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BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949
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KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
R. C. COLEMAN and sons ar
rive on the scene to promote the
Tobacco market, as merchants
make final plans for the grand
annual Christmas opening and
tobacco festival, slated as usual
to be held during the last week
In November . . . the 25th . . .
Jim Brown makes effort to sell
fine possum dog, through whose
efforts, Jim vows he's filled his
locker down at the freezer plant
with the sullen marsupials ? ? ?
Friends telephone, write and
drop by in person to congratu
late publisher on the local
journal's top-flight rating among
the nation's weeklies . . . Big run
of cattle reported at local market
last week, as range grass finally
gives way to colder weather . . .
and the continued Onslaughts of
the bovines . < . Armistice day
goes by without fanfare in this
locality . . . Thirty-one years ago
Friday the "war to end wars"
ended, and a few years later, the
second gory chapter unfolded at
Pearl Harbor . . . Now the god
of war is once again girding his
loins for the fray as the cold war
at times grows tepid, bringing
fears of the hell-like heat of tha
manipulated atom . . .
SATURDAY NOVEMBER
the farmers go to lb* polls io
dtddt on whether or not to
continue the regulation of the
sUa of tha bur lay tobacco
crop, as jowmwaat stockpile
of tha weed. bought through
tha subsidy plan, grows large
. . . Indications Ma thai tha
farmers will favor tha con
tinuation of tha quota system
. . . For tha banafit of soma
absentee voters who are con
fused, would watad that thara
ara no off-year ganarml elec
tions hara ^Mtwmbar
a a a
4-H CLUB MEMBERS hold
auction sale down on the square
last Saturday, in an effort to
augment the club building pro
gram for this area . . .Harry
Hamilton conducted the auctions
of fine food of every kind . . .
delicious pickles, preserves,
fruits and the like, and towns
people gathered in considerably
numbers for the event . . . In
cluded in the offerings were ban
tam chickens, ducks, a horse, a
first class hunting dog, and a
cellophane package containing a
frozen pheasant . . . Ford, despite
the two-edged strike, comes
forth with the 1930 models right
on time, and the new vehicle is
to be on display at Winkler Mo
tor Company Friday ... It is ex
pected that agents for other
makes will have 50 models on
display within a short time,
since the production of coal and
steel has been resumed . . . De
voted followers of the sport of
the pigskin oval, looking ahead
to the clash with the Irish, and
mournfully citing the absence of
Choo-Choo from the lineup . . .
Farmers tell of results of unusu
al rains, and of com rotting or
sprouting in the shock, with the
potato yield far below the aver
age . . . summer temperatures
prevailing as mid-November
shows up, and as the stores and
shops begin to reflect the com
ing of Santa Claus.
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CUSTER WALLACE,, who
Is foraman at tha Stata
rock crusher In tha Hodges
Oap section, report a fly;
tag saucer or soma sort of
wierd gadget sailing through
the heavens in a southern dir
ection Friday afternoon . . .
Due to tha noise of tha big mo
tors at tha crusher Mr. Wallace
could not tall whether tha dime
was powered . . . but says it
floated over slowly at an ex
tremely Ugh altitude, was
round, and that as it "wobbled"
its shiny surfacres brightly re
flected the ran of the sun . . .
Mr. Wallace nas reports from
others to the effect that thara
was a sound of a motor accom
panying tha flight of tha
strange glistening body, but ha
don't know ... he only knows
that a glittering "saucer" Boat
ed right along, and its progress
being very slow compared to
an airplane, he watched tha
thing for several minutes be
fore tt disappeared in tha gen
eral directum of Grandfather
Mountain.
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MERCHANTS chip in the cur
rency for financing the Christmas
opening event, as committees get
busy in decorating the town, and
working out all the little details
of the big event . . . Tobacco be
gins to come into town for the
opening auctions in November
. . . Pleasant trip into the woods
on the opening day of the deer
season, fails to produce the veni
son . . . witheld a chance shot at
a fleeing white tail of undeter
mined gender . . . Developing a
set of nerves as another hunter
appeared to be stalking us in the
twilight . . . Red-capped nlmrods
by the hundreds take to the for
ests, a lot of them "trigger hap
py" and one often wonders
whether one of thoae bog soft
nosed bullets will seek him out
. . Yoke of oxen doing fall plow
ing over in the edge of Burke
county, as streams T shiny auto
|-nobiles race by, symbolical of the
changing times.
? OCTET TO GIVE THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
pictured above are memberi of the Appala
chian Octet who will preieni "Thanksgiving
In Song," Monday night. November 21. at ?
p. m.. In the College Auditorium. This special
evening concert will be in the form of a
sacred program featuring the personal as well
as the national aspects of Thanksgiving. A
unique stage setting has been designed by Miss
Clyde Goodman. Solos will be sung by Ted
(Photo Palmer's Photo Service)
Barnett. Lawrence Phillips and Hal Vannoy.
Other members of the Octal include William
Walker. Robert Wolf*. Clifton Boyd, Earl
Haynes and James Blanlon. Shown, back row.
left to right. Tad Barnet. Robert Wolf a. Hal
Vannoy; front row. Lawrence Phlllipa. Wil
liam Walker. Clifton Boyd. Earl Haynaa.
James Blanlon. The Octet is directed by Mr.
O. M. HartselL The public la cordially invited.
Buriey Auctions To
Begin November 28
Early Mailing
Is Suggested
Postmastar John E.. Brown, Jr.,
who anticipates a retord volume
of Christmas mail at the local
oostofflce, requested Tuesday that
patrons do their mailing, particu
larly parcel post ,as early as pos
sible, to relieve the congestion ex
pected.
Although extra help will, be
secured for the p re-Christmas
period at the postoffice, it is go
ing to be extremely hard to
handle the inflated mails, unless
th4 people cooperate fully.
It is also pointed out by the
official that this year the postage
on unsealed greeting cards wjll
be two cents each, and on sealed
cards three cents.
Dairymen Meet
For Field Course
Outstanding dairymen of the
state were in Boone Wednesday,
November 16, to take part in the
program of the first dairy field
short course to be held in Wa
tauga County. The speakers dis
cussed dairy subjects of interest
to all farmers who want to make
money from dairying.
The meeting opened at 10 a. m.
in the courthouse with Dr. C. D.
Grinnells, professor of veterinary
science, State College, discussing
"Herd Health." Dr. R. K. Waugh,
professor dairy husbandry, State
College spoke on "Raising Dairy
Calves." This was followed by
"What is New in Fly Control" by
Dr. G. D. Jones, extension ento
mologist, State College. "How to
Keep the Bacteria Count Lowe,"
was discussed by J. F. Brown,
extension dairyman of State
College.
The afternoon session began at
1 o'clock with the following
speakers on the program: N. S.
Carlson of Charlotte, whose sub
ject will be "Care of the Milking
Machine," S. H. Dobson, exten
sion agronomist. State College,
speaking on "High Quality Low
Cost Forage," and J. A. Arey, ex
tension dairyman. State College,
on "Why Level Out Seasonal
Milk Production."
Spaghetti Supper
On Saturday evening fronJ
seven until ten o'clock the mem
bers of the Girls Friendly Society
of Holy Cross Church. Valle Cru
cis, will serve a spaghetti supper
at 25 cents per plate. Coffee and
other refreshments will be sold
also. There will be a free movie
and rummage sale during the
evening and community singing.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
On last Saturday evening the
last square dance of the season
was held in the school dining
hall.
These dances have given much
wholesome amusement to young
and old. There has been fine
behavior, to give credit to the
whole community. We deeply
appreciate the patronage of the
surrounding communities. The
entire profit from these dance*
is used lor community welfare.
Receipt of Tobacco Starts on
Local Wareehouse Floors;
Crop Pretty Good
Auction sales of burley tobacco
will start on the floors of the
Boone market Monday, Novem
ber 28, and the houses have al
ready received many crops
of the golden weed, it was learn
ed yesterday afternoon.
Warehousemen t have arrived,
and the various members of the
selling staff will be on hand with-,
in the next few days to get!
everything in readiness for what
promises to be another good sea
son on the local market.
The tobacco this year is said to
be of a pretty good grade, and
will likely command the usual
good prices when the racous song
of the auctioneer starts.
The local market has three
large houses, and there is seldom
any appreciable wait in unload
ing the tobacco. Farmers are be
ing asked to bring their crops to
Boone for quick sales and top
market prices, together with
courteous and friendly service.
Choral Group To
Appear in Program
The combined Glee Clubs and
Choral Ensemble Class of Appa
lachian High school will present
a Thanksgiving program in the
high school auditorium Novem
ber 23rd, at 9:00 a. m. Parents
and friends of the students par
ticipating are cordially invited to
attend.
The program will open with
numbers by the Boys Glee Club,
including "Doxology," "God of
the Earth," "All Glory be to God
on High", and "Bless This
House." Following this group
will be several numbers render
ed by the combined Glee Clubs,
consisting of sixty-five students.
They will sing "Come, Ye Thank
ful People, Come", "List to the
Lark", and "Now Thank We All
Our God."
The Girls Glee Club will con
tinue the program with "Lift
Thine Eyes , "An Evening Song
of Praise" and "Let All Things
Now Living." The program will
be concluded with a recently in
troduced song "Appalachian"
performed by the Choral En
semble class in tribute to their
high school.
The choral groups are under
the direction of Elsie H. D.
Erneston.
4-H Clulb ProgpreM
In Camp Campaign
The Watauga 4-H boys and
girls are making progress towards
reaching their goal of $1800. for
building the new 4-H camp here
in Western North Carolina.
Through various activities during
the past week and donations by
interested people and groups, the
fund has now reached $300. Ok). A
sale held in Boone on Saturday,
at which time the boys and girls
brought in food, clothing, and
livestock to sell, netted approxi
mately $150.00. A program held
at the Green Valley School and
donations accounted' for the re
maining amount
The boys and girls would like
to thank everyone for their help
in making the sale a success and
ask their continued cooperation
until the drive is oomplatod
Mrs. M. E.Maddux
Dies In Virginia
Mrs. M. E. Maddux, 73, mother
of Mr. M. R. Maddux of Boone,
died at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Audrey Love of Kendrldge,
Va. November 5th, after an ex
tended illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday, November 6 at 2:30 at
the First Baptist Church in Ken
d ridge, conducted by Rev. George
Harris, pastor of the church, and
burial was 'in that neighborhood.
Survivors are two sons and
two daughters: Mrs. Charlie Fer
Suson of Newport News, Va.;
Irs. Audrey Love and Mr. Tom
Maddux of Kendridge, Va.; and
Mr. M. R. Maddux of Boone.
Doughton Observes
His 86th Birthday
i
Sparta, N. C.t Nov. 10. ? Con
gressman Robert L. Doughton, Al
leghany's most distinguished cit
izen. observed his 66th birthday
on Monday while vacationing in
the deep South.
The oldest man in the U. S.
Congress arrived here on Oct.
16, following congressional ad
journment the week before, and
appeared to be in the best of
health.
Mr. Doughton, chairman of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee, is now beginning his 40th
year of continuous service as rep
resentative from this district
Only one man, Rep. Adolph Sab
bath, of Illinois, has served in the
House of Representatives longer
than Mr. Doughton.
Alleghany's statesman first be
came a member of the House in
1911 and took over the chairman
ship of his committee in 1033. He
held that position from that time
until the present, except in the
years 1946-48, when the Republi
cans had a majority in the House.
Although more conservative in
viewpoint than many of his Dem
ocrat colleagues in Washington he
has been called upon to push a
number of legislatice acts for
Presidents Roosevelt and Truman.
County Teachers
Hear Curtis Price
The second meeting of the Wa
tauga unit of the North Carolina
Education Association was held
at the Appalachian High School
building recently when Mr.
speaker of the evening was Mr.
Curtiss Price, superintendent of
Schools, Davie County, spoke. He
used as his topic, "Trie Needs of
Youth." In his talk, speaking
specifically of the teen-age boy,
he said that he needs to be un
derstood and he needs to be giv
en purpose. Then of all youth
in general he said that teachers
need to teach youths self con
trol and independence. Finally,
he said that youth needs some
one who has faith to guide him
and he needs to have faith him
self.
The teachers of the county
were well represented at the
meeting, but it is hoped that at
tendance at i the next and subse
quent meetings will be even bet
ter.
U. S. AIR rORCE
The Armed Forces at the Unit
ed States had a combined nu
merical strength of 1,592,700 on
September 30, according to the
Department of Defense. The to
tal is a decrease of 15,400 from
the 1,808,100 combined total of
August SI. ^
1200 GROWERS
AREELIGIRLE
TO VOTE HERE
HOVEMRER 28
Referendum To Settle Ques
tion of Quota System for
1950 Crop of Tobacco; Any
one Having Interest in Bur
ley Crop in 1949 May Vote
Approximately 1200 Burley
tobacco growers in Watauga
county are eligible to vote in the
referendum to be held Saturday
November 26, on Burley tobacco
marketing quotas according to
Dwight Coble, chairman of the
PMA county committee. The re
ferendum will be held in accord
ance with the law which provides
for marketing quotas on Burley
tobacco for the 1950 crop. In the
referendum, growers may vote
for quotas for 1950 only; or they
may vote against quotas. How
ever, marketing quotas cannot be
in effect unless approved by at
least two- thirds of the growers
voting in the referendum.
Lists of Burley tobacco grow
ers who are eligible to vote in
the referendum on November 26,
to determine whether they want
marketing quotas continued on
the 1950 crop have been compiled
by PMA county committees and
are open for inspection in the
county office.
The referendum has been call
ed in conformance with the Agri
cultural Adjustment Act of 1938,
which provides for quotas on
Burley tobacco. However, quotas
will not be in effect for 1950 unless
approved by at least two-thirds
of the growers voting in the re
ferendum. Mr. Coble, chairman
of the PMA county committee,
said, that "Any person who has
an interest in the 1949 crop of
Burley tobacco as owner, tenant,
or share cropper, is eligible to
vote in the referendum being
held November 26." No person,
he added, is entitled to cast more
than one vote even though he
may be engaged in producing
Burley tobacco in two or more
communities, counties, or states.
Farm Bureau
Campaign News
The annual meeting of the Wa-|
tauga County Farm Bureau willl
be held at the Courthouse in
Boone on Monday night, Novem
ber 28, at 7:00 o'clock. At this
meeting officers for the ensuing
year will be elected, delegates to
the American Farm Bureau Fed
3 ration Convention to be held in
Chicago will be selected, a board
of directors will be elected, var
ious committees will be appointed
and other business will be trans
acted.
Music will be provided by the
Thomas-Farthing string band.
Final reports on the current
membership campaign will be
heard and prize winners an
nc nnc The seven leaders at
prese. are C. A. Clay with 80
members written, Llyn Norris
with 11. John K. Perry 11, Rolf
E. Wilson 10, Stewart Simmons
10. G. D. Barnett 9, and Ed. Love
9.
Three prizes of 1,000 pounds of
(continued on page eight)
Miss Keller Named
in Who'. Who List
Miss Verdola Keller, daughter
of Mrs. Charlie Keller of Boone,
has been chosen as a represen
tative of Appalachian State
Teachers college in Who's Who
in American Colleges and Uni
versities. The choice is based up
on outstanding scholarship, quali
ties of leadership, and service to
the college, and is considered a
very high honor.
Miss Keller, a graduate of Ap
palachian High school, is a sen
ior at Appalachian, majoring in
library science and social studies.
Since enrolling here she has
been a member of the Baptist
Student Union for four years;
member of the Future Teachers
of America; member of the lib
rary science club in which she
has held office for two years; and
has been an honor student in
scholarship.
Other students who received
this honor included the follow
ing: Robert Chilton, Wlnston
Bilem; Carl Lane, Charlotte;
axinc Hawks. Greensboro;
Martha Ann vom, Winston
Salem; Sarah Miller Matthews,
Lenoir; Eugene Cox, Whiteville.
Tommy Sue Mo?t, Laurel
Springs; Rita Dare *?icNeal, Rid
ley Park, Pa.- Donald Cheek,
Raleigh; Jean C. Quincy, Miami.
Florida; Coleman Hanson, Lan
caster, S. C.; and John Caskey,
Mooresville.
No Burlev tobacco marketing
cards will be issued out of the
County PMA office this yea*
These cards will be available at
the polling place* for the tobacco
referendum November 28. All
voters will be notified of
' ag places for their com
Burley Cards
Christn las Opening
To Be Colorful Event
Local Men Seek
Completion 421
A delegation composed of H.
W. Wilcox, Stanley A. Harris,
president and secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce; Clyde R.
Greene, Mayor Gordon H. Wink
ler, Representative S. C. Eggers
and H. Grady Farthing attended
a meeting in Bristol, Tenn., last
Thursday to form an organization
to sponsor the completion of
Highway 421 from Carolina Beach
to Michigan City, Indiana.
Representatives from various
towns from the Carolina Coast
to the Michigan town were pres
ent, and Governor Browning of
Tennessee spoke enthusiastically
of the project He stated that
Tennessee is now ready to do her
part in completing the inter
state highway, and told of cur
rent plans of the Tennessee high
way commission, which proposes
to spend thirty-two million dol
lars of road funds next year. The
Governor said he is especially in
terested in rebuilding 421 from
Mountain City to Trade, and that
no more money will be spent on
that section, pending its reloca
tion. The Tennessee executive
promised full cooperation with
North Carolina in matters of
highway construction. He spoke
enthusiastically of the tourist
possibilities of Western North
Carolina and East Tennessee.
At a meeting of delegations
from all along the route of high
way 421, an organization was
formed, to be known as the Cost
to-Lakes Scenic Highway. Each
state named a vice-president of
the organization and every town
along the way elected a director.
A vice-president of operations
was named, and the directors and
vice-presidents will meet at a
later date, name a president, and
complete the organization. Rep.
S. C. Eggers was named vice
president for North Carolina and
W. R. Winkler, director for the
town of Boone.
A strip map is to be prepared,
indicating the points of interest
to be reached along the route of
421.
Local Men in YDC
Activities at Duke
Everett L. Mast and Carlton H.
Swift, both of Sugar Grove, are
actively engaged in Young
Democratic Club work at Duke
University and the University of
North Carolina respectively. Mr.
Mast is a law student at Duke
and Mr. Swift a political science1
major at U. N. C.
These two men plan to attend
the Young Democratic National
Convention in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, in late November as
delegates from their respctive
college clubs.
Mr Swift reports that the
Young Democratic Club of the
University of North Carolina,
whose president is O. Max
Gardner Jr., currently has more
than 400 members and that their
goal for 1949-30 school year is
1,000 members.
Mr. Mast states that the Duke
club is relatively new and there
fore somewhat smaller than the
U. N. C. chapter. Present enroll
ment is well over 100 and all in
dications point toward rapid
growth. Grady Stott was recent
ly elected president of the Duke
club.
One goal of a Young Democra
tic Club on college campuses is
to train its members In the fun
damentals of club organization so
they can go into their home
counties and work with the exist
ing Young Democratic Clubs or
perpetuate their formation in
counties where they do not now
exist.
Open House at Valle ?
Crucis School Friday
The Valle Crucis School held
open house Friday, November 12
to parents in behalf of American
Education Week, with a large at
tendance of parents and visitors.
The parents spent the first
part of the morning visiting
classes and observing the chil
dren's activity work.
A movie, Danny Boy," was
shown the children and visitors
the last period of the morning.
Many of the parents had lunch
with their children in the lunch
room. I
After lunch everyone was in
vited to the auditorium, where
Mrs. Pansy TayJorfs second grade
gave a most interesting and en
joyable play. The play, "The
Parmer and His Friends/' was a
part of a farm unit in Resource
use Education that the children
had been studying for several
days. It was unique and proved
to the audience that they had
done a fine piece of work.
After the program the teachers
of the school entertained the vis
itors with a tea, during which
time plans were discussed tor or
ganizing a Parent-Teachers A sso
Merchants Mapping Final
Plans; King, Queen To Be
Named; Parade a Feature
The committee on the Tobacco
Festival, Christmas opening and
street decoration held an im
portant meeting at the Skyline
Cafe Monday. All fifteen mem
bers of the committee were pres
ent.
All the high schools in Watau
ga and adjoining counties are
invited to nominate candidates
for King and Queen. A cash prize
of $25 each will be awarded to
the successful candidate for king
and queen. Candidates are in
vited to be the guests of the
Boone Merchants Association for
lunch Friday, November 25 at
the Skyline Cafe at 12:00. The
judges are from out of town and
they will make the selections at
that time. All candidates will be
expected to be in the parade
which follows and the crowning
of the queen will be held on the
Square following the parade if
the weatherman permits. If it
is raining, the ceremony will be
held in Warehouse No. 2.
The parade is to form at the
Boone Frozen Foods, Inc., plant
on the Wilkesboro road at 1:45.
Every merchant or professional
man in Boone and every farmer
in Watauga county is invited to
have an entry in the parade. The
committee urges that no expen
sive floats be built but something
representing your business. The
farmer's part of the parade is
supposed to present any phase of
agriculture, cattle raising, or
dairying in which the farmer
might be interested.
Decoration with lights and ev
ergreens are to be put across the
street from the Blowing Rock
Road to the eastern edge of town.
Lights will be turned on Friday
night, November 25.
Bob Agle announced that the
local theatre will be open from
ten until one with an appropriate
show for children.
The committee announced that
the broadcast will be held as us
ual and a committee oi business
men are approaching the business
and professional men for con
tributions to pay the expenses of
the decorations, candy for the
children, a portion for the broad
cast and other expenses. It is
emphasized that the most import
ant item of the broadcast Is to
get people to Boone to sell their
tobacco on the best tobacco mar
ket in the territory, and to do
their Christmas shopping in
Boone. It is emphasized that ev
ery merchant and businessman
will profit if people come to
Boone, therefore, everyone should
donate to the expenses of the
celebration, the committee be
lieves.
Candy will be distributed to
the children on the Square at the
close of the parade,
Paxads Plans
Rev. Sam Moss is in charge of
the parade plans, and points out
that the procession will take form
at the plant of Boone Frozen
Foods, where participants are
asked to assemble by 1:30. The
parade will follow King Street to
the Highlander Motor Co., and
back to the square, where the
king and queen of the festival
will be crowned.
Judge Justin C. Rudisill, resi
dent Superior Court judge for the
sixteenth district, and James
Farthing, district solicitor will be
the festival speakers.
Harvest Bazaar
The Boone Methodist Harvest
Bazaar will open today (Thurs
day) at 3 p. m., with booths fea
turing fancy work, baked goods,
candy, toys, and many other items
which will make suitable Christ
mas gifts, opening at 3 p. m.
A turkey supper will be served
from 5 p. m. until 7 p. m. In the
church basement, ana many tic
kets have already been sold for
this occasion. The remaining
available tickets are now on sale
at Carolina Pharmacy, as long as
the supply lasts.
The bazaar, which is spon
sored annually by the Women's
Society of Christian Service, is
expected to be the largest one
ever held. Members of the So
ciety have been working on the
gift items for the booths for sev
eral weeks, and the ' variety ar d
quantity is said to be the biggest
ere..
Entry of displaced persons in
to U. S to be hah
ber.
alved In Novem
Buy Christmas Seals
Http Stamp Out Tft