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THE DEMOCRAT Is your beet end most econo mical medium or advertizing. With more than 2,000 paid-up, oash subscriptions, your mee ?U* IM to 13.000 people, on Ike universally used basis of ?ve readers to each subscriber. Watauga Democrat ? An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year I 888 IMPORTANT The date oo your label show i the date j ?crlptlon will < date your pape unless sooner _ Democrat Is opr-attn* on a cash In m?iom V VOL. LX, NO. 20 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1947 FIVE CENTS A COPY KING STREET ...-By.... Rob. Rivers The voters of Asheville, the queen city of the Carolina moun tains, turned out en masse the other day to vote for the estab lishment of legal liquor stores, fallowing the example of Meck lenburg county, which has been dispensing firewater within the pale of the law for some weeks, marking the first time that legal booze has been hande? over the counter in Piedmont or Western North Carolina, so far as we know, since the labeled giggle water took the count back in 1908 . . . Some say the breakdown of law enforcement as regards li quor in these two cities changed the sentiment of the folks . . . that the bootleg rings became too powerful, and the folks wanted them to have competition . . . wanted their talons clipped . others say organized prohibition sentiment in the State is on the wane . . . but anyway it is of more than passing interest when the so-called wets triumph deep in the State's bootleg belt. However, in making a com parison of Charlotte and Boone, wa find thai citixens of tha State's metropolis evidently don't have quite the thirst which has been generated by we folks who inhabit the hin terland ... Officials wanted the ABC system to provide li quor for everybody. without too much travel, and finally de cided that seven stores, operat ing upon something like a nine hour shift, would do the trick, and so far as has been learned, nobody down Mecklenburg way has had any trouble at all twining their fingers around a bottle neck. With its 1940 census of 100.899. seven stores give the town one outlet for each 14,271 population and still relieve the parched throats of more than a million others living within a radius of sixty miles . . . Boone folks could sever get along with a situa tion of such distressing aridity. ? . . Our spies tell us we now have in Boone and immediate vicinity five liquor stores, which, based on our population of 1,788 in' 1940, gives us one grog shop for each 357 of our Inhabitants . . . information goes on to say that these establish ments will hand out the hootch 14 hours a day to all comers, whereas in Charlotte, one must trust to luck from 9 p. m. to 8 a. m. . . . They have more li quor warehoused in the State's largest city than wa have . . . their business is vastly greater in total volume . . . but when It comes to having beverage alco hold on tap at all times, with out having to be bothered with bookkeeping and profits . . . we've got 'em beat . . . we can generate a far larger percent age of headaches among our folks, and the service is said to be the best . . . you can get that hurting around the hatband any time you wish ... we have the ideal set-up, perhaps . . . the abstainers have the embattled statutes, those who like to wander into the make-believe world of laughter and song, of Inflated ego, and false courage, of frivolity and foolishness . . . have the likker . . . the folks seem to want it that wayl * * * PERSONAL PIFFLE . . . Traip sing down to the college to hear the Guardsmen Quartet, Hollj* wood entertainers . . . many in attendance recalled their appear ance in Blue Skies and other screen triumphs . . . with their concert pianist . . . The best en tertainment we recall seeing in Boone . . . Appalachian is bring ing big-town entertainment to a small town stage . . . you don't know what you're missing by not attending these free lyceum num ) be re . . . we never want to miss another . . . getting a few more apples in, and thinking of fireside (bunching on snowy days . . . - Watching Dr. Martin doctor a bo vine with ease and professional certainty . . . Chasing livestock and sort of remembering there used to be a stock law . . . enjoy ing trip to Roaring Gap with ?Grady Farthing, and the view which in our judgment hasn't been equalled . . . passing time of day with Congressman Dough ton ... if anything he grows more competent and alert . . . knows the score . . . getting up on wrong side of bed and doing a good deal of "spouting off" along the street about different things . . . have those spells . . . getting (Continued on pace 7> I APPALACHIAN AREA CENTER NEW PROGRAM Local Institution Area Head quarters for State Program in Resources-Use Education; Initial Program Nov. 15; Thirteen Counties Served Appalachian State Teachers College is one of six teacher training institutions which have agreed to serve as area head quarters for the state program in Resource-Use Education. The ini tial program will be held at the college on November 15, at 10:30 a. m. The area to be served by Appalachian covers the thirteen counties of Alleghany, Ashe, Wa tauga, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Yadkin, Surry, Wilkes, Caldwell, Alexander, Burke and McDowell. Highlighting the occasion on November 15 will be a talk on "Education and Social Action" to! be given by W. J. McGlothlin, chief of training and educational relations divisions of the Ten nessee Valley Authority. Also ap pearing on the program will be prominent state educators, in cluding Clyde A. Erwin, state superintendent of public instruc tion, Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, of the state department of educa tion, and Dr. Richard L. Weaver, of Chapel Hill, who serves as the resource-use program director. Resource use refers to man's drawing on his environment ? natural and social? to meet his life needs. Everyone in the ter ritory served by ASTC is invited to come and participate in tl\e discussion as to how conservation and resource-use education can be emphasized and included in the school programs. Some of the important ele ments of any sound resource-use education program, according to state headquarters, are the source of income of the people and in dustries; the status of the health and general welfare of the people; the quality and source of food, shelter and clothing,- the practi-l ces employed in producing and] harvesting the products of the land, forests, and bodies of water; the cultural life of the people; the recreational possibilities of an area; the effectiveness of the social institutions ? scho il, clubs, churches, government; the atti tudes of the people toward their environment their neighbors, and their government; and the qual ity of living in any area. Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of the college, extends an invita tion to all school people, health, welfare, extension, forestry, soil agencies, civic leaders, editors, ministers, industrialists, and all others interested to attend the conference at Appalachian on Saturday, November 15, at 10:30 a. m. Vet Training Officer Now On Duty In City Mr. W. A. Schillette, veteran administration training officer, has opened an office adjoining that of Lionel Ward in the courthouse, which he will occupy from 8 a. m. to 4:45, Monday* through Fridays. Mr. Schilletter will cooperate in any way possible with the veterans on vocational training. Courtesy Contest In every high school in Wa tauga county this week students are voting on their choice of courteous classmates to repre sent their school in the courtesy contest that is being co-sponsor ed by the Boone Lions Club and the Appalachian Theatre. Win ners of the various schools have been invited to attend the Lions Club meeting on Tuesday night, November 18th, where they will give short talks on "Courtesy" and receive prize* of twenty-five passes to the Appalachian Thea tre GRTDDEJtS GUESTS OF I THEATRE On Monday, November 10, the football squads of Appalachian State Teacher* College and Appa lachian High School were guests of the management?of the Appa lachian' Theatre for the showing of "The Sprit of West Point." HOLLYWOOD Hollywood writers and producers summoned to appear before the house un-American activities committee are shown in Wash ington before the hearing called them in. BAPTISTS SEE PUBLIC CRISIS Convention CUm Menace of Pree lure Group* and Asks for Racial Tolerance Winston-Salem, Nov. 11. ? The North Carolina Baptist conven tion censured serious conflict bei'veen labor and management, expressed doubt as to the bene fical results of Federal aid in education, called for an all-out campaign against intemperance, and took a stand for racial toler ance in its afternoon session here today. All of this was embodied in a report by the Committee on Social Service and Civic Right eousness chairmaned by Rev. Phil Elliot of Boiling Springs. The report was adopted by the convention. Decrying what it termed un christian attitudes in industrial relations the report said: "As we face the imminent pos sibility of industrial conflict in our era your commission believes that the role of the church should be clearly defined. We do not be lieve that the church can take sides in the struggle. We cannot give aid to the organizing of la bor unions. We cannot give aid to management in any struggle against unions. Nor can we be identified with the cooperative movements. To do so would be to negate the greater mission of the church. The Kingdom of God cannot be coerced into the narrow con fines of labor unions, industrial management or co-operatives. Rather must all these patterns be brought under the judgment of the Kingdom of God. "We ask furthermore that our people examine carefully the frightening manner in which we are losing our individual freedom under group pressure. The in dustrials faces it in his associa tion' of manufacturers. The labor er faces it in his union,* the farmer in his co-operative. "Such organized groups are a part of our mechanized society but their dominance over the in dividual conscience must be resisted. "We must by teaching and preaching defeat any influence that would divide us into, groups belligerently opposing each other. We are challenged to promote unity and understanding in the face of a threat to divide us into warring factions and to make the good office of the church through its Christian leadership always available for mediation." In the sectien on the teacher problem the report noted that although disavowing any pur pose "to engage ourselves in partisan issues of political and economic nature, we deplore the discrimination in salary scales against those engaged in the character building professions. "The finest, best-trained per sonel must be attracted by State supported and denominational schools for the all-important task of teaching and training today's youth for citizenship in God's one world. Our society must re evaluate more nearly in terms of His worth the services of its teacher. "However, we do not believe that Federal aid in education will help to achieve that if in any way surh aid regiments or influences the operation of our schools. "Nor do we believe that the program of universal military training' will help us." . Benes feurt a "second Munich," varns East, West 19 agree. ARMISTICE DAYIS NOTED Realities' of Strife-Torn World Dominant Theme* in Talks By Nation 'i Leaders Somber realities of a strife torn world more than two years after the end of World War II were the dominant themes in Armistice Day talks throughout the nation Tuesday. Military leaders, the principal speakers at most of the solemn observances, warned that Ameri can military strength must be maintained to guard the nation's security. Some declared ways must be found to preserve the peace lest the trust of men who died in two world wars be be trayed. Heavy rains fell at the coun try's most hallowed Armistice Day service, held at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arling ton cemetery near Washington. Truman Stands Bareheaded Despite the downpour, Presi dent Truman stood bareheaded with others as the national an them was played at this service. The traditional one-minute of si lence then was observed at 11 a. m., the hour at which World War I ended 29 years ago. The President placed a huge wreath of yellow chrysanthe mums at the tomb. General Mark Clark, wartime Firth Army commander, speak ing at San Francisco, coupled his plea for preparedness with an as sertion Communists "are making the greatest effort of all time to enslave the peoples of the world." 'Today, only two years after the successful termination of our long, hard fight against Nazism and Fascism, we are face to face with the insidious propaganda and infilteration of yet another evil ideology ? communism," Gen. Clark said. Universal Training Urged In a talk at Philadelphia, Sec retary of the Army Kenneth Hoy all declared the United States must adopt universal military training because the world is in a state "which we carmot sensibly face without adequate military force." Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan said at Arlington ceme tery, "the price of peace will con tinue to be preparedness" and added that "in the months since V-J day we have pared" our mili ary strength "to but a shadow of [its former size." TRUMAN SETS THANKSGIVING Washington ? President Tru man, issuing a proclamation desi gnating November 27 as Thanks giving Day, asked the nation yesterday to observe it "by gen erously sharinftjour bounty with needy people" Of other countries. "May our thanksgiving this year be tempered by humility, by symapthy with those who lack abundance, and by compas sion for those in want. "As we express appreciation in prayer for our munificent gifts, may we remember that it is more blessed to give than to receive." First Snow Visits Area Friday Evening The first snow of the seosoo fell last Friday evening, practrks ally covering the ground, and bringing temperature down to about 40 degrees. The weather re mained cool until Monday even ing when rain again began to all. APPSTOMEET MILLIGAN IN ANNUAL TILT Several Hundred Fans Ex pected to Follow Moun taineeri to Elizabeth ton Saturday to Meet Team Who Held Locals Scoreless Last Season Appalachian student and town football faithfuls ? some half a thousand strong ? are expected to journey to Elizabehton Satur day night to follow the fortunes of the Mountaineers as they en gage the Buffaloes of Milligan College in their annual encount er on the gridiron. The game will be played in Childress Stadium, new munici pal field, constructed to house' sports activities of all kinds in the Elizabeth ton area. And from all reports a capacity crowd will be on hand to witness the wide open tactics employed by these strong teams from Tennessee and North Carolina. Special seating arrangements have been made for the student groups from both colleges and the cheering sect ions will add to the color of the game. Milligan was the only op ponent on the Appalachian sche dule last year to hold the Moun taineers scoreless, administering a 6-0 drubbing to rob the Boone men of a bid to the Burley Bowl at Johnson City. This will be up permost in the minds of Coach Duggins' gridders as they match "T" trickery against the half dozen offensive formations em ployed by the charges of Coach "Red" Yancey. Tickets of all varieties ? stud dent, general admission, and re serve ? will be on sale at the Col lege Book Store until Saturday noon. Tar hell Togs in Boone will handle reserve and general ad mission tickets which will sell for $2.00 and $1.85 resppectively. The college band will accom pany the team to Elizabeth ton and carry out its intricate march ing formations during the half. Library Places Book Stations At Various Points in County In accordance with the North Carolina Library Commission regulations and for the conveni ence of the patrons in the county, book collection stations have been placed in various sections of the county. The books are free to all citizenslwho are willing *o sign the borrower's card, be responsible for the book and re turn it promptly to the station from which it was borrowed. Collection stations are located at the following places: Baird's Creek, at the home of Mrs. Smith James. Middle Fork, at the home of Mrs. Maude Wheeler. Bamboo, at the home of Mrs. Irene Northern. Triplett postoffice, Stuart Sim mons. Lovill, at Moody Bros, store. Rominger, at the home of Mrs. Coy Rominger. Sugar Grove, at Tom Mast's store. Mast, at James Mast's store. Todd, at McGuire's station. Meat Camp, at Ellison's store. On West Jefferson road, at the home of Mrs. Hamp Clawson. Demonstration clubs, through the co-operation of Miss Mathe son: Deep Gap. Mrs. R. S. Luther, club librarian; Riverview, Mrs. L. L. N orris, Sands club, Mrs. C. G. Hodges; Silvers tone, Mrs. Tom Wilson; Windy Gap, Mrs. Ula Trivette; Timbered Ridge, Mrs. W. C. McGuire; Howard's Creek, Mrs. Homer Lane, and Willow Valley, Mrs. Dare Isaacs. A Schools having collections Windy Gap, Howard's Creek, Winebarger, Grandfather, and Valle Crucia S.D.A. school. Traffic Booming On N. C. Highways Raleigh ? Traffic movement it booming on North Carolina's highways. Twenty full-time counting sta tion* at strategic points recorded an average of 54,452 for each day in October, compared with 54,040 for the prewar high. The August peak was 58,858 Engineer James S. Burch said that "football and harvest tim/ traffic, as great as they are, dr not quite replace the loss of Sum ner vacation movement." Tobacco Festival To Combine With Gala Christmas Openiiig Star Farmer Ray Gene Cinnamon, 19, Gar ber, Okla., who was crowned Star Farmer of America, at the Kansas City American Royal. He netted $2,454 from 120 acres of wheat last year and )1,400 from nis herd of cattle. His total in come was $5,000. NEW RETAIL STORE OPENS C. It E. Horn* and Auto Supply Num of City's Nnreit Firm; Opening Today The C. & E. Home and Auto Supply Company is the name of Boone's newest retail store, which opens its doors Thursday morn ing, following a preview open ing this evening, which will be attended by a number of resi dents of the area who have re ceived cards. The store is owned by Messras CounciU Cook and Ray Estcs and will be under the management of the former, at the location of the former Home Electric Co. Mr. Estes will continue to operate his electric repair shop and con tracting office from the same place. The new firm will feature Fire stone tires, auto accessories and supplies, radios, toys, G. E. and Westinghouse traffic appliances and many other items. Reins-Sturdivant Has New Funeral Vehicle Mr. Richard E. Kelley return ed Sunday evening from Free port, 111., where he took delivery of a new Packard combination ambulance and funeral car for Reins-Sturdivant Funeral home. The new vehicle, says Mr. Kel ly, is the last word in funeral car design, and was bought in line with the company's policy of pro viding the best possible service to the community. Two ambulan ces are now available at the local funeral home. CARRIES 700 SOLDIERS The giant $25,000,000 plywood transport plane, recently given its first and preliminary "test by Howard Hughes, is described as "the largest airplane ever built." Some idea of its size may be gained from the wingspread, which is slightly longer than a football field, and a tail empen nage which stands off the water as high as an eight-story house. The theoretical capacity of the plane is 500 passengers or 700 troops. HEAVY WEIGHT Joliet, 111. ? It took seventeen men. including ten policemen, to move Mrs. Elizabeth Ebner, 70, From her bed to a hospital. Mrs. Ebner, who weighs 700 pounds, has been bedridden for twenty years. A few days ago, she fell out of bed and broke her hip. Unable to place her in an ambu ance, the men placed her on a :asket cart and took her to the hospital in a hearse. She was placed in two hospital beds, which had been bolstered up with lumber. Control of Insects on livestock ;s one of the measures necessary o get the greatest benefit from feed consumd, according to USD A. Democratic convention bonus or South to increase. King and Queen of the Festi val To Be Chosen in Con nection With the Opening of Christmas Shopping Season Here; Shopping Disf rict to Be Resplendent With Ever greens and Christmas Lights The Burley Tobacco Festi val and the gala opening of the Christmas shopping sea son in Boone will occur simjil taneously Saturday, Novem ber 29th, when the King and Queen of the occasion will be chosen, when the Christmas lights will be turned on, and when the folks will get the first glimpse of the array of holiday merchandise which the stores and shops are as sembling for the season of Santa Claus. The Mountain Burley Ware house* are cooperating with the Boone Merchants Association in an effort to make of the occasion the most outstanding one in the history of the community. The King and Queen of the Festival will be chosen from the high schools of the county at a dinner given for the contestant* at 12 o'clock. The king and queen will be designated from the group by a set of judges who are un known to either contestant, at Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 2 at 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock a colorful parade will form on east main street at the Blowing Rock road. The pro cession will be headed by the High School Band, some floats will be featured, and the parade will pass through town, and back to the Bank corner, where it will be joined by the Thomas and Farthing string band in a pro gram of Christmas music. The many-colored Christmas lights, strung along garlands of ever greens, will be turned on that evening. Merchants are busily engaged with tobacco warehouse officials in working out the detailed pro gram, more of wh><-h will be published when available. It is announced that in case o I bad weather the Christmas pro gram will be held at Tobacco Warehouse no. 2 near the bus station. Samuel Calvin Watson Succumbs Thursday Samuel Calvin Watson, 72 years old, died at the home at Brownwood, last Thursday, from an extended illness. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday from the Gap Creek Baptist Church, Rev. Levi Greene, Rev. Mr. Eller, and Rev. G. A. Hamby, taking part in the rites, and interment was in the church cemetery. Reins-Sturdi vant took pare of the burial de tails. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Bessie Phillips Watson, one son and eights daughters: Howard Watson, Purlear; Mrs. Joe Phil lips, Deep Gap; Mrs. Dallas Younce, Lenoir; Mrs. Burl Church, Deep Gap; Misses Arlee, Louise, Violet, Mary, and Kvelyn Watson of the home. There are four brothers and three sisters. Harvest Bazaar The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service of the Boone Metho dist Church will hold its annual Harvest Bazaar Friday evening, November 21, from 4 to 8 p. m. at the church. Sandwiches, salads, desserts, and coffee will be served. "Hear yourself as others hear you." Have a recording of your voice made. Another attraction is the fish pond which is operated for the enjoyment of both old and young. Come try your luck ? you are certain to catch a "fish." Select your Christmas gifts from the fancy work, aprons, and novelties which will be on sale. There will also be delicious heme made candy and cookies. At 0 JO a bedspread and Other articles will be auctioned off to the highest bidders. The USDA reported that the Commodity Credit Corporation bought 117,430 bale* of cotton tor export to Japan under pureh?ee announcement No. 9 mad* on October 2.
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