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VOL. LXIV? NO. 45.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY S, 1?52.
FIHE CENTS FEB COPY
KING
STREET
BY
ROB RIVE1RS
BULL TRAVELS TAR
From tar and near people are
learning of the tine beef cattle
which fatten on the hills and in
the lush greenery of Watauga
coves ... To prove the point, B.
W. Stallings recently sold a poll
ed ' Hereford bull to a man in
New Jersey, the transaction hav
ing been concluded by mail . . .
When the deal was closed the
man from Jersey drove down to
Stallings' Diamond S ranch,
at Poplar Grove, loaded up the
bovine and happily headed back
home.
POLITICS WARMS
Frank Baird organizing coun
ty in behalf of Hubert Olive
for Governor as first concrete
sign that there's voting to be
done the end of the month . . .
Roby T. Greer, chairman of the
county board of elections sug
gests that voters be sure their
registrations are in order . . .
Books are open two more Sat
urdays at the various polling
places . . . Four different
brands of beer reflected in
empty cans in a little pile by
the street, indicating that the
imbibers had no particular
choice in the matter, and want
ed to try one or two of each
number available.
IMPROVED LIGHTING
City fathers to be congratulat
ed on new street lights being in
stalled, which make walking
along the street at night a bit
safer and more pleasant . . .
Memory harks back to King
Street's first lights? all three of
them ? big gasoline mantle lamps
which were swung from high
poles . . . One of the lights was
in front of the courthouse, a sec
ond at the Critcher Hotel corner,
and the third near the E. S. Cof
fey residence . . . The lamps
were hung like a flag, so they
could be lowered for lighting,
and hoisted back in place by the
long rope . . . Donald Boyden, we
believe, was elected as chief
lamp-lighter and faithfully put
the burners to going each even
ing at dusk . . . The council be
lieved that the beams from the
big lights would fairly well meet
through the town, and eliminate
the necessity of carrying a lan
tern on every errand . . . The
gasoline lights weren't used long
. . . When they began to give
trouble, they were soon discard
ed.
ON THE SORDID SIDE
Unspeakable vulgarity pen-'
ciled on a big sheet of packing
board, which had been plunked
down on the sidewalk in the
heart of town . . . Group* us
ing boisterous profanity which
continues without let-up as
women and children approach
the loiterers, and nearby citi
zen declaring "we have the
best, and kindest folks in the
whole wide world ... no doubt
about it."
PASSING PARADE
Jim Ragan, who has driven
more laundry delivery wagons
more mile* than anybody else in
this part of the country, smiling
ly going on his way, regular as a
Big Ben . . . Vance Holland, cap
able administrator at Watauga
Hospital, transacting business
abouf the city . . . Bystander re
ferring to neighbor sis "nitwit no.
634" . . . Democrat and Republi
can agree that the county should
have a "citizen's" government ?
composed of men of both parties
? until such time as county gov
ernments as such are eliminated
or cut down to a skeleton of
their former selves . . . Jay
Goodnight, Alfred Adams, and
deponent, engaging in conversa
tion on bank corner, ranging
from religion and the lack of it,
all the way to State politics and
Governor Scott . . . Cecil Miller,
Rachel Rivers and Eddie Rush
talking about horses and horse
trading . . . Business men pre
dicting big business thit summer,
despite it's being election year,
and the threat of a conservative
government . . . The fragrance of
the big lilac bushes in front of
the Marvin Ruwu-lls, and dog
wood blooms wide open as fann
ers hurry to get their corn crops
in the ground . . . The young
(hen. their fancies lightly turn
ing. and their girl friends parked
along the way, doing a mite of
(Continued on page tour)
NED AUSTIN
Ned Austin To Star As
Boone in kHorn' Drama
Rev. Cecil Glenn
Gets B. D. Degree
REV. CECIL GLENN
Rev. Cecil GJenn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Conley Glenn of Vilas,
was among the 144 graduates re
ceiving awards at the thirty
fourth annual commencement of
the New Orleans Baptist Theolo
gical Seminary, New Orleans, La.,
April 29. He was awarded the
degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
Mr. Glenn received his educo-'
tion at Cove Creek High School
and Appalachian State Teachers
CollegCj and went to New Or
leans in September 1949, at which
time he enrolled in the seminary
where he has pursued his stu
dies in the field of theology.
He was a teacher in the Wa
tauga county schools from 1933
until- 1936. He then served as
rural mail carrier at Vilas until
1944, at which time he enlisted
in the United States Merchant
Marines. After the close of the
war he became affiliated with
his father in the Cove Creek
store at Sugar Grove.
In 1949 he answered the call
to the miniiitry and was licensed
to preach by the Cove Creek
Baptist Church. The same
church ordained him in August
1950.
Rev. Mr. Glenn is now pastor
of the Hebron Baptist Church,
Bush, La., where he was called
last May. He and Mrs. Glenn
and their sons, Johnny and Jer
ry. have been living on the field
since that time.
'Horn' Office* Are
Moved to Depot Street
The office* few "Horn in the
West" are now located in the
Winkler Motor Company build
i ing on Depot Street, in the space
I formerly occupied by the Econ
omy Store.
This groundfloor location, near
the center of town, i* being oc
cupied by the business and pub
licity departments. In addition,
it will serve a* a downtown tick
et offiec for the drama through
out the summer.
Everyone interested in obtain
ing folders or other information
about "Horn in the West1' is in
vited to come by the office be
tween the hours of 9 a. m. and S
p. on weekdays. The tele
phone number is 7.
Ned Austin of Boone has been
chosen to play the role of Daniel
Boone in "Horn in The West," it
was announced this week by
Samuel Selden, director of the
drama.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Austin, Route 3, young Austin
was born and reared in Watauga
county and attended Appalach
ian High School and Mars Hill
Junior College.
He later enrolled in the Uni
(Continued on page seven)
M. W. Morrison
Rites Are Held
*Mr. M. W. Morrison, 42, resi
dent of Shiloh township, Iredell
county, and a brother of Mrs. W.
W. Chester of Boone, died April
22, following a long illness.
Funeral services were conduct
ed on the 24th from the chape]
of Johnson Funeral Home in
Statesville. Rev. C. L. Jackson
of the Methodist church was in
charge of the rites and burial was
in Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Morrison is survived by
the widow, and one daughter,
Miss Betty Ruth Morrison of the
home. A brother, C. C. Morrispn
of Greensboro, and a sister, Mrs.
W. W. Chester, of Boone. His
mother, Mrs. E. B. Chester, also
j survives.
' Those attending the funeral
from Boone were Mr. and Mrs.
j Chester, Rev. J. T. Shackford, S.
G. Tugman, and Austin E. South.
McGuire Takes
Job At Swofford's
Mr. Julian McCruire has been
named to manage a new easy-pay
budget department at Swofford's,
313 West Main Street, it was an
nounced today by D. O. Hay, store
manager for the local Goodyear
and General Electric store.
Mr. McGuire has had several
years experience in installment
selling in Hickory and Boone.
Originally from Fleetwood, he
now lives at 419 Green Heights
in Boone. He had been studying
the Goodyear budget plan for the
past four months before receiv
ing hits assignment to this new po
sition.
Baird Named As
Olive Manager
The Committees
Mr. D. Frank Baird at Valle
Crucis, has been named the Wa
tauga County manager Tor the
primary campaign of Hubert E.
Olive, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor,
and Monday announced a com
plete list of township committee
members who have been request
ed to work in the interest of the
Lexington candidate.
Mr. Baird, who managed the
campaign of Governor Scott in
1948, is the first local manager
to be named by a candidate in
the State primary, so far as is
known.
The Committee
Following is the list of Olive
for-Governor committeemen, as
announced by Mr. Baird:
Bald Mountain township: Rus
sell Vannoy, James Miller.
Beaver Dam: Roby Vines, Jim
Sherwood, Dean Reece, John
Ward.
Blowing Rock: Cecil Critcher,
Howard Coffey, Miss Ellen Cof
fey.
Boone: Wiley Hartzog, Grady
Tugman, Mrs. John Greer, A. J.
Edmisten, Grady Moretz.
Cove Creek' James Mast, Mrs.
Odes Wilson,
Blue Ridge: Niley Cook.
Brushy Fork: Martin Harmon,
Grady Bradley, Coy Billings.
Laurel Creek: Dwight Cable,
Henry Hagaman, Tom Ward.
Meat Camp: Wade Clawson,
Finley Hodges, Will Winebarger.
Meat Camp No. 2: Forest Mor
etz, Ronda Ragan, Sam South.
North Fork: Mrs. Delmar Mock
Trade, Tenn.
New River: Grady Farthing,
Stewart Barnes, Walter Edmis
ten.
Shawncehaw: Victor Farthing,
Dale Michael.
Stony Fork: Jack Idol, E. B.
Hardin, Clyde Moretz. ,
Watauga: W. W. Mast, Clint
Baird, I. D. Shull.
Elk: Stewart Simmons, W. W.
Randall.
Saturday Singing
Slated for 10th
The regular Second Saturday
night singing will be held at the
Stony Fork Baptist Church May
JO, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Rev.
Rex W. West, pastor, announced
this week.
All singers in the area are cor
dially invited to attend and take
part in singing.
Farmers in Onslow County are
growing a larger acreage of hy
brid corn this year than ever be
fore.
Health Clinic Is Open
At Blowing Rock
The health department an
nounces the opening of a new
clinic in the county. Through the
courtesy of the Board of Direc
tors of the Blowing Rock Cham
ber of Commerce, the rooms in
the rear of the Chamber of .Com
merce building are made avail
able for this clinic. *
The side door of the building
should be used by those coming
to the clinic for servicc. Other
groups are aiding in the support
of this clinic which will be held
each Friday morning, beginning
May 9 from 9:00 a. m. 1o 11:00 a.
Decline seen in trade between
Brazil and U. S. in 1952.
W atauga Lads Win State
Sheep Shearing Awards
Glcrih Reese and Bobby Jean
Norris from the Bethel Senior 4
H Club, won first and second
places respectively in the State
4-H Sheep Shearing Contest held
at Statcsvillc, last Saturday.
Glenn scored 282 points and
Bobby Jean scored 281.4 out of a
possible 300.
Glenn is the 18-year-old son of
Mr. and Mr*. Asa L. Reese and
is a member of the senior class
at Bethel High School. Bobby
Jean is the 17-year-old-son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Norris and is a
junior at Bethel High School.
Three other boys from Watau
ga entered the contest and plac
ed as follow*: Larry Sherwood
5th, Clyde Auitin 8th, Joe C. Rdb
inson 8th.
Glenn and Bobby Joan will
represent North Carolina in the
National 4-H Sheep Shearing
Contest in Chicago in December.
This in the fourth consecutive
year that Watauga County has
had the state winner. Both boys
have a brother who has been a
state winner. In 1940 Clint Reese
was the state and National win
ner. In ICSO Ben Norris was state
winner, Bob Wiliton whs second
and in Chicago Bob was first and
Ben second. In 1951 Vance Vines
was the state winner.
The boys are being coached by
Assistant County Agent W. C.
Richardson.
College Completing W ork
On Two New Dormitories
Vilas Man Sees
Explosion Of
Atomic Bomb
LEE E. PROFFITT
Camp Desert Rock, Nev. ? Navy
Hospitalman 3rd Class Lee E.
Proffitt, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Proffitt of Vilas, N. C., wit
nessed an atomic explosion last
week, and then joined in the mock
assault on an objective near the
center of the atomic impact area.
He is among the 2,000 Marines
taking part in the latest series
of atomic tests at the Atomic En
ergy Commission Proving
Grounds here.
The exercise includes training
in operations employing the use
of atomic weapons, the handling
and use of equipment exposed to
an atomic explosion, and the new
est developments in physical pro
tection.
The Vilas sailor is a member
of a provisional battalian of Ma
rines from Camp Pendleton, Cal.,
which along with another batta
lion from Camp Lejeune, N. C.,
was flown to this' desert site to
participate in atomic attack prob
lems.
A veteran of World War II,
Proffitt is presently assigned to
the newly activated Third Ma
rine Division.
AH operators of foodhandling
establishments should urge their
workers to take advantage of
this opportunity to get their per
mits to work for this season.
Friday morning clinics will be
classes as general clinics and
may be used for general immuni
zations for smallpox, whooping,
diphtheria, tetanus, and typhoid,
and also for foodhandlera' exami
nations.
All citizens of Blowing Rock
ai*e urged to- make use of it in
order to protect the health of the
entire community.
Finals Begin
At Bethel High
Hcv. J. H. Crisp, pastor of the
Bethel Baptist Church, will de
liver the baccalaurcatc sermon
to the Seniors of Bethel High
School Sunday, Mu 11, at 3 p.
m., marking the Tirst exercise
of the commencement program.
The school chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. Dorbthy Greene
will sing. The public i* cordially
invited.
Student speakers will have
charge of the giaduation exercis
es (Mi Friday, May 18, at 8 p. m.
The topic for discuasion will be
"Challenges to the Youth of 52."
The Valedictorian and the Sal
utatorian are Janice Ray Swift
and Joyce Hodge. Miss Swift Is
a daughter 6f Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Swift, ^leese; Miss Hodges is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Hodges, of Vilas.
Foul Play Is Seen in
Death of Lloyd Hunt, 37
Lloyd Hunt, S7 years old, resi
dent of the Clendale Springs
section of Ashe county, and a
brother of Guy W. Hunt of
Boone, died April 26 in the Ashe
county hospital from injuries in
flicted at the haqds of persuns
unknown.
Mr. Hunt was found on a coun
try road near the home, was suf
fering from chest and head in
juries, and died shortly after
reaching the hospital. Relatives
believe he was either attacked or
struck with an automobile. The
deceased, however, had no enem
ies in the neighborhood as far as
is known. State Bureau of In
vestigation officers are aiding
the Ashe county Sheriff's office
in an investigation of the tragedy.
Mr. Hunt, who was unmarried,
and resided with his parents, was
a veteran of six years service in
the last world war, and was per
haps the first to volunteer his
services from Ashe county, when
the nation' was attacked. He en
gaged in farming enterprises.
Funeral services were held on
April 28 at the home by Rev.
John W. Luke and Rev. J. K.
Parker of Boone, and graveside
rites were In charge of the Amer
ican Legion at the Ebcnezcr
Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Surviving are the parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Hunt, Glendale
Springs; five brothers and two
sisters: Guy Hunt, Boone; John
Hunt, Roanoke, Va.; Charles
Hunt, Edwin and Wilmer Hunt,
Mrs. Ruth Sheets and Miss Geor
gia Hunt, all of Glendale Springs.
Jack Idol Elected Head
Of Young Democrats
The first in a series of meet
ing to be sponsored by the Young
Democratic Club of Watauga
County was held at the court
house in Boone on Friday night
with a very good attendance from
over all sections of the county.
Homer Brown of Boone was
clectcd to serve as temporary
chairman of the meeting. The
first order of business was the
election of officers of the club for
the coming year. Those clectcd
were as follows:
President, Jack Idol of Deep
Gap; first vice president, Johnny
P. Greene of Sugar Grove; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Earleen
G. Pritchett of Boone; secretary,
Mrs. Bonnie Jean Rivers of
Boone; and treasurer, Lloyd
Hayes of Boone.
It was decided to have a con
certed membership drive. A
prize of ten dollars in cash was
offered by Mr. Roby Greer of
Boone to the person who could |
secure the largest number of
members. The membership fee isi
(1.00.
The Young Democrats will
sponsor a county-wide rally to be
held in the courthouse at Boone
on Friday evening, May 23.
Every Democrat in the county is
invited. The membership drive is
expected to end on that night and
the prize will be awarded then.
One project that the Young
Democrats of the county are
sponsoring is the registration of
new arrivals in Boone, and of
young people who arc just now
reaching voting age.
Jack Idol, president, extends a
cordial invitation to every Demo
crat in the county -to attend the
meeting in the courthouse at
Boone on Friday, May 23, at
eight o'clock in the evening.
Democrats Slate
Co. Convention
W. R. Winkler, chairman of the
Watauga County Democratic ex
ecutive committee, has called a
meeting of all Walauga County
Democrats at the courthouse in
Boone on Saturday, May 17, at 2
p. m., for the purpose of perfect
ing the county organization and
naming delegates to the State
convention to be held in Raleigh
May 22.
The precinct meetings will be
held at 2 o'clock Saturday, May
10, in the various precincts for
the purpose of organizing and
naming delegates to the county
convention. A full attendance at >
these meetings is requested.
Rites Held For
i Omar Baird
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Brushy Fork Bap
tist Church "for Omar Arling
Beard, 56, who died May 4 at hii
home in Sugar Grove. Rev.
Saunders and Vance officiated.
He us survived by his widow,
of Sugar Grove; two sons: Joe C.,
of Clpvcland, O.; and William O.
of Sugar Grove; one daughter,
Mrs. Marie Farthing of Sugar
Grove; two listen and one broth
er.
Zeb V. Mabry
Taken By Death
Zcb. Vance Mabrey, 92, died
Monday, May 5, at the Hayea
Boarding Home. Kuncral service*
wore held Tuesday at the Brushy
K?rh Baptist Church, canductcd
by the Rev. Victor Trivett.
Surviving are (lvc sons: Joe
and Clyde, both of Bluefield. W.
Va.; Charles, Frank, and Gene,
of Miwouri; and one daughter,
Mrs. Lee Baldwin of Bluefield,
W. V?. i
CAP Official
To Speak Here
Major Tom Dover of the Civil
Air Patrol will be guest speaker
at the next regular meeting of the
Boone Chamber of Commerce, to
be held Tuesday noon, May 13,
in the private dining room of
the Skyline Restaurant.
Major Dover, whose headquar
ters it in Charlotte, will discuss
issues of interest to every mem
ber of the Chamber of Commerce,
and a large attendance is expect
ed.
Announcements will be made
relative to the tour of the Car
olina Motor Club, which is sched
uled to visit Boone again this
Spring.
The new Dixie 82 yellow corn
hybrid in being grown this sea
son by a considerable number of
farmers in Hertford County.
Modern Structures
To Cost $1,210,857
Appalachian State Teachcrs
college is now completing two
units in its present construction
program, a dormitory for women
and a dormitory for men.
According to the contractors,
the women's dormitory will be
ready (or occupancy when the
1952-53 term opens on September
8. The contractors have stated
that the men's dormitory may be
ready on that date, but it is also
possible that the opening of this
dormitory may be delayed a week
or so.
The women's dormitory will
house 202 Women, and the men's
will take care of 375 men, two in
each room. The two buildings,
built by the same contractor, will
cost $1,210,857, and the equip
ment will cost an additional $65,
000.
Also under construction at prcs
sent is a faculty apartment house
to be built at a cost of $273,282.
The architects are working on
plans now for a new demonstra
tion school, a physical education
building, and an addition to the
library.
These are all units in a $3,500,
000 program authorized by the
State of North Carolina and now
in progress at Appalachian State
Teachers College.
Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday
The Appalachian High. School
Baccalaureate service will be held
at the First Baptist Church at 8
p. m. on Sunday.
Rev. E. F. Troutman, pastor of
the Lutheran Church, will be in
charge of the service. The pro
gram will be as follows:
Prelude ? Allegro Moderato, by
Merkel; processional ? March.
Justin; Invocation by Rev. J. T.
Shackford; hymn ? All Hail the
Power by congregation; Scripture
reading and prayer by Rev. J. K.
Parker, Jr.; Choral Ensemble ?
Lord, Thou Art Mighty, Calinoff;
Sermon ? "Seniors, What Are You
Looking For?" by Rev. Trout
man; Hymn ? Dear Lord and Fa
ther, congregation; benediction by
Dr. John C. Barden; Lutkin Re
sponse by Choral Ensemble; re
cessional ? Grand ' March, Verdi.
The music will be under the
direction of Mrs. Elsie H. D. Ern
eston. Mrs. Graydon Eggers will
bo organist.
Graduation exercises iWiU be
held at the college auditorium on
Saturday night. May 17, at 8:00
o'clock. Members of the gradu
ating class will present the pro
gram.
There are fifty-five seniors
graduating this year.
R. D. Hodges Is Injured
In Woodworking Machinc
Mr. R. D. Hodges, Jr.. suffered
a seriously lacerated left hand a
few days ago in a bench saw at
his home shop here.
Tour fingers were almost sev
ered, but his physician believes
they will be saved.
Death of Rabid Dog
Extends Quarantine
A dog became ill last Wed
nesday morning and died Thurs
day night, in the Bamboo section,
of typical rahies, according to a
report from the District Health
Department.
Since this disease has infected
the wildlife ? foxes, skunks, etc.
? throughout the Appalachian
mountain area, stray and unvac
< inated dogs may be attacked and
so get the disease. If the sick dog
bites a person, only a severe and
somewhat dangerous series of
vaccinations will perhaps save
that person's life. Your cooper
ation is asked by the Health De
partment in reporting to the
sheriffs office or the Police De
partment any stray dogs known
to you.
A man di?d April 16 in Cum
berland County, Tenn., because
he was bitten by a stray dog that
bad come to bit house. He was
tying the dog on March 8 when
it bit him, two weeks after the
dog had appeared at his home.
The dog was killed the next day
and the head never examined.
No treatment was given the man
and he became ill April 10
and died April 16. It was found
by laboratory examination that
he died of rabies.
Children arc easily exposed and
often bitten about the head and
neck. A person may not react to
vaccine quickly enough to save
his life.
In Watauga county the rabies
quarantine ha* been extended un
til June 1 for New Hiver town
ship; also now under quarantine
is Blue Ridge township and Meat
Camp township until June 1. The
present quarantine on Boone
township ends May IS, unless
further complications are report
ed.
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