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Thi BOONE 1>M POPULATION 1X11 WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper? Ertabli^ed in the Year 1 888 WATAUGA COUNT* IMS POPULATION 1M41 0 i MMMM I , - Pliinmr tnWMi county, an C S22f VOL. LXTV ? NO. 37. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1M2 FIVE CENTS PEB COPY KING ?STREET ? BY ? ROB RIVERS SIGNS or THE TIMES The robins straggle in from the south, as March, with her high winds, her fusty showers and her genuine ill temper, rules the land, and paves the way lor Ike glad springtime .. . . The buds begin to show on the lilac bushes, and the dainty little golden bells seem to be taking just a tiny peek to see whether or not its safe to walk out into the tempering air . . , The daffodils, inseparable partners of sppng showers, and singing birds, and human glad ness, break through and bud . . . And on the darker side, the buzz of the bi?' bottle-ended fly, who adds his rasping note to the first timid rehearsals of the spring time serenade. THE BISHOP APPEARS Bishop Costen J. HarreL was ] with tha local Methodist Church | over tha week-end. and tha fadt thai tha aminanl divine has jurisdiction orar mora than 100 churches made his visit a kind ot red-latter occasion lor local Methodism . . . Like in tha days whan tha visit of the residing elder" was the oc- I casion of most concern in Methodist homes, the visit ot the Bishop brought la pretty good "turn-out" of the laith lul . . . A BACKWARD GLANCE Bishop Harrell was discoursing on the sad estate of the nations of the world, of the wars and the pessimistic attitude held by many as to the future of civiliza tion, and injected a bit of past political history which wc en joyed . , . The Bishop, then a 1 young pastor, attended a meet ing in Raleigh in 1913, when William Jennings Bryan, the ; celebrated Commoner, and peer less orator, addressed a large throng ... It was just before the inaguration of Woodrov^ Wilson, 1 and Jospehus Daniels, Raleigh Publisher, was on the rostrum . . . It had been generally known that Mr. Daniels was to take over as Secretary of the Navy, and the Nebraskan was to be Secre tary of State . . . "in the optim ism of the late Victorian period," Mr. Bryan chided publisher Dan iels for being a "man without a job." There was to be no more wars, so the author of the cele brated "Cross of Gold" oration ' concluded . . . "Why," said the ' Nebraskan of mighty mane, "it >vill cost one thousand dollars to fire one of those Naval guns of yours! ... The business men of ihis country will never stand for it And even at the mom ent world war I was in the mak ing and should have been seen by. the leaders of the day . . . Fact is, the orator-Pacifist, who . believed peace to be cheap at any price, resigned from the cabinet to keep from being a part of the world-wide holocaust . . . Which goes to show that in those days of isolation, and of easy complacency, and of faith in the defenses of great distances, we couldn't sec danger until we were all but engulfed . . . The politicians of this day have no monopoly on short-sightedness. . SCHOOL DAYS RECALLED Htrman McNeil. aon of our lata townsman, Bjmum Mc Nail, who midti in Mansfield. Pa., visits in itta- county, and racalls that ha and this scribe star tad thair schooling together down at tha old Academy building, whan tha relatively taw studants galharad for a paak at tha thraa r's under con ditions which would ba con sidarad primitive in this day of improved facultias. facilitias and mathods ... Ha recalled that wa opanad tha lid of tha first raadar undar tha eagle eye of a lady by tha nana of Trot tar. who appeared to ba a littla mad at tha youngsters most of tha time . . . Dwali on tha ad ministration of tha lata John S. Williams, and daughter. Miss Maraia. and tha year Miss Margaret Combs taught . . . Specially tha day Miss Mar garet wielded tha beach sprout with such a rim, whan a biff six ibooter dropped from tha frsyad garments of tha lad who Masked" serosa the aisle . . . We liked tha quick meeting with tha lad wa used to know, and enjoyed tha brief reminis cences of tha happy days down where tha collage now stands (Continued on pagg fcntf) DRAMA OFFICIALS ? Officials of the Cherokee Historical Association are seen conferring with "Horn in'the West" leaders in Boone relative to the staging of the local drama, and pledging full cooperation during the coming season. Left to right: John Parris, public rela tions director for "Unto These Hills"; Dr. D. J. Whitener, executive vice-president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association; Carol White, general manager of the Chero kee drama, and Samuel Selden of ?hapel Hill, director of the "Horn in the West." ? Photo by Palmer's Photo Service. Construction of 'Horn ' Theatre Is Started \ Construction- of the outdoor Daniel Boone Theatre for "Horn In The West" began this week after the approval of the build ing plans by the board of direc tors of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association. Greene Construction Company of Boone is building the theatre and the adjacent parking areas, as well as the dressing rooms, concession stand, ticket office and rest rooms. Designed by students of the State College department of landscape architecture and Char lotte landscape architect John B. Lippard, the amphitheatre pro vides for 2,500 spectators. Park ing facilities will accommodate 1,000 automobiles. Buildings will be of board and batten construc tion, while the stockades and pavillions of the stage will be of log. The center line of the theatre has been staked out and other lo oting survey begun. Perry Greene of Greene Construction Co., said that actual ground breaking would begin by the middle of the week. An interesting feature of preparing the theatre site is the moving of giant clumps of rho dodendron from the ground to be used for actual buildings or seats to other locations where they will add to the beauty and seclu sion of the area. Ralph Winkler, chairman of the building committee, said that the stage will be ready for the rehearsals of "Horn In The West" which begin June 3. Conferring with the building committee ? Mr. Winkler, Estel Wagner, Rus sel Hodges, Alfred Adams, Gro ver Robbins and Mr. Greene ? last week end were Prof. L. A. Enersen of State College; Mr. Lippard; Hermit Hunter, author of "Horn In The West,"; Samuel Selden, director; Kai Jurgensen, associate director; and Carol White, general manager of the Cherokee production "Unto These Hills." This group spent many hours at the theatre site. Mr. White and John Parns, director of public relations at Cherokee, met with financc, publicity, and production com mittees and were generous in re lating their experiences in the production of "Unto These Hills" and in answering many questions relating to successful theatre operation. They expressed con fidence in the Historical Associa tion leaders and praised the work of the various committees. Cooperation rather th?n com petition between "Unto These Hills" and "Horn In The West" will be a continuing policy of both productions. The two plays are both written by Kermit Hun ter and staged by Mr. Selden and the Carolina Playmakers. Because of this, and the fact that their subject matter, plots and locations differ so widely that it is felt that most people will want to see both. Promo tional literature will be exchang ed so that people attending one play will learn about the other. Self-Employed Are To Pay Security Levy Dr. Anders Is Given Honor Dr. McG. Anders, of Castonia, former Boone physician, has been chosen by the Gaston County Mtdifal Society as Gaston Coun ty's Doctor of the Year." Dr An ders' name will be entered jn state competition in May and if he is chosen state winner he will be entered in the American Med ical Society "Doctor of the .Year" judging in the summer. Dr. Anders is a brother-in-law of Mrs. J. D. Rankin and Prof. Abemethy of Boone, where he resided for a m*nber of years. Born in York County, S. C., Dr. Anders moved to Gaston ia when he was only five weeks old. He has claimed Gastonia as his home ever since. He began his practice in medicine, by studying under Dr. George Doughton, bro ther of Congressman R. L. Dough ton, and working in his drug store for one year. At the turn of the century, he entered the University College of Medicine at Richmond, Va., and u?on finish ing two years there attended the Maryland Medical College in Bal timore where he was graduated in 1901. After receiving his degree at the medical college he went back to take -post graduate work again at the University College of Med icine. From there he went to New York Polyclinic and then came back to Gastonia in 1904 to set up practice. 0 Stokowski says music can im press a child 4 days old. Self-employed people whose | work is now under social seeur- j ity must report their 1951 earn- 1 ings for social security and pay the social security tax when they turn in their income tax returns for 1951. This reminder came to day from Louis H. Clement, manager of (he Salisbury social security office. "Our telephone has really been jumping lately." Mr. Clement said, "We have had literally hundreds of calls in re cent weeks about this. So for the benefit of self-employed people in this area, I have asked the Wa tauga Democrat to list below a few essential facts about social security and the self-employed. Here are the main points brought out by Mr. Clement: 1. A 2 1-4% tax on net incomes up to $3600 must lie paid at the sainc time the final 1951 income tax report is sent in ? no later than March 15 of this year. 2. The report will be maac on "Schedule C," which is available in offices of the collector of in ternal revenue. 3. If the net income is not at least $400, make no report. 4. People who pay the taxes will be building social security old-age and survivors benefits' for themselves just as people em ployed in commerce and industry have for years. 5. You will need a personal social security account number. If you don't have an account card already, all your social sec urity office. 6. Your occupation may be automatically excluded. Ask your social security officc at Salis bury, N. C. for a copy of Do You Work For Yourself, a free book let on the aell -employed. i Election Board Nominees Given Three Watauga county men have been recommended to the State Board of Elections for ap pointment to the county board of elections as representatives of the States Rights Democrats. Those recommended as States Righters are: Alfred Adams, B<*>ne? R. F. D. 1; Paul Coffey, Blowing Rock; Howard Mast, Valle Crucis. R. T. Greer and Lester Carroll, incumbents, heve been recom mended for continued member ship on the county board. Re publicans recommended are: Stacy Eggers, Jr., J. E. Holshous er, and G. K. Moose. The county boards arc to be appointed' March 22, and it was not stated whether or not the States Rights candidates would be considered, although the or ganization qualified as a political party under the law in 1948. First Red Cross Report Is Made At noon Monday $693.98 had been reported collected toward the county quota of $2415 for the 1952 ?American Red Cross fund raising campaign. Dr. G. K. Moose, county chairman, and ?Charlie Wilfong. campaign chair man, urged workers to continue their work and turn in money promptly cither to the bank or to Paul A. Coffey at the Parkway Company. GIVES UP HIKES Indianapolis, Ind. ? The Rev. Alvin Couchman has decided to give up his daily 10-mile walk ? for two reasons: One is that he's 93 and the other li because a truck struck him and broke hi* i right leg on hi* last outing. Phone Co-Op Member ship Totals 149 For Watauga M~ Many Volunteer To Aid Drive Against Cancer Mrs. John D. Davis, campaign chairman (or the 19S2 Cancer Drive, announces the appoint ment of the following local vol unteers who will assist in solici ting contributions to the Cancer Fund: Mrs. Howard Williams, Mrs. Bob Congleton, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. Tex Craven, Mrs. Carl Fid ler, Miss Madeleine McCain, Mr. Leonard Eury, Mrs. Ellis Ed wards, and Mrs. A. D. Dickerson. To lead the drive in the schools of the county are the following: For Blowing Rock, Mrs. James Storie; Cove Creek Elementary, Miss Annie Mae Sherwood; Cove Creek High, Mrs. Dave Mast; Be thel, Mrs. John Bingham; Deep Gap, Mrs. J. D. Shoemake; Stony Fork, Mrs. Ernest Sims; Valle Crucis, Mrs. Henry Taylor; and Green Valley, Mrs. Joseph T. Shackford. Any organization interested in having a program on cancer dur ing the month of April, should contact Mrs. Davis for arrange ments. Farm Loan Group To Meet Here The annual meeting of the North Wilkesboro National Farm Loan Association will be held in Boone on June 20th, it is an nounced by S. C. Eggers, presi dent of the organization. Mr. J. R. Isleib, of Washington, National Land Bank Commis sioner has been asked to attend. Mr. Julian Scarborough, Presi dent of the Federal Land Bank, Columbia, S. C., has also been asked to attend. Civic Meeting Set For Tonight There will be a special meet ing at the Skyland Restaurant Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock for the purpose of giving full in formation on the progress of the plans for the outdoor drama. Dinner will be served at this special "report meeting," and ev eryone interested in the "Horn in the West' 'is asked to be pres ent on this occasion. Bethel Junior Play On Friday The Junior class of Bethel High School will present a three act comedy, "Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost," Friday even ing, March 14, at 7:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. Everyone is invited to come out for an evening of good en tertainment. Earl D. Cook Is New G. O. P. Chairman Eagl D. Cook, was namcc chairman of the Rcpublicar Executive Committee at th< county convention held Satur day afternoon, succeeding Mr. I B. Wilson. S. C. Eggers and W. H. Grag( were named as members of thi state executive committee. ft was v'^ted that all Wataugi Republicans attending the Con gressional convention in States villi on March 17, and the State convention in Charlotte March 18, will be recognized as dele gates from Watauga. Mr. J. E. Broyhill was endors ed as national committeeman from North Carolina, and James Baley of Marshall was endorsed for the State chairmanship. The convention was presided over by Stacy Eggers, while Fred M. Gragg acted aa secre tary. C. Of C. Board Asks Tax Hike Election The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce has rec ommended the sponsoring of a city election looking to the levy ing of an additional ten cents per one hundred dollar valuation, "for financing a new program of pro gress for the Chamber and the town." it is revealed by Herman W. Wilcox, president of the or ganization. The official bulletin mailed to the membership by Mr. Wilcox states that the city council is will ing to call the special tax election if th4*gencral public desires it. The measure, designed to raise about $4,000, would be used, says Mr. Wilcox, "to promote an en larged program to publicize Boone; it would enable us to pro perly finance our recreational program; to contribute liberally to the High School band, and oth er worth-while causes." All the details of these finances are, it is understood, to be work ed out by Chamber of Commerce and town council members. Mr. Wilcox says the proposal for the tax hike will be discuss ed at a meeting somtime soon. Field Crop Meeting Slated For March 19 Dr. E. R. Colliiu, in charge Agronomy Extension, Roy R. Bennett, Extension Tobacco Specialist, Sam H. Dobscm, Ex tension Pasture Specialist, and F. R. Farnham, "Extension Dairy Specialist, will assist with a meeting on field crops at the Courthouse, Boone, on Wednes day, March 19, starting at 9:30 a. m. Dr. Collins will discuss corn production, taking up such topics as fertilization, side-dressing, cultivation, weed control, hy brids, and land preparation. Roy R. Bennett will discuss tobacco and will give special at tention to plant bed preparation, wied control, disease control and prevention. He will tell us how to keep the serious disease^ black shank and Fusarium wilt from glting into our noils. Should black shank get in our soils it could make tobacco production unprofitable for the county, as we have no resistant varieties. Sam Dobson will show how to improve our pastures and make them pay more for the mosey we have invested in them. Mr. Farnham will discuss the importance of a good feed supply and how to use it. In the afternoon a meeting will be held at Howard Edmis ten's farm at Sugar Grove to show the steps in pasture im provement. Mr. Edmisten. will tear up an old pasture, apply the proper fertilizers and seed the grass and clover. NCEA Meets At Mabel The Watauga County unit of the North Carolina Education As sociation met Wednesday even ing. March 5, at Mabel School. Mrs. John Hort'on, president of tha unit, presided at the business meeting. She welcomed the guests, who included the mem bers of the1 County Board of Ed ucation. An important business item was the appointment of a nominating committee, which is to present to )he unit a plate of officers to serve the organization in the coming school year. The program for the evening consisted of a pane] discussion of the current legislative program published by the state organiza tion and by the United Forces for Education. Serving on the panel were Mr. Sam Horton, Mr. James Storie, Mrs. Tracy Councill, Mrs. Dessic Mac Edmisten, and Mr. W. H. Walker. Actors, Singers Being Sought For Drama Kirst call for acton, gingers, and technical assistant* for "Horn In The West'' has been issued by Samuel Sclden, director of the outdoor drama which will be pre sented at Boone this summer. Tryoifti and interviews will be conducted by Mr. Sclden and as sociate director Kai Jurgenscn Wednesday night, March 19, at 7:30 at the men's gymnasium at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege. Mr. Sclden, who is head of tiu: department of dramatic art at the Univeskity of North Carolina, and Mr. Jurgcnsen, who is on the faculty of that department, an nounced the dab' for the tryouts while In Boone Saturday to meet with the committees of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association, sponsors of "Horn I In The West." All persons interested in work ing with "Horn In The West" arc urged tp be (resent, whether or not they have had previous ex perience in acting, or work with properties, lights, scenery, or costumcs. Emphasizing that these tryouts are scheduled so that local peo ple and residents of the sur rounding area will have first chance for employment in the play, Mr. Sclden said: "The whole project of present ing "Hprn In TTio West'' is an en terprise of the southern Appala chian highlands and we want to employ as many people as pos sible from thla region with the show. For thia reason, we are having the fli-at auditions here in Boone before opening them to people in other parti of the itatc. Good attendance at the tryout March 19 ia important to the success of the 'play." The cast o ( "Horn In The West" requires about 75 persons of all ages to play the part of pioneers and their families, as well a* soldiers, explorers and Indians. Some of those will sins early American folk songs . ana ballads, and hymns; others will take part in English folk dances oiid the square dances popular with the early settlers. "Horn In The West" will open June 27 and be given six nights weekly through August 31. Re hearsals begin June 3. A part in ^>e play or a place on the tech nical staff means salaried em ployment for the entire summer. Number Still Short of Goal ?The Watauga membership in the Skyline Telephone Member ship Corporation has been in creasing (or the past three weeks until now there are 149 members who have paid In ten dollars each, to indicate their good faith and interest in receiving modern dial telephone service from their cooperative. While this is a good start to ward the number of memberships needed, it is short of ? the goal which must be reached before the construction of ryral tele phone lines may be started, and T. O. Miller, Jr. and E. P. Hol mes, field representatives for the State REA, have been in the county assisting the membership campaign workers. They will be in the county alternately for the next few weeks until the present survey is complete. Meantime the following state ment is issued from the office of County Agent L. E. Tuckwiller: "Are you one of many who is interested in receiving depend able telephone service but has hesitated to sign an application with the Co-op? If so, it is very important that you make, such arrangements in order that you can be assured that the system will rcach you when construction starts. Those who pay in ten dol lars on their membership before the loan can be approved are the ones to receivc telephone service first. Those folk making applica tion for service after construct ion has begun may not receive telephones as soon as they desire. Can we, as helpful citizens of Watauga County, afford to pass (Continued on page six) Chamber Officials Attend Area Conferences The Boone Chamber of Com merce was well represented at the Western Area Conference of the North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Execu tives which convened in Salis bury on Thursday, March 6, at the new Rowan County Library. G. C. Meads of Elizabeth City, president of N. C. A. C. C. E., presided and presented an all-day program of lectures and discus sions designed to be helpful to all Chamber of Commerce execu tives. About 75 Chamber execu tives from all over the western part of the state were present. Those representing the Boone Chamber included: Mr. Herman W. Wilcox, president, and Mrs. Wilcox; g Mrs. Roberta B. Ray. secretary; Mrs. Connie Mae Phil lips. chairman housing commit tee; and Mr. Stanley A. Harris, who attended in the interest of publicizing the drama produc tion, "Horn in the West." Mr. Harris distributed litera ture and made announcements at the morning session and during the luncheon hour, which arous ed a great deal of interest among those present. I Marvin Wallace Taken By Death Mr. Marvin Melton Wallacc, 40 years old, died Monday night at the home of his mother, Mrs. Minnie Wallacc, of Banner Elk. He had been in declining health several years. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Wednesday) at the Liberty Methodist church, Mat ney, N. C., at 2 o'clock, by Rev. Robert Allen. I Survivors, in ? addition to the mother, arc four brothers and six ' Msters, Mr. Eph Wallace of King* port, Tennessee, Mr. Custer Wallace of Boone, Mr. Horoer Wallace of Rominger, N. C\. Mr. Roy Wallacc of Banner Elk, N. C. Mrs, Sallie Gillespie of Ban ner Elk, Mrs. Dora Ctwrch of Ft. Hood, Texas, Mrs. Odnene Perry of Minn.1, Minnesota, Mrs. Naomic Shoemaker, Mrs. Mamie Watson and Mrs. Marie Hicks, all of Ro minger, N. C.
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