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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949.
FIVE
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
JUDGE RUDISELL, resident
district judge, who succeeded
Judge Wilson War lick, is holding
his first time of court in Boone,
. . ? Large number of submis
sions on charges of misdemean
ors. cleared away in short order,
and the jurist is inclined to give
the boys a chance, when he has
anything to go on . . . First of
fenders, particularly, are likely
to get a break, when their of
fenses aren't too aggravated, and
the court-room hangers-on are
impressed with Judge Rudisill's
tolerance, his fairness, and his
determination to do the best
thing for all concerned . . . Few,
who could be classed as criminal
minded are seen at the bar, most
of the offenders are youngsters
who got off on the wrong foot
just the one time, and we like to
see them given a chance ... It
often pays big returns to society
in the days to come.
THE DEMOCRAT, following
a trend of a good many news
papers throughout the country
has changed Its handling of
court news to an extent . . .
Beginning six months ago, the
practice of publishing the
names of the youngsters, the
first offenders, who committed
misdemeanors, was itopped.
except In cases where the very
nature of the violation or some
peculiar circumstances, sur
rounding it . . . made news of
the occurrence ... In days gone
by. many lads had been hurt
by the indiscriminate publica
tion of names, and were label
ad by some of the more narrow
minded, as criminals, when
there was in fact no criminal
intent ... In cases involving
more serious offenses, no news
will be withheld . . . Many of
the better citizens of the coun
ty. have approved the new
policy . . . Without some unu- i
imal circumstance, a simple
drank, trying to drive, isn't of
orach news value.
"EVERYBODY," said the
thoughtful one, "seems to be lean
ing on a crutch nowadays. . . .
Not that everyone has a broken
leg, or a sprained ankle or- some
thing of the sort. ... But there's
fear, or frustration, or something
off key in their heads, which
calls for artificial strength. . . .
In the extreme cases, liquor and
narcotics are called on to brace
up the weak brother. . . . Others
use headache powders in copious
quantities, some quaff barrels of
the effervescent remedies . .v.
while the ones with rank imagi
nations. rely on countless soda
pops and quarts of coffee. . . .
They are all leaning . . . they
all think they are getting the
strength needed by their constant
libations . . the purpose of thq
one is the same as the other" . . .
Couldst be! . . Patrolman Coy
Greene tinkering with the inn
ards of a parking meter, which
evidently hadn't been keeping
nght good time. . . . Visitor to
Democrat office during recent
cold spell, plops down on hot
radiator. . . Shell Service Sta
tion wins Harley-Davidson motor
cycle, side-car combination, in a
drawing held down at the square
Saturday afternoon. . . . Mother
leaves squalling youngun while
she borrows a match to light a
fag. . . . Rev. Hight C. Moore, pi
oneer Baptist minister, appears
at the celebration of the 150th
anniversary of the Cove Creek
Baptist Church Sunday. . . . The
esteemed minister started his ca
reer when a. lad of 19, as pastor
of the Cove Creek Church, and
of course had a little more than
passing interest in the progress
of the church and the welfare of
its congregation. . . . The end
less stream of automobiles, a
large part of them late models,
the bills of large denomination
found in the hands of shoppers,
the fine homes and the luxury
equipment denote continued good
times. . . . We don't yet have
the makin's of a depression!
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MRS. WADE KLUTZ was
down from Blowing Rock tht
other day placing an ad for
Club's tacky
ituras tquara
danring and other entertain
BMfijL ?firnil far btptfii of
tbm dab's library building fund
. . . Inquiry rrraM thai the
Isisbtm^ tlw library, which
bss outgrown Us present quar
tan, and that the organisa
tion is sacking sufficient funds
with which to build an ade
quate structure.
WE BECAME considerably in
terested in the Blowing Rock or
ganization, which it seems con
? tributes immensely to the wel
fare of our folks . . . Many years
ago the club started serving hot
lunches to the school children,
and continues to supply the food
for the children unable to pay
? . . . Destitute people in the area
are cared for ? medicines bought,
clothing given to school children,
and aid tendered on hospital car*
. . . funds are provided for the
/ dental care of the school child
ren, and a thon?nd aad one oth
Friday even
SURPRISING SEXTET
Six children in 27 months U boast of this ex- army pair. ExWAC
Margaret K. Summers, her ex-sergeant husband. Charles, and
their three sets of twins arrive in .New York from their Doyleslown,
Ohio. home.
1216 Enroll at College
To Break All Records
NEW CHIEF
Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander
of the sixth army, has been nam
?d new chief of staff of the army
field force*. He was the famed
wartime leader of the fifth army
'.n Italy and was a participant in
the signing of the armistice in
Italy.
P. T. A. To Hold
Meeting, on Monday
The Boone Parent - Teachers
Association will have it's first
meeting of the new year next
Monday night. The meeting will
be a covered dish supper, with
oach parent or patron bringing a
covered dish to serve themselves
and the teachers.
Following the dinner there will
be a movie which will be enter
taining and interesting to all.
As this is the first meeting of
the year, it is hoped that the par
ents will turn out in large num
bers and thus display their in
terest in the school and in the
teachers of their children.
Don't forget Monday, Septem
ber 26, at 6:30 p. m. at the High
School Cafeteria. ? Come to P. T.
A. supper!
Mrs. Pritchett
Gels Party Post
Mrs. Earleen G. Pritchett of
Boone was elected vice-presi
dent of the Young Democratic
clubs of North Carolina in the
14th annual convention of the or
ganization held at New Bern last
week.
Mrs. Pritchett, who is secre
tary to Dean J. D. Rankin at
Appalachian College, has long
been active in Democratic party
circles both in Avery and Wa
tauga counties, and was present
at tne convention. 1
Terry Sanford, Fayetteville
lawyer, was named president, and
Miles J. Smith. Jr., of Salisbury,
secretary.
Rabbi Lazaron To
Preach Next Sunday
Rabbi Maurice S. Lazaron, of
Baltimore and Blowing Rock,
will speak at the Boone Metho
list Church next Sunday even
ing at 6: SO, in the abeence of Pas
tor Sam Moos, who is attending
lirtrict conference in Winstoo
Salem.
An invitation is extended to
all to hear Rabbi Lazaron. I
Psychologists told lui m
create ttniom. frustrate ch^j.
Total Number of Students To
Further Increase by End
Of Week; New Tutors
The enrollment at Appalachian
State Teachers college has climb
ed to the highest figure in the
history of the institution. 1216
students already have registered,
and it is estimated that the grad
uate students yet to register will
swell the figure to at least 1250
before the end of the week.
Approximately thirty-five stu
dents are enrolled in the grad
uate classes at North Wilkesboro.
About the same number are ex
pected to enroll for classes at
Morganton. Off-campus classes
are being taught in the late af
ternoon and night at both places.
Chapell Wilson, dean of the grad
uate school, estimates that an
enrollment of 125 will be reached
in the graduate school.
The college also had the larg
est summer enrollment it has
ever had. More than two thous
and different enrollments were
registered from nineteen states,
three foreign countries, and one
territory. There were 238 work
ing for the master's degree, and
586 college graduates attending
the institution.
Eleven faculty members have
been added to the faculty to help
take care of the larger enroll
ment. They include Dr. Pearl S.
McCarty, department of English;
Dr. Mildred D. Babcock, depart
ment of education; Dr. C. W.
Simms, department of education;
Dr. C. R. Walker, department of
[biology; Mrs. Ila Mae Taylor, de
partment of library science;
James T. Thompson, department
of business education: Golden T.
Buckland, department of mathe
matics; Miss Grace Hollifield, de
partment of Home Economics;
Miss June Dinkins. department of
physical education; Bobby Wayne
Cox, department of music; and
Mrs. Elsie Erneston, also depart
ment of music.
Hereford Sale To
Be Held Oct. 7
The seventh annual sale of the
Watauga Hereford Breeders As
sociation has been set for Friday
October 7, starting at 12 noon. It
is announced by H. M. Hamilton,
sale manager and auctioneer.
The sale will be held at Burley
warehouse no. 1, and 65 head of
registered Herefords will be of
fered, to comprise the biggest
sale in the history of the local
association. There will be 11
cows with calves, 10 bred heifers,
13 open heifers, and 18 bulls.
All these cattle have been bred
in Watauga county, and are con
signed by about 23 local breed
Many Gather for
Cove Creek Service
Large numbers of members
and friends of the Cove Creek
Baptist Church gathered Sunday
to enjoy the services held in cel
ebration of the one hundredth and
fiftieth anniversary of the estab
lishment of the church.
The morning worship service
was featured by a sermon by Dr.
Hight C. Moore, retired Baptist
minister, and early-day pastor of
the congregation. The afternoon
session featured historical sket
ches of the church, interesting
historical Incident*, songs from
(old hymnals, etc.
| In the evening Dr. Moore
preached again. The services
in charge of Ttev
r. Harold,
C. OF C. MEET
GETS REPORTS;
MANY ARE TO
GO TO HICKORY
Hospital Development, Other
Matters Discussed in Busi
ness Session Group To Hear
U. S. Chamber Commerce
Speeches in Hickory This
Evening.
The Chamber of Commerce
meeting, held Tuesday evening,
featured the reports of various
committees, and no special
speakers were included on the
program.
Dr. Moose reported on the
hospital development, while W.
R. Winkler told of the progress
being made on the Parkway and
the proposed use of the Cone
mansion at Blowing Rock as an
historical structure, to house
mementos and souvenirs of early
days in the area. Russell Hodges
reported excellent condition in
membership, while Wade Brown
enthusiastically brought word of
the moving of dirt on the Wa
tauga River road.
A committee, composed of;
Wade Brown, Stanley Harris and
Clyde Greene, was appointed to
incorporate the Chamber of Com
merce, while a plan to improve
the local airport was discussed.
B. W. Stallings. Wade Brown
and Russell Hodges were ap
pointed to work with the project.
U, S. Chamber Meeting
Secretary Harris reported the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce is to
hold an area meeting in Hickory
and a large delegation indicated
their plan to attend. Herman Wil
cox, Frank Payne, Clyde Eggers,
Gill Phillips, Clyde Greene, Watt
Gragg, Gurney Brinkley, Louis
Smith, Ralph Winkler, Mayor
Gordon Winkler, Dr. Matheson,
Kent Brown, Edwin Dougherty,
Alfred Adams, Fred Church, Joe
Micheal, R. D. Hodges, Jr., M. R.
Maddux, W. H. Klutz, Dr. Kep
hart, in addition to secretary
Harris agreed to attend. Secre
taries Bird and Cherry of the U.
S. Chamber of Commerce will be
the principal speakers. Bird's
subject is, "Help Yourself to Bet- .
ter Government." Mr. Cherry 1
will conduct the round table dis- :
cussion and Dr. Glen R. Frye of
Hickory will speak on "The
Business Man's Stake in National '
Affairs." '
Drive i
Huge Success1
The hospital campaign in
Boone last week was a pronounc- 1
ed success and if the people who
are soliciting in the county do
nearly as well, the total amount
of $10,000 is assured, according to r
i report by Stanley A. Harris, in
harge of the drive. Boone has :
already exceeded its quota and
several of the workers have ad
ditional amounts promised, or
friends were not able to deter
mine how much they could give
until a later date.
The Business and Professional
Woman's Club team, led by Mrs.
Kathleen Hodges, reported with
more than $200. Mrs. Austin
South and Mrs. J. C. Goodnight,
for the Hospital Guild, brought in
$250 while the Worthwhile Wo
man's Club, under Mrs. Roy Ruf
ty, exceeded $300. Mr. Howell
and Mr. Wey reported excellent
amounts from the teachers in the
demonstration and high school
and Mr. Wey sent a considerable
amount from the students in the
high school. Gurney Brinkley,
who heads the court house 'em
ployees, made the high mark for
the men, but Bob Agle's Lions
and Wayne Richardson's Rotary
team made good reports, accord
ing to Mr. Harris.
The Rotary is the last unit to
'join the $250.00 Club which now
has 26 members. They secured
the $250 by soliciting individual
Rotarians and were well pleased
with the response since six in
dividual members of the Rotary
Club have already joined the
$250 Club. Those in charge of the
drive expect the Lions Club and
the Junior Order to complete the
list of $250.00 Club members.
The "Book of Honor" is being
printed and every person or or
ganization contributing will be
placed in this book and it will
be placed in the Watauga hos
pital where everybody can see,
and in years to come, may be
reminded of those who helped to
make the hospital an A-l insti
tution.
Several churches took special
offerings Sunday but some post
poned their collection until next
Sunday for some special reason.
(Continued on page 8)
Deer Hunters May
File Applications
Tommy Osborne, local game
protector, has received a supply
of application blanks for deer
hunting hi the Pisgah rarest.
Mountain Mltchall, and Daniel
Boon* piWHt and Interested
hunters mar fat asm* by con
tacting him or applying ?t the
Boon* Drug Company.
Hospital
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sat off in aacfioa known as "No- Man's Land" of iarasalam. Palas
Tha axplosirs was storad Cor us* during tha lata hostilities
in Palastina.
Grandfather School
Building Is Destroyed
PRESIDENT
Mr*. Ed. M. Andtrton. of Wn t
Jefferxon, president North Caro
lina Federation of Woman'*
Club*, will be in Boon* Thursday
when the Third DUtrict hold* it*
innual meeting at the Pre?by
terian Church.
Federation of Women'#
Clubs Meets in Boone
The Third district of the North
Carolina Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold its annual meet
ing at the Presbyterian Church
in Boone Thursday morning, Sep
tember 22. The meeting will
Tpen at 10 o'clock, with Mrs. R.
E. Current, distrit president, pre
siding. Mrs. Roy Rufty, president
nf the Boone Worthwhile Club,
will have charge of the local club
activities.
Mrs, Ed. M. Anderson of West
Jefferson, state president. Mrs.
Lawrence Miller, district vice
president, Mrs. Argle McLeod of
Taylorsville, and Mrs. Current
will be present.
The meeting will open with the
singing of the National Anthem
led by Mrs. Clyde Winebarger.
Mrs. R. W. Watkins, past presi
dent of the local club, will lead
the pledge to the Flag, and Mrs.
F. E. Warman will give the invo
cation. followed by the recitation
of the Club Woman's Collect.
Mr. N. G. Erneston, violinist,
Mrs. N. G. Erneston, soloist, Mrs.
H. B. Perry, Jr., will give a mu
sical program.
After the adjournment at 12:30,
the assembly will go to the col
lege cafeteria for luncheon.
Eighteen senior clubs and four
junior clubs will be present for
the meeting. Approximately 200
members are expected to attend
from the district, which includes
clubs in Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe. Burke, Caldwell, Iredell,
Watauga and Wllkesboro coun
ties.
'L' and *M' Motorists
Asked To Get License
All motoriest* whose names be
gin with L or M are asked to
come to the courthouse in Boone
on Thursdays and Fridays of each
week from 8 to 4 o'clock and re
new their operator's license. This
group has until December SI to
renew their licenses, but are ask
ed to act now to avoid standing
in line at the last minute.
Mr. W. R. Stansberry, State
license examiner, states that those
found without the proper license
after December SI will be fined
not less than $25 and the cost.
No driving tests, it is stated,
will be given during severe wea
ther conditions.
BUBBLE-GUM TREASURE
Berkeley, Calit? White break
ing a trail through a heavily
shrubbed hill lot near their
homes, David Eakin, 10, and
Stanley Sharp, 8, stumbled onto
a treasure trove which, to ttim,
was better than pirate's gold.
Tbey found bans of bubble fan
? toiillng 15,000 chunks
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Frame Structure, Contents,
Total Loss; Board Meets
Today To Take Action
The Grandfather school build
ing, located above Foacoe, a ra
ther outmoded frame structure,
was totally destroyed by fire
Monday evening, it is said by
County Superintendent W. H.
Walker, who states that the blaze
was of unknown origin.
All the school equipment, in
cluding books, and a quantity of
food for lunch room use, was de
stroyed, nothing being salvaged
from the flames. Mr. Walker stat
ed that there was $500 insurance
in force on the structure.
The Board of Education is ex
pected to meet today in emer
gency session to work out some
method of taking care of the 42
children enrolled in the 7-grade
school.
Mrs. I. J. Bingham and Mrs.
Ruby Fox were teaching at
Grandfather.
air Is Started
In Boone Today
The annual Blue Ridge Fair
gets under way today at tobacco
warehouse no. 2, and on the ad
jacent lots, and there will be
four big days and night of events,
for the entertainment of the
people of the county, and sur
rounding regions.
Exhibits to compete for the
hundreds of prizes offered are
being placed in the various de
partments of the fair, which will
constitute a comprehensive exhi
bition of agricultural progress in
[Watauga county.
The American Legion Caval
cade is now on the midway with
a series ef rides and other enter
tainment features for the crowds
which are expected to be on hand
for the big event.
Robert G. Shipley is President
of the Fair Association, while L.
E. Tuckwiller, is gener.~1 ? lana
ger.
Lions Sponsor
White Cane Drive
Members of the Boone Lions
Club will actively participate this
week in the annual state-wide
White Cane sale and membership
enrollment campaign of the North
Carolina State Association for the
Blind in its effort to raise $25,
000.00 to aid the blind and to
prevent unnecessary blindness,
President Howard Cottrell an
nounced this week. One-third of
the proceeds derived from the
sole of White Cane buttons, he
said, will bis retained by the club
for its local work with the blind,
the remainder being tent to the
State Association to aid blind in
those areas of the state where
there is no organized work on be
half of the blind. i
During the period from Sep
tember 10 to 24, the local Lions
will join hands with the 187 oth
er Lions Clubs of North Carolina
to assist the Association in Its
annual drive for funds. These
8,500 Lions will raise funds to
pay for eye examinations, oper
ations, hospitalization and glass
es for needy persons. Work
among school children to prevent
blindness will be expanded, and
to those who are already blind,
the association plans a program
involving vocational guidance,
training, and placement in em
ployment.
Much support is being given
the association's enrollment cam
paign to secure membership* Into
the association, the local club
is seeking annual member ships
into the association for an annual
fee of $1.00 or more per member
ship. Also, an effort Is being
made to renew all old member
ships. Within the dub itself,
membsnhips will be sought 1m
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STEWART IS
GIVEN 5 TO 10
YEARS IN PEN
FOR RORRERY
Local Man Sentenced in Reb
bery of Newton's Depart
ment Store, and Entering
SmKhej's; 23 Submit to
Driving Drank; Slot Ma
chines Seised.
Woodrow Stewart was senten
ced Tuesday by Judge Riidisin.
in Watauga Superior Court to
from 5 to 10 yean in the State
prison on charges of breaking and
entering Newton's Department
Store, and given' a similar sen
tence for entering Smithey*s
store. A younger brother, Cecil
Stewart, was sentenced to from
2 to 3 years for complicity in the
Newton robbery.
Woodrow, court officials said,
is an escapee from the State pri
son, where he had served four
years of twenty year term for
fined $100 each and the costs,
and their license revoked for 12
months. Seven indicted for reck
less driving and speeding paid
fines of $25 and the costs.
Three charged with violation
of the State prohibition laws,
were given sentences of $200
each and the costs.
No civil actions will come up
for trial, other than divorce suits.
Mrs. Gragg's Mother
Dies in Burnsville
Mrs. Ellzebaeth English, 65,
mother of Mrs. Fred M. Gragg of
Boone, died at the home Monday
evening from the effects of a pa
ralytic stroke.
Funeral services are to be held
Wednesday, but as this is written
details haven't been announced.
Mrs. English attended Appala
chian College many years ago,
and is well known in Boone,
where she had visited at the home
of Mrs. Gragg.
Surviving, besides Mrs. Gragg,
are two sons: John English of
Burnsville; Frank English, Flint,
Mich. s
Henry Norris
Ends Own Life
Henry Ray Norris, 37 years
old, Vilas resident, died near the
home last Wednesday, from what
Coroner Richard E. Kelley said
was a self - inflicted gunshot
wound.
Mr. Norris' body was found
about a half mile from the home,
at about 7:30 a. m. A bullet from
a 22 calibre rifle had entered be
hind the ear on the right side of
the head, and death was adjudg
ed to have been instantaneous.
Cornor Kelly conducted an in
vestigation, Dut deemed an In
quest unnecessary. No message
was left by the deceased, and no
reason has been assigned tor the
suicide. Mr. Kelley says he had
left worH at the house that he
was going squirrel hunting a
short time before the body was
found.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday afternoon from the
Union Baptist Church at Mabel
by Rev. R C. Hodges, of Purlear,
and interment was in tha church
"TU?.? l?r.
*" George Henry Norris
and was employed by
department of
the robbery of H. J. Teague at
Blowing Rock. It is understood
that this sentence will have to
be completed before time begin*
to count on the current judg
ments.
Bobby Eugene Woodruff was
given a penitentiary sentence of
2 to 3 yean for breaking and en
tering in connection with the
robbery of a Blowing Hock serv
ice station.
H. G. Sullivan and Richard Mc
Ghee of Blowing Rock, charged
with the operation of slot ma
chines, were fined $200 and the
costs each, while the machines
'were ordered destroyed. The de
vices were said to have contained
'about $300, which was appropri
ated by the court.
Win. P. McManus and Roecoe
H. McManus of Johnson City, in
dicted under the narcotics laws,
were fined $100 and the cost, ana
banished from the State tor 3
years. Narcotics and hympoder
mic syringes were found on the
men, when arrested.
Dockat Half Finished
The State docket was more
than half finished when court re
cessed yesterday afternoon, and
it was predicted that the term,
over which Judge Rudisill of
Newton, is presiding, would- ad
journ sometime Thursday.
Twenty-three, who submitted to
charges of driving drunk, were