VOL. LXIV ?
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1M1.
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KING STREET
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ROB RIVERS
INCESSANT RAINFALL of
Monday night and Tuesday,
brings hope to the farmers who
are still plagued by low water
. . . Those who are using pails to
carry water to their herds and
flocks, will be especially grate
ful, when their usual souro J of
water are built up to their for
mer adequacy . . . TV weather
maps tell the people just what to
expect in the way of weather,
and the element of surprise has
been removed, since the days,
when if there was something
special coming up, one would ask
Squire Bryan to cast his weather
eye around the horizon . . . But
one thing is unchanged and per
haps unchangeable ? our disposi
tion to quarrel about the rain
and the snow and the biting
wind . . . Stanley Harris, mana
ger of the Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association, we
hear, recently made some apt re
marks in this regard.
MR. HARRIS IS QUOTED
u >?ying {oiks should quit
lambasting tha waathar about
Boona , . . "Whan thara's a bit
of bita in iha air . . . a no ugh so
thai it Jddm a llttla snap to
ona's step." laid Mr. Harris,
"wi quarral for a month about
tha cold waathar." . . . Wa quita
agraa with Mr. Harris that
soma of tha finast waathar wa
hava is tha most unpopular,
and that wa would ba a lot bat
tar off. and tha town would
profit, if wa would find soma
thing alsa to talk about . . .
But wa doubt that any othar
topic would arar ba quita so
handy . . . Wa'ra 'spacially sat
against tha fallow, who always
hails ona with "Cold anough
far yaT" . . . And it always hap
pens whan tha marcury has hit
tha saro mark, and ona is
struggling against ? wind of
gala proportions.
KIDDIES are again taking ad
vantage of the columns of the
Democrat to publish copies of
the letters they have dispatched
to Santa Claus, and the faith of
the little fellows in the benefi
cent old gentleman with the
whiskers, is refreshing in this
day when folks seem to choose
the course of doubt and fear and
hate . . . Santa Claus is one of
the indispensables of Christmas
time, and we still like to con
template the patter of Blitzen's
feet on the roof top, and the
mass distribution of joy and good
will and peace by the fellow
from the North Pole ... He will
live always in the happy minds
of little children, and his spirit
will abide forever in the hearts
of kindly peoples.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS are be
ing laid away in tha stores of
the town in great numbers, so
tha merchants say. and there
is evidence of ? record retail
turnover here . . . Clerks spend
hours "gift wrapping" purchas
es, which invariably wind up
with a huge bow on top. con
taining a couple of hundred
yards of "baby ribbon", and
rivaling a floral corsage in
which one can't find the flow
er .. . We wonder how come
this custom of splashing such
endless piles of ribbon on a
package .... It isn't too
pretty . . . Then, the time con
sumed in the stores and in the
homes piddling with the silken
strands is considerable, so
much so in fact, that a thrifty
fellow has invented a gadget
which will pile on the loops of
ribbon to any desired deptlr
? all in a twinkling . . . And
about the time the thing comes
to all store*, people are- apt to
drift away from the ribbons
and bows.
ONE CENT POSTAL CARDS,
it seems, are soon to go the way
of the horse and buggy, and the
keroeene lamps and the dodo, and
it will be necessary to lay a
couple oi coppers on the line to
send one of these messages,
which used to be so cherished by
the mail handlers in the small
postoffices ? about as good as a
party telephone line . . . Just
noticed a while back, that on
these double- barrelled, return
post cards, one side carries the
likeness of Q. Washington, while
the other has the face of Martha
. . . The card has always been
the T-model of postal communi
catior ?only a penny? ?nd we
are sorry the thing has to start
the rise to a more expensive
level. ,m- ^
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Health Council Prexy Insists
On Safety At Christmas Time
Postmaster Asks Patrons
To Do Mailing Early
Mr. John E. Brown, Jr., Boone
postmaster is insisting that pat
rons of this office do their
Christmas mailing ear|g so that
the immense volume of mail may
be handled with efficiency and
promptness.
Mr. Brown especially asks that
special care be used in address
ing mail to insure prompt deli
very. Particularly in the case pf
local greeting cards, addressed
to children, postal employees
find it impossible in many cases
to secure delivery.
It is asked that packages be
properly wrapped and that the
public cooperate during the per
iod of congestion at the postof
fice. Extra help is being employ
ed for the holidays, and Mr.
Brown is anxious to have the
help of the people, so that a first
class job of handlisg the holiday
mail may be done.
Soil Supervisor Will Be
Elected During Week
I
Farmers have the remainder
of the week to vote for a Soil
Conservation District Supervisor
for the county. D. F. Greene of
Sugar Grove has been nominat
ed for re-election. Any other
voter desiring to vote for anoth
er candidate can do so by writ
ing the candidates name on the
ballot.
Ballot boxes are located at the
following places: Ed Harbin
Store, Meat Camp Service Sta
tion, Deep Gap Postoffice, I. B.
Wilson Store, Watauga County
Co-operative, Owen Little Store,
A. C. Mast Store, Valle Crucis
Co., and Clyde Perry Store.
Mrs. J. R. Craven
Hurt In Accident
Mrs. J. R. Craven "suffered a
broken leg, and other less ser
ious injuries in an automobile
accident near Taylorsville Sun
day.
Mrs. Craven is a patient at Wa
tauga Hospital, where it is said,
that despite the seriousness of
the fracture, her condition is fav
orable.
Mr Craven, and Miss
Vera Ault Sligh were returning
home from Conover, where they
had visited friends, when their
car collided with an automobile
driven into the highway from a
side road. Only Mrs. Craven was
seriously injured.
Program Xmas
Music Arranged
A program of Christmas music
will be given for the community
at the Methodist Church on Mon
day night, December 17, at 8:00
o'clock by the Double Octet of
Appalachian State Teachers'
College. The musicale will be
presented under the direction of
Mr. Hoyt Sefrit, of the music de
partment of the college, accom
panied by Giles Salvo.
In its first concert of the sea
son, the group sang for the morn
ing worship service at First Bap
tist Church, Shelby, N. C., on
last Sunday to a congregation of
over 1800 people where they
were warmly received and highly
commended for their lovely pre
sentation of Christmas songs and
carols.
The Octet presented a portion
of the program for the Lions'
Club meeting at the Daniel
Boone Hotel on Tuesday night of
this week to ^ cordial and recep
tive audience.
? The program will be under the
sponsorship of the Boone Mini
sterial Association and will be
offered as a part of the Christmas
season observance of that group
for the community.
During the program, a Christ
mas offering for CARE for Koreu
will be taken. Persons unable to
attend the meeting may send
their Christmas offering to the
church or may direct it to any
local pastor with proper designa
tion. k
Other Christmas events under
the sponsorship of the local
Minister's Association will be a
Christmas musical presented by
the Presbyterian Church in their
Sanctuary on Wednesday, Dec.
19, at 8:00 p. m., directed by Mrs.
Nicholas Erneston.
On Sunday night, Dec. 23, a
union carol service of Boone
churches will be held nt the
Methodist church, at 7:30. A film
strip. "Christmas Around the
World," will be shown at the
carol service. All three programs
will be carried over local radio
station WATA.
A record attendance of 475.000
visited the 1931 North Carolina
State Fair. , &. A,
McArihur To
Address C. of C.
Col. M. T. McArthur of John
son City, Tenn., will be the prin
cipal speaker at the meeting of
the Boone Chamber of Commerce
which is to be held at the Sky
line Restaurant next Tuesday at
12 o'clock.
The meeting will feature the
election of officers and directors,
and a large attendance of the
members is asked.
Col. McArthur is one of the
leading figures in the develop
ment of .the Tri-State Highland
Association, which bids fair to
be a most important organiza
tion in the development of East
Tennessee, Western North Car
olina and Southwest Virginia.
This association and Col. Mc
Arthur are much concerned In
the development of an outdoor
drama in this area, and all who
possibly can should hear him.
Boone Rotary Club
Holds Regular Meet
Vice-President Lawrence Ows
ley presided over the regular
meeting of the Boone Rotary
Club held Thursday, November
29, at 6:30 p. m? at the Skyline
Restaurant.
Mr. Leonard Eury, head librar
ian, Appalachian State Teachers
College, spoke to the group on
contesting. Mr. Eury addressed
the club on the contesting busi
ness indicating various ways in
which contests have been won.
Mr. Bob Beachley, formerly of
West Jefferson and now a resi
dent of Boone, entered the club
as a new member. Mr. Beachley
is affiliated with the New River
Light and Power Company as an
electrical engineer. He was form
erly associated with the Rotary
Club in West Jefferson.
John C. Masten, visiting Rotar
ian from Winston-Salem, was in
attendance.
Health Council Acts
In Praise Dr. Perry
The Watauga County Health
Council expresses appreciation to
Dr. H. B. Perry. Jr., on the oc
casion of his resignation. The
resolution, signed by R. E. Agle,
president, and Madeline McCain,
secretary, follows:
"The Executive Committee of
the Watauga County Health
Council wishes to publicly ex
press appreciation to Dr. H. B.
Perry, Jr., for his continuous
support and backing and his un
selfish contribution of time and
effort in the organization and
promotion of the Health Council
movement.
"It is with sincere regret that
this committrc acccpts the resig
nation of Dr. Perry that he might
further his studies.
"We hereby wish to express our
gratitude for hi* help and our
sincere food wishes for success
in his further study and our earn
est hope that when this study is
completed he will return to Wa
tauga County"
Agle Gives Rules For Safety
About the House During the
Christmas Season; Care
Needed in Lighting; "If You
Drink, Don't Drive."
Don't hang all your safety
stockings on the Christmas tree
and then ignore danger in the
remainder of the house; that was
the advice today from Mr. Bob
Agle, president, Watauga Coun
ty Health Council.
"People who will take the ut
most precautions about their
Christmas tree will be amazing
ly careless about the other holi
day decorations they have around
their house," he said. "The pitch
filled Christmas green, whether
it is a tree or a branch, is a dan
gerous fire hazard when it has
dried out."
Mr. Agle said that every year
accidents bring a black Christmas
to hundreds of families. 'These
tragedies, due to carelessness,
can be prevented," he said.
The Watauga County Health
Council suggests that fresh
greens are just as important as a
fresh tree in reducing fire hazard.
People who would never place a
candle on a tree will use highly
flammable greens, cotton, or
paper decorations near lighted
candles on the table, mantel, or
in a window.
Mr. Agle also pointed out that
the National Safety Council's
rules for Christmas safety should
be followed. Only electric cand
les and nonflammable decora
tions, cotton or paper which has
been treated for fire resistance
should be used. The greens
should be located so that a
chance spark from a cigarette
cannot ignite them. In hanging
(Continued on page four)
H. G. Farthing
Ttlis Of Stream
Sanitation Plan
H. Grady Farthing, member of
the State Stream Sanitation
Committee states that Mr. fearle
C. Hubbard of Raleigh, who has
been connected with the State
Board of Health in various capa
cities during the past seventeen
years, has accepted the position
of executive secretary for the
State Stream Sanitation Commit
tee effective December 1.
Plans arc now being made by
the committee for the develop
ment of the stream sanitation
program throughout the State.
The law, which was passed by
the 1951 General Assembly, pro
vides that all of the streams of
the State be classified as to their
major usage and that after com
plete information is obtained re
garding the pollutional load on
the streams and after the classi
fications have been established,
that orders be issued by the
abatement of existing pollution
as well as for the control of the
addition of new pollution to the
streams. Mr. Farthing further
stated that because of the magni
tude of the problem and its ef
fect on all sections of the State,
and the shortage of technical
personnel, that it will necessarily
be sometime before all of the
streams can bo properly studied
and classified. However, the
committee hopes to get its work
underway very shortly, now that
they have been able to secure
their executive officer. Mr.
Farthing stated that the commit
tee expects to have a meeting
soon afer the first of the year at
which time the program of work
will be adopted.
Mrs. Ella Baldwin
Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Ella Bristol Baldwin, 59,
djed at the home, Boone, R. F.
D. 3, last Friday.
% Funeral service* were held at
the Poplar Grove Baptist Church
by Rev. A. C. Moody, and burial
was in the White Springs ceme
tery. The husband, B. i. Bald
win, survives, with four daugh
ters.
O.E.S. Meeting
There will be a regular meet
ing of Snow Chapter No. 220. Or
der of the Eastern Star, Monday
night, December 10, at 7 JO O'
clock. Please attend. By order
of the W. M. Christmas party
will follow the moetlAg. ? Hrlen
Underdown, secretary.
Blowing Rock
Man Helps Sink
An Enemy Ship
SGT. THOMAS H. WRIGHT |
I
With the 3rd Infantry Div. In
Korea ? Sgt. Thomas H. Wright
of Blowing Rock, N. C., recently
helped a field artillery battery
bag an enemy ship, an unusual
target for artillery gunners.
Wright, an aerial observer
with the 3rd Division's Light
Aviation Setion, .and the pilot
of the observation plane spotted
the Chinese craft, a 25-foot
shuttle barge, ferrying ammuni
tion and supplies across a river
to Red assembly areas.
The obervers promptly com
micated with the artillery bat
tery, and the gunners ? located
approximately 20,000 yards away
? went into action. It took 40
rounds, but one of the projectiles
finally found the target. A dir
ect hit blew the barge sky-high.
Wright, a brother of Mrs.
Meda Knight, Blowing Rock, en
tered the Army in 1949 and took
basic training at Fort Jackson,
S. C. and joined the 3rd Division
at Fort Bcnning, Ga. He had been
in Korea for a year, arriving
with the division in November
1950.
Wright wai a graduate of
Blowing Rock High school in
1948. His address is as follows:
RA 14344905 Btry. B., 39-FABN
3rd. Infantry Division, APO 468,
Postmaster, San Francisco Calif.
Others in Service
Another Blowing Rock boy is
in direct combat at this time.
Seaman Charles N. Klutz, son of
Mrs. Paul Klutz. He is aboard
the USS Rochester which is
shelling the enemy now. His ad
dress is S. Charles N. Klutz, 4th
Division 427-96-77, USS Roches
ter (CA-124) Fleet Post Office,
San Francisco, California.
prayars said tor souuni
Special prayer service for all
the Blowing Rock boys, and es
pecially these two who are in the
danger zone, was held Friday
night lit the home of Mrs. Paul
Klutz. Present were Rev. and
Mrs. Sam Cappell, Mrs. Dal Tes
ter, Miss Gladys Tester, Mrs. H.
P. Holshouser, Mrs. W. L. Hol
shouser, Mrs. Steuart Bolick, Mrs.
Hattie Brown, Mrs. Carrie John
son, Mrs. Lewis Lentz, Mrs.
John Lyons, and Sonny Klutz.
Boys from this area in the
armed services include Robert
Walters with the Marine Corp;
Roland Johnson, John D. Broy
hill, Taylor Greene and Glenn
Tester with the Army; Malcomb
Craig, Randall Foster, Jr., Sonny
Hollars, Frank Brown, and Peter
Greene with the Air Force;
Mayne Coffey, Bill Downs, Bruce
Greene, Dwight Story, and Taft
Broyhill with the Navy.
"Messiah" To Be on
Air Sunday, Dec. 23
Appalachian College Choir's
rendition of the Christmas por
tion of Handel's "Messiah." will
be broadcast coast to coast over
the facilities of the Mutual Broad
casting System, as was announc
ed some time ago.
? The program which will be
transmitted through the facilities
of radio station WATA will be
broadcast Sunday, December 23,
at neon to 12:30.
Mrs. Polly Greene
Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Polly Francis Greene, 7#,
died at the home at Vilas No
vember 30.
Funeral service* were held at
the Willowdale Baptist Church
on December 2, Rev. C. O. Vance
being In charge of the rites and
interment was in the Union cem
etery at Mabel.
Two sons and one daughter sur
vive: Ralph Greene, Bristol,
Turn.; Dough ton Greene, Vilas;
&*?. C. C. Idnistcn, Vilas.
PIVU Elections Will Be
Held Thursday, Dec. 13
Santa Claus Is Coming
To Boone On Saturday
Santa Claus is coming to town t
next Saturday, and the Merch- 1
ants Association is extending a I
cordial invitation to everyone to
bring the children for their share I
of the candies which will be dis- I
tributed from Santa's big pack. <
The bright lights have been i
turned on in town, and the most !
extensive Christmas decorations I
in the history of the town have 1
been installed. The visit of San- I
a CUut will mark ? highspot in
Lhe Christmas shopping season in
this locality.
Boone merchants state that
Chrstmas trade is starting off
heavy this year, and that all In
dications are the total volume
could reach a record figure.
Stocks are jammed with gift
items, and retailers in their ad
vertising campaigns are stressing
the wisdom of shopping at home.
Historical Group Hears
Report Of Clyde Greene
A meeting of the Southern Ap
palachian Historical Association,
Inc. was held at the Skyline
Restaurant Tuesday, Dr. D. J.
Whitener, executive vice-presi
dent presiding.
Mr. Clyde R.- Greene reported
to the members on his recent
meeting with Mr. Kermit Hun
ter and Mr. Samuel Selden at
Chapel Hill pertaining to the
proposed outdoor drama to be
staged in this area. Mr. Greene
indicated that Mr. Hunter and
Mr. Selden will arrive in Boone
Monday of next week for furth
er discussions and will be the
principal speakers at the general
meeting of the Association that
evening at 7 p. m. at the Skyline
Restaurant. Dr. I. G. Greer,
president of the S. A. H. A. Inc.
will also attend the meeting. All
members of the organization are
urged to be present.
Mrs. B. W. Stallings reported
that several outstanding persons
have accepted the invitation to
serve on the advisory board of
the local organization.
It was announced today by the
Association that any person who
joina the SABA with ' payment
of the $10.00 membership fee be
fore the end of the calendar year
of* 1981, will be listed as a char
ter member of the body.
County Schools
To Close Dec. 21
County schools will close for
the Christmas holidays at noon
Friday, December 21, and work
will be resumed Monday, Decem
ber 31, it is announced by Sup
erintendent W. H. Walker.
Mr. Walker also says that East
er Monday, April 14, will be ob
served as a school holiday, and
that the time lost will be made
up Saturday, May 17, the last
day of school.
Health Council
Holds Meeting
The Watauga County Health
Council met in regular quarterly
session on Monday night, Dec
ember 3, at the Green Valley
School with approximately 200
in attendance. Mr. Robert E.
Agle, president, presided over
the meeting and reviewed the
purposes of the council. Mr.
Mont Glovier gave the invoca
tion.
A resolution of appreciation
to Dr. H. B. Perry, Jr. was pre
sented from the executive com
mittee of the county council and
adopted by the entire group. An
invitation was accepted from the
Perkinsville Baptist Church for
the next quarterly meeting. An
invitation from the Bethel Com
munity for a meeting was noted
and held over for the following
quarter.
The program theme "Safety
for Christmas" for this meeting
was announced and appropriate
skits were presented by Cove
Creek and Green Valley School
children. The Cove Creek Ele
mentary School, under the dir
ection of Mrs. Paul Walsh pre
sented a transcribed interview
pointing up the importance of
safe decorating of homes, busi
ness houses, and the Christmas
tree, and the selection of sui
table and safe toys for the child
ren. Mr*. Joe Shackford's 8th
grade of Green Valley presented
a pageant "Why We Have Lights
on our Christmas Tree" depict
ing the importance of properly
trimming and caring for the tree
for Christmas safety. ^
The i Green Valley Hofne De
monstration Club served cookies
and fruit juicc to those present.
After the social hour, the meet
ing adjourned, to meet in March
in the Perkinav'Uc Baptist
Church.
F1 ue -cured tobacco production
in North Carolina is estima'rd at
MS.330,000 pounds for 1M Jjj a
now SIM* record.
Milk Handlers
School Planned
Plans for the Milk Handler*'
School (or the purpose of higher
quality milk are now complete.
This school is being sponsored
by the County Health Depart
ment and Hillside Dairy Pro
ducts, Inc. * for Grade A and
Grade C producers, plant pro
ducers and others interested in
better milk production. This
school is to be held in the Agri
culture building behind the high
school in Boone the nights* of
December 11, 12, 13 beginning
each night at 7:30 and ending at
9:00 o'clock.
An interesting and instructive
program has been planned for
each of the three nights high
lighted by outstanding guest
speakers, demonstrations, and
films. Some of the speakers are
Mr. C. E. Brooker, Penn Salt re
presentative from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Mr. Frank Flem
ming, Sugge Milker representa
tive of Atlanta, Georgia; Mr.
Fred McNeill, representing Spar
tan Feeds, Wilkesboro, N. C.; Mr.
T. C. Blalock, Extension Dairy
Specialist, Raleigh, N. C.; Mr.
Harold Parker, Sanitarian For
syth County; and Dr. J. R. Mar
tin, local veterinarian.
A certificate will be given
those .who attend all three nights.
Local merchants have donated
door prizes such as coffee pots,
electric irons, dairy feed, etc.
which will be given away each
night.
Those interested in a better
milk supply are asked to attend
these meetings.
Mrs. Mary Ward, 7,5,
Succumb* On Monday
Mrs. Mary Ward, 73, died at
the home at Sugar Grove Mon
day.
Funeral service* were conduct
ed Wednesday at 1:30 at the Zion
Hill Baptist Church by Rev. By
num Trivett and interment was
in the Oreer cemetery.
Surviving are (our brothers and
one sister: Lionel Ward, Boone;
Councill Ward, Rcece; Miles and
Sam Ward, Beech Creek; Mrs.
Martha Presnell, Rominger.
POPULATION
The Census Bureau, on Nov
ember 1&. estimated the popula
tion of the armed forces overseas.
This October 1. Including mem
bers of the armed forces over
seas. This is 254,000 greater than
the estimate for September 1 and
an increase of 1,075,000 over the
1050 official census of those in
the U. S. and an estimate of over
?eaa armed toim
List Of Local Voting Place*
Given; Nominating Meet
ings to Precede Elections;
County, Community Com*
mitteemen To Be Named.
PMA community elections will
be held Thursday, December IS,
it was announced this week by
Dwight Cable, county PMA chair
man. Elections will be held at the
regular PMA voting places
in the fourteen communities in
the county as follows:
Bald Mountain: Voting place.
Beaver Dams: Van Farthing's
store.
Blowing Rock: City Hall.
Blue Ridge: M. O. Coffey's
home.
Brushy Fork: Vili_ Service
Station.
New River: Elrod's store.
Cove Creek: James fe. Mast's
store.
Elk: Simmons' Store.
Laurel Creek: V. D. Ward's
store.
Meat Camp: Green Valley
School.
North Fork: Tamarack postoff
ice.
Shawneehaw: Rominger's store
Stony Fork: Deep Gap postoff
ice.
Watauga: Howard Mast's (tore.
Nominating meetings will be
held in the morning prior to the
election* which will begin at
B a. m. and continue to 8:00 p. m.
A chairman, vice-chairman, reg
ular member and two alternates
will be elected for each commun
ity. A delegate to the county
convention December 14 will also
be elected.
Any farmer who has an inter
est in a farm as owner, tenant or
share cropper is eligible to vote
for committeemen and delegates
in the community in which he
resides. This means that any
farmer who has received a pay
ment or grant of conservation
materials during the current
year, or has received such grant
during the past three years, and
there is now being carried out on
the farm one or more of the cur
rent program practices approved
for the county by the State PMA
Committee is eligible to vote.
Also any farmers who have a
share in a Burley tobacco crop
this year is eligible to vote.
These committeemen selected
from among your neighbors and'
friends will see to it that Federal
funds allocated to the county are
used to buy the maximum in soil
and water conservation during
coming year. They will maka
sure that you get your full share
of acreage allotments for tobacco,
and that you have an opportunity
to qualify for price support loan
or purchase agreements.
- County and community PMA
Committees are elected by your
ballot. Every farmer, tenant or
sharecropper in Watauga county
who is interested in his own fi
nancial and physical well-being is
urged to attend the election in
his community and vote for the
men, who, in his opinion, are best
qualified to carry out the pur
poses of PMA programs.
Local Group Seeking
Aid for Orphanage
As has been their custom for
many years, a group of local peo
ple arc making up a Christmas
offering for the aid of the Grand
father Orphans' Home' at Banner
Elk.
Those desiring to contribuie to
the welfare of these mountain
children who arc being reared at
Banner Elk, may leave their do
nations with Guy Hunt, Watt
Gragg or Rob Rivers.
It is felt that this orphanage
is particularly deserving of local
support without regard to de
nominational lines, since most o f
those being cared for there are
natives of this immediate area.
A Correction
Major J. H. Thomas asks us to
correct a statement published in
the Democrat last week In regard
to the board of tax appeals. The
name of Mr. Perry Greene, sec
retary of the board, w ?s uninten
tionally omitted from 4he articlc.
It should have been Mid that
those desiring further inform*- I
tion should see Major
chairman; Perry
tary; Miss Ellen <
Rock; Ed S. Williams,