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BOON! 1?S0 POPULATION 2.M4 WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspap er ? Established in the Year 1888 WATAUGA COUNTY 1M0 POPULATION 1I.2M If] Loading agricultural ana iwurwt *<?* Livestock. dairying and track farming of paramount importance Blue Ridge fj Parkway traveiaes < aunty. and touch*# Blowing Rock, one o I the principal T <umm#f i?wuita of Ea?t?rn America W| VOL. LXIV ? NO. 7. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST M, 1M1. FIVE CENTS PER COPY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN meeting up with the chums of the lone who have wander ed back into the home pasture for some summer browsing . . . We don't remember ever to have seen so many of the old timers in one season. Many of them had been gone* so long, we couldn't recall their names, but when we got squared up, reminiscences of school days on the Appalachian campus, of fishing trips down Boone Creek, and of childish ex cursions with members of the fairer sex, were pleasant inter ludes in the relentless grind which constitutes country news papering . . . We saw old teach ers of ours, old printer friends, old girl friends, and just friends, but there just had to be that fel low who wanted us to guess who, and as might be expected he showed during that tense mom ent just before the Democrat's press was due to start turning. "Don't know me, do you?" he beamed in an exalted sort of way, while he laid a bone-bust ing grip on the hand on which we most rely for the bread and butter. We gazed long into the face of our visitor, wilted a bit under his scrutiny, and the cold sweat popped out on our chest as we thought of the need for speed in doing those last chores before press time, and finally admitted we didn't know the man. "Guess!" he chided, and we admitted we wouldn't have even an outside chance of guessing his name. "Well you remember the old Academy building don't you, and the time John S. Williams taught school in the back room . . . and you remember Tracy Councill, Jim Lovill, Steve South, Jeffry "Winkler, Ed Hodges, Bower Hodges and David Greene, don't you?" We admitted that all these lads of our happy youth were among our best friends, while we tried to figure a way to get back to our work. "I know you must remember the time Bill Jones got his breech es dusted on account of the six gun which dropped from same during "jogafy" class . . . and of course you know the little houses which set down next the creek where the power plant now is, and the spigot out front of the building, and how you held up one finger if you wanted to go for water, and two if you want ed to just go?" . . . and we re membered all these details of our somewhat narrow educational experience. "And the blonde girl you lik ed, and the notes which passed to and fro, one of which the teacher caught as it was journey ing fro . . . and the tin stoves, and the endless quantities of cordwood the state farm yield ed?" Yes we remembered all these things, but we definitely didn't remember our visitor who fin ally gave down with the nick name "Pudgy" . . . and after another period of fruitless gues sing the family name "Pridgen." Good old Pudgy, surely we should know, and we claimed we did as the handshaking was resumed, and as we heard the press starting to turn, sans our last-minute perusal of certain portions of the pages. We remembered the Old Aca demy building, and our old friend and tutor, John S. Wil liams . . . We remembered all the old schoolmates mentioned, knew when they were bom, and thus when a birthday party might be expected ... We re membered the time that Jones had the fanning with the hickory limb, and the Ivor Johnson gun which caused it all . . . We re call with displeasure the recita tion bench and the three r's, and' the little houses down by the creek, and the Scars Roc buck catalogs which one could read there on the warmer days ... We know about the spigot which set atop a big box-like ar rangement, and which was fro zen most all winter, and the signals use<} when we lifted our hands . . . After a while there was only one. for one didn't have to have water immediately, and that one got to be impotent . . . And we remember some of, the pretty little girls of the day, and our bashful approaches as those silly little romances bud dad . . . Yes, in those days we (Continued on pa n fpur) Eclipse Of Sun To Attract Many To Watauga; ,C. of C. To Be Host Appalachian Fall Term To Start September 11 Shaw To Address FarmBureauHere R. FLAKE SHAW An important meeting of the Watauga County Farm Bureau will be held at the courthouse in Boone Wednesday, August 22, at 10 a. m., and also at 2 p. m? it is announced by C. A. Clay of Vilas, president of the local . organiza tion. Mr. R. Flake Shaw, of Greens boro, president of the State Bu reau, is slated to. speak, along wjth Will H. Rogers, also of Greensboro, director of organiza tion for the Bureau. Mr. Clay insists that there be d full attendance of Farm' Bureau members, since matters of vital concern to the farmers are to states that Congress is ready to act in the interest of an adequate farm program, provided the farm ers will unite on one of the pro posals. Other farmers interested in the organization and its pur poses are also invited. Injured In Fall From Hay Slack Clyde Brown, resident of the Meat Camp section, was serious ly injured last Thursday in a (all from a haystack. Two frac tured vertebrae are said to have resulted from the fall. Mr. Brown it a patient at Wa tauga Hocpital, where it is said his condition is improved. in Chapel Hill Mr. Walter F. Edmisten. of Boone, supervisor for. the Wild life Resources Commission, is in Chapel Hill, attending an offic ers' training school being con ducted by the Institute of Gov ernment The fall term at Appalachian State Teachers college will open on Tuesday, September 11, when all freshmen are expected to re port to the college for a period of orientation. On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 11 and 12, freshmen will be shown around the cam pus, given instructions in the use of the library, will take their psy chological, English placement, and vocabulary tests as well ks their medical examinations. In addition, they will be given a re ception by the student council and faculty, will have a square dance, a talent show, a commun ity sing, and will enjoy features of entertainment. On Thursday, September 13, freshman registration will begin, and students transferring from other colleges will come in for a brief period of orientation. Fresh men classes will start at 8:20 a. m., on Friday, September 14. Uppcrclassmcn will move into the college and their registration will be held on Friday, Septem ber 14. Their classes will begin the following day. Registration for the fall term will close on Saturday, Septem ber 22. Tommy Thompson To Teach in Maryland Mr. Tommy Thompson, who for seven yean Hai taught Boone youngster! in the Demonstration school is leaving August 23 for Bel Air, Maryland, to take the po sition of principal of the Old Post Elementary school. Mrs. Thompson will be teach ing in the Bel Air city system. The seventh grade teacher, well-known to alt the parents in town, describes his new position as "not permanent." Mr. Thompson has been active in civic affairs as a member of the Rotary Club and a past Scout master. Prior to his position at the Demonstration school, he was principal of Deep Gap school for five years. Mr. Thompson finished his col lege training at Appalachian State Teachers College and re ceived his master's degree from the University of North Carolina. In the Navy The U. S. Navy recruiting sta tion announced today that the following named men have en listed in the Navy and have been assigned to the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois for recruit train ing: William Glenn Moretz, Deep Gap; Robert Clinton Miller, Deep Gap; Dane Roten, West Jefferson; and Arthur Mayne Coffey, Blow ing Rock. NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE TO COLLEGE FACULTY The administration of Appala chian State Teachers college an nounces several appointments to its faculty for the year 1951 52. " Added to the music faculty is William O. Spcnccr of Orange burg, New York, as specialist in woodwinds and music education. Mr. Spencer attended the Eastern Oregon College of Education, the University of Oregon, and re ceived his Bachelor of Music Education degree from North western University. He holds the Master of Arts degree from Teachers College of Columbia University. He has held the posi tion of supervisor of mUsic in the elementary and' secondary schools of Nookaack, Washington, and last year was supervisor of music education In the public ifchools of St, Petersburg. Florida. He has had two years experience directing a church choir. He ia an accomplished skier, and Is a pilot in the USAF Reserve. He is married and has one child, a little girl. Miss LaVert Walker of Men denball, Mississippi, has been added to the demonstration school faculty, and will loach diagnostic and remedial reading courses at the college. Miss Walk er holds the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Arts degrees from Mississippi Southern Col lege, having taken her master's degree in remedial reading. She has seven years' teaching ex perience in the public schools of Mississippi. Dr. J. R. Shaffer has been added to the staff as assistant principal of Appalachian High School, and as specialist in the field of visal education. He is a graduate of Memphis State College, holds the Master of Arts degree from Columbia University, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Indiana University. He will move to Boone shortly with his wife and two children! Also added to the staff of Ap palachian High School ax tcach cr of social studies is Mr. Leroy Rogers of Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Rogers will teach history methods at the college. He holds the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Arts degrees from Mississippi Southern College. He and Mrs. Rogers will make their home in Boone at the be ginning of the school year. Moon's Shadow To Hit First At Deep Gap. . By LAURA JUDY The eclipsc of the sun to be visible in parts of Northwest North Carolina and Southeast Virginia on the morning of Sep tember 1, is expected to draw hundreds of watchers, and to en tertain them while they wait for the celestial show, the Boone Chamber of Commerce has ar ranged an eclipse dinner. Invitations have been issued to leading magazines, newspaper ed itors, the Governors of North Carolina and Tennessee, mem bers of the Astronomical League of the United States, press ser vice representatives and photo graphers. The dinner will be held on Au gust 31 at 7 p. m.. at the Skyline Restaurant. No estimate as to the attendance is yet available. Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce has offered to find reservations for the visiting sky-watchers in either Boone or Blowing Rock. The annular eclipse, said to be the only one ot its type to be seen in this area during the twentieth century, will find North Carolina in the central part of the moon's shadow. Not until the beginning of the twenty-first century will another annular eclipse be -visi ble from here, say astronomers. Deep Gap, where the moon's BS mile wide shadow will first touch the earth, and Grandfath er Mountain are said by authori ties to be among the best spots in the nation from, which to view the phenomenon. Visible for only two minutes and 40 seconds, the eclipse will come a few minutes after sunrise. In an annular eclipse a thin halo of sunlight appears around the disc of the moon, which dis tinguishes it from a total eclipse. The sun will be just clear of the horizon as the eclipse occurs. The brighter stars will remain visible throughout the spectacle. The moon's shadow will travel eustward from Deep Gap across the Piedmont and into Virginia where it will sweep out over the Atlantic near Norfolk. The ec lipse, which started some 9,000 miles to the west will end over the island of Madagascar at sun set. Interested spectators from all parts of the country are expected to pour into this area August 31. Astronomers, newsmen, photo graphers, and just plain watchers are promised a never to be for gotten sight. Grand Matron OES Visitor' In City Snow Chapter No. 220 was honored on Thursday evening, August 4, by an official visit from Mrs. Maude Baynor Foy, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina, Or der of the Eastern Star. Presiding were Mrs. Nina Mar tin, past Matron and T. Milt Greer, Worthy Grand Patron. Distinguished guests were Mws Hazel Tompkins, District. Deputy Grand Matron of the 18th district, Mrs. Nellie B. Stine, Grand Treasurer and Mrs. Anna Shaw, Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Florida. Following the meeting, a soc ial hour was enjoyed by all tho?c present. Prior to the meeting a dinner in honor of Mrs. Foy was given by Snow Chapter at the Gateway Restaurant. Covers were laid for the distinguished guests and IS members. Farm Bureau The North Carolina Farm Bu reau has called a special district meeting at the County Court house in Boone for Wednesday morning. August 22, at 10:00 a. m. Both men and women should attend this meeting if possible. Homecoming There will be a homecoming at the Blue Ridge Advent Chris tian Church Sunday, August If. Everyone Is Invited. Plentiful supply of food fore cast; containers may run short. ? Rev. Leon Gray To Tell Story Of Oxford Home Rev. A. D. Leon Gray, superin tendent of Oxford Orphanaga. will be the speaker at the stated communication of Snow Lodge No. 383 A. F. Be A. M., on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work wiy be done in the Second De gree also at that time. Rev. Gray will tell the story of the Oxford Orphanage. He has the reputation of being a gifted speaker, and is doing a good job at the orphange. Rev. and Mfs. Gray are spending the week at Daniel Boone Hotel as guest* of Snow Lodge. Recently Rev. Gray was ap pointed by Hubert M. Potest, of Wake Forest, who holds the of fice of Imperial Potentate, Anci ent Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, to the office of Imperial Chaplain. 'The O r phans 'Friend and Masonic Jour nal," organ of the Oxford Orphan age, has this to say about Rev. Gray: "One of the first duties per formed by the Most Illustrious Imperial Potentate was that of appointing an Imperial Chaplain. For this honored position he chose the Reverend Noble A. DeLeon Gray, superintendent Of Oxford Orphanage, who has served as chaplain of Sudan Temple, New Bern, for several years. This ap pointment was also joyously hail ed by the wearers of the red fez in The Old North State.' "At the recent meeting of the Imperial Council, held in New York City, this action won instant approval, and thus Noble Gray had the distinction of becoming the first official Imperial Chap lain of Shrinedom in North America, an office which he filled most creditably during all sessions of the Imperial Council." All members are urged by Mr. J. E. Clay, master, and W. W. Williams, secretary, to attend. Farm Test Plan To Be Expanded A plan has been worked out to increase and expand the unit test demonstration program in Wa tauga County. Fertilizer may be obtained through the agricultural relations dept. of T. V. A. The program will be conducted very much like the old unit test program except that the home side will receive more emphisis. The new program will be a fam ily project. The farm family will keep some records that will be used to measure the results of the fertilizers used. Farmers who are now on the unit test program may be con tinued until they complete at least five years, and longer if the demonstration farm committee approves. Applications to become farm and home demonstrations should be made to Mr. D. F. Greene, chairman of the demonstration farm committee or to the home or county agent. Farm Referendum Meeting Is Slated A special meeting of farm men and women will be held at the Courthouse in Boone on Wednesday, August 22, at 2:00 p. m., to discuss the farm refer endum to be held November 3. Mr. L. E. TuckwiUer, county agent, points out that the 1951 General Assembly authorized this referendum on the question of adding five cents to th? price of each ton of feed and fertilizer sold. The sum thus raised would go to the Agricultural Founda tion pf State College to be used to further the agricultural pro gram In North Carolina. It is hoped that many farm peo ple will make a special effort to attend this meeting and will help North Carolina to move for ward with the agricultural pro gram. BUILDS NEW HOUSE,- DIES Waycroas, Oa.? While packing the last of her household good* before moving into her newly constructed home, Mrs. Freda Jackxon Kearson, M- year-old - widow, moved ? shotgun. The gun weift off and the charge ?truck ber in the cheat Two sm?U children survive. AppalachianHasRecord Summer School Terms Hickory Air Service Adds Speed Mail From Boone Boone residents can now mail a letter air mail by 7:00 a. m. and it will arrive In Loa Angelei by 4:59 the afternoon of the same day. .* Improved air mail service is the result of the service over Capitol Air Lines available to Hickory and surrounding towns which began August IS. Two stops are scheduled for Hickory until fur. her expansion of the program, one at 1:31 p. m. to Atlanta, Ga. and the second at 6:13 p. m. to Washington, D. C. For the best service the people of Boone should get their letters in the mail by 7:00 a. m. or by 1:30 p. m. This means faster delivery to near-by points such as Charlotte as well as to all parts of the na tion and throughout the world. Letters mailed here at 1:30 p. m. will reach Charlotte by 6:38 p. m., Durham at 7:41 p. m., Lon don at 10:55 a. m. of the next day, and Rome at 3:40 p. m. of the next day, Watauga Leads In X-Ray Survey ' Since the X-ray survey con ducted by the State Board of Health drew to a close on August 8. the figures Have been tabulat ed and complete totals are now available. ' In the whole district composed of Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. 13,7#1 X-rtys wer? made. Broken doyvn into counties compared with their population, the totals are as follows: Watau ga county, population, 13,296, 6543 X-rays; Ashe county, popu lation. 21,866, 4720 X-rays; and Alleghany county, population, 8101, 2479 X-rays. Watauga county thus surpassed the rest of the district in the number of people X-rayed in re lation to its total population, since approximately one-third of its residents had films made, and only about one-fifth of the peo ple in Ashe and one-fourth t'f those in Alleghany took advan tage of the purvey. The mobile unit m Alleghany county was retained for the re mainder of last week, and the time of the survey was extend ed for another week in Ashe be cause of the poqr percentage of its population.who were X-rayed. Sheep Dipping Dates NorrU Brothers, Reese, Aug ust 20, 9:30 a. m.; Jim Sherwood, Bethel, August 20, 1:00 p. m.; Lee OUrender, Scales, Matney, August 28, 0:30 a. m.; Aud Ward, Valle Crucis, August 20, 1:30 p. m. Winebarger Cemetery All persons interested in the Winebarger cemetery at Meat Camp are requested to gather Saturday morning, August IS at 8:00 for the purpose of cleaning and decorating the cemetery. Miss Bolick Is R E A Winner MISS PAT BOLICK Miss Pat Bolick coppcd the title of "Miss Blue Ridge Elec tric" at the district meeting of the Blue Ridge Electric Member ship Corporation held la?t Fri day. The winner, who answered the requirements for both beauty and poise, waa presented with a blue ribbon embossed with the State seal. Miss Bolick, who was spon sored by the Yonahlossee Thea ter, will represent Watauga County in the REA meeting in Lenoir on September 8. Edgar L. Payne Riles On TuMday ? Services for EdgBr Lee Payne, 63, t>f Boone, who died August 11, were held Tuesday ft 2:30 p. m. at the first Baptist Church in Boone. Dr. W. G. Bond officiat ed. Mr. Payne was maintenance foreman for the State Highway Department for some 29 years. He served in the army before and during World War I and was one of the first from this county to go into service at that time. Interment was in the city cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Blanche B. Payne; a son, Earl B. Payne of Boone; one daughter, Mrs. Edna P. Holubok of New York CHy; three broth ers, Rev. W. C. Payne of Blowing, Rock, A. C. Payne of Marion, Va., and Colman Payne of West Jef ferson; and five sisters, Mrs. Sam Austin and Mrs. P. M. Winkler of Shulls Mills, Mrs. A. B. Grey bcal of Marion, Va., and Mrs. Dempsey. Wilcox and Mrs. Larn Harrison of Boone. Football Practice All boys interested in coming out for the 1051 Appalachian High School football team are asked to report to the high school on Monday morning. August 20. It will be necessary for each boy to supply his own shoes. All other equipment will be furnish ed by the school. FARMERS TO DISCUSS PHASES OF DEPT. AGRICULTURE PLANS At a meeting held by tlie County Agricultural Mobiliza tion Committee on Monday, ar rangements were made for hold ing meeting* in eacA community in the county to discus* with farmer* the program* administer ed by the variou* branches of U. S. Department of Agriculture. At these meeting* farmer* wlU be asked to make suggestions for improving the operation of thoae program* and to criticize frteely any part of the program opera tions whioh they think rould be tMMVM.' Jr At the preliminary meeting ar ranged for Watauga county, the representative* of the various State and Federal farm agencies comprising the County Mobiliza tion Committee discussed plans lor community meeting* with business leaders, bankers, repre sentatives of farm organization!, civic groups, church organization* and farm leaden. A schedule of meeting* is be ing arranged to be attended by farmers in each community and some of the group who attended the preliminary meeting. After an open discussion of the pro grams and policies now in opera tion. each farmer will be asked to report his thinking and poli cies no* in operation, each farm er will be asked to report his thinking as I c/ what part of the USDA programs should be re tained or continued, what parts should be eliminated or abolish ed. any changes he recommends and any new programs which he thinks should be considered to meet the needs of family farm er*. : d 2,524 Students Are Enrolled This | Summer. By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT Figures on the summer school enrollment at Appalachian State Teachers college show that the college has had the biggest first term enrollment, and also the biggest second term enrollment, of any summej session in its history. There were 1327 enrolled for the first term? and 1107 enrolled for the second term, making the total number of enrollments 2524. Of these, 917 were duplicat es. Deducted from the total, this leaves 1S07 different individuals who have been studying at the college during this summer. There were 993 enrollments in the graduate school, represent ed by 654 different people. 78 of these already held the master's degree. 114 different colleges and universities had graduates in the graduate school. North Carolina led in the num ber enrolled with 83 counties, re presented by 2075 enrollments. This was followed by South Car olina with 171 from 36 counties; Florida with 98 from 23 counties; Georgia with 78 from 28 counties; Virginia with 34 from 16 counties, Tennessee with 37 from nine counties; and Alabama with five from three counties. Other stat es represented by one or more students included Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Mary land, Michigan, Mississippi, Tex as, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Also, China, Costa Rica, Colom bia, South America, and Hawaii, and Honolula and Wahiawa, Oahu. The administration of the col lege says that it considers it is just closing the most successful summer school that it has ever had. Riles Held For W. J. Farthing, 83 Service* for William J. Farth ing. 83, of Sugar Grove, who died Saturday, August 11, were held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the Bethel Baptist church with Rev. Henry Crisp and Rev. C. O. Vance officiating. Interment was in the Greer cemetery on Wa tauga River. Mr. Farthing, a prominent cit izen of his community, active in civic and church affairs, was Baptist Training Union director and historian for the Baptist As sociation. He held the former post for some 15 years. Mr. Farthing taught school for ap proximately forty years and was a former county treasurer. He is survived by four sons. B. W. Farthing and R. A. Farthing o? Valle Crucis, Dr. Thomas E. Farthing of Hillsboro, Calif., and George C. Farthing of Asheville; and four daughters, Stella and Gladys Farthing of Sugar Grove, Mrs. Delia Franklin of Asheville and Mrs. Elsie Powers of Wal lace, N. C. Wins Radio Prizes; Can't Use Awards Mr. W. L. Winkler took the ti? tie of Walter Mason's radio pro gram, "Tell Your Neighbor,'* ser iously and set oirt to tell neigh bors all over the country the stoiy of # collic dog named Dan. Mr. Winkler's story was accep ted and read over the air by Walter Mason on August 13. The program, which is heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System, features incidents, anecdotes and stories contributed by people throughout the nation. For the use of his story Mr. Winkler received lOtt pounds of dog food, a fishing rod and reel and ? cigarette lighter. Although pleased that the story was accept ed for use on the program, Mr.jfi Winkler confided thajt he doesn't *moke, isn't much of a fishciyian and haa no dog. Fanners received about 12.9 billion dollars ,from their mar- j*. ketings during the first half of 13 1951. The total w*s up about 20 per cent frpm 1950 Average prices farmers, had to p*y for goods used in production were
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