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The Democrat Is Inf strictly on s cash in vance bants. 5 CENTS A COPY WEED GROWERS TO BALLOT ON BURLEY QUOTAS Fifteen Hundred Farmers Are Eligible to Cast Votes in the Referendum on Marketing Quotas to Be Held Oct. 25; Now 800 Acres Burley Approximately 1500 persons in Watauga county are eligible to vote in the referendum on mark eting quotas on burley tobacco to be held Friday, October 25, ac cording to Ned Glenn, chairman of the County Agricultural Con servation Committee. The re ferendum was called in accor dance with the law, which autho rizes marketing quotas on Burley tobacco for the 1947 crop. How ever, marketing quotas cannot be in effect unless approved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting in the referendum. Marketing quotas furnish grow ers with a method of adjusting supply to demand and can help to provide fair prices to growers for the tobacco they produce. "Any person who has an in terest in the 1946 6rop of Burley tobacco as an owner, tenant, or sharecropper is entitled to vote in the referendum," Mr. Glenn said. "However, no person is en titled to more than one vote even though he may be engaged in production of Burley tobacco in two or more communities, coun ties. or States." Mr. Glenn explained that, if marketing quotas are approved, individual acreage allotments will be continued in 1947. Allotments for individual farms for 1947 will not be less than 80 per cent of the 1946 allotment for any farm which has grown up to 75 per cent of its allotted acreage in any one of the past three years. He added that the law provides that 1946 allotments of nine-tenths acre or less cannot be reduced for 1947. Burley tobacco from the 1946 crop is eligible for loans ? but the 1947 crop of Burley will be eli gible only if quotas are approved. The loan rate is 90 per cent of parity. By law, loans cannot be made available in 1947 if growers disapprove of quotas. It was emphasized that the loan program affords growers the op portunity of obtaining loans bas ed on grades. If the tobacco under loan is sold above the losn rate, the farmer participates in any profit which may be realized. Mr. Glenn said Watauga coun ty's 1946 crop of Burley tobacco is indicated at approximately 800 acres. Record National Income Foreseen For Coming Year Washington. Oct. 8. ? The bur eau of agricultural economics predicted today that the national income will climb to a record peak of $175,000,000,000 in 1947 but start tapering off toward the end of the year Such an income would be about 6 per cent above this year's esti mated $165,000,000,000. the high est on record to date. Hurricane Spends Fury Over Carolina A tropical hurricane which spent its 125-mile-an-hour fury before hitting Florida blew itself out Tuesday night over the Caro linas. Heavy downpours of rain and gusty winds, reaching veloci ties as high as 50 miles an hour at times, preceded the storm's path over South Carolina and North Carolina, but caused only minor damage. The Charlotte weather bureau| advised that the center of the storm passed into North Carolina directly south of Charlotte at about 6:30 p. m. It is said that northeast winds would prevail over most of North Carolina in advance of the storm, dying down as the storm ap proached and then shifting to west or southwesterly as it pass ed. The winds were expected to diminish as the storm moved r.orthward. Pastor's Conference to Be Held Next Week A Baptist pastors' conference will be held at Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock, beginning October 14th and continuing October 18th. ' Speakers will be Dr. W. Her shey Davis and Rev. J. R. Moseley. All pastors in the Three Forks Association are invited to attend the gathering. AGENTS MUST GIVE REPORT OF ACTIVITIES IN U. S. Washington? Agents of Russia, Great Britain and other wartime allies will hereafter have to file public statements of their activi ties in this country. Attorney General Tom Clark disclosed this Tuesday. During the war. allied representatives were not required to make such statements, but Clark said Presi dent Truman put an end to the wartime policy Sept. 30. FARMING IN MEXICO Hand labor, poor rocky soil and light crops, seemed to be the I general thing in Mexican (arming. This Mexican and his son are shown working the field with their own oxen team. No attempt has been made to remove the rocks from the soil. Photo was taken by A. F. Davis, Cleveland, while vacationing and studying electric welding possibilities in the southern republic. CO. HOME CLUBS TO HOLD MEETING ! i Annual Session of County Fede ration of Home Demon stration Clubs is Slated The annual meeting of the Watauga County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will be held on Friday, October 25th at the First Baptist Church in Boone. A very interesting and worthwhile program is being planned, and it is hoped that a large number of members of the clubs will be present The meeting, which will be E resided over by Mrs. Homer ane, of the Howard's Creek Club, will begin promptly at 10:30. There will be a business session in the morning and in the afternoon. Miss Willie Hunter, Extension Clothing Specialist from State College in Raleigh, will give a demonstration on "Making and RemqaMiiog of old Hats and Accessories." All club members are invited 'to attend and bring 1 4 picnic lunch with them. DEMOCRATSTO MEET ON OCT 17 Ninth District Democratic Rally to Be Held in Statesvile; Wataugans Invited I As many Watauga county [Democrats as possible are asked to attend the ninth district con gressional rally which will be held in Statesville on Thursday October 17th, W. R. Winker, Democratic county chairman, stated yesterday. Features of the rally will be talks by Congressman Robert L. Doughton, Senator Clyde R. Hoey, State Democratic chairman W. B. Umstead, and others. The meeting will get under way at ten o'clock on the morn ing of the 17th and it is hoped by [the local Democratic organiza tion that there will be a good at tendance of Wataugans. The ninth district is composed of Alexander, Ashe, Alleghany, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Iredefi, Ro wan, Stanley and Watauga coun ties. Steps Taken to Get Control* Off Meat Washington? The meat indus try moved formally Tuesday to free cattle, beef and veal from OPA control, while campaign conscious politicians argued over who's to blame for the meat shortage. By a 1 1 to 1 vote, the OPA meat industry advisory commit tee started forward a petition by which industry leaders hope to junk the controls they blame for keeping meat off American tables. The petition goes first to Sec retary of Agriculture Anderson. If he finally rejects it, it goes to the independent three-man de control board. Hereford Sale to Be Held Here Saturday The fourth annual Watauga Hereford breeders' sale will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1 or 2. This will be a fine oppor tunity for many farmers to pur chase some good cattle. Thirty two ammaL; will be offered for sale. ? Vet* Foreign War# I To Meet on Oct. 10 Tne Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet October 10th at 7:30 o'clock in the American Legion hut. and all members are asked to be present for the discussion of important business matters. NEW VOTERS MUST REGISTER; Books to Open Next Saturday to1 Register Voters lor No vember Balloting All persons wishing to register to vote in the elections of Nov ember 5th may do so at their pol ling places on Saturday October 12, Saturday October 19th and Saturday October 26th, R. T. Greer, chairman of the Watauga county Board of Elections says. Voters who have become of age, or have qualified themselves for voting by length of local resi dence, since the last election must register before they may vote, it is pointed out. Books will be open at the regular polling places all day on the dates men tioned. Challenge day will be Novem ber 2, it is explained. The local elections board has opened offices in the Wade F. Brown building, where applica tions for absentee ballots are be ing received. Shoe Ceiling! Are Expected To Be Raised! Wasshington. Oct. 8. ? Higher iprices for some footwear were in Iprospect tonight as the govern ment moved to avert what it termed a threatened 40 to 50 per cent cut in shoe production Reconversion Director John R. Steelman, declaring there is a "serious" leather shortage, au thorized greater importation of cattle hides and calf skins while holding a tight lid on exports. Steelman said in a statement OPA will increase ceilings on leather made from imported calf' skins to reflect the higher world] Iprice of these skins. Mrs. Sarah Greer Cox Is T aken by Death Mrs. Sarah Greer Cox, 82 years old, died at her home in the Lax on neighborhood last Saturday and funeral services were con ducted at the Holiness Tabernacle at Todd Sunday at 2 o'clock, by Rev. Ed Blackburn. Interment was in the Howell cemetery by Reins-Sturdivant. Surviving are three sons and three daughters: E. O. Greer, Laxon; W. H. Cox, Coburn, Va.; C. D. Cox. Laxon; Mrs. Roby Hol man, Todd; Mrs. Frank Holman, Todd; Mrs. Marvin Norris, Boone. There are four brothers: S. W. Greer, Brown wood; Noah Greer, Maryland; L. Greer. Zionville; R. T. Greer, Lenoir. Appalachian Turns Back Elon By 40-0 Ed Mammorella and John Hoi-' lars paced a smooth-clicking Ap palachian State College elevpn to its second straight victory and the first in the North State con ference in rolling over Elon Col lege, 40 to 0, here Saturday aft ernoon. Mammorella scored th e first Mountaineer touchdown in the first period on a 23-yard run. The fleet back intercepted an Elon pass on his own five and raced 95 yards for another score. The Mountaineers' final score came on an intercepted pass by Hollars who chalked up the long est run of the day, a 103-yard dash behind perfect interference. Local Baby Hereford Wins In Richmond A Hereford baby beef, owned by Fred Councill of Boono, won the championship in the Junior Hereford department of the At lantic Rural Exposition held in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, it is learned thig morning. The local Hereford was shown in competition with 4-H club en tries. from five states. O HOMECOMING TO TOBEHELDHERE THIS WEEK END \ ? - t . 'V.*'"" * Xl Appalachian^ College Com pletes Plans for Annual Homecoming Day Exer cises; Mountaineers and High Point to Meet in Grid Contest The annual homecoming day exercises will be held at Appala chian State Teachers College Oct ober 11 and 12th, and plans are almost completed for the event which is so eagerly looked for ward to by members of the student body and the Alumni As sociation. On Friday October 11th, the' homecoming j>lay will be staged j and a variety show presented in. the college auditorium, while the headline feature of the Saturday program will be the clash of the Appalachian Mountaineers with the High Point Panthers, in a football tilt, which may possibly have a decisive bearing on the Conference championship. Immediately after the game, alumni are expected to attend a tea in Lovill assembly, and hold a brief business session. At 8:45 [the Watauga Alumni Association will sponsor a dance for the re turning alumni and invited jguests. All Watauga county alumni are urged to make their reserva tions for the Homecoming events as early as possible. Tickets to the play (no admission) and tickets, to the Homecoming Dance ($1.00 each) may be reserved by writ ing to Dr. G. P Eggers, Execu tive Secretary of the Alumni As sociation. No reservations for the play may be made after 5:30 p. m. Friday. Tickets for the dance should be reserved before 5:30 p. m. Saturday. Tickets to the foot ball game may be obtained at the A-Club exhibit in front of thel Men's Gymnasium from 10:00 a. m. until 2:00 p. m. Saturday. Horton Doughton Sells Hereford* For Record Sum at Thursday Sale J. Horton Doughton, one of northwestern North Carolina's leading breeders of thoroughbred cattle, sold 110 head of registered Herefords at the Doughton Farm at Laurel Springs last Thursday for an average of around $550 ^>er head. One yearling bull sold for $10,000, wtaile one of the Dough-i ton herd bulls brought $3,500. | A large number of Watauga j county cattlemen attended the sale, and remarked that the cat tle which brought the record prices were all in ordinary grass condition. The local men point out that this goes to show what good breeding will do for the cat-; tie grower. New Books Available At County Library; The new county library in thel county office building, is open 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. daily, and is of fering the following books for |your reading pleasure. "Guide to Model Aircraft," by Cooke: "Southern Horizons", by Haynes: "Radio's Second Chance" by Siepmann; "Radar: What it is and How it Works," by Dunlap; "Hail to the Jeep", by Wells; "South of Sahara", by Gatti; "Son of the Wilderness' the Life of John Muir',, by Wolxe New fiction: "Richter's the Fields"; "Mason's House of Lordship Lane"; Carr's "He Who Whis pers"; Maclnnis' "Horizon"; Howe's "No Face to Murder" and Malvern's "Good Troopers All." Mrs. E. H. Greer Dies At Caldwell H o me Lenoir, N. C., October 7. ? Fun eral services for Mrs. E. H. Greer, 188. who died Thursday night after a lingering illness, were conducted at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. "Die Rev erend A. A. McLean officiated, and interment was in the Chapel of Rest cemetery. Grandsons of the deceased acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Greer is survived by six daughters and one son: Mrs Frank Critcher. Lenoir; Mrs. Fannie Greer, Miss Judy Greer of the home; Mrs. Frank Powell, Lenoir; Mrs. L. P. Baker, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Eugene Jones, Graham; Jesse Greer, Happy Valley. There are 15 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. JAP INDUSRY WAGES HIGHEST IN HISTORYi Tokyo? The monthly wage for male industrial workers exceeds 500 yen ($33.33) the first time in Japanese history, Gen. MacArth ur's economic section said Tues day. At the end of June, wages for both sexes were nearly four and a half times as high as in the first six months of last year? Ja pan's closing war months ? a sur vey showed. Male workers aver aged 537 yen; women 234. I Roxas proposes a $150,000,000 loan fund to aid th^ Phlllippinc-s. ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET ?p ? 1 I 1 Lester Carroll, left, local lumberman and ca.tle dealer, named a candidate for the lower hcuse of the General A.-stmb y by the recent Democratic convention. At right is Alberi Hcnst.n of Sher wood. nominated by the Democrats for sheriff. Mr. Henson is a former army air force sergeant, and saw extensive action in the European theatre of war. (Carroll photo By Royal. une Studio.) FARM BUREAU REACHES QUOTA 'More Than Three Hundred Mem bers Are Now Enrolled in Farm Organization The membership quota for the Watauga Farm Bureau has reach btshiuqUOta ?f 300 ln the beiship campaign which ran through September and G D Barnett. chairman of the cam paign says there are at least a dozen membership over with some reports yet to be submitted. Mr. Barnett asks that all those wh? have not made their reports do so at once. Mail Christmas Parcels Before October 15th Charleston. S. C. ? Christmas parcels for Naval and Marine Lorps personnel in the extreme nn?Wia. aueas should t>P mailed not later than October 15, to af Rr?bability of delivery be fore Christmas day it was an Hct"1Cpuhlf l?cfSixth Nava< D'st nct Public Information Office Paicels for personnel known to ?e in an area permitting sub mailing may be maUed at appropriate dates selected by the sender. ' It is important that parcels for overseas bo packed ,n except, on ail> stllinS. containers, that the senders foir?w the postal regula ch PIoh|bit mailing per ?shables overseas, that the full C'T,'' ,HHrial n"m.ber- and com p.ete address of the recipient be used, and that all packages con-l taining valuables be insured It should be noted that poor the i?* ?iU'n results not onlv in in H*?* ??e package, but also ,,T? i., dan]?8e to other parcels or obliteration of their address. College Dairy Wins Winston-Salem Prizes Mr. Hal Barlow and Mr Ben Rosenbalm Appalachian Dairy ^ #?i ?' althe Winston-Sal tha't ?h a ,^i lst. announce irf ? ? Appalachian State Teach in the 1^,eVPlaCe as fo'lows in the Holstem-Friesian judging la^Tn pbampion Female, Hart K? ? osch: weight 1600 Fem i^C^r ? 1' "'un'or Champion mplla J? 2 an Posch Crea mella, a daughter of the Grand Champion Female Junior Cham p.on Bull and 1st pnze Jun^ Cobnthn Appalachian Tritomia Colanthus, out of the same sire aSrI?Unlor 9hamP'on Female Others include, 1st prize 3 lh^2r ? u COW' APPalachian Ab bekerk Homestead, 2nd prize 2 year old class, W B L Lady Meg iJunior Yearling. Appalachian Homestead Creamelle, and 2nd Appalachian arss asuss sian cattle in the state. Mr. Bar low and Mr. Rosenbalm stated. Comet in Sky Tonight With 8-Day Long Tail New York, Oct. 8? If the m?n " ulea' -nd y?U P^r UP F^T? . Sk'M abOUt 10 O'clock ^T) tomorrow night there'll be , fcobini-Zmner, a comet with a tail eight days long. Astronomers predict it will be one of the most dazzling displays 0,ifle?tlal fireworks in history. L?Ve of the comet zipped past earth a week ago yesterday but it was 24 million miles away and not many people noticed. ^Hie fiery tail will be 131,000 miles away, about half the dis JhUm* !? '"P0" 11 w111 be visible.* to the naked eye over the eastern half of the United States and Canada, weather permitting Broke, Enters Politics Charles E. (Commando) Kelly, amed Pittsburgh Congressional! Medal of Honor winner, with his) .our-months-old daughter, Vir-f ginia, says he has lost most of hifl 54 1,000 and will now tour for Re| publican candidates. REV S.B. MOSS TO COME TO BOONE Bishop Purcell Name* Successor to Dr. E. K. McLarty at Local Methodist Church Rev S. 13. Moss is the new pas tor of the Boone Methodist Church, it was revealed by Bishop Clare Purcell of Char lotte. who read the appointments at the closing session of the Western North Carolina Metho dist Conference in Asheville Mon day. Rev. Mr. Moss succeeds Dr. E K. McLarty. who has tem porarily retired from ministerial work to take a needed rest. Dr. J. G. Barden was named to the Boone circuit. Rev. Ernest Stephens returns to Todd, while Rev. R. J. Starling continues his work in the Watauga circuit. Rev. [C. S Kirkpatrick was re-named Idistrict superintendent. [ Dr. D. J. Whitener and H. jGrady Farthing of Boone, were in attendance at the conference. Check On World's Use of Atom Sought Lake Sucess, N. Y.. Oct. 8. ? The political committee of the United Nations atomic energy commission today agreed un animously to institute a detailed study of safeguards necessary to restrict the use of atomic energy to peaceful purposes. The resolution, put forward by Gen. A G. L. McNaughton of Canada provides for a thorough examination of three possible kinds of misuse ? diversion of materials, clandc-stine operations, and seizures of materials or facili ties. The far reaching plan calls for a complete checkup at every stage of production from the mines on up, and was viewed by delegates generally as a major step ahead in the long-delayed discussions of world control. 'VOTERS IN ALASKA DECIDE ON STATEHOOD Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 8 ? Alas kans voted today, in a purely ad visory referendum, on whether they want tWigress to make their sprawling. 586,400-square mile territory the nation's newest, largest and northernmost state. Returns from the general elec tion from the four largest cities ? Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Ketchikan, will account for approximately half the territory vote, and probably give early de cisive figures late tonight on the statehood referendum, the elec tion of a delegate to congress and territorial official.'-, and on the blanket primary. Pacific surplus going to Far East, Senate inquiry is told. Agriculture Department asks [farmers for metal scrap. ( LIVESTOCK TO BE EXHIBITED HERE ON FRIDAY Livestock Producers to E X* hibit Purebred Dairy Beef Cattle at Local Ware house; State College Spe cialists to Assist in Judging Animals Friday, Oct. 11, is a big day for all livestock producers of the county, because it is the day of the Purebred Livestock show at the Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1. Every livestock producer of the county should be present, either showing livestock or look ing at what the other man is .-.howing. The show will begin promptly at 10 a. m.. Friday, and continue until all classes are judged, ac cording to L. E. Tuckwiller, coun ty agent. The Hereford cattle, Hampshire sheep, and horses will be judged by Howard Stamey, extension animal husbandry spe cialist. State College, and Dr. J. E. Foster, professor of animal husbandry, in charge of beef cat tle and sheep research, State Col lege, Raleigh. The dairy cattle will be judged by R. L. Tait, vo cational agriculture teacher, of Boone, and F. R. Farnham, ex tension dairy specialist. State Col lege. If any of these men are unable to serve, another compe tent judge will be obtained. The winner will receive rib bons. If an animal has no com petition, it cannot receive higher than a red ribbon, and in that case the judge must deem it worthy of the award, or it will receive no ribbon. For the convenience of those participating, herewith is given the classifications for the show: Beef Cattle (Each Breed Shown Separately) Bull calf, under one year. Bull, over one year and under two. Bull, over two years and under three. Bull, over three years. Pair of bulls, any age. Heifer calf, under one year. Heifer, over one year and un der two. Cow. over two years and un der three. Cow, over three years. I Pair of females, any age. Pair of calves, any age. Pair of calves, bull and heifer. Pair of one or two year olds, bull and heifer. Get of sire, three animals, both sexes. Champion bull. Champion female. Dairy Cattl* (Each Br*?d Shown Saparalaly) Bull, three years old or over. Bull, two years old and under three. Bull, senior yearling. Bull, junior yearling. Bull. Senior calf. Bull, junior calf. Cow, four years old or over. Cow, three years old and un der four. Cow or heifer, two years old and under three. Heifer, senior yearling. Heifer, junior yearling. Heifer, senior calf. Heifer, junior calf. Get of sire. Champion bull. Champion female. Horm (All Breeds) Team, over 1300 pounds. Team, under 1300 pounds. Single horse, over 1300 pound*. Single horse, under 13 0 0 pounds. Sheep (Each Breed Shown Separately) Rams, under one year. Rams, over one year. Ewes, under one year. Ewes, over one year. Pens ? two ram lambs. Pens ? Two ewe lambs. Agent Tuckweller says: "Re member this is your show. Most of the animals are in pasture condition. Help to make this a great show by bringing as many animals as possible." 2,450 Lambs Sold Through Five Pools In the fifth ana last Watauga lamb pool of the year at Wilkes boro last Friday, 25 farmers sold 267 lambs for $3,845.59. This brings the total number of lambs sold through the pool in 1946 to 2,450, this being 24 more than was sold in 1945. The farm ers received $39,598.70 for the lambs sold this year with 52.3 per cent of the lambs grading choice compared with 44.4 last year. There is a big demand for good ewes now, and farmers are in creasing their flocks with some farmers going into the sheep business for the first time. Gragg Resigns Post With U. S.'E. S. Here * Mr. Fred Gragg of Boone, in terviewer for the local office of the United States Employment Service, has resigned his position, effective as of October 4. Mr. Gragg'g successor in the local employment office has not been named, W is said.
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