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BOONE 1950 POPULATION UM Thi educational center ol We*UrnTi North Carolina Home g t Appalachian! State Toachen College, which attracts 1 hundred* of student* annually from I all parta of the nation. Modern busi-l neaa daatrict. A food place to Mve f WATAUG An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in^he Year 1888 VOL. LXIU? NO. 43. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2?, 1S51. - WATAUGA 1950 POPULATION narerwAint importance fllue R?d*e h*wey traverses county. an.gf 1,1 "4 FIVE CENTS PER COPY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS ? THE OTHER DAY a lot of folks along the street laid down their usual work, and went to pay their respects at the bier of a fellow townsman ? Mr. Robert Lee Bingham ? and as we laid him to rest near the brow of a hill in Mountlawn Park, we thought of the long years, eighty-four of them, during which this rugged son of the mountains had lived among us, and radiated a sort of inborn goodness, a wholesome kind of selflessness, which made of him more of an institution than an individual. UNCLE BOB", u we af f ectionately k new our aged townsman, mmd to gat a haap of pleasure out of his war of Ufa ... Ha lived a lifa of righteousness, without loa ing his lo*e for those who had troubla staring on the straight and narrow path . . . Ha ho llared in the Christian way of lifrf, practiced the teachings of the Naxarene with meticulous care, but did not find it in his generous heart to dislike those who hadn't found the way . . . His life reflected a striking love of the Lord, exemplifi ed by his love of people, all sort of people, an unflinching faith in his God. and a willing ness to endure whatever this life had to offer, with high courage and happy submission. ? ? ? MR. BINGHAM was possessed of a remarkable set of moral values, one of the most notice able of which was his optimism . . . not a Polly Anna sort of feeling, but a sincere genuine belief in the eternal goodness of <joq ana roan, ana mai every thing would turn out all right . . . We have stood at his side when pleasant things had hap pened, and when adversity had reared her head- . . . We have talked with him when members of his immediate family ' had made the long journey, and in each case, his attitude was the same . . "Everything's all right," he would say as a tear brimmed in his eye, "Just all right," . . . During the long years when Mr. Bingham oc cupied an office in the Democrat building, we saw him many, many times each day . . . Things were always happening . . . un pleasant things taking place in the community . . . Invariably we'd ask Mr. Bingham's opinion, but we've never heard him ut ter an unkind word about a fel lowman . . When it looked as if some fellow bad broken down all the rules of society, and committed an act outside the pale of human decency, he would say, "I'm sorry ... I hope it turns out all right." . . . When advancing age and impaired health were beginning to tell on our old friend, when he began to tire of his duties, we marvel ed at the faith which sustained him ... And if we had to figure out just the sermon which had meant the most to us, we might have to admit that it wasn't really a sermOn at all . . . just Uncle Bob's shy pat on our shoulder, the joy in his eye, and the words . . "Everything's all right . . . just all right!" . . . We are happy that we knew him! ? ? * THE GOOD EARTH, mal low and fragrant, full of fish worms. robins, and gardeners, carries promise of a brand new crop of "saas", and we hare visions oi rosy red tomatoes, hefty taters. string beans. (Continued on page four) , THE FIRST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS of the Boone Elementary , School, with broom* and banners, who participated in the gala parade, which wai a feautre oi the lint week oi the Clean up Campaign ih Boone. Below, the Apapalchian Band, one of the two bands which marched in the parade. ? (Photos by Palmer's Photo Service.) Cleanup Drive Ends Saturday Plans Are Being Made For Anti-Rat Campaign Pest Campaign To Embrace Entire County. In connection with the clean up campaign being sponsored by the Boone Chamber of .Com merce, it is learned that plans are bemj.madv ' (or a county wide rat' eradication campaign. Mr. James Jones, consulting engineer on rodent control, and Mr. W. P. Warner, consultant on insect control, both from the State Board of Health, are now here to assist with this program, and are planning for simultane ous insect and rodent eradica tion campaigns. Messrs Jones and Warner are. meeting with representatives of the towns, neighborhoods, and businesses of the county, to the end that the campaign may be as effective as possible. It is felt that through united efforts the county can be rid of these pests, to a great extent. Superior Court Now In Progress The spring term of Watauga Superior Court convened Mon day with Judge Allen H. Gwyn of Reidsville, presiding, and in dications arc that the term will continue at least through Friday, when most of the 200 cases on the docket will have been dis posed of. As this is written Tuesday, a number of submissions to mis demeanors have been heard, principally involving violation of the prohibition laws and driv ing automobiles while intoxicat ed, and a number of fines have been assessed in these cases. The court is making good progress, attaches state, and details of the term will appear in the next edi tion of the Democrat. SANITARIAN? Mr. Jsmei E. Brown of Statesville. who as ?umn his duties sanitarian with the District Haalth Depart ment on May 1. Mr. Brown, a nativa of Cullowhaa. graduated from Wasttrn Carolina Taachars College. Ha spant three years in the Marine Corps and more re cently has been Sanitarian with tha Iredell County Haalth De partment. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and thair two children will es tablish residence on Orchard Street. Telephones Are Topic Of Meeting Mr. Gwyn Price, State REA administrator, will discuss rural telephones with farm people in a meeting at the c ourthouse in Boone on Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Li E. Tuckwiller, who announced this meeting, stated that Mr. Price will report on the progress m;y1c in the state on rural telephone programs, and outline the necessary steps to Fe cure telephones in Watauga County. Prizes To Be Given At End Of Civic Effort. | Boone's annual cleanup, paint i up, fix-up campaign comes to a ' close Saturday with the award ing of prizes, and those in charge of the campaign believe the ef fort is proving to be a highly successful one. Today, Wednesday, is being observed as Boy Scout ' Day, while Thursday features the Chamber of Commerce with "Report to the People" over ra dio stall tin WATA. Friday will be final inspection day, and the prizes will be given Saturday. Parade Prizes Mr. Earl Greene's sixth grade won first prize in the clean-up parade; Miss Isabell Mason's fifth grade, second, and Mrs. Joe Crawford's third grade was I given honorable mention. Dr. Charles Shaw Lyceum Speaker The lyccum series at Appala chian State Teachers college will present Dr. Charles Bunsen Shaw, nationally known author, lecturer, librarian, in a program at the college auditorium Thurs day evening, April 26, at 7:00 o'clock. Dr. Shaw's lecture will be illustrated by slides. ( Dr. Shaw, a native of Toledo, Ohio, holds the bachelor's and master's degrees and the degree of Doctor of Letter of Humanity from Clark University. He has been professor and librarian in some of the country's outstand ing colleges and universities, in cluding a seven-year period as librarian of Woman's College of University of North Carolina. He has been librarian of Swarth more College since 1927. ?The public is cordially invited to t hear Dr. Shew on Thursday. No fee will be charged for ad mission. Poultry is rapidly becoming one of the major enterprises on many farms in Western North Carolina. Health Leaders At Staff Meeting Held On Thursday The District Health Depart ment's monthly staff conference was held in Boone, Thursday, > April 19th. with representatives from each county present and participating. Miss Frances Tho mas, audiometer technician, gave a report of her work in the district by counties and a discus sion followed of plans for follow ups to help those found with hearing difficulties get adjust ment and relief. Miss Winston Osborn, nutrition consultant led a group discussion on nutrition work in the district. Miss Myra Mott reported on the two weeks course on the care of the prema ture that she has just finished at Duke Hospital. Miss Faye Reeves reported on the secretary's conference and short course recently held in Chapel Hill. Plans were review ed for the immediate work of the -next month and long-range plans of action were discussed and promoted. Those attending were: Dr. Mary B. H. Michal. health offic er; Mr. James Jones, rodent con trol consultant for the division of engineering, State Board of Health; Mr. Bower Campbell, sanitarian from Ashe county; Mr. J. E. Brown, sanitarian for Watauga county, effective May 1st: Miss Myra Mott and Mrs. Martha Fox, nurses of Watauga county; Miss Maude Lee Lucas, nurse from Ashe county; Mrs. Grace Jackson, secretary in the Ashe office; Mrs. Faye Reeves, secretary in the Alleghany of fice; Mrs. Margaret Styers, sec retary in the Watauga office; Miss Frances Thomas, audiome ter technician for the district; Miss Winston Osborn. nutrition consultant in this district from the State Board of Health; and Miss Madeleine McCain, health educator. Mabel Student Is Top Speller Kenneth Recce, of the Mabel Elementary School, won first place in the county spelling con test held at the Appalachian High School on Wednesday, April 18. Since he won the coun ty contest last year, this will be his second consecutive year to represent Watauga county in the Journal-Sentinel Spelling Bee in Winston-Salem. Ruby Henson, of Blowing Rock, who came in second place in the contest, spelled correctly 99 per cent of the words dictat ed to the contestants. Betty Ruth Hodges, of the Boone eighth grade, and Judy Lookabill, of Green Valley School, spelled correctly 98 per cent of the words and tied for third place. ? Other contestants from schools throughout the county were Shirley Teague of Valle Crucis School, Barbara Sue Danner of Cove Creek School, Edith Mor etz of Rutherwood School, and Scottie Hodges of Deep Gap Ele mentary- School. Visits Health Office Miss Mabel Patton, district supervising nurse, with the State Board o I Health, is spending this week with the local health per- i sonnel. She held conferences with Watauga nurses Monday and Tuesday and from here went to the Ashe County office to meet with the nurses there. Civil War pensions now total 7.7 billion dolUrs. Marketing Problems H>f Feature Dairy Meeting SCOUT CHARTERS TO BE PRESENTED Mr. Jim Leek, Watauga Dist rict Scout Commissioner, will present charters to three Scout troops recently formed in the county at a short ceremony to night (Wednesday), at the Boone Baptist Church, 7 :30 o'clock. He will also present merit badges and awards to Scouts in this dis trict who have earned them. Troops to get charters include the one sponsored by Boone Bap tist Church, Perkinsville Bap tist Church, and Boone Metho dist Church. Scouts from these three troops, Scout committeemen, parents, and all those interested in Scout ing are fnvited. The ctremonies are not expected to be lengthy. Kerr C. Ramsey To Speak to YDC ? Hon. Kerr Craige Ramsey, of Salisbury former speaker of the House of Representatives will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Watauga county Young Democratic Club to be held at the courthouse Saturday April 28. at 8 p. m., at which time plans will be made for the annual election of officers which is to take place in May. Mr. Ramsey has long been ac tive in North Carolina Democra tic circles. He has served in four sessions of the North Carolina General Assembly. His work as an attorney in Salisbury and a prominent civic leader of Rowan county and the state has been outstanding. He will speak Sat urday on the important topic: "The Vital Role of the Demo cratic party in this Crucial Hour." Mr. Ramsey is a popular speaker to young peoples groups and he is expccted to bring an inspiring address. All members of the club as well as the gen eral public are cordially invited to attend. At ACE Meeting Members of the Association for Childhood Education of the Watauga county branch who at tended the State meeting, which , was held in Greensboro, Satur day, April 21 rre as follows: - Mrs. Sarah B. Horton, retiring president; Mrs. Lucille Wallace, incoming president; Miss Mary Ellefi Gibbs, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Ruby Mickeal, Mrs. Grace Campbell, Mrs. Ennis R. Davis, Miss Lenore Young, Mrs. Grace Councill, A. C. E. college advi son; and four girls from the col lege. i 7 New Office Hours The Farmers Home Admini stration office located in the county courthouse have offioe hours as follows: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon. Attending Conference Mr. Grady Farthing of Boone, ! and Messrs. Bill Sturdivant and Joe Edwards of North Wilkcs boro, are attending an Executive Beard Scout meeting in Atlanta. They will return home Saturday night. Last Riles Held ForR. L. Bingham ROBERT L. BINGHAM Funeral rites were held at the Boone Methodist Church last Thuriday afternoon for Robert Lee Bingham. 84 years old, pro minent resident of (he com munity, who died early Wednes day following a long illness. The pastor Rev. J. T. Shack ford, Rev. Edwin Troutman, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, and Rev. Mr. Widenhouse, for mer pastor of the deceased, con ducted the riles, and interment was in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Immediate survivors are the widow, and one son, Mr. Dean Bingham of Boone. The floral offering was in charge of members of the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser (Continued on Dage /our) MRS. LINNEY RITES THURSDAY Mrs. P. A. Linney died Tues day evening In a Charlotte hos pital where she had been ill for several weeks. At presstime funeral plans were not complete, buo it was stated that rites would likely be held sometime Thursday at the Boone Methodist Churcn. Willis Bur well Dies Mr.. Willis Burwoll, former res ident of Boone, died in Ashcvillo Tuesday and funeral services are to be held today (Wednesday) at 2 o'clock at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Asheville. Ceiling Price Clinic There will be a representative from the Charlotte office of Price Stabalization at the agri culture building at Lenoir at ten o'clock on Thursday morning to hold a ceiling pricc clinic for the merchants of this area. This cli nic will include all groups of merchants, grocery, furniture, jewelers, etc. Pre- School Clinics The Pre-School Clinic for the Vallc Crucis School will be held Thursday. April 26. beginning at 9:00 a. m. The Clinic for Cove Creek will be held Friday, April 27, begin ning at 9:00 a. m. Parents are urged to carry their children who will start to school [next fall to their respective clin I ics. p Farmers Aaked To At tend; Cob!e Invited. A special dairy meeting will be h?ld at the courthouse in Boone on Friday night, April 27, at 7:30 o'clock, to discuss mar keting _ problems and proposals with milk buyers and others, ac ctrding to an announcement by L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent. Mr. George Coble hat been es pecially invited to attend and talk about'the marketing prob lems ?s he sees them. Mr. R. G. Lytle, manager of Noith Carolina Milk Producers Federation, Inc., will explain milk marketing in North Caro lina. Representatives of North Car olina Farm Bureau, N. C. State Grange, and N. C. State College Extension Specialists will be present* This is a very injportant meet ing for all dairy farmers, both ? Grade A and Grade C. Come prepared to offer your sugges tions for solution df marketing problems. ? ' ? Paper Drive Is Set For May 5th The Sophomore Clais of Appa lachian High School will spon sor a paper driva on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 8:00 o'clock in the morning. Townspeople are asked 10 bundle their old newspapers and magazines if possible and leave them in plain, view so they may be collected. The class would like to thank the. townspeople for their won derful cooperation in previous drives. ' Proceeds from this drive will be used to finance class projects. Safety Awards Being Given by Jerry Coe Jerry Coe of *thc Coe Insur ance Agency states that prizes are being giveft two drivers each week fur outstanding safely ob servance, and that the auto numbers of these drivers are to be found in his firm's ad in the Watauga Democrat each week. Drivers should read the ad and check the numbers. Winners are asked to call at Mr. Cqe's office for their prizes. JUDY LANE MORETZ Wincbtrger School Queen Candidates To Compete in Annual Lions Club Talent Show Friday, May 4 ? _ __ _ _ . : aL ' _ i ' . _ I NANCY JEAN CRITCHER ' Bamboo School BETTY WILLIXMS ? Cot* Crack High REBA GREENE Daep Cap School BRElfDA MAST Boom Demonstration CHARLOTTE MILLER Gram- V?U?y School LINDA GEORGE TIUPLETT . Blowing Rock Elaawntarr SARA MILLER Appalachian High
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