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THE DEMOCRAT your best and most econo Ical medium or advertising With mort than 1.000 paid-up. OMb subscriptions. tout me? safe gam to UMO people. on ttu universally Sued basts 0 1 to sack suli? i Bj si . ? ./?-> - ?/ ? vfedBSI important The data an your add label shows the date your : scrtptlOD will ?J ' data your paper An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 Democrat on m r irtllbe itop|>3 renewed, fjpt operating strictly advance bull. VOL. LX, NO. 43. BOONE, WATAUGA COTTNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1948. FIVE CENTS A COPY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS TWO SMALL BOYS turning over boards and roots trying to find red worms for an early Mon day fishing trip . . . Offered to help . . . lads brought out shovel, and we spaded up pretty good sized garden area, stopping once in a while as the boys scooped up the big fat wprms . . . Soon had a sizeable handful, and we decided there was plenty of bait. While heaving the black sod, felt younger, and thought of the times when the moist earth felt cool between our calloused toes, and we had about as much fun in the conquest of wormdom as in the dream of catching a whop per, one that weuldnt get away . . -we were sure there was a huge fish at the bottom of the deep pool, eddying around the half submerged log, where there was always a patch of white foam, neath the budding willows ? and actually there was generally a fish of some description just waiting for a big juicy worm. . . . Yep, we nad a good time on our way to w.ork helping the boys get a bit of bait, and felt sort of gloomy all day, 'cause we couldn't take the time to go along to the creek. FISH WORMS are as much a pari of the 111* of a country boy as stubbed torn, hound dogs and BB guns . . . Ha just has to hare them In his bwilimt . . . and that craning, happened to be wondering if our young angler friends had any luck and while turning through a periodical, found an article, which greatly refreshed our memory as to the lowly earthworm, and their ef fect on the lives of men . . . enticing a fish from a moun tain creek is just a sideline for an earthworm . .his main func tion is to make the earth pro duce . . . where the barefoot hoy can't find his bait, is a poor spot to plant the spring garden sas. THE LOWLY EARTHWORM, keeps digging away in the cool depths day and night, and his ac tivities make the earth friable; he transforms the vegetable and animal waste into rich humus; they chanfe the earth's chemi cals into soluble plant food; and their billions 'of tiny tunnels en able rain water and air to pene trate the soil . . . An authority on worms says the worm will cast up his weight in soil every 24 hours . . . These castings are ex ceptional plant food . . . Topsoil, after being thus transformed by earthworms, has been found to be five times richer in nitrogen, sev en times more plentiful in phos phate, 11 times richer in potash, it has been learned ... It takes nature 500 to 1000 years to lay Hown an inch of topsoil, under fayorable conditions a sufficient number of earth worms can do the job in five years. ? AS ROTTED LEAVES and stable manure have given way to chemical fertilisers as plant food, there is less and less upon which an angle worm may live it would seem to follow that the balance of nature has been upset to the extent that land will now produce in exact prop ortion to the amount of chemi cals used . . . The earthworm cannot do the job without hu mus . . . They say Its a good idea to bury some kitchen scraps and leaves in the garden for worm food . . . They'll repro duce rapidly, enrich the soil and you can never tell . . . we and some more of the boys might have a hankering to go fishing again. AN ITINERANT PRINTER, one of th^ old timers, the first we had seen for years, dropped by the other day, but as had been the caae on down the road, there was nothing to do for those who had not mastered the mechanics of the machines which took the place of the movable types and the Washington hand press . . . A nice old fellow, we hated to * turn him down, but gave him the coin for food for the day and a bos ticket to the next point . . . h4d walked about as far as his legs could stand for that ~m THE DATS when "rag gad individualism" caught only the vision of a chicken in every pot? didn't quite lay hold of the fowl ? there were plenty of so-called "tramp printers", who journeyed around the country year on end . . . had some reg ular customers we entertained about every year, but their ranks are thinning. . . . They were the moat picturesque (Continued on page 4) NEW SURGEON GENERAL The naiiop has ? ntw surgeon general. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele waa sworn in to rep la op Dr. Thomaa Parr an. who U retiring after many year* of ferric*. Dr. Scheele is the former director of the National Cancer Institute of the Public Health Service. Shown here are, left to rights Dr. Scheele, Dr. Parran. and Dr. L. R. Thompson who administered the oath of office. 4- H Church Sunday Observed May 2nd Directs Glee Club ARTHUR STEERE Emory Glee Club To Appear Here The Emory at Oxford Glee Club will appear in concert April 29th at the Methodist church in this city. This organi zation from the Junior College division of Emory University is under the direction of Arthur Steere, assistant professor of Fine Arts at that institution. The club has made many appearances this year in various cities of Georgia, Alabama and Pensa cola, Florida. It is known through the Georgia-Florida area for its clear cut, enthusiastic singing. Included on its varied program will be music representative of the Palestrina and Bach period, the Negro Spiritual, and the modern period. Appearing as soloist with the group is Jimmy Callahan, bass, from Thomas ville, Georgia with Dan Greer of Covington, Georgia at the piano. The Emory at Oxford Glee Club has been a permanent musical organization Mr nine teen years, visiting and enter taining Georgia and Florida cities all this time. During this time, the Club has developed a fine repetation for its interpre tation of folk songs and of the Negro Spiritual. For seventeen years of its history, the club was under the direction of Virgil Y. C. Eady, who is now dean of Emory at Oxford. This is Pro fessor Steere's second year of directing the club. Isaac G. Hodges Dies on Sunday Isaac Garfield Hodges, 66, died at the home at Mabel April IS. Rites were conducted on the 30th at the Mabel ffctethodist Church by Rev. Starling and Rev. J. K. Parker and interment was in the family cemetery. Surviving are the widow, the fon/Bi Miss Mary Baxter, three sons and one daughter: Baxter Hodges, Mountain City, Term.; F. Hodges, Mount Airy, N. C.; Oliver Hodges, Alexandria, Va; I. G. Hodges, Jr., Mountain City, Tenn. Mrs. Earl Norris, Mabel. Only 7 per cent of the land |surfacc of the earth is adaptable to agricultural production. Various Town and County Churches .to Hold Services With 4-H Members. May 2 has been designated as 4-H Club Church Sunday in North Carolina. Various churches of the town of Boone and of Watauga county will conduct i services with the 4-H club mem- i bers in their respective churches I taking part. i 4-H Club Church Sunday is an 1 outgrowth of rural life Sunday 1 observed by many religious : groups. Participation of 4-H clubs in 1 the observance of 4-H club Sun day enables 4-H members to , think, together about home, com munity and world events in spiritual terms by means of some especially chosen them such as "Creating better homes today for a more responsible citizenship i tomorrow." ; Encourages 4-H members to ' identify themselves with those ' institutions that stand for the 1 high ideals of a communiy, such ' as the church, the school, and ' other social organizations that _ lead to the full, all-round deve- ' lopment of those who participate. ? Develops in 4-H members a J better understanding of the in- ( evitable relationship that people j of the soil have with God. Develops a deeper appreciation - of the manifold values of rural ' life. I Provides 4-H members an op portunity to participate in a ser vioe that develops the heart H. Emphasizes and recognizes the spiritual value and character building qualities of 4-H club work. Acquaints 4-H members with other character-building agen cies. Gives 4-H members an oppor tunity to cooperate with other community groups. Helps 4-H members to realize their own responsibilities to the church of their choice. Wildlife Expert . . To Speak Tonight Mr. Ted Mitchell of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Com mission will be the principal speaker at a dinner to be held by the Watauga Wildlife Club on Thursday evening at 7:30 in the banquet room of the Skyline Cafe. Mr. Mitchell is an expert on small game and small game man agement, and his address will be of particular interest to all sports men and farmers interested in increasing the supply of small game in Watauga county. He will outline a program for planting food strips for quail and instruct the members how to best use land for the strips and cover. The meeting promises to be one of the most important since the formation of the Wildlife Club, and all members and interested persons are cordially invited. It is of particular interest to the Club that any farmers interested in having the Club plant food strips on their land be present, Membership to the Club is open and any who wish to Join may do so Tuesday night. Europe's 1948 wheat and rye crops are expected to be well above those of last year. COUNTY IS FAR ALONG IN DRIVE CANCER FUND \vy, Mrs. Ellis Reports Gifts of $235 Against Quota of $300; Uses of Funds Raised in Campaign are Explained by County Chairman. Watauga county was well on its way this week toward reach ing its $300 goal in the drive for funds with which to fight cancer. Mrs. Bert Ellis, county cam paign chairman for the American Cancer Society, said that the county had already raised $235, with the campaign only at the two-thirds mark, and contribu tions from the outlying areas are expected to put the county well over the set quota. The money raised here will.be used to carry out a widespread educational program to teach the general public to recognize the symptoms which may mean ear ly cancer and tell them the steps to take if one of the symptoms appears. Doctors say that wide spread knowledge of these sim ple facts about cancer can save from a third to a half of those de veloping the disease. A large part of the money con tributed here and throughout the (country will go to finance the American Canter Society's multi million dollar research -program to find the causes and cure for all types of cancer and to discover ways to prevent the disease. The local chairman pointed out that a group of volunteer cam paign workers already has made many calls to solicit contributions but she asked that Watauga coun lians not wait until they are ask ed personally to make their* do nations. Contributions may be sent to County Campaign Head quarters at Boone, Mrs. Lee Rey nolds. Treasurer. James Miller Dies As Boat Capsizes James Morris Miller, of Arling ton. Va.. who had many relatives and friends in Watauga county, was drowned April 11. when the boat he was occupying capsized in the Potomac River. His uncle, H. C. Miller, clung to the boat and was saved. Mr. Miller was born September 21, 1921 at Deep Gap, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint M. Miller, who now reside at Purlear. -He was in ventory control supervisor for "apitol Airlines, and had served in the Army in Panama. Funeral services were held last Wednesday from Ives Funeral Home by Rev. Mr. Stevens and burial was in Arlington cemetery. He is survived by the parents, the widow, Mrs. Virginia Pearson Miller, one daughter. Linda Sue; two sisters, Miss Lillian Miller Arlington, Va., Mrs. Louise Wey, Brooker, Fla. Noah Winebarger Rites Saturday Noah Winebarger, 79, resident of Meat Camp township, died sud denly last Thursday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Greene. Funeral services were conduct ed from the late residence last Saturday by Rev. Mr. Seigel and interment was in the Winebarger cemetery. . Surviving are three sons and four daughters: Walter Winebar ger, Boone; Frank Winebarger, Zionville; Grady Winebarger, of Boone; Mrs. Fred _ Greene, Meat Camp: Mrs. Milton" Brown, Trade Tenn.; Mrs. Arthur Jones, Boone; Mrs. Tom Jones, Boom. . High School Play lo Aid Recreation On Thursday night, April 22, at 8:00 o'clock, the Appalachian High School faculty will present a two-act comedy, "Mr. Bob", in the high school auditorium. The cast includes: Philip Roy son, played by John Lovegrove; Robert Brown, a lawyer, Donald Thompson; Jenkins, the butler, R. L Tait; Rebecca Luke, Martha Hawkinson; Katherine Rogers, her niece, Eloise Stogner; Marion Bryant, played by Reba Moore; and Patty, the maid, Blanche Kelley. The play is being sponsored by the Boone Parent-Teachers Association, and all proceeds will go to the Boone Recreation Fund. I PASTOR HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY Dr. Volght R. Cromer, Mt. of Stlliburr, President ol the United Lutheran Synod of North Carolina, who will preach at 11 o'clock next Sunday at Orace Lutheran Church, Boone, in connection with the tenth anniversary of Rev. Edwin F. Troutman, right, as the p?s tor of the local Lutheran Churchl Rev. and Mr*. Troutman. and ions. Edwin and Jerry, came to Boone May 1, 1931 from Thomas ?ille. During the ten years that they have served the church much progress is noted, the congregation having become self-supporting and is now giving for benevolences an amount tqual to the total budget ten years ago. Dr. Cromer, college mate of Pastor Troutman, is an able preacher and the congregation feels fortunate in secur ing him for this special occasion. Following the service a dinner in honor of Pastor and Mrs. Troutman, will be served in the base ment of the Church. Local Professor New Head NCEA Group N. C. E. A. Official DR. JOHN G. BARDEN Commerce Group To Talk Housing Mr. Herman W. Wilcox announ ces a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Skyline Cafe Thursday evening at 7:00, at which time the shortage of hous ing facilities for summer school students and others will be the basis for the discussions. Every homeowner having an ex tra room is asked to give this in formation to Mrs. T. E. Bingham, Secretary, at phone 300-J. Mr. Wilcox points out that the housing facilities on the college campus have been exhausted and officials are now engaged in plac ing as many students in town as possible, and that the full coop eration of the people is sought in making as much space available as possible to the students and other visitors. 'The biggest payroll in Wa tauga county," says Mr. Wilcox, "is Appalachian College and the tourists. Let's all work together to make these folks welcome and want to come back again." Those who wish to attend the dinner at 7 :00 may do so at a cost of $1.00. Those wishing only to be present at the meeting may come at 7:49. Mrs. Laura Ragau Succumbs Sunday Mr*. Laura Belle Ragan, 63, died Sunday at the Watauga Hos pital from a week's Illness Fun eral services are to be conducted today at the Rich Mountain Bap tist Church by Rev. W. C. Payne and burial will be in the church cemetery. Three sons and one daughter survive: Grady Ragan, Zionville; Marion G. Ragan, Lenoir; Ken neth A. Ragan, Boone; Mrs. Lloyd Bryan, Boone. There are three brothers: Watt Beach, Boone; Henry Bnach, Zionville; Wade Beach, Bluff City, Tenn. One tister, Mrs. Arthur Pennington, resides in Dilliner. Pa. Appalachian Man President of Higher Education Dept. State Association. Dr. John G. Barden. of the de partment of Education at Appa lachian State Teachers College, was unanimously chosen presi dent of the higher education di vision of the North Carolina Ed ucation Association at the annual meeting held April IS, 16, 17, in Asheville. He succeeds Dr. W. Carson Ryan, head of divisional oducation at the University of North Carolina. The educational convention, the sixty-fourth annual meeting since the association was formed, was attended by eight members of the local college staff, among whom were Dr. John Workman, Dr. Lee Reynolds, Dr. Wiley Smith, Dr. John Barden, Miss Helen Burch, Miss Eunice Query, Miss Madelaine McCain, and Mr. Gratis Williams. All attended the higher education division meet ings of the association being di vided into four divisions ? super visors, classroom teachers, prin cipals and higher education. Among the outstanding speak ers during the convention were Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Super intendent of Public Instruction; Dr. W. H. Plemmons, Executive Secretary of the N. C. Education Committee; Dr. E. B. Norton, Deputy Commissioner, United States Office of Education; and Dr. Ralph McDonald, Executive Secretary of the Commission on Teacher Education and Profess ional Standards of the National Education Association, Washing ton, D. C. John A. Beach Dies In Caldwell Granite Falls, April 16? John Allen Beach, sixty-five, father of Mrs. Bingham Reid of Granite Falls, .Route 1, died in a Hickory hospital at nine o'clock this morning following an extended illness. Funeral services will be con ducted Sunday morning at eleven o'clock at Pleasant Grove church, in the Silverstone section of Wa tauga county. The Rev. R. C. Eg gers, pastor of the church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Beach was a native of Vilas, Watauga county. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Robert Campbell of Vilas and Mrs. Raymond Isaacs of Zionville; one son, Ralph Beach of Sherwood; three brothers. Wade Beach of Bristol, Tenn., Henry Beach of Zionville, and Walter Beach of Boone; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Leggins of Zionville and Mrs. Bessie Den ning ton of Pennsylvania and twenty-five grandchildren. The body will be removed from the Mackie Funeral Home here to the home of Mrs. Reid on Granite Falls, Route 1, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock and re main until nine o'clock Sunday morning, when it will be taken to the Watauga county church for fluneral services. BOOZECARGOIS ORDERED SOU) TO ABC SYSTEM Driver of Liquor- Laden Truck Fined $3,000 by Judge Net tles; Vehicle to be Sold; Other Judgments of Super ior Court Given. Two hundred and thirty-two :ases of whiskey, captured by State Highway Patrolmen T. G. Roberts and R. B. Parker, near Boone some time ago, was order ed sold to the A. B. C. stores by Judge Nettles, and Travis Trip lets Wilkes man, who drove the contraband-laden truck, was fin ed three thousand dollars. Judge Nettles further decreed that the truck carrying the spirits be sold at public auction, and the pro ceeds be placed in the county school fund. The spring court term conven ed Monday morning with Judge Nettles of Asheville, presiding, and by recess Tuesday afternoon the State docket had been con cluded. Thomas'Lewey, assault with a deadly weapon, fined $100 and th entering, one to three years in State prison, and from two to three yearp on a larceny count. Later sentence suspended until first one completed. Floyd Ward, jointly charged with Roby Osborne, open judg ment. Robert Franklin Miller, driv ing drunk, $100 and costs. Lewis Goins, driving drunk, $100 and the costs. Paul McGlamery, driving drunk, $100 and the costs. Charles W. Bernhardt, driving drunk, $100 and costs, six month sentence suspended. J. W. Jestes, Donald Story, driving drunk, fined $100 and cost. Thomas R. Snyder," speeding, costs. Robert Jestes, violation of the prohibition law, four months on (Continued on page 8) Cove Creek Wins In Cattle Judging breaking and The annual Parkway Federa tion livestock judging contest was held in and around Boone Saturday, April 17. Eight schools from the surrounding counties entered a team in the dairy judging and a team in the beef judging. The Boone and Cove Creek chapters tied for first place In judging dairy cattle. Jefferson was first in judging beef and Cove Creek second. By adding both scores the overall winner was determined and Cove Creek team received the banner. Both first and second winners will represent the Federation at a District livestock judging con test in Statesville May 8. Members of the Cove Creek beef team were Sherwood Bing ham, Tommy Proffitt, and Win ford Smith. The dairy judges were Sherman Bingham, Sher wood Bingham and Tommy Prof fitt Baptist Meeting Slated For Nay 4 The Three Forks Baptist Asso ciation will hold its spring sess ion at the Stony Fork Baptist Church May 4, at 10 a. m., and all the 42 churches of the Associa tion will send delegates. The principal speech in the morning will be delivered by Mr. Harvey T. Gibson, director of the State Baptist Training Union. In the afternoon Rev W. F. Woodall of Lenoir, will bring a sermon en titled "Soul Winning." Complete program details will be published in the next edition of the Democrat. Cove Creek Play Next Friday lfite The Senior Class of the Cove Creek High School will present a play. "Damsel in Distress" by Jay Tobias, on Friday evening. Aril 23, at 7:49. A small admission charge wilF be made. The play is a three act comedy and promises to furnish an even ing of hilarious entertainment. Special music will be furnished by Dick and Peggy Ann Farth ing.
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