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IMPORTANT! The date on your address label shows the date your sub scription will expire, and the date your paper will be stopped unless sooner renewed. The Democrat Is on a cash in Democrat is operating strictly advance oasis. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT . v ! THE DEMOCRAT ti your bast and moat ?mw mlcal medium of adi With more than *,aoo . ? cash subecrlptions. J JUT __ ?!? (oea to 1X.0M people. oa _ the universally used basis mi five readers to each subscriber. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1688 VOL. LXII ? NO. 14. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949. FIVE CENTS KING STREET t 11 1 ? BY ROB RIVERS i HOMECOMING DAY down at the college draws liage crowd of folks who started their care ers fresh off Appalachian cam pus, and many stayed over to view the colored foliage on Sun day as spring time temperatures prevailed in the land of the most elegantly painted forests . . . Sunday afternoon the baseball fans stayed by the radios while the Yankes banged out a fourth victory over the Dodgers to culminate ? the current world series . ; . and the folks settle down to steel strikes, coal dittos, and perusal of the news regard ing the atom bomb, which we have always contended was without the realms of the reason of mine-run minds ... so we've consistently refused even to wor ry a mite about the day which some seem to foresee, when the planet will be laid waste . . . Anyway we just can't do much about the thing, and in this con nection got a kick out of an AP story by Hal Boyle, parts of which are quoted: * ? ? "NATURALLY, everyone to day is wondering what he should do about the atom bomb . . . The best advice to follow is ? don't buy one now on a ris ing market . . . Why have one around the house at all? . . . You can't tune in a baseball game on it like you can a tele vision set . . . It i too heavy to throw at a cat and too big to fire at a burglar . . . And the resale or trade-in value of a used atom bomb is practically sero . . . Nope you might as well turn the whole thing over to the United Nations, whose theme song isi 'You show me - your stockpile and I'll show you mine.' ... I think the average man will be glad to let it go at that, for he has be come bored to death with the atom bomb . . . He s annoyed at seeing what wus to have been the century of the com mon man turjhd into the cen tury of the big firecracker. ? ? ? 'TOUR YEARS AGO I toured stricken Nagasaki, a black scar in the hills. Room by room I ex plored a shattered concrete and steel modern hospital, in which every patient had been killed. But the dead had been carted away by then, doused with gasoline and burned . . . What impressed me most were the windows ? the glass had melted and run like dribbles of candle wax . . . There is much wise talk about how to protect your self in the event of atom war fare. The experts agree that dis persal is fine . . . but they don't explain how a man who owns a delicatessen store off Broadway call move it to a cow pasture in Wisconsin and still sell enough sandwiches to make a living . . . Actually about all the ordinary citizen in any country can do about the atom bomb is dislike it ? and pray that nobody blows a bugle r PUREBRED HEREFORD SALE drawi large number of buyers from wida area and animal* command good price . . . Exhibitors wash and curry and wiTt tha hair of the royal blooded bovine* before the auc tioneer begini hi* chant . . . Motorist doing a bit of cussing, whan hi finds a couple of cars parked behind his. so that if s impossible for him to leave when his shopping is done . . . Elderly lady puffing her cigar ette as she strolls down the street, the long holder held be tween clenched teeth at an FDR angle . . . Rambler roaes bloom a second time as the family vegetable garden ?till yields succulent string beans, despite three or four heavy frosts . . . Like the "jay walker of the /big cities, the sight-see ing motorist who creeps through town at about five miles per hour, holding back a stream of traffic a mile long ... is a menace to public safe ty and to the religion of the ones behind, who are likely to be in a hurry . . . Cigar sales man. with brand name of well known Havana shining on the side of bis auto, puffs conten tedly on a Camel or Lucky or something . . . and Stale patrol men start campaign against the "dickey birds" which some motorists consider an indispen sable embellishment of the -windshield. e e e THE NEW ARMY RESERVE CORPS is an important addition to the life of '/he town and the veterans of the army are to be congratulated on the occupancy of their new home in the Wink ler building, and it is to be hop ed that the membership of ne Corps will be rapidly expanded . , . These reserve units are a good thing for the men, are a vital link In the national defense system, and of course contribute to the monetary welfare of the boys and their community . . . We are for them . . . Leaves be gin to tumble down along the street and city workers seen to do their first autumn sweeping the first of the week . . . Wanted a new word to take the place of (Continued on page 5) FROM SPY TO SCHOOLMARM - Miu Elizabeth Beniley. Mil-styled Soviet spy quHn. standi at blackboard instructing students at Mundelein college. Ckicago, 111. 20 Miles Local Roads i Are in 1st Allotment No Parking At Graded School The town authorities have marked off the space on College Street in front of the demonstra tion school, as a no-parking zone, as a safety measure on behalf of the children and no parking, will be allowed in the area at any time. Chief of Police Verne Greene also points out that Appalachian Street is open only to eastbound traffic, and those found traveling west on this street will be arrest ed. It is also pointed out that Patrolmen as well as city police men are on the alert for those passing a school bus while receiv ing or discharging passengers. State law prescribes a fine of $50 .or this offense. Chief Greene points out that new traffic regulations are solely Ifor the purpose of affording pro ; lection to the children, and hopes 'the public will willingly cooper Meeting Oi C. Of C. Is Postponed Announcement was made Tues day of the postponement of the Chamber of Commerce meeting from Tuesday evening, October 11, to Monday evening, October 17, due to the revival at the Bap tist Church. The meeting will be a dinner affair, at 6:30 o'clock, and Presi dent Wilcox states an interesting program is being arranged ana that some important matters are to be discussed. Those not wishing to have din ner may come by 7:15 in time for the business session. Burley Market Quota Control Study Soon Washington. ? The Government took the initial step this week toward continuing rigid produc tion controls on burley tobacco. Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan invited inter ested parties to submit in writing by October 22 their views on whether the crop should be kept under marketing quotas during the 1950-51 marketing year. The Secretary of Agriculture is required to set quotas on burley tobacco mien total supplies ex ceed a specified reserve supply evel. The quotap must be set by December 1, if he finds they are needed. If so, growers must approve them by a two-thirds vote before the controls can go into effect during the next marketing year. GOBB WITH MILLING CO. Mr. J. Ed Ward, who for 15 years represented the Muse Hard ware Co., of Mountain City, in this area, has resigned and ac cepted a position with the C. L. DeBorde Milling Co., of Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. Ward will still travel in the counties of Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, Alleghany and Johnson. ? Goforth Stresses Stabilization, As One-taurth Local Bond Money Earmarked. A $1,900,000 expenditure on stabilization and some 501.9 miles of hard-surfacing constitute the opening phase of the Eighth Highway Division's bond road program. Highway Commission er Mark Goforth of Lenoir an nounced this week. The Commissioner warned that emphasis during the next six months will be strictly on stabili zation with paving following next Spring. A large-scale stock-pil ing of crushed stone is already underway in the Division's 10 Northwest Carolina counties. "Our first objective is to keep all school bus routes and other heavily traveled rural roads open this winter," Mr. Goforth said. "Next we want to make sure that all roads eligible for paving un der the bona program get proper consideration before final selec tions are made. We do not ex pect to make final decision too far in advance since conditions in our division are constantly chang ing. A typical example is the recent announcement of the re moval of one of the Chatham Manufacturing Company plants from Virginia to North Carolina. This may very well affect our road situation in the Surry Coun ty region." The Commissioner announced the following allotments of money for Stabilization and mileage of projects in his 10 counties: Alleghany ? $150,000, 17.1 miles; Ashe ? $200,000, 14.0 miles; Cald well ? $225,000, 22.7 miles; Davie ? $125,000, 32.4 miles; Forsyth ? $200,000, 91.6 miles; Stokes ? $200,000, 52.8 miles; Surry ? $250, 000, 80.2 miles; Watauga ? $150. 000, 20.8 miles; Wilkes? $250,000, 107.5 miles; and Yadkin, $150,000, 62.8 miles. "Some of our mountainous dis tricts prefer crushed stone roads over hard-surfacing since they provide better traction for ve hicles under bad weather condi tions on the steep grades and curves of the mountain country," Mr. Goforth said. Selection of the first paving projects and plans for the stab ilization program were made by Commissioner Goforth and Divi sion Engineer John C. Walker af ter numerous public meetings in each county and after detailed surveys of all eligible roads in the division. They considered such factors as traffic, population along the roads, school bus and mail routes and roads which have a relationship to the entire county road system. The program announced makes up roughly one-fourth of the| Eighth Division's portion of the $200,000,000 road bond program. The stabilization and hard-sur facing program in Watauga Coun ty is as follows: Deep Gap- Ashe County 1.3 miles Green Park-Parkway, 1.8 miles Shulls Mills, west, 1.0 miles Hodges Gap-Poplar Grove, 1.2 mile?. US 221 to Yonahlo?see Camp, 2.9 miles Don Hagamans' -Bethel, 1.7 miles Vanderpool Drive, 1.2 miles (Continued on page four.) AUTUMN COLOR CRUISES ? PLANNED FOR MOUNTAINS Raleigh ? One-day, overnight, three-day and weekly mapped cruises into and through North Carolina's fall color region* are available to the traveling public through the State Advertising di vision of the North Carolina De partment of Conservation and Development The information packages are available in four categories, for travelers entering the state from the east, west, north and south, and contain designated highways for tours of varied lengths, lists ind folders of accommodations ilong each itinerary, and latest julletins of color conditions at ipecified spots. Reports from forest ranger* narshalled to provide daily re x>rts on progress of autumn eol >r starting now on 6,00 feet ele ration^lndicate a full month of rolor. TJalrny weather with a ; light nip, and more of the same 'orecast by the weatherman, in licates a slow march of color lown the mountains. All types >f accommodations are open hrough October. FARM BUREAU LEADERS HEAR SHAW AS FALL DRIVE OPENS State Farm Bureau Executive Against Brannan Farm Plan; George Farthing Others Speak as Bureau Membership Campaign Is Launched. The annual membership drive of th? Watauga County Farm Bu reau began Tuesday, October 4, with a dinner meeting at the Sky line Cafe. Fifty-one farm leaders from thirteen townships heard R. Flake Shaw, executive vice presi-' dent and secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, discuss the leading part played by Farm Bureau in the enactment of agri cultural legislation for many years, particularly since 1932. Dick Farthing and his string band entertained the group dur ing the meeting. Mr. Shaw explained what he considered the unsound features of the recently proposed Brannan farm price support plan, and told how the Farm Bureau engineered the defeat of that plan in the House of Representatives in Washington. He described the Farm Bureau as the most effec tive vehicle in the United States through which farm people can work for the enactment of sound, constructive agricultural legisla tion. He told the group of the amazing growth of Farm Bureau in Nnrth Carolina from 1,120 members in 1940, to the present membership of over 78,000 farm families in 82 counties. Mr. Shaw also explained that Farm Bureau in 45 states of the nation, and said it is the only farm organization which has any particular legislative influence on membership coverage in the Sou thern States. Mr George Farthing, field rep resentative for the state organi on page 7) Leader Lauds Doughton VVWIHIIIUCU Majority 1 Majority Leader John W. Mc Cormack paid tribute to Con gressman Robert L. Doughton during the debate on Social Se curity extension in the House of Representatives on October 5th. Excepts from the remarks by Congressman McCormack, follow: "Probably the proudest man, Mr. Chairman, and justifiably so ttodav, is one of the youngest mindgd men in the House. But :n years he is the dean of the House, the great chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, who piloted through the Congress the' original Social Security Act and under whose leadership the House passed the bill of 1939 and under whose sterling leadership the House will pass the bill we have before us today? our dear colleague the gentleman from North Carolina, Bob Doughton. "As it was my purpose to call attention to this great American, to this great Member of Congress, this great statesman, and what he has done in connection with this legislation, I will conclude my re marks by stating that in the] great career he has had, as he| looks back he will remember as the greatest act he has ever per-! formed in the legislative field, leading the fighjt in the passage1 of this Social Security Act and amendments thereto. By doing that he has done more to strength en the family life of America than any .legislation passed in the last 50 years.". Teachers Meet In Twin City Approximately 3,000 teachers and administrators from 19 north western counties are expected to attend the 27th annual Teachers Convention of the Northwestern District of the North Carolina Education Association in Win ston-Salem on October 14. The following counties comprise the Northwestern District: Alamance; Ashe, Alleghany, Caswell, Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Ran dolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Sur ry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. The program will include one general session 4 dinner meetings for the- four major divisions of the Association and 22 meetings of departmental and subject mat ter groups. The following candidates for the Northwestern District offic ers have been nominated and the results of the elections will bel announced during the convention: For president, Mrs. Dessa Mae Edmisten of Boone and C. C. Lln-I nemann of Burlington; for vice president E. G. Bourne, principal of Bethany High School in Reids viUe; for secretary, Gcna Church, classroom teacher, Graham School in Graham. Cotton Jp % major crop in all the Southern states. / POLIO CONTRIBUTION Postmaster General Jets* M. Donaldson ihowi polio victim how contributions to polio fund are addressed to "Polio. Your Local Postoffice" which shows where people interested In making con tributions to the polio emergency epidemic fund arc to address their contributions. His interested listener is seren-jear-old Gail St. Clair of Edmonston. Md., herself a polio victim. The polio epi demic this year has surpassed in the number of cases any epidemic of previous years. Local Army Unit Is Outstanding in Area George Corn Is Head Of Alumni The alumni association of Ap palachian State Teachers college held its annual meeting on Sat turday, October 8, at 3:30 o'clock in the science lecture room at the college. The main item of busi ness was the election of officers, who are as follows: President, George Corn of Shel by; first vice president, Starr N. Stacy of Boone; second vice pres ident, Cullen Johnson of Raleigh; third vice president, Byron Stew art of Charlotte; fourth vice pres ident .Marion Ward of Winston Salem; fifth vice president, Re bekah Boone ' of Bone; and sec retary-treasurer, Mrs. Mabel B. Brown of Boone. A large number of alumni and friends attended the homecoming dance on Friday night, the alum ni tea on Saturday a/ternoon, and the football game with Lenoir Rhyne on Saturday night. Mrs. Greene Is Dead At Age 80 Mrs. Lillie Victoria Greene, 80 years old, died Monday at her nome, Boone RFD 2. Funeral services were conduc-' ted Wednesday morning at 11 o' clock at the Oak Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Mr. Vance, and Rev. E. F. Troutman and inter ment was in the Gragg cemetery. One son and one daughter sur vive: Ronald Greene, of Colletts ville and Mrs. H. A. Greene, Boone, R. F. D. 2. Mother Local Woman Dies In Waxhaw Sat. Monroe.? Mrs. Anna Walkup McCain, 80, died at her home in Waxhaw Saturday. She was the daughter of the late Colonel Har vey and Ellen Steele Walkup of Waxhaw. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Waxhaw Pres byterian church of which she was a member. Rev. J. R. Thackett officiated. Burial was in the Waxhaw cemetery. Surviving are her husband, George A. McCain, three sons, Herbert P. and George McCain of Union county, and Dr. Walkup K. McCain of High Point.... tnree daughters, Miss Ruth McCain of the home, Miss Madelaine Mc Cain of Appalachian State Tea chers College, Boone, and Mrs. G. A. McCrorey of Union county; a brother, a sister, 10 grandchil dren, and a great-gr andchild. | Lt. Robie McCollum Com mands Local Unit; Other Units May Be Formed. i The local Army Reserve organ ization is considered by the De partment of Army as the most outstanding Reserve unit in Northwestern North Carolina, and according to Lt. McCollum, the personnel takes great pride in this lact. The recently organized unit has just moved into their new home in the Winkler building on West Main stre?t. Training equip ment is now being secured and it is assumed that the unit will be full equipped within a few weeks. The local unit is commanded by Lt. Robie O. McCollum, a veteran of 25 months senfce in the Pa cific area, and was activated June 30, this year. It is now composed of twenty-nine active members, and under the present table of or ganization it is autorized to have thirty-four members. It is antici pated that more than one unit will be necessary to serve the expanding membership. The local unit originated with a total of three members who were driving to Lenoir to partici pate in Reserve Corps activities. Realizing the obstacles to be ov ercome in establishing a local unit, these members presented their program to fellow service personnel and it has received en thusiastic response with a con stant increase in membership. As the Boone unit continued its growth, Department of Army of ficials realized the need of a local unit. ? From the very beginning, the average attendance based on the number attending per as signed personnel has been in the vicinity of ninety percent. It is a logical assumption that this is a near record for units of com parable size in the state. Lt. McCollum attributes the success of the unit to the mutual .cooperation of each member of the organization. P. 0. Receipts Show Gain Here Postal receipts for the quarter ended September 30th, at the Boone office, indicate a consider able gain over the corresponding period of 1948, it is revealed by Postmaster John E. Brown, Jr. Receipts for the , period this year were $8,549.75, as against $6,951.60 for the third quarter of 1948, reflecting a gain for the current period of $1,598.15. In cidentally, it is pointed out, the September quarter was $1,674.19 over the quarter ending June 30. ' Average size of all farms in the State in IMS was 64.8 acres. 4-H CLUBS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO OBSERVE ACHIEVEMENTS More than 115,000 4-H Club members in North Carolina will join with nearly two million oth er boys and girl* throughout the [United States in observing Na tional 4-H Achievement Week, November 5-13, L. R. Harrill, 4 H leader for the State College Extension Service, has announced. Special programs will be heyi in practically all of tho Statrs 100 counties, Harrill said. News papers. radio, exhibits, and post ers will be used extensively in calling attention to the accomp lishments of club members dur ing the past year. Church serv ices, special meetings, window displays, (tunts, and membership drives are among the activities which have been planned. The three-fold purpose of the observance is to report to the na tion on over-all 4-H achieve ments, recognize outstanding club members, leaders, and parents, and provide a basis for planning next year's program. Harrill said reports from State traders Indicate that a new rec ord has been set by 4-H members thW year. More than 76 per cent of the boys and girls enrolled have completed a wide variety of farming and hometnaking pro jects, and achievements fat taaae projects have topped those of any previous year. 1259 ENROLL AT COLLEGE: NEW RECORD IS CHALKED Sixteen States, Puerto Rico, And Shanghai Represented In Student Body; Men Out number Women on Campus; List of Watauga Students. Appalachian State 1 Teachers College has the largest enroll ment of any quarter in its his tory. There are 1259 students from sixteen states, Puerto Rico, and Shanghai, China. 72 of North Carolina's counties are represent ed. There are 097 men and 662 women. 113 graduate students are enrolled. The increase in the student body over that of last fall term is 23 per cent, and the increase- in the freshman class is 21.6 per cent. The veterans en rolled number 31S, which repre sents an increase of 27 over last year. Watauga county is represented in the student body by 168 stu dents. They are: Boone: Fred C. Hodges, Ralph M. Hodges. J Watson Holyfleld, B. H. Morton. Jr.. Harold H. and Phillip E. Hughes. Herbert Ingle, Orville Jack son. Bobble B. and Robert E. Jenkins, John Frank Johnson, William R. Johnson, Imogene C. and Wesley Joins. Barbara Jones, Verdola Keller, Alfred H. Klrchner. Joan Lovill, Don ald McCracken, Litton and Mary Sim Hunts McCurry. Sue Ann Marlon, John and Roy P. Marsh, Lorean Fay Miller. Sam Molr, Jr., Albert Mont gomery. Arlle E. Moretz. Elmo Mor etz, Herbert C. Moretz. Willia A, Moretz, Mary Moss. Flora Alexander, Lewey Alexander. William Alexander. Nora Austin, Imogene Barden, Mar shall Barlow. James A. Barnes, Ted Barnett, Elmer Bates. Grace S. Beach, Ray Bebber. I James B. Beshears, Bonnie Bing ham, W. Paul Bingham. Richard Bing ham, C. H. Blackburn, Gladys S. Blan ton. Roy R. Blanton, Colene Bolick. Cloyd Bolick, Coy Bolick. Mrs. Robert Broome. Ernest D. Brown. Homer F. Brown. Roscoe Brown. Jr.. William Baxter Bryant, Wm. Robert Buchanan. Annie Mae Carroll, Charles Marvin Casey, Betty Lou Clawson, James C. Clawson, Roy E. Coffey. H. Hoover Cole. Norma C. Collins. Lyle B. Cook, Mack A. Cowles, James Cook, Jr., Grace Councill. Bessie Crawford, Curtis Davidson, Bernard Davis, Ro bert C- Day. Imogene DeVaughan. James Dotaon, Warren M. Dotaon, Clifford D. Ed mis ten. _Davtd J. Ed m Is ten. Paul Ed mis ten. Betty Ellis. Mary Patricia Ellis. John Farthing. Rhea Farthing. Z. B. Farthing. Elizabeth B. Felton. Carl Fidler, Henry Freeman, Edward L G arris, Margaret E. Gragg. James A. Greene. Mary Sue Greene. Evalyn Hartley, Melvin G. Hartley, Margaret L. Hayes, Dean Hodges, Jack D. Neal, Jr., Erma N orris, Jock Thomas N orris, Nell Norrls, Johnny O'Nell. Marvin E. Osborne, MoceUe Parller, Sallle F. Penick, William E. Penlck. Lawrence Phillips. Barbara Pitts, Martha Quails, Walter J. Ragan. Max Robblns. Willie C. Bobbins, Floyd F. Scott, John W. Scott. John F. Small, Mary Louise Smith; Reba Ann Smith. Roy Smith. Emory Stephens. Dwight Storie. Jones L. Storie, Jr., Mary Lee Stout, Reglna Tait. Lois V Townaend, Rachel Ann Stance, Doris L. Wilson, George F. Wil son. Clelle M. Winkler, Ralph R. Wood. Fairy Ruth Young. Arlie Jones Younce. Shulls Mills: William Alexander. Guy V. Lail. Eugenia R. Luttrell. Hal Vannoy. Vl'as: Frederick Eugene Blair, Hazel Lee Cornett. Blowing Rock: Suzanne Coffey. Tru man Critcher. James R. Foster. Kay Rosella Hampton. Granville Hartley, Lewis Hodges. James Edwin Holder. Roaring River: Savanna Day. Sugar Grave: Lillian Edmlsten, Peggy Ann Farthing. Blanche Marie Greene, Iva Jean Harmon. W. T. Payne. Jr. Carolyn Sherwood. Vance Vines. Cecil Victor Ward Valle Crucia: Benjamin A. Farthing, Walter Hugh Hagaman, Mary Hobby, Welch K. Tester. ' Reese: Clyde Greene. Lucille John son. Kent Robinson. Deep Gap: Cyrus A. Greene. Harlan Greene. Jack Idol, |x>la T. Moretz, Kathleen M. Wellborn. Shefwood: Nannie Helen Greene, James B. Mast. Todd: James J. Miller, L. Merrill Norrls. Hell Drivers To Visil City Jimmie Jones has announced the staging of a daredevil show at the Blair airport, Boone, next Sunday at 2:30 p. m? which is scheduled to provide a round of thrills for the large crowd ex pected. Jimmie Jones, the featured performer, will show the people just what an auto will do on the ground, also a motorcycle. In cluded in the acts of daring will be crashing through a solid wall of 1' inch timber, jumpirig a 114 ton truck, and other death-defy ing acts. Mr. Jones is a veteran of world war II, spent six years in the service, where he was an instructor on motorcycles. Theatre Men Gather At Elk in Meeting The theatres of Elk in enter tained the members and guests of A. F. Sams theatre circuit last Wednesday at an all-day business meeting designed to plan the fall campaign within the company. Those from Boone attending the meeting were: J. W. Beach. Russell Swift, Buck Robblna, and R. E. Agle. Mr. Agle, who is district manager of uie Appala chian Theatre group, acted as master of ceremonies and spoka on public relations.