WATAUGA DEMOC
VOL. LX1IL? NO. 47.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1*51
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Sub-District Meeting
Draws Large Group
, Nearly two hundred people,
the largest number ever to at
tend, gathered at Sutherland
Methodist Church on Sunday
night May 13, (or the Ashe-Wa
tauga sub-district youth meeting.
The program was given by the
Boone youth, led by Miss Jane
Rivers. Mrs. Joseph Shacklord
spoke on "Christian Personality
is the Finest Fruit of the Christ
ian Home."
A highlight ot the evening was
a program of three hymns pre
sented by 23 members of the
Green Valley School Choir, ap
pearing in their lovely new
robes.
Following the' worship service,
Miss Martha Jean Henson, presi
dent, conducted the business
? meeting. The attendance banner,
adopted at the meeting as a re
gular monthly award to the
church having the largest total
attendance at the sub-district
gatherings, was won by Green
Valley with 43 present Suther
land received honorable mention
with 37 on hand.
Principal decisions arrived at
were that the editor of the sub
district paper would mail the
paper a week in advarite of the
monthly meetings as the notice
of the forthcoming meeting. The
pastor of each charge to serve as
correspondent for the charge to
the paper and news to be turn
ed in by the first of each month,
and that each church would
bring ? monthly payment to the
sub-district treasury of 5 cents
for each member of the evening
fellowship of that church.
The officers for the new year
elected were the following;
President, {Catherine Clay; 1st
vice-president, DeLores Stevens;
2nd vice-president, Betty Elliot;
secretary-treasurer, Jane Rivers;
adult counsellor, Rev. Ralph Mil
ler; worship and evangelism
chairman, Peggy Henson; coun
sellor, Mrs. Don Horton; missions
and world friendship chairman,
Melba Gilley; counsellor, Miss
Loree Harrell; community ser
vice chairman. Joanne Moretz;
counsellor, Bill Graham; recrea
tion chairman, Milton Barden;
counsellor, Mrs. J. T. Shackford;
editor of The Watashefel, Jimmie
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
At the present accident rate in
the United States, the millionth
man will die in a traffic accident
about the middle of December,
1951, according to the National
Safety Council.' The March Beath
toll was 2,710, up nine per tent
over March a year ago. Deaths
for the first three months of this
year totaled 7,900, a ten per cent
increase over the same period of
1950.
UNHURT, DIES LATER
Albany, N. Y. ? Little Edna
Mary Ryan, 7, thought she
wasn't hurt when her head
struck a pole after she slipped
off her sled while coasting. She
got up arid played with friends
the rest of the afternoon. The
next night, however, while
watching a television program at
her home, she collapsed and
died ? of a fractured skull.
CANNING
The Office of Price Stabiliza
tion has loosened controls on
jars, glares, lids and jarrings,
used by housewives in canning
fruits and vegetables.
Graham; assistant, Armfield Cof
fey.
The next meeting will be held
at Thomas Chapel Methodist
Church on the Green Valley
Charge June 10, at 7:45 at which
time the new officers will be in
stalled.
At the close of the meeting,
refreshments were served to the
entire sub-district by the Wo
man's Society of the Sutherland
Church.
Housing Program
"Future Uncertain
By STANLEY JAMES
Washington, D. C. ? The 'Pub
lic Housing Administration re
leased some figures last week, to
prove its claim that housing to
be restricted under terms of a
House cut is not all metropoli
tan, or slum-clearance projects.
A high official said th? latest
count, early this year, showed
that more than half the housing
projects were in towns of 20,000
population or less.
The PHA is striving to retain
more of its housing program
than the House left when an
economy block whacked to 5,
000 unit loans the 50,000 which
had been approved in commit
tee. The Senate has not yet act
ed, as this is written. The hous
ing in question is that allowed
under terms of the 1949 Housing
Act, 810,000 units in six years.
It is built by local, non-pro
fit housing authorities, with fed
eral credit. PHA says this is in
reality private housing, since
the local authorities own the
houses, contract with the build
ers, etc. Opponents say private
building is being cut, and that
the government-aid housing pro
gram should be cut to conform
to the trend and not work an in
equity on private bunders.
PHA say; private builders will
get the business either way, and
that the private-public argument
doesn't hold water. At stake are
thousand* of low-rent dwelling
units, planned for. fiscal 1952.
PHA officials hoped to finance
139,000. But this figure was halv
ed by President Truman. The
HouAe committee whacked it to
50,000. Then came the heavy
whack in the House itself.
PHA says 42,000 units are al
ready underway. Another 88,
315 will soon reach the stage
where bids are needed, but their
future is doubtful. If the House
cut stands, only 5^)00 can be
built. Opponents in' the House
argued whether the war in Ko
rea made houses more necessary
than economy, and the latter
school of thought won out.
PHA, naturally, thinks housing
is now more important than ev
er, and that the program should
be continued unless total war
becomes a reality. The cut, an
official says, will reach into
every corner of practically every
state. In many cases, loans for
planning have already been
made. But neither side moves
the other, and the outcome is
anyone's guess.
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COVE CREEK COUNCIL OFFICERS? Tha Stu
dent Council at Cor* Crvek High School com
platad its organization last weak. At a racant
t taction by the itudant body, olficari for tha group
wara choaan. Thar axa picturad abora. iaft to
right. J. C. Tatiar. traasurar; Katharyn Clay, prai
idant; Bobby Gora. vica-prasidant; and Dorii
Vanca. sacratary.
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Other members of the council for next year are
Hern don Mast Freddie Young. Rom Pierce. Linda
Townsend. Francis Davit. Stephen Pierce. Jack
Simpson, George Mast. Pollie Teams. Emily
Brewer. June Knipls. Betty Thomas. Johnny
Fletcher. Clay Verne Greene.
Members from the tth grade will be selected
during the first month of the new school year.
Garden Time
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
About two months ago I com
mented in this column about the
use of hotcaps for the protection
of warm season crops such as
cucumbers and melons planted
before the safe planting date for
those crops. Early in April one
of my State College classes in
vegetable crops planted water
melons at the Horticultural
Farm. Every other hill was cov
ered with a plastic hotcap as
soon as planted. , At that time it
did not appear as though we
would have much contrast be
tween the protected and the un
protected hills. The weather was
warm and the unprotected hills
came up almost, as soon as those
under caps. However, during the
past two weeks the weather has
beejt cool ? especially at night.
We have left the caps on for that
reason.
As of today, the unprotected
plants h?ve made little growth
because of the cool weather,
while the plants under the caps
have made nice growth and are
much larger. Also, the cucumber
bettles are beginning to attack
the unprotected plants. Whether
or not the early advantage of the
protected plants will continue
throughout the season will have
to be answered later.
For the benefit pf the house
wife who likes to grow iris, I
would like to pass on the infor
mation that bearded iris may be
divided and transplanted as soon
as they are through blooming.
New, healthy rhizomes should be
selected and transplanted so that
the top of the rhizome is about
level with the surface of the soil.
The foliage may be clipped back
about one-third to one-half. Iris
should be divided at least every
three years. A location with full
sun is best.
H. GRADY FARTHING, President STANLEY A. HARRIS, Secretary
W. H. GRAGG
Home Realty Co.
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE IN REAR OF BUILDING AND LOAN ? TELEPHONE NO. 200
GREEN HEIGHTS ? 7 room brick veneer tfwclling, bath, basement, 3 acrcs. All
good scenic building lots ? $10,000.
NEAR BOONE ? BOO acre (arm. 75 head livestock. All modern machinery. 3 dwell
ings. 3 silos. One grade A dairy barn. 20 stanchions. Price is right. Very
easy terms.
CAROLINA AVE. ? 4-room dwelling, toilet. A good place to live.
NORTH BOONE ? $7,000. Seven-room dwelling, beautiful location. Complete bath
room. Hot air furnace. Hardwood floors, large lot.
NORRIS FORK ? 60 acre farm. 50 acres in grass. 10 acres in woodland. Nearly all
can be cultivated with tractor. Has good mica mine. Also Feldspar ? $3,500.
Good trout stream.
4 ROOMS AND TOILET? New house, close in.
BANNER ELK ? 8 room frame dwelling, bath. II interested in something nice, see
this property. Priced to sell.
HUBERT NORRIS FARM 4 miles from Boone on the Jefferson road, has been sub
divided into small farms ranging in prices from $1,500 and up. Very , fertile
land, well sodded. 7 room brick home, bath. Very modern in every respect.
SOUTH BOONE ? 5 room dwelling and path. acre lot. Woodshed ? $2,400.
PINE RUN ? 90 acres. Good dwelling, barn, woodshed, grainery and all small fam
implements. Pasture for 30 'cows ? $12,000.
SUMMIT STREET? 8 room dwelling and bath. Large lot? $5,500.
HIGHWAY 221 TO JEFFERSON. ? 35 acres level pasture land. 500 feet on highway
?18,000.
GREEN HEIGHTS ? 7 room brick veneer dwelling, bath, basement, furnace, 3
aires. All good scenic building lots... $10,000.
OAK STREET EXTENSION? 8 good building lots? $800.
EAST BOONE ? Vacant lot. 125 ft. fronting Highway ? 421. Cheap.
NEAR BUS STATION? 7 room block house, bath, 1-.2 acre lot? $4,000.
HOWARD STREET ? 11 room, 4 apartments, large valuable lot ? $8,000.
WEST BOONE? 7 room stone dvyeliing. All outbuildings made of stone. 3 acres
piss land? $10,500.
MT. VERNON ? 8 room dwelling. All outbuildings. 27 acres improved meadow and
pasture land. If interested in something nice see this.
BRUSHY FORK? 8 room frame dwelling and bam. $ acrcs land fronting on high-t
way 800 feet? $5,000.
MORKTZ HEIGHTS? Vacant lot 218 front 171 deep? a bargain? #700.
W? Hin Ooad Building Lots and Mas? Other Room and Farms Mat Listed I ?re.
COME BY OUR OFFICE FOR FURTHER DETAILS
News And Views
Of The Farmers
L. E. TUCKW1LLER
County Agent
The Watauga wool pool (or
1951 will be weighed at Moun
tain Burley Warehouse No. 2 on
Tuesday, May 2B, 7:00 a. m. un
til all wool is weighed.
Dairy Mealing
A special dairy meeting will be
held at the courthouse in Boone
on Thursday night, May 24, to
discuss recent developments in
the marketing program.
Mr. R. G Lytle and Carl
Whiteside will be present to dis
cuss the proposed purchase of
part of Coble Dairy Products
milk buying stations in this sec
tion. All dairy farmers are urged
to be present to dilcuss this mat
ter and make a decision on the
purchase plan.
Zionville News
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Georgfe
Thomas over the week-end were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson
and G. C. of Salem, Va., Mrs.
Ella Moretz of Roanoke, Va., Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Swift and Patsy
Ann of Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Mast, Miss Reba Warner,
Bristol, Tenn, W. B. Reece and
A. J. Younce, Shouns, Tenn.
Bruce South and Mr. and Mrs.
Kermit South and family visited
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert South over
the week-end.
Mr. Harold Greer is spending
the week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Greer.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson
and children Teddie Roger, Lin
da and Reta and Mrs. Flora
Burks of Jenkins, Ky., spent the
week-end with Mrs. Alice Miller.
Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses have been
issued by Miss Helen Under
down, register of deeds, to the
following couples: Mitchell Har
ris Walker, ot Hillsboro, N. C.
and Mary Frances Klutz of
Boone; George Grant Townsend,
Jr., of Banner Elk and Eva Jo
Vance of Crossnore; Paul V.
Brown of Sugar Grove and Rose
Dillard of Hays, N. C.
DEMOCRAT ADS PAY
News Of Service
Men
Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas ? Pvt. Carson F. Eller, 18,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Eller of
Vilas is completing his AF basic
airmen indoctrination course at
Lackland Air Force Base, the
"Gateway to the Air Force."
His basic training is preparing
him for entrance into Air Force
technical training and for assign
ment in specialized work. The
course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and
inclination for following a parti
cular vocation and career.
NOT TOO OLD TO HELP
Buffalo, N. Y.? When a 70
year-old local woman volunteer
ed to donate blood to "help those
boys fighting over there," she
was too old. She made a con
tribution. however, of $100 to the
Red Cross blood campaign. She
asked that her name be with
held.
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PARTY CONVENTIONS
Six cities have made formal
bids to act an host to the Demo
cratic and Republican National
Convention next year. They ar?<
Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit
Miami, Fla., San Franciico and
Lou Angeles. The G. O. P.
lected Chicago as its place ot
meeting The Democrats will
meet late this month to make
their decision.
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Consumption of fluid milk is
gradually expanding despite the
fact that retail prices are about
10 per cent above the level of ?
year ago.
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Pasteurized Face Cream . . . t . ... $1 .25
Cologne's ? "Heaven-Sent", "Apple
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ALL PRICES PLUS TAX
Congratulations
to
Mr. Leonard Eury
on having won a handsome Griien Watch in the national
slogan contest conducted by the Gruen Watch Company.
We fire happy to deliver this fine timepiece to Mr. Eury
with our congratulations and good wishes.
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