n- .> ? , -.i? -isMe ,:c c ' ' ias* ? ;? ^Jar An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 VOL. LXIII ? NO. 2 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDA1 KING STREET FROM THE AIR ? Tip Iramandous growth oi Boon* within tMnl yaa n ia el?iri| vridoncod by th? ?bora aorial photo showing tha KiaAtrNl busiaass sac Uao. looking wast from the Methodist Church, iauaadiataiy ia the forogrouad. Caasus reports show that Booao's ot fiAl population count for 1(S0 of 2J12 fa an incTMM of *2%. or 1124 paopla. m lha 1M0 tahnlatioa Only on* othar county aoat Alh anuria, axcaadad this gala in tho antira 8th Congranioml Districts- Aarial Photo by Palmar Blair. Palmar'* Photo Shop. KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS THE UNEASY PEACE which the country has been enjoying for the past five years, was re placed by shooting war in far off Korea, as the folks along King Street and thousands of other main streets, on the farms, and in the big cities wonder whether or not the opening guns have actually been fired in a third world war '. . . Draft boards get set for prompt action, and veterans ponder their chances. . . One fellow who was in the ?thick of foreign military opera tions during the last war, says he's not so hot on the subject, but of course will be in thAe pitching, if necessary . . . "But," says he, "wojjld like to be mus tered out just behind some of those who managed to escape the last one . . . those who ate soap, and conjured up all sorti of ail ments . . . one war should be enough for one man." . . . Anoth er lad says he's just plumb ready, and adds this angle: "Fact is, the radio, the press, the poli ticians, and the folks generally, have been telling me for so dang ed long that we're bound to go to I the bat with Russia, that I sort of came to depend on the thing . . . If no war should have popped guess 1 would have been rather disappointed." . . . Another, a little old for the draft, says he's specializing on hoarding food supplies, another sees glowing opportunities for making more money, while just the average home-front individual is griev ing about the gory prospects, and is saddened by the thought that civilization hasn't progress ed too much sine* the stone age period . . . the battle club lash ed to the end of a handle with a thong, the spears and the long ijows, have given way to guns ind tanks, and planes and atom i tombs, but folks are still killing tnd maiming and pillaging . . . ind no man has proven himself *rise enough W< produce an ef fective formula for world peace*. INFORMATION U thai W* ?nough food to auppi ??n if it in uttbn that thm geoda of ?U aorta to tho poopte. whila tho ? ? aro bunting. | th*r don't go into hoarding ... No mor? unpatri I ode act can bo committed than to atoro huga quantilte* of un on may k* , Wo hopo thai Watauga foika. w? nop* tnat waiauga will tab* tbinga aoay to too waitoro of try ? (Continued on page six) MRS. WINEBARGER ? Photo Palmer's Studio Mrs. Winebarger Is Given Honor At the close of the 47th annual onvention of the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers' Associa ion and the 26th for the ladies' auxiliary held last week in Hick ory, Mrs. R. Clyde Winebarger if Boone was elected president of the state auxiliary. Mrs. Wine barger served on the state board for five years, the last two as vice-president. By virtue of her office, Mrs. Winebarger will be the delegate at-large from North Carolina at the national convention to be held in Spokane, Washington, August 15-18, where she will al so be the song leader and will sing "The Lord's Prayer" for the invocation for one opening sef sion. Mr. Winebarger was re elected as state secretary-treasur er far the fifth term and will al so be a delegate-at-large to the national convention. ? The North Carolina Association has won top honors this y?ar, attaining a 100% membership, well ahead of any other state, and by having the largest per centage membership in the na tion based on regular carrier*. (Retired, temporary, and substi tute carriers are eligible for membership and make a 100*3 plus membership possible.) With approximately 900 regular car riers, North Carolina now has 1390 members for the fiscal year. Dr. Morris Lazaron Be Guest Minister I ? fas?*? Dr. Monti E. Lazaron, of New York C)ty,-will fa* the guest min uter at' the Blowing Rock Meth odist Church Sunday morning, July IS, at 11 o'clock Dr. Lazarwi is ? widely known author, lecturer, and educator, and hat a host of friends and ad mirers in Blowing Rock where he has a summer home. Leon Keyserling sees U. S. liv ing standards rise 23 per cent. ] Telephone Book Index To Rapid Growth Boone ! Seven Hundred and Fifty Nn I n?. ? I I ? **-' TV' 1 ?? - | i/irecionw ovuif liisinN ted in City. Indicative of the growth a ; Boone and surrounding commu 1 nities is the increase in the num , ber of telephone directories no* i being distributed to local tele | phone subscribers. Approximately 750 new direc lories are being delivered to hon* and businesses, according to H M. Inabinet, manager for South ern Bell Telephone Compan; compared with 675 when the las directory was delivered. The new telephone director] contains many new and changec listings and other helpful tele phone information and is easilj distinguishable from the old gray -covered telephone book by its green cover. A sufficient quantity of the new directories has been printed to supply every telephone subscriber and to al low for future telephone expan sion. Mr. Inabinet requests that the old directory be discarded and that the new directory be refer red to when telephone numbers are desired. Looking up the de sired numbers helps to avoid the possibility of getting wrong num berg and saves time for both the calling and called parties. "Infor mation" should be called only when the number you are seeking is not listed in the directory. Hospital Shower Al Blowing Rock The Blowing Rock Hospital Auxiliary will hold a hoapital shower 011 the Sudderth lawn there Saturday from 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. for the purpose ot accept ing gifts for the local dinic. Sara Payne and Mrs. Wade Klutz, president and sec retary respectively of the auxi liary, have announced that many items of "supply and equipment ana needed. They emphasized that gifts Bead not be new so long as they are usable. Cash donations will be welcome from persons not having goods to turn in. Following items are listed is badly needed: bed linens, towels and cloths, napkins, dresser scarves, chairs, pillows, curtains, tables, flashlights and Mtdln, Bibles, water glsssss, night gowns, bed Jackets, bells, blank ets, ash trays, desk pens, wall pictures, pots, pans, silver, and Jams and jellies. , , The Blowing Rock Hoapital, built and pquipp^d by gifts from many different individuals, has (continued en page tlx) WtomrtfaPet | Show Are Given Winners in the Blowing Rock Field Day gymkhana and pet show have been announced by Lloyd M. Tate, chairman of the events. In the most unusual (roup, i James W. Cannon won first place with his white duck; Sandra ' PenneU second with her pig; and Joe Tester third with his pup. i Hoyle and Perry Coffey, twins, c won first place in the cutest , :la?6 with their twin pups; Bun- i ty Davant took second with his , pony and cart; and Mary Jane , barter won third place with her j Confederate-dressed Spaniel. | Marsha Fennell won first prize | (Continued on page six) I ASTC SUMMER GRADUATES TO TOTAL 39 FOR FIRST PERIOD Masters Candidates Exceed Undergraduates Aspirants For Term Ending inly 15; Four Watauga Students Are Listed in Group. A total of 39 students present ly enrolled in the Appalachian summer school are expected to complete requirements for de grees at the end of the first term, ending July 15, according to Registrar Herman Eggers. Boone residents included in this group are Mrs. Robert Broome, Mrs. Mary "Moss Mast, fend Mr. Samuel Moir. Contrary to normal graduation statistics, the number of M. A. candidates exceeds by one the number of applicants for the B. S. degree, the totals being 20 and 19, respectively. Degrees will not be conferred at the end of the first term; in stead the graduates will return August 24 to join second term graduates for commencement ex ercises. Following is the complete list (Continued on page ten) "Echoes" Group Expresses Thanks The Executive Committee of "Echoes of the Blue Ridge, Inc., met Thursday, July 6, voted unanimous approval of the re cent pageant showing, expressed appreciation to all participants, and especially commended the work of director Pat Alderman. "Financially," state* the com mittee report, "it would appear that the Echoes of the Bl?e Ridge will be able to pay all the accounts, but as all the bills warp not in, and as the tax has ndjt'been figured, it was impos be sure just what the financial statement will reveal." The committee emphasized the non-profit basis on which the production was organized and directed and paid tribute to the value of the production a* an advertising medium for Boone and Watauga County. "No officer of the association received any payment for his work, but they gave freely of their time and talents. Some of them drove their automobiles many miles without any compen sation, even for gas. The officers as well as those who took part in the pageant were happy to do what they could in order to let more people know about the at ractions of Boone and to bring :he largest possible number of jeople here even for a limited xriod. B?1I h?M July J. la thai' Local Draft Board Is Ready To Supply Men MR. SMITH f MRS. SMITH V3K3 ?Photo Palmer'! Studio Smiths Given Baptist Posts W. A. Smith. Watauga county farm management supervisor Was last week appointed superin tendent of Kennedy Home al Kinston by the board of trustees of the Baptist Orphanage, ac cording to board president, Dr I. G. Greer. Mr. Smith succeeds the Rev W.. JC. Reed, whp . wUl Iw general superintendent at the orphanage, replacing Dr. Zeno Wall, who has resigned, effec tive August 20. Mrs. Smith will serve as administrative assistant to her husband at Kennedy Home. A graduate of the University of Furman and also an alumnus of Appalachian State Teachers College and Wofford College, Mr. Smith has been farm manage ment supervisor in Watauga county for 11 years, working un der the Farmers Home Admini stration of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. From 1939 to 1938 he was a teacher, athletic director, and assistant superin tendent of Alexander School at Union. Mrs. Smith, a native of Rowan county, was public health nunc in Watauga county from 1941 to 1945, and in September, 1948, re turned to that office. Both Mr. and Mrs: Smith were present foi a luncheon' with the board ol trustees last week. Miss Hodges b Most Courteous Miss Winnie Hodges of Hunt'i Department Store wax awarded the "Most Courteous Clerk" cer tificate at the annual meeting oi the Merchants Association, held Tuesday night. July 11, and ii now entitled to' a $10.00 award either from Newton's Depart ment Store or Stalling! Jewelry Company. MiM Hodges Scored 14*8 point! out of a possible 1500, as deter mined by the courtesy commit tee of the Association. She wai closely followed by Ethel Teams, Boone Drug Co., with 1490 points Mildred Tugman, Bare s Depart ment Store, with 1440 points; Anna Mae Hodges. Belk's De partment Store, with 14S0 points; ind Coleen Bolick, Stalling! Jewelry Company, with 1411 points. The award for July will bt given by Belk's', Department Store, previous wine** not be ing eligible during this month. Soviet not accuse* U./k o i dropping potato bugs h? Oer many. . Joe T