THE DEMOCRAT X your boat and most econo mical mtdlum or advertising With mora than 2.SOO paid-up. catf> subscriptions. your maa ?a#* goes to 13.000 people, on tt>e universally used baits of ?*a raaders to each subscriber MOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Y ear 88fc VOL, LXI, NO. 35. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949. m - , . jam.. The data on yj? ) 11I1I1 ? vorth of equipment has been lurchased, most of it delivered, and that the kitchen is to be re equipped under the supervision of the State Board of Health. Following is the status of thel und by townships: Bald Mountain $ 119.00 Beaver Dam 517.10 Blue Ridge ' 427.43 Boone 14,377.64 Brushy Fork 319.85 Cove Creek 1,083.55 Elk 228.00 Laurel Creek 100.00 Meat Camp 303.50 Meat Camp 2 17.00 New River 192.00 Shawneehaw 135.00 Stony Fork 10.00 Watauga 1,055.00 Total $18,884.97 Senate Expected To Kill Auto Inspections Raleigh. ? The State motor ve hicle inspection program, in its present form at least, is now rap idly moving toward its last days. This is the consensus of mem bers of the Legislature who saw the House neatly lay the axe to this 13-months-old aggravation 'ast Friday morning. ? While those who have played leading roles in the fight on the inspection lane admit privately that, theoretically, it is a good law, the feeling in Raleigh and throughout the State seems to be that the millions of dollars it is costing motorists and the incon venience and misunderstandings which have arisen from its en forcement have largely negated any benefits it was intended to effect. As the bill putting the inspec tion law to death moves over to the State Senate there will be further debate. However, the members of this body, like their brothers in the House, know their constituents are determined that the inspection program must be brought to an end. * Three Counties To Participate In Annual Sports Event, Starting March 2. The Annual Tri-County High School Basketball Tournament will get under way in the college gymnasium Wednesday, March 2 and continue through Saturday, March 5. Three counties will participate in the tournament with the boys , from West Jefferson and Healing Springs seeded from Ashe coun ty, Cove Creek from the Wa tauga-Avery county area, and Boone High from the Boone area. In the girls division, the Vir ginia-Carolina and West Jeffer son girls share the top Ashe county spot. Cranberry from the Watauga-Avery division, and Wilkesboro are seeded. The Wilkesboro High School boys and girls are replacing the Avery county representative from Newland. The tournament, under the direction of R. W. "Red" Wat kins, has received notification of entrance from thirty-two teams. West Jefferson, Healing Springs, Jefferson. Riverview, Lansing, Nathans Creek, Virginia "Caro lina, Todd, Fleetwood, Boone, Cove Creek, Blowing Rock, Bethel, Cranberry. Crossnore, and Wilkesboro High boys and girls will participate in the four day session. Government Class Sees State Capital The State government class of Appalachian State Teachers col lege, taught by Dr. D. J. White ner. was in Raleigh this past week, for the purpose of visiting various state agencies and ob serving governmental procedures at first hand. They attended a hearing be fore the Appropriations Commit tee, a session of the General As sembly, visited the office of Dr. Amos Abrams, associate editor of the NCEA Journal, the state pri son, the state library, and the state museum. The trip home in cluded to tour of inspection of Duke University. In addition to Dr. Whitener, those making the trip were Julian Rogers, Clarkton; Bryce I. Gordon, Winston-Salem; Wil lian C. Parrish, Summerfield; Eloise Marlowe, Marion; Daniel C. Rowe, Nebo; Keith Wilson, Davidson; Lemuel McMahan and Charles D. Owens, Forest City; Clarence Martin, Mt. Airy; Edith Maine, Boone; Carlton Swift, [ Sugar Grove; John Tugman, North Wilkesboro; James Bran don, Yadkinvillei J. C. Lamm, Bailey; and Coleman Hanson, Lancaster, S. C. Music Students To Enter Local Contest Music student* from Appala chian and Cove Creek High Schools will participate in an eli mination contest to be held in the college auditorium, Saturday, February 28, beginning at nine o'clock. Winners in each event will represent their respective schools in the district division of the State Music contest to be held in Winston-Salem, March 23 and 24. Mr. Oliver Cook, director of music at Harding High School, Charlotte, will be the adjudica tor. The choral work is under the direction of Mrs. Elsie Erneston and the piano students have beeh trained by Mrs. Esther Boone and Mrs. R. L. Tate. Mr. O. M. Hartsell is general chairman for the contest. LOCAL DAIRY BUSINESS IS SUBJECT CITY CIVIC GROUP Officials of Coble Dairies Dis cuss Possibilities of Milk Industry at Boone Rotary Club; Number of Local A Grade Daries Increases. The Boone Rotary Club had as guest last Friday night, Mr. Gay lord Hancock and Mr. Paul Naive of Coble Dairy Inc. ten or twelve farmers who operate Krade A Daries ? and aavaral business men. Mr. Hancock is production manager for Coble Dairies Inc. and was the main speaker on the program. He gave a history of Coble Dairies and brought out the fact that the co operation of farmers had brought about the growth of such a plant. He emphasized the necessity of more Grade A Daries in the county. There is certainly a need for the production of more milk products since there is approvi mately 75,000 lbe. still being shipped into the state yearly. He indicated that Grade A Daries were worthwhile for the farmers who have land to develop for grazing, growing of hay crops, ensilage and grain. He also stressed the need of silos in con nection with the operation of dairies. Farmers that can pro duce feed and milk from 8 to 12 cows could have a sizeable in come. Mr. Hancock highly recom mended the use of the artificial insemination program in the county by farmers for the pur pose or raising calves by the best sires in the nation. The breeding program certainly has a control ling factor in production. The county needs more good calves from the dairy type cow and farmers should learn methods of feeding and care of young heifer calves by good sires. It is the hope of Cobles, county agricul (Continued on page 8) Collegians To Have Four-Day Holiday Students of Appalachian State Teachers college wil have a four day holiday between quarters, be ginning February 25 and ending March 1. Final examinations for the winter quarter will be held February 23 to 25. ending at noon Friday. Registration for the spring quarter is scheduled for Tues day, March 1, with classes begin ning the next day at 8:20 a. m. Applications for degrees to be conferred at the spring com mencement must be filed by Ap ril 5. Mid-term examinations for spring quarter will be held April 7 to 9. and comprehensive examination reports are due; April 20. Final examinations for seniors will be held in the week ending May 14, and for other stu dents May 18 and 19. Com mencement exercises are to be held on Friday. May 20, at 10:30 a. m. March 5 Last Payday For State Legislators Raleigh. ? Those members of the General Assembly who have been receiving their pay at the end of each day's session Will find themselves off the State payroll a week from Saturday. North Carolina legislators are paid $600 for the term, as pro vided by the State Constiution. However, many of them are being orced this year to take advant age of an enabling act which permits any member who wishes to draw $10.00 at the end of the day's work. The Legislature will end its 60 days on March 5. Thus, technically, the solons will re ceive no pay after that date. The Constitution provides that mem bers of the Legislature will re ceive the $600 and whether they stay in session for two days or two years makes not the slightest difference. Some of the members, and this is particularly true in the Sen ate, wait until adjournment of the session before receiving their pay. School Drawings To Be Shown at Library Freehand drawings by students of Rich Mountain school will be on display at the County Library this week. The pencil and cray on drawings are by students from the 1st to the 7th grade, and were lent for exhibition by Mrs. China Lavender, teacher. DEATH YACHT SOLD After 14 months as an attraction on the amuwrninl pier at Long Beech. California, tha yacht, "Mary E." on which wealthy Mr. and Mr*. W altar E. Overall wara killed in a mysterious explosion in 1947 at Newport Baach. was auctioned off for $500 recently, the bid reportedly going to a Los Angelas attorney who plana to lead the yachl to New York for exhibition at Coney Island The Orer ells' daughter, Beulah Louise, and her fiance, George Solium, were charged with murder after the fatal explosion, but were acquitted after a dramatic trial. Appalachian Hi Gets National Publicity IT'S A "LARK" ThU is a "Lark" in flight ? > ssc ret rocket -powered guided missile unveiled recently by lb* United Stales nary at the naval air missile ta#t center. Point Mugu. 'Jalif. Although shown in artist's sketch, no details of performance or construction have been di vulged. This and other guided missiles like it were developed for the navy by the Fairchild En gine and Airplane corporation's pilotless plane division. Farming - dale. Long Island. N. Y. Bookmobile Stops Are Arranged The Watauga county library bookmobile schedule for the next two weeks has been announced as follows, weather and roads permitting: Wednesday, Feb. 23: Meat Camp, Ellison's Store, 10:00 a. m.; Winebarger school, 10:30 a. m.; Howard's Creek school, 11:30 a. m.; Bamboo school, 1:00 p. m.; Bamboo, home of Mrs. Irene Northern, 3:00 p. m. Thursday, Feb. 24: Ruther wood school, 9:30 a. m.; Stony Fork School, 10:30 a. m.; Mt. Paron school or home of Mrs. Zerah Greene, 11:30 a. m.; Deep Gap school, 1:00 p. m.; Deep Gap, home of Mrs. Stewart, 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, March 2: Blowing Rock School, 9:30 a. m. Thursday. March 3: Windy Gap, Home of Mrs. Eula Trivett, 10:00 a. m. Windy Gap school, 10:30 a. m.; Rominger, home of Shelby Rominger, 12:30 p. m.; Rominger school, 1:00 p. m.; Vic tor Ward's store, 2:30 p. m.; Willow Valley, home of Mr*. Fred Greene, 3:30 p. m. People who live near any of the bookmobile stopa are invited to come to choose books to read. The service is free. Books are for a period of one month, or un lent to any citizen of the county til the next trip of the bookmo bile to their community. Any books in the county collection may be requested and reserved for a borrower. P.-T. A. Meeting Is To Be Held Monday The Parent-Teachers Associa tion will meet Monday February 28, at the High School The anniversary of the P.-T. A will be observed with short talks and special music. Clearing House Journal Uses Article by Principal Wey on Local Methods. In an article written by Mr. Herbert Wey, the local high school again received national 1 recognition. This article, written on the ' subject "Democratic School Ad- ' ministration", was published in the February issue of the Clear ing House Journal. The article discussed the faculty-student committee method of democratic school administration, and point ed out the importance .of the necessity of offering " pupils a democratic environment to live in while in high school. This is one of approximately thirty articles that have been written and published by the faculty of Appalachian High school in the past ten years. Most of these articles are descrip tions of the educational program of the local high school. Addi tional articles are now in the process of being written. Many of these articles, includ (Continued on page eight) Statesville Is Named Warlick Headquarters Statesville. ? Federal Judge Wilson Warlick said this week he planned to make Statesville his official headquarters. Warlick, a resident of Newton, was sworn in last Monday as Western North Carolina District Federal judge to succeed Judge E. Yates Webb of Shelby, who had retired. , Judge Webb had made his headquarters in Shelby. Warlick said he has sent a recommendation to the U. S. Jus tice Department in Washington for approval of this city for his official office. He added he would continue to live in Newton, however. U. S. Marshal Charles R. Price of Asheville, said he would as sign a full-time deputy marshal here immediately. Problems Confronting Merchants of State Raleigh. ? Enormous and burd ensome taxes rate as the major problem confronting North Car olina retailers during 1949, ac cording to a survey just complet ed by the State Merchants Asso ciation. The second major obstacle, in the opinion of representative merchants in every section of the State, is the problem of "main taining balanced inventories, and this was follqpred by the diffi culties attending credits and col lections. The survey, which was con ducted among hundreds of store owners and executives selected to represent a cross section of alert thought and opinion, indi cated that other major problems are: increased operating expen ses, securing and keeping exper ienced, efficient and courteous store help, obtaining wanted mer chandise at prices customers are willing to pay, cut-price com titlon, customer expectation lower prices, and uncertain b> ness connections. WINE AMD BEER VOTING NEXT TUESDAY TO BE IN FAVOR DRYS First Prohibition Vote in County, Since 1933 Finds Opinion in Favor of Taking Legal Status Away froan Wine, Beer; Rallies Being Held. Watauga county voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, March 1, in their first expression on the legalized sale of alcoholic bev erages, since the question of the repeal of the eighteenth amend ment was submitted to them six teen years ago. Monday's vote has to do with the question of whether or not the sale of wine and beer will continue to be legal in the coun ty, and the general consensus Is that the county will vote for pro hibition by a top heavy majority of something near three to one ? some say even more. The prohibition movement is being conducted largely through the leadership of the ministers of the county, and there has been considerable activity. A dry rally is to be held Sunday at the Boone Baptist church, when Dr. [. G. Greer and Hon. Odus Mull will appear, and indications are that there will be a reasonably heavy vote. Those who oppose the legal ban on wine and beer, are, so far as is known, unorg anized, and many it is said, will not even go to the polls. The election will be held in the various precincts of the coun ty under the laws governing general elections, except there is no provision for voting absentee ballots. The registration books lave been open for three Satur days to register new voters, and thoee who have participated in eneral county elections do not ave to re-register. Four propositions will be in cluded in the ballot: For the legal sale of beer. Against the legal sale of beer. For the legal sale of wine. Against the legal sale of wine. New Social Security Plan li Introduced By Rep. Doughton Washington. ? President Tru man's program for a vast broad ening of social security benefits, bringing additional millions of persona under the system and in creasing the payments and taxes, was unfolded on Capitol Hill this week. The legislation would bring an additional 20,000,000 Americans into the old-age and survivors insurance system, making a total of 50,000,000 under this Hup. The retirement age for .. u*nen workers would be reduced from 65 to 60. The maximum insurance ben efit would be boosted from $85 to $150 a month and in addition the bill would provide direct Fed eral aid for all needy persons. Rate Would Go Up It would also raise the old age insurance tax rate from the present one per cent to 1.5 per cent on the first $3,000 of an em ploye's paycheck and the employ er's payroll next July 1. Under the present law, the increase is not due to begin until January 1, 1950. The rate would jump to two per cent against the first $4,800 of an employee's pay and em ployer's payroll next January 1. The Administration's proposals were embodied in two bills cov ering more than 100 pages. The measures were introduced by Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of the House Ways and Means Com mittee. Chamber Commerce Postpones Meeting Due to other important gath erings.* the Chamber of Com merce meeting announced for Thursday night February 24, has been postponed until Thursday night March S. Mr. Stanley A. Harris, secre tary of the organisation, asks that there be a full attendance at the meeting. Mr. J. C. Baskar ville of Lenoir, has bat asked to speak on this occasion. ??? . .? .. 1 Chicago ? Faking a "fafat," Irvine Kapper, 49. who waa be ing held up by three gunwan. fell to the floor and a customer screamed, "Call a doctor." Tlf holdup men fled, taking $173 from his cash register, but MSIaf to get $1,800 in the safe.