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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1952
FIVE CENTS PEE COPY
KING
STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
POLITICAL CHATTER
The withdrawal of President
Truman from the field of candi
dates for the Democratic Presi
dential nomination, made the
news of the year for those who
follow the caprices of party poli
tics, and while the impact of the
momentous declaration maybe
caused the greatest comment in
the more populated regions, still
the folks along King Street and
thousands of other main streets,
and out in the broad expanses of
the farming country, are joining
in the resultant discussions with
such a fervor that, after all, the
current campaigns may still be
colored up a bit as a new group
of competent candidates comes
to the fore in the ranks of the
majority party.
MANY FOLLOW TRUMAN
In Boon* and Watauga, where
straight party Toting is the
traditional and time-honored
practice, and where politics is
played for keeps. the President
had never accumulated as much
of the unpopularity and bitter
ness. as has been shown in lass
orthodox channels of political
thinking, or in the areas where
the voters could be thrown into
panic on account of the race is
sue . . . Which is to say that in
this county, where the two
major parties are fairly well
matched. Truman was holding
to his own in surprising fa?h
ion. and many of the faithful,
who sincerely wish for a con
tinuation of tha New Deal
Fair Deal Administration, are
Just a bit peeved at tha man
from Missouri, who is cherish
ed by many local pollticans for
his bare-fisted political powers
and his 'strict fidelity to the
pttf...
SCATTERED COMMENTS
On the other hand there are a
heap of folks roundabout who
dislike the President with a ven
geance . . . Some carry the thing
to the point of hatred . . . and
these are happy that there is to
be a new face in the new White
House come next year . . . But,
since the excitement of the first
few hours, Democrats generally
arc receiving the Presidential
ultimatum as perhaps a good
thing for the party in the long
range view, and even his own
partisans are now weighing the
matter in an optimistic vein . . .
At any rate a few scattered com
ments, gathered from a few folks
along the street Monday might be
of interest:
"Happy day for the Democrats
. . . Truman couldn't have won
. . . Now we can pick a winner
from any one of a number of
candidates . . . and the help to
our Southern party is great."
"Truman is the only man who
could beat out a victory over
Taft or Eisenhower," said a
farmer, "and assure a continuance
of the farm program, and other
activities which have made Wa
tauga rich."
"We can win in a walk, if Tru
man doesn't try to cram a candi
date down our throats."
"The South will vote for any
! body . . . The Dixiecrat business
was largely a personal thing . . .
; The south just don't like Tru
I man."
i "He'd been aiming to quit all
I the time, and announced just as
j soon as he saw Taft couldn't be
nominated ... he didn't intend
for Taft to be President ? ever."
"He's the greatest politician of
our day . . . but there are others
! who can carry on* with greater
; harmony."
'The Republicans set up Eisen
hower, because they though Tru
; man would beat Taft . . . Now
; with the President out of the
I way the G. O. P. may turn to the
? man who's really their choice
I . . . Senator Taft."
And so, on and on, the com
ments continue . . . Most of those
' questioned spoke out in favor of
Governor Stevenson of Illinois,
and Senator Kerr of Oklahoma,
while a large number would like
to be for Runell, "but he can't
win." . At rate the Roose
velt-Truman era is approaching
its end, for better or for worse,
and Democrats and Independents
far and wide, are looking forward
to one of the most spectacular
wide-open conventions in the
bistory of tbe party.
V
Holy Week Observance
Being Arranged in City
Pre-School
Meeting To Be
Held March 26
A very important meeting of
primary teachers, mothers of pre
school children, the eounty super
visor, and members of the Health
Department was held in the
courthouse Wednesday, March 26,
to plan for and discuss the pre
paration for school of thost child
ren who will be next year's first
graders.
The group decided to work as
individual school committees to
plan for a pleasant experience in
the "first trip" to school. It was
agreed to call this a "Get
Acquainted Day" for pre-school
children and their parents. Every
effort is to be made toward get
ting all children accompanied by
one or both parents to attend
these special days. A schedule
will be announced soon as to the
exact time and place for each
school's "Get Acquainted Day."
Parents arc urged as much as pos
sible to attend to the necessary
immunization before this time
and to bring plong the certificate
or record of the immunization
their child has had. Representa
tives of Parent-Teacher Organi
zations agreed to aid in the pro
blems of transportation and pre
education of parents as to the im
portance of this day for both the
child and the parent. A specal
committee was appointed to work
on materials to be produced for
this phase of the school work.
Both parents and teachers pre
sent were enthusistic over the
working plans and indications
are. that next year's beginners
Will have a happy day and a
boost toward a good starting of
school.
Israel expects bumper crop to
ease food shortage.
| JAMES WILl.Y SHERWOOD
James Sherwood
Receives M. D.
Mr. James Wiley Sherwood, son
of Mr. and Mi's. Jim Sherwood,
of Trade, Tenn., received the
Doctor of Medicine degree at the
University of Tennessee on March
24th, and passed the State Board
of Mcdical Examiners of Tennes
see March 27.
Dr. Sherwood received his pre
medical training at Appalachian
College, and completed the medi
cal courses at the University in
four years. He is 27 years old, and
left Friday for Atlanta, Ga.,
where he will serve his hospital
internship.
He served three years in the
Navy during the last world war.
He was third in his class at the
University, treasurer of his class,
and was an honor student at Ap
palachian.
He was married to Miss Myrl
Reynold* of Tuscaloosa, Ala. in
June 1951. She is also graduate
of Tennessee U
Dr. Sherwood will specialize
in surgery after his internship
and a short" while in general
practice.
Three Sections Scenic
Are Opened on First
The three sections of the Blue .
Ridge Parkway that have been
closed to travel throughout the
winter season because of persis
tent hazardous driving conditions
will be open April 1, it was an
nounced today by Superintendent
Sam P. Weems. These are the
Peaks of Otter, Craggy Gardens
and Soco Gap lections. All other
sections of the Parkway have
been open throughout the winter
except during periods of ice or
snow.
The April 1 visitor will be able
to travel the Parkway from its
northern entrance near Waynes
boro, Va. to Asheville, N. C. ov
er a paved surface except for
five short and directional by
passes by primary state high
ways.
The only section of the Park
way west of Asheville to be open
on April 1 is that from Soco Gap
to Mile High Overlook. This most
recently opened section affords
new and spectacular views of the
Great Smokies.
In announcing the opening of
the Parkway motor road, Mr.
Weems emphasized the recreation
areas and visitor accommodations
would not become available until
May 1. He also pointed out that
during April fire danger is usu
ally at its worst and requested
visitors not to build fires and to
use ash trays when disposing of
their cigarets and matches.
Shuping To Address
District Legion Meeting
Local Debaters
Win Contests
Miss Beckic Shoemake and
Miss Patsy McGuire. affirmative
speakers, Douglas Clawson and
Tom Greer, negative speakers, for
Appalachian High , School, along
with the affirmative team of
Jefferson High School won the
Triangular Debate Contest held in
(he local high school Monday
evening, March 24.
These three teams from the
Lansing-Jefferson ? Appalachian
Triangle will speak in the district
contest to be held in Appalachian
State Teachers College April
10. ?
The current debate question is
"Resolved: That the United
States Should Have Universal
'Conscription of all Citizens in
Time of wfr."
Judges serving for the debate
were Mrs. Frank Gragg, Leroy
Rogers, Howard Barringer, Mr.
Shackford, Mr. Parker, Mr. Cra
tls Williams, Dr. Whitener, Miss
Shipman, and Captain DeLima.
Mr. Leroy Shuping of Greens
boro, will be the principal speak
er at the 30th district. meeting of
the American Legion which will
be held at the Deep Gap School
April 5 at 7:30, at which time a
chicken pic supper will be serv
ed.
Mr. Hugh Alexander of Kanna
polis, former State Legion com
mander, and candidate for the
Democratic nomination- for Con
gress in the ninth district, will
also be present, as will Richard
Davis and Dan King of the Win
ston-Salem VA office.
Mr. Howard Steelman, district
Legion commander says the pur
pose of the meeting is the elec
tion of district officers and elec
tion of delegates to the depart-'
ment convention. The datrict in
clude* all Legidn posts in Wa
tauga and Avery counties.
Commander Steelman insists
that all ex-service men be pre
sent for tbis important meeting.
Chemical sprays for blossom
I thinning ? a postwar develop
; ment in commercial orchard*?
will be used on an increased
I number of apple trees this spring.
! Sunrise Service
To Be Climax
i
Religious services of both a
Union and denominational
character will highlight the ob
servance of Holy Week in Boone.
Outstanding in the events is the
traditional Good Friday Service
centering on the Seven Last
Words of Christ which this year
will be held in the Methodist
church from 1:00 until 2:00 p. m.
The ministers have requested the
Merchants Association to close
all commercial establishments
during that hour and as long be
fore and after to allow all em
ployees to make the necessary
personal preparations to attend
the servicc and to return to work.
This Union service will be pro
ceeded by a service in the nature
of a musical cantata presented
by the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock
for the whole community on "The
Seven Last Words" of Chrjst. On
Friday night at 7:30 the Lutheran
church will offer for the com
munity, Stainer's "Crucifixion," a
cantata.
A new observance in the com
munity will be held when the
churches join in a Good Friday
observance for all the elementary
and high School children and
youth to be held on Good Friday
in the four churches adjacent to
the school grounds from 11:00 to
12:00 noon. The children will be
released to this Union program
of the churches by the sa|?ool of
ficials. Mrs. Elsie Erneston will
be-in charge of the vocal music
for these services as well as of
that for the community Good
Friday Service at one o'clock at
the Methodist Church. Ministers
of all churches will direct and
participate in this program for
the school children, and the
ohildren will be directed to one
or the other of the church sanc
tuaries according to grades.
The climax of the observance
of the week will come when the
annual Blue Ridge Sunrise Ser
vice is held on Easter Sunday
morning at the Cone Memorial
Mansion. This service is under
the direction of Rev. Joseph Tho
mas of Blowing Rock Baptist
Church. It will be followed by
Easter celebrations in all of the
churches of Boone and Blowing
Rock and the surrounding area
at the worship hour on Easter
Sunday morning.
Of denominational observance,
evening services will be held
throughout Holy Week at the
Lutheran Church at 7:30, except
Wednesday at 7:00 o'clock in
cluding the traditional Maunday
Thursday Communion service on
the night before Good Friday.
The Methodist Church will like
wise observe this historic com
munion service. At each of these
services, the same invitation is
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Red Cross Fund
Effort Is Being
Extended Here
The Red Cross Fund Campaign
has been extended until April
7th. This extension has been
made on account of the extra ef
fort being made to raise the ad
ditional amount asked for on ac
count of the recent disaster In
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri,
Mississippi and Alabama.
In view of the liberal aid ex
tended by the Red Cross in this
county after the 1940 flood the
local chapter officials feel that
we should raipe and send in our
quota for this immediately Un to
Monday noon of this week
$1,141.89 has keen reported. All
volunteer workers are asked to
make their final report not later
th^fl April 10th. Any amounts re
ceived later than this should be
forwarded to Paul Coffey, trea
surer, or to the Northwestern
Bank as soon as received.
It has been impossible to ob
tain volunteer workers in all
parts of the county and those
who have not been solicited are
asked to mail tKcir contributions.
Any. contribution of $1.00 or
more entitles you to membership
in your Red Cross Chapter and a
membership card will be mailed
to you if you will enclose your
name and address with your re
mittance. Only a little over 40%
of our quota has been raised.
Support your Red Cross Chapter
by making your contribution at
once.
New Business
Opened In City
The Farmers Hardware & Sup
ply Co., announces today the
opening of a new building supply
?tore at their building "on We/t
Howard Street, and a large ad in
the Democrat today tells of the
new enterprise.
Mr. Clyde B. Greene, in mak
ing the announcement, says that
Mr. Turner Storie will be in
charge of the business, and that
almost all kinds of building sup
plies will be featured. It is ex
pected that finished lumber will
be added later.
Mr. Greene states that low
overhead costs, a non-delivery
policy, and other economies, will
enable the new store to offer the
lowest possible prices in building
materials.
Phillips Home
Razed By Fire
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Phillips, on New River
eight miles east of Boone, was
completely destroyed by firn
Friday, together with furnishings,
and other contents, and the net
loss after a small amount of in
surance has been paid, will like
ly reach $4,000, it was said.
The seven-rodm frame dwell
ing was believed to have been
ignited as a result of a defective
flue.
Dairy Coop Hears Talk
By Agricultural Official
By HARRY W. HlbTT, JR.
Over 100 milk producers at
tended a barbecue-meeting Wed
nesday which was sponsored by
the Yadkin Valley Dairy Co
operative at Wilkesboro. High
lighting the culmination of a
stock cfc-ive which began in Jan
uary, L. Y. "Stag" Ballentine, N.
C. Commissioner of Agriculture,
gave the main address, commend
ing the management and stock
holders of the Coop for the man
ner in which they have taken
hold of their opportunity to be
the leader in the development of
a tremendous dairy industry in
North Carolina.
After hearing from a number
of speakers at the Wilkes Cmin
'ty Courthouse, the group toured
the dairy plant and enjoyed a
barbecue luncheon., Wednesday
marked the final day of the re
cent stock drive in the 10- coun
ty area served by the distribut
ing plant, and the goal of $90,000
in common and preferred stock
sales was exceeded by $400. The
additional capital was needed,
the management explained, to
provide additional working funds
with which the company can ip?
culate on market deviations dur
ing the high milk production
season. The cooperative distri
butes in bul|t to users of milk
and its by-products over the
Southeast.
Token prizes were awarded to
the most successful stock sales
men, and P. E. Burch, president
of the Cooperative, won first
prize having sold $9,050 in stock.
Burch is a resident of Surry
coOnty which was the leading
county with over $16,000. H. R.
Allen of Davie sold the iargrst
amount of common stool? alone,
for which only cow owners are
eligible, selling $2,490 worth at
$30 per share.
In addition to the princiflpl ad
dress by Commissioner Ballen
tine, the program featured talks
by Ji V. Whi taker, assistant state
commissioner of agriculture, who
spoke on the state's "Need For
Fluid Milk." The topic of R. G.
Lytle, nj^nagcr of the N. C. Milk
Producers Federation, was "This
Is Your Market," and O. F. Mc
Crary, district supervisor of the
Extension Service, spoke on "Will
You Accept the Challenge?"
Garland Johnson, president of
the Bank ot Elkin and financial
advisor to the Cooperative's
( board o( directors, gave a report
on the financial condition of the
firm. He commended the pre
sent management, particularly
Gaylord Hancock, new general
manager, on their recent pro
gress in setting up an efficient
and profitable cooperation.
In his address Ball4ntinc said
that it was very impressive that
such a fine number of men gave
their personal interest and time
to carry out a^tock drive. He al
so commendca the board of dir
ectors, the manager and the
financial advisor for the way
they have come along in* over
coming the disadvantages they
faced in the beginning. He cited
as the greatest disadvantage they
faced: the severe criticism by the
public of cooperatives in general.
"As long as a number of farm
ers have their individual Aind
collective welfare at stake," he
said, ^thr North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture will en
dorse any program which will
?id them in getting out of the
rough."
Judge Sink To Hold
Spring Court Here
PARK OFFICIALS VISIT CITY? A group of Parkway offi
cials visited Boone last week, while making a study of histor
ical buildings and sites along the Parkway between Waynes
boro, Va., and the great Smokies. Seen at the site of the
Daniel Boone Theatre are, left to right: Sam Weems, Roa
noke, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway; E. H.
Abbuehl, Roanoke, .resident landscape architect for the Park
way; Daniel Breslin, Richmond, architect for national park
service; Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Raleigh, director of the
North Carolina department of archives and history. ? Photo
Palmer's Photo Service.
Says Now Is the Time
To Buy 'Horn' Bonds
Now is a good time to buy
bonds from the Southern Appa
lachian Historical Association,
not only to sbpport the product
ion of "Horn In The West" put to
realize more interest from the
bonds themselves.
Stanley A. Harris, finance
chairman of the Historical As
sociation and acting business
manager for "Horn In The West"
announced this week that bonds
are now available and subscrip
tions are due. If purchased be
fore April "25, the bonds, whether
or not they have been previously
subscribed for, will draw interest
January 1, 1952.
Some $20,000 in bond sales, in
addition to the $57,000 already
pledged in bond subscriptions, is
the immediate goal of the As
sociation, Mr. Harris said.
Bonds may be purchased from
the Association treasurer, James
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DINA SALVATOR
Health Student
Working Here
Dina Salvator, a student from
The School of Public Health, U.
N. C. is spending the spring quar
ter from that school doing field
training in both college work and
with the local Health Department
in Boone with Madeleine McCain,
local health educator, as counse
lor.
Before coming to North Caro
lina to study, Miss Salvatori was
assistant professor of health at
the University of Sa'o Paulo,
Brazil. Miss Salvatori formerly
worked in*the health centers and
normal schools and taught nutri
tion in the same University.
After completing her work in
public health at the> University of
North Carolina, Miss Salvatori
will return to Brazil to teach
Health Educa^in at the School
of Public Health in Brazil. a
Dr. Stevens To
Preach In Gty
Dr. Herman Stevens, former
State evangelist with the Baptist
State convention, will speak at
the First Baptist Church at both
service* Sunday.
Dr. Stevens will conduct the
county-wide revival which will
be held at the First Baptist
Church each evening next week
at 7:45.
Jurors Drawn
For April Term
Jjdge Hoyle Sink of Greens
boro will preside at the spring
term of Watauga Superior Court
which opens here on April 22.
The following have been chosen
fop jury duty during the term:
Bald Mountain, Wade Wood
ring, Todd; Beaver Dam, Laney
Henson, Reese, and John W.
Ward, Sugar Grove; Blowing
Rock, Berlin Greene, Blowing
Rock; Howard Coffey and Justin
Coffey, Blowing Rock. Blue
Ridge, Elmer Miller, Blowing
Rock RFD! and Kcrmit Storie,
Blowing Rock.
Boone township, Edwin S.
Dougherty, J. H. Councill and
Bill Rush of Boone; Cove Creek
township, Tom Lawrence, Vilas;
John B. Sherwood; and Vance
Presnell of Vilas; Elk township
Judson Hayes, Trlplett; Laurel
Creek, Charles E. Trivette, Beech
Creek; Lloyd Isaacs, Sugar
Grove; J. Wayne Harmon of
Beech Creek.
Meat Camp, Grady G. Moretz,
RFD 2, Grady Wilson, Boone;
and Marvin Proffitt, Todd; New
River, George Austin, Shulls
Mills, Gene Phillips, RFD 1,
Boone; and M. W. Greene Sr.
Boone; North Fork, John Potter,
Tarn rack; Shawneehaw, David
Tester, Valle Crucia, Fred Romin
gcr, Banner Elk.
Clyde Tester
Rites Sunday
?
Clyde C. Tetter, prominent
resident of the Matney neighbor
hood, died suddenly last Friday
from a heart attack. Mr. Tester,
who had been in failing health
for a long time, was seated in his
automobile at the James Mast
Store on Cove Creek, when he
suffered the fatal attack.
Funeral services . were held
Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Valle
Crucis Method u>t Church. Rev.
Ralph Miller, the pastor, was in
charge of the rites and burial
was in the Greer cemetery on
Watauga River.
The widow survives, with two
daughters: Mrs. R. H. McMillan,
McDonald. N. C.; Mrs. E. W.
May, Concord.
Hiott To Speak
To Chamber
Harry W. Hiott, Jr. secretary
manager, Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce of Wilkesboro will be
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Boone Chamber
of Commerce at the Skyline Cafe,
on Tuesday, April 8th.
Mr. Hiott is an outstanding
authority on Chamber of Com
merce work and Mrs. Roberta
Ray, secretary of the local cham
ber believes every member will
be interested in hearing him.
There will also be reports from
the chairmen of several of the
resolutions committees.
Boone Student
^ ins Contest
Douglas Clawson, 4-H club
member from the Boone Senior
Club won the Green Pastures
speaking contest in Watauga
County held Friday, March 28, in
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege Auditorium. ?
The contest is sponsored each
year jointly by the North Caro
lina Bankers Association and the
North Carolina Extension Service.
Douglas will represent Watauga
County in the district contest Fri
' day 4, in Lenoir. The district con
sists of 11 counties in Northwest
ern North Carolina.
The runner-up in the contest
was Bobby Gore from the F. F. A.
Chapter at Cove Creek. Douglas
won $13 as first place winner and
Bobby won $10, which was pre
sented by James Marsh and do
nated by the Northwestern Bank.
Douglas is one of Watauga's
outstanding 4-H club member*
and has been nominated for
membership in the North Caro
lina 4-H Honor Club in 1841.