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BOONE 1*M POPULATION U11 rva. o I ABPtlMhlao r? Collate. wkSefcatcracta __ students annually t oo> | parts of th? nation Modern bum dlaUict A good plao* to Uv*. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT ? An Independent Weekly Newspaper? Established in the Year I 888 WATAUGA COUNTY IMS POPULATION 11441 of paramount Parkway traversal county, at Blowing Rock, ona of tha Sum mar resorts of Eastern VOL. LXV. ? NO. 29. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1953. 12 PAGES ? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS HELPING WITH THE CROPS Dewey Eggers, of Zionville, thinks that the folk* who say old-time neighborliness and help fulness have disappeared from the scene, maybe don't know what they're talking about . . . Dewey had to spend two months in a veterans' hospital, right at the time his burley tobacco patch es were needing attention . . . When he came home, he found that during his absence his neigh bors had cut the tobacco, cured it, graded the weed, and had it all ready for the marKet ... So Dewey has his tobacco money, and without the help of the good people of his neighborhood, he would have lost two crops of burley ... He and Mrs. Eggers join in expressing to the people their sincere appreciation for their help? at a time when help was so urgently needed! CONSULT THE PRAYER BOOK The Democrat at Christmas time, carried a reprint ol an elo quant prayer. distributed by a commercial institution to its customers, in lieu of a calendar, or a novelty ... The beautilul lines were also carried in The State and maybe other publica tions . . . The State, incidental ly had an inquiry about where the prayer might be procured, and Dr. Moose, noting the query, promptly showed up at the Democrat with the informa tion that the words of supplica tion had been lifted from The Book of Common Prayer . . . and that the folks weren't look ing at the proper place . . . The Dr.. a devout Episcopalian, left us one of the books of his church for future reference. HE DIDN'T SAY NOl Came up by Haw River the other day from Raleigh, and went out to the. Scott farm, where wc thought we might gather some sort of notion as to whether the former Governor of Tarhcelia was going to seek the Senate seat, which some say Willys Smith is holding onto rather precariously . ? ? And wc found that the Alamance farmer just ain't saying yes, nor he ain't saying no . . . Governor Scott had just come home the day be fore from Raleigh, where he'd delivered the top job over to Governor Umstcad, had taken a same-day tour after cottontails across his broad acres, and next day being rair.y he was indulging in the luxury of an afternoon nap when wc came along ? . ? He ex pressed pleasure at the progres sive program "Bill" Umstead had outlined for the State, and saw no good reason why it couldn t be legislated into law, but when it came to the Scott pattern of political activity for the years ahead, there wasn't too much in formation. "Got to get things stnghtcned out around home for a while," he said, "You know one generation builds up a plan tation, and another let's it go down." . . ? There was indications that the man who had up-ended political tradition at least twice in the State, was going to stay around home for a while before he announced any future plans ... He gazed across the far fields in the fog, and grew thoughtful, when the matter of running for the Senate came around . . . The thing had been discussed by the farm boys of the rabbit hunt the afternoon previous ... Yes, the race would be only a bit morfc than a year off . . And as we left the farmhouse of Carolina s last Governor, and reflected on some of the things he'd done dur ing his tenure, we had a notion that Senator Smith is in for a tough pull in the primary of 1054. -COME OLD CHRISTMAS . . Pink Baldwin uud to tell u? his age . . . "Will ba 274 come ntxt old Chriatmaa." the man with the flawing beard. the crooked can*, and tha flathing eye, would profier. at tha lads along tha atraat would gather to hear oi Uncle Pink's alleged prowess at tha battle oi Hast ings. or at Kings Mountain, or Manassas, and oi his conferenc es with General Washington . . . Old Pink went on down tha road, and didn't return, and wa raise him no end. but Old Christmas, by which ha dated (Continued on pace three) Burley Sales On Local Mart Over Four Million The Boone tobacco market passed the four million pound mark Monday with sales of 91, 402 pounds of burley tobacco, bringing the total in pounds sold for the 1952-33 season to 4,012, 052 as of that date, for an ap proximate average of $47.50 per hundred pounds, according to figures released by R. C. Cole man, operator of the Mountain Burley Warehouses here. Mr. Coleman stated that the average was well above $50.00 until a large amount of frozen ; tobacco began flooding the floors after the Christmas holidays. On opening day December 1 the market sold 306,000 pounds for an average of $52.58. The Boone market is schedul ed to close after sales on Friday, January 23, and complete season figures will be published next week, Mr. Coleman said, adding that the average has been good according to the overall quality of the offerings, and growers generally have been well pleased with the prices received for their tobacco. Life Purpo se Week Is Observed At Baptist Church Members of the First Baptist Church here, in conjunction with the Baptist Student Union of the college, plan a joint observance REV. HARLAN HARRIS of "Life Purpose Week" and "Bi ble Study Week" beginning Sun day night and continuing through Friday night, under the direction of the Reverend Harlan Harris, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Shelby. Mr. Harris will preach at the regular 7:30 p. m. worship hour Sunday. Each week-day night he will preach at 6:30 o'clock. At 7:15 college students will engage in a discussion group dealing with matters pertinent to their interests and searching for the basic purposes of life under the direction of Mr. Harris. At the same hour members of the congregation will engage in a study of the book of Philippians in the New Testament, under the direction of the pastor, L. H. Hol lingsworth. Used as a basis for this study will be the text book, "Studies in Philippians,"' written expressly for this purpose by Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Winston Sale. The public is invited to share ! these experience* with the Bap- : tists. ? ? 1 UNSPENT BILLIONS Government agencics will have nearly $100,000,000,000 in unspent balances from old appropriations next July 1, according to Senator Harry F. Byrd, chairman of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal expenditur es. Most of the money will be obligated in one fashion or an other, however, declared the Sen ator, who urges a careful review of the balance by Congress every time a new appropriation for an agcncy comes up. A SLIGHT MISTAKE Delaware, Ohio? The inability of Robert Gruber, Jr., of Marion, Ohio, to tell the difference be tween a goose and a swan cost him $15. Gruber bagged what he thought was a goose. Game pro tectors said it was a swan. Mayor M. F. Pinney concurred and as sessed the fine. Our New President President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was inaugurated Tues day noon before the largest throng ever to assemble for such an occasion in the history of the nation. Counting those who saw the gala affair on television, more people witnessed the swearing-in than the total of all those who saw all the other inaugurals since the founding of the Republic. After the oath was administered, President Eisenhower reviewed the 10-mile parade, the most elaborate thus far seen. The grand inaugural ball Tuesday evening was the climax of the happy occasion. Dougherty Reelected Bank Chain President North Wilkesboro? Stockhold ers of the Northwestern Bank, in annual meeting here, were in formed that 1952 was the best year in the history of the bank, which has its home office here and branches in 16 other north western North Carolina cities and ; towns. The board of 19 directors was [ re-elected and again elected Dr. B B. Dougherty of Boone as president of the bank. Dr. Dough city is president of Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone. All other officers were re-elected as follows: Edwin Duncan of Sparta, executive vice president; W. B. Greene of Kingsport, Tenn., and Wa^ie H. Shuford of Hickory, vice president and Vernon Deal of North Wilkesboro, secretary. All directors as follows were re-elected: Ralph Duncan, C. O. McNiel and N. B. Smithfcy of North Wilkesboro, R. L. Dough ton and D. C. Duncan of Sparta, W. B. Austin of Jefferson, W. C. Berry of Bakcrsville, J. D. Brink ley of Valdese, C. G. Fox of Hickory, G. M. Kirkpatrick of Taylorsville, John C. McBee Sr. \ of Spruce Pine, W. W. Mast of , DR B B DOUGHERTY Vallc Crucis, C. A. Peterson o 1 Spruce Pine, R. L. Presnell of Burns ville, M. E. Eggers of Laurel Springs, Wade H. Shuford of Hickory, Gordon H. Winkler of Boone, C. L. Whisnant of Hick ory, and Herbert M. Yunt of Newton. Vegetable School To Be Held Here Jan. 29 An all day vegetable school ha* been arranged (or the courthouse in Boone Thursday, January 29 The value of the vegetable crop is second only to tobacco as a cash crop for Watauga county farmers, yet each year farmers lottc hundreds of dollars because of insects, disease, poor varieties, poor fertilization, dry weather, and marketing problems. The Watauga farmer needs these dollars, therefore, we have arranged the following schedule to see if there is a practical way to get better returns for our labor with vegetable crops: , 10:00 a. m., Varieties ? Dr. W S. Barharn and ,Dr. F. D. Cochran, Research Horticulturists. 10:30 a. m., Vegetable Fertili zation ? Dr. Moylc Howard, Re search Agronomist. 11:15 a. m., Irrigation- Mr Vir gil Wilson, Research Agricultur al Engineer. 1:00 p. m.. Marketing Vege tables ? Dr. George Abshier, Ex tension Marketing Specialist 1:45 p. m.? Oiscuaaion. 2:00 p. m., Other Vegetable | Problems ? Henry M. Covington ?ind George Klingbeil, Extension | Horticultural Specialists. Mr. George Jones, Extension Entomologist, and H. R. Garris, Plant Disease Specialist, will also be available to answer questions. Legion Post To Hold Meeting The regular meeting of the local American Legion and Auxiliary will be held Friday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Legion hut. All members and prospective mem bers arc urged to be present. The auxiliary will adopt a con stitution and present important projects for consideration. North Carolina farmers can save around $8 an acre by usi^g 4-8-10 mineral fertilizer rather ttwa 1-9-6 organic fertilizer. Restaurants, Tourist Places Are Given Grades The Health Department this week released the results of its grading of cafes, summer camps, markets, dining rooms, and lodg places in Watauga county for the period July 1 through December 31, 1952. , The results are as follows: Cafes ? Grade A Angel's Cafe, Appalachian Soda Shop, Bill's Drive-In, Blue Ridgc Cafe (Blowing Rock), Boone Drug Company, Browns Cafe, Burkett's Cafe, Carolina Phar macy, Co-Ed Snack Bar, Dinner Bell Grill, Gateway Cafe, Hamp ton Bros., Kay's Ice Cream Par lor, Kirk's Bar-be-que, Longvue Cafe, Luther's Luncheonette. Cafes ? Grade B ASTC Book Store, Berryman's Soda Shop, Big Dipper, Boone Trail Cafe, Gulf Cafe, Smithey's Cafe, Wagon Wheel Grill. Summer Camp* ? Grade A Camp Sky Ranch. Summer Camp* ? uraae B Camp YonahJossee. Freeier Plant ? Grade B '.Vatauga Frozen Foods Markets ? Grade A Boone Super, Market, Dixie Home Store, Green's Grocery, Winkler's Grocery. Market* ? Grade B Friendly Market, Hollars Gro cery. Dining Rooms ? Grade A Hotel Daniel Boone, Parkway Hotel Coffee Shop, Tarry Acres Dining Room, Watauga Inn Din ing Room. Dining Rooms ? Grade B Green Park Hotel Dining Room, Mayview Manor Dining Room, Sunshine Inn Dining Room. Lodging Places ? Grade A Allen Tourist. Appalachian Mo tel, Black Bear Tourist, Blowing Rock Tourist Court, Boone Trail Motel, A. L. Cook Guest,, J. C. Cook Tourist, Daniel Boone Ho tel| Gragg House, Green Inn, Green Park Hotel, Hamby's Tour ist Court, Harts Motor Court, Hemlock Motor Court No. 1, Hemlock Motor Court No. 2, Highwood Inn, Lakeview Tourist, Longvue Motor Court, Mayview Manor, Mountainaire Motor Court, Mountain Motel, Oakwood Mo tel, Pine Court, Raggedgarden Inn, Reese Tourist, Tarry Acres Inn, Watauga Hotel, Watauga Inn, Watauga Tourist Court. Lodging Place* ? Grade B Farm House, Hartley's Rooms, Pine Tourist Home, Springhaven Inn. Rep. Winkler Is Named On Number Assembly Groups Representative W. L. Winkler of Watauga county, was named on eleven Legislative commit tees by House Speaker W. T. Bost, Jr., Monday. Besides being named on Ihe im portant finance committee, the Watauga solon was named to the following: Agriculture, conservation and development, employment secur ity, expenditures of house, pro positions and grievances, higher education, public welfare, salar ies and fees, teachers' and State employees' retirement, and wild life resources. | Doughton Better, Physician Says Statesville, Jan. 18 ? Former Rtp. Robert L. Doughton tonight was reported "steadily improv ing" from a pneumonia attack. The veteran legislator wag stricken Thursday and admitted to Davis Hospital here. Dr. J. S. Holbrook said his 89 ycar-old patient'* "general stam ina and vigor arc winning out (or him." Doughton retired last year after serving 42 years in the House of Representatives. He headed the powerful Houac Ways and Means committee. Fourth Sunday Singing At Union The Fourth Sunday Singing will be held at Union Baptist Church January 25th Jt^inning at 1:30 p. m. EverybOHy is in vited. Boone Man May Be State G. O. P. Head Succumbs at Age 102 Clyde Greene Is Touted For Top Party Post If J. M. Baley, Jr., of Marshall gets the appointment as district attorney and resigns as Republi can party chairman in North Car olina, a Boone man, Clyde R. Greene, seems likely to take over the top spot in the party organi zation in the State. That seemed to be the trend, at any rate, as Tar Heels gathered in Washington for the inaugura tion and talked of party matters back home. Greene, former chairman of the Watauga board of county * com missioners, prominent Boone mer chant. and a leader in the affairs of the Republican party for many years, offered no comment as to his chances for the chairmanship, when interviewed by the Demo crat, but did state that in the event the position came his way, he would accept. Party leaders sec in Mr. Greene the strongest candidate for the post now held by the Madison county man. He ran twice for Congress against Robert L. Doughton, and opposed H. F. Sea well for the GOP gubernatorial nomination last year. He was a delegate at large to the 1952 na tional convention, but his support of Taft is not expected to be a handicap. Leaders are also agreed that there seems little doubt but that ? vacancy will exist. Mr. Bailey is definitely cxpected to be nam ed U. S. District Attorney for the Western District. Jerome Presnell, well-known retired farmer of Boone, who died last Thursday at 102. Picture was taken by Palmer Blair on the occasion of Mr. Presnell's one hundredth birthday. Rites Are Held For N. Jerome Presnell Nathan Jerome Presnell, one i hundred and two years old, and Watauga county's oldest citizen, died at the home on Boone RFD 3, last Thursday. The ccntinarian, born in the center of the last century, had been in failing health for some time. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday at the Oak Grove Bap tist Church. Rev. C. O. Vance | was in charge of the obsequies, and burial was in the Hine ceme : tery. Surviving is one daughter, Miss Cinda Presnell of Boone. There I are a number of grand children. Mr. Presnell was born in Wa tauga county in 1850. Being loo young to boar arms in the Civil War, he remained at home, but before the great conflict was end ed, he was large enough to be of some service to his country in "home guard" capacities. He spent his entire life in Watauga county, whore, during his active years, he was a farmer. Soil testing is one of the first steps a farmer can take in plan ning an effective fertilization program. DEFERMENTS TIGHTENED Major General Lewis B. Her shey, director of Selective Ser vice, has ^warned that growing draft calls and legal limits on the ages of eligibles were producing "a physical ? perhaps I should say a mathematical ? impossibili ty to stay within the law without substantial tightening of defer ments. Students will not be the only men affected by this tight ening, but we must certainly look toward the colleges with some thing more than an appraising eye," the General declared. THE WINNER! ? Mrs. Lou Hopkins, of 204 Pino Street, smiles happily as the 1952 Chevrolet sedan is presented to her by Merchants Association President J. V. Caudill. The automobile was the grand prize offered by the Association in the Christmas trade promotion program. Pictured are. left to right, W. H. Gragg. master of ceremonies at the drawing, Mr. Caudill, Mrs. Hopkins, Joe E. Coleman of the Mountain Burley Warehouse Co., anc Alfred T. Adams, Cashier of 'the Northwestern Bank. Photo by Palmer's Photo Shop. Mrs. Lou Hopkins Is Given New Automobile By City Retailers Mrs. Lou Hopkins, of 205 Tine Street, B'lonc, w?i the lucky winner of the 1952 Chevrolet De Luxe Tudor sedan, grand prize offered by the Boone Merchant* Association as a part of the Christmas trade promotion pro gram , i/tld purchased by the as social ion from Andrews Cht vio let, Inc., of this city. The drawing was held at 3 p. m. on Friday, January 16, as a crowd estimated at more than 500 persons gathered at the site on North Depot Street near Moun tain. Burley Warehouse No. 1 to witocsa the event W. ii. Cragg acted us master of ceremonies and the winning ticket was drawn from the huge container by little Miss Linda Proffitt, 4 years of age. Two other prizes, an RCA-Vic tor television set and a Norge re frigerator, were given away on Christmas Eve and won by Miss Mary Helen Ncill of Boone and Mrs. H. A. Buxton of Blowing Rock respectively. The automo bile drawing vMs deferred until January 16 in order to give farm ed who did not' bring their first load of tobacco to Boone until alter Christmas a chance to win the big prize. Registration* fur the prizes be gan in most Boone business establishments on December 1, and continued for the car until an hour before the drawing on Janu ary 16. with all tickets entered being clcgiblc lo win the grand prize. ? Members of the Merchants As sociation have indicated that they were well pleased with results of the entire Christmas trade pro motion program, and President J. V. Caudill extends congratula tions otfbehalf of th? association to tb? ytue winners.
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