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BOONS Tfa* educational cantor at North Carolina Ha ir. p*rta ot Qu ml business Jkr to ltv*. ?KATz VOL. LXin ? NO. 4. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 . j. BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1950 :4 VSSBBBM nvc cam KING STREET | ROB RIVERS .BLACKBERRIES ripening and tjffcing step ; , alnngsidr string beans in hone canning schedules these days . . . Berries managed to reach the kitchfen in spite of cloudy skies and frequent rains, but housewives find that the lack of hot sunshine makes the sugar content low . . . more sugar Is required ... so the home can tier* and those who are inclined to hoard a bit of sweetening against the day when they think lugar will have gone to war, are buyihg generous supplies of the commodity, while retailers in list there isn't a shortage in light . . . Green beans moving to local produce houses, dewey fresh from Watauga's large com mencal gardens, provide sum mertime income to a large seg ment of our farm population . . . Tourists and teachers move along the streets in the cool of the evening, and enjoy mountain cephyrs . . . Retail merchants tell of lively mid-summer sales, tnd look forward to continued food business during the fall and winter . . . W. D. FARTHING finish** up his long career as Boon* banker, and turns the North western ov*j to his competent successor. Mr. Alfred Adams . . . We regret exceedingly that Mr. Farthing has found it ad visable to retire from his active business career and he will be missed sadly by those of us who frequent th* bank co rner . . . Mr. Farthing established residence in Boone forty years ago, served a* Clerk of th* Court, Postmaster, banker, is a civic and religious leader, and thos* of us who have known him through th* long years hav* found in him a true friend, a wis* counselor and a patriotic citixen . . . We con fess a teeling of personal loea in Mr. Farthing's retirement from th* head desk down at th* Bank. where we hav* de posited our fiscal troubles, along with our funds, in good tun*s and bad. and always caught an attentive ear ... As Mr. Farthing turns his position over to younger hands, he has th* wish of his many frtends for increasing happinass and contentment with th* accumu lating years. ? e e THE DEMOCRAT, in casting ver its subscription lists finds Biat the home-town journal Resides having thorough average in the local trading i, circulates in a limited way roughout the United States and enerally goes forth to several foreign lands ... As a matter f fact, we have at the time a ubscriber in Korea, but about le time her two-year subscrip tion was to start, local postal of icials were notified to receive i more mail for dipatch to Kor n ports, due to the war in hich we are currently engaged . . Miss Mollie E. Townsend, irmerly of Valle Crucis, who done missionary work in the rient for many years called by Democrat office last spring ?nd laid the money down for a Subscription, and was to furnish r address later . . . She wrote as of May 13, and gave her ddress "Care Ivey Hospital, K?isung (Songdo) Korea." . . . Bliss Townsend said: "I am sail ig on the freighter, Letitia ykes from Houston, Texas on ^lay 18th. We go through the anama Canal, call at some port Mexico and then straight ?cross the Pacific to Fusan, Korea. But this is a slow boat and Ire shall be five or six weeks on ?te way, I shall be looking for K-arri to having the home county irs." ... We haven't heard as whether Miss Townsend arriv in Korea, and her friends here ave been anxious as to her ?ad daring the pisinwr we leant the wards have brought ?s horde of vidian to the Lin TALK SOUTHEAST ASIA DEFENSE ? A joint nrrajr mission from the departments of slate, do- j fens*, and ECA. under the mutual defense assistance program, left Washington recently for south east Asia to meet with U. S. and foreign officia l to discuss implementation of current military 1 assistance programs for Indo-China and other cou ntries in the area. Left to right are John Ohly. 1 ' director, mutual defense assistance program; Major General Lyman Lemnitser. director, office of * foreign military assistance; Major General Graves B. Erskine. commanding general of first ma rine division; John F. Melby. special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for far eastern I affairs. Figures Given by County j W eli are Board for Month , The Watauga County Welfare Department this week released a report showing the extent of the activities of the department in the month of April, most recent month for which an up-to-date accounting as available. In that month the Welfare De partment, according to Dave P. Mast, superintendent, ^dded 9 old-age financial assistance re cipients to its case load, making a total of 370 such cases being served in Watauga county. An average payment of $22.08 was made to each of these cases, with the total old-age assistance bene fits paid out in the county amounting to $8,168.00. The county's average payment rank ed 33 among the 100 counties in North Carolina. , In another branch of its varied service, the Welfare Department addfd 5 dependent child cases, making a total of 278 children in 98 families who received financi al assistance during the month. To these families was paid a to tal of $4,357.00 with the average payment per family amounting to $44.46. The county ranked 33 in average payments in the state. In ine third principal form of financial assistance, general as sistance to needy persons be tween the ages of 16 and 65, the Welfare Department made an average payment of $9.95 to 22 cases, with the total amount of assistance rising to $219.00. The average payment ranked 74 in North Carolina. Aid to the blind accounted lor an average payment of $32.03 go ing to 30 blind persons in the county. In other forms of financial as sistance handled by the Welfare Department, Watauga county paid a total of $37.50 for 1 hospi talization case and $45.02 for 2 other varied cases of financial need. The Department had 3 licens ( continued on page eight) W. R. WINKLER Winkler Goes To Atlanta Meet Mr. W. R. Winkler of Boone, and Mr. Roland McClarftroch of Chaptl Hill have recently been named by Governor Scott to rep resent the State of North Caro lina at a meeting of President Truman's Water Resources Pol icy Commission in Atlanta July 31. ? Messrs. Winkler and McClam roch will work out recommenda tions to the Governor that the State may cooperate in the Na tional water resources movement, in terms of the economic and so cial needs of the country. Timber is one farm crop that will make some money every year, says John E. Ford of the State College Extension Service. Steel mills top production re cord for quarter, half, June. Seven High School Football Teams To Train Here On College Campus Seven high school football teams of the Piedmont and west ern sections of North Carolina will seek the cool mountain air of Boone for pre-s^ason practice at Appalachian State Teachers College beginning August 13, according to an announcement this week by Coach K. C. Dug gins. Coaches Preston Mull of Len oir, Marvin Hoffman of Wilkas boro. Jack Kizer of Lincolntor, Prank Austin of Coocord, Earl Broome of Newton-Conover, Torn Boyette of North Wilkesboro, and Bob Nolan of Boone will send their charges through two week? of intensive training on Appalachian practice fields, cul minating in four night games at the end of the second week. Sponsored by the Boone Quar terback Club in co-operation with college athletic official*, the seven teams will have full use of college facilities, and Ap palachian gridders now attending summer school will aid the Tar ious coaches in their training program*. Thii summer marks the third season during which this unique grid program has been in opera tion, down state coaches grasping at the chance not only to escape late summer heat but to gain valuable assistance from season al college players. In addition to those high school teams now scheduled for prac tice games, Coach Art Dttt will bring his Marion Marauders in to camp on August 24 for a tilt with Coach Earl Broome's New ton-Conover eleven. Games now scheduled for the latter part of August are as fol lows, luck-off time to be at S p. m. at College Field: August S3 ? Boone versus North Wilkes boro August 24 ? Newton-Conover versus Marion August 25? Lincolnton versus Wilkes boro August 34 ? Lenoir versus Con cord. (/! H LOCAL DRAFT! BOARD PLANS TO ACT SOON IN EMERGENCY: Office Will Be Located in the1 County Building; Clerical ! Help Has Been Arranged, i Board Stands Ready To Go To Work. Office space has now been al located for the Watauga County Draft Board in the county build ing, according to local officials, with records and instructions for setting up the office machinery expected this week. Clerical help, subject to civil service approval, has been re commended and the board stands ready to begin operations at any time upon proper notification. Selective Service headquarter; for North Carolina reported this week that its hurried mobiliza tion of wartime draft boards was about 80 per cent complete. Fifty per cent of the boards have reportedly already moved in their records, with 23 other boards expected to follow suit this week. Thirteen boards have not as yet reported on their pro gress. Local officials have bean given no information as yet of the pro posed draft quota for Watauga County, but it is expected that the initial call will be for no (Continued on page eight) Lazaron To Speak Al College Friday Dr. Morrii S. Lazaron Jewish rabbi from Baltimore, Maryland, will address the Ap palachian student body Friday, July 28, at 10 a. m., during the chapel period, according to an an nouncement by Harry Zalumas, president of the Graduate Club, sponsoring organization. DK Lazaron is residing at pres ent in Blowing Rock, where he has spent the last several stam mers since his retirement from active duty. He enjoys the di stinction of having served the same congregation for 32 year* While in Baltimore. Students and townspeople alike are invited to hear Dr. Lazaroa in the college auditorium Friday morning. Dr. Henderson Is Added to Faculty! Dr. Leon Henderson, member of the graduate faculty of the Coll?ge of Education, University of Florida, has Just been added to the visiting summer school faculty of Appalachian State Teachers college. Dr. Henderson will teach two specialized courses. Education 301, "Basic Principles and Tech niques in Education Administra tion", and Education 020, "Pub lic School Finance." Dr. Henderson plans to bring his family to Boom tar the re mainder of the summer. New Link Blue Ridge Parkway Be Opened To Travel August 12 Registered Rams Hit an Average of $118, at Sale One of the liveliest sheep sales sver sponsored by the Watauga Hampshire Sheep Breeders As lociation was held here last week, with registered rams hit ting a high of $239 and an aver age of $118, while 100 ewe lambs .old for a straight-through aver age of $27. Two {actors were noted as con tributing to the unusually good prices quoted: Wool and lamb prices are booming at present, with good breeding stock at a premium; and a number of new :ounties have just been convert ed to the sheep-farming practice. Top price for the sale was $235 paid by Lester W. Reed of Three Brooks Farm, Lexington, for Sir Bullet 64, the registered Hamp shire ram sired by Bullets Ram Hod. As a lamb Sir Bullet won the State Grand Championship. He was reared by Norris Broth ers of Reese. Auctioneer for the sale was Harry Hamilton, Jr., who was assisted by three ringmen: Jim Graham, director of the Upper Mountain Experiment Station at Laurel Springs; and Sam Buch inan and A. V. Allen, extension inimal husbandry specialists. L. E. Tuckwiller, Watauga farm agent who assisted the loc il association in conducting the ale, said that the sheep indus xy in Watauga county is "defini ;ely growing." He credited mem bers of the county association, ivho have paid as high as $500 for imported purebred Hampshire rams to improve Watauga flocks, with much of the county's pro gress in sheep raising. He estimated the county's pre sent sheep population at 8,000 '?n increase of some 500 over last year's figure, even though hundreds of lambs already .have been sold at this year's pools." Others who assisted at last week's sale included Jack Kelly, extension animal husbandry specialist, and Woodrow Rich ardson and C. H. Kirkman, assis tant farm agents in Watauga county. Bird Program On Lyceum Series On Tuesday evening, August 1, at eight o'clock, the Lyceum series at Appalachian State Teachers college will sponsor Joy Postle in a program "Gla mour Birds of the Everglades." Miss Postle draws these long legged birds for her audience, at the same time telling vivid Stories of their almost-human ways of courting, dancing, and home-building. An alumna of the ?rt Insti tute of Chicago, and a member of Kappi Pi National Honorary Art Fraternity, Miss Postle has traveled widely in Her search tot material about birds. She hai hiked, waded and climbed trees to snatch intimate sketches. She and her husband, Robert Black stone, who is also her manager, spend most of their time travel ing in search of material for Miss Postle's act, and for the books on which they collaborate. They have already published one vol ume, "Glamour Birds", with deceptions by Mr. Blackstone and illustrations and poems by Miss Postle. The public is invited to this in teresting and unusual program. MARINE AVIATION COM- i MANDER ? Veteran officn Brig- 1 adier Ganaral Thomai Cushman 1 lis in command el marina aviation 1 in tha Korean theater of war. | Flower Show Plans Are Made ; The most elaborate displays in' the history of the annual Boone 1 Flower Show will be seen at the Boone Baptist church, August 10 , 1 from 3:30 to 9:00 p. m., accord- 1 ing to an announcement this week ' by Mrs. B. W. S tailings, general s chairman for the event. < The exhibit, sponsored by the 1 Worthwhile Woman's Club, will1 feature both competitive and non competitive floral displays, the 1 Home and Garden department* of the club being in charge of I general arrangements. - 1 Entertainment throughout the | show will be supplied by the Worthwhile Music and Art De partment, while the Literature and Education department will furnish refreshments. The following committees have been announced by Mrs. Stall ing*: properties, Mrs. W. G. Bond, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox, Mrs. Claude Norris, Mrs. C. E. Ulery; classification, Mrs. J. D. Shoe make, Mrs. Wiley Smith, Mrs. R. W. Watkins, Mrs. C. E. Ulery, Mrs. John Horton, Mrs. Ed Hall, Mrs. Lee Reynolds; hospitality, Mrs. Roy A. Rufty, Mrs. W. C. Greer, Mrs. Sam Moss, Mrs. J. K. Parker, Mrs. A. E. South, Mrs. Louise DeLima; publicity, Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mrs. Gill Phillips; (continued on page eight) Hardin Heads Commerce Group R. B. Hardin, local hardware dealer, hat been elected presi , dent of the Blowing Rock Cham ber of Commerce, succeeding G. C. Robbing who was chosen vice president for the coming year. Mrs. Betty W. Custer, for sev eral years secretary-treasurer of 1 the organization, was unanim ously re-elected for another yqpr. 1 Directors chosen were Harry 'Worrell, local photographer; ' Kenneth B. Forbes, hotel owner; F. L. Rickard, real estate man; and Dr. A. P. Kephart, owner of CampiYonahloeaee. Robbing, the retiring president, is now president of the Blue ' Ridge Parkway Associated Chambers of Commerce. John Hollar, Pro Grid Star, Goes i To California For Practice Tilts Big John Hollar, former Ap palachian State Teachers ? Collage grid great and now fullback with the Washington Redskins professional football team, left Boone last week for Eagle Rock California, where he will Join other squad members lor pre season practice. He was accom panied by Howard Livingston, halfback and teammate on the Redskin roster. Hollar, a standout Mountain eer ball-carrier for four years, was named on the all-conference eleven of the North State Toot ball Conference during his lset two seaaons at Appalachian, 1??, 1M7. In IMS he was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals but sold tn mid-season to the Detroit Lions, with whom he finished the aea son. Released by the Liona dur ing the early part of the 1049 season, he caught on again with the Washington Redskins, taking part in the last four games and Serai ng in outstanding perfor 0 The Redskins are training this year at Occidents] Collage, Eagle Rock, Calif., and will open their exhibition game schedule on ^ugust 26, meeting the Loe Angeles Rams as first opponents. Exhibitions will continue through September t, the team then re turning to Washington for the official opening of the sesson. Mrs. Hollar and daughter. Linda Theresa, and Mrs Living ston and son, Howie, who ax* spending the remainder of the summer wjlPTMiJWollar, will Join their football playing hus bands in Washington in Septem ber. few Link To Provide Direct Rente from Great Smokies To Koanoke, Virginia The new link at the Blue lidge Parkway from Mt. Mit :hell, highest peak in Fletwn America, connecting directly with N. C. highway 694 into taheville and with U. S. 19 to tfce Zrreat Smoky Mountains Natloa il Park, will be opened to traffic August 12, according to u loun cement by Parkway Superi ntendent Sam P. Weans. Due to the international iitua tion, . ceremonies marking toe ipening of the mountain-top Irive all the way from the lames River north of Roanoke, Va., to Asheville, have been postponed mtil June, 1M1. Until August 12, the Parkway will dead-end at Mt. Mitchell, and to reach Asheville it is neces sary to detour via P. S. 70. After August 12 it will be a direct route between the Great Smok ies and Roanoke, Va. by use of completed Parkway links and connecting scenic State and Fed eral highways. The Parkway is already com pleted from Roanoke to the North Carolina line, and thence 60 niles to Deep Gap. There the notorist deviates to U. S. 421 for iix miles to the next link, which s approximately six miles to the >utskirts of Blowing Rock ? the >nly large resort directly on the Parkway in North Carolina. At Blowing Rock, U. S. 221 'orms the connecting link about 17 miles long. This is the famous i onahlossee Trail, a famous lecenic highway following the Test of the Blue Ridge. This con verges with the Parkway again tear Grandfather Mountain. From this intersection, the Parkway proceeds past Mt. Mit :hell, through Craggy Garden*. Cor a distance of 84 miles to the intersection of N. C. . Highway 594, only six miles into Ashe trille. Thus, with excellent connect ing links, the Parkway after August 12 will offer 167 miles of unbroken mountain-top driving From the Virginia line to Ashe ville. From Asheville, U. S. It is tiM direct route to the Great Smok ies. This crosses a new highway bridge through West Asheville and goes west via Canton, Way ( continued on page eight) Adams Named Bank Cashier Mr. Alfred T. Adams was elect ed Cashier of the Northwestern Bank here, at a meeting of the board of directors held last weak, and will take over his new du ties next Monday, upon the re tirement of Mr. W. D. Farthing; who recently tendered his resig nation. Mr. James Marsh was named assistant cashier by the directon. Mr. James Farthing remains an assistant cashier. Mr. Adams, a graduate of Man Hill College, has been connected with the local bank for eight years, and prior to that time, 1m was office manager for the May mead Lime Co., of Shouns, Tenn. He is eminei^tty qualified for his new position and the directors feel fortunate in having procur ed his services for the adminis trative position. Trout Fishing Ends Monday The trout fishing Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties, comes to an end Moo day July 31, according to Tom my Osborne, district game pro* tector, who states that fishing ? generally been good during |the season. Mr. Osborne states that anglers [may fish in Watauga River from the mouth of Laurel Creek down |and in New River from the mouth of Winkler's Creek down, (for bass. *: ! It is also pointed out that hunting licenses now on ad* at the various agencies in tb% co"sty All who are in' ling clean off the IBrown, are asked to May morning, August 5. jetery will be deco August ?. at 10 a
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