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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1948.
MSTREET i
BY
ROB RIVERS
LISTENING a bit to the Hen
"Ty Wallace convention, which ap
peared to be a conglomeration of
the different shades of red and
black . . . advocating the owner
ship by the nation of basic indus
tries . . . having no word of praise
.. . . nothing but condemnation
for the old line parties, which
have nurtured our free govern
ment along through the ages . . .
mistaking the freedom of speech
clause in the bill of rights for a
license to inagurate the destruc
tion of freedom itself, these wild
ly yelling ward heelers for uncle,
Joe boo-ed everything from the
President of the Nation right on
down . . . Technically it is to be
supposed such a rumpus may le
gally be raised by the Commun
ists . . . but it provides a stench
in the nostrils of those of us who
believe in an orderly and free
system of society . . . Only slight
ly less revolting is the Dixicrat
movement, which would band the
extreme right wing crowd into a
movement quite as sinister to the
welfare of the nation as that pro
mulgated by Henry of the pink
ish complexion and the rabble
rousers he is using to further his
dark purposes . . . The last Phil
adelphia convention as broadcast,
was calculated to make a soap
opera sound mighty good.
PLAIN AS MUD. Small chUd
making 10I0 trip to the movies.
Big sister planned to join hex
later and wondered what lec
tion of the movie house would
be used by bitzy. Tiny tot sug
gested: "I may be at the lop or
at the bottom . . . Look go*d
tor me on both sides ... I may
be in the middle. . . . Income
tax man vows that small bus
iness man who has laid by any
thing in the past few years, is
bound to hare cheated. . . The
laws just don't seem to allow
more than a livelihood, after
taxes, in these days of looming
prices exacted by the butcher.
baker and candlestick maker.
? ? ?
ABLE COLUMNIST searches
Holy Writ for quotation describing
quiet of Philadelphia after the two
major Philadelphia conventions
The lines sought, were: "The tu
mult and the shouting dies; the
Captains and the Kings depart;"
. . . Being not much of an author
ity on the contents of Holy writ,
would suggest that of the Bible
positively won't give down the
desired quote . . . might try the
first lines of the second stanza of
Kipling's "Recessional" . . . Dr.
I. G. Greer, of the business insti
tute. at Chapel Hill, a native Wa
taugan who used to try to tutor
us down at Appalachian, drops
by, and gives us the dope on a
lot of things going on down the
country . . . Dr. Greer is possess
ed of a magnetic personality, is
acquainted throughout all sec
tions of the State, and gathers an
awful lot of information . . . We,
enjoyed the exchanges over the
fiery crucible of a linotype ma
chine . . . Congressman Robert
L. Doughton, visits briefly with
local friends on a swing around
the district, as he was readying
himself to answer the roll call for
the special session . . . Amaze
ment grows at the tremendous vi
tality, and mental capacity of this
rugged Alleghanian . . . "Good
politics" quoth the veteran of ma
ny a hard-fought battle on the
hustings, 'is merely good govern
ment ? good service to the people"
. . . Mrs. M. B. ("Ma") Blackburn,
pioneer resident of Boone, who
has perhaps done more good deeds
for more people than any living
Boone resident, reaches the age of
eighty-four, hale and hearty, and
greatly enjoys the many visits of
"the folks I love," . . . and that,
it might be added, includes all
the folks . . . and the community
individually and collectively, love
Mrs. Blackburn, who in her ac
tive years, was always on hand
when sickness came or when
the shadow of death fell". . . She
knows the exact ages of all the
members of the old-line families
in the area . . . 'cause she was on
hand when the stork came!
? ? ?
PICKING a few blackberries
Sunday morning "fore church
and nearly missing the start of
Divine services . . blackberry pie
came near providing the stumb
ling block . . . Greeting Dr. and
Mrs. Anders, who came up from
Gastonia for the weak-end . . .
Enjoying a visit with Mrs. An
nie S. Clay, who has made a
life-time job of teaching in the
primary P'dta, and who has
accumulated a wealth of Infor
mation about imparting know
lodge to the f mintfslen and
bringing them to love and char
(Continued on page 4)
BIGWIGS AT CONVENTION
Three members of President Truman's cabinet are pictured at the
opening session of the Democratic contention held in Philadelphia.
They are. left to right, postmaster general Jesse C. Donaldson, at
torney General Tom Clark and secretary of commerce Charles
Sawyer.
Individuality Seen As
Bar To Communism
RICHARD WALSER
Walser io Appear |
In Lecture Here
On Friday evening. July 30. at
eight o'clock in the college audi
torium Mr. Richard Walser, from
the University of North Caro
lina, will lecture on "North
Carolina Writers." Mr. Walser is
a native Tar Heel who has
specialized in the study of North
Carolina literature. He edited
thtf volumes, "North Carolina
Poets," and "North Carolina In
The Short Story." He will be
presented under the sponsorship
of the Rhododendron Book Club
of Boone.
The public is cordially invited.
Legislative Group
in Session Here
The Let.i.ative committee to
investigate and study the exam
ing Boards of the State is meet
ing iii Boone Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
George Uzzell of Salisbury is
chairman of the group; Wade E.
Brown, of Boone, secretary, the
other members being L. M. Chaf
fin, Lillington; S. O. Worthing
ton, Greenville and Winfield
Blacktfell, Winston- Salem.
The commission was authorized
by the last General Assembly and
appointed from the membership
at the Senate and House by the
Governor to investigate, study
and make recommendations to
the next Legislature with a view
to amending existing laws with
respect to the various examing
boards of the State.
Two Homes Are
Bazed By Flames
Two Watauga county fpmilies
were recently rendered homeless
by fires of undetermined origin,
each of which occurred during the
family's absence.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Yat
sa Greene of Deep Gap was de
stroyed last Friday. All furnish
ings were destroyed and the loss
is estimated at $0,000, -with an in
curance coverage of $2,500.
The home of Mr. and Mrr.. F.
S. Cooke of Bamboo was burned
on July 20. The loss is said to
have been total, but there is no
information a? to the amount. It
is said that a very small amount
of Insurance was in force at the
time of the conflagration.
Dr. Greer See Communist
Threat in Land; Retailers
Name New Directors
"Communism is no stronger
than democracy is weak," Dr. I.
G. Greer, head of the business
foundation at the University, told
the annual dinner meeting of the
Boone Merohants Association.
Speaking from the topic. "Safe
guarding Our Heritage," the for
mer Appalachian College profess
or predicated that Communism
would strike first at the churches,
the economic and educational sys- 1
terns in America, in its efforts to
take over the United States. He
said that to fight Communism ef
fectively, America must stress
the importance of individuality,
and to avoid the sort of regimen
tation which took place in 'Rus
sia.
Some of the ideas in America
today, the speaker said are more
dangerous than a marching army
? ideas may determine the future
of the land. He said business
men should help their fellows by
lifting them up, that there should
obligations to each other.
The local retailers named a new
board of directors consisting of
Alfred Adams, Milt Greer, How
ard Cottrell, J. S. Conn, W. W.
Chester, Grady Tugman, W. H.
Gragg. J. R. Craven, D. M. Edmis
ten, J. C. Cline, Woodrow Greene.
Reports of the activities of the
Association during the past year
were heard and a financial re
port presented to the member
ship.
Farmers Should
File AAA Forms
The Watauga county AAA
Committee is requesting that all
farmers participating in the
Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram in the county make a per
formance report at the AAA of
fice by August 20. The purpose
of these reports is to ascertain
the amount of money earned
thus far and after this date
place all unused funds in a
county pool. This will enable the
county committee to determine
from time to time the amount of
approvals given and expected
earnings for the county. Also un
used funds from farms which
have not used their minimum
assistance may be re-allocated.
Approximately twenty per
cent of participating farms have
not ordered any materials or re
ported any practices on which
payment may be made. These
producers should make their re
port immediately and place their
order for materials necessary to
earn their share of the money
allocated to their farms. Other
wise. after this date, the money
will be placed in the county pool.
Performance reports should
cover the following: (1) materials
such as lime, phosphate and
seeds ordered and received
through the AAA office; (2) All
bought materials such as lime,
phosphate, pasture and cover
crop seed used in approved
practices. Credit for the use of
such materials require a ticket
or bill covering the purchase of
the same.
BAXTER RALPH GLENN
Baxter Ralph Glenn, 16 months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Glenn of Sugar Grove, died July
20 at Watauga Hospital, follow
ing a short illness. Funeral rites
were conducted from Antioch
Baptist Church by Rev. Mr. Tri
vett and interment was in the
Ward cemetery. Surviving an
the parents, and the maternal and
paternal grandparents.
FLOWER SHOW
RULES GIVEN
BY CLUB GROUP
y
Event Looked Forward to By
Gardeners and Others 20
Different Divisions Arrang
ed and Rules Given: August
12 Date bf Event.
The annual flower show, spon
sored by the Worthwhile Wo
man's Club, which is one of the
principal events of the summer
season, and which has done a full
share toward the development of
the town's beautiful gardens, will
be held at the Deniel Boone Ho
tel on August 12, from 3:30. to 9
p. m.
The following rules and re
gulations govern the show.
1. An exhibitor is allowed one
entry in each arrangement class.
2. Flower do not have to be grown
by exhibitor.
3. Entries are not confined to club
members.
4. A fee of 25 cents for each entry,
or $1 00 for 4 or more entries, will be
charged.
5. Entries shall be at the hotel by
12 noon the day of show.
0. All entries requested to be left
until show is over.
7. Containers are to be removed
from hotel following the show.
8 Judging will be done by quali
fied persons. Judging is to be finish
ed and awards on entries before show
is opened to the public at 3:30 p. m
9. Awards will be ribbons ? 1st.
Blue: 2nd. Red: 3rd. White.
10 Prizes will be awarded (a)]
First: Person receiving most blue
ribbons, (b) Second: Person receiving
second highest number of blue rib
bons.
<c) For outstanding arrangements. 1st .
2nd.. 3rd. and 4th. placings. (<f) men's
division, (e) children's division, (f)
outstanding specimen of the show.
Classifications:
1. Dahlia Division: A. Large. (!>
bloom; (2) thr?e bloom* or more of
one color; (3) three blooms or more
of mixed colors.
B. Medium ? same as above.
C Minature ? same as above
D. Cactus ? same as above
2. Glad Division: A. One Spike. B
Arrangement (1) one color (2) mixed
rolors.
3. Rose Division: A One bloom. B.
\rrangement (1) 3 blooms. one
variety; (2) 3 blooms or 3 varieties;
3) any arrangement of 4 or mors
5loom. C. Miniature ? same as above.
4. Aster Division: A One color ar
?angement; B. Mixed color arrange
nent.
5 Chrysanthemum Division: A. One
>loom; B. Arrangements (1) one
solor. (2) mixed color*.
6. Azaleumum Division: A. Ar
ranftmcnto Oiw ?*lor: mixed
colors.
7. Shosta Daisy Division: A. Ar
rangement.
8 Painted Daisy Division: A Ar
(Continued on page eight)
Last Rites Held
For Floyd Eggers
... Funeral services for Floyd P.
Eggers, 44, brother of Represen
tative S. C. Eggers of Boone,
were conducted from the Forest
Grove Baptist church in Beaver
Dam township Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. C. Eggers
and Dr. W. G. Bond conducted the
rites and burial was in the near
by cemetery.
Information is that Mr. Eggers
fell from a bridge in the vicinity
of Newport, Ky. Sunday and met
instant death. He had resided
there for the past several months.
Mr. Eggers was a son of the
late E. R. Eggers and Mrs. Eg
gers of Beaver Dam township and
was reared there.
Immediate survivors include
three children, three brothers and
three sisters: S. C. Eggers, Bo?ne
D. H. Eggers, Vilas; Clay Eggers.
Mountain City, Tenn.; Mrs: Alcie
Isaacs, Vilas; Mrs. Ben May,
Reese; Mrs. Mae Robinson, Reese.
Filling Station
Property Burns
1 The grocery store and filling
station operated by P. E. Callo
way on the Blowing Rock road,
was destroyed by fire early Wed
nesday morning, aud information
is that the gross loss is no less
than five or six thousand dollars.
The property was owned by
Buster Philips of Todd, and was
being leased by Mr. Callowoy.
The origin of ine fire is undeter
mined. It is said that $2,500 in
surance is in force on the build
ing
Motorists Asked
To Get Licenses
All persons whose name begins
with E. F and G are urged to
come to the courthouse in
Boone on Thursday and Friday
of each week and renew their
operator's license as quickly as
possible to avoid the last minute
rush.
By waiting until the last month
does not cause yoir new license
to be valid any longer than by
getting them early, as they ex
pire on your birthday in the
fourth year after they -are re
newed. These persons have until
December 31, 1MB to get their
licenses. If they are caught driv
ing after date they will be fined
not less than $25.00. t
HEAD LINERS AT BEAUTY SHOW
iLiiiimm
Miii Rachel Ann Vane*, right, who was wltcM at "Mix Watauga
County" in the beauty contest held here recently. MIm ^trbtri
Jones, left, whom the judge* placed second in the competition In
which 37 Watauga county girls participated.
Precautions Urged As
First Polio Is Reported
DR. GILBERT T. ROWE
Duke Divine to
Preach in Boone
Boone Methodist, Church will
be host to a distinguished visitor
the week of August 1, in the per
son of Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, cler
gyman and professor of Christian
theology at Duke University.
Dr. Rowe is widely known
hroughout the Methodist church
and among other denominations.
He is a native North Carolinian
born in Rowan county, his father
Joseph C. Rowe being a promin
ent minister of the Methodist
Church, South.
Dr. Rowe was ordained in 18961
Since that time he has served
in many of the leading churches
of the Western Carolina confer
ence; as Professor of , Greek at
Hendrix College, Kans.; Presid
ing Elder of the Greensboro dis
trict; Editor of the North Caro
linalina Christian Advocate, and
Book Editor of the M. E. Church,
South. He is widely known as an
author in the field of religion, i
During his stay in Boone, Dr.
Rowe will teach a course and lead
discussions on the theme of
"Christian Beliefs." These meet
ings will be at the Methodst
Church, each evening, Sunday
through Friday at 7 :30 o'clock.
The general public and visitors
to the College and community are
invited.
Dr. Rowe will preach at the
Methodist church at the morning
service August 1.
Trout Season
. Ends This Week
The trout fishing season fori
Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany
counties is to close Saturday, Ju
ly 31, it is announced by Walter
F. Edmisten, district fish and
game protector.
Fishing of any kind, after that
date, in trout waters, says the
officer, will constitute a violation
of the inland fishing laws. Mr.
Edmisten asks for the continued
support of land owners and sports
men in the protection of the car
ry over of brood stock.
The first American to engage
In meet packing was WUUftm
Pynchoiw of Springfield, Mass ?
who in IM5 started to drive cat
tle to Boston.
District Health Department
Advises Against Expos- j
ing Children Needlessly
Each county in the Alleghany- i
Ashe-Watauga District has now '
reported its first case x>t polio- .
myelitis. To date there has been
ine case in Alleghany, two in '
Ashe, and one in Watauga. This*
tact should tying about volun- :
tary restriction of any action thatl
might expose a child needlessly, i
apd common sense precautions ,
on the part of everyone. As yet, .
there is no need of panic and
wholesale closing down of all
meeting places in these counties, 1
but it will be wise to observe 1
the following points. '
If your child is sick keep him
at home, preferably in* bed and
sontact your family doctor. Polio
usually starts with slight fever,
listlessness, loss of appetite, and
in the more advanced form is ac
companied by headache, weak
ness, and stiff neck.
Don't do any unnecessary
traveling, especially into the
counties lying southeast of these,
and. particularly avoid taking
children to this area.
Keep out of crowds as much as
possible. Those responsible for
large gatherings of people should
consider measures to reduce the
meetings and to avoid mingling
of local people with people re
cently come from other areas
where polio is known to be pre
valent.
Caution your children to avoid!
streams or stagnant water apt to
be polluted by huauw sewage.
Incidentally, there is a state wide
law against dumping raw sewage
from a privy or septic tank into
a stream or river.
Although the state quarantine
law for contacts is effective only
for children under 16 years of age,
it is well for adults to observe
the above precautions and to
avoid fatigue or overexertion, as
a number of adults have been
reported among the cases occur
ing this summer.
First Case of Polio
Noted in County
Carrol Mundy, 3 years old, son
of Mr. and Mre. Joe Mundy, ol
Tamarack, North Fork Township,
who was stricken with infantile
paralysis, was taken immediately
to the Asheville Orthopedic Home
for treatment. The child s'local
physician says the attack is mild,
and that the child had been visit
ing in Catawba county, just prior
t<?the attack.
Paving Contract
Is Let By Town
The city council on last Satur
day let a contract to Kiker and
Yount of Reidsvllle, N, C., for the
resurfacing of 30,000 square yards
of streets in the town of Boone.
The contract calls for the com
pletion of the work by the first
6f October.
The contractors state that those
desiring to have private drive
ways paved, will have the oppor
tunity while the workers are nere
and may leave their names at
the city hall.
Bees must travel an average of
150,000 miles to father a single
pound of honey.
rniiwrv
bUURTY if aii?
REA MEETING
SET FOR BOOB"
rv
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_ will be similar
annual membership meet
ing which ia held ill Lenoir on
the second Saturday in Septem
ber of each year.
This is the first meeting ol
this type that the Cooperative
has held. The management and
the Board of Directors of the
Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship Corporation feel that
through this county meeting a
closer contact can be had with
the members. The management
and the Board of Director* ex
press the desire that the mem
bers avail themselves of this op
portunity to meet with the mana
gement and the directors to dis
cuss their mutual problems.
An interesting program
ing arranged fr"
Cor>??
,m is be
ror the members,
-ongressmai^ R. L. Doughton.
has been invited to attend this
meeting and he has indicatsd
that he will be present if he can
get away from Washington at
that time. Mr. L. E. Tuckweilder
of the State College extension
lervice has also been invited to
take part on the program.
This meeting will afford the
members an opportunity to learn
the more intimate operations of
the Cooperative. A detailed re
port will be given on the finan
:ial status of the Cooperative and
in the construction progress that
s being made. The members at
ending the meeting will be given
in opportunity to make addition
al nominations for directors to
ippear on the ballot at the an
nual meeting. The nomine*'
:ommittee has p??~?
:ivH? *
?eri Mast,
? .r. A. W. Greene, and
clarence Newton to represent
Watauga county on the Board
it Directors for the next fiscal
year. The members, at the an
nual meeting which will be held
in Lenoir on September 11, will
be given an opportunity to make
further nominations to be added
to this list. It is the expressed
desire of the present Board of
Directors to give the members
every opportunity for selecting
and electing the men of their
choice to serve on their Board of
(Continued on page 8)
Lions Club Maps
Year's Program
At the regular meeting on
July 20, The Boone Lion's Club
outlined an ambitious program
for the next twelve months.
The program of the club was
in charge of the newly-elected
program committee of which
Leo K. Pritchett is chairman.
Lion Pritchett outlined the re
gular club programs, and special
meetings, of the year and called
for reports from the chairmen of
the various standing cc. imittees
of the club. The reports from the
committees indicate that a well
rounded social, financial, and
service program has been plan
ned. Emphasis on regular attend
ance will be stressed. The club
will continue to emphasize the
improvement of health standards
of the town and county. A con
test to stimulate interest in per
sonal and public health among
youth of school age has been
proposed. The club will con
tinue to promote its Special in
terest in sight conservation and
will help provide glasses and
medical care where such is need
ed. The club will cooperate in a
program of safety education.
The newest and most needed
project that the club proposes
for the year ahead is to make
provisions for a colored play
ground for the local Negro resi
dents. This is a worthy project
that the club hopes will chal
lenge the interest of th/e entire
community.
Other reports were made by
the finance committee, bulletin
committee, civic improvement
committee, committee on 1 mem
bership, on United Rations, citi
zenship and ' patriotism, and
others.
The club will continue to
utilize special projects to raise
the necessary funds to finance
this program.