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, 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