BOONE
1M0 POPULATION UTJ
educational center of Weetern
North Carolina. Home of Appalachian
State Teachers Colieee. which attracts
hundred! at student. annually from
all parts of the nation. Modern busi
ness district A food place to live.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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?' WATAUGA COUNTY
1U0 POPULATION IM4I
Leading agricultural and tourist area
Livestock, dairying and truck t
of paramount Importance. Blue
Parkway traverse* county, and f
Blowing Rock, one 01 the
Summer reaorte of Eastern
VOL. LXIV ? NO. 15.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1951.
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BY
ROB RIVERS .
HOMECOMING brought many
old (jrads back to their Alma
Mater, and the big annual event
down at Appalachian came to a
roaring climax in the football
tilt between the old rival*, the
Mountaineers and the Lenoir
Rhyne Bears, and is is freely ad
mitted on all hands that the high
spot of the local grid card,
brought the largest crowd to
Appalachian Stadium in its his
tory . . . The traffic on King
Street was bumper to bumper in
the )iour preceding the game . . .
long triple rows moved slowly
to the ticket window at the gate,
and the stands which hold 2,500
were quickly filled as the crowds
poured into the field . . . Fully
as many viewed the game from
the road-side of the field, _ and
conservative estimates place the
grid fans at six thousand people
. . . Law enforcement officers
think it the largest crowd to
gather for an event here, and an
idea of the congestion may be
had by the fact that it took us
twenty-five minutes to get
through the gate from our home
a few hundred yards away . . .
It was a whopping crowd, friend
ly and gay, and while the Moun
taineers failed to tote the ball in
to pay territory, they put up a
good fight, had the folks with
them, and the encounter provid
ed a spectacular performance for
the fans who gathered in such
riotous numbers.
OUR FRIEND GEORGE
WILSON, who Htm in the
beautiful little valley between
the Adams neighborhood and
Oak Grove, fixes us up with
some fine pumpkins, all yellow
and ripe and in prime condition
for the hearty custards which
are of such general importance
this time of year . . . Mr. Wil
son knows how to produce the
punkins. and finds that besides
being fine for human consump
tion they make good cattle feed
... He even knows the sex.
he says of the gourdlike fruit,
and can tell you from which
one to plant the seeds to get a
bumper yield of the best pie
filling in the land ... Mr. Wil
son is one of our beet farmers,
and is constantly improving
his rolling acres and adopting
more advanced agricultural
practices. j
? ? ?
WATER SHORTAGE said to
be the most serious in the his
tory of the county, or at least, in
the memory of those now living.
In town the deep well is still
supplying enough water, but the
supply from the reservoir is al
most nil . . . From the surround
ing country comes word that
springs and streams have gone
dry, and that in many cases wat
er is being hauled from other
points wijh which to carry on
the households, and is even be
ing brought in to water the cat
tle .. . Dried pastures are not
giving the feed usually secured
by the cattle breeders, and there
is fear in some quarters that
many farmers will feel forced to
unload Cattle they would normal
ly winter, due to the lenghten
ed feeding season.
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UNION WORKER drifts
?round to politics . . . No h<
isn't for Senator T?ft lor Presi
dent . . . Sayi the Ohio Sena
tor. however did the country a
fin* service in bringing about
the passage of tfca Taft-Hart
ley act . . . "we can still strike
for higher wages, through pre
scribed channels, or for other
legitimate reasons, but the T-H
act stops these 'personal'
strikes . . . on* man shutting
down an industry, 'count , of
soma patty peeve. . . It's a
fine thing for the country and
tor the workers, tool" . . . De
ponent said the union man are
satisfied, and predicted no ad
ministration change "while
times stay good."
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WE HEARD 'A TALE . .
Seems thaUan aged resident of :
the county nad a hog ? about all,
wc understand, the old man had
. . . Being in need of some cash,
he sent the big pig to the stock
sale last week . . . Down at the
stockyard, where gather some of
the best folks you ever saw. and
some of the most generous, word
got around, so we were told,
about the plight of an old and
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Blood Plasma Crisis
Looms;* Bloodmobile
Coming October 22
WITH WELFARE DEPART
MENT? Mr. Albert King who re
cently inlmd upon hit new du
ties at cue worker with the Wa
tauga Welfare Department. Mr.
King, who hai had ipecial college
training in welfare activities, was
formerly employed by Radio Sta
tion WATA in Boone.
Employment Is
Less In Watauga
Average monthly employment
in North Carolina for the first
quarter of 1951 was 10 pcrcent
above that of a year before, but
slightly under the average for
the last quarter of 1950, it is re
vealed by Chairman Henry E.
Kendall,' chairman of the Em
ployment S ecurity Commission
of North Carolina. This is em
ployment covered by th? Em
ployment Security Law.
Total average monthly employ
ment in January, February and
March a rf\ minted to 690,023, 'pull
ed down some by low employ
m e n t in January. Average
monthly employment in March
reached the highest point record
ed since October, 1950. Due to
high inventories reached in lat
er months, employment probably
shows a decline in months since.
Watauga County, in the first
quarter of 1951, had average em
ployment of 347 covered work
ers, which was a loss of 12.81 per
cent, as compared with the last
quarter of 1950. Total wages in
thfs county during the quarter
reached $119,661 with an aver
age Weekly wage of $26.53.
In the five major divisions of
employment, the figures for this
county follow: construction: av
erage employment, 25; total wa
ges, $8,735; average weekly
wage $26.88 ? manufacture: aver
age employment, 51; total wages,
$14,255; average weekly wage,
$21.50 ? transportation and com
munication ; average employ
ment, 13; total wages, $6,334 ?
trade: average employment, 175;
total wages, $62,044 ? finance, in
surance and real estate: average
employment, 11; total wage, $4,
489? service and other: average
employment, 72; total wages,
$23,804.
Payrolls in covered employ
ment for the State in the first
quarter of this year amounted to
$441,201,318. This gives an aver
age vf rkly wage of $49.18, which
is aw A the first quarter aver
age for several years, but below
the last quarter of 1950. This is
due to the fact that bonuses,
commissions and contingent or
or incentive pay are frequently
distributed at the end of the year.
In major divisions of employ
ment, the figures on average
employment, total wages, and
average weekly wages for the
?two principal classifications, are
as follows: construction: average
employment, 47,341; total wages,
$2^,097,279; weekly wage, $45.65
? manufacture: average employ
ment, 428, 354; total wages, $277,
265.203; weekly wage. $49.79 ?
transportation and communica
tion: average employnumt, 35,
096; total wages, $25,193,478 ?
trade: average employment, 123
044; total wages, $08,706,853 ?
finance, insurance and real es
tate: average employment, 16,
430: total wages, $12,961,055 ?
service and other: average em
ployment, 39,757; total wages
$19,117,450.
August milk production in the
United State* waj the largest (or
the month since 1946. Production
totaled 10.7 billion pounds.
A blood-plasma crisis is
launching the naiion on its big
gest blood dpnor drive since
World War II. The armed forces
have used up their plasma re
^ serve. Medical need for blood is
growing. Yet donations have
been dropping. The Defense De
partment has set a goal of 2.8
million pints of blood by next
summer ? 300,000 pints monthly.
The need is so urgent even mili
tary personnel are being asked
to give. Tfte first time the arm
ed forces have collected blood
>-re at home in their history,
trere is why: World War II
plasma stockpiles are gone.
Americans gave more than 13,
000 million pints of their blood
during the war, and much dried
plasma was left. But most was
released to civilian hospitals.
The rest has been used up in
Korea. More blood than ever is
needed. The armed forces have
suffered more than 70,000 killed
and wounded in Korea. But the
rate of deaths among the wound
ed has been cut almost in half,
partly beacusc of the use of
more blood.
Even in the face of such urgent
need too few people are giving.
Last December, when things
were going badly in Korea, peo
ple at home gave over 110,000
pints of blood through the Red
Cross to the Defense Department.
But in July, with armistice talks
in progress, they gave less than
40,000 ? hardly more than a tenth
of the armed forces' need.
It is heartening to know that
something is being done here in
Watauga County where, at a call
meeting of the county Red Cross
Chapter held last Thursday night
at the Daniel Boone Hotel, a
resolution was passed to ^nlist
the aid of every organization
and church in the county to
make the October 22 visit of the
Bloodmobile to Boone a succcss
in every sense of the word. In
order to make the drive commit
tee more representative of all
parts of the county, four mem
bers were added Thursday night.
They are Thomas Coffey of
Blowing Rock, Welch Tester of
Valle Crucis, Joe Wellborn of
Deep Gap, and Earl Greene,
principal of the Green Valley
School.
Dr. Wm. M. Matheson, work
ing with Mr. V#nce Holland and
Mr. R. W. Watkins, is heading
the drive that seeks ? to collect
more than 175 pints of flood at
Watauga Hospital October 22
when the Bloodmobile will be
there for a full day's schedule.
Watauga Has 13
Miles New Road
Raleigh, Oct. 9 ? Watauga
County has 13 miles of new road
paving completed in September,
Chairman H. W. Jordan of the
State Highway Commission re
ported today.
The newly-surfaced roads are:
NC 603 from Watauga River
Road to the Avery County line,
3.6 miles in length; From junc
tion of Reese Road to Bethel
School, 1.6 miles; From US 221
up Howard's Creek, two miles;
Shulls Mills Road to US 221, 4.8;
Hodge's Gap Road from US 321
toward Gap in city of Boone, 0.3;
Rich Mountain Road in city
limits of Boone, 0.1.
The Eighth Highway Division
brought 77 miles of road work to
completion in September.
Limited tax bill spurs bid to
trim military expenditures.
1952 Program
For Farms To
Begin In County
Thfc 1952 Agricultural Conser
vation program begins today
(Wednesday), it ii announced by
Dwight Cable, chairman of the
Watauga county production and
marketing administration.
Any farmer who has not par
ticipated in the 1951 program is
now eligible for assistance under
the 1952 program. Also, any farm
er who participated in the 1951
program and has made a full
performance report of the prac
tices approved for his farm, and
has signed his 1951 application
for payment, may apply for as
sistance.
Assistance to all farmers will
be made to the extent of the
guide established by the county
committee, and it is expected
that every farmer in the county
will participate during the com
ing year.
County handbooks have bfen
mailed to all farmers and from
this handbook the farmer will
select the practices best suited
to prevent erosion on his farm
and improve and conserve the
fertility of the soil. The county
or community committeemen will
be glad to assist any farmers in
any problems that may arise in
Ihe selection of their practices.
Farmers who desire to use lime
this fall should place their orders
early in order that delivery may
be made in time for spreading
before cold weather sets in. The
cost to the farmer will be $1.10,
per ton delivered to the farm or
$1.90 per ton delivered to the
farm and spread.
Many Teachers
Go To School
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According to the records in the
Superintendent of County Schools
office here the fallowing teach
ers in Watauga County attended
summer school this year:
Bethel ? Walter Johnson, Mrs.
Joe Todd, A. D. Dickerson and
Mrs. Eilla Bates.
Cove Creek High ? Mrs. Grace
Mast, Mrs. Pearle Horton and
Welch Tester.
Valle Crucis ? Mrs. Maxie Ed
misten, Mrs. Sarah Horton, Mrs.
Ruby Michael. Mrs. Grace Camp
bell, and Mrs. Pricilla Mast.
Cove Creek Elementary ?
Doughton Greene.
Blowing Rock ? Mrs. Beatrice
Winkler, Mrs. Grace Beach, Mrs.
Helen Yoder, and Carter Lentz.
Deep Gap ? Mrs. Kathleen
Wellborn.
Green Valley ? Miss Maggie
Moretz and John Marsh.
Appalachian High ? Miss Theo
Wells, Mr. William Ross, Mr.
Howard Barranger, Mr. Robert
Lancaster, and Miss Mabel Brt?
ter, all at the local college. Mr.
James Leek has been enrolled at
Indiana State Teachers College;
Mr. Robert Nolan at Springfield
College, Springfield, Mass.; Mr.
Roy Blanton at the Cook School
of Music in Chicago; and Dr.
John Shaffer at the University
of Kentucky.
Boone Demonstration School ?
Mrs. Velma Cottrell, Mrs. Grace
Buckland and Earl Petery at the
local college, and Lavcrt Walk
er at Hattisburg, Miss.
Curtis Glenn Die*
In Detroit, Mich.
News reaches Boone of the
sudden death of Curtis Glenn,
Watauga native, which occured
in Detroit, Mich. Saturday.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral
Home is returning the body to
Boone, and no details are avail
able as this is written.
Baruclr warns that growing in
flation imperils universities.
Campaign Being Started To Sign
Rural Phone Subscribers Here
? ,
Coleman Sees Banner Season
i
For Farmers On Burley Mart
Manager Warehouses
Hopeful: See* High
Leaf Prices.
Mr. r. C. Coleman, of Tabor
City, owner and operator of the
Mountain Burley Tobacco Ware
houses in Boone, was in town
last week, and spoke optimistic
ally about the outlook for the
local market and for the farmers
who sell their leaf here.
Mr. Coleman expressed the
opinion that the outlook for the
1951-52 season is the best in the
history of the market, and con
tinued: "The tobacco is good, ihe
quality of the leaf is high. The
dry weather of September was
ideal for early curing and most
of the weed has already passed
the danger of damage from wet
or foggy weather."
Asked about the government
"support" situation, and its prob
able effect on the burley price
structure, Mr. Coleman express
ed the opinion that the price
should be the best since the
founding of the market. Pointing
out that the. support price is up
almost five dollars on the hund
red above last year, and with an
excellent crop .here, and a short
one in tome other burley sec
tions, Mr. Coleman envisions
heightened demand, and corres
pondingly high prices.
The tobacconist said that the
market will again have a full set
of buyers, represening the big
companies and many independ
ent concerns.
Mr. Coleman said his houses
have so much floor - space that
the farmers may unload imme
diately upoh arrival, and that if
they get it in by noon, they are
almost sure to get it sold and re
ceive their checks the same day.
This situation aids the local mar
ket immeasurably since farmers
used to have a wait two or three
days to unload on some of the
markets.
"Our organization," says Mr.
Coleman, "has prided itself on
rendering every service to the
farmer, whether he had fifty or
fifty thousand pounds. We shall
continue to work for the best in
terests of the farmers."
Mrs. Lucielle Wallace;
Presides at ACE Meet
The executive committee of the
Watauga Association (or the
American Childhood Education
was held Thursday afternoon, Oc
tober 4.' in the high school build
ing with Mrs. Lucielle Wallace
In charge. Tentative plans for
the year were discussed. The |
first meeting is to be a review of
the history and functions of the
American Childhood Education,
and will be held at the home of
Mrs. Grace Councill.
The second will feature a guest
speaker, and the third an ex
change teacher's views on Amer
ican Childhood Education, while
the fourth consists of a music
workshop.
The association extends to all
teachers interested in American
Childhood Education a hearty
welcome to Join the group.
Center of population moves
from Indiana into Illinois.
PRINCESS FLIES TO NORTH AMERICA? Princess Elizabeth oi
England and Duke Philip of Edinburgh, har husband, are hailed by
ubjecis 11 the" ride lhrouqh London itraati in royal coach bafora
flighi to Canada for North Amarican Tour. It was first tima a
British royal couole had flown tha Atlantic. They will visit Wash
ington. D. C.. October 31.
Jones Heads Alumni As
Old Grads Gather Here
Richmond Minister
To Conduct Revival
Dr. T. Rupert Coleman, Pastor
of the Ginter Park Baptist
Church, Richmond, Virginia will
conduct revival services at the
First Baptist Church beginning
October 22nd.
Bethel 4-H Club
Elects Officers
Following are the names of
the officers of the Junior 4-H
Qlub of Bethel High School.
President, Sue Fletchcr; vice
prcsident, Gerald Lawrence;
secretary, Rebecca Farthing;
treasurer, Sue Hagaman; repor
ter, Walter McQuire; song lead
er, Joyce Hagaman; program
chairmen, Mildred Vines and
Len Warren.
The meeting, which was held
on Friday, September 28, was
adjourned by all members re
peating thee !ub pledge together.
At is annual meeting last Sat
urday, the Appalachian State
Teachers College Alumni As
sociation elected officers to ?erve
for the coming year.
The new president is H. G.
Jones of Oak Ridge Military In
stitute, Oak Ridge. Vice presi
dents include Mrs. Graydon Eg
gers, Boone; Dr. L. W. Woody,
Jr., Spruce Pine; Thomas Ward,
Huntersville; Lloyd Isaacs, Rob
bins, and Gene Wike, Asheville.
Secretary is Walter Joyce of
Winston-Salem, and treasurer is
Mrs. Dorothy Holyfield of Ral
eigh.
The meeting of the alumni was
presided over by J. Paul Wink
ler of. Boone, retiring president.
Prior to the meeting a program
of string music was given by a
group from the college orchestra
under the direction of Nicholas
Erneston.
Greetings and a welcome were
extended by Dr. B. B. Dougherty,
president of the college. Also in
troduced to the group for short
talks were Dr. Amos Abrams, as
sociate editor of the NCEA
Journal, and head football Coach
Preston Mull of the college ath
letic staff.
Mr. Winkler explained the
policy of the Alumni Association
to try and organize a large num
ber of strong county chapters,
and then, later, to tie them into
a closely knit association of the
alumni. Reports from county
chapters were brought by Mm.
Amos Abrams, president of the
Wake County chapter, and H. G.
Jones, president of the Guilford
Forsyth County chapter.
Golden T. Buckland of Boone
served as chairman of the no
minating committee, and he was
assisted by Robert Chilton of
Winston-Salem, Mrs. Amos
Abrams of Raleigh, and Glenn
T. Causey of Greensboro.
Homecoming Throngs Visit City
By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT
The annual Homecoming Day
was celebrated at Appalachian
State Teachers tollege last Sat
urday, with the one of the big
gest crowds in the history of the
event attending.
The program officially got un
der way with the registration of
all alumAi in the administration
building at 12:30. Various pro
jects, sponsored by campus clubs
and other group*, were on dis
play all day at many points on
the campus. The silver loving
cup for the best project went
this year to the Business dub.
Second place went to the Future
Teacher* of America chapter,
and third prize to The Pep Club.
John Bunch of Statesville is
president of the Business Club,
Guy Rose of New Bern is presi
dent of the Future Teachers, and
John Price of Elkin is president
of the Pep Club. 0
? Registration was in charge of
members of the Student Council.
The college was host to the alu
mni at a tea in the lobby of the
administration building, follow
ed theirs meeting, with several
alumnae as official hostesses, in
cluding Mrs. Grady Moretz, Mrs.
i Rob Rivers, Mr*. Nell Linney,
Mrs Frank Payne, Mr*. Stewart
Winkler, Mrs. Ray Estes. ?
The Home Economics Depart
ment held open houae as did
White Hall Dormitory. An infor
mal reception was sponsored by
the International Relations Club
in front of the library, with re
freshments. places for people to
sit and rest;, and the Physical
Education department reception
was held in the Women's Gym
nasium
The Playcrafters added to the
enjoyment of the occasion with
the presentation of two one-act
play* during the afternoon.
Highlight of Homecoming acti
vities was the football game be
tween Appalachian and Lenoir
Rhyne colleje, attended by one
of the largest crowds that had
ever been to a football game at
Ujc college.
The day ended with a formal
dance in the men's gymnasium
under the sponsorship of the
Playcrafters. The college dance
band, directed by Louie Deviney,
furnished music for the dance
Louis-Marciano bout transfer
red to Garden on Oct 26.
Evening of Fun U
Set for Cove Creek
The Junior class of Cove Creek
High School is sponsoring an
evening of entertainment on Fri
day, Octobcr 12 at 7:30 in the
school gymnasium.
The event, called "Family Fun
Night," will consist of games,
contests, prizes, refreshments,
and o short humorous skit In
dividual admissions will be ?
cents, 15 cents, and 25 cents. An
entire family will be admitted
for fifty cents.
/
575 Rural Subscribers
Needed to Start
REA Program.
Mr. T. G. Miller, Jr., field re
presentative of the REA in Ral
eigh, is in tfle county instituting
a campaign to sign up subscrib
ers for the cooperative telephone
service under the Skyline Tele
phone Membership Corporation's
plan.
Mr. Miller is enlisting the
support of the business men of
the community in the telephone
expansion effort, and states that
575 subscribers will be needed
in the western part of the coun
ty, in order to secure telephone
service. He says that the Bell
System plans to take care of at
least part of the need in the
eastern section of thee ounty.
Under the co-op plan, the sub
scriber pays $10 down, and $24
when construction on the tele
phone lines starts. Eight-party
service will cost the subscriber
$3.25 per month, he said. A mod
ern dial system will be used and
only the phone of the party
wanted, rings when a call is
made.
The Skyline Corporation was
organized to serve Watauga,
Ashe and Alleghany counties,
and the organization has an op
tion on the Watauga Telephone
Co. of this county.
A group of farmers and busi
ness men is being organized to
get the telephone signers in the
shortest possible time. A list of
these solicitors will be publish
ed next week.
Many Wataugans
Attend College
Rocord? in the registrar's office
at Appalachian State Teachers
College reveal that the following
students from Watauga county
are in attendance there for the
fall quarter:
From Boone ? Bill Aldridgc,
Joanne B. Aldridge, Nora Austin,
Shirley M. Barnett, Marshall L.
Barlow, Ted M. Barnett, William
Riley Blackburn, Colene Bolick,
Cleo Elizabeth Bolick. Martha
Hardin Boiling, Ernest D. Brown,
Homer F. Brown. Roscoe Brown,
Jr., Clifton P. Calloway, W. O.
Cleary,
WUliam J. Crawford. Mrs.
Ruth Atkinson Cuddy, Mrs.
Lovely M. Danner, Jean Carol
Denny, James Dqtson. Charles
Driver, David Edmisten, Jo Al
len Edmisten. Isabel Eggers, Mrs.
Elsie Erneston, John Farthing, L.
G. Flick, J. Clyde Fox,
James B. Graham, Clyde
Greene, James A. Greene, Tho
mas L. Greene, Marjorie Greer,
Von Hagaman, Ruby W. Hartley,
Jack L. Hardie. Doris S. Harmon,
Ralph Hodges. Betsy Juno
Hughes, Barbara Jones, John
Paul Jones, Nathaniel S. Jones,
Clyde Kilby, Ernest David
Lyons, Sue Ann Marion, Lou A.
Burleson Martin, Robert L. Mar
tin, Arlene Mast, James B. Miller,
Mrs. Lola Miller, Rebecca Moose,
John W. Moretz, Elmo Moretz,
Jack D. Neal, Jr., Nell Norris,
Neva Ann Norris, Corky Owsley,
Sallie Penick, Lawrence Phillips,
Lynn B. Quails, Martha Jane
Quails, Spencer Quallt, Bobby
Gene Ray,
Margaret Evelyn Ray, Mm.
Ruth A. Ray, Douglas C. Red
mond, Allen Richardson, Thomas
Richardson, Lloyd L. Rogers,
Zeb V. Shook, Reba Smith, Mar
jorie South, Arville L. Stanley,
James W. Stanley, Ralph Thomp
son, Lois V. Townsend, Mrs. Lu
cille Barnett, Rilla Bates, John
H. Bingham, Richard Bingham^
Mrs. Velma H. Cottrell. Mary Sue
Todd, Mrs. Helen E. Trexler,
Mrs. J. T. C. Wright, Mrs. Arlee
J. Younce.
Shulls Mills ? Martha Austin;
Mary Austin, Guy Lail.
Sugar Grove ? Eva Nell Ban
ner, Marie Greene Hodges, Ben
pamin Mast, Iva Jean Robertson,
Carolyn Sherwood, Vance Vines.
Walter R. Johnson, Mrs. Grace B.
Mast, Shirley Mast.
Blowing Rock?Patricia Bolick,
Geneva Coffey, Suzanne Coffey,
McDonald Cook. Evalee Hamp
ton, Granville Hartley, Edwin
Holder, K. Ksthryne Miller, Hor
ace R. Prevatt*. Keith Story,
| (Continued on pax* four)