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Weekly WA^AUGA COtfWTY, NORTH* TOjL,LXra-Nai3 FARMER talking of the un favorable price* being paid lor hi* cabbages and potatoes this year, and says he don't know where the blame lies, maybe in Washington, maybe somewhere else . . . "Anyway there's one thing I don't understand," says he, "Why the heck it is I get $1.50 for potatoes which sell in the grocery stores here (or $10 ... I also1 note that the cabbages tor which 1 am paid 80c per hundred, pounds, ara selling, at. retail (or five cents a pound." . . . We have always believed with our friend tyiat there perhaps exists a little too great a spread between the price the farmer gets for a product and the price the consumer has to pay for it, but than there's a lot of angles to the distribution o( products which are to be considered and we wouldn't qualify as an expert as to this phase of our economy, but our farmer (riend got us to thinking with his discourse. I "Fact is," said he, "as (or taters and cabbage, I'd give anybody what they wanted of them." . . "Then there are other things," said the man, "wron^ with the country . . . (oiks are not follow ing the teachings of the Bible too much, and besides, they seem to have lost the art of neighboring, which is a bad thing!" . . and we agreed, and allowed as how most anything can happen to a race of folks, when they become so self-center ed they no longer want to be good neishbors one with the other. REV. SAM MOSS, who has bm paster of the Soon* Meth odist Church for U? past four rtiri. and who Is popular with both tha mambars ot his own flock aad thoaa of othar de nominations, gats a new assign ment, and goes to Fletcher. If. B. M start ? new ministry . . . really hate to have Brother San go. aad Join with his othar friends hat*, in wishing for him aad his popular Missus tha bast of everything, in their aaw field of activity. ? ? ? bOCAL RESIDENTS TURN OUT in the frosty air to watch the moon g<? into eclipse Mon day evening ... A large number of them had gathered for the event Sunday evening, due to an erroneous press announcement, and were highly pleased when there was no further "postpone-1 ment." . . . The celestial pheno menon, occasioned we under stand, when through some set of circumstances, the earth gets smack between the sun and the moon, was unusually specatacu lar, and if anything improved by the haze which had made the sun pink during the day . . . Jack Frost comes An on Sunday evening, a few days later than last year, and lays down ' his first chilling mantled . . . Due to continued cool weather during the day, howeyer, vegetation suffered little from the first frigid visitation . . . ? ? ? THE OCCASIONAL OLD MAW. who thinks ho is (till the dashing Casanova. tiring to mrnka pant at th? woman folks, and getting a sort of disdainful smirk in axchanga . . . Ha plays with iba chUdran. whila his ajw axe on thai* mother, goas too far out oi tha way , trying to bo swaat. and makas himsolf ganorally ridi culous . . . You will find at toast ona wherever a lot of folks congregate. gallantly re fnsing to taka advancing aga in stride . . . baing a trifle silly about the whole tM m+lk I M e THE MOUNTAINEERS are getting a good hand from local gridiron enthusiasts for their re markable performance in dc- < feating W C T C, which had been generally chosen to win. In the second tilt of the season Sat urday night, to add glory to their opening night performance in downing Guilford College Coach Duggin*, the other mem bers of the coaching staff, and the individual player*, the men who get in there and fight it oat I are to, be congratulated upon their outstanding performance which places the Mountaineers in shape that somebody's going to have to do something, or they'll again cinch the North State crown . . . football is WHITE CANS BALE ? On* at tha manf projact. iponsorad by ?>. North Carolina Asrociation ior tha Blind. Fund* collactad by tha Boon* Uott during thair currant Whila Cana Fund drWa win ba uiad to halp aatabllsh limilar liandi la past otficai ova* tha Stata. App Gridders Take 13-6 Edge Over WC HERBERT STUCKEY Scout Leader To Visit City Mr, Herbert Stuckey, Deputy Regional Executive, Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta, Ga? will meet with the Watauga district Scout committee at the Skyline Restaurant here Monday night, October 2, at 6:30 p. m. At this meeting. Scout leaden from all parts of Watauga coun ty will participate to help org anize a strong district committee for 1951. A feature of the meeting will be a talk by one of the Boone fcxplorer Scouts who attended the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa., last summer. District PTA Meet Slated for Shelby Shelby. ? Representatives from nine counties will attend a dis trict Parent-Teacher Association meeting here next Wednesday, October 4. Member* of the state board of managers will outline plans for the y??r Speakers will include President Russell Grumman of Chapel Hill, who wilt talk on "Responsible Citizenship"; Mrs. J. W. Burke of Gibsonville, treasurer and ex ecutive secretary of the state PTA Congress, who will talk on "Off ice Notes"; and Miss Genevieve Burton of Greensboro, who will discuss her work as state field secretary. Mr*. Mark Goforth of Lenoir, the director of district two, will preside. The district embraces the counties of Ashe, Burke, Cald well, Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Watauga and Wi rt# J The meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church in Shelby, opening at 10 a. m. and closing after luncheon. Besides the three main speak ers, the following state chairmen will attend; Mr* E. C Waters of Greensboro, state room repre sentatives chairman; Mm. Boyt*> Scruggs of Rutherford ton. Na tional Parent-Teacher Magazine chairman; and Mrs. T. J. Ed war* of Ratherfonitae, by-laws ? M Deeds, (n the put tew days: ! James Jf* Miller and JRuby llenkcl poster, Houston. Texas; , Stephen B. Greao?/, Blowing Mountaineers Upset the Dope By Defeating Favored Team Handily in Second Football Tilt of Current Card. Before a capacity crowd of 7,500 at Asheville's new Memor ial Stadium last Saturday night, Appalachian State Teacher'i Col lege defeated a favored Western Carolina eleven, 13-8. The first half was a see-saw affair that (aw both teams bang desperately away at each other for very little yardage. ' The line-play for both teams featured the game. Appalachian drove to within striking distance of the Western Carolina goal line in the waning minutes of the second period. The Mountaineers advance was stopped on the Catamounts 17 yard line. lite deepest penetration into Appalachian territory that W?st ctW "Carolina could Muster in tfie first half was on the Mountain eers yard line. . With five nAinutes to play in. the third period, Alvin Hooks, Appalachian safetyman, inter cepted Emerson's pass on his own 31 and scooted 69 yards (or the score. Bill Cross converted from placement Western Carolina retaliated in the third quarter with Fullback Don Hipps kicking out on the Mountaineers six-yard line. Bill Cross broke through for 14 yards, fumbled and the Cata mounts recovered on the Apps 20. Pee Wee Hamilton got three yards at left end. A roughing penalty was called against Ap palachian which put the Cats down to the Mountaineers two yard line. After being setback by a loss and backfield in motion penalty to the eighth, Hamilton skirted rjght end for the touch down. On the attempt fdr the extra point, Hamilton fumbled the pass from center and Appalach ian's forward wall swarmed the play to protect their 7-6 lead. On the kick-oft Shirley Ga briel received the ball on the goal-line and returned to the Ap palachian 18. On a sustained drive, with Bill Cross, Ray Trlp lett and Jack Groce, the latter two from Wilkesboro, doing most of the running the Moun taineers marched 72 yards. Groce finaly plunged from the four yard line. Cross failed to convert, but the clincher was pn with on ly two minutes remaining. The victory was Appalachian's 13th in a series of 14 games with the defending North State Con ference champion. The Mountaineers have rolled up two wins this season without a defeat and appear as the teem to beat for the conference crown. _i_ Club officers and leader* from Watauga and Avery countics wiU meet on Friday morning, Sept ember 20, at 10:00 a. m. at the Legion building about the mak ing of United Nation* flag, for their rountUii^H The goal of home demonstra tion womeu all over the state is to make at le*st one, United N? displayed during United llf I. 1/LJhLm ? I ?il|. *V PCK, UCIOIHT il-Ztlll. |OCAL LIONS TAKE PART IK AHlfUAL WHITE CAME APPEAL Boone Club Members To Take P Part la Statewide Effort To Aid the Blind and To Pre vent UnoMHiary Blind ness; White Cane Buttons On Sale. Members of the Boone Lions Club will actively participate tl}is week in toe iiiuuial stati' wide Whit? Cade J>aJr?nd Mem bership Enrollment campaign of the Kortii Carolina State Associ ation tor the Blind in its efforts to raise <38.000.00 to aid the blind and to prevent unnecssary blind ness, Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., pres ident of the club, announced this week. One third of the proceeds derived from the sale of White Cane buttons, he said, will be re tained by the chib for the local work for the blind, the remainder being sent to the 8t*te Associa tion to aid the blind in those area* of the State where there is no organized work on behalf of the blind. During the period of September 06 through Septem ber 30, the local Lions will Jo'n hands with the more than 250 other Lions clubs in North Car olina to assist the Association in its fnurth annual Hrivp f or flinrla. More than 12,000 Lions will raise funds to pay Mr eye exam inations. operations, hospitaliza tion, and glasses (or needy per sons. Work among school chil dren to prevent blindness will be expanded, and to those who are already blind, the association plans a program involving voca tional guidance, training, place ment in employment, books, training supplies, and equipment will purchased. Since IM4, the association has been active in work (or the blind cooperating with Lions clubs in tha State to promote legislation on t*h?K of the blind, providing special appliances and special types o( employment tor the blind, making available to the blind much needed recreation and working in every way pos sible to improve the general wel (are of the blind., Much support is being give.i the association's enrollment cam paign to secure memberships into the aaaociation. The Boone club is seeking memberships into the association for an annual fee of $1.00 or more per membership. Also, an effort Is being made to renew all old memberships. With in the club itself, memberships will be sought for an annual fee of 11.00 or more per member. Membership may be obtained by any member of the Boone Lions Club. White cane buttons are on sale this week for contributions of 10c and up. Lions and Lionesres as campaign workers will accom pany their drive for funds with information on the work which is being done and will explain fully the symbol of the White Cane bearing a red tip- This cane ifc to signify that the person carrying the cane is blind, ?nd it ii a warning to the motorists when approaching a person with such a cane. A State law requires that the motorists come to a full stop at an intersection when a person extends a white cane tip ped with red. Local Material Taken by Magazine The Wilson Library Bulletin has notified William L- Eury, Appalachian college librarian, that photographs of two book display* with accompanying manuscript have been accepted for publication. Tbr display* were planned and arranged by Miss Clyde M. Goodman of the Demonstration school staff dur ing the 1M0 summer session, while she was a full-time mem ber of the college library staff as display librarian. The Wilson Ubrtty Bulletin is a national publication and ? professional journal for members of .the lib rary profession. Marie D. Lot zeaux, editor, writes that tb? material will appear within the ear future. JUNIOR OllDCR MEXTXMO Daniel Boon. CoOadl. 1?. Junior Order, CAM. will me* Monday Ortober 3 at 740 at tb* Junior Order ball. All members are wind to be present. ? ?????? s.v m V. a Amy will mmv EXPLORES SQUADRON? This pictur* ?u taken ncntlr of the Explorer Squadron 1M. Of lb* Boy Seoul* of Aaurtci, at lb* Scout but behind fh* Baptiit and Methodist churches ia Room. Tboaa pictured arai Front row ? J. C. Clin*. Jr., Billy Rub. Tony Blu*. Bornon Procfot: second row? Tony Winkler. Jack Hollar*. Dick Lavendar. Guy Hunt, Jr.. Kenneth Wlleoxt back row ? S. O. Tugman.. Jr., Bart Curd*. Mi'.ion Bardon. Buddy McOuira. Charles Taylor. C. P. Teague. Scoutmsstor. Mombar* of tba squadron not pmont for tbo picture include Sonny Keplar. Frank!* Coffey. Randolph Mast. Scouts Plan Open House All Records Broken al Stock Mart; $8UN0 Worth oi Cattle Are Sold All record* were broken at the Boone Livestock Market last week when the feeder calf sale, held in connection with the re gular Wednesday afternoon auc tion, boosted total sales money to 161,000, says Lester Carroll, market manager. Top calves sold for $30.79, says Mr. Carroll, while prime steers fetched $30.00. The market was equally strong, it was stated, in other classifications. There was a large crowd present, plenty of buyers were on hand, and the prices were high all the way. Mr. Carroll takes occasion to thank the people of the county for their patronage, and says he would like to give County Agent Tuckwiller full credit for his aid in promoting the sale. Hereford Cattle Sell for Average Of $342.34 in Annual Auction Here The annual sale of purebred | Hereford cattle held Monday by the Watauga Hereford Breeders Association, wai one of the best in the hiatory of the aasociation. aays L. E. Tuckwiller, sales manager, who points out that the 32 lots brought a total of $10, 995.00, for an average of (342.34. Mr. Tuckwiller states that the average price doea not consitutc a record, but that when a higher average was received a smaller percentage of the cattle were calves than at this' sale. The highest animal sold was a bred heifer, consigned by W. K. Sturdivant of North Wilkesboro, which brought 1873.00. The top bQU was sold by Nor ri* Brother* of Beaver Dam for $435, while Mis* Floy Cannon of Vila*, offered the highest priced cow, which went for $800. R. O, William* of Blowing Rock wa* the largest buyer, hav ing bought 33 lots. The demand for the Watauga Herefords wa* exceptionally brisk. Fourteen local cattleman con signed animal*, a* follow*: D. L. Bingham 1, Miss Floy Cannon 1, D. C. Coffey 1, Coun cill and Hamilton 3, Edwin Dougherty 5, L, A. Hehson 1, F. P. Hodge* and ion 2, A. Y. Howell 3, Norris Brother* I, Shipley Farms 3, Diamond S Ranch 2, W. H. Walker 2, W. K. Sturdivant 4, A. W. Greene 3. Coaker Triplet!, Other Diamond Stars Will Play Here Sunday Coakcr Triplett, leading In ternational League hitter, will lead Boone /Ul-Star* in ? game at College FJeld Sunday, Octo ber l^t against Gamewcil of Lenoir. Game time will be 2 p. * X-, ... J Boopc will feature ?uch ?tar? at "Hooper and Coaker Triplett, one of the outstanding brother combinations (o be found in N., C? Carlock Greene, who ia ex pected to draw the burling as signment for the local*, and Who is one of the brighter young prospcct? of the Boston Braves i chain; Crubb Nanney, John Hollar and Art PMmodoki* and many other out-standing play era of the county will tec action in thU tilt. Cameweil has a strong team and la expected jj to furnish plenty of opposition, Fans who turn out, for this game arc as sured plenty of action and good baseball. Pomona Grange Meet The W?Uuja County Pomona Grange will meet with Deep Gap Granfo Thursday night Septem her 2Sth at 7:30. jffg Member* of all the subordiate grange*, including Greene Val ley, Braver Dam and Deep Cap are requeued to' be present. A. G. Milter of fhe Deep Gap Grange is master of the IVwona Grunge and the newly elected of ficers will he installed *t the meeting. Other business matters Explorer Squadron 109, of the Boy Scouts of America, Boone, are making plana for Open House at their hut Thursday, October S. Members of the squadron have been outfitted tji their new blue uniforms, which distinguish*" them froay the regular Stout. C, P. Teague is Scoutmaster. The roster includes J; C. Cline, Jr., BUly Rush, Tony Blue, Ber non Proctor, Tony Winkler, Jack Hollars, Dick Lavendar, Guy Hunt, Jr., Kenneth Wilcox, 8. G. Tugman, Jr., Bert Curtis, Milton Bardan, Bliddy McGuire, Charles Taylor, Sonny Keplar, Frankle Coffey, and Randolph Mast. The squadron is the first Air Squadron in the Old Hickory Council, which. covers the coun ties of Watauga, Wilkes and Ashe. Mr. Teaguc states that the boys have aided in various civic ac tivities, one of their biggest jobs being the handling of parking during Watauga County's Echos of the Blue Ridge celebration. They arc or hand at all parades in town. Recent camping and observa tion trips taken by the squadron include exploring Roan Moun tain, a fifteen mile hike from Blowing Rock to the Globe and camping on Johns River, pnd vis iting several airports. They at tended the pageant, "Unto These Hills" at Cherokee, going by way of the Parkway. They toured through the Great Smoky Moun tain Park. Mr. Teague is urging all par enta and friends of the Scouts to attend their Open House. The time will be 7 p. m. until 9. The hut ia located behind the Bap tist and Methodist churches. Solomon Swift Dies in Crash Weaverville ? 8olomon Swift, 7S, of Bailcyjville, W. Va., died at 2:43 a. m. Sunday in a Salt villc, Va., hotpiul, a* a rc*ult of injuria suffered in *n automo bile wreck near that place laat Tucaday. ySurvivjn* are the widow, Mr*. Molly Gfkham 8wift; a aon. Jack Swift, of North Matcman, W. Va.; three brother*, (;<*orgo. DeWey ami John Swift, all of Traio. Tenn.; and three water*. Mr*. Virginia Greer of Lenoir; Mr*. Nancy Culler and Mr*. Sarah Ann Greer, both of Silvcr stone. ; . ; Funeral *ervice* were held in the Free WU1 Baptirt Church at Terrace Fork. Madiaon county at II a. m. wittflfceT. m i : | ofxiciatinf. ounai jill* cemetery in Alumni Worn All Section. f State Expected To fteturn To Anwl*chin i Campus For Big Event of Mk >4 Year; The Profram. The annual homecoming cele bration will he held at Appala chian State Tiachirs college -on. SatuV'day.tSeptamhoT MP/WWP* large crowd ot alumni frpm all over North Carolina cgpected to be in attendance. The day's festivities will begin with open hnusi in all women's dormitoriej from 10:30 to S:J0 in the afternoon. Tees for alumni will be given from 3:00 to 3:30 p. m. . by the social studies de partment in room 20 of the ad ministration building, the Home Economics deportment in the home managrment house, the wo men's physical education deport ment in the women's gymnasium, and the business education de- , partment in room 14% of the ad ministrate building. A reception for aluifni will be given in the main hall and audi torium of the administration building at 3:30 p. m? with the crllege faculty acting as hosts. The business meeting of the alumni association will be held In the collcge auditorium at 4:00 p. m. The annual homecoming foot ball game will be played against Eton College on the college field at 7:00 p. m. During Jhe hall time the college band will per form, and the "A" club will pre aent the sponsors for the game, and will crown the homecoming Queen. ? . ? After the football game the regular homecoming dance will be sponsored by the Playcraftcrs, from 9:30, to UiOO midnight. Ad wiUJff 11.08 per person. The trndfrohal club projects arid campus decorations will be sponsored by the Student Coun cil, with a trophy to be awarded by the judges for the best one. Appalachian State Teachers college has graduates teaching all over Ncrth Carolina, and the col lege administration hopes that representative* from each of the one hundred counties can be present for this homecoming cele bration. Weaving Dates Are Announced The Watauga Handicrafts Cen ter has announced its fall sche dule of weaving classes, which are to be held on Tuesdays, Wed nesdays, Thursdays and Satur days from 9 to 12 and 1:30 to 4:00 o'clock. Instruction is open to stud ents over 16 years of age who can take a minimum of 144 hours work, during which time they will learn to use the loom and - dress it as desired for the wide varieties of thread combination* and pattern weaves. Registration Is ten dollars with scholarships open to cover this fee. Weaving materials are avail able at Crafts House and students arc urged to bring their own as desired^ An article costs about one-third its retail price when' woven at Crafts House by one self. Students may enter at any time and preferably in small groups so near the beginning of the term. Rev. Nr. Moss Goes to Tletcher Rev. S. B. Mom, who ha* been pastor or the Boone Methodist church for tour years, goes to Fletcher, N. C.. for his next ?* sign men t, it was revealed at Western Sorth Carolina Mctb.i diat Conference inMshcviUe U?t week. Rev. i. T. Shacktord, who Mm minister* will fee to the PuUmU next fcuoday.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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