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BOONE ltM POPULATION 1*71 lute T cache n Colkft. which attracts hundreds of itutfaott annually from all parte of the nation Modern bus Mi district. A food place to live. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 ? m 1M0 POPOLAT1AM VOL. LXV? NO. It BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, H52. JIVE CENT^PER COPY KING STREET bY ROB RIVERS NOPE . . . NOT THE SAME! The national campaign, which is approaching a sort of record m personal bitterness and invec tive, and which is the receipient of a good deal more publicity of a sort than some of the other re cent political campaigns, is being compared with the 1928 affair . . . They are saying that the straying oft of the Dixiecrats from the home reservation, is reminiscent of the days when A1 Smith got a record drubbing 'cause the folks didn't like his church relation ship, and that this year"* deflec tion from the Democrats is going to rival that of the Hoover-Smith debacle . . . Those of us who were around, when the war was waged against the New York Governor, recall that the Hoovercrats ga thered in the Watauga courthouse, till the house pretty nearly bust ed at the seams . . . We remember the bitter orations against Al, beer, wine and the Pope, with the emphasis on the latter . . . Those of us who were b?ing reg ular could forego an Al badge and maybe avoid a fight on the street . . . Most of the preachers were going to the bat, and re ligious bigotry and sectional pre judice were having a twin hay day . . . The Protestants, from the Bishops, down to the exhorters, were busy as bees selling their congregations against what they termed an unholy alliance of sa loon-keepers, aliens, and unscru pulous politicians, and Senator Simmons, the big wheel of Dem ocratic politics in North Carolina was going down the line for the G. O. P. . . . Carolina went for Herbert Hoover by 60,000, and two years later the party brought down its fury on the leaders who had gone astray, and Simmons whiled away his* remaining years in political solitude. DISSATISFACTIONS IN 1952 This year, w* all know, there are folks who are not going down the line for the Demo crats . . . Some of the leaders in the party in Carolina, are just a little less than tepid, so far as the national election is concerned . . . They wanted to pick up their marbles at Chi cago. and go home, and forget their disappointment . . . And while a good many folks are going to vote for General Eis enhower. who are normally Democrats, we can see none of the wholesale desertions and niSHOning bitterness which marked the '21 debacle . . . We hope that we shall never see another such exhibition in this country's political arena . . . Fact is. we've seen a good many campaigns in Watauga, which elicted more interest on both the local and national levels, than the current one. ODDS AND ENDS Mercury takes a noso dive Monday and by late afternoon had hit the mid thirties, to bring the most uncomfortable period of the autumn . . . Great coats arc brought out from storage, and heating stoves, and smoke pipes and window panes are seen as hardware merchants do a good business ... Colder weather of weekend parches the leaves, and winds bring them tumbling down . . . Meantime, no rain, and residents of some sections of the county are hard put to get enough water for farm and home use . . . Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gragg still had roasting ears from their gar den Saturday, and we had some at our house to the tenth . . . Quite unusual . . . Pigeon prom enading past the newspaper off ice ? the firsf one we have seen in Boone in yean) ? ? ? Used to be flocks of these birds on the com mons, and the county provided a huge house for them on a pole behind the old courthouse, where they bred by the thousands . . . And there was an unwritten law for years against their destruc tion . . , Absentee ballots being sent out by election board to those who won't be here on the big day! . .. We've always be lieved in providing a ballot to ?II and sundry who are qualified ... be they home or abroad! Discovery of a powerful diget iive agent that can dissolve dan gerous blood clots in veins was reported to the American College of Surgeons. ? Homecoming At ASTC Nov. 1 The largest Homecoming crowd in history is being anticipated for the 53rd annual Homecoming ob servances at Appalachian Slate Teachers jCoiiege at Boone on Saturday, November 1. "ita day will feature a luncheon business meeting, a reunion of pre-1929 students, and a football game between Appalachian and East Carolina College. The luncheon meeting will be held at noon in the college cafe teria, and H. G. Jones of Oak Ridge Military Institute, presi dent of the Appalachian Alumni Association, has asked all alumni who plan to attend the luncheon to make reservations by mail to the ' Association at P. O. Box 2232, Winston-Salem. The reunion of old grads ? those who atttend ed Watauga Academy, Appala chian Trt*ning School, and Ap palachian State Normal School ? is scheduled for 10:30 a. m. with J. Paul Winkler, '29, a former Association president, in charge. The Homecoming football game between the Mountaineers and East Carolina College will be played on college field at 2 p. m. The game matches two of the North State Conference's arch rivals. Schedule for Homecoming acti vities will be as follows: Friday, October 31 ? Homecoming play given by the Playcrafters at 8:30 p. m. Saturday, November 1 ? re gistration from 9:30 a. m.; "Old Grads" reunion at 10:30; annual luncheon business meeting at 12 noon: Homecoming parade and floats through campus and town from 12:30 to 1:30; Appalachian vs. East Carolina at 2 p. m ; re ception for alumni at i p. m.; and Homecoming dance at 8 p. m. In addition, open house will be ob served during the day in college residence houses. Sixty-Five Delegates At Home Ec Meeting Sixty-five delegates and advi sors of Home Economics Clubs from four states which comprise Province II! met at Appalachian State Teachers college over the past week end for study, work and fun. Hostess for the meeting was the Home Economics club of Many Democrats To Hear Barkley; Bus Is Arranged Many Watauga Democrats have indicated their intention of go ing to Charlotte Friday evening, when Vice-President Alben Bar kley will deliver a campaign speech at 7:15 at the Armory. Tentative arrangements have been made by the Watauga Demo cratic Executive Committee to charter a bus for the trip to Charlotte and return. The fare will be less than three dollars for the round trip, and Chairman Winkler askes that all those de siring to go by bus rather than automobile, contact him by Fri day morning, so final arrange ments may be made. Mr. Winkler expresses the hope that as many as possible go, since it is likely the appearance of Mr. Barkley will be the high spot of the campaign in North Carolina. Centralia, 111. ? The Pit-fire, barbecuing the meat for a Free burg volunteer firemen's barbe cue, burned down the shed. Vol unteers doused the fire and sav ed the food, but the smokehouse sustained an $1,800 loss. Appalachian State Teachers col lege. A fashion show, usinf costumes from the Maid of Cotton ward robe prepared by the National Cotton Council was presented at the afternoon session on Friday. Each meeting was preceded by presentation of door prizes through the compliments of the various business firms of Boone. The theme "Training for Life" was well developed in the in teresting talks centered around various careers in the field of Home Economics. Officers were elected for the coming year, one from each state represented in the Province. They include: Chairman, Iris Franks Of Carson-Newman college, Jeffer son City, Tenn.; first vice presi dent, Jane Williamson, Meredith college, Raleigh; second vice president, Eunice Ann Cooper. Furman University, Greenville, S. C.; treasurer, Inita Martin, Abraham-Baldwin college, Tif ton, Georgia; secretary, Jean Vaughan, Erskine College, Due West, S. C.; and advisor. Miss Charlotte Beaman, Carson-New man college. The officers were installed at an impressive service held in the Daniel Boone Outdoor Theatre belonging to the South ern Appalachian Historical As sociation. The workshop was concluded with a banquet at the Daniel Boone Hotel on Satiyday with the featured speaker Miss Henri etta Thompson, head of Clothing and Textiles, School of Home Economics, University of Alaba ma. Hilda Mitchell is president of the ASTC Home Economics club, and Miss Marian Adams is club advisor. Miss Lucy Brock is head of the department Religious Emphasis Is Topic Of Observance The Religious Council of Ap palachian State Teachers College announces the observance of Re ligious Emphasis Woek to be held cn the campus from October 26 through 30. Beginning Sunday night in the Rites Held For H. H. Johnson Henry Harrison Johnson died at his home at Reese on Satur day, October 18. He was 84 years of age. Funeral services were held at the Forest Grove i Baptist Church on Monday. October 20, conduct ed by the Rev. Lawrence Haga man, assisted by the Rev. Ed Farthing. Burial was in the For est Grove cemetery. He is survived by three sons: Charles, Mack, and Grovcr John son, all of Reese; and a daughter, Nfe Bessie Johnson, also of Reese. All price controls on leather shoes and ceilings at wholesale and retail levels on rubber and rubber fabric shoe* suspended by the OPS. various churches of the town the guest speaker will lead the even ing services. Dr. Henry Bauman, of Davidson College, will speak in the Methodist Church; Mrs. Ethel Nash of the Univer sity of North Carolina wil lead the service in the Lutheran Church; I Dr Clyde Milner, presi dent of Guilford College, will speak at the Baptist Church; and Rev. J. C. Herrin of the Univer sity of North Carolina will lead the Presbyterian service. Other events of the week which will be of interest to the people of the community and to which they are invited are: Monday night, 8 o'clock, worship in the Administration Building auditor ium, Dr. Milner will speak on "Living Our Religion." Tuesday night, same place, same time, the College Chorui Will Rive a pro gram of sacred music. Wednes day night at 8 o'clock, the College Octet will give a concert of sac red music. Thursday night at 8, the guest spcakcrs^nd a gr?up of students will iarm a panel dis cussion. The guest speakers for the week will lead classroom discus sions, seminars, dormitory dis cussions, and give personal con ferences. Rites Are Held For Pfc. Trivett; Dies In Germany ? Funeral services will be held Saturday, October ' 25, at the Beech Mountain Baptiit Church for Perry (Pat) Allen Trivett, son of Mr .and Mrs. John B. Tri vett of Heaton, N. C. He was re cently killed accidentally in Ger many while serving with the armed forces. Entering the service December 13, 1950, Pfc. Trivett had basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., and signal corps training at Camp Gordon, Ga. He attended Cran berry High School, and was a member of the Beech Mountain Baptist Church. He was 24 years of age. Surviving are his parents, three brothers, Clarence Trivett of A'ken, S. C.; Cpl. Vernon Tri vett, Camp Rucker, Ala.; and Clark, of the home; five sisters, Miss Ulis Trivett of Johnson City, Tenn.; Georgia Trivett, Augusta, Ga.; Wilma, Jewell, and Judy, all of the home. Seawell Will Speak In Boone Next Saturday Hon. Herbert Seawell, Jr. Re publican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, will speak to the voters of Watauga county' at the courthouse Saturday, Octob er 25, at 3 p. m., it is announced by Earl D. Cook, county chair man of the Republican Commit tee. Chairman Cook says that Mr. Seawell js a first class speaker, that his deliverances are full of fact and fun, and invites the peo ple to come out and hear him. Local Hereford Places First In Virginia Show A twelve months old Hereford heifer, bred by Council! and Hamilton, local Hereford breed ers, was recently consigned 1o the Tri-State Hereford Breeders sale in Bristol, Virginia. This modern type registered heifer, CH Lady Larry 12th, was sired by the Council and Hamilton herd bull. MW Prince Larry 10th, and out of a daughter of P. D. Paladin, Jr. The Tri-State Association is composed of breeders from North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennes see. In the show precceding the sale CH Lady Larry 12th placed first in her class, and when led into sale ring commanded an at tractive price from the success ful bidder, Mr. Charles J. Eagle, Rochester, New York. Councill and Hamilton have now sold the get of MW Prince Larry 10th along the Eastern seaboard from Florida to New York. Thetr five year old herd sire was bred by Milky Way Hereford Rouch, Phoenix, Ariz ona, and the son of MW Larry Domino 37th, one of the top sires of the Hereford breed. Sunday Sing Being Arranged The fourth Sunday evening singing will be at Zion Hill Bap tist Church October 26, beginning at 1 JO. Everybody is invited. 1 Underfeeding of dairy cowi is widespread in NortH Carolina. Saturday Is Last Day For Registration New Voters Watauga Soldier Drowns Sunday j At Miami Beach Pfc. Martin Selma Warren, 21, of Mabel was drowned Sunday at Miami Beach, Fla. Pfc. Warren, thi son of Mrs. Coca Warren and the late Dave F. Warren, enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in January 1951. Information received from Mi ami Monday said his body was recovered and a rescue squad worked for two hours in a futile effort to revive him. He was educated at Mable Ele mentary School and Cove Creek High School. He is survived by ( his mother; three brothers, Blaine Warren of Portsmouth, Vp., Harold Warren of Baltimore, Md., Lonnie Warren of Mable; a sister, Mrs. Rosalie Winebarger. Funeral arrangements are in complete. Retail Group In Members Assn. The Merchants Association o{ Boone and Watauga County launched its annual drive for members this week, President J. V. Caudill announced yesterday. Mrs. Roberta h. Ray, secretary of the organization, has been making a survey of new business es in the town and county for some time in preparation for the drive. With a present member ship of 80, the goal is 100 mem bers, she said. Stressing that the organization is county-wide, President Cau dill extends an especial invita tion to business establishments outside the city limits of Boone to become members, and urges all merchants who have not been personally contacted to get in touch with the local office (phone 200) or one of the membership committee, who are : Glenn Andrews, chairman; W. H. Gragg, Stanley A. Haft-is, Richard E. Kclley, and Alfred | Adams. Executive PTA | Group To Meet The executive council of the local PTA will meet at the high school on Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. This will be in place of the regular monthly meeting of the association. Plans will be completed for the participation of the PTA in the Halloween Festival to be held at the Demonstration School on Fri day, October 31. Reports will be heard of the PTA work in con nection with the recent Home coming festivities and dance at the high school last week when assistance was given by members of the association in this under taking. Mn. Raleigh Cottrell. Miss Eu nice Query and Mrs. Grady Mor etz, who attended the district PTA meeting at Lenoir last Tues day, will give an account of that meeting, including the outcome of an invitation which was given the district by the Boone associ ation to hold) the meeting here next year. William Hardy New Manager Of "Horn" , William M. Hardy of Chapel Hill has been named general manager of North Carolina'i lat est outdoor drama, "Horn in the West," It was announced in Cha pel Hill last week by Dr. I. G. Greer, president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Associa tion, Inc. Dr. Greer said that the direc tors were unanimous in choosing Mr. Hardy as manager and that "although 'Horn in the West' en joyed a successful run during its first season, we are looking for ward to an even greater success next year under his direction." For the last two years Mr. Har dy has served as manager of "The Lost Colony." He resigned this position effective December 1, and plans to assume his new du ties on that date. He will con tinue to maintain his winter off ice in Chapel Hill. Mr. Hardy is a native of Vir ginia but has made his home in North Carolina sincc 1939. He is a graduate of Duke University and, following service in the Navy during the war, taught at that institution for three years. He has been actively associated with the Durham Little Theatre, WILLIAM M HARDY ' the Duke Players, and the Caro lina Playmakers. Last year he was elected exe cutive secretary-treasurer of the Southeastern Theatre Conference. In addition to his duties with "Horn in the West," Mr. Hardy is employed by the University Ex tension Division as a consultant on outdoor drama. 14,0 Pints Blood Given By Watauga Citizens Residents of Watauga county and Appalachian College stud ents gave 140 pints of blood to the bloodmobile, on its recent visit to Boone, says Major J. H. Thomas, local Red Cross Chair man. The mobile unit was set up in the Boone Baptist Church. The operation was sponsored by the Watauga County chapter of the Red Cross. It was under the dir ection of Major John H. Thomas, chapter chairman; Richard E. Kelley, blood program chairman; Mrs. Len Hagaman, co-chairman and Mrs. Bert Ellis, executive secretary. Some 100 students of the col lege gave blood for the wounded In Korea. This was made possible through the cooperation of C. D. Dougherty; J. B. Rankin, dean and Coach R. W. Watkins, stud ent coordinator for the blood pro gram. Major Thomas desires to ex press the gratitude of the Red Cross Chapter to all those who contributed blood and otherwise aided in the visit of the blood mobile. He especially thanks radio station WATA for its co operation. TV A Power DamProject Is Discussed By C. Of C. The possibility of a TVA pow er dam for Watauga County was discussed at the regular meeting of Boone Chamber of Commerce. Cecil Viverette, manager of Blue Ridge Membership Corpora tion of Lenoir, was the speaker of the meeting. Mr. Viverette dis played a map showing the sect ion of Watauga River Valley, the Dutch Creek and the Cove Creek Benefit Supper A benefit chicken pie supper will be served at Henson's Cha pel Methodist Church Friday night, October 24, at 6:30. The public ii invited. The proceeds will be used for finishing the Sunday School rooms in the basement. "Voice of America" says cam paign proceeds on "relatively high level." Co-Od Ahead On Loan More than $1. 085, 903.25 in prin cipal and interest has been re paid to the Rural Electrification Administration by Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation since receiving ita first loan of construction funds in 1937, ac cording to Mr. A. B. Hurt, presi dent of it's board of directors. Mr. Hurt stuted last week that since the cooperative'! formation 18 years ago a total of M14.7tl.22 had been repaid on principal and, $471,182.03 had b?eri paid in in terest on loans received from the government. Moreover, according to Mr. Hurt, $130,174.42 of these amounts has been repaid to RIA ahead of the schedule called (or in the cooperative's mortgage- < loan contract. "In the past," Mr. Hurt said, i "we have always publicized the amounts of the loans wc have rcceivcd from the government. We believe the public, fe well as our members, is interested in these loans. We also feci that the public*wrtuld like to know about our progress In paying the loans off Mr. Hurt stated that the basic relation between an electric mem bership corporation and REA Is J, one of banker and borrower, with the cooperative being own ed and operated loley by its mem ber -consumer*. He also said that since the beginning of the rural electrification program in North Carolina some IS years ago there had not been a single default on the part of any cooperative in paying off its loans ' and Interest. Blue Ridge Electric Member ship Corporation, with its home office In Lenoir, serives over 14, 000 member-owner families in the counties of Caldwell, Wa tauga, Ashe, AHeghany, Wilkes, Avery, Surry and- Alexander. ralleys near Beech Creek. "A power dam in Watauga bounty," said Vivcrettc would itop the migration of boys and [iris, men and women to other :ountie* seeking work. It would >rovide cheap electric power and is a consequence new industries. ^ survey of Caldwell County la xir showed that in one of the ^enoir industrial plants 90 pcr :ent of the workers were from Vatauga County. Mr. Vivorctte said the dam would cover possibly three or four thousand acres of land, much >f it valuable land ? in Watauga bounty, in the Western part. The speaker said that TVA of ficials had1 indicaU-d they would je favorable to such a project. Students lo Decorate City Store Windows Students of the Boone schools, including the high school, demon- , stration school and W a t a t/g a Consolidated schools will again enter a window decorating con test observing the Haloween sea son. Merchants are asked to co operate by donating the use of their windows to a grade or group of grades who desire to use a window. First and second cash prizes will be offered to cuch school participating.' This is a project sponsored by the youth conserva tion programs of * the Woman's Club. Faftners urged to hold off cot ton sales until price rises. Absentees May Get Ballots Saturday marks the lajt day ne*.- voters may register to vote in the election of November 4, it is revealed by the County Board of Elections. On that day the Registrars will be at the polling placcs in the county's six teen percincts to qualify those who haven't previously register ed here. Registration has been going on in the county for the past two Saturdays, and a considerable number of new voters have en rolled. Registration turn-out is not however, regarded as spec tacular. Homer Brown, acting Registrar in Boone township states that ninety voters have been regis tered here, which is about fhe usual number, he believes. Saturday November 1 will be observed as challange day, it is said. , It is pointed out that in North Carolina a person must live in the state a year and in a precinct lor four morflhs before being eli gible to vote. However those who have lived in that precinct less than four months, retain their ri^ht to vote where former resi dence was maintained. AbsanU* Ballots Officials are also reminding civilian voters that they still have time to apply for absentee bal lots. Applications must be made not more than 30 days or less than two days prior to November 4. The two day minimum does not apply to voters becoming dis abled just prior to the election. Any qualified voter who finds he will be absent from the coun ty or state on election ds^y or who cannot go to the polls be cause of illness can vote absen tee. Applications for absentee bal lots must be addressed to the county Board of Elections or ap plied for in person by the voter or a member of the immediate family. The elections board of fice is in the W. R. Lovill law of fice next to the Buick sales agency on West King Street and Mr. .John K. Perry is the clerk in charge. Cpl. Delmar Triplett Loses Life In Korea Funeral services for Cpl. Del mar Triplett, son ?f Mr. and Mrs. Waltro* Triplett of Triplett, who was killed in action in Korea, were held at the Mt. Ephriam Baptist Church on Sunday, Oc tober 19. Cpl. Triplett's body ar rived in Boone on Thursday, Oc tober 16. The rites were conducted by the Rev. Roscoc Greene, assisted by the Rev. Ben Triplett. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the parents, fir* brothers and four sisters. Mrs. Stanberry Dies At Age 67 Mr*. Cora Vena Stansberry, 67, died at her home at 'Reese on Oc tober 14 following a long illnew. Funeral service* were held Thursday, October 16, at the Mount Dale Baptist Church, con ducted by the Rev. Barney Oliver, assisted by the Rev. Ronda Earp. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Surviving are two sons: Arthttr Stansberry, Reese; and SUfcy Stansberry, Tiffon, Ohio; and three daughters: Mrs. Daisy Jones, Boone; Mrs. Dorothy Lalm ford, Carderview, Tenn.; and Miss Maud* Stansberry, Reea*. The average time to grow ? broiler out to market weight hasEjj been reduced from IS to ,10 weeks.