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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952.
The Parent Of REA
In the passing of G. Finlcy Mcssick of
Caldwell county, it is truly said that the fa
ther of the Rural Electric Cooperative in this
immediate area is dead.
Back in the mid-thirties, when electric
lights and motors could be seen revolution
izing the farm life of northwestern North
Carolina, Fin Messick, who used to go to
school down at the "Training Scho<Jl,'' when
we knew him as "Captain" Messick, became
obsessed with the idea of forming a cooper
ative to use Federal funds to bring nbout the
new day in Caldwell, envisioned by the folks
who established the Rural Electric Adminis
tration.
Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany people
were interested too, and meetings were held
in the Boone courthouse and elsewhere, but
the job seemed hard and the workers few.
] Meantime, Metaick wu getting the Caldwell
| county Co-op organized, and when he taw
I that the mountain counties weren't going to
| the bat. he included them in an overall setup
j and the present Blue Ridge Electric Mem
bership Corporation had its beginning.
We are not saying that Watauga would
never have worked out her part of the REA
deal She would have, in time of course. But
fact ia, she didn't. It remained for Fin Mes
sick to be the moving force in the brighten
ing of the homes and the lives of our people,
and we acknowledge with a sense of sorrow
the death of one, whose activities resulted
in such bountiful public fruitfulness.
"Whom The Cod's Would
Destroy . .
Opponents of Senator Taft's campaign
for the Presidency point to the huff of the
Ohioan in the case of the New Jersey pri
mary, and are freely voicing the opinion that
Mr. Republican is bowing himself out of the
running.
Since anger and destruction, poetically
and actually are tied rather close together,
we would agree that the Senator has weak
ened his cause by whimpering because the
New Jersey organization is aligned for Eis
enhower, and more especially by his thrust at
Governor Driscoll, who in the Taft hand
book, has gone back on his word.
In Watauga, where Taft is the odds-on
favorite of the Republican voters, there is a
pretty general feeling that the Taft cause
was not enhanced in this instance, but in
recent days there is the belief that his org
anizational abilities will be fully shown when
some of the other big states vote, and that he
will still be the elephant boy of 1952.
We still nurture our old belief that Eis
enhower is being unwittingly cast in a stop
Taft role, and that a campaign is actually
being made in behalf of the dark horse who
is to get the call, if or when the top-flighters
run into a deadlock. But Taft can push him
self out of the picture if he continues to con
duct himself angrily and childishly in the
highly competitive game of party politics.
News Items Of Boone
Elementary School
Mr?. CollralTs FUst Grid*
We enjoyed Gary Lee Parson's
birthday very much. His mother
gave us ice cream and cookies.
We are studying birds. Our
drawings arc exceptionally good.
Mrs. Cottrell and Mrs. Goss chose
some good ones and put on the
bulletin boards in the front hall.
The "Spring" bulletin board
i:. our room is very pretty. We
made boys flying kites, baby
lambs, flowers, trees with bird
houses, and many birds flying
about. Bobbie Jean McGuire
drew a good house and Gay
Kirchner drew a little boy riding
on a horse. We like all of it.
Max Fletcher brought a nice
bird house which he and his fa
ther made. He took it back home
to paint it. Then he will put it
up for the little birds to live in.
Mr*. Martha Goss is our student
teacher this quarter. We like her
very much.
We arc having fun painting our
toy train which wc built while we
studied about trains.
Mrs. Councill's First Grade
Bonnie Scott is out with
mumps. Carolyn Hoover. Joe
Todd, Ala Sue McGuire, Jimmy
Cannon. Lynn Carter, Bartlett
Dougherty and Mary Ruth
Church are still sick. We miss
them and hope they will soon bo
back.
Mr*. Davis' Room
Wc have been having visitors
from the college Wc have 4>cen
making poems about our helpers.
Terry Edminsten's father came to
see us. Eva Danay Erncston's
father came by to see her before
he left on a trip.
Mrs. Bashaars' Second Grid*
Wc were all pleasantly surpris
ed last Monday. March 17, when
Mr and Mrs. Calvin Hagcr and
son Bany dropped in our room
tor a birthday party for their
daughter, Elaine. They served
ice cream and cookies to the
class. Elaine was#clebrating her
eighth birthday. ?
Jimmy Aglc has given Uf two !
surprises this week. First, he
brought some maple sugar can
dy for us. Wc had read in our i
"Weekly Reader" how the maple
tree gives us the sap and how it j
is boiled until it became candy.
It was very good. His other sur
prise came on Saturday morning ;
when he brought his radio to |
school so that we could hear the
Children's Hour over WATA.
Wc all hope that Robert Stev^
ens will be well and back to ,
school soon. We misa him very
much. We hojp; that Willard
Presnell will be back with us
aoon too. 0
Most of our seed packages have
been aold. Those selling the most
eeedi arc: HillUrd Shackford,
Linnaeus Derrick. Jimmy Cook,
and Larry Gragg. They suld for
ty packages each. The entire
room ha* sold nearly $22.00.
Bctte Broome brought her
record player Thursday and we
listened to some records. We en
. joyed that very much.
We are happy to have with us
these next few months Miss Faye
Setzer of Dallas. N. C. and Ap
palachian State Teachers College.
This week she is helping us make
a farm scene on our bulletin
board.
Mrs. Crawford's<f*rtiird Grid*
The following people gave
good talks at our "Show and
Tell" Wednesday: Rachel Rivers,
Jane Hodges. Charlcey Marion,
Joe Minor. Lana Turner, Charles
Harmon, Mary Wey, Wanda
Cooke, Reid Cottrell, Linda Mast,
and June Hopkins. This time is
one to which all the children look
forward each week.
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vyu hit giau id nave max k?J*>
Cobb back in school.
Wc sold candy this week to buy
a book on "Good Manners." These
children brought candy and cook
ie* to sell; Jane Hodges, June
Hopkins, Joe Minor, Linda Mast,
Maxine Brown. We hope we can
buy another book.
We arc beginning a Science
Corner in our room. The chil
dren volunteered to bring plants
and insects. Maxine Brown
made a lovely plant garden. Joe
Minor will bring leaves, Wanda
Cooke is to bring pictures of fish.
Lana Turner and Jackie Town
send will bring pictures of birds
and butterflies.
We are learning new words
from a science list.
Mary Wey told the group an
interesting story during story
hou^
Mrs. Buckland's Fifth Grada
Everyone is looking forwarpi to
playing out on the playground
again. Jimmy Hayes, Kenneth
Hollars, Dayton Teaguc, Bruce
Bumcarner and Ben Teaguc have
dlreHy been busy organizing
baseball teams in the room.
All winter long many of our
students have been absent due to
sickness. Even now Margaret
Parrott, RoOTrt Braswell and
Ralph Cornell are sick. We hope
they will be well soon.
Mr. McDaniel, our practice
teacher, has been teaching us
many things about the Philippine
Islands. Next week wc will stu
rdy Canada.
Wc arc preparing our bulletin
boards for Easter now. The boys
will give the Easter party.
Mr. Loti'i Stxih Crada
We are very glad to see warm
weather again. The ofcys have a
well organized baseball team and
the girls are all set to begin toft
ball.
Mary West has beer* sick for
several days, but we hope that
she will soon be back with us.
We have started som^ new and
interesting projects in our His
tory Class. One of the projects
will be a three-act play written
and directed by the students.
Mr. Luun'i Sixth Grid#
Our rag doll project in art is
now complete. We made 37. The
making of rag dolls is a new pro
cedure in our handicraft work
thip year.
Health Council
Holds Meeting
The regular quarterly meeting
of the Watauga Coynty Health
Council was held in the Perkini
ville Baptist Church on Thurs
day, March 20, at 7:30 p. m. Dr.
John G. Martin, President, pre
sided. A discussion of some of
the county heulth problems fea
tured the business session. A re
view of clinics in the Health De
partment available to all county
citizens was given by Madeleine
McCain, secretary of the council.
A discussion of school health pro
blems followed, with some ex
planation of the work that has
been accomplished during the
year.
Dr. Martin appointed Stewart
Simons and Mrs. Sherman Hol
lars us a nominating committee.
He instructed the committee to
present a slate for election of a
vice-president and four members
at large of the Executive Com
mittee at the June meeting of
the council.
The representatives from
Bethel extended an invitation to
the council to meet in the
Bethel School in June. This in
vitation was accepted.
The program consisted of two
original one act plays that were
written by a class at the college
during the* winter quarter and
presented by a group of college
stftdents. The plays depleted the
correct and incorrect procedur
es ill selecting and using a family
doctor. The cast was as follows:
Sara Torrencc. Mrs. Do Wrong;
Jimmy Westbrook. Mr. Do
Wrong; Lawrence Oldeker, Their
son "Puny"; Lorene Shore, Aunt
"Know-it-AU"; Dwight Haigler,
Dr. Penicillin; Claire Mae
Broome, Mrs. Do Right; Don
Harris, Mr. Do Right; Lawrence
Oldeker, Their son "Healthy."
Both families live m Deep
rreeze, but their procecdures in
using and selecting a family doc
tor were quite different. Those
attending the council meeting re
solved to belong to the "Do
Rifht'Ufamily from now on.
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Celebrate 55thoWedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mr*. William C. Lyons
celebrated their fifty-fifth wed
ding anniversary with their chil
dren giving ther a surprise din
ner Sunday, March 16. The din
ner was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Lyons.
A bountiful dinner was served
on a beautifully appointed table,
with a gold and white annivers
ary cake centering the table.
The family consists of six chil
dren, twenty grandchildren and
?even great grandchildren, moit
of whom were present.
The children are Mr. Hardie
Lyons of Hickory, Messers Leslie,
Clarence and Earle of Boone, and
Mrs. Earle Norris of Boone, Route
2, and Mrs. Jake Moretz of Deep
Gap.
The Rev. E. F. Troutman and
Mrs. Troutman were invited
guests. The many friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Lyons wish them many
more years of happiness.
HARRIS
Continued from page onei
area and the road from the Oak
Street entrance was almost com
pleted at the first of the week.
Also nearing completion is clear
ing of ground on the theatre site
and the moving of the large rho
dodendrons where necessary to
permit building of amphitheatre
and stage.
Casting for "Horn in the West"
and the hiring of technical assist
ants is also proceeding on sched
ule. A crowd estimated at 300
gathered at the men's gymnasium
at Appalachian State Teachers
College last Wednesday night to
try out for roles in the play, fill
out applications and be inter
viewed by Director Samuel Sel
den. Associate Kai Jurgensen and
Stage Manager Gene Graves, who
were here from the University of
North Carolina. Decisions as to
tnosc cnosen lor pjiris or iecnr.1
cal work have not been announc
ed. Rehearsals for the drama be
gin June 3 and selection of sing
ers and part of the stage crew
will not take place until then.
Mr. Sclden expressed deep appre
ciation of the interest and en
thusiasm evidenced by the large
group present for the try-outs.
In announcing that Mr. Harris
had accepted the business man
agership for "Horn in the West,"
Dr. Whitener, executive vice
president of the historical associ
ation, praised the work which Mr.
Harris has already done as chair
man of the finance committee.
Under his ledership this commit
tee has secured bond subscrip
tions amounting to over $S7,000.
He will continue to supervise the
sale of bonds in addition to his
new duties.
Mr. Harris says that he has
accepted the business manager
ship on condition that the com
plete cooperation between the
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Mrs. J. C. Vannoy
Taken By Death
Mrs. J. G. Vannoy, 80 year* old.
died on March 16, after an Illness
of six dayi with pneumonia.
She was a daughter oi Calla
way and Sarah Greene Hodge*,
and her husband had preceded
her in death twenty years. She is
survived by seven sons and
daughters:
Mrs. Leon Day and Mrs. C. L.
Smith of Boone, and Mrs. T. R.
Thomas of Plainfield, N. J.; El
: bert, Thomas and Ernest of Boone
and George of Fresno, Ohio.
Also surviving are twelve grand
children and one great grand
child, two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Hod
ges and Mrs. E. M. Cook of- Boone
and two brothers. H. L. Hodges
and T. C. Hodges of Hodges Gap.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at the Advent Chris
tian Church of Boone of which
she was a member, by Revs. S. E.
Gragg and Everptt Ransom, her
pastor.
The large concpurse of people
and profusion of flowers bespoke
the high regard in which she m
held in the community.
Her lite had been a very beau
tiful example of all Christian vir
tue* and piety ? such a Ufa la ?
great blessing to any community.
Those from out-of-town attend
ing the funeral were Mr. and Mr*.
T. R. Thomas and daughter, Don
rue of Plainfield. N. J.; Mr. and
Mr* George Vannoy and son*.
Jimraie end Bobbie, of Fresno,
Ohio; Hal Hannoy from Boston,
Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ab
sher and son, Jimmle. of Winston
Salem; R. & Vannoy, Robert
Vannoy and son of Damascus,
Va.; and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Van
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R. Mast, Mrs. Vance McGuire,
Mrs. Clarence Berry, Mrs. Fran
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way of Lenoir; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Bingham of West Jefferson; Miss
StelH Sherrill and Jack Hodges
of Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. J. M.
Hodges, Mrs. Ben Moody, Mrs.
A. I. White and J. H. Winkler of
Blowing Rock.
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Church by Rev. R. C. Eggers ?n<
interment was in the churcl
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one daughter* Rom Speara
Hayes, N. C.; Andrew Speari
Laxon; Mrs. Helen Phillipa, Lax
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