THE DEMOCRAT is your best and most eco nomical medium of advertia Ing. With more than 2.600 paid-up. cash subscriptions, your message roes to 13,000 P?ople. on the ' universally used basis of five readers to ?ach subscriber. ? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT IMPORTANT The date on your ? label ihowi the data suJbacrlptloa will aph% ?! the date your paper wfa fca ?toppMl unleaa i The Democrat la in* strictly on a caah An Independent Weekly Newspapsi -^-Established in the Year 1888. vance b"?u ? VOL. LIX. NO. 36 BOONK. WATAUGA COUNT\' NO^TI! CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947 5 CENTS A COPY MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN WILL END ON FRIDAY County Quota in Sight. Says Chairman Agle; I^ate Con tributors Should Respond at Oncc; President's Ball Friday Night The current March of Dimes campaign comes to a close next Friday, and Bob Agle, chairman ior the Watauga county canvass, states that the local quota of $1, 525.00 is now in sight, but hasn't quite been reached, and asks that those wishing to contribute to the fight against polio, do so at once, so that final results may bi reported promptly. Funds may be left with Mr. Adams at tho bank, Mr. Cottrell at the Boone Drug store, or at the Appalachian Theatre. Contributions may be mailed to Box 426. Boone. "The National Foundation lor Infantile Paralysis." says Mr. Agle, "is ever ready to assist us here in Watauga county in any case, regardless of race, creed or color. It is our sincere wish and hope that we can exceed our quota as a token of our apprecia tion for what the National Foun dation has already done and is willing to do for any and all citi zens of Watauga county." The final March of Dimes dance will be held in the high school ?tuditorium Friday night at 8:45, with music by Paul Weston. | Following is the current status ii the fund: Previously reported $1,014.64 Mrs. Nell C. Linney 5.00' Brushy Fork Baptist Ch. 6.52 J. E. Holshouser 10.00 Faculty Apts., Star Stacy chairman 23.00 Louise Taylor 2.00 A. & P. Store 5 00 St, Matthews Ch.. Todd. . 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Grant Greene 10.00 Northwestern Bank 10.00 Snow Chapter No. 220 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hardin 5.00 Green Valley Home Club 1.50 Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Moretz 5.00 Swofford Tire Co 2.90; The Fix-It Shop. Ralph Morietz 5.001 Total $1.12047 No More Child Brides For N. C. Raleigh. Jan. 24 ? There'll be 10 more child brides ? or child! grooms? in North Carolina, if legislation which was Introduced toaay is passed by the general as sembly. ? Bills have been intro duced boosting the minimum legal age for marriage in North Carolina to 16. Under present taws. 14-year-olds can marry. Also introduced were measures providing for the closing of coun ty municipal jails which do not ?neet requirements covering the safety, welfare and care of pri-' "?oners The legislation on marriage and: ;ails is sponsored by the state; board of public welfare. Under the new marriage bill, a boy or girl would have to be at least 18 years old to marry with out the consent of parents. The oresent legal minimum now is 16 years Variety Show to Be Held at Cove Creek The student council of the Cove Creek high school is spon soring a variety show to be given at the high school auditorium February 4, af 7:30 p. m. In cludiKi in this show will be a one .ict play given by members of the council. The show will be climaxed by a beauty contest. Contestants as follows have al ready been selected: Miss Katy Sue Farthing by Valle Crucis Co. Inc. Miss Carolyn Mast by H. W. Mast Store, Miss Bcrnell Aldridge by Townsends Grocery Co. of Boone. Other contestant"! will be entered later. Any busi ?ie^6 firm who desires may enter ? i contestant for the sum of $2.50 ver workers that Congress may have to outlaw it. *7 think we have this alterna tive: If we are going to have cloced shops, we are going to have to insure more democracy in , unions," he told the committee. The closed shop arrangement, unejpr which only union members can bo hired, came up for discus sion during testimony by Secre tary of Labor Schwellenhach. Backlog of dental cavities in the nation is set at 500,000,000. WINNERS IN BABY SHOW In a recent popularity contest. sponsroed by the Boone Quarterback Club for the benefit of ] the Appalachian high school band. Master John Payne, son of Mr and Mrs. Frank M Payne. and| little Miss Ala Sue McGuire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger W McGuire. were crowned king! and queen In second place were Master Eddif Fum ! Winkler, son of Mr. and Mrs. J Paul Wink-j ler. and Miss Carol Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Floyd Scott Pictured above, left to right, are Eddie Paul Winkler. John Payne. Ala Sue McC? (.lire and Carol Scott . (Photo by Palmer Blair) RITES HELD FOR FIRE VICTIMS V Mrs. Ruth Miller Heck and son Die as Flames Destroy Pennsylvania Home Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Miller Heck, 33 years old, and son, Johnny, 6 years old, were conducted jointly from the South Fork Baptist Church at Todd last Saturday, Rev. Raymond Hendrix being in charge and interment was in the Howell cemetery. Mrs. Heck, who was a native of Watauga county, and her small son died from iniuries sustained on January 19th, when their home in Oxford, Pa., was dc stroyed. The father, who car ried his wjfq and son from the burning stnicture, is recovering from his injuries in a Lancaster, Pa., hospital. The fire occurred in the late afternoon as Mrs. Heck and son went into the kitchen to kindle a fire in the cook stove. Kersone was used in an effort to ignite the wood, and it is thought that the tire had gone out. and that Mrs. Heck had made a second effort to light it, while some fire still remained, The stove exploded and filled the kitchen with smoke and flame. Mr. Heck rushed to his family's aid and succeeded in carrying both his wife and son to a neighbor's house, but only after ne was critically burned. The home was completely des-j troyed. The son died on the 20th. while Mrs. Heck expired on the 22nd. A brother, of Mi's. Heck. Mr. Cecil Miller of Boone, was with them at the time Mrs. Heck, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J L. Miller of Todd, had lived in Pennsylvania since her marriage about 15 years ago She is survived by the parents, the husband. Wiley Heck, three brothers and five sisters: Cecil Miller, Boone; George and J B Miller. Todd; Mrs Hazel Stiui bury. Todd: Mrs. Ella Mae Jack-] |son. Boone; Mrs. Opal Miller,. Todd; Mrs. Lucile Wagner. Quar-; ryville. Pa ; Miss Mary June Mil ler. Todd Report Made on Jr. Red Cross Campaign Mrs. Owen Wilson, chairman of! the Junior Red Cross campaign! in Watauga county reveals thatj $219.92 had been collected. Thei names of the contributors are: Appalachian High School $63.51; Blowing Rock High School $53.03; Cove Creek Ele mentary $18.49; Cove Creek High School S16.70; Boone Elementary $13.35; Deep Gap School $11.93; Green Valley School $6.32; Valle Crucis School $6.10; Bethel Ele-j mentary $5.17; Boone colored! school $5 45; Bethel High School' $4 30; Mabel School $4.00; Grand father School $2.50; Winebrager School $2.01, Bamboo School $2.00; Lower Elk $2.00; Potter town $1.00; Riverview $1.00; Ruthrrwood $1.00; Cool Springs 50c; Howard's Creek 50c TABER SAYS HE KNOWS WAY TO SAVE 2 BILLION Washington, Jan, 28 ? Chair man Taber, Republican of New York, of the House-SenaU* budget committee said today he had found a way to save $2 billion in a single government department J Taber declined to name the de- 1 partmont, hut told reporters that he is now shooting for a cut of between $4,500,000,000 and $5 bil lion in President Truman's $37. 500,000,000 budget He spoke as Republicans for mally opened their attack on the President's spending estimates. A 20-man subcommittee of the big Senate-House budget group held its first business meeting, intent on reducing expenses in order to cut income taxes. To Play Here HEROLD PREDERIC FREDERIC TO APPEAR IN CITY Outstanding Pianist to Appear in Artist Program at Appa lachian College Jcrold Frederic, one of the out standing pianists of the younger generation, will be presented Dy Appalachian State Teachers Col lege for their fifth number of the artist program. He is American born and educated in the United States. His first appearance on the concert platform set a musical precedent. When without help of orthodox promotional channels, he played the amazing total of 257 concerts in three seasons and had recalls for seventy -five re turn engagements. Eugene Stim son. music critic of the Chicago Daily News, wrote: "In some twenty year* of reviewing I have never encountered a pianist with quite Mr. Frederic's poetry of mind and devotion to beauty. I can quite understand the mag netic quality of his hold over his audiences, and I am sure this is something that will only increase with the years." Mr. Frederic is a member of the faculty of Ohio State University as visiting artist. He is now on leave of absence for the concert seasoft with a sche dule of eighty concerts in a coast to coast tour. He uses the Stein way Concert Grand Piano ex clusively and carries it on a specially built trailer of his own design. It is so ingeniously con structed that movers can unload and set up the piano on an audi torium in twenty minutes. The college students and the public are invited to be guests of the col lege at this concert Sunday afternoon, February 2. at 2:30 Hunting Season To End Here Tomorrow The open season for the taking of all upland game comes to an end Friday January 31, it is noted by County Game Warden Walter Edmisten Mr Edmisten asks the full co operation of landowners and sportsmen during the closed sea son in an effort to furt^pr con serve the supply of f[ ame birds and animals. ? Jr. Order Holds Dinner Meeting The local Junior Order Council held a ladies night event and banquet on the 20th. and sixty five members were present for the occasion. Mrs. Snipwaah, of High Point, State Secretary of the Daughters of America, spoke of the pending organization of a chapter of the DA in this com munity. Clyde R. Greene deliver ed the welcoming address, while I S. Ayers, councilor, presided. BURLEY SALES END THURSDAY Local Market Closes Season in Which Better Grades Brought Good Prices Auction sales close today on Boone's burley market, and with linal figures unavailable, five millicn or more pounds of tobac co would appear to have been sold on the local market during the current season. Receipts of tobacco during the season were considerably lower than had been anticipated, due to the fact that warehousemen had overestimated the crop in this re gion, which turned out to be low er than that produced in 1945. Good smoking trades brought high prices throughout the sea son. while the Commodity Cred it Corporation fell heir to large .quantities of the low ^rade leaf, [under the government s price ^support plan. BRIEF NEWS Spinal fluid is used to improve sight damaged by hemorrhage. Greece will buy 100 Liberty ships from the United States. Plows start trrk to snowbound Montana town, isolated month. Food groups gird tor post-war merchandising Small business had a fine re cord during the war. Silver output seen rising, use Jeclining; gold production lags. I FBI raids trap twenty-one in! well-organized hijacking gang. Production can double U. S in come, Bowles tells consumers. Red Cross picks Harvey D. Gibson tc direct $60,000,000 drive. Claimants for jobless aid total! million, half post- war peak Cost of Federal income tax eva sion estimated at $3,000,000,000. Keen Johnson forecasts "both lower prices, higher incomes." Hank Greenberg sold to Pirates by Tigers for "sizeable sum." Survey shows recovery of wounded in Japanese atom bomb oowles urges 20-year "invest ment" in world by U. S. Truman asks Congress tu re pel $563, 888,579 appropriations California tidelands belong to |U. S., says Clark. Airports using once-secret safety aids, says CAA head. Eisenhower warns against rise iof an "atomic bomb mentality." We must stay strong to win the peace, Patterson asserts. Sixty-day attack of hiccoughs ! ended by operation on girl. | U. S. seeks increase in planting I acreage for 1947 crops. Byrnes first to sign treaties jdrafted by the Big Four i Commerce Department sees price declines coming in food clothing. ! Clearance of mines from the : world's seas is unlikely for years. i Backward sweep is featured in ;hats for spring and summer. Estimate puts the armed forces of major powers at 11 000,000. VA plans to pay 75 per cent of vctejins' tuition to colleges. C-3 cargo shipi are redesigned to improve their efficiency BILBO RECOVERING New Orleans ? Senator Theo dore G Bilbo, recovering from an operation of Jan. 20 on hi* jaw, utfk pronounced Tuesday corr.pletwy free of the effects of a malignant growth, which was lemoved from his mouth in a pre vious operation The senator is still under treat ment at Touro infirmary, with a "No Visitors" sign hung on his door He is expected to remain in the hospital for 10 days tol two weeks AMERICAN LEGION MEETING The MiUer-Wagner Post Ameri can Legion, Deep Gap. will meet Monday evening February 3 at 7:30. Refreshments will be served at th -onclusion of the meeting.j NAVAL RESERVE RADIO STATION SEEN FOR BOONE Boone May JGet Naval Radio Unit i{ Sufficient Interested Personnel Can Be Found; Project Primarily for Re servists With Experience Naval Reserve Electronic com panies and platoons are being or ganized throughout the Sixth Naval district and at present companies in Columbia, S. C. and Charlotte have been activated. Weekly drills are now being con duced every Thursday evening, with headquarters Sixth Naval district acting as master control station. The primary frequency for these drills is 2792 KC's and 2650 HC's is the secondary Lt. Commander H M. Kennic kell of Winston-Salem naval re serve, representative for this area, announced today that Boone may get, a local unit if sufficient interested personnel can be tound The units will be primarily for those? reservists who have hud communication, radar and tech nical electronic experiences, how ever. there will be openings for those interested in learning the electronic field. The electronic warfare com panies and platoons will partici pate in drills with each other and1 with the organized reserves when the reserve armories are complet ed. In the meantime equipmentj will be set up and drills held ni approved temporary place s. Equipment for all units wlil be available in the near future. Naval reserve armories are be ing established in Winston-Sa lem. Greensboro. Charlotte, Ashe ville. Raleigh. Durham and Wil mington. Each reserve electronic war i'are company will consist of 40 men and five officers. The quali fications for officers will be in the rank of lieutenant comman der and below with communica tion and elesctronic classifica tions. and enlisted men with ra dcnruin, radarman, electronic technicians mate rates, and non rated men who have had an elec tronic background or are inter ested in learning the electronic field The reserve electronic warfare platoon will consist of ten men and one officer, whose qualifica tions will be the same as for the companies. The platoons will normally be organized in locali ties ??"here sufficient personnel is not available for the organiza tion of a company. All personnel of the electronic warfare companies and platoons are members of the volunteer re serve, and will be given the op portunity to request a two weeks training cruise or two weeks training duty ashore. Pav for participation in drill periods may be authorized, and there will be opportunities for advancement in tatinc. These units replace the prewar organization known as the naval communication service Each locality where platoons and companies are established will have its own navy radio sta tion. which will be manned dur ing drill periods bv reservists. The Federal communications commission will assign amateur radio call signs to all navy re serve radio stations, for the pur pose of establishing emergency communication service in the went of local emergencies or dis aster Wildlife Measure To Be Offered Assembly Raleigh ? Hundreds o! North Carolina Wildlife federationists. converging on Raleigh for their annual convention, made it clear Tuesday that they would be here until their bill, to be introduced Wednesday, had been seen well through legislative halls. Through their president. 1' K Gravely of Rocky Mount, they made it known that of their 18, 000-odd members all stood for separation of tne Division ol Game and Inland Fisheries from the Department of Conservation and Development The federation believed it had a majority of the house member ship to support its separation move; but it was not so sure about the senate. Rosr, Stevens, who has been handling publicity for the Wild life movement for at least two years, was busy buttonholing in coming separationists and legis lators ^ PRESS TO GET PRAYERS OF UNITED LUTHERANS New York, Jan. 28 ? The United Lutheran Church in America, which this year is setting a week ly prayer topic and urges its 1,810,076 members in the United States and Canada to unite in prayer daily at 7 p. m. has desig nated the press as the subject for the week beginning tomorrow "Let us pray for all. who gather and publish news, that they may discharge their trust in the inter ests of Godliness and good order," Dr. F. Eppling Reinartz, church secretary, said in a statement Is sued last night. F rozen F ood Locker Plant Is Assured For This Coinmuity R.L. WAGNER DIES OF STROKE Prominent Ciliian of Stony Fork Township Succumb* on January 21 Richard Lee Wagner, 79, lead ing citizvn bf Stony Fork town ship, died at the home Tuesday of last week. Mr. Wagner had suf fered a paralytic stroke four days ?previous, and until that time had enjoyed his usual good health. Funeral rites were conducted Thursday at 11 o'clock at the Stony Fork Baptist Church, with Rev. W. D. Ashley in charge. Also taking part in the services were Rev. Levi Greene, Rev. Henry Smith, Rev. Ben Triplett, and Rev. Roscoe Greene. Burial was in the neighborhood ceme tery, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home being in charge. The widow survives, with 3 sons and four daughters: George Wagner. Hamptonville; Leonard Wagner, Lenoir; David Wagner, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. B. F. Well born. Deep Gap; Mrs. B W. Greene, Deep C?ap: Mrs. M. F. i Greene, Champion, N C.; Mrs. Frank White. LnCrosse. Wis. Mr. Wagner v,;.s a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Blair Wagner, was reared and spent his entire life in Watauga county, where he took active interest in the reli gious and public life of this sect ion. He had been a member of the Stony Fork Baptist Church since 1892, and had been a mem ber of the Board of Deacons con tinuously for more than 30 years. In his younger m&nhood he en gaged in the root and herb busi ness, later turning his entire at tention to farming activities jGives Law as to Remains of Men ! Killed in Action! Mr. Lionel Ward, veterans ser vice officer, calls attention to a law passed by Congress providing that the remains of men killed in action, or otherwise dying during the late war, may be disposed of according to the wishes of the next of kin. Burial may be in a permanent overseas military cemetery, one in the United States, or the re mains may be sent to the nearest railway statjpn for interment in a home cemetery. The Govern ment will provide all expenses, land furnish up to S50 for trans portation 'from the railway to the nome. j Forms will shorty be sent to |kin.?mnn of the men kiled. and jMr. Ward will be glad to assist in filling them out. The bodies are to be shipped within a five year period, under the legislation, says Mr Ward Says Teacher Bonus Bill Well Received Senator Wade E. Brown, who has been an important figure in the conference committees on the emergency teacher pay proposal, and who helped frame the bonus' imeasure which was approved] | last week, says that on-the-scene' 'indications were that the enact-! iment was well received. The bonus as finally worked lout, disregarded percentages, but provided a flat bonus in cash in jan amount slightly greater than jthat contained in the teacher jsupported Barker amendement, ?and more than one million and a quarter more than the admini stration proposal. The Raleigh j |News and Observer reports that] "both sides in the pay bill fight 'looked upon the acceptance of the] compromise as decisive victories! for their respective forces" that " backers of the South Pied mont salary plan calling for a' 40 per cent salary increase for teachers during the next bien-l nium. alao claimed complete! satisfaction with the outcome of the pay battle." Blowing Rock Gets Textile Convention Charlotte, Jan. 25 ? The South ern Textile association will hold lit* 1947 convention at Blowing Rock on June 16-21 a special meeting of the board of governors decided here today. ? John M. Caughman of Spartan burg is president of the associa tion, composed of mill superin tendents, supervisors, formen and ] other operating executives HI OH MEAT OUTPUT FORECAST FOR 1M7 Washington -1 The agriculture department predicted Monday that meat production this year will total 23,000,000,000 pounds, or 150 pounds for each civilian after allowing for military re quirements and export. Senator Brown Concludes Ne gotiations Resulting in 1* tabli&hment of Food Pie serving and Processiag Plant to Be Located oo G. C. Greene Land in East Boone; Option Signed ? Boone is to have one of the most modern and up-to-date trozen food, locker plants in the south, providing for Wat auga county and Boone the faci lities long needed for the process ing and preserving of food, states Senator Wade E. Brown, through whose negotiations the plant has I been secured for this community. Mr. Brown states that an op tion has been secured on land of Mr. George C. Greene in East Boone, and that plans are for the construction of the plant during this vear. No local funds will be sought, and the capital will be provided by Mr. W. H. Dameron, North Carolina native, war-time air pilot, and now a commercial airplane pilot in the southwest. Mr. Dameron will operate through the Southern Frozen Food Lockers. Inc.. of Raleigh, who construct, engineer and man age such plants, and who now have 28 plants in the state com pleted or under construction. Government building priority No. 4-4-2509, has been issued and operations are to start soon A11 Arrangements Made The financial and construction arrangements have been made However, success of the venture is dependent upon the farmer patrens who will find this plant of great value in their food pre serving problems. For the sue cessful operation of the plant, at least 200 lockers in the plant must be rented by those from the 'rural sections who, in fact, find them even more profitable than Ifolks living in town. The plant will provide u ca pacity of 650 lockers, each of which are six cubic feet in size and of the latest design. The processing equipment will pro vide ample space and facilities for the handling of a large vol ume of pork, beef, poultry and other meats, as well as vegetables and fruits. In the pork curing section which is provided for the curing of pork for home uae, there is space sufficient to handle up to 150.000 pounds at one time. The Boone plant will not be de Ipendent upon the weather for the curing of pork as the plant will ? make its own weather and will {maintain a temperature in the pork, curing room of around 35 to |38 degrees at all times. Under I these perfect conditions pork can be cured to perfection, and guar lantee is keeping when it is final ]lv taken home. Beef, when brought in. wt {hung in the chill and aging room and is kept there until it is ready to l>e processed. When the pro resting stagi- is reached, steaks, rcmsts and hainburj,? t are pre pared properly, trimmed, wrap ped and then frozen under per leet conditions and pi?ic(;d in the linker to be available when the locker owner desires. In addition to the advantages of a frozen food locker plant for the preserving of food for home use. there is also u tremendous opportunity for the processing of food through this plant to be sold on the open market at special prices and on an ever increasing market where the demands far exceed the supply, thus stimulat ing production on the farm, since the plant itself serves as a local manufacturing plant for food production Watauga i>. one of the three largest hcef-produeiiig counties in the state. Much of that beef today has to seek a market be yond the borders of North Caro lina. much of it being shipped to northern markets where it is processed, returned and distrib uted to local retailers with the added cost of transportation and profit With the plant Boone now has underway, much of this ' beef can be slaughtered and packed right here. The plant will also provide splendid outlet and packing facilities for the hand ling of beans and other vege tables and fruits so abundant in Watauga and Ashe counties dur ing the summer months The low co?t of $15' to $18 a year for the rental of the lockers is very reasonable when compar ed to the coat of operating a home refrigerator The small ad ditional charge for processing brings the total cost well within the range of all users of lockers. The U. S. department of agri culture stated? decently that where the owner of a locker in a frozen food plan properly used, would save more than $100 a year in the food bill of the aver age family Pleated skirts are created on the coast for summer wear.