Roundup
RALEIGH CALLING WASH
INGTON . . , A* clow as sweet
hearts dancing in the moonlight
wftc Washington and Raleigh
teat week as staid and stead/ old
North Carolina suddenly found
herself wafted into the forefront
of liberal thought in America.
Like school kids yelling over
the back fence, several states
within recent years have played
the game of "I can be more lib
eral than you can." Now with
Dr. Frank Graham holding down
one of our U. S. Senate seats, we
can be just as liberal as any of
them. The White House was
kapt informed of developments
for several days prior to the ap
pointment. President Harry Tru
man himself contacted Raleigh
the night the appointment was
made public.
THX REACTION ". . . Reports
' reaching Raleigh plu: an infor
fir^rtYfear
"sSosrooAy
Daniel Boone Shoe
CKJtS. C. ROGERS, Mot.
BOONE, N.C.
DR. C. RAY LAWRENCE
OPTOMETRIST
Specialist in Virioo ? OtwM
Fitted
Offices with Dr. E. T. Olson.
Boone, N. C.
OFFICE HOURS: S40 - 040
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mal survey made by this column
in menu sections of the State
indicate that organized labor was
delighted with the appointment of
Dr. Graham to fill the big seat
?eft vacant by the death of J.
M. B rough ton. The educated Ne
groes like it, too, but the others
don't know Frank Graham from
Sandy and have little interest in
it. School teachers, as a -whole,
teem to be very much pleased
with the appointment. Farmers
are apparently disinterested.
In tl. main, the political lead
en of the towns, counties, and
of the State think the appoint
ment is "a hell of a note, what
ever that means. Business men
? small and Urge ? say they are
getting rather used to being sur
prised by Govemo/ Scott and
merely snake their heads.
Virtually every editor in North
Carolina who took the time ahd
space to comment on it (and
most of them did) commended
Governor Scott on his choice.
NOTES . . . The strongest lob
by here is the one trying to get
a law passed to permit trucks to
carry heavier loads on North
Carolina highways . .. It is easy
to know when Winston-Salem is
interested in legislation, for Ra
leigh is immediately filled with
U, S. Grant beards and- what
have-ypuj} ? in o.Uervance of
Forsyth County centennial . . .
Watauga County is coming up
with the same thing ? beards and
all ? later on this spring . . .
Claude Abernathj* of Nash Coun
ty, Burial Associations man, is
in line fotf a Federal appoint
ment arranged by Sen. J. M.
Broughton, who appointed Aber
nathy to his present position . . .
BOB DEYTON . . . Bob Dey
ton, assistant director of the bud
get (the Governor is ex officio
head), was offered a job with
North Carolina's largest bank,
but turned it down for the $18,
000 comptroller position with
Ecusta (cigarette papers, etc.).
The place he is leaving pays him
$10,000. He is expected to com
plete arrangements for moving
to Brevard next week. Although
he and Governor Scott had num
erous tiffs while Scott was Agri
culture Commissioner .they have
done a lot of rabbit- and dove
hunting togethef and are parting
on relatively good terms. Al
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E. Howard St. Phone 327- W Boone, N. C.
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though Deyton was regarded a*
i Charles Johnson man. hie
younger, brother. G. R Deyton.
was in charge of Scott's finance*
during the eady weeks of hia
campaign last summer. Deyton's
leaving won't be any help to Na
than Yelton. his <ousin who is in
charge of the State Retirement
System. He was supposed to be
a Johnscn follower too. but not
of the enthusiastic variety.
SUGAR PLUM . . . Bob Dey
ton's leaving drops another sugar
plum appointment into the Gov
ernor's lap. This position is pro
bably the most difficult in North
Carolina officialdom and Scott
should place his appointee in
Devton's office before lona now
30 he can learn how to handle the
State's fiscal matters while there
is an expert around to show him
the ropes.
ROAD BOND .. .. The State
Senate has virtually fixed it so
that the people will not be able
to vote on the (200,000,000 road
bond issue unless a one-cent tax
increase is attached to it. Look
for this bill? the $200,000,000 and
the tax increase ? to pass through
the Senate, which is riding rough
shod over Scott, and then to go
over to the House, which wants
the bond issue separate from the
tax. The "House will' argue over
It foK Jt? tiraa. . Ths? csnfcrm
(men from the House and Senate)
will be appointed to come out
with a compromise. This first
set of conferees will likely not be
able to come to an agreement.
Another set will be appointed,
an agreement will be reached,
and the Legislature will adjourn.
This bill is the bellwether.
WINE-BEER-WHISKEY . . .
The beer people, crying "sneaky
Pete, are pointing angry fingers
at the wine folks for the sorry
plight they find themselves in
these days. And the grape crush
are looking envious daggers at
the brewers. Each group knows
it is on a hot seat and each is
blaming the other. Both of them
are lookin genvious daggers at
whiskey. Confidentially, they are
of the opinion that they would be
faring much better if they had
the financial strength and polici
cal support with which the ABC
system is blessed.
They still have hopes that the
Legislature will somehow assist
them in salvaging at least some
thing from the ruins brought on
by county votes. Keep an eye on
this during the next two weeks.
Capers White, brother of Dairy
man Geo. L H. White and Just as
fine a man, is the wine tronter
while Sam Blount of Washing
ton, N. C., is "the brewers' bat
boy. They want to get under the
ABC system or into something
just as popular and powerful.
WHAT ABOUT ITrT . Speak
ing of power, what has the State
done about those five ABC of
ficials in five Eastern North Car
olina counties wha have been
charged with mishandling liquor
in the stores under them (selling
entire cases of liquor to friends,
etc.) during the past 18 months?
This is something State ABC
Head Carl Williamson should
clear up before he takes his
leave.
DON'T COUGH
Your Head Off!
Ask for
Mentho-Mulsion
If it falls to stop your cough
due to colds, ask for your
money back.
BOONE DRUG CO.
The REXALL Store
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Zioarille New*
Mr. and Mn. D. M. Wilson have
returned to their home here from
Cleveland, Ohio, were they spent
.he winter months.
Mrs Dion Bingham and son.
John Thomas, of Super Grove
were guests here Sunday of Mrs.
Bingham's mother, Mrs. Lillie
Thomas.
Miss Frieda Dare Campbell
and brother, Daren, spent the past
week end with relatives on Bea
ver Dam.
Burl Miller hjr returned from
Pennsylvania wht-fe he has been
employed for the pest two years.
Mrs. Homer Cornett and sons,
who have been visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Ste
Rhens, have returned to their
ome at Reese.
Mrs. Earl Madron of Neva,
Tenn., was a recent guest here
of her brother, Geo. Thomas, and
Mrs. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Winebarger and family
of Mabel, left last week for points
in Idaho and Oregon where they
will make their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanly Trivette
and son, Jimmy, were week end
guests of Mrs. Trivette's parents,
M^and Mrs^Wiley Day ?f Boone.
M Mr. and Mr*._W. H-..?tSBbent
Shcrlamily were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ragan in Le
noir.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeves Holm an
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Miller and family attend
ed the funeral of Tom Woodring
on Meat Camp Sunday .
Born to Mr. and Mrs. General
Brown on March 24, a daughter.
Among those who are seriously
ill at their homes here are Mrs
J. C. Reese and Mrs. Max Miller.
Robert Lookabill, Ottie Miller
CONTRAST . . . Life magazine
is planning to contrast in a pic
ture layout the careers of Movie
Sextress Ava Gardner and Mrs.
Lis ton Malpass of Cliqton, a
shapely striking brunette who de
feated Miss Gardner in an At
lantic Christian College (Wilson)
beauty contest several years ago.
Mrs. Malpass, the former Janie
Fitzgerald married a prosperous
Clinton businessman and has two
children. You know about Ava.
A Life photographer was in N.
C. last week preparing the fea
ture.
and Bobby Y ounce left Monday
foe Mopo, Oregon, where they
will be employed (or the sum
mer.
Mr. and Mr*. Luter Millet are
the parent* of a daughter born
on March 24 at Watauga hospital.
Boone. '
The national flue-cured to
bacco allotment tor 1949 ha* been
?et at M0.6SS acres.
HOSE THUMB CO?T $19
Camden, N. J. ? After being
reprimanded by a policeman for
striking a pedestrian, Martain
English, of Moorestown, N. J?
thumbed his nose at the cop. Tak
en before a Judge, English ex
plained that be had "lost his
head." The Judge told him he
would lose more than that, $2
for every finger ? or $10 fine.
-JR. ..
The March 1 milk output par
cow waa 15.7 pounds par day, the
highest production rate for ttfi
date since records began in IMS.
FILM ?SS3S2 25"
Overnight Set rice
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ToU, N. C.
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Cinder andConcrete
Blocks
STEAM CURED? AGED ON OUR YARD
LABORATORY TESTED
Plant Capacity 30,000 Blocks a Day
PRICES AS FOLLOWS
AT EL^ZABEraTON ?
CINDER BLOCKS?
4x8x16 ? per Hundred- $10.00 Per Hundred ? $12-25
Irfxll ? per Hundred- 11M Per Hundred ? 11M
8x8x16? per Hun died- 17.50 Per Hundred ? 2125
12x8x16- ? per Hundred- 28.00 Per Hundred ? 32.00
CONCRETE BLOCKS?
4x8x18 ? per Hundred? $12.00 Per hundred ? $15.00
8x8x16 ? per Hundred? 18.00 Per hundred ? 20J0
8x8x16 ? per Hundred? ltOO Per hundred ? 28-08
12x8x16 ? per Hundred? 28.00 Per hundred ? 38.00
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PLANT and OFFICE S. SYCAMORE STREET
PHONE 864 ELIZABETHTON, TENN.
OUR LOCAL DEALER
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At Hampton Brothers Service Station, Boone, N. C. Phone 281-W
Time
for another
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love affair
with your Buick
Any day now comes one of spring's biggest
thrills ? that first carefree cruise into the
country on the wings of your Buick? with the
air warm and full of promise, and you falling
in love with your Buick all over again!
We want you to get the most out of this affair,
because we've been around Buicks so much
we have a deep and loving interest in them,
too ? so we've got everything all set in our
shop to get your car all set for the season.
Changing your oil ? flushing out your cooling
system ? these are only starting points fpr us!
* Any machine as fine as your Buick deserves
a complete check-up and tune-up? and we
have the men, the tools, the experience, to do
it as no one else quite cant
Drop in this week and let us fix a time
for bringing your Buick beauty up to its
new-car thrill-level. For that magic
Saturday morning, sometime soon, when
there's a heady invitation in the air
to get under w_ay someplace -A* ready!
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spark plugs, distributor, car
bur ?for, radiator and cooling
system, battery terminals.
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spark pkjgs, ignition timing,
valve -tappet clearance, cor
buretor, generator-charging
rate, fan-belt tension.
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cronkcaie, tronsmission,
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oirrerermai, uki uit, 1 1 uffl*
wheel bearings, steering
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cy*"'*^ "WO| oh nose
powwdfaw.
ALSO
? do complete engine
tune-up, inspect front brake
linings for wear, test battery
and add water.
guick care keeps Buicks be
Watauga Sales & Serv
400 N. MAIN STREET
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BOONE, N. C.
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