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LIX, NO. 22 ^ BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1946 ' 5 CENTS A COPY PLANS COMPLETE - FOR BURLEY VOTE IN COUNTY OCT 25 A List of Those Eligible to Vote on Tobacco Quotas are Being Compiled; Further Information on Referen dum; Voting Places Lists of burley tobacco grow ers who are eligible to vote in the referendum on Oct. 25, to de termine whether they desire quotas on the 1947 crop have been compiled by the Watauga County Agricultural Conserva tion Committee and are open for inspection in the county office. In addition to those names conf piled there is a large number of tenants, share-croppers and operators of farms who will be entitled to vote. 'According to Ned Glenn, chairman of the agricul tural conservation committee, "any person who has an interest in the 1946 crop as owner, tenant, or sharecropper is eligible to vote." With more than 300 million pounds of surplus burley tobacco on the market it is extremely important that growers be aquaintcd with the issues involv ed. Marketing quotas afford an opportunity to reduce the supply of tobacco in line with the de mand. Should quotas be voted again. Watauga county growers will be in a favorable position since the proposed 20% reduct ion of allotments in 1947 will af fect less than 10% of the growers in the county. No farm of 0.9 acre or less will be reduced if quotas are approved by the re ferendum. As in the past, Mr. Glenn pointed out, growers will vote on one of three propositions: (1) Do you favor marketing quotas for three years, 1947, 1948, and 1949? <2 ) Do you favor quotas for one year- 1947, but oppose quotas for three years? or, (3) Are you op posed to any quotas? "Vote your own way, but b<y all means vote." That was the final appeal made by letter today to burley tobacco growers by Mr. Glenn. Polling places will be open from 8JJ0 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. and, for the county, are as follows: Bald Mountain community: Cabk'?.?toreP Todd. Beavor Dam community No 1: Donly Hagaman's stort. Beaver Dam community No. 2: Clyde Perry's store. Blue Ridge community: Aho. Brushy Fbtk community: Mil ler's store, Lovill. Boone and Blowing Rock com munities: courthouse New River community: Smith's store. Cove Creek No 1 community: Church's store, Mabel. Silverstone community: I B Wilson's store. Cove Creek No. 2 community: Sherwood's store. Elk community: Laxon P. O. Laurel Creek No 1. community: V. D. Ward's store Laurel Creek No 2. community: Vance Harmon's store. Meat Camp No. 1 and 2 com munities: Meat Camp filling station. North Fork community: Howard Thomis' store. Shawneehaw community: Clyde Tester's store. Stoney Fork community: Lax on P. O. Watauga No. 1 community: Howard Mast's store. Watauga Jlo 2 community:) Church's store. Fosco. Article By Prof. Howell To Be Used In National Journal "The Why of Retardation," a discussion of failure and retarda tion in the schools of North Caro lina. written by Prof. John T Howell of the Appalachian De monstration school in Boone, and published in the October edition 6f North Carolina Education, will be published soon in the "Nation al .Elementary Principal," an or gan of the National Education Association. The article is prais ?d in a letter which comes from Washington asking permission to use the matter compiled by the local educator. Mr. Howell points out that in the period from 1930 to 1941 out of every 1,000 pupils entering the first grade in 1930, 375 graduat ed from high school. In a discus sion of this condition Mr. Howell gives some factors contributing t|0 this situation as: Lack of ef fort. health conditions, personali ty hindrances, absence, inability tp. interest the child and fear of others, fear of teachers, unhappi ness at school and at home. New Minister REV. SAMUEL B. MOSS |REV. S. B. MOSS IS NEW PASTOR Albemarle Man Takes Over Pas torate of Boone Methodist Church Rev. Samuel B. Moss, assigned to the pastorate of the Boone Methodist Church by Bishop Clare Purcell at the recent con ference in Asheville, ,has taken over his new duties here, suc ceeding Dr. J. B. McLarty. who has retired, and who is now en joying a brief rest in the state of Florida. Rev. Mr. Moss, who is a native of Albemarle, gradauted from State College in 193S as a chemi cal engineer, decided to enter the ministry, and spent three years at the Divinity School at Yale University, where he received his theological training. His first work was as assistant pastor of the South Main Street Methodist Church High Point, and he comes to tne local pastorate from Avondale Church in Rutherford county. Rev. Mr Moss, who is unmar ried, is accompanied by his mother, Mrs; Tertttte A. Moss, and sister, Miss Mary A. Moss. They have been residing at the home of Mr and Mrs. A. E. South for a few days, pending the rede corating of the parsonage, and ex pect to establish their home there today. Construction Started On Blowing Rock Park Active work has been begun on the development of the central recreation park in Blowing Rock. Grading has been completed for the widening of the streets on two sides of the park, and for the construction of two tennis courts. Plans already made call for the completion of the tennis courts, the building of a children's play ground. the construction of shuf fleboard. horse-shoe pitching, badminton and croquet courts before the opening of another summer season. In the master plans for the park already ap proved, are included the build ing of a swimming pool, a new li brary building, and a pavilion which will be adapted to roller skating, concerts, moving pic tures, and all features of general entertainment. This building will also contain offices for the Cham ber of Commerce Mrs. Dillie Hagam&n Claimed by Death Mrs. Dillie Scott Hagaman, aged 83 years, died Sunday at the home in Beaver Dam township, and funeral services were held Tuesday at the Forest Grove! Baptist Church, with Rev. Law- 1 rence Hagaman in charge. Burial was in the Hagaman family cemetery in that neighborhood, with Reins-SturdHrant Funeral Home in charge of the details. Surviving are one son, and two daughter^, Floyd Hagaman, Boone; Mrs. Epsie Hagaman, Vilas R. F. D.; and Mrs. R C.1 Eggers, Mountain City, Tenn. Boone P.-T.A. To Meet October 28th The next meeting of the Boone Parent-Teachers Association will be held at the high school on Monday, October 28, at 7:30 p. m. Leaders for the evening's pro gram will be Gail Clay, Betty Gabriel, McKinley Ayers, Bob Agle and R. W. Watkins. The subject under discussion will be "Home to School ? Traffic Safety." All friends and patrons of the school are urged to attend -this meeting in order to have a share in the educational program of the community. LEGION MAKING CAMPAIGN FOR NEW MEMBERS All-out Membership Drive is Announced by Watliuga Legion Post; 64 Valuable Prizes Are Offered by Lo cal Meyrhants as Incentive An all out drive for member ship in Watauga Post 130 of the American Legion is now getting into high gear according to joint announcement made this week by membership chairman, Lionel Ward, Wade E. Brown, command er, and Joe Huffman, adjutant. Sparking this drive for mem bership is a list of sixty four valuable prizes donated by the merchants of Boone with a value of several hundred dollars. These' prizes will be given to those vet erans of either war who secure the most paid up memberships to the American Legion on or be fore Friday November 8. A list of the prizes and other information will be published next week. I According to the adjutant the membership already is within fifty of being at an all time high for the local post, but the con test is just beginning, and many veterans of both wars are ex pected to join before the day1 the contest ends. A most unusual situation exists in the contest thus far, for despite the large membership already attained, only seventeen contestants for the sixty four prizes have as yet turned in any reports. Therefore, forty-seven new contestants are urged to get into the contest at once. Kelly Osborne. Richard Kelley, Lionel Ward and Mack Gowles are currently leading the parade of contestants. Any vet eran from either war who is in terested in the American Legion and this contest is urged to at tend the important meeting to be held at the Legion Hut Friday at 7:30 p. m. when complete infor mation on the contest, applica tion blanks etc. may be obtained. Refreshments will be served. At the conclusion of the con test in November a huge fish fry or dinner is planned tenative ly with high Legion Officials from all over the state will be present to celebrat ethe termina tion of the record-breaking mem jbership drive. Doughton Speaks at 9th District Rally The best insurance that can be given the American people for the future of their country is the re-election of all Democrats at the polls on Nov. 5, and the fill ing of all national, state and lo cal offices with Democratic can didates ? then the people will be assured of continuance of sound, progressive and humanitarian government in both state and na tion. Such is the forthright declara tion made this past week at the congressional rally of the ninth district held at Statesville by Congressman Robert L. Dough ton. Representative Doughton be lieves in the doctrine he is preaching and believes in it wholeheartedly. Not only at Statesville, but at every gather ing this month where he is call ed to make a speech, he has de clared that the Republican party is conducting a campaign "based on criticism, wild promises, glit tering generalities and pious platitudes" and they "have no ef fective program and are not con structive." In fact, he adds, their record "going back to Hard in" Coolidge and Hoover is a retard of failure and defeatism and abandonment of high prin ciples." A large number of local Demo crats went to Statesville to par ticipate in the rally. Big REA Loan Made To Caldwell Group Washington, Oct. 22. ? Rural Electrification Administration to day announced approval of a $1, 220,000 loan to Blue Ridge Elect ric Membership corporation, Le? oir, Caldwell county, for improv ing its transmission system and building 785 miles of line to serve 2,754 consumers TWO WATAUGA COUMTIANS ENROLLED AT MARS HILL o Mars Hill ? Two students from Watauga county are among the 901 enrolled at Mars Hill college this fall, according to a report irom the registrar's office. They are Ned Payne -Austin of Boone, and Eula Mae Coffey of Blowing Rock. Saturday Is Last Day to Register Attention is called to the fact that Saturday, Oct. 26. is the last day in which a voter may register. and thus qualify himsalf to' cast a ballot in tha election of Not. 5.. Saturday. Not. 2, will ba observed as challenge day. . Registration books will ba open next Saturday at tha voting place in each precinct, and those who have not pre viously registered, and who have reached their majority, or become eligible by length of local residence, must register at that time, or they just can't qualify to vole under the law. BEARS ARE SLAIN AT BLOWING ROCK Two Big Bruins Are Taken by Party of Hunters Near Famed Rock Two large bears, weighing 375| and 400 pounds, respectively, were killed by a party of hunters| within two miles of the corpor ate limits of the town of Blowing Rock last week, it was learned] 'participated in the successful hunt. Indications were that the bears had spent the summer in the country immediately below the famous rock, from which the town derives its name. The success of the hunt, Mr. Penley said, was due to the superbly trained bear dogs, the property of Grover and Clarence Wiseman of Altamont. - Among those participating in the hunt were: Howard Smith, Grover Wiseman, Clarence Wise man, Fred Wiseman, Ernest Wise, Sterling Vance, Emmet Johnson, Allen Johnson, Bud Winters, Fred Penley, Marion Ford, Bus ter Ford, Adam Hodges, Paul Coffey. I Coal Miners May Strike November 1 from Fred Penley, who Washington, Oct. 22 ? John lJ Lewi* tonight warned in effect Uiat his 400,000 soft coal miners would walk out Nov. 1 ? 20 days earlier than the dea41ine set yes terday ? if Secretary of the Inter ior Krug fails to show up prompt ly for a conference here on new wage demands and other issues. With the government, as op erator of the seized coal mines, balking at his demand that the present contract be reopened. Lewis quickly served an ultima tum declaring that unless the conference is held the existing agreement will be "void," - Traditionally, members of the United Mine Workers have re fused to work without a contract. Charging the government with breaching the contract, Lewis called yesterday for a conference Nov. 1 to reopen wages and a host of other issues. Under the pro cedure outlined yesterday, the walkout could start Nov. 20. Baptist Preachers to Gather at Fruitland The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina will open at Fruitland in the old Fruitland property, a school for preachers and pastors on October 28, it is announced. The school will be under the direction of Dr. J. C. Canipe, sec retary of evangelism of North Carolina Baptists. About sixty preachers are expected to enroll for the school which will run for six weeks but will adjourn for the Baptist State Convention the week of November 18. The ma jority of these preachers will come from the mountain and Piedmont area. Many pastors in Watauga county ought to come, says Dr. Canipe. Contact him at 417 Third avenue. West Hender sonville, N. C. Attend Funeral Rites For Victim of Burns Mr. A E. Southland Mrs. S. C. Eggers went to Hildebran Sun day where they attended the funeral of a grand-niede, Nora Brannoek, one year old, a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bran nock of Hickory. The rites were held in the Methodist church at Hildebran and interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The child was fatally burned, it is said, when her clothing was ignited from a fire in the home'. Democratic Leaders to Speak Here Senator Clyie R. Hoey, left, and Congressman Robert L. Doughton, wi.o will speak at the county-wide Democratic rally at the court house in Boone Thursday, October 31, at 7:30. HOEY, DOUGHTON TO FEATURE DEMOCRATIC RALLY OCT. 31ST Senator Clyde R. Hoey arid Congressman Robert L. Dough ton will supply the oratory at the county-wide Democratic rally to be held at the courthouse in Boone Thursday evening October 31 at 7:30 o'clock, it is announced by W. R. Winkler, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee.l 1 Band music will intersperse the] program, and the people of Watauga county are being urged to gather to hear these leaders in the Congress discuss the issues LOCAL SHEEP WIN AT STATE FAIR S Hampshire* From Shipley Farm Take 19 Ribbont al Raleigh Fair Lftii Week A group of Hampshire sheep from the Shipley Farms, Vilas, took away nineteen ribbons at the State Fair at Raleigh last week as further evidence of the [progress being made in the pure bread livestock industry by Watauga county farmers. Hampshires from the Shipley flocks garnered 6 blue ribbons, 2 grand championships, 6 first, 3 second, and 2 third place awards. Halloween Event Being Planned Here , One of the big events of the |School year is the time for fun rnd frolic at Hallowe'en. Mr. Wey is acting as coordina tor for this event this year. Com imittees are working on booths for various types of entertain ment and it is hoped that the public will be present in large numbers. After the carnival will be a Hallowe'en dance sponsored by Miss Stonger's Assembly Club. | The profit realized from these festivities will be applied on the inter-communication system. Further details will be given in the next week's issue of the Democrat. U. S. DROPPING CASE AGAINST TOKYO ROSE j Los Angeles, Oct. 22 ? The Fed eral government is dropping its case against Tokyo Rose. Tokyo Rose, said U. S. Attorney James M Carter, was a compo site person with at least a dozen voices, so Los Angeles-born Iva jlkuke Toguri, accused of dispens ing subversive propaganda in the South Pacific during the war, may be released by the Army. Miss Toguri was arrested in Tokyo when General Mac Arthur's forces took over, but a year's investigation by the F. B. I. failed to establish that she was the woman who tried vainly to spread discontent and unrest among American troops. Dance at Valle Crucis Slated for Friday A dance will be given at the Mission School at Valle Crucis Friday evening October 25, and the proceeds from an admission charge of 30 cents will be used In the construction of the parish house for the Holy Cross Church. The dance is being sponsored by the members of the O. F. S. of the church. A local string band will supply the music for the oc casion. VETERANS FOREIGN WARS Post No 7031, Veterans Foreign Wars, will meet in tije Legion Hut at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Oct ober 24th. All comrades are re quested to be present. facing the voters. Senator Hoey has long been known as perhaps the State's most gifted orator, and local Democrats feel fortu nate in having procured his ser vices for this occasion. Congressman Doughton, who first went to Congress in 1910, is a speaker of unusual force and logic, and his appearances here are always looked forward to with interest by the citizens. Ladies are particularly invited to be present for the rally. TEACHERS HOLD FIRST MEETING Large Number of Local Teachers and Administrator* Gather; Program Presented I The Watauga county unit of [n. C. Education Association held its first meeting of the school year on Tliursday, Oct. 10, at Ap palachian high school. Mrs. Grace Councill, the new presi dent of the local chapter, presid ed over the meeting which was ?tttended by a large number of Watauga county teachers and ad ministrators. During the program the chair man introduced the chairmen of the various committees within the organization. Each chairman ?ave a list of the members of his :ommittee. The committee chair men are as follows: Legislative, Sam Horton; federal aid, Mrs. Billy Cooke; planning and re sources, Mr. Turbyfill; teacher welfare, Mrs. Lucille Wallace; college co-operation, Herbert W. Wey; membership, John T. How ell; program, Robert Shipley; professional services, Mrs. Dessie Edmisten; public relations, Mar tha Grey. An interesting program was presented. The chairman intro duced several county officials, representing different branches of county service agencies, who told of the ways in which their several agencies can be of serv ice to the teachers and the schools, co-operating with them in preserving and maintaining the health of the students ? boys and girls of the community. The speakers were Mr. W. H. Walker, county superintendent of schools; Mr. David P. Mast, county school attendance officer; Mr. W. E. EUer, Jr., county sanitarian, and Dr King, district health of ficer. There will be four other meet ings of the association during this school year and other inter esting and helpful programs will be provided for these occasions^ Brother Mrs. Hardin Dies in Asheville Funeral services for Walter Scrogga McRary, prominent Ashe ville business man, and brother of Mrs. Alice Hardin of Boone, were conducted at the West Asheville Method iat "Church Sunday. Mr. McRary died Thursday. The Rev. J. W. Fritzgerald, pastor, officiated and interment was in Green Hills cemetery. Members of the West Asheville Lodge No 865, A. F. and A. M. conducted the graveside rites. Mr. McRary is survived by the widow, the former Miss Mary E. Estes; one daughter, Mrs. Leola M. Byerly of Gastonia; one son, J. Walter McRary of Asheville; one sister, Mrs. Alice Hardin of Boone; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Army Air Forces planning a world flight of Superfortresses. AMENDMENTS TO BE PASSED UPON IN BALLOTING Whether or Not Women Majr Serve on Juries One of Questions to Be Decided on at November Election; Pmjr of Legislators Also Is la Issue Watauga county women, in the future, may be called upon to d? Jury service, if an amendment tm be voted on in the November 9th election, is given approval by the people of the state. Usually the amendments are so obscured by the scramble to elect county officials that little heed is paid by the electors to this phase of their balloting privilege. Another amendment would pro vide necessary expense for the members of the State Legislature. In connection with the Con stitutional change, it was ex plained that the primary objec tive is to expand the privilege of jury service. Women have never served in the past, but if the electorate approves, sex will no longer be a bar and women will take their seats with men in de termining the fate of persons brought into court for prosecition under the criminal laws. The amendment allowing limited necessary expenses for members of the General As sembly actually calls for increas ing pay from $10 a day to $20 a day, "not to exceed a period of 80 days." R?giitiui Functioning The registrars in the different precincts of the county have had the books open for registration, and it is announced by R. T. Greer, chairman of the board of elections, that next Saturday is the last day to register for the election of November 5. Considerable interest is de veloping in the contest for county offices in this locality and both Democrats and Republicans ap pear to be making a strong appeal for the favor of the electorate. Man Sentenced For Threat To Truman's Life Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 22 ? Romeo H. Lyle, 37-year-old Nash ville man who told Federal Judge Elmer Davies he had spent two thirds of his life behind bars, was sentenced to four and one half years in prison today on convic tion of threatening the life of President Truman. A jury required 20 minutes to reach the verdict after hearing A. W. Chulenberger, a treasury department handwriting expert, identify the handwriting in ? threatening letter as that of Lyle. Lyle's attorneys presented three witnesses to testify he was men tally incompetent. Lyle was arrested last May 27 after an investigation by the fed oral secret service and had re mained in jail upon failure to post $10,000 bond. Bishop G rib bin to Visit Local Church Sunday The Rigt Rev Robert E. Grib bin, D. D., Bishop of Western North Carolina, will visit St. Luke's Episcopal Church for the 11 o'clock service next Sunday, Oct. 27. The Bishop will be here for confirmation of new mem bers. He will confirm a class of four: Miss Louise Taylor, Mrs. C. A. Price, Mrs Harry Smallbones and Miss Molly Hopkins. The Bishop will preach, and the pub lic is cordially invited to attend the service. Quarterback Club Will Sponsor Ball A masquerade ball will be held 8l the Appalachian high school gymnasium Wednesday evening, October 30th, undo; ' s auspices of the local Quarterback Club. A campus orchestra will sup ply the music for the occasion, and the general public is invited. Proceeds from an admission charge will be used to' further the program of the tjuarterback Club. Rev. Mitchell Begins Revial Here Saturday Rev. Rufus Mitchell will begin a revival meeting iruthe Gospel Tabernacle Saturday^ night Oct 26th, at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Mitchell is to be as sisted by the Rev. J. A. Brock, pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church, Shelby. Everyone has a special invitation to attend these services. Special singing.
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