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watauga democrat An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established irj.the Year 1888 26. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1M1. King - Street BY ROB RIVERS CHRISTMAS CARDS in a steady stream, bring their ap preciated tidings of joy, and we never tire of these messages . . . of their varying shapes and col ors, and of the signatures of the people who think well enough of us to spend their time and coin to convey their wishes for our good fortune at the Yuletide . It's a wholesome old custom ? this thing of exchanging greetings at the holiday period, and the pic tures on the cards are good for many pleasant moments. . . .The snow scenes, the silver bells, the Santa Claus figures, and often, the scene of the Nativity embel lish these messages, while on the lighter side are seen caricatures of frivolity, and occasionally the "gentleman songsters" ... Any way our big bundle of cards is one of our most cherished fea tures of the holidays . . . The only sad note comes from the ab sence of messages we had had for a lifetime, and memories of old friends and true, who have gone away since our last year's Yule log burned out. SNOW AND SLEET bring discomfort and slow down trav el at the peak of the shopping season, but still the mid-week buying throng was large, and moat of the merchants were tallying up Increased sales. The school children gather up the last of the toys to aid the fam ilies which haven't shared in the bounty of the land, hurry ing householders decorate last minute trees of hemlock, cedar and balsam, as the youngsters hang the stockings by the man tel .. . Indications are that the folks are going to have a good Christmas in this favored reg ion. and moat of the Boone folks expect to stay close by their own firesides during the festival. JANUARY draws near, and New Year's parties and resolu tions are in the offing . . . The drafty, fitful and fickle month, named after the two-headed god Janus, who kept one eye focused on the road back, while the oth er scanned the far horizon<"t>f the future . . . Like the figure of mythology, we too, are inclined to look both ways as the bells ring out the old, and provide a noisy welcome for the new . . . At the end of the old year, we look back to a period, materially fruitful to an extent never be fore known in the world's his tpry, but marked by war and by fear and misgivings . . . Locally the economy is enjoying a mi raculous expansion, and there is good reason to believe that the New Year will bring forth even a greater degree of progress for the community and county . . . We shall share in that hope, and with our wishes to our readers for a New Year bountiful in all the good things, goes our grati tude for their kindnesses and in dulgences of the past SHOW WINDOWS unusual ly beautiful this year . . Thos* at Balk's Department Store gat 1 a r g a number of compli ments from the passersby . . . Rudolph the red-noeed rein deer in the window at tht ? Boone Drug ? a mounted ueec head, trophy of a hunt by the Drs. Richardson, with a bright red electric bulb fixed to his note. The big Santa at the Farmers Hardware, standing by a chimney . . . The bank a i Christmas trees at J. C. Cline's growing smaller every day. and merchants busily en gaged with scoop and spade, digging at the ice which nukes foot travel so precarious. ODDS AND ENDS:' The con tinuing argument around the Democrat as to how many team* of horses pull the beer wagon in the Budweiser TV show . . Lorn Harrison, who came to Boone as a railroad man, and stayed after the tracks were gone, calls at the Democrat office to renew his subscriptions ? one for himself and one for each of his three children . . . Mrs. Texic Fox, of ,Vila?, also has four subscribers in the family, who enjoy tlx home town newspaper year after year . . . Jim Councill's tale ab out the old woman from the hills, whose income had been next to nothing, and whose living had (Continued an page three) Headquarters March Of Dimes) Campaign To Be Opened Here Building and Loan Gives Space tar Polio Fund-Rais in* Effort; Campaign Will Open January 2. . Headquarters for the 1952 March of Dime* at Watauga Building and Loan Building will be formally opened December 28 at 9 a. m.. it was announced to day by Mr. Jack Idol, Watauga county campaign director for the polio appeal of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis. This office space was very generously offered for the pres ent drive by Mr. Watt Gragg, secretary of the Watauga Build ing and Loan Association. Mr. Idol said the headquarters space is ample for March of Dimes meetings, office person nel and records, campaign sup plies and other facilities. The campaign opens Wednes day, January 2, and continues to the end of the month, Mr. Idol explained, because the March of Dimes has ended each of the past four years in debt. This resulted, he said, from an increased num ber of new cases since 1948. Each year tens of thousands of pat ients from previous years still re quire assistance for continued care, he added. "Because of the longer appeal period, more volunteer workers are needed this year than fver before. I appeal to anyone who can help to volunteer today. We need help in all departments and in all phases of work and we need it now. The headquarters telephone number is 208. " Leo Pritchett Is Radio Speaker By JAMES STORIE Mr. Lao Pritchett, a member of the A. 8. T. C. faculty, reviewed an interesting article entitled An Oasis For Retired North Car olina Teachers on the second program of "Your Schools Answ er." This article, written by Mr. Pritchett, recently appeared in the N. C. E. A. Journal. Since this article has received so much attention from the pub lic, we would like to review it briefly. There can be an oasis for re tired North Carolina teachers ? if they want it. The teachers have a retirement problem, just like anyone else.- But so far it is one of the neglected areas of "doing," not only by the teachers of North Carolina but generally by the teachers over the nation. The proposed plan for North Carolina teachers is not a home nor a institution but a retirement center or community. The center would be patterned somewhat after the Penny Farms in Florida. About thirty-eight miles south of Jacksonville there is one of the finest retirement centers in (he country. It is called the Memor ial Home Community at Penny Farms. The community consists of about sixty acres of land on which are 22 buildings of French Norman design and a chapel. The community itself constitutes a small village of about two hund red people. Such a retirement center is not impossible for North Carolina teachers. , There are many reasons why such a center should be under taken by the men and women in the teaching profession. For in stance: there are many teachers (Continued on page seven) Harris Pleads for i Highway Safety The nation'* record of .peak traffic fatalities on its "alcoholi days" brought a p re-Christmas plea for caution today from a motor vehicle official. L. S. Harris, executive director of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, said he believed that the Christ mas-New Year's holidays have become the saddest paradox of the times. *At ? time when we are tradi tionally at our gayest, the coro ncrs and doctors am the busiest as a result of traffic Rnasb-ups," Mr. Harris asserted. Mr. Harris said the record of traffic accidents on holidays ? accidents due in large part to al cohol ? had led safety workers to <?>11 these periods "alcobolidaya." Early Settlers Theme For Proposed Drama Ancestors of Dr. Greer Among the First To Come to Wa tauga County; President of Group Has Active Career. By MRS. RUBY ELLIS The Mountain Drama to be staged in an outdoor theater near Boone will be built around the early settlers of this mountain section ? settlers such as the an cestors of Dr. I. G. Greer, who were among the first to come to what is now Watauga County. Dr.' Greer was elected presi dent of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association, Inc., at its first meeting recently. The association was organized to produce a mountain drama. Dr. Greer's family in Watauga County began with Benjamin Greer, a soldier of the Revolu tionary War, who married a Miss Wilcox, and had eight sons and two daughters. One of the sons, William, lived to be 103 years old. "Ike," as he is called around here, is the fifth of eight chil dren born to Philip Greer and his wife, Mary, who was also a Greer before her marriage. Phi lip was a direct descendant of Benjamin. Dr. Greer began his education at the Zionville Academy, at Zionville, 12 miles from Boone, where he' was born. When he was old enough, he entered Southerland School in Ashe County. At 18 he came home to teach at Howard's Creek School, lo cated on Howard's Creek five miles from Boone. He taught there two years be fore accepting a teaching job at Walnut Cove. After spending a winter at Wal nut Cove, Dr. Greer abandoned DR. I. G. GREER teaching and entered the Univer sity of North Carolina to fur ther his education. He came back to Boone from the University to teach at Appa lachian State Teachers. College for 15 years, until his appoint ment as superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomas ville. He was at Thomasville another 15 years, until the biggest job of all came along. He was chosen to serve as ex ecutive vice-president of the North Carolina Business Founda tion at Chapel Hill. "Ike" married Willie Spain hour of Morganton. They have two sons, I. G., Jr., who is in the armed forces, and Joe, now holding a position at Chapel Hill. Or. Greer and his wife are well known in North Carolina for their musical interpretations of folk (Continued on page seven) "The Christmas Story" Is Given At Blowing Rock Principal James Storie Gives Holiday Message; Music Re cital Given; Other News of Blowing Rock School. By MRS. LUCILE LETT Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, Mr. Eugene Koone's sixth and seventh grades presented the school's Christmas program, a pageant entitled 'The Christmas Story," -in the school auditorium. The student body and interested friends and parents were pres ent. Actors for the pageant were the reader, Mary, Joseph, three angels, three shepherds, three wise men, little girl, and singers. The manger scene was built on the stage showing the star, sil houettes of sheep, a cow's heads a donkey's head, and a pair of doves added to the reality of the scene. Before cach scene or song was acted or sung, the reader gave the Scripture which described the scene. Mrs. Charles Brown, head of the music department of the school, directed the music and the high school glee club render ed three numbers: "Jesus in a Manger," "O Come, O Come, Im manuel," and "There's a Song in <u. a ?? Uic nu . Following the program the clusses i ctired to their classrooms where the P. T. A. grade moth er! and teacher* gave each claw a Christmas party. Gift* were exchanged and programs present ed in the classrooms. Students were then dismissed for their Christmas vacation to return to school on December 31." Christmas Maasaga Principal James Storie issues the following Christmas message on behalf of himself and mem bers of the faculty: "Christmas Joy take* a little earning and with this earning, Christmas is a shimmering sym bol of happiness, glowing in its good feeling on everyone who has helped to make this a better Chriattnas. Yes, it's Christmas again ? Merry Christmas from your school and all that make a part of It. The learning and liv ing that is taught at your school (Continued an page seven) Democrat Issued Ahead of Time The Democrat goo out early this time, so as to give the staff a Christmas vacation. The office of the newspaper will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and busine.s as usual will be resumed Thursday morning. The screwworm fly is a ser ious insect pest that causes huge losses eafch year to tliC livestock industry of the Southeast. Says Trees Good Local Farm Crop Woodland Constitute* 44% of All Land in Watauga Coun ty; Says Trees Most Ne glected Crop. By H.jTwiLLIAMS Woodland, which comprises approximately 44% of alt the land in Watauga County, is the most neglected of all crops. Like all other crops this land res ponds to good management and proper protection. With ti.nber prices expected to remain high for many years, the farmer who looks ahead and uses his woodland in the proper manner should realize a good profit from it. Nature has a way of reforest ing cut-over woods and idle areas, but much of the time the plants are of an undesirable type ? plants that have little value from a lumber standpoint. The farmer can help nature in her job of thinning out the undesir able trees, leaving those of better specie more room for bettct and faster growth. Under most conditions farmers take heavy losses on their wood land by selling their timber in whole lots or tracts. Selective cutting usually provides the best means of harvest. By this meth od only the mature trees, those that need thinning, and those promising the least return by further growth, are cut This method leaves the woods in a good condition with growing timber left. which enables the farmer to make cuttings more of ten. Woodlands in the Watauga Soil Conservation District should be protected from grazing. When grazing occurs in woods, the young seedlings are eaten or broken off by livestock, prevent ing naural reforestation. In old timber stands, where grazing has been permitted, there is no young hardwood timber growing to replace the mature trees when they are harvested. Collegians To Be Honored Sunday Students home from college will be rccognized -by a union program to be held at the Advent Christian Church on Sunday night, December 30. at 7:30. Students will be in chargc of the program and will give spec ial talks, music and lead in pray er. The committee in charge of planning the service is John Da vis, chairman, J. T. Shackford, and Miss Nell Norris, music. Students who are to be here at that time are requested to notify a committee member immediate ly, and of indicating what part they wish to assume in the serv ice. Choral Group Renders Christmas Program December Meeting P. T. A. Featured by Mrs. Erneaton's Group; Other New* fro hi Appalachian High School. The Appalachian High School Clioral Ensemble, under the di rection of Mrs. Elsie Erneston, presented a most inspiring Christ mas program for the December meeting of the local P. T. A. on Monday night at the Baptist Church. The program entitled "The Christmas Story in Scrip ture i nd Song" had as narrator Mr. William Rosa. Beth Eggcrg, Glenn Miller and Betty Sue Nor ris presented three very pleasing solo numbers. Bob Gilley, Jim Holshouscr and Guy Hunt gave an excellent portrayaj of the Three Wise Men. y Margaret Phillips, Betty Jo Miller and Beth Eggers sang as a trio the beautiful -"Gentle Mary Laid Her Child.'' The chorus demonstrated their ability to sing in varied combinations of voices, and as a group sang with a tone that blended perfectly. The group has worked well with each other and their director, and is to be commended for presenting such a fine performance. Excerpts of the above program were presented over station WATA. Boom, Thursday at 1:45 p. m., sponsored by the Worth while Woman'* Club and for the Christmas assembly program of the High School on Friday morn ing. Included on the program were "Deck the Halls with Boughs and Holly," "Carol of the Bells," "An gels We Have Heard on High," and several well-loved carols. Other members of the ensem ble, not mentioned above, are Jane Keplar, Ala Hodges, Connie Casey, Carmen Guy, Sara Miller, Betty Ann Hagaman, Carolyn Wood. Jim Graham, Donald Lyons, Carlton Lyons, and Jim Idol. Squar* Dane* The Globetrotters Club spon sored a square dance in study hall on Saturday night. Music wag furnished by "Frog Greene" and his hill-billy band. Due to the extreme cold weather, not many people attended. Delicious refreshments were served by Bet ty Jean and Mary Edmisten. Basketball Games Appalachian Boys' Varsity lost their second game in a row by one point here last week as Traphill won a thrilling game 37-30. Behind Jf-1# at halftone, the Blue Devih pulled up the final quarter. With three minutes to play, the Blue Devils started to freeze the ball, protecting a slim three-point lead. The Traphill (Continued on pag* {our) - ? rrny ~ 1 ? ; ?. > .. ^ ? ; ; ? ? ? . ? ? r~l~ T ,VY :i A " <bS9E >4' %MBBB Babson Sees Decline In Bu siness Volume p ^ Union Carol Service To Feature Holiday Here HAROLD E. STASSEN. formal Gortrnor of Minn*?oU and now Pretidenl of the Univ*r?i?y of PtaniylTinii, will bo th* key nolo speaker at th* Republican ?tato-wldo Lincoln Day dinner, which will bo h*ld at 6i30 Satur day evening, February II. at Ho tel Robert E. Lee. in Winston Salem. it ha> been announced by Mrs. Anne K. Hickman, gen eral chairman for the political meeting. A union carol service of all Boone churchei will be held at the Method lit Church Sunday, December 23, at 7:30 p. m., as the final program of public Christ mas celebration in Boone. Familiar Christmas carols will be sung by the congregation, while the Baptist Youth Choir will present special selections un der the direction of Miss Nell Norris. A new film-strip, released for the first time this year, "Christ mas Around the World," will also be shown. It pictures the customs of Christmas observance in many lands and features recordings of familiar carols of other peoples. Pastor J. T. Shackford urges everyone to participate in this service. Rev. Mr. Shackford also culls attention of the entire community to the scries of radio broadcasts of Christmas music which will be heanl through Christmas day at 9:45 a. m. These programs are produced by the Upper Room Ra dio Parish as a community serv ice and will carry some of the loveliest music to be heard during the season. Blowing Rock Rotarians Distribute Xmas Gifts Many Wataugans On Honor Roll Registrar H. R. Eggers of Ap palachian State Teachers College has just released the honor roll for the first quarter's work. Among those on this list of di stinction are the following from Watauga County: Joanne Aldridge, Boone; Mar tha Austin and Mary Austin, Shulls Mills; Nora Austin, Boone; Suzanne Coffey, Blowing Hock; Isabel Eggers, Boone; John Far thing, Boone; Clyde S. Greene, Boone; Jo Ann Hardin, Laxon; Doris S. Harmon, Boone; Ralph Hod ges, fioone; Barbara Jones, Boone; Guy Lall. Shulls Mills; Sue Ann Marion, Boone; Lou A. Martin, Boone; Benjamin Mast. Sugar Grove; Jimmy Mast, Sher wood; Janicve Mast, Rominger; Ruby Faye Mast, Rominger; Elmo Moretz, Boone; Jack D. Neal, Boone; Nell Norris, Boone; Corky Owsley, Boone; Sallie Pen ick, Boone; Lawrence Phillips, Boone; Martha Quails, Boone; Ruth A. Ray. Boone; Carolyn Sherwood, Sugar Grove; Rcba Smith, Boone; Harold Songer, Sherwood; Lottie Stout, Vilas. Town Merchants Observe Holidays The town merchants will ob serve the Christmas holidays by clotting on December 29 and 26. while the county offices will be closed on December 24, 29, and 26. The Northwestern Bank and the City Hall will be closed on Tuesday, December 26, and Wed nesday, December 26. The Post office. however, will be closed only on Christmas day. Gets Award for Safe Driving Wiley T. Lewis, former Boone resident has received an award for 22 years of safe driving for the Rutherford Freight Lines, Bristol, Va. The award was one of 622 giv en by Markcl Service, Inc., in ternational insurers of truck* and buses, on December 16, and rep resents rhore than two decadca of accident-free driving. Milk and egg production to fur this year are holding almost level with a year earlier despiu the somewhat shorter feed sup plies and rising farm co?tt.jP Hospital Auxiliary Has Party; Hardin Is OPS Chairman; Christmas Tea; Other Blow ing Rock News Items. By MRS. LUCILE LETT The Blowing Rock Rotary Club held its weekly dinner meeting Friday night at Spring Haven Inn at 6:30 o'clock. Final plans for the annual distribution of Christmas gifts were made and calls for the distribution to take place Saturday and Monday be fore Christmas. Thin project is in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Boone and gifts are distributed to the crippled children of. Wa tauga County. Mr. John Garmcr, a ncw-comer to Blowing Rock, was a recent Rotary visitor and the club an nounces a n?w member, Mr. John Goodwin, Production Supervis or of the Goodwin Family Guild Weavers, Blowing Rock's newest business interest, owned by Mr. G. C. Robbins. O.P.S. Chairman Mr. R. H. Hardin, owner of Hardin Hardware, announces he is local O. P.S. committee chair man. Anyone desiring informa tion on this matter may contact Mr. Hardin by pbone at his home, or call by the store where print ed material may be obtained. Hospital Auxiliary Party The Blowing Rock Hospital Auxiliary held a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Omer Coffey on Monday night, December 17. Each guest brought a gift for the hospital, gaily wrapped and put under the lighted Christmas tree. Many humorous games were played after which Mrs. Richard Gragg opened the gifts. The hos pital received bath towels, wash cloths, soap, tooth brushes, re ceiving blankets, hand towels, glasses, can openers, canned goods of beans, fruits, jams, jel lies, and preserves. (Continued on page eight) Pageant at Lutheran Church Sunday The public is invited to attend a Christmas pageant, "Prophecy Fulfilled," at Grace Lutheran Church December 23. at 8:00 p. m. The pageant will be present ed by the Junior Sunday School, Luther League and the church choir. Health Department Office* To Be Closed The local Health Department will be cloaed for the Chriatmaa holiday*. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24, 25 and 28. There w*il be no one in the Health Department on Saturday morning, December 22 Noted Economist Views New Year By ROGER W. BABSON 1. Excluding defense order*, the total business volume in 1952 will be less than that (or 1991. However, National Income in 1952, will be very high, as war orders take the place of peace production. GOVERNMENT CONTROLS 2. The outstanding feature of 1952 ? barring all-out-war ? will be the Presidential Election on November 4, 1952. I comment further upon this under para Roger W. Babson graph 48. 3. The Administration and its economic advisors appear (irmly convinced that radical inflation is about to break out next year. But the "brain trusters" are over looking the fact that the boom is already old and that it was break ing badly when the Korean war broke out. The date of the slide has only moved ahead. 4. Farm income will continue high 'in 1982. 8. A? 1082 wears on, the effect of controii. increased taxes, and high prices will cause a decline ih legitimate business. If civlltan production declines too iViuch, the public may then ery, 'This is a government-made slump; let's change the Administration." 6. If in 1982 it bccomes evident that business is declining too much as a result of government curbs, the planners at Washing ton will rush their patient into an oxygen tent. LABOR OUTLOOK 7. Many labor groups will be successful in getting another round of wage increases in 1952. Although there may be more Im portant strike.' in the first part of 1952, there should be a de cline in work stoppages in the last half year. 8. Tightness in the labor sup ply will continue through 1952, particularly of highly-skilled workers. Wages of such workers will be advanced voluntarily in order to hold them. 9. The Taft-Hartley Law will not be repealed during 1952, but may be amended. The Admini strators of the law will continue to wink at some of its clauses. COMMODITY PRICES WILL REMAIN FIRM 10. Wholesale prices of many / commodities will suffer a mild decline in 1952 when compared with the price level for Decem ber 31, 1951. In some lines the drop may be quite steep from the high levels of 1951. Retail prices for 1952 will hold steady. 11. Commodity speculation for a rise will not pay in 1952. Fur thermore, our expanding stock piles of strategic materials pre sent a real price threat in the event of a peace scare. Such stockpiles could then act strong ly as a depressant on prices. Wise merchants will operate with on ly a conservative inventory. 12. The cost of living will re main high during 1952. This pre diction recognizes that living costs next year may continue t (Continued on page three) Ministers Like Church Publicity 9 "At iho The Boone and Blowing Rock Ministerial Association desires to thank the personnel of the Dem ocrat and the sponsors of the "At tend Church" feature of Democrat upch woek. Appreci- bj| a ting your friendly cooperation BBj and wiahtag ' you the Season's ;;ij Greetings arid ? Hnppy New % Yours truly, B. f. TBOU TMAW, < *** Hi
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