VOL. LXJII? NO. ?.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1M1.
AT LEGION S DISTRICT MEETING? A thirtieth
district American Legion meeting wm held May
5 at the Lesion Hut in Boone, at which time Mr*.
B. K. Osborne was presented a trophy for her
outstanding work in the Woman's Auxiliary.
In connection with the meeting a supper was
served by the Boone Auxiliary, and addresses
heard by Department Commanders and the Aux
iliary President.
Guests were: Mr. Richard Davis and Dan
King of Jhe North Carolina Veterans' Commission.
Winston-Salem; Past Presidents of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, Mrs. Broome and Mrs. Miller, candi
date for president of the Auxiliary this year.
In the picture arc. front row. loft to right:
Mr*. E. R. Rhyne, president of the Ladies' Auxili
ary of North Carolina; Mrs. B. K. Osborn of Wa
tauga Poat 130 Auxiliary; Mr*. F. E. Warman.
President of Watauga Post Auxiliary; back row:
Ralph Fisher. Membership Chairman of the Amer
ican Legion Department of North Carolina; Hugh
Alexander. Commander of the American Legion
Department of North Carolina; Howard S. Steel
man. 30th District Commander of the American
Legion Department of North Carolina; Nash Me
Kee. Department Adjutant; and Fred Cragg. Com
mander of Watauga Post 130. American Legion.
?(Photo Palmer's Photo Service.)
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
VETERANS O F FOREIGN
WARS sponsor circus in town
I Saturday evening, and a good
crowd assembled down near the
ball park lor the performance . .
As the showfolks used to say,
"we packed 'em in" ? and, in
company with our smallest divi
dend we thoroughly enjoyed the
respite and fun which only comes
under the sagging tent . . . The
show, billed under the name of
Pawnee Brothers Circus, pinch
hitting for "another which had
been advertised and failed to ap
pear ? was good. The ponies and
the monkeys and the bear, the
clowns, and the lion act ? the
I popcorn and the prize candy 4box
es, the puns our daddy used to
hear . . . our friends and their
kiddies. A good time at the cir
cus, the unchangeable institution
which attracts each succeeding
generation with little changes in
thi bill ... as thoroughly Amer
ican as hot dogs, baseball or pol
iticians ? we love 'em, and the
performance Saturday night was
right on the ball, plumb accord
ing to schedule, even to the rain
coursing down our spine as a
deluge struck the well-used can
i vas. . . . And it's a strange thing,
several hundred folks can get
literally soaked under a circus
! tent, and keep laughing . . . sel
1 dom a short temper shows up
among the confirmed circus-go
ers. That's one reason they're
such a fine thing ? there's little
room for the sour puss in the
i -palms of the cotton candy, and
the pink lemonade, the animals
and the punsters, and the dis
tinctive stench which constitute
the big show!
? ? ?
BADLY RUMPLED CHILD
stretches forth Ms dingy hand
for the thin dim* ?? proffer,
?ad ? couple of fallow* stand
ing mar, speak as one, wanting
to know bow com* the interest
in the urchin, and when we'd
decided to run for public of
fice . . . and we laughed with
them in an unhappy sort of
way. ? In an age of speed,
aad gold, and greed and sin.
wa wouldn't have bean better
ed. maybe, if we'd told the
truth ... 80 we didn't tell 'em
that wa wanted to sec the face
of the youngster light up when
hi* soiled little fingers dosed
on lb* coin . . .A dollar's worth
of fun for only ten cants!
? ? ?
WHETHER it's in Memphis or
in Boone, something different is
of interest, and quite often acts
i n behalf of changed cus
toms and improved conditions.
A friend passes us a clipping tel
ling what Mrs. Daisy Hunter, a
resident of Tennessee's riverside
metropolis, did, to put a crimp
in age-old social practice ... It
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ICC Specialist Considers
Local Trucking Problem
To Do Scouting
In New Mexico
DICK LAVENDAH
Dick Lavendar, Boone, mem
ber of Explorer Squadron 109,
Boy Scout* of America, will leave
Boone during the week of June
10 to join with other boys of Old
Hickory Council who will attend
a Scouting expedition at the
Philmont Scout' Ranch in New
Mexico. He will arrive at Phil
mont June II and leave there
July 2, according to an announce
ment released by Eugene J.
Jones, Assistant Scout Executive
of Winston-Salem.
Philmont Scout Ranch is com
posed of 127,000 acres of land lo
cated about five miles from Cim
arron. Scouts participating may
hike and camp ov*r mountain
peaks, 11,600 feet above sea level.
They may enjoy horscback rid
ing burro pack trips, swimming
and all other outdoor activities
offered by the camp.
Other Scouts going from the
Old Hickory Council include John
Alan Hayes, North Wilkesboro;
Nicky Shore, Elkin; Wallace
Turner, King; Edward Owens,
Paul A. Jones, Jr., James Hart,
Winston-Salem; James Lee Mer
ritt. Mount Airy; and A. E. Am
mons, Jr., Walnut Cove.
Finishes at St. Mary's
Miss Rebecca Moose, daughter
of Dr. and Mr*. G. K. Moose, will
graduate at St. Mary's Junior
College at. the 109th commence
ment June 4th. Dr. and Mrs.
Mooft will leave Friday for
Raleigh to attend the commence
ment cxerctoe* which will in
clude the baccalaureate sermon
by the Rt. Rev. Richard Henry
Baker, Bishop Coadjutor of
North Carolina on Sunday and
will conclude with the presenta
tion of diplomas in the Chapel
on Monday and the final blessing
by Bishop Edwin Penick.
Meets With County
Businessmen Last
Week.
J. C. Alexander, Interstate
Commerce Commission transpor
tation specialist, working out of
Charlotte, was in Boone last
Wednesday and Thursday to dis
cuss with local business men
their transportation problems. He
visited several business establish
ments in answer to their com
plaints that the motor carrier
service for the county as a whole
is inadequate and unsatisfactory.
Wednesday night he met with a
gathering of men and talked with
them and asked for suggestions
on what might be done to obtain
a satisfacory and reasonable
delivery and pick-up service for
the section.
Among those attending the con
ference were Messrs. Herman
Wilcox, Ru4sell D. Hodges, Sr.,
R. D. Hodges, Jr., R. B. Hardin
of Blowing Rock. J. E. Joines,
D. E. Huff, Dr. O. K. Richard
son and Mayor Gordon Winkler.
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Goerch a Visitor
Carl Gocrch, publisher of the
State magazine, Raleigh, was in
town Tuesday morning, stopping
briefly with the Democrat while
on a tour of the Carolina moun
tain region.
Fire at Lovill Home
Fire originating in a closet in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Lovill, on Bristol road, was
brought quickly under control
Sunday by the Boone fire depart
ment. Damage done was of small
consequence.
Go to Annapolis
Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Whitener
left Boone Monday for Annapo
lis, Md., where they will attend
June Week at the Naval Acade
my, and the graduation of their
son. Midshipman C. C. (Jack)
Whitener.
X-Ray Plans Made
Miss Lula Belle Highsmith,
health cducator with the Tuber
culosis department of the State
Board of Health, visited the dis
trict for planning further in the
mass chcst X-ray survey. She
was in the Watauga office Wed
nesday. May 23.
Health Broadcast
The regular Health Depart
ment program on WATA for
Monday, June 4, will feature ac
tivities of students from Wine
barger School for ' the past year.
Playground Will
Open In Boone
On Next Monday
Plans for ooenin* of the Pre
Pchool Age Playground for the
rommunit" on next Monday were
announced Tufdav by J. T.
Shackford, chairman of the
rhBmbc o' Commerc? Recrea
tion Committ**. The playground
is located between the Methodl t
?nd Baptist churches. The area
has been fenced in and four
~ar)dboxes have been placed on
the lot. Light metal equipment
(fn 1st me of swings, see-saws,
ond a glide-ride have been order
ed and it is expected by the end
o* this week.
It is expected that the cl?an
ne up o; the -rea now being
carried forward bv the Air Scout
Squadron 109 will have been
completed and that the equip
ment will be in place and ready
for use by June 4. Members of
the community are urged to con
tribute funds and other materials
for the benefit of the program.
Tools fcr the sand-boxes and
benches for the parents inside
the playground area are an im
mediate need.
The playground will be open
for use all daylight hours. Mr.
R. W. Watkins has indicated to
Mr. Shackford that he will un
dertake to furnish periods of
supervised play for the children
at the playground at stated times
during the week from among his
students, after the opening of
Summer School.
Parents are requested to coop
erate by keeping the children
from climbing the fence and by
limiting the use of the light
equipment, not built to withstand
the weight of the larger children,
to the pre-school age children.
Mrs. Jim Taylor, a trained
recreational leader, has accepted
responsibility for the overall
conduct of the playground, and
any persons who will offer sup
ervision of the playground at any
"regular" time during the week
are requested to contact Mrs.
T^yjot, whereupon such periods
of regular' supervision will be
announced to the public.
Mr. Shackford expressed sin
cere appreciation for the very
fine interest and cooperation
which have been manifested by
the civic clubs and residents of
the community in this undertak
ing, including especially the per
mission of the Dougherty family
for the use of the playground
area.
To Graduate At
Naval Academy
CARR CHOATE WHITENER
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Midshipman, first class, Carr
Choate Whitener, USNA, son o(
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Whitener
of 715 Faculty St., Booone, is a
member of this year's graduating
class at the U. S. Naval Aca
demy, Annapolis, Md.
The class will be presented its
diplomas at appropriate cere
monies June 3, 1951. Midshipman
Whitener has chosen to receive
a commission as u 2nd Lieuten
ant in the U. S. Air Force.
During his four years at the
Academy, he attained his high
est scholastic standing as Mid
shipman Ensign.
He also won athlctic awards in
gymnastics, cross country and
tennis.
A former student at Appala
chian High School, and the Ap
palachian State Teachers, Col
lege. Midshipman Whitener re
reived a Congressional nomina
tion to the Acadcmy, and ad
mitted to the institution June 14,
1947.
While at tlx Academy he was
a member of chapel choir; staff
of midshipman'* publication the
"Log."; Forensic activities; and
the Drum and Bugle Corp*.
Governor Says
Paced Progress
rs Have
Carolina
I
Shown above inspecting the Watauga JUrer road la?t Wednesday, are left to right, Mark C. Goforth.
highway commissioner of Lenoir, Dr. Henry W. Jordan chairman N. C. Highway Commission, Gov- j
ornor W. Kerr Scot i. and Herman Wilcox, president Borne Chamber of Commerce.? Photo courtesy of ,
Winston-Sal ?m Journal. 1
Winston-Salem Civic Leaders
Urge Completion Highway 603
Auto Salesman
Makes Record
WILLIAM T. PAYNE
William T. Payne, who has
been employed as salesman for
the Winkler Motor Company, lo
cal Ford dealers, for the past sev
en years, has distinguished him
self by being acclaimed one of
the five highest point winners in
the 300 to 500 salesmen's club of
the Ford Motor Company in the
Charlotte district. The district
includes both the states of North
Carolina and South Carolina.
The general Ford office is to
publish on a national basis the
stories of the point winners in
the Ford Crest News, which is
read by all the Ford dealers in
the United States. The magazine
will carry, in addition to pic
tures of winners, details of their
techniques in making such oOt
standing sales records.
Democrats To
Name Ticket
Democratic voters of the town
of Boone are asked to gather in
convention at the courthouse on
Monday night, June 4th, at 8 p.
m. for the purpose of naming1 a
slate of candidates to be voted
on in the municipal election of
June 18th.
The convention notice, pub
lished today, is issued by E, Ford
King, the chairman of the Dem
ocratic cemmittee for the town
of Boone.
To Finish at Duke
Charles C. Boone, son of Mrs.
J. A. Boone, of Boone, is a can
didate for the A. B. degree at
Duke University's 98th Com
mencement Monday, June 4, at
10:30 a. m? in Duke's Indoor Sta
dium.
The local student is one of ap
proximately 1100 students who
arc candialcs for degrees at Duke
University this year.
Dr. Robert D. Calkins, director
of the General Education Board,
New York City. wiU be the prin
cipal commencement speaker.
The Hon. Kerr Scott, Governor
of North Carolina, will ?lao ad
dress the graduating clasacs.
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C. of C. and Kiwanis
Club Send Message
To State Head*.
Winston-Salem, May 26. ? The
Winston- Salem Chamber of Com
merce and the Kiwanis Club sent
telegrams yesterday to the Gov
ernor of Tennessee asking him to
co-operate with North Carolina
highway authorities in providing |
.or the completion of a link of
road between the two states.
Their action followed a series
of conference* last week in which
Governor W. Kerr Scott and
North Carolina highway officials
investigated the road situation
and heard opinions about the pro
posed new links.
Another message from the local
Kiwnrians went to Governor
John S. Battle of Virginia,
thanking him for his State's in
terest in constructing a highway
connecting with the North Caro
lina highway near Mouth of Wil
son, Va.
The club also sent a wire to
Governor Scott asking that he ,
push the completion of both the
highway links.
A message from .Harry J.
Krusz, the chamber's general
manager, endorsed the project
proposing the building of a high
way from Elizabethton, Tenn., to
meet Highway 603 beyond Sugar
Grove in North Carolina.
"Our highway committee has
promoted the development of
Highway 421 and its connecting
links for years," the wire said.
"Completion of this new link will
greatly facilitate the east-west
flow of traffic."
The message from the Kiwanis
Club to Governor Scott said in
part: "Our club is convinced that
completion of this road would
give Tennessee and North Caro
lina a new transcontinental tour
ist highway that would mean
millions in additional tourist bus
iness for both of our states."
The Kiwanian messages were I
signed by the local president, <
Robert C. Carmichacl. I
Licence Renewal*
Are Being Sought
?
All perton* whose surnames
begin with U, V, W. X, Y, and
7. have until June 30 to renew
their driving license. Chauffeurs
license may be renewed any time
up to June 30. There has been a
change in the expiration on
Chauffeurs license. They will ex
pire on the applicant's birthday,
instead of Juno 30, a* befot-e and
will be~for one year only.
Any driver in doubt ta to
when their license expire* may
look on the lower right comer
of his present license card. Most
of these drivers, whose license
expire in 1051, names begin with
A or B. They may apply for 11
tense 80 days prior to their ex
piring date and up to 30 day* af
ter expiring dale.
Office days are as follows:
Monday and Tuesday, Jeffer
son. ' i
Wednesday, Sparta.
Thursday and Friday, Boone.
Mills Home To
Honor Dr. Greer i
DR. I. G. GREER
Thomasville ? Trustees of the \
Baptist Orphange of North Car- I
olina voted to build a recreation i
center at Mills Home here to be ]
named in honor of Dr. I. G.
Greer of Chapel Hill, general <
superintendent of the orphanage i
from 1832 until 1948 and now t
president of its board of trustees, i
The action honoring the wide
ly-known Tar Heel climaxed the
board's 06th annual meeting.
Work will begin immediately ,
on the center, with playground i
equipment being installed first.
Future plans call for a gymnas
ium when sufficient funds be
come available. The 45-year-old
building which has served as a
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Softball Play To
Start On Monday
Ten teams have been entered
n the Adult Softball League op
ening on next Monday. Scattered
earns only have been entered in
he children's league and sched
uling of their games awaits clear
ndicutlon from the sponsoring
nstitutions of their purpose to
snter teams. Ench child's team
?nust indicate an adult leader at
the time of registration. Mrs.
Charles Wilfong is in charge of
organization of the Girl's
Leagues, ages 8-12. 13-18. Indi
viduals and teams desiring parti
ripation must contact her.
Leagues for the boys arc to i
>c organized as follows: 6-8, 9-11. I
12-14. Schedules will be an- <
lounced when the registrations I
ire complete enough to form a <
eaguc in each age group. ?
The Adult League. IS years I
ind up, is in chargc of Mr. Bill I
Murray. The following teams i
lave registered: First Baptist <
~htirch, 2 teams. College faculty,
lunior Order. Lions club, Luth- 1
.ram. Methodists, Presbyterians. I
Hotary Club, nnd Oak Grove i
Baptist Church. (
Rules for the Adult League
ire: I
I? Each team will play two '
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Scott Attends Dinner
Here; Speaks To
Large Group.
Br JOE MINOR
Governor W. Kerr Scott of
North Carolina told a large ga
thering of citizens of this county
that the progress of North Car
ilina has always gone along with
tha progress of the highway sys
tem o" the state, particularly the
orimary road system. He spoke
to members of the Brone Cham
ber of Commerce and others in
terested in better roads for this
cction. especially the comple
tion of the Watauga River Road
[N. C. 803), at a dinner meeting
in Daniel Boone Hotel last Wcd
lerday evening.
The Governor praised the peo
p'c of the State, particularly
these in Watauga County, for
their part in voting for the $200,
)CO,COO road bond and the school
bond program, and told them
that the state officials are "in
vesting" this money instead of
'spending" it, as some people
imply. He said that investment
in roads in rural sections is over
due. The secondary roads being
built will complete the State's
highway system and the moun
tain roads will be as good as any
in the State.
The Governor was on a four
rtay tour through the mountain
section, inspecting the road pro- ?
ftram as it has been carried out
10 fcr, and was supposed to have
met with Governor Gordon
Browning of Tennessee about
p'ans < I Tennessee to connect
with Highway 603 if and when
It is finished by North Carolina.
Governor Browning, however
lent word to Governor Scott he
would be unable to meet with
him due to other business.
Shortly after opening his
speech the speaker quipped that
he was glad Watauga election of
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Exemptions Given
For Regulation No. 7
Charlotte. ? Retail stores doing
less than $100,000 total store vol
ume a year may elect not to file
? chart under Ceiling Price Reg
ulation No. 7> it was announced
rrom Washington Monday in a
dispatch to Director Ben E. Doug
las.
Further relief is given to stores
Joing a relatively spiall volume
of business in housewares, no
tions, sporting goods, silverware,
chinaware, glassware, jewelry,
watches and clocks. Stores doing
less than $60,000 annually in
these categories of items may
elect to price them under Gen
eral Ceiling Price Regulation ra
ther than under No. 7 irrespcc- '
tive of the total volume' of bus
iness done by the stores.
These are the two main pro
visions in this amendment A
third provision retains a principle
Df the original regulation No. 7
which gives the option to any re
tailer whose total sales of the
Items covered by No. 7 is less
than $20,000 annually to remain
under the General Ceiling Price .
Regulation, the message to Di
rector Douglas made it clear.
In, announcing this week that
the amendment was, forthcoming,
the Washington OPS warned that
all other retailers selling items
controlled by CPR ' 7 and its
amendments must file their pric
ing charts by May 31 if th'ey want
to continue to sell legally after
that date. There will be no ex
tension of that deadline. It was
emphasized.
To Go on Cruise
William Brantley York, Jr.,
tow a member of the rising ten
or claw in the Naval Reserve
Dfficers' Training Corps at the
University of North Carolina, will
Jepart from Norfolk, Va., June
!2, on a 23-day cruise to Carib
bean porta. The eruiae is part of &?
he Navy's annual summer traiu- j
ng program for reserve officer 2V
.'andidates.
Midshipman York is the son of
Wr and Mr?. William B. York, ? |
Sr., of Boone, and graduated from
Appalachian High school in J una >%,
>f 1948
While at the. University of
Worth Carolina Midshipman
Vork has been active in Alpha