i i ,i ---lj-l iiiiiiiiiiii ?B?eai? g= i|, i 4?ggMMmagnMegi?BWKgMW BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, KEG STREET BY ROB RIVERS ROSCOE COLEMAN and hit capable *Uff busily engaged in getting everything in readiness for the first tobacco sale* next Wednesday, as the streams of trucks begin to unload their car goes and farmers arrange the "hands" on baskets, awaiting the. chant of the auctioneer . . . More than a quarter of a million pounds have arrived, and Mr. Coleman smilingly predicts a banner season and higher prices than last year . . . Meantime, re tailers are laying their final plans, under the direction of D. M. Edmisten, committee chair man, for the hurley opening celebration, at which time there will be speeches, music and other entertainment for the benefit of the people who will be in 'Boone for the occasion, and the Christ mas shopping season, that hurly burly period of good old Saint Nick, will be ushered in. . . .. I STORES AND SHOPS of tha city ara beginning to taka on tha holiday look, as tho rod wagons, tha candy canaa, and all tho odda and ondi which gb into making Chriaimaa marry, taka thoSr placas on' tho display labia* of tha atom, aad tha syoa of tho ktddlos brightan. and tha old folks taka on tha wall- known harriad look, aa thay go into tho faativa saason with graya apprahanaion, last tha kiddiaa won't ha axactly happy with all tha things, or pop won't lika tha tUppars, or mom tha kltchan gadgats. or that mayba Aunt Suaia would hayo rathor had a shawl than tha warn mlttans ... If s a pariod of confusion, of Joy. of sadnaas and of marrimant ? u sharing la tha graaiast raMgi ous oT?nt in all tha world ? tho annivarsary of: tha birth of our Blaaaad Lord? a lima whan tha story of tha birth is a cowbarn. of tho gtiiding star and of tho Koaranly choir, stand out againai tha baaor things of Ufa. and maka us mortals just a mita battar. if a van for a littlo whila, and Juat a bit mora charitabla toward thoaa who failad to gat tha broaka ... If a tha tfana of Santa Claua. and of ehildron and of bright lights, aad galaty, and wo lore It alL THANKSGIVING DAY and the community takes time out from iti labors to rest, to en joy the traditional turkey din ner, and to offer thanks for the blessings which have been so generously bestowed on a favor ed nation . . . Large numbers of Boone people plan to go to the Burley Bowl football classic and lend support to Coach Duggins' Mountaineers, the only unde feated football squad in the State, which walked away with the North State Crown . . . The Apps will go down the line against Emory and Henry and are the odda-on favorites to win the bowl tilt . . . Blinding snow storm follows rain Monday even ing and ushers in coldest spell of the season, as mercury drops to around 15 degrees . . . Cars skid about on the glare of ice which covered the highways Tuesday morning, and traffic de layed by autumn's first appreci able snowfall . ? ? * DEMOCRAT TODAY carries a lpt of advertising In regard to the ta ? the advertising fully today, and profit by Mm ...The daf ha* long since passed when It was nuessary J to 9* to distant points to buy AU our needs cms new bs 'fill ed right hen at Burley Festival I?) | Mark Start Of Shopping Era * ' ?? ? ' I ? ? WAREHOUSEMAN? It C. Col. man. nhm warahausaman, who oparataa Boom's butltr mar ket, and who donlM?tlr f diet* Incraasad prioaa during tha laaaon which starts naxt waak. Farmers To Name PNA Committees On December M, 1*50, the farmers of Watauga county will elect the committee they want to look after their productian and marketing interests for the year 1961. "It is now time that these farmers think about who these committeemen will be," says DWi?* County PMA chairman. "They should be the best . men 'in the community in respect to being good farm mana gers, w?tte-*.wake men, interest ed. in helping their neighbors. Willing U> devote some "time as a PMA, committeeman' and assume such duties bi determining per formance oh allotment crops, and active in the Agricultural Con servation program. Community committeemen are the key men in this American farm program. Their ideas, sug gestions and work help formu late the rules of PMA as it ap ( Continued on page four) Christmas Lights To Shine; Music, Talks Being Arranged The annual Burley Tobacco Festival will be held in Boone next Wednesday, November 29, signifying the start of the auction sales on Boone's big burley market, and at the same time marking the of ficial start of the Christmas chopping season in this locali ty, where the merchants have , made such lavish preparations for the coining of St. Nick. The festivities will get under way at 2:90 o'clock, according to D. M. Edmisten, chairman of the apecial Merchants Association committee in charge of arrange ments, and there will be speeches, mui ic by both the Ap palachian College and High School baQds, the Christmas lights will be turned on for the first time, and gifts will be dis tributed throilgh the courtesy of local merchants. Editor Wm. Waddell. of the Elizabeth ton. Tenn., Star, will be the featured speaker on the program. Mr. Edmisten states,. Mr. Waddell, who ii one of East Tennessee's leading newspaper men, has visited Boone previous ly, where he is held in high re gard, and has worked with this city in matters of mutual concern to the states of North Carolina (hg Tennessee. In rme of rain, the program will be carried on at Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 2. Santa Comas Later Mr. Edmisten states that while the Christmas lights will he burning, and the holiday mer chandise on display, next Wed nesday's event does not end th? festivities connected with the opening of the shopping season. On December 16, he says anobter celebration will be held, when Santa Claus himself will play hoft to the visitors. In the mean time evergreen garlands will be added to the lighting displays along the streets. Undefeated Apps Are Ready lor Virginians By BILL GARVEY The undefeated Appalachian State Mountaineen, prepping for their second Burley Bowl ap-' pearance in three years, have been working r on new wide open offensive tactics to uae against the Emory and Henry Wasps 'Thursday afternoon. The well-scouted Mountain eers will again place, their reli ance in a tricky ground game, utilizing speedsters Jack Grocc, Bill Cross, Ray Triplett, and oth ers that are equally adept in the running department The hard charging Appalachian line, which ended up the latter part of the season In brilliant style is be ing groomed to atop the ralzle dazzle attack it the Emory and Henry team who were squeezed out on an undefeated season. 21 30 by the Guilford College Quak ''li ?. Appalachian has been cast hi' .??. the roll of underdog for the To bacco festival fray by virtue of comparative scores. A g a i n * t three team* which have croaaed both the trail of Appalachian and the Wasps, Emory and Henry holda a 34 point advantage. Coach E. C. Duggins has had his staff up late each night devis ing new strategy to throw at the Emory and Henrians. Hard work is the order of the day as the Mountaineers roll through their practice sessions. Hoping ta make their Burley Bowl appearances even, Appalachian will be out for a victory over Emory and Henry to offset the sting of the 7-2 defeat they suffered in 1M8 at the hands of the West Chester (Pa.) State squad. A new rpirit hag taken over practice periods and Jack Oroce, brilliant bait back, is playing the same spark ling brand of ball that netted him (Continued on page tour) WATAUGA UNIT OF BOY SCOUT ACTIVITY IK AHHUAL MEET District Chairman Grady Farthing Presides The Watauga District of the Boy Scout? of America held iti annual meeting on Tuesday, No vember 14, at 6:80 p. m., at the Skyline Restaurant, with District Chairman H. Grady Farthing in charge. Following the opening Flag ceremony and Scout Oath by Explorer Scout Squadron No. 109, composeed of Frankie Cof fey, Bert Curtis, Dick Lavender, and Charles Taylor, the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr, offered the invo cation. Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the nomination committee; gave bis committee's report. The of ficers indicated by his group, were as follows: district chair man. Mr. Farthing: district vice chairman. Dr. Use Reynolds: dist rict commissioner, Jim Leek: member of the Old Hickory Council executive board. Dr. O. K. Rlchardaon. The Field Scout Executive, Jo seph D. Edwards made his an ual report to the meeting show ing definite growth in Scout (Continued on ?agc four.) Fourth Set Oi Twins Are Born Mi. and Mn. Ralph Morats W Bmnm> pvmIi of U fhild fourth Hi (i twin* last Friday. Tha naw babies. ? sevsn pound girl and an sight pound, ona-ounea boy, srrivad at tba Hagsman CUntc giving Mr. and Mra. Morati II childrsn in their >5 yaara of marriad lila. Mra. Moratx ia 43 and bar hus band M. Thalr first child was Ralph, Jr.. now 23, tad than tha first sat oi twins axrirad girls now 21 yaara old. Kaxt caraa thraa singla births, and iha sarond sat oi twins arrivM II years ago. Thaao twins, boy a, waro followed by anothar set, a boy and a' girl, and than four othar childran, thraa boys and a girL All tha childran ara living, ?XC#pt OM< Mr. Moratx. a son of Mr. P. W. Morals and tha tela Mra. Merats ia a local atectricten and farmer. Visits Gibson Factory Mr. Crayte Teague of the Ed misten Furniture Co., was In Balding, Mich, teat week on a tour of the factory which make* the Gibson electrical appliances featured by the local firm. Mr. Teague had the opportunity of seeing the latest manufacturing methods as used in appliance construction. ATTENDS CONVENTION Coach R. W. Watkins 'attended the annual convention of the State Recreation Society held in Charlotte November ? through the 9th, at which time North Carolina waa host to the South Carolina society. The commission decided to work with the govern ment on plana to get somt re creation centers built. Coach Watkins spoke on Negro recrea tion in Western North Carolina. READY FOR THE AUCTIONS? Seen* on local tobacco warahouaa floor, whan long row? of baakaii "t loadad wllh choica rtpa laal raady lor tha ulai which will start naxt Wadnaaday Union Thanksgiving Service Is Planned By Churches Of City Mrs. Hodges Waiauga Chairman Annual Christmas Seal Event Mr*. R. D. Hodges, Jr., of Boone, if the Watauga County chairman of the 1950 Christina* Seal campaign, which is being handled this year by the Boone i Business and Professional Wo men's Club. The first mailing j went out on Monday. The tuberculosis seal campaign is conducted from November 20 through Christmas Day through out' the state, and 94 per cent of the money derived from the sale remains in the state. These funds are used to carry on an Intensive educational campaign about tu berculosis, to stimulate early cafe-finding, adequate treatment and realistic rehabilitation of the victims of the disease. Six per cent of the funds go to the Na tional Tuberculosis Association for research and to finance the fight against tuberculoid on a national and international icale. The campaign this year will be conducted almost entirely by mail. No state goal has been an nounced, but the club hopes to raise at least 91300 to help with the educational work in Watauga county and in the State. Over 3400 new cases of tuberculosis were reported in North Carolina last year, making the need for fund* greater, than in 1940. The money spent in Watauga County will include health edu cation, rehabilitation of tubercu losis patients, x- ray tag of indi gent patient* through the he?lth 'd*Ttrtment, and the mobile x 'ray machine which make* free MRS. P. D. HODGES. JR.. who U chairman at the annual Christ mas Baal campaign in Watauga County. x-rays of all the people in help ing to discover the disease in Wa tauga county., The Wataugta County commit tee of the North Carolina Tuber culosis Association is composed of Mrs. Ji E. Holshouser, Boone, chairman; Wayne Richardson, Boone, treasurer; Miss Ellen Cof fey, Blowing Rock, representa tive from the Health Council Miss Betty IRkatlteson ar>d Mrs. R. D. Hodges, Jr., Boone, from the Business and Professional (Continued on page four) Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., Will Speak At The Methodist Church The churches of Boone will unite for a Thanksgiving service at the Methodist Church Thanks giving morning at 9:00 a. m. to Everyone in Boone is urged to attend this service. Jt is purposely scheduled by the churches at an hour which is early enough to allow persons going to the Burley Bowl to be out in ample time to proceed to the game at Johnson City. The service will be led by the Rev. Everett Ransom, president of the Ministerial Association. Music will be furnished by the First Baptist Church and the mes sage will be delivered by the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr. An ofiering will be received to assist in expenses of the com munity-wide church home visita tion to be held in Boone on Sun uay a.ternoon at 2 to 4:30 o'clock. Thanksgiving To Be Observed Here Most of the business places of the town will be closed in obser vance of Thanksgiving day. The postoffico, bank, and other pub lic offices are likewise expected to Uke the day off. Large numbers of Boone and Watauga county people plan to go to Johnson City for the Bur ley Bowl football tUt, where the unbeaten Mountaineers meet Emory and Henry. More Than A Quarter Million Pounds Weed Is Now On Floor More than a quarter of a million pounds of tobacco has already moved on to the floors of Mountain Burley Ware house No. 1, where the first auctions of the 1950-51 season will get underway Wednes day, November 29, and Mr. R. C. Coleman, veteran tobacco nist, who operates Boone's three large houses, confident ly predicts a banner season, with prices averaging in the neighborhood of $50 a hund red. Mr. Coleman will be astir ted in running the sales by hi* son, R. C. Coleman, Jr., while another on, Joe Coleman, will again act as auctioneer. Mix Harriet Sikes, issistant warehouse manager, will be on hand, and an able group of worker* will assist in every department. Mr. Coleman has selected the membcrV of his organization with the utmast care, in an effort to give tbe 'armers of the area the very best service, and the finest treatment, to be found on the belt Sales will be conducted five days each week on the local mar ket, starting at Burley Warehouse No. 1, yoUjg the second day to Farmers Warehouse, and the third to Burley No. 2, and rota ting in this order throughout the ?eason. Mr. Coleman is urging the farmers to take especial pains with the grading of their tobac co, in order that it may com mand the highest price on the local market. He states that with the llocrs of three big houses available, there is no waiting to unload, ana that farmers will find that they can often get a sale the same day. Mr. Coleman Is urging the farmers to sell their tcbacco on the opening day if possible. "Don't wait," he says. "Get your tobacco ready for the opening spies. Be sure to sell your tobacco before Christmas since you know how burley near ly always takes a bad price drop after the holidays." Mr. Coleman states that the Boone market will again feature a complete set of buyes, every leading company being repre sented, and states that tobacco U going to be high ? five dollars or more above last year's aver' sges. Haw Warehouse Besides the three houses in Boone, Mr. Coleman has leased the Mountain City warehouse which he will operate for the first lime this year. As in Boone, the sales will be conducted five days weekly in Mountain City. Here-, How to Make It A Perieet Christmas For Everybody Do you want to make thii coming Christmas the beet and hap piest that you have ever experienced! Then you'll take Santa'* advice. ,*?" Don't lose a single moment. Don't be lulled Into careless think ing by a glance at the calendar. We know Christ mos is several weeks away yd > i ? . M 'ifflmgKS v Better start your Christmas shopping oarlyl Start now. Don't lose Any time. A* a matter of fact you can atari immediately, while you die holding this spatial section at yont favorite newspaper in your bandn. To help you start your Christmas Gift planning list without de lay. is why this Gift Guide is being brought to you early by Santa with the cooperation of his enthusiastic corps, of home town aides. Pore over Its pages, fctudy the many fascinating gift suggestions you'll find in It, with thought of your friends and k?ed otes in mind. Read the announcements of our leading stom as published in this section. They an all raacky with their preparations to help you start your Christmas Shopping early. We're >11 going to need more time this year to complete our Christmas Gift Giving lifts, if we want to make sure that no one 1* forgotten. ''' ) y,- < jjBSff ' families arc bigger this year than ever before. Remember the bumper ctvpt of babies, the greater numbA of marriages that have, token place during the past severs! years. W Many of the bdbirs of yesteryear are grown children now and you woa't want to forget them. More marriage* huxe expanded our curios of both fctftives and warm friends We dont want to forget any of tbem Aud very, very important indeed, arc the gift* we must choose for our mefl in the armed services. ? , Some are in foreign lands, some in combat, torn closer home in camps, many are on ahips and in the air. i No matter where they arc we do ?ot want them to be without a gift bom us for Chrtrtmaa. That means especially early ahoyping. The expansion in our Bift list* is going to put an extra Wesvy hw.dm on our store* this your. TV supply of nm ragorly wanted, gi to, may be exhausted before th? late shoppers can get around to them. * jmi 5 Tho?e who ?h<>i> rtrty will find frcata, unbroken assortments of Sifts from which to make their selection*. '?p FJ Those who chop early will find clerks leas harried and Ism hur ried and tllttefor* better able to help you in choosing ?he gifts yo