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VOL. LXII ? NO. 13.
An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949.
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
I
nLbif *W*intance. has quit the
sg??? z
2"i.yo,"fier ?n those ethereal re*
o^deaofy?n^ 016 nQJr8tical river
, death, and we who have fol
ofW^r?tilti art ?' Gutenburg and
year, '?r these ?*ny
"nothe"
fiVstftSiS
jurta?3*K.*es oTi ^
Oiu- acquaintance with Tom
Moore runs back a long time, to
the day when he accepted em
ployment with the eider Bob
Rivers, and labored diligently
t?T ^ 111 the puffin
uon of this rag, of freedom"
n my years before the U^typ^
S^SrJSn ,made aPPe?rance
sm?u towns . . . Then a
middle-aged man. Mr. MwrS
??{?* ? wealth of experiences
to the lads who wandered about
w& XrJ 5SJ
^ ??ltions in Georgia
2L!*it,?S,J?triWe 111 Louisiana1
Parish politics, of the Texac
r^ogers, and the Indian in Okla
^^d ^n, elected sheriff
?3??-L ,f?r ? month to
celebrate his victory ... of the
strawH^i?"^!.0' t*108? who had
^ from the path, of shoot -
mgantelope in the wilds of Wyo
ming or the risque entertain
S,?featUres ?fthe staged, a
rl'M ^ning town, and of his
sojourn with Ringling
Brothers circus as boss {???
? _ - Wide travel had brought a
education to Mr.
?More and a talent for spicy
conv^afon. which we gr?$
? ? ?
A FEW DAYS AGO we
2Ei ?y automobile. in
?JJch Mr Moor* was sitting
down on the itrMt and talked
1? *? hour with our venerable
*J"?d V ? ?* the old days.
">? mud was hub dttp
? Street of lb* dingf
i?b* ^Tm<>CT"i0 ??d^f
Bob Rivers. Sr . abUUy to
* column of personal
*?"' it smoisJ there
h? p that many folks in
5S? .? a monlh - of -Ufa
2?w? generous outlook on
? *nd her wholesome inter -
e w*Mare of humanity
L'J^T? ?xperiences gained
in our trips around tha country
to search of another job ... of
opportunity w. had both
?JJsod along the way. and of
J1*41 ?*a*P*d ... of
EZ 2?%bdp* ?afouni*~d in
? Vrixxnitg business and of
of un*xP*ctad good
[?? *fch came along ... of
^ P w" had known who
ware plain lous7 . . . an<j ^
a* multitudes of people who
had come along who were good
and iust and honorable ... We
ffldntsee him again, and his
in~ WOrc^ S ???mod a lot
?ad yoa'Te done the best job
with a small town newspaper
of any man I know . . . and
Tm glad." . . . and w. strode
on up the street quickened by
?>* generous compliments of a
S^TdJ^nd ? ?? *nd h* "??*
?W*r. with a smile and a wave
jrfibe hand, for^a rest from his
reminding us of a few
? ?? had once beard:
^hj*?JBf*'s last page has been
Aad^jhe presses are rusted and
the last slug's cast on the
And there are no mora forms
to be killed;
We shall rest . . . and faith we
shall need It.
Lay off for an as en or two?'
Till the super of all good
Shan set us to work
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
WEEK is being observed across
the nation currently, and mem
bers of the fourth estate are cal
ling attention to the value of a
free press to the retention of the
basic American pattern of living,
and of the worth of the home
town sheet to the enlightenment
and orogress of a community . . .
Of a certainty the town which
has maintained a standard type
off newspaper, has prospered out
of all proportion to the locality,
which nas had interrupted news
coverage, or a periodical which
has fallen down on the job . . .
the daily newspaper is the big
bertha of modern publicity, with
its -expanded circulation and its
world wide news coverage, and
stands apart in its ability to dis
seminate the information in all
its worldwide aspects . . . How
ever it remains for the small
town journalist to grapple in the
grass roots of public opinion,
and to report the happenings,
which in world wide news chan
nels wouldn't rate a six point
head in the want ad section, but
which are part and parcel of the
life of the folks in these small
communities . . . The tale of tha
prize-winning calf the 4-H boy
had'taadad . . . The big fish tha
(Continued on page 8)
UNDER A NEW FLAG
Eighl-r*?r-old Jacob Kormin is looking from a. window on pier
No. 61 on Now York City'* waterfront a short time altar bo tat
his foot on Amarican soil for the first time. Jacob arriTad in tba
United States from Europe as a D. P.
Annual Homecoming
At College Saturday
Hundreds of Former College
Students To Gather on
Campus of Alma Mater.
Appalachian State Teachers
college will celebrate its annual
homecoming on Saturday, Oc
tober 8, and hundreds of alumni
are expected for the event from
every county in North Carolina
and from many surrounding
states.
The festivities will get under
way with a football game on Fri
day, October 7, at 7 :00 p. m., when
the Appalachian "B" team plays
East Tennessee State colege. At
nine o'cock that night, the home
coming dance will be held in the
women's gymnasium.
At 3:30 p. m.t Saturday, Octob
er 8, general alumni meeting and
election of officers will take place
in the science lecture hall. The
Appalachian varsity will play Le
noir-Rhyne in what is expected
to be -one of the closest football
games in the North State Confer
ence at eight o'clock that night.
The college announces that tic
kets for football games may be
secured after arrival from Fran
cis Hoover, business manager of
the athletic association.
Because of the largest regis
tration that the college has ever
had (1254 students) no dormi
tory space will be available for
entertaining visitors, and alumni
are urged to make hotel reserva
tions in advance.
Clubs and campus organiza
tions will have displays at var
ious points around the college, all
designed to be of particular in
terest to the alumni. The band
will perform at the football
games, and other events are plan
ned to add to the enjoyment of
the homecoming season.
All alumni of the college are.
invited, and urged to attend.
Army Reserve
Home Occupied
The 3558th army postal unit,
Boone's organized reserve corps,
moved into its new home in tne
Winkler building Monday night,
and the unit was host to a large
number of citizens at the open
house gathering.
Lieut. Robie McCollum, the
commanding officer, was in
charge of the program, while
Rev. Sam Moss offered the in
vocation. Lieut McCollum in
troduced Major Cowan, unit in
structor, who talked on the im
portance of the organized reserve
corps.
Wade E. Brown acted as mast
er of ceremonies and introduced
the following who made brief
talks:
Herman Wilcox, president of
the Chamber of Commerce; A.
W. Smith, commander VFW; Ed
gar Brown, Postmaster; Howard
CottrelL, president of the Lions
Club; Council Cooke, town coun
cilman; Ralph Winkler, owner of
building.
Refreshments were served to
the members and guests and a
motion picture, "Baptism of
Fire," was shown.
Alumni Association
To Meet Thurs4iy
The Watauga Alumni Associa
tion will meet Thursday at 7:30
in the college science building
auditorium for the reorganization
of the county club.
New officers will be elected at
this time, and widespread, inter
est among Appalachian alumni in
?this area is reported.
MISS AMERICA
This U Mist Jacque Mercer. Mis*
Arizona, who was crowned Mix
America al the Atlantic City
baauty pagaanl recently. She
impressed the talent judge with
her reading of Juliet's "potion
icene" from Romeo and Juliet.
She attributed her health to Ari
<?* 1
Horlon House
Razed By Flamej
The home of Atwood Horton,
colored, was completely destroy
ed by fire early Sunday morning,
and the homes of David Clay
burn, Robert Haigler, Jr., Gus
Grilles and Coot Haigler were
considerably damaged in the
fire which threatened a large
part of the negro district of the
town.
The exact cause of the flame
which originated in the Horton
house, could not be determined.
It spread rapidly to adjoining
buildings in the thickly settled
neighborhood, but was speedily
quenched when the volunteer
fire department arrived. It is
understood that water hydrants
had only recently been installed
in this area.
All the houses except that or.
Coot Haigler, it is said, had par
tial insurance coverage.
State Hereford
Group To Meet
/The Watauga Hereford Breed
ers are acting as host at the an
nual meeting of the State Hare
ford Breeders here Thursday, Oc
tober 6.
The business session will be
held in the Courthouse at 10:S0
a. m. Commissioner of Agricul
ture L. Y. Ballentine win ad
dress the group aa the feature
speaker of the occasion. If time
is available, a judging contest
will be held.
Dinner will be served in the
College Cafeteria. After dinner
tt few of the herds in the county
will be visited.
Local Hereford breeders are
cordially invited to attend the
meeting. A number of the vis
iting breeders will stay over for
the seventh annual Watauga
Hereford Breeders sale the fol
lowing day at 12 noon.
EASTERN STAR MEETDIO
There will be a regular meet
ing of Snow chapter, no. 220, Or
der of the Eastern Star. Monday.
October 10. at o-eiockT^ui
member* are urged to attend.
STRUCKBYCAR,
MRS. SHERMAN
DIES FRIDAY
AT AGE OF 79
Sister of the Late Dr. R. K.
Bingham Was Member of
Widely Known Family;
Driver of Car Is Bonded;
Funeral Rites Held Sunday
Afternoon.
Mrs. A. R. Sherman, of Wilkes
boro, a sister of the late Dr. R.
K. Bingham of Boone, and a
member of one of this area's b4st
known families, met tragic death
last Friday evening, when she
was struck by a car driven by
Baxter Hayes, on Cherry street,
near the Sherman home.
According to information ga
thered by tne Wilkes- Journal Pa
triof, Mrs. Sherman left her
home a few minutes prior to her
death to spend the night at the
home of a nephew, Mr. J. H.
Somers, a short distance away.
While walking near the east side
of the highway, the Hayes car
is said to have struck her, and
carried the body more than a
hundred feet. Investigating of
ficers, Coroner I. M. Myers and
Patrolmen Sidney Carter and C.
R. Shook, stated that Mrs. Sher
man apparently was killed in
stantly and that her body was
badly mangled.
State highway patrolmen pre
ferred charges against Hayes and
he was placed under bond in the
sum of $1,000. He waived pre
liminary hearing and was bound
over to the next term of Wilkes
superior court. J
Funeral service for Mrs. Sher- ,
man was held Sunday afternoon;
at the Wilkesboro Methodist
Church, of which she had been
i member for years. The service
was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
C. Jay Winslow. Burial took
place later in the afternoon in
the Oakwoods cemetery in States
ville. The beautiful floral tri
bute was an attestation to the
love and respect of her many re
latives and Mends.
Pallbearers were John Harvey
Bingham, Jerry Derr, Jr., F. C.
Hubbard, Jr., Buster Lewis, Done
Story, and Charles Dockery.
Mrs. Sherman was 79 years of
age and was born in Watauga
county, being the daughter of the
late Major Harvey and Anne
Miller Bingham. Her nearest
surviving relative is a sister, Mrs.
Annie Harvil, of Barium Springs.
Mrs. Sherman had made her
home in the Wilkes boros for
many years where she was active
in church 'and civic affairs.
FFA Boys Go
To Kansas City
Sherwood Bingham, senior at
Cove Creek High School, for the
second successive year has won a
trip to the National FFA Con
vention at Kansas City, Mo., Oc
tober 10-14. Sherwood was dis
trict winner in the Livestock Im
provement contest, sponsored by
the Sears-Roebuck Foundation.
His program consisted of 15 grade
ewes and registered ram, 5 reg
istered Hereford females and a
bull. 1 registered Jersey heifer,
2 grade dairy cows, 1 registered
Poland China gilt, 50 chickens.
His cropping program consisted of
corn for grain and silage, small
grain, hay, tobacco and ladino
and orchard grass pasture. He
limed, fertilized and seeded 5
acres- of new pasture this last
spring.
Because of this outstanding
program his teacher of agricul
ture, R. G. Shipley, was also
awarded a trip to the National
Convention.
The local FFA Chapter decided
it would be a tine time to. send
some other members to the con
vention so they voted to pay more
than half of the expenses of two
other delegates that could make
the trip. Jack Billings and Ken
neth Perry, both Juniors, are
making the trip. The group will
leave October 7 and return Oc
tober 16.
Local Breeders Will
Attend Policy Meet
On Tuesday morning, October
11th, at 11 ?0 o'clock a represen
tative of the Watauga Coopera
tive Breeders Association, fat,
at Boone will meet with the
Southeastern Artificial Brewing
Association's policy committee at
the Town Hall in Statesville. Wj
I^ee Meredith of Trial ty, presi
of the policy committee will call
the meeting to order.
The Watauga Cooperative
Breeders Association is helping
to improve the dairy herds of
Watauga county by tasking
available the service of high in
dex proved sires from the South
eastern Artificial Breading As
sociation, at a cost that all fann
ers can afford.
The Tar Baal cam crop for
[this year is estimated at mora
khan 71 million bo Aah dm
larjrst on record.
REUNION
Mr. and Mr*. John Frani are reunited with their five-rear -old
tha child and
daughter. Jula, altar Philadelphia
arraated tha man charged with kidnapping har from bar Trenton.
If. J- home. Gerald Hull. 35. of Bridgeport. Conn . tha father of
two children, was arraated in Philadelphia and brought to Tren
ton. where ha pleaded guilty to tha charge at hie arraignment. He
was held under bail of HOMO.
Hereford Sale Features
Nation's Top Bloodlines
65 Head of Registered Here
fords To Be Auctioned Fri
day for Local Breeders.
The spotlight of purebred Here
ford interest turns to Boone on
Friday, October 7, when the Wa
tauga Hereford Breeders' Associ
ation sends through ,the auction
straw an array of 65 head of
registered Here fords.
Patterns in the modern beef
type, the 65 head of seedstock
have been selected from out
standing Herefords in this sec
tion of the nation and will be
representative of the progressive
type of beef breeding in this
area.
The cattle offering includes 11
cows with calves at 'side, five
bred cows 21 bred and open
heifers and 17 prospective sires.
The auction will begin at 12 o'
clock noon at the Mountain Bur
ley Warehouse in Boone. Chant
ing the cattle through the auction
ring will be Harry M. Hamilton,
Jr., who also is sales manager.
President of the association is
R. G. Shipley and secretary is W.
H. Wjlker.
Atlanian Is
Heard By Lions
Ed Cherry of Atlanta, assist
ant manager of United States
Chamber of Commerce, met with
the Board of Directors Chamber
of Commerce and National Af
fairs committee at the 'Daniel
Boone Hotel, Tuesday night and
was the guest speaker at the
Boone Lion's Club at their reg
ular meeting.
Mr. Cherry was interested in
getting local members of the
Chamber of Commerce to inform
themselves in regard to national
affairs and when properly in
formed \ to use their influence
with our representatives in Con
gress. Mr. Cherry discussed es
pecially socializing medicine,
Federal aid to schools, labor leg
islation, civic rights, and the min
imum wage. Clyde Greene, Guy
Hunt, and Ralph Winkler have
been appointed National Affairs
committee of the Boone Chamber
of CommerA.
V _
GRANGE MASTER TO SPEAK
The State Grange Master will
speak at Bethel School House
Wednesday, October 12 at 8 o'
clock. There will be a fish fry
from 6:30 until all are served. A
small charge per plate will be
made. Public is invited to hear
him.
Dr. Francisco To
Hold Revival Here
Revival services will be held In
the First Baptist ^.Church, begin
ning Sunday morning at the
morning worship service, through
Sunday, October 16.
Dr. Clyde T. Francisco, head ot
the Old Testament Department,
Southern B a p t i s,t Seminary
Louisville, Ky., will lead these
services. Dr. Francisco is one of
the youngest professors to head
a department at the Southern
Baptist Seminary.
During his Seminary days Dr.
Francisco was successful in lead
ing a village church to build an
adequate church building and
carry on a full time preaching
program.
Dr. Francisco graduated with
the highest scholastic average at
the University of Richmond in
the history of the school.
Teachers Meet
Friday Evening
The Watauga county chapter
of the North Carolina education
association will meet Friday
evening October 7 at the high
school in Boone at 7 p. m.
Mr*. Ralph Brimley, supeiin
tendent of the Forsyth county
schools will deliver the principal
address. All teachers are urged
to be present
Japanese bankers fight order
to reduce intereat charges.
LIST OF PRIZE WIHIIERS AT
COUNTY FAIR IS COMPLETE
I
The remainder of the prize
wiriners of the fair are listed this
week. The three first. place win
ner* in each claaa are as follows:
Camming
Display of assorted fruits, veg
etables, jams, jellies, preserves,
stc.? Mrs. Baker Ward, Mrs. Su
sie Greer, Mrs. I. B. Wilson.
Quart of Cherries ? Mrs. B. A
Hodfes, Mrs. S. F. Moody. Mrs.
Sosie Greer.
Quart of Peaches ? Mrs. Dallas
Wilson, Mrs. Baker Ward, Mrs.
Bill Hodfes, Jr.
Quart of Blackberries ? Mis.
Howard Love, Mrs. Don Hodfes,
Mrs. B A. Hodfes.
Quart of Apple' Sauce ? Mrs.
Don Hodges, Mrs. Don Hodfes,
Mrs. C. H. Kirkman. Jr.
Quart at String Beans ? Mrs. W.
J. Alexander, Mrs. L. E. Tuck
wilier, Mrs. Bill Hodfaa, Jr.
. Quart at
Me Owtr, MnTfcirie Craer,
Quart at
Taylor, Mrs. Dallas Hodge*, Mr*. I
Susie Greer.
Quart of Corn ? Mrs. B. A.
Hodges, Mrs. Baker Ward, Mrs.
S. F. Moody.
Quart of Lima Beans ? Mrs.
Howard Love, Mrs. Baker Ward.
' Pint of English Peas? Mrs. 8.
r. Moody, Mrs. Ralph Wilson, Mr*.
Dallas Wilson.
Quart of Carrots ? Mrs. B. A.
Hodges, Mrs. Susie Greer, Mrs.
Baker Ward.
; Quart of Soup Mixture ? Mrs.]
Baker Want Mrs. Don Hodges
Mrs. Ralph Wilson .
Quart of Greens ? Mrs. Baker
Ward. Mrs. Charles Perry.
Pint of Pimento Peppers? Mrs.
Baker Ward. Mrs. B. A. Hodgea,
Mrs. Tommy Greene.
Pint of Apple Butter ? I in.
Charles Perrr. Mrs. Baker Ward,
Mrs. C. B. Raeee.
Pint el Peach Jam? Mrs. B. A.
apaul)
SCHOOL BOAIQ) ,
RECEIVES NEW
BUSES; OTHER
SCHOOL NEWS
?'
rive Pieces of School Realty
To Be Offered for w
Along With Antiquated
Buses; Two New Teachers
Approved; All Employees
? Are Bonded. > .
The board of education, in n
gular session Monday approved
two new teachers, announced
the receipt of a fleet of * new
school buses, and decided to of
fer for sale five school proper
ties, no longer needed.
The additional teachers allot
ted to WatatTga county by the
State board, wene Mrs.
Bamett, Green Valley and lies.
Hazel A. Barlowe assigned to
the 8th grade of Cove Creek
Hiuh School. _
Eight new school buses hfcVe ,
been received for the county
school system, and four mora are
expected to arrive in the next
few weeks, replacing buses used
the first month of school.
old buses and a 1947 special
Buick sedan will be sold the first
Monday in November.
The board also decided to of
fer for sale the school properties
at Riverview, Castle, Cook,
Grandfather and PresnelL Bids
will be received at the November
meeting of the board.
During the last few weeks, it
is announdad, the board has re
ceived from the government and
delivered to the school lunch
rooms 125 half-bushel basketa of
tresh prunes and 120 baa of
Irish potatoes. A shipment' of
dried eggs, honey and peanut
butter is expected for this month?
The board took out hlaafeat
bonds, otherwise known ' > as
"honesty" bonds for all teachers,
janitors and other employes of
the system. A survey of Watauga
county schools was prepared and
presented 4o the State board of
education. i .? <??
Farm Supply
Stores Merged
Announcement 1* made to pm.
sf the merger of the Watauga
farmers, cooperative, managed
by Mr. Dcik Townsend, and the
watauga Farm Supply Co.,
managed by Mr. Spencer Miller
into one organization, which is
doing business under the name
of the Watauga Farmers Co-op,
Inc. - . ? '. .
The building formerly uacd'hiy
the co-op, will now be used for
fertilizer and heavy merchan
dise storage only, and the brisk
building formerly known M y*
tauga Farm Supply Co., Will
serve as the office and salesroom.
Mr. Townsend and Mr. MMW
are both continuing with thettSW
organization.
D. Hill Wright Jf
Dies On Tuesdro
D. Hill Wright, 59 year* old, a
farmer, died at his home at
Blowing Rock Tuesday, following
a long period of impaired healtk
. Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at the Advent
Christian Church in the Boone's
Fork section, by Rev. S. It
Gragg. and interment was in the
Boone's Fork cemetery.
Surviving are the widov.j>W
sons and two daughters: WnBun
P. Wright, of Blowing Rock;
Thomas H. Wright, of the Army.
Fort Jackson, a. C.; Mrs. James
Coffey and Mrs. Jay Knight of
Charlotte. One sister survives,
Mrs. Roby Coffey of Happy Val
ley. *
Gutted Mufflers Are
Taboo, Also Stickers
Local State highway patrol
man have started a drive against
the use of guttled and straight
mufflers, as well as "dickey
birds", advertising stickers, etc.,
on windshields, in an effort to
reduce highway fatalities. Jj>L
In the future, it is stated. By
one stopped with a gutted,
straight, or any other type of
muffler which makes improper
noises, will have to go to
age immediately and cfeaAge
mufflers. Also he will be
a citation to appear in court and
pay a fine. This is the last warn
ing patrolmen expect to issue.
Officers further state that .mo
torists operating with defective
[lights, including signal and clear
ance lights on trucks, will, bo
cited to court This does n0t ap
in cases where it is Obvious
had Just cone out.
The use at "dicker Mr*** or
any other sticker on front or tmr
of automobiles in ibo
Prohibited, as is the use of asrd
[boerd as a substitute WWtf a
has been broken, pattotmeu
[state.
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