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. , If I An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950 WATAUGA COUNTY Leading agricultural and tourist ar?a. Livestock, dairying and truck faming of paramount im portance. Blue Rid** Parkway traverses county, and touchaa Blowing R6ck. one of the prln- > cipa) Summer reaoiU of Eastern America. KING STREET rii - . ROB RIVERS __!14?,ONAIj SMILE WEEK is and for *** bene 2u5S25jR?U??tjg ?.I?e supposed to smile wider aU conditions and circuin ****** . . . If the income tax??? rather adamant in his oenjands, if a neighbor shoots the p,asllng motorist deli berately splashes surface water 2? 2?es trousers, just laugh iL?ff ; ! * The ability to smile is definitely coupled with one's lonf^r# pp^ess' 811(1 hoi* ?f a long life, and we are for it a hundred percent . . . Jl(st Qne ?Kr observance we have in mind, which should make sick folks get well sooner, and well a would w^> Bbout your ailm?nts rr . ? ? ? a seven day soell in fvllf ju?t couldn't complain atout the miseries, the flu the fjjr??' ? ? ? a breathing spell where there would be no conver sation about the methods of the family doctor (God bless him!) ' n2,Si*cour8es about nostrums, pain-killers, penicillin, or sleep ~y potions ... no round by round account of those hectic th^, ^7* ? ? ? A time when the hemstitching on one's surgi cal incision would become a sec tor ' ' VW5en thefe would be no talk of dyspepsia, indigestion, and sleeplessness . . . When we gjv- fine' tha? youi . . . And chances are, most of us would feel better, if we'd juat get in the habit of admitting ? ?; ? 2 . down amongst the for the lore of his !f? ?C4JPUa?^i with UMpmg pills nd gaT# up ^ ghost a&r-l^rorUing -P ?? 8 d PJ*1 of a whole big ? ? ? "?"?wing our natural Ml tory M bit we learned the folks J*1*11* ? too much ! Such cmis usually ??je seldotn been known to ?*?, ? bit bigger than the mountain lion. Vnd aW-lW ? fourth as mueh m the 200 pound "men eT*?L ?W.^ich .rnade ,uch sen "H-Y during his for ay around the country looking tee bite to eat . . . Folks in other lends must get a big bang out of the fanfare which accW SSSS? * l*op?rd hunt In the States, and allLhese other stor .7 magnify relatively ,^*aS^T' and the fears of llw folks tn this land of the ? ? ? rwinV Y r N G down TO with the missus and the bitzy one to see Gene Autpr, replete with six guns, sombrero and all the fancy row boy trappings present hto wZ ern show . . Thousand of adults, along with whole gangs of be fud . . 'Purred kiddies jnimed the big auditorium to see the king of the cowboys, and ear him sing the cowboy clas ' V 'n?n<? 8ee *h? other mem bers of the troop in their special * ? ? - But the youngs ^ did".t. reaUy get to their highest pitch of ecstasy until (Chamnion, the gifted horse of Slfi^'ufas Put through his tncks by his master, and little Champ came on the stage to fol low in the footsteps of his pap py ... A splendid performance, good entertainment, for both hildren and adults . . . strength ening our belief that these cow hoy characters are rendering one of the distinct services in the en tertainment world . . . And we hold they ere good for the kid dies , , , always shown as the ?quick-witted, clean-living, square |d paling fellow of the wide open spaces, often fighting for justice land decency against overwhelm ing odds . . . Young America never sees disorderly living glori fied in these Saturday thrillers, ibut are taught to respect the ma jesty of the law . . . the bad guy finds himself on the end of a rope, while the sober, self-reliant cow-poke invariably is reward ed by the folks for his high character and uprightness . . . Yes sir, Gene Autry is doing a good job entertaining the young sters, both on the stage and ?screen, and their elders were im l;,ressed with the fact that no Dine, suggestive of vulgarity, was included in the script . . . tl? Mm Refreshingly different from the (nine run stage presentation. ? ? ? VILAS MOHETZ recently MB an old volume giv of the facts about the population of Watauga county In 1M0. which are of interest ninety-years later, when anoth er count of the noses is about to take place ... It is related that in that far away day there wen 14N white male residents I of Watauga, 2336 females and A (continued on page six) ONE SHARP CALL FOR HELP ... To answer the plea for food and (heller mn In the ep> of these European refugees, the Church World Service is sponsoring its "One Great Hour of Sharing" campaign. On March 12. the church which support the service (about 100.000 churches with 25 million members) will join in a coordinated appeal for support of overseas relief and reconstruc tion projects. Church world Service is the overseas relief agency of 23 cooperating protestant and eastern orthodox church bodies. Watauga 4-H'ers Review Work IVY WILSON AGAIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN BY COUNTY G. 0. P. Boone Business Man Chosen At Convention; Earl Cook Remains as Secretary. Ivy B. Wilson, Boone mer chant, was re-elected chairman of the Republican Executive Committee at the county conven tion held in the courthouse Satur day afternoon. Miss Edna Bingham was named vice-chairman, while Earl D. Cook was reflected secretary to the committee* - A slate of delegates was nam ed to the congressional conven tion to be held in Statesville on next Monday and to the State Re publican coiAention in Charlotte on Tuesday, March 14. It Was later voted that all Republicans of the county who would like to attend the conventions would be recognized as delegates. Chair man Wilson states that anyone desiring hotel accommodations in connection with either of the con ventions, should get in touch with him. The convention was presided over by J. E. Holshouser, and there was a large gathering from the various townships of the county. Stony Fork Gels 4-H Club Quota , 0 Stony Fork is the second 4-H club to reach its goal in raising funds for the new 4-H club camp near Waynesville, C. H. Kirk man, assistant county agent, announced this week. The members of the club raised their funds by the construction of a dog house and making quilt squares. Mr. Kirk tnan commended Mrs. Barnard Davi* teacher and 4-H leader at Stony Fork, for the part she played in raising the funds. The total funds raised in the county is $548.11 out of a goal of $1, 800.00, or slightly above the 30% mark. ? Other clubs in the county con tinue to work toward their goals and are striving to reach the standards set by Rutherwood and Stony Fork. Many of the officers, leaders and Home Dem< onstration women are hoping their 4-H club will be next, Mr. Kirkman said. The standing in percentage of the clubs are as follows: Rutherwood 106%; Stony Fork 100%; Bethel 80%; Green Val ley 48% Pottertown 46%; Deep Gap 25% Wincbarger 24%; Cove Cre^k 18% ; Boone 14%; Mabel 7%; Bamboo 6%; Valle Cru ris 3%; Blowing Rock 3%. Ministers Laud Church Feature [ The Boone Ministerial Asaoci tion has handed the following letter to the Democrat in ap preciation of the church page, which is being featured weekly in the local newspaper: "The Boone Ministerial As soctytioh and the ministers of Watauga county appreciate very much the page in the Democrat, dedicated to church attendance. We thank the editor and all of the sponsors of said page and feel that it addk much to (he URGE of church attendance." 'm - ' K Edmisten Gets Census Position D. M. Edmisten of Boone hai been named crew leader for Wa tauga county for the national census to be taken this spring, it was learned Friday from district census supervisor Harry B. Moore of Statesville. Mr. Edmisten left yesterday for Statesville to complete his ap plication papers and to get de tails of the six -day training per iod he will undergo. Enumerator appointments for all the counties of the ninth dis trict are to be made about March 20, Mr. Moore said, adding that about 600 persons have taken ex aminations for appointment as crew leaders and enumerators. March Of Dimes Report Is Made The 19S0 March of Dimes cam paign in Watauga county, re sulted in the collection of $2, 316.79, according to Mr. Jim Tay lor, chairman of the effort, who states, that although Watauga county fell far short of her quo ta, the amount secured was the second best in the history of the county. "The county organization," said Mr. Taylor, "wish to thank all thos^who have participated in the wive. We have again worked together in a concerted effort toward the ultimate eli mination of infantile paralysis as a threat to the lives of our young ones. Let us hope and pray thai before 1951, our research scien tists will have discovered a cure for polkK" C. of C. Meeting At Blowing Rode The Asheville Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an arei meeting of such organizations to be held at the Watauga Inn, Blooding Rock, on March 14, at 1 o'clock, for the discussion of the organization of the parkway area. Chambers of Commerce located within twenty-five miles of the Parkway are invited. Watauga County 4-H clubbers have displayed pictures of their accomplishments during the past year in the window of the Boone Drug Store in observance of Na tional 4-H Week. Pictures dis played include the following: 1. National 4-H Sheep Shear ing champion. Clint Reese, as he sheared in Chicago. i. The 4-H Livestock Judging team, judging a Hereford bull awned by Councill and Hamilton, rhe team composed of Vance Vines, Hugh Hagaman, Glenn Reese, and Bobby Gene Norris placed 10th nationally. 3. The 4-H Dairy Production Demonstration with Bob Wilson who placed 2nd in Class A in the itate. 4. The 4-H Dairy Foods Dem onstration showing Maude Wilson and Janice Ray Swift, who were 2nd in the Western District. 5. The 4-H Dress Revue of Jan ice Ray Swift, who received the red ribbon in the state contest , 6. The Grand Champion Ewe at N. C. State Fair shown and owned by 4-H clubber, Bobby Gene Norris. Commissioner ot Agriculture Balentine encourages more sheep. 7. The 4-H Sheep Production booth at N. C. State Fair which took 4th place. 8. 4-H Livestock Judging team [member, Vance Vines, 8th indi vidual in national competition, presents Assistant County Agent Kirkman trophy at Achievement Day. 9 and 10. Main building and a cabin at the new 4-H Club Camp near Waynesville, which 4-H [clubbers in Watauga County have raised $525 to help construct. District Meet Legion Is Held The District Legion meeting of Miller-Wagner Post 352 was held at Deep Gap School building Friday night, February 84., and meeting off it ia la termed it a huge success. State Legion officials said it was one of the best district meet ings they had ever attended. Speakers included R. L. Davis, service officer from the Veterans Administration in Winston-Salem, and Dan King from the Veterans Commission. Also attending the meeting were Wiley Pickens, vice com mander from Raleigh; Ralph D. Fisher, 5th Division commander from" Brevard; El ben Marrow, district commander of the 33rd district; District Commander B. H. Winters from EUc Park, and other Legionnaire officials. Approximately 150 person*, attended. $61.00 was made up for prizes for the Legion oratori cal contests, . which will take place this spring in the different nigh schools. Floyd Ward Dead Mr. Floyd C. Ward, native of Watauga county, and for many years a resident of Elirabethton, Tenn., where he was a promin ent figure in the business and civic life of the community, died in a Winston-Salem hospital Tuesday, it has been learned here. Mr. Ward it is said had under an operation, and didn't re frain the anesthetic. Funeral services are to be held at the First Baptist Church/ Eliz abeth ton, Tenn., Thursday at 2 o'clock. Reserve Banks says U. S. agen-J ciea bold 38 bUUoo U. & debt CORN GROWERS OF COUNTY TO HEAR EXPERTS GIVE ADVICE Recommendatiotyi on Varie ties, Fertiliser and Cultiva tion Will Be Given; Movies To Be Shown; Schedule of Meetings Is Listed. Meetings on corn production will be held in the county giving recommendations on varieties, fertilizer and cultivation, accord ing to an announcement from the county agent's office. A sound film in technicolor will be used entitled "More Corn Per Acre." This film was taken in North Caroling and contains informa tion vital to farmers in this sec tion. County Agent L. E. Tuck willer believes every farmer in the county should take advant age of these meetings to get the latest information available on production of com at a lower cost. The meeting schedule is as fol lows: Wednesday, March 8, Bamboo School, 7:30 p. m. Thursday, March 9, Green Val ley School, 7:30 p. m. Friday, March 10, Blowing Rock School, 10:30 a. m. Friday, March 10, Mabel School, 7:30 p. m. Monday, March 13, Tamarack School, 1:30 p. m. Monday, March 13, Valle Crucis School, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, March 14, Vance Har mon's Home, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, March 15, Bethel School, 7:30 p. m. Thursday, March 16, Cove Creek Graded School, 7:30 p. m. Friday, March 17, Upper Beav er Dam, Community House, 7:30 p. m. The latest information on the telephone situation in the county will also be given at the meet ings. Williams Here For Soil Service D. F. Greene, chairman of the Watauga Soil Conservation Dis trict, announced this week thai the Soil Conservation Service has assigned Howard Williams to work in the county. Mr. Wil liams began work here Monday with his office located in the Courthouse annex. Mr. Greene states that Mr. Wil liams began work with the Soil Conservation Service in 1941, and except for four years spent in the Army during tne war, has been in this work ever since. Mr. Wil liams was transferred here from Mocksville in Davie County where he Has held a similar posi tion for the past three years. The work of the Soil Conser vation Service is to assist farm ers in carrying out practices for proper use of their soil and con trol of erosion. Any farmer that wants help on any soil or water firoblem should contact Mr. Wil iams or one of the Soil Conser vation district supervisors. Sup ervisors for Watauga are D. F. Greene, Will Welborn and Henry Taylor. . Edgar Greene, of the Ashe county Soil Conservation Serv ice, is assisting Mr. Williams in becoming acquainted with his work here. Coach W&tkins at Recreation Meeting Coach R. W. Watkins attended the recent meeting of the North Carolina recreation commission, held in Raleigh. At this meeting Mr. Ralph An drews, superintendent of recrea tion for the city of Ralelgn w?s elected as director of the com mission, succeeding Dr. Harold Meyer, who will be consultant to the commission in the future, Coach Watkins has been a mem ber of the commission for a num ber of years. f -?V NOMINATED? Mrs. MlekU Mc Guire Hmmm, the first parson nominated in the couriNf cam paign being conducted by the Merchant! Association. Mrs. Hagaman Is First Nominee Mrs. Mickle McGuire Haga man is the first person nomina ted in the courts ey campaign be ing sponsored by the Boone Mer chants Association, and the or ganization hopes that many oth ers will be placed in nomination soon. A letter giving the reasons tor designating the particular person should accompany each nomina tion. Any individual may make a nomination or a business firm may select the person who will be their April nominee, and it is not necessary to limit nomina tions to one person from a busi ness. The letter placing Mrs. Haga man in nomination follows: "I desire to nominate Mrs. Mickie McGuire Hagaman of the Boone Drug Company as the most courteous employee in Boone. She smiles graciously when I come into the store. She waits on me promptly and courteously. She is perfectly loyal to the or ganization for which she works, and she is happy in her general attitude. She is neat and clean in her personal appearance. She al ways ?sks about the things 1 might need which shows that she Is on the job. Red Cross Roll Call Is Started The 1950 Rod Cross roll call campaign gets under way inl Boone this (Wednesday) morn ing, in an effort to raise $1,553 as Watauga county's share of the budget for the organization dur ing the coming year. Following is a partial list of those who will carry on the an nual Red Cross campaign here: Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr. county chairman, Dr. W. G. Bond Boone chairman and Rev. Oscar Harris Blowing Rock chairman. Solicitors: W. A. Smith, Guy Hunt, Woodrow Greene, Alfred Adams, Cecil Miller, Dr. Mock, Mrs. Helen Cox, Wilson Norris, Miss Helen Underdown, Mrs. Milt Greer, Clyde Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Chester, Dr. Moose, Mr. Price, Mrs. Ralph Beshears, Mrs. Francis Greene, Mrs. Edgar Brown, Rev. EL F. Troutman, Frank McCracken, Dayton Starnes, Mrs. Len Ha ga in an, Mrs. Lawrence Owaley, John Wellborne, George Greene, Mrs. Clarence Angel, Mrs. D. L. Wilcox, Mrs. B. #.? Stallingi, Jack Hodges, Mr. Andrews and W. W. Williams. Talent Festival Slated for Friday The Spring Talent Festival of the Appalachian High School will be held Friday night at 730 o' clock in the auditorium. The pro gram will feature the Glee Club, Band, and other talented groups. Public is invited. Coal industry facing bitter bat tle against oil and gas. BLOWING ROCK CAGERS TAKE I HONORS IN AREA TOURNEY I Virginia-Carolina's girls and Blowing Rock boys repeated as champions in the annual Tri County cage touroey here last Saturday night .as the C.-C. girls defeated Fleetwood, 49-S2, and Blowing Rock boys scored a mild upset in downing Appala chian High. 34-32, in a thriller. It was Virginia -Carolina's 19th win without a loss this season as Adams scored 23 points to pave the way. ? The boys' game saw Blowing Rock overcome a 22-11 halftime deficit in the third period to knot the score at 28-sll on B. Greene's foul shot. Tfiey went on to win in a wild fourth period. Greene also came through then, ?inking two free throws to win H. Maurice Templeton missed two tree throws for Appalachian In the last 10 seconds. The Appalachian scoring was as follows: Barnett, 9; Hodges 13; Temple - ton, 6; Triplett, if. Blowing Rock scoring was as follows: Ji. Greene 12; J. Gf-eene, 3; Banner, ?; Walters, 11; Bo lick, 5. The All-Tournament teams were: Girls ? Forwards, Libby Norrk, Fleetwood; Jean Adams, Virginia-Carolina; Dixie WU liams, V. C.; Guards, Louis* Tay lor, Fleetwood. Gaynell Warren, V. C.; Mildred Dean. Appala chian. Boys ? Forwards, Robert Campbell, Crossfwrs: John Har nett, Appalachian; center, Robot Walters, Blowing Rock; guards, Dale Hodges, Appalachian; Bobby Wilson, Bethel Sportsmanship trophy for boys was won by Bil ly Barger of Nathan'u Creek and for girls went to Louise Speaks of West Jefferson. .!? .. REDDEN ASKS HUGE SUM FOR PARKWAY AID ROAD PROJECT North Carolina Solon To Puah Action on Bill Asking $12, 800, MO 'for Parkway Con struction, for Other Bonds and Trallways in Smoky Mountain Area. Washington ? Rep. Redden (D., N. C.) will press a joint House committee to approve authoriza tion of expenditure of $12,800,000 for the Blue Ridge Parkway and additional money for roads and trailways in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Redden, a member of a Public Lands subcommittee, told a re porter this week this group is to meet March 22 with the House Public Works Committee to start work on public roads legislation. He said he will push for ap proval of the $12,800,000 for the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia which he and Senators Hoey and Graham, North Carolina Democrats, are seeking. The three have introduc ed bills to authorize the money. In addition, Redden said he will seek approval for the Gre?t Smoky Mountain* Park in North Carolina and Tennessee of what ever amount the North Carolina Parkway Committee suggests aa proper for expenditure. Char lea Ray of Waynesville, is chairman of this committee. The joint committee will study proposals for authorization of ap propriations totaling $1,000,000, The proposed legislation would amend the Federal-Aid Road Act to authorize $500,000,000 for the year ending June 30, 1942, and the same amount for the year ending June 30, 1953. Redden said the $12,800,000 be wants for the Blue Ridge Park way would complete it except for a stretch in the Roanoke, Va., area, which would be by-passed at this time because of the great cost of building roads in the mountain territory and because there are nearby State and Fed eral roads, which could be used by travelers on the Parkway. The trailways mentioned for possible authorization in the big road bill would be for horseback riders and hiking ? not for 'vehi cles. Redden said improvements expected to be suggested for the Park also would include sections of road going through the Chero kee Village into the Smokies. Commerce Group To Meet Tuesday Stanley A. Harris, secretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, announced this week that the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber will be held Tuesday, March 14, at the Skyline Restau rant Five committees are to re port suggestions for this year. The fact finding committee is to suggest projects which the Chamber should undertake. Roads committee will report on the present road situation and < suggest what should be dona on other roads, road signs, etc. The communications commit tee is to report on all matters re lating bo the radio station and telephone situation. The tourist committee will re port on projects underway to en tice tourists. A report by the agricultural committee will show what is be ing done to stimulate getting out adequate toba?co beds and what ought to be the program for this year. Mr. Harris said this should be a very interesting meeting. The time is 12:00 noon to 1:15 p. m., or earlier. Members are expect ed to attend. Freshman tlau Name* Committees The officers of the Freshman class, which were recently elect ed, met last Monday to appoint various committees and to ini tiate the organization of the ex ecutive committee. The publici ty committee is made up of Jane Rivers, chairman, Jeanette Cooke, Guy Hunt, and Dick Lavendar. The social committee is made up of Pat Aldridfe, chairman, sfyfssa Dem"*!r w"~* The financia1 committee is made up of Both Ewers, chair man, Bobby Ray, Corbna Shall, and Ala Hod*es. The students who an on these committees are appointed tor the duration of the school The executive committee b made up of the officers of the class and the chairmans of the committees. These elected offic er*, and appointed commitUM will remain in office until re election at the bej next school term.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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