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BOONE 19M POPULATION urn educational center of Western of WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 _? 1>M POPULATIA* MLM1 WATAUGA COUNTY I? <1le? africuJtoireJ a ad t Uvealock. rtelrytr^ and I rv of paramount unportenee. _ ?fey jEgwFir Summer raa ert? of T VOL. LXV. ? NO. 14. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1952. nVE CENTS PER COPY KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS A FAMILIAR FIGURE Edwin H. Hahn who came to Boone from Gastonia over thirty years ago, and became one of the city's builders, and who, in hit retirement, is one of our best citizens, came in to see us the other day, and reminisced brief ly on the things which have hap pened since he came to town, back in the days when the rail road had arrived, and things were on the boom ... Mr. Hahn came here well recommended and was at once embraced by the folks of the community, fact is he hadn't been here but about three days, when Mayor Yates resign ed, and the board appointed the man from Gastonia to take his place ... He was elected a time or two, and proved to be one of the most progressive officials we had named, up to that time. STREET WIDENING The street. tisl of the Criich ?r branch. ?hm th* original town *nd*d. was only the width ?f th* usual roads of th* day. and Mr. Haha claims th* dis tinction of having conducted th* first widening of th* str**t. (it was lalar wid*n*d by oth ers.) . . . This amplifying of th* principal str**t cauaad no *nd of criticism. Mr. Hahn recalls, but whil* they complain*d he k*pt widening and continu*d th* project on down beyond the Smithay Store plac* . . . Later. . of cours*. those who obj*ct*d found that th* Mayor and his board had don* right, and that ?T*n more widening was n*?d*d . . . His administration is credited with the opening of Oak Street and East Howard, and with a bone dry era. in which a sliding seal* of fines was used on th* drunks who had abounded . . . First offend ers were let by with th* mini mum fin* and coat ? $7.70: re peaters got stronger fin*s. and th* man who cam* before His Honor th* third trip got a Jail s*nt*nc* of 30 days. No on* appeared for the graduate course, and public drunkness was all but eliminated. MANY OLD FRIENDS GONE Mr. Hahn, who has continued holding courts as a veteran Jus tice of the Peace, and who is up for election again this year, re fers a bit sadly to the folks who have left the Street since he ar rived . . . Among the old friends who have wandered into the shadows, he speaks of John Har diii. Joe Hardin, Jim Winkler, Jones Cottrell, Crack Councill, Bob Rivers, Frank Linney, Mur ray Critcher, Dr. Jones and Man ley Blackburn . . . "All good friends of mine, too, and good men," . . . and there was loneli ness in the voice of the man who is left behind . . . and who looks back to a life well spent, and forward with faith in the Lord and His people. A WHOLESOME OUTLOOK Mr. Hahn. whose moil active buiintn yitn were spent in the furrulure business In Gas tonia. was brought up in the Lutheran Church, but changed . to the Methodists many years ago ... Ha has bean on the board of stewards of his church for moat of tha years he has lived in Boone, and contributes generously to religious activi ties ... He is ever mindful of the widows, and orphans, tha sick and the needy, and gives without stint to the folks who < got the bad breaks ... Ha visits the sick, feeds the hungry, and cheers the faltering . . . and w* doa't know a man who follows more c]o??.ly the precepts of the Nasarine than this friend of ours, who** declining years are spent so wholesomely . . We hope he's allowed to stay around many more years. OFT THE CUFF ? Politicians generally speaking don't like speeches delivered from the script . . . There's a sort of finessee to such deliver- < ances that don't please the lads in the precincts . . . They like a i fellow who can shoot both bar- ' rels, without benefit of paper or pencil, but there are arguments i for the written address . . . We heard one of them the otbar Sun day . . . Dr. H. E. Spence, in de livering a scholarly sermon, said the manuscriplfcis a good thing - . r git let's me know when I'm Bone" 0 IN GOOD HANDS ? This chubby youngster is receiving th'e expert and warm care of the Children's Home Society nursery while final arrangements are made to give him a good adoptive home. He is typical of the many homeless or orphaned babies helped each year by this private, non-governmental agency which has been operating in North Carolina for 50 years. The Boone Junior Woman's CAib is conducting a campaign to raise funds for the Society. Mrs. Parrish Is Killed As Cars Collide In Edge Blowing Rock By MRS. LUCILE LETT | Blowing Rock. ? Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Clementine Parrish, aged 70, who was fatally injured here Friday when her station wa- 1 goi^ was hit by a lime truck at the intersection of highway 321 and Boone street, were held on Monday morning in Nashville, Te^n., with Martin's Funeral Directors Re-Named At Historical Meeting Here The board of directors of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association was reelected at a general meeting of the organiza tion held Monday evening. Dr. I. G. Greer, president of the Association, presided at the meet ing which was attended by a con siderable number of members, and which featured the presenta tion of financial and other re ports. Among those recognized by the chair were: Mr. and Mrs. Kai Jirgenson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy, Sam Seldon. director of "Horn in the West," Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Hunter, Tom Nichols, Chapel Hill. GOP Speaking To Feature Morton Hon. Hobart Morton, well known Republican leader of Al bermarle, will appear at the Re publican speaking which has been scheduled for the courthouse in Boone, Friday, October 10, at 7:30 p. m. Chairman Earl O. Cook, in an nouncing the meeting, through an advertisement in the Demo crat today, says that two $10 prizes will be offered for those bringing the most people from outside Boone to the meeting. Reference is made to the ad. It is also announced that W. L. Winkler, G. O. P. candidate for the Legislature, will speak at Bethel School October 9, at 7:30 p. m., and that the candidates for county commissioner on the Republican ticket will be present1 at that time. President Truman has ordered a special Government study ana lyzing how much of the consum er's dollar is spent for labor, ma'.erials, distribution costs and profits of products purchased at retail. The directors rc-clected are: R. E. Aglc, Mrs. B. W. Stalling*, Clyde R. Greene, Herman W. Wil cox, W. R. Winkler, Stanley A. Harris, Grover Robbins. Messrs. Jergenson, Selden and Hunter talked briefly, while Dr. Whitener, executive vice-presi dent of the Association, praised Hon. R. L. Ooughton for his part in making the drama a success. Congressman D o u g h t o n had secured the release of admission tickets from Federal taxes. Others coming from a distance to attend the meeting, were Mr. Fuller Sams, Statesvillc, and Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Moretz, of Char lotte. Home in charge. Mrs. Parrish was going to the scene of the building of her new home in Echo Park, and accord ing to State Highway Patrolman George Baker here, she failed to observe the stop sign before en tering the highway. Mrs. Parrish was takn by am bulance to Watauga Hospital in Boone where she died within a few minutes of internal injuries, and lacerations of the face. No charges were preferred on the driver of the truck who wis Rufus Lloyd Watson of Deofi Gap. Watson was treated at the hos pital for a cut on the facc and shock, but was not hospitalized. Mrs. Parrish was thrown clear of the car which was demolished by the impact. Mrs. Parrish was the widow of R. N. Parrish, retired merchant. She was a native of Nashville, Tenn., but had a home here where she spent most of the time. She also had a home in Palm Bcach. Fla. Survivors include two sons: R. N., Jr., of the Circuit Court of Nashville, and Walter, also of Nashville, and four grandchildren. Health Center Is Goal Of Watauga Co. Council The Watauga County Health Council held its fall quarterly meeting in the Parkway School Thursday. Dr. John G. Martin, president, presided, and express ed appreciation for the courtesies of the school personnel in their personally conducted tours over the new building. Everyone was delighted and amazed with the school. After reading of the min utes and approval, the program was turned over to Mr. Welch Tester who introduced his panel to discuss needs for and ways of obtaining a health center ii\ Wa tauga county. The panel consisted of Mrs. Dean Reese, Mrs. Mont Glovier, Mr. Roby Vines, Mr. Howard Steelman and Dr. G. K. Moose. The panel reviewed th^ history of the local Health Department, since its conception in 1938. This revealed that since the beginning the services have been expanding, but the quarters provided for this work are the same three rooms now as in the beginning. Mrs. Glovicr was able to bring first hand information concerning the crowded conditions on clinic days sincc she has assisted some as i clinic nurse in the Health Depart ment. Other member of the panel were able to give first hand in formation regarding the work done by personnel of the Health Department. Mr. Vines likened the present quarters of the Health Department and needs for a cen ter to a one-teacher school as (Continued on page (ix) At Health Council Miss Charlotte Rickman, Health Educator with the State Medical Society, attended the Watauga County Health Council meeting on Thursday, and visited in the county on Friday. Miss Rickman is extremely interested in the work of the council here since it was one of the firtt councils organized in the state after she started working for the Medical Society. Winners At Blue Ridge Fair Prizes and ribbons were award ed \>n Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, September IS, 19 and 20, at the Blue Ridge Fair in Boone. The three first place winners in cach elans are as follows: Garden and Fiald Crop* Ten cars of corn ? U. S. 13 ? Howard Dancy, Ted Greene, C. A. q*y. Five stalln ensilage corn ? Jack Henson. Edgar Hardiiv Council Henson. Ten cars of corn ? Yellow ? Jack Hcnson, Herbert Foster, Council Hcnson. Ten cars of corn ? White ? Council Hcnson, Clay Greene, Jack Henson. One peck wheat ? L. A. Hcnson, Council Hcnson, E. M. Hodges. One pock oats ? Lynn Norris, Jack Hcnson, Council' Henson. One peck rye ? L. A. Henson, Kermitt Miller, Howard Miller. Three stalks burley tobacco ? Bobby Henson, Odis Greene, Al ton Moretz. One sheaf alfalfa hay ? Mrs. B. A. Hodge*. E. M. Hodge*, Tom Wilson. . 1 One sheaf mixed hay ? L. S. JJyrd, Mrs. B. A. Hodges, Mrs. Charlie Moody. One sheaf other legume hay Mrs. B. A. Hodges, Mrs. Charlie Moody. One sheaf other grass hay ? Mrs. B. A. Hodges, Mrs. Charlie Moody. One peck Green Mountain po tatoes? Jim Pcnley. One -peck Essex potatoes ? Mrs. B. A. Hodges, C. A. Clay, Marion G. Ford. m One peck Kennebec potatoes ? I. J. Cox, Mrs. Edgar Hardin, Jim Penlcy. ? Kraut type cabbage ?George Greene. Pumpkin ? Arnold Prcsnell. Mrs. Grant Ayers, Mrs. L. A. Henson. Potato Pumpkin ? M. J. Wil liams, Edgar /H?rdin, A. H (Continued on pag? six) Registration Books Open In Watauga Next Saturday Mayor Acts. In Support Of Aid To Handicapped Whereas, physically handicap ped men and women seeking em ployment should have equality of opportunity with others; and. Whereas, the continued em ployment of these workers will prove beneficial not only to them, but, also to employers and the society as a whole, and should, therefore, be actively encourag ed; and. Whereas, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August (Continued on page six) Forty-Nine Here fords Sell For Average $298.37 In Local Sale \ Twenty-two consignors sold 49 lots in the 10th Annual Watauga Hereford Breeders sale for $14, 820.00. The top price on cows was $705.00 and the top for bulls was $450.00. The average price was $298.37 per lot. W. H. Walker sold the animal that brought the top money. This was Lady Queen 42, a heifer bred to H. C. Larry Dominp 84. This heifer went to Clint Baird, Valle Crucis, on his bid of $705.00. The top selling bull came from the consignment of Finley P. Hodges and son. and sold to A. K. Harris, Shelby, for $450.00. The buyers came from North and South Carolina with Watauga county farmers taking 18 ani mals. These were Clint Baird, who claimed the Walker heifer; Rev. E. A. Dillard, SHulls Mills, Blood For Korea Is Sought Th* fUd Crocs Bloodmobile will b* at th* Baptist Churcli in Boon* Wednesday October IS. from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Om hundred and twenty-Are blood donor* at* naadad. The blood collected on this day is | for (ha immediate benefit of the man fighting in Korea. Richard Kelley. chairman, and Mrs. Lan Hagaman. co chairman of the Red Cross blood donor's committee should be notified by those who are planning to give blood at this time. Th* names of all donori should be known to the com mute* by Monday. October 13. Homecoming At Appalachian Hi Set For Oct. 16-17 ? The annual homecoming at Ap palachian High School has been set for October 16 and 17, with events getting under way at 6:30 p. m. on Thursday evening. The bonfire and pep rally at 6:30 will be followed by the homecoming play at 8:00 p. m? "Ringing in the Groom." Following the play, the faculty and students will en tertain the alumni and parents at a reception and open house. On Friday, October 17, the Ap palachian High School Band will parade at one o'clock. Following the parade, the Appalachian High Blue DfVils will meet the Granite Falls Blue Demons in the home coming football game. Homecoming events will be climaxed on Friday night at the annual homecoming dance spon sored by the Student Council. Ginic Monday - The regular mothers and in fants clinic will be held at the Health Department in Boone on Monday next October 13, from 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. who got a cow from the Councill St Hamilton consignment, and one from Robert D. Hodges; Clint Mast wtio took one from Shipley Farm and one from C. C. Edmis ten; Gordon H. Winkler got two open heifers, one from Grady Farthing and one from L. A. Hen son; D. G. Moretz got two heifers, one from Shipley Farm and one from Dave Minton; Paul Davis got two heifers, both consigned by Edwin Dougherty; Walter Ed mistcn got a heifer from the John H. Hollar consignment; Archie Carroll got a heifer from Robert D. Hodges and Diamond S Ranch got one from W. K. Studivant. Two bulls found new homes in Watauga. C. J. Farthing got a bull from Councill St Hamilton, and Grady Bradley also got one from Councill & Hamilton. Charles W. Crooks, Henderson - ville. was the largest buyer. He took eight bulls and one cow back with him. Ben Pless, Rugby Road, Hendersonville, took five heifers and one bull. Other buyers were Taylor Con struction Company, Lenoir, two lots; Pikes Peak Farm one heifer; Max H. Cornwell, Shelby, two heifers; Percy Little, Newton, claimed four heifers; Howard Johnson, Clover, S. C? got two heifers and a bull; A. K. Harris, Shelby, one bull and one heifer; R. W. Brookshire, Taylorsvllle, got a bull; Archie Mathis, Roar ing River, bought a bull; James L. McMackin, Clover, S. C., got a bull and a cow; and Joe Reid, Valdese, got one heifer. Clothing For Needy Is Asked By Local Club The Boone Junior Woman's Club, cooperating with the Wa tauga County Welfare Depart ment, will sponsor a drive for children's clothing during the week of October 1 2th to 18th. Any article of clothing in good con dition will be accepted as well as money for the purchase of new clothes. These clothes collected will make possible attendance of many children in school and at Sunday School and it will help to protect the health of children during cold and wet weather. Mr. Dave Mast, superintendent of Public Welfare of Watauga Coun ty, stated that many children were out of school due to the fact that they did not have clothes to wear. Do you not have some clothes that a child might wear in order to go to school? It is the hope of the club that the public will support this cam paign 100 per cent so that no child in Watauga County will suffer this winter from lack of needed cloths. For the information of all peo ple wishing to contribute or give j clothing, the plan tbf collection is as follows: 1. All articles of clothing for children will be accepted for the t ages 1 to 16. 2. Call 189R or 330M for the clothes to be picked up. 3. The clothes will be sorted and any necessary repairs, mend ing, or cleaning will be 'done. 4. They will then be turned ( over to the welfare for distribu tion to those in need. , Watauga River Dam Is In Cards, Says Wilcox . Through the activities of the Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority, prospects are now bright for the construction of a Watauga Rivrr Dam in this county, to form another link in the chain of Federal power and flood control dams in this area. Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Com merce, announce* the approval of the project by the TVA, and their announced intention to build the structure. Mr. C. E. Viverette, general manager of the local REA Coop erative, will be the speaker at the Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday noon at the Skyline Cafe, and is expected to bring further information on the pro posed development. Members are urged to be present. Health Authority Visits Boone Dr. R. E. Cokcr Jr., assistant director, local health ad mi nitra tion, State Board of Health, Ral- C eigh, visited the Watauga County Health Department on Monday, October 18. a Voters Are Asked To Qualify Registration books for the gen eral election will open in Wa auga County next Saturday, so hat all those otherwise qualifi d, and who have not previously /otc-d here, may enroll and par icipate in the balloting of Nov smber 4th. The books will be open at the /arious polling places tin the :ounty on the next three Satur lays, October 11, 18, and 25. November 1, the Saturday before :lection, will be observed as :hnllenge day. It is pointed out by R. T. Greer, rhairman of the board of elec ions, that there is no genera^ lew registration. Voters who lave previously qualified in gen Mai elections and primaries need lot re-register. However, those vho have reachcd 21 since the ast clcction, and those who have noved into the county from other }laces, will have to register. Due to possibility of errors ?hen the registration books were evised some years ago, Mr. Hrecr suggests that voters who lave any doubt whatever about :heir status, see their Registrar, it is of the utmost importance hat everyone is on the book. rh? Registrars Following ire the names of the Registrars, by townships: Bald Mountain: Jerry Kagan. , Beaver Dam: Clayton Vines. Blowing Rock: Shuford Edmis en. Blue Ridge: M. O. Coffey. Boone: Howard Cottrell. Brushy Fork: Martin Herman. Cove Creek: Sam Horton. Elk: Clay Hodges. Laurel Creek: Mrs. Dare Stroth ;r. Meat Camp: Charles Hodges. Meat Camp ffo. 2: Horace Mor ;tz. New River: Grady Greer. Norlh Fork: W. C. South. Shawneehaw: Fate Townsend. Stony Fork: E. B. Hardin. Watauga: Richard Olsen. Aids Children The Ladies Auxiliary to the oeal V. F. W. Post met Thursday lignt, September 25. Among oth ?r business transacted was the ippointment of a committee to uirchasc and mail materials re quested by Caswell Training School for the third quarter, rhese supplies will be used to iclp carry on the recreation pro ;ram in Caswell Training School, i school for mentally deficient hildren, which is located at (inston, N. C. The Auxiliary meets again )ctobcr 9. Steel for 1,250,000 cars avail blc in '53 first quarter. Home Ec Club Hostess To Four State Group Of Collegians The Home Economics depart ment of Appalachian State Teach ers collegc will be hostess for the annual fall meeting of Province III Workshop on October 17 and 18. Province III is composed of the Home Economics clubs from colleges in North Carolina, South Carolina,- Georgia, and East Tennessee. Officers of the Appalachian State Teacher# College club, serv ing as official hostesses, are Hil da Combs Mitehell^senior from Stony Point, president; Betsy Kia, Junior from Matthews, vice csldcnt; Botty Sue Hobcrts, senior from Shelby, socretary and treasurer; Marthu Cashion, sophomore from Cornelius, and Nira _ Sledge, sophomore from Burlington, reporters; and Mis* Mirian Adams of the Home Eco nomics faculty, advisor. Miss Lucy Brock l? head of the Home Economics department at Appa- j lachian. I Monica Brown, from Kanna- f polls, a gfnior at Appalachian, is i one of North Carolina's two Pro- a vince officers ? the treasurer, c Betsy Rea of Matthews, a junior li at Appalachian, is vice president <1 of the North Carolina Home Eco- r nomics clubs. " J tfhe theme of the workshop c will be "Training for Life." It c will emphasize careers and voca- c tlons In the various fields of a Home Economics, with a speaker to rcprewont each of these fields. Delegates and faculty will be c houscd in the newest dormitory ( for women on the campus of Ap- c palachian State Teachers college, j Meetings will be held in the 0 Home Economics building and the Fine Arts building. The program will include tours ' o t the campus and of interesting t I >lacc* in Boone and Blowing lock. A banquet will climax the >rogram at the Daniel Boone iotel on Saturday, Octobcr 18, t 7:00 p. m. The banquet speak r it Miss Henrietta Thompson, irad of the clothing and textiles Irpartmcnt, School of Home Eco tomics. University of Alabama. Aiss Thompson is also former hairman of the Consumer Edu ation Committee of the Ameri an Home Economics Association, nd the author of several books. Officers of Province III, in ludc Nancy Pusacr of South Carolina, president; Nelle Brock if Tennessee, first vice president; oanne Groover of Georgia, sec >nd vice president; Sue Page of forth Carolina, secretary; a fed rfonica Brown of Appalachian, reasurcr. I L? ? ;JS
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