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BOONE ltso POPULATION un The educational center of Western North Carolina. Home of Appalachian Stale Teachers Colleae. which attracts hundreds of students annual. y from all part* of the nation Modern busi ness district. A food place to live. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 / WATAUGA COUNTY 1M0 POPULATIAM 1M41 agricultural ud tourUt IIM ^.^^zz^hstg Parkway traverses county, and touches Btnwinfl Rack, one oi the principal Summer, resorte of Easterr. America vol. lxv. ? NO. 3. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1?52. FIVE CENTS a* ER COfY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS GREATEST SHOW , Clyde R. Greene, delegate at large to last week's hectic ses sions of the Republican national convention, finds his office chair down at the Farmers Hardware 4c Supply Co., all decked out in black crepe Monday morning, as an evidence of sympathy on the part of the rest of the organiza tion on account of Clyde's having backcd the losing hoss in the quadrennial GOP sweepstakes . . . The local delegate, a loyal partisan of Senator Taft, says he's for Ike now, but adds "I partook of a liquid 'diet for a while, immediately following that fateful ballot . . . Soon, how ever got back on my feed." . . . To our query as to what about the November aftermath, Clyde didn't want to be pushed in that regard, an ok'd our suggested "no comment" ... He says he enjoyed the big show, but glad to be back, and we can under stand some of the reasons why, since we attended one of the na tional pow-wows, and strangely enough, expect to be back in the middle of next week's Democra tic session . . . But we quite agree with Clyde, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey just think they have the world's greatest show! MASS BURLGLARY Half a doun Boon* business establishments victims of one night's depredations by rob bers. and business men ask for an expanded degree of police activity to cop* with that sort of thing ... Of course robber ies occur even where the most complete law enforcement pro grams are present, but there is considerable demand for a re shuffling of the Police Depart ment shifts, with emphasis en night petroling . . . We realise the problems facing the depart ment in effectively petroling , the city at all hours, but in connection with night activity, would suggest that whoever does this work, go afoot, with night stick and gun . . . Mis creants step into the shadows when automobiles approach, and won't wait to be caught in the beam of headlights. NEW STREET . OTHER THINGS The town council has accom plished one of its most worth while projects in opening and paving a street down the grade of the narrow gauage railway to near the Jim Winkler place, where connection may be made with the Blowing Rock road . . . While not designed to take the place of a standard highway by pass, the new street is a world of convenience to townspeople, and is taking a lot of travel off King Street ... It is of especial benefit to those who live along the route and enables them to come to town without further burdening the crowded street ... At the same time a dual ?route is provided through the city ... A number of other streets have been paved recently and we believe the city's streets arc In the best shape in history. SNAPBEANS PROFITABLE Mr. G. H. Thomas, on* of our good friends, in handing us a couple of dollar*, tolls of his success with an acre of string beans. from which ho has al ready received M21.M ... Mr. Thomas say* he will make one more pickisg which should add about one hundred dollars more to his income from the small plot ... He like* bean production, says he only plows the rows, does no hoeing and that the returns come mighty easy, when compared to pro duction of tobacco and some othor crops . . . Incidentally green beans are providing Wa ts ugans with an ever-increasing source of income. RELIC Or THE PAST Will Carroll, who lives down on Elk Creek, and whoae visits we always enjoy, brings an anci-. ont walking canc to the Demo crat office for our inspection . . . The stick was carvcd by Mr. Carroll's grandfather. Luke Trip lets who died in at the age of 105. and is welPover a hund (Continued on page tour) Holmes Gonducts Campaign To Bring Phone Plan Through 100 Subscribers Are Yet Needed E. P. Holmes, field represen tative (or Rural Electrification Administration, in charge of the telephone division, will be in Wa tauga County during the next few weeks in an effort to ob tain enough subscribers to the Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation to assure this sec tion of full telephone coverage. A public meeting was held Monday night in the County Agent's office, with Mr. Holmes in charge, in an effort to make plans for securing the additional 100 subscribers needed in this county. Mr. Holmes explained that the proposed telephone -system is a dial system, rings when it is for you, will cover the entire county and will have long-distance priv ileges. The exchange will be au tomatic. The Skyline Corporation em braces the counties of Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga. Alleghany now has 30 paid subscribers. Wa tauga must have 300 paid up sub scriptions, and 100 are need to reach this number. Mr. Holmes explained what the prospective subscriber would have to do: "The proposition is this ? sign up for a phone and pay the workers a $10.00 deposit for which they will give you an official rccclpt. When the phone is installed or they begin con (Continucd on page three) Health Group Thanks Public The health department wishes to thank the public and officials for their cooperation in carrying out the quarantine on dogs effec tive for the three month period ? July, August and September, in Boone, Brushy Fork and New River townships. The statement continues: "Knowing the prevalence of rabies throughout the Appala chian area we can only feel wc arc doing all we can to protect our county if wc keep this quarantine strictly, vaccinate our own dogs, report stray and unvaccinated dogs, report and observe any sick animal, and control cats as well as dogs. Further information can be found at the health department officc where a new and very clear pamphlet is supplied. "No new suspects or cases have been reported this week." E. P. HOLMES. Public relations and field rep resentative for REA, in the tele phone division, who will assist Watauga work~"? in securing the balance of the phone sign-ups. Another 100 memberships are necessary. Sheep Breeders Sell Rams at $160 Average! The Purebred Hampshire sheep breeders sold 22 yearling Hampshire rams for $2,336 50, an average of $160.20 per head. The top price of $160.00 per head was bid for 3 Watauga rams and went to the following pur chasers: W. J. Bradley, Jr., Hendersonville, N. C., for a ram from Shipley Farm; Gilbert Met calf, Mars Hill, N. C., for a ram from Norris Brothers; and R. V. English, Mars Hill. N. C. for a ram from Horrli Brothers. Three rams fjund new homes in Watauga County and the other 19 went to 12 counties in North Carolina- and one in Tennessee. These countics were Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Davie, Ire dell, Forsyth, Yadkin, Wilkes, Ashe, Union, Alexander, Cald well, and Wilke* counties and Carter county, Tennessee. The ewe lambs were slow and ranged in ptice from $36.00 per head down to $12.00. Mother, Infant Clinic Slated The monthl^ mother aod in fant clinic which is held regular ly on the sccond Monday of each month has been postponed until Monday, July 21, due to Dr. Mary B. H. Michal's visit In Ral eigh last Monday. *1 mothers with infant and pre-school child ren are invited to attend. Picnic Plans Are Incomplete Plans arc incomplete for the annual meeting of the Boone Merchants Association which is scheduled for July 22. Members are asked to listen to the bulletin board of WATA for particulars of the meeting. Price Estate Becomes Part Of Parkway Lands Greensboro, July 12 ? The At torney General of the United Stales has given final approval to title and the mountain estate near Blowing Rock of the late Julian Price of Greensboro has fully become a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sam P. Weems of Roanoke, Va., park superin tendent, announced today. The estate embraces 4,132 acres of forest and open land and will be known as Julian Price Mem orial Park. It will be administer ed by the National Park Service. The Parkway runs through the property. Price, who was president of Jefferson Standard Life In surance Company here from 1919 until his accidental death in 1946, had planned to develop the pro perty for the recreation of offici als and employes of his company. His son. Ralph, and daughter, Mrs. Cathleen Price Bryan, both of Greensboro, were instrumental in the donation of the property to the government. Weems said the National Park Service wtll develop the pro perty along lines planned by Price, assuring its use for recrea tion by the millions who visit the parkway every year. Eisenhower Starts 'Victory Campaign' ?Chicago, July 12 ? Gen. Dwight, D. Eisenhower started his "total ' victory" campaign rolling today in conferences with House and Senate Republicans and members of the GOP National Committee. "There arc a lot of people we have to hold together," the gen eral told the committee, "if we are going to whip the Democrats." As Chicago emptied oi Repub lican convention delegates who handed Eisenhower the nomina tion yesterday, the general's lieutenants began taking over party machinery for the cam paign ahead. Arthur Summerfield of Michi gan, who rounded up valuable Michigan votes for Eisenhower's convention showdown with Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, was un animously elected chairman of the GOP National Committee. Echoing Eisenhower's own words as he took over from Taft sup porter Guy G. Gabriclson, Sum merfield called for a great cru sade. righting Crusade "This is a fighting crusade to ' preserve America," he said, "and we have the people's candidate. The people are with us." Summerfield declared, too, that ' (Continued on page six) 1 GENERAL EISENHOWER Major Thomas New Chairman Of Red Cross The annual meeting of the Watauga County Chapter of the American Red Cross was held in the courthouse July 7. Officers elected for the coming year were: Major John H. Tho mas, chairman, R. W. Watkfns, (rice-chairman, Paul Coffey, trea surer, Mrs. F. E. Warman, secre tary, and the following Board members: Dr. G. K. Moose, Mrs. Mae Miller, Mrs. J. D. Jones of Blowing Rock, Dr. Wm. Mathc ?on, Mayor Gordon Winkler, Mr. Clyde Greene, Rev. J. K. Parker, and Rev. E. F. Troutman. The treasurer's report showed receipts of $4,356.15 and disburse ments of $3,291.76 for the past year. With the cooperation and support of all the citizens of the county the chapter confidently anticipates another year of ser vice to the members of the Arm ed Forces from this county and to their farriilies. College Enrollment Is 1223 By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT Figures jug> released from Ap palachian Slate Touchers college ?how that a large number from widely scattered points are in at tendance there this summer. The total number enrolled u 1223, as compared to 1327 for the first term of the 1951 summer school. According to Chapell Wilson, dean of the graduate schoA there arc 546 enrolled who are studying for th# Master of Arts Degree. In addition, there arc 157 other rollrgc graduates study ing in the graduate school for certification credit only. Of this number, 17 already hold the master's degree. There are, there fore, 703 graduates from 106 col leges and universities in Amer ica who are studying in the gra duate school. Undergraduate* total 520, be inx outnumbered by graduate st idents by 183 The 1223 enroll ed ma ken this one of the largest summer schools over held at Appalachian State Teachers col lege, in spite of the drop of 104 students from last year'i first summer term. Some of the country'* best Machers are on the visiting fac ulty of the local college for the summer. Dr. Mildred A. Dawson and Mis* Grace E. Storm, both na tionally known writers of child ren's literature, arc to be present for the second term. Others on the faculty include Miss Mildred Herring, librarian Central high school. Greens boTo, infllib rary science; Dr. W. Amos Abrams, awociatc editor of thf toCEA Journal; Dr. Joseph M. Wilson, head of the department of music at High Poiht colic-fir; Miss Ruth Robinson, supervisor of primary education, Mccl^en burg county schools; Dr. Nell Moore in music; Dr David H. Briggs. head of the department of psychology and education, Maryvillc college; Dr. Grace A. Petersen, assistant in the botany department, Rutgers University; Dr. Mary C. Wilson, supervisor of the Lincoln Parish Schools, Rusto", Louisiana; Dr. Charles C. Tuylofl supervisor of ntusie, High Point city schools; Mix* Margaret C. Hchring, assistant librarian, Wilhrow high school, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dr. Lilian L. Stevens, teacher in the Lincoln School and the Hoifce Mann Mooj; Dr. Harry t. McPhaU, principal of the Pershing Ele mentary School, Tulsa, Okla ; Dr. H. G. Kincheloc, professor of English, North Carolina State College; Miss Mildred Johnston, librarian Jacksonville, Ala. city schools; Mr. Bernhardt H. Went (Continued on page three) Park Group Names Officers Dr. ?. E. Bennett of Bryson City was elected president of the State Park. Commission at a re cent meeting in Wayncsville. W. R. Winkler of Boone was elccted vice-president. P<40s for selecting priority pro jects on the Blue Ridge Parkway were discussed during the meet ing. Six Stores Are Entered in Wave of Local Robberies George Wilson Named Member Of County FH A George A. Wilson of Route 3 Boone was appointed to a 3 year term as a member of the Watauga County Farmers Home Admini stration committee at a meeting held here cently, it was announc ed by Jennings B. Robinson, county supervisor. Mr. Wilson succeeds Tom Lawrence of Vilas whose term expired June 30 this year. Other members of the coun ty committee are Ben W. Farth ing of Valle Crucis, Avery W. Greene of Route 2 Boone. Mr. Farthing was elected chairman of the committee for the 1952 fiscal year. The committee is appointed to advise with the County FHA supervisor concerning agricultur al problems and conditions in the county and the overall activities of the Farmers Home Admini stration. In addition the committee has the specific responsibilities for (1) determing the eligibility of appli cants for all types assistance, (2) passing upon farms being con sidered for purchase, enlarge ment, or development under the farm ownership program or for the improvement under the farm housing program. (3) Reviewing applications for the compromise adjustment or cancellation of in debtedness owing the Farmers Home Administration. Other du ties in connection with the FHA are assigned the county commit tee from time to time. In addition to operating loans and loan* to purchase, enlarge or develop (fnns, farm housing loans are now available to build or re pair dwellings or any other farm buildings. Any farm owner who cannot secure adequate credit from other sources is eligible. Applications for any type of FHA assistance should be made in the county FHA office in the courthouse in Boone, Mr. Robin son said. Troutman To Hold Vespers Vesper services at the Daniel Boone Theatre Sunday will be conducted by the Rev. Edwin C. Troutman, pastor of the Boone Lutheran Church. The Episcopal churches of Boone, Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis were in charge of the serv ices last Sunday. The Rev. Tho mas Seitz, pastor, gave the invo cation, and Jack Greely, thologi cal student from Ohio, read the Fsalm. The Rev. I. Harding Hughes, chaplain of St. Mary's College, Raleigh, and a summer resident of Valle Crucis for many years, preached. Scott Root of Asheville was so loist, and Miss Patsy Bolick of Blowing Rock was organist. Vesper services are held cach Sunday at 5 p. m. at the amphi theatre, with the various churches ot the Boone Ministerial Associa tion responsible for them in turn. The public is invited to the serv ices, which have been attended by some 250 persons each Sun day since they were begun. Holt Will Speak at Press Convention Dr. Andrew David Holt, ad ministrative assistant to the President of the University of Tennessee, will deliver the ad dress at the annual dinner meet ing of the North Carolina Press Association to be held Thursday evening, at Convention headquar ters, Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock. Registrations at the Manor in dicate record attendance at the eightieth Carolina Press meeting. Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Greer of Chapel Hill, will be featured at the dinner in a program of folk songs and music. Friday morning the various group meetings will be held pre ceding the general session at which President Thomas J. Las siter will speak. Friday afternoon the group will visit Grandfather Mountain as guests of Hugh Morton, and will come to Boone at six o'clock to be guests of the Chamber of Commerce, Watauga Democrat and the people of the town and country at a picnic dinner on the grounds of Daniel Boone Theatre, Following the picnic the group will attend "Horn in the West" as guests of the Southern Appa lachian Historical Association. The closing session on Satur PRESS SPEAKER ? Dr. Andrew David Holt, administrative assis tant to the President of the Uni versity of Tennessee, who will be the principal speaker at the an nual N. C. Press Association din ner to be held Thursday evening at Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock. day will feature routine organi zation reports, and the election of officers. Plans Approved for Nurses Home Here ' At the regular monthly meet ing of the Board of Trustees of ?Watauga Hospital on last Friday it was announced that tentative approval of the plans arid papers had been received from the EARL TUGMAN U ihown dun in) up the glass fragments at Wa tauga Hardware, where burglars broke the glass door and entered the store Friday night. ? Photo Palmer's Photq Shop. Treasury's tax "racket squad" uncover $73,176,196. Medical Care Commi??i<m of North Carolina for a nurse* home | of 21 beds to be constructed on the present hospital property. A building committee compos ed of Stanley A. Harris as chair man and consisting of Clyde R. Greene. J. E. Holshouscr, Wade E. Brown, Ralph Winkler, De witt Barnett, and Guy Hunt was appointed to bo responsible for the planning and fund-raising campaign. This committee is al ready working on the campaign and immediately upon final and full approval from Medical Care will begin the fund solicitations. The estimated total cost of $84,000.00 will be financed by the State and Federal Government and the local community. The local share will be approximately .421,000.00 of the total cost or $1.00 for every $300 provided by the stale and federal government. Hospital officials are delighted that this "dream" of a nurses home seems to be finally coming tfue. As one official pointed out, Watauga Hospital has increased its services many times since it reorganization in 1949. 'If we are going to continue to offer these services we must have a nurses home in which to house our professional employees," he said. Convention At A Glance Republican National Conven tion nominated Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for President and Sen. Richard M. Nixon of Cali fornia for Vice President. The official tally Was 845 for Eisenhower to 280 for Sen. Taft, after delegates from Minnesota arid other states switched to the general. The convention later made it unanimous. Nixon was nominated by ac clamation. Eisenhower, in acceptance specch to the convention, said he would lead a "great crusade for freedom in America and freedom in the world." Taft told Eisenhower "you'll win" In November, and pledged his support. Orthopedic Clinic Arranged An Orthopedic Clinic will be held on July 18 at the health de partment In Jefferson. This cli nic Is held by Dr. J. S. Gaul, Orthopedic Surgeon. Three Held In York, S. C Wholesale robberies Friday night left a trail of broken glass, and pilfered stores along King Street, as marauders entered six places of business and scattered cigarettes and other small items about the street. ? Meantime . three teen age youths, escapees from a Pontiac, Mich., correctional school, are be ing held in York, S. C? and while denying their implication in the local wave of robberies, are be lieved to have been involved. At Hollar's Grocery, the glass door was broken and the lock released. Three dollars was tak en, along with cigarettes, candy, etc. Fishing clothing taken from the store- was found on the side walk. At Highland Cleaners door glass was broken, and the three pairs of pants and one shirt tak en, were found on the sidewalk near the Boone Body Shop. Entrance to Watauga Hard ware was gained in tbe same way. Knife case was broken and a hunting knife taken, along with a tobacco knife. Small amount of money left in cash drawer was unmolested. At West Main Street Service Station three dollars worth of cigarettes and confections was taken. Entrance was made by breaking a side window. At Smithcy's Store, a door glass was broken. Ten or twelve dollars was taken, and perhaps many small items. A pair of men's shoes was taken and the old pair left in the store. police Chief Glenn Richardson and Sheriff Earl Cook conduct ed an investigation and found that damage to store property was perhaps greater than to the stocks of merchandise. Cigars, cigarettes and other items found ,btrewn along the street indicated that the burglars weren't much concerned with spoils. Local officers were apprised of the arrest of the lads in South Carolina and on Monday Chief Richardson and SBI Agent John Edwards went to York where they questioned the youths. The accused were driving a 1950 Ford, said to have been stolen in Mich igan, and had cigars, cigarettes, and other merchandise, like that which had been stolen in the Boone robberies. They admitted being in Boone Friday night where they bought gas, but vig orously denied entering the stores here. Chief Richardson says the lads are wanted for breaking and en (Continucd on page six) Newsmen To Go To Grandfather Linvillc, N. C. ? Eveiy effort is being made to complete the new extension of the Grandfather Mountain Road by July 18, at which time the mountain will be vixilcd by 200 publishers and editors of the North Carolina Press Association and their fami lies. No definite date has yet been set for the opening of the new Grandfather Mountain Road to the general public, but Wiley N. Greene of Blowing Rock, con tractor for the project, believes that work will be sufficiently ad vanced by July 18 for the road to be used by the touring press members. The new road adds a mile in distance and several hundred feet in elevation lo the present Grandfather road, and leads up to a spectacular vantage point at the Convention Table Rock north of Grandfather's Linville Peak. A parking area for 200 cars will be located there, and a 200-foot swinging bridge for pedestrians will cross the chasm between the Convention table and the Lin villc Peak. CAT'S RESCUER KILLED Logan, W. Va. ? Edward Oll niorc, 88, of nearby Peach Creek, was rlcctrucutcd when he at tempted to rescue his pet cat from a power line near his home. He used a long piece ol pipe, which, of course, conducted the electricity. His wife was looking on when the mishap occunwA.
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