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VQI^LX^NO.3 ' BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947 FIVE CENTS A COPY
WINKLER AIDS
INFORMATION
OF PARK PLAN
Boone Man Member of Na
tional Park Commission,
Designed to Make Smoky
Mountain Park "a Park in
Fact"; Obligated Also to
Parkway
W. Ralph Winkler, Boone busi
ness man, serving under guber
natorial appointment as a mem
ber of the North Carolina na
tional park, parkway, and forest
development commission, attend
ed the inagural meeting of the
organization in Waynesville,
which whipped throug formali
ties and plunged wholeheartedly
into the job of making the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
a "park in fact."
In a luncheon and afternoon
session with Tennesse proponents
of the park, the commission laid
the groundwork for a coopera
tive effort between the two states
to develop the park to the fullest
extent.
Earlier in the day the seven
man commission elected Charles
E. Ray, Jr., of Waynesville chair
man. Kelly Bennett ? of Bryson
City, was named vice-chairman
and Charles M. Douglas of Bre
vard was chosen secretary.
Cooperation in support of a
definite and active park develop
ment program was the keynote
of the joint meet with a six-man
Tennessee delegation headed by
Paul Mathes of Chattanooga,
personal representative of Gov.
Jim McCord, member of the
Tennessee conservation commis
sion and former state commis
sioner of conservation.
In this first joint meeting men
from both sides of the park
agreed that the states must con
solidate their aims and evolve a
positive program of development
before formally asking the Na
tional Park service and congress
for funds to carry out the plans.
Francis J. Heazel of Asheville,
a member of the North Carolina
commission, reviewed the history
of the park, cited the lethargy
of proponents over the years and
called for team-work for fullest
utilization of the area. -
"Our first step," he said, "is to
convince the National Park ser
vice of the need of an immediate
attack on the problem of develop
ment."
Mathes endorsed Heazel's call
to "buckle down and work to
make the park in fact, not in
name," and said that "Tennessee
will support you in any endeavor!
. . . any development will be of
mutual benefit to us."
He ashed for periodic meetings
between Tennessee and North
Carolina groups to "swap ideas"
and "plan a coordinated program
of park development."
As a means of developing the
program ? which calls for a long
term view with an immediate
start ? the groups voted to meet
at Gatlinburg on Tuesday, Aug.
12. one day after the North Caro
lina commission's August meet
ing
The North Carolina commis
sion in its organization meeting
selected Waynesville as its head
Suarters, designated the First
ational Bank of Waynesville as
official depository for commis
sion funds and adopted a resolu
tion of appreciation for the work
of the former North Carolina
park commission.
Sen. Medford pointed out at
the luncheon that although the
commission is emphasizing the
development of the Smokies at
present it will not forget its obli
gations to Pisgah and Nantahalah
National forests or the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Other members of the com
mission include Percy Ferebee
6f Andrews, Raymond U. Sutton
of Slylva, Ralph Winkler of
Boone and E. C. Guy of New
land.
Accompanying Mathes as the
official Tennessee delegation
were John R. Anderson of Knox
ville, Maloney, L. R. Taylor of
Johnson City, "letbert F. Holt,
city manager o i G-jtlinburg, and
H. G. Bonner of Knoxville.
Others who took an active
part in the afternoon's discussion
included W. P. Duncan, assistant
supervisor of Pisgah National
forest; W. L. Nothstein, forester
of Nantahala National forest,
and State Sen. Wade Brown of
Boone.
Berryman Heads
Trade Body at
Blowing Rock
Clarence Berryman, Blowing
Rock druggist, was elected presi
dent of the Blowing Rock cham
ber of commerce at a business
meeting last Thursday.
H. F. Custer was named vice
president and Ellen Coffey, sec
retary-treasurer. These officer?
along with G. C. Robbins, retir
ing president, Robert Hardin, H.
R Holshouser and W. B. Castle
make up the board of directors
to serve for this year.
Guest Speaker
DR. I. G. GREER
LAYMEN WILL
HEAR GREER
Baptist Leader Will Address
Group at Baptist Club Din
ner Thursday Evening
Dr. I. G. Greer, of Thomas
ville, will be the guest speaker
at the dinner meeting of the
Baptist Brotherhood, Layman's
Ciub, to be held at the Baptist
Church Thursday evening at 7:30,
it is learned.
Dr. Greer, who is superinten
dent of Mills Home, Baptist
church orphanage, is a speaker of
unusual ability and charm, and
is the president of the North
Carolina Good Health Associa
tion. A native of Watauga county.
Dr. Greer was professor of his
tory at Appalachian State Teach
ers College, before assuming his
duties with the orphanage.
Dr. and Mrs. Greer will also
render a short program of folk
music and ballads.
The occasion will be informal,
will be a ladies' night event, and
all are requested to attend. The
banquet tickets will be one dol
lar and reservations may be made
with Wade E. Brown, attend
ance chairman. Those who can't
attend the dinner may attend the
program which is to start at 8:15.
Dr. Redwine of Mount Airy
will be present.
Thursday being the birthday
of the Baptist World Alliance,
something of this work will be
revealed during the course of
the Evening.
Dr. Greer, while here, is ex
pected to confer with other
groups in his capacity as chair
[man of the Good Health Associa
tion, looking to expanded hospit
al facilities for the community,
through the use of funds made
available by the State and Fed
eral governments.
TAYLOR GETS
CITY POSITION
Former County Auditor Takes
Position of City Bookkeeper
and Tax Collector
Gordon Taylor, for many years
Watauga county auditor, haS been
named to the position of city
bookkeeper and tax collector by
the recently-elected city council
and assumed the duties of the
new office last Thursday.
Mr. Taylor following his long
term as county accountant, had
been connected with the local
FHA office, until curtailment of
funds by the present congress
halted the activities of the agency
in this county.
New Data Links
Polio To Filth
Fly As Carrier
New York ? New evidence
pointing a finger at the filth fly
as a carrier of infantile paralysis
was presented Monday at the
opening of the fifth international
congress of pediatrics.
Dr. Robert Ward, expert in pe
diatrics research at New York
university disclosed that incrimi
nating evidence against the fly
had came from at least nine com
munities in the United States
linking it with polio.
Th^s communities were: Cle
veland, O.. Norwich, Conn., Mad
ison, Conn , Atlanta, Ga., Cordo
va, Ala., San Antonio, Tex^ Ca
tawba county, N. C., and Rock
ford. 111.
Identity of the agent or means
by which infantile paralysis
spreads into epidemic form has
long baffled scientists and solu
tion of this mystery would go
far in controlling the disease.
Flies for some time have been
high on the suspect list, but the
Evidence has be?n somewhat thin.
The new reports, however, in
dicate that- the filth fly ? the
large sized variety found around
piles of filth or near stables ?
carry the poliomyelitis virus.
ITESTER IS KEY
MAN IN STATE
SAFETY DRIVE
Former Watauga School Prin
cipal to Be Director Driver
Training in New Highway
Safety Program, Set Up in
North Carolina
gety ?g?g set ft in'^North
?c W??
^^""c^en^/roiT'co'leman W
Roberts, committee chapman
Bjff 3?a353.**S!
T^e pr?P?sed training courses
This car was procured fnt ii
committee Tor traff/c safe
Club and^as1^ Carollna Motor
? ' ? dn(J "as been inspected and
S?vechfor 1136 by "?vercndora^j
man of thp"^ ,ex-?"icl? chair-l
; 01 the state committer fnr
1?"'%. safety- highwa? official
land directors of the five yea^'
Carohna8 ety CrUSade ln North
According to Mr. Roberts the
?*?gri?S 01 driver trainin?
contacted leaders in the driver
training program in Cleveland
studying and C'ose!y Wlth them,,
methods ?(V,' yang various,
Mr Tester ?rlver instruction,
mr. i ester observed the Actual
teaching process in the adult
driver training program anH ir?
terviewed some of the Trivmg n"
school ln the Cleveland PUblkj
r,I!je Cleveland Automobile
Clilb sponsors the adult driver
Program there while the
schools have courses for student
driving instruction A TmiUr
set-up is proposed in North Cam
" ? se"-sustaining under the
supervision of the State rnm
m/ttee for Traffic Salety Cc
Planning tor the installaUon of
these courses in North Carolina
ihat drivereCImin^d " " hoped
literature to ?'i Tester carried
uieraiure to Cleveland which e*.
Plained the five year iraffic
Una and^bnfught*1 ba^ ^opies^f
?vasra?sr be,ng u,ed in,
drive^u-aW ?Test?r attended the
Peabodv r?i? seminar at George
.ffSKS
there was very beneficial Th?
and^Carlton co"ducted by Key
s^ltanu whh'thedAUCaUonal con"
mobife Soc 0?Xan Auto"
included use of a C0Urs?
ITrr^r ^ ^&k
SSinTOr te0
sis as-^ssssssi
lecture and ?2* a car in ^is
monstraUve *d * ^ as a de
Tester ha! Past 10 months. Mr
of schoo?Sb3'rV.erdfl 85 '"Peril
Caldwell c^ntv S^Krta,Uon in
prior to that hL chools and
school principal !n "wftaa hl,*h
J" -
Community Cannery
To Open Next Friday
The Cove Creek community
cannery will be open at 8 o'clock
Friday July 18, it is announced
by Robert Shipley of the Depart
ment of agriculture of Cove
Creek school. Mr. Shipley states
that the cannery will also be open
on July 25 and 29, and each Tues
day and Friday during August.
Patrons are asked to do their
work at the cannery during the
morning hours if possible.
NEWS BOUNCES QUICKLY
Vallejo, Calif. ? Under a co
operative warning system of the
local Credit Crapters Club, the
bounce of a bad check is heard
quickly by 52 local merchants.
Police headquarters rushes the
first tip ? and check passer's des
cription ? to the club. The club
calls four local stores, each of
which calls three others, each of
which calls three others.
TRAVELING KITTEN
Peoria, I1L ? A kitten, ap
parently wanting to go places,
sneaked on a bus at Pekin, but
was put off at Creve Couer. Dis
appointed but undismayed, it
bounded aboard the next bus,
curled up cozly under a seat, and
continued the trip to Peoria,
ARTIST SEES "SAUCER"
Arftist Jack LaBous, while riding in a Washington, D. C. bus, spotted a "saucer" spinning
through the skies and sketched the appartition (above) for the Washington Daily News. Re
ports from other sections of the country vary in the rescription of the disks.
AID TO BLIND
IS REVIEWED
Lions Club Givrn Some Fact*
About Work They Are Doing
for the Sightless
At the regular meeting last
night, members of the Boone
Lions Club were given some facts
about blindness and the work
being done for the sightless by
Dr. Robert King, chairman of
the committee for sight conserva
tion.
Dr. King presented a drawing
of the eye and gave a brief ex
planation of its anatomy as an
aid in acquainting the Lions
with the work they are sponsor
ing.
Aid to the blind from the
Lions Club was begun 12 years
ago by the clubs in the 31st
Carolina district. Aid is now
given by the state commission for
the blind to any person with 20
70 vision or worse, especially if
condition is progressive. In the
district which includes Watauga
county there are 165 blind cases
which are receiving aid. In the
state there are 7,400 blind, of
whom 1.000 have received aid in
rehabilitation and training for oc
cupations, and 1,500 who are at
present receiving such aid. This
aid is given by local clinics, the
State School for the Blind, and
t\e State pre-conditioning center
At present there are 19 cases in
this county receiving such aid.
In explaining the causes of
blindness or impaired vision. Dr.
King stated that 25 per cent are
from accidents, 25 per cent from
conditions arising within the eye,
40 per cent from systemic disease,
and 10 per cent hereditary or
congenital.
BRIEF NEWS
Japan adopts a price rise
policy to combat inflation.
Indians are critical toward
provisions of independence bill.
A world-wide chain of "re
pository" libraries aim of the U.
N.
Treasury to study tax loopholes
for $5,000,000,000 income.
Record spending on buildings
is due in 1947, but housing lags.
Army task force testing wea
pons in the dust of torrid desi-rt.
Increase of 16 to 20 per cent in
cotton plantings is forecast for
year.
Anderson expects German
farmers to increase output of
food.
Scandinavian countries to get
$40,000,000 for shipping losses.
Health Service finds vast lag
in sanitary water systems.
Chicago University survey
finds few contended school sys
tems.
Soviet offers to sell American
owned trade-marks to high bid
der.
1 Railroads forsee need to ask
later for additional freight rises.
Retail circles see leveling off
of trade for second half of '47.
Japan announces standard
v/age schedule for industry.
Romulo sees Philippine duty
to aid oppressed nations in Asia.
Record total of 59,300,000 em
ployed expected in the fall.
Livestock prices rose 50 per
cent in 1947 over 1940 period.
Justice Jackson calls forecast
of war "vicious, regretable."
P. S. moving to accelerate
German trade rise, economic
unity.
"Frustrated" women as teach
ers declared a peril to children.
Nation's 699 railroads ask ICC
for rate raises averaging 16 per
cent. ,
Britain expects - new 20 per
cent cut in newsprint to conserve
dollars.
Hoover criticizes the handling
of sex crimes in many areas.
Budget surplus of $753,787, M0
for 1947 is reported by Snyder.
Allies will oversee all trade
agreements with the Japanese.
Federal Reserve to end fixed
interest rate on Treasury bills.
Music Boss
Testifying before the house la
bor sub-committee, James C.
Pertillo (above), head of the
American Federation of Musi
cians, serves notice that he plans
to ban radio and juke box re
cordings and all coast-to-coast
radio musical broadcasts when
current contracts expire.
FOODWGHT
FOR ORPHANS
Orphanag* Director of Thro*
Forki Association Makes An
nual Plea for Orphans
Russell D. Hodges, orphanage
director for the Three Forks
Baptist Association is making his
annual appeal to the people of
this section for produce and can
ned foods for the children at the
Baptist Orphanage. As in former
years, fruit jars are being sup
plied for the purpose and it is
hoped that the response of the
people this year will be even
better than the fine records of
former years. In making his ap
peal for the worthy cause, Mr.
Hodges says:
"This is the year for each
Baptist Church tcrdo all they can
for our orphanage by putting up
canned goods, and sending pro
duce. You can get plenty of jars
at Farmers Hardware. Don't de
lay, the orphange will more than
appreicate all your efforts and
with the high cost of living they
will really be needing your co
operation."
Valle Crucis Church
Contributes Clothing
Exactly 1 1 6 ^ pounds of re
lief clothing, shoes and bedding,
collected in Valle Crucis for the
relief of suffering war stricken
lands overseas were received re
cently at the Church World Ser
vice Center, New Windsor, Mary
land. Collected at the Holy Cross
Church, the goods are now in the
workrooms of the center and
within a few weeks will be over
seas ready for distribution. The
contribution from Valle Crucis,
like all Church World Service
supplies will be given out to the
neediest without charge.
North Carolina now leads all
[the states in the nation in the
amoual of relief supplies given
in 1937 and in the per capita giv
ing of her citizens. To July 5,
exactly 514,122 pounds of materi
als had been contributed by
North Carolina people through
Church World Service, inter
denominational relief agency of
the Protestant Churches.
Crippled Children
May See Dr. Gaul
Dr. John S. Gaul of Charlotte
will be at the offices of the
Health Department in West Jef
ferson Friday July 18, for the
purpose of seeing the crippled
children of the district, who need
further attention.
RITES ARE HELD
FOR D.S. SHORE
Aged Resident of Middle Fork
Section. Succumbs a! Home
Last Saturday
David Sanders Shore, 86 years
old, pioneer resident of the Mid
dle Fork section, near Boone,
died at the home last Saturday,
after a long period of impaired
health.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday from the Middle Fork
Baptist Church by Rev. W. D.
Ashley, with Rev. W. C. Payne
assisting, and interment was in
the church cemetery by Reins
Sturdivant.
The survivors include the wid
ow, seven sons and two daugh
ters: Rev. Robert H. Shore. E. F.
Shore, Blowing Rock; W. W.
Shore, Mountain City, Tenn.;
Dave H. Shore, Lenoir: C. M.
Shore. R. M. Shore, Shuils Mills;
T. M. Shore, Boone; Mrs. Mattie
Brown, Lenoir, and Mrs. Edna
Ashley, Boone. One brother and
two sisters survive: Clifton
Shore, Bluff City, Tenn.; Mrs.
Alice Younce, Hickory, and Mrs.
Ella Woodring, who lives in the
state of Washington.
Mr. Shore was born in Yadkin
county, a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Shore , and had
lived in Watauga county
throughout his adult life. He
engaged in lumbering activities
until ill health forced his retire
ment.
Local Educator
At NEA Convention
Dr. John G. Barden. of the
faculty of Appalachian State Col
lege. has returned to his duties
after attending the National Con
ference for the Improvement of
Teaching held at Miami Univer
sity, Oxford, Ohio, and the Na
tional Delegate Convention of the
National Education Association
held at Cincinnati, Ohio.
The National Conference for
the Improvement of Teachers
was sponsored by the National
Commission on Teacher Educa
tion and Professional Standards
of the N.E.A. There were in at
tendance 339 educators and rep
resentatives of key organizations
selected from the 48 states, Alas
ka and Hawaii. Dr. Barden was
one of five representing North
Carolina.
The conference was in session
July 3, 4 and 5. Those present
were divided into twenty groups
which seriously considered ques
tions which are important in the
field of education and made
recommendations for improving
teaching in all branches of our
educational system.
The National Delegate Con
vention of the NEA was held in
Cincinnati, July 7 through 11.
There were 2,156 delegates from
the 48 states, Alaska and Hia
waii. Forty-four delegates rep
resented North Carolina. A num
ber of weighty problems includ
ing federal aid for education and
teachers salaries were discussed
and plans for action formulated.
Other matters of business affect-i
ing the teaching profession in the]
United States were dealt with. |
BABY FALLS 45 FEET
UNHURT
New York ? Marie Lucas, 2,
toppled thirty feet from an atic
window to a porch roof, then
rolled off and dropped another
fifteen feet into shrubbery around
her home and suffered only a few
bruises.
GET HEW ROOF FREE
Spokane, Wash. ? Sent to roof
a house, a roofing crew found
the right house number but were
on the. wrong street. They were
one-fourth through their job
when their mistake wm discover
ed. They finished the $200 Job
free.
FARM BUREAU
TO HOLD THIRD
ANNUAL MEET
Election of Officers to Be
Principal Business of Farm
Organization; George Far
thing !to Outline Program
For Coming Year
The third annual meeting of
the Watauga County Farm Bur
eau will b? held at the courthouse
in Boone, Friday evening, Jtfly
25, 1947, and Clyde R. Greene,
president, is insisting that all
members attend and bring other
farmers with them.
The principal business of the
meeting will be the election of
officers for the coming year. A
nominating committee has been
appointed, which consists of Don
Snull, G. D. Barnett and H. E.
Greene. It is asked that those
having suggestions to make as to
a new slate of officers, contact
members of this committee.
Mr. George Farthirig, formerly
of Watauga county, who is now
employed by the N. C. Farm
Bureau Federation, will be pre
sent for this meeting, and will
outline his program for the
balance of the year for the west
ern section of : the State. Mr.
Farthing will also arrange for
some music for the occasion.
Mr. Flake Shaw, executive
vice-president of the State Bur
eau, is being invited to attend.
FORMER LOCAL
OFFICIAL DIES
John Ward. Format County
Treasurer Succumbs at
Sugar Grove Home
John Ward, 83 years old, for
mer treasurer of Watauga county,
and for years postmaster at Wa
tauga Falls, died at his home at
Sugar Grove, Monday, following
a long illness.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from the
Antioch Baptist Church, with
Rev. Mr. Cook officiating and
burial was in the family ceme
tery.
Surviving are two sons, Luther
W. Ward of Sugar Grove, and
Donald O. Ward, of Knoxville,
Tenn. ; three daughters. Mrs. M.
L. Shepherd and the Misses
Emma and Yvonne Ward of
Sugar Grove. There are five
brothers, one sister, six grand
children and three great grand
children.
Farm Loan Program
To Be Broadcast'
From N. Wilkesboro
The North Wilkesboro National
Farm Loan Association program
of the annual stockholders meet
ing and the celebration of the
thirtieth anniversay of the Asso
ciation to be held in the town
hall, North Wilkesboro, on Fri
day, July 18th, beginning at 10:30
a. m., will be on the air over stat
ion WKBC, 810 on your dial, so
if impossible to attend the meet
ing in person, tune in and hear
the address of Mr. S. C. Latti
more, vice-president of the Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia, ?nd
listen to your friends and neigh
bors as they answer questions on
our quiz program.
All members of the association
and their families, progressive
farmers and members of the 4-H
Clubs are cordially invited to be
with us on this occasion.
583 Lambs Sold
In Second Fool
Lambs were weighed at North
Wilkesboro on Monday for the
second 1947 lamb pool. Sixty
seven farmers brought a total of
583 lambs to the1 scales, and sold
them for a total of $11,895.47.
This is an average of $20.40 per
head for all lambs sold.
Choice lambs brough $26.00,
good $22.50, medium $17.00, with
bucks discounted $1.00. Choice
ewes brought $6.50.
COMIC BOOKS CAUSE
DfVORCE
Des Moines, la. ? After testify
ing of her husband's passion for
comic books and his eternal
"tinkering with his old car," Mrs.
Phyllis Peason, 18-year-old Eng
lish war bride, was granted ft
divorce.
COSTLY EXTERMINATION
Cleveland, O. ? Deciding to do
something drastic to get rid of
insects which w6re bothering
him, Andrew Mununi got * gas
oline blowtorch end started blaz
ing away under his bad. The
matteress caught fire and flames
spread through two bedrooms.
Total cost of getting rid of the
insects aihounted to about $900
damage to house and furniture.
Marshall program likened to
'shot in the arm."