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* ? t ' ?-4b ? * : s .?%' v nw WATAUGA OEMOCRAT iftf the universally used basis of H ? (I- _u ve to ?c .u??rib~. An jndependent Weekly Newspaper? Established in the Year I 888 ? W SeCtlOBS VOL. LX, NO. 24 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY; NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1947 FIVE CENTS A COPY KING STREET ...By.... Rob. Rivers No\V, since "Miss Hush" has been positively identified, and the winner of about everything in the catalog announced, we can set out to enjoying Saturday nights ac cording to our own whims . . . can actually relax . . . Couple of week-ends spent trying to figure out who possessed the rich musical voice . . . reading through various and sundry encyclopedias, hoping to chase down the name of one opera singer, movie star, dancer, or something who would fit in with the clues supplied by the announcer, and definitely giving it up as a bad job when we got to the last paragraoh of a norsonal letter from Harvey T)inkins of the Winston-Salem ^Journal . . . who went into the finals of his snfcv and apprecia ted messaee like this ? ? * " . Bv the same token, the poverty-stricken burn the mid night oil tryino to con lure up answers to radio quizzes that ?will win them a yacht, a year's free maid service, shoe shines for a thousand years and $90. 000 in cash when the whole thing's a hoax in the first place. 1 or at the best, a way of getting away from paying corporation taxes. Why can't they pass a na tional lottery law? Then the I sucker would hare at least a I mathematical chance."* , . . Sort of glad Harvey eased up the tension . . . had been worry ing about where we would place the extra autos. airplanes, carload of furniture, oversise refrigeration unitfc and a couple of trainloads of stuff we've for gotten about. ? e ? Happy to know the Empty Stocking Fund, which the Demo crat originated in this community, is faring rather better this year than formerly and that prospects are for a happy Christmas for a lot of youngsters who happened to be bom in an unfavored eco-1 nomic circle . . . doing our bit in the movement . . . but not cam paigning for funds this year . . . rather put up the amount we have been procuring than con duct another financial campaign such as last year, which relatively speaking, just wouldn't bear fruit . . . folks from other sec tions and other states finally sensed the dilemma we were in by the reams of copy we had been writing . . . and chipped in enough so that the fund reached at least some of the needy kid dies . . . home folks wouldn't warm to any appreciable degree. Hare had tome mighty good . times in the old days trying to Kx up for a lot of little kiddies ivnose pappies weren't around, or just couldn't make the grade . . . Spent many days with Jim Rivers, and Watt Gragg rounding up a few dol lars . . . many of them of the depression sort. . . . touring the town buying up every conceiv- 1 able sort of small toy, items of clothing, nuts, candies, and fruits . . . talking the merch ants out of a little extra on the side . . . getting the stuff to the city hall, where members of the fire department . . . and Carl Teague. of course . . . made ready for the big Christ- I mas parly . . . Lots of fun . . . and this year we are baiting for the youngsters as of yore ' . . . and a lot of other folks are doing the same . . . it's going to be a right merry Christmas all around this year ... a bunch of good folks around town hare decided they don't want a heap ' of empty stock- | ings hanging beside cold hearthstones next Christmas morning . . . neither do we! ? ? ? Sport fans about the town cus siag over Joe Louis winning the decision after the dusky chal lenger beat him up . . compar ing it to the long count deal, when Jack Dempsey, lost the] crown and became considered by Tex Hickard as the "Uncrowned heavyweight champion of the world" . . . recalling the day when Jack Johnson, burly negro, mauled the daylights out of old James J. Jeffries . . . later to take the count from Jess Wiilard, langy plainsman, who never could fight, in a ridiculous sort of fistic encounter in Havana .. . . Father McKeown, sipping coffee at drug store sandwich bar, and dishing up some good thoughts (Continued on page 4) To Leave Orphanage DR. I G. GREER EXERCISES SET FOR FALL TERM Graduation For Clais of 18 Is Scheduled at Local College December 17 Graduation exercises for the class of 18 finishing at the end of the fall quarter and at mid term of the winter quarter will be held at Appalachian State Teachers College at 7 p. m.. Wed nesday, December 17. Dr. John G. Barden, head of the Appalachian department of education, will be the commence ment speaker. The invocation will be given by Rev. J. K. Par ker, Jr., of the James I. Vance Presbyterian Church. The mixed quartet of the pollege will sing "Rest in the Lord" by Ashford, and Hoyt Safrit will sing a solo. "Jesu Bambino" by Pie(ra -Yen. The degrees will be conferred and diplomas awarded by President B. B. Dougherty. The benedic tion will be pronounced by Rev. Sam Moss of the Boone Metho dist Church. Graduates who will receive de grees include Gozelle Andrews of Boomer; Nancy Ross Black of Matthews; Fuller H. Brooks, Jr., of Columbus. Ga.; William Lynch Carpenter of Rutherfordton; Ben jamin Grose Cole of Forest City; Dorothy June Dinkins of Yad kinville; Carol Margaret Erwin of Mt. Ulla; John Milton Fletch er of Chester. Pa ; Aubrey Clem ent Fuller of Lexington. Ky.; Charles Williarh Hall of Iva. S. C.; James D. Hamilton of Mag nolia: Charles E. Harris of Chi cago. 111.; John D. Hiatt of Mt. Airy; John Henry Honbarrier of Granite Quarry; Eddie Grovtne Howard of Polkton; Laura Lfe: Huffines of Cameron; June El bert Pratt of Pinnacle, and Caro lyn Louise Townsend of Buie. Marshals for the exercises will be Sam Moir of Francisco, chief; Betty Cornette of West Jefferson. Phoebe Dulin of Rowland. Mo zelle Rodgcrs of Thomasville, Frances Essie of Cana; James Bradford of Mooresville, and Thomas Ward of Sugar Grove. Only Four Days For j Drivers to Get Papers Only four more days remainl for "A" and "B" motorists to ie-1 new their operator's license in iWatauga county until the dead line December 31, it is announced 'by W. R. Stansberry, state ex aminer, of West Jefferson, who [comes to Boone each Thursday [and Friday. Due to the Christmas holidays | Mr. Stansbury says he will not be iir) Boone December 25th and 26th, land explains that after December 31, all persons whose last name begins with A or B, who have not renewed their operator's license will be subject to a mini mum fine of $25.00, if caught driving a motor vehicle on the public highways of the State. Snow Masonic Lodge Elects New Officers A. R. Smith has been elected Worshipful Master of Snow Lodge No. 363, A F & A. M f or the ensuing Masonic year. Other officers elected are: R E. Kelly, Senior Warden; B. W Stallings, Junior Warden: Clyde R Greene was re-elected treasurer, and J. E. Clay was re elected secretary. The officers will be installed at the next re gular lodge meeting December lftth. JUNIOR ORDER MEETING Daniel Boone Council, Junior Order, will meet Monday night at y:30. All members are asked to attend. DR. L G. GREER TO QUIT POST AT HILLS HOME Former Appalachian College Professor and Watauga Na tive to Become Executive Vice-President of Business Foundation of North Caro lina Jpnuarv 1 Winston-Salem ? Dr. I. G. Greer of Thomasville, superin tendent of Mills Home there, will become executive vice-president of the Business Foundation of North Carolina Jan. 1, 1948. The announcement was made here Friday by Robert M. Hanes, foundation president and presi dent of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. Dr. Greer will resign his posi tion at Mills Home and take over the Foundation job on a full time basis. The Business Foundation was established at the University of North Carolina July 13, 1946. by prominent business, industrial, and professional leaders in the State. ? ' . The general purposes of the foundation are "to aid and pro mote, by financial assistance and otherwise, all types of education, service and research for business and industry at or through the School of Commerce and other department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." Among its first aims are a $10,000,000 trust and to make the (Continued on page 8) TOYMAME AIDS KIDDIES Annual Theati- Party Arranged! to Secure Toyt for the Underprivileged A special movie will be held Monday, December 15 at 9:45 a. m. to collect toys to provide Christmas cheer for needy kifl dies. All children who present a good usable toy. or preferably a new toy, will be admitted to the show free The Worthwhile Club, with the cooperation of the Lions Club and the local theatre manager, is again seeking to prj^ent there being empty stockings in Wa tauga county on Christmas' morning A meeting of commit-j tee chairman was held Sunday evening to formulate plans for carrying out this project. The committees assigned at present are Mrs. Herbert Adams, Mrs. Claude Norris, and Mrs. Len Hagaman, general committee from the Worthwhile Club; Dr. King. A. E. Hamby and Paul Coffey, general oommittee from Lions Club; Mrs. G. H. Phillips, Mrs. R. W Watkins, and Mrs. Carlos Delima, food; Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mrs. Wiley Smith. Mrs. (Continued on page 8) Two Million Pounds Of Burley Sold To Smash Former Records MEET IN INTEREST WATAUGA RIVER ROAD D Above picture shows par', of the gathering of Boone, N. C., and Elizabethton and Johnson City business men who met last Thursday night in the interest of securing construction of a new and shorter highway bttween Boone and Elizabeth' cn. In the foreground. Wm. S. Waddell, president of the Elizabethton Chamber of Commerce (left) is shaking hands with Herman W. Wilcox, presi dent of the Boone Chamber of Commtrce (right) rear from left to right, E. Ford King, resident highway supervisor of North Carolina: C. A. Hayworth, resident engineer, North Carolina high way department: F. P. Jennings. Elizabethton insurance and real estate man; Frank Payne, Boone insurance man: Wade Brown, attornev and sta'e ?eator: Clvde Epgers, representative in N. C. gt*n ehal assemblv; CIr-">dv Fnr'hine. former stnte 'en'^r: Farl M. Reasor. Elizabethton banker: ana D L Wilcox Boone business ran. (Photo courtesy ?"''7=beth'on Star). Boone - Elizabethton Highway Sought By Leaders Two States Banquet Speaker Frank G. Spencer, sports edi tor of the Winston-Salem Journal, who will be the principal Speak" r at the Appalachian College foot ball banquet Tuesday nigh*. Dec. 16. in the college cafeteria. DR. DALTON IS 1C.E SPEAKER Regional Meeting Association for Childhood Education H' Id Here Saturday The regional meeting of the Association for Childhood Educa tion met Saturday. December 6. at the Boone Demonstration school. The main speaker for the occasion was Dr. Theo Dalton, principal of Curry school, Greens boro and state advisor for the ACE Mrs. Ennis R Davis, reg ional chairman, presided Rev Edwin Troutman gave the in vocation. Miss Willow Way Benbow of the Winston-Salem schools, for mer president of the state ACE. now- on the advisory committee and North Carolina's representa tive to the National Association, (Continued on page 8) BUYERS OFFER THE HIGH DOLLAR AT BURLEY SALES , Roscoe Coleman, tobacco warehouseman. Is seen at extreme left, conducting the first sale of the current burley season on the floor* of Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1 Buyers from all the bis companies are shown hurriedly examining the leaf as the auction go^merrijy on, and expres sions of individual farmers indicate that the prices offered were even higher than had been an ticipated. (Photo by Palmer's Studio). Chamber Commerce Hosts to East Tennessee Leaders at Banquet; Short Route from Boone to Elizabethton is Sought: "Let's- Build It" Slogan of Meeting Some eighty representative members of the Boone and Elizabethton, Tennessee. Cham bers of Commerce, along with visitors from the two states, met Thursday night in the Skyland Restaurant for an enthusiastic discussion of the new road pro posed between Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee The route of the road in quest ion would follow the Watauga River and would reduce the mile age from Boone to Elizabethton by approximately eighteen miles, [requiring about 10 miles of con struction on the North Carolina side and slightly over four miles on the Tennessee side. The meeting was held in the form of a dinner with Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, acting as toastmaster. Various members and visitors were introduced by Mr Wilcox and they, in turn, of fered suggestions and praise for the initial advancement, in the cooperative program Of particu lar note was the fact that all speakers repeatedly stressed the attractiveness of the proposed route in the eyes of potential tourists " who are now routed around this section of North Carolina and Tennessee." Senator Wade Brown demon strated by means of a regional map the strategic location of the connecting link, pointing out its gateway aspects with regard to the shortest distance from the densely populated Middle West to the tourist haven of Florida. His' viewpoint was heartily in dorsed by Rep. S. C. Eggers who urged the Tennessee delegation to see that their legislature meet the North Carolina legislature halfway in this mutual aid pro ject. Mr W. S. Waddell, owner and publisher of the Elizabethton Star and president of the Cham ber of Commerce of that city, gave the Tennessee viewpoint of the project, painting in glowing terms the interest shown by Tennessee residents and the common benefits to be reaped by the citizens of both states. He al so introduced the members of his delegation, inviting them to con tribute suggestions and pro posals at will. j Near the end of the evening, the meeting took a more practi I (Continued from o?ce 1) High Prices Prevail at Moun tain Burley Warehouses as Sales Shift Today to Load ed Floors at Fanners Ware house TUESDAY BEST SALE OF YEAR Farmers Jubilant Over Good Prices Paid; Three Quarters of a Million Pounds on Bas kets as Influx of Weed Con tinues Brisk All poundage records were shattered today on the floors of the local tobacco market, when the total sales of weed for the seven days of the cur rent season passed the two million pound mark, the near est approach to this tonnage at this stage of the auction in any previous year being roughly one and a half mil lion pounds. Mr. Roscoe Coleman, ware houseman, states that when the sales stated this morning more than 750.000 pounds of burley were on the baskets on the three floors, and that the flow of the weed from the tri-state burley area is increasing as a result of the recent favorable grading weather. Tuesday's sale is des cribed by Mr. Coleman as being perhaps the best so far of the season, that is, farmers were more outspoken in their appre ciation of the checks they receiv ed Noteworthy, however, is th? fact that almost complete satis faction has resulted from every sale since the auction started ten days ago. One and three-quarter ? million pounds had been sold last night, and since the 1,400 baskets allow ed to be sold daily, are approxi mating 250,000, the two million pound estimate should be prac tically correct. Sales shifted this morning to the Farmers Warehouse, where a full floor awaits the start of the auction. The sales force will re main at the Farmers until Thurs day noon, and sell on the floor of Mountain Burley No. 2 Thursday afternoon and Friday, returning to the No. 1 house next Monday morning. Tobacco' continued to bring high prices Tuesday, lots of bas kets running as high as sixty cents, and with a noticeably small amount of tht. low quality leaf being offered. Mr. Coleman insists that farm ers keep bringing their tobacco to Boone. In spite of the unpre cedented receipts, the three big houses of the local market have been able to take carfe of the crops of all comers, without wait ing to unload. Prompt, efficient and courteous service is guaran teed, and every convenience has been arranged for the visiting larmers. Niemoeller urges aid to Eu rope before it is "too late." College enrollments in nation set a new mark with 2,338,226. Publisher Lauds Aid of Advertisers Th? publisher of the Demo crat lakes occasion to thank th* advertisers for their splen did co-operation in supplying advertising mailer, etc.. to that the extra volume of Christ mas business has been han dled with dispatch, and with out missing a mail. He would like to ask that this fin* co operation in the matter of let ing us have the ads the week before, be continued two more weeks. Next week's edition, just sevrn days before Christ mas will, a survey reveal*, be used largely for last minute appeals to the shoppers, while the Democrat's annual Christ mas greeting edition, dated for Christmas day, will b* la sued as usual on Monday of that weak, according to pa as ent plans, and carry the sea son's greetings to the rsadsw well ah* ad of the holiday.
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