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SIXTY-SIXTH YEAjR-NO. SI BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1*54 ? a ? ?;w . . An Independent Weekly New?pa per ? -Established in the Year * KING STREET. BY ROB RIVERS ORGANISATIONS . . . AND A WORD FOR AN ANCIENT ' PACK A few years ago, a prominent local politician and civic leader said to us: "The trouble with Boone is ? it's over-orgjpued and over-politicked." ... The trite sentence stuck in our miad, as true a statement as was ever made on this streat of ours . . . There are politicians, conniving here and there, and for every politician there are ? tew organi zations, but Greer Hodges re freshes our memory oh on.1 in stitution which he vows will never grout old, and never loat- a member, unless maybe it if1 by the undertaker route . . . The or ganization known as the Royal Society of Yellow Dogs was founded in this locality more than thirty years ago ... It is unique, in that there are no dues, no civic programs, no benefits, no speeches, no dinners, no cold mashed taters or evasive peas, and one don't have to 'be parti cularly well recommended to en joy the fellowship of the mangy mongrels, whose, color, while us ed often in derUHtn, is after all, just a shade lighter than the pure : gold which goes through the fire undefiled . . . We recall, way back, when E. S. Coffey walked out on the porch of his law of' ? fice, and yelled ' cross the creek to us . . . We went and found we were to be initiated into the ; mystic order of the nasty-colored perps . . . Ranged around the dingy office wert F. A. Linney, ? Squire Jim Bryan, W. R. Gragg, ! and maybe a few others, and I somewhere we still have that card, with the yellow dog ramp ant, and the certificate of mem bership signed by W. R. Gragg and Cheese Wilson. " _ j m THE YELLOWING JOURNAL , of the order, it- is learned thai ChMM Wilton was Chief Cur. W. R. Gragg. was ihe custodian of tha lions* tag. W. D. Farthing the isadar of tha Mongrels, and A. E. South, the Custodian of the Bone ... Through all the yeari. the Yal low Dogs, not the canines, but the organisation. has flourished . . . growing slowly but surely, and one never has to run when he sees a Dog ambling toward him. with his eye on' a tele phone pole . . . He's not going to ask for funds or give you heck for not attending a meet ing. he's Just moseying on. Uv ing the full life without ag gravating the folks ... At any rate, the Yellow Dogs is alive again . . . J. C. Goodnight. Rev. Mr. Holliagsworth and Mark Hodges have recently received the mystic word, and ihe anci ent signs. . . . applications are being received for membership amongst the muddy-colored mongrels. STRICTLY PICAYUNE , Jimmy Cook, runs his finger* through his hair, looks out at the snow storm, and says: "I wish that old (round hog hadn't stuck his head out)" . . . Days lengthen to the point late workers may go home in <laylight , . . Auto pass es by dragging string of tin cans, and carrying "Just married" sign, as old ladies smile at the newly weds . . . Big glass falls from second story win dew and lands' unbroken . . . Raymond Fqrthing, veteran of the Naval Service, do ing Recruiting duty at Lenoir of fice . . . TO WHICH PARTY DO YOU HOLD? In a neighborhood where party politics has been the main order of business since the Civil War, newcomers are al ways quickly catalogued aa to political preference, and there's always been the man who'd saunter up to a brud new citi zen. and put him right on the spot . . . We have discovered a smoother way of finding out . . . The guy is a Republican or a Democrat depending upon whether he says it's a "Wei log off" or a rreoeeatao" . . . So all one baa to do to promote Us political poll might be to ask "How's It going?"" ,, Retail coffee sales have drop ped while tea sales rtave risen al most 100 per cent ? some shops. t Farm Meetings Will Be Held, Starting Monday POLIO DRIVE NETS&814 The March of Dimes cam paign In Watauga County has collected I4.8U.0J. in tha 1954 campaign, according to figurai ralHMd Tuesday by Mrs. Ralph Tugman. chairman of tha currant drive. A talant (how by tha collaga faculty last Thursday raiaad $75.76 of this amount Mrs. Tugman said. , Mrs. Tugman axprassad har appreciation for' thoaa who have halpad maka this yaar's campaign so successful. Sha said, "We are still hoping to reach the IS. 000. 00 mark, and ' anyone who has a donation may contact the March of Dimes headquarters at Town Hall and the money will be gladly accepted." Joe Davis Dies In Globe, Ariz. Joe Davis, 49, of Globe, Ari zona. died Saturday night at his home, following a long illness. Mr. Davis was a native of Ashe county .and a brother of Mrs. Joseph Winkler of Boone. Burial was in Phoenix, Arizona Monday. Surviving brothers and sister, in addition to Mrs. Winkler are: W. H. Davis, Fairfax, Va.; Bob Davis, West Jefferson; Glenn Davis, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. G. H. Scott, Todd; Mrs. Ralph Gilles pie, ReidsviJle. County Council 4-H Qubs Meets The Watauga 4-H County Coun cil, met Saturday, February 6. at 10:00 a. m. in, the Legion Hut. Doss Keller, president called the meeting to order. Bill Austin, secretary read the minutes of last meeting. Ann Farthing, vice president led the group in 4-H pledge and motto. John Ralph Buchanan led the group in sing ing America with Evelyn Mathe son at the piano. Doss Keller spoke briefly on importance of keeping good records. W. C. Richardson showed . to the group the belt buckle Glenn Reese received for placing third in the National Sheep Shearing Contest. The meeting was then adjourn ed for recreation. After playing several games Paul Brookshire jnd W.. C. Richardson led the ;raup in some folk games and folk dances. Everyone guessed the number of grains of corn in a pint jar. Bill Austin won the prize for guessing the closest number. Industry is urged to emphasize peacetime production. Edwin N. Hahn, ? ? . ... , ? > > ? ? ??? Former Mayor, Taken By Death EDWIN N. HAKN Edwin N. Hahn, former Mayor of Boone, and veteran Justice of the Peace, died at his home Wed nesday of last week, after an ex tended period of failing health. He was 81. Funeral services were heldi at the Boone Methodist Church Thursday, with the pastor, Rev. J. T. Shackford officiating. Grave side rites were conducted in Mountlawn Memorial Park members of Snow Lodge, No. 363, A. F. 4t A. M. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Blanche Hahn; a son, Euc Hahn, Ama/illo, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Brown of Wimton-Salem, and Mrs. Wads M. Jackson of Boone. There p one sister, Mrs. Bertha Patton of Hickory, and five grandchildren. Mr. Hahn came to Boone from Gastonia over thirty years ago, and had been one of the leaders in the business and religious life of the community. A progressive citizen, Mr. Hahn was a former mayor of the town and under his administration the first appreci able widening of East King Street was accomplished. He had been engaged in the lumber business, the ice manufacturing business, and had been a steward in the Boone Methodist Church for more than a quarter of a century. Mrs. D. E. Hartley Dies On Friday Mrs. D. E. Hartley, died at her home in Cashocton, Ohio last Friday, following a long period of declinir\g health. .Funeral service and interment were held Monday in Cashocton. Mrs. Hartley was a native of Watauga county, and a resident of Boone for many years. IAVA JUMPS TO DIME A CUP? Reflecting the consistent rise of otic* price* when purchased in the bag. practically ?U Boone rest ?urants have lifted the price for a cup of the popCmr beverage when ordered without food) to 10 cent*, after holding the line at i cents until last week. Shown above is Howarl Culler of Boone, as * sipped a 16c cup in the Boone Trail Restaurant Local restaura teurs report no noticeable consumer decline since the price w.? advanced. (P. S.? The newspaper Mr. Culler is reading still costs a nickel ) . Stafl photo by Jot Minor. Farmers will have one of the best opportunities of the year to learn about recent developments ?n farming and marketing at the pecial meetings on February 15. 16 and 17 at the County Court house in Boone. Ltad'ng Exten ion specialists will discuss prac tical ways that the farmer can use new methods tfl make more I money. A period for questions | and answer; will be given on each I subject so that any farmer may bring tip his particular problem. "We have worked hard to get the specialists that can help the armers most for these meetings." says County Agent L. E. Tuck willer. "Now, if the farmers will attend, we believe that the re sults will be good. It really costs, the state many hundreds of dol-i lars in salaries and travel ex penses to send their best speci alists on a series of meetings such as we have scheduled here, but It costs the farmer nothing. Un less the farm people show their interest by attending the meeting we may rtever secure this much h*lp again." The schedule is as follows: February IS " 9:00 ? Outlook Up-To-Date, by John M. Hunter. 9:30? fertilizers ? Dr. E. R. Col lins. 10:30 ? Economics of Fertilizer, M. S. Williams. 11:00? Weed Control, W.' O. Westmoreland. Questions and answers, follow ed by lunch. 1:00 ? Dairying ? Feeding, F. R. Farnham; Dairy Calf Raising. J. D. George. 2:45 ? Farm Machinery, J. C. Ferguson: questions and answers. February IS 9:00 ? Tobacco, R. R. Bennett and H. H. Nau. 11:00? Economics of F?edih| and Work Simplification, Dr. Dflrris Bfown. Lunch. , 1:00 ? Beef Cattle and Sheep Production, J. S. Buchanan; Hog Production at $11.00 per hund red, J. K. Butler, Jr. 2:30 ? Pasture, Ladino, and Oth er Hay end Silage, S. H. Dobson. .3:30 ? Forage Crop Diseases, Staff. February 17 9:00 ? Selecting the Right Chicks and Poultr# Management, C. J. Maupin. 9:30 ? Egg Care and Manage ment, T. B. Morris. 10:10 ? Poultry Marketing Pos sibilities, C. W. Williams; ques tions and answers. Lunch. 1:00 ? Commercial Vegetables, H. M. Covington. 1:30 ? A Tip-Top Home Garden, A. A. Banadyga; You Can't Af ford Not To Irrigate, Mr. Ban adyga. 2:45 ? Disease . and Insects, Staff. 3:15 ? Better Fruits and Vege table Marketing, George Abshier. State Tax Man To Come On 19th A representative of the State Department of Revenue will be at the courthouse in Boone Friday February 19, and Friday Febru ary 26, for the purpose of assist ing taxpayers with filing their 1953 State income tax returns. I , 1 J. Edgar Young, Former Sheriff, ' Succumbs Friday By MRS. LUCILE LETT J. Edgar Young, aged 74, died at the home of a son in Blowing Rock Friday, Feb. S, after a pro-' longed illness. ' , Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in' the little Reformed church -near ? the Young home Mth Rev. Carl ton Cox officiating. Burial fol- < lowed in the church cemetery. > Greer Funeral Home of Lenoir was in charge of arrangements. J Mr. Young, a retired faimer at' the time of his death, was a for- J mer sheriff of Watauga county, serving six years. Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Leona Hartley of Blowing Rock and Mrs. Mary Ford of Lenoir Rt. 8; four sons: Fred,1 James, and Roy of Blowing Rock *nd J. Edgar, Jr. of St. Peters- j burg, Fla. There are 27 grand children and IS great grandchild- ] ren. Sixteen Men Go For February Draft Quota The Selective Service Board i has notified sixteen* men to fill the February quota for Watauga County. They will report to the I Charlotte induction station on February 28. They ar?: (Carl Pope, Reese; Garine Letter Woodring, RFD, Boone; Sherdoa Junior Presneil, Sugar Grove; James N. Presneil, Baech Creek; Howard O. Jones, Shulli Mill*; Charles R. Gentry, Laxon; Ralph M. Hodges, Boone; Lawrence Everett Phillips, Boone; Kenneth O. Hayes, Trlplett; John We(don Main, Todd; Clinton Clif ford Baird and Clyde James Eg gers, Jr., Banner Elk; Harold Ed ward NorrU and Qordon Cecil Eggtrs, Mabel; Wayne Maynar4 Tate, Blowing Rock; Billy Clint Townsend, Valle Crucis; and Ro bert Forest Nichols, Deep Gap. . Earl Pope, Garine Lester Wood ring and Sherdon Junior Presneil are selective service volunteers. J Weather Although temperatures in the rirsj days of the week were mild, reaching 90 degrees, those begin ning Wednesday remained in the 20's and 30's. Precipitation was mostly light i^ows, from Wed nesday to Friday; but even though light, the snow was enough to be come packed into ice on the roads Thursday. Max.* Min. 8 p. m. Date 36 22 31 Jan. 31 49 22 39 Feb. 1 50 33 ^ 49 Feb. 2 49 32 33 Feb. 3 33 29 28 Feb. 4 32 2ft 28 Feb. 9 34 2? 29 Feb. 6 Precipitation : Jan. 91? {T snow. , Feb. 3 ? 0.01 in.; T snow. Feb. 4 ? T; T (now. Feb. 6?0.02 in.; T snow. January was mild, the highest temperature reaching 60 degrees, the lowest 1 above. The tain and melted snow totaled 9.90 inches, with a high of 1.99 inchcs on the 22nd; most of this precipitation fell in consecutive showers from the 20th to the 23rd. Snow and sleet totaled 1.6 inches, with a high^of 1.0 Inches on the 23rd. Examination For City Postmaster Is Slated An examination tor Postmaster at Boone, I*. C, $5370 a year, un der revised and 'more exacting eligibility requirements agreed upon -by the U. 8. Civil Service Commission and the Post Office' Department will be open for re ceipt of applications until March 2, 1954, the Commission announc ed today. "The Commission is taking all possible steps through special publicity to civic and other com munity organization* to encour age well qualified persons to ap ply for the examination," the ar nouncemcnt said. Competitors for the postmaster vacancy in this city must have at least 2 years of experience show ing that they have the ability to conduct and manage the com [ munliy's postal buiinew ctflcJ ently and to supervise employees to that customers arc satisfied with the service. Competitors must shuw that they can deal with the public! agreeably and effectively and tfiat they are reliable citizens who : would command the respect and I confidence of, patrons of the post' offiec. Applicants must take a written test. Those who pass "will be as signed final ratings on the basis of thi? test and on their expert-1 encc, ability, and character. TTiere is a 1-year residence requirement and applicant* must be at least 23 years of atfrand must not have passed their sixty-third birthday. Complete information about the examination . requirements and inatructiooa for filing applications may be obtained at the Boone pq*tfOcc. _ fc Dial T elephone Service Starts In Town March 3 1 SNOW TIME TO TAKE CHANCES ? A typical street accne during lut Thursday's heavy snowfall was the one enacted above by Hoyle Hayes, of the Todd & Higgins Esso Service on King Street, as the roving camera caught him down in the snow in the act of putting chains on a local -motorist's car. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. Dead Baby F ound At College Is Unknown The boby of an infant girl , found in the garbage chute of East Hall, on Appalachian Col lege campus last week, brought about an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, which hopes to locate the mother, and a statement by College Of ficials, clearing the students in connection with the case. The body of the premature child was found late Monday af ternoon. It was perfectly formed, but weighed only two pounds. Apparently it had lived after birth. SBI efforts to find the par ent and determine the cause of the baby's deith haven't been successful. The College Statement The college administration gave the Democrat the following pre pared statement Tuesday: "The baby was fund on Mon day afternoon, February 1, in the trash room in East Hall. The man who hauls the traah off reported it to the college administration. A conference of the college offici als was held and it was decided to call for the coroner. Mr. Rich ard Kelly, the corOner," came down to the campus fend joined the conference, and he called in Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Jr. "Investigation showed that no student in East Hall had $>een absent from class except two or three who had been confined to their rooms with flu. In the Strict Fever Cases Are Fewer There has been a lull in the number of cases of scarlet fever! bung reported in the county. All Mabel school children present were given prophylactic treat ment last Thursday and Friday. Only scattered eases have occur red other Actions, and no alarm is felt at the present time. The public is urged to keep sick 0h i 1 d r e n home from school. Severe sore throats with a tem perature, with or without rash, should receive medical care and be isolated as scarlet fever. If; treated, a case is released from quarantine in I week; if not treated in 2 week. Contacts un der IS years Or a school child treated preventively may' be re leased in 1 days; but not treated, not released until 1 week after th# patient is released from quar antine. Parents and tpachvrs should report directly ia the Health Department caws not seen by a private physician. Broador aid to Latin-America becomcs U- & "policy." meantime, the young women of the dormitories wanted to clear themselves. "President B. B. Dougherty went to Raleigh to have a con ference with the Attorney Gen eral and with the State Bureau of Investigation. The Attorney Gen eral advised that' no one should be denied an examination and that no one should be compelled to have one. The young women in the dormitories requested a physical examination and it was given by Dr. Hagaman. "Every room in every dormi tory on the campus was examin ed. There was not even a suspi cion. "Where the child came from no one knows. The State Bureau of Investigation representatives are still here working on it. Perhaps they will have something to re port a little later on. 'This announcement by Jhe col lege administration has been de layed, with the hope that they could have something definite to report." Inabinet Speaks To Tuesday Meet Commeiee Group Th? neto dial ttlephone system will be placed into service here at nocm on March 3, 19M, H. M. Inabinet of Lenoir, group rtiana ger of the Southern Bell Tele phone Company, announced Tues day at the February meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Introduced by H. Grady Farth ing, chairman of the Chamber's telephone committee, Mr. Inab' net explained the use of the new phones, showed a film d'.-voted to the same subject, and traced the 59-year history and growth of telephones in Watauga County since 1885, when the Watauga Telephone Company was formed by the late J. C. Mast, of Sugar Grove. In 1900, he said, the first switchboard was placed m the hortie of Mrs. Mattie Toppins, with Mm. Toppins serving as op erator, in the present location of the Quails Beauty Shop on East King Street. Later it was moved to a building owned by R. M. Greene next to the Greene Inn. Mr. Greene now lives in Greens boro. In 1918 the company was pur chased by the late Elmo Mather ly, and in turn was sold to a group of citizens in Watauga County, including Dr. H. B. Per ry of Boone, and the late W. Y. Farthing of Sugar Grove. Then it passed into the hands of a group from Lenoir and Hickory. About 1923 the switchboard was moved over the People's Bank and Trust Company, where Hunt's Department Store is now located, and Mrs. Jessie McGuire, now retired, became the operator. In 1928 Southern Bell purchas ed the exchange, and the switch board with 125 stations connect ed was moved to its present loca tion on Grand Boulevard. A new brick building has now been erected on East King Street to house the dial equipment and local offices of the company. At the time of the "cutover" on March 3, there will be 1200. tele phones in Watauga County, Mr. Inabinet said. He attributed the consistent gains through the years to the continual expansion of business in the county, and ex pressed appreciation on behalf of the company to the Chambrr of Commerce and all others for their cooperation. In the absence of President H. W. Wilcox, Russell D. Hodges, first vice president, presided at Tuesday's luncheon meeting in the Gateway Cafe. Canadian newsprint production last year set a record. Scott Plunks Down Fee For Primary Battle Raleigh, Feb. 8 ? Former Gov. W. Kerr Scott today made official hi* announcement - that he will run for the U. S. Senate by pay ing a $250 filing fee as a candi date in the May 29 Democratic primary. He told newsmen who watched while he filed at the State Board tit Elections that he will *ry to work out this week" his selection of a campaign manager. "We will move along as fast as we can," he said. "I've got to get busy toting water to put out fires," he added with a chuckle. Scott was accompanied by Ben Foney of Rocky Mount, who serv ed as his administrative assistant while Scott was governor. Mrs. Mary M. McCord, a clerk in the board of elections office, accept ed the two 100-dol!ar bills, two 20s, and one 10 as Scott counted them off. "It takes three cows if they sr? dry. and about two and a half if they are fresh' to pay the filing fee," the dairy farmer . quipped. The fee covers the short term from the November election to Jan. 1, and the regular 6-year term beginning Jan. 1. Scott announced last Saturday he would seek the post now held by Sen. Alton A. Lennon, who wu appointed by Gov. Umstoad to fill the vacancy left by the dctttb ol Sen. Willis M. Smith of W. KERR SCOTT Raleigh. Although Lcnnon has not yet officially filed, he hug announced he will run. In addition to Scott, two political newcomer! are al ready in the race. They are Henry L. Sprinkle of Greenaboro and W. M. Bottle of Cary. Scott said setting up a state wide campaign headqunrters here probably will wait until after Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson Day
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