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1*M POPOLATIOH un WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 WATAUGA COUNT* IMS POPULATION lt-Ml VOL. LXY ? NO. 34. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 2?. 1953. 12 PAGES ? 2 SECTIONS KING STRJEET . BY ROB RIVERS "THE SEA FLOWS DOWJI KINO STREET" Thus read the big bold head line, and underneath were pic ture! of flooded buildings, of ap artment dwellers being taken from buildings in boats, and of general destruction and desola tion . . . The lead story started off: "Handbags and fancy goods from a shattered shop on the seafront went floating down King Street and Love Lane, in the swirling flood water . . . Nope, you didn't miss a copy of the Democrat, and the sea didn't move in . . . The quotes are from a copy of the Isle of Thane Gaz ette, an English newspaper, which came to us through the courtesy of Attorney Louis H. Smith, whose son, M-Sgt Louis H. Smith, Jr., sent it direct from the flooded areas of the British Isles, where he is presently in resi dence . . . The Smiths' had been hearing of the terrible disaster, when the sea overswept large parts of Britain and broke through the seawalls and over the European countryside, and were greatly relieved to get pap ers and letters telling of the safety of their son and his family . . . And we enjoyed the papers too, and the views along that other King Street, which hasn't fared a* well as ours . . . And we like the precise English which these British journalists use and the meticulous coverage of the every-day events, and of course, there are ads on page one, in the style of the long ago. SCHOOL BOY COMPOSITIONS We always cherished the schoolbay composition, which started out with, "what a wonderful bird the frog are and which ended, "he ain't got no tall hardly." and are beeet with memories of Fri day afternoons in the old school house, and recitations, and speech-making and composi tion-writing. all of which we entered into so freely . . and knowing something of our in terest in a bit of fun at the ex pense of the kiddies. Dr. Saw yer, comes forth with the fol lowing high school production, which came to him from the English Record, (N. Y.) through Time Magaslne: "THE MAGNA CHARTA" "On a beautiful evening in August 1582. Queen Elizabeth entered the ancient town of Cov entry, and divesting herself of her clothing, mounted a snow white stallion and rpde through the principal streets of the city. On her way she met Sir Walter RaJcigh, who, observing her naked condition, threw his cloak about her, prying, "Hani Soit qui maly pense!" which, being translated, means 'Thy need is greater than mine!' The Queen graciously re sponded, 'Dieu et mon droit;' translated, means, 'My Gosh, you arc right;' This incident is called the Magna Charta.' " HAS READ IT A LONG TIME Rev, It. C. Eggers. of Zion ville. prominent Baptist mini ster, has read th? Democrat mora yeari than ha can remem ber ... Ha racalls that ha was born J una 30. 18S8. and that lha first Watauga Damocrat cama from tha prass four dtp latar . . . The popular preacher says that tha county paper was on hand in tha home as Ion# as he can remember, that ha read it aa a young man in South Dakota, and thai since his marriage it has always been in lha home . . . Hot. Mr. Eggars likes the Democrat, we're glad, and hope that he. and tha county news- . paper will enjoy many mora birthdays together. PEIUCriTSVILLE There is no postoffice in Wa tauga county named Perkinsville, but the fine suburban neighbor hood, Just east of the city limits, caught that name from the for mer publisher of the Watauga Democrat a long time ago . . . He christened the settlement af ter L. N. Perkins, venerable Civil war veteran, whose farm supplied the land for most of the community . . . But most folks think it's a regular postoffice, and when Rev. J. T. Shack ford sent Mn J. L. Goodnight a thank (Continued on page four) Town Council Votes To Aid Recreation Project At a meeting of the Town Council on Thursday night, Feb ruary 19, the recreation program was discussed and on the basis of this discussion it was decided to continue* the full support of the recreation program. Last year was the first year that the town council had backed the city re creation program and it was felt that the program was highly suc cessful for certain age groups. Ef forst are going to be made during the coming year to expand the program to take in all age groups. Jack Qroc* To Direct Program The Recreation Committee, composed of Rev. J. T. Shackford, chairman, Herbert Wey, Gail Clay and R. W. "Red" Watkins, have elected Jack Groce to direct the program during the summer months. Mr. Groce is well known for his outstanding athletic abili ty. He is a candidate (or graduat ion from Appalachian State Teachers College in the spring with majors in physical educa tion, health, and recreation. Mr. Groce is now doing his student teaching at the high school and is well liked by the high schbol students. On the recommendation of the Town Council Coach "Red" Wat kins has been added to the Re creation Committee which will administer the recreation pro Cram. Mr. Watkins has agreed to give supervisory assistance to Mr. Groce by allowing his class in recreation to help out in |he supervision of the various play areas. Because of this additional assistance Mr. Groce will be able to keep several different play areas going at the same time. The Recreation Committee asks that any parent interested in the recreation program and who has a suggestion to make concerning this program to send their re commendations to any member of the Recreation Committee. The Krcr?ation Committee is very grateful to the members of (Continued on page seven) Cash , Goods Missing In Drugstore Robbery Thieve* entered Carolina Phar macy by breaking the front door glass some time Sunday night and made off with cash and mer chandise valued at about $200, according to a report by Chief G. O. Richardson, of the Boone police force. A town employee, Carl Tea cue, discovered the broken glass at County- Wide Series Services Are Slated j The annual Three Forks Bapt ist associational revival and preachers' school will be held in the Boone Baptist Church begin ning Sunday, March 1, and con tinuing through Friday, March 6. Services will be held each evening at 7:J0, with the Rev. H. B. Anderson of Durham bringing the messages. Tha preachers' school will be uri^tl' the direction of the Rev. J. C. Pipes, Baptist missionary to Western North Carolina. He will be asstisted by Rev. Mr. Anderson, the Rev. Guy S. Cain, and the Rev. L. H. Hollings worth. Sessions will be held at 9:45 each mprning, Monday through Friday, and arc expect ed to close at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Mr. Pipes will teach "New Testament Doctrines", Rev. Mr. Cain will discuss problems of the pastor, and Rev. Mr. Boilings worth will give an exposition of the Book of James in the New Testament. Rev. Mr. Anderson will preach to the preachers daily at 11:50 a. m., and the general public is cor dially invited to attend these services. The school will adjourn daily at 12:30 for lunch, whicK will be _______ Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director of the Selective Service Board, announces that it might be necessary to draft fathers in eight to fourteen months to maintain the armed forces strength of 3, 600|000 men. He also declared that there was a' possibility of drafting women if the nation be came faced with a fight for survi val. ' H. B. ANDERSON provided each day by the fol lowing churches in the county: Monday, Laurel Springs; Tues day, Oak Grove; Wednesday, Cove Creek; Thursday, Blowing Rock; and Friday, Perkinsville. Partors in the county will lead devotions at the beginning of morning and afternoon sessions each day, and the pastors' school is open to every minister who can come whether or not he is a pas tor. Deacons and other laymen in the churches, as well as the general public, alio are cordial ly invited to attend these ses sions. Both the revival and the school are sponsored by the Three Forks Baptist Pastors' Conference and planned under the direction of the Rev. E. O. Gore, president of the conference. about six o'clock Monday morn ing and notified Chief Richardson, who began an immediate investi tion. John B. Edwards, of the State Bureau of Investigation, was called in from Elkin to Assist. Two suspects were lodged in jail within eight hours of the dis covery of the crime, said Chief Richardson, and what is believed to be a part of the loot recover ed. Fingerprints taken at the scene have been sent to Raleigh; along with those of the suspects, and a report is expected within the next twenty-four hours, he said. ^ Dr. C. H. Mock, proprietor of the pharmacy, listed as missing: About )104.00 in cash taken from the registers, five watches, sev eral cigarette lighters, two or three fountain pens, and an un determined number of miscel laneous items. Each of the suspeets had what II believed by police to be one of the missing cigarette lighters in his possession when apprehended. Their names arc being withheld pending completion of the in vestigation, said Chief Richard son. Four Teams To Take Part In "A" Tournament Here On Thursday, February 26, the sectional tournament for "A" Schools will get underway at the local high school gym in Boone. Four team!' will take part in this tournament. At 7:00 o'clock Cove Creek will play Piney Creek o I Alleghany County, and at 8:00 o'clock Appalachian High will play Blowing Rock. The win ners of these two games will play Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. The winner and runner up of the sectional tournament will play in the district tournament at Phieffer Junior College the fol lowing week. The winner of the district tournament will play in the state finals at Winston-Salem on March 12, 13, and 14. Cove Creek Takes Tri - County Conference Basketball Crown Appalachian High girl* won , the Watauga County champion ship and a claim on the girl*' division of the Tri-County Con ference and Cove Creek boy* grabbed the Tri-County Confer ence crown with victories in the tournament finals here last Mon day night. Appalachian girls defeated Cove Creek, 41-31, and then the unbeaten Cove Creek boys came on to turn back Jefferson. 44-42, in a thriller to retain their con ference crown. The girls' game was a close bat tle for the first period with the teams tied at ?-?. But Boone mov ed out In the second quarter, grabbed the lead and were never headed. Jcancttc Cook and M. Edmistcn paced the victory attack for Boone girls while Harmon was the big star for Cove Creek. The guards of tx*h teams played well. Core Creek boys went on scor ing sprees in the second and third quarters and then withstood a dazzling Jefferson rally to grab the conference boy*' crown. Jefferson, with Rose and Free man hitting well, took a 13-1 lend in the first period. But the Watauga cagcra found the range in the second period anJ moved to a 22-16 lead by rest-time. ? Jefferson rallied in the fourth period and outicored Cove Creek, 19-4, but the long lead was too great to overcome. John and Mark Banner paced the attack for Cove Creek with 16 points each while Greene play ed well in the floor game. The all-Watauga girls' team and the all-Tri-County toys alf utar team was selected after the cloac of the tournament. The all-Watauga girls' team was: Captain, Jeanette Cook of Appalachian High; Betty Edmis ten of Appalachian High; Teams of Cove Creek; M. Mlnton of Cove Creek; B. Greene of Blow ing Rock and Mary Lee Edmls ten of Appalachian High. The all-Tri-County boys' team follows: Captain Mark Banner of Covo Creek; John Banner of Cove Creek; M. Saunders of Jef ferson; Harbin Moretz of Appala chian High (Boone), and Free man of Jefferson. Civil Service Positions Open Civil Service examination for the position of teacher (elemen tary grades^, GS-7, $4303 per an num, in the Federal government Is now open, it was stated by J. W. Norrla. No written teat ia required. Complete information and appli cation' blanks may be obtained from /Mr. N orris at the local poet office. 1 ' Geneva trade group bars spe cial terms for Japan. Watauga Farms Carry Out Soil Conservation Plans During 1952, soil and water conservation practices were cer ried out under the Agricultural Conservation Program on 1718 farms in Watauga County, re ports Dwight Cable, chairman of the County PMA Committee. This approximately 67% of the total farms in the county. Assistance was geared to the most needed conservation on the individual farms and, as in other years, every farmer was given an opportunity to participate, Chairman Cable points out. The superphosphate, potash and basic S slag practice was selected by the most faremrs as the one most needed. This practice was carried out on 1424 farms. Other conser vation practices which received major encouragement were: Lime, permanent pasture and winter rover crops. "In all of these prac tices, ACP assistance covered on ly a part of the total cost," Mr. Cable comments. "As a result of the conservation work done in 1952, the farms of Watauga coun ty are now in better condition to help meet production needs of today and to continue to produce for the greater needs of the fu ture." Summer Workers Are Being Sought By "Horn In West" William M. Hardy, General Manager of "Horn in the West" announced today that applica tions are no* being acccpted for summer employment in the three operational divisions of the drama's staff. These three divisions are the office, house staff, and box of fice. AH persons interested jn working In the office should ap ply directly to Mr. Hardy at Box 1050, Chapel Hill. Persons Wish ing to apply for work as ushers, ticket takers, concession stand helpers, or parking lot attendants' should apply to Mr. Carl Fidler of Boone. Those wishing to work in the box office should apply to Mrs. Kathleen Hodges of Boone. All applications should be by letter, lite deadline for making such application is March 15th. Woodring Child Fatally Burned At Fresno Home Betty Ruth Woodring, 6, of Fresno, Ohio, died on February 12th in a Coshocton, Ohio hospi tal as a result of burns suffered in the home at Fresno, Ohio, the previous day. The child was burned when a can of kerosene she threw on smoldering embers in a heating stove exploded, enveloping her in flames. The blaze damaged two rooms of the house. The child's mother and other children were at home at the time but were unhurt. Burial was in Fair view cemetery at Fresno. Betty Ruth was born December 17, 1946 at Boone Route 2, a daughter of Tom C. and Louvinne Trivett Woodring who survive with five brothers and one sister, and her grandfather, Mr. E. C. Woodring, Boone, Route 2. Mr. and Mrs. Woodring lived on the Howard Creek road, Boone, Route 2, until about eigh teen months ago ?? ' AUTO IDENTIFICATION Next year's automobiles may be equipped with permanent identi fication tags, which will be solid ly welded into the frames, as a means of thwarting car thieves, if the proper legal adjustments can be completed with the various states. Building And Loan Is Growing Rapidly Abner Wilson Smith Succumbs At Age 75; Funeral Held Monday Abner Wilson Smith, 75, tor-, mer Boone pot tm aster, Court Clerk and Legislator, died in Wa tauga Hospital early Sunday morning from a brief illness. 1 Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 2 o'clock from the First Baptist Church, by the pas tor, Rev, L.*H. Hollingsworth. He was assisted in the rites by Rev. C. A. Foss, Jr., of the Advent Christian Church. The Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted grave side services in Mountlawn Mem orial Park. Mr. Smith was born in Watauga county, a son of the late Bennett Smith and Mrs. Smith of the Silverstone neighborhood. In hij early adult life he taught school for a time, and was a rural mail carrier from Zionville. He enlisted in the army for service in the -Spanish American war, returned home and re-en listed for the Philippine insur ' rection, and saw service there un til the end of the conflict. Elected To Assembly Mr. Smith was a leader in the Republican party in Watauga county, and was elected to the Legislature in 1914, and served i one term in Raleigh. He was Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga county from 1919 to 1926, and Boone postmaster from 1928 to 1933. Ht was deputy Uni ted States Marshal for a short period. Mi". Smith fiad been one of the leading figures in the Watauga Building and Loan Association. He was director and vice-presi A. W. SMITH dent of the Association, having be^n first elected to the board in 1931, and re-elected only last week. Mr. Smith was a charter mem ber of Mountaineer Post No. 7031, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and past post commander. He took great interest in this .or ganization and was the oldest inember in this five-county dis trict. Survivors include the widow, the former Miss Myrtie Burkett, and one daughter, Mrs. Dewitt Barnett of Boone. Anothar daugh ter, Mrs. G. W. Klutz of L*nolr, du"d in 1938. There are five grandchildren. Mental Health Topic Current Workshop Dr. R. M. Fink, chief consult-, ant in mental hygiene, with the State Department of Public In struction, will be in Watauga County this week ? Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ? to conduct a workshop in mental health education. Participating in i the workshop will be teachers re- ' presenting each school in the county, parents representing all P. T. A. groups, and family life leaders of Home Demonstration Clubs. The sessions will be held on the above dates from 2:00 un til 4:00 p. m. in the collegc ad ministration building. This workshop, according to Mrs. Dcssa Mae Edmisten, super visor of instruction in the coun ty, is one in a series of nine that is being conducted for teachers and principals this year, dealing with different phases of health education. These workshops have been sponsored by the super visory department of the Watauga ] County Board of Education and the Health Education Department of the local health department and under the leadership of Mrs. Edmisten and Miss Madelainc McCain. Stockholders Elect Directors At Annual Meet The stockholders o{ the Wa tauga Building and Loan Aaaocia tion met last Friday, named a board of directors and heard a glowing report of the growth of the Association from W. H. Gragg, secretary and treasurer of the Association. Re-elected to serve on the board of directors were: H. G. Farthing, A. W. Smith, W. H. Gragg, C. M. Critcher, W. H. Greene, H. P. Holshousei, Howard Mast, Dr. W. M. Matheson, Rob Rivers. The officers of the As sociation will be named at a meeting of the directors to be held Wednesday evening. President H. G. Farthing, pre sided over the meeting, and call ed upon Secretary Gragg for a report of the past year's activi ties. Mr. Gragg presented figures to show that the assets of the Asroc'ation arc now $1,603,950.30, a growth of $400,000 during the year, or 40 per cent. Incidentally, the average growth of all Build ing and Loans in the State last year was 20 per cent. A total o t 353 loans were made last year including 111 construc tion loans in the amount of $291, 242.17; 63 purchase loans, $211, 925; 59 refinancing loans, $176, 110.07; 120 other loans, $136,093. 63. Total amount of loans was $815,370.87. Mr. Gragg called attention to the fact that the contingent re serve fund is now $75,726.79. This fund la made of funds set aside ts an unencumbered bajance to protect the stockholders against any possible losses. The average of all loans, it ia shown, is $2,000. The amount paid out on full stock and option al saving shares dividends was $37,470.78. There are now 1700 stockhold ers. The optional savings shares in force total $932,115.11; the full paid stock $595,475.00; for a total of $1,527,590.11. Included in the assets of $1, 603,950.30, arc the following items; Cash $103,475.59, State and Government Bonds $70,000, Stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank $20,000, mortgage loans $1,366, 718.87, share loans $10,204, ad vances for taxes and insurance $114.56, office furniture $2,980.13, building $30,457.15. The general opinion expressed by the stockholders and direc tors was that 1953 was expected to be another good year for the Building and Loan. Carolina Little Symphony To Present Concert At College A special cunccrt in Appala chian College auditorium will feature the "Little Symphony" of the North Carolina Symphony with the Appalachian State Teachers College choir, a* assist ing organization, on March 4, at 8.30 p. m. The Tar Heel "Symphony of Wheel*" is on its eighth annual tour throughout its namesake state and will play here under the auspices of the college con cert series. The professional or chestra is conducted by the dis tinguished Dr. Benjamin F. Swat in, well known in this state as aiy educator, lccturer, concert violin ist and conductor. Mrs. Virginia W. Linney, of the coUege Music Department, will direct the fam ed local choir. Unique in the sense that the North Carolina Symphony is the only major orchestra in this coun try to receive partial supplement from a state legislature (one seventh of its budget), the orch estra plays half of its 140 annual conceits free, as an educational service to Tar Heel school youngs ters. Last season, with 140 concerts, the orchcutra played for 125,000 North Carolina school children: as well as for over 50,000 adults. The North Carolina Symphony is divided with two touring or chestras. The "Little Symphony" performs in small communities and college towns ? and is on the road from January 21-March 21; while th? Full Symphony tours larger cities in the state, and it on tour from April B-May 13. Both orchestras are conducted by Dr. Swalin, who reorganized the symphony in 1940. Dr. Swalin was born in Minnea polis, Minn. After graduation, from high school there, he bp came the youngest member of the Minneapolis Symphony Orches tra. Subsequent violin studies with Kneisel and Auer at the Intitule of. Musical Art in New York City were complemented by general and theoretical studies. He received several diplomas and (Continued on page seven) LITTLE SYMPHONY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ?it IT- .1 ?? IV tjJfl . i.? ? . JSt
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