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RfMlVK I MO POPULATION MM Tha educational ctnur at ?a North Carotin*, (torn* of AppalaafcJan SUta Teecherc Collect, which attracts hundreds j*f students annually from all parts W the nation. Modem busl nasa district A good place to Ut<^ WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 I WATAUGA COUNTY H, two POPULATION 1MM M ^ssxrjTt Ueeatoe*. | ? of paramount importance. Parkway traverse* county, aa Blowl. i Rock, one of the' Summer reeorta of Saatarn VOL. LXIV? NO. 2. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1951. FIVE CENTS PEE COPY School Opening Dates Fixed; Teachers Named KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS MR. J. L. HARTLEY, 80 years old, former resident of Watauga county who has been employed by the Linville Company for the past sixty years, was in town the other day and spoke of his deep interest in the proposed road from Boone to Linville, which he says is the most im portant highway project in this area, both from a commercial and tourist viewpoint . . . Mr. Hartley, incidentally, is the ori ginator of the Grandfather sing ing, known far and wide as the "singing on the mountain" and which has drawn untold thou sands of people, and many digni taries to the slopes of the Grandfather for songfests, reli gious services and picnicking . . . Despite his age, he is still ac tive and moves about with the agility of a teen-ager. ? ? ? HE IS TIMBER INSPECTOR for his company, looks out ?iter HTin sawmills, is the caretaker of all the resort and and other property of the Lin ville Company, keeps up the Grandfather trails, operates the Linville Gap Nurseries, runs his own farm, raises strawberries on a commercial basis and still has time to travel about over the Grand father from time to time . . . He knows every trail on the big mountain, and tells of hav ing found an "Indian house." about fifty feet square, cover ed with a slanting rock, and with a deep pit under the rock-paved floor ... He is considerably interested in the history of the Grandfather as related to the life of the Amer ican Indian and says he would be glad to take anybody to the scene of his recent discovery . . STRANGER IN TOWN stops on crowded street Saturday and asks us directions. He knew a street and number, but couldn't find the thoroughfare . . . We ex-' plained to him how to reach his destination, which seems right simple to us of course, but which left him in poor shape . . . We tried another angle and got the visitor straightened out on his local geography, and he depart ed, highly pleased with our courtesies, but not before he quietly asked ; "my friend, why don't you mark your streets? So many of us don't know your town." . . . Some years ago the streets, most of them at least, were marked, but on some of the painted signs the reading has be come illegible, others have been destroyed one way or another, and the stranger would be con siderably aided by the erection of suitable markers on our streets. However we hadn't really given the matter much consideration until wc met the man who couldn't fin^l his way. THE JAYWALKER of the city hat been the but of many jokes, and is the source of a good daal of annoyance while he endangers his own life gap ing at the skyline, without re gard to personal safety ox the rights of others . There's one thing that's fust about as bad however, and that's the man from the city doing some fay walking in a country com munity . . . The other day wa drove down King in a bit of a hurry, fact is. the kids were about to be late for Sunday School ... A well-groomed lad. not expecting 19 see automo biles in Boone, started through the line of traffic, his eyes glu ed on Howard's Knob, un mindful of the bonking horns, and the ejaculations of the drivers . . . We got our buggy stopped in time to miss the fol low, who hasn't teen 01 T?t. and who continued right on through the other lane ol traf fic as if ha were taking a walk in a country lane ... 1 J ? ? CHIEF OF POLICE RICH ARDSON rcmarkt on the exem plary conduct of the people on the glorious fourth . . . "Never (Continued on ?ev?a) AT CRAFTSMAN'^ FAIR? Mn. D. W. Cook*, of Boon*. R. F. D. 2. is among those from this lo cality attending th* Craftsman's Fair in Aihavill* this w**k. Sh* and Mrs. Carrl* Hodge* of th* sain* locality, will d*monstrat* th* making of knotted spreads and tie fringes. Others attending from this section are Mrs. Annie Love, of Valla Crucis; Mrs. Arn old VanPelt, Miss Elisabeth Lord. Mrs. Nellie Miller and Mrs. Blanche Foster. Consolidations Are To Go Into Effect In County This Yew. Watauga County schools ?will open in September with an allot ment of 129 teachers, a loss of two compared to last year's num ber. Starting the 1951-52 term on Monday, September 3 will be Blowing Rock, Valle Crucis, Cove Creek, Bethel, Mabel and Boone Colored. Boone, Green Valley and Deep Gap will open September 4. All school* will operate five days a week and close December 21 for Christmas holidays. Bids on a new Parkway school building to be located on High way 421 between Grant Greene's and Wiley Payne's will be receiv ed at 2:00 p. m. on July 10. The County Board of Educa tion plans to purchase three ad ditional school busses, making a total of 44 in operation. A number of consolidations will go into effect for the 1951 52 term. The Bamboo school sevenlh grade will go to Boone. Rich Mountain school and ele mentary children from Howard's Creek Road and Highway 221 will consolidate with Green Val ley. Green Valley will take care (Continued on page six) 0ver^500 X-Rays Made On First Day Of Survey The tuljerculosis x-ray survey which got underway in the county Saturday, has met with an enthusiastic reception, and more than five hundred people [took advantage at the opportunity of getting the free . chest exam inations. Three-hundred and forty-two were examined in Boone Satur day, 56 at Deep Gap and 115 at Cove Creek, it was learned. One Of the mobile x-ray units will be in Valle Crucis Friday and Saturday, according to word from the health department, while one will be at the Prison Dog Warden Hay Be Appointed The County Commissioners will conduct a hearing on Mon day, July 16, at 10 a . m., at which time all those interested are asked to attend and give their opinions on the appoint ment of a dog warden for Wa tauga county, under the terms of a bill passed by the last legislature. The bill provides that a war den may be appointed by the commissioners, and that the salary may be fixed by them, and paid from the dog tax money. The warden would make arrests and cnforcc dog laws in the county, serve as rabies con trol officer and operate a dog pound. If a warden is appointed, a dog pound must be established and maintained, tags must be provided by the county and given out when dogs arc listed, and that the balance of dog taxes after payment of warden and pound expenses shall be used at the end of the year to pay any damages suffered by sheep grow ers from dogs. If the fund is not sufficient claims shall be paid proportionately as funds allow. The board to assess damages from dogs will consist of one member of the livestock indus try; one from the fox hunters and one from the county at large. Mr. Cfrdc R. Greene, chair man of the board of commission ers says the hearing was arrang ed after a number of farmers re quested the appointment of a dog Warden. At Music Camp Mr. Guy W. Hunt, Jr, is spending six weeks Brevard, N. C., where he is enrolled at the Transylvania Music Camp. Wheat crop price support for 1951 set at $21* a bushel. Red China, despite Korea, con tinue!. Indo-Cliins pnakure. Camp Saturday. Another unit is to be stationed in Blowing Rock Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. One unit will remain in Boone until the close of the survey on Au gust 8. The health department again insists on everyone taking ad vantage of this opportunity of having these free tests. All those over 15 are eligible to receive this service. Anyone wishing to volunteer his assistance to the survey is asked to call the health depart ment or the central office at 480 W. Band Concerts Start Tonight The summer school band of Appalachian State Teachers Col lege will present the second in a series of outdoor concerts Thurs day evening at 7 O'clock, it is announced by Gordon Nash, the director. The concert will take placc on the college campus between the fountain and the women's gym nasium. In the event of rain the college auditorium will be used. Featured in this week's con cert will be a clever arrange ment of "The Blue Tail Fly" by Clare Grundman; a musical story of Cinderella called "The Glass Slipper," by Yoder; the "Military Symphony in F" by Gossec and the Jugoslav Polka by List. The public it cordially invited to attend these concerts. Go To Miami For Queen Contest Mire Rachel Anne Vance, Minn Patsy Bolick, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilfong left Sunday for Miami. Fla.. where the two win ners of the local Radio Queen Contest will compete for the ti tle of Radio Queen of the South. They will return Monday. July 16 ? Flower Show Party Being Scheduled A flower sliow party for all the children in the county from the firot through the eighth grade-j will be held at the Pres byterian Church on July 19 at 2:00 p. m. The party which will help the children practicc for the Flower Show on July 26 will be sponsor ed by the Worthwhile Woman'* Club. (Continued on ucvmO Scott Hints At New Bond Issue On Avery Trip Governor W. Kerr Scott hinted last week that North Carolina might have to vote another bond issue for school! "if Supreme Court decisions turn out as they seem to be." ? The Governor addresed some 200 citizens of Avery and neigh boring counties at a meeting of the State Highway Commission in Lees-McRae College Auditor ium in Banner Elk July 6. The Governor did not elabor ate in his talk on the statement regarding equalization but he later said that "if the Supremr Court says we have to have equal facilities, we will just have to comply." He said it would take an esti mated $80,000,000 to equalize facilities for white and Negro children, > adding that he would not call a special session of the general assembly to consider bond issue "unless we have to." "I'd rather leave it for the next man," he said. Renewing his appeal for pro duction of more power, Gover nor Scott predicted that "the next spurt of prosperity will come when we put the waters of North Carolina to work for the people of this country." "The power people fight these projects because they say the government cannot afford to do it. But private enterprise cannot do the whole job in control of water . . . You cannot attract big industry or even medium sized industry here," he said, "because you do not have the power." "The public officials have got to be watched that they are not elected by the monopoly inter ests of this state," Scott said. He also said that he was "not a candidate" for public office and that he planned to "go back to milking cows in Haw River in about 18 months." Earlier, the commission award ed contracts totaling $1,625,349 but rejected bids amounting to nearly $2,000,000. Rejected was the project involving 8.15 miles of grading and paving on U. S. 321 between Lenoir and Blowing Rock which had run $285,738 over estimated construction cost on the bid. Stanley A. Harris of Boone, secretary of the Blue Ridge Chambers of Commerce, asked the commission to consider new markings on state highways designating entrances to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two Boone Men On Slate Boards Two Boone residents were among six persons named to State boards and commissions on July 8. Dr. William M. Mathcson was named to the State Board of Dental Examiners along with Dr. Cleon W. Sanders of Benson, the other new appointee. Dr. Mathe son will succeed Dr. Walter E. Clark of Ashcvillc for a three year term. Governor Scott appointed Mr. Ralph Winkler to serve on the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Develop ment Commission, succeeding Percy B. Fercbcc of Andrews. Mr. Winkler, who will serve a six-year term, was formerly with this board from July 1946 to July 1948. Trout Season Closes The trout fishing season closes in Watauga county July IS, it is announced by Tommy Osborne, district game and fish protector. Use of "phony" awards for publicity hit by business group. 18 Rams Average $165 The North Carolina Purebred Sheep Breeders Association sold 18 Hampshire rams in the 8th annual Boone rum sale for $2,980 or an average of $163,55 per head. One hundred forty three grade ewe lambs were sold for $5,070.50 or an average of $35.35 per head. The honor of selling the high et.t priced ram went to Norris Brothers, Reese, on the rani that was grand champion at the 1850 N. C. State Fair. MrQand Mrs. Wade E. Campbell, Taylorsville, N. C? paid $375.00 for this out standing yearling. The ram con signed by Vance Vines, a 4-H I club boy, brought $240.00 from Archic Coffey, Lenoir, N. C., to claim next highest price. Watauga farmer* who pur chased rams in the sale were Perry Farthing, Howard Kdnug ten and Bert and W. G. Farthing all of Sugar Grove, Shirley Caudill, Vallc Crucis, and Dr. It. H. Harmon, Boone. The ewe lamb* were grade lambs all aired by registered rams, and produced in A?hc and Watauga counties. The top pen consisting of six selected lambs weighing 110 pounds or more was bid off by Howard Stamc/, assistant county agfcnt of Iredell County fpr farmers in his county at $47. 50 per head. Duve .Moore. Turboro, N. C., took 36 lumbn and Howard Slamcy took 33 to claim the largest number of lambs of any other buyers. Others who purchased ewe lamb* were B. P. Jenkins, Shel by; V. L. Allen, Mt. Holly; H. C. Nifmg, Winston -Salem; Max Culp, county agent. Lenoir; H. E. Lovelace, Shelby; Paul Uibson, county agent, Sylvia, James E. Rorier, Marshvillc; Will Hayes, Boone, Charles A. Bridges, Shelby; E. M. Conrad, Lew is - vitle; Lee Black, Cherryville and J. O. Rufty, Stony Point, N. C. , , Mill ? , , County Tax Rate Down | To 80c In New Budget CHOIR COMING ? Th* Youth Choir of th* Flnl Baptist Church. Rnrton, will pr***nt ? concert of sacrad music a? th* First Baptist Church W*dn*sdar. July 11. at 7:30 P. M. Th* choir Is und*r th* direction ol Hal Shoemaker, former athlet* at Appalachian Stat* T*ach*rs Coll*g*. Mother Of Year Urges Fuller Participation At Ballot Boxes Students who have come into register lor the two-weeks cours es at Appalachian State Teacher* college have raised the total number now enrolled at the col lege to 1322. A few others are to come in, the college administra tion said. This is the largest number ever to register at Appa lachian State Teachers college for jinv quarter. Teaching in these two-weeks courses arc Mrs. Chapell Wilson, on the regular education faculty of Appalachian; Ben Horton, stu dent teaching supervisor; Miss Ethel M. Wood, in the library science department, now connect ed with the Oak Ridge, Tennes see. schools; Dr. Grace Peterson, biology, from Kutgers University; Dr. Kliison Smith, education, di rector of Toucher Education and Ci rtification of the South Caro lina State Department of Educa tion, Columbia; Miss Mildred Hurdestcr, science in primary and elementary grade*. The second six-weeks term will open on July 24. The second two week* term will also open on that date end run concurrently with the six-weeks term for two weeks. To teach in the next two weeks term will be Dr. Amos Ab rams, associate editor of the NCEA Journal; Dr. John Spring man of the Glenview City Schools, Illinois; in addition to the above-mentioned professors. CONVENTION DAILY NEWSMEN SCHEDULED FOR JULY 25, 26 The convention of daily news paper editors located on high ways 321 and 421 in Nortli Caro lina and including some east Tennessee editors has been sche duled for July 25 and 26, accord ing to Mr. Herman W. Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce. Boone and Blowing Rock will play host to the editors and their wives during the convention, the first of its kind in the South ac cording to Mr. Wilcox. During this time they will be taken on a tour of many of the local scenic attractions while enjoying two days of "mountain hospitality." The meeting will begin with a luncheon at the Skyline Restaur ant on Wednesday, July 25. On Wednesday afternoon (he editors will be conducted on a tour along the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. Continuing on Thursday, the visitors will have an opportunity to see 'Tater" Hill from which seven states can be viewed, and Grandfather Mountain. A tour of Blowing Rock's resort attract ions and a banquet there on Thursday night will conclude the two-day program. The meeting will serve to emphasize the potentialities of Watauga County as "the future transportation center of western North Carolina," according to Mr. Wilcox, as well as providing an opportunity for the editors 'to see the mountain grandeur which every year attracts thousands of sightseers. GARDENERS GET READY FOR SHOW The flower gardeners of Boone and WaUuga County are anxi ously inspecting their gardens for each new blossom and antici pating ji^t which ones will be at their very best the week of the flower show July 26 and 27. The show again this yen r witl be held at the First Baptist Church by the Worthwhile Wo man's Club and the Blue Ridge Garden Club. There is no entry fee for exhi bits and everyone is urged to check over the clarification list and plan to show the btautie* of their gardens. Let's make this the most beautiful flower show ever held in Boone. Dr. Sloop Speaks To Chair ber Commerce of Boone Tuesday. By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT Dr. Mary Martin Sloop of Crosisnore, The American Moth er of the Year, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Boone Chamber of Com merce at the Skyline Restaurant on Tuesday. Speaking to the members and a large group of guests assembled for the meet ing, Dr. Sloop said that two things have particularly impress ed her tlfH year ifc heedlAt the help of women. The first of these, she said, is getting out the vote for the preservation of our liberty. "We are free people," Dr. Sloop said, "but we do not take advantage of it. Many of us don't care as much for that freedom as we do a short walk to the polls. Women are not wil ling to leave their washing, and men are not willing to leave their farm work, to vote. It takes continuous persistence to get your neighbors into the fram of mind to let things wait long , enough for them to go to the polls. We must educate our j children along these lines." Dr. Sloop continued: "Man is not taking responsibility for his children." Too long, she said, man has been content to let wo men do the housework and rear the children, while he has earn ed the money for support of his family. But, she stated, men must be willing to give up their preci ous evening's pipe and news paper for time to become a pal and a real partner to their sons and daughters. "The American father is more interested, as a rule, in his bank account than in his boy's account," and this state of affairs must not continue. Dr. Sloop gave an account of her trip to New York to receive the citation of the Golden Rule Foundation in conferring upon her the title of The American Mother of the Year, and of how greatly she was impressed upon meeting mothers from forty four of the forty-eight states and from many foreign countries and territories, and in hearing of the work that many of them have done to better the role of women in world affairs. She told something of the work of Crowmorc School, of which she is head, and through which have been educated more than three-tioiisand mountain children who would not other wise have had an education. She paid tribute to Dr. B. B. Dough erty, president of Appalachian State Tcachcrs col lege in Boone, and she (aid, "We look to Dr. Dougherty for the teachers to train our children at Croranore." Herman Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Com merce, presided at the meeting. Greetings were extended lo the group by Mayor Gordon Winkler, and Dr. Sloop was introduced by Watt Uragg. secretary of the Wa tauga Building and Loan As sociation. Half of teacher* in lower school* called unqualified Valuation Real Prop erty U Raiaed To I8V2 Million. The Watauga county tax rate (or the fiscal year ending June 30, 19S2 will be 80 cents on the 1100 valuation, raiher than $1.25 as previously, according to the budget estimate approved by the board of county commissioners recently. The poll tax levy has been reduced from |3.60 to $2.40. At the same time it is an nounced that under the revalua tion program which has been cairled out here, the valuation has been raised from ten and a half million dollars to eighteen and a half million. The 80 cent levy is designed to rajpe $148,000, as against $131,250 under the old arrangement. An amount equal to the increase of $18,750 in pro perty tax income, was given to furnish the Green Valley School, for school building maintenance, and for the purchase of three additional school buses, it is ex plained by Clyde . R. Greene, chairman of the board of com missioners. In an analysis of the bud get estimate, Mr. Greene ex plains that the division of ihe BO cents is as follows: general county expense 15c, health and welfare 9 cents, debt service 12c, schools 26 c, public assistance 18 cents. Added to the proper, y tax yield of $148,000, is poll taxes of $7,584 and dog tax of $2,120, for a total of $157,704. From this it will be necessary to subtract 10 per cent for uncollected taxes, or $1S,770. This leaves $141,934. In order to give a full picture of the county fiscal structure, it is to be explained that in the re ceipts afe State and Federal grants of $280,267, which with the return of $10,000 loaned to the school fund, brings the total to $432,201. Miscellaneous in come, from county home rent, court receipts, etc. amount to $18,400 in the estimate, and a cash surplus of $17,534 brings the grand total of contemplated receipts to $468,135. This amount is to be spent as follows: . General coynty fund $51,020, health and welfare $14,653, debt service $34,315, schools $157,047, social security $211,100. The complete budget estimate is published in the Democrat to day. Moose Head Of Red Cross Dr. G. K. Moose was elected chairman of the Watauga Coun ty Chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual mooting I held in the Daniel Boone Hotel, i Monday evening, July 2. Mr. R. ! W. Watkins was elected vice chairman, Mrs. F. F? Warman, sccrctary and Mr. Paul Coffey, treasurer. Board members who will serve for the coming year arc Mrs. Mae Miller. Mr. Clyde Greene, Dr. W. M. Mathcson, Mayor Gordon Winkler, Rev. J. K. Parker, and Rev. E. F. Trout man. Mr. E. S. Estcs, field represen tative from area headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. was present and talked briefly on "Interpreting Red Cross Services." Mention was made of the letter which General Ridgeway of the Far Eastern U. N. Command wrote to the National Red Cross cx (Continued on page six) Huff Seeking New Industry Mr. D. E. Huff of the Home Service Co., leaves today for Richmond, Va., where he will attend a spccial meeting of the promotion committcc of the Wis co Precision Products Co.. and will ask for the establishment of a Wisco plant in Boone. The pro- !|Jl posed factor;' would manufacture storm windows. The proposal to solicit this in dustry had been approved by the industrial committee of the Boone Chamber of Commerce some time ago. ami Mr. Huff Is hopeful that this venture will culminate suocewfulfr- Uj} ' 2.' . J-Wt' ^?1* MJeI
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