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BOONE 1*M POPULATION l?H Th* ctfucattonaJ cantor M WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year I 888 WATAUGA COUNTY 1(M POPUIATIAM IIM1 naau1 VOL. LXV. ? NO. II. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1M2. fTVE CENTS PER COPY Democrats, Republicans Nominate Tickets KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS NEW FACES ON THE WALL Through the cooperation of the Young Democratic Club, and Republican leaden ? specifically th i Board of County Commission ers, some new pictures have taken their places on the wall of the courtroom to pay deserved recognition to talented barristers whose voices rang through the building in the court terms of other days . . , The picture of Judge William B. Councill, one of two Superior Court Judges which the town of Boone has given the State, has taken its place above the bench beside one of Judge Lee Greene . . . Spencer Blackburn, lawyer, orator, and member of the national House of Representatives has been added to the courtroom gallery, and a portrait of William R. Lovill, the aliver-tongued dean of the local bar, has been placed beside that of his eminent father, the late Capt. Edward F. Lovill . . . Among the older pictures is another father and son combina tion ? Hon. Romulus Z. Linney and son, Frank A. Linney, the former a Civil war veteran, dis tinguished lawyer and member of the Congress; the latter emin ent barrister, solicitor and dis trict attorney . . . Then there is the likeness of Major Bingham, who conducted law school down at Statesville, and who served as preceptor to Judge Greene, when the latter was elected Judge, and who followed a distinguished Judicial career in spite of limited study . . . The pictures have been lowered on the wall to the point that visitors may see them pro perly, and their names are to be affixed for the benefit of those unacquainted with these veterans of the legal profession in Boone. THERE ARE OTHERS And soma time we'd Ilk* to >M urn* other picture* in the court room . . . There are two others who had shingle* turned to the breese, when we arrived ? J. C. Fletcher and E. S. Cof fey, and of course in later years came John E. Brown, T. E. Bingham, Ralph Bingham, and other* . . . Perhaps some other time some more of those who spoke out in the ageing hall of justice, when the structure was young, may be thus recognised. FULL TO THE RAFTERS Some years ago, Russell D. Hodges was Republican chairman and there was a sight of speech making taking placcs in' the coves and on the ridges, and wherever a school house stood, and Russell was keeping the press well informed as to the size of the gatherings, who spoke, and roughly, what he said . . . We found that pretty near any one-teacher school building would hold, according to Rus sell's calculations, four or five hundred voters and potentials, and he came to be known as the man who could really get the most out of a little bitzy hall . . ? Thought of Russell and hi* sharp figuring pencil the other day when Ike gave down in Madison Square Garden . . . The press said he had 10,000 hearers, and that the place wasn't full . . . Adlai came, and he was credited with 14,000 and it lacked a whale of a lot of being crowded, so they said . . . And then the World Almanac, which has set tled more arguments than guns, says the Garden has a capacity of 14.200 ... "Scores of thou sands" reported at small town whistle stops . . . We wouldn't wonder if Russell's system of cal culating hasn't gradually seeped over beyond the Mason-Dixon line. MAKING WAT FOR THE NEWS Old buildings being torn a way between the demonstra tion school and tho Baptist par sonage. so that ibora may bo room for tbo now school, plana for which aro coming oil tba drafting boards . . . Grapevine information is thai the con tracts on the structure aro to bo ? let right away and thai tba (Contlnuod on page four) GOP Offers Winkler for Assembly The Republican! of Watauga county, in convention Monday evening, nominated W. L. Wink ler of Boone as a candidate for the State House of Representa tives. Mr. J. R. Craven and Mr. Clyde R. Greene were placed before the convention for the assembly post, but both withdrew, leaving the field clear for the nomination of Mr. Winkler, a retired school teacher, and long-time leader in the Republican party. No candidate was named for the office of the Register of Deeds, but the meeting gave en dorsement to Miss Helen Under down, Democratic incumbent. Surveyor Joe Miller was nom inated without opposition. A new slate of candidates for the board of commissioners was named, composed of the follow ing: Paul A. Coffey, Boone hard ware merchant, and former coun ty accountant. Clarence Watson, coal and pro duce dealer of Cove Creek town ship. Estel Wagner, tourist court op erator and oil dealer, of New Riv er township. Clyde R. Greene, chairman of the present board of commission ers, and R. M. Ward, member, withdrew their names after they had been placed in nomination by S. C. Eggers. William Proffitt, the third member of the board, was not present. He was like wise placed before the conven tion. Others who were voted on in ?the comrntesiooer raoa, -were: Charles Trivett, Clyde Robertson, C. M. Shore. Mr. Winkler delivered a brief speech, in accepting the nomina tion for the Legislature, while Walter Johnson of Sparta, candi date for Congress in the ninth district, addressed the gathering. The convention was presided over by W. H. Gragg. Rabb Attends News Conference Mrs. Miriam Rabb, publicity director for "Horn in the West," attended the first annual news and feature writing confcrencc held Saturday at Chapel Hill. The conference, which was spon sored by the North Carolina Press Association and is now established as an annual event, was attended by newspaper re presentatives from all sections of the statk. Mrs. Rabb will attend the Mid-West Press meeting in Winston-Salem this Saturday and will take part in a dramatic skit which the host newspaper, the Journal-Sentinel, is present ing to entertain visiting news paper people from Northwestern North Carolina. Orthopedic Clinic The Health Department an nounces that the regular Ortho pedic Clinic will be held on Fri day, September 1#, between 8:00 a. m. and 12:00 a. m. at the Health Department in Jefferson, N. C. BlUe Rldge Fair Opens Gates Today Jail Escapee Recaptured In Space Few Hours John Minton, 30-year-old pris oner who escaped from Watauga County jail in Boone last Thurs day night was captured at' 12:30 a. m. Friday after a search which took officers to his home com munity on Elk River about B miles from Boone. Sheriff Earl D. Cook, patrol man George Baker and jailer Vester Phillips, caught Minton after a quarter-mile chase through the woods near his home. Deputy Charles Thompson said Minton ran out the cell door with a knife in his hand when a boy opened the door to give the prisoner his supper iray. He said Minton told the boy to "get out of my way, or I'll cut your head off." Officers said Minton ran across a field to a dormitory of Appalachian State Tcachers Col lege, where he called a taxi which took hiVn to Bamboo, about five miles from his home. After serving a term in Ashe County prison camp, Minton was retained for Watauga County of ficers on a forgery charge and brought to Boone three months ago. He will be tried in Superior Court this week. District Farm Bureau Meeting Opens On Tuesday A bcvcn-county district meet ing of the Farm Bureau will be held at the courthouse in Boone, Tuesday, September 23, at 9 a. m., it is announced by Mr. C. A. Clay, president of the Watauga unit of the organization. Mr. Clay states that members, other farmers, and everyone in terested in the farm, should come to this meeting. Several good speakers will be on hand, and the meeting will be worthwhile to all farm families. Among those who are expected to attend are: Will Rogers, sec retary, Greensboro; Flake Shaw, vice-president, Greensboro; O. L. Yates, field represnetativc, and others. Record Set For Parkway Travel Ashcville. ? A new high record for travel on the Blue Ridge Parkway was established in Au gust. Superintendent Sam Weems announced that 434,133 persons in 195.865 vehicles travelled the 400-mile mountain top boulevard, an increase of 201,289 or 46% over August, 1951. Survey of Federal payrools in dicates that one out of every twenty-four salaried employes in the United States working for the Federal Government. FourArelnj ured As Car s Collide Near Deep Gap Four persona were injured last Thursday morning in a wreck on the Gap Creek road, 11 mile* cant of Boone ' and (our- tenth* mile south of U. S. Highway No. 421. The accident happened about 7:95 o'clock. Patrolman Robert C. Buck ner, who investigated the acci dent. said that a ton and a half Ford truck driven by Arthur G. Moretx of Deep Gap apparently pulled out of a lane from his house into the recently paved Gap Creek road and was struck in the left side by a 1940 Ford panel truck driven by Earl W. Greer of Deep Gap. Both trucks appeared to be a total loss. Pa trolman Buckner reported. Those injured were Wilkes Wineberj, 78, who received *e vcre facial laceration*; Miss Wil da Greer, 14, severe facial lacera tions; Coy Greer, SO, lacerations and abrasion*; and Mr*. Nellie Greer, 47, facial laoeration* and abrasion*. All were given treat ment at Watauga Ho?pital. All four of the injured were in the truck driven by Mr. Greer. Patrolman Buckner placed a charge of failure to yield to right of way against Mr. Morctz, and charged Mr. Greer with carele** and rccklcta driving. He explain ed that the area in which the ac cident occured *u a 20-mile speed limit zone. The Gap Creek road is juat east of the animal (oo in Deep Cap. Biggest In History, Say Officials The fifth exhibition of the Blue Ridge Agricultural Fair got un derway today (Wednesday) and County Agent L. E. Tuckwiller and his assistant. Wood row Rich ardson, say they expect this to be the biggest fair ever to be held in Watauga county. Exhibits are being entered to day and will be judged Thurs day, except the dairy cattle and horses. All school children of the county will be admitted free Fri day afternoon until 6 o'clock. Dairy cattle and horses will be entered and judged Friday. The annual fca)>y show will be held Saturday, with ribbons being awarded winners. Superintendents, of the various departments are listed as follows: Department A, garden and field crops. Ned Glenn, Milton Moretz, Zeb Farthing and H. J. Williams, superintendents. Dept. B, farm and garden pro ducts, Johnnie Greene, Billy Cook and J. B. Robinson. Dept. C, fruits, 'D. T. Brown, J. C. Christenberry and Dennis V. Ensley. Dept. D, canning, Mrs. uean Reese, Mrs. Emery Mitchell, Mrs. Ray Wilson, Mrs. Cecil Swift, Mrs. B. A. Hodges and Mrs. L B. Wil son. Dept. E, pantry and dairy pro ducts, Mrs. George P. Edmisten, Mrs. A. E. Vannoy, Mrs. Clint Miller and Mrs. Charles Perry. The flower show department is headed by Mesdames O. K. Rich ardson, Lee Reynolds, Odes Wil son, R. H. Harmon, B. W. Stall ings and Jim Winkler. Hayes Wellborn. Ned Glenn and Billy Cook have charge of the Veteran Farmer department. Dept. H, beef cattle, R. G. Shipley, Harry Hamilton, Grady Farthing, Henry Taylor, Lynn Norrls and Donley Hagaman. Dept. I, sheep, Howard Edmis ten, J. W.'Norris, Lewis Norris, and Edd Love. Dept. J, swine. Ralph Wilson, Bill K rider, and Fred McGuirc. Dept. K, dariy cattle, Lawrencc Wilson, Edd Dunn, Ben Rosen balm, Wilson Hodges, Tom Jack son and John K. Perry. Dept. L, horses. Don Henson, George Wilson, Grady Perry and Cecil Miller. Poultry department, including turkeys, capons, ducks, geese, and chickens, Mrs. Ralph Wilson and Thomas L. Wilson. Four-H, FFA and FHA will be under the direction of Mrs. How ard Gragg, W. C. Richardson, Ka thleen Coston, R. L. Tail, Mrs. Council Henson, R. G. Sniplcy and Mrs. Clarence Trexler. Home demonstrations booths In charge of Mrs. A. E. Moretz and Mrs. Hattie Lewis. Medamcs Myrtle Hollars Stew art Barnes and Vance Calloway and Miss Elizabeth Lord are in charge of handicrafts. Dept. Q, house furnishings and clothing, Mesdames Wade Claw son, Frank Brown. Mae Greene and J. W. Alexander. W. H. Gragg and Bernard Dougherty will Judge the baby show. Officers and directors of the Blue Ridge Fair Association. Inc., which sponsors the fair, include Royce Perry, president; Ed Love, vice-president; Clyde R. Greene, secretary and treasurer; L. E. Tuckwiller. manager of the ag riculture department; and W. H. Gragg, business manager. House Of Aaron Coffey Burned A 7-room house, the property ?f Mrs. Aaron Coffey, was de stroyed Monday of last week, in ? blaze believed to have originat ed from a faulty flue. Alt furnishings were ? com plete loss. Some Insurance was la force on the building. Triplett Being Tried In Death Of Little Girl Hurt Is New President / Of REA; The Directors Lenoir. ? A. B. Hurt of Ashe County is the new president of the Blue Ridge Electric Member ship Corporation which has head quarters here. He succceds th<< late J. C. Goodman of West Jefferson who died a month ago Other officers of the co-opera tive elected Saturday arc C. L. Mast of Patterson, vice-prcsident; A. G. Beach of Kings Creek, sec retary-treasurer; and Cecil E. Vtverette of Lenoir, general man ager. Directors, chosen at an annual meeting of the corporation's mem bership meeting here are: Cald well District, A. G. Beach, C. J. Mast, Dr. Moore, and C. C. Poo vey of Granite Falls; Watauga District, Clarence Newton of Blowing Rock, Bert Mast of Ma bel; A. W. Oreene of Boone, Route 1; and Clyde Perry of Sugar Grove: Ashe Dstrict, A. B. Hurt; Cary Graybeal of West Jefferson; W. B. Austin and Todd Gentry of Baldwin; and Alleghany District, Charlie Collins of Sparta; D. M. Edwards of Ennissee and Dan Tones of Stratford. Messers Aus tin and Gentry are new members jf the board. A note burning ceremony was a Feature of the meeting. Cancelled notes for $180,000 were destroyed. Frank Jeter Of Raleigh, editor tor the N. C. State College Ex tension Service, was principal ipeaker for the meeting. He com plimented the co-operative on ex tension of its system which now icrves 14,858 consumers over 68 miles of transmission lines and !,B42 miles of distribution lines. Mr. Viverette reported on a vast expansion program involving an outlay of two million dollars for extending the primary transmis lion system and construction of sub-stations. Flower Show Will Be Held At Cove Creek Hi There will be a flower show, pet show and handicraft show at Cove Creek Friday, September 20, sponsored by Cove Creek Community Club. Flowers to be brought in 1J:30 to 5:00 Friday. Flowers must be brought in con tainers; none will be furnished by the school. Horticulture Group Judging will be based on the flower only; containers will not be considered. V. F. W. Presents Home Talent Show Tonight Rehearsals have been held for "Shooting Stars," the local talent show being sponsored by V. F. W. Post 7031, Boone to be presented September 17 and 18, at the High School auditorium tdr the benefit of the community recrea tional program. The play is under the direction of Miss Beatrice Farbeg of Larksville, Iowa. She has had much experience in this type of work and states she is greatly pleased with the enthusiasm of the cast and anticipates a fine show. The cast includes a great num ber of local people who imperso nate famous television, radio and movie personalities. Mrs. Floy Mast Taken By Death Mrs. Floy C. Mast of Boone died September 11 at the Wa tauga Hospital. She was 73 years of age. Funeral services mere held Sat urday. September 19, at tha Bap tist Church of Boone, conducted by Or. J. C. Canipe, assisted by the Rev. L. H. HolUngsworth, and the Rev. E. F. Troutman. Burial was in the Must Cemetery at Su gar Grove. She is survived by one son, Ralph Mast of Hendersonvllle', two daughters, Mrs. Custer Wal lace and Mm. Dewey Broon??, both of Boone; and one sister, Mrs. Irene McBride. who Uvea 'In Maryland. 1. Dahlia Show 2. Rose 3. Any. other specimen SECTION II? Plants 1. African Violet 2. Tuberous Begonia 3. Foliage 4. Other Potted Plants SECTION Iir? Cut Flow?r? 1. Dahlias, 3 blooms. 2. Marigolds, giant, 7 blooms. 3. Zinnias, 7 blooms. 4. Cosmos, 9 blooms 5. Asters, 9 blooms 8. Roses, S blooms 7. Chrysanthemums, 11 blooms ARRANGEMENT CROUP Flowers will be judged by the following score card which is re commended by the National Council of State Garden Clubs. Color combination, 25. Relation to container, 10. Proportion and balance, 23. Distincton and originality, 20. Suitability of combination of material, 10. Condition of material, 10. Accessories permitted in all arrangement classes. SECTION IV? Small Flowars 1. Small, overall size, 8" by 4" 2. Pompom dahlias 3. Pompom zinnias 4. Dwarf Marigolds (Continued on page five) Many Cases Heard At Fall Term Of Superior Court Watauga Superior Court, which convened Monday, and which is being presided over by Judge J. H. Clement of Walkertown, had disposed of a large number of cases as of Tuesday afternoon, most of them having to do with driving drunk, and other misde meanors. and was engaged in the trial of Tracy Triplett, of Trip lett, on a charge of manslaughter. Triplett has been held under bond since Memorial Day when he was charged with manslaught er, driving under the influence of intoxicants and operating a mo Bulletin The Jury in th* YripUit cm returned a verdict of guilty lata Tuasday afternoon. Judgment has not been passed. tor vehicle without license in the death of Janice Goodnight, five year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Goodnight, of Perklnsvlllt, suburban .Boone neighbuod. The child was killed by an auto driv en by Triplett on highway 421 nrar the- Goodnight home. The cast against Albert And erson, negro, who is charged with both murder and ataotv growing out of the deaths of Jphn and Bessie Jones in the infemo of their burning home, perhaps won't be rcached before Thurs day. Anderson recently confessed to setting fire to the Jones home. The Democrat will carry the completed judgments of the court in its next edition. Mrs. Setzer, 61, Dies Thursday Mrs. Lula Belle Setter died September 11th at her home at | Zionville Route 1. She was 61 years of age. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 13, at the Meat Camp Baptist Church, con ducted by the Rev. R. C. Eggers, assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Cul ler and the Rev. Victor Trivett. Burial was in the church ceme tery. She is survived by her hus band, D. L. Setzer; two stepsons, Lawrence and Carroll Setzer, of Highland Park, Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Lee South of Zion ville; two brothers and three grandchildren. Perry Tops Slate Of Democrats A large and representative group of Democrats gathered at the courthouie in Boone Satur day afternoon, and nominated a slate of candidate* for the various county offices, to be voted on in the election of November 4. Clyde Perry, farmer and busi ness man of Beaver Dam town ship, was nomihfted for the House of Representative over his brother, Dr. H. B. Perry, of Boone. Mr. Perry received 81 con vention votes, and Dr. Perry 88. No other names were placed be fore the session. Miss Helen Underdown, Regis ter of Deeds for 24 years, was nominated unanimously by a ris ing vote of the convention. Mr. W. R. Vines of Beaver Dam township received the unan imous endorsement of the con vention as a candidate for Sur veyor. Clyde Moretz, Grady Greer and Bert Mast were nominated for the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Moretz, resident of Meat Camp township, farmer and mem ber of the county tax board of appeals, received 97 convention votes. Grady Greer, prominent farm er of New River township, and formerly a county commissioner, tallied 132 votes. Bert Mast, of Cove Creek town ship, former merchant, and form er member of the Board of Com missioners, garnered 07 conven tion votes. Others placed in nomination, and the number of votes receiv ed an: Bill Lentz, Blowing Rock, 46: George Wilson, Boone, 22; Ira Edmisten, Boone, 19; Henry Tay lor, Watauga, 20; Avery Greene, Meat Camp, 10. Dr. D. J. Whitener of Boone presided at the convention. F "' 'It' W. R. Winkler Is Named To State Party Committee W. R. Winkler of Boone has been appointed to the Active Ad visory Committee of the Demo cratic Party's campaign this fall by State Dcmcratic ? Executive Committee Chairman B. Everett Jordan. Mr. Winkler will serve on a 31 membcr group that will assist in formulating strategy for this year's campaign throughout the State and will concentrate on lo cal level Democratic activities. "We are counting on our ad visory committee members to keep in close contact with . pre cinct and county workers in or der that the Democratic Party can build the largest majority in our history November 4," Mr. Jordan said in announcing the appoint ment. The theatre lost one of iUs most popular stars with the unexpect ed death of Gertrude Lawrence. Mountaineers Prepare For Opening Grid Tilt Saturday By BILL GARVEY The Appalachian State Teachers College Mountaineers are busy completing preparations for the ?cason opener against Guilford in Winston-Salem Saturday night. Coach E. C. Duggins has put his m?n through brisk drills this week, with a particular emphas is on timing, pass defense, and punting drills. Scrimmages this week hav^ been spirited with the play of halfback Jack Crocc spearhead ing another group of backs that can scat. Grace, repeatedly threads his way through the op position to hit pay dirt. Shirley Gabriel, left half, also reveals th&t he will not stand too far in the Groce shadow this year. He had been equally aa effective In finding the hole and hitting for long gain*. Ned Pcnnell, up from the third string, has been impressive in drilU. His pbssing is good and his chief targets have been ends Dave Edmisten and Jim Everidgc. Defensively, the Mountaineers will be greatly improved over larl year. Although the line Is still a question mark in most eyes, the niturn of Jnck Pennell and Morris Branch, both out sincc early season last year with leg injuries, have returned to the lineup. Lettcrmen Jim Martin at ccnter, and guard Bobby Joe Baker have been performing well, and there is a depth in the de fense that was not possible last season. Coach E. C. Duggins has had his team working hard on pass defenae with left halfback Jackie Jones performing well in his rote. Don Matt, who tatually patrols the right hall defensive slot, is out with a broMcn rib suffered in scrimmage last week, and Duggins is still mulling over the situation as to just who will be nodded into the position for the Guilford clash. This" is the first time since the w<fr that the Mountaineers have had a full three weeks of prac tice in preparation for the open er. Usually the team plays on the second weekend after practice begins. The team that is fielded Saturday should perform a little more smoothly than heretofore. Light work is scheduled for the balance of the week with taper ing off drills Saturday night?? I'roi cstants to celebrat Version of Bible. U. 8. board to review of Japtineat war criminals.