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rOL. LXIIl? NO. 36. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1951. KING STREET I BY ROB RIVERS / W. E. SHIPLEY, pioneer stock - If man of the Vilas neighborhood, ' spends a while with us on Satur day, talks over things political I and otherwise, and nurtures a i f ound philosophy of life. . . . Mr. i Shipley is included^ in our ear liest recollections, and by the I time we could read, perused long 1 letters from him appearing in the Democrat, pleading with the folks of the county to raise cat ' tie, good white face stock, quit plowing the hills and enjoy new prosperity and contentment . . . Year after year, Mr. Shipley plugged away for better cattle, kept bringing in better bovines from down Texas way all along, and as a pioneer in the advocacy of Hereford cattle, he has con tributed a lion's share to the de velopment of the beef cattle in dustry in the county. . . . The pioneers in the purebred cattle business had hard-sledding trying to convince the folk that the stocky broad English types of cattle should supplant the rangy mongrel breeds, but somebody had to keep advocating green grass and white-headed cattle, and a broadened prosperity for the hill people. Fellows like W. E. Shipley, O. C. Winkler, Alex Woody and others of the pioneer cattlemen of the county, had to live a long time before the rest of the folks caught up with their advanced thinking along agricul tural lines. BEING FOND OF RED NECKTIES, and using no other sort, except an occasional green one. we have one par ticularly bright crimson crea tion. which just exactly coin cides with our idea of what red ought to be. . . . The Missus brought the flaming cravat up ' from downtown one day. and we wore It along the sti*el with a right gay shirt, and there was a lot of comment along the way. ... A very few folks said the neckwear was just "ducky", but most, to tell the truth, looked with down right disfavor on the tie, which would make a June apple look a bit anemic, and we reflected on the altitude of the folks. . . . Just why. we pondered, is it that a man isn't supposed to look gay. . . . How come the male of the species, is by com mon custom supposed to wear subdued shades of most every thing. . . . The suits go in browns and blues, and in grays, and dull mixtures of the three, while there 7 isn't any good reason tor not having a scarlet suit, or a pea green cos tume, or any other color. . . : Fact is. in the old days, the men wore the powdered wigs, the silk pants of bright colors, and all the glad trappings but finally the changes in the economic order forced the poor fellow to lay aside his gay rai ment and go to work. . . . Fancy sport clothes are becoming more fashionable with the in crease in leisure time, but we've still a long way to go before we regain our rightful place in the sun. ... A flaming lie still brings forth (with apol ogias to the Cberokees. etc.) a soft of collective "Ugh!" ? ? ? SEEN IN PASSING: Howard Steel man, *>ho has earned the rural mail route from Deep Gap for nigh on to twenty years, giv ing the news from his section. . . . Rev. Ebcr Gragg. doubtless the oldest active minister of the Gospel in this section of the State, talking with a group of friends on the bank corner. . . . Group of children dig out tho roller skates, have a lot of fun. and the oldsters willingly endure the slight interruption in traffic along the sidewalks. . . . Tele vision enthusiasts talk of the- var ious programs they arc enjoying. . . . W. D. Farthing, retired bank cashier, apparently enjoying visit to the scene u( his long labors, as others shoulder the responsibil ities which were his for so long. ... Jim Jttierwood, over frqm Beaver Dam with a new supply of jokes. . . . and Mrs. Pat Mc Guire giving us the "lift" of the week with the observation. "Saw you coining down the next block, and thought you were one of the College lads!" . . . and since she didn't laugh when she said it . . . Thanks ? lot! Easter Sunrise Service Is T o Be Held At Cone Park Stanley Harris* And Marvin Culbreth Map Program. by EARL EE N G. PRITCHETT The third annual Blue Ridge Easter Sunrise Service will be held this year at the Mansion (louse in the Moses H. Cone Me morial Park at Blowing Rock. The program is being prepared by a committee headed by Stan ley A. Harris, secretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, and Marvin Culbreth, youth sec retary of the Boone Methodist church. The complete program for this year's observance has not yet been formulated, but there will be band music by the Appala chian. band, vocal music from a massed choir directed by Mr*. Virginia Wary Linney of Appa lachian State Teachers college, and the entire program will be carried over Radio Station WATA in Boone. Hislorr of Service On Easter morning in 1949, a group of interested people ga thered at the Blowing Rock on the crest of the Blue Ridge to participate in the first ' Easter Sunrise Service that had been , held at that location, and under 1 the joint sponsorship of the churches and townspeople of Blowing Rock. About 150 peo ple braved the cold sharp wind of that Easter morning. As the Easter season approach ed the next year, plans were be gun for a repetition of the obscr (Continued on page six) ? _ HARRY FARTHING GIVEN 'SUPERIOR' BAND RATINGS Harry Farthing, baritone play er in tha Appalachian High School Band, won a "Superior" rating at the District and State Contest for soloists. This is the highest rating that can be won by high school students. The con test was held at Lincolnton, on Saturday, March 3. Miss Beth Eggers played the piano accom paniment Mr. Farthing played "Emmet's Lullaby" by' T. V. Short. He received excellent com ments from the judge for his in terpretation of the selection, his fine tone quality, and his excel lent musicianship. Mr. Roy Blan ton, director of the high school band, had high praise for the work Mr. Farthing did in the contest. The Appalachian High School Band is rehearsing for the dis trict contest for bands to be held at High Point March 16. The band will play three selections: "Alpine Holiday Overture," by C. P. Barnes, "Harvest Home," by Paul Yoder, and a march, "De Molay Commandery," by K. B. Hall. Extra rehearsals are being scheduled for the next two weeks in order to prepare the band for the contest. The band received "Excellent" last year. Forty-five members will make the trip to High Point. If the band receives p "Superior" rating at the dis tric, they will be eligible for the state contest at Greensboro in April. , Another important highlight in the activities of the band this year \Jlfl be the "Sunrise Con cert" by the band on Easter Morning at the Cone Estate in Blowing Rock. This service is al ways weli attended and will be broadcast. / Beei Cattle Men Make Sale Plans The beef ca.tle producers of Watauga county have elected e "farmers' committee" to work with the county agertt and agri cultural committee of the Boone Chamber of Commerce on the feeder calf sale, which is being sponsored by the civic group. The farmers will assist with the selection, grading, penning and advertising of the calves for the sale. The committee members are as follows: Henry Taylor, Valle Crucia: .Howard Edmisten, Sugar Grove, Avery Greene. Route 2, Boone;1 Lynn Norris, Reese: Ned Glenn, Sugar Grove; Robert Shipley, Vitas. Old Clothing Collection To Be Made By Scouts New Schedule Of Rabies Clinics Is Given For County A new schedule of rabies clin ics to be held by Dr. John G. Martin, veterinarian rabies in spector (or Watauga county, is announced by Dr. Mary Michal, district health officer. The new schedule will make it possible for all the people to get iheir dogs to a local clinic to re receive the annual rabies vaccine required by State law. Since reports centinue to come to the department of mad dogs and other animals, Dr. Michal again stresses the importance of all citizens keeping the dog quar antine, which is in effect during the month of March in the entire county, keying dogs confined, or on leash when accompanied by the owner, and gives the fol lowing direction for combatting the rabies epidemic: If a dog appears sick, have him seen at once by Dr. Martin or by the sanitarian from the health department; If bitten or scratched by an animal that may be mad, closely confine the ani mal where he can be watched, but do not kill it. It is absolutely necessary to determine definite ly if the animal is mad before having it killed; The animal must be really sick from the di sease before a positive diagnosis can be found by the State labor atory; If the arymal cannot be caught .without being shot, try to kill the animal without injur the animal through the heart. (Continued on page six) Morton to Speak At Chamber Meet Hugh Morton, president of the Linville Company, president of the Carolina Press Photograph ers' Association and a prominent resident of Wilmington, will be the featured speaker at the noon time meeting of the Boone Chamber of Commerce which is to be held at the Skyline Res taurant Tuesday, March 13. t _Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the organization, in announcing the meeting, says that in addi tion to Mr. Morton's address, important civic matters are to be discussed. He asks a full at tendance of the members. Hereford Expert To Speak Here Mr. B. C. Snidow, ecstern rep resentative of the American Hereford Association, will visit Watauga county Hereford breed ers March 13-14, and deliver an address to the cattlemen at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, March 14, at the county agent's office. Mr. Snidow was editpr of the Breeder-Stockman for many years and resigned this position to accept a post with the Here ford Association. Alt Hereford Breeders should plan to hear Mr. Snidow. To Gather Clothing in Boone and Perkinsville For People of War-Rav aged Areas. by JOE MINOR An old clothing collection will be made in Boone and Perkins ville next Friday, March 16, be ginning at 1 p. m., and continu ing through the afternoon until the entire area has been can vassed. ' This announcement was made Tuesday in a joint announce by Mr. Jim Leak, Boy Scout commissioner, and local Scout masters who will supervise the collection. According to the announce ment the Scout organization was designated to pick the clothes up from the various homes in the community by the American Council of Voluntary Agencies, on behalf of fifty-two member agen cies. The clothes will be sorted, packed and shipped overseas to aid in the relief of people caught in' the wake of wars and other disasters. According to plans already made for this campaign, Scouts irom the troops of Dr. Lee Reyn olds and the newly formed troop at the First Baptist church in Boone .headed by Mr. Jimmie Greene, will canvass the Town of [ Boone, while the Perkinsville (Continued on page three) Riles Are Held Tor Mrs. Greer Mrs. Rachel Alice Greer, 91, of Silverstone, died at the nome of a daughter, Mrs. Scott Swift, on March 2. Rites were held March 4 at 2 o'clock at the Zionville Baptist Church by Rev. Victor Trivett and Rev. R. C. Eggers and bur ial was in the Mast cemetery. Four sons and two daughters survive: Philip Greer, Bristol, Va.; Frank Greer, Rural Retreat Va.; Eugene Greer, Marcus Hook Pa.; Claude Greer, Newport News, Va.; Mrs. N. T. Byers, of Zionville and Mrs. Scott Swift, of Sherwood. J. W. Norris Heads Shpepmen J. W. Norris was elected presi dente of the Watauga Hampshire Sheep Breeders at the annual meeting held March 1. Other officers elected were: Lewis .Norris, vice-president; Robert Shipley, secretary-treas urer; L. E. Tuckwiller, sales manager. Farm Repair Shop To Open Monday The Cove Creek Agricultural shop will be open Monday to Friday night inclusive from 7 to 10 o'clock, until March 16, s6 that farmers may repair their farm equipment. It is stated that har ness leather and oil are avail able at the shop to those who use the facilities. James Benfield Is County's Firs! To Die in Korean War Pfc. James Harold Benfield, 22, was kiled in action in Korea on February 15, it was learned from a telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Mary Pennell of Blowing Rock. No details con cerning his depth were contain ed in the official notice. Jimmy, us he was called by , his many friends, was born on ! January 10, 1929 in Summitt County, near Akron, Ohio. He was the only son of Mrs. Pen nell and the late Letcher Ben field, and attended school in Bljwing Rock, graduating from high school there in 1947. He was especially interested in journalism and served on the staff of the Blowing Rocket tie fore entering Berea College* Be rea, Ky. He enlisted in the army March 18, 1948, and was soon sent to Tokyo. He was with the first cavalry division. Mrs. Pennell received a letter from her son, written two days before he was killed, in which he stated he had been in the thick of the fighting for six days. He is survived by his mother, one sister, Miss Jane Benfield, of Charlotte, and his step-father, Mr. Cloy Penell, of Blowing Rock. College Orchestra To Give Annual Concert Sunday The College Orchestra will give 'ts annual concert Sunday even ing, March 11. in the college au ditorium, under the direction of Nicholas Erneston. The orches tra, now in its third seafon, has '.'rown steadily, and now has 40 members. , Among the selections to be pre sented are the following: Russian horale and Overture based on schaikowsky's Op. 29, No. 24, and Russian Folk-tunes, by Is aac^ Londonderry Air, by Zam eenifc; Chinese Procession by Crist; Poem by Fibich; Proces sion of the Sardar. from "Cauca sian Sketches" by Ippolltow Iwanow: Pavane Pour Une In fante Defunte by Ravel; Themes from "Romeo and Juliet" by Tschaikowsky; and Triumphal March, from "Sigurd Jorsalfar," by Grieg. To be featured on the program is an original composition by an Appalachian music student, Louie Deviney. Mr. Deviney has shown an intense interest in modern composition, in the style estab lished by Stan Kenton, and this composition, which is entitled Autumn Morning, is of this type. Mr. Deviney will conduct this number. Attention is called to the fact that, due to evening church serv ices, the program will not begin until 8:15 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend. Thomas Greer Dies at Age 92 Mr. Thomas Groer, 92, "of Deep Gap, died at the home on March 2. Funeral services were held on March 4, at 11 a. m. at the Lau rel Springs Baptist Church and burial was in the cemetery near the church. Rev. Victor Trivett and Rey. R. C. Eggcrs conducted the rites. Surviving i* a sister, Mrs. Julia Trivotte, of Boone, Route 1. Local Solon Asks Booze Money For St^te A bill which would give the State of North Carolina one-half the net profits from the sale of whiskey in/ the ABC stores of the so-called wet counties of the State was introduced in the leg islature last week by Represen tative Wade E. Brown, and has been referred to the Finance committee of the house for ac tion. ? Under present procedure, is is understood, the counties which permit the sale of whiskey, un der the State's local option laws, get the entire profit* from the ABC stores they establish. Mr. Brown's bilL would result in the division of the ?&207,M1.70 li quor store kitty with the State. He explain* that the measure is mtiiKiucrsd solely for tlwpurpose of providing additional revenue to the State. ?? The text of the bill is a* fol lows: A bill to be entitled an act to raise revenue for the general fund of North Carolina. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. During January of 1 952 and during each January thereafter the Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control or other agen cy or body legally selling or Mis posing of alcoholic beverages through ulcoholic beverage con trol stores of each county and -or municipality in this Stute shall report to the Department of Rev enue and pay one-hAlf of the net revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages in alcoholic beverage control stores under the 1 control and supervision of the board making the report for the period July 1 through December 31 of the year preceding the Jan uary in which the report and payment are made. During July of 19S2 and dur ing each July thereafter the Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control or other agency or body legally selling or disposing of al coholic beverage* through alco holic beverage control stores of raoh county and-or municipality in this. State shall report to the Department of Revenue and pay onf-half of the net revenue de rived from the sale of alcohol ic beverages in alcoholic beverage control stores under the control and supervision of the board making the report for the period January 1 through June 30 of the year in which the report and payment are made. Sec. 2. The Commissioner of Revenue in hereby given the au thority contained in subchapter I of Chapter 10S of the Genera) Statute* with respect to examin ing books, making audits and performing other tusks as will enable him to collect the amourit of revenue due by the various boards under the provisions of this Act. j Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of l*w? In conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full forcc and effect from and ti ter July 1, 1091. Brown Acts to Increase Pay Clerk And Register Deeds Ministers To Canvass Town For Red Cross County's Quota in Red Cross Effort is Set at $2,700; Examples Given Of Red Cross Work by MARGARET E. AGLE The ministers of Boene will be carrying a message in addition to their gospel tidings this week, a message as they cover the town, door-tr-door, in the name of the American Red Cross; this is the ?reat share of work that has been assumed by the Boone Minister ial Association that has lined up olidly behind the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., chairman of this year's drive to raise' the $2700 quota set for Watauga County. As the ministers are covering the residential sections Mr. Watt H. Oragg will have his workers call ing on the business establish ments, Mrs. Earleen Pritchett will have her committee work ing in every department of the college, and the schools in the county and town will be falling in line as the march toward the goal gets underway. To mark the rising tide of do nations coming in "for this drive, the big thermometer used last year will again be set up on the posteffire lawn and will be sup ervised by Mr. Clyde R. Greene. The red mark on this thermomet er will need to rise higher this year to take care of the increase in quota from $1700 that was the amount called for last year; this (Continued on page three) T ? . Howard Bohnert Succumbs Friday Mr. Howard Bohneft, 56, bro ther of Mrs. Joe Conderman of Boone, died uf a heart attack at , Miami, Fla. last Friday. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Combs chapel in Miami and burial was in Woodlawn mausol eum. Mr. Bohnert was president of the Bohnert Sheet Metal and Roofing Co., of Miami. He was a member of the Lions' club, the American Legion and Central Baptist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs Lillian Bohnert; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Heatherly, Savan nah, Ga.; Mrs. William Marvel, Miami; the mother, Mrs. Margar et Bohnert, of Miami; and a sis ter, Mrs. ' Joe Conderman of Boone. Sheep Producers Name Committee Folowing the livestock school at the courthouse in Boone on Friday, March 2, the sheep pro ducers met and elected the fol lowing committee of farmers to assist with the wool and lamb sales in 1051: T. C , Baird. Vallc CiHicis; Ed Love, Sugar Grow; Lewis Nor ris, Reese; D wight Cable, Sugar Grove. , Former Sheriff Of Alleghany New{ Chief Of Police1 I GLENN RICHARDSON Glenn Richardson, of Sparta, former Sheriff of Alleghany county, who is known at one of this area's most competent en forcement officers, has been cm ployed as Chief of the Boone police department, it is learned from Mayor Gordon H. Winkler. Mr. iRichardson assumed his new duties March 1, succeeding Mr. Walter Johnson, popular and competent police officer, who had been, acting chi?t- since the resignation of Chief Coy Greene some mouths ago. Mr. Richardson served as sher iff of Alleghany county for four years, going out of office last December. During his tenure he made a remarkable record for law enforcement. During the pe riod he seized 147 illicit distill eries, most of them being de stroyed without aid, since Alle ghany does not supply the sher iff with paid deputies. He also seized 332 cases of whiskey in one raid and conducted effective War against the bootleggers in (Continued on page eight) Draft Board Head Gives Few Rules Selective Service registrants of this county should observe a few simple rules in presenting their cases to the Draft Board. Mr. Joe Todd, chairman of the Watauga County Board, stated that registrants and interested persons could help the Draft Board and themselves if they wilt observe the following three suggestions: 1. ? Present in writing .a state ment of all facts which they be lieve will entitle the registrant to deferment. This should be presented at the time the ques tionnaire is returned. Any sub sequent change in status that might warrant reclassification should be reported in writing., 2. ? File within ten day* after (Continued on page fi^) Paper Collection In Perkinsville The Perkiniville Bapti*t Church Scout troop will make a ?crap paper coll?ction in the Perkinsvilie area Saturday morn ing. according to Mr Boyd Cooke, Scout committeeman. Anyone in this area having old newspaper* and magazines are asked by Mr. Cooke to place them in a conspicious place, so that the collectors may find them. Papers should be tied in bundles that may be handled easily. The Scout* are working on a project to try to equip each Scout in tbi* new troop with a uni form. 0 These Scout* are also avail for helping householder* with spring cleaning and other odd job* which boy* of their age are capable of doing. Anyone de' airing to aid the troop by giving work to the Seoul* may contact Mr. Cooke in Perkinsviilu. . ' ' A : Ml ii Legislation Gives Offi cial* Boost in Pay, In Addition Fees. The Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga county will re ceive a salary of $200 per month and the Register of Deeds $150 per month, in addition to their usual fees under the terms of a bill introduced in the Legisla ture by Representative Wade E. Brown of Watauga. Representative Brown states that under the new salary law, the $50 salary heretofore receiv ed by the Clerk for services as Juvenile Court judge, is to be included, and the net effect of the bill will be to give each of ficial an increase of $150 per month. Heretofore, Mr. Brown says, the net pay received by the two officials has been practically the same. ' Following is the text of the local salary bill: A bill to be entitled an act to fix (he compensation of the clerk of the Superior Court and the register of deeds of Watauga County: The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. From and after March 1st, 1951, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga County shall receivc as compen sation for the performance of his official duties, including his du ties as Judge of the Juvenile Court, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month, and 1 in addition, raid Clerk shall re Iceive all official fees and com missions now fixed by law for the performance of his duties. The compensation fixed by this Act for said Clerk shall be ef fective as of the 1st day of March, 1951. Sec. 2. From and after Janu ary 1st, 1951', the Register of Deeds of Watauga County shall receive as compensation the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month for the per-' formance of all of his official du ties, including the duty of acting as Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, and in addition (Continued on page eight) Mrs. Ameen Dies In W. Virginia Funeral services for Mrs. Sa rah York Ameen, 70, of lager, W. Va., who died on the 22nd, were conducted on the 24th from the lager Methodist Church, with Rev. Tally Hana, the pastor, in charge. Assisting Rev. Mr. Hanna in the rites were Rev. W. S. Bar by y, pastor of the Davy Meth I odist church, and Rev. J. L. Mann, pastor of the Iaeger Bap tist church. Mrs. Ameen had been a resi dent of lager for the past 20 years, and with her husband, K. Ameen, she formerly owned and operated the Silver Grill. A member of the Iaeger Methodist Church, she also belonged to Lo tus No. 80. of the Order of the Eastern Star at Iaeger, and the Mt. Olive White Shrine of Welch She was preceded in death by her first husband, F. B. York, two daughters and one son. Mrs. Ameen is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Virginia York Spangler, Sharon, Pa.; a son, William Brantley York, Boone, N. C-; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Tabor, of Sweet Springs, W. Va., and Mrs. T. R. Shupe of Bramwell Interment was at the Wood lawn cemetery near Blucfield. The many beautiful floral tri butes and closing of business placcs during the funeral hour, indicated the high esteem in which Mrs. Ameen wo s held in Iaeger. Watauga Legion Pott To Meet On Friday Watauga Post American Leg ion will meet Friday at 7:10 at the Legion hut for the purpuae of transacting regular business and also to devise a program for I aiding the men now ] to the colors. It is tl t!ic post men in the solution of their ] p rob leu*. kiSSKSimm.
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