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?V THE DEMOCRAT Is your best and most econo mical medium or advertising With more than 2.600 paid-up. subscriptions, your mes sage roee to 13,000 people. thel universally usea basis of WATAUGA * DEMOCRAT five readers to each subscriber. IMPORTANT label shows the date your scriptlon will ^feire, date your paper will be unless sooner renewed. Democrat is opera tine strfc An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 " CMh 411 ' vanc* BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 1!}. 1947 ? FIVE CENTS A COPY APPALACHIAN FINALS SLATED ? NEXT FRIDAY Hon. Victor Bryant to Ad dress Class of 82; Com mencement Program Gets Under Way With Senior Play Thursday Evening Plans are completed for com mencement exercises at Appala chian State Teachers College Fri day morning at 10:30, when Hon. Victor Bryant, attorney and legis lator of Durham will bting the address to the graduates of the local institution. Dr. B. B. Dougherty, Appala chian president, will confer the degrees and award the diplomas to a class of 82 men and women, who will graduate with Bachelor of Science degrees. Student re cords indicate that eighty-five per cent of the graduates are planning to enter the teaching profession. The invocation will be said by Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., and the benediction by Rev. E. F. Trout man. Miss Helen Foster, pianist, and the college chorus will sup ply the music for the occasion. The commencement program starts Thursday evening with the senior class play, "Dear Ruth". The two-act comedy is being pre sented for the first time by an amateur cast, and is said to pro vide outstanding entertainment. CO. SINGING FIRST SUNDAY Annual Event it To Be Held in Boone June 8; Vocalists Aiked to Attend The Watauga county singing will be held at the Gospel Taber nacle in Boone on the first Sun day in June, beginning at 1 o'clock, it is announced by S. C. Eggers, chairman of the organiza tion which annually stages the vocal entertainment. All the choirs of the area, as well as individual singers are asked to be present, and it is sug gested that the choirs of the local churches attend and participate. Robert L Mas tin Dies at Matney Home] Robert L. Mastin died at his home at Matney on May 6. He had been in bad health for sev eral years. He was a member of the Liber ty Methodist Church and lived a Christian life. Mr. Masten was born Aug. 9, 1867. His only daughter, Alma, preceded him in death 17 years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Mills Mastin, and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Hammond, of Asheboro; six nephews and one niece. Funeral services were held at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, con ducted by Rev. Leroy Woods and Rev. Ira Hodges. Interment was at the Balm cemetery. Pallbear ers were Heath Smith, Frank Baird, Garnett Harmon, Elon Yates and J. C. Storie. Flower girls were friends of the family. Last Rites Friday For Mrs. Henson Funeral services were conduct ed last Friday from the Cove Creek Baptist Church by Rev. R. J. Starling, and Rev. H. K. Mid dleton, for Mrs. Lillie McBride Henson, 59, of Sherwood, who died in a Bristol Hospital last Wednesday, following an opera tion. Interment was in the Cove Creek cemetery, Reins-Sturdi vant, taking care of the arrange ments. Mrs. Henson is survived by one son and two daughters: Henry C. Henson, Sherwood; Mrs. Frank Campbell, Bristol, Tenn.; Miss Rachel Henson, Sherwood. There are two sisters: Mrs. A. S. John son, and Mrs. Ed Henson, Vilas. RED CROSS GIFTS Following are the names of a few contributors ;??> the Red Cross fund in the campaign /re cently closed: Windy Gap school, $1.00; personnel A. S. T. C. Book Tt*mn. $15.00; Mrs. L. C. Barring er, $100; Mrs. G. F. Kirchner, $3.00: Mrs. Billie Cooke, $500; Don Swift, $1.00. Gerald Potter contributed $2.00 for Texas City relief. O BOX SUPPER The Bamboo Woman's Club will sponsor a box supper and cake-walk at the Bamboo school, Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 p. m. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the club and school lunch room. The public is cordi ally invited. E^rty-two cities in New York Stare collected $1,000,000 from 25,000 parking meters in 1946. Speaks Friday VICTOR BRYANT TO SURFACE NEW ROAD LINK Newly - Constructed Section of Lenoir -Blowing Rock Road to Be Surfaced Workmen are now busily en gaged in the final smoothing of the stone and gravel base on 3-8 miles of the Lenoir and Blowing Rock Road, which has been under construction for a number of months, and black-topping of the section will begin in about ten days, it is stated by Division En gineer Zeb V. Stewart of Lenoir. Road Closed The Lenoir-Blowing Rock road will be closed for approximately thirty days while surface treat ment is being added to the newly constructed section of the road, members of the highway depart ment reported yesterday. All traffic from Lenoir to Blow ing Rock, beginning yesterday, will now go by way of Wilkes boro and only purely local traffic and school buses will be permitt ed to use the present road and detours, it was stated. The black topping treatment is expected to |be completed io-^round_ 30 days if the present weather H(Jds out. areaMut I MEET SLATED Camporee for Old Hickory Coun cil to Draw~500 Scouti to County Thii Week A district Boy Scout camporee for the Old Hickory Cuncil, will be held at Elk Knob, near Meat Camp Postoffice, next Saturday and Sunday and local Scout leaders state that no less than 500 boys from the 8 counties of the district will be in attendance. Only those patrols who wo.i blue pennants for their ability as campers in the recent county camporees, are eligible to attend. Six patrols from Watauga county will be represented. William H. Miller T aken By Death William Hosea Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Miller, was born Feb. 6. 1879, and died May 6, 1947. age 68 years, 3 months. He professed faith in Christ in February, 1896, and joined the Hopewell Methodist Church, where he remained a consistent member until 1924 when he trans ferred his membership to Pleas ant Valley Church where he be came a charter member. He had been unable to attend church for several years because of ill health. He was married to Caroline Cole Nov. 5, 1902 There were 10 children born to them. This union was dissolved by his wife's death Feb. 28, 1929. He later married Minnie Yates. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Miller; eight children, Mrs. Grover Lewis, Boone Route 1 ; Mrs. Marshall Cole, Brownwood, Wiley Miller, Trade. Tenn.; David Miller, Zion ville Route 1 ; Mrs. Audra Nor ris, Zionville Route 1; Mrs. Ronda Recce, Trade. Tenn.; Miss Aman da Miller and Soiomon Miller, Zionville Route 1; also four broth ers. Robert Miller, -Todd; Jason Miller. Vilas; Luther and Larkfn Miller, both of Zionville Route 1. There are a number of grand children. other relatives and friends who mourn his departure. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Pleasant Valley Meth odist Church at 11 o'clock Thurs day, May 9, and burial followed in the family plot in the ceme tery nearby. Popular elections of mayors were not generally adopted in the United States until the 1820s, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. In colonial days the mayor usually was appointed by the provincial or colonial gov ernor. NEWLAND BANK ROBBERS GET LONG SENTENCE Judge Yates Webb, in Ashe, ville Federal Court, Senten ces Four to 30 Years in Rob bery of Newland Bank Last January Entering pleas of guilty to half a dozen charges growing out of the robbery of the Avery County Bank at Newland on Jan. 30, three defendants in U. S. district court at Asheville Tuesday were sentenced by Judge E. Yates Webb to serve terms totaling 30 years each in the federal pen itentiary. The three defendants were: D. L. Birchfield. of the Roan Moun tain section of Tennessee, and George Dewey Say lor and Wil liam Edwards Aired of Harlan county. Ky. A fourth defendant, Casper Crowe, of Elizabethton, Tenn., tendered a plea of guilty on all Charges except one and in that he tendered a plea of not guilty. He was sentenced to serve 25 years in the federal penitentiary. A fifth defendant, George Crowe, Jr., was not placed on trjal Tuesday. He is being held; in the Buncombe county jail and. Judge Webb indicated that if he! ia not placed on trial at this timtrj he will set an amount so that he! can make bond. Three witnesses were heard! after the pleas had been enterd.l They were E. G. Guy, president' of the Avery County Bank; Newton Johnson and Frank Still special agents of the FBI. Mr. Johnson said the robbery was planned at "McGee's beer joint" near Elizabethton after Saylor, Aired and Birchfield had picked up Casper Crowe as the driver of the getaway car. The group then scattered, he testified^ and some of them went to Taze well where they stole the gray automobile used in the actual bf>ld-up. ' They arrived in Newland about 8:45 o'clock and parked a block or so from the bank. They then drove to the front of the bank a few minutes past 9 o'clock and entered just after an employee had opened the bank and was inj the act of transferring the cash] ?n the vault from the p'ace where it was stored at night to the "day safe." The l]oldup, it was testified, was handled by Birchfield, who used two guns and entered the cage, and Saylor who stood by the door and herded the custom ers into a line as they entered. Aired scooped up the money, taking the cash which was being placed in the day* safe and enter ing the vault to get a bag con taining some $800 in coins. Casper Crowe stayed at the wheel of the car with the engine running. When the robbers had finished they tied up a bank clerk and herded the others into the vault after asking if it was air condi tioned and getting no reply, the witness testified. The witness then told how they drove back to Laurel camp, separated, with Crowe going home and the other three going on a career of high stepping, in which they bought two Chrysler automobiles, paying $2,500 for one and $3,250 for the other. This trip finally took some of the group to Mexico. ? , (Continued on page 8) VETERANS TAKE FARM TRAINING ~ " ^ ~"73l . m Members of the local Veterans' Farm Training class, who enjoyed a banquet last Friday even ing, and who are taking great interest in the effort being made to establish them in agricultural pursuits. They are: Front row. left to right: Claude M. Taylor, Talmadge S. Carroll, Buster G. Eggers, Warren M. Dotson, Lee D. South, Ivey R. Moore, Clyde D. Moore, Carter J. Matheson, Nolan F. Watson, Er nest Hillard. Second row: Zollie V. Greene, Douglas L. Harrison. Eston S. Greene. Stanford S. Sto rie, Thomas S. Ward. C<en Terry, Burrell Broyhill, Walter L. Brcnvn, Elmer C. Proffit. Third BAND PARADE ; BOOSTS SHOW High School Band to Get Entire Proceeds of Grand Ole Opry Performance The Appalachian High School band will parade through the streets of Boor\e Friday after noon, primarily to focus atten tion on the W. S. M. "grand Ole Opry" which is scheduled to be staged at the courthouse Friday, May 16, at 8 o'clock. The perfor mance is under the sponsorshipj of the Boone Lions Club and thei entire proceeds from the event will go to the benefit of the band. The Grand Ole Opry programs are well-known in this area, where they have been heard on the radio for many years, and doubtless many will avail them- 1 selves of the opportunity of see ing some of these characters in person, and at the same time contribute to a worthy cause. Takes Agency For Milking Machines Wilson's Feed Store states that it has been awarded the agency for the Surge Milking Machines, and will handle this product ex clusively in seven counties in North Carolina, 6 in Tennessee, and 7 in Virginia. . | Mr. Jim Harr, of Bristol, who has long experience with mech anical milkers will be in charge of this agency, which will main-| tain a repair and service depart-, ment. row; John E. Cheek. Forrest A. Greene, Larna M. Miller, Depn W. Moretz, Calvin C. Byers, Geo. T. Smith, John Ragan, Marvin C. Prof fit. Fourth row: Russell E. Winebarger, Fred W. Winebar ger. Dean A. Moretz, Dallas Hart ley, William G. Proffit, Edward F. Baird, Wilmer Moretz, Earl D. Moretz. Fifth row: Glenn W. Brown, Gilbert O. Edmisten, J. W. Greene, Riley J. Teague, Hu Move Up Cash-In Date On Next Sugar Ration Washington, May 14 ? The gov ernment today moved up the ;ash-in date of the next sugar ration stamp from July 1 to June 1, but said it must last for five months. An agriculture department an nouncement said it must last until Oct. 31. when rationing and price controls expire unless extended by congress. COVE CREEK SENIORS WILL PRESENT PLAY "The Antics of Andrew," ' a comedy farce in three acts, writ ten by Joy Takias, will be pre sented by the seniors of Cove Creek high school on Friday evening. May 16, at 7:30. Special music will be be pro vided by Peggy and Dick Farth ing. Admission charges will be 15 and 25 cents. Stage furnishings will be provided through the courtesy of Burgess Antique Shop of Boone. PIE SUPPER TO BE HELD AT VALLE CRUCIS A pie supper will be held Sat urday, May 17th, at 8 p. m., at the Valle Crucis public schooL The sponsors of the event say there will be good pies galore, music and cake walk, ai d the revenue derived will be used for the newly-organized ball team, toward the purchase of gloves, balls, bats and other equipment. The co-operation of the public [will be appreciated. $60,000,000 campaign for over seas relief is set by Protestants. GOOD CITIZENS IN THE MAKING Pictured above is the third grade of Boone Demonstration school, taught by Mrs. Joe Craw-i ford, who have developed many fine qualities of citizenship through their activity program dur-| ing the school term now coming to a close. They are. left to right: Front row; Glenda Browh, Margaret West, H. T. Rogers, Gordon Shore, Claude Yates; second row: Earl Broolcshire, Pat Jones, Fay Johnson, Jane Moretz, Treva Moretz. Van Johns/in, Gent Moretz; third row: Le?sie Lewis, Jane Hodges. Imogone Moretz, Annie Ashley, Freda Greer, Jimma L. Cullers, Robert Posenbalm; fourth row: Robert Clawson, Helen Hollers. Essie Lewis. Boyd Barlow, Eddie Jestes, Fred Gragg, Ted Church, Charles Michael, fifth row: Buster Church, Joan Phillips, Martha Phil lip*, Billy Haynes, R. H. Phillips, Joan Jones, and Mary Jane Shores. (Story on page eight)., t bert Hodges. Conor Triplett, Ed ward J. Isenhower, Paul J. Car roll, Wade T. Tugman. Sixth row: J. P. Palmer, Cicero J Prof fit, John D. Clawson, Conor K. Dotson, Johnnie Weaver, Will N. Wellborn, Ward G. Carroll, Rus sell- L. Watson. Class members not in picture: Joseph F. Brown, Billy J. Cook, Haden J. Cook, Charlie H. Cook, Charles B. Mil ler, George H. Wellborn. CTTYELECTION PLANSMADE Registration Books to Open May 24 at City Hall: W. G. Harl xog it Raglstrar At a meeting of the town board of elections held Monday it was stated that the registration books for the June 17th, municip al election will open on Saturda> May 24, at city hall, with W. G. Hartzog acting in the capacity of registrar. I Those who have not previously voted in a town election, and who have become qualified, are required to register. The books will remain open for three Satur days. Saturday June 14 will be challenge day. The judges of election are to be J. C. McConnell and Russell D. Hodges BRIEF NEWS Ban on untouchability is assail ed by Hindu priests and ascetics. Liner He de France is due back (in service in 1948. j New child-care measure will set a means test in California. U. S. plans to lift the ban on Itrading with Japanese on July 15. Business in Britain still sub normal, displays greater strength. Wheat yield ample for domestic and export needs in prospect. Poland faces ration cuts to the l.OOOcalory level. Panama proposes joint au thority for Canal defense bases. Rise of nationalism in Egypt worries U. S. and British. Russians attack fret trade ideas as spearhead of imperialism. Reduction of prices is losing its momentum, survey shows. At least 7 per cent of U. S. in come demanded for schools. Cost of running Congress in creases 100 per cent. Army to conduct new Artie ex ercises in Alaska. Ruml urges Government action to prevent slump. Bishop of U. S. with 146, cap tures golf tourney in England. Planting in Russia up in drive for greater food output. Robots are not ready to run ships, says admirals. Retail lumber prices cut 20 to 30 per cent by yards. U. S. revises its policy in Ger many, stresses self-government. Federal aid to education is op posed by Chamber of Commerce. Hughes demonstrates a new ra dar warning device for planes. Virus causing polio is said to be the strongest in two decades New Orleans opens the coun-l try's second foreign trade zone. I SUSIE JANET EGGERS Susie Janet Eggers, 10 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas J. Eggers of Zionville died Monday and funeral services are being conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock fro mthe Pleasant Grove Church. Interment Will be in the Mast cerrjetery, Mabel, by Re ins - Sturdivant. The parents survive, together with 2 brothers and '6 sisters: Earl Eggers, Zionville; Everett Eggers, Havre de Grace, Md.; Elsie, Doris Jean, Joan, Betty Sue, Ruth, of Zionville, and Mrs. Phillip Crutchfield, Chil howie, Va. FARM HUMES HEAR ADDRESS BY DOUGHERTY Appalachian College Profes sor Tells Veterans on Farm Training Program of the Advantages of Farm Life; 57 Are NtAv Enrolled at High School Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of Appalachian State Teacher* College, delivered the principal address at a banquet given for the members of the Appalachian High School veterans farm train ing class, and outlined to the young men some of the advant ages to be derived from agricul tural endeavors. x Dr. Dougherty spoke of the importance of land ownership, the establishment of a home, and the practice of thrift and lauded his hearers for taking advantage of the opportunities being offer ed by the government, prepatlng them for places in the realm of modem agriculture. Referring to the need for con serving the soil. Dr. Dougherty stated that one hundred millions of dollars loss is being sustained each year from soil erosion, and that one fourth of all the farm land is now eroded . Improved farm practices were cited to im prove this condition. Life, on the farm, stated the educator, is a highly satisfactory livelihood, and contributes to improved citizen ship. 57 Are Now Enrolled There are now 57 veterans en rolled in the farm training class established under the GI bill, at Appalachian High School under the direction of Mr. R. L. Tait, who is assisted by Ernest Hil lard, Tom Jackson and Milton Moretz. The main objective of the program is to establish as many veterans as possible on the farms of the nation. A similar group of veterans is in training at Cove Creek School. CHILDKlLLED AS LOG TURNS Five-Year-Old Meat Camp Child Meets Tragic Death; Riles Sunday Patsy Ann Moretz. five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Moretz of Meat Camp town ship. was crushed to death Satur day when a log on which she and a group of other children were playing, rolled over, and she was unable to leap to safety. The funeral services were held at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock and burial follow ed in the nearby cemetery. Deceased is survived by the parents, three sisters, Pauline, Cleo, and Peggy, and two broth ers, Earl and Jerry. The grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Trivett of Boone, and Mr. Wil liam Moretz of Zionville also survive. Veteran Succumbs From Hurts Received In Automobile Crash James C. Harmon, 21 years old, a resident of Rominger, died in the veterans hospital, Mountain Home, Tenn., May 4th, from men engitis, said to have been brought about by head injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Ashe county recently. Funeral services were conduct ed on May 6 from the Zion Hill Baptist Church by Rev. Law rence Hagaman, and interment was in the cemetery there by Reins-Sturdivant. Mr. Harmon served in the navy during the war and was wourrded while aboard an aircraft carrier in European waters, it is said. The widow. Mrs. Hazel Mast Harmon, and one son," James C. Harmon, of Rominger, survive. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harmon, oT Beech Creek, also survive. Mrs. Lawrence Dies Saturday at Age 42 Mrs. Bessie Mae Lawrence, 42 years old. of Trade. Tenn., died aioBanner Elk hospital last Sat urday. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 2 o'clock from the Zionville Baptist Church by Rev. R. C. Eggers, and interment was in the churchyard cemetery. Surviving are the husband, M. C. Lawrence; one son. Earl, of Trade, Tenn.; three daughters. Mrs. Wm. Bums, Odessa, Del.; Misses Hazel and June Lawrence, Trade. There are two brothers and two sisters. McAn shoe chain announces price cut totaling over million.
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