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BOONE ItM POPULATION 2.973 The educational ccnUr of VmUi l Carolina Itoma c 4 IpjilMHi Sr 2rsr\,?2ar parta of the nation Modern bua ? district A good plac? to Uvt. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT m An Independent Weekly Newspaper-^ Established in the Year 1 888 WATAUGA COUNTY 1(M POPULATION lOU of paramount lmporteeee. Parkway travarsa* county, ta. Blowing Bock, om of the Summer reaorto of I" SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR.? NO. 2. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY It, 1?53 It PAGES ? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET BY ROB RIVE1RS SIGNS OF PROGRESS Two of the most notable im provements along the street are those at the Northwestern Bank and the Farmers Hardware and Supply Company . . . Down at the Bank, steel windows have been installed along the east side of the building, which not only adds to the loolu of the place but' affords a much improved type of ventilation, while inside new fix tures have been installed permit ting the use of six tellers at a time rather -than four, pnd the added help is certainly needed on Saturdays . . . The remodel ing comes as a considerable help to the patrons of the financial institution and is also an aid to the employees of the place . . . At Farmers Hardware, the old fashioned front is giving away to one of those modernistic slant ing fronts, which looks mighty good, and will, when completed, add greatly to the appearance of the popular store . . . Other face lifting operations are going on about the town, but these two are pointed out as being rather more noticeable than some of the others. "IDEAL SUMMER SPOT" Mr. Johnnie Ball, of Born ton Beach. Fla.. cam* to the Democrat th* other day and left a couple of cocoanuts in th* hull, straight from th* palm tree . . . Mr. B*U says that up on his discharge from th* ser vice doctors adrised a climate chang* for him . . . H* traveled far and wid* over th* western States, and finally cam* to Boon*. wh*r* his saarch for summer contentment *nd*d . . . He, Mrs. Ball, and ten year old Tyler cama to Boone last year, bought property bn th* Howard's Crook Road, aad are now building a summer home hero . . . Tho Bella, wfco term Boone the "ideal summer spot" will continue to spend the win ters in Florida. FOLKS WE SEE Mrs. M. H. Long of Statesville, long-time employee of the Land mark, spending the summer in Blowing Rock, where she is do ing a good job editing the Blow ing Rocket, summertime news paper which comes from the presses of the Watauga Demo crat each Thursday . . . Born in the depths of depression days the Blowing Rocket discontinued publication for a time during the war, and failed to come out last year . . . Anyway, it's back again and Mrs. Long, with her broad experience in newspaper work, is doing a good job on the journ al which gives the news in the Blowing Rock summer commun ity . . . Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Richards and son of Albermarle recent visitors . . . Mr. Richards used to work on the desk down at the Daniel Boone Hotel during the administration of Leo Vaughn, and is still in the hotel business ... He has many friends in Boone who welcome his in frequent visits . . . "Rogers (Spud) Whitener, and his Missus, who live in Lakeland, Florida during most of the year, where he teaches at Florida Southern Col lege, are spending the summer in Boone . . . Spud has spent many years in this community, knows most everyone hereabouts, and summertime hasn't officially come till he shows up . . . Be sides professoring, Spud goes in for singing, and dramatics, and has done parts down at the Lost Colony for several years . . . Cur rently he is billed as prcachcr Doakes in Horn in the West, and doing his usual good job . . . Mr. Leslie Atkins, and family of Dur ham, visit in Boone . . . Mr. Atk ins, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in Durham county, sees his county a^ain giving Scott the edge if the Haw River squire seeks the Willis Smith Senatorial toga . . . The John Milncs here for the sum mer from Henderson . . . Man from New Mexico deploring the fact that the parking meter was out of kilter and wouldn't give him credit . . . Builders asscmtP ling, looking to the start of con struction on International Resist ance Co. plant. North Carolina's total cash farm Aom? last year was $929, 948,000, down $17,338,000 from the $947,286,000 of 1951. Work Started i On New Plant ? Work started Monday, looking to the erection of the new elec tronics part plant in Boone, most of the first work being in the nature of surveying, in an effort to get the proper location in re lation to roadways, etc. It is likely that dirt will be broken by the middle of the week and work on the building will go forward as rapidly as possible. The contractor is C. M. Guest and Sons, of Greensboro. Mr. W. C. Burris, <is superintendent of construction, and he, Mrs. Burris and son William of Anderson, S. C., are making their home here for the next several months. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sandlin of Black Mountain are also here. Mr. Sandlin is carpenter foreman for I the new building. State Health Officer SaysNo Polio Found In "Tourist Region" Raleigh ? Dr. J. W. R. Norton, North Carolina State Health Of ficer,- declared here that "no polio exists in the 'tourist regions of the mountains or along the coast", and that "there is nothing connected with the polio situa tion in North Carolina to inter fere with tourist travel." Dr. Nortoh made his statement after a survey of the polio out break in Caldwell County, which Lions Club Leaders To Meet Here This Week Lions Club leaders from all ov er North Carolina, who will be in Boone this week end for a State Council meeting, will be guests at the July 18 performance of "Horn in the West." The group will include John L. 6tickley of Charlotte, third vice president of Lions Interna tional; E. B. Graeber, Charlotte, liason officer for the North Caro lina Lions Clubs; Norman True blood, Elizabeth City, state sec retary; and three Lions Interna tional counsellors: Louis K. Day of Rocky Mount, and Dr. D. J. Whiiener and Richard E. Kelley, Boone. The State Council is made up of present and put district gov ernors as follows: R. R. Barnes, Candler; A. V. Goldiere, David son; Hoke Flynt, Winston-Salem; J. D. Peacock, Lumberton; Wal lace I. West, Wilmington; Sam: uel M. Holton, Louisburg; H. Bueck, Murphy; E. O. Lane, Den ton; Lyman D. Auatin, Albe marle; W. Paul Lyman, Raleigh; W. J. Dunn, Washington; and Mr. Kelley. has been the subjeet of wide na tional publicity because of the mass inoculations with gamma 1 globlulin. He said he was issuing a formal statement because he was receiving telephone calls and ! letters -from all parts of the coun j try inquiring if the Caldwell j County outbreak presented a health hazard to vacations in North Carolina's mountain and coastal resorts. Dr. Norton's statement follows: "There is nothing connected with the polio situation in North Carolina which would 'interfere with tourist travel to any part of the state. The only area affected is Caldwell County and to some extent the three adjacent coun ties of Catawba, Burke, and Wil kes counties. No polio exists as of this date (July 9) in the sum mer tourist regions or to any ex tent in any of the" other 96 coun ties in North Carolina. "Our resorts, assemblies, and summer camps, are all well-pro tected under our existing sanitary laws, and under strict health in spection at all times." New Plan To Aid Motorists As an added service to motor ists of the region an appointment plan to aid busy people in tak ing the examinations for driver's licenses has been arranged, pre venting their standing in line. These appointements may be l made as far as three weeks ahead | for Wednesday, Thursday or Fri day. Those interested may see the license examiner, W. R. Stans berry, wjiile here or write him at West Jefferson f6r appointment. Turner Stork Hurt In Accident Turner Storie, of the Farmers Hardware Ac Supply Company, sustained painful, though not serious, injuries Saturday morn ing when a stack of heavy tile board squares toppled over, knocking him down and pinning him to the floor in the building supply warehouse of the company on Howard Street. He was discharged frorrt Wa tauga Hospital Tuesday morning after undergoing treatment for shock, multiple bruises and abrasions, and is convalescing at his home in Perkinsville. No bones were broken. Caldwell To Speak At Meet Of Pomona Grange HARRY B. CALDWELL Mr. Harry B. Caldwell, Master of the North Carolina Grange, will be the speaker at the Po mona Grange meeting at Park way school house July 23rd at ! 8 o'clock p. m. I Mr. Caldwell recently returned from a six weeks tour of farms in Europe as a member of Presi dent Eisenhower's interim advis I ory committee on agriculture. 1 Farmers are asked to come and hear him discuss the changing agricultural policy, which it is said might help in the solution of some current farm problems. The general public is invited to hear Mr. Caldwell. Immediately after the speak ing the Pomona Grange will hold its business session. Memorial To Be Held For Pioneer Meat Camp Woman Memorial services for Mrs. Elizabeth Blackburn Miller will be held at the old Hopewell graveyard July 19, at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Ernest Moretz, grand son of Mrs. Mliler, will preach, and others presnet will partici pate in the services. Mrs. Miller died about 18^3, but not fitting service had ever been held, it is said. A monument is being erec ted to her memory. A pioneer citizen of the Meat Camp section, Mrs. Miller was the grandmother of William Wincbarger, the late Monroe Mor etz and other prominent citizcns of Watauga. Cancer Campaign In Watauga Over Quota Thanks to the Junior Woman's Club, local sponsor of the Cancer Drive, the local Executive Com mittee of the American Society, and a host of volunteer workers the Cancer Campaign in Watauga County went over the top, says Mrs. John Davis, campaign chair man, who adds: 'The goal set for our county was $433.35 and the amount turn ed in was $483.89. We arc grate ful to all of the workers who so willingly gave their time to this drive. Wc arc pround too of Wa tauga County whose citizens have never failed to give of their means to help the American Can cer Society and have always reached their goal and more. I am sure you will be proud you gave too when you hear of some worthy person of our county, maybe your next door neighbor, receiving help from the Ameri can Cancer Society who other wise might have gone on inde finitely without hope for life. "If some of you have not given to the 19S3 Cancer fund and you would like to have a part in this vital life-saving organization send your contribution to CAN CER, Boone, N. C." Boone Recreational Program To Be Made Bigger, Better Beginning with next Monday, the Boone Recreation Program v. UI be expanded in several ways, especially with reference to the girls' activities, it was announced this week by the Rev. Joseph T. Shurkford, chairman of the Boone Recrcation Committee. At ^ meeting on Tuesday of several leaders in the girls' work of the i community. Mrs. Virginia Hols houscr. Mrs. Dolly Mathcson. Mrs. Ia-c Reynolds, and Mrs. Ray Law rence, Mr. fihackford and the rec rcation director, Jack Groce, re viewed the town recreation pro gram and sought to fill the gaps, especially with the girls, wh -re 1 they appeared. Girl*' Play and Activity Days for the remainder of the rummer will be Tuesday* and Fridays, 4:00-5:30 p. m. Girls aged (<-9 will meet at the east side en trance to the high school and the girls 10-13 will meet on the play ing field in front of the high school at these times. For the younger group, cro quet, s^ufflcboard, and play ground games will be planned. If interest is present ?nd super vision is forthcoming, crafts of several sorts may be added to these activities. For the older group, badminton, volley ball, shuffleboard, Softball, and, on rainy days, ping pong, will be available. The recreation director, Mr. Groce, will be in charge of these activities and will have the help of assistants from the College physical education student!. One principal alteration is also announced in the schedule for the boys' age group 6-9 years. Their meeting time beginning Monday, will be 4:00-3:30 Monday. Wed nesday, and Friday for softbnll play in front of the high school, except Fridays when they will go to the playing field behind the old boys' dormitory. For a complete schedule of the recreational program and activi ties as scheduled for the varioui age group, pleaae aee "Recreation al Activities" at another place ir this paper. Cone, Price Estates Will ? * __ Get Attention Park Body Bean Mart Active With Sales Of Over 1500 Baskets Daily The Boone Vegetable Auetion Market, Inc.. which opened its first season here on Monday, July 8, with sales of 2.000 baskets of beans for Watauga County farm ers, has maintained a steady av erage of 1.S00 to 2.000 baskets daily, Joe B. Gourley, marketing specialist with the North Caro lina Department of Agriculture, said yesterday. Prices, which dropped slightly after opening day, have picked up once more, and sales of Mon day, July 13. ranged from $2.25 tc $2.70 per bushel, depending upon the quality of the beans, he said. Loading and unloading facili ties have been improved, and there is now a minimum of wait ing by growers for beans to be sold. Sales are now being held each week day every hour on the hour from 4 to 8 p. m., and later sales will be held if neces sary. Additional buyers will be at tracted to the market as the vol | ume increases, and three tele phones have been installed in the office of Mountain Burley Ware house No. 3 on the Bristol Road, where the sales are held, for the added convenience of the buyers, said Mr. Gourley. Other vegetables will be sold at auction at the same location when they arc ready for the market. Eggers To Preside At Farm Loan Meet The 36th annual meeting of the i stockholders of the Boone Na tional Farm Loan Association, which is a local farmer owned and operated credit organization affiliated with the Federal Land Hunk of Columbia, S. C.. will be held in Boone Saturday, accord .ng to an announcement by S. C. Eggers, president of the co-op. The meeting will be held in the Watauga County Court house at Boone beginning at 10:30 a. rp., with President Eggers presiding. The business session will in clude a report of the past year's operations by John H. Hollar, sec retary-treasurer, a report on the activities of the board of direc tors and loan committee and the election of directors. Following this the stockholders and guests will hear an ad.lress by Julian Scarborough, president of the Fed eral Lund Bank of Columbia since 1034, who has had a distin guished career in agricultural credit. The local farm loan associa tion. along with 72 other associ ations in the two Carolinas, Geor gia and Florida, own all the cap ital stock of the Columbia Land Bank. These associations handle the making and servicing of all loans made by the bank in their respective territories. The Fed eral Land Bank system began op erations early in 1917 with the Columbia bank receiving its charter on March 16 of that year. The first loan mddc by the bank through a national farm loan as sociation was closed on July 2, 1917. Since then more than sev enty million dollars has been JULIAN SCARBOROUGH loaned t6 North Carolina farmers. Other officials and directors of the local association besides Mr. Eggers ar,d Mr Hollar are E. S. Shatlcy, J. Mack Moore, Carlis Lee Mitchell and Gordon A. Chambers, directors. A large turnout of members and invited guests is expected for the celebration. President Eg gers stated. Commission To Gather Here For \ Summer Session Members of the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Development Commission will hold their summer meeting in Boone July 20, when they will be entertained by the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon att the Daniel Boone Hotel. During their stay in Boone the Commission is expected to re view the Cone estate and the Julian Price project in Watauga county, looking to their future development as a part of the Na tional Park system. NoiabUs Expacted Those expected are Kelly E. Bennett, chairman; Wr. R. Wink ler, vice-chairman; C. M. Doug las, secretary; Edith P. Alley, clerk, and other members of the commission. Also expected to be present arc Sam P. Weems, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway; Hon. Robert L. Doughton, R. Getty Browning, of the State Highway Commission; Charlie Parker, De partment of Conservation and . Development; Hugh Morton of Linville. Also expected are Ben Douglas, of Charlotte, director of conser vation and A. H. Graham, chair man of the State highway com mission. Arrive Sunday The visitors will begin arriving Sunday afternoon. Their business session will start Monday morn ing, and perhaps end in the early afternoon. Business of much con cern to Watauga county will come before the session. Dr. Althouse Talks To Men On Saving Beauties Of Town Dr. H. D. Althouse, of Hickory, who is interested in the beautifi cation of towns and cities, spoke to a number of Boone men at a luncheon last Wednc?day in Fel lowship Hall of the Methodist Church. Dr. Althouse heads a commission in Hickory dedicated to the beautification of that town 1 by planting and caring for trees, shrubbery, flowers and plants. The purpose of the luncheon to organize a club of men in terested in horticulture in Boone. A good attendance was reported, and Ray Dorrick, temporary chairman, appointed Homer Brown, R. W. Watkins and Dr. John G Barden to a committee U> nominate a slate of officers to , be voted upon at the next meet ing. Dr. Althouse spoke to the men on "Men's Part in Town and Home Beautification," and ex plained how a club of the sort . planned here would be beneficial in beautifying Boone and in con serving the many natural beauties with which' Boone is endowed. The next meeting was to be held Wednesday (July IS) night at 8:30 o'clock in the Methodist Church basement. All men who are interested in this project were urged to attend. Lamb Pool In Wilkes July 23 The second 1053 Watauga Lamb Pool will be held at the iheep loading pen* at North Wilkos boro on IliurMlay. July 23. Lambs will be weighed from 6:30 a. in. to B:30 a. m. and loaded as soon as weighing is completed. Lambs will be graded by the state grader, and will be sold by grade to the highest responsible bidder. Any one may sell in the pool but lambs must be brought in early u they must be shipped out on the freight traifl and it will be waiting to finish weighing lambs. Mission, Kan.? ?hile mowing grass on a neighbor's emrty lot, > Robert Guthrie, 18, gulped when he uncovered an old fruit jar, containing $2,000. The owner of the lot, Charles Asner, claimed ? it saying his wife had been sav i ing the money without his know ledge over ? seven-year period, i The court will be asked to de termine the owner of the $2,000. Members S. C. Press To Visit Horn Friday Members of the South Caro lina Press Association, which is holding its mid-summer conven tion at Mayview Manot\ Blowing Rock, this week-end, will see "Horn in the West" Friday night, July 17, as guests of the Southern Brother Of Mrs. Moretz Killed By Stray Bullet Mr. Joe Rhyne of Jacksonville, Fla., brother of Mrs. Grady Moretz of Boone, was killed in stantly by a stray bullet while he was hunting near a rifle range Saturday. Surviving arc the widow and two daughters, Joan and Shirley Rhyne. Mrs. Moretz has gone to Dal las, N. C.. for the funeral rites which are being held on Wed nesday. The U. S. plans billion dollar outlay next year on guided mis siles. Appalachian Historical Associa tion, sponsors of the outdoor drama. , ? Although a number of South Carolina journalists have seen the drama since it opened its second season at the Daniel Boone Theatre June 26, Friday night will mark the first time that an out-of-state press associa tion has attended as a group. The North Carolina Press Association attended the drama during its convention at Blowing Rock in July, 1952. Some 79 visiting newsmen and their families arc expected to witness the production Friday night. H. D. Osteon, publisher of the Sumter Item, is president of the South Carolina Press Associa tion. Dairy Meeting Is Postponed The anuual meeting of the Yadkin Valley Dairy Coopera tive, which was to have been held at Wilkesboro Tuesday the 21st, I has been postponed indefinitely.! 2.3 Miles Paving Finished Here Raleigh ? The State Highway Commission completed 2.3 miles of paving in Watauga County during the month of June Com missioner W, Ralph Winkler of Boone reported today. The following roads, and their lengths, were paved in June: From US 321 toward Parkway, 1.3 miles; and County Road to ward Parkway, one mile. Both roads are on the State's secondary highway system. The Eleventh Highway Divi sion composed of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, and Yadkin counties brought a total of 41.38 miles of road work to completion during June Headquarters for the Ele venth arc in North Wilkesboro; J. H. Councill is the division en gineer. Clinic Friday The regular orthopedic clinic will Ije held Friday between 8 a. m. and 12 noon, at the Health Department in Boone. 26 Watauga Students Given School Bus Safety Certificates Twenty-eight Watauga County students won speciul Safety Award certificates today for out standing safety records as school bus drivers during the 1952-S3 school term. , Announcement of th? awards was made by the N. C. State Automobile Association. This state-wide motor club and the Highway Safety Division of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles jointly sponsored, the safety program which culmi nated with the awarding of certi ficates. John G. Frazier' Jr., president of the Automobile Association, congratulate^ the winners for being among the best out of some 20,000 students who were train { ed last year as school bus driv ers. "These young people deserve the thanks and praise of the en tire community," Mr. Frailer said. "Day after day, in all kioda of weather, they consistently drove carefully, kept their buss es in good, clean condition, and had no accidents, "Transporting students to and from school is a large responsibi lity, yet thebu drivers carried out their duties without mishap." Out of the 20,000 trained in the state each year, less than half arc certified to handle the 7,000 school busses. I The qualified drivers travel 220, 0<w miles a day to haul 427, 000 school children. The winners abided by a set of rules prepared by the Highway Safety Division. They had to drive a minimum of 120 days without accidcnt, keep their busses clean, be punctual, and show a good attitude and dispo sition. Driven were disqualified if their principals received any verified reports of careless driv ing or if the youngsters were in ltnlved in any accidents while driving private cars. Certificate winners from Wa tauga County schools: Boone ? Worth Greer. John Morctz, James McKinncy, Ted Townsend, Paul Brookshire, and Alex South. Vilaa ? Lewis Bentley, Ben Fox, 'Jacob Fletcher, Clay Greene. Shulls Mill ? Tommy Sluder, Ray Clark, and A. E. White Jr. and Sr. Beech Creek ? J. C. Tester. Tamarack ? Lloyd Miller, Rcece ? Earl Scott. Sugar Grove ? Allen Heaton artd Fred Winebarger. Meat C<imp? J. D.- Miller # Deep Gap? Billy Welborn, Jack VWborn. stony Fork ? J. E. Greene. Triplett ? Gordie Triplet! Blowing Rock? Howard Hayes, Paul Ruppert, and Roby Weaver, ? i
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