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THE DEMOCRAT Is your best and most econo mical medium or advertising With more than 1.000 paid-up. cash subscriptions, your roes sago goes to U.000 people, on the universally uaed bads of Over readers to each subscriber. VOL. LX, N<# 15 . BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1947 KING STREET ????By.? Rob. Rivers Summertime is carnival time in Boone, and perhaps the last ol the colorful caravans of the gyp sy trails has folded its tents to seek the regions of less frigit temperatures, and of freshet suckers, the ranks of which, ac cording to P. T. Bamum, are re plenished every hour of the year. ? ? ? The King Streeier didn't do quite as good a Job of "taking in" lha last carnival as is his custom . . . The frosty night air had penetrated to his bones by tha Urn* a coupla of bright ayad youngsters in his care, had completed tha rounds of tha ferris wheel, tha lili-a whlrL tha octopus, tha merry go-round and what have you . . . and ha didn't quite gat the right sort of peek at tha mora sordid aspects of tha perform ances. the ones which bring in the most of tha Federal lettuce and for which the rides of lha happy children are only a front . . . After taking tha kids home, and getting the frost from hia graying whiskers, he couldn't forego his customary drop into tha open arms of the chair in which no one else re clines. the inevitable exchange of opinions with the madam, and the quick round-up of the daily newspaper . . . Just couldn't get cranked up again for a solo sojourn among tha other man folks around the gambling tables, or in the shary atmosphere of the slcVs show ... so don't know much about tha hidden sections of the last of the carnivals, but rate as an authority on lha others . . . We want to know what's going on! ? ? ? 1 But whether one takes in that show, before which the scantily clad dancer appears, or merely takes a stroll along the midway, he can see plenty. Every form of gambling device which the mind of man can devise is spread out for the folks . . . everything from dice shooting, or craps if a negro convict Was tried on ? the charge ... to the controlled wheel of fortune, chuck-a-luck, and others, presided over by pro fessional gamesters provide a ready flow of money to the op erators and a percentage to our worthy organizations, including at times the schools. Ail these rackets are "con trary to the law made and pro vided therein and against the peace and dignity of the State.'' T*t they hare the sanction of the best folks in the commu nity . . . are smiled upon by worthy officials representing the State, county and town, are enjoyed by all. including the scribbler, who has also made forays in to the second sections of the dancing shows, where the routine in many in stances is accompanied by vul garity which would turn an eyebrow, and where it was once noted, one female per former was partly clothed . . . she had a tiny red rose in her stringy hair. These nude per formances are common with these carnival troupes, they're a big drawing card . . . but we were unable to witness such unrestrained conduct in the hot spots of San Francisco and Chi cago during the rip-roaring twenties, when orderly con duct was rarer in some sections perhaps than at any time in our national history. . . . we have seen our little city of charchea. of God-fearing peo ple. of honest men and women ... a center of education and culture . . . countenance wide spread. flagrant, illegal and un speakable conduct for a per centage of the taka. ? ? ? We may be "all wet", we don't know . . . but we sorta wanted to know whether or not the folks here had thought just exactly in a straight line about the carni val business. Some towns have banned such performances . . . only last year a neighboring town refused to allow one of them to operate which gave us such a fine time the week before, and that community has never boasted of its culture as have we. ? ? ? If we allow promiscuous gambling here, are we going to bring a man in court for play O lag poker or shooting craps? ... If wa allow female dls robemeot, with the accompany - kf orgy of limp? kahla verbal (Continued on page 7) 500 Citizens Qualify To Cast Ballots In Recreation Election India Delegates at U.N. Mrs. Vijaya Lakashmi, Indian delegate to the United Nations, is shown as she addressed the gen eral assembly. Mrs. Lakashmi is her country's ambassador to the Soviet Union. LOCAL N.CIA. MEETS FRIDAY Large Number Teacheri Ail and S*s>ion; Redmond Named Vice-President The Watauga chapter of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation met Friday at the high school with Mr. R. G. Shipley, new president, presiding ovfcr the meeting. A large number of the local teachers and principals at tended. Mr. Douglas C. Redmond was elected to the office of vice-presi dent of the local chapter upon the resignation of the .officer who was elected last spring. Mr. D. C. Thompson, treasurer, gave a report of the membership in the local, state and national educational associations. The president announced the appoint ment of chairmen and committee members of the various group* within the local organization. Mr. Redmond, chairman of the program committee, introduced Rev. Mr. Troutman, who conduct ed a brief devotional period. Mr. W. H. Walker, county superinten dent of schools, explained state wide rules and regulations in connection with the schools and teachers. Dr. Lee Reynolds re ported to the group on a meet ing which he attended at Salis bury. His remarks emphasized the need for further taxation for the schools in this county and state in order to meet the pres ent crisis in education. FOLKSWARNED AGAINST FIRE County Agent and Home Agent Issue Statement on Fire Prevention Week "Every day, one hundred farm fires take the lives of ten farm ers. One farm fire in ten results in death," says the National Fire Protection Association. Sponsor of Fire Prevention Week, October 5 to 11, the NFPA, in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, thr home agent, Mary Ham by and county agent L. E. Tuckwiller urges farm people to take part actively in guarding themselves and their farmsteads against fire. According the the NFPA "at least ninety per cent of all farm fires are preventable. Unlike fire fighting, fire prevention is not hard. There are few farm fires which cannot be prevented by carefulness." "Confirming in the fact that moat farm fires can be p evr.it ed, there is a noticeable decrease in the number of Severity of farm fire* during and for a few weeks following Fire Prevention Week. Then, the curve of fire loeaes once more resumes its up ward trend. The reason is obvi ous. For a few short weeks farm people remember what they have heard about the destructiveness of fires and are alert to its causes. Then they forget that fire and (Continued on page S) Wide Interest Being Shown in Campaign on Special Tax Levy for Recreational Pro posal; Books Closed Satur day; Opinion is Divided on Municipal Issue Five hundred Boone citizens have registered for participation in the special election to be held here on Tuesday October 14, when they will decide by their ballots whether or not a special city tax levy of 10 cents on the hundred dollars tax-book pro perty valuation, shall be made, to provide funds for the establish ment of at least a summer-time program of recreation for the community. The registration books have been open for three Saturdays at the city hall, and the registra tion period ended last Saturday, it is stated by Mrs. R. W. Wat kins, the registrar, who explains that next Saturday is challenge day, when the right of any voter to cast a ballot may be brought into question. The polls will be open from sunset to sundown, it is said, and the results of the bal loting will be known early Tues day evening. A majority of those qulified to vote will have to be cast for the proposal before it is enacted. The recreation question, the first tax issue to be voted on in the town of Boone, since bonds were voted for the building of the narrow-guage railroad from Shulls Mills into this community, during the first world war, has attracted considerable interest jn the streets of the town during the past few days, and the elec tion has become the subject of most every gathering. Opinion is sharply divided on the merits of the recreational project and it is difficult to make an intelligent prediction as to the outcome of 'the voting. Propon ents of the proposal are natur ally inclined to predict victory, while those opposed are equally positive in the election bringing about the opposite result. While the local newspaper has carried repeated statements as to the details of the recreation pro-1 posal, it is to be re-emphasized that the tax provided, is ten centS on the hundred dollars valuation. Some misunderstand ing still seems to prevail. The estimated annual income would be from $1,200 to $1,400, depend ning upon the percentage of the tax levy collected in each calen dar year. No Absentees It is pointed out by the regis trar that there are no absentee ballots allowed in this special election. If one is ill or out of town on election day he cannot vote. Dairy Breeders Form Organization Here I A group of dairy farmers met at the courthouse here last Mon day afternoon and organized the Watauga Co-operative Breeding Association. The purpose of this association is to get dairy cows bred artificially to bulls that will sire calves with high milk pro duction indexes. By this meth od it is hoped to increase the average milk production of the Watauga county cows. Officers of the newly -formed organization are: Barton Farth ing, president; Johnny. Greene, vice-president; Austin Clawson, secretary - treasurer. Directors, are Vaughn Tugm&n, Hubert Nor ris and Stewart N orris. Navy Recruiter Here Next Minday Chief Petty Officer W. C. Rod gers of the Navy recruiting ser vice, will be in Boone on Mon day, October 13th of next week. Chief Rodgers will be at the Post Office building from 10:00 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Men interested in enlisting in the Navy, or veterans desiring information on the Naval Reserve or other matters, are urged to contact Chief Rod gers at this time. Navy veterans may obtain their World War II and American De fense medals by presenting theii original discharge to the navy re cruiter. HOMECOMING BRINGS GRID mT TO CITY jUndefeated Mountaineer Team to Face Lenoir Rhyne on College Field Saturday Night, as Climax of Home coming Event Bringing an undefeated team before the alumni on Homecom ing, Coach E. C. Dugglns is hop ing to capture his fourth win and third conference victory when the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet the Lenoir Rhyne Bears under the lights Saturday night. This is the first home game for the Mountaine ers this year. With two star performers in jured in the Elon game Saturday night Coach Duggins will have to reshuffle his squad to meet the emergency. Ralph Walters, back, sustained a broken leg, and Preston Powers, end, suffered a back injury. Neither man will see service for the rest of the season. To show for the home folks will be Little-All-American candidate John Hollars, 205 pound half back, who gathered in 152 more yards against Elon to bring his total up to 491 yards for an ever age of 10 yards per try. Not ( added in is a 62 yard touchdown jaunt through the Guilford j Quakers which was nullified by an off-side penalty. Hollars is] ahead of his average last season which figured him as a unanim- ( ous choice for the All North ( State Conference eleven. , Providing plenty of fireworks ( for the opposition this season ; has been halfback Tom Murdock of Statesville. Piling* through for a touchdown in each of the first three games Murdock has pro vided an extra punch in the Mountaineer backfield. Anticipating a barrage of pas ses Saturday night Coach Dug gins has stressed pass defense in workouts this week. Sgt. Phillip# Attend# Nan. Com. Officer# School in Au#tria Sergeant Russel G. Phillips, of 2907 Page Drive, Dundalk, Mary land, attended the non-commis sioned officers school of United States forces in Austria, zone command. The school of standards, situa ted in the impressive surround ings of the mountain region near Salzburg, Austria, is designed to develop leadership and instruct picked men in their duties as non-commissioned officers with USFA. . ? Sergeant Phillips, son of Ro bert H. Phillips, of Route 1, Blowing Rock, entered military service in September, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is cur rently serving with company E, 16th infantry regiment, in Vien na. IHtige Spuds Being Brougfit to Town Farmer friends of the Demo crat are continuing to bring in to the publisher, potatoes of record breaking size, gathered from the ' most bountiful crop of the tubers remembered in this county. Those who have recently given the pub lisher oversize spuds, and whose kindness is appreciated, are: Miss Stelray Hodgson, daugh- 1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hodg- 1 son of Meat Camp, two potatoes 1 weighing a total of six and a 1 quarter pounds. Mr. R. L. Storie of Shulls Mills, 1 a potato weighing two and a 1 quarter pounds. Mr. Storie1 planted IS bukhcls, has already ' harvested 107, and expects to dig 1 another 30 bushels. 1 Mrs. Bessie Brown Underhill of Valle Crucis, four potatoes, 1 weighing eight pounds, with the addition of a nice pumpkin. .. ? t Mr*. Butler Dies At Tennessee Home News reaches Boone of the death of a former citizen of the community, Mrs. Roy Butler, which occurred at the home in Mountain City, Tana., last week, but details as to the death and funeral of Mrs. Butler have not been learned. Mrs. Butler was the widow of the late Dr. Butler, and resided ? in Boone for a number of years, ? where the aged lady had a wide ? circle of friends, who learn of her death with genuine sorrow. Town Folk* Asked To Walk to Game Saturday Night Unprecedented crowd* are expected to attend the fint home football game on Appa lachian field Saturday night, when the Mountaineer*, with three straight victories to their credit, will attempt to hold their record against the Lenoir Rhyae aggregation. Accord ingly. it is respectfully asked that where at all possible, townspeople leave their auto mobiles at home and walk to the game. The narrow street provides little parking room, and the co-operation of Boone people may prevent a serious traffic tangle. RECREATION IS TOPICOF LIONS Civic Club Gives Both Sides of Recreation Issue in Tues day Debate A debate featuring the pros ind cons of the forthcoming bal- ( lot on recreation in the city, i Featured the Tuesday evening I "nee ting of the Boone Lions Club. I Lions Reynolds and Kirchener i tpheld the affirmative side of the ' luestion and Lions Stout and ?loose spoke in opposition to the >roject. It is explained that the lebate was not necessarily the >resentation of the personal 'lews of the speakers, but con itituted an effort to enlighten the nembers on the pros and cons of he civic proposal, which is to be < .'oted on October 14. The affirmative speakers stres sed the need of the recreational program, and that the cost of the jroject would be small, about one ; ialf dollar per person. North ' Carolina, it was stated, is lead- ! ng all other states in the estab- : lishment of municipal recreation programs. The present program ' should be ftmall, covering the ! summer months only, but could ' t>e increased as other means of securing funds could be found. It is estimated that a very good program could be administered 3n $1,400 for the three months; >500 could be paid the director, $400 the assistant director, and >500 for equipment. Volunteer assistants could be expected from the college students. If ad ditional funds were needed this could be accomplished by other activities, such as raffling a car, etc. The possibilities of a com munity, the speakers said, lie in the minds of its citizens, and not altogether in its resources. If a town progresses, it must have an open mind and work, it was said. Negative speakers countered with the statements that the pro gram is not practical in a rural community such as Boone, for ft le surrounding countryside is a park jvithin itself. If parents would take the time they could make use of our natural play grounds for their children. The program is definitely not a neces sity here, but there are other things which are, such as a filter ing plant for our water supply, and improvements on our streets. The town is already badly in debt, so why undertake unessen tial projects? It was stated that a maximum of $1,200 Would be the most that the small tax levy would produce, and that this amount would be sadly inade quate. This being true, the tax payers would be displeased with the results obtained. They fur ther stated that for the number of children in Boone the pres ent facilities of the churches, schools, together with the Scout activities, are sufficient, so why an increased tax? The local com murfity has no slums or juvenile delinquency of consequence The debate was Cleverly pre sented and each side had good points. It was felt that each member benefitted by the open discussion of the municipal issue. Present as a guest was Johnny Hollar, local boy and college stu dent, who worked on a similar program last year in Rome, Ga. He spoke on recreational pro grams and brought out many points of interest. JOT CAUSES PAIN Washington ? Delighted when his girl agreed to marry him, James H. Davis, 21-year-old Ma rine, put the ring on her finger and took bar for a stroll. Buoy antly, he jumped for a low-hang ing tree limb, caught it, than slipped. The fall fractured hh ankle. Annual Farm Picnic . v , Draws Big Crowds; Doughton Is Speaker Aids Farm Drive George G. Farthing, regional lirector for the' State Farm Bu ?eau, who has been in the coun V recently aiding the local or ganization in furthering its cur rent campaign for memberships. CHILD VICT! MOTOR TRUCK Clifton Kent Holman. 8. Fatally Injured by State High way Vehicle Clifton Kent Holman, eight rears old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holman, of Meat Camp, ownship, v was fatally injured Monday afternoon, when struck 3y one of the maintenance trucks >f the State Highway Depart ment on Highway 221, a few lundred yards north of the Green < Valley school in the home neigh aorhood. The Holman child suffered Fractures of both legs, together with internal injuries and died at Jhe local hospital Tuesday morn ing. An official investigation is to be made into the accident Thurs day, but County Coroner Richard E. Kelley says reports indicate that the accident was unavoid able. The child, it is related, was riding on a wagon load of hay, which had been stopped on the highway so that the truck could pass, and allow the wagon to make a left turn. Just as the truck reached the wagon, it is said, the child slid or jumped from the hay and went directly in front of the truck. Funeral details haven't been arranged, but the services will likely be held TUfirsday. The bereaved parents are the only immediate survivors. FOSCOEMAN FOUND DEAD No Foul Play Suspected in Death of Henry P. Fox; Heart Attack Blamed Henry P. Fox, 59 years old, died sometime Monday at the home. While the body was not found until Monday afternoon, it was believed that death occurred during the morning hours. Sher iff Watson conducted an investi gation at the request of Coroner Richard Kelley, and there was no evidence of foul play. A heart attack Is believed to have been the cause of death. Funeral services were conduct ed at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from the Watauga Bap tist Church by Rev. Ronda Earp, and burial was in the McLean cemetery. One brother, Clarence Fox, survives. RECRUITS The American Legion has be gun a nation-wide campaign to help the Army and Air Force ob tain recruits. The Legion's pro gram, known aa the "Unified Security Aid Plan," is "to arouse popular awareness of the armed services' needs and attractions." Banks in soundest condition in history, ABA president says. Chinese consider shift toward Moscow if we do not aid. Farmers Hear Addressee by Farm Bureau Official sad by Congressman Bought?; Committees Are Named; Membership Campa ign Ends With Meeting on Oc tober 18th About three hundred and titty farmers gathered at the court house last Saturday to hear ad dresses by Carl T. Hicks, chair man of the tobacco market com mittee of the Farm Bureau, by Congressman Robert L. Dough ton, and to partake of a sumptu ous picnic dinner provided by the Watauga Farm Bureau, as a climax to its campaign for 600 members in this county. Our national economy can prosper only if agriculture shares equitably with industry and or ganized labor in the national in come, and agriculture has shared in its proper ratio only during 11 years out of the past 37, Mr. Hicks asserted. Representative Dough ton, him self one of the outstanding farm ers of the western half of the state, threw in a powerful plug for soil conservation as well as a general support of the farmer's stand for his share in the econo mic dollar. Soil conservation, he said, to gether with restoration of the toil where it has been depleted, profitable cultivation of the soil, ind satisfactory marketing of what it produces are imperative if the country is to enjoy even moderate prosperity. Clyde R. Greene, president of the Watauga Farm Bureau, "was master of ceremonies, for the celebration, which was held in the county courthouse. The Boone High School Band, directed by Gordon Nash, and the Thomas-Farthing String Band furnished music. A picnic dinner with fried chicken, creamed po tatoes, slaw, hot coffee, rolls and ice cream finished off the event. Only partial reports wereiab hand for the celebration, but 10. D. Barnett, membership chair man, indicated that the campaign had been highly successful. A goal of 600 members, old and new, had been set. A crowd which filled the courthouse at tested to the support of the or ganization in the county. Mr. Hicks supplied figures to show that in only 11 years since 1910 had farm products brought prices which equalled or exceed ed the "parity yardstick." Industry regulates its produc tion, he said, to keep from creat ing a drug on the market with its goods. Industry discharges workers if supply appears likely to exceed demand, he said. He concluded his argument for agri culture by declaring the only way out was to pattern its pro gram after that of industry. "Unlimited production will mean starvation prices for ? us I farmers again," he declared, "if the farmers don't save this coun try, it will never be saved . . . " The county president named ltwo committees for the year. On the roads committee he named B. W. Farthing, Clyde Ferry, R. IF. Vannoy, 'J. B. Greene, S. O. Ford, Stewart Simmons, I- B. Wilson, R. H. Vannoy, G. D. Bar nett and Grady Bradley. On the rural telephones com mittee he named Howard Gragg. Fred K rider, E. G. Greer, W, A. Smith, J. W. Bolick, N. F. Church, R. G. Miller, Walter Hampton, C. |A. Clay, W. H. Gragg and E. T. 1 ' " rn'mii ? T T Clyde R. Greene, president of [the Watauga Farm Bureau and George Q. Farthing, field repre sentative for the State organisa tion, are highly pleased with the progress of the membership campaign in this country and predict that tha goal of <00 met bers will have been reached by the time the campaign cloees on October l#th. Fragmentary ro Iturns indicate that there are now 1167, and on the 18th, the mem I ben of the Bureau will gather I at the courthouse to reosif* final reports of the membership f It is pointed out that Don Isaacs at Mabel and WUey P may of Beaver Dam township, are members o? the membership i committee, and that their names (Continued on pace 4) aj , | -
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