Rev and Mrs J. C. C'anipe and family Thursday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W C. Greer. Members of the Boone Baptist Church and friends from the other churches of the town are cordially invited to call during these hours. OLD ALMANAC Mrs. Emma Ragan of Boone RFD 2. exhibited at the Demo crat office the other day a minia ture almanac, about twice the size of an ordinary postage stamp, which was printed in 1883. The tiny book is labeled "Hazeltine's Almanac" and was designed for the promotion of patent medi cines. COVE CREEK HI HAS FULL STAFF! School Opens Wilh Complete; Faculty With 230 in High School Department , The Cove Creek school opened ISept. 3, with a complete staff of teachers headed by former , county Superintendent S. F. Horton. We are happy to an nounce the following new teach ers who joined us this year: Mrs. Rosalyn Francis Modlin, A. S. T. C., who teaches second grade, Mrs. H. K. Middleton, Meredith , college, and Miss Mary Elizabeth ' Greer. Radford college, both te_achers of eighth grade. The enrollment at present is| 673 students, with 443 of this f number belonging in the element- j !ary department and 230 in the high school. The high school department has lost a number of students to the service of U. S. but there are several new stud| ents to offset this loss. Dexter Rominger and Clyde Byrd for mer members of the armed forces are enrolled. It is also expected that others will enroll within the next few weeks. To help the school function more adequately this year. Mr. Horton has delegated certain duties to committees as follows: Social, with Mrs. Norman Wilson, , chairman; chapel, S. W. Osborne; i Library, Miss Jennie Love; Guid- i ance. Mrs. Dave Mast; Public | Relations. Mrs. J. D. Stokes: i Lunch room. Mis. Sam Osborne; I Activities, Mrs. Dave Mast: I Athletics, Miss Mary E. Greer; i Boys Advisor.'Mr. Robert Shipley; ?. Girls Advisor. Mrs. H. K. Mid- i dleton. Teachers from both high ? and elementary schools have been I selected to serve with the chair man of each committee. i Football is being added to the ] athletic program for the first ? time this year and much interest j is being shown by all those who 1 have turned out. Several good ( ractice sessions have been held > ut several have been hampered ? by boys having to go home early i (Continued on page 8) CHEST CLLNIC IS TO BE HELD HERE i Representative of the North Caro-' Una Tuberculosis Sanitori um to Be Present j The Health Department plans to hold a chest clinic Tuesday, Sept. 24th at the Health Depart ment. A representative "of thej North Carolina Tuberculosis San I atorium well be at the Health I Department Office for the pur pose of examining all old and] arrested cases and any pre- 1 viously advised to be checked. All those desiring to be check-; ed please contact the Health1 Department by Saturday. Sept. ; 21. For those who are financially able to pay there will be a fee of; $100. I County Singing to Be Held October 6 The Watauga county singing kwill bo held at the Gospel Taber ' naelc in Boone on Sunday Oct. 6, it is announced by S. C. Eggers chairman. Mr. Eggers insists that all sing ers. classes, etc. in the area at tend this singing, and especially urges church choirs to attend. HOSPITAL APPRENTICE James Ralph Hicks. 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hicks. Vilas, , has qualified as hospital appren tice, second class, at Portsmouth, Va Hicks, entered the Navy 21st May 1946 and had recruit train ing Bainbridge, Md. Before en listing in the Navy he attended Cove Creek High School. CANNERY TO CLOSE The Cove Creek cannery will be closed unt'l further notice ex cept Friday, Sept. 20th. Anyone desiring to do canning after that date contact Robert Shipley at Vilas. 800 May Be Enrollec Appalachian College For Current Session Registrations for the fall term at Appalachian Stale Teachers College got underway Wednes day morning at 9 ' o'clock, and Dean J. D. Rankin estimates that from 700 to 800 students will hare been enrolled vhen the institution starts regular classroom activities. There are 600 dormitory res ervations, Dr. Rankin says, while large numbers of stu dents. of whom he has no rec ord as yet, will be quartered in the homes of the town. Like wise, pending completion of registration, college officials cannot accurately estimate the number of day students from the town. FARMERS TO GET LESS PHOSPHATE Local AAA Group Cuts Phos phate Allocation to Watau gans by 40 Per Cent Due to the shortage of materials and the inability of supplier^ and dealers to furnish phosphate .it a fair price to the Watauga County Agricultural Conservation Program for this year. The Watauga county AAA Committee has b~en obliged to reduce the allor *n of phosphate ttl ap prr farms 40%. Notices nre being mailed to all farmers to this ??ffect. Since the shortage has been ap parent, many farmers have order ed lime in order that they may still earn their share of the money allocated to their farms. It is im portant that all farmers do this where nossible in order that no money allocated to the county will bo lost. All orders for lime must be placed by Sept. 2U. Farmers may also purchase phosphate from their dealers and, by using it on approved practices, still earn all the money approved for their farms. Practices on which credit may be obtained are: Permanent pasture: grasses seeded in the fall of 1945 or the 1946 program year; crimson clover, ryegrass, hairy vetch, austrian winter peas seeded in the fall of 1946 with or without a nurse crop. Approximately $6000 has been approved for permanent pasture and reseeding pastures. There are still several farmers who have not reported carrying out these practices. If they have carried | out either, or both of these prac tices. this report should be made before Sept. 20. If they have been! unable to do so. it is advisable toj substitute lime for these practices, j as there are very few farms on which lime could not still be used this year. It is urged by the County Com mittee that all farmers report the practices they have carried out so far during the year. The fol lowing are the approved practices for 1946: lime, phosphate, winter,1 cover crops, such as seeding crimson clover, ryegrass, hairy vetch, or austrian winter peas, turning of rye in the spring of 1946, seeding permanent pas tures, and reseeding pastures. Any additional information may be obtained from the local AAA office. Blowing Rock Rotary ! Club Has First Meet Blowing Rock, ? The first regular meeting of the newly formed Rotary club of Blowing Rock was held Friday night at the Wa tauga Inn, and was presided over by Dr. Walter K. Keys, recently elected president of the club. Keynote speaker was J. Luther Snyder, Rotarian from Charlotte, who told of his experiences visit ing Rotary clubs in foreign coun tries, including Cario, Egypt, as well as Milan, Italy. Paris, and London A program committee was ap pointed, consisting of Duke Cus ter. John Reiniking, and Cameron Williams, and it was decided that future meetings will be held re gularly each Friday night at the Watauga Inn. The remainder of the program consisted of a round table discus sion of Rotary activities. Among he out-of-town guests were Gwyn Harper of Hickory, Bob Adams of Lenoir, and Tom Gartland of Port Majorca, Florida. A special ladies' night is plan ned for the near future. SOME MAM! Pittsburgh, Pa. ? When John Porter, of Dauphin, Pa., sudden ly became ill on a train, it took eighteen men althogether to move him to the Allegheny General Hospital Porter, 54. weighs 721 1 pounds and has been playing the i role of the "fat man" in circuses i for years. ( KEEP SCENT 3,000 YEARS Toronto. ? ?? A mass of roses in i a jeweled, gold box, found in the \ tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 by archaeologists, still retained a , faint perfume, after 3,000 years, j i Federal funds for the school lunch program averaged $7 per i pupil last year and there was i about $11 per pupil furnished byi States and localities. Julian Price Launches Big Development On Boone's Fork 525 ENROLLED IN GRADE SCHOOL Appalachian Elementary Starts Term With Capacity En rollment; New Teachers Eager faces and autumn skies, accompanied by the familial ling of an 8:50 bell, ushered a capacity enrollment of five hundred twenty five young Americans in to the Boone Elementary school] on Tuesday morning, September 3rd. Immediate and interesting plans were begun for a varied I yearly program in music, library, physical education, and other] activities School cafeteria service was resumed on the following Monday with the preparation of tasty hot lunches at the cost of fifteen cents per plute. The staff welcomes the addition of six new members. Mrs. Mary Ellis Snow, and Mrs. Hugh Rea vis, both Appalachian graduates, will hold respective positions as director of the Physical Educat ion Department and assistant librarian. Mrs. Snow begins her professional career with us, and Mrs Reaves was formerly em ployed in the Kannopolis schools. Mrs Joe Crawford, third grade teacher, and also an Appalachian alumna, has held a position for merly in the Blowing Rock schools. Miss Mary Ellen Gibbs, Guilford college graduate, who is doing graduate work at Womans college, was employed in the Summerfield school in Guilford county and will hold fourth grade position in our school. Sixth grade work will be under the supervision of Miss Mary Walker and Mr. Melvin Lashure. Miss Walker is a graduate of Womens college, where she re ] ceived her M A. degree, and hasj been formerly in the Guilford! county system. Mr. Lashure wasl employed one year in the Davis :ounty schools after leaving Appa lachian. He was later employed In the Kannopolis schools and for the Dast four years has been With the N. C. Shipbuilding Company. Other grades have retained anginal teachers as follows: Miss Betty Ruth Jennings and Mrs. Grace Councill, first grade; Mrs. Ennis Davis and Miss Sally Car son, secon d grade; Miss Beulah Campbell, third grade; Miss Clyde Goodman, fourth grade; (Continued on page 8) Greensboro Insurance Man Creat-( ing Lake, Primarily For Fish; Culture; Further Devalopmani of Project in Offing; Site Dis covered by W. S. Whiting Mora Than 30 Years Ago Julian Price, president of the board of directors of the Jeffer-| son Standard Life Insurance Co.. Greensboro, is pushing the con struction of a huge lake on Boone's Fork, about two miles from Shulls Mills, the primary purpose of which is said to be the propagation of rainbow trout. Mr. Price is a trout fisherman of many years experience, and has sought the advice of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which has pronounced the stream as being excellent for the habits of the rainbow trout. Mi. Price has several bull dozers, numerous trucks, a steam shovel and a large number of workers busily constructing the dam, which is six miles from Blowing Rock and near the Lin ville Road. The structure will be 65 feet thick at the base. 425 feet long, and the impounded water will cover 300 acres of land, and reach to the vicinity of Coffey's Gap. There is now a three acre idam on the property which is Iteeming with trout, and a num tber of smaller rearing pools, [which will supply the stock for the big lake. ; Once the lake is completed, perhaps next spring, plans are in the making for the further development of the project, it is said, and a certain area of the lake will likely be apportioned for swimming Roads are being Clanned, one of which will be uilt across the dam. giving easy entrance to the development. It is not stated whether or not power will later be developed be low the dam. or what other acti vities will take place. Whiting Located Sita W. S. Whiting, it is recalled, in connection with the Price deve lopment, came to Shulls Mills in 1915, brought J. H. Murphy, en gineer, K. C. Morrison, timber cruiser, and R. O. Bowers, superintendent, rented a log house, and left the three men for a year to explore the territory. At the end of the period Mr. Whiting purchased all the land on Boone s Fork, built a band saw mill, and began the construc tion of a .railroad toward Grand father Mountain. It was this sur vey and the buildirg of the rail (Continued on page 8) FINAL PUNS ARE MADE FOR DRIVE BY FARM BUREAU Township Quotas Are Estab lished for Membership Campaign by Watauga Farm Group; G. D. Barnett is Named Chairman Mem bership Campaign At an enthusiastic membership committee meeting held at the Carolina Cafe in Boone on Thurs day night. Sept. 5, final plans were made for the annual mem bership drive of the Watauga County Farm Bureau. Watauga's quota for this drive as set by the State Farm Bureau, is 300. Last year the membership reached 156. Several of this nuhber should renew member ships at this time, it is stated. The membership committee feels like the county should have a larger quota than 300, since the county is a leader in agriculture in Northwest North Carolina. Acting on this it was voted to set_ township quotas as follows: Bald Mountain .25 Beaver Dam ... 50 Blowing Rock .25 Blue Ridge ...... 35 Boone (town only) 25 Brushy Fork 30 Cove Creek 50 Elk 10 Laurel Creek 35 Meat Camp 40 New River 40 Nonh Fork 10 Shawncehaw 20 Stony Fork 30 Watauga 60 This gives us a quota of 485 which we can easily reach if all members of the membership com mittee will add as many as 10 new members to what we al ready have. G. D. Barnett was elected chairman of the membership drive and the following men were selected to form the mem bership committee: Bald Mountain: W. F. Norris and R. F. Vannoy. Beaver Dam: D. F. Greene, (Continued on page 8) I LOCAL ffl SCHOOL ENROLLS 400 Appalachian High Breaks For* mar Enrollment Record*; Many Faculty Changes Appalachian High opened with he largest enrollment of the listory of the school. Including :he 12th grade for the first time, learly four hundred students en -olled on the opening day of the term. The returning faculty members this year were Mrs. Gordon Nash, Miss Winona Williams, Miss Eloise Stogner, Mrs. James B. Winkler, Mr. Harold Quincy, Miss Martha Grey, Mr. R. L. Tait, Mr. Gordon Nash, Miss Margaret Mclntyre, and Mr. Wey, principal. The new teachers which were employed to teach this year are Mrs. Margaret Gragg who is re placing Mr. Williams, Miss Flora Alexander, is replacing Miss Jane Grey in the social studies department; Miss Betty Gabriel is replacing Mrs. Hugh Daniel in the girls phy, ed. dept; Miss Ruth Gilreath is replacing Miss Mary Madison in the biology depart ment; Willard C. Tripp is replac ing Miss Dorn in the physics and chemistry department; Ben Simp json is replacing Miss Bruton in the mathematics department; Miss Helen Parrott is replacing ,Mrs. Edna James in the home economics department. Mrs. Max field is an additional teacher hired to teach art and Mrs. Dorc as Gomedela is an additional teacher hired to teach math and English. For the first time, Appalachian high is offering art as one of the regular subjects. Approximately 50 students have taken advant age of this new course and are en rolled in the art classes. The eight grade curriculum has been changed to include a course in reading which is taught by Miss Flora Alexander. The main purpose of this course is to in crease the reading ability of all eighth grade students. B..nd has been included in the regular high school schedule and [students meet it during the [regular high school schedule the same as the other subjects. On Friday morning in assembly program. Mr. Hartsell led the school in a community sing. This (Continued on page 8) Curb Market Closes Successful Season The Curb Market, which has been in operation this summer, under the sponsorship of the home demonstration clubs of the county, closed on Friday, Septem ber 6th, until next summer. The sellers were well pleased with the amount they made this year, and are looking forward to a larger and better market next summer. We hope to have a greater variety of products next year also.