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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT *? ~ Published Every Thursday by RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY BOOKS. NORTH CAROLINA An Independent! Weekly Newspaper EuUbliihed in ISM and publUhed for 49 yean by 5 the late Robert C. Riven, Sr. R. C. RIVERS. JRr "PublUher i SUBSC RIPTION RATES In Watauga County On? Year .$2.00 Six Month* *. 150 four Month* 1.00 OuUide WaUu(? County One Year $2.50 Six Month* 1.75 Four Months 1,25 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS hi requesting chance of addrewt. it is important to mention the OLD, as well as the NEW address. Cards at Thanks, Resolutions of Respect, CtitU aries, etc., are charged for at the regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Boone, N. C., as second class mail matter, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. "Tl>? beats of our government being the opinion of the people, the very ftret objective should be to keep that right, and were It left to me to decide whether we ahould have a government without newapapera. or newapepers without government. I ahould not haeitata a moment to ehooee the Utter. But I ahould mean that ever? men ahould receive these papera and be capable of reading them.'? Thomas Jefferson THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1851. LIGHT ATTENDANCE Note on democracy at work; from the Associated Press: "Washington, May 10. ? Secretary of De fense George Marshall played to a scanty house when he took the stand today for his fouVth day of Senate questioning. Of the 26 members of the two committees studying our Far Eastern policy, only 11 were on hand as Marshall resumed his testimony." It is to be remembered that this hearing business ? the unfortunate casting about through the controversial foreign policy of the government, did not take place at the behest of General Marshall, or any of the other witnesses. It was the work of the national legislators, who don't seem to care to attend the thing they produced. It is to be assumed that the eleven on hand are perhaps sidin' with the witness, while the 15 absentees might be more or less agin' him. At any rate the government would ap pear to the folks to be much stronger if the folks in the legislative branch would "show up" in creditable numbers, at a time when the fate of the nation and even of civiliza tion is said to be in the balance. NINETY-FOUR YEARS AGO With the speed and tensions of the ma chine age, the maddening rush of the folks for gold, and for power and for position, we are used to viewing with terror "the con fusion and frustration" rampant in the na tion, and usually wind up with the observa tion that "things were never in such a mess." Truth is we've always had our troubles, economic and otherwise, and once in a while it's interesting to note that other generations figured the jig was up. In this connection a reprint from "Harper's Weekly" of October 10. 1857, fairly oozes gloom and despair. Wc quote: "It is a gloomy moment in history . Not for many years ? net in the lifetime of most men who read this ? has there been so much grave and deep apprehension; never has the future seemed so incalculable as at this time. "In our own country there is universal com mercial prostration and panic. . . . "In France the political caldron seethes and bubbles with uncertainty; Russia hangs as usual, like a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon of Europe; while all the energies, resources and in fluences <>f the British Empire are sorely tried, and are yet to be tried more sorely, in coping with the vast and deadly disturbed relations in China. "It is a solemn moment, and no man can feel an indifference ? which happily, no man pretends to feel ? in the issue of events. / "Of our, own troubles no man can sec the end. They are. fortunately, an yet mainly com mercial; and if wc are only to lose money, and by painful poverty to be taught wisdom ? the wis dom of honor, of faith, of sympathy and of char ity ? no man need seriously to despair." I But the country rallied from the trou bles of the fifties, from the ensuing Civil War, from panics and depressions and all manner of evil, and again, the might of the land will prevail, and there will be happier days and fairer skies and peace for a time. Unreasoning despair has no valid claim on the life of Amcrica. IGNORANT OK ISSUES General Matthew B. Ridgeway, supreme allied far east commander, whose troops arc distinguishing themselves this spring, par ticularly in stopping cold the May Day of fensive of the Communists, is alarmed be cause America docs not seem to understand the issues in Korea. Doubtless the General is unable to un derstand why America is so indifferent, (to callous to the terrifying implications of the Korean conflict, while her leaders concern themselves with day by day exhibitions of political bickering and maneuvering for ad vantage in the quest for office. At any rate he writes to his church, and makes quite plain the unspeakable terrors of the Korean conflict, at the same time envisioning a him ilar fate for our people, if we do not face the ittue. General Ridgc-way tayi: "Would God the American people might ice a full length movie of current event* here in their true setting. It would, I think, make crystal clear the isauoa for which theirs aona fight and are contest to fight. Yet America seems not to know. "Hundred* of thousand* of poor people, the old, infirm, infanfct, the sick, fieeing night and day across country, over the ice of frozen streams, in temperature at zero, no shelter at night but that obtained from huddling together and from such of their belonging* as are on their backs or ox or small two-wheeled carts, driven to all this by one seemingly overpowering fear, the fear of government by Communists. "Is not the issue truly whether some day our women, our babies, our sick and our aged are to be driven forth by Asiatic masters, or now while yet there's time, this America and our allies may extinguish all petty issues and unite with all they have to destroy the greatest peril we have ever known?" . DALE CARNEGIE . . . TENANT OF THE MIND More than twenty years ago, C. T. DanieUon, Minneapolis, Minn., got the lame bad news that came to thousands of people one dark day in November, though at the time, no one knew how really bad the news was going to prove to be. This was when the stock market crashed and the great depression started that lasted until the be ginning of World War II. On* day his iaUphono rang. His broker on the wire; needed additional margin for operating. Everything Mr. DanieUon owned in cash and securities had already been de posited at the beginning of the break; he could no no more. The end had come. His account had to go "at the market." It was four days before he learned his fate. Yes. his entire hard-earned thirty thousand dollars had been wiped out. Not only that, but he owed the brokers eight hundred dollars more which he couldn't pay. Dead broke and with a wife and two young children I Of course his nights became sleepless; of course his days were beset with nervous fears, made worse by the knowledge that everyone around him also was suffering. Every man he met was ill at ease, wondering which road to take to that land called Security. By and by his hands were trembling, also his voice; his heart action became turbulent. He went to the doctor; toxic goitre was developing. This last mean an opera tion. Fortunately for him, the doctor who attended him was a man wise in the ways of humans. Be fore going to the operating room, this wonderful man sat down beside C. T. DanieUon and said, "My good friend, I want to tell you something. Right in here (he placed his hand on Mr. Daniel son's fevered brow) is room for only one tenant. The choice as to the type of that tenant is yours, definitely yours. No two types can claim joint priority least's on the occupation of your mental premises. Only one tenant has that right and privilege. If Old Man Worry takes possession, the walls. of your mind will be plastered with Fear, Gloom, Despair and Certain Failure. And you will be wrecked. But if you take Courage for your tenant, you will have a helpful Comrade. Now take your choice." Weil! C. T. Danielson made his choice, right then and there, and he says he is even thankful that it was necssary for him to have that oper ation for he might not have learned the lesson that has meant so much to him for 20 years and which will be valuable to him to the end of his days. THEY SAY . HAROLD W. DODDS. president, Princeton University: "The sure way to provoke World War III is to leave Europe open to easy conquest by the Kremlin." LONDON ECONOMIST, British publication; "No war with Russia could be won without the Wortt-rn powers controlling the Mediterranean." BENJAMIN F. BARBER. Presbyterian preacher: "Something has happened to our ideas of right and wrong in private and public life." OTTO GRIEBL1NG, circus clown: "Comedy is sadness." ANTHONY EDEN, former British Foreign Minister: "It was the United States alone that saved the life of Western Europe." REPORT. Senate Crime Investigating Com mittee: "Gambling profits are the principal sup port of big-time racketeering and gangsterism." GEORGE SANTAYANA. 87-year-old philo srpher: "A Christian calls himself a sinner, but he seldom regrets his sins and hardly ever corrects them." FIRMAN E. BEAR, head of Soils Depart ment, Rutgers University: "There is reason to be lieve that many weeds make highly important contributions in mobilizing minor elements in the soil." GEORGE C. MARSHALL, Secretary of De fense: "Our objective in Korea continues to be the defeat of the aggression ?nd the restoration of peace." DOUGLAS MacArthur, General, U. S. A.: "The first blow in the next war may well be the decisive blow." HARRY S. TRUMAN: "We cannot go it alone in Asia and go It in company in Europe." PICKED UP . . . CHANGE If the news of the world is distressing, you can get change of pace by speculating on the siic of your taxes for the coming year.? Chris tian Science- Monitor. 9 DIFFICULTY In getting up statistics on literacy and illiter acy, a difficulty u the in-between case, as rep resented by the small son's first letter home from camp. ? Denver Post. ART Counterfeiter! once more arc active, though no one knows exactly why. Considering the ac tual value of a buck, the homemade imitation can only be art. for art's sake. ? Portland Orugonian. Recreation Funds Continued from pace <xatj ?oft ball program $150; indoor equipment (ping-pong, shuffle board, et all $100; mowing, $50. Mr. Shackford urged an im mediate and ready reaponae when the campaign is under 'way, suggesting that the minimum an.ount could be met aa easily as 90 business establishment* giving $10 apiece. Few businesses, he reminded, but would realize far more than $10 out of tho addi tional trade that an active recre ational program would stimulate, to say nothing of the benefit to the members of the community and the attraction it would offer summer visitors. The appeal was repeated ftw* enrollment of teams for the soft ball program. Leagues are plan ned for the following: Boys, 6-8, $-11, J 2-14; Men. IS and up; Girls, a-12, 13-18. Mrs. Charles Wilfong has accepted supervision of the organizational work of the girls' leagues. Bill Murray has been selected to head organiza tion of the Men's league, of which only teams from the Meth odist Church and the College faculty have been reported. Horseshoe - pitching competi tion has been placed under the supervision of John Justice, Al fred Adams, and Watt Gragg, the latter two persons claiming the unofficial championship for Watauga County. General playing area for the recreational program will be the high schoql softball fields and other facilities of the schools in cooperation with Dr. Herbert Wey and Mr. John Howell. The Dougherty family has granted permission for the use of the lot between the Baptist and the Methodist churches for the pre school playground. Anyone who will supervise an area of the program such as a softball league, swimming for young boys, weekly hiking trips, fishing jaunts, or scenic tours, is requested to contact Mr. Shack ford immediately. The program will be a volunteer one, and only wide cooperation and assistance by members of the community will make such a program work. I Mrs. J. D. Brown, 82, Is Mother of Year Mrs. J. D. Brown, 82 years old, was honored Sunday by the Blowing Hock Baptist Church as local mother of the year, and beautiful Mother's Day floral tributes were presented her, Mrs. Brown is a charter mem ber of her church, which was established in 1903 There are nine sons and daughters, as follows: James H. Brown, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Rose Edna Garvey, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Nell Banner, Ameri cus. Ga.; Connor D. Brown, Spo kane, Wash.; Clarke Brown, Jefferson, N. C.; Mrs. Gladys Lee, Greenville, N. C.; Glenn Brown, Asheville; Kent Brown, Blowing Rock; Wade E. Brown, Boone. There are 17 grand children and U great grand children. J. Edgar Hoover warns that crime rise endangers U. S. KING STREET Continued from page one) ??st oi "th* square" and re calls bow th? leading folks of th* town cussed him ? later ap proving his actions, wishing he had made it wider . . . Hr. Hahn recalls that when he came here from Gastonia in 1121. he and his family "board ed" for a while in the subur ban home of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Perkins, where they lived "off the fat of the land", for fl per day per capita . . . Buy It Today! . . . POLIOJ Insurance! A long, expensive illness can lead to financial disaster un ices you've had the foresight to insure . , . UP TO M.000.00 ... for each person covered towards ex penses incurred for required treatment for poliomyelitis. Rates are Low Individual Family* 1 yr. $2.50 $5.00 2 Yrs. 4.80 9.60 3 Yr.. 6.50 13.00 ?Covers applicant, spouse, and unmarried children over 30 days but under 16 years of age COE ? Insurance Agency JERKY COE. agent Phono 1M-W Boose. N. C Graduation Plans At Appalachan Hi Continued from page one) the "Lord Prayer" and will (How its relation to personal living and world problems.. The following seniors are now candidates for graduation and when they pass final examina tions and meet course require ments for this semester will be presented their diplomas by Or. Herbert Wey, principal, on May 23. The candidates are: Bill Bent ley, Clay Bet hears, Bill Craw ford, Kerrrtit Dacus, Joe Edmis ton, Leonard Greer, Dixon Quails, Janet Bingham, Cleo Bolick, Lynn Brown, Pearl Brown, Wynona Buchannon, Betty Lee Burfcett, Marie Car roll, Mildred Clawson, Faye Cook, Edith Critcher, Mildred Dean, Maryann Fairchild, Betty Raye Greene, Lenore Greene, Pauline Greene Wilcox Lena Greer. Nadine Greer, Doris Hartley, Jean Hartley, Barbara Hodges, Cecil Greene, Jack Hardy, Gleiln Hodge, John Idol. Bill Miller. BiU Moretz, Bobby Miller, John Moretz, Mil ton Moretz, Keith Moretz, Ouy Norris, Lloyd Rogers, Bill Well born, Albert Winebarger, Peggy Honeycutt, Ramona Hardy. Bet sy Hughes. Pearl Jones, Sara Jane Lewis, Janet Maine, Betsey Norris, Betty Jean Norris, Neva Norris, Setty Joyce Norris, Faye Norris, Mary Frances Norris, Bnatrice PresneU, M a r j o r i e South, Betty Steelman and Jean Winebarger. ? Appalachian High School sen iors have been busy for the past several weeks getting ready for final examinations and gradua tion. Approximately twenty of the seniors, accompanied by sen ior sponsors, have just returned from a weeks trip to Washington, D. C. The trip was very profi table and wa3 enjoyed by all. Those making the trip wire Clay Beihears. Bill Crawford, Cleo Bolick, Marie Carroll, Mild red Dean, Betty Raye Greene, Lenore Greene, Nettie Lou Ro gers, Cecil Greene, Glenn Hodge, John Moretz, Milton Moretz, Bill Wellborn, Betsy Hughes, Janet Maine, Betsey Norris, Betty Joyce Norris, Neva Norris and Marjorie South. Following the trip to Wash ington, all seniors took a full day trip to Lake James where they swam, fished and picnick ed during the day. Last Tuesday, the senior class was the guest of the Woman's Worthwhile Club at a picnic o* Harmon's Hill. Tlw senior girls defeated the senior boys in a tug of war. they also enjoyed other games. Following the picnic all seniors were the guests of Mr. Bob Agle at the local theater where they enjoy ed a delightful movie. Immediately fallowing the graduation uiercises a reception rtfl If DEVELOPED Arc riLITl 8 EXP. ROLL O0 Overnight Service WESTBBOOK PHOTO TODD. M. C. lor the sen ion and their families is being givsn by the faculty In the high school study halt ?REMEMBER? 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