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BftONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1949
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KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
LINNTEY WALKER take* time
out front his work at his watch
maker's bench to point out to us
the sihallest-scale farming ven
ture in the community ? a single
bean vine, which he has tended
with meticulous care in a crack
in the pavement right smack
against the jewelry store. , . .
Watered and fertilized by Linney,
the bean vine has thrived, the
bugs didn't find it, and we have
been given a sample of the veg
etable, which didn't even have
to be hoed, 'count of the spot
in which they grew isn't larger
than a boarding-house,. flapjack
. . .Man standing along street
slicing succulent Elberta peach,
passing each morsel' to his mouth
on the point of a long-bladed
pocket knife, reminiscent of the
lean years, when visitors to the
town always carried their sand
wiches, and those who had den
tal trouble invariably sliced the
generous-sized biscuits, with the
rasher of streaked meat or the
liberal application of jam, jelly,
or what not. . . . Hickorities tell
of the hot ABC election down in
Catawba, which reaches a focus
today. . . . The vehicular con
gestion down at the demonstra
tion school at noon-time as proud
papas and mammas drive down
to bring the si^-year olds to
lunch. . . . Housewives discuss
their home canning problems as
they meet along the street . . .
and vegetable gardeners complain
as they fight the weeds, and
squirt bug-dust on the blighted
foliage. . . . Dr. Wright has tele
phone session, trying to find an
open date, on which to hold a
meeting of the Wildlife Club. . . .
AFTER BOAS'l'iKG for some
years about our visual abil
sad the possession of
of slightly greenish orbs, wfc
wouli b4 envied by an eagle,
finally , arrived at the point,
where we couldn't quite get a
focus on the smaller sixes of
type, particularly the "agate"
used in most want ad sections
. . and couldn't half the time
be sure what a steer sold for in
Chicago on the day before. . . .
Dr. Lawrence squared us up
with a pair of bifocals, and
now we can whis right through |
the livestock market, scan the ]
want ads. raid the fine print
on an insurance policy, the
sort that excuses the company,
in case anything happens ...
we are right back to pur old
status when it comes to seeing
things. . . _ Just one trouble . . .
the caie. which must be used
to protect the delicate lenses,
the spectacles themselves, and
we, are most always at three
different places. ... If we three
ever get together without a
widespread search oi a business
office, a composing room, a Mh
room house and seven or eight
pockets . . . well no doubt be
so gleeful that well take about
four fingers in an ice tea glass,
without even waiting to twist
an orange peel, or crush ? bit
of .' mint . . or to call for a
convivial companion!
? ? ?
_ ? ?
AIR SHOW Sunday brought a
lot dt folks to the Blair Field
area. . . . Hundreds viewed the
show "for free" from eminences
of neighboring plantations, per
haps more than paid the dollar
to get up close to the aerial gym
astics . . . The fleet machines
went through all the tricks in the
bag. and the folks had a good
time. . . . Uncle Jerome Presnell,
99. won the prize for being the
oldest citizen in attendance, and
besides the cash award, was giv
en a free flight over the town.
. . . Uncle Jerome was interview
ed over the address system, and
his emphatic declarations brought
general amusement. . . He
brought along the family Bible
for proof of his great age, and
carried the sacred book with him
on his initial flight into the blue.
. . . "Governor Scott's against all
the folks who failed to vote for
him in tne primary," ventured our
visitor, who added, "Had these
same folks been against him last
November, his Republican op
ponent would have been Gover
nor . .. but then he isn't enough
of an orthodox politician to ever
think of that!"". . . Blowing Rock
gets ready for big horse show
event, and lots of Boone folks lay
plans to join in the fun. . . . Heat
wave gives up to plumb chilly
weather in the .mountains, and
weather forecasters speculate as
to whether there will be an "ear
ly fall."
? ? ? ?
MRS. MATTIE C. HARDIN,
of Boone's oldest dtiaanm,
to the end of the long
tad sleeps on a por
Hon of the ancestral term, long
given the
only
the time of her LUIE, , . . She
link Lite a an
?rely Old
fiCSS
, all the sterling c
af the fine old
GREETS VETS
Officials of the Veterans of Foreign Warm as they were received
by President Truman at the White House in Washington. Left to
right are Omar B. Ketchum. directs* of the organisation's national
legislative service: Senator Speesard Holland of Florida; President
Truman; Veterans of Foreign Wars' national commander, Lyall T.
Beggs of Madison, Wise.; and Senator Claude Pepper of Florida.
The president seems to have told the veterans a joke, perhaps
something reminiscent of his war days. f
Henry Presnell Dies
In Truck Collision
Sugar Grove Man Suffers
Fatal Injuries When Thrown
From Pickup.
Ralph Henry Presnell, 47 1
years old, a resident of the Sugar]
Grove section, was fatally injur
ed last Wednesday in the colli
sion of a pickup which he was
riding, with another truck, on
highway 421, west of this city.
Information is that Presnell
was riding in the bed of the light
truck, driven by Bert Wilson, and
that the vehicle was struck from
the rear by a heavier truck, driv
en by Glen Anderson, when Wil
son cut down his speed, prepar
atory to stopping the vehicle.
Witnesses said the impact threw
Presnell to the pavement. Pres
nell was said to have suffered a
fractured skull in the falL .
Messrs. Wilson and Anddfcson
were absolved of blame in con
nection with the fatal accident
in- ..a hearing Thursday before
Coroner Richard Kelley, and E.
N. Hahn, justice of the peace.
Funeral services for Presnell
were held Friday at 2 o'clock at
Henson's Chapel Churcf. The
pastor. Rev. Mr. Folger, was as
sisted in the rites by Rev. Mr.
Parker. Interment was in the
Swift cemetery.
Surviving are the mother, Mrs.
Maggie Presnell; three brothers.
Glejin Presnell of Blowing Rock;
Conrad of Colonial Beacn, Vrf.;
Bynum of Wilmington, and a sis
ter, Mrs. J. C. Miller of Boone.
Dr. Y. Berryman Smith
To Speak to Graduates
Commencement exercises for
the summer graduating class will
be held at Appalachian State
Teachers college on the evening
of Thursday, August 25. The
speaker for the occasion will be
Dr. Young Berryman Smith, dean
of the law school of Columbia
University, New York City.
Dr. Smith, a native of Georgia,
holds the B. S. degree from the
University of Georgif, and the
LL.B. and LL.D. degrees from
Columbia University. He prac
ticed law in New York City and
in Atlanta, Georgia, before be
coming a member of the law
school faculty at Columbia in
1916. He has been Kent profes
sor of law since 1930. and dean of
the school of law since 1928.
Dr. Smith has been a visiting
professor at Yale University, a
lecturer for the Bar Association
of New York, a member of the
New York law revision commis
sion, and has held many other
notable offices. He is a member
of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi
Delta Phi fraternities.
The public is invited to hear
Dr. Smith at these exercises.
Baptist Leader Is
Coming to Boone
One of the nation's greatest
preachers will be in Boone Aug
ust 15th and 16th. Dr. Lee is pas
tor of one of the south's largest
churches, Bellevue Baptist
church in Memphis, Tenn.
Dr. Lee has preached one of
his sermons to more than a mil
lion people. Each year the muni
cipal auditorium of Memphis is
used to accomodate the crowd
who come to hear his sermon,
f'Pay Day Some Day."
Dr. Lee will preach at the
Tabernacle hi Boone, giving an
opportunity to hosts of people
who Want to hear the president
of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion.
, JOBLESS PAYMKKTS
The Bureau of Employment
Security has announced that un
employment insurance payments
hit a record monthly level . of
$154,606,000 in June, the largest
previous total in the history of
the law being 91tt.0M.U5 in
March of this year.
FARM AGENT
Dim F. Tugman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. O. Tugman of Boon*, who
has notoilf boon named assist
ant farm agonl for Ash* county,
following his graduation from
Stata College last spring.
Wiley H. Swift ~
Dies On Sunday
Wiley H. Swift, native of the
Cove Creek section of Watauga
county, former superintendent of
the Greensboro schools, and in
recent years a resident of Mon
tezuma, died Sunday in a Win
ston -Salem hospital of a heart at
tack. He became ill Friday, and
was taken to the hospital Satur
day, when it became apparent
his illness was serious. He was
74 years old. '
Mr. Swift \*as graduated from
the University of North Carolina
in 1001, and became a teacher in
Greensboro in 1903, where" he
served for- many years as city
superintendent of schools. He be
came concerned over child wel
fare and studied law so that he
might do something constructive
about the child labor problem.
Though he never attended law
school, he passed the examina
tion and was admitted to the
Greensboro bV, where he farm
ed a law partnership with the
late David Stern.
He was special agent for the
national child labor committee,
then chairman of the committee
of legislation and later general
secretary of the national child
labor committee with offices in
New York. This position he held
for 18 years.
Mr, Swift retired several years
ago, and lived at Montezuma,
where he was serving as post
master at the time of his death.
He was the oldest son of the
late Enoch and Martha McBride
Swift of Sherwood, Watauga
county, and is survived by tne
widow, Mrs. Bulus Bagby Switt.
There are five sons and daught
ers: Wiley Swift, Jr., Montezu
ma; Thomas Swift, Winston -
Salem: David Swift, Hickory;
Mrs. Peter B. Olney of Sables
ville, R I. and Miss Bulus B.
Swift of Montezuma. There are
three brothers and three sisters:
Scott, Don and Clark, all of Wa
tauga county; Mrs. Rose S. Ful
ler, Mountain City, Teon.: Mrs.
Mary 8. Harris and Mis. Hattte
S. Lewis of Sherwood.
Funeral services were held at
the home In Montezuma Tuesday
afternoon.
Wildlife Club Holds
Dinner Next Week
The Watauga Wildlife Club
will hold a dinner meeting at the
Skyline Restaurant August 9th
at 7 o'clock p. m. All members are
asked to attend and be prepared
to pay their dues at thb time.
Prospective members an also in
vitea.
FLOWER SHOW
RULES, OTHER
INFORMATION
MADE PUBLIC
? '/j
Annual Women's Club Event
To be Held at Daniel Boone
Hotel August 11th: Rules of
Show, Classification, Other
Pertinent Facts Given.
The annual flower show, spon
sored by the Worthwhile Club
will be held at the Daniel Boone
Hotel Thursday, August 11, from
3:30 to 8 p. m., and following are
the rules and classifications und
er which the flowers may be
entered:
Rulas
1. An exhibitor is allowed one
entry in each arrangement class.
2. Flowers do not have to be
grown by exhibitor, but must be
grown in county.
3. Entries are open to any per
son in the county.
4. A fee of 25c for each entry
or $1.00 for four or more en
tries, will be charged.
5. Entries shall be at the hotel
from 9-12 the day of the show.
6. All entries requested to be
left until show is over.
7. Containers are to be remov
ed from the hotal after 8:00 p. m.
8. Judging will be done by
qualified persons. Judging is to
be finished and awards on entries
before show is opened to the pub
lic at 3:30 p. m.
Prises and Awards
Awards will be ribbons: 1st,
blue; 2nd, red; 3rd, white. Sweep
stakes, purple.
Prizes will be given for most
outstanding exhibit of show, 1,
and 2; to one receiving most
points in show (blue ribbon 3
points, red 2 points, white 1
point); most artistic arrange
ment Vi ; best man's exhibit % ;
best child's exhibit Mi.
Spaciman and Arrangamant
The followiqg are to be judged
according to speciman and ar
rangement:
1. ? Dahlias: Giant, Cactus,
Ball, Pompon, three blooms of
one kind, single speciman.
2. ? Gladiolus: arrangment one
color, arrangement mixed color,
single speciman.
' 3. ? Zenias: arrangement giant,
pompon or miniature.
4. ? Marigolds: arrangement
giant, arrangement dwarf.
5. ? Roses: arrangement mixed
colors, arrangement one color,
single speciman (bud vase), float.
6. ? Astefs: arrangement.
7. ? Petunias: double, ruffled,
single.
8. ? Azaleumum: arrangement.
9. ? Nasturtium: arrangement.
10.? Sweetpeas: arrangement.
11. ? Snapdragons: arrange
mem.
12. ? Shasta Daisy: arrangement.
13. ? Lillies (any variety: ar
rangement, single speciman.
14. ? Pansy: arrangement.
15. ? Cosmos: arrangement.
16. ? Delphinium: arrangement.
17. ? Larkspur: arrangement.
18. ? Potted plants: Tuberoses
Begonias, African Violets.
19. ? Wildflower: arrangement.
20. ? Mixed flowers .
21. ? Porch arrangement
22. ? Desk garden.
23. ? Miniature arrangement, 3
inches.
24. ? Small arrangement 6 in
ches.
25. ? Fruit arrangement.
26 ? Vegetable arrangement '
27. ? Men's arrangement, any
kind .
28. ? Children's arrangement,
any kind.
29. ? Miscellaneous: any other
variety not listed may be enter
ed in the show:
Artistic Arrangements
1. ? Arrangement using warm
colors.
2. ? Arrangement using pastel
colors.
- 3. ? Arrangement using white
only.
4. ? Arrangement using mixed
colors.
? 5. ? Arrangement roses.
7.? Arrangement Gladiolas:
7. ? Arrangement for dinner orj
tea table.
8. ? Arrangement for coffee ta
ble.
9 ? Arrangement for hall table.
10. ? Arrangement using figur
ines.
Emphasis will be placed on ar
tistic effect rather than horticul
ture value of flowers in this di
vision.
Refreshments will be served
and there will be other enter
tainment features. Any flowers
grown in the county may be en
tered, and they will be received
from 9 a. m. to 12 noon.
iargeit Summer
Sessions at College
The Appalachian State Teach
ers college is having the largest
summer sessions in the history of
the college.
For the first six-weeks term, the
enrollment was 1,009 students.
The second term enrollment is
976. The enrollment in the grad
uate school for the first term was
283, and for the second tana it is
245. The total enrollment for the
summer of MS makes Appalachi
an one of the large graduate
schools in the south. ? .
FORMER BOONE WOMAN ENJOYS LIFE
(Photo by Gene Kerr, Courtesy Maryville, Tenn., Daily Times)
Pictured underneath the old ox -yoke adorning the gateway leading
into one of her latest projects ? thai of a woodland garden ? Mrs.
E. B. Dougherty arranges some garden flowers In an old copper
lustreware pitcher, made in England, which has b?en in her family|
for 140 year*. (See story on page four)
First DP's To Arrive
In Watauga in August
Lutheran Church To Estab
lish Latvians at Deep Gap;!
Others To Come.
Acting through the resettle
ment service of the national
Lutheran council, two families
of displaced persons, residents of
Latvia, are soon to take up their
abode in Watauga county, it is
revealed by Rev. , F. M. Specie,
pastor of the Watauga Lutheran
Parish, who is being assisted in
the preliminary work of locating
these people by Rev. Roscoe B.
Fisher of Lenoir.
The first family is expected to
tarrive here during August and
will establish residence in the V.
L. Moretz home at Deep Gap.
They are Latvian farm people,
and the family consists of
iArnolds Karlsons. aee 40. Zenta
(Carlsons, 45, Martins, 14, Maija,
12, and Andreja, 9.
Another family fpom Latvia to
arrive here at an undetermined
date, will establish residence at
the old Coffey home near Old
Mount Pleasant Church, which
was tendered by Miss Edna Cof
fey of Lenoir. Members of the
Lutheran congregation are re-j
pairing and refurnishing the
home for the displaced family
and August 12, everyone willing
to help in the work is asked to
come, and to bring such articles
of furniture as they can contri
bute. Everything is needed, in
cluding furniture of all kinds,
towels, sheets, rugs, blankets,
mattresses and curtains.
Those who have something to
give and have no way of trans
porting it should get in touch
with the committee, which in
cludes Jerome Coffey, Dean Nor
ris, Willard Norris, Mrs. Susie
Phillips, Boone RFD 2.
The local movement is in line
with the national program of
the Lutheran church which is
finding homes for 100 to 200 dis
placed persons each week.
Pears Are Secured
For Co. Lunch Room
Watauga county is to receive,
one thousand bushels of Cali
fornia pears, to be used in the
lunch room program, it is an
nounced by w. H. Walker, county
superintendent of schools, who
states that the pears will need to
be canned immediately on ar
rival, Patrons of the schools, or
others, are asked to supply free
labor at the Cove Creek and
Boone canneries when the can
ning is done.
l%e pears are expected to Ar
rive about the end of August.
Those willing to help are asked
to notify their school principal in
advance, so that he may know
whom to contact when the fruit
is received.
Trout Season Ends
In Watauga County
The open season for trout
fishing in Watauga county, end
ed July 31, it is reminded by
Tommy Osborne, local game and
fish protector, who states that
hunting licenses for the 1940-00
season are now on sale at the
usual points throughout the
county.
Mr. Osborne says that Watauga
and New River are still open for
Cms fishing. , '
0
SUCCUMBS
Dr. Robert K. Bingham, popular
[Boon* phriidu, who died In
StiliiTlIl* Saturday.
Kelly Osborne
Taken By Death
Bynum Kelly Osborne, 61. re
tired lumberman, veteran of the
first world war, and a leader in
\he American Legion, died Fri
day at Watauga Hospital, four
and a half hours after suffering a
stroke, at his home in the Green
Heights section.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 3 o'clock from the
Boone Methodist Church by the
Pastor. Rev. S. B. Moss. Assisting
in the rites were Rev. Ernest
Stevens. Rev. E. F. Troutman,
and Rev. Mrs. Warman. Burial
was in the community cemetery.
Mr. Osborne was born at Fig,
Ashe countv, a son of the late
David and Mrs. Osborne, and had
lived in Boone thirty years, com
ing here following the first
world war. He served for Jwelve
months in the army as a private
during the first war in the fam
ous 81st division, and saw action
in the Argonne campaign and in
other engagements in France. He
started working for the J. Wal
ter Wright Lumber Co., at age
14, and operated a yard for this
firm in Boone. until three years
ago, when he went into the lum
ber business for himself. A year
later he retired due to ill health.
Mr. Osborne was a lead# in
the American Legion, but had,
on different occasions, refused
the comma ndership He was
largely Instrumental in the pur
chase of the Legion property
here, and was also a member of
the V. r. W. He was a member
of the Pleasant Hill Methodist
Church.
The widow and one son, Char
les Osborne, of Boone, survive.
The United States and Great
Britain have announced plans tar
a sharp cutdown of the Berlin
airlift operations early in Sept
ember, after sufficient food and
DEATH ENDS 40
YEAR CAREER
LOCAL DOCTOR;
RITES MONDAY
Dr. Robert K. Bingham Die#
In Statesville Hospital; Son
Of Late Major Bingham; ?
Had Practiced in Boone for
More than 40 Years.
Dr. Robert K. Bingham, 71
years old, a son of the lata Maj
or Harvey Bingham, and Mrs.
Ann Millei\ Bingham, and for
forty years a practicing physi
cian in Watauga county dtaa at
a Statesville hospital Saturday,
following an operation.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon from the
Boone Methodist church, by the
pastor. Rev. S. B. Moss, who was
assisted by Rev. Paul Townaend
of Greensboro; Dr. O. T. Rows
of Duke University Divinity
School, and Rev. Edwin Trout
man of the Grace Lutheran
Church here. Burial was in the
city cemetery, with members of
Snow Lodge no. 363, A.. F. 8t A.
M. conducting the graveside
rites. The floral offering was in
charge of members of the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Robert Knox Bingham was
born March 7, 1878 in Watauga
county and the family moved to
Statesville when he was four
years old. His father Major Bing
ham, one of the most famous
barristers of his day, conducted
a law school there for many '
years. He Vas educated in the
public schools of Iredell county,
worked as a youth in the com
posing room of the Statesville
Landmark, and received his p re
medical training at Davidson
College. He was graduated from
the medical college of the Uni
versity of Tennessee in 1905, and
practiced medicine in Statesville
until 1909, when he moved to
Boone, where he was actively
engaged in the practice of his
profession until the time of hi*
brief illness
Dr. Bingham was active in
church and social affairs in the
community, was a members of
the Boone Mthodist Church, and
of Snow Masonic Lodge.
Dr. Bingham was married to
Miss Jennie N orris November 7,
1911, and they have since resid
ed in Boone. The widow Sur
vives, with eight sons and
daughters: Bill Bingham, Pin
nacle, N. C.; Mrs. C. D. Smith,
Macon, Ga.; Mrs. W. B. Th orr? as,
Concord, N. C.; R K. Bingham.
Jr., Bristol, Tenn.; Mrs. Carl
Smith, Decatur, 111.; Mrs. Mar
vin Deal, John Bingham, and
Richard Bingham, all of Boone.
There are two sisters, Mrs.
Annie Harwell, of Statesville,
and Mrs. Dora Sherman of
Wilkesboro.
MacBrayer Will
Be Rotary Guest
Hon. C. B. "Pat" MacBrayer,
Shelby, N. C., will be the speak
er at the meeting of the Boone
Rotary Club to be held Friday at
6:30 at the Skyline Restaurant,
it is announced by F. T. Wagon
er, program chairman.
Mr. MacBrayer, who has been
prominent in Rotary circles for
many years, is known as a splen
did speaker, and all members are
asked to hear him.
Church Manager at
Bare'* Dept. Store
Fred C. Church, native Wa
taugan, but for the past twenty
years a resident of Chicago, I1L,
has bought an interest in Bare's
Department Store, here, and is
now personally managing the
popular store.
Mr. Church succeeds Mr. El
bert Rhodes, who returns to his
home in North Wilkes bo ro, where
he resumes his employment with
the Southern Bargain Stop*.
Mr. Church is a son of M t. and
Mrs. I. F. Church of Brownwood,
and was engaged in the cafe
business, and the Carolina Ston
here before going to Illinois. For
eight years of his residence in
Chicago, he was engaged in buy
ing for a number of Carolina
stores, and for the past twelve
years has been in the trucking
business.
Mrs. Church is expected to Ar
rive soon, and they will establish
residence in their recently pur
chased home on Ray Hill, east of
the town.
SUY AIRPLANE
s Joe Hardin. J. D.
Cooke, Hoyle Davis, and J. O.
Wilson, Jr., have purchased an
airplane, which is parked on
Blair Field. Mr. Hardin/ beta* a
SpEs"
charter flying will
featured.
? .I. i n
AT ?-H CLUB
Among the local
[members
fr-H club