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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947
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PRIZES GIVEN
" AT BIG ANNUAL
FLOWER SHOW
Flower Lovers of Boone and
Environs Gather to View
More Than 170 Displays Of
Gorgeous Blooms; A List of
The Winners.
The Worthwhile Woman's Club
held its annual flower show last
Thursday afternoon arid evening
at the Daniel Boone Hotel, and
the flower lovers of Boone and
vicinity were privileged to enjoy
approximately 170 outstanding
entries.
The Home and Garden Depart
ment, with Mrs. W. C. Greer as
chairman, was in charge of the
flower show arrangements. The
music and art department with
Mrs. Roy Rufty as chairman, ser
ved dainty refreshments of punch
and wafers to the many visitors
and arranged for the band concer'
held on the hotel lawn at 7 o'
clock.
The literature and education de
partment with Mrs. G. H. Phillips
as chairman, had charge of the
publicity.
' One hundred dollars was re
ceived which will be used to help
the club carry on worthwhile
community projects during the
?coming year.
Judges for the event were: Mrs
Charles L. Sykes, Miami Shores,
Fla.; Mrs. A. C. Fennell, Cocanut
Grove, Fla.; Mrs. William Mer
chant, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Sweepstakes winnings went to:
first, Mrs. B. W. Stallings, Shasta
?daisy arrangement. $5.00 cash aw
ard donated by Mrs. Charles L.
Sykes.
Second: Mrs. B. W. Stallings,
gladioli. Card table donated by
Boone Tire & Bargain Store.
Third: Mrs. G. K. Moose. Mix
ed delphiniums. Gladioli bulbs
donated by Mrs. B. W. Stallings.
Fourth: Mrs. Demsey Wilcox,
mulberry dahlias. Vase and fig
urine donated by Stallings Jewel
ry Store.
The ftrize for the one receiving
the most blue ribbons went to
Mrs. W. C. Greer. This was a
hand- woven coverlid donated by
Junior Cooke. Second placing
went to Mrs. R. W. Watkins with
a prize of two dozen delphinium
plants donated by Mrs. G. K.
Moose.
The following is a classification
list of the entries, with the win
ners of the first, second and third
prizes, in the order the names
are given:
Dahlias, three of a kind: Mrs.
Dempsey Wilcox, Mrs. R. W. Wat
kins, Mrs. Hummie Adams.
Dahlias,, specimen: Mrs. Sam
Raper, Mis. A. E. South, Mrs. Mae
Miller.
Dahlias, mixed: Mrs. Watt
Gragg, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox,
Mrs. Mae Miller.
Dahlias, one variety: Mrs. Dem
sey Wilcox, Mrs. B. W. Stallings,
Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox.
Dahlias, miniature: Mrs. G. K.
Moose, Mrs. Maxwell.
Dahlias, cactus: Mrs. Maxwell,
Mrs. B. W. Stallings.
Roses, mixed: Miss Brock, Mrs.
R. W. Watkins, Mrs. Dempsey
Wilpox.
Roses, one variety: Mrs. R. W.
Watkins, Mrs. Bingham.
Rose, single bud: Mrs. R. W.
Watkins, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox,
Mrs. R. W. Watkins.
Rose, miniature: Mrs. R. W.
Watkins.
Children's arrangement ? nas
turtiums: Jane Rivers, Nancy Ad
ams.
Roses: second, Nancy Adams.
Tiger lilies: third. Nancy Ad
ams.
Floats: Lawrence Barden, Mrs.
W. C. Greer, Mrs. R W. Watkins.
Breakfast tray: Mrs. W. R.
Phillips, Mrs. C. E. Ulery, Mrs.
R. W. Watkins.
Shasta Daisies: Mrs. B. W. Stal
lings, Mrs. C. E. Ulery, Mrs. Sam
Raper.
Gladioli, mixed: Mrs. Watt
Gragg, Mrs. A. E. South, Mrs. R.
W. Watkins.
Gladioli, one variety: Mrs. W.
C. Greer, Mrs. S tailings, Mrs. A.
E. South.
Gladiolus, specimen: first, Mrs.
A. E. South. Mrs. A. fL South,
Mrs. R. W. Watkins.
Luncheon arrangement; Mrs.
Dempsey Wilcox, Mrs. Moose.
Delphinium, specimen: first,
Mrs. H. B. Perry.
Delphinium, mixed: first, Mrs.
G. K. Moose.
Porch arrangement: Mrs. J. C.
T. Wright, Mrs. S tailings,, Mrs.
Moose.
Small arrangement, assorted:
Mrs. G. H. Phillips, Mrs. Mae
Miller, Mrs. Joe Todd.
Small marigolds: Mrs. Hummie
Adams. Mrs. Mae Miller, Mrs.
Birr" ham.
Large marigolds: Dr. Barden,
Mrs. Barden, Mrs. A. E. South.
Zinnias, large: Mrs. W. C. Greev
Mrs. A. fe. South.
Zinnias, mixed: Mrs. W. C,
Greer, Mm. W. G. Hartzog.
Zinnias, specimen: Mrs. W. C.
Greer, Mr*. W. C. Greer.
Calendulas: first, Mrs. W. G.
Hartzog.
(Continued on page 8)
BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN
At the Scout Jamboree at Moissen, France, American
scout Earl Old Person, right, full-blooded Indian from
Browning, Mont., holds a pow-wow with Scout Robert)
Drummond, of Glasgow, Scotland.
STATE READY
TO AID HEALTH
Budget Commission Gives The
Green Light to Medical
Care Program,
Raleigh ? The Advisory Budget
Commission yesterday turned on
the green light for the hospital
and medical center building pro
Sam of the North Carolina
edical Care Commission.
Digging into the $48,432,176
permanent improvement fund for
the first time since it was approv
ed last winter by the General
Assembly, the commission au
thorized the expenditure of $8,
833,550, including the $6,250,000
medical care fund which was re
leased contingent upon the show
ing of "documentary evidence"
that Federal funds have been au
thorized.
Other major items in the list
approved included $1,749,850 for
building and repairs at four State
mental institutions, and the re
lease of $^50,000 to State College
for completion of a huge coliseum,
started before the war. With the
$150,000 recently appropriated
from the emergency and contin
gency fund, this makes a total of
$500,000 available for completing
the big structure.
Answering a request from the
Medical Care Commission for in
formation as to the release of the
$6,250,000,000 set up by the Gen
eral Assembly for the construc
tion of hospitals and medical
centers in areas now without such
facilities, the Budget Commission
asserted that the fund would be
released "after sufficient docu
mentary evidence has been fur
nished the Advisory Budget Com
mission to prove conclusively that
the Federal funds have been au
thorized."
Dr. John A. Ferrell, secretary
of the Medical Care Commission,
said his organization had what he
considered the necessary docu
mentary evidence, a formad state
ment from the U. S. Public Health
Service asserting that an Act of
Congress effective last July 8
"provides for allotments to states
up to a total of $75,000,000 for the
construction of hospitals and
health centers under the Hospital
Survey and Construction Act."
LOCAL COACHES
at mo. School
Lexington, Mo. ? Francis Ho
over and Bob Broome, coaches at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, are enrolled at the second
annual all-sports coaching school
being conducted here this week
under the sponsorship of Went
worth Military Academy, Cant.
E. P. Coleman, director of
athletics said.
Instructors in football techni
ques at the Wentworth eoachine
school include Or. Eddie Ander
son, University of Iowa, and Don
Faurot, University of Missouri
instructors in basketball include
Bruce Drake, University of
Oklahoma, and Wilbur Stalruo.
University of Missouri.
While at Wentworth's snorts
event, they attended the Lexing
ton Chamber of Commerce ban
quet Riven, in honor of the visit
ing coaches.
Approximately 285,000 tons of
"black top" will be used in re
surfacing 220 miles of New York
State highways in 1947.
BLOWING ROCK
BAPTIST CHURCH
SLATES CONCERT
Miss Betty Johnson and Clar
ence Etters of Radio Station WBT
in Charlotte will be heard in a
concert at the First Baptist
Church in Blowing Rock Friday
evening August 22, at 8 o'clock.
Etters, WBT's well-known or
ganist, will give a special pro
gram at the church's new organ.
Miss Johnson, a member of the
famous Johnson family of sing
ers, will give a program of sa
cred music.
The concert is being sponsored
by the church to help pay for the
new organ. An offering will be
taken at the concert. The pro
gram is as follows:
Grand Choeur, Guilmant; Priere
du Matin, Karg-Elert; Liebes
traum, Liszt ? Clarence Etters.
Evening Star (Tannhaeuser)
Wagner; Prelude in C minor, Cho
pin; Celestia, Bainbridge Crist ?
Clarence Etters.
I Heard a Forest Praying, Rose;
Where My Caravan Has Rested,
Lohr; The Lord's Prayer, Mal
lotte ? Betty Johnson
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring,
Bach; Introspection, Frederick
Stanley Smith; Piece Herioque,
Franck ? Clarence Etters.
Lion* Hear Report .
On F risco Convention
Lion President A. R. Smith
gave a report last night of the
Lions International Convention
which was held this month in
San Francisco, Calif. Lion Smith
was a delegate from the local
club and journeyed to the con
vention on a special train carry
ing the N. C. delegation. Ap
proximately 100 people from N.
C. attended the convention. Lion
Smith gave a very entertaining
account of the trip, which in
cluded sight seeing tours. From
his report it was apparent that a
Lions International Convention
is an impressive affair.
Awards were given last night
to Lions Harmon, Raleigh Cot
treU and A. R. Smith. Lion Har
mon received three awards, one
each for military service, 5 years
perfect attendance, and 10 years
as charter member.
Guest* were Coach Beattie
Feathers of N. C. State College,
Lions Corbett of Pisgah, Brum
mond of Mount Holly, and Rick
erlt of Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
Boone Hour Slated
On Radio Program
The period from 11:30 a. m. to
12 p. m., daily has been designat
ed as Boone hour by radio station
WKBC, North Wilkesboro, dial
number 810.
Mr. Herman Wilcox, president
of the Chamber of Commerce,
says that this service is free and
that various organizations hav
ing announcements to make are
to call either he or Wade IL
Brown. Announcements are fl
be in the hands of the Chamber
of Commerce two days in ad
vance.
BAKE SALE
A bake sale -will be held Sat
urday August 23 at 8 p. m. on the
lawn of the Boone Methodist
Church, under the spooaonhip of
the Women's Society for Christian
Service, and home baked goods
of various kinds will be offered
The proceeds from the sale win
be used for ^pneral church pur
JURORS NAMED
FOR FALL TERM
L9CALJ0URT
Judge Felix Alley to Preside
At Regular Fall Term Of
Superior Court September
15; Many Cases Docketed;
Names of the Jurors.
.Jurors are being summoned for
duty at the fall term of Wa
tauga Superior Court, which is to
convene on Monday September
15th, for a two weeks session, and
Court ,Clerk Fred M. Gragg states
that when the state docket is
ready for the Solicitor it will
likely contain from 60 to 65 cases.
Judge Felix E. Alley of Waynes
ville will b^ the trial Judge, and
Solicitor James Farthing of Le
noir will prosecute the docket.
Clerk Fred Gragg says that
most of the criminal cases docket
ed are for driving motor vehicles
while intoxicated, violating the
State prohibition laws, larceny,
etc. Only one homicide case is to
come before the court, that of
Robert Hayes, of Boone, who is
being held because of the death
of Robert Ragan, which occurred
several weeks ago as a result of
a street fight in this city.
Following are the names of the
citizens who have been selected
for jury duty:
First Week
Bald Mountain: Newton Hol
man, Elbert S. Moretz.
Beaver Dam: Charles F. Moody,
Russell Warren. James B. Farth
ing.
Blowing Rock: Q. B. Cannon,
Paul Gragg, Cloy Pennell.
Blue Ridge: Arnold Triplett,
Elmer Miller, Marion Ford.
Boone: Charley Watson, Grady
Moody, Earl D. Cook.
Brushy Fork: Mrs. L. M. Hod
ges.
I Cove Creek: Lloyd Greene,
Boyd Cook, Miss Edna Bingham,
James M. Burkett. "
| Elk: M. L. Miller, Arthur Hayes
Laurel Creek: Miles A. Ward,
John J. Mast, Roy L. Trivett.
Meat Camp: S. G. Tugman,
Luther C. Moretz. Reece Loo ka
hili.
New River: Lawrence Van
Dyke, R. H. Vannoy.
Sacond W**k
Beaver Dam: George Roark.
Blowing Rock: Robt. Phillips.
Boone: W. G. Todd. W. R. Ri
chardson, Raymond Jones.
Brushy Fork: Cleve Gross.
Laurel Creek: Barney Hicks.
Ernest Glenn.
Meat Camp: E. Jones Burkett.
New River: M. W. Greene, Jr.
North Fork: Lester Eller.
Shawneehaw: Paul Fox.
Stony Fork: Boyd W. Greene,
Lloyd Watson. Howard Steel
man.
Watauga: Claud Shores, Joe
Gragg, L. E. Day.
Surfacing Proceeds
On Bamboo Road
The grading has been complet
ed on the 2 3-4 mile section of
road from the River Bridge near
Boone to Bamboo, and the con
tractors, Graham & Co.. of Cleve
land, N. C., are putting the as
phalt surface on the new grade
this week.
The link of road, which Is a
Federal aid project is strictly a
number one highway and it is
thought that it will ultimately be
used for access to the Scenic
highway near Bamboo.
DR. HANSEN TO PREACH
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
You are cordially invited to
Grace Lutheran Church, Friday
evening at 8:00 to hear Mrs. J. L.
Hanseo of Phildelphia, Pa, who
is an official representative of
the Worn ens Missionary Society
of the United Lutheran Church
of America. Her chief message
will be: "A Mission-Minded
Church." Come and hear her. The
local .missionary society will be
hostess to the other missionary
isocieties of the Watauga mission.
Mrs. Hansen is an able speaker.
HE'S HUSKY NOW
You'd never suspect that this one-year old son of Mrs.
Richard F. Mann, New Rochelle, N. Y., weighed only a
pound at birth, which was pre mature. Butch, as he is call
ed, celebrates his birthday August 15, weighing in at 16
pounds in his birthday clothes. '
HI SCHOOL GRID
PLAY TO START
Practice Starts on Local Grid'
iron; Schedule For Ap
palachian Mapped.
Monday August 25 will be the
opening practice session for the
local football team. All players
who can are requested to report
to Coach Quincy at the equip
ment room at 4:00 p. m. each day
for the week preceding the open
ing of school. Uniforms will be
issued the first day and the fol
lowing days will be spent in in
tensive conditioning drills and
ball handling.
This seasop we are anticipat
ing p&ying several night games
on the college field. The seche
dule for this fall is:
Sept 19, Cranberry, College
Field.
Sept. 26, Mt. Airy, away.
Oct. 3, Elkin, college field.
Oct. 10, North Wilkesboro,
away.
Oct. 17, Open, college field.
Oct. 24, Hanes, away.
Oct. 30, Cove Creek, college
field.
Nov. 7, Wilkesboro, away.
Nile Cook Champion
Horse Shoe Pitcher
In the finals of the horseshoe
tournament Nile Cqpke defeated
Herbert Wey . Wey won the first
game 29-14, but Cooke came from
behind in the second game, al
though Wey had Cooke 22-4 at
one time.
In the deciding game Wey led
until the final pitch. Cooke was
presented a shirt by Lloyd Is
aacs. Wey will be presented the
runner-up prize by Hunt's De
partment Store.
In the semi-finals Cooke de
feated Dr. Wright, Wey defeated
Tom Beach.
Pet Show Will Be
Feature of Thursday
The second annual pet show
will be held on the College cam
pus, between the girls' gym and
cafeteria Thursday at 3 o'clock.
Coach Watkins asks that all
those entering dogs bring leashes
for the canines. All those who
have not yet entered pets may
do so before the hour of the show.
The pet show is being sponsored
by the recreation class.
SCENE OF BAPTIST GATHERING
Willowdale Baptist Church, near Vilas, where the 1947
session of the Three Forks Baptist Association will be held
August 26 an3 27. A complete program of the meeting is
being published elsewhere in the Democrat today.
RITES ARE HELD
FOR MRS. MAST
Prominent Sherwood Residen
Succumbs After Long
Hint?.
Mrs. Addie Horton Mast, 77.
prominent resident ol Sherwood,
died at the local hospital Wed
nesday, where she had been a
patient for the past five months.
Funeral services were held at
the Henson's Chapel Methodist
Church, in the home nieghbor
hood. Friday afternoon, the rites
being in charge of Rev. R. J.
Starling and Rev. Mr. Middleton,
and burial was in the Cove Creek
cemetery.
Mrs. Mast, who was the widow
of Newton L. Mast, is survived
by a son and daughter, James B.
Mast and Mrs. Maude Spainhour,
of Sherwood. There are three
brothers and one sister. W. J.
Horton, Farrell, Pa.; J. B. Horton,
Riva. Md.; Don J. Horton, Vilas;
Mrs. Watt Henson of Sherwood.
There are two granchildren, Mar
iorie and Jimmy Mast of Sher
wood.
Mrs. Mast was a daughter of
the late James Horton and Mary
Councill Horton, and had spent
her life in Watauga county where
she was a leader in all affairs
designed to better the conclitlons
in this section. She joined the
Methodist Church at the age of
10 years and began teaching in
the Sunday School at' the age of
12. She continued to teach until
her illness, and was always one
of the leading figures in the re
ligious life of her community.
She freqnently was a delegate to
the Western North Carolina Meth
odist Church.
A tribute to Mrs. Mast is being
published in this newspaper to
day, and will be found on ano
ther page.
Mabel Loses Fast
Game to Gamewell
Mabel lost to Gamewell, 4 to 2,
Sunday afternoon, in one of the
fastest baseball games of the sea
son, the 12 inn bigs having been
played in less than two hour*.
Burkett struck out 12 Gamewell
batters and not a single Mabel
batter went down by strike. Ma
bel outhit Gamewell but left the
men stranded on base.
Next games will be North W li
kes boro Saturday August 23 and
North Wilkesboro at Mabel Aug
ust 24.
FIRST NAVY MEDALS
DISTRIBUTED IN BOONE
Following are the names of
those veterans Who were presen
ted with victory medals Monday
by W. C. Rodgers, Naval Recruiter
at the Boone postoffice:
Clayton Samuel South, Audie
Vance Farthing, Ira Jackson Cox,
Walter Lee Brewer, Ernest Char
les Levfris, Len -Doughton Haga
man, James Hill Cannon, John
Dallas Boyd.
These are the first men to re
ceive the new victory medals in
this area. , _
? CORRECTION
An error occurred in the story
of the death of Amos Greene last
week. It was stated that the rites
were conducted by Ret-. Ed Hod
ges and Rev. Levi Greene. The
funeral was conducted by Rev.
Mr. Hodge* and Rev. W. C.
tPiym,-. - -
POLIO IS UNDER
CONTROL. SAYS
HEALTH OFFICE
Child Afflicted With Disease
is Expected to Completely
Recover; Health Officer
Gives Out Timely Advice
On Infantile Paralysis. *
Polio is under control in this
locality, it is stated by Dr. Rob?rt
R. King of the district health de
partment. who believes that there
is little danger of an epidemic oi
the ailment in this locality.
Reid CottrelL son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Cottrell, who was
stricken with polio recently is
yet a patient at the Orthopaedic
Hospital in Gastonia, where It is
said his condition is most favor
able. It is not now believed that
the child will suffer any lasting
ill effects from the disease.
As quickly as the illness was di
agnosed, Dr. King placed three
children who had visited the Cot
trell child, under quarantine for
a two weeks period from the
time they Were exposed, and is
sued the following statement on
the situation:
"This is the only case in Wa
tauga County this year and there
were no eases here last year.One
case has been reported in Ashe
county this year and the present
reports from the State indicate
that there will be few if any ad
ditional cases and that we cer
tainly will not be subject to an
epidemic such as we have had in
previous years.
"The method of spread of this
disease is not well known, al
though it is thought that there
may be a spread through con- .
taminated food or water and per
haps through the nasal discharge
of an ill person. For these rea
sons it is wise to isolate these
patients and contacts and it is
best for well children under 18
years of age to avoid crowds and
to avoid swimming in public
places.
"The season for infantile para
lysis has begun and it would be
wise for parents to watch closely
for symptoms which may indi
cate this disease. - The earliest
signs are headaches, slight fever,
moderate pains, and aches of the
muscles and stiffness of the back
and neck. Frequently the disease
begins like a head cold. Children
with these symptoms should be
kept at home and separated from
other children until they show
signs of improvement.
Dr. Hillm&n Gives <
Data On Teaching
Situation in Carolina
Dr. James E. Hllbnan, director
of certification. Bureau of State
Department of Education, speak
ing in chapel at Appalachian
State Teachers College on Tues
day, gave some thought- provok
ing comparative information con
cerning the 'teacher situation in
North Carolina.
In 1940-41, only 6.22% of the
white teachers in N. C. held certi
ficates below class A. In 1940-47,
19% of the white teachers in N,
C. held certificates below class
A. Comparing with correspond
ing figures for the colored teach
ers, in 1940-41 there were 16.18%
who held certificates below class
A, whUe in 1940-47 only 5.19%
held certificates below clua A.
In normal years before the war
there was a turnover of 1900
white teachers in the state. In
1947, all of the white senior col
leges in N. C. graduated - a total
of 240 elementary teachers and
860 high school teachers, fewer
teachers by far in the elementary
grades than are necessary (or re
placement. This failure of col
lege graduates for the elementary
field. Dr. Hillman says, is nation
wide. By 1950, he says, according
to population trend, there will be
in the U. S. 5,000,000 more child
ren than normally under ten
years of age. It is the opportunity
and the duty, he says, for the
teachers of the public school to
?all the teaching profession to
capable students. Likewise, it is
up to the teachers to earn the in
crease in salaries and show that
the increase is well bestowed and
should be continued.
Winkler Attends
Park Meeting
Mr. W. R. Winkler, member of
the State Park Commission, was
a recent attendant it a Joint con
ference between North Carolina
and Tennesse enthusiasts for the
Southern Appalachian area, the
meeting having been held at the
Great Ssnoky Mountains National
Park.
Mr. Winkler states that the
meeting was largely attended by
civic leaders and others from the
two states, who are making every
effort toward the full develop
ment of the local pack area. It
Is likely, he says, that the Park
Commission may hold a meet
ing in Boone soon. >