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BOON* WATAUGA COUNT*, NORTH CAKO lY, JUNE 15, 1950 erg ROB RIVERS BRAND NEW AUTO parks 1 Sfc-eet . . . Vehicle well ?f wHb Bon Ami. "Just 1 ttlini the splotches of white on the Aiay red ?utac? . . , Youth ful bridegroom till motor, while his childish looking bride, tries her beat to look com fortable, and fails, a* the cutri ous pass by, note the bespattered machine, and smile . . . puy Hunt lends agreement to our suggest ion that the men folks along the ?tract discard the neckties for the season and use sport shirts altogether, thereby both looking and being comfortable . . . Spud Whitener tells of the University professor, who is so inborn con trary that when he fills In his in come tax form he writes the lit tle blank square plumb full the one with the notation "this{ space for collector"* use.' Visitor to the Democrat office is given merchandise of trifling amount . . . goes away without a word of thanks for the mall favor . . . Same man comes back in a couple of days, and we charge him ... He thanks us cor dially, passes the time of day and leaves happy ... "I ain't no count either," says wayfarer as he compares ailments with a companion . . . Bob Agle, always on the alert for a new advertis ing angle, places streetslde seats, with containers on either end for show . cards, thus promoting the movie business while giving us a chance to rest a minute while "we give down with a bit of gossip to a passerby. ? ? * I NEW DELIVERY THUCK U rtcdnd by local postofflca to impitfn tha mail service in the community . . . Tha naw mach ine ia tha last word in a mail truck, and takes tha placa ot tha TMKibla truck which had baan aanl hara by tha deparl mant in its rif lining years, but which gave fair service after a naw motor had baan in stalled. . . ? ? ? 1KF DEMOCRAT takes the first step In a tone range expan sion program next Wednesday, when the old newspaper press is to be moved out to make way for _the new machine which is being "built for the Democrat by the Goss Printing Press Co., of Chi cago, tftttiract for which was ex ecuted' the first of the year . . . Few buildings hfve been con structed along the street large enough, and the Democrat is al ready outgrowing its relatively pew building, at least to the ex tent ta^t the old press has to go befote the new one can be re ceived . . . Through the coopera tion of Mr. Jones who rents the old Democrat building, the pre sent machine will be installed on its old base in the building next door, reassembled and placed in operation and the page forms taken back and forth duting the time the press foundation is be ing built, the machine erected and tested out ... So for the next few weeks we will be laboring under a considerable disadvant age, but with the fine coopera tion of our advertisers and other customers, we hope to be able to carry on during the emergency, and have the paper out right on time each week as usual ... It is hoped that the new press will be turning out the Democrat short ly after the middle of July, and that the back shop will have settled down to normalcy follow ing the dreaded tearup. LOCAL POLITICOS begin ning to gaOw to small group* hm and that* to lay plans tor the sscnnd senatorial primary, called by Willys Smith wkta ha trailed Senator Graham by mora than 53.000 ia tha initial tereat expected to ha la tha Juna 24th and tally as many rotm ihwM be eounted aa tha L7M talltod am May XI. EDITOR GOES FISHMO Kewanna, Ind/? The follow ingi notiee ?? the office of Bill Lyon, , er of the Kewanna Observer, re cently: "The office of the Ofeeer ver will fee closed June I, J, and 3 due to good fishing condition*. The office door will be left open and pencil will be on iWHIH son, Jimmy, returned Saturday after spending in Detroit, Michigan, with Mr Marsha' sister, Mrs. hmm Yatei and Mr. Yates. 1 1 ? ? ? ? ? STANLEY SOUTH Local Vocalist ? Is Given Praiso Stanley South, ion of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. South of Boone, re ceived high praise recently for his role in the Greensboro Opera Association's production of Gil bert and Sullivan s "The Gondo liers." The production, under the gen eral direction of Dr. Clifford Bair, received unanimous ac claim by music lovers and critics of Greensboro and vicinity. South will be remembered as an outstanjlng voice pupil of Mrs. Virginia Linney of the Ap palachian State Teachers College music faculty. He was an active participant in musical and dra matic productions during his four-year stay at the college. Ha is at present a teacher in the Greensboro public school system. Paul Weber To PlayTor Pageant Background music for the pa geant, Echoes of the Blue Ridge, will be done again this year by Paul Weber, outstanding organist, who performed for the pageant last year. Weber and his organ are well known . throughout the entire United Stater. He was connected with thf moving picture industry (or a number of yaars, but went back on the professional stage after "tflfcj^" came into beiof. He was, ror- yeais, one of the most popular organists with var ious hotels, clubs, and ether fash ionable institutions, to be found in the county. Weber (whose name is Paul Weston, but he uses the other professionally) was with Radio Station WSB in Atlanta on a sus taining program for over twa years. His performance for the pag eant last year was superior in ivery way, and, according to Pat Alderman, director of the pag eant, and Stanley Harris, presi dent of the organization, the cor poration is fortunate indeed to have one of Weber's talents to play for the pageant. Variety Bakers To Open Here on Friday Friday June 16th marks the opening of the Variety Bakery in Boone, at the former Moore Bakery location. Mr. Charles Moody of Eliza beth ton, Tennessee and owner of the Variety Bakery of that city has purchased from Mr. Roy Moretz the equipment of the Moore Bakery and will retail his baked products through a depart ment at the Boone Super Market on East Main Street. Mr. Moody's Variety Bakery enjoys the reputation of produc ing some of the finest quality baked goods in the south and Boone is indeed fortunate to have him locate in this city. HUBBARD SAYS HEALTH NEEDS ABE PROBLEMS OF COMMUNITY Narth WUkoahoro Physician Says Health Is Everybody's Bnstneaa and That Medical Profession Has No Monoply, la Address Here. Dr. Fred C. Hubbard, presi dent-elect of the North Carolina State Medics} Society, stressed cooperation and co-ordination of health services through local health councils in an address to the Watauga county health coun cil Thursday evening, June 8, in' the county courthouse. * J Speaking on the topic "Healt Councils as the Democratic A? proach to Our Rural Health Pro blems," Dr. Hubbard pointed out Watauga county's pioneer role in the organisation of a rural ( health council and praised its j efforts toward solving health j problems at the community level. "Health is everybody's business," said Dr. Hubbard, "and the medi cal profession has no corner on , it." ; He noted the increased inter- . est in health displayed by the local communities and the reve lation of the overall need for a concerted effort on the part of both health agencies and indivi duals in alleviating the state's health problems. Again and again he emphasi zed the importance of attacking health needs at the local level, believing this to be the focal point toward the eventual ex tension of medical care to all mankind. Dr. Hubbard's talk followed introductory remarks by Clyde R. Greene, president of the Watauga Health Council, and an activity report by Miss Madeleine Mc Cain, secretary. The speaker was* introduced by Dr. H B. Perry Jr., local physician. . , By-laws and guiding principles (Continued on page eight) 1 MISS McLANE Noted Soprano To Appear Here Louise McLane, lyric colora tura soprano, is to be presented in a lyceum concert at the Appa lachian State Teachers college auditorium Friday evening, June 16, at 8:18. Miss McLane holds the bache lor of music degree from North rexas State college in Denton, rexas, and has bppeared in con cert, opera and oratorio through jut Texas and the Southwest She was a two-year scholarship winner at the Julliard School of Music in New York City, and holds an artist's diploma from that institution. She has appear ed as soloist with the Wichita Falls,' Texas, Symphony Orches tra and was guest soloUt this year with the Juilliard String Quartet in an appearance at rimes Hall in New York City, ind also on tour. Miss McLane has sung leading ioporano roles in many operas, including "Rigoletto", "Faust", 'The Magif Flute", "The Marri ige of 'Figaro", and "Fidelio." Dne critic has said of her singing. 'Comparable to any soprano now tinging at the Metropolitan.'' The public is invited to hear Miss McLane on Friday evening. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IS SEEN AS NEED BY SPEAKER "Plan carefully the economic 1 attractions of your community, J but do not fail to develop your spiritual resources or your ef forts are in vain," Steve Lacey, former coach and Dean of Milli gan College, told the Boone Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at a luncheon meetinc in the Skyline Restaurant Lacey, a prominent business man of Elizabeth ton and John son City, Tennessee, stressed Boone and Watauga county's ideal location and rich natural resources as being particularly attractive to the increasing num ber of summer tourists in this section of the United States. He paid high tribute to Appalachian State Teachers College and itq contribution to the community and urged unselfish planning to ward nurturing its growth along with other physical and spiritual assets of the county and town. Prior to Lacey'* address a short business session was held at which it was decided to have only a board meeting of the Chamber of Commerce for July, due to an evening meeting of the Merchant's Association on that date. It was voted to invite Thomas Carroll of Charlotte to deliver a talk entitled "Two Guys Named Joe" at the August meeting of the Chamber. Many Vie'For. Queen Honors! The final and official liat of :andidates for the title of queen >f the Echoes of the Blue Ridge jageant has just been released iy Watt Gragg, chairman of the jueen committee. No further en ries may be accepted. The entire list of nominee* fol lows, along with the sponsoring organizations : Rebecca Moose Boone Rotary Club; Rachel Ann trance, Business and Professional Women's Chib; Billie Badgett Parker, Chamber of Commerce; Barbara Jones, Merchants' As ?ociation; Peggy Greer, Veterans jf Foreign Wars; Tonie Buch inon, Newland Lions Club; Majorie Mast, Cove Creek Com munity Club; Pearl Brown, How ird's Creek Home Demonstra tion Club; Maude Wilson, Beaver Dam Home Demonstration Club; Juanita Norris, Green Valley (tome Demonstration Club; Joan Hauser, Hodges Gap Horn -a De monstration Club; Sara Miller, Deep Gap Home Demonstration Club; Martha Quail* Worthwhile Women's Club; Join Aldridge, Boone American Legion; Martha Council, Boone Lions Club; Mar jorie Ann Jones, Mt. City Rotary Club. 'Voting booths are located 14 the Poet Office, Carolina Phar macy, Boone Drug Company, and the Skyline Restaurant. Singing On The Mountain June 25 The 30th annuel "Singing- on the Mountain" will be held the Ith Sunday in June on Grand Father Mountain, according' to J. L. Hartley of linville, ohj tor the event Governor Kerr Scott will be principal speaker at the oe? ion, and thousands of singers i visitors are expected to be hand to participate In 0m all day program, ij A band o i Cherokee Indians will be present to add color to sing, and picked gro?tps_ of tt from western North C? MP, . IP ? Car olina. Virginia, South Carolina ed to take part in the Am is I FIVE ADDITIONAL BANDS TO TAKE PART INGAU PARADE Pat 'Alderman, director of Ec hoes of the Blue Ridge, pageant to be pretested in Boone June 30 through July 4, announces that five additional band* of outstand ing merit are to participate in the pageant The Elizabeth ton, Tenn., band, sponsored by the EUzabethtaa Lions Club, will participate to the parade, and will play a thirty minute concert at the program honoring Dr. B. B. Dougherty and Appalachian State Veachea college 6n Friday, June SO. The band IB under the direction o< Melvyn KeSEjj colored, Jonnioc Tenn , alto will be present Ar rangements an being made by Prof J. Neil Armstrong, princi rl of the high school, and Prof, P. Cam therm, the , was ?ille to pei form with hoaocs the gate opening ceremony at Oak Ridge. They wen also an out standing unit in the Burley Bowl football classic this year. The Langley band will give a thirty minute performance on the night of June 30 preceding the pageant The Mountain City. Tenn., band under the sponsorship of the Mountain City Business and Pro fessional Women's Club, wiB be present for the parade. The Granite Falls high school band, under the direction of 1*. C. Schley, has ntpmwd to be on hand tor the pmde. The Appalachian college band, under the direction of Professor Roy R. Blanton, will play at all three of the parades and give a concert at the Boy Scout show on July 4, Other bands an expected, Mr. frATAUGABOYS WW IN EVERY CLASS OF LAMB SHOW FRIDAY Watauga 4-H Club Members Make Spectacular Showing lb Trv-County Lamb Show At West Jefferson; List ot Winners b Given. Watauga county 4-H club boys won every class in the tri -county junior lamb show held at West Jefferson on Friday, June 9. Bob Wilaon, ion of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilson, Sugar Grove, took grand champion and reserve champion with a set of twin lambs which weighed 112 and 101 pounds respectively. These lambs were sired by a registered Hamp shire ram, so Bob also took list and 2nd in the class sired by re gistered Hampshire ram. Doug las Clawson placed 1st in the class of 3 lambs owned by one club member. Watauga also won first in the county group of five lambs. Lambs used in this class included Bob Wilson 2, Vance Vines 1, John Vines 1, and Doug las Clawson 1. Freddie Winebar ger also made a very creditable showing. In the registered ewe lamb class Bobby Gene Norris placed 1st and Glenn Reese sec ond. / Prize money for the class of lambs sired by registered Hamp shire ram and for the class of re gistered ewe lambs was put up by the American Hampshire Sheep Association. Other prize money was put up by the follow ing business firms of Boone: Northwestern Bank, ' Farmers Hardware Se Supply Co., Barnett Motor Co., Boone Drug Co., Bus Terminal (Queen City Coach Co.) Craven Furniture Co., Hol lads Produce and Fertilizer, Hunt's Department Store, Sky line Restaurant, Watauga Hard ware, Wilson's Feed Store, Caro lina Pharmacy, Crest S & 10, Boone Super Market, Watauga County Co-op, Appalachian Thea tre, and a friend. The sale followed the show with both individual and packer buyers bidding off the choice grain fed lambs. ' Dr. W. M Mathelon, Boone dentiat, purchased the grand champion for 35 cents per pound. Swift and Company bid top on the reserve champion at 34 cents. Dr. L. H. Owsley, Boone surgeon, se cured two beautiful lambs pro duced by Vance and John Vines. Other Watauga lambs went to Swift and White Packing Co. at 32 cents. Harry Hamilton, Boone auc tioneer, contributed his services for the sale. The 1051 lamb show comes to Boone. Spud Whitener With Democrat Rogers (Spud) Whitener hu accepted a position with the Wa tauga Democrat and will do new* reporting during the lummer months. Mr. Whitener, who formerly edited The Appalachian and who ha* previously done work on the Democrat, graduated from Appa lachian College with a B8 faitnm in 1M8, and received hi* Master** degree from the University of Florida this summer. He will re turn to Florida next /all, where! he has accepted a position of English instructor in the South Florida College at Lakeland. HIGHWAY POSTOFFICE RAZEE BY FLAME,: ON WAY TO BOOHE Laurel Spring!, June 9? Pos tal authorities were continuing their investigation last night ol a fire which destroyed a new $20,000 highway poet office and all of the mail aboard It yester day morning. The truck and it* cargo bunt ed an Highway 18 near here ap proximately 20 miles frorfn North Wilkes boro. The driver, J. C. Ptanfac of Greensboro, and the clerk, G. K. Conley of Lenoir, es caped, but several pounds si SU1 for Alleghany, Ashe and atauga counties were reduced The fire was believed to havs Istarted In the motor want* jment in the rear at the vehicle <x in the mail itself. The operator! {of the trade were uncertain m tc its cause. They said they had (Knelled vehicle had five-mOi ?t the Bins climb to the crtet ol Ridge at 8:40 a. m. They got tu! to Investigate and the truck fan mediately bunt into flames, pre venting them from re-entering the vehicle. The ffae department at North Wilkesboro was notified immedi ately and a track was sent, ar riving one hour and li minutaa The highway post ottioe, whidi was reduced to a smoking skel eton by the blaze, waa on its re Igular run tan Oranhsre *t had Just Postal auth the loss at men STACY C. EGGKRS, JR. Eggers Given G. Q. P. Honors Stacey C. Eggers, Jr., Boone, has been appointed as the Young Republican congressional leader of the ninth district, it has just been announced by William B. Cobb, Morganton, president of North Carolina Young Republi can club. He is a graduate of the Univer sity of North Carolina Law School. Until recently be has been assisting his father Stacey C. Eggers, Sr., who has long been a key figure in Republican poli tics. As congressional leader in his district Eggers will have the responsibility of cordinating the efforts of the individual YR clubs with thoM of the congressional candidate. During the war Eggers served in the Army Air Force. Legion Names "New Officers Watauga Post No. 130 of the American Legion met at the Leg ion Hut Friday, June 10, nomi nated Joan Aldridge a* queen for the Echoes of the Blue Ridge pageant and elected the follow ing officer* to serve far the com ing year: Fred M. Gragg, Commander; Stacy C. Eggers, Jr., first vice commander; Cameron Danner, second vice-commander; J. L. Storie, third vice-commander; R. E. Kelley, adjutant; Clive Gross, finance officer; Lionel Ward, service officer; Homer F. Brown, assistant service officer; John H. Hollar, athletic officer; Charlie Dougherty, sergeant-at - arms; Wade E. Brown, chaplain; Rus sell D. Hodges, Sr., guardianship; Edwin Dougherty, historian. The following committee chair men were appointed: ' R. E. Kelly, membership; Grady Farthing, boy* state; Homer F. Brown, child welfare; Lee Reynolds, school awards; B. M. Farthing, graves registration; Stacy C. Eggers, Jr., oratorical; Clive Gross, Americanism; R. D. Hodges, Jr., boy scouts; Ralph Greer, sons of the Legion; and Wade E. Brown, public relations. Red Cross Meeting The annual meeting of the American Red Cross will be held on Thursday, June IS at 12 JO p. m. in the Daniel Boone Hotel. More Than Twelve Hundred Already Registered; ImJm Arrivals May Swell Total > at Least 1 | ? ? ? ? A record-breaking summer school enrollment 1* fat prospect for Appalachian SUte Teacher* College, according to prelimin ary figures rsliesed by Registrar Herman R. Eggers. , , At press time Tuesday USS . students had registered for the * first summer term with a num ber ,of late registrants ezMctad to swell the totjJ to atleest 1380. This is an increase of approxi mately 128 over the number te the same period last summer. The graduate enrollment is al ready more than double that o < last summer, the figures standing at 411 students in 'comparison with the 193 of last year, an in crease of Sit. Registration was held open through Tuesday, June 18, in order to allow Florida teachers, whose schools were late in dos ing, to register. Mrs. Councill Taken By Death Mrs. Cora L. Councill, 79 yean old, died Sunday evening at her home here from a brief illna* with a heart ailment Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the chapel of Rehu-Sturdivant Fun eral Home, Dr. J. C. Canipe, of Hendersonville, being in charge ' of the rites, and interment was in the Bryan cemetery in the Green Heights section. One daughter, Mrs. June Rus sell of Boone survives. There is also a granddaughter, Mrs. Horn er Critcher, and a great grand daughter, Carol* Lee Critcher. Mrs. Councill was a member of one of the community's pioneer families and a daughter of Boone's first Mayor, W. L. Bryan, Esq., and Mrs. Bryan. She was well-known throughout this section and held in the high est esteem. She was the widow of the late Richard Councill of Boone, and before her retire ment several years ago was en gaged as hotel hostess in Ashe ville, Columbia, S. C., Akron, Ohio and Keystone, W. Va. Lions To Attend State Meeting A number of Boone Lions Club members have made plans to attend the state Lions conven tion in Charlotte June 11-30, ac cording to Lion Secretary Rich ard E. Kelley. Between 1,000 and 1,800 Lions and their wives from the S50 Tar Heel Lions clubs are expected to take part in the convention, It has been announced. Outstanding features of the three-day event will include a spectacular Lions parade up Try on street, the an nual beauty contest, a Lions male quartette contest, and a special ladies contest of table 3am es in which hundreds of dollars worth of valuable prizes will be award ed. Principal convention speaker will be Edgar M. Elbert of May wood, Illinois, third vice presi dent of Lions International. A district governor's ball will cli max the convention on Tuesday night, June 20. The Boone Lion delegates are expected to be Dr. D. J. White ner, A. R. Smith, Richard Kelly, Howard and Raleigh Cottrell, W. W. Williams, Dr. G. K. Moose, T. M. Greer and Joe Williams, with other members tentatively sche duled to accompany this group
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