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KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS THE BUILDING AND LOAN announces the opening of its handsome new officii* next Fri day, and large numbers of peo ple will likely gather to look at the bright new quarters, meet with the officers and directors of the institution, and learn more about the Building and Loan, which has done such a large share in the building of this lat ter-day Boone and Watauga county . . . The Watauga Demo crat has always loyally stood by the Building and Loan, which for so long, was the only method by which folks with small fixed incomes could hope to finance the construction or purchase of a home . . . We have been a right regular customer of the institu tion for all these long years, and know first-hand of the worth of the institution which has had such a big hand in constructing, both the business and residential sections of this city . , . President Grady Farthing, Secretary Watt Gragg, and all the officers, and directors of the building and loan are (o be congratulated up on the completion of the fine new building, and upon the re cord of service to the people which the organization has writ ten acroes the years . . . We pre dict for the institution the con tinued confidence of the peo ple, and an increasing measure of service to the folks of the town and county. ? ? ? BLUE RIDGE FAIR winds up coe of Us most successful exhibitions Saturday evening . . . The quantity and quality of the agricultural exhibits said to have been better than those of previous years, and plans are already being talked to enlarge the fair more by next year, to include outside entertainment features, as well ?s to even more fully tftUd the tremendous progress of the farming industry in Watauga . , . Those who have worked so tirelessly in promoting the fair are to be congratulated A their achievement. ' I THE DEATH OF MARION THOMAS, a familiar figure, not only along the street, but throughout this section of the State, marks the passing of one of Watauga's county's most worthy and popular citizens ... This corner feels a personal sense of loss, since our friend ship with Marion dated all the way back to childhood . . , Pos sessed of a radiant personality and ready wit, he made friends easily, and held them by his outstanding qualities of comrade ship and human understanding . . . Marion Thomas lived un selfishly, and in his ministrations and helpfulness to the people in poorer circumstances through out the country ... in his words of advice and of wisdom and condolence ... He exemplified an active and productive Christ ianity . . . Generous, sympathe tic and kind, he gave freely of his means and time to all those in need and in despair, and did a vast amount of good along the way . . . We shall miss him. n If LEY P. *HODOES sad son R. D. entertained ? group of lbeir friends, including the Rivera** at a fish fry held at the delightful lakeside picnic area near his hone on How ard's Creek . . . We have never enicyed more delightful feed, or a more congenial evening's entertainment . . . Finley, who is ooe of the county's better farmers, and who spocializes in kigli grade Hereford - has built a resort for Us per sonal use and that of his friends, which U particularly tine . . . The lake is filled by a pipe from a cold spring on the north side of Howard's Knob, and a number of sturdy picnic tables are spaced about the shoreline, while a big open-air furnace It uttd for tH# cookinfl ... A strong believer in the improvement of the soil. Mr. Hedges farm is outstanding, and even at the picnic spot Udino ciftTtf fontud i ?oft carpct of gtmm . . . Gon orouft and ?ntmtimlnmg hod* ? ? O n -4 ? ? ? zno fwwn imp p. * ovppjmbb royally . . . We had i great ? ? ? ODDS AND ENDS Wtllard Dead), Who started his printing Areer on the Watauga Democrat * time ago. and glliiigiini MARION THOMAS Marion Thomas Dies Saturday | William Marion Thomas. 61 years old, prominent farmer and business man o I Mabel, N. C., died suddenly last Saturday from what is believed to have been a heart attack. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 o'clock Tuesday after noon at the Union Baptist Church in the home neighbor hood, and interment was in the church cemetery. The widow survives, with three sons and one daughter: Ot to, Prank and W. B. Thomas, Mabel; Mrs. Robert Thomas, Trade, Tenn. There are four brothers and one sister: R. A. and G. H. Thomas, Mabel; Ro bert Thomas, Trade, Tenn.; Mar vin Thomas, Chilhowie, Va.; Mrs. Graydon Campbell, Mabel. Mr. Thomas was born In Wa tauga county, a son of the late Jasper and Mrs. Thomas. He was educated at- Appalachian Train ing School, and taught in the schools of Watauga county prior to his army service in the first world war. He was deputy col lector of U. S. Revenue for 12 years, headed the Blue Ridge Mortgage Corporation, the liqui dating agency for the defunct Watauga (bounty Bank, and in recent years had been devoting his attention to farming and stock raising, maintaining a part-time income tax office in Boone. Mr. Thomas was a leader in his church, in his community, artd county, and was widely known and held in the highest regard. Cove Creek Cannery Open Fridays Only The Cove Creek community cannery will be open on Fridays only until October 6. At that time 'the cannery will close unless there is sufficient business to justify its remaining open long er. Brannan urges curb on cpecU' la tors "gambling in food." Regular Broadcasts To Start Over New Facility; Mutual Network Affiliate; Dedica tion Ceremony Planned. station WATA, Boone, will begin regular broadcasts Sunday morning September 34, at 7 a. m., it was announced here today. WATA will operate on 1460 kilocycles and will be affiliated with the world's largest network, the Mutual Broadcasting System, with day and night service. The local station will be under the supervision of* Mrs. Doris B. Brown and Mr. Roland B. Potter. National and international events, it was said, will be cov ered, in addition to local, county and state news. The radio studios are located over the Boone Bus Terminal. Dedication cereiVionies will be broadcast from 3 to 4 p. m. Sun day. Mrs. Teams b Host Courteous ? ? ? ? Mrs. Ethel Team*, of the Boone Dru< Company, won the Mer chants' Association courtesy award (or the month of August, with a score of 14U out of a pos sible 1900. Others running above 1400 were Mvs> Prank Miller, New ton's Department Store; and Mrs. Mildred Tugman of Bare's Department Store. Anna Mae Hodges, Bobbie Henson, Coleen Bolick and Velma Burnley all scored above 1300. The courtesy award for Aug ust is given by Hunt's Depart ment Store. Boone Drug Co. w^| live the await) for September/"' Parents To Fete Local Teachers Faculty members of Appala chian High school and Boone Elementary school will be guests of honor at the annual covered dish supper given by the Parent Teacher Club Monday night, September 25, in the high school gymnasium; husbands and wives of faculty members will share the honors. Paul A. Coffey, chairman of the event, has announced that supper will be served at 6:30 and that parents should bring their covered-dish shortly before that time so that the tables may be laid in order. Immediately following supper the club will convene for the first time this year; the program will sound the keynote for Uic year's theme, "What is the Par ents' Place in Our School." GREEN VALLEY CHANGE The Green Valley 'Grange will meet at the schoolhouse Thurs day night, September 21 at 7 JO. All members are urged to be pre sent. Clyde Greene Is Named Secretary Of Republican Stale Committee Statesvllle. Thf State Republi can Executive Committee elected Clyde R. Greene of Boone, sec retary last week at a meeting here to map stragcy for the com ing campaign. William I. Ward of Statesville, was named assistant tecsetaqr* and Dr. J. W. Daivs. also of Statesville, was elected treasurer. The executive committee adop ted a nine-point program to fol low in the campaign and named a committee to draft a policv statement' on the party's attitude | toward the "unfair tactics of the majority party in North Carolina and an appeal to fair play." The meeting was presided over by J. M. Baler- Jr? of Marshall, State OOP chairman. Some 60 committeemen were present. Senators To Be Invited Jjlj Mr. Baley submitted ? report on activities of the party since the State convention in Charlotte in March and a financial report in which he proposed a 125.000 | State hra< (quarters budget, which would include funds for a head quarters in ltale4||Mduring the 1991 session of the General As Among the proposals adopted for the campaign was one to hold t hive rallies ? one in the Asheville vicinity, one in the Ca tawba-Burke area and one in the Burlingtan-Ashcboro vicinity. Invitations to addrctw these rallies will be issued to United States Senators William F. Knowland of California, Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin and Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota. Vlfvrous Campaigns PMfti i The committee will make the State organization facilities avail able to local candidates in "stra tegic" counties during the cam paign. Three issues of the Be-1 publican New* will be published during tho campaign. ! Present for the meeting aad appearing on the program were MMmwM' candidates Halaey B. Lcavitt of Asbrville and I L. Gavin of Sanfon] and Ninth Dis trict eongicMional :;fM?N|fiU rate Beat of Lenoir. | ?J Each promised n vigor our campaign and appealed for a concerted effort toward bringing out a heavy vote In 11m general LOCAL TUTORS TAKnRAINIllG IN SCHOOLS OF OTHElf AREAS Student Teacher* at Appala chian Are Give* Chance of Taking Teaching Training Course* in Off-Campug In stitutions. This past week twenty-five seniors of Appalachian State Teachers College left the campus to do their student teaching in schools througout North Caro lina. These student teachers will live in the community where they do their student teaching and will spend the full day learn ing and experiencing activities that go to make up the teaching profession. These young people will have the opportunity to carry a full load of teaching under the supervision of an ex perienced and successful teacher in one of the off-campus school*. During the past two years the administration of Appalachian State Teachers College has been in the progress of changing the one-hour-a-day student teaching program to a full-day teaching program. For the first time this year all of the college seniors will be doing their student teach ing under the full day plan. At present, twenty-eight stud ent teachers arc doing student teaching at Appalachian High school, eleven at the Boone De monstration school, and twenty five other* have been lent to the off-campus centers. The follow ing schools liave been set up and approved for student teaching and are now being used: Cove Creek, Miller's Creek, North Wllkesboro, Joncsville , Elkin, ML Airy, LewisviUe, Mineral Springs, Walkertown, Statesville, Shelby, Gaatonia, Thomas boro, and Oak hunt of Charlotte, Ruth erfordton - Spin dale of Rutherfordton, Concord and AsheviUe, Rock Spring* of Den ver, Park Creek, /. W. Cannon High of Kannapolis, Kernera ville, Burnsvillc, Hanes Elemen tary of Winston-Salem, Valdese, China Grove, Harris, and Cher ryville. Ben Horton, who has been cri tic teacher in the Demonstration school, will spend full time in supervision of student teachers in the off-campus schools. Mr. Horton has had experience as both as elementary and a high school teacher and as a high school principal. He received the Master of Arts Degree from Ap palachian State Teachers Col lege where he did special work in the supervision of student teachers. The full time student teaching program has been In operation long enough to prove itself of great value to the future teach ers. It is certainly a decided im provement over the old one hour-a-day student teaching program, student tcachers who have taken part in this program during the past two years have been well pleased with the pro gram and are the best advertis ers of it Appalachian State Teachers College is one of the first tcacher training institu tions in the nation to set up' their student teaching experi ences so that it will more nearly approach the actual teaching ex periences of the regular teachers. This program offers the stud ent teachers first-hand experience in the many activities the teach er carries on .outside the class room as well as inside the class room. It has a decided advantage over the ooe-hour-a-day pro gram. in that it gives student teachers an opportunity to work with boys and girls in extra-cur ricular activities, in study balls, in cafeterias, in homerooms, in the library, on the playgrounds, and at school parties. It enables student teachers to bccoine ac quainted with the organization and administration of the secon dary school and to aee how a school relates its program to the Hie of the tommunity. } T ? araWII Phou Pilnnr'i Studio ? Twm 1 a? WmmfrnMmm m* I*? Iwnrittiiwu ... , Mountaineers Win Over Guilford In Spirited Tilt Murray's Esso Place Is Open Bill Murray, well known to the people of Watauga county, has announced the occupancy of hi* new Esso Servic?nter at the corner of East Howard Street and the Blowing Rock road, and an advertisement in the Democrat today calls attention to the for ftial opening of the place which is to be held Saturday. The station is one of the most modern to be found, and Mr. Murray says the public response to the automotive depot and the products handled is most grati fying. A cordial invitation is extend ed to everyone to attend the opening Saturday, which is to be climaxed with a street dance. Refreshments provided. Farm Bureau Has Annual Meeting, The annual meeting of the Watauga unit of the Farm Bur eau was held last Friday, when a large number ol farm leaders laid plans for the start ol the fall membership campaign. C. A. Clay, president of the Watauga Farm Bureau, presided and delivered the welcoming re marks; G. G. Farthing, field re presentative, introduced David L. Kelly, secretary of the North Carolina Fann Bureau, who was the principal speaker. The tnemborship quota for the county was set at 350, ;ind the campaign will continue to Nov ember 1. During November of ficers will be elected and the following priVf awarded to win ning membership canvassers: One thousand pounds fertili zer, Farmers Hardware h Supply Co.; 1000 pounds fertilizer. Good night Bro*.; l(H|jf pound* fertili zer Hollars Troduce Co.; 600 pounds dairy fecJn Wilson Feed Store; M0 pounds dairy feed, Winkler ? Faed Store; 800 pounds PmA. Watauga JTarm Co-op. whmsI Jhw-raflVg fflfaeft'' ? ? . * ? fcxnmL MISS MYRA G. MOTT Miss Nyra Moil Health Hurse Dr. Mary B H. Michal, di?t rict health officer, announces the appointment of Miaa Myra G. Mott to replace Mrs. Virginia B. Smith, who recently resigned from thr staff of the Watauga County Health Department. She assumed hor duties with the l? cal department September 11. Mini Mott, n native of flaetord, received her nursei' training in Watt*i Hospital, Durham, being graduated with the dots of 1948. Kollowinfi graduation the workati in the Pediatric ward of the (Continued on DM* four.) _i_ Via? : ? Appalachian Griildcrs Take Smashing Victory Over North State Foes to Season's Operier. Appalachian S.ote's Mountain eers, roiling offensively with the finesse of mid-season, wotc down a fighting Guilford College squad in the final period to win a 22-2 ( victory In the annual meeting of the North State foes at Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, last Saturday night. , A crowd of 6,000 saw the Mountaineers, trailing 2-0 at the end of the first period, smash back for a touchdown in the final minute of the second period and then open the flood gates for two touchdowns and a field goal to gain the victory. It was a dog-fight lor inree periods but the heavy relnforcc 'mcnts of the Mountaineers told in the final analysis between the .wo squads. . , Appalachian State surprised veteran North State Conference observers with their smart and hard-hitting offensive attack in the season's opener and it was this driving power that finally decided the game. The Mountaineers unwrapped four starting backs that were ter rific in their charge. Claude Eldridge, quarterback and a veteran of the North State waft, handled the team smartly and made every break he could for his team. Guilford, well conditioned but lacking the manpower shown by their powerful foes from the (continued on page eight) Baby Show Winners At Fair .%jf Are! Chosen Last Saturday t The baby content supplied the highlight of I(vd closing day of the Blue Ridge Fair l*#8aturur day, and the following winners were announced at the clove of the judging First, Marthta Story, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Stanford Story, four month* old and weighing It pounds; second place, PatrWa Ann Beach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Beach; third place, of Mr. and Mrs.. Robert llorton: fourth, Audry Lee lleruon. daughter of Mr. and Mr. Henry Heiuonf fifth, 'i Patricia Ann Roper, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. J. b. Roper, all of Watauga county. '.toy* winners were fli?t Gary Steven Hayc*. ?on of Mr. and M rf? Farthing Hayc*; *econd, Daniel B. Watkin*. Hon of Coach Red Watkin*; third, Jerry Scho L (Continued ?i out buA \ Count*'* Oldest Corporstlon M To H?v* Open House Event On Friday: Building Is Modernly Appointed. The Watauga Building ?d Loan Association will open it* new offices in former poirtoffiee building, recently purchased by. the organization, Friday Septem ber 23, with an open house event, extending from ? a. m. to 9 p. m? and ail the people of the $11 area are invited to attend the opening, see the handsome new quarters, meet the officials of the organization and lean: more cf the Building and Loan plan of savings and home ownership. The Building and Loan has thoroughly rebuilt the structure, located just opposite the new poatoffic* building, a Perma stone and plate glass front has been installed, and the offices are thoroughly modern. On the ground floor are th#- public lob bies, the bookeeping department, the directors meeting rodm, fireproof vaults for the corpora tion's records, 'and a new heat ing plant will occupy an addition to the south of the present build ing. The offices are lighted with the newest type of flourescent lights, have asphalt tile floors, are new ly decorated throughout and are receiving much favorable com ment. On the second floor of the building five modern offioei have been made available, have been redecorated throughout nnd are ready for occupancy. The Watauga Building and Loan Association, which is Wa tauga's oldest : corporation, was founded in June 1931, with 5eorg? M. Sudderth, secretary and D. J. Cottrell, president. Mr. Hfnry Greene, succeeded M-. Sudderth, ^as secretary, and in "Wl H. Gragg took oVer the secretaryship and has since been actively engaged in build ing and loan work. Others whe have served as president of the organization are Dr. R. H. Har din, L. A. Greene, and the In cumbent H. Grady Farthing. The building and loan has been a potent factor in the deve lopment of the town, and has financed the construction - of most of the business houses of .he town and a large number of homea in Boone, Blowing Rock, ; nd rural Watauga county. The Watauga Building and Loan is known as one of the strongest small-town associations in the State and has current assets of ?1, 564,586.26. Special Scout Meet Called by Farthing A special meeting of the Wa tauga District, Old Hickory Coun cil, Boys Scouts of Amcrica, has been announced by Grady Farthing, district chairman. The meeting will take place October 2 at the Skyline Restaurant in Boone. There will be a Dutch supper at 6:30 p. m., with the reg ular district meeting following at 7:30. . Scout leaders in the d strict arc proud that they will be able to have Mr. Herbert Stuckey, deputy regional Scout executive, i'fom Atlanta, Ga.. to meet with them. Mr. Stuckey, who serves all the Boy Scout Councils in North Carolina, will help the dis trict officials in setting up the district committee for 1!*51. A large number of Scout lead ers and friends of routing have been asked to attend. Besides the town of Boone. Wa tauga district serves the boys in all areas ot Watauga county. Judge Bobbitt Holds Week of Court Here The (all term of Watauga pcrk>r court convened Mor with Judge William H. Bob Of Charlotte, presiding, and term, which is called for trial of criminal ca?e* oolj expected to be adjounxxj the end of the ,*?ek. ; j|
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