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BOON# lMO POPULATION U71 education*! tain 5E3L& ^ SKJZtV WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 WATAUGA COUNTY ltM POPULATION 1M4I 1 afriaulturtJ and U^Mtoek. dairy tn? and tr oi paramount importance _ Parkway travcms county. ? Blowing Summer ?nTSV VOL. LXV NO. 38 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2C, 1953. 14 PAGES ? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS THE TIME OF THE YEAR ? Springtime ventured in last Friday, to the accompaniment of perfect springtime weather as plowmen turned the sod in Boone gardens, and pop spied the garden rake and hoe and wonder ed if he might put it off a few days longer . . . Prolonged and soaking showers over the week end supply the perfect alibi for the papas who crave a degree of peacc with the soil . . . Daffo dils and jonquils and dainty lit tle golden bells putting forth their gorgeous blooms, as the lawns turn emerald almost over night . . . The smoke of fires hang over the town as home makers clean up the trash of the winter time . . . Gangs of robins come forth and pull fat wriggly worms from the soil . . . Have of ten marveled at the amount one ' of these red worms will stretch before he gives up the fight . . . Having our first mess of "creasy" greens, which will, tide us maybe till the poke "sallet" pokes through! JUST TAKE A LOOK Representative of some brew er's organization checking up on the bootlegging of beer in the** parti . . . We had little information on the source of the sudsy beverage . . . Said ha could tall by the container something of where the contra band originated . . . We advised him to go south on South Street to the old laundry corner, turn toward the bus station and Istop by the wayside, where ha could inspect beer cans and bottles by the singles, by the case and pretty, nearly by the bushel . . . We've marveled at the streetside consumption of beer since the stuff was chased ' outdoors, particularly since we'd always contended moun tain folks didn't care too much for the weaker solution! SEEN IN PASSING (Big moving van parked over night, with license tags from (Massachusetts, New York, Mis sissippi, Utah and a number of 1 other states . . . We used to read t!? Democrat when the other i Bob Rivers pined for a railway, . so's we couid have access to (he I rest of the country . . . The | trucks and the vans and buses I have now put us right on the "main line" so to speak, and there's no need of the great iron horse so cherished by our ances tors . . . Fact is, transportation seems fully adequate to take care of industries we might be able to attract, and we hope it won't be too long until we have a substantial payroll . . . Richard Pierce, who used to be known about the Appalachian campus as "Peruna" and who has been sports jvriting for the Charlotte Observer for several years, re visits the scene of his bapt ism with printers's ink . . . says he's gonna build himself a house here, so's the Pierces will have some place to stay during the summer time, when they turn like homing pigeons toward Boone . . . Members of the Wa I tauga Coi/n Club gather to ap portion out more than a hundred I 'coons hauled in from Florida I . . . The fighting snarling little | animal* from the low country, inflicted some wounds as their I captors worked toward their lib | eration . . . Chief Richardson wears an Easter flower behind his badge . . . Cute teen-agers in gay slacks on way to Daniel Boone Theatre for Horn tryouts Saturday afternoon. FIRST VISIT Representative Winkler pays bis lint visit back to Boon* sine* b* wont to tho Legisla ture th* first of tho year . . . Tho local solon. who porhaps holdi th* distinction of having introduced mora bill* than any man suit from this county in modern history, mix** with his friends. and lay* plan* for th* final w**k* of the ?*ssion. MARKS OH THE PAD Th* unoccupied house, former ly owned by the late Dr. Butler, burns to the ground . . . The rtructure, owned by the State, had been without a tenant for tome time, and it* destruction represented no appreciable Ion . . . We always take a second look at a crimson automobile . Angeft Cafe expanding to take care of growing business, ?nd J. C. Cline's sign, which nays, "If you can't stop in, smile 1 ia you go by!" 'Horn In West' Opens June 26 "Horn in the West," Kermit Hunter's outdoor drama, will open its second summer season, on Friday, June 26, it was an nounced today by William Hardy, general manager. The play will be presented in the Daniel Boone Theatre every night exccpt Mondays through September 7. A spec'al perfor mance is to be given on Labor Day. In its first season last summer, "Horn in the West" played to an audience of more than 55,000 persons and was acclgimed a success by critics through the area. Hardy said a number of changes have been made by ! Playwright Hunter which should make the drama even more suc cessful in its second season. Tho mas Nichols, musical director and composer, has revised the musical score completely. ' Kai Jurgensen, director of the drama, is new in the process of Eelecting actors and actresses for the cast of nearly 100 which if needed for the play. Hardy also announced that his office would open in Boone on May 1, Information regarding the drama can now be obtained by writing to "Horn in the West" at Boone. Sunrise Service At Open Air Theatre ; Tht Easter Sunrise Service for Boone this year has been trans ferred to the Daniel Boone The ater Park. Music will be furn ished by the Appalachian High School Band, directed by Mr. R. R. Blanton. Mrs. Virginia Wary Linney will direct the choir com posed of combined .voices from the several churches. The service will be in charge of the Boone Ministerial Asso ciation, Rev. J. K. Parker, presi dent. Congregational singing will be led by the Rev. C. A. Foss. Coffee and buns for the service personnel will be furnished by the Boone Ministerial Association and will be served by the Metho dist young people in the Metho dist Fellowship Hall. Others will be welcome to share this warm up breakfast. Rev. E. F. Troutman, in charge Colonel Storie, Native Wataugan Dies In Caldwell Lenoir, N. C. March 23 ? Fun eral services for Colonel M. Storie, 57, Whitnel resident, were conducted at Laurel Fork Bapti&t church in Watauga coun ty at two o'clock this afternoon. Burial was in the church ceme tery. He was found dead in a creek near a culvert in the Whitnel section on Saturday morning. An autopsy revealed that he died of drowning when he fell from the top of the culvert to .the rocky creek bed, a distance of about 15 feet. Coroner Marshall Kincaid said the autopsy indicated the man probably was rendered unconsci ous when his Head struck rocks in the creek bed. The head was partially under water. Storie also had an injury to the liver, Dr. John Reece, Mor ganton pathologist, reported af ter making the autopsy. A native of Watauga county, he was the son of the late George and Sarah Storie. Surviving are two sons, Romie Glenrt Storie of the U. S. Army in Korea, and Wayne Edward Storie of Lenoir; five daughters, Mrs. Lee Tcague and Mrs. Tom Winkler, both of Lenoir; Mrs. Alvin Freeman of Hudson, Mrs. Thad Miller of Charlotte and Mrs. ' John Gentry of Spruce Pine; three brothers, Milton Storie of Lenoir, and J. C. and Collex Storie, both of Blowing Rock; a sister, Mrs. Maude Crow of Lenoir; and 20 grandchildren. Doctor's Day Will Be Observed The Annual Doctor*' Day will be observed March 30, when the citizenry will pause to pay hon or to the physician! of the coun ty, and to memorialize those who have passed away. Each physician will be given/ a red carnation, and many friends will doubtless take advantage of the day for sending flowers and otherwise showing their appre ciation to the /amity doctor. Jack Mock, o t Carolina Phar macy is decorating a window in honor of the physicians, both living and dead. Both the Carolina Pharmacy and the Boone Drug Company are decorating windows in honor of the pysicians, both living and dead. of program arrangements, has in dicated the formal service will begin at 6:15 a. m. Everyone is urged to attend. District Music Contest To Be Held On Camp us The voice and piano contest for high school seniors for this district, sponsored by the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, will be held on Saturday, March 28, beginning at 10 a. m. in the Fine Arts building of Appala chian College. Mrs. B. W. Ellis, district music chairman, announces that ten seniors from the district have registered to participate in this event. Representing Watauga county at the district contest Saturday will be Ala Hodges, piano stud ent, and Guy Hum, Jr., voice student. The winner in voice and one in piano will represent this dis trict at the state contest in Ral eigh, April 11th, where the win ners in the state will receive $100 each in the name of the N. C. Federation of Woman's Clubs. Judges for the district contest will be members from the music faculty of Appalachian State Teachers College. Mrs. Zora Smith Taken By Death Mrs. Zora Greene Smith, died at her home on Route 1, Deep Gap, on Friday, March 20. She was 79 years of age. Funeral services were held March 22 at the Gap Creek Bapt ist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rex West and the Rev. Raymond Hcndrix. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Floyd B. Smith, Roanoke, Va., Vurlcy T. Smith, Patterson. Dar win M. Smith, Fallston, Md.; two daughters. Mrs. Effie D. Wagner, Quarryville, Pa., Mrs. Sallie Gun thcr, Edgewood, Md.; one broth er, H. E. Greene of Deep Gap; two sisters, Mrs. Ada Watts, Tay lorsvillc, and Mrs. Nettie Church of Boone, Attend Funeral Of Mrs. Bowman Among those from Boone at tending the funeral for Mr>. Nan Shcrrill Bowman in Lenoir Thursday were the following: Sheriff and Mrs. E. D. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Cook, Mrs. John Lanning and daughters, Mary John and Dinah Lynn. Mrs. Bowman was a sister of the late Mrs. Alice Cook of Boone, and was well known in Watauga, where she had visited relative^ many times over a per iod of io years. She died on Monday of last week. She was a daughter of Elder George D. SherriU, a nflnister of the Advent Christian Church, who was well known throughout the South. A bill authorizing the Govern ment Jo insure an additional $500, Ow. 000 worth of loans for the maintenance and repair of home* has been signed by Presi dent Eisenhower, Lineman Injured On Power Line As Pole Topples Claud Miller, lineman for the New River Light & Power Co., was injured Saturday morning when the pole on which he was working on Bristol Road, snap ped off at the ground and fell. ? Miller suffered a broken wrist and injuries of the head. He is a patient at Watauga Hospital, and his condition is favorable. Mr. S. M. Ayers, power company superintendent says the faulty pole was an old chest nut but appeared sound, and that the men had worked on it only a few days before. Change Is Made In Tolerances. On Burley Weed A tolerance of only five-hund redths of an acre above the farm Burley tobacco allotment will be allowed this year instead of the usual nine-hundredths, it was an nounced this week by Dwight Ca ble, chairman of the County PMA Committee. This means that to bacco growers should carefully check the acreagc he intends to put in tobacco so that the toler ance of five-hundredths of an acre will not be exceeded. This action has been taken at the request of the committees on Agriculture in both the Senate and House of Representatives that tolerance in tobacco be drastical ly reduced to conform with other marketing quota regulations. For further information the grower should contact the PMA office. Miss Minnie Day Dies At Age 71 Miss Minnie Day, of Blowing Rock Route I, died at the age of 71 on Tuesday, March 17, at the Blowing Rock Hospital, where she had been a patient for more than six months. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. March 19 at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church. The Rev. R. C. Eggers was in charge of the rites, assisted by the Rev. Barney Oliver and the Rev. Will Cooke. She is survived by three broth ers, Millard Day of Boone, Eu gene Day, Lenoir Route 6, and Alva Day, who lives in Cali fornia; five sisters, Mrs. Nora Cook and Miss Bertha Day, Blowing Rock Route 1, Mrs. Claudia Tciplctt and Mrs. Mollic Estes, Bel Air, Md., Mrs. Ethel Hodges, Boone Route 3; ^nd an adopted daughter, Mrs. Lavone Weaver, Blowing Rock Route 1. Union Choir Service Slated A Union Choir Scrvice will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Sunday, March 2fl, at 7:30 p. m., under the sponsorship of the Ministers' Association. The choirs from the various churches will present anthems appropriate to the Palm Sunday season. The ministers will lead in the pray ers and scripture readings. This is - a service of worship through music, prayer, and scripture. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Winkler Would Dry Up College Campuses; Accuses Teachers (By Marjorie Hunter in the Winston -Salem Journal.) Raleigh, March 13. ? The man of many bilU had another one for the House yesterday, this time to dry up all university and col lege campuses in the state. Hailing from the college town of Boone, home of Appalachian State Teacher* College in dry Watauga County, Rep. W. L. Winkler thinks the time has conic to "head off this business of drinking on the campuses. "There's no question there's considerable drinking apnong stu dents and faculty at all the col leges," he said a little grimly. And that, he finally admitted, in cluded Appalachian, too. Students arc peddling liqAor, even vome (acuity members arc peddling liquor, he charged. "It's a growing situation," he added To take cure of the trou ble, he sent forward a bill to make it unlawful for any student, teacher, official or employe of any university, college or public school to possess, transport, sell, barter or give away an intoxicat ing beverage on the campus or premises of any 'such institution. Student first offenders would be fined $50 or imprisoned up to 30 days, in the discretion of the court, and suspended from school for the rest of the quarter or s? | m ester. Second offenders would ' be lined $100 or imprisoned 19 t to three month* or both Ad im pended from ichool. Faculty member*, official* "and employe* would be guilty of a misdemeanor and would be dis charged. The Winkler bill also provides that a sheriff or chief of police would be authorized to appoint special officers to enforce the Ihw, with the bill for their ser vice* sent to the institutions. Rep. Winkler Introduced an other bill yesterday to make it unlawful for any guard, superin tendent or other prison employa or official t? shoot any prisoner serving a term for a misdemean or exccpt in tell defease. i I I I i \ ] 1 OneHundredTo Compete In First Local Spelling Bee REV. GEORGE W. SHUFORD Rev. Mr. Shuford To Become Pastor At Blowing Rock George W. Shuford, who will graduate from the Lutheran Southern Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. C? May 27, has accepted a call to bccomc pastor of the Blowing Rock Lutheran Parish June 1, this year, Mr. Shuford graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College in 1950. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Shuford of Iron Station, Route 1, and a brother of Steve M. Shuford, a member of the fac ulty of Hickory High school. George, who will be ordained later this year, served the Blow ing Rock Parish as supply pastor last turnmcr. Holy Community Lutheran Church near Valle Cru cis, and St. Mark's Lutheran Church on the Blowing Rock-Le noir highway, composc the par ish, which was formed officially January 1, 1953, with the pastor's residence to be established in Blowing Rock. Sister Mrs. Greer Dies In Wilkes North Wilkesboro, March 19 ? Miss Lucille German, 52, died Wednesday evening in a Char lotte hospital. A heart attack was the cause of death. She was recovering from a knee opera tion and was to have returned to her home at Boomer today. Miss German was born in Wil kes August 21, 1900. She was a member of a widely prominent family, being a daughter of the late J. M. German and Mrs. Mary Carlton German of Boomer. Surviving arc her mother, one brother, Charles H. German of Boomer; five sisters. Mrs. R. T. Greer of Boone, Mrs. J. F. Brit ton of Myrtle Beach, S. C., Mrs. A. E. Toerne of San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. W. H. Jackson of Raleigh. Mrs. Carl Hendrix of Boomer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a. m., at Zion Hill Baptist church, of which she was a member. The Rev. E. V. Bum garner and the Rev. A. E. Watts will conduct the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Benson urges more flexibility in farm price supports. Red Cross Campaign Gaining In Watauga The Red Cross campaign is Saining momentum in Watauga county, with the prospect that ! the local goal will be reached ! within the prescribed time, and j Rev. E. F. Troutman, campaign chairman, has this to say of the Red Cross: "The Red Cross emblem is the world's symbol of compassion ? o. man's desire to help his neigh bor when in distress and suffer ing. This year let us have a win dow sticker in every home and business center, and a lapel Red Cross tag on every coat. "When disaster strikes Red Cross is there to give first ?id and the necessities of life. You ore there to help the stricken in disaster or on the battle field. You are there with your money and your blood which you have shared with your fellowman. "Last year the American peo ple, through their Red Cross, an swered thousands of calls for help ? from disaster victims, rom service men, from the ill or wounded in need of blood. "Have you joined the 1B53 Roll Call? If not, then join today ? help those who are giving of their time to make the 1953 Roll Call a success? S3, 200 is Watauga's quo ta ? let us meet it at once!" Winkler Says Official Is Selected By Drawing Representative W. L. Winkler 1( of Watauga, doesn't think the h best way to select a tax collector h and tax supervisor is to pick a e name out of a hat, according to t a Raleigh dispatch to the Ashe- 1; ville Citizen. j> That's what he told the Home t i- t Martin Banner p Places On Paper's \ All Star Team I Martin Banner, forward, out- f standing player with the Cove 0 Creek basketeers, received fur- t ther honors last week by being ? named on the Winston-Salem 1 Journal's Northwest All-Star bas- I ketball team, which it is believed is the best balanced team ever se- { lected. i. Young Banner, One of the fa mous Banner athletes, is a repeat er on the 'all-star team and richly < deserves the award. Martin, teaming with brother John were spectacular performers when Cove Creek swept through a bril liant campaign with only one de feat. , Unit Test Farmers Hold Meeting Here The Unit Test Demonstration farmers held their annual Farm and Home Planning Meeting on Friday, March 20, at the Legion Hut. Mr. W. B. Collins, Farm Management Supervisor, gave a report on the summary of all farm record bocks received in 1952. This (report showed that many of the farm incomes were lower than 1951. The farmers then were asked for suggestions on how to increase production with increasing costs. The following suggestions were made: produce silage for live stock, grow alfalfa for hay,, im- ( prove pasture, Improve quality of ( livestock, and add an additional enterprise. seal government committee when e spoke up for approval of his itll to make the jobs elective. He xplained, says the dispatch, that he county commissioners recent V had 13 applicants for one of obs. They were undecided as to he proper man for the job, so hey wrote the names on pieces f paper, put them in a hat, and lulled one out. Winkler told the committee the >ill had the approval of both par ies in Watauga. It subsequently lot committee approval and was >asscd by the Home. Another' BUI designed to fix ees to be collected by the Sheriff if Watauga County went through he House. Mrs. Mary L. Mast Succumbs Friday Mrs. Mary Lou Cindy Mast, 70, lied March 20 at her home in :ove Creek. She had been in loor health for some time. Funeral services were held iunday March 22 at the Willow Jale Baptist Church with the lev. E. O. Gore in charge of the ites, assisted by Rev. Cecil jlcnn and Rev. Harold Songer. Jurial was in the Mast cemetery. Survivors include three sons: lyoucy J. and Bud J. Mast of /ilas, * and Gilbert F. Mast of Joone; three daughters: Mrs. W. D. Fletcher, Vilas, Mrs. James V. Dennis, Blowing Rock and Mrs. A. B. Brinklcy of Milton, C. There are 23 grandchildren ind 14 great grandchildren. Also surviving are two suiters, Mrs. Lottie Calloway, Banner Elk, N. Z. and Mrs. Clarcie Harmon, Canton, Ohio. Two brothers, Mr. Bcnnct Eggers, Banner Elk and Mr. Niveny Eggers of Silver itonc. Also one half brother, Drville Eggers of Lenoir. Dr. Michal Enters School Of Health Dr. Mary B. H. Michal, district health officcr has entered the School of Public Health at Chapel Hill for the spring quarter to complete the requirement* for i degree in public health. Dr. Michal will be out of the >fficc during the regular weekly clinics through May but clinic work will continue at the usual times with the nurses conduct ing them and making referrals to local physicians for anything needing a doctor's attention. Monthly clinics such as mother ind infant clinics in each county ?rill not be held during April and May. Funeral Held For Bumgardner Child Ronnie Lee Bumgarner, 10 nontha old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cordon Bumgarner of Madlaon, H., C? died March 18, 1053. Sraveside rites wcr? held at the Sands cemetery. Boone, by Rev. Raymond Hcoriru. Almost one hundred contest ant! 'will compete for the five valuable prizes to be offered at the old fashioned spelling bee to be held at the high school audi torium Friday evening at 7:30 under the auspices of the band parents' association. Mr. R. E. Agle will serve as master of ceremonies, and Mr. Cratis Williams of the Appala chian College English depart ment will act as pronouncer. Judges are: Mr. Fred Gragg, Miss Helen Underdown and Mr. H. R. Eggers. The words which will be used are words likely to appear in usual handwriting, and will be selected from the seventh grade spelling book, the Freshman spelling list at the collegc, and Webster's students dictionary. Mrs. Herman Eggers, chair man of the spelling bee, has ar ranged an interesting program, and since wide interest has been created in the event, urges every one to come early in order to se cure a seat. Contestants are ask ed to be on the stage at the Higlr School not later than 7 o'clock. The Appalachian High- School Bund will play for the event. The prizes to be awarded to the five best spellers are: First place, radio; second, pen and pencil set; third, months theatre pass; fourth, picnic cooler; fifth, traveling iron. These prizes may be seen in the window of the Boone Drug Co. Admission is SO cents for adults and 25 cents for all school child ren. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the High School band. Mr. James Rooker To Appear Monday In Piano Recital The Appalachian State Teach ers College Department of Music will present Mr. James Rooker, pianist, in recital on Monday evening, March 30, at 8:00 p. m. in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building. Mr. Rooker, professor of piano, Joined the college music faculty this year. He holds the B. M. de gree from Peabody College and the M. S. degree from the Uni versity of Kentutky. He has done post graduate wqrk at the Juil liard School of Music in New York City. He is a member of the Appalachian duo-piano team which has appeared previously in recital in Boone and various placcs throughout the state. The program for Monday night will include Prelude and Fugue in A Minor by Back^wzt; Sona ta in D Major, by Back-Liszt; Sonata in D Major, by Mezart; Soaring, by Schumann; Prophet Bird, by Schumann; Ballad in F Minor, by Chopin: Dead Leaves, by Debussy; The Wine Gate, by Debussy; and The Isle of Joy, by Debussy. Everyone is invited to attend the recital March 30 at 8:00 p. m. Mr. Rooker will also appear in recital at Mars Hill College on April 7. Mrs. Esther Elliott Rites Saturday Mr*. Esther Louise Elliott, 82, of Vilas Route 1. died March 19 at the Watauga Hospital following an extended illness. She had been a patient at the hospital for ten days. Funeral services were held March 21 at the Willow Dale Baptist Church, conducted I9 the Rev. Ralph Miller and the Rev. E. O. Gore. Burial wax In the Howell Cemetery. She is survived by the follow ing sons and daughter*: Wade El liott. Potlatch, Idaho. Wiley, El liott, Wilmington. Calif., Tom El liott, Cleveland. O., Mr*. Beulah Coleman, Cleveland. O., and Mis* Cordelia Elliott, Vilas. David P. Mast, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave P. Mast of Sugar /Grove, has pledged th* Edgar W Timberlake Chapter o'f Phi Al pha Delta Legal Fraternity at Wake Forest College. Mr. Mast is a first y*?T law student at Waku i Farut ?t? m, * I TH
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