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BOONE ltM POPULATION l*n ID parts of the nation. Modern busi ness district. A food plans to W WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper? Established in the Year J 888 WATAUGA COUNTY IMS POPULATION 1U41 s - ,-3-' of psrsmount Parkway trsvt ? _ Bio wing Rock, one of ths Summer resorts of Eastern VOL. LXV. ? NO. 24. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1*52. 16 PAGES? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS MIGHT BE WHITE Continued cold weather, and recurring snow flurries give rise to the hope among the youngsters that Christmas may be white . . . There are always grave fears that the twenty-fifth will be bright and sunny, which some how don't fit in too well with Christmas trees and sleigh bells, and Santa Claus and holiday feasting . . . And too, the weath er this December has been cold, some days, notably Monday, bringing thaj unrelenting frigidi ty which the old folks are wont to think came only in the old days . . . And there is complain ing, and declarations on every side that the folks never saw anything like it . . . And the comments are entertaining, such as the one by the lad to the ef fect that "it must have snowed all night," even though there was but a trace of the white next morning, and the simile always comes in with comments on the temperatures, one of which may be mighty handy but leaves the situation slightly in the dark . . . The man said, "It's cold as dam mit!" THE DAY DRAWS NrCH Week-end trad* at the local store* brought buttling, confus ed evidence that the reindeer and the sleigh and the man with the snowy whiskers are just around the traditional cor ner . . . The stores were packed and jammed with shoppers as the cash registers jangled, and the holly paper enveloped the gifts and as mamas and papas laid away toys and gadgets and clothing and bought bushels and tons of candies and nuts and food for the festive days ahead . . . And we enjoy seeing the evidences of good living, and of prosperity, as opposed to the skimpy holiday purchases of a few years ago. TT'a We like the ruddy faced smile of the youngster as he heaves his Christmas tree on his sled and starts gaily along the way . . . We love the bright Christmas lights along the street, the gay decorations in the homes and the candles in the windows . . . We love the bounty of provident par ents and the Christmas music, and the songs of rejoicing . . . We look forward to a crackling fire, tinsel-littered floors, happy children, and a spell in the old chair with the folks, and we figure there's something the mat ter with the souls of men who can't take on some sort of added happiness come Christmas time. THE NOTE OF SADNESS Bui personal happiness should not blind one to the darker tide of the season. and to the things which normal folks don't like . . . We are saddened by the pinched face of the tattered child who carries along some cast away greenery with the forlorn hope that Kris* Kringle will be around ? He's been a good ladl . . . And there's the youngster who spent his penny for the sucker and whose nose is preeaed flat against the pane where the toys are. and tbere'^ the glint of a tear on the weath ered little cheek . . . And we go along with the calloused be lief that all's well . . . that pro vident government has taken care of the needs of the people. This isn't true! . . . So let's contribute now to the Woman's Club empty stocking fund, in addition to making individual efforts to relieve the misery . . . There's no way to glorify quite so adequately the name of the baby who was born in the stable In Bethlehem, as to have a care tor the youngsters who can't quite get along ... In this re gard we think of these lines, whose author we do not know: "What? Giving again? I asked in dismay. And must I keep giving and giving away? Oh no. said the angel, looking me through. Just give till the Master stop* giving to you." ODDS AND ENDS Mrs. Orady Tugman gives us a fine big potato pumpkin which is to add seasonal zest to other holi day foods . . . Mrs. Will Byrd of Dutch Creek brings us a gener ous poke of delicious apples . . . The kindness of these friends (Continued on page four) WHO'S WHO AT APPALACHIAN? Students pictured above will be listed in the 1952-53 edition of WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COL LEGES. They are, reading from left to right, top row: Bill Whitesides, Billie Ladd, Shirley Gabriel, Sara Harri son, Jack Groce, Bill Morgan; middle row: James Snider, Arville Stanley, Doris Rucker, Richard Zuber, Jean Raney, Lester Hardin; bottom row: James Moody, Mary Ruth Yow, Ray Shrum, Peggy Teague, Reba Smith, and Colen Hodgson. Story page 1, section 2. 2,500,000 Pounds Of Burley Sold For Average Of $52.00 Christmas Concert Is Feature Of Evening The Appalachian High School Band, Choral Ensemble, Boys Glee Club, Girls Glee Club, Dra matics group, and second and third grades from the elementary school will combine to present a Mrs. Randolph Funeral Is Held Mrs. Ina Robbins Randolph died December 9 in a hospital in Portsmouth, Va., from injuries received when she was struck by an automobile on December 7. Mrs. Randolph was a native of Watauga county, a daughter of John and Bettic Robbins. She had lived in various sections of North Carolina, and at the time of her death was a resident of Portsmouth, where she had lived for two years. She is survived by her hus band, M. E. Randolph, one son, Robert Randolph, a daughter. Mrs. J. B. Sneed, and six grand-daugh ters; also a sister, Mrs. Bessie French, three brothers, Grady, Jake, and David, of Portsmouth, Ohio, Julian of Toronto, Ohio, Councill of Portsmouth, Va., and Donald of Dorchester, Va. The deceased had been a mem ber of the Baptist church since early childhood. Funeral services were conduct ed on December 12 at the First Baptist Church in Boone, by the Revs. Hendrix, Parker, Holyficld and Shackford. Burial was in the Rey cemetery. Christmas concert Wednesday, December 17, at 7:30 p. m. at the Music and Art Building auditor ium. This program is being spon sored by the Boone Parent-Teach ers Association and has been en dorsed by the Ministerial Associa tion. ? The program will be in two parts. The first part will consist of Christmas songs by the second and third grafces under the direc tion of Miss Mildred Simpson. The high school choral groups directed by Miss Helen Cole, the high school band directed by Mr. Roy Blanton, and the dramatics group directed by Mr Bill Ross will give 'The Christmas Story" as the second part. The story of the birth of Christ is presented in song by the band and chorus, the scenes leading up to the birth and the manger scene will be shown in tableau form by the dramatics group. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Cantata Slated At Oak Grove "They Found The Child," a Christina* Cantaa-drama, will be presented at the Oak Grove Bap tist Church, Sunday night, Dec ember 21 at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend. The total output of crops thi? year will be only 2 1,-2 per cent below the peak reached in 1B48. Hospital Names New Trustees On Friday Three new trustees were elect ed to the Watauga Hospital Board at the monthy meeting held last Friday. Those, elected, who will serve three-y?ar terms are: George C. Greene, local automobile dealer; Willys Chester, Boone ' merchant, and Dr. Lee Reynolds, of the faculty of Appalachian State Teachers College. They replace Stanley Harris, Dcwitt Burnett and Herman Eggere, whose terms expire January 1. In making the new selections, the board expressed appreciation to the retiring members for their services to the hospital during the last three years. Stanley Harris, chairman of the building committee for the 1 Nurses Home, made a report which showed that more than $21,000 had been rained. The re sponse, it is stated, has been very generous, and it is believed that the goal of $25,000 will be reach ed. The board expressed thanks to those who have been engaged in soliciting funds, and asked that their reports be turned ' in at once. Word from Walter Hook As sociates, architects, and the Med ical Care Commission is that plans (or the nurse* home are ncuring completion and that bids will be requested soon after the first of the year. Other routine business was translated and Vance Holland, administrator, reported on im provements whicl/ have been I made in the hospital plant. Democrat Will Publish Early Xmas Edition In order that tha personnel at tha Daroocrat offica may enjoy a holiday vacation, tha naw?papar will ba printad naxt Tuesday morning, rathar than on Wednesday. at i* usual. Likaly moat of tha advertis ing will iaatura Christmas graatings. and copy and art will ba suppliad whan wantad. for thasa spacial messages. All advertising copy must ba in tha hands of tha printers by tha end of the current weak. Likewise correspondence, and | routine reports of organiza tion meetings, etc.. should ba supplied the newspaper by Saturday. The usual fine co operation of the advertisers and contributors is requested. Present plans call for tha closing of the Democrat offica Tuesday evening, for tha re mainder of the week. The 1952 53 feed supply of all feed concentrates is estimated at 4 per cent below last year's sup ply More than two and a nail mil lion pounds of burley tobacco had been sold on the Boone mar ket at the close of the auctions on Monday, for an average price of a little better than 52 cents, making a larger turnover and a better average price than in 1951, despite the fact that the sum mer's drought and the early fall freeze damaged a large part of the crop in the burley area. By the close of the pre-Christ mas auctions on Friday, it is said that no less than 2,500,000 pounds will have been sold, and the sales for the entire season are expected to be in the neighborhood of 4, 500,000 pounds. Receipts arc continuing heavy today, and warehAisemen insist that there is still time to place your burley on the baskets, get a sale and your check in time to do your Christmas shopping. The market has enjoyed a full sale of 302,000 pounds each day of the auctions, and it is expect ed that when the market reopens on January 5, that all floors will be filled. Personnel will be on hand all through Christmas to weigh and receive tobacco, and the continued cooperation of the farmers is asked. Warehousemen are especially pleased with the buyers who are on the market this year. They arc eminently fair to the farmers, it is said, and there is general satisfaction at the prices paid. Boone Students Fare Well In Area Forensic Tournament The Twelfth Annual Appala I chian Mountain Forensic Tourna- I mcnt was held in Boone on Fri- ' day and Saturday, December 5 and 6. Elon College, Milligan, Carson-Newman, Wake Forest, Mars Hill, East Tennessee State Teachers College, Lenoir Rhyne, 1 and Appalachian State Teachers ' College participated. Over 70 1 people entered the various con tests. Included in the tournament were five rounds of debating, af- 1 ter-dirfner .speaking, radio an- 1 nouncing, poetry reading, oratory, impromptu speaking, and extern- 1 poraneous speaking. The tourna- ' mcnt was sponsored by Chapter 219, North Carolina Epsilon, PI Kappa Delta,, of Appalachian State Teachers College. First place honors in debating went to Jo Ann Aldridgc of Ap palachian, and David Wright of Lenoir Rhyne; sccond place vftnt To Barbara Saunders of Mars Hill, Joe Huff of Wake Forest, and Diytley Smith of Mars Hill; and tird place went to Jo Ann Har n of Appalachian, Lloyd Arm wood of East Tennessee, and A. L. Addington of East Tennessee In the poetry division, first , place winners were Jo Ann Har din of Appalachian, and David Wright of Lenoir Rhyne; second place winners were Jo Ann Ald ridge of Appalachian and Tom Waller of Mars Hill; and third place winners were Mary Weddell of Carson-Newman, Marion Cox Df Appalachian, and H^rry Ball of East Tenneuee. Tom Waller of Mars Hill won first placc in oratory; Joe Haugh at Wake Forest won second; and Curtis Young of Elon won third. In radio announcing, first placc awards went to Barbara Saunders of Mars Hill, and Harold Watson Christmas Sales To i '2 Reach Record Here Dean Cox Addresses Graduates Of Duke County Schools Close For Xmas Holidays Friday All the schools of Watauga county will close for the Christ mas holidays next Friday, Dec ember 19, it was announced from the office of County Superintend ent of Schools, W. H. Walker. The elementary and h i f h schools will reopen December 29th, it was said. Appalachian College recesses for Christmas December 18. Stu dents will return to their class-' work on December 30, it was stated by Dean J. D. Rankin. , Warren Cutts Speaks To Tutors Of Yancey County "Our primary consideration in non-promotion must be: What ef fect is this going to have on the child," Warren Cutts, assistant professor of education at Appala chian State Teachers College, told Yancey County teachcrs at their monthly meeting in Burnsville Friday afternoon. Introduced by Superintendent Bruce Hunter, Mr. Cutts spoke on the subjcct "Grading and Promotion in' Mod ern Education." Mr. Cutts referred to recent educational research which shows that school failure does not have the stimulating effect and docs not provide the motivation for learning that we often suppose. He emphasized that there are many learnings in school which are more important than the aca demic offering. It was brought out that the emotional effect of intellectual failure can be far more damaging to a child than failure to master some pre-re quisite before advancing to the next grade level. He spoke of the need for closer cooperation between parents and teachcrs, especially in the matter of grading. The information con veyed to the parent must be un derstandable and meaningful if the parent is to assist in his child's adjustment to the school. Mr. Cutts believes that group action in which parents and teachers play the dominant role is necessary if satisfactory chang es are to be made in the school curriculum. It must be a joint ef fort and not simply administra tive decision and mandate, he said. <u Lcnuir nnync, si'nma pmcc 10 Peggy Tcaguc of Appalachian; JaMet Sue Houck of Appalachian; and Joe Haugh of Wake Forcit; third placc went to fiary Ann Wolfe of Lenoir Rhyne, and Har ry Ball of Easte Tennessee; and honorable mention went to David Wright of Lenoir Rhyne. In extemporaneous speaking, first place awards went to mary Jane White of Mars Hill and Joe llaugti of Wake Forest; second placc to Jo Ann Hardin of Appa lachian and Charles Beaslcy of East Tennessee; and third place to Tommie Mitchell of East Ten nessee and Glen Garrison of Wake Forest. . First place honors in impromp tu speaking went to Barbara Saunders of Mars Hill and Char les Beasley of East . Tennessee: second place to Mary Jane White of Mars Hill and Joe Haugh of Wake Forest; and third place to Mary Ann Wolfe of Lenoir Rhyne and David Wright of Lenoir Rhyne. , In after-dinner speaking, first place went to Barbara Saunders of Mars HiU and Dudley Smith (Continued on page six) Alumni of Duke University from Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties assembled Tuesday evening, December 9th in Boone to reactivate the Duke Alumni Chapter, Sixteen alumni and their wives enjoyed a fine turkey dinner, and Ihen fieard an informative and challenging talk ROBERT B. COX by Robert B. Cox, Dean of Men of Duke University. Deafi Cox described the growth of Duke University both material ly and academically. He told about the different buildings that have been added from year to year as the services' of the uni versity have expanded. Among these arc nfcw buildings for en gineering, physics, medical re search, a new home for nurses, a new graduate center on West Campus, the conversion of Ep worth Inn Into a graduate center for women, the conversion of the old engineering building Into ? psychological center, and addi tions to the library which has be come the largest in the South. Dean Cox then concentrated on a description of the growth that has taken place in the qual ity of the student body. He point ed out that Duke is trying to in still and develop in every student the qualities of self-control, capa city for hard work, sense of re sponsibility, ability to thing clear ly and coherently, ability to pro duce and appreciate excellence of work, and integrity of character. Repeatedly he emphasized that Duke is not interested in increas ing the size of its student body, but in the excellency of the gra duates it produces. (Continued on page four) Collegians To Be Honored At Holidav Partv J V A homecoming Christmas party, sponsored by the Ministerial As sociation and participated in by all the churches, will be held (or college students returning home for the holidays, next Monday evening at 7:30 at the Boone Methodist Church. All students from every church, arc asked to gather for this an nual Christmas program. Refresh ments will be served at the con clusion of the service. County Offices Will Be Closed All county offices in the court house will be closed December 25, 26, and 27 in observance of Christmas. Visit Of Santa Is Slated Some Stores Open To 7 For Convenience Of Shoppers; Santa To Distribute Good ies; Prizes Are To Be Given Away. As Christmas shopping enters its final week, Boone merchant? report increased buying . tempo in all gift lines. Sales will prob ably surpass previous records in dollar volume by the time the stores close on Christmas Eve, it has been said. For the added convenience of their patrons, the following cloth ing stores have announced that they will remain open until 7:00 p. m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 23 and 24. in order to giv? late shoppers a better op portunity for last minute gift buying: Belk's Department Store, Hunt's Department Store, Bare's Department Store, Newton's De partment Store, The Children's Shop, and Boone Fabric Shop. Confirmation has been received from Santa Claus that he will make his appearance here on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec ember 24, after having been forc ed to cancel a proposed earlier visit to Boone due to previous commitments. The Dusy old tel low has assured Merchants As sociation President J. .V. Caudill that he will bring along a bag of goodies and distribute them to the good litUe boys and girls along the ftreet on that day. Registrations are continuing brijk for the three big prizes to be given away by the Merchants' Association, all participating mer chants report. First prize drawing for a 1952 Chevrolet automobile from Andrews Chevrolet, Inc., will be held January 16, and the other two prizes, an RCA-Victor television set from Swofford'e and a Norge refrigerator from Farmers Hardware will be given away at 3 p. m. Chrislinas Eve. I It is not necessary for the win ners to be present at the draw ings. Attention is called to the list of stoics at which free regis trations may be made. The list is again published in a Merchants Association advertisement in this issue. An announcement will be made in next week's Democrat, which is cxpected to be published a day earlier than customary, in regard to the closing of Boone stores for Christmas holidays. Notes On Judging Of Decorations The judges in tne Christmas decorations contest arc to make an effort to visit every street in town, but sponsors of the contest stress that citizens who want to be sure their displays are judged should call 334-W or 274-M. The three classifications are to be lawn display, window display and front door. There will be a first and second cash prize in each . division and an honorable men tion in each. A special mention will be mad? for the best overall decoration. Judging will be on originality, suitability to location and overall appearance. There are 10,000 fewer tele phones on North Carolina farmi - now than there were in 1920. Empty Stocking Fund County- Wide Project The empty stocking projcct, sponsored by the Worthwhile Wo man's Club is a county-wide pro ject, it is pointed out, and 20 to 45 children ffpm each school dis trict arc made happy at Christ mas time from this fund. for several years, say the spon sors, most of the money, toys, clothing and candy was donated by individuals, business firms, clubs and other organizations of Boone. Last year many donations were rccci vcd from b u 1 1 n e ?? firms and individual! of the county, which arc highly, up- V predated The Worthwhile Club would like for donations from both the town and county to be aunt in as early as possible, so that no child will be witho^| a Christmas stocking Please Mend contribu tions to Mrs. Homer Brown, i Building and Loan Boone
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