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WATAUGA COUNTY Kmtm ??rtculturml and tourist BOOKS. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1850 KING STREET BY -9j :1 ROB RIVERS MONDAY marked the last day of winter, according to limitation, and the old king of froaen whiskers and frosty ?tit. did himself right proud the day which, according to almanac, was to mark his exit from the stage, upon which he had breathed frigidity at in tervals during the past several months . . . Freezing rain ushered in blue Monday, but tfie ice on the pavement soon gavfc way to lower temperatures, while above ground the bare brances of the trees grew heavier throughout the day with the ice as the sleet continued, and pedes trians puddled about unhappily in the rain and slush, and placed their best feet forward in feeling out the slippery spots . . . Joe Conderman, getting all set for the scheduled advent of spring, receiving an armful of rose bush from the poetoffice, while shiver, and the robins refuse 'neath the ice of the dense shrubbery . . . Joe gives down with an observation, mean-) time . . . Says h& "Man is a strange creature, for a fact . . . come a cold disagreeable morn ing, and he is disturbed over the welfare of his dog ... He whist les up the canine, gets him in the house, and when the dog is all nice and warm, his master sal lies forth into the gale!" . . . ? ? ? SOME LATE WORK being done In the composing room at the Democrat office the other evening . . . front of the build ing was dark . . . Police officer Walter Johnson, came along, tried the front door, found It and on find out Officer J n III i nil is' to on his activities on behalf of the safely of property of the folks . On his nightly rounds, he makes a habit of trying all tbt doors, in have been left unlocked. of be tor a Is We are getting a sort of really pro WHBN A FELLOW IS RIGHT] JUIdK on the uptake^ and .ha* ring degree of] t, ft is customary folks, who make a of finding out which jjjaifc are the hardest to hew come forth with the tt matte that a horse hasn't any] sense at all, compared with some of the other animals, and is even behind the mule in perception . V - The do? rates pretty high in these intelligence tests, and Jerry ,Coe oatpes forth with a story, which carries some proof of the wUdom of "man's best friend."] . . Down at Joe Trivett's store on the Blowing Rock road Sun day, an automobile hit a beagle hound . . . smashing the bone in a hind leg . . . Neighbors heard the yelps of pain from the perp of the rabbit-chasing tendencies, and saw him recover from the shock, and start on his tortuous way . . . Most dogs, when hurt hide under the nearest building . . . This one however, passed on by Joe's place, . . . three-footed it slowly by the residence of Ralph Greer, passed the Coe house, and limped on until he reached the home of Dr. John G. Martin, local veterinarian ... A picket fence prevented his going to the front door and trying to manage the bell ... So he laid down in the Doctor's driveway, as near to the house as possible, and waited for Dr. Martinefor three hours . . . On the doctor's return from Charlotte, Jerry as sisted while the expert on animal anatomy mended the breaks in the dog s leg, and Jerry took the perp home with him . . . No, the dog had never been to Dr. Mar tin s . . ? had in fact never been in the neighborhood, so far as the folks know . . . but he seemed to know where to go for relief He didn't bark for admittance to the Martin home, for it was plain to be seen that the doctor's car was gone, so he lust endured the pain, and waited patiently the man would have to come back sometime . . . Anyway Jerry has(a beagle dog, on the road to recovery, and if the own ? er doesn't come around for him pretty soon, he's just going to provide a home for the little dog who waited for the doctor. ? ? ? CENSUS TAKERS to begin ag the rounds on April and getting all the facts f?i iboul iht lomi om and fifty million folks ihehtt this bastion ef and of self-govern^ to ask you e heap of . Hell want fo j something of your MM ccme perhaps, of ibt ^ bet of household appH you etaioy. how old yoa how many kiddies and sort . . . The lads will have a big Job to do, end the folks shoeld cooperate, for the infer - Is strictly private, and (continued on page six) ! Ted Hagaman NamedTo Head County's YO Club Ifoiuag Democrats Reorganize at Spirited Meeting Held Saturday Night; Other Of ficer*; Over 3M Charter of Club. * At one of the moat rousing po litical rallies ever held in Wa tauga County on Saturday night, the Young Democratic Club of Watauga County was organized and officers elected to serve for one yea^. The officers include Ted Hagaihan, young Boone bus inessman, president; Mrs. Ear leen O. Pritchett, Boone, first vice president; Jim Taylor, young Boone attorney, second vice pres ident; Mrs. Bonnie Jean Rivers, Boone,- secretary; and Lloyd Hayes, Boone, treasurer. The group adopted a constitu tion which will affiliate it with the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina. Members of the Executive Committee, represent ing each of the county's sixteen precincts, include the following leaden: Grady Moretx, Boone; Henry Hagaman, Valle Crucis; Frank Baird, Valle Crucis; John Farthing, Boone; Jack Idol, Deep Gap; Tom Trivett, Todd; Ivan Disnmun, Sugar Grove; Wiley Greene, Blowing Rock; Elmo Hodges, Vilas; Clay Perry, Zion ville; Rodney Greene, Blowing Rock; Troy Norris, R. F. D, Boone; Forrest Moretz, Zionville; Dale Michael, Banner Elk; Walter South, Tamarack; and Jerry Hampton. Triplett. The prize of .ten dollars in cash, donated by R. T. Greer of Boone, for the most paid-up member ships obtained, went to Lloyd Hayes who turned in a total of 144 paid memberships. The chart er membership of the newly-or ganized club is over three hund red. Speeches, teliiog what the Democratic party stands for, and about other party matters, were made by Attorneys Wade E. Brown and Jim Taylor. Democratic Chairman W. R. Winkler of Boone presided. The ' ation of the club was dP , by Mrs. Sarieen G. Prit chett, Ivice president of the North Carolina You I E Democratic Clubs, wko had sailed the meet fiosteaaas foe the serving of re freshments were Misses Pat Aid ridge, Jane Rivers and Patsy Mc Guiro. The attendance wag among the largest ever held, i ." from ? the county conventions. According to Mrs. Pritchett, the membership drive' will con tinue for the next several weeks. The club intends to organize ful ly in the county, with a presi dent aifd vice president to be cho sen from each precinct. . Another county-wide rally will be held at the courthouse on Sat urday, April IS. Precinct meet ings are to be held on April 29, and the county convention will be held May 8. 4-H Council In Meet On Saturday The 4-H County Council was held Saturday, March 18, in the Legion Hut. The program was varied considerably from the reg ular routine type that has been followed to include familiar songa, new 4-H songs, stunts and singing games in addition to a safety program. Those taking part on the program included Joyce Norris, Douglas . Clawson, Helen Hardin, Clint Reese, Milton Barden and Leonard Greer. 4-H clubs represented included Ap palachian Senior boys, Appala chian Senior girls, Boone -7th, Boone 0th, Green Valley, Deep Gap, Blowing Rock, Cove Creek Senior Girls, Bethel Junior, and Bethel Senior. The next meeting will be held April IS with Deep Gap club lead ing the program. Brown Is New Owner Of Maddux Station Mr. Walter H. Brown has bought the business of Mr. M. R. Maddux, hitherto known as Mad dux Esso Service, and is now in charge of the business. The sta tion Is located at the intersection of the Blowing Rock Road and East King Street, and is a pop ular automobile servicing center. Mr. Maddux han't announced his business plans for the future. Albea tod fc / \ 1 C. Symphony When the North Carolina Lit tle Symphony orchestra played at Appalachian State Teachers college oo March 3, One of the players who attracted a great deal of attention for his fine per formance was the percussionist Immediately following the per formance that night, this young man was taken ilfwith influenza and went to the Watauga Hospi tal in Boone. Upon - the recommendation of Mrs. Virginia Linney, head at the Appalachian department of music, Johnny Albea of Winston Salem, a music major at the col lege, joined the orchestra for the next several performances, play ing for the first time at Banner Elk on the next afternoon with out a rehearsal. Dr. Benjamin F. Swalin, director of the Little Symphony, has just written Mrs. Linney as follows: '1 wish . to express thanks to you for your recommendation of Mr. John Albea as a substitute in the percussion section of the North Carolina Little Symphony recently, when one of our per cussionists became ill. I wish to state that Mr. Albea fitted in ex ceedingly well and that he learn ed rapidly. We were very pleased with nis work and his initiative, and we appreciated his fine spirit and personality. Let me thank you again for your splendid co operation. In the meantime, I trust that you will see that the; newspapers will carry at least a brief excerpt of this letter to that they will know how much I ap preciate John's fine work." Mr. Albea, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Albea of Winston-Salem, is a candidate for graduation with the May, 1950, class. Count Of Noses Starts April 1 Mr. D. M. Wmlrtai, crew leader for the I960 Federal cen sus, states that the actual work of enumeration will start here on Saturday, April 1. Mr. EdmLrten states that local enumerators will attend a train ing course to be held in the base ment of the Baptist Church next Monday through Friday. The list of enumerators hasn't yet been announced. SIX SOLOHS TO GET FREE RIDE IN PRIMARIES SET FOR MAY 27 Dough ton One of These Un opposed (or Major Party's Nomination; A Complete List ol Candidates Given as Filing Time Ends. Raleigh. ? Six of North Caro lina's Congressmen won the Dem ocratic nomination for reelection last week when the deadline for filing found them without opposi tion. ' The other six were not so for tunate, however, and will have to put their records on the line against opponents when the vot ers cast their ballots in the May 27 primary. One of the races developed on the last day when W. E. Horner of Sanford beat the noon dead line by about 90 minutes in fil ing for the Democratic nomina tion against Rep. C. B. Deane of Rockingham. The last day for filing brought no change in the lineup of the two races for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. seats no\^ held by Senators Clyde R. Hoey and Frank Graham. . In the race for the nomination against Hoey is Mayor Marshall C. Kurfees of Winston-Salem. Graham is opposed tor the nomination by Willis Smith of Raleigh, former Senator Robert Rice Reynolds of Asheville, and Olla Ray Boyd of Pinetown. The six Congressmen nominat ed without opposition were: Reps. Herbert C. Bonner of Washing ton." N. Cm First District; John H. Kerr of Warren ton, Second Dis trict; Graham A. Barden of New Bern, Third District; Harold D. Cooley of Nashville, Fourth Dis trict; Robert L. Dough ton of Laurel Springs, Ninth District; and Monroe M. Reeden of Hend erson ville, 12 th District The Republicans did not put candidates is the field against two of the six, Kerr and Harden, and they did not offer n candi date in the Fifth District where Rep. Thurmond Chatham of El kin and Mayor A/S. Daniels of Draper are candidates for the Democratic nomination In the Sixth District the race for the Democratic nomination will be between Rep. Carl T. Durham of Chapel Bill and Er nest R. Williamson, editor Of a Durham labor paper and a mem ber of the Durham City Council. Rep. Hamilton C. Jones of Charlotte is opposed for the nom ination in the 10th District by (continued on page six) Carolina than any person now living. In addition to your splendid and unselfish efforts in the fields of secondary and higher educa tion, you have rendered an out standing service to your State as an advisor to Governors, state of ficials, members of the General Assembly, county officials, and others in all walks of life. For all these services vou have sought no reward. You have but the satisfaction of having brought light to places of darkness, and helped "The weak to grow strong, and the strong to grow great." ? To you, Dr. Dougherty, it is now my privilege and personal pleasure to present this certifi cate as a public acknowledgment of the esteem and affection held by you in the hearts of our peo ple for the unselfish and unstint ed services vou have rendered the people of North Carolina. To know you is to love you, and to love you is a real bendic tion. Senior Class Play Slated at Bethel ______ * The Senior Class of Bethel High Schol announces its play. "George in a Jam." at the school auditorium, Friday night, 8 o' clock. March 24. This three-act comedy should be enjoyed by the entire family. Everyone is cordially invited. Navy Enlistments ' The U. S. Navy has Increased its enlistments in this srea. En listments are unlimited in the United States Navy for young men between the ages of VI ana 31 who an non veterans. 11* age limits are higher for men who have had prior service. See ygur navy recruiter st the post office in Boone each Monday from 10:30 until 3 JO. Variety Program A variety program will be held at the Valle Crucis public school Friday, March H at 7 JO, the proceeds to be used for the ba* eflt of the schooL DR. DOUGHERTY IS AWARDED CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE / A citation for distinguished public service was presented to Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of Appalachian State Teachers col lege, by the North Carolina Citi zens Association, at a recent meeting in Raleigh, The certificate, presented by the Honorable H. Pat Taylor, Lientenant-Governor of North Carolina, reads as follows: The North Carolina Citizens Association has honored me with the commission to present this certificate for outstanding and distinguished citizenship to Dr. Barnard B. Dougherty of Boone, North Carolina. Dr. Dougherty, this certificate is presented for the outstanding service you have rendered the people of North Carolina in es tablishing a vigorous college for the people of our State, the South, and the Nation. You be gan 50 years ago, with little more than ambition and a vision, to bring opportunities for education to your people who were isolated from other sections of the State by mountain barriers. Today you have a student body of 1500 young men and women, and a plant worth four million dollars. You have not confined your .ef forts to the field of higher educa tion, but in the realms of secon dary education you have advised ana counseled as a member of the State Board of Equalization, the State School Commission, ana the State Board of Education, since 1927, for the growth ana development of the best public school system in the South. You have done mora to equalize pub lic school opportunity in North CORONER S PANEL SAYS RAGAH KILLED RY UNKNOWN PERSON Henry Ragan, aged Boone man, met his death at the hand of a person or person unknown, ac cording to the decision of a coro ner's jury handed down last Thursday. The body of Ragan was found Sunday night February 26, bjr a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ragan, aqd Cecil Bumgarncr. A pdtt mortem ? HmM? indicated that death had bean caused br -a concussion of the brain. SBI agents had aidad loc al officers in making the extend ed investigation. Ragan was 67 years old. Coroner Richard E. Kelly says no person is being held, and no one is under suspicion in the death of Ragan at this time, but that the investigation will be continued, i County Churches, Civic Grou]ji Plan tor Easter Sunrise Service Chamber Believes 4,000 Live Here Student* at Appalachian State Teachers College are to be count ed in the census thb year as re sidents of Boone. The Chamber of Commerce very genuinely be lieves that if everybody is counted, the official population of Boone will show 4000 or more. A committee compoeed of Messrs. Clyde Eggers, Ralph Winkler, Herman Eggers, and D. M. Edmisten -has been appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with census enumera tors to get everybody counted. It is one of the obligations of every citizen of Boone to see that he is counted and that all the members of his family residing in Boone are enumerated. Let us all prepare to give full cooperation to the census enu merators, and see if we can't put Boone in the "4000 claas." Rotary Sponsor ' Easter Seal Sale The Easter Seal Sale for crip pled children will be conducted in this area under the sponsor ship of the Boone Rotary Club, and Mr. Kent K. Brown of Blow ing Rock has been named chair man of the campaign. The following committees have been named to assist Mr. Brown: Schools: Tommy Thompson. Business houses: Finis Wagner. Mailing: Fired Church and L. H. Smith. Other chairmen will be named later. Coin containers will be placed in all the builness houses in town and at various stores in the county. Several high school girls will sell paper Easter lilies Sat urday April first Less Burley To Be Grown In 'SO Raleigh. ? North Carolina bur ley tobacco growers plan to plant about 12 per cent leu acreage thU year than in 1949. the Feder al-State Crop Reporting Service estimated this week. Plantings were estimated at 9,500 acres, or 1,300 acres less than last year, rhe prospective decline was at tributed largely to a 10 per cent cut in burley allotments for 1950. Estimated burley acreages for other states, indicated for 1950 as against 1949, included: Virginia 12,800 and 13,100; West Virginia 3,2000 and 3,300; Kentucky 275, 000 and 312,000; Tennessee 74, 000 and 80,000. The belt-wide estimate of 401,000 acres indi cates an overall 11 per cent de crease. Hospital Guild To Meet Friday Evening There will be an important business meeting of the Watauga Hospital Guild, Friday night. March 24th, at the Boone Baptist Church, at 7:00 p. m. Every member is urged to at* ten and all women interested in the welfare of the hospital are invited to attend and become members. All committee chairmen should contact their committee mem bers and insist on a large repre sentation from each committee. Funeral Rites Held For Murphy F. Dyer Murphy F. Dyer, 62, resident of Shulls Mills, died at Watauga Hospital March 18. Funeral services were held ott the 17th at 10 a. m. at the Shulls Mills Baptist Church by Rev. Mr. Painter of Banner Elk, and interment was in the Zion Hill cemetery in the Windy Gap sec tion. The widow, two daughters and one son survive: Mrs. Ruby Johnson, Cheraw, S. C.; Mrs. Pearl Preatnel], and Brownie Presnell, Shulls Mills. House votes pay rise to 130,000 ex-G. r? in portal ranks. ENROLLMENT AT ASTC REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH The enrollment for the year at! Appalachian State Teachers col lege hat climbed to the all-time high of 1359, with the opening ofl the spring quarter, according to H. R. Eggers, registrar. <. , An analytic of the figures ?how* that there have been 830 men ^enrolled, and 739 woman. The number of graduates for the year, including those expecting to graduate at the end of the term is 124, 86 men and 38 wo men. Last summer the college had the largest number of students ever to register for a Slimmer quarter. According to C ha pell Wilson, director of the wfM schools, this summer is expected to reach or to exceed last sum mer's enrollment. Enrollment in the graduate school is expected to be t1 j largest since graduate work l? i been offered Jones Takes Job At Blowing Rode H. G. Jones, former ' editor of the Appalachian, and well-known, in Boone, where last summer he assisted the Watauga Democrat in the preparation of its centen nial edition, has accepted a posi tion as director of public rela tions for the Blowing Rock Cham ber of Commerce. Jones is now completing re quirements for his M, A. degree at George Peabody College, Nash ville, Tejxn. He will receive his degree on June 2 of this year, and will proceed immediately to Blowing Rock where he will as sume his duties. He will be in charge of publicity, news, and ad vertising for tip reeort town. One ORC Nurse To Called To Duty It is the desire of the Com manding Officer, North Carolina Military District, Third Army Area, Raleigh, to Call to aotfcre duty one ORC nume, during the period of March 25 to May 1, for a tour of active duty in the Office of the Local Unit Instruc tor, located in the ORC Armory, 1841 8th Avenue,* Hickory. The purpose of this active duty train ing is to secure nurses for the Organized Reserve Corps and to Rromote interest of Reserve urses to apply for extended and short tours of active duty with the Armed Forces. Nurses Interested may contact Major W. N. Cowan, local unit instructor, in person or writing. "Echoes of the Blue Ridge" Plant Given "Echoes of the Blue Ridge," which was granted a charter December 31, 1949, will be pro duced this year under the direc tion of Pat Alderman of Moun tain City, Tennessee and vrill be itaged here from June 30 to July 4.* Plans were made at a meeting of the committee Thursday night for selection of a junior and sen ior queen. Schools in Avery, Wilkes and Ashe counties will be included in the group from which the queens will be chosen. A Mother Goose Rhyme skit frill be, presented by each ele mentary school as a preliminary to the pageant. High schools will also present a skit "Parade of the Nations," in costume of the nations represent ed. ' r Twelve schools will be repre sented - in the preliminary skits and Stanley Harris, president of the festival group, said he ex pects the pageant this year to be as successful as the . centennial celebration staged in Watauga last year. The Council of Economic Ad visers to President Truman re port that the 1950 business out loo kr which was badly clouded HV the coal strike, is clearing nlcelv and the council is again standing on its official January appraisal that for 1950 "the eco nomic outlook is good." Moms H. Com Manorial Pack To Bo Sottiag for Coraty WMo Observation; Commit toes Are Named To Woric Out Details. Oa Easter Sunday a lunrise worship service will bo held at the Cone mansion in tbe Moses H. Cone Memorial perk. This service is being syuueusod by the churches and civic (roups of Watauga county and Is a con tinuation of the Easter service conducted last year by the chur ches and community of Blowing Rock. Officials of the Blue Bid** parkway are co-operating by per mitting the use of the Cone man sion, which assures a peifect set ting for this service. The con gregation will be facing east in to the sunrise, and a wonder ful View of the lakes, valleys and mountains will be revealed when the sun rises. Music for the serv ice will be arranged by the var ious church and community choirs under the direction of Mrs. Oscar J, Harris. Committees working on the plan include: Worship: Chairman Oscar J. Harris, George Bond, J. K. Park er, Jr. Everett S. Ransom, Jr, Ben W6od, E. F. Troutman. Publicity and radio: Chairman Stanley Harris, Marvin Culbreth. Duke Custer, Joe Minor. Music: Chairman Mrs. Oscar J. Harris, Miss Margaret Va Everett Ransom, Jr., Grover Rob bins and others. Platform; Chairman W. B. Cas tle, Bob Hardin,' Paul Coffey. Public address: Chairman Ron da Coffey, Jack Sharpe. Finance: Chairman Clyde & Greene, Howard Cottrell, Watt Gragg, J. P. Lyons, Howard Hols houser. ?' Scouts To Go To Elkin Meeting ^to^El^in' 5oone- Scoters will to attend a a? %??* three of Ha District Operating commit tees. The ix ^ " S o'clock at , ^ __ run until time for supper In Uh Chatham Grill in Elkin Three different sessions wlM. be held. jjh?y ?te : Organization and Extension; Advancement; Lead ership Training. Members of these committees in each district ers will be w * to Joe E< Field Scout Executive, the pro are particularly urged to but all Scouters will be welcome. According to Joe. Edwards, gram hag been worked out to be instructive ss well si construc tive. Those who desire to attend Farthing, chairman of the local tact Grady Farthing, cairman of the Watauga district, and trans portation will be arranged If nec essary. Mr. Edwards urges ev eryone who is interested in the furtherment of Scouting to take advantage of this opportunity to increase his knowledge of the organization. Dr. Barden Speaks > In North Wilkeaboro Dr. John G. Barden, profeaeor of education at Appalachian State Teechers college, addressed tbe members of the School Masters Club at the regular dinner meet ing at Hotel Wilkes in North Wilkes boro Monday night. The club la composed of school prin cipals and superintendents of Wilkes, Yadkin and Alexander counties. ^ ? 7*^ The subject of the address was "Developing More Vital Rela tionship Between* the School and Ita Community." Opportunity tor questions and discussion was giv en and many stimulating sugges tions were offered. Pie Supper at Mabel There will be a pie supper at Mabel School on Friday night, March 34, at 7:30 o'clock Dkk P'arthing will furnish string mu ic. Contests will be held. The proceeds will go to Mabel School for better equipment. The public is Invited. war on ureter* STATE PRISON CAMP BLAZE BURKS SUPPLY HOUSE, FOOD The supply houM and laundry at the State prUon camp near Boone, was destroyed by flra Monday moraine, with a loss which Superintendent Carter Farthing says, will run into sev eral thousand dollars, although no exact estimate Is possible at this time. The cause at the firs Is unde termined. The theory has besn advanced that the blaze night I have started from a cigarette or from the furnace hi the laundry department. Boone fireman pre vented the spread of the flames to other building*. The building, a frame (true ture, contained prisoners' cloth ing, a considerable amount at food, and laundry equipment. Mr. Farthing states that some of Ithe equipment may still be utiU Farmer* and gardener* an ex pected to expand millions of dol lars In their fight against bugs wtiich annually take a RMMMMft 000 toll from food and fiber pro ducts. The recent mild wiutei will probably mean that a record horde of inaecta may bunt forth to forage through the nation's gt-ain and cotton fields, orchard* and home gardens. Last year. With Government storage bins groaning and more bumper crop* on the way, Federal bug-fighters spent nearly $3,000,000 to bold down damage to crops and .this ?r, the.Y "gy. ??k up to $4,000.
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