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VOL. LX, NO. 31.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1948.
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KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
FRIGID* WAVE is bolstered
by six inches or so a^snow the
end of the week, and the news
comes from the weather man that
there's another blow on the way
little relief ta be expected for
several days . . ? City adds snow
plow attachment to truck and
most of the streets could be tra
veled soon after the heavy snow
fall kiddies got their snow
slides in just about prime con
ditiOTi by the time the light thaw
the first of the week spoiled the
deal for them.
*
SITTING BY THE GLOWING
(eab?ri on the hearth, and not
much caring if wo are short on
adequate central heating, until
it"* time to heave some more
ggreen wood . . . conjuring up
pictures in the lire coals, while
trying to figure out a few
things . . . dishing up a couple
of columns of "home work" af
ter the family is asleep, and
burying the remains of a hick
ory log in the ashes, so that
there'll be a quick fire in the
morning.
?
Winter in Boone is a pretty
u.ugh proposition, but think Pink
was right ? "just don't 'pear to
freeze tight the way it uster." . .
Only a few years ago it was not
uncommon for ice to freest thick
enough over the river to bear
u heavily laden wagon for weeks!
on end ? making the best sort of
bridge, where none had ever
been, and such freezes were de
pended upon for the next sum
mer's ice among the better livers
of the community
?
ICE HOUSES were numerous
in the community, the struc
ture* being erected with thick
? doable walls and sawdust insu
lation between. When the
weather had been right sharp
for a few days, laborers were
dispatched to the old Maltha
mm dam at Poplar Grove
where they worked for days
sawing the big blocks of ice
irotn the froaen pond . . . The
wagons brought the ice to town,
where U was'' packed away in
sawdust, and kept against the
hot days of the following sum
mer . . . The blocks were often
.eight to twelve inches thick . .
The old mill dam looked pretty
muddy during the summer, one
wouldn't have stopped by and
Took a drink from its murky
depths . . . but the ice there
from was stirred in the lemon
ade, etc.. during the summer
and imbibed without thought as
to its impurity . . . Hadn't gone
in much for the germ theory
thoee days . . . just went along
unconcerned, letting nature take
ifs course, and strangely en
ough a visit of a medical man
was rare enough to constitute
something of an event in the
family circle.
?
JOSEPHUS DANIELS d< an of
North Carolina newspapermen,
Carolina's no. 1 citizen, and inti
mate friend of the two genera
tions of the Rivers family who
have published the Democrat, has
lain aside the pad and pencil, the
paste pot and the shears and writ-|
ten "30" to end a distinguished;
career as editor, author, diplo
mat and friend of the folks. So
far as we know he was the last of
the old-line editors who called
a spade a spade. \ who had firm
convictions on all matters of pub
lic import and the courage to
publicize them, without regard to!
their effects on the cash book .1
who used his pen in behalf of thd
little man as against the over-^
lords of privilege #ay back ini
the days when such was immen
sely unpopular, and most unor
thodox. ?
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CAROLINA will have cause
to jniss this distinguished mem
ber of the fourth estate, who
incidentally used to be a fa
miliar figure on King Street . .
Thoroughly democratic, he was
equally happy at a State dinner
the White House, with his
SW friend "Frank" Roosevelt. |
or partaking of a #?eal at the
-modest home of a country edi
tor. where he and the late Bob
Rivers always got around to the
early days in Carolina news
papering. the quality of the
crops and the sise of the herds
and flocks on the mountain
slopes, and of course winding
up the evening with the possi
bilities of a Democratic victory
* come election time . . . We shall
miss the visits of our old friend
which were frequent when he
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GIRLS CAPTURE BOY IN LEAP YEAR HUNT
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The regular leap year bachelor hunt, with girl chasing boy. was held al Lakewood, N. J. The girls
were aided with scent-tracking dogs in following the elusive mailes through the forest trails. Of
th? 72 bachelors who participated in the hunt. 30 were tracked down and claimed. Photo shows
the members of the girl posses, led by Mary Jane McEvoy. succeed in capturing her bachelor,
Al Maiers, who was the first casualty of the hunt.
PRESIDENTS
BALL TONIGHT
Collegians Offer Services Of
Band To Aid Benefit
Hop Tonight.
The President's Birthday Ball,
a social climax to the March
of Dimes campaign, will be held
in the High School Gymnasium
this (Thursday) evening starting
at eight o'clock.
Tickets have been available at
different points in the town for
several days and advance sales
indicate that the ball will be
largely attended, and that a size
able sum will be realized to bol
ster the infantile paralysis fund
in this county.
Howard Cottrell, chairman of
the arrangements committee for
the ball, who is also the chair
man of the county chapter of the
infantile paralysis foundation, has
announced that Charlie Johnson's
College Band, will supply the syn
copation for those who "dance
that others may walk", and that
the Collegians are offering their
services in this connection with
out cost. They have the sincere
thanks of the comifiittee for their
outstanding generosity to the
worthy cause.
Those who have not purchased
tickets, if they find it more con
venient, may secure them at the
floor. The people of the town and
county are urged to attend and
enjoy the big social event of the
winter, while contributing at the
same time to the health and the
happiness of our own children.
Mrs. Ward Billings
is Taken By Death
Mrs. Sallie Ward Billings. 76
years old. died January 20th and
funeral services were conducted
from the home. Rev. Ronda Earp
and Rev. Ed Farthing officiated
and burial was in the Ward cem
etery.
The following sons and daugh
ters survive: Dorris Greer, Sugar
prove; l?est^ and Frank Billings.
Vilas. She also leaves her hus
band. Mr. W. R. Billings A1 grand
children and five brothers.
Mrs. Billings had been a mem
ber of Antioch Baptist church
during her adult life, and remain
ed a ^Mthful member until her
death. q
HUNT^MG SEASON
ENDS SATURDAY
?
P The hunting season for upland
;amr and birds closes Saturday
January 31st. according to Walter
Edmisten, district game protec
tor. Mr. Edmisten adds that since
the carry-over of both game and
birds is small this year, all are
needed for re-stocking. Therefore
the cooperation of landowner* as
Well as sportsmen is needed to
make successful program.
Trappng for mink and musk
rats in the water courses of the
area will continue until February
15th, it is stated, while all other
trapping is unlawful
ALL OR NONE
I
Secretary of Stat* George C. Mar-!
shall ai he told the senate foreign
relations committee to promptly
enact an adequate four- year Eu
ropean recovery plan or none
at all.
APP FACULTY
WELL TRAINED
Forty-Eight Master's Degrees
Held By Appalachian
Professors.
The faculty of Appalachian
State Teachers college is a wide
ly studied and cosmopolitan'
group, according to information
compiled in the Dean's office
here.
Of the 62 faculty members, 19
hold doctor's degrees frqm 11
colleges and universities in five
states.
TheA are 48 master's degrees
from 23 different colleges and
universities in 13 states. The
faculty members hold 69 bache
lor's degrees from 50 different
colleges and universities in 17
states.
Altogether, the group repre
sent a total of 63 different in
stitutions from 27 of the 48 states.
Thirty-six members of the
faculty have studied beyond
their doctoral or master's degree
at 23 different colleges or uni
versities in 16 states.
Heads of all department at
Appalachian hold the doctor's de
gree or its equivalent in study
toward the doctoral degree. At
least two members of the regular
faculty are away at present doing
additional graduate work.
QUICK WORK
Oklahoma City ? Police, rilled
to ifi a fight between two men
in front of a South Broadway
mission, arrived to find the men,
inside the mission, kneeling to
gether at the altar, reconciled.
DOUBLE ORDER
1 Gettysburg, Pa. ? Taking an un
usually large egg that had been
Laid by a hen on his farm to a
restaurent to be cooked for ftis
breakfast C. M Wolf had two
eggs instead of the intended one.
When the restaurent chef opened
the egg, he found another, com
plete with shell and yolk, inside.
MM PHONES
ADDED HERE
Bell Officials Ask Subscribers
To Ask for Specific
Numbers.
With a recent twenty per cent
increase in the number of tele
Phones in service in Boone, an
official of the Sou -hern Bell Co..
tells the Democrat, that it is now
all but impossible for the opera
tors. to give service when one
IW?? 355,4 fC 3 Specific n"^ber.
Heretofore, th,. old system of call
ing for a name or firm lias been
in vogue, but now you'll have
to give the number Mr. George
l*ays there is a rapid turnover of
the personnel in the local ex
change and that the new help
cant I*- expected to follow out
the old method. Keep the phone
book handy, call your number or
ask for information, if no book U
available.
The official states that 109 tel
ephones have been added Xf> the
Boone sys'em recently, bringing
the total in use to 501. which on
a population basis, compares fa
vorably with the national aver
age. There are now 90 requests!
for installations, besides 30 In
Perkinsville. The company ex
pects to take care of the subrban
district in the spring.
Mr George states that switch
board facilities are being expand
ed to take care of the added bus
iness and that every effort is be
ing put forth by the company to
keep ahead of the demands bf the
growing community.
Eller Named Head
Of State Association
The State Association of Soil
Conservation District Supervise
?Z ,w?-<Jay meeting Janu
7 , ,al> Winston-Salem, el
ected Mr. Wade E Eller of War
rensviHo. Ashe county, president'
or the year. Mr Eller is district,
*,nT w'T ?f the A^e8h?ny-A*he
and Watauga District Health De
partment and is very active in
work with the rural people in
building up better living condi
tions. He has been especial!# in
vested in the building of A
Krade dairies throughout this area
and much credit is due him for
the present rating of the area al
ong this line.
The State Association of Soil
Conservation District SupervisJ
or.s in North Carolina is made uj
ltrW-tW? diltricts including
eighty-three counties, which were
well represented at the meeting
Chamber Commerce
To Meet Thursday
There will be a dinner meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce;
Thursday, January 29th at 7:00,
p. m. at the Skyline Cafe. Allj
members are requested to be
present since important matter*
are to be discussed at this meet
ing.
United States makes no move
to take part in British rocket
test. '
LOCAL MEN TOf
VOTE AT MEET
FARM BUREAU
R. H. Vannoy and H G. Farth
ing to Cast Votes for Local
Unit at Meeting of State
Farm Bureau ii^Asheville
Next Week.
Watauag County Farm Bureau
will have two voting delegates,
in addition to a sizable contingent
of regular delegates, at the an
nual convention of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau in Ashc
ville, February 1, 2, 3 and 4,
Clyde Greene, county president,
has announced.
"The number of %oting de^
gates representing a county Farm
Bureau is determined by the to
tal membership of the local unit,"|
Greene pointed out. "In all, there
| will bo 344 voting delegates at the
| meeting, representing the state- j
wide membership of 70,805.
"Voting delegates are elected
by the county units to act on re
solutions presented to the annual
meeting by the 75 county Farm
I Bureaus in the state. The resolu-|
tions, submitted before the state
organization only after full con
sideration on the county level,
touch upon various problems and
policies affecting North Carolina
agriculture. Without doubt, the,
work of the voting delegates isj
as important as any action taken
at our annual meetings, for thei.-i
decisions touch upon the organi
zation's whole program for the
year to come."
The 1948 convention, which
vyll be highlighted by addresses
and discussions by leaders i in
agriculture, industry, labor and
government, is regarded as a
milestone in the progress of
Farm Bureau in the state, Greene
said. Leading the South once
more in membership, he added,
the North Carolina Farm Bureau|
is looked upon as one of the
strongest state units in the entirej
organization of 1,275,180 farm
families and is expected to con
tinue to show the way in South
ern farm leadership.
Watauga voting delegates are!
R. H. Vannoy and H. G. Farthing. |
FARMERSMUST
FILE REPORTS
Practices Under AAA Must
Be Reported To Qualify
For Payments.
Farmers of Wa'auga county
who carried out approved prac
tices under the 1947 Agricultural
Conservation Program and have
not made their report must re
port these practices by February
15 in order to qualify for pay
ment. These practices include any
material furnished through the
AAA. such as lime, phosphate and
seeds, or any such bought mater
ials. Also any such practices as
turning rye and red clover, and
mowing pastures may be report
ed. Payment will be made to the
extent of available funds.
There are still many reports
due and it is urged that these be
made before the closing date
Aged Boone Negro
Dies In Goldsboro
Jack Grimes, aged and respect
ed Boone negro, died at the State
Hospital in Goldsboro last Thurs
day and rites were held at the
Zion Church in Boone Sunday,
the services being conducted by
Ffev. Rock Hatten. Interment was
in the town cemetery.
The widow survives, together
with six sons and two daughters:
Fred and Neal Grimes, Boone;
Claude. Frank, and Jessie, John
son City, Tenn . Joe, Kingsport,
Tenn.; Carrrie Carson. Detroit.
Mich., and Mollie McQueen of
Boone. There are two brothers and
two sisters: Monroe and John
Grimes, Nelia Williams and Re
becca Grimes of Boone
Dinner Tonight Will
Aid Local Band
A barbecue and chili supper
will be served at tha high school
lunch room Thursday from 5 un
til 7 p. m. "Ehe proceeds from the
supper will^o for the benefit of
the high school band. Your pat
ronage will be greatly apprecia
ted. Our community is very ap
preciative of our band and our
Director, Mr. Gordon Nash.
He's Being Helped
By Your Dimes
Those Hg brown eyes of llltle
Stokes Brooks, three-year -old son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brooks of
Monroe, N. C.. are shining with
happiness because he is recover
ing from an attack of infantile
paralysis that sent him to the
Gastonia Orthopedic Hospital.
Were it not for the dimes and
dollars contribuated by North
Carolina citizens the expert treat
ment and care he has received
would not have been available.
manTattend
COLLEGE TERM
Nine Hundred and Forty-Five
Registered For Winter
Term at Appalachian.
Statistic which have just been
released from the office of H. R.
Eggers, Registrar of Appalachian
State Tecahers College, show that
a total of 945 students are regis
tered for the winter term. The
figures show that 516 of the stud
ents enrolled are men, and 429
are women. Of these, 397 are
veterans who are studying under
the GI Bill of Rights.
Further study shows that thc.e
are 125 students classified as
freshmen, 94 as first-year stud
ents (which means they are!
carrying irregular schedules), 62
sophomores, 85 second-year stud
ents, 60 juniors, 133 third-year
students. 98 seniors, and 67
fourth-year students. There are
also nine fifth-year students en
rolled. and 214 who are classified
as special students.
Payne Praised At
Insurance Meeting
Frank M. Payne attended the
directors' luncheon and stock
holders meeting of the Security
Life and Trust Company in Win
itor^-Salem Monday.
Security Life again in 1047 ex
perienced its best year in nistory
says Mr. Payne. The company
had a larger increase in number
of palicies written, amount of in
uranee sold, insurance in force,
as well as the largest increase in
issets and policy owners' re
serves ever shown in one year.
Sales of new insurance were up
by 23"^ over 1946 and the total
insurance in force is now $172.
009. 972
Mr E. 1., Davis, president of
the company, complimented Mr.
Payne on the fine volume of bus
iness he produced in 1947.
Joseph A. Miller
Dies Suddenly Here
Joseph A. Miller, 64 years old,
a resident of Triplett, died sud
denly in th? reception room at
Dr. Harmon's office Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 2 o'clock from the
Mount Ephriam Church and in
terment will be at the Laurel
Springs cemetery at Laxon
Mr. Miller is survived by the
widow, twelve sons and one
daughter: Mansfield. Turner,
Grant. Lee, Howard. Charles,
Dickie. David, Benny, Boyd, of
Triplett; Ronda, Edgewood, Md.;
Roy of Bassett, Va., and Mrs.
Glenn Triplett of Triplett.
There are two brothers, /ake
Miller, Stony Fork; Cal Miller of
Happy Valley, and one sister,
Mrs. Willi? Carroll of Triplett.
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MARCH DIMES
DRIVE ISM
HOMESTRETCH
Me Says Committee Mem
bers Keenly A!war? of Vital
Need for Funds to Make
Wfr on Polio: Names Of
Contributors Given.
The 1948 March of Dimes of
the national foundation for infan
tile paralysis swung into its sec
ond week today, according to Mr
Bob Agle, chairman of the Wa
tauga county phase of the effort,
who disclosed that programs for
public participation on a still
more intensive scale are schedul
ed from today on through Jan
nuary 30, closing date for the an
nual fund-raising appeal.
"The drive is now at the half
way mark," Mr. Agle said. "So
far it looks as though t''e people
of Watauga county are joining in
the March of Dimes as never be
fore. Reports from chairmen of
various committees indicate thf
public is keenly aware of the
vital need for funds to push the
fight on infantile paralysis lo
cally and nationally.
"However, Mr. Agle said, "a
race is not won at the half-way
mark. It's the homestretch that
counts. Consequently, I call upon
every man and woman, boy
girl to take part personally from
now through January 30 in this
inal week of the March of
Dimes. Every dime, every dollar,
given to this fight against infan
tile paralysis helps build a reser
voir of service upon which we
can draw should polio strike in
our county."
"It's what we do in the next
few day*," Mr. Agle stressed,'
"that will tell the story of what
we can do should infantile paral
ysis attack us next summer. Let's
all get in and pitch harder than
ever. With everyone putting their
dimes and dollars on the line we
can and will win over the Crip
pler."
Following are the contributors:
Belk White Co. 25 00. A. P. Walsh
2.00, Edinisten Furniture Co 2 00, Ben
Wallace Grocery 2 00. stalling* Jewe
lry 5 00. Home Electric Co. 10 00. Wa
tauga Democrat 10 00. T 41. Greer 2.00,
Farmers Hardware 30.00. Todds Esso
Station 6 00, Boone Flower Shop 5.0*
Gull Cafe 2:00. Gulf Station and Wa
tauga Motor Market 10:00, Maddux
Esmj Station 6 00, Boone Frozen Food*
5.00. Smith E&ao Station 5.00. CaUo
ways Place 1.00, Mayflower Beauty ,
Shop 5.00, Fashion Shop 5.00. Colvard
Auto Parts 5.00, Luther C Moretz 50,
Mrs W D^Farthing 3 00, Northwestern
Bank 15.00. A, T. Adams 2.00. Jame>
Farthing 2.00, Jumes Marsii 1 00, Mn.
E. M. Cook 1.00. Herman Cone 25.00.
J. E Clay 1 00. A friend 1.00. J. H
Greene 1 00. Dave Wilson 1 00, Gilbert
Barnes 1JD0, Mr*. Dean Swift 1.00
Mary Huff 10 00. Lucy Brock 1.00. John
W. Green 1.00. Blanche KcUey 2 00.
Larnce Luttrell t.00. Pet Dairy Prod
10.00. J. Frank Wilson 100. Orvllle
Hagaman 1.00. Dock Hlsman 1.00. DU
lard Greene 2 00. W W. Chester 5.00.
Watauga Hardware 10.00. Auto Part*
Co, 5.00. Main Street Station 1.00.
Parkway Co. 10 00. Peoples Cafe 1.25.
HiLand Cleaners 1.50. City Shoe Shop
100. Swolford Tire Co 100. Daniel
Boone Shoe Shop 1 00. Tar Heel Tog**
500. J. c. Goodnight 10 00, Economy
Store 5.00. Junior Vannoy 1.00. John
Ixxikablll 1.00. Wilcox Drug Co 1000
Hillside Dairy 3.S0, F T. Wagoner 2 00,
Grady Tugman 2.00. E. T. Stewart
1 .00. G. K. Moose 5.00. Mrs. Floy Mast
1.00, Hoy Greene 2.00, C. C. Farthing
1.00. Mrs. Jennie Crltcher 1 00. Mrs. J
D. Council 1.00, Frank M Payne 25 00
J. C. Hodges 100. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Hartley 100, New River Light and
Power 10.00. Tag Day, Francis T
Greene 6? IS Mrs Ben Miller 2 00.
Mrs Blna L. Graham 2.00. Mr. and
Mrs. James W Beach 5.00. Mrs Nellie
C. Llnncy 5.00. S, B Greene 100, Mrs
Joseph F Cannon 50 00. T. R Gragg
3.19. W M Hodges 100. J D Cook
2.00. Mrs. E. W Bentlcy 2.00. Greene
Smith 2 00. Dorien Dorn 2 00. Boone
Baptist Church 5 00, Walter Edmisten
2.00. Robert L Hayes I 00. Julian Voder
100. Mrs J. D Rankin 100. L F.
Tuckwillcr 5 00. Mrs. Arthur Adanu
100. H Ophelia Bingham 5 00 L T
Tatum 2 00. Stella Hagaman 2 00
Homer Coffey 5 00. J G. Hodges 100.
C. P Swift 2 00. S E Gragg 1 00. Sam
Moss 10 00. Hunts Dept. Store 10 00 R
W Colvard 10 00. Mr and Mrs David
H Hodgin 2 00. Mr. and Mrs R D
(Continued on page 8)
COUNTY TAX
LISTING LAfiS.
Penalty To Be Added To Tax
Of Those Who Fail to
List By First.
Paul A. Coffey, county tax su
pervisor, states that taxpayers of
the county, are- unusually slow
this year about listing taxes on
property they owned as of Jan
uary 1. 1948, and again calls at
'ention tovthe State law which
provides that a penalty be added
in cases where listing was not
done by the first of February.
All those who haven't taken the
time to list their property are
asked by Mr. Coffey to do so at
once, so that the work of the
listers {nay ,be completed, and so
that there will be no necessity for
adding penalties.