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WATAU6A DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper Established in 1888 and published! for 45 years by the late Robert C. Rivers, Sr. EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN WATAUGA COUNTY One Year $1.50 Six Months 1.00 Four Months .75 OUTSIDE WATAUGA COUNTY One Year $2.00 8a Months A50 Four Months T.OO NOTICE TO" SUBSCRIBERS] Im requesting change of address. It is important to mention the OLD, as well us the NEW address R. C. RIVERS, Jr. - Publisher Cards of Thanks, Resolutions ol Respect, Obituaries, etc., are charged for at the regular adver tising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Boone, N. C., as second class mail natter, under the act of Congress ?f March 3, 1879. "The basis of oar government being thm opinion of the people, the very first objective should be to keep that right, and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a govern ment without newspapers, or newspa pers without government. I should not hsaltaU a moment to choose the lat ter. But I should mean that every men should receive these papers and capable of reading them.**? Thomas THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1946 GOLDEN GLEAMS Aim above morality. Be not < ?imply good; be good for some- 1 thing. ? D. D. Thoreau. Morality is character and con duct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be placed. It shows how much good men re quire of us. ? H. W. Beecher. Neither the individuals nor the afceg most distinguished for intel lectual achievements have been most distinguished for moral ex cellence. ? W. E. H. Lecky A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives? of ap proving some and disapproving others. ? Charles Darwin Every one of us, whatever our speculative opinions, knows bet ter than he practices, and re cognizes a belter law than he obeys. ? J. A. Froude One foundation of morality is to be done, once and for all, with lying. ? T. H. Huxley, j GOOD WORK The Boone and Blowing Rock Hire departments are due the (hanks of the community for their fine work in preventing further destruction at Appalachian Col lege during the recent conflagra tion. They worked in heroic fashion and but for their labors, the damages could not have been limited to the two buildings. The Blowing Rock boys are to be particularly commended. Time and again they have come to Boone to aid the local depart ment when fires couldn't be con trolled by a single set of equip ment, and they have never failed to lend us their whole-hearted support. The local department, and the people generally are grateful to them WHY LEWIS FOUGHT F. D. R. John L. Lewis, the leader of the coal miners, wanted to run for Vice President on the Roose velt ticket in 1940, according to Frances Perkins, who served as Secretary of labor during the New Deal. In her book, recently published, the lady tells of a conversation between the President, Dan To bin. of the Teamsters Union, and herself, in which Mr. Roosevelt told them that Lewis had sug gested that opposition to a third term would disappear if he, a strong labor roan, ran in second place. The suggestion was not taken by the President. Subsequently, it will be recalled, Mr. I^ewis came out for Mr. Willkie, advis ing the members of the C. I. O. that if Roosevelt were reelected he would consider it a vote of no confidence in himself and would resign as head of the organiza tion. Upon the election of Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Lewis kept his word and resigned. REMEMBER THE CHILDREN It is not too early to call atten tion to the fact that many child ren will not enjoy the Christmas season, or share in its merriment unless the more fortunate indivi duals of Watauga county take it upon themselves to contribute to their happiness. The custom that prevails in many areas of the nation to take collection in order to provide Christmas baskets for needy families is a worthy undertaking. Moreover, the effort to see that every child of tender years re ceives some token gift on Christ mas Day is one that commends itself to right-thinking people. Christmas Day offers us the opportunity to forget self in at tempting to provide some hap pines? for others. It is not an oc jcasion to debate the justice of the fate that awaits the unfornate It is an occasion of happy festiva^ designed to share the good things of life with all people for at least ;one day. # The people of the United Statesj have enjoyed an unusual pros perity in 1946. It may seem un likely that there are families and children who need special con sideration, but the fact is other wise. In every section of the ciuntry and in towns, hamlets and cities, there are individuals who can be helped by the kindly, thoughtfulness of other people THE EVERYDAY COUNSELLOR By HERBERT SPAUGH, D D. r-a-if-it-tt-tr-tt-rt-irirttTtr-ct-ie-e-tt-ii We have heard much about "The Little Black Book," during these past days. It is supposed to be a little book which many people carry actually, or ment ally, in which they record in stances of courtesy and helpful ness, or rudeness and indifference on the part of those with whom they have had business dealings. I have heard many a man say, "I am going to use that book when conditions become some where near normal, and merchan dise more plentiful." I thought of all this the other day when I was in a business establishment which all during these critical days has maintained a high level bf courtesy and co operation among all of its of ficers and employees. One of the executives of this company gave me a copy of a clipping which he kept before him on his desk and before the employees of the com pany. It is too good to keep, so I pass it on: What is a customer? "A customer is the most impor tant person who ever entered your store or office. "A customer is not dependent| upon you ? your are dependent uport his, or her. "A customer is not an inter ruption in your work; he is the purpose of it. You are not doing him a favor by serving or help ing him; he is doing you a lavor by giving you the opportunity of assisting him. "A customer is not an outsider in your business; he is part of it He Is not a cold statistic. He is a flesh and blood human being with feelings and emotions and desires like your own. "A customer Is not someone to argue with. Nobody ever won an argument with a customer. To argue with him might cause you to lose his business. "A customer is a person who brings you his wants and it is your duty to fill those wants to the best of your ability. It is your job to handle him so that he will first fill his own wants profitably and then be as profitable to you "A customer is the person who keeps you in business, or causes you to go bankrupt! He is the most important person who ever has or ever will come into your store " Whereas this bit of philosophy is aimed at business houses, it is equally valuable to a church, school or any other organization It might also be quite profitable .for a home and individual use. It is a most excellent prescription' 'for making friends. | Letters To the Editor i i AN OPEN LETTER i To the fire departments of Boone and Blowing Rock: I The trustees, faculty, tho people . [of the town, and friends of the ' college everywhere, join with me in expressing heartfelt thanks for your valiant service during the recent fire at the college. Without'' you, much more of the college Iwould have been lost. We shall 'never forget you, everyone. Very respectfully. B.B DOUGHERTY BURLEY ADS PAY Editor Democrat: In behalf of the members of this organization, please be as sured we appreciate your co operation and the effectiveness of the advertisements we have run in your paper. That such ad vertising got results is in a mea sure borne out by the fact that this is a new warehouse in this area, which found it necessary to close its doors at the end of the first week of receiving tobacco, because the floors were covered. To say the least this is very un usual. We want you to know we ap preciate the pulling power of your ads in the Watauga Demo crat. FARMERS BURLEY WARE HOUSE, Inc. <x/) DR. L. E. WELLMAN Optometrist MOUNTAIN CITY, TENN. Office Days: Tuesdays. Wednes days, Thursdays, 9 a. m. tc 4 p. m. 6-20-tI DALE CARNEGIE Did you ever try the magic of asking somebody to do you a favor? Yes, that is the word. Magic! Here is a concrete example. Mrs. R. P Miller, Salisbury. N.j writes as follows: "In 1938 I was operating a|. Deauty parlor in the mill village )f Erlanger, N. C. Things were lot going wel.' w'th me and debts .vere piling up. I had reason U>j jelieve that if I could hold on aj <vhile longer, I could make a go >f my beauty parlor. But could I, lold on? "One morning I got an omin jus looking letter, and when I jpened it my heart sank. It was vorse than I thought. A letter rom the company saying that the ent on my office was to be in reased fifty percent. I was stun icd. Flabbergasted. It meant I vould lose my business! "My first thought wa8 to go to he man who had charge of this natter and give him a good stiff rgument about the raise in the ent. But the mill company own d the whole town; I could move o no other place. Then I remem >ered what you once wrote in 'our column ? 'no one ever won in argument.' After thinking it' iver, I remembered something! ;lse from your column: 'If you vant to make a friend, ask a per lon to do you a favor. He will! insider it a compliment and will,' jrobably, do what you ask cheer ully and with a feeling of im jortance.' "I decided I would give the dea a very practical workout. Sol ! wrote the manager of the mill :ompany, stating that I wanted! o ask his advice. "The next morning, I got a! :elephone call from Mrs. Charles Davis, general manager of the Tiill, telling me that since I had seen so prompt with my pay ments that I could stay on at the same rate, and pay more when I was able. It was the turning point in my business career. I was able to save my business." Brief News Legion calls for a "world 1 army" as curb on aggression. Britain asks Assembly to make genocide international crime. Conant asks better understand. 1 ing of American society. U. S. grants Christmas am- j nesty to 4,000 in German prisons. Clark plans State conferences!; jn juvenile delinquency. Cereals for relief amyle, says Davis, warning of strike delays. Babson to build college in Kansas as atomic bomb haven. ' Rise in French birth rate is ' urged to keep the nation strong. CBS closes its office in Mos cow as the result of radio curb. $790,000,000 is held saved by subsidies cuts after decontrol. 1 Wolcott doubts prices will rise ] more as "we're at peak now." Two new Navy jet-propelled planes exceed 500 miles an hour. GRABS BUMPER, SAVES LIFE London, Ont. ? Quick thinking L>n the part of Fred Smith, 17, who was thrown from his motor bike under a bus, probably saved his life. Thrown almost under the wheels, the boy grabbed the jumper of the bus and prevent ed his being crushed under a! wheel. Co-Operation Noted "Aunt Lucy," said the lady of Ihe house, "you don't mean to tell me you've gone and got married ?igain?" Aunt Lucy ? Yes, I'm is, honey. De fo'th time, too. Looks lak jess as often as de Lawd takes] em ? so does I. So Thoughtless "Why are you so bitter against1 your Uncle Nebuchadnezzar?" "He lost all his money right fter we named the baby for him."i Mr?v Birdie A. Greer Dies at Rominger' Mrs. Birdie Ann Greer, 38 years old, died Monday morning lrom a long illness, at the home at Rominger, and rites were con ducted Tuesday afternoon ftom the Piney Grove Church by Rev. j R. J. Starling, Methodist minister , ?f Sherwood" interment being in the cemetery at Rutherwood by Reins-Sturdivant. Her mother Mrs. Cora Gillam, . of Rominger, survives, with one ' daughter, Evelyn Greer. There ire two brothers and one sister: ] Richard Gillam, New Bern; Har vey Gilliam, Banner Elk; Mrs. Vina Tester, Sugar Grove Troop 109 News __________ t During the past month we have i had two new scouts to join our < scout troop, Jimmy Holshouser i and Tommy Greer. These boys ] joined a newly organized patrol. | Bill Miller was appointed as pat- i rol leader and Bill Moretz his as- l sistant. This patrol is ranking up < with the other two patrols of the ] troop. ] The Boone Lions Club is spon- ' soring a drive to make the traffic in Boone safer for the school j children. This drive is being s worked through our troop. White \ belts and safety patrol badges | were ordered and given out to all 1 members of the troop. These < boys are on duty before and after 1 school and at the lunch hour. ' They are on duty one week at < the time. Places where they are i stationed are: A. S. T. C. Book ; Store, Front of the Elementary | Demonstration School, Front of I Appalachian- High School, Cross- < ing in front of Mr. Beach's new i store, intersection in front of the i Corner Shop, and the corner of i Howard and Appalachian Streets. < All these boys are doing a fine job at their posts. 1 Loyd Rogers was the only one < to go before the Court of Review 1 last Monday. He passed off < home repairs and leathercraftj merit badges. After a pep talk!: from Mr. Thompson all boys tol? have a good report for the next(i necung Today these boys have come a long way since January 1946. One Star Scout Bill Miller. Seven First Class Scouts: Joe Edmisten, Lawrence Barden, Dix on Quails, Loyd Rogers, Joe Gaither, Owen Wilson, and Kieth Moret?. Four Second Class Scout*.: Kermit Dacus, Bill Moretz, Bill Crawford, and Bobby Miller. Three Tenderfoots: Jimmy Holsouser, Tommy Greer, and Bobby McConnell. All these boys have promised to advance many times in rank in the future year, and are all doing good turns daily. A BETTER HUNTER? Belvidere, I1L ? Raymond Beck ey, who returned from an all iay pheasant hunting-trip, with 10 pheasants, wag surprised when lis wife served him plump roast pheasant for dinner. The ring leck had run in front of her car bvhen she was returning home ifter driving her husband to the shooting grounds. HILLSIDE DAIRY Grade A Milk Pasteurized1 Grade A Milk Whipping Cream Telephone 44 BOONE, N. C. R. A. Rufty, Mgr. Farmers Burley Warehouse, Inc. Boone, North Carolina SAYS: Thank You Very Much, Tobacco Growers, For Your Wonderful Effort! For our first sale Tuesday, December 3, 1946, our warehouse is full. We will be ready to accept fur ther deliveries from you beginning Wednesday, De cember 4th, 1946. If at any time our floor gets blocked we will notify you by messengers and by radio, thus saving you a trip to tHi? warehouse, and we believe you will a]> preciate this service. THIS WAREHOUSE WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE TOBACCO GROWER You can count on us being in there working for the tobacco growers' interest and a bigger and better Boone tobacco market Your Wonderful Support. Wonderful Support. TC. C. TAYLOR REX TAYLOR A. G. WRIGHT Sole Owners Farmers Burley Warehouse, Inc. BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA Burley Sales Near Half Million Lbs. (Continued from page 1 ) formly fair treatment prevail N?xl W??k'i Sales The auctions shift Thursday to! Mountain Burley house No. 2,1 sack to the Farmers on Friday.! Next Monday sales will be held( tt Mountain Burley No. 1; Tues lay No. 2; Wednesday, Farmers: rhursday, Mountain Burley No. 1, ind Friday, No. 2. Plunge From High Cliff Top Film Serial Thrill "B;ng, bang, biff ? he threwl ler off a cliff!" This neat little phrase just ibout sums up the action of a novie serial in the opinion of iirector Dedwin Abrahams, who specializes in the staging of the popular "don't miss-next-week's hrilling-episode" variety of pic ;ures. Abrahams' latest is Col lmbia Pictures' "Son of the juardsman," produced by Sam Catzman, starting Saturday night December 7 at the Appalachian rheatre. "Movie fans have been enjoy ng serials for many years now," :ays the director, "and of <*ll thej hrills that they can ?'?x; _ct in! he action of these films, thej leroine's hurtling fall from the' lizzy heights of a cliff is the one; hey look forward to the most. They want to see a desperate ;truggle at the edge of the cliff, hey want at least a few peeks' it the abysmal chasm into which; he slightest slip will plunge the] leroine, they want to see that! .lip, and above all, they want to :ome back next week and dis :over by what miraculous end ;avor the young lady's life is saved." Although his new film contains jlenty of the sort of action des :ribed above, the director admits hat it's not always easy to get a :liff sequence into a serial. "Sometimes the plot and the story's locale make such a thing difficult. In 'Chick Carter,' for nstance, which was a metropol ian melodrama of cqp^wd rob aers, we had our twublet- The problem was finally golvwl by :he insertion of an auto-chase icene, in which one car skidded iff an embankment into a canyon 3elow. Not the real thing, but :lose enough. "In 'Guardsman,' on the other land, we had plenty of oppor :unity to introduce cliff-top strg ?les. This is an outdoor spectacle set in the swashbuckling days of ?nedieval England, and lends it self perfectly to that kind of ac tion." WAMT AI?? " OPPORTUNITY k>0( KS HERE " FOR SALE- 2000 ft ronff rs. 60 rolls Slaters felt. 300 ft oak flooring, also |have 100 gals of masonary w ate rp roof - ng If you are interested see me soon. B. G. Teams. Boone. lc FOR SALE- -One five year old regist ered Hereford cow. with two months old registered calf One year old registered Hereford bull Two 150 lbs. ?hoats. Will trade for good milch cow. Finley P Hodges. Route 2. Boone. N. C . l? FOR SALE ? Two Walker fox hounds, and 12 guage pump shotgun. Would trade for coon or mink dog. Rom Cook. Blowing Rock. N C lp FOR S^JJE ? Another good milk cow., Worth Greene. Stony Fork. N. C. lpj FOR SALE ? 1941 2-door Chevrolet car. in good condition. Reasonable price. U interested see Ray Teams. Shulls Mills. N C. lp LOST ? Two female Walker pups, one lemon and white and the other dark and white, age 6 months. Notify Rus sell Greene; Boone. RFD 2. and re ceived reward. 12-512p rOR SALE? One registered Guernsey bull calf. Stanford Coffey. Shulls Mills, C. lp FOR SALE- 1936 Ford 2-door sedan. Good tires and motor. Body in fair condition. See Duard Norris. Boone Machine Shop. lp FOR RENT ? 2 bedrooms and bath. Preferably four men. Day phone 150. Boone. lp TURKEYS FOR SALE? Dressed or on foot. Mrs A Y. Howell. Vilas. N. C. lp FOR SALE ? 6 kitchen or bathroom windows, size 20x20 Van Farthing. Sugar Grove. N. C. lp FULL STOCK TO SELECT FROM? Men's young men's and boys' ready to wear, including sweaters, field jack ets. new and slightly used, navy Pea coats, new; men's and boys' coat sweaters, mackinaws. army rain coats, marine wool pants, nice selection men's and boys' work and dress shirts, including heavy plaid shirts; another big shipment reconditioned John B. Stetson hats. Economy Store. IP SHOES? Just received another big shipment men's, boys', women's and children's shoes, oxfords and slippers, men's army boots, new; army combat boots; big shipment men's navy shoes, black. These are new and we are sell ing them much less than some of the surrounding towns. Economy Store lp FOR SALE? 1938 Dodge Pickup, and 1936 Oldsmobile sedan, also some floor sanding equipment. V. M, Pres nell. Vilas. N. C. lp FOR SALE ? Beautiful Collie pups. Sable and white. 6 weeks old. males. I Phone 150. Boone. lc FOR RENT ? Farm 8 miles from Boone j on highway 221. 6 room house, electric lights, water in house, chance for good| crop Immediate possession. Part timei employment. For details see S. G. Tugman at Watauga Hardware, Inc. lcl ALL KINDS OF PORTRAIT WORK? Any size from kodak to 11x14 Work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Charlie s Photo Shop. Zionville. N. C. 12-5-2p GET YOUR CHRISTMAS APPLES NOW- Black Bens. Rome Beauties. Stay man Wmesap and Delicious. Bush el baskets, bushel bags, or in your own container. The earlier you come the better selection you can make. Valle Crucis Orchards. Valle Crucis. N. C lc DUPONT NYLONS? Another big ship nent of Nylons made from Dupont First quality, 30 denier, with sea ma IS and 51 guage. These are ideal gifts for Christmas. Come in and gat a full supply. You can get as many pairs as you want. Also carry a nice line of women's cotton ?ose. anklets 15 cents Ful) stock men^ and boys' aox and anklets, dress, work and wool; Men's dress and work gloves, nice selection, women's and girls' new all-wool plaid and plain skirts, blouses, head scarfs new shipment women's, girls' and children's coats, sweaters, all wool, some rayon and wool. Economy Store IP ROK SALE ? 1938 Dod*e coupe. Set Paul Oliver. Mabel. N. C. lp PLENTY NO. 1 BALED HAY? to sell at market price J. G Ray. RFO 2. Boone. ll-2ft-2p FUR SEASON OPENS DEC. 1? and as usual I am offering the highest market price. Bring your furs to Shell Service Station. Zionville. or notifS me and I will call for them. Will Mif ler. Zionville. N. C. ll-28-3p FURS WANTED? Give good grade Highest market prices. Live one mile east of Boone at Perkmsville. J. G Ray ll-28-2p DR. C G. BAUGHMAN. eye. ear. nos* and throat specialist of Elizabeth ton 1'enn . will be at the Watauga Hos pital in Boone the first Monday In each month for the practice of his pro lession. WANTED ? Refined girls for beauty culture training classes now forming Rates reasonable. Mae'.; School ol tieauty Culture. North Wilkesboro, N W. 10-11-tfc FOR SALE ? 110 acre farm in Beaver Dam township. 2 acres orchard. large feed and tobacpo barn, good out^ buildings, 1.6 tobacco allotment. M. W Kincaid. Guilford College. N. C., R. F D. 1. 11-21 -3c MID-WINTER TERM of Draughon Business College will begin January 1, 1947. Classes will be organized in the lollowing courses: Cost Accounting. College Accounting. Shorthand, Ox fice Machines. Secretarial, etc. Vet erans trained under the G. I. Bill of Rights. Call or write for catalog and application blank. Draughon Business College. Winston -Salem. N. C. ll-14-7c WE WILL PAY highest market prices for furs this coming season. We will also have a man on the road picking them up so you may realize the most out of furs. See us before selling. We also want balm of gilead buds and many other Items. Wilcox Drug Co 11-14-4C Boone Flower Shop Cut Flowers, Corsages and Funeral Designs. GIFT ITEMS Pl>one 214-J E. King Sir? 1 Blue Ridge Music Co. Opposite Buick Garage New and Used Phonograph Records for Sale '.-24-tfc Dacus RADIO Shop EXPERT RADIO REPAIRING; ALL MAKES 24 YEARE EXPERIENCE 217 E; Main St. Phone 117 220,218 Pounds of Tobacco Was Sold at Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 2 Monday, December 2 Some of the crops sold are as follows: Fred Bryan. Mars Hill, N. C.. 2.684 lbs. for $1,404.98, average $52-35; E. B. Matherly, Doeville, Tenn.. 1.112 lbs. for $630.40, average $56.69; S. M. Bumgarner, Trade, Tenn., 1,108 lbs. for $566-92, average $51.17; Stanley E. Norris, Mabel, N. C., 1.920 lbs. for $854.68, average $44.51; Harley Perry. Zionville, N. C., 826 lbs. for $382.34, average $46.29; Robert Fox, Banner Elk, N- C., 1,198 lbs. for $538.20, average $45.92; J. E. Harbin and Arrant. Shulls Mills, N. C., 1,460 lbs. for $715.14, average $48.98; S. J. Cox, Crurap Icr, N. C? 1,192 lbs. for $598.78. average 50.23 The Commodity Credit Corporation came in for a good share of the low grades and has been instrumental in holding up the prices on these grades. Mr. Coleman is well pleased and thanks his friends for their patronage, and looks forward to a continued good season. Sales at Mr. Coleman's Warehouses, Mountain Burley No. 1 and Mountain Burley No. 2, will run as follows: Thursday, Dec. 5? Mountain Burley No. 2. Monday, Dec. 9? Mountain Burley No. 1 Tuesday, Dec. 10? Mountain Burley No. 2 Thursday, Dec. 12? Mountain Burley No. 1 Friday, Dec. 13? Mountain Burley No. 2 o WE HAVE PLENTY OF FLOOR ^>ACE BRING ON YOUR TOBACCO
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