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. WATAUGA COUNTY 1M0 POPULATION llJil Leading agricultural and tourist area. Livestock, dairying and truck fanning of Paramount Importance Blue Ridge gfAway traverses county, and touches Mowing Rock, one of the principal fcimmer reaorta of Kastern America. SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR.? NO. 24. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT " 1 An Independent Weekly Newspaper? Established m the Year 1888 BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1953 KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS AND IT CAME TO PASS in ihoM days, thai there want out k dacraa from Caesar Augustus, that all tha world should ba taxed. (And this taxing was first mad* whan Cyrenius was gov arnor of Syria.) And all want to ba taxad. it everyone into his own city. And Joseph also want up from Gallilaa. out of tha city of Nazareth. into Judaa. unto tha iity of David, which is callad Bathlaham; (bacausa ha was of flia housa and linaaga of David:) To ba taxad with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And. so it was. that while they were there, the days ware accomplished that she should ba delivered. And she brought forth her first born son. and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room far them in the Inn. And ther# were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock* by night. And. lo. the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were tore afraid. , And the angel ?aid unto them, fear not: for. behold. I bring you good tidings of great joy. which shall be to all people, four unto you is born this day in the city of Darid. a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddiag clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising- Cod. and saying. jGlory to Cod in the highert. and on earth peace, good will toward men. ? From the Gospel according to St. Luke. (coutinucd on page lour) l-t, The Staff of the Watauga Democrat extends greetings of the season and best wishes for a Merry Christmas. Dr. Herbert Wey Gets Area Educational Post Dr. Herbert Wey, former prin cipal of Appalachian High School, who is presently a professor"?in the school of education at the University of Miami; Miami, Fla., has been named to the executive committee of the committee on research and services of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The ap pointment was announced at a recent meeting of the organization in Memphis. Dr. Wey is- one of six Southern educators who will plan and direct the research projects of the Southern Association. At pre sent three projects are underway. One is a study in elementary education, another on evaluation of secondary schools, and the third on records and reports used in elementary and secondary schools, and colleges'. Dr. Wey will be in Atlanta in January to attend meetings of the committee. The Weys plan to return to their home here next year. . DH. HERBERT WEY Beaches Take Honors In Decoration Contest Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ueach took top honor* in the Home Decora tions contest in Boone Sunday night by winning first place in two of the three divisions. They won first place in the outdoor decorations with a winter scenc featuring a snowman and his wife. In the door decorations they displayed the word "Noel" with a blue star over it, and blue flood lights shining on the door. First prize in the window deco rations went to Mr. and Mrs Coaker Triplett for their unique , display! of t snow scene in their window. Jack Mock placed sec ond in this contest, uiing suspend ed snow flakes and a reindeer is his main attraction. Honorable mention went to Miss Elizabeth Elizabeth Lord, Mr. and Mrs. W G. Cutts. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stalling and Dt. and Mrs. Arnold | VanPelt. Miss Lord and Mr. Mock receiv ed second and third place in the door decorations. In the lawn decorations Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford placed second with a snow man and decorated tree; third place was given to Or. and Mrs. D. J. Whitener. Special at tention was give a tree decorated with suet and popcorn for feeding birds, arranged by Mr. and Mrs. R. W Watkins. ' In the door decorations special mention was made of the doors at the homes of Mr. and Mr*. Fred Mast, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Quails, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Harmon. First and second prize awards was cash in the amounts of $5.00 and $3.00, given by the Various departments of the Worthwhile (Continued on page lour.) Concern For Needy Being Felt Warmhearted concern for peo ple in need at Christmas, coupled with plani that are intended to leave no one out, characterize the community giving being done over North Carolina, from Man teo to Murphy, in cooperation with the county departments of public welfare. This is revealed in a survey ^ust completed by the State Board of Public Welfare. Christmas will be brighter this year for more than 10,000 needy families because of the generosity of clubs and individuals cooperat ing is this plan. Well over $100,000 will be given to bring extra Christmas joy to families whose situation is known to welfare departments. These families either have special needs beyond tfye help which can be given monthly for essentials under the public assistance pro gram or ?re ineligible for such help but have no margii) beyond bare necessities for extra Christ mas cheer. By using the county welfare department as a clearing house, duplication is avoided. The com munity is given the satisfaction of knowing that its giving bene fits those families and individu als who are neediest. From Manteo to Murphy, clubs churches, organizations, and in dividuals are letting the Christ mas spirit help them recapture the spontaniety and neighborli ness that makei giving a plea sure. They are making use of the iniertst and knowledge of com munity needs which' the welfare departments have, ' to channel their giving to the families in greatest need. Their gifts are either gifts especially selected to fill particular needs of the family or are in the, form of checks so the parent may have a share in the gifts to the children. Schools Close For Holidays All the schools of the county closed for Christmas Friday af ternoon, as did Appalachian State Teachers Cdllege. ? The schools will reopen Mon day morning December 28th. with the exception of Boone, Green Valley, Parkway and Blowing Rock. These schools will begin Tuesday morning December 29th, and will teach Saturday January 2. The college will reopen Decem ber 29. Business Places Set Closing Dates Attention is again called to the fact that most businesses of the town of Boone will take a long week end in observance of the Christmas holidays, leaving their places of business at Thursday closing time, and returning Mon day morning. County office* will close Wed ne.?day, and reopen next Monday. City hall will take Christmas day only. The bank will be closed both Friday and Saturday. The windows at the postoffice will be cloyed Christmas day on ly, according to Acting Postmast er Lyle Cook. | Honeycutts Hurt In Auto Crash Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Honcycutt and son, Robert, received injur ies in an automobile accident, which occurred near Bcrea, Ky. Mr. Honeycutt suffered a frac tured wrist and hand. Mrs. Honeycutt has a compound frac- 1 ture of an ankle and a number of broken ribs. Robert has un In jured wrist and broken rib*. The Honeycutts had been to Chicago on a vlait with relatives and were on tl?eir way home when the car skidded on the icy pavement and wrecked. Burley Market Auctions 2,368,27 8 Pounds Of Leaf EMPTY STOCKINGS FILLED? Mrs. Mae Miller, general chairman of the Empty Stocking committee of the Worthwhile Woman's Club, and Mrs. R. W. Watkins distribute gifts provided by the fund to a group of children gathered at Mrs. Miller's home on Howard Street.? Staff photo by Joe Minor. Tom Jackson Is Soil Supervisor In recent voting, Tom Jockson was elected to serve a three year term as supervisor for the Wata uga Soil Conservation District. Mr. Jackson is replacing Henry Taylor, present board member, who has served for the past four years. The Board is composed of three farmers who administer the farm planning and land use program for the county. Other members serving on the Board during 1954 are D. F. Greene and Hayes Well born. Special Service Set For Collegians Special attention of college students, home for the holidays, is called to the Student Recogni tion Service at the Advent Chris tion Church. All denominations are invited to the service Wed nesday (December 23) at 7:30. A reception for the students will fol low the program. The service is sponsored by the Boone and Blqwing Rflck Min isterial Association. Rotary Club Ends Contest The Boone Rotary Club hap j just concluded an attendance con- i test and established the out standing record for November of 94.44% attendance. The Boone club stood "fourth among the" 37 club of the 280th Rotary District. The 37 members of the local club were divided into teams for the purpose of the contest, and at the regular meeting last week the losing team was host to the win ners and served a steak and bean supper ? the winners eating steak and the losers eating only beans. Kermit Hunter Writes New Vla^ A new play by Kermit Hunter, author of the highly siAesxfuJ North Carolina outdoor dramas "Unto These Hills" at Cherokee and "Horn in the West" at Boone, will have its world premiere in Tucson, Arizon, April 28, 89, 30 in the University of Arizona audi torium. It ii entitled "The Bell and the Plow." j 1 '? - U. S. Saving* bond sales out strip redemptions in 11 months. Three Hundred Given Treats By Clubwomen More than three hundred child ren were treated with candy, nuts, toys, and clothing from Boone's Empty Stocking Fund, the town's most compiehensive Christmas charity. The needy children came from all sections of the county for the gifts which were distributed from the Rome of Mrs. Mae Mil ler, the general chairman of the empty stocking committee of the Worthwhile Woman's Club, which assumed the sponsorship of the ~ : ' ? ? ? i activity about ten years ago. A large majority of the club women took part ih carrying out the program by soliciting, col lecting, buying, packaging, as sorting items, and distributing packages to the schools and children. The children aided re presented nine schools. The club thanks the merchants and other townspeople for their generous support of the worth while Christmas activity. Merchants To Give $500 Christmas Eve Climaxing the series of cash gifts being distributed this year by the Merchants Association of Boone and Watauga County, there will be a big drawing for more than $500.00 on the main business square of Boone at 2 p. m. on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Decem ber 24, the association has an nounced. The first name drawn wil! re ceive )200, the second, $100, the third. $50, and there will be 15 additional drawings for $20 and $10 gifts. Free registrations may be made for these gifts at practically all Boone stores, and all tickets not previously drawn for the weekly prizes will be eligible for the Christmas Eve drawing also, it was announced. Registrations will be accepted by participating stroes until 1:00 p. m., December 24th. Democrat Will Observe Holidays The Watauga Democrat will be closed (or business for the re mainder of the week, following the publication of this early edi tion, and there will be business as usual next Monday. 1 PLAN l#I.IO DRIVE? Mapping plane formic 1954 March of Dimes i Cnmpaigi#to raise funds to comb)? infantile paralysis are, left to right above: R. D. Hodges, Jr., chairman of the Watauga County Chapter - of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; Mrs. Ralph Tugman, county campaign chairman for 19M; and George C. Greene. Jr? treasurer of the chapter. The drive will be held from January 2nd to 31st inclusive. The National Foundation U stressing research luring the impending drive, Mrs. Tugman said. I ? Pholo by Paul Weston. Average Of $53.76 For Year Shown Li-? ? ? . ? '? When the Bione Burley Tobac co Market closed for the Chriit mas holidays after sales on Fri day, December 18. it had sold 2, 308.278 pounds of tobacco for an average of $53.76 per hundred, according to figures released by Stanley A. Harris, supervisor of sales. Before-Christrr.as sales on the Mountain City (Tenn.) market, also operated by R. C. Coleman and associates, brought the total poundage sold by the firm to just 150.000 less than 4,000,000, with a total of $2,069,893.34 paid out to growers. Prices received this year are far above the average of past years, Mr. Harris added. In spite of the fact that the quality of the crop is considerably below the quality offered in 1952. The first sale after Christmas will be at Mountain Burley No. 1 in Boone on Monday, January 4th. Mountain Burley Warehouse at Bo?ne will be open to receive to bacco throughout the holidays, and there ii ample room on the floors for one million pounds. "All tobacco is insured for full value as soon as it is placed on the floor, enabling farmers to bring their tobacco in at any time with absolute confidence that it will be taken care of and be much safer on the warehouse floor than in your own barn," Mr. Harris re iterated. Mr. Coleman says: "The new government estimate indicates the burley crop this year is 78, 000.000 pounds under last year's crop, and 44,000,000 pounds un der the average of the last ten years. This certainly indicates that the price in the January sales will be as good, or better, than the prices up to the present time. I am confident there will be' no reduction in price until the last basket is sold." It was announced that another $50 will be distributed at Ware house No. 1 in Boone by the Mer chants Association to farmers bringing their tobacco in during the holidays, and every fanner who brings tobacco to Boone un til 9 a. m. Monday, January 4, will be eligible for a share. Weather By DR. ARNOLD VAN PELT The coldest temperature of the season came to Boone on the morning of the 18th when the mercury reached 1 above. Due to cold temperatures in the la?t part of the week, the trace of snow which fell on the 14th and 16th remained on the ground. Max. Jjlin. 6 p. m. 4 1 36 38 38 23 25 25 19 21 28 13 10 19 4 10 18 1 14 37 10 29 Precipitation: Dec. 13 ? 0.23 in. Dec. 14 ? 0.94 in. Dec. 15 ? 0.10 in.: trace snow. Dec. 17? trace^trace enow. Note ? In last week's column, the precipitation tor Dec. 10 vu omitted by mistawc. Rainfall for Dec. 10 was 0 84 Inches. ? i. ? Los Angeles, Calif. ? Mrs. Susan H. Bean recently entered the hoaO pltal for the first time in 101 years. She celebrated her 101st birthday in the hospital. Mrs. Bean bas 12 children, 22 grand children and 3 great-grandchild Date Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Doc. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 19
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