BOONE
1W0 POPULATION M7J
The ?durational eanlcr of W? <?! n
hundreds of students snrtnally troan
aU part* of tha nation Modern bual
ne?s district A food place to liva.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888
WATAUGA COUNTY
VOL. LXV? NO. 10.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1S52.
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KING
STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
NATURE LENDS AID
Crowd* have been gathering
about the officc of the Horn gaz
mg at the pumpkin in, the win
dow, on which are the words in
bold relief, embossed by nature,
"Horn of the West . . . J. L. H."
The pumpkin which will be en
tered in the Blue Ridge Fair
was found over at LinviUe, and
while the natural disposition of
a newspaperman is to suggest
that nature was doing a bit of
bill-posting for the Horn, fact is
"Uncle Joe" Hartley had scratch
ed the letters on the pumpkin
when it was small ... As the
thing grew, nature started to
work healing the wounds, and
the big raised scars form the
perfect letters . . . Mr. Hartley,
the man of the hills, the sage of
Grandfather, and one of the hill
country's most public spirited
citizens, figured that the lowly
punkin might just as well spell
out some .publicity for the land
of ' the hills and the nigh hori
zons.
LOST IN THE FOG
' A wild goose. forced down by
the fog, parched on the high
parapet wall at Appalachian
Theatre Tuesday morning, and
was viewed fc>y many early-ris
ers about the town . . . Lost
from the flight, this feathered
cruiser of the upper spaces, of
ten isn't wild any more, and
wanders around in bewilder
ment ... In the days before
rapid transportation, we have
lain with boyish face upturned
and watched the v-shaped for
mations of wild geese soaring
in the high blue vault of heaven
. . . forming a sort of link be
tween us and faraway lands
... At least we'd seen some
thing, if from afar, which was
going somewhere . . . And we
built fanciful dreams about the
Canadian wilds and the marsh
es of the far Southland . . .
Never dreaming we'd see the
day when man would take over
his airways, and fly faster and
farther . . . even in a fog!
"WHAT DOES HE MEAN?"
The campaign speaker was
giving the administration down
the road ... A blanket con
demnation of all men in govern
ment, "top to bottom" was being
spread out before the world
The two youngsters were play
ing on the carpet, as the radio
blared forth the campaign speech,
devoid of specifics but pregnant
with general invective . . . One
of the youngsters raised from the
carpet to pose a question: "What
does he mean . . . talking about
our country that way ... in
school they said we have a great
government, the best in the I
world . . . what's the matter with
the man?" . . . The youngster
hadn't heard about lust for pub
lic officc and for political power
and for high position . . . And
we're inclined to think that the
people of the world generally
don't understand it when sup
posedly patriotic men don't even
admit to anything honorable
along the Potomac, where so
many men of both parties, are
desperately trying to hold the
line against Communism and the
other isms which have left the
world only one great free coun
try.
GAZEBOS GONE
Gun* acroes th? word "gase
bo" the other day, and had to
go to lha book to racall that it
maana "a summer housa." . . .
Tha word was In common u*a
a law years -go. and thara
wara a lot of lummar houaaa.
amongst tha iolka who lived in
the mora aacura aconomic
brackati . . . Tha thing* (for
tha benefit of th* youngster*)
-war* small square affairs, eith
er wida open or latticed, with
the coned roof supported by
four pillars, usually ornately
bracketed and decorated . . .
"ather uncomfortable easts
were provided so that one
might while away his leisure
protected from the sun . . . The
summer house had tha advant
age over the porch, in that U
was open from every direction,
and permitted th* flow of air
from every direction , . . The
gas* boa left the scene when
the auto began to take care of
the spare moments in the good
old summer time . , .
?i
Jeter To Speak
At REA Meet
New Paving In
Watauga County
During August
Raleigh ? The State Highway
Commission completed 5.1 miles
of new paving in Watauga Coun
ty during the month of August,
Commissioner Paul T. Taylor re
ported today. ,
The newly-hardsurfaced secon
dary roads and their lengths are:
Meat Camp Road to US 221,
2.0 miles; Deerfield Road, 1.5
miles; Old Route 603 to Watauga
River, 1.1 miles; Hodges Gap
Road out of Boone, 0.3 mile; and
Adams Road out of Boone, 0.2
mile.
The Eighth Highway Division
brought a total of 27.15 miles of
road work to completion during
August, announced Commissioner
Taylor.
New Nurse With
Health Dept.
Miss Hazel Holder, of Winston
Salem, has joined the staff of
the local Health Department re-,
placing Mrs. Martha Fox as Pub
lic Health Nurse. Miss Holder
is well qualified for this posi
tion having received her nursing
education from St. Leo's Hospital
in Greensboro, and her Public
Health training from the Univer
sity of Minnesota at Minneapolis
and The School of Public Health,
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Miss Holder has had special
training from Duke University in
the Mental Hygiene Division.
Prior to coming to Boone, Miss
Holder worked In the Public
Health Department of Charlotte
and Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Isaacs, 82
Taken By Death
Funeral service* were held
Tuesday afternoon at Henson's
Chapel Methodist Church for
Mrs. Margaret Matheson Isaacs,
82, who died at her home in
Sherwood on Monday, September
8. The rites were conducted by
the Rev. Mr. Miller, assisted by
the Rev. Mr. Harold Songer. In
terment was in the church cemer
tery.
? Survivors include four sons,
Clark Isaacs, Vilas; Bert, Enoch
and Clarence Isaacs, all of Sher
wood; three daughters, Mrs.
Junie McGinnis, Vilas; Mrs. Vera
Rogers, Boons ; and Mrs. Effie
Winebarger, Bristol, Tenn.; two
brothers and four sisters.
Blowing Rock
Hotel Is Sold
The Parkway Hotel, at Blow
ing Rock, formerly owned by
Mr. Charles Brown has been
sold to Mr. J. O. Morton of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., according to
Mr. Jerry Coe, of the Tri-County
Realty Co., in Boone, who made
the sale.
The hotel, situated on Main
Street in Blowing Rock, has been
remodeled and is one of the
more popular hostelries of the
resort town.
Mr. Morton, who is widely ex
perienced in the hotel business,
is to take over the property im
mediately, says Mr. Coe, and
will keep the place open the
year round.
Mr. Frank H. Jeter, Extension
Editor, North Carolina College,
will be the main speaker at the
fifteenth Annual Membership
meeting of Blue Ridge Electric
Membership Corporation in Le
FRANK H. JETER
noir on Saturday, September 13.
Mr. Jeter is an outstanding farm
news reporter. His radio pro
grams are broadcast each week
day at noon.
The program will begin at 10
a. m., with a cooking party con
ducted by Miss Estelle Doyle,
home economist (or General Elec
tric appliances, and assisted by the
two home economists for Blue
Rodge Electric Membership Cor
poration, Mrs. Evelyn - Little of
West Jefferson and Mrs. Anna
Rose Higgins of Sparta. Mr. E.
L. Allred, electrification advisor
of the corporation, will be master
of ceremonies.
The cooking party wity be con
cluded at 12 o'clock noon and
the food cooked during the party
will be given as door prizes. The
deluxe push button electric range
used at the party will be given as
a grand prize at the close of the
meeting in the aftcrnoonn.
The bussincss session of the
meeting will begin promptly at
1:30 p. m., following the lunch re
cess. The program will open with
the invocation by the Rev. M. O.
Owens, Jr., pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Lenoir. Mayor
Earl Tate will give the address
of welcome. C. E. Viverette, gen
eral manager, w " give the an
nual report on the finances and
operations of the corporation and
a report on the million dollar ex
pansion program now in progress.
The nominating committee for
directors will give its report and
the election of fifteen directors
will follow.
Following Mr. Jeter's speech, a
note burning ceremony will be
conducted. Mr. G. W. Sullivan,
president of the corporation from
September 1938 until September
1943, will officiate and Mr. A. G.
Beach, secretary and treasurer of
the corporation, will burn the
notes with electric heat. The two
notes were among the first to be
given by the corporation and
were held by the U. S. Treasurer
until August 15, 1952, when they
were paid up in full with interest
twenty and twenty-one years
ahead of their due dates. The
two notes amounted to $180,000.
AH notes of the Blue Ridge Elec
tric Membership Corporation are
held by the U. S. Treasurer and
carry a thirty-five year repay
ment period.
The afternoon program will be
concluded with the drawing of
many valuable door prizes.
From 4 to 6 p. m., open house
will be held at the general office
of Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship Corporation, located at 104
North Mulberry Street in Lenoir.
The Boone office will be closed
all day Saturday for the annual
meeting.
Calves For Boone Sale
Should Be Consigned
All calves that are to be sold
in the Boone Feeder Calf Sale
should be consigned on the of
ficial form by Monday, Septem
ber 15, according to L. E. Tuck
willer, Watauga County Agent.
These blanks may be obtained
from the county agent's office,
Boone Livestock Market or North
western Bank.
Mr. Tuckwiller said that cattle
to be entered must be vaccinated
for blackleg and Hemorrhagic
Septicema (shipping fever) not
later than September 19.
The rules have been printed
before nnd are similar to last year
except that no bulls, and no calves
with horns will be sold. It is also
pointed out that calves not en
tered by Monday may not be sold
because they cannot be fielfl In
spected.
"Get your nominations in early
and help us make this a big Feed
er Calf Sale," Mr. Tuckwiller
urged.
Mrs. Bob Agle
Wins Automobile
In Radio Contest
Mrs. R. E. Agle recently receiv
ed a notice from Reuben Bums.
Hickory Nash dealer, that she
was a winner in a recent Quaker
Oats Company contest. She is
the winner of a Nash station wa
gon.
Mrs. Agle submitted a name for
a new cornmeal product which
the cereal producers are expect
ed to soon put on the market. She
has not received the prize yet,
but is expecting to <et the car
as soon as the dealer in Hickory
receives one to her liking.
Republicans To
Name Ticket
Monday Evening
Mr. E( 1 D. Cook, chairman of
the Rcpuliican Executive Com
mittee of Watauga County, has
asked the Republicans to meet in
convention at the courthouse in
Boone Monday evening, Septem
ber 15, at 7:30, for the purpose of
naming candidates for the differ
ent county offices, which will
come before the voters on Novem
ber 4th.
Chairman Cook asks the town
ship chairmen to hold precinct
meetings in the various townships
of the county Saturday afternoon.
September 13, at 2:30, for the
purpose of naming delegates to
the county convention.
Rites Held For
Foy McGinnis, 48
Foy T. McGinnis died at his
home in Sugar Grove on Mon
day, September 1st, following a
long illness. He was 48 years of
age.
Rev. Harold Songer, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Millar, conducted
the funeral rites at 2 p. m. on
September 3rd at the Cove Creek
Baptist Church. Burial followed
in the Henson's Chapel Ceme
tery.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Junie Isaacs;
two sons, Ray and Ted; one
daughter, Joy, all of the home.
Surviving also is his mother,
Mrs. Frances B. McGinnis, Wash
ington. D. C.; one brother, and
one sister.
G. 0. P. Leader To
Speak To Vets
Walter Johnson of Sparta, Re
publican candidate for Congress
from the ninth district, will be
guest speaker at the regular meet
ing of Watauga Post 130, Amer
ican Legion, at the Legion Hut
in Boone on Friday at 8 p. m.
In making the announcement,
Maurice Barnett, post adjutant,
said Hugh Q. Alexander, Demo
cratic nominee for the ninth Con
gressional district post, had also
been invited but would be un
able to attend due to a previous
"commitment. Mr. Alexander said
he would be glad to address the
local post at a later date.
The public is cordially invited
to attend Friday night's meeting,
said Adjutant Barnett.
Junior Order
Picnic Slated
The Junior Order, United
American Mechanics, will hold
its annual nicnic and family
night program at Winkler Creek,
Monday September 15, at 6
o'clock.
Every member i> being ahked
to come and bring a basket of
food. Softball and horseshoe
pitching will be featured in the
program of fun and entertain'
ment.
Kindergarten To
Start Monday
The Boone Kindergarten will
begin ita fall term Monday morn
ing in the basement of the Boone
Methodist Church, according to
Mrs. Max Raines, who helped
organize the school.
Parents who wish to send their
pre-sehool. children to the school
may contact Mrs. William Spen
cer or Mrs. Raines for application
blanks. THfe teacher will be Mrs.
Ray Triplett.
Agricultural Fair Will Be
Best In History Of Event
All States Represented At Horn
But One, Parking Figures Show
By MIRIAM G. RABB
Remember hoy you used to go
out to the Daniel Boone Theatre
during July and August and
watch the carl streaming into the
parking lots and the crowds go
ing into the theatre \o see "Horn
in the West."
And remember how you used
to ask yourself and your friends:
"Where did all these people come
from?"
Well, here's the answer, accord
ing to figures complied by
Charles Mishoe, parking lot
supervisor, and his staff:
The total traffic count during
the 58 performances of "Horn in
the West" was 12,241. Of this
number, 9,850 cars had North
Carolina licenses, leaving a total
of 2,391 from out-of-state. Forty -
seven states were represented,
Utah bejng the only license-tag
never seen on the parking lots.
The nine states best represent
ed next to North Carolina were
the following: So.uth Carolina,
567; Virginia,- 475; Tennessee,
364; Florida, 333; Georgia. 182;
West Virginia, 87; Maryland, 77;
New York, 74; Pennsylvania, 73.
Foreign cars were: Canada, 4;
Newfoundland, 2; Hawaii, 1; and
Canal Zone, 1.
About 50 buses were parked at
the theatre during the run of the
show, the majority of them from
Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and
Shelby. The "Horn in the West
Special" operated by Greyhound
from Winston-Salem made 10
round trips to the drama.
Methodist Youth To
Meet Next Sunday
The Ashc-Watauga Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet on
Sunday Septemebr 14 at River
view Methodist Church, at 7:30
p. m. on the Creston charge. The
Riverview youth people will be
in charge of the program.
On Monday September 1, the
sub-distri^ MYF council met at
the Boone Methodist church and
made plans for the work during
the next six months. A report of
the council meeting will be given
at the Riverview meeting on
i Sunday night.
? ? #
Mother, Infant Clinic
To Be Held Here
The regular Mothers and In
fants Clinic will be held next
Monday afternoon at 1 to 4 p. m.
at the Health Department in
Boone.
VETERANS' HOUSING
A congressional committee,
which ha* been inquiring into
the administration of veterans'
housing, has charged that its in
vestigations had disclosed wide
spread irregularities, including
bribery and favoritism.
Radar now covers the entire
northern approach to the United
States, although not all units are
in full operation as yet. General
Bradley said after a visit to the
Alaskan defenses.
FATHER, SON WIN MASTER'S DEGREE? A father and son were
awarded Master of Arts degrees at commencement exercises at Ap
palachian College recently. Shown rcciving congratulations from
Dr. B. B. Dougherty, left, president of the college, are Col. C. W.
Porter and his son, David Porter. The elder Porter is principal of
the Collettsvillc school in Caldwell county. The son will teach in
Palmer, Alaska. ? Photo courtesy Lenoir News-Topic.
Dependent Children
Are Given $7,354.00
Democrats To
Have Convention
Next Saturday
The Democrats or Watauga
county will convene in nominat
ing convention next Saturday af
teroon at 2 o'clock, for the pur
pose of naming a slate of candi
dates for the various county of
fices, to be voted on in the gen
eral election of November 4th.
In the official call, published
I today, Chairman W. R. Winkler
' states that the precinct chairmen |
will hold meetings in the various
townships of the county on Fri- i
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for the
purpose of naming delegates to
the county convention, and for
nominating candidates for Justic
es of the Peace and for Const
able.
Homecoming Set
Laurel Springs
Sunday September 21 has been
designated as homecoming day
at Laurel Springs Baptist Church.
A picnic dinner will be served
at noon, and there will be specia.'
singing and speaking. Everybody
is welcome.
Egypt will try to grow gras#
in Libyan desert.
Blue Devils Open Grid
Card Friday Evening
Coach Pete Everett'* Appala
chian gridiron squad opens an
eight-game schedule here at the
college field with Hudson High
School Friday .night at 8 o'clock.
The first game finds the 33-man
squad of Blue Devils relying
heavily upon the nucleus of 13
returning lettermcn who will be
led by co-captains Charles Tay
lor nnd Harbin Moretz, both sen
iors at Appalachian High School.
The roster is as follows: Kermit
Ashley, Jim Brown, Armfield
Coffey, Jim Idol, Bill Jones, Har
bin Morctz, John Nonis, Bob
Ray, Bill Talbert, Charles Tay
lor, Mack Wellborn, Charles
Winkle*. Milton Barden, Rex
Barnes. Jimmy Brendell, Elton
Greer, Johnny Ray, Gene Reed.
Bill Brown. Robert Hughes, Carl
ton Lyons, Randy Maddux, Glenn
Wellborn, Tonny Winkler, Bobby
Brcndell, Owen Greer, Charles
Michael. B. M. Miller, Joe Moretz,
Jimmy WaUon, J. W. Wellborn.
This year's (quad will rely up
on an experienced band of hefty
neniori who will geek revenge for
the 3D-0 pasting that Hudson ad
ministered to them last year. Sen
iors who hope to turn the tables
on the Hudson Hornets are: Ker
mit Ashley, Jim Brown, Arm
field Coffey, Jim Idol, Bill Jones,
Harbin Moretz, John Norris. Bob
Ray. Bill Talbert, Charles Tay
lor, Mack Wellborn, Charles
Winkler.
BOOSTER CLUB
The Booster Club met Tuesday
in an organizational meeting artd
launched a fund-raising program
with a $1500 goal. President Fred
(Continued on page aeven)
During the monih of September
142 aid for dependent children
families received financial assist
ance in the amount of $7354.00.
This is an average grant of
$51.78 per family. There are 401
children in these families to
whom payments were made. One
parent with whom children are
living was included in the bud
get in 128 of the 142 families re
ceiving assistance. 529 indivi
duals were given financial assist
ance. This gives an average grant
per individual of $13.90 per
month.
The child for whom ADC is
granted must be in need and
must be one who has been
deprived of parental support or
care, by reason of death, physical
or mental incapacity, or continu
ed absence from the home of
one, or both parents. A child |
mu>t also be living in the home
with a parent or a relative to be
eligible for assistance. He may!
receive assistance until he is 16
years of age; and the needy, de
pendent child, 16 and 17 years of
age, may continue to draw as
sistance if he remains in school
until he is 18. The amount of an
ADC grant is determined by a
standard budget utt up by the
State Board of Public Welfare.
Any income and resources whlth
'he family has is deducted from
the needs as determined by the
budget. If a mother and child
need $83 per month to meet their
need* according to this budget
I and have income and resources
in the amount of $13, the net
need is $70. Since the agency
meets only 70% of the needs, the
family is eligible (or a grant of
$49.00, only $11 less than the
maximum grant of $60 for a
child and one needy relative. Any
child in the home who i* 16
years of age and not in school
and has employment, is expccted
to contribute $75.00 or 50% of his
monthly income, which ever is
less, to the support of the family
with whom he is living. Since
the agency only meets 70% of
the need of the family, it is
npcifjiary that all members of
the family work together to
supplement the ADC grant and
provide a better standard of liv
ing.
?Ac primary purpose of the
ADC grant is to projadc the
needs of the children In Wa
tauga county who have been
deprived of parental support.
The child needs food, clothing,
shelter, moral, Spirtual and edu
cational training. An ADC child
must attend school regularly.
(Continued on page seven)
Final Plans Are
Being Completed
Plans ere complete (or the fifth
Annual Blue Ridge Agricultural
Fair, to be held here Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
of next week, September 17, 18,
10, and 20, officials of the Blue
Ridge Fair Association, Inc., have
announced.
W. H. Gragg, business manager,
says indications are that it will
be the biggest and best fair in
the history of the annual event,
and urges everyone to make as
many good quality exhibits as
possible. The cooperation and
participation of the people as
exhibitors and visitors is all that
is needed to make the Blue Ridge
Agricultural Fair one of the best
in this section, he added.
Hundreds of cash prizes, rang
ing from 50 cents to $25.00, will
be awarded in all categories of
exhibits, including garden and
field crops, farm and garden dis
play, fruits, canning, dairy pro
ducts. flowers, beef cattle, sheep,
swine, dairy cattle, horses, poul
try, handicrafts, house furnishings
and clothing.
On the midway during the en
tire week, Monday through Sat
urday, will be the C. A. Stephens
Shows, complete with ferris
wheel, merry-go-round, loop-the
loop, side shows, concessions, free
acts, and uniformed band con
certs.
inc ( air Association nas aaopi
ed the following rules and regu
lations governing exhibits:
1. Entries are limited to Wa
tauga and adjoining counties. No
entry fees will be charged.
2. All entries except livestock,
poultry, and flowers should be in
place by 9 p. m. Wednesday. No
entries will be accepted after 9
a. m. Thursday.
3. Flowers may be brought in
from 4 to 6 p. m. Wednesday, 9 to
12 noon Thursday. All flowers
must be in place by 12 noon
Thursday.
4. Superintendents of various
departments will be in full charge
of their departments and may re
ject any entry which appears un
desirable.
5. Every reasonable effort will
be made by the management of
grounds to protect the property on
exhibition and those in attend
ance from loss or damage, but in
no case will the Blue Kidge Fair
Association and those in chargc
of the Blue Ridge Fair Associa
tion or management be held re
sponsible should loss or damage
of property or injury to person
_ : i _ t_ l _
o. ueaaing win oe avaiiuuitj 1 Wi
purchase. Poultry will be cared
lor by superintendents and feed
will be supplied.
7. All entries in the breeding
classes of the livestock depart
ment must be registered except
as indicated in departments. Reg
istration certificates must be pro
duced if called for.
8. Judging will be done by com
petent judges. Judges' decisions
will be final.
9. Exhibitors of livestock may
secure a pass good for the entire
tair, so that they may care for
their stock. Other exhibitors will
be granted free access on Wed
nesday to make entries and may
purchase an exhibitor's ticket for
$1.0() that will be good for entire
lair. i
10. All breeding cattle must
have been tested for Bangs Di
sease within one year.
11. All cattle and horses must be
shown at the halter.
12. If eight or more entries arc
made in calves dropped after Jan
uary 1. 1952, an additional class
may be added.
13. Exhibitors are limited to
two entries per class except where
otherwise specified.
14. All entries must be made in
the name of the actual bona fide
owners and producers.
15. Exhibitors may receive their
prizes from their department sup
erintendent Saturday at 4 p. m.
111. In case of only one entry in
a class, 1st ribbon and 2nd prize
money will be paid.
17. All prize* not claimed by
3 p. m. Monday, September 12,
will remain the property of the
Fair Association.
18. All school children will be
admitted free rriday afternoon
(Continued on page seven)