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w'mgm WATAUGA DEMOCRAT th? unlverMlly uJlbuU of ' to m* *ub?crtber. ^ Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 K)L. LX, NO. 11 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1947 a v m IMPORTANT / it* > i n a cash in ?tfvaAM htrtf. FIVE GENTS A COPY LOCKER PLANT HAY BE OPEN IN OCTOBER Governor B rough ton and Jas. E. Coad Speak at Mass Meeting at Court Houto; Details of Freezer Locker System Are Explained Boone's newest, and one of its most important enterprises, the new frozen food locker plant, owned by Mr. W. H. Dameron, is expected to be ready for use around the middle of October it was learned Monday evening when former Governor J. M. Broughton, and James E. Coad, officials of the Southern Frozen Food Lockers, Inc., spoke of the new industry before a. mass meet ing of citizens at the court house. Governor Broughton had spoken earlier in the evening before a banquet of the Chamber of Com merce. The former chief executive spoke of the tremendous strides of the region once known as the "Lost Provinces", cited the Appa lachian College as an example of foresight and faith in the area by the Dougherty Brothers, and re minded his hearers that when we believe in our own section and work toward its development, others will come to share in this belief, with continuedl develop ment of the region. Governor Broughton spoke of the owner of Boone's new freezer plant, Mr. W. H. Dameron, who had selected Boone for his home, and recounted many of the ad vantages to accrue from the operation of this new industry. Mr. Broughton spoke of a re cent visit to the State of Calif ornia, where every conceivable type of food is grown, and point ed out that only that state and Texas produce food crops to a greater cash value than North Carolina. However, he stated, that the Tar Heel state has lag ged in the preservation and pro cessing of her farm products, and pointed out that until freezer plants were established Eastern Carolina farmers had been re gularly losing about one-third of their pork, through unexpected weather changes. Now, he ex plained, where quick freezing of meat can be accomplished, farm ers slaughter their meat, summer or winter, at the most convenient time, and keep it in perfect con dition indefinitely. Vegetables, fruits and the like are also pre served in all their mid-summer goodness, resulting in better menus, and at the same time in better health for the people of the State. Mr. James E. Coad gave details pf the contruction of the food preservation plants, explained their uses, and freely answered questions. He pointed 0bt that actual figures have indicated that the use of food lockers saves an average of $100 per family, and pointed out that no more than five plants in the state of North Carolina are as good as the one being built in Boone. The price of the lockers is quoted at from $14 to $18 per year, depend ing upon their location, and it was stated that they will each hold about 300 pounds of meat or 250 pounds of miscellaneous food. Processing, aging and curing ser vices will be available, and it was stated that the locker in vestment will pay for itself time and again. It was pointed out at the meet ing that 9,000 locker plants have been constructed in 16 years, and not one has gone out of business. Contract blanks were distribut ed an3 a number of people sign ed, and paid for their space at the time. It was stressed that those interested should rent their space at once, since history has been that once the plant is operating, the demand generally far exceeds the supply. Mr. Dameron, the owner of the plant was recognized and pro mised a tour of the county soon in the interest of his business. Mr. Dameron, who will make his home here is a native of War renton, was an army air force pilot, and until recently has pur sued commercial aviation ac* vitied? Chamber Commerce M? Hug Governor Broughton in a brief address at the Chamber of Com merce meeting, cited four factors, which North Carolina has in "adequate measure" to insure her continued industrial growth. These were listed as local capi (Continued on page S) Gen. Omar Bradley, head of the Veterans Administration, holds his 15-months-old grandson, Henry E. Beukema, Jr., on his lap during a visit to Berlin, where his son-in-law is stationed. Gen. Bradley was in Berlin during an inspection trip to Europe. JUDGE ALLEY HOLDS COURT WirnMTllIt Jurist To Preside u Superior Court Opens Fall Ttrm Monday Judge Felix Alley, of Waynes ville, will be the presiding judge at the regular fall term of Wa tauga Superior Court which will convene next Mondayl morning for the trial of both criminal and civil actions. The State will be represented by Solicitor James C. Farthing of Lenoir. Clerk of Court, Fred Gragg> states that there are about 65 cases on the State docket, and a large number of civil actions. The term is called for two weeks, but in recent years it is unusual for court to last more than four or five days. As is usual, relatively few cases on the civil calendar are expected to be tried. Local Band Plays At Bean Festival Appalachian High School Band was chosen to play for the John son County Bean Festival on last Wednesday. The 57 piece band was under the direction of Mr. Gordon Nash. The band arrived in Mountain City and marched through the business section of the town to the high school grounds. The Appalachian High School Band headed the parade in which other bands took part. The bands represented played alternately during the choosing of the queen. After the choosing of the queen the P. T. A. served lunch to the members of the bands. During the afternoon the Appalachian band played for members of the Tennessee State Legislature. Local High School Registers Over 400 Appalachian High School open ed September 3 with an enroll ment of approximately 400 students, under the new princ ipal, Mr. B. F. Simpson who is acting this year in the absence of Mr. Wey who is taking a year's leave of absence. Mr. Wey who is still here for a few days introduced Mr. Simp son, who then offically opened school with a chapel program in which the Rev. S. B. Mow, pas tor of the Methodist Church, Rev. E. F. Troutman, pastor of the Lutheran Church, and Rev. Me lt eown, pastor of the Episcopal Church, were speakers. The new teachers were introduced, then the student body divided into the separate home rooms where the routine duties were begun. DROWNS WHERE GRAKD CHILD DROWJTS Colorado Springs, Colo. ? Mrs. Ruth Sinclair, 56, prominent society woman, was found drown ed in the same lake on her estate where her two-year -old grand daughter, Jamie, drowned recent ly- The drowning was thought to have been accidental. To avoid sore necks or should ers, each work animal should have an individual collar, kept exclusively for that anlmaL Local* Farmers to Spend Record Sum For New Housing Farm families in Watauga county will spend more than (1,264,000 for new housing in the next three to five years, accord ing to -a forecast released by the Tile Council of America. "As a result of high incomes the last few years, farmers in every part of the nation are pre pared to invest record amounts in new home construction and in general farm improvements," said F. B. Ortman, chairman of the council's residential con struction committee. Pointing out that the comforts and conveniences of urban living are now available to farm fami- . lies, Ortman said that many new rural homes will incorporate such features as central heating, tiled bathrooms and modern kitchen facilities. Rapid electrification of rural areas of North Carolina is mak ing possible the incorporation in i new homes of many labor-saving and comfort-providing devices i undreamed of a generation ago, t according to Ortman. Rural Elec- 1 trification Administration esti- 1 mates disclose that more than 45 \ per cent of all farms in the state - now receive central station elec- : trie service. Refrigerators, elec- ! trie washing machines and deep freezing plants, as well as plumb- i ing systems, will go into many new homes as a consequence. Sister C. A. Hayworth Passes in Knoxville Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hayworth were called to Jefferson City, Tenn., Sept. 1, on account of the death of Mr. Hay worth's sister, Mrs. A. G. Grant, which occurred in a Knoxville hospital. Mrs. Grant a resident of Marysville, Calif, had been ill for more than two years. She was 51 years old. Funeral services were conduct ed from the Methodist Chufrch at Jefferson City last Thursday, and interment was in the ceme tery there. Survivors Include three broth ers and two sisters: C. A. Hay worth of Boone; T. L. Hayworth, < Bristol, Tenn.; W. H. Hayworth, ! Washington, D. C.; Misses Pearl 1 and Mae Hayworth of Jefferson : City, Tenn. P.-T.A. to Be Formed At Blowing Rock \ A special meeting of the par- ] ents and teachers of the Blowing 1 Rock High School will be held ' Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in 1 the high school auditorium for 1 the purpose of organizing a 1 parent-teachers association. Dr. B. B. Dougherty is expect ed to be the guest speaker, and . the principal will present the aims and objectives of the school for the coming year. A full at- ! tendance of the patrons of the school is deaired. The U. S. Department of Agri- ' culture announced continuation, at a lower incentive rate, of its program to promote the use of low-grade, short-staple cotton in the manufacture of insulating materials used in homes and other structures. ' . FARM BUREAU SEEKS MANY NEW MEMBERS Campaign Started With View to Raise Local Membership of Agrarian Organization to 440; Field Agent Gives Some Facts About the Bu reau '? ? The Watauga County Farm Bu reau has announced through its president, Mr. Clyde R. Greene, that an intensive membership campaign will be launched on September 22, with a view to raising the local membership from 317 to no less than 600 farmers, and Mr. George G. Farthin g, f i e Id representative with the State Bureau, is here to assist during the drive. The local newspaper will carry, from week to week, during the campaign, explanatory material as to the accomplishments and purposes of the Farm Bureau in order to give the farmers a clear insight into the advantages of be coming affiliated with the or ganization. Mr. Farthing makes the fol lowing general statement about the Farm Bureau: "The Farm Bureau is a million and a quarter farm families, bound together for one common cause ? to work for a fair share of the national income for all farmers ? sharecroppers, tenants and landowners ? all alike, op erating in 45 states on the com bined judgment of farm people from the county to the state and in to the national office in Washington, D. C., where one of ts men meets with every com mittee that has anything to do with agricultural legislation. "It was organized to form the nissing link between the farm ers and existing agencies work ing on agricultural problems. Farm Bureau has made it pos lible for farm people to be recog nized as a dominant force in shaping policies affecting agri :ulture." Watauga's Average Weekly Wage Thru Covered Jobs, $16.13 Raleigh ? Virtually all of North \ Carolina's 100 counties shared in ' the increase from 1945 to 1946 in lumber of employers covered by! the Employment Security Law, 1 lumbers of workers protected 1 by the law, average weekly 1 ?vage and total wages paid which ' ivent above a billion dollars in 1 1946 for the first time in the , State's history. Watauga county, these records show, had 27 employers subject to the law in 1943, a figure which tiad increased to 35 in 1946, or 29.6 percent, as compared with the State Increase from 11,584 in 1945 to 13,122 in 1946, or 13.3 percent. This county, in 1945, had 373 workers protected by the law, a number which had increased in 1946 to 373 workers, or 26.8 per cent, as compared with the State increases of 11.1 peroent, from 526,357 in 1945 to 584,901 in 1946. Total wages paid in this coun ty to covered workers in 1945 amounts to $312,916, as compared with $459,869 in 1946, an increase of 47.0 percent as compared with the State increase of 23.8 and the State total of $1,053,695,228 in 1946, highest in history. The county's average weekly wage in 1945 was $16.13 an imount which had moved to >18.70 in 1946, an increase of 15.9 percent, as compared with the State's increase of 11.1 percent, or from $31.10 in 1945 to $34.64 in 1946. Watauga county employe!* paid to the Employment Security Commission contributions on their payrolls at the rate of 1.98 j percent, as compared with the State- wide rate of 1.45 percent,', which js a reduction achieved J inder the experience rating pro- ' visions from the base rate of 2.7 ' percent of payrolls. YULE TREE PRICE UP I Medford, Ore. ? Forward look ng person? will be interested in ' be report that, while it's some ime yet until Christmas, bids on xacts of shasta firs, to be cut for : he Christmas tree trade, brought wholesale offers double any pre-: rfous year's firstclass bids. * . The envious man shall never irant woe. ? William Camden Europe faces cut in living rtandyd to meet lower aid esti mates. 11 b?h? ? ij?? Park Commission to Be Guests Ot Boone and Blowing Rock ?J MWIH't'k tl< 1 This battle-scarred wall in Budapest, covered with Commun ist election posters, reveals the attitude of Hungarian peasants to Soviet domination. In the elections, the Communists won parlia mentary control of the country, but four Hungarian ministers quit as a result of the voting, which was termed a fraud. BOARD FIXES JURY FEES Commissioners E&ablish P?r Di?m Pay of Firs Dollars lor Superior Court Jurors The Board of County Commis sioners, in their regular session Monday, set the fees for Superior Court jurors at five dollars per j day, as authorized by State law. ' Under the law, states County' Auditor Paul Coffey, it is f>rovid- ( ed that the commissioners set , the fees of jurors at not less than 12 and not more than $5 per day. | Mr. Coffey says that there ap peared to be some misunderstand- ( ing in connection with the law , as to jury fees, and that the 1947 , legislative summary prepared by , the Institute of Government has , clarified the situation. Veterans Continue To Cash Bonds for Terminal Leave Pay Veterans in large numbers are continuing to cash their terminal leave pay checks at the North western Bank, and officials state that the sum of $47,544.89 was paid out in the redemption of these bonds the first two days, and more than $25,000 since that time. The cashing of the bonds is continuing and one window is being used almost altogether to take care of the business. Large numbers of local veterans are yet to apply for payment. Big Potatoes Are Much in Evidence The potato crop in Watauga county this year is one of vast proportions, and the remarkable size of the tubers hail been the topic of considerable comment on the part of growers and buyers. Mr. Charles C. Farthing of Boone has displayed at the Democrat of fice three immense potatoes of the Sequoia variety, while Mr. Custer Wallace of Boone, brings In a spud grown on the farm of bis mother, Mrs. Minnie W alla'ce, which weights two pounds and < fourteen ounces. All four of the ? potatoes are something akin to record-breakers. WORKS M YEARS WITHOUT BREAK St. Louis? B. C. Wright, TS y ears -old employe of the Mustek Plating Company, has been on the kob in the same plant since 1887 without a vacation. In all, he has been away from the plant only II working days in sixty yean. It is extremely important to get collars that fit the hone or mule, and then be sure that >???? are the right size for the collar. HOSPITAL IS INSPECTED RipmuliilTM of th* Medical Commission In Boon* Monday Representatives of the Medical Care Commission were in Boone Monday, looking over the Wat auga Hospital plant, and propos ed sites for a new hospital, with a view to spending some of the state-federal funds in providing expanded hospital facilities in this community. Besides an inspection tour of :he local hospital, the officials looked over the American Le sion property, the county home 'arm, and other properties, in the ;vent it is decided to construct a lew hospital outfight. The com -nission members will make their report to the executive commit tee of the organization, and local iponsors of the hospital project will be advised of their decision in the matter. The members of the commis sion who were in Boone were Messrs. Hamilton, hospital ad ministrator; Rerryman, architect, and Newell, construction engi neer, representing the federal hospital agency; Messrs. Conway, architect, and Newell, construc tion engineer, and a sanitary en gineer, representing the State Board of Health. Date Changed For Women's Club Meet The meeting of the North Caro lina Federation of Woman's Clubs, will be held in North Wilkesboro on Thursday, S^>tember 18, rather than on Wednesday, Sept ember 17th, as previously stated, it is announced by Mrs. Cotincill Cooke, president of the Worth while Club here. Those interested in attending the meeting are asked to get in touch with Mrs. A. E. South or Mrs. Cicero Greer. It is desired that there be a large attendance from the local club. Dixon Waters Dies In Washington State ? l Dixon H. Waters, former resi lent of Watauga county, died on August 19th, at Northern State Hospital, Sedro-Wooley, Wash., it is learned in a letter from Mr. C. C. Critcher of Seattle, Wash., inothgp- Watauga county native. Mir Waters died from a cere bral hemorrhage, and informa tion is that he was unable to talk ifter the stroke. He had been a patient at the hospital for about k month. Other information, in eluding funeral detail*, is lack While most American farmers have little use for acrons, many European fanners use them as feed for hogs. Entire Membership of New State Commission to !?"*"?*? at Blowing Rock Sunday and Boone Monday' Cham ber Commerce Host to Visitors; Entertainment Plans Being Worked Oat by W. R. Winkler of Boone, Member of Group The North Carolina Park, Parkway and Forest Develop ment Commission, recently appointed by Governor Cher ry to promote the further de velopment of the national park territory and park roads in the State, will be guests of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce next Sunday and of the Boone Chamber of Commerce Monday, it is re vealed by ' Mr. W. Ralph Winkler of Boone, one of the members of the commission, who is busily assisting the civic organization in round ing out a program of enter tainment for the luncheon to be held at the Daniel Boone Hotel Monday noon. Present plans call for the meet ing of the members of the com mission and their wives at Buck Creek Gap on the Scenic high way Sunday at 10 o'clock. The group will proceed to Blowing Rock where they will be lunch eon guests of the Chamber of Commerce and the city govern ment, following which the offi cials will make a brief tour of the famed Moses H. Cone estate. The party will then proceed to a point near the Virginia line on the Parkway, return to Boone for the night and hold an executive ses sion at the state highway offices Mo iday morning. Invited to at tend this meeting are Raymond Smith of Mount Airy, highway commissioner; Sam Wecms, su perintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Roanoke; and other state highway officials. Follow ing the business meeting the party will be entertained by the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Among the special luncheon guests will be Hon. Robert L. Doughton, ninth district con gressman; Bruce Ethridge, head of the conservation and develop ment board; Hon. Raymond Smith, Judge Felix Alley, Solici tor James Farthing, A. H. Gra ham, chairman of the State High way Commission; Mayor Grower Robbing and others of Blowing Rock, and a number of Boone civic leaders. The complete program of en tertainment for the distinguished visitors has not been completed either at Boone or Blowing Rock, but everything possible will be done in both instances to accord them a hearty welcome. At the Boone meeting, it is stated by Mr. Winkler, members of the commission and other vis iting dignitaries, will be recog nized, and officials of the Park Commission will likely give some of the details of the aims and purposes of the newly-formed State agency, which is designed foster and promote the fur er development of the park areas, and the Scenic highway. It is felt that incalculable bene fit will enure to Western North Carolina through the activities of the commission. The members of the commis sion who tire expected to be here, with their wives, are: Dr. Kelly E. Bennett, Bryson City, vice chairman; Percy B. Fere bee, An drews; E. C. Guy, Newland; Francis J. Heazel, Asheville; Charles E. Ray, Jr., chairman, Waynesville; R. U. Sutton, Sylva; W. R. W inkier, Boone; C. M. Douglas, secretary, Brevard; Wil liam C. Medford, attorney for the commission, Waynesville. Ex -of ficio members are R. Bruce Eth ridge and A H. Graham. TKAMK8 ? The Democrat thanks its good friend Wiley V annoy for the gift ^ of some bunches of vary fine grapes, of a particular variety he propagated on his place. Wholesale and pecker stocks of canned vegetables carried over from 1*46 are much above last year's low stocks. Green pea and tomato stocks appear un usually large.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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