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VOL. LIX, NO. 49 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 29. 1947 FIVE CENTS A COPY
WORK STARTS
FROZEN FOOD
LOCKER PLANT
Building for Boone's Newest
Industry to Be of Colonial
Design; Charlotte Contrac
tor Erecting Structure; to
Be Finished in 4 Months
Work has been started on
Boone's new frozen food locker
plant, which is being constructed
for Boone Frozen Foods, Inc., by
the Southeastern Construction
Comp'any of Charlotte, and pre
sent plans call for the com ple
tion of the structure within three
to four months.
The building, which is located
on highway 421, in East Boone,
will be of colonial design, con
structed of brick and will have
dimensions of 77 x 83 feet. The
plans and engineering details
were executed by Southern
Frozen Food Lockers, Inc.,
Raleigh, organized and under the
direction of James E. Coad and
Hon. J. M. Broughton.
Initial plans call for the con
struction of about 500 rental
lockers for the preservation of
foods, and the firm will specialize
in the processing of beef from
the mountain area for resale to
plants located in other areas, it |
is said.
HOME CLUBS TO
MEET IN BOONE
Six Counties to Be Represented
in Meeting of Federation
Demonstration Club*
The Watauga County Federa-1
tion of Home Demonstration
Clubs will be hostess to the wo
men from the six other counties
in the third district for their an
nual district federation meeting ;
This meeting will be held in the!
First Baptist church in Boone on
June 4th at 10:30 a. m.
Mrs. Ward Ray, of Ashe county!
is president of this district and]
will preside at the meeting. Dr.
W. G. Bond, pastor of the First;
Baptist church, will have a short
devotional. 'Mrs. Homer Lane,:
president of the Watauga county|
Federation of Home Demonstra-,
tion Clubs will welcome the wo-]
men and Mrs. T. S. Moxley, of
Alleghany county, will respond.
Lunch will be served by the
Watauga women in the base
ment QJf the church at noon.
Memorial Services
At Oak Grove Church
Are Held On Sunday
The annual memorial service
for Watauga county was held at
the Oak Grove Baptist Church
last Sunday morning under the
auspices of the American Legion,
and Mr. Cleve Gross was in
charge of the program.
Special music for the occasion
was by the Oak Grove choir and
Appalachian High School trio.
Ralph Beshears delivered the ad
dress of welcome, with response
by Wade E. Brown, commander
of Watauga Post. American Le
gion. The sermon was by Rev.
W. D. Ashley, and the poem,
"Away", was repeated by Miss
Ward.
To Organize Church
For Perkinsville
The Perkinsville Blptist Church
will be organized at a meeting
to be held at 11 o'clock on June
29th, and it is stated that those
who wish to become charter
members, should have their let
ters of recommendation by that
time.
Rev. N. M. Greene recently or
ganized a Sunday School at Per
kinsville, which has an average
attendance of 50.. Stuart Barnes
is the superintendent.
Brown Is Speaker
At Ashe Co. Event
Senator Wade E. Brown deli
vered the principal address at the
Memorial Service and "I Am An
American Day" observed in the
courthoua| in West Jefferson
last Sunday afternoon.
The gathering, which was
largely attended was sponsored
Jjy the Ashe county post of the
American Legion, in cooperation
with the Rotary Club and other
civic and religious groups.
BOX SUPPER"
A box supper will be held at
the Elkland school on Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of th^ P.-T.A. for the
benefit of the school. A feature
of the program will be music by
Paul Weston.
STAMP OF APPROVAL
Kay Buckley, star of Broadway show. "Burlesque," gets into
the spirit of the thing at the 100th cenebration of the Stamp Show
currently at the Grand Central Palace, New York. Fifty-nine
countries and 1,800 private dealers are exhibiting stamp collections.
LANDING STRIP
IN PROSPECT
North Wilkesboro Man Appears
Before Chamber of Commerce
in Interest of Aviation
The possibility of locating an
airstrip for the benefit of travel
ers to and from the Boone and
Blowing Rock area, came up for'
consideration at the meeting ofj
the Chamber of Commerce held
Thursday evening and a commit
tee. composed of Joe Conderman, |
L. H. Smith and S. C. Eggers was
named by President Wilcox to!
make an investigation into the
matter and prepare a report. i
Mr. Hickerson, aviator and.
promoter of North Wilkesboro,!
was present and told of the pos
sibilities of a desirable air strip
being developed on the property;
of H. Neal Blair on New River.!
Mr. Blair was present, and of
fered his cooperation in working
out the details of the proposal.
Mayor G. C. Robbins of Blow
ing Rock indicated the full in
terest of his town in the local de
velopment of airport facilities,
and pledged complete cooperat
ion with Boone in th? proposed
development.
BROWN AGAIN
HEADS LEGION
Local Senator Commauder Wat
auga Post; State Auditor
Urges Strong America
State Senator Wade E. Brown
was re-elected commander of
Watauga Post, American Legion,
at the meeting held Friday even
ing: Ralph G. Greer, vice-corp
mander; Councill Cooke, second
vice-commander, and Joe Huff
man. adjutant.
Hon. Henry L. Stimson, state
auditor, spoke at the gathering,
and urged Legionnaires to see
that America remains strong, and
prepared for any emergency
which might develop in the inter
national situation.
A report was heard on the
progress of the Legion baseball
league, and it was stated that a
schedule of games would be re
leased soon.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Hold Meeting in City
Last Sunday afternoon the,
first meeting of'Alcoholics Ano
nymous" was held in this county.
The group was made up of mem
bers of the organi^ftion from
Lenoir and Hickory and of specta
tors from Boone. A interesting
and informal program was pre
sented.
Members of the visiting or
ganizations told of their experi
ences and problems in dealing
with the whiskey evil. They nar
rated at length their struggles to
overcome the vicious habit of
drinking. All members at the
Sunday meeting could proudly
say that up to that hour they had
been free from strong drink
since becoming members of "A.
This c^ganlzation claims to be
effective in sixty-five percent of
the cases with which it deals.
Another twenty-five percent of
the Alocholics who join slip back
occasionally into their old habits,
but ultimately become freed of
the habit. Ten percent riever
overcome the chronic alcoholism.
EGGERS HEADS
LOAN GROUP
Assemblyman Named President
of Wiikesboro Farm Loan
Association
Representative S. C. Eggers of.
iBoone, was named president ot
;the North Wiikesboro Nationall
jFarm Loan Association at a|
'special meeting of the organiza
tion held last Friday, succeeding,
(P. E. Dancy, who recently re
-signed due to impaired health,
i Mr. Eggers who was elevated
from the vice-presidency, has
been connected with the land
ibank agency for the past 30
(years, having held every office
in the organization. The organiza
tion embraces Watauga, Ashe,
Alleghany, Wilkes and Caldwell
counties and has lohg term loans
of more than half a million dol
lars. Money is being loaned to
farmers at 4 per cent interest. '
The annual meeting of the As-'
sociation will bo held at the City
Hall in North Wiikesboro Friday,
[July 21, Mr. Eggers says.
SUGAR GROVE
P.O. ENTERED
Attempt Made Same Night to
Gain Entrance to Postoffice
at Trade, Tenn.
I Robbers entered the postoffice
at Sugar Grove Thursday night,
lit is learned, but fortunately es
caped with only a few dollars in
currency. It is said that a con
tainer used in the postoffice was
found nearby, being cast aside
when the thieves found it did't
'contain money.
On the same night prowelevs
? attempted to gain entrance to the
'postoffice at Trade it is report
ed, but failed in the attempt.
No arrests have been made in
connection with the deperations.
t Most tax cases won by N. S. in
1945 and 1946, Wenchel says.
Guatemala's new censorship
law muzzles press and radio.
AUTO DRIVERS
ASKED TO GET
NEW PERMITS
State Highway Patrolman
Cites New Law Requiring
All Drivers to Get New
Licenses Beginning July 1;
Information as to Examina
tions
State Highway Patrolman C. M.
Jones states that, in accordance
with the law passed by the 1947
general assembly of North Caro
lina, requiring the re-issuance of
?motor vehicle driver licenses, the
following schedule has been
made: the period beginning July
1, 1947, and ending on December
31, 1947' is the time for all driver
license holders, whose sur-names
begin with the letters A or B to
apply for new licenses. Persons
whose names do not begin with
one of the above letters cannot
apply for re-issuance of license
in this period.
The period beginning Jan. 1,
1948, and ending June 30, 1948,
will be the time for all operators
whose sur-names begin with eith
er of the letters C or D to apply
for re-issuance of licenses. All
motor vehicle drivers whose sur
names begin with a letter other
than A, B, C or D will be noti
fied by press releases at the
proper time as to when they
should appear for the re-exami
nation.
The operators license issued
under the 1947 safetv act shall
automatically expire on the birth
day of' (he license in the fourth
> ear following the year of issu
ance. and no license shall be is
sued to any operator after the ex
piration of his license until such
operator has again passed the re
quired examination.
Everyone will get a complete]
examination. The examination is
made up of four parts. These'
parts are: (1) An eye test (2)j
highway sign test, (3) driving
rules test, (4) road test.
The poorest visual reading!
that will permit passing with!
glasses is 20-50. This may be!
with both eyes together, or it
may be with best eye alone. The!
sign test consists of the showing
to the applicant several pictures
containing highway warning
signs. The applicant will be re
cjuosted to tell what a driver
should do when he comes to such
a sign. Inability to read is not
grounds for denying a driver li
cense. The rule section of the
examination consists of 25 simple
questions that deal with the safe
operation of a motor vehicle. The
road test will consist of a drive
of some 12 to 15 city blocks. In
the past some applicants have be
gun road tests with the under
standing that the examiner
would tell him to pass reef lights,
exceed speed limits, and other
wise drive improperly. This,
however, has not been the policy
in North Carolina nor will it be
during this re-issuance.
Previous practice-, gove^lng
the issuance and U3e of learners
permits will not be changed. The
only change that will occur with
respect to fees^ charged will be
the increase in . the cost of an
operator's license from one to two
dollars.
County Singing To
Be Held On Sunday
The Watauga County Singing
Convention will be held at the
Gospel Tabernacle next Sunday
Junel, beginning at 1 o'clock, and
all vocalists in the area are cor
dially invited to attend by S. C.
Eggers, chairman of the organi
zation.
THREE YEARS LATER
This airfield at Bottisham near Cambridge, England, was a
base of the U. S. Air Forces. Now, three years later, cows graze
around the derelict of a plane in what was once a hangar. The
field has been ploughed up.
Happy Birthday
Irving Berlin, dean of Ameri
can popular song writers, blows'
out the single candle atop his!
birthday cake at the Stork Club,
New York. He is not saying howl
many years the one taper rep-'
resents.
STATE TAXES
DUE ON FIRST
Privilege License Schedule ill
Given; Collector Aiding
Taxpayer! Today
All privilege licenses levied by1
the North Carolina Department!
of Revenue for the year 1947-48'
will become due on June 1, and
with the exception of certain
licenses reduced during the war
the prices will be the same as for
the last fiscal year. Those
licenses to be reverted to the
pre-war basis for Boone, Blow
ing Rock and Watauga county
are as follows:
Bottled drinks $5.00; soda
'^untain $10.00; auto dealers, $50
Boone, $25 in Blowing Rock
and county; Service stations, $10
per pump in town, $5 in county:
auto supply wholesaler $25;
garage $10; musical merchandise
$10.
John N. Smoot, Deputy Col
lector. Lenoir, 1*T C.. will be in
the grand jury room of the
courthouse in Boone on Wednes
day, May 28, from 1 p. m. until
5 p. m. and in Blowing Rock at
the bus station from 9:30 a. fn.
until 12:00 noon to assist tax
payers in applying for licenses.
Those persons not receiving
blanks from Raleigh may secure
them from the deputy or by
writing direct to the Department
of Revenue, Raleigh, N. C.
KIDDIES ARE MODEL S IN FASHION SHOW
j Children of the community acted as models for the home economics majors at Appalachian
'College in a showing of the clothing made by the college group. Pictured are, first row, left to
[right: Barbara Ann Yoder, Olivia Hodges, Marsha Parker, Daniel Dougherty, Bartlett Dougherty,
[Martha Jane Norris, Ala Sue McGuire, Carolyn Hoover; second row, Rachel Rivers. Margaret Lynn
'Hagaman, Carol Redmond.
SCHOOL FINALS
AT COVE CREEK
Teachers, Pupil* al Cor* Creek
Busily Engaged in Preparing
for Final Activities
This week ends the 1946-47
term of school for Cove Creek]
and both teachers and pupils are
busily engaged in preparing for
general final activities. Friday!
morning at a special assembly,
awards and certificates will be!
given to students who have
merited them. All parents are in ? j
vited to attend and visit the
classrooms, where exhibitions!
are on display.
The baccalaureate sermon)
which was delivered by Rev. H.j
K. Middleton at Henson's Chapel!
Methodist Church, May 25 at- 1
tracted a large crowd.
Through courtesy of Standard
Oil Company a movie, "Meet
North Carolina", was featured at
school May 20. This was a his
torical picture and was ap
preciatively received by the
students and teachers.
The Coveteer, the high school |
year book is being assembled!
and will be delivered to subscrib
ers on Thursday of this week.
A number of outings have been
conducted by sponsors of clubsl
and othe activities recently. The
seniors enjoyed an all-day outing
at Hungry Mother Park and;
Backbone Rock, Virginia on
May 23.
The civics class with Mrs. S.|
W. Osborne enjoyed a picnic;
lunch last Wednesday. Due to the
[unsettled weather the refresh
iments were served in the can
nery instead of on a mountain
jpeak as first planned.
Mrs. Middleton escorted the
4-H club members to a near by
scenic spot and enjoyed with
then a delicious picnic lunch on
Friday, May 23. Mrs. S. F. Hor
ton went as a special guest.
The Girl Scouts enjoyed an
'outing to the Cascade Falls Mon
Iday afternoon. After playing
games a picnic supper was
served. Miss. Stiles, club Sponsor,
chaperoned the group. '
The student Council sponsored
a party in the school lunch room
Saturday night of last week.
Both old and new members par
ticipated. Each member invited a
guest. In addition the council in
vited Prof, and Mrs. S. F. Horton.
Mrs. Norman Wilson, sponsor of
]the council acted as faculty re
ipresentive. After a number of
jinteresting games delicious re|
ifreshments were served.
Miss Janieve Mast represented
iour school and Watauga county
at a contest meeting of the North
jCarolina Farmers Cooperatives
Iheld at Statesville May 20. Her
oration. "Farming A Year Around
Job", was well prepared and
delivered however she did not
win the first honors.
Grass and Clover
Demonstration on
Beaver Dam June 6
[ There will he a silo filling)
[demonstration, using Sisalkraft|
paper and welded wire for the,
Isilo and grass and clover for sil
age, on June 6, 9:30 a. m. at
Lewis and Len Norris' on Beaverl
Pam. " I
This Is the temporary ^ilo that"
we hear ?o much about, but wei
are using meadow grass for sil- 1
age. All farmers interested in
making a grass silage or in con- <
strutting a temporary silofchould <
J. T. Connor, extension ento- 1
mologist, will be present to show i
how to use D. D. T. to control
flies in dairy barns. This demon
stration will be held at a nearby
dairy barn in connection with j
the silo meeting.
VETERANS CLUiPto
The Veterans Club will meet'!
at the Cove Creek High School!!
on the evening of June 4th, and !
all vet/Tans of both wortd wars
[are asked to attend. .
come to this meeting.
. JURORS NAMED
I FOR JUNE TERM
' OF CIVIL COURT
Judge Hubert E. Olive to Pre
t side as Superior Court Con
Evenes for Trial of Civil
Cases; the Names of Those
Who Will Serve on Jury
Judge Hubert E. Olive of Lex
ington, has been assigned by
Governor Cherry to preside at the
civil term of Watauga Superior
Court, which will convene on
Monday, June 9, for a two weeks'
session, it was learned yesterday
from Court Clerk Fred M. Gragg.
Forty-nine civil suits are cal
endared for the term, which is to
last for two weeks, and no
criminal actions will be tried.
Following are the names of
those who are being summoned
for jury duty during the June
term:
First Week
W. L. Byland, Bald Mountain;
Clyde B. Reece, Dave Wilson,
Beaver Dam; Dock O. Greene,
Walter Hampton. Hugh Hampton,
Blue Ridge; Elijah Reld, Blow
ing Rock; Dr. J. T. C. Wright,
Willet Moretz, Leonard F. Hodg
es. Frank W. Lewis, Boone; Thos.
J. Banner, Marvin Combs, Cove
Creek; Grove Wheeler, Elk;
Conley .Trivett, ? Lewis Harmon.
Laurel Creek; Forrest Greene,
Leonard Wilson. Meat Camp;
Roby Wallace, North Fork; Victor
L. Farthing, C. O. Matney, Shaw
nechaw; Marshall Cornett, Dewey
James, George Eggers, Watauga.
Second Week
J. L. Miller, Vester Phillips,
Bald Mountain; Van Farthing, W.
M. Clay, Beaver Dam; Filmore
G. Ford. Blue Ridge; Joseph
Winkler, Blowing Rock; Vilas J.
Moretz, McClure Elrod. Benjamin
F. Hodges, Boone; Conley Glenn,
Lawton Grogan, Cove Creek;
Charlie Simmons, Elk; Roby J.
Pressley, W. M. L. Glenn, Laurel
Creek; Clingman Miller, Vemer
Benson, Meat Camp; Tom J. Wat
son, New River; George McGuire,
Roy Fox, Shawneesaw; Jermie H.
Greene. L. M. Cook, Stony Fork;
Reuben P. Walker, Willie G.
Earp, Fred Yates. Watauga.
HIGH SCHOOL
FINALS FRIDAY
Foriy-?ix to Gradual* at Appa
lachian High School in
Exercises Friday
Commencement exercises will
be held jBt Appalachian High
School Friday evening, when
Principal Herbert Wey will pre
sent diplomas to the forty-six
members of the senior class.
The theme for the exerciser
will be "Forward," and a number
of members of the class will par
ticipate in the program which
has been arranged for the oc
casion. Musical numbers will in
tersperse the program and the
public is invited.
Following are the names of
the graduates:
Bill R. Aldridge, Harry Clay,
Johnny Councill, J. W. Cuddy,
James C. Greene, Earl Hamby,
Edsel Hodges, Fred Hodges, A1
Honeycutt. V. J. Honeycutt, Jack
Idol, Floyd Scott, Burlon Shore,
Ray Stansberry, John W. Wil
liams, Jr., William Ralph Wink
ler, Jr., Bernice Brown, Annie
Mae Carroll, Betty Lou Clawson,
Mary Sue Clawson, Mildred Cul
ler, Claudeen Garland, Bonita
Greene, Mary Sue Greene, Mary
Snow Haynes, Frances Hodges,
Helen Hodges, Marline Hodges,
Gladys Lookabill, Billie Jean
Michael, Ada Belle Moretz, Gene
vieve Moretz, Virginia Moretz,
Mary Moss, Erma Norris, Ruth
Norris, Willa Jean Noriis, Sallie
Penick, Mary Smith, Grace Steel
man, Brooke Stanbery Ford,
Mildred Templeton, Marie Trip
lett, Zella Triplett, Nell Vannoy,
Mildred Wellborn.
Much Clothing is
Secured for Needy
The response to the appeal for
clothing in the relief project was
excellent. The people of Boone
have made some very good con
tributions. A full report of the
total amount received will be
announced later.
Persons still having clothing to
contribute may leave it Thurs
iay or Friday at the Methodist
Church. There is still time to con
tribute to this humanitarian and
Christian cause.
CANCER CONTRIBUTIONS
The publication of the follow
ing contributors to the cancer
fund is requested: Mrs. Mildred
Eggers 2.00. C. M. Critcher 1.00,
Carolina Pharmacy 5.00, Hunt's
Department Store 5.00, G. ,F.
Dale 1.00, Carolina Hotel 5.00,
Skyline Restaurant 5.00, North
western Bank 7.50, Mr and Mrs.
E. N. Hahn 10.00.