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RATINE" HSO POPULATION 2.973 J? oducattonal ctnltr of Waatarn North Carolina Horn, of Ap|>alaghla? ?tela Taachara Cnll?aa. which attract* hundred* of atudenu annually (no all parta of tha nation. Modem bual naaa dlatrtct A food place to llv? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT. An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 WATAUGA COUNTY It SO POPULATION It. Ml Leading agricultural and uunai area Livestock. dairying and truck farming of paramount importance. Blue Kulft Parkway traveraei county. and tooctww Blowing Bock, ana of the principal Skimmer reanrU of Kaalarn America * VOL. LXIV? NO. 14. FIVE CENTS PER COPY KM STREET BY ROB RIVERS LEWIS HICKS, Heaton mart, who has spent spare moment* lor several months, rigging up an airplane in the .barnyard of his home, didn't get the contrap tion to take to the air Sunday afternoon as advertised, but he brought together the biggest crowd seen in that section of the country . . . Cramped for room down Acaton way, the lad who had ambitions to go into the "wide blue yonder," made ar rangements to use a part of the Whitehead farm up near Banner E)'.- for his exhibitidn, which he tead declared would take place, whatever the whims of the weather might be . . . But the home-made plane didn't rise . . . The official verdict was that the taxiing of the ship about the meadow "het" the motor to such an extent that she wouldn't fire again ... At any rate Lewis and his brother, Bud, struggled man fully to try to get the "Ford en gine to start again, but no soap . . . Some of the folks said a re presentative of the Civil Aero nautics Authority put a crimp in the plans of the would be air pilot. We don't know, but we do know there was a powerful lot of us folks who had curiosity enough to gather, to find out whether the gangling lad who pieced together such a faithful facsimile of an airship, would survive the try-out . . . Fairly conservative estimates placed the crowd at three thousand. Auto mobiles by the solid mile gather ed, from Carolina, Virginia, Ten nessee, and states further ajvay, and we had a good time visiting with the other Boone folks who joined us in peering intently at the plane, and speculating on the chances of its pilot ever tell ing about its flight . . . ? ? ? THE PLANE, which is a fair ly doM copy of the old Jenny of world war I fama, ha* a frame of two by four scantlings, and th* sheet metal whiclj covert it. it painted a brilliant red . . . Wingf lap and rudder controli are tied to the conven tional "itick" in the cramped cockpit, and the power comet from a Ford V-8 engine . . . It't a pretty good job, and re flect! tome credit upon the in genuity of itt inventor, who be tidet knowing a good deal about mechanict, knows a whole lot about getting the folks to turn out . . . Ruttell Hodges, eyeing the throngs and the endlett stream of autos, ventured the opinion we should invite young Hicks and his air plane to Boone, and we shared the opinion that it would pro bably draw the most folks of any event since the centennial celebration . . . But meantime, with due deference to Lewis' ability, we're going to hope that he'll just keep monkeying around on the ground in his airplane . . . We'd feel mighty bad U we thought he would ever get the contraption in the air. CECIL MILLER, who sells furniture and appliances down at the Boone Tire and Bargain Store, and who deals in horses, ponies, etc., at his beautiful place on Rayhill, might have "dropped a stitch" in a trade with George Main the other day . . . Cecil had one of these little bitzy auto mobiles, less than a Crosley, which had a pint size engine in the rear, and which was built somewhere in France. The thii)g would run, but little was known of her innards and pavts certain ly weren't on sale at the corner garage . . . George Main had a motorcycle, made in Czechoslo vakia, which carried neither name nor number, but which ap parently had a good many puffs and pops left in her fluted en gine, and he propositioned Cecil on a swap . , . Always ready Mr. Miller negotiated a fast deal, and has the European motorbike out at his house, and can't get her to pop even one more time . . . We heard him accost George about the machine the other day . . . The latter didn't seem to know just what the trouble could be ... "If she's got gas in her, ?he should catch," he opined, whereupon Mr. Miller brought up the subjcct of parts . . . "Really," says George. "I don't know exactly where- you'd get pieces for the thing . . . like as not you won't need any, but come to think of it, I was just (Continued on page lour) APPALACHIAN HIGH BAND TO MAKE SIX TRIPS The sixty piece marching band of the Anpalachian High School has planned six trips during the 1951 football season. The band has already performed at Lenoir, and will travel to Valdese, Gran ite Falls. Wilkes bo ro, and Cross nore. The band will also repre sent the town of Boone at the "Farmers' Day" Festival at North Wilkesboro, and Wilkesboro on October 12. The band from Elkin has been j invited to Boone for a parade I with the local high school band on the afternoon of October 5. | Both bands will perform at the ' Appalachian-Elkin football game j I on the evening of the 5th. Feeder Calf Sale Sets Record As Beefers Fetch Fifty Thousand Labor Survey Lags; New Industries Eye This City About a thousand names have been catalogued as a result of the labor survey which is being conducted by the Boone Cham ber of Commerce, and Manager Stanley A. Harris, expresses the opinion that there should be three or four thousand people in the county, who are interested in factory employment. Mr. Harris says that there are now two firms considering com ing to Watauga county, and that they would need about 600 peo ple to operate their machines. Also office personnel, carpenters, decorators, watchmen, both men and women, would be needed. Mr. Harris states that postage paid cards were enclosed with all the county tax notices and that the New River Light and Power Co., send out the cards to everyone in Boone. He states that those who have not filled the cards, should do so and return at once, for upon this action might depend the securing of the proposed industries for Watauga county. "If you are interested in a factory job in Watauga county," says Mr. Harris, "and if you do not have a card to register your name, call telephone 200 or otherwise notify the Chamber of Commerce office in Boone, and one will be sent you." ? Gov. Of Alaska Visitor Here Boon* had ? distinguished visitor last week in the person ol Governor of Alaska. Ernest Gruening. who in company with his wife, was en route to the Governor's conference at Gatlinburg. Tenn. Governor and Mrs. Gruening and another, whose name on the card at Lydia Tatum's Mountain Motel, was unintelli gible, spent the night here Fri day, and spoke in lavish terms to Mr. Tatum of his territory to the north. Governor Gruening. who. of coursa resides in Juneau, serves the territory under presidential appointment, since A 1 a ? k a hasn't yet been given the status of Statehood. Walsh Reunion The annual Walsh reunion will be held at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church, 15 miles west of North Wilkesboro near highway 421, Sunday October 7th at 10:30. A special program is planned for the day. Dinner will be served on the grounds, and the public is invited. Bloodmobile Coming To Boone Monday Oct . 22 Dr. G. K. Moose, county chair man of the American Red Cross, in stressing the importance of the. coming Bloodmobile visit to Bo<4ne quoted the following state ment made by Secretary of De fense Robert Lovett at a recent Pentagon conference: "Reports have reached us which indicate there is a mos conception in some parts of the country regarding the armed forces blood donor program. Some people seem to have gotten the idea there are two programs, one conducted by the Red Cross, and another conducted by the military. Nothing could be furth er from the truth. The Red Cross has been designated by the De partment of Defense as the of ficial procurement agency for the collection of blood for the armed forces. Because there is a trctnendous urgency to collect . three million pints of blood for use by the armed forces, the military came into the picture U> help the Red Cross and to press upon the public the extreme ur gency of the situation. The Red Cross itself is receiving no com pensation for acting as blood pro curement agency for the armed force*, although it is true that ? the Department of Defense is paying part of the expense of collecting and processing blood needed for our troops. The Red Cross and the military arc work ing tdgcther as a team in an ef fort to get the blood necessary to build up our supply of plasma wliich has been dangerously de pleted. The men in unform will also give blood in this drive, but the ^ulk of it must, as always, come from the civilian popula tion." The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Watauga Hospital Monday, October 22, for the (Continued on page four) Handcraft Hours Watauga Handcraits Center an nounces its winter schedule of classes in weaving as follows: Tuesday through Thursday ? ? a. m. 0 4:30 p. m. Friday ? 4:30 p. m. - 9 p. m. Saturday ? 9 a. iw, - 4:30 p. m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ah? usually planned for one group, Friday nights and Saturday by another group. A student may enter at any time, according to Miss Elizabeth Lord, who is in charge of the handcraft center. I Top Grade Animals Bring Average of 38 Cents. The 1951 Boone Beef Calf Sale, held here at the Livestock Market Monday, set a new record with something over 300 head of voung beefers bringing an unofficial es timate of over $50,000. Auctioned off individually and in Ftnall lots, top grade animal* were mapped up at an average of approximately 38 cents, choice calves averaged 36'i cents, and third grades ranged around 35 cents. A feature of the sale was the get-of-sire show which preceded the actual auction. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to promote quality beef production, the show paid $100, $60, $40, $30, and $20 to the following winners, in this re spective order: Jones and John Holler calves, sired by Trailway Paladin 2, from Grady Farthing Hereford Farm. A. W. Greene calves, sired by Excell Mischief, froip Gordon Winkler Hereford Farm. t Charlie Trivette calces, sired by Rupert I, from John Duggtr Hereford Farm. , Tom Ward calves, sired by Jus tice Return, from Tom Jackson (Continued on page six) Foodhandlers To Meet In Initial School For Area Watauga County's first Food handlers' School will be held at the P,artime Theater, October 9, 10, and 11. For the convenience of the foodhandlers, morning sessions will be conducted begin ning at 10:00 a. m. and ending j promptly at 11:30. The same pro gram will be repeated in i the} afternoon from 2:30 un.il 4:00 p. j m. A certificate will be given to : al! who attend three classes, one each of the three days of the school, and a merit ccrtifica e I will be awarded each establish ment who has 100% attendance of employees and manager. An interesting and instructive program has been prepared for each of the three days wi.h out standing speakers, sound motion pictures, and special displays of foodhandling materials and equipment. Some of the expected consult ants are Miss Sallie J. Mooring, consultant dietician with the State Board of Health, Raleigh; C. H. Stacy, field secretary of the North Carolina restaurant as sociation, Wilmington; T. J. Sharpe, bacteriologist and sani tarian, Hickory; F. R. Derrick, bacteriologist and professor at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, Boone; William A. Broad way, district sanitarian, Ashe ville; and Melvin Powell, sani tarian, Columbus. Participants of this school may be any and all foodhandlers from restaurants, cafes, hotels, hospi tals, institutions, housewives, drug stores, school lunch rooms, etc. The general public is cordi ally invited and peo| ne who have domestic help are urged to s4n0 their help. Although this school is basical ly planned for foodhandlers, it should interest -any person who eats in one or more of the above listed places in that they can be (Continued on page four) Gala Homecoming Day Festivities On Saturday Mrs. Tester Stabbed By Mate Who Ends His Life Coroner Says Tragedy Attempted Murder, Suicide. Mrs. Loy Tester, 35, of Sugar Grove, suffered a critical knife wound in the throat, and her hus bund, Francis Tester, 35, is dead 1 1 on) what officers describe as \ relf-inllicted gunshot wound, ear ly Monday morning. The tragedy occurred at the Tester home 12 miles west of Boone, and Richard E. Kelley, county coroner, along with Sher iff A J. Edmisteo, conducted the investigation. Coroner Kelley termed the af fair "attempted murder and sui cide" and did not hold an in quest. Officers said the assault occur red at about 5:30 a. m., and that Clara Mae. an 11 year old daugh ter, answering her mother's screams, saw her father stab the mother in the throat. .Thomas, 14. and Fred, 13, ran to their sister's aid. it is said, and suc ceeded in preventing further in jury to Mrs. Tester. Tester left' the house, a few minutes later a shot was heard. The body was found about 50 yards from the house. A charge ,'rom a 20-guage shotgun had en tered the body in the region of the heart. Officers have found no motives for the' assault and the ensuing suicide. It was said that the fam ily attended church Sunday eve (Continued on page four) Board Of Tax Appeals Swears In New Members The newly-constituted board of tax appeals met at the court house Monday morning, and swore in two new members, Miss Ellen Coffey of Blowing Rock, and Mr. Ed S. Williams of Mabel. Miss Coffey was named to the board by the town of Blowing Rock, and Mr. Williams by the county board of education. Other members are Major J. H. Thomas, chairman, Clyde Moretz and Per ry Greene. The board, formed by a law parsed by Representative Wade E. Brown in the last Legislature, has the power to act on appeals from the board of commissioners and change the valuation of property of appealing taxpayers. Mr. Thomas says that no appeals were on file, and that his board will meet again on October IS, at which time they will mail out ten-day notices to the taxpayers who have filed their appeals. Meantime, it is again emphasi zed by Major Thomas, those who have protested their valuations before the county board of equi lizution may appeal to his board, if dissatisfied with the findings of the former body. Appeals shall be filed with Miss Helen Underdown, Register of Deeds. GRAND CHAMPION BULL? Trailway Larry. owned by H. Qrsdy Farthing and brad on his Trail- j way Farm naar Boon*, who woo tha grand championship ribbon al tbo racont Blua Rid 9* Agricul tural Fair. Tha priaa-winning Haroford waa sirod by MW Princa Larrr- 1Mb. ownad by Maaart. Jama* Councill and Harry HamiUcn of Boona. Tha dam ia a daughtar of t ha PaladWi bull, ovnad by Maaars. Farthing. Hamilton and Councill. Tha champion bull la It months old and la ? grandaon of MW Larry, 37th. oaa ad tbo htghaal r agistor of morit bulla is tha country. Pvt. Minion Is Killed In Korea PVT. RICHARD M. MINTON Pvt. Richard M. Minton, win of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Minton, was killed in action in Korea September 1, his parents ' have been advised by the war depart ment. Pvt. Minton was with the seventh division, Co. C, 17th in fantry regiment, and had been in the army since December 14, 1950. He was a graduate of the Cove Creek High School, and later was employed in Bristol by the Universal Moulding Corpora tion. Pvt. Minton was widely known during his jchool <Uy? a* an ath lete, particularly basketball, and won acclaim from sports fans throughout western North Caro lina and East Tennessee. Art Exhibit Here Next Week The people of Boone will be offered a unique experience dur ing the week of October 8 through the 12. During this time one hundred and fifty reproduc tions of fine art masterpieces of French, Italian, Flemish, English, Dutch, Spanish, German, and American schools will be on ex hibition at the Appalachian High School auditorium from 7:00 to 9:00 each evening. The exhibition is being spon sored by the Worthwhile Wo man's CJub. Members of the club will be on hand to act as hostes ses and guides and to supply ad ditional information about the exhibits. In connection with the exhibi tion, the libraries of t(je college, high school, and demonstration school are displaying books and other materials as additional ?nurces of cultural enlightenment. Units of art are being taught in various classes to aid in the ap preciation of art. All students will have the opportunity to at tend the exhibition in specially arranged matinees. The parents are invited to attend in the eveAings and bring their children with them. Those desiring furth er information are urged to visit the libraries of the three schools. Riles Are Held For Pvt. Calhoun The body of Pvt. Leroy Cal houn, ion of Mr?. Worth Eldrcth of Boone, ha* been returned from overseas and funeral services were held at the Reins-Sturdi vant Chapel by Rev. Tipton Orcene, with interment in MounUawn Memorial Park. Mr. Clahoun wai killed in the Korean fighting April 24, 1951. TAc mother and stepfather survive, with five brothers and sifters, all o( the home: Junior. James, Rosa, Elizabeth, and Shirley Eldreth of the home. When paid' for eggb according to quality, as measured by of ficial grades, fanners make an extra effort to produce better eggs. This waa shown . in tests conducted recently In Ohio. Grid Classic One Of Main Events Annual Affair. The ? annual Homecoming fes tivities will be observed Satur day, October 8. at Appalachian State Teachers College. The cal endar of events will include the following: , Registration at 12:30 p. m., in the administration building; var ious college projects sponsored by campus clubs, on display about .the campus from 1^00 to 5:00; alumni meeting and election of oYficers, college auditorium, 1:30 to 2:30; alumni tea, lobby of ad ministration building, 2:30 to 3:30; two one-act plays by the Playcrafters, college auditorium, 3:30; supper from 5:00 to 6:00 on your own; football game with Le nolr-Rhyne in the college stadium at 7:00: and the homecoming dancc in the men's gymnasium, 10:00 to 12:00. One feature of the alumni ac tivities, according to J. Paul Winkler of Boone, president of the alumni association, will be the first reunion of the classes of 1928 representing Appalachian Training. School and Appalachian State Normal School (both pre-. dccesKors of Appalachian State Teachers College). There will be opportunity for get-togethers of any other classes that will want to meet, Mr. Winkler says. Music, preceding the meeting of the alumni in the college audi torium, will be under the direc tion of Nicholas Erneston, direc tor of the college orchestra. Homecoming Queen will be crowned during half-time of the ; football game, under the sponsor ship of the Men's "A" club. The various projects by clubs and groups of the college are as (allows: I. R. Q., located in front of the library. Vernician Literary Society window of the Fashion Shop. White Hall Club, front of White Hall. New Dorm Club, front of New Dorm. Lovill Hall Club, front of Lovill Hall. Future Teachers, front of Ad ministration Building. YWCA, pool across from Ad. Building. Women's Athletic Association, Girls' Gym. The Appalachian, newspaper office, Science Building. Religious Council, between Baptist and Methodist churches. Science Club, Room 21, Ad, Building. Business Club, front of Ad. - , Building. Home Economics Club, College Cafeteria. A. C. E? Main floor of library. College Choir, on football field at half. Pep Club, Front of Ad. Build ing. Chorus, in music room of Ad. Building. Men's "A" Club, coronation of Queen at half. Physical Ed. Club, co-op with WAA. Library Science Club, down stairs in library. Forensic Club, front of Ad. Building. Willow Valley Church Is Dedicated Sunday The Willow Valley Baptist Church at Sugar Grove, was dedicated at services held last Sunday. The fifteen thousand dollar house of worship, was only re> cently completed. The church was established in 1935 with 31 charter members and now has a membership of 92. R?v. Bob Shore prcachcd the sermon of dedicatjpn, while Rev. D. M. Edmisten gave the church history. Rev. W. J. Cook, the pastor, was master of ceremonies. Music for the occasion was supplied by the Perkinsville Baptist Church quartet, lead by Richard Hodges. Dinner was served on the church ground*. Infant Clinic The regular monthly maternal and infant clinic will he held at the health department Monday afternoon, October 8, from 2:0? until 4:00 p. m. Mother* are in vited to come and bring their children under six years o t age.
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