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VOL. LXII ? NO. 18
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949
FIVE CENTS
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
LOCAL DEER HUNTERS
hunt up their old fowling piece*,
oil the working parte, and draw
*n imaginary Dead on an ima
ginary buck with about 26 points,
and drag out the long-handled
underwear, the woolen shirts,
and the high boots, all set to tal
ly forth into the woods next
Monday morning in quest of the
wily white tails . . . BUI Darner -
on, evidently figuring some of
the nimrods will be bringing
back the buckskin, announces a
special service on processing and
storing venison . . . Most of the
hunters herabout go to. the Pis
gah and Daniel Boone wildlife
management areas, where it is
said the fleet-footed little
animals have overstocked their
ranges at their own peril . . .
There's be lots of fun, relatively
little meat, and a lot of tall tales
when the rifles are tucked away
again, and the hunter forgets
about the cold feet, the freezing
ears, stale sandwiches, and the
game trails which were silent,
for the most part . . . The little
prong horn buck which silently
slipped under an ivy bush ana
mysteriously disappeared, is li
able to become an elk size mon
arch of the forests, leaping over
ten foot saplings, and all .he
shots went plumb wide, 'cause
the sun was shin in' right plumb
in your eyes . . . Those of us who|
have experienced that Noven\-;
ber malady, known as buck-fev
er, and became paralyzed, frozen,
stiff just like a pointer who has|
taken the measure of a covey of
quail in a stubble field, while a
high-headed little buck, tripped
sedately by, within stone's throw
. . . never say a word about it . . .
Sure we saw the buck, plain as
day, but had heard voices in the
direction in which he was strol
ling, and might have shot a man
. . . We though a time or two
about shooting him ... oh yes,
even drew a bead on a little
fleck just behind his left ear,
about the time we thought of
those voices . . . We never relate
about that sickening helplessness,
and that paralytic stance as we
watch the graceful little buck,
parade across thestaee of t^j
great open spaufltfWfcatep a
leaning dead chastnut. tad dis
appear behind a great blade gum
tree, looking back over his
shoulder, disdainfully, as he bids
UB a graceful adieu . . Yep, it's
? Wof fun . . . Paul Coffey who
used to venture forth every sea
son on these deer-hunting forays,
had a little card, with this im
scription:
"BEHOLD th* fisherman and
hunter! ... If* riselh up early
in lb* morning and dtaiuteih
th* household, no Md . . .
Mighty an his preparations . . .
Ha go*th forth full of hop*,
and whM th* day la far sp*nt.
ho return* th. often sm*lllng of
strong drink . . . and wily,
th* truth is not in him."
GORDON SHERWOOD, just
back from a pheasant-shooting
trip to South Dakota, brings us
back a quick-frozen ring-neck,
which was highly appreciated,
tender and succulent, and
brought back nostalgic memories
of pheasant -shooting on the west
slope of the Great Divide many
years ago . . . Gordon's father.
Mr. Ed Sherwood, accompanied
the son part way, and took a
hunt out in the hills from Den
ver, where he bagged i big mule
deer, and a buffalo, meantime,
visiting a brother in the mile
high city, whom he hadn't seen
in a number of years . . . Tom
my Osborne, district game pro
tector, dropped by a while back,
and tendered us a couple of gray
squirrels, seeing as how we
weren't likely to venture forth
among the hickory trees this
fall . . . All such kindnesses con
tribute a good deal to the joy of
living . . . First snow of the sea
son comes floating down last
Thursday, but melted instantly
. . . freeze that night laid waste
the garden flowers, along with
our late bean patch which had
yielded a "mess the day before
. . . School teacher relates a few
funny experiences which enliven
the monotony in the realms of
the three R's . . .
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(Continued on P?? <??*?>
HOSPITAL BOARD RECEIVES DUKE CHECK
Clyda R. Cr*tn*. sacond from toft, truuurtr of tha Watauga Hospital board of diractors, ia shown
racaiTing chack of $104100 from tha Duka Foundation from Q. K. Mooaa. chairman of tha board.
At tha laft is Stanlay A. Harris, dlractor of tha racaat hospital fiscal campaign, whila at tha ax
trama right is W. R. Wlnklar, chairman of tha hospital building commlttaa.
(Photo by Palmar'* Photo Satvloa)
.5 _ 1 ? r
Self Defense Is Given as
Cause for Shooting on Elk
Methodist Harvest
Bazaar Thursdayi
Plans are near completion for
the Harvest Bazaar to be held by
the Boone Methodist Women s
Society of Christian Service on
Thursday, November 17, in the
basement of the church.
Baked goods, candy, fancy
work, toys and other items suit
able for Christmas giving will be
on sale at various booths. The
booths will open at 3 p. m. and
remain open until after the sup
per.
A turkey supper will be served
from 5 p. m. until 7:30 p. m.
Tickets for the supper are now
on sale and may be purchased
from circle members.
496 Million Is
'50 Burley Quota
The Secretary of Agriculture
has proclaimed a IMS burley
marketing quota of 496 million
pounds. Farmers who are eligi
ble to vote will be given an op
portunity to vote in a referendum
to determine if they desire mar
keting quotas on burley tobacco.
This referendum will be held in
the various communities in the
county Saturday, November 26.
Any farmer who shares in a
1949 burley tobacco crop either
as owner, tenant or . share crop
per will be eligible to vote In
this referendum.
Notices of 1950 farm acreage
allotments for all burley tobacco
fa cms will be mailed prior to the
referendum. For all farms of one
acre or more, the allotments will
be reduced 14-7 per cent. This
factor was set by the Secretary
of Agriculture. For all farms of
0.9, or less, no reduction will be
made.
Election Bulletin
Democrat Herbert Lehman wonl
easily in Tuesday'* election, over
John Foster Dulles for the New
York Senate seat, formerly held
by ailing Robert F. Wagner, in a
campaign centering about Presi
dent Truman's fair deal program.
Mayor O'Dwyer was re-elected
in New York City.
Governor DriaeoD, Republican,
was re-elected Governor of New
Jersey.
Democrats elected mayors in
four up-State New York cities,
normally Republican, also win
ning the top city posts in coo
testa in other states. In Pitts
burgh Democratic Mayor David
Lawrence was ahead about two
to one, while the Democrats were
also carrying Cleveland. Indica
tions were that the Democrats
were gain in gcontrol of the "Phil
adelphia government.
W. W. Randall Fills Bond in
Shooting of Son-in-Law;
Injury Not Critical
Perry Watson, resident of the
Triplett neighborhood is a pati
ent at Watauga hospital, suffer
ing from a gunshot wound in the
hip, said to have been inflicted
by his father-in-law, W. W. Ran
dall, at the Randall home Sun
day evening. Watson's condition
isn't said to be critical and his
recovery is anticipated.
Randall, who gave bond in the
sum of $1,000 for his appearance
at the spring term of court to
answer charges of assualt with a
deadly weapon, is quoted by
Sheriff C. M. Watson, as saying
that the load from the shotgun
was fired in pelf defense, when
the injured man advanced upon
him with an axe and knife. Ran
dall, said the sheriff, further
stated that there had been
trouble between the two earlier
in the day, and that Watson had
threatened the life of Randall.
The sheriff said the injured man
was under the influence of liquor
when thf trouble occurred.
Top Tobacco Grader
To Help Farmer#
Mr. John Van Arsdall, Federal
tobacco grader, will assist with
two tobacco stripping, sorting
and grading meetings on Thurs
day, November 17. While we
realize that quite a lot of tobacco
will be graded before that time,
it is felt that most tobacco farm
ers will be benefitted by the
meetings.
The schedule is as follows:
10:00 a. m., November 17 at
Ivan Farthing's near Bethel
School; 2:00 p. m., November 17,
at Charles Lewis at Sherwood.
Mr. VanArsdall has graded to
bacco on the Boone market and
is a tobacco fanner himself,
therefore, he knows both sides of
the problem. Bring your grading
questions to him, also a sample
of your tobacco if you like.
Can you sort your tobacco so
that it will bring top price? Are
you always satisfied with the
price your tobacco brings? Does
your tobacco look better on the
floor than the average? If you
can answer all of these questions
yes, then you do not need to at
tend a tobacco grading meeting.
Commissioner Goforth
To Hold Meeting Here]
Highway commissioner Mark
Goforth of Lenoir, will be at the1
courthouse in Boooe at 10 o'clock
Thursday November 10, for the
purpose of discussing road pro
blems with interested citizens.
FARM IK CO ME
Gross farm income is expected
to total about $30,000,000,000
this year, with actual cash in
come from marketing* of about
$18,000,000,000.
Hospital Board |
Cites Progress
Following the receipt of a ten
thousand dollar check from the
Duke Foundation, the board of
trustees announced that the
equipment for the new hospital
kitchen has been bought and will
ibe on hand ready for installation
by the time the new addition is
completed. Work has been in
progress on the additional struc
ture, until the steel shortage
developed. However, there is as
surance that the work will be re
sumed soon.
The hospital board passed a
resolution expressing thanks to
the 87T individuals and firms
who made contributions to the
expansion program at the local
hospital. Special thanks were
tendered the members of the ad
vance gifts committee, the teams
which solicited in Boone, and
those who carried out the work
in the rural areas, as well as to
Dr. H. B. Perry and Dr. R. H.
Harmon who contributed equip
ment valued at more than $500.
A special vote of appreciation
was given to the members of the
$250 Club which included Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Broyhill of Lenoir,
I. S. Ayers, Boone, Dr. Lawrence
Owsley, Dr. Len Ha gam an, mem
bers of the Boone Rotary Club,
James H. Councill, Boone Drug
Co., New River Light and Power
Company, Frank Payne, T rail
way Laundry, George Greene,
Guy Hunt, Dr. William Matheson,
Grady Farthing, Carolina Phar
macy, W. W. and Howard Mast
and family, Hospital employees,
Ralph Winkler, Farmers Hard
ware and Supply Sompany, Stan
ley A. Harris and wife, Watauga
Building and Loan, Watauga Cen
tennial, Inc., and Mrs. Joseph
Cannon of Blowing Rock. Three
of these took two units and one
took four units making a total of
twenty-seven gifts of $250 each,
in addition to the amounts they
had given earlier in the year.
A total of $32,000 has been sub
scribed and $30,000 already paid
in, in addition to the $10,000 from
Duke which, when the other sub
scriptions are paid, "should give
us a first class hospital, adequate
for our needs for tne time being."
The Board called attention fo
the fact that already $7,0*0 of
charity work has been done since
the first of February and while
the hospital has been able so far
this year to nay expenses of op
eration. "no County Hospital do
ing this amount of charity can
hope to operate without subsidy
frpm the county or city."
Christmas Edition
Plans Proceeding
DAIRY FIELD
SHdRT COURSE
TO BE HELD
OH WEDNESDAY
Outstanding Dairymen of the
State WU1 Gather To Aid
Local Farmers in Improving
Their Status; List of the
Prominent Speakers Given.
The first Dairy Field Short!
Course to be held in Watauga
County will be held at the Court
house in Boone on Wednesday,
November 16. This program will
bring to Boone some of the most
outstanding dairymen of the
state, to discuss dairy .subjects of
interest to all farmers who want
to make money from dairying.
The program is as follows:
1 10-10:30 a. m.? Herd Health;
Dr. C. D. Grinnells, Prof, of Vet
erinary Science, N. C. State Col
lege.
10:30-11 a. m. ? Raising Dairy
Calves; Dr. R. K. Waugh, Prof.
Dairy Husbandry, N. C. State
College.
11-11:30 a. m. ? What Is New
In Fly Control; Dr. G. D. Jones,
Extension Entomologist, N. C.
State College.
1130-12 noon ? How To Keep
the Bacteria Count Low; Mr. J. F
Brown, Extension Dairyman, N.
C. State College.
1-1:30 p. m.? Care of the Milk
ing Machine; Mr. N. S. Carlson
representative De Laval Separat
or Company, Charlotte.
1:80-2 p. m. ? High Quality -Low
Cost Forage; Mr. S. H. Dobson,
Extension Agronomist, N. C. State
College.
2-2:30 p. m. ? Why Level Out
Seasonal Milk Production- Mr. J.
A. Arey, Extension Dairyman,
N. C. State College.
County agent L E. Tuck wilier
said he hoped that all dairy farm
ers of Watauga County will be
able to attend this meeting.
Harvest Sale
Next Saturday
!
4-H. club members eagerly
talk of plans and items to be
?old In the Harvest Festival tale
on Saturday morning, November
12, at 10:00 o'clock in front of
Todd's Esso Station near the
Boone postoffice. Farm men and
women are assisting whole
heartedly with the sale, the pro
ceeds going to build a 4-H camp
for Western North Carolina.
The sale will give the people
of Boone an opportunity to buy
county produce direct from the
farm. Items offered for sale will
include articles from white rate
to horses. Also cakes, pies, can
ned vegetables, fruits, jellies,
Jams, handiwork, fresh , vege
tables, nuts, chickens, eggs, or
any other miscellaneous articles
available. Plans are under way
for surprise packages and cake
walks.
Plan now to meet at the Har
vest Festival sale to sell or buy!
COUNTY OFFICES CLOSE
The county offices will be
closed Friday in observance of
Armistice Day.
U. S. lines carried 13,295 on
student voyages abroad.
JUNIORS PRESENT BIBLE, FLAG
of tha Juaior (Mm ut ?hewn
Bibb to tho Todd High School Loft to u
Ann, J tin? Millar, school nfadMl) Q
Ralph a. Oraona and ifad lf orria.
On Wednesday morning of last
week officials and meanbw of
the local Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Daniel
Boone No. 129, made a public
presentation of a flag and Bible
to the Todd High school at Todd.
L S. Ayers, Councilor at Third
District, and Ned N orris, Counci
lor of Daniel Boone Council,
were in charge of the program.
The Bible was presented by W.
EL Gragc who reviewed the prin
^les of the order and ecnphaaiz
tbe reading and use of the
Bible in public schools.
Clyde R. Greene, a national of
ficial of the order, next present
ed a large U. 8. flag. Re explain
ed the uee of thoflag in public
schools and stressed the patriotic
as advocated by the
L 8. Aytn then led the
audience in pledging allegiance
to the flag. Other memberi tak
ing part in the pwaam we ?
Glenn Howell, chaplain. Jan
A. Greene, vice-councilor and R.
G. Greene, secretary.
Appropriate remarks of ac
ceptance of the sifts were made
by Jamas Miller, principal of the
school, and A. E. Moretz, a teach
er.
Other similar programs of this
nature have been planaed-r-jhi
several schools in the county
within the near future in an ef
fort to stimulate die use of
Bibles and flags in public schools
throughout the land,
? . ,v ? +
Burley Acreage Cut or
Loss Subsidies Looms
Gala Dance Ends
Hi School Fele
The lint homecoming of Ap
palachian High school was ac
claimed a big success by all who
attended the events. On Thurs
day night, November 3, over 300
parents, alumni, and students at
tended the play, "The Love
Pirate," and the reception held
in study hall afterwards. At the
play the guests were welcomed
by Bobby McConnell, president
Kthe student body. Five mem
rs of the high school's first
graduating class of 1929 were
present and were recognized by
Mr. Wey. These five members
were Mrs. Gordon Winkler, Mrs.
Dempsey Wilcox, Mr. Edgar
Brown, Mr. Coaker Triple tt and
Mr. Albert Farthing.
The annual open house was
held on Thursday night, and all
homerooms were open for visi
tors to see the attractive and
ingenious displays arranged by
the students in the homeroom
contest. In the contest Mr. Hol
lis' senior homeroom won first
place; Mr. Nolan's tenth grade
won second, and Mr. Petrey's
seventh grade won third.
At the reception guests were
welcomed by Bobby McConnell
and Barbara Bingham, president
and vice-president of the Student
Council. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. A. E. Hamby,
Miss Kathleen McDonald, Jane
Keplar, Betty Raye Givene,
Mildred Dean and Joannt Ald
ridge.
On Friday afternoon the high
school band appeared in a parade
with floats that were decorated
by various clubs of the school. In
the float contest first place was
awarded to the Astronomy Club,
sponsored by Mr. Randall. Sec
ond place was given to the boys
senior 4-H club, sponsored by
Mr. Bingham; and third place
was awarded the Visual Aids
Club, sponsored by Mr. Wey.
I The Homecoming king and
queen were recognized on the
football field on Friday night.
Orlando Brown, selected queen
by popular vote of the student
body, was crowned by Barbara
Bingham, chief cheerleader. The
two ladies-in-waiting for the
queen were Betty Jean Barnes
(continued on page three)
Army Postal Unit
Holds Monthly Meet
The 3558th Army Postal Unit
held it* regular meeting Monday
night, November 7, in their halL
Sgt. Mack gave a lecture on
Physical Training and its import
ance to service personnel. A mo
tion picture, "The Survival of the
Fittest," was shown.
Eleven men have recently join
ed the Organized Reserve Corp.
They include Melvin L. Shepard,
McDonald Cook. Arlis Townsend,
Lewis D. Hodges, Rudolph
Greene, Wills rd B. Layell, James
L. Penlev, Charted T. Weber,
William L. Eury, Paul Phillips.
Christmas Seals have been sold
annually in the United States
since 1907.
IS Per Cent Cat la Plantings
Of Weed Next Year May
Prevent Loa Supports
Washington, Nov. 3. ? Major
growers of bur ley (cigarette-type)
tobacco were ordered today to
chcfose between a 15 per cent cut
in plantings under rigid govern
ment controls next year or lose
all government price supports.
To hold down surpluses. Secre
tary of Agriculture Charles F.
Brannan proposed that produc
tion continue under marketing
Suota controls. He set the na
onal planting allotment for 1900
at 421,000 acres, 10 per cent be
low this year's allotment of 408,
000 acres.
But major growers generally
would be cut about 15 per cent
because no grower can have his
allotment cut below nine- tenths
of one acre. That means thous
ands of growers would not be af
fected by the reduction program.
Because of the drastic penalties
for non-comp nance with the quo
ta controls, they cannot go Into
force unless approved by two
thirds of all growers voting by se
cret ballot in a referendum.
Brannan has scheduled this ref
erendum for Saturday, November
26.
If quotas are voted down, all
government price props will be
stripped from the 1950 crop. That
means growers would be free to
produce as much as they wish, but
none would receive price sup
ports.
On the other hand, if the grow
ers approve the control program,
they may get a higher price sup
port next year. For example, if
the new farm law just signed by
President Truman were in effect
on this year's crop, burley sup
ports would have been set 10 per
cent higher.
Officials here believe the grow
ers will approve the quotas. In
the last referendum in 1940 they
voted 95.9 per cent for quotas for
the years 1947, 1948 and 1949.
Two-thirds of the crop is grown
in Kentucky. Other major pro
ducing areas are southern Indi
ana, southern Ohio, West Vir
ginia, Virginia, North Carolina, ?
Tennessee and Missouri. Eighty
per cent of the crop goes Into
cigarettes.
Burley farms generally BBS
small. The average allotment per
farm this year was said to be 1.8
acres.
The department said the I960
planting allotment would pro
duce 496,000,000 pounds, if yields
equal the five-year (1944-48) av
erage. This year's allotment pro
duced 545,000,000 pounds.
Despite use of quotas, produc
tion has been running ahead of
consumption for four of the last
five years, officials said the na
tional planting allotment far
1950 is 30 per cent less than the
1944 allotment. But yields have
(continued on page eight)
Homecoming Sol
At Cove Creek
Cove Creek Homecoming will
be observed Friday, November
18 when the final game of the
year will be played with Cross
nore. Parents and frienda are in
vited to visit the class rooms, at'
tend chapel at 11:15 and be pre
sent for a tea served by the
Home Economics classes after the
football game at 3:00 o'clock.
Tickets for the game will be on
sale at the registration booth all
during the morning.
Americans Education week
will be observed at a special
chapel program on Thursday
morning at 8:45 when Dr. John
G. Barden of Appalachian State
Teacher* College will speak.
School will be dismissed on
Wednesday. November 23 for the
Thanksgiving holidays and will
open again on Monday, Novem
ber 28.
Appalachian High School , de
feated Cove Creek on Friday
night with a score of 13-7. Cove
Creek scored early in the first
quarter when David Horton went
around right end for a touch
down and then made the extra
point. In the second quarter Ap
palachian come back to tie tne
?core 7-7. The third quarter
neither aide scored but in the last
few minute* of play Appalachian
advanced down the field with
passes that finally resulted in
the winning touchdown.
Miss Jennie Love has been
home with her mother (or sever
al days during Mrs. Love's illnees.
Mrs. Love died Tuesday morning.
Mrs. James B. Mast is teaching for
Miss Love.
Lowell flinith and Carleen
Perry kavS been out of school
[for several days because of slck
| Football Saturday
I The Atlantic Christian grid*
kiers will meet the Mountaineers
go college field in Boone next
[Saturday afternoon, leaving only
(^y^^n^iilocal
ifceller
lork to ?