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WATAUGA COUNTY
Le<*diujr agricultural and trr-jis*
area. Livestock. duryinx and
truck far an i ig of paramount Im
portance Blue Xfidfe Parkway
traveraea county, and touches
Blowing Kick, one of the prln
cipal Summer resorts at Eastern
America
VOL. LXII ? NO. 38
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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in tHe Year 1888
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
PRISON CAMP BLAZE. ? Scene at the prison camp conflagration last week, when the supply
house, and laundry were destroyed by a fire ol unknown origin. (Photo Palmer's Photo Service.)
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
ALONG THE WAY . . . Jud
Barnes, on the job every day for
the Bush Transfer Co., giving
polite efficient service to the
shippers of the community, in
both fair weather and foul . . .
Frank Triplett, who make* a
specialty of lifting heavy things
with his wrecking equipment,
passes by with a big truck in
tow, . . . and agrees to move out
the Democrat's old press when
the new one comes from the
builders later on . . . Long-hand
led woolen union suit flapping
in the heavy wind from a cloth
es line . . . Sand, used to cover
fr??h asphalt patches in pave!
ment, blows with March winds
and cuts faces of pedestrians . . .
Edwin Troutman who now re
bides over at Canton, calls us to
say that our Jerry Cdf
w M featured prominently on
rarflfc station WWNC, Asheville,
Friday morning . . . Chamber
Coflwnerce urges folks to "stand
up and be counted" as final plans
made for taking of census . . .
TMbk there is a distinct possibi
lity that the population of the
city will be somewhere in tha
neighborhood of four thousand
. . . Since students at the College
are to be enumerated . . . Widen
ed vistas of Nylons as gales
catch skirts, already growing
shorter, as fashions change, per
mitting the hem line to be four
teen to fifteen inches from the
pavement . Thunder rolls and
lightning flashes during progress
of snow storm, which so far as!
we can recall, is something unu
sual in the behavior of the
weather.
COURTESY CONTEST be
ing sponsored by the Merchant!
Association draws forth some
nominations from time to time,
and all those selected, are
without doubt, due credit for
their fine spirit of friendliness,
understanding and cooperation
toward the public . . Others are
invited to submit recommenda
tions for the courtesy coolest
honors, in an effort to give hon
or where honor is due. and to
promote courtesy among the
tradespeople of the city . . .
Aside from contacts growing
out of personal friendships,
courtesy in business relations
perhaps grows from the proper
sort of evaluation of the cus
tomer, or the right set of atti
tudes toward the public. In this
connection, the following, quo
ted from the United Business
Service defines a customer:
? ? ?
WHAT IS A CUSTOMER? A
customer is the most important
person ever in this office ? in
person or by mail. A customer is
not dependent on us ? we are de
pendent on him. A customer is
not an interruption of our work
? he is the purpose of it We are
not doing him a favor by serving I
him ? he is doing us a favor by
giving us the opportunity to do
so ... A customer is not an out
sider to our business ? he is a
part of it. A customer is not a
cold statistic-? he is a flesh-and
blood human being with feelings
and emotions like your own, and
with biases and prejudices. A
customer is not somebody to
argue with or match wits with.
Nobody ever won an argument
with a customer ... A customer
is a person who brings us his
wants. It is our job to handle
them profitably to him and to
ourselves."
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VISITORS TO THE YDC
MEETING in Asheville. which
provided a sort of springboard
for all. the candidates for the
United States Senate, were
amused by the placards posted
at convention headquarters on
behalf of those who want ever
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Red Cross Campaign
Slated To Close 31st
STACY CLYDE EGGERS, JR.
Eggers Passes The
State Bar Exam
Stacy Clyde Eggers, Jr., son of
Representative and Mrs. S. C.
Eggers of Boone, passed the bar
examination held in Raleigh re
cently, and he and his family will
return to Boone May 1, from
Asheville, where Mr. Eggers will
practice law.
Mr. Eggers was educated at Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
Wake Forest College, and the
ILove Law School in Asheville.
He served for 30 months in the
Army air corps.
He was married to Miss Eliza
beth Bingham of Watauga coun
ty in February, 1947, and they
have one small son, Stacy Clyde
Eggers, III.
J. Crit Greene
Dies At Age 85
James Critten Greene, 85 years
old, prominent resident of New
River, and a retired farmer, died
at the home Sunday. Mr. Greene
had been in poor health for sev
eral years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Three Forks Baptist
Church Monday. Rev. Victor Tri
vett and Rev. Raymond Hendrix
were in charge of the rites and
interment was in the Ray ceme
tery.
The widow. Mrs. Mary Wilson
Greene, one son and two daugh
ters survive: Ralph Greene,
Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Frank
Johnson, Farmington, N. G.; Mrs.
Oscar May of the home.
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Local Election
Board Is Named
R. T. Greer and Lester Carroll,
both of Boone, Democrats, and
Clyde R Greene, Boone, Repub
lican, have been chosen at mem
|bers of the Watauga County
Board of Elections, Greer, Wiley
G. Hartzog and J. E. Holshouser
comprise the retiring board.
Mr. (jjarroll, was appointed last
Thursday when D. M. Edmisten
of Boone, who is head of the
Federal census work in Watauga,
resigned.
NO REST
Titusville, Pa. ? Just 42 hours
after taking the job of local dog
catching, the man quit, explain
ing. "I don't get a, chance to
rest. There were too many phone
calls."
Twenty-Five Per Cent of
Quota Reported; However,
Only a Few Workers Have
Made Reports.
The annual Red Cross Roll call
began in this county on March 8
and will close March 31 provided
the quota is raised by that time.
The total amount raised to date
is $424.10 which is less than
twenty-five per cent of the
chapter's quota of 11553. How
ever, only a small percent of the
solicitors have made their re
ports. The chairman of the drive.
Rev. J. K. Parker urges that all
workers complete their assign
ments by Friday, March 31 if
possible and make their reports
by that time. This chapter has
never yet failed to meet its quota
and the leaders of the drive are
confident that Watauga county
will as usual give more than its
quota.
Following is the list of those
who have been asked to assist in
the roll call: Miss Loreen Miller,
Mrs Edgar Brown, Mrs. Wm.
Buchanan, Mrs. Milt Greer, Miss
Helen Underdown, Mrs. Helen
Cox, R. C. Greene, A. C. An
drews, W W. Williams, Guy
Hunt, Cecil Miller, Alfred Adams,
Mrs. W. W. Chester, Mrs. Len
Hagaman, Mrs. F. W. McCracken,
Mrs. D. L. Wilcox, Mrs. B. W.
Stailings, Mrs. C. B. Angel, John
Wellborn. Jack Hodges, George
Greene.
Valle Crucis ? Howard Mast;
Sugar Grove ? Ned Glenn; Phil
lips Branch ? Mrs. J. H. Simpson
Jr.; Sherwood ? Mrs. Stanley
Harris; Mabel, Mrs. Bonnie
Younce; Zionville, Mrs. Blanche
Wilkerson; Vilas, Mr. and Mrs.1
Joe McNeil; Forest Grove and
Bethel, Mrs. Bob Campbell and
Mrs. Dean Winebarger; Upper
Beaver Dam, Miss Helen Moody;
Poplar Grove, Mrs. Hiram Dcrt
son; Perkinsville, Mrs. C. 3.
Cook; Howards Creek, Mrs.
Homer Lane; Sands, Mrs. Dan
Cook; Meat Camp, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Wilson; Green Valley and
Todd, Mrs. Wade Clawson and
Mrs. Howard Gragg; Ruther
wood, Mrs. Edward Leweylen
Triplett, Steward Simmons; Deep
Gap, Howard Steelman.
County Council Be
Held Friday at 2 p. m.
The second quarterly meeting
of the home demonstration coun
ty council will be held on Friday,
March 31st at the home agents
office at 2 p. m. This will be one
of the most important meetings
of the entire year and it is hoped
that a full attendance will be
had
The following items are to be
discussed:
1. Attending the district fed
eration at Sparta on May flth.
2. The awarding of the gavel
at the county federation meeting.
3. National Home Demonstra
tion Week.
4. Essay contest on "Twelve
Reasons Why I Belong to a Home
Demonstration Club
Mrs. Cling Hodges of the Hod
ges Gap club is president of the
county council.
County -Wide Grange
Conference Slated
A county-wide Grange confer
ence will be held Thursday
March 30 at 7:30 p. m. at the
Gateway Cafe.
All Grange officerr. are urged
to attend the meeting. Any
Grange member will be welcome.
The program includes fun and]
refreshments.
GOOD FRIDAY
SERVICE WILL
RE SHARED 8Y
ALL CHURCHES
Boone Ministers Join in Hold
ing Good Friday Service;
Stores Asked To Close One
Hour During Union Serv
ices, Everyone Invited.
The Ministerial Association Of
Boone announces the Annual
Good Friday service, to be con
ducted this year at the Methodist
Church. The service will begin
at one o'clock on Friday after
noon, April 7, and will close at
two o'clock. It was not felt wise
to conduct the traditional three
hour service.
Rev. S. B. Moss, chairman of
the local minister's organization,
has announced that the cooper
ation of the community is re
quested It is hoped that the
business establishments will close
for one hour during the service
and give all persons of the town
an opportunity to attend the serv
ice. It is felt that this service
can be of great significance if
the public will participate freely.
Rev. J. K. Parker of Boone is
preparing the service in which
other ministers will share. The
service will present the "Seven
Words from the Cross," the re
corded sayings of Christ just be
for His death.
Generally these services are in
(continued on page ten)
Winkler Again
On Ad Group
W. R. Winkler, of the Winkler
Motor Co., has been appointed to
a fourth term as a member of
the Ford advertising committee
for the Charlotte division, and at
tended a meeting of the group <
there recently, where a program
of publicity for Ford products
was mapped for the States of
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia.
The advertising committee (
deals for all the Ford advertising
in the three states ? newspaper,
magazine, radio ? however, Mr.
Winkler states that newspaper
advertising is now taking first
place in the Ford budget. "The j
general opinion of dealers is that 1
newspaper advertising, both
weekly and daily, is the most ef- '
fective medium of sales publici- '
ty," said Mr. Winkler. ]
Easter Seal
Sales Started :
<
Five hundred dollars for crip- i
pled children! i
That is the goal set for the 1950]
Easter Seal drive of the Watauga !
Chapter League for Crippled
Children, which began March 25, ;
and continues to April 9, under 1
the sponsorship of the Boone Ro- i
tary Club. j
Announcement of the goal set ,
for the campaign was made by i
K. K. Brown, drive chairman, af- 1
ter the first meeting Of his com- ,
mittee chairmen and officials o{]
the society. i
Mr. Brown declared that a ;
higher goal was set for this year's ,
campaign than ever before be
cause the need for assistance to
crippled children and adults is ;
constantly increasing and can
only be maintained and expand
ed with adequate funds.
"Not only do m have more
requests flot- services for already
existing facilities," he said, "but
we see every day the need for
new services and facilities. This
program takes money and under
present-day conditions they take
more and more money. We have
not only set ourselves a higher
goal for our Easter Seal campaign
which is the chief means of sup
port for our activities, but we in
tend to go over the top in our
appeal for funds.
'The people of Watauga county
are known as warm-hearted, gen
erous people who refuse to let
their own neighbors go without
help when they need it. They
know too, that there is never a
time when a neighbor needs
more help than when a little
child is crippled and wants to
learn to walk or talk and to be
come independent and ultimately
self-sustaining.
The Watauga Crippled Chil
dren's society is an affiliate of
the N. C. Crippled Children's
league, one of more than 2,000
member units of the National So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults. Eister Seals help finance
not only the services of the local
and state societies but also na
tional programs to benefit
cerebral palsied and other neglec
ted disabled groups.
Forgiveness Week s
At County Library
"Forgiviehess Week" is to be I
sbierved at the Watauga county '
library during the period of April '
3 to 8, and during the time no I
fines will be assessed against 1
books returned, no matter how i
long they have been out.
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Census Workers Attend School;
Enumeration Begins Saturday
'm a imer '-?w? <F -
100 YEARS OLD. ? Friends and relatives of Uncle Jerome Prci
nell of Adams. gave him a surprise birthday dinner at his horn*
on February 25. on the occasion of his one hundredth birthday.'
Mr. Presneil. a native of Watauga county, has spent his entire life
here, where he has engaged in farming. He tells of having been
captured by Stoneman's men in 1865. and carried to Virginia, later
escaping. He is in good health and says he hopes to live at least
another twenty-five years. ? (Photo Palmer's Photo Service.)
LIONS TALENT SHOW PLANNED;
QUEEN CONTESTANTS CHOSEN
Choral Groups in
District Contest
The Appanchian High schoot'
groups, under the direction of ?
Elsie H. D. Erneston, participat- 1
>d in the Winston-Salem district 1
contest held at Mineral Spring 1
High school on March 24th, win
ning ratings of superior, excel- 1
lent and good in all events en- '
tered.
It is possible to receive a rat- '
ng of from I to VI, such as:
superior, excellent, good, aver- '?
age, below average, and poor; 1
ind as the judging was very
strict this year, and many schools '
received ratings of IV, V, and VI,
it is felt that Appalachian groups '
made an . exceptionally good
showing in the contest.
Of the vocal solos entered,
Beth Eggers, soprano and Neva
Morris, alto received excellent '
ratings. Jimmy Harrison, tenor,
and Jerry Troutman, baritone re
ceived ratings of good. The
Girls' Trio and the Mixed Quar
tet both also received ratings of
zood. The Boys' Quartet, sung by
Maurice Templeton, Jimmy Har- '
rison, Jerry Tr&utman, and Dale 1
Hodges received a rating of '
superior.
The Girls' Glee Club, The ;
Boys' Glee Club and the Choral
Ensemble class each received
rating of excellent, with Boys'
Glee Club being given a super
ior from one of the three judges.
Chorus personnel of the three
choral groups include: Neva Nor
ris, Jimmy Harrison, Beth Eg
gers, Maurice Templeton, Jerry
Troutman, Harry Farthing,
Jimmy Johnson, Joan Phillips,
Betsy Hughes, Jane Rivers, Peg-'
gy Teague, Clara Teague, Ala
Hodges, Jane Keplar, Jo Ann
Aldridge, Pat Aldridge, Patsy
McGuire, Betty Sue Norris, Bet
ty Jo Miller, Martha Council,
Eleanor Geer, Peggy?Gross, Eve
lyn McCracken, Bob McConnel,
Joe Edmisten, Patty Hodges,
Isabel Eggers, Harry Brendel,
Jimmy Holshouser, John Bing
nam, Kate Vannoy, Elsie Nichols,
Bill Blackburn, Romona Jones.
Dixon Quails. Landy Brown, Bill
"rawford, Jo Ann Houser, Guy !
Hunt, Jr., Marjorie South, Betty
Burkett, Dale Hodges, Ernest'
Lyons, Billy Hartley, Jimmy'
Idol, Frank Coffey, Jimmy Cllne, ;
Donald Lyons, Bobby Cook, Ker
nit Dacus, Bobby Ray, Armfield
Coffey, Dick Lavendar, Graydon,
Greer, Dempsey Wilcox, Milton .
Moretz, Charles Ransone, Billie!
Storie, Jimrnie Graham, Nancy j
Coffey, Lynn Brown, Shirley ,
Watson, fYtmcei Jones, Connie]
rasey, Joan Brookshire, Peggy
Klutz, Barbara Farthing, Shirley|;
Cook. |,
PLANE RUNS AWAY
Memphis, Tenn. ? Just as Char-'
les H. Hardesty, pilot, was about
to park his little sports plane,
the plane's engine, which had)
been idling, suddenly spluttered)
to a full-throated roar. Hardety
was knocked unconscious by the
?lane which zoomed over the
Field at a height of 30 fet and1
cashed into an apartment build
ing courtyard near the airport.
The Lion's Club will sponsor
i school talent show and queen
;ontest to be held April 21 in the
ligh school auditorium. A sim
ilar show was held last year with
? -great deal of interact being
shown throughout the county.
Proceeds of the show are used
for the Lions club work among
the blind people in the county.
All the county schools are be
ing asked by the Lions Show
committee chairman John G.
Martin to send their talent groups
to the show.
For the queen contest each
school will select a queen to rep
-esent it in the queen's contest.
Prom these contestants a queen
for the high schools and a queen
from the grade schools will be
selected to be the Lions club
jueens. Each of these winners
will be awarded a complete out
fit, including dress, hat, shoes,
>ag, hose, and lingerie of the best
quality.
Any proceeds over and above
the operating cost of the show
and Lions club blind fund will
be divided equally among the
ichools participating.
Schools which have already
announced their selection of their
queen include Appalachian High
School, Shirley Mast; Cove Creek
High School, Norma Lee Town
send; Boone Demonstration
School, Bety Brendall; Mabel El
ementary, Betty Bell Mitchell;
Deep Gap, Susie Hampton; Cove
Creek Elementary, Sylvia Rob
inson; Valle Crucis Public School,
Laura Milton Church; Green Val
ley, Virginia Greene; Bamboo,
Marilyn Triplett.
Easter Sunrise Service
Plans Being Completed
Final plans are being made for
the Sunrise Service on Easter
morning at the Cone Estate in
Blowing Rock. The service will
be the cooperative enterprise qf
church groups and other interest
ed individuals and organizations
throughout Watauga county. It
is the hope of the sponsors that
the service will become an' an
nual affair.
From the standpoint of physi
cal surroundings the event will
have no equal in the eastern part
af the country. From the front
:>f the Cone Mansion facing east
is some of the most magnificent
scenery to be found anywhere.
There will be ample parking
space. A public address system
will carry tne voices of the choirs
and ministers to the people who
attend, and others will De able
to hear the program by radio. The
service will be broadcast through'
Hickory.
A welcome is extended by the
sponsors to anyone who may wish
to attend this Easter service.
Seven Last Words at
Presbyterian Church
"The Seven Last Words of
Christ," a cantata, will be pre
sented by a chorus under the di
rection of Mrs. N. G. Erneston
in the Presbyterian Church
Thursday evening,. April 6, at 8:00
o'clock. The public is cordially
invited.
D. M. Edmisten Local Crew
Leader; Aid of Individuals
and Organizations Sought
Aa Big Job Gets Under Way.
Mr. D. M. Edmusten, census
leader for Watauga county,
is in charge of a training school
for enumerators being held in the
Baptist church basement, which
comes to a close Friday, on the
eve of the starting of the' cen
sus next Saturday.
Census officials met Monday
with local civic and business lead
ers in an effort to secure the
fullest cooperation in getting a
complete and accurate census at
the community and county taken.
The Chamber of Commerce and
other organlations are joining in
an effort to aid the enumerators
in every way possible, so that fu
ture census reports may reveal
the exact population status of
Boone and Watauga county.
Tha Enumerators
Mr. Edmisten gives out the fol
lowing list of enumerators, who
will be employed in the county
duritig the month of April:
Mrs. Leota N. Swift, Mrs. Lou
vena Ward, Thomas H. Coffey,
Mrs. Eula M. McGhee, Arthur C.
Williams, Miss Alice Mast, Wood
row W. Winebarger, Mrs. Cath
erine G. Greer, Harold M. Hen
son, Miss Annie H. Smith, Mrs.
Rubv F. Baird, Miss Gladys Tay
lor, Mrs. Faye B. Hodges, Mrs.
Addie B. Scott, Mrs. Elizabeth P.
Eggers, Ralph L. Hayes, R. C.
Greene, Evans W. Miller, Sam
S. South, Marvin T. Culbreth.
E. B. Harbin.
P.-T. A. Program
Held On Monday
A large number of parents and
teachers and student teachers
enjoyed an interesting and en
tertaining program Monday
night. Mrs. Elsie Erneston pre
sented several musical numbers
which were representative of
those entered last week in the
music contest at Winston-Salem.
Students who took part in the
program were Beth Eggers, who
rated superior i a ex
cellent in voice in the contest;
HatTy Farthing, with a superior
rating, played a baritone horn
solo, accompanied by Reba
Smith; Martha Councul, who
rated excellent in senior piaao;
and Neva Norris was excellent
|in her contralto solo.
Mrs. Julian Yoder, program
chairman for the evening, intro
duced Miss Madge Rhyne who
presented two college boys, Bob
by Baird and Leonard Barber in
talks on "How to Raise a Brat."
Coach R W. Watkins spoke,
urging more home guidance for
boys and girls. Mr. Watkins very
emphatically pointed out the
need for recreational facilities,
play grounds etc. for the boys
and girls. 4nd young people in
Boone.
Mrs. Bob Agle announced
&lans for a big Squarl Dance to
e given soon at the high school,
| with music furnished by "Frog"
[Greene and his string band.
I ? ?
Recital at College
On Friday Evening
The Music Department of Ap
palachian State Teachers College
presents Miss Bettie Brickhouse,
soprano, from Warrenton, and
diss Peggy Farthing, pianist, from
Sugar Grove, in recital Friday
at 8:00 p. m. in the College au
ditorium.
Miss Brickhouse is a student of
Mrs. Elsie Donald Erneston. She
will be accompanied by Miss Bet
tie Ann Horton. Miss Farthing
is a student of Mr. Bobby Wayne
Cox.
They will present the follow
ing numbers.
O Santissima Vergine Maria,
Gordigiani ? Miss Brickhouse
Sonata in C Major, K. 284b, Mo
Izart ? Allegro
Huk! Hark! the Lark, Schu
bert-Liszt ? Miss Farthing
Caro Nome, from "Rigoletto,"
Verdi ? Miss Brickhouse
Impromtu, op. 90, No. 1, Schu
bert; Prelu<Je, op. 28, No. 21, Cho
pin; Prelude, Op. 28, No. 24, Cho
pin ? Miss Farthing
The Second Minuet, Berby; A
Pastoral from "Rosalinda," Vera
cini; Pierrot, Rybner; My Johann,
Grieg ? Miss Brickhouse.
Bloodshed Boxscore
Killed March 21 through
March 13 ..... S
Injured March 21 through
Much 23 97
Killed through March >3
this year 119
Killed through March 23.
IMS 170
Injused through March 23
this nar _ 2.392
Injured through March 23.
1949 . .1.739
Total livestock numbers an
farms in North Carolina. January
1, 1990, excluding chickens and
turkeys, were only 2 per cent
less than the number on hand
January 1, IMS.
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