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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT ! An Independent Weekly Newspaper EVERY THURSDAY -Y?.kh.k^4 i? i aim p..KlUK^l 46 yeer* by the Ute C. Riven, Br. R. a RIVERS, Jr. - Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN WATAUOA COUNTY Yeer $2.00 1.40 1.00 OUTttOK WATAUGA COUNT* tee Yeer $Xfto Six Months. 1.7# Month*. 1J8 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS <tn requesting chance of address, ,.-M .to: important to mention the OLD. as well aa the NEW >ddr*M i<i> ' '"?? Cards of Thanks. Resolutions 0 i ?aspect, Obituaries, etc., are lor at the regular adver .ttpftig rates. ftilaw 1 1 at the poatoffice at Boone. N. C, as second claas mail matter, under the act of Congress of March i, 1879. -jt without government, I ahould not it* a mem m? it to choo?? the lat THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949 " flOUn GLEAMS Man if ashadow and a dream.! Man is the measure of all things. ? Protagorus. Man is by nature a political animal ? Aristotle. Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse. ? Cervantes. i, The true science and study of man is man. ? Pierre Charron. I like man, but not men. ? Emerson. He that does anything for the public is accounted to do it for nobody. ? Thomas Fuller. The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it up or flee from it. ? Voltaire. The public! The public! How many fools are needed to make a public? ? Nicholas Chamfort. He who serves the public hath but a scurvy master. ? H. O. Bohn. The public have an insatiable cariosity to know everything ex cept what is worth knowing. ? Oscar Wilde. KING STREET (Continued from page 1) and of velvet green grass . . . A fine time, it is . . . when the step quickens a bit, the overcoat is hung on the rack, and the overshoes and artics laid aside all too soon . . . April came in with a soft breath of spring, and we declared winter was ovef . , . we just knew it was, when Tues day morning the rain, and the snow and the sleet descended, ac companied by a chill wind from the east, and winter waa here again sure enough . . . the sheets ox blinding snow melted in the relatively Tow temperatures, and Wednesday may bring forth even warmer temperatures, says the radio, which didn't say anything yesterday about today's storm . . . Cottontail rabbit, only slightly disturbed hops along the sidewalk, and unhurriedly scamp ers behind convenient shrub . . . school kid fashions ball of ice from slush, hurls it at the back of another guys head, and ml? n by about a sixteenth, we would judge . . . Fred Gragg, genical court clerk, pets all in readiness for the Coming term of court . . . Big van taking up about a dozen parking spaces in meter zone . . . Didn't /notice whether he got a dozen tickets or just one . . . track loads of fertilizer and lime seen on streets daily, en route to their places of productivity. . . THROWS $100 DOWlf DRAIN Cortland, N. Y. ? En route from Syracuse to Scran ton. Pa., Ma ria Franc isca, of the San Carlo* Opera Company, wrapped $100 in a paper towel in the washroom of the train. After washing her hands, she inadvertently picked up the napkin roll of bills, along with another paper napkin, and toned both down the drain. She notified the conductor of her loaa and section hands found $86 of the $100 on the right of way be tween Apulia and Jamesville. BABY CHICKS Commercial hatchery produc tion of baby chicks in February was the Urgent on record, ac cording to the Agriculture De i partinent, which reports that the output for the January-February period at M per cent above a year ago. Furthermore, the num ber of eggs in incubators on March 1 wars 37 par east great er than In 1948 and bookings for itallwo tat April an IS per cent laprttmt The Cleveland* and Riddle Tta. gwond of a 8?ris? of Thro* Historical Articles Hdiliag to The Early Hk tory of Waliuat Counir br DR. J. R. HODGES of Maiden, M. C. Dr. Draper, autnor of "Kings Mountain and Its Her Heroes," has this to say of Col. Cleveland: "Cleveland was literally, all things to all people. By hi? se verities, he awed and intimidated, not a few ? restraining them from lapsing into Tory abominations; by his kindness, forbearance, and even tenderness, winning over many to the glorious cause he loved so weLL John Doss was the faithful ov erseer of Cleveland's plantation. Bill Harrison, a nated Tory lead er of that section, had, with a few followers, not only stole Cleveland's stock and destroyed his property, but captured his oveneer, and hung him, with a grape vine around his neck. He placed him on a log and had a follower go up the hill, run down and but the victim off the log into eternity. i Harrison was soon brought in by one of Cleveland's followers, and accompanied by his colored servant. Bill, and the soldier, the Colonel took the wretch up the hill to the tree and grapevine where he had hung the overseer. "I hope you will not hang me. Colonel," said the troubling Tory. "Why not?" "Because you know I am a useful man in the com munity ? a good mechanic and millwright ? have worked for you and cannot welt be spared. Be sides I have invented perpetual motion, and if I am cut off, the world will lose the benefit of my discovery. I have heard you curse Fanning for putting prison ers to death. Where are your principles, Colonel ? where is your conscience?" ' "Where is my conscience?" re torted the bristling Colpnel; Where are my horses and cattle you have stolen, my barn and fences you have burned; where is poor Jack Doss? 'Fore God I'll do this and justify myself before high heaven and my country." "Hun up the hill. Bill, and butt him off the log. I'll show him perpetual motion." On another occasion he had a Tory brought in who was a hard case, intelligent and daring, but who had not stooped to the atrocities some of his ilk had. With his guards the prisoner was on his way to the hanging place, Cleveland puffing along behind. "Waste no time," he said, "we've got work to do, swing him off quick." ? The fellow turned facing him and cooly said, "You needn't be in such a d -d big hurry, Col onel." For a moment Cleveland was speechless. Then, so struck with indomitable courage, the iron will, and the dauntless forti tude of the man, who in the hands of his greatest enemy, from whom he could expect no mercy, yet had the daring ef frontery with death a few min utes away, to taunt him, and re turn quip for quip; he said, "Let him go, boys; turn him loose." The Tory turned again to Cleveland and said, with no linte feeling: "Colonel, you've con quered me. You have given me my life without the asking, and it's yours as long as you need it. 1 11 ever after fight on your side." And he did. He joined "Old Roundabout's" forces and took the oath of allegiance, and proved the most dependable, in trepid fighter among Cleveland's "Bull Dogs." On another occasion, when the Colonel was away, a notorious Tory horse theif was brought in and turned over to Cleveland's two young sons, both under the age of 16, and as the boys, fear ing he might be rescued if they had to keep him overnight, they appealed to their mother for ad vice as to what to do under the| circumstances. The good lady, puffing her pipe, inquired into the case and learned the evidence against him was overwhelming, she asked the boys what their 'ather would do in such a case. "Hang him," was the prompt re ply from both. "Well, then." said the old lady, "You must-hang him." And he was promptly hung at the gate. Col. Cleveland made a trip to the house of his tenant, Jesse Duncan, at Old Fields, accompan ied only by his Negro servant on the 14th of April, 1781, ?? and while there, Capt. Win. Riddle, with eight followers and two prisoners, Capt. Ross and his ser vant, who he had captured in Virginia, appeared and by itrat agens captured CoL ' Cleveland and his servant, and during the affair, a follower, named Wells, shot Richard Calloway in the thigh. They took their prisoners up New River to the mouth of Elk Creek and then up the bed of the creek to its head near the Knob that bears the name of the Tory outlaw. Riddle seems to have had a hide out on this knob, later caller the Wolf Den. To this place he took his pris oners and encamped for the night The firing when the Cdlonel was captured aroused several people, and Jesse Duncan, John 'Shirley and Berry Toney hasten ed to notify the people of the scattered settlements to meet that afternoon at Old Fields, while Joseph Calloway should mount his horse and hasten to Capt Ro bert Cleveland's, on Lewis Fork of the Yadkin, about twelve miles ?way. His brother, William Calloway, itarted up the river and came across Sam McQueen and Ben Greer, and all being expert] woodsmen aa well as ardent Whigs, they started on the trail and followed it till night and overtook them. They (topped]' and Greer returned to pilot *ny who had gathered for the pur suit. -Capt Robert Cleveland had arrived at Old Fields about dark with 20 tried men, and about 10 neighbors had gathered. Greer, who was one of Cleveland's Bull Dogs, led them rapidly over the trail and reached the waiting Mc Queen and Calloway a little be fore day. The Tory camp was reached just at sunrise, but only nine men were reedy to fire and four of these were to reserve their fire for a second volley or any other emergency. Nobody was hit at the first fire, but on the second, William Calloway aimed at Wells, and it was thought, fatally wounded him as he was left to his fate. Wells was the one who shot and crippled Rich ard Calloway at Old Fields, where Cleveland was captured. By the body of Whigs being so separated so there could be no unity of action Riddle and his men all escaped, though his prisoners were recaptured. The entire story of the cap ture, pursuit and rescue is inter esting, but entirely too long for a story of this kind for news paper publication. Col. Cleveland's first import ant military service was in 1776 when, as a captain, he command ed a company of riflemen which he marched to Cross Creek, to help subdue the Highland Tor ies, arriving too late for the bat tle of Moore's Creek Bridge. He scoured the country in the Wake Forest region and captured a Tory, Capt. Jackson, who, a few days after the Moore's Creek bat tle had burned the home, bam and store house of the patriot Ransom Sutherland. He hangfd Jackson at the ruined homestead of Sutherland. His next was in command of his company of rifle men in Gen. Rutherford's cam paign against the Cherokees, the summer of 1776. For this he was made a Colonel . Through all the long years of the Revolution till victory was won and independence acknow ledged, he was never idle, being almost continually under arms in some enterprise or other, but perhaps his crowning achieve ment was when he, shoulder to shoulder with tlje cursing white lipped South Fork troops of the dying Chronicle, whose fall he saw and swore to avenge, hurled [his regiment up the rocky slopes of King's Mountain against the bayonets of Ferguson's Maurad ers, helping to win the victory that soon ended England's autho rity over his country forever. Descendants of some of these men who fought so desperately to that hilltop, have helped pop ulate Watauga and many of her sister counties, many unknown, a few known ? Ben Greer, Ebernez er Fairchild, Benjamin Black burn, Thomas Hodges, Capt. Wil liam Jackson, William Miller. ? If we only knew them all! There is one shrine tnat every person residing in Watauga can, and should visit. Following the highway from Boone to Wilkes t>oro, at Purlear there branches to the left the improved road to Parsonville, up that road one mile, overlooking a beautiful Lewis Fork valley, stands the two-story log house, the home of Capt. Robert Cleveland. This is the home to which Joseph Cal loway rode for help when CoL Cleveland was captured at Old Fields. It is well preserved, has a rock chimney at each end, one small, narrow window in the en tire first floor, two small win dows on second floor, and base ment full length of house. "Capt. Bob" owned a fine farm here and is buried in a family Jurying ground on the farm. Fortunately, it is owned by a man who realizes and appreciates its historical value and will see to its preservation. The next and final installment will give a brief account of Capt. Riddle's last foray and a brief mention of the other Clevelands. BRIEF NEWS Insecticide made from turpen tine expected to wve cotton crop. Cotton carryover at end of crop year put at ?900,000 bale*. More Norwegian war criminal* admitted in Argentina. Japanese considering remedies to combat overpopulation. Soviet to rush new encyclo pedia showing its superiority. U. S. farthest north consulate is at Oodthaab, Greenland London editor Jailed for pub lishing details of murder case. Britain curtailing trade with Iron Curtain countries. Poison in fluorescent light tubes Medical Journal warns. "Axis Sally" sentenced to ten to thirty years' for treason. General Smith, Ambassador to Russia, resigns post. Altmeyer supports 4% payroll tax for Social Security. Neomycin, a new antibiotic, tested for war on tuberculosis. ANA survey shows 1049 pros pects for business bright. Fourth successive drop is re ported in business loans. Insurance companies ease air travel requirements in policies. KOTXCZ NORTH CAROLINA WATAUGA COUNTY IN SUPERIOR COURT Florence Church, Plaintiff V* Clinard Church, Defendant The defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above entitled matter was Issued this day against the defendant by the Clerk Superior Court of Watauga County, North Carolina in behalf of the plaintiff to obtain judgment against the defendant for upkeep and rmaintenance of the plaintiff, his wife, and defendant will further take notice that If he falls to appear at Boone, at said office of the Clerk Superior Court and answer or demur to the complaint filed, within thirty -seven days after the last publication of this summons, plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief sought in the complaint. Defendant will also take notice that a warrant of attachment against the property of the defendant has been iuued in the cause, which said war rant is returnable at the same time and place, before Fred Gragg. Clerk Superior Court tr aforesaid at his said office In the courthouse at Boone. Watauga County. N. C. This 5th day of April, 1M9. KRED M fiRAGG Clerk Superior CMnt, Watauga County 4-7-4C 'HI HAITI* - I ?AtOINtl |? EndoWeed, new I improved lawn weed rontrol, de?troya over 100 different weed* once tod for ail. ? The ??xcluaive Endo Weed "Side Spray" applicator! Say? m you walk1 ng . . . no pump in* ... no wet feet. ((Tee it or any ?praying device j F?f Sf NTIO BY S VWIf T MAXfB', O * VIGORO 1949 * ?JVlllLfX ^BILB^ . * NOW'S THE TIME TO BUY THAT BELATED ENGAGEMENT DIAMOND . . . Of course you always meant to buy a beautiful en gagement ring for your wife . . . but thing* interfered. Now is a wonderful time to do it . . . during our Diamond Jubilee, March 27th through April 9th. We've been collecting diamonds for months and our stock is complete and distinctive. Stop in with your wife during the Diamond Jubilee ... let us give you expert help in selecting the diamond of her dreams. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL SELECTION DURING THE DIAMOND JUBILEE March 27th through April 9th ? "No Gift Says Quite So Much as a Diamond" WALKER'S JEWELRY STORE BOONE. N. C. Weir forsees steel industry as "normal" by the start of 1950. Yugoslavs dicker with United States industrial builders. Soviet writer calls North Atlan tic Treaty a "pact of war." Argentine weighs meat-for-oil deal with the British. Senator Tait asks $1,000,000,000 cut in EQA bill. Truman asks halving of job in juries, now 2,000,000 a year. 40% cut in exports forecast due to ECA program. - German youth seek a new "strong man" to follow. Coal mine deaths show decrease for 1948, U. S. reports. Idaho site chosen for great atomic testing station. ECA nations urged to increase imports of goods. Pre-war "deals" and discounts to grocers returning. CREST Stores Company is featuring a complete line Of theitiost wanted items " in wearing apparel for EASTER at unusually low prices. Below are a few examples of our ability to save you money: Ladies' Hose 51 guage, 15 denier, first quality Nylons $1.49 pair Skirts and Blouses in wide selections $1.00 to $2.98 Ladies' Spring Bags of every kind and description $1.98 Ladies' Cotton Dresses latest styles, priced at $1.69 to $2.98 Easter Dresses for Ladies and Children $1.69, $1.98 Easter Baskets large assortment at 29c to $1.98 Visit Us for Your Easter Clothing Needs WED m JAIL Saginaw, - Mich. ? With the sheriff acting as best man, Pat rick Murphy, 39-year-old con victed burglar, and Betty Win ters, 26. were married in the Sag inaw County jail, where the groom is imprisoned on a 10-to 15 year sentence. When the cou ple will be at home together is a question because Murphy fac es an habitual criminal charge which could mean life in prisoaj Iwoncx or oiksolutiom or c ft M TBAMSIT CO. A PAjrr*E**HIP Notice u hereby even (M ttw partnership of RAY CASTLE and CHARLES L. MARTIN M partners, conducting the bualneas of pwt*l building supply and IimUm under the firm name and style of C ft M TRANSIT CO.'" has this day been dissolved by mutual coaeant. RAY CASTLE will collect all debt* owlns to the firm and pay all debts due by the firm. This 14th day of February. 1M* CHARLES L. MARTIN RAY W. CASTTJB Formerly doing business as "C ft M TRANSIT CO." TO CITY TAXPAYERS Those who have not paid their city taxes for the year 1948 are requested to do so at once, as the money is urgently needed for street work, waterworks improve ment and other things. After May 1, the penalty on these taxes will be 4%. We are anxious that payment be made before that ti?e. Your cooperation will be appreciated. GORDON H. WINKLER, Mayor . 1 JUST ARRIVES WITH A BIG LOAD OF FURNITURE "SPECIALS: One 10- Piece DUNCAN PHYFE DINING ROOM SUIT Like New. Cost New $350.00 Our Price $165.00 Onr-Bucket a-Day WATER HEATER with 56 gal. Tank $20.00 ONE DROP HEAD SINGER ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE $75.00 OTHER BARGAINS MAST FURNITURE STORE IN FARMER'S BURLEY WAREHOUSE - HEARING CLINIC! Mr. G. Stable, authority on doafnott, now domonktrato* revo lutionary now way to Hoar ?in tho way pooplo who havo no impairment hoar BALANCED HEARING COME IN? discover for yourself how Acousti coc has amazingly created not one or two, but 36 new and different Constellation Hearing Aids? among which, there is one specifically designed for your kind of deafness? to give you BALANCED HEARING! ?iV EXAMINATION WITHOUT OBLIGATION MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1? A. M. - ZPJK. BOOR. If. C. DANIEL BOONE HOTEL >M Acousticon Asbeville Co. ?OS Jackson Bids- AahorOlo, M. C. STALLINGS JEWELERS "At the Sign of the Clock" ? HAMILTONS ? ELGINS ? BULOVAS ? GRUENS ? WALTHAMS ? LONG INKS ? WITTNAUERS See Our Easter Parade of Fine Watches . . . then treat yourself to a new watch with your new spring costume! 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Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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