North Carolina Newspapers

Local Affairs Miss Lucy Brock is ill at Wa tauga Hospital.* Mr. 'T. M. Greer is recuperat ing from an attack of influenza. , Mrs. Boyd Cooke is seriously illlit Watauga Hospital. Mrs. Stanley A. Harris is a patient at the Hagaman Clinic. Miss Anna Mae Sherwood of Vilas is a patient at Watauga Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Baumann of Boone. Route 2 spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller. Miss Anita Winkler of Shelby spent the week end at her home on Blowing Rock road. ' . Mr. H. R. Maltba, who is work ing in Aiken, S. C., visited with homefolks over the week end. Mrs. R. L. Clay is seriously ill with pneumonia at the Piedmont Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Love of Sugar Grove announce the birth of a son last Thursday at Wa tauga Hospital. Mrs. E. W. Bentley and son, Gary, attended the funeral of Mrs. Bentley's aunt, Mrs. Bertha Killian, in Lenoir Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Woodie of West Jefferson spent the week end with their daughter, Mrs. "Herman Wilcox, and Mr. Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hart have returned from Anna Maria, Fla., and opened their home at Blow ing Rock. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hawkinson announce the birth of a son, Murray Grey, on Friday at Wa tauga Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Weston Baxter of Boston, Mass. and Washington, D. C. spent last week visiting Mrs. Baxter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hodges. Mrs. G. M. Teams, who had been a patient at the Hagaman Clinic for eight days, returned to her home at Banner Elk Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Madison of Charlotte spent Sunday with Mrs. Madison's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Walker. Mr. Glenn Wallace Wilcox at tended the N. C. A. A. basketball tournament in Raleigh Saturday, "returning Sund^. - * " ? Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rosa, Jr., of Greenville, N. C., spent the week end with Mrs. Ross' mother, Mrs. A. E. Hamby. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shoemake of Banner Elk spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Roy Blanton. and Mr. Blanton. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Kirkman of Greensboro, returning from a honeymoon trip to New Orleans, spent Friday night with Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Shackford. Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves and children, Linda and John Kilby, of West Jefferson spent Sunday with Mrs. Reeves' sister, Mrs. R. W. McGuirc. Mr. Lawrence Barden of Duke University, Durham, is spending the spring holidays with hii par ents, Dr. and Mrs. John G. Bar den. Mrs. Marion Adams and Miu Lillian Adams of Seneca, S. C. were week end visitors with Miss Clyde Kilby and Miss Marion Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Ray of the Watson Apartments had as their guests on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Benfield and family of Newland. Sgt. Dean Danner, who is stat ioned in England with the U. S. Air Force, has been released form the hospital where he was ill with pneumonia. ' Dean and Mrs. I. N. Carr of ? Canon-Newman College, Jeffer son City, Tenn., visited with Dr. and Mrs C. Ray Lawrence on Friday. Mrs. Connie Mae Phillips left Monday to spend a week with friends and relatives in Owens boro, Ky? combining a business and plcasure#trip. Mr. Gordon Hartzog returned to State College, Raleigh. Mon day after spending the spring holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley G. Hartzog. Mr. H. A. Hartzog of Idelwild. who is recovering from a serious injury, visited with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hartzog, last week. Mrs. Ray Lawrence and child ren, Tom and Mary, visited Mrs. Lawrence's sister, Mrs Irma Un on in Hickory, and her brother, Mr. John Johnson in Valdete over the week end. Mrs. Ben H. Watson, who has been seriously ill with influenza, is recovering satisfactorily. Her daughter, Mrs. Estalle Grayson of North Wilkesboro, has been here two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Gale McMillan and sons, Phil and David, and Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves and chil dren, Linda and John Kilby, all of West Jefferson, visited with Mr. and Mn. Jake Caudill during the week and. Mrs joe Minor u connnea to her home with influenza. Pfc William F. Bunnell has ar rived fei Jokyo, Japan, accordiiffc to a cablegram received by his mother. Mrs. Vera Tunnel). He tailed from Seattle. Washington March 5. Mr. and Mrs. Irby Brown ol Norfolk, Va. announce the ar rival of a daughter, Janet Gayle Brown, on February 29th. Mrs. Brown is the former Miss Nancy filler of Boone. Dr. and Mrs. B. B. McGuire and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. McGuire, Jr. of Elizabeth City were recent vis itors with Dr. and Mrs. John O. Martin. Dr. and Mrs. McGuire are Mrs. Martin's parents. Mr. Marvin T. Culbreth return ed Friday from a weeks' tour of Marion and Spindale, N. C., At lanta and Augusta, Ga? and Co lumbia and Greenville, S. C., in the interest of Camp Sky Ranch. Mrs. Coleman i*ayne, Mrs. v. F. Starnes, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Coffey and Mrs. W. F. Ingram of Taylorsville visited during the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Coffey. Mrs. Starnes is Mr. Coffey's mother. Mrs. B. W. Stallings, Mrs. W. C. Greer and Mrs. Dempsey Wil cox left last Wednesday for New York City, where they are at tending the National Flower Show. They plan to return here Friday. Cpl. Dale Gross and Tom my Miller returned Sunday night from Worthville, N. C., in Ran dolph County where they have been visiting their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Wiles and family since Friday. Mrs. Charles Councill of Mt. Olive arrived here last week to attend the spring quarter at Ap palachian College. Mrs. Councill and son, Clarke, are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cooke. Mr. James Cook, who is em ployed in Baltimore, Md? spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Connie Mae Phillips at the Carolina Hotel here. Mrs. Phil lip! accompanied him as far as Salisbury on his return to Balti more on Sunday. The North Carolina division of the A?%9;iated Credit Bureaus of America held an all day meet ing and workshop in Statesville on Sunday, March 23. Mrs. Ro berta Ray, manager of the local Credit Bureau in Boone attended the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Maston N orris had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Everette Spangler of Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nor ris of Yadkinville, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Norrls of Lenoir, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Norris of Boone, Route 2. Mrs. Phil H. Mast, Mrs. Anne Leake, Mrs. Mildred Garrison of Burlington. Mr. Bill , Leake of Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Allie B. Shull, Master Robert Glenn of Mt. City, Tenn. spent Sunday witfc Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mast and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Ruth Isaacs and Mrs. John G. Martin and son. Jack, will leave Saturday for a visit with Mn. Isaacs' daughter, Mrs. Cecil E. Hackney, and Mr. Hack ney in Robbins, N. C. They will return to their respective homes on Tuesday. Mr. Joe Gaither of Duke Uni versity, Durham, spent the week end with Mr. John Councill and Mrs. Tracy Councill. Mr. Gaither, wh? is spending the week in Le noir with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Gaither, will return to Duke Sun day. ur. ana Mrs. jonn w. snacK ford and daughter, Mrs. Ella Ot terness, and her daughter, Pat, of Churchland, Va., arrived Tues day to spend several days with Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Shackford. They were en route to their sum mer home in Waynesville for a visit with friends and other mem bers of the family. ? Mrs. Lou H. Taylor, who has spent three months with Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Shank in St. Petersburg, Fla., returned here Tuesday for a visit with her daughter, Mr*. H. B. Perry, and Dr. Perry. Mr. Shank accompani ed Mrs. Taylor, and he will make repairs on his summer home at Valle Crucis before returning to St. Petersburg. Mrs. Roberta Ray, who il treasurer of the State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in North Carolina, is in Raleigh this week attending a meeting of the Board of Directors of that or ganisation. Miss Margaret Smith, business major at the collage will be ia charge ?f the Chamber of Commerce office in Mrs. Ray's absence. ? ?? ? Peru's new lsw giving the Gov ernment 90 par oattt of all pro fits by foreign oil interests in ef fect. MISS DELLA BUMi3ARNT!R Engagement Is Announced Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Bumgarner Roftte 1 Boone announce the en gagement of their daughter, Del la. above, to J. D. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Miller of Boone. The wedding will be in April. BPW Members Visit Hickory Five members of the Boone Business and Professional Wo men's Club attended the meeting of District Two in Hickory on Saturday. They were Miss Ar lene Williams, Mrs. David R. Hodgin, Miss Madeleine McCain, Mrs. Nell C. Linney and Mrs. Earleen G. Pritchett. The meeting was held at St. Andrews Lutheran Church on the campus o T Lenoir Rhyne college, with the Hickory BPW Club as hostess. Presiding officer was Mrs. Blanche King of Salisbury, district director, and featured speaker was Mrs. Ruby Blythe of Rocky MouHt, second vice presi dent of the North Carolina State Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women's Clubs. Clubs represented at the meet ing included Boone, Hickory. Le noir, Lexington. Salisbury, States ville, Thomasville, and Winston Salem. A total of 94 registered delegates, and a number of guests attended. In the absence of the district secretary, Mrs. Pritchett was ask ed to serve as secretary at the meeting. __ One iterfl of interest was an nouncement of the slate of offic ers presented by the state nomi nating committee. Those who have been nominated as ofifcers of the State Federation include: Lucy Rhodes Duncan of Smith field, for president; Ruby Blythe of Rocky Mount for 'first vice president; Flora Monroe of Mon roe, second vice president; Lois Frazier, Brevard," second vice president; lone Pinner Whitehead, Wilmington, recording secretary; Mary Matthews, Thomasville, re cording secretary; Earleen G. Pritchett, Boone, assistant record ing secretary; Evelyn Bishop, Smithfield, corresponding secre tary; Moltie Buraker, Wilson, treasurer; Kathryn Threatt, Fay etteville, treasurer. New York ? Check up, sir, and see if you qualify ? The New Club says American men are the fattest and laziest in United States history. The reasons: Too much sleep and food, not enough exercise. The model size has jumped from 32 to 40. Picnic Held At Windy Gap Windy Gap. ? On Sunday, March 23, a delicious picnic lunch was served at Jhe home of Mr and Mrs. Roby Presnell by their children and neighbors celebrat ing Mr. and Mr|. Presnell's birth days. Mr. Presnell was born March 8, and Mrs. Presnell March 31. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. John Presnell and childrer of Rominger, Mr. and Mrs. N. V Presnell and children of Sparta i Mr. and Mrs. Gold Presnell ant i children, Mrs. Jonah Harmon Miss Ella Mae Harmon, Miss Ar lee Trivett and Mr. Jimmy Haga man of Beech Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Harmon and son Den nis. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagft man, Mr. Arnold Presnell and Mr. F. R. Harmon of Valle Crucis. Howard's Creek Club Meets The Howard's Creek Club held its regular meeting March 20 at the home of Mrs. Raymond Jones. Ten members attended the meeting. One new member. Miss Blanch Miller, was welcomed into the club. Mrs. Raymond Jones, president, presided over the business ses sion. Mrs. Betty Edwards gave an interesting lecture on "Wall Fin ishes." Games were played during the social hour. Delicious refresh ments were served by the host ess. Hospital Guild Names Officers At a meeting of the Watauga Hospital Guild Friday night held at the Boone Baptist Church a new slate of officers was elected to serve during the year, begin ning their term of office with the March meeting. Mrs. Grady Mor etz was elected president with Mrs. Herman Eggers, vice presi dent, Mrs. R. E. Agle, secretary, and Mrs. W. W. Chester, treasur es- V The group recognized the out standing work done last year by Mrs. G. K. Moose, chairman of the grounds committee, Mrs. J. H. Councill, chairman of the flower committee, and Mrs. Joe Crawford, chairman of the favor committee. ' Mrs. Moretz, the new presi dent, announced that an execu tive committee meeting ,would be held shortly to- set up committees to carry out the work of the Guild. IMAGINE ! ! A CEDAR CLOSET FOR $10 HOME SERVICE CO. DOTWSESSO WEST BOONE Near Highlander Motor Co. PHONE 108-J We have changed from Shell to the famous ESSO oil products, and specialize in Lubrication. Your Business Appreciated JIM DOTSON, Owner SKYVIJ Qrivein THEXmt , NOW SHOWING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY Ona-KaU Mil* from City Limits on tha Old Blowing Rock Road 2 SHOWS SATURDAY BEGINNING AT 7:15 P. M. 1 SHOW SUNDAY AT 8:30 P. M. OH SUSANNA IN COLOR ? With, ROD CAMERON - FORREST TUCKER -lISS SHELBY MATHESON Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Ross Matheson. of Sugar Grove, announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelby, above, to Corp. Herman Canon, who is in New Jersey. Cpl. Cannon is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cannon *>f Beech Creek. Wedding plans are in complete. Correction The Bingham -MoreU engage ment announcement which ap peared in the Democrat last week should have read, Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Bingham of Vilas an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Janet Ruth, to Mr. Wil liam C. Morete, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Morete of Deep Gap. intead of son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Morete. We are sorry about the error. Soviet faces dilemma in Japan when treaty is ratified. Home Concert "t"o Be Given At College The home concert of the Col lege Choir will be given in the College Auditorium at 8:00 o'clock on Monday night, March 31*t. The public la cordially in vited. Valle Crucis P. T. A. To Meek Friday Night The Valle Crucis P. T. A. will meet Friday night, March 28, at 7:30. Mr. Clint Baird will lead a discussion on the topic, "Charac ter Building," which will be fol lowed by a good film. Recruiter To Be Here April 1 Captain Floyd E. Wilhelm, Army and Air Force Recruiting offioer, will visit here April 1, to interview applicants for Army Of ficer Candidate School training. Sgt. R. K. Pender grass, local re cruiting officer, has just announc ed. While here Captain Wilhelm will make his headquarters in the Administration Building, on Appalachian State Teachers Col lege campus. Because of the increased de mand for qualified men and wo men in the Army applicants ac cepted for Army OCS training will be commissioned upon com pletion of' 22 weeks of officer training, Sgt. Pendergrass said. Applicants without previous mil itary training must first complete a basic training course before be ing appointed to an Officer Can didate School. Cbptain .'ilhcir will also visit Lees-McRae College on April 2. AIDS HEALTH VAPO-SWAT SAVES WEALTH HOME SERVICE CO. H. Grady Farthing, preildont - Stanley A. Harris. Mc.-iraat. Watt H. Gragg Home Realty Co. REAL ESTATE ? PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ? RENTALS Main Floor Roar Watauga Building k Loan Building TELEPHONE 300 BOONE. NORTH CAROLINA O? STATE ROAD, near city limits and la In alfht of the ampht theatre of the Horn of the West 4 room block dwelling, kitchen sink 15 beautiful lots $5000 1? PARKWAY? P-room dwelling, water in house, 2 chicken houses, granary; 21 acres rolling land on gravel road? $8,500.00. 2? APPALACHIAN STREET? -7 -room stone and frame dwelling, 1 block from college. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 kitchens, living room, dining room ? oompletely remodeled? #8,000.00. Terms. 3? EAST BOONS? near Tabernacle? 4 -room dwelling, bullt-under porch, wired for electric stove, closet spaoe, lot 10x150 ? $4,900.00. 4? RAYHILL ? 8-room dwelling, rock veneer front, ? rooms down, 3 rooms up; located on Highway 421; lot 75x100 ? $9500.00. 5? PERKINSVILLE? 8-room frame house, hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms, bath, deep well, electric pump. Unusual value ? $8,000.00. 8? WOODLAND DRIVE? 7-room dwelling. 3 bedrooms, concealed steam heat. One of the most modem dwellings, located in one of the most beautiful scenic sections of Boone ? $13,600 00. 7? WEST BOONE? Located on Highway 421, 8-room dwelling, rock veneer. 2 baths. 4 bedrooms, steam heat, gurage, large lot. $11,000.00. Terms to suit purchaser. 8? BLOWING ROCK. Ransom Street 8 room house, bath, concrete base ment. masonery foundation, large lot. $8500 9? WATER STREET? 7-room brick dwelling, 2 bathrooms, basement. One of the beat homes, very conveniently located. Oil furnace steam heat. Priced to sell. 10 ? QUEEN STREET? 7-room dwelling, bath, glassed-in front porch, large lot. $6,800.00. Easy terms. 11? CHERRY PARK ? 4 rooms, bath, rock siding, wired for electric range ?$5,000.00 11? BLOWING ROCK-YONAHLOSSEE HIGHWAY? 4 -room cabin, about 14? EAST BOONE?Good golnR business, well located, priced to ?ell. 1 acre lot? *1 <000.80 16? GRAND BLVD. ? 12 rooms, apartments, 3 bathrooms, about 1 acre lot, located in the heart of the residential section? $10,000.00. i%? BLOWINO ROCK ROAD? 1 mile from college ? Apartment house? I 4- room apartments. 1 three-room In basement. New and modern? 914,000.00 15? EAST BOONE? Near Traliway Laundry? Apartment houso? Four 3 room apartment, well furnished. Valuable lot fronting Highway 431 ? 113,000 JO. 19 ? HOWARD STREET? Two 4-rotyn apartment* on first floor; one 3 room apartment on second floor. Well furnished. Oil hot water. Large lot valued at $3600.00?98.900.00 31? DEEP OAP? Near Wilkes County line? 7 -room house, barn, smoke house. fruit treee. water in house, 1 acre of land? $3,000.00. 33-JEVTERSGN ROAD. 35 acres rolling farm land. 1000 ft frontage $9000 34? MEAT CAMP? 60 acres grass land, good trout stream, trade or sell $3900 / 36? BEARDS CREEK? Good 8 room nouse, barn. 7-10 tobacco base. 13 acres fertile upland, good pasture land. $3000. 26 ? BLOWING ROCK ROAD? 6 -room dwelling, bath, basement. Grade A dairy barn, brooder house, garage, X acres of fertile bottom land; very deelrabU property? $11,000 00 27? MEAT CAMP? 4 miles from Boone Good f-room dwelling. 76 acres of mountain land. 0-10 tobacco base 43,00000. 36? DEEP OAP? O-room brick veneer house, two baths, 3- room apart ment in baeement. 1 acre fish pond. 1 acre lot with rood frontage en Highway 421. Priced to sell. 20? SOUTH BOONS? 6 room dwelling, water In house, orchard, barn, woodshed, new garage. 4 acres very level and fertile land. $9790. 30? ZIOKVILAJI $ room dwelling. ? acres of land, good well water. Priced to sell. 31? BLUE RIDGE? <7 -room dwelling, born, woodshed. 7$ acres rolling 33? EAST BOONE, near Three Pork Church. $ room brick veneer dwel ling. tiled bath, full also baeement, oak floors, steam heat, stoker, electric water pump and 1$ acres beautiful rolling land fronting In highway 421. $22000 easy terms. mountain land, good trout stream ? $10.900.00. " 23? CHERRY PARK? 0 room dwelling, bath, baeement oil furnace, nice lot. $7000. A good buy? #4100 already financed through GI loan 24? GRAND BOULVARD? Vacant lost 7$ x 1$0 ft well located. $1000 39 ? HARDIIfO PARK? about 2 acree. located on crest of hill Beautiful view? 62J60J0. 21 ? RAY HILL ? 17 vacant 1ot?-flMJ0. 37? LENOIR? 14-room apartment house, located en Miller Hill Road; water, lights, hot watai S8JS6S6. 38? WOODLAND DRIVE? New six room house. 3 bedrooms, bath, full size baeement shingle siding. large lot? $8,800. 20? PINE STREET - 10 rooms. 2 baths, Tak floors, plastered walls, glassed In back porch, large lot, one block from college? 611.90000 40? SANDS? Clyde Greene farm? 144 acres good land, sound dwelling, barn al^vell located on good road, easy terms. Priced to sell. 41 ? STONY^TORK ? 6- room brick house, bath. 2 good tenant houeea. block bom 28*84. woadhonae. poultry house. 18 aeree farm land as follows: m acres ladlno clover, 18 acree permanent polnre. 10 acree bottom land, 18 aeree In poplar and pine timber ean be eat now. 4 acres set fen white pftte four years old. A real buy? 018,880.08. 43? BEAVER DAMS? 88 nmes fertile pasture land. Fenced all way around, iood water supply. $8080. 48? FACULTY ROAD? Duple* Apartment Houee. 4 r corns up. 4 rooms down. 8 baths T0ed floors Sown, oak floors up^pll circulating heat electric hot water healer* Lot 96 x 106 with ?ara lot from street to street Price $11800. 44? SODA HILL? 8 room dwelling. 16 acree nice rolling farm land four ? acres wheat, two tenth tokoooi boat. 8L000. Mias Johnson 1b Engagi Mr. Donald L. Rockwe Mr. and Mrs. Alvis A. Johnson of Hay i, formerly of Alhavllle, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gwendolyn, to Donald L. Rockwell, ion of Mr. and Mr*. F. Harry Rockwell of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Cumberland, Md. The wedding will take place June 21, In North Wilketboro. MiM Johnson is a graduate of Dix->n High School. She attended Tew#eaee Wesleyan College and graduated from Appalachian Stata Teachers Collage. At Ten nessee Wesleyan College she was a member of Kappa Delta Phi Sorority. She is now teaching in North Elkin Elementary School, Elkin. Mr. Rockwell is a graduate of Fort Hill High School, Cumber land, Md. He has attended the University of Maryland majoring id To ' 11 In ChemiCkl Engineering but dis continued when he aBiistp^ Mid served (our years with the Obi ted States Marine Corp*. At the University of Maryland he was a member of Alpha Sigma Chap ter of Delta Sigma Phi. 11* ha* reeeived an associate in BusiMM Administration from Baltimore College or Commerce. He a now a unit manager for Commercial Credit Corp. in Baltimore, Md. Creeping desert sands aggra vate India's food problem SURE DEATH VAPO-SWAT Painless HOME SERVICE CO: Rug Cleaning We have n?w the latest Appliances for Rug and Carpet Cleaning. Our Trucks will pick up your Rugs at any time. Will do your Carpet and Attached Rugs in your home on short notice. We guarantee our work to please you. Phone 79 Trailway Laundry BOONE, N. C. Let NEWTON'S Help With Your EASTER Outfit . First Floor CHILDREN'S COAT AND BONNET SETS up to three years MANHATTAN SHIRTS to help make the Easter outfit complete ? white & colors $2.98 and $3.98 MANHATTAN AND COPLAN TIES $1.00 and $150 SPRING SHOES FOR MEN & WOMEN ARRIVING DAILY Come in and see them % Ladies' Rcady-To-Wear? Second Floor LADIES' BLOUSES Nylon Batiste ? Nylon Linen ? Nylon Jersey Short and Long Sleeves $4.95 and $5.95 These just came in this week and include pretty new Spring colors In Our Bargain Basement HOUSE DRESSES $2.98 LADIES* DRESSES r, Japanese cord, ch inen, washable crepes $3.98 to $5.95 in crepes, taffeta, Japanese cord, chambray, butcher linen, washable crepes LADIES' SUITS $9.95 to $13.95 Ladies' SPRING TOPPERS 7.95 to 10.96 Newton's Dept. Store ; boon*, Nona cabolina' ?l s -'V bull . *? . i