LOCAL AFFAIRS
Coach and Mrs. R. W. Watkins
and family are spending their
vacation at Carolina Beach.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Busteed, of
the University of Georgia, Savan
nah division, were guests last ;
week of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stout.
Mrs. Josephine Russell of Salis
bury, is spending a few days
visiting at the home of a son, Mr.
June Russell and Mrs. Russell.
Mrs. Russell Teague and daugt
ter, Peggy Joyce spent the week
end with relatives in Oak Ridge,
Tens.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smith of
Quincy, Fla-, visited last week at
th? home of their daughter, Mrs.
W. R. Phillips.
Miss Nadine Gragg left Monday
for Kannapolis, where she will
teach during the current school
term.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Winkler
and son Eddie Paul are spending
several days with relatives in
Marion and Morganton.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Underhill
and son Rodger of Baltimore, Md.,
spent the day with Mrs. Bessie
Underhill, Tuesday August 26th.
Mrs. Bessie B. Underhill and
granddaughter Jimmie Ann
Brown spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill of
Hickory.
Mrs. Kay Boatright and child
ren of Richmond, Va., are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. A Boat
right's "father, Mr. JoBn W.
Hodges.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis and
two daughters of Rock Hill, S. C.,
spent the week-end with Mrs.
Davis* parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Moret2.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grubbs and
daughter, Estelle, front Savannah
University, were guests last week
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Cooke.
Mr. Earl Trivett, seaman first
class, left Monday for Piney
Point, Md., from a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P.
Trivett of Rominger.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Estes and
family have established residence
at the Mrs. Margaret Hughes
apartment in the Oak Grove
neighborhood.
Mrs. Claude Norris is spending
the week in Stuart. Martinsville
and Roanoke, Va. While in Stu
art she will speak to the Wom
an's Club on "Old Glass."
State Senator Wade E. Brown
Teturned Monday from New York
where he was in attendance at
the American Legion national
convention.
Mr. T. J. Greer of Route 2, was
in town the other day and says
that he recently lost his four
cows, when the animals were
struck by lightning.
Mrs. J. C. Fletcher has return
ed to her home in Mabel after a
vacation tour in parts of Virginia,
Washington, D. C. and visiting
with friends and relatives in
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Bill Royall of Goldsboro
was a visitor the first of the week
with old friends in Boone. Mr.
Royal and members of his family
were summer residents of this
community for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Carl
ton, and daughter, Anne, visited
in Boone the past week on their
way back to their home in
Atlanta, Ga., after a visit to re
latives in Texas.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Adams over the week-end were
Mrs. J. D. Slagle of Bluff City,
Tenn.,; also on Sunday afternoon
Miss Peggy Nelson and Mr. Boyce
Baker of Lenoir.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Triplett of
Waco, Texas, are spending some
time with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Moretz. Mr. Trip
lett, who is a student at Baylor
University, Texas, was married
on August 24.
Major and Mrs. J. H. Thomas
left this morning for Philadelphia
where Mrs. Thomas enters the
Pennsylvania Hospital for treat
ments and an aperation. Mrs?
Thomas, who has been ill in the
local hospital for some time, is
but little improved at this time. .
Mr. ->and Mrs. J. Paul Winkler
of Winkler's Creek have had as
their guests the following: Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Vaughn and fam
ily of Copeland Park, Va., Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Landis of Marion,
Miss Louise Lane, Cnarles Lane,
Dickie Lane and Irene Lane of
Morganton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
McNeely and family of Drexel, N.
/-i
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Mast, Jr
attended the wedding of Miss
Nancy Bowman and Mr. Jack
Wagoner in the Gethsemane
Methodist Church of Greensboro
August 24. Mrs. Mast was pianist
for the wedding ceremony. She
and Miss Bowman were class
mates at Womans College.
Miss Patsy Ellis is visiting in
Kings port, Tenn., this week,
where she will attend the wed
ding of Miss Peggy Nelms, .a
classmate at Green briar College.
Miss Ellis will be maid of honor
in the wedding which is to take
place Saturday.
Miss Chloe Eggers of Cleve
land. Ohio, left Tuesday after
spending a few days with home
folks. Her father. Mr. Wm. Eg
gers of Zionville, is a patient at
Banner Elk Hospital, where his
condition is improved.
Mrs. Mary Ennas, Mrs. Howard
Ennas, Mrs. Doyle Annls and sons
of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Culler, two daughters and son of i
Lynchburg, Va., were recent
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ottie
Smith of Zionville.
Mrs. Ben Culler has returned
home from Grace Hospital, Ban
ner Elk, where she had been a
patient for some time, following
injuries sustained in an auto
mobile collision. Her condition is
said to be much improved.
Miss Sallie Ray returned to
Boone from a motor trip to var
ious cities in Texas, including
Texarkana, Paris, Plainview, Ft.
Worth, Hereford, Lubbock, Dal
las, and Tyler, where she visited
relatives.
Mrs. Elinor Cook VonCannon
of Washington and Arlington,
Va., spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Cook. The Cooks also had as
their guest their niece, Alice Mil-,
ler, of Pineola.
Mrs. Pearl Hartley left Tues
day for Fremont, Wayne county,
where she will again teach, after
spending the summer at her home
here. Her daughter, Mrs. R. K.
Sawyer, who had spent several
weeks with her mother, left at
the same time for her home in
San Antonio, Texas.
Townsend- Presnell
Miss Frances Townsend became
the bride of Cecil Presnell Tues
day evening, September 2nd at
the office of Edw. N. Hahn. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bynum Townsend of Valle
Crucis. The groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Presnell of
Valle Crucis. The couple will
make their home in Watauga
county.
McGehee- Allen
On August 29th, the interior of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church was
a pretty setting of green and
white when Miss Ruth McGehee
and Luke Samuel Allen plighted
their troth before the Rev. James
McKeown, rector, of the church.
Sir Guy Monroe Thomas gave
the bride in marriage. Miss Iris
Ragan of Mullens, S. C., was
bride's maid and Mr. Warren
Austin best man.
The bride wore an ensemble of
white with white accessories. Her
corsage was gardenias.
The newly-weds are honey'
mooning in the western moun
tains of the state.
Mrs. Allen is the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. McGehee of
Greensboro She graduated at'W.
C.U.N.C. in February.
Mr. Allen is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Allen of Surry county.
He is a sophomore at A.S.T.C.,
but will enter the University oi
South Carolina in the fall. Mr.
Allen is a world war veteran,
having had active service in the
United States navy.
Meidame? Gar bee, Grubbi
And Buileed Axe Honored
Mrs. A. L. Cooke and Mrs. Paul
Fox entertained at their home
on East Main Street Saturday
afternoon, honoring Mesdames
Gene Garbee, Wm. Grubbs, and
Robert Busteed from the Uni
versity of Georgia, Savannah.
The home was decorated with
lovely summer flower arrange
ments. The hostesses presented
the honorees with a gift decorat
ed with a miniature boquet. Mrs.
G. K. Moose won high score
bridge prize.
At the conclusion of the games
ja dessert course was served to
Mesdames William Grubbs, Jean
|Garbee, Robert Busteed, Rob
Rivers, Gordon Nash, Lee Stout,
Herman Eggers, B W Stallings
Vaught Mast, Herbert Adams, A.
E. Hamby, Jr., G. K. Moose, Joe
[Crawford, Gordon Taylor, Jennie
Critcher and J. T. C. Wright.
Worthwhile Club Holds
Annual Picnic
The Worthwhile Woman's Club
held its annual picnic last Thurs
day evening at Winkler's Creek.
Approximately 30 club members
with their families and several
guests enjoyed the bountiful sup
per which was served from one
long picnic table.
Among the guests present were
[three former club members, Mrs.
William Grubbs, Mrs. Eugene
Garbee and Mrs. Ralph Mast.
Games of horseshoe and base
ball were enjoyed during the
evening. Mr. Herman Wilcox,
representing the husband*,
thanked the club for the delici
ous supper.
A brief business session was
conducted at which time plans
were discussed concerning the
district meeting be held Sept.
17 in North Wilkesboro, from 10
a. m. to 2 p. m. Those who can
take cars and any others who
[wish to go, please contact Mrs. A.
E. South.
The club voted to send a birth
Iday gift to a girl in a correction
al institution.
The committee in charge of the
picnic arrangements was Mrs.
[Quails, Mrs. DeLima and Mrs.
Gill Phillips.
MR. AND MRS. ARCHIE JONES CARROLL
Miit Vines is Bride of
Archie Jones Carroll
At an informal ceremony in the
Bethel Baptist Church, Beaver
Dam. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at
2 p. m., Miss Mary Lou Vines,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Vines, became the bride
of Archie Jones Carroll, young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Cart-oil, of Route 1, Boone. Rev.
W. D. Ashley read the double
ring ceremony in the presence of
members of the immediate fami
lies of the bride and groom. Miss
Peggy Ann Farthing, church pi
anist. played fifteen minutes of
nuptial music preceding the cere
mony, and the wedding, march
for the entrance of the bridal
oarty.
The bride was lovely in a white
two-piece suit with accessories of
white and a shoulder corsage of
pink carnations.
Carolyn Vines was maid of
honor for her sister and wore a
dress of pink and a corsage of
white carnations.
r. Chief Glenn R. Carroll served
Wis brother as best man.
Immediately p'ter the cere
mony the newly weds left on a
trip to Roanoke. Va., Washington,
D. C? Baltimore, Md.. and New
York City and with the groom's
brother-in-law and sister. Mr
and Mrs. Charles Hampton, of
Coshocton, Ohio.
The bride is a graduate of
Bethel high school and attended
W. C. U. N. C., Greensboro. The
groom attended school in Boone
and served 29 months in the
navy, 18 of which were spent in
France. He is now owner and
operator of Carroll's Food Center
in East Boone. For the present
they will make their home with
the groom's parents in East
Boooe.
Phillips- Wilson
Miss Blanche Evelyn Phillips,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Phillips, of Harvey, W. Va., be
came the bride of Raleigh Dean
Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ra
leigh Wilson, of Reese, on July
23 at 2.00 p. m.
Mrs. Wilson attended Bethel
high school two years at Reese,
then after moving to West Vir
ginia, attended Mount Hope
high school where she graduated.
Mr. Wilson graduated from
Bethel high school, then entered
the army and served 15 months.
Dr. Lin Yutang invents revolu
tionary Chinese typewriter.
American troops will stay in
Italy until the treaty is ratified, i
Annual Report of
County Library
Following is a summary of the
annual report of the Watauga
county public library for the year
ending June 30, 1947, as submit
ted by Mrs. Maude Ingle, libra
rian:
Receipli
Balance from previous
year $ 108.58
Local appropriation 50.00
County appropriation 600.00
State aid 1,933.00
Fines 78.84
Other sources 8.49
Total $2,778.91
Expenditures
Salary S 964.00
Books 1,360.74
Periodicals 74.80
Rent 90.00
Other operating expenses 239.00
Total $2,728.54
Balance at the end of fiscal year.
$50.37.
Significant developments in
support and service:
For the past year the library
has been open each week dav
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
In October the library was
moved into the county building,
where adequate space, heat and
lights are provided.
At the last session of the gen
eral assembly an appropriation of
$275 was voted for each year ol
the biennium, and the North
Carolina Library Commission
board now offers each county
$2,500 for the year 1947-48.
To provide adequate service
and extend the service to the en
tire county, an amount of not less
than half of the state aid alloca
tion will be necessary from local
sources. It has been recommend
ed that $1,500 be secured for the
purchase of a bookmobile and to
provide full-time service in the
central library.
There are more than 18,114
people in Watauga county, yet
only 211 new borrowers of the
library registered last year.
There are 5,193 volumes avail
able for service to all patrons,
yet the circulation totaled only
16,707 volumes loaned for home
use, and 818 for schools.
Collections of books are being
carried to stations over the coun
ty, to Home Demonstration clubs,
and to some schools, but the
bookmobile service will put
books within reach of everyone.
Show your interest in your li
brary by using it, and by work
ing toward the necessary funds
for its continuance and growth.
Honeycutt Real Estate Co.
We S?ll the Earth ? The World is Our Territory.
Boone Office 17l/a Main Street. Phone 251 -J. Office in
Mountain City. Phone 86. Office in Elizabethton. Tenn,
Phone 1114.
If you have any property to sell and want it sold, come
in and see us. If you want to buy any, we have a lot on
hand. We have houses and lots in town.
We have a nice cinder block building right in the heart
of town to sell, 40x60 with full basement.
We have a nice 6-room house with full size basement,
water and lights, built-in cabinets, complete bath.
We have 10 acres at Vilas on 421, well water; fine lo
cation for a home.
18 acres, 6-room house, woodhouse, directly on 421 at
Rutherwood.
4-room house on Blowing Hock Road; and 1.1 acres, 97
acres, 4 acres in growing timber.
15 acres clear, about 1 mile from high school, church
and stores. Mail delivery, plenty of .apples, cherries and
peaches for home use. Has a 6-room house and a 4-room
house, 2 woodhouses and 3 barns and other outbuildings.
Priced to sell quick. $5,500. Small down payment, balance
1, 2 and 3 years.
We have plenty of other property all over the country.
Most anything you want in farm land. Drop in and give
us a visit.
I
Horn OurEtttv Filer.
Items From The Democrat Of
August 27. IBM
Hear Hon. W. W. Kitchin in
Boone on Friday September 4th.
Miss Lettie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F, Spainhour of
Morganton, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. E. S. Coffey of Boone.
The Republican State conven
tion was held in Charlotte yester
day. The delegates from Boone,
owing to the heavy rains and bad
Iroads, did not attend.
Foiir of the little Blair children
were sen* to Lenoir yesterday,
tand will board the train there to
| [day bound for the orphanage at
Barium Springs, the expense of
the trip being borne from Lenoir
by the people of Boone. Their
cousin, George Blair, took them
to the railroad.
Robert L. Doughton and wife
of Laurel Springs, passed through
yesterday en route to the Associa
tion. He is the Democratic
nominee for the Senate in the 35th
district and says he is in the race
to win. He was not a candidate
for the nomination, but now that
he is in the race, he says he does
not propose to be defeated. Mr.
Doughton is well known to many
of our people and he may rest
assured that Watauga will do her
best for his election.
September 3. 1908
Dr. Jones is having his hand
some new residence neatly paint
ed.
Watauga Superior Court will
convene in Boone Monday the
14th, with Judge Murphy presid
YONAHLOSSEE
THEATRE
Where the Best Pictures Play
Dial 3071 Blowing Rock
Shows Sunday at 3 t 9 p. m.
Shows Monday thru Saturday
at 7 and 9 p. m.
THURSDAY
"The Romance
oi Rosy Ridge"
? Starring ?
Van Johnson
in a new and different role ?
and introducing
JANET LEIGH
FRIDAY
GENE TIERNEY
REX HARRISON
GEORGE SANDERS
? in ?
"The Ghost and
Mrs. Muir"
SATURDAY
Michael Gloria
DUANE HENRY
? in ?
"Keeper oi the
Bees"
A vibrant new version of the
story that wanned a million
hearts!
SUNDAY
"Cry Wolf"
? Starring ?
ERROL FLYNN
BARBARA STANWYCK
MONDAY
FRED MacMURRAY
AVA GARDNER
blend action, intrigue and
romance in ?
ur%* u
Singapore
TUESDAY
"The Macomber
Affair"
? Starring' ?
Gregory Peck
JOAN BENNETT
A story of a hunter after the
biggest game of all ? a women !
? WEDNESDAY
"Dear Ruth"
? with ?
JOAN CAULFIELD
WILLIAM HOLDEN
Ten million people roared at
the stage play. Now if s on
the screen ? and twice as
funny! It
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ing.
The trustees of the ATS have
purchased the L. B. McNeil resi
dence and lots adjoining the
campus, which will be a very
great Kldition to the school
property
The new furniture for the Wa
tauga County Bank has been
ordered and will be put in place
today. The adding machine has
not been ordered, but Cashier
Hagaman, we are told, has not
by any means abandoned the
idea of procuring one of the $300
variety.
Miss Sallie Seinknecht, who
has labored so long and ef
ficiently as music teacher here,
has resigned her position for the
purpose of taking a rest, and a
Miss Mickael of northern birth
and training has been elected to
take her place. She taught at
Skyland last year and we art
told that she is a most excellent
instructor.*
VALLE CRUCIS WINS
Valle Crucis won a ball gamp
from Mabel last Sunday after
noon. The game" started 8<; a
pitchers' battle, but Mable's
team failed to support their fine
pitcher, Burkett, and Valle Cru
cis scored a 7 to 3 victory.
Rominger pitched his usual
good ball and was never i*
serious trouble. His team backed
him up well, especially Allen,
who made two of the finest,
catches ever seen in these parts.
CURB MARKET
The Home Demonstration Club
Curb Market will be closed after
Friday, Sept. 5. They have had a
good season with total sales
amounting to approximately
$850., most of which was surplus
commodities.
SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE
Blowing Rock High School Gymnasium
FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 5
and every Friday night as long as the weather permits.
Music by the Swingmasters
Admission $1.00 per person.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school
Show* at 2:00 ? 3:45 ? 7:00 ? 8:45
THURSDAY
Ginger ROtiKKS David NIVF1V
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HOtACC McMUT . M BA??AT
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Also: CARTOON
FRIDAY
? ROMRT YOUNG
'SUSAN HAYWARD
^ j an i GREER u
1 They Wont Bclkvc Me!
-.RITA JOHNSON
? TOM K?llt
Also: M-G-M NEWS
SATURDAY 11 O'CLOCK
Stars Over Texas
? Starring ?
EDDIE DEAN
Also:
Comedy - Cartoon
Musical - Variety
SATURDAY 7 O'CLOCK
Danger Street
?Starring ?
JANE WITHERS
ROBERT LOWERY
Also 2 Cartoons
Sport - Pete Smith
I 2 Days ?
MONDAY and TUESDAY
? 2 Days
mil STIES
stsrrtof RamMpb SCOTT ? Habert RTAN
Am BFFffYS ? George "GMj" IMS
IMW ? fen MM ? M| Mi ? Ml N mi mi ? hurt N M* MM
h?n^n Hi nm mOwU
Also: Musical and Pete Smith Pet Peeve*
WEDNESDAY
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1 Ml* If Of 0 HO I
0BER0N- BRENT
I CHAILIf PAUL
KORVIN - LUKAS
Also: LATE FOX NEWS
Wayne Feeds
Complete line of Feed for every
purpose
We also handle Seeds and /
Fertilizer ?
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Watauga County Co-operative
Austin Clawson, Manager
Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1