VOL. LXi, NO. 3.
NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1948.
KINGjIRECT
BY
ROB RIVERS
DR. ROY M. BROWN, of the
University of North Carolina,
one of our former tutors down at
Appalachian Training School,
read with interest our patriotic
outburst recently, in which it was
suggested that readers might do
well to dust off the Declaration
of Independence and digest its
contents as a feature of the 4th
of July activities . . . and called
by to inquire if we had copies
of the historic document available
in case some reader called for
them . . . We admitted we didn't
have one around the office, but
happened to know for a certainty
that the Declaration was contain
ed in the library at home . . . .
Dr. Brown discovered recently,
that in the library at the Univer
sity the cherisKed writings were
uncovered, after long research,
much more than the average citi
zen would engage in . . . the lo
cal county library doesn't have it,
he says . . . and it would appear
that the question right now is . .
just how does one read the De
claration of Independence? . . .
it would appear to be one of those
creations about which we prate,
about which ihoat of the folks
know little, and which actually
is terribly hard to get hold of.
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WE JUST HEARD that gos
sip going round ih* town is to
the affect thai recently we poll
ed a bandar that was ? honor ?
Tha rumor says wo couldn't
navigate. but m ana gad to crawl
Into a man's yard along the
atmet for a snooze . . . Always
glad to bo Informed. . . . And
would like to say that there's
soma mighty fine things to be
said about one of these anony
mous absent a* sort of binges . .
there's no cost attached, one
goes along doing business un
disturbed, . . . the hurting ar
ound the hatband doesn't ma
terialise. and the unnecessary
feeling in the pit of one's stom
ach just isn't there ... we vet
a kick out of th* tales which
we are amazed at the way they
get bigger and bigger every
time they are repealed . . . if s
|ust one of thoee small-town di
versions which we couldn't dis
, pease with ... we are happy
to ha included in the poaslp . .
If we couldn't break into the
realms of local chatter . . . we
would be rrvost unhappy ....
would feel as if we "didn't be
long."
PICAYUNE ... Car pullls out
from curb into path of another
. . . bent fenders . . . two hun
dred people gather to get first
hand information on what'* said
. . . family reunion takes up all
space on sidewalks . . . membfer
of group speaks to us pleasantly
as we step from sidewalk gutter
on our way around . . . but moves
'nary a bit . . . the preliminary
chorus of discords around Phila
delphia make us glad we just
couldn't get away from our work
... Southerners taking a leading
hand in tearing down Truman
. _ . the only man who could have
stood even an outside chance of
election, and who, after all, is the
President . . . we couldn't stand
to see the wreckage, when they
quit wielding the hatchets . . .
athletic staff at Appalachian Col
lege getting ready for the fall
football season . . . Brantley York
finds dental bfidgework in the
road near his meat market . . .
the elementary questions asked
on one radio quiz . . . another
program just down the dial dish
es out the hard ones . . . the
continued week-end rains ....
Over-age automobile, with the
drawing of a huge human ear on
side, followed by the wording:
"Mountain-ear." . . . kiddy chases
ball into street unmindful of the
small part a pedestrian plays in
the present day scheme of liv
ing .. . motorist removing bust
ed fender from the rear of his
auto ... business men making
plans for county fair, and Jay
cees launching forth on prelim
inary plans for centennial cele
bration ...
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ROSCOE COLEMAN, can*
by prtadty, and toft word thai
baitoy growers its going to tx
psriMMa high prices again this
sea son . . . John Farthing just
hack from Washington, tolls of
session with Jim RItsts , . .
ItepressnlatWe of chain itcn
says dollar volume way ahead
of yaar ago, hut that the de
crease In unit sales is iHi heart
ening . . . farmer frland laments
tha amount of out-of-state shop
ping being dona by Watangans
?ut . tha vast improvement in
tha homes of the community
daring tha past tow years . , .
REFORMED MONEY
The lot of the Berlin houuwlft has been mtdr a bit tougher recent
ly with the "reformation" of the German mark. The groceries stack
ed here are what can be purchased with forty of lrte new marks.
Dr. Greer To Address
Merchants Gathering
Beauty Pageant
Thursday Might
The Women's Worthwhile Club
of Boone will sponsor a beauty
contest and an>?teur show at the
Appalachian Theatre Thursday
evening July 15, at 9 o'clock.
Leading merchants of the com
munity have sponsored the fol
lowing young ladies of the com
munity as participants in the
beauty contest.
Rebecca Shoemake, Bobby Hen
son, Mildred Tunnell, Rachel Ann
Vance, Ramona Jones. Decay
Blair Chamberlain, Jo Aldndge,
Barbara Jones, Joy Brown, Ber
nell Aldfidge. Enid Carroll, Caro
lyn? togle, Regina Tait, Reba
Smith, Iva Mae
Hughes, Joan Lovill, Joy Madron,
Mrs. Ruth Burris, Mrs. E. R. Hen
derson, Annie Mae Carroll. Iva
Gene Harmon, Sarah Swift. Elea
nor Geer. Peggy Greer, Sue Ann
Marion, Frances Teams Greene,
Jo Ann Hartley. Maxme Bradley.,
A number of merchants have
not yet selected their contes
tants.
Lions Observe
Ladies' Night
The Boone Lion's club met for
its regular program at the Col
lege Cafeteria on Tuesday, July
6. It was the regular ladies night
program of the club.
Of the ninety -six members of
the Boone club, seventy-five
were present. There were eighty
guests of the club for the ban
quet and program which follow
^Following introduction of the
suests and some routine busi
ness, the pcogram of the even
ing was conducted. Fifty -six
member, of the club were award
ed one year perfect attendance
buttons. Nine members of the
club were awarded buttons
five years perfect attendance^
and perfect attendance tabs
were presented to five of the
past officers of the club.
Mr. Ed McMahan of Brevard^
N. C. International Councillor of
Lionism presented a CUP
Boone Lion's club for special
achievement during the past
year. Medals and places were
awarded to A. R Smith and R
E. Kelley, former president and
secretary of the club.
Following the special Pres
tations the new officers of the
club were installed by Mr. M
Mahan. The new present of the
local club, Mr. R. * A*le'"2
a brief challenging acceptance
speech and the meeting was ad
'? fallowing the club meeting
there was a dance for the mem
bers and guests at the high
school Viditorium. Music for the
danoe was by Paul Weston and
his electric organ. I
SWIMMING IS PART OF
RECREATION PROGRAM
Visitors to the local recreation
al center will be privileged to use
the college swimming pool on
Wednesday and Friday mornings
from 10 JO to 11:30, it it revealed
by DireAor Thompson.
Head of Business Institute to
Speak an Problems
Of Retailers
Dr. I. G. Greer, head of the
business institute at the Univer
sity of North Carolina will be the
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Merchants Association to be
held Thursday evening July 22.
Dr. Greer, who is in close con
tact with business men and their
problems throughout the State,
will discuss present day obstacle*
and trends that effect all business
and the retailer in particular.
Hp^ .directors will be elec' sd
and reports of the past year's ac
tivies made by the officers of the
Association.
The annual merchants' picnic
which is an event looked forward
to by the merchants, their fam
ilies, and their employees, will
be held as usual the last of Au
gust or the first of September.
Ladies Guests ai
C. of C. Banquet
The ladies night banquet of the
[Chamber of Commerce was well
attended, dinner was served by
the ladies of the Baptist church
in the basement of the church,
and a number of civic proposals
were discussed.
After introductions by Wade E.
Brown, remarks were made as
to the rooming situation, and re
ports received were that there
are now more than enough rooms
for summer school students, since
the enrollment did not reach the
proportions first anticipated. It
was pointed out, however, that
there is still a critical shortage of
apartments, cottages and houses.
Mr. L. T. Tatum, who is com
pleting' a model tourist court on
the Blowing Rock toad, reported
that he has enough land to dou
ble the capacity of his enterprise.
The tourist committee was ask
ed to confer with Mr. Tatum.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce has been asked to pro
mote the centennial program for
next year, 1949 being the one
hundredth anniversary of the
formation of Watauga' county. Ed
gar Brown gave a few historical
facts relative to the organization
of the County. The Junior Cham
ber of Commerce is willing to
sponsor a centennial program and
the Senior Chamber is to lend
complete aid. The following com
mittee was appointed' to work out
such a program: Bob Agle, chair
man, Edgar Brown, W. H. Gragg,
Clyde R. Greene and H. Grady
Farthing.
The membership committee re
ported splendid cooperation in
the recent campaign.
I After the business session Mr.
J. Q. Stokes of the Greyhound
Corporation, provided entertain
ment with a travel film, "Short
est Way Home."
JUNIOR COMMERCE"
GROUP SETS MUTTING
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce will have a luncheon meet
ing Thursday, July 18th at the
Gateway Cafe at 12 noon, at
which time all charter applicants
will be signed.
Any man in Watauga county,
between the ages of 21 and 33,
is invited to attend the meeting
and become a charter member.
Small business action is urged
to end wage, price spiral.
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CENTENNIAL OF
COUNTY TO BE
CELEBRATED1,
Junior C. of C, Spearheads
Movement to Produce i OH
gantic Celebration of 100th
Anniversary of County; Ma
ny Events Being Planned.
The 100th anniversary of the
founding of Watauga county, will
be featured by a weeks Watau
ga County centennial celebration,
set for one of the summer months
or 1949, it is revealed by the Jr.
Chamber of Commerce, which, in
conjunction with other civic clubs
is sponsoring the festivity.
Plans are for the centennial to
be the most elaborate in the his-j
tory of the county, and wul con
sist of a program built around
prominent State and National
figures and a galaxy of specta
tor performances. Beginning on
Monday of the centennial week,
it is said, there will be a huge
picnic to which the Governor of
North Carolina will be invited,
and the chief magistrate will op
en the celebration. During the
days to follow there will be
square dances, a beauty contest,
a county fair, baseball games, a
community sing, a history of the
county, a coronation ball, a cen
tennial pageant, built ?round
Daniel Boone and directed by Mr
David Hodgin, many other enter
taining events, and the clUnax,
it has been suggested, that the
President of the United Statesbe
invited to address the expected
throngs. Movie stars, and other
celebrities, will be invited as
guests of honor.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce urges all citizens ofthe
county to begin immediately to
boost the Centennial, for through
its success will come the widest
and most favorable publicity the
county could have. As concrete
plans are formulated, agencies or
clubs will be assigned to execute
them, for the task of staging such
a huge program will require the
cooperation of eveiy cituen of
Watarrga County. The main pur
pose of the Jaycees is to spear
head the program and . act as a
clearing house for ideas and
plans, as the Centennial **
planned by a committee from
several of the clubs of the coun
ty At the present time, advertis
ing the centennial holds ?be at
tention of the civic groups.
advertising, it is suggested, can
best be done by word-of-mouth
!to the various tourists who will
visit this area during the remain
der of the summer. A sutf"wl?!
advertising campaign will be
conducted through the various
daily papers, and local business
men will be urged to imprint cm
their letterheads a notation of the
date of the centennial.
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New Phone Book
Is Given Onl
A new telephone directory for
Boone and Blowing Rock, con
taining many new and changed
liatingi and other helpful tele
phone information, has just been
distributed. ' ' ' '* i
Approximately 1050 new dir
ectories have beer, delivered to
homes and offices, according to
R. T. George, maqgger for the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany.
The new directory has a green
cover, which makes it easily dis
tinguishable from the old gray
covered telephone book.
Mr. George asks that tele
phone users refer to the new
directory for the desired number.
Looking up the number helps
?void the possibility of getting a
wrong number, and frequently
saves time for the calling party
as well as the party who might
be called in error. Consulting
the directory also helps make the
best use of already crowded
central office equipment "In
formation" should be called only
when the desired number is not
listed in the directory.
Bacauea of the continuing
paper , shortage, only a limited
supply of directories could be
printed, and Mr. George requests
that good care be taken of the
new copies. He also suggests
that the old directories be turn
ed over to scrap paper collec
tors with other waste paper.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Grogan,
Mr. and Mrs. Va ugh ton Watson
of Forest, Va., have been visiting
relatives at Sherwood and
Laurel Springs, N. C.
G. O. P. NOMINEE AND FAMILY
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Governor Thomu E. Dewey, republican candidate for tba PM
dency. poses with his wife and two children. Tom, IS, and John.
12. The family portrait was taken at the Republican convention
in Philadelphia. . . C ?
Cite Other Precautions
In Fight Against Polio
Dr. King Back
From the Congo
Dr. Robert H, King, Sr., who
has completed a four-year term
as medical missionary for the
Presbyterian Church in the Bel
gian Congo, arrived in New York
Tuesday July 13, aboard the S. S.
Houffalize.
Dr. King will spend ten days
in the East with relatives before
arriving in Boone, where he will
re-establish residence. He was
met ih New York by a son, John
T. King.
With the completion of the
last term. Dr. King ends 21 years
of duty in the Congo, and his
last stay was prolonged, due to
the fact that he has been serving
a number of hospitals.
During his service in 1931, Dr.
King was knighted by King Al
bert for his outstanding mission
ary service.
Coleman Heads
Burley Group
Asheville ? R. C. Coleman of]
Boone was elected president of
the North Carolina Burley Ware-'
house Association at the fourth
annual meeting of the associa
tion here yesterday.
He succeeds Harry W. Love of
Asheville, who has served as
president since the association
was organized in IMS. Other
new officers are James E. Walk
er, Jr., of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
vice-president and Max Roberts
of Asheville, secretary-treasurer.
The association voted unani
mously to open burley markets
in Asheville, Boone and West
Jefferson early in December.
Coleman Visits Been*
Mr. Coleman, passed through
Boone, on his return to Tabor
City, and states there is a bright
future for the burley market this
winter. The Commodity Credit
Corporation weed has been large
ly disposed of, and this is expect
ed to contribute to higher prices.
Mr. Coleman says tobacco in
this area looks particularly good,
and he advises farmers to take
especially good care of the crop,
with the assurance that the weed
crop will pay off this year.
Chairman Cottrell, District
Health Department Give
Pertinent Advice.
Howard Cottrell, chairman of
the Watauga county chapter Of
the National Infantile Paralysis
Foundation, tells the Democrat
that it is not too late for an epi
demic of polio to develop here,
that actually the cases we h*ve
had in the past developed late in
July and during the month of
August, and wishes to luppie
the list of precautions published
in the Democrat recently.
Mr. Cottrell urges parents to
gee to it that their children have
a rest period every afternoon, and
avoid any degree of fatigue.
Children should be kept away
from stagnant Jivater.
Flies, whicbl are believed by
many authorities to be a source
of polio, stupild be destroyed by
using D. D.*r. applications Around
homes and barns.
Mr. Cottrell hopes that the peo
ple of the county will use every
precaution so that Watauga may
remain free of polio during the
year.
From Haalih Department
Following the receipt of Mr.
Cottrell's statement, the distrift
health department released the
following bulletin on the polio
situation:
To date no case of infantile
paralysis has occurred in this dis
trict, as compared to a total of
373 cases January 1-July 3, and
of 227 cases June 1-July 3 for the
entire State of North Carolina.
Medical men in this district be
lieve that most of the local peo
ple have at present a natural con
ferred immunity against the di
sease, and that few if any cases
will develop this year before the
end of the summer.
As a precautionary measure ag
ainst the occurrence of poliomy
elitis among summer visitors or
local citizens, local ordinances
have been set up requiring visi
tors with children under 16 years
of age to keep such children re
stricted for 15 days from such
crowded areas as swimming
pools, moving picture theatres,
churches, and other public gath
erings. Other sound precautions
include the avoidance of fatigue
calling of the family physician
about even minor illnesses, es
pecially those resembling a com
mon cold, and the maintenance
of high sanitary standards.
Truman and Barlcley
Ticket Seems Certain
The nomination ol President
Truman at the Democratic con
vention in Philadelphia today ia
a foregone conclusion, while sec
ond spot on the ticket will go to
Senator Alben Berkley of Ken
tucky, unless the veteran legisla
tor flatly declines the nomina
tion.
Chairman McOrath announced
last night that the convention
Would meet at 11 today, and ran
straight through the nomination
of the ticket and other business,
with the final adjournment to
night.
The convention has been fea
tured byfriction over civil rights.
the proposal to reatore the two
thinls nominating rule, and the
oppoaition to President Truman.
Opposition to the President's no
mination, however, failed to de
velop into a united force, and he
is slated to win without formida
ble opposition.
There is n oecareity of vice
prsaidential candidates, but the
tumultous demonstration which
(rested Barkley'i keynote addreai
cinched the nomination for sec
ond spot, It would appear.
Preaient Truman is reported to
be ready to go to Philadelphia in
person and ^gcept the nomina
ENROLLMENTS
INCREASED AT
APPALACHIAN
Special Two Weeks Course at
College Credited With In
crease of Eonj-ollment to
1119 for First Summer Ses
sion; 14 States Represented
Workshop Group
Takes Journeys
The members of the workshop
in Resource-Use EdUcatoin at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, under the direction of Dr.
John H. Workman, have found
that trips to various places in
Western North Carolina have
proved helpful in collecting
material for use In their study,
and provided new ideas in re
source conservation aad develop
ment ;i n
Students enrolling at Appala
chian State Teachers college for
the first special two weeks course
which began this week have
swelled the total enrollment for
the present term to 1119.
Largest number of new stud
ents, as usual, came from North
Carolina with 43 additional stud
ents for 21 counties. South Caro
lina followed with 14 students
from five counties, Georgia with
six students from six counties,
Florida with six students from
four counties. Two new states
were added, with one represen
tative each from Alabama and
New Jersey.
The totals now show 14 states
represented with North Carolina
having 923 of the 1119 students,
and the additional 196 students
scattered in the other thirteen
states. Eighty-six of North Caro
lina's one hundred counties are
represented. 134 student* are
enrolled from Watauga county.
Registration for the second six
weeks of summer school, and also
for the second special two weeks
course, will be held on Tuseday,
July 20.
To date, the workshop members
have traveled by chartered bus
to the following points of in
terest: To the Bethel community
in Watauga county to the farm
of D. F. Greene for' study of
soils, forests and soil conserva
tion. Mr. Richardson, the county
agent, went along and explained
the work being conducted by
the Tennessee Valley Authority
in soil conservation.
| To the Cone Estate in Blow- N
ing Rock for the study of fores
try. Here they saw the results of
trees planted systematically
forty years ago and what is be
ing done in forestry conserva
tion. The Estate is now a public
park.
To the Kraft Cheese factory at
West Jefferson. Since this trip
was made during National
Health Week, the study was
made of the health conditions
and precautions under which the
cheese is mad*. A stop was also
made at the Welfare Department
of Ashe county, at the State
Test farm, and other well-known
farms in the Ashe county region.
To Spruce Pine to study the
manufacture and use of mineral
resources of Western North
Carolina and how porcelain
products are made. Stops were
made at Pinecola to study fish
life and how a fish hatchery is
operated; at the Crossnore school
(or arts and crafts of the moun
tain people; and also at Penland
for the same purpose.
The last trip will be made on
Thursday, Jul# 15. During that
week the workshop will have
Miss Ronnie Sheffield, assistant
director of the North Carolina
State Recreation Commission as
its consultant. The students will
be taken over the Blue Ridge
Parkway, to the Bluffs and Cum
berland Knob for a study of
what the Federal government is
doing for reCTaaftWk
Some thirty people who are
enrolled in the Reeource-Use
Education course have made all
the tripe to date, along with
various Instructors and Dr.
Workman, the director of the
workshop.
?LOOA* WINS MINK COAT
Montreal? Mrs. J. H. Menaie.
of Wejtmount, will ietehrs a
K400 mink coat as a reward
for sending in the winning slo
gan to the Cancer ?ee ear eh So
ciety. Her aloft* was "Know
Cancer Today ? No
morrow."
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