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BOONE Itso POTOLATIO* 1371 The ?ducatUMuJ ranter ?r jsa-^SRJF lochia* WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888 WATAUGA COUNT* J MO POPULATION 11141 I Mdlni agricultural Uvortaok. ? ' of ptraiM rllkwiy svwiy, mum Blowing Rock, one of th? Summer rcsorti of Kaatorn ' VOL. LXV. ? NO. 41. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1?. 1?53. 12 PAGES ? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET BY * ROB RIVERS WHO'S CAUGHT A HORNEYHEAD LATELY? fishing time comes around about the time the grass grows green and the willows bud, and the sunny days give away to the unexpected cold snaps, but it's always a time of high good hu mor and keen anticipation by the lad6 and the men who like to follow the trout streams or dangle a red worm into the deep pool, where just any sort of small fish might be lurking . . . It's a time of high excitement, of long tough trips through dense laurels to the dashing cold streams where the wily trout waits for his food, of hunger, of big tales and of wet clothes re sulting from the step on the mossy rock, which was spasmodi cally lapped by the waters of the brook . . . But it's fun, and we are always afflicted with nostal gia about this time of the year . . . and sometimes we look back a long time to when the Rivers boys carried willow poles along Boone Creek, snatching minnows and trout and a sucker maybe from the eddies where the creek rounded the clump of willows, or from the deep pool where the water spilled from the Dougherty mill . . . And there were the horncy heads, the tough little fishes, which tied into a red worm with such force that a bare foot boy always thought for a moment he had hooked a near relative to the leviathan that latched on to Jonah . . . And, come to think of it, we haven't seen a horney. head for some time, and at least one other fel low has set to wondering what become of him . . . We quote the following from the Greensboro Daily News, and offer the com ment that the fellow who wrote it angled in our time, and cer tainly knows his crick-bank fishing: "About this teason of the year we invariably start won dering what has happened to the hornyheads that we used to go down to the creek in the pasture and begin catching come late April or May in time agone. "Don't tell us you belong to the generation which doesn't know what a hornyhead is: A fish built somewhat along the lines of a sucker, but much darker, almost to the point of being black, that ran up to some eight or 10 inches in length and that got its name from the cluster of horns or cones on the top of its head . . . You used to find them in just about any branch or creek where the water in washout holes rang ed anywhere from knee to waist deep. And the rigging you used to catch them? Well, it was just about anything you could lay hands on, a string of any kind, a cork that you got out of some bottle in the medicine chest, a small shot flattened out and hammered back around the line, a small, hair hook or a bent pin if you could find nothing else and any kind of pole you could cut, preferably a reed, along the creek bank. With that and a can of worms, you were fixed up; and never were you prouder than coming back carrying a twig on which you had strung five or six hornyheads ... Of course there was another way of catch ing hornyheads. With a half hoop and a burlap bag you made a towsack seine. You and the bby next door generally went seining together. One of you would hold the spine at the far edge of the hole where you figured the hornyheads were and the other would wade in from the far side, muddying the water with a stick and driving the fish around the bank toward, and you hoped in to, the seine. Generally you came up with something; somctirr^s hornyheads and other little fish that you could keep, and other timcf with tiny minnows and crawfish that you disdained and not infrequently a snake. "But U was a great lifer so great in fac| that it will never be lost in memory and thai U sends us back here again ask ing Just what's happened to hornyheads and is anybody catching them then days of branch clogging an^reek con tamination. Or ean it be that hornyheads too have gone the way of the doodlebug?" Bethel, Boone W in In LionsQueenContest; Show W inners N oted Ann Farthing, Bethel High , School, and Margaret Lynn Hag- j aman, Boone Demonstration , Sthool, were selected last Fri day night as senior and junior queens, of the Boone Lions Club. The selection was made at the annual Boone Lions Club Queens Contest and Talent Show, held at the Appalachian High School, the proceeds from which will ben efit the blind and near blind of Watauga county and the state. Arm bouquets of roses were presented the queens, in lieu of cups, which were presented the winners the first of this week by Major J. H. Thomas, chairman of the Lions Show committee. Second place winners of the queens contest were Carol Law rence, junior division, of Bethel Elementary School, and Mollie Agle, senior division, of Appala chian High School. Each of these were also presented cups this week. In the Talent Show Green Val ley Elementary School won the trophy With their presentation of "Kare-Free Kapers." Major Tho mas presented them their tro phy Tuesday afternoon. Second place went to Parkway Elementary School; third to Cove Creek; and fourth to Boone Dem onstration School. Certificates of Appreciation were presented them after the show. The Fun Program, a new part of the annual show, included 11 < acts, which were participated in by contestants from the audience. Contestants received valuable prizes for their efforts, gifts of local merchants. Judges for the show and queens contest were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Hetti ger of North Wilkesboro. The Show Committee was com posed of Major Thomas, Howard Cottrell, master of ceremonies; Raleigh Cottrell and John Hol lar. prop- managers; Jack Mock, decorator, and Ralph Tugman, au dio engineer. Major Thomas issued these words of appreciation; "I wish to thank everyone, including the Boone Lions Club members, ad vertisers, participants, and those buying tickets, for their part in making the show a success. I also wish to thank Mrs. Alfred Adams for her kind note of com mendation received after the show." JOHN F. GREENE IS KILLED IN KOREAN WAR Marine Pfc. John Frank Greene, 24, was killed in action in Korea April 8, according to a message received Friday by his family in Boone. Pfc. Greene entered the Marine Corps May 22, 1952, received his boot training at Parris Island and went to Korea December 22, 1952. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murry Greene of Boone, Rt. 2; his wife, the former Miss Betty Michael of Todd; three sis ters, Mrs. Margaret Eubanks, Concord, Mrs. Lcn Rositas, Mary land, Mrs. Earlene Adams of Sugar Grove, and a brother, Sgt. Robert R. Greene of Fort Bragg. Pfc. Greene attended the Boone schools and was married in Aug ust, 1952. I Historical Group To Hold Meeting The spring meeting of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association will meet at the Mar tin Cottage, Blowing Rock, May 18. at 6:30 p. m. All members are urged to come. At the same time it is an nounced that the "Horn in the West" office will open April 18. when Mis. Miriam Rabb, press agent, reports for duty. A tem porary downtown office will be used until a new one is complet ed at the Daniel Boone Theatre. The Historical Association, meantime, is -continuing its mem bership campaign. The annual dues are (10. Big rise in room air-condition ers production is forecast. Panel Discussion Is I Feature Cancer Drive Dr. L. H. Owsley, medical ad visor of the Watauga County unit of American Cancer Society, an nounced at the executive com mittee meeting held at Gateway Cafe at noon on Monday, that a panel discussion will be held on April 29, at 9:45 over radio sta tion WATA. The program was arranged by the Junior Woman's Club and those participating in the discussion will be Dr. Owsley, Miss Madeleine McCain, Mr. Dave P. Mast, and Mrs. John Da vis. Two members of the Junior Woman's Club. Mrs. Martha Hawkinson and Mrs. Vera Rich ardson. were present and their club has volunteered to baby-sit and also furnish transportation to mothers who are interested in going to the Cancer Detection Center in North Wilkesboro. Mrs. John Davis, campaign chairman, reported a $10.00 con tribution to the fund by Dixie Home Store in Greenville, S. C. Blowing Rock has sent $25.00 and a check for $8.00 was recently received from Swofford's Tire Store. Mrs. Davis, also corrected a recent report concerning the Watauga county quota, which is $430.00 instead of $300.00 as was previously announced. "Our quota has always been met and I'm sure we will do it again," said Mrs. Davis. *n?c seven danger signals, which the American Canccr So ciety urges everyone to memo rize are: 1. Any sore that does not heal. 2. A lump tor thickening in the breast or elsewhere. 3. Unusual bleeding or dis charge. 4. Any change in a wart or mole. 5. Persistent indigestion or dif ficulty in swallowing. 6. Persistent hoarseness or cough. , 7. Any change in normal bowel habits. Boone Seniors To Stage Play Friday The Senior class of Appalach ian High School will present their play, "We Shook the Family Tree" Friday evening, April 17, at 8 p. m. in the High School auditorium. The play was originally sched uled for Thursday evening, but wis changed to Friday because of the circus appearing here >n the former date. Horn In West May Get $35,(Hk) State Funds A $35,000 appropriation for "Horn in the West," Kcrmit Huntcr'i outdoor drama opening it* accond iK-anon here June 26, won approval laiit Friday of the joint appropriation* subcommittee of the I late legislature By a margin of t*'o votes, the subcommittee voted to recom mend that th? full committee give a favorable report to a bill ap propriating the money introduce*! by Sen. Edwin Duncan of Alle ghany Previoui legixlaturcii hove ap propriated S35.000 for outdoor drama* at Manteo and Cherokee. The Houne has authorized an ad ditional $29,000 in the form of a cancelled loan for the Cherokee drama, the report aaid. APPALACHIAN DOUBLE MIXED OCTET Double Mixed Octet In Series Of Concerts The Appalachian Double Mixed Octet, under the, direction of Mr. Hoyt Safrit, gave a very success- : ful and inspiring program to a ; ;apacity audience Sunday evening j at the Plaza Presbyterian Church I Warm Weather Brings Tourists To Blowing Rock Blowing Rock. ? April 13. ? With the mild weather of the past few weeks, has come an early be ginning of the togrist season here, and there has been an im pressive procession of out-of state cars moving into the moun tains for the summer. Watauga Inn and the Wagon Wheel Grill have opened for the season. Indications are that the tourist business on the mountain top will be splendid this summer. Miss Mildred Guy Taken By Death Miss Mildred Lou Guy, of Sugar Grove, died at the age of 24 on April 9 in Watauga Hospi tal, following a protracted ill ness;. She had been a patient in the hospital for the past thirty days. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 12, at the Timber ed Ridge Baptist Church, with the Rev. Cecil Glenn in charge of the rites, assisted by the Rev. Albert Tester. Burial was in the Greene Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ira Guy, and two sisters, Mrs. Narvie Rominger and Miss Billie Ray Guy, all of Sugar Grove. Burley Papers Must Be Filed The closing date for filing 1953 combination and division of Bur ley tobacco farm allotment! with the Watauga County PMA Com mittee i8 May IS. Burley tobacco growers who have sold or bor^ht, whole or in part, farm* on which a 1953 Burley tobacco allotment has been established should file for a combination or division of such allotmrats before this date in order that allotments may be adjusted for the I9S3 production and marketing season. Dinner Meeting NCEA Members A dinner meeting for member* of the Watauga County Unit of the NCEA and their guesta will be held in the Appalachian State Teachrrs College Cafeteria Thurs day evening. April 16. at 7:30 o' clock. A short hut Interesting program is in the making, and a large attendance la expected. Hungary, noted aa a European granary, ia reported facing u icr iou* crop crisis. in Charlotte. This concert marked the first of a series of concerts that the ensemble will give during the rest of this month, and the early part of May. Sunday, April 19, the ensemble will sing at the Pisgah A. R. P. Church in Gas tonia, and on April 26 the Boone Lutheran Church will present the ensemble in concert at their church. Octet personnel includes Helen Cole, Gail Pulliam, Jackie Sny der, Marie . Vaught, Mary Alva White, Naomi Smith, Eleanor Helms, Martha Simmons, Clifton Boyd. Lawrence Phillips. Gene Wilson. Jimmy Hart, Ben Con nell, Bill Peters, William White sides, and Bob Gflley. Mr. James Rooker of the college mu sic faculty, is organist and Miss Frances Sisk is pianist. The spring concert program is as follows: Out of the Depths by Bach; All. Glory Laud, and Honor by Bach; The Heavens Are Telling by Haydn; Blessed Jesus, Fount of Mercy by Dvorak; Love Di vine by Prichard; Judge Me, O God by Mueller; Let My People Go arr. by Fred Waring; Steal Away, arr. by F. Hall; Set Down Servant, ? arr. by Robert Shaw; Alleluia, Christ Is Risen by An dre Kopolyoff; Blind and Alone in the Darkness by Matthews; the Legend by Tschaikowsky ; Hail, Bright Abode by Wagner; The Lord Blesg You and Keep You by Lutkin. Former Pastor Of Boone Church Dies In Greensboro Greensboro. ? The Rev. William Cecil Jones, 73, former pastor of the Boone Methodist Church, died Monday in Cone Memorial Hospi tal. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie Rowe Jones, librarian in Greensboro for many years. A native of Kings Mountain, he served as minister in both the Western and North Carolina Con ferences of the Methodist Church. Other pastorates besides Boone, where he served in the early part of his ministry, include churches at Albemarle, Concord, Charlotte, Tryon, Jamestown, Gibsonvillc, Ruffin.^Baybqro- an<i Milton. He was also editor and publisher of the Caswell Messenger in Yan ecyville for eight years.. Funeral services were held at Greensboro Tuesday afternoon. Robinson Is New Manager For Crest Mr. J. B. Robinson has succeed ed Mr. R. G Cox as manager of Crest Stores, local variety store, and assumed his new duties on Monday. April 1J-. A native of York, S. C.. Mr Robinson has been manager of tlw Crest store at Spruce Pine for the past year. His family, con sisting of hit wife and three chil dren, are currently staying with hpr mother In Fayettevllle. and will Join him here as soon as suit able living accomodations are- ob tained, be Mid. City Clean-U pDrive To Begin Monday Construction Begins On New Nurses Home Construction work begun last week on the new nurses home at Watauga Hospital, and the pro ject will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The Elliott Building Co. of Hickory, the low bidders on the general contract, are erecting the building. The building, which will con tain 21 beds, adequate living room and all the other facilities that go into a modern residence, is be ing constructed across the drive way to the south of the hospital. It is to be explained that this is no wise an addition to the hos pital proper, but is a resilience for the exclusive use of nurses and horpital employees. It will be the most expensive residence in Wa tauga county, and hospital offi cials say it will measure up in at tractiveness to any private home in Watauga county. Mere than five hundred indH viduals and firms have subscrib ed to the fund for building this nurses home which will, when comp'cted, cost above $85,000. The committee still needs $3,500 to complete the fund as well as to collect that which has already been subscribed. New subscriptions rfhd payment on subscriptions already made should be sent to the Treasurer, Stanley A. Harris. Box 409. Boone, N. C. BLOODMOBILE IS COMING The bloodmobile from Ashe- : ville will be in Boone Thursday J April 16, between the hours of .1 1 and 5 to collect blood for the prevention of crippling in polio and for the use of soldiers in Korea. Citizens arc asked to come to the Baptist Church in Boone next Thursday and give a pint of blood, so some child may walk, or a soldier's life may be saved. The next victim, it is explain ed, may be someone near and dear to you, who will need blood quickly ? let's have it l ready for him, in the bloodmobile bank when the need arises. Dr. Kephart Tells Of Travels In Europe "In Europe, Americans are var- ' iously disliked, despised, admired, and envied, are not thought to be | I honest, or even civilized, and arc 1 not considered typical Americans if they don't do a lot of bragging, drink a lot of whiskey and spend a lot of money." This is what Dr. A. P. Kephart, director of Camp Yonahlossee, told the Boone Chamber of Com merce at their regular monthly luncheon meeting Tuesday in the private dining room of the Gate wiy Cafe. Recently returned from a tour of eleven European countries. Dr. Kephart said the most interesting thing about world travel is meet ing and talking with people of all races and religions, who arc pret ty much the same the world over, he added. In an entertaining and informa tive talk, he touched upon many interesting sidelights on the cus toms, economics, and architecture of the countries he visited. Among other matters taken up at the meeting, a motion was adopted to invite President Eisen hower, and other high govern ment officials to attend the open ing performance of the outdoor drama, "Horn in the West" on June 26. Cove Creek To Give Senior Play The senior class of Cove Creek High School will present the play "The Red-Headed Step child" by Charles George, in the High School auditorium Friday night, April 17 at 7:30 p. m. Ad mission is 25 and 50 cents. State's Initial Opera Institute Slated For Boone Appalachian State Teachers College will be the site of the state's first Institute of Opera, Norman Cordon, director of the Institute of Opera of the Univer sity's Extension Division, an nounced at Chapel Hill last Sat urday. Two summer sessions will be conducted in co-operation with the Department of Fine Arts, which is headed by Gordon Nash. The sessions will run from June 10 to July 17 and July 21 to August 27. Students will be taught and coached by well known per sonalities in the field, Cordon said, in the first organized school of the type ever conducted in North Carolina. Walter Golde, eminent New York voice teacher and trainer of many well known singers, has been named as chief voice teach cr for the sessions. Burley Plants Should Be Treated ? Treat tobacco plant* (or wild fire now. Uic one and one-half pound blueatone, plus two pounds frenh hydrated lime mix ed thoroughly in 23 gallon* wat er. Sprinkle on tobacco plant bed through canvas. Be sure to cov er all the bed and the walls to the bed. Scout Executive To Visit Boone ' Mr. Courtland Baker. Boy Scout Executive of Old Hickory Council, will be In Boone on Thursday and Friday of thin week for the purpose of organ izing a Cub Scout troop. He would like to meet interested par ents of boy* eight to ten year* of age in the First Baptist Church Thursday night at 7:30. Aid Of Every Citizen Is Asked In Civic Effort The annua) Clean Up, Paint Up. Fix Up Campaign wil! get underway in Boone next Monday morning, it was announced Tues day at the regular monthly meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce, co-sponsors of the event, along with the Worthwhile Woman's Club. Mayor Gordon H. Winkler has proclaimed April 20-30 as the in clusive dates of this year's city wide clean-up, and has asked for the cooperation of every man, woman and child in the city to make it a success. Mrs. B. W. Stalling, chairman I of the cltan-up committee, an nounced four major goals for this year's campaign: I 1. Elimination of billboards in , the city limits, and the use of di I rectional signs only, to conform with the new street signs which Mayor Winkler announced will be erected at intersections soon. I 2. Cleaning of all vacant lots and making them into parking lots. 3. Elimination of open garbage cans on the streets. 4. Tearing down and removing of old, unused buildings in the city. Other members of the commit tee are Mrs. James Winkler, Dr. R. H. Harmon, Mayor Winkler, I Dr. J. J. Van Noppen, and T. K. | Pease. Mayor Winkler also announced that town trucks will be avail able at all times to pick up trash | and debris during the campaign. A call to phone number 64 will bring a truck in short order, he said. Honorable mention will be made for those achieving best re sults in the following categories, it was announced: 1. Best improvement in business building. 2. Most improved va cant lot. 3. Most improved resi dential property. 5. Best garbage | system. G. 0. P. In Watauga Seeks Primary Law A bill to institute the primary system for the Republican party in Watauga county, has passed the House of Representatives. A bill had been introduced by Representative Winkler on Feb ruary 24, bringing Watauga un der the State primary law. The committee substitute, which was approved by the House, made the bill applicable only to the Republican flirty. Winners Are Given Annual DramaE vent Winners in the fourth annual Appalachian Drama Festival held at Appalachian State Teachers College on Wednesday through Saturday of last week are as fol lows: Bot play in the drama divi sion, "Heat Lightning," present ed by Crossnore High School, Mrs. Kate Ranson Cornue, direc tor; best play in the comedy division, "A Young Man's Fancy," presented by Jefferson High School, Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, director. Best actor In the drama divi sion, Bill Talbcrt in "The Faith less," presented by Appalachian High School, William Rota, dir ector; best actress In the drama division, Maxine Potta in "The Sanitorium," presented by Cran berry High School, Mrs. George Shook, director; best actor in the comedy division. Jack Simpson in "Father Takes a Wife," pre sented by Cove Creek High School, Mrs. S. F. Horton, direc tor; best actress in the comedy division, Margaret Testerman in "A Young Man's Fancy," present ed by Jefferson High School, Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, director. Best supporting actor in the drama division, Boyd Ray Bar rier, in "Heat Lighting," prevent ed by Crossnore High School; best supporting actress in the drama division, Cozie Mae Pain ter in "The Sanitorium," present ed by Cranberry High School; best supporting actor in the comedy division, Bill Francis in ' "A Young Man's Fancy," present ed by Jefferson High School; best supporting actress in the comedy division, Dolly Kofitz in "A Young Man's Fancy." Certi ficates of merit were presented to the following plays: "Father Takes a Wife," presented by Jef ferson; "The Faithless," present ed by Appalachian High School; and "The Sanitorium," presented by Cranberry. Honorable mention awards were presented to Jerry Spong ier from Cherryville High School; Ruby Watson and Jimmy Wect from Cove Creek High School; Patsy McGuire from Appala chian High School; John Clark and Trula Hcnson from Cross nore High School; Bobby Sheets 1 from Nathana Creek School; Ralph Bare and Rufus Myers ' from Jefferfor. High School; and , Cleta Bare from Cranbwty High ? School. . .
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