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Th? BOONE 1U0 POPULATION LT1 asasf'fara? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR.? NO. 33 An Independent Weekly. Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1888 ? , ; _! BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAJ^LINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1M4 WATAUI'.A COUNTY 1M0 POPULATION 1I.M1 m II PAGES? TWO SECTIONS KING BY R03 RIVERS, HERE AND THERE Juvenile delinquents make raid on Parkway Co. . . . Manager Paul Coffey reflecting on the fact that the lads didn't take a great deal of stuff, said, "they didn't have the heart . . . prices too high!" . . . The apartment of Mr. Shoaf, evangelist of the Church of Christ was ransacked th$ same day of the hardware store robbery, . , . The pilferers were presumably looking for currency as drawers were searched . . . Nothing was missing . . . What to do with these juveniles pre sents a problem to enforcement officers, and to society in general . . .Postoffice and bank observe Washington's birthday . . . other wise wouldn't many of us think about it being another anniver sary for the first President, who, maybe is better known by the cherry tree tradition than by his fathering the country ? ? ? And of course every school child has heard of Washington tossing the silver dollar across the Potomac, or the Rappananock, maybe it was . . . And we always think of former President Truman's re mark: "There's an argument as to whether the coin used was a dol lar or a dime . . . And my under standing is that the river in question was not Ihe Potomac at all, but the Rappahannock . . . But knowing quite a bit about the aquisitiveness of the Father of our country, I don't believe he chanced unhanding either coin over either river." BETTER PLANT THE BURLEY Mr. R. C. Coleman was in town the other day, stressing tha fact that the farmers ought to gat their tobacco beds out In good shape, and have plenty of plants for their entire acreage quotas . . . And from our know ledge of the farm situation here' last year, we believe that many of our farmers wore saved by the tobacco money, when tat tle prices, and cheap tatars and cabbage brought distress to the area . . . The price of the weed held up! UHWAHTED PUBLICITY Used to be that readers of a county newspaper often took violent issue with the publisher over something that appeared in' print ? and fact is, they still do ort occasions . . . And most always the innocent looking little item which caused the trouble got by unnoticed . . . All newspapers have a store of fillers, to be used in all the little odd spaces that appear in the making up of a newspaper page . . . We had a bunch of these items, including some things we knew as "Golden I Gleams" short poetry and prose verses from the literature of the agrs . . . One of these little dit I tics by John Milton crept into print one day, and a fellow came by to get satisfaction . . . His name was Milton, he said, and he'd been quoted without leave, and had a sort of hankering we'd got him in trouble with some of his folks, who'd think he. "was printing something to have a patch of fun outen them." . . . We assured the fellow that the Milton we had in mind was a fellow long gone, who did a bit of dabfc.lng with a pen back may be in the seventeenth century, and that the thing was only used to fill a hole ... we didn't know, for a certainty what was meant by the lines ... He eased off a little, and some 'of the color went out from around his collar band . . "yknow, I was afeared that a brother in law of mine would think I wrote it, to get something on him!" . . . We read the lines again: "Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touch'd lightly; for no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper." ... Do ythink my folks'd lay the writ in' to me,'' he said . . . We looked again at the visitor, and again scanncd the c lassie lines . . . "Nope, don't think they would . . . shorely not!" SIGNS or THE JIMES The bud I* ami bustle down at the new ichool. whtri the aim ia to deliver th* completed elementary plant to the folks by mid-summee . .*. Excavations going forward on the now gym dot* by tho sit* of th* old Dougherty mill (which should harp been preserved) . . . Th* nurses horns, recently occupied down at th* hospital . . . The old oak tr** up on Queen Street on the old court house square. (Continued on page four) "THE ANIMAL WITH THE GOLDEN HOOF" ? Shown above holding part of their lamb crop are Mr. Roby T. Greer and his daughter, Ann. The lambs are about 48 hours old. Bottom photo shows ewe with twii| lambs, a common sight on the farms of Watauga county at this time of year. Mr. Greer, Deep in th* sheep businew throughout his farming career and believes them to be the best cash produ cer, according to the investment. ? Staff photos by Joe Minor. '] Lambing 1 lme In btate s 1 op Sheep-Producing County Weather By DR. ARNOLD VAN PELT Spring -weather continued in Boone this week, with tempera tures reaching a high of 67 on Monday, and maximum record ings being for the most part in the SO's and 60'. High velocity winds, nothing drastically new j for Boone, but especially strong | on Wednesday, collapsed the thermometer shelter; but even though the shelter is not at its correct height, temperatures will probably not be significantly in error. Prominent in the weather; of the week was the rainfall on ! Saturday, totalling 4.31 inches, 1 making a little over five inches 1 for the week. Max. Min. 6 p.m. 63 1? 57 67 30 55 57 48 53 53 28 29 48 19 38 51 24 43 48 36 48 52 39 40 Precipitation: Feb. 17?0.53 in. Feb. 18? T; T Snow. Feb. 20 ? 0.17 in. Feb. 21?4.31 in. Date Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Fob. 21 Lambing time is harvest time for sheep producers and nearly 500 farmers in Watauga county are in the midst of harvesting their sheep crops. Mr. L. E. Tuckwiller, Watauga county agent, said that Watauga county leads the state in number and value of sheep produced . He said the county boasted 4,500 breeding ewes in 1949, and sold more than $80,000.00 worth of lambs and wool for that year. Since then the number of breed ing ewes has increased to about 5,500 and the farmers of the coun ty realize about $125,000.00 in come from the crop. With these figures in mind, it is easy to see why such slogans as "Sheep are the animals with the golden hoof," "Sheep will pay the mortgage," Good sheep do not die in debt," and others are coined. Mr. Sam Buchanan, Extension Animal Husbandry Specialist, told- farmers at the Livestock School last Tuesday that "Wa tauga farmers could double the sheep on the farms in the county and still not have enough sheep." It is best, however, not to put too many sheep on any one farm, us ually about one ewe and lamb per acre of pasture land being the best . Out of approximately 2,800 farms in Watauga county 500. or nearly a fifth, have one or more breeding ewes on them. The sale of surplus American food to the Soviet Union or it* satellites has been banned. Farmers are busy now seeing that the lambs get the proper start in their lives. During the cold wea ther many farmers stay up at nights to make sure that the iambs, when born, get the proper attention. Careful feeding, hous ing, and management at this time will mean more dollars in the pocket when the lambs are sold, the county agent stressed. Mr. Roby T. Greer, who has around 30 ewes, told the Demo crat last week that he stayed up all one night seeing that the new born lambs were dry ?nd were fed by their mothers, to give them the right st*rt in life. After that very little attention is needed to make sheep pay off. He readily admitted that sheep will show a profit quicker than any other livestock production he knows of. He should know, if anyone does, because he has rais ed sheep all his life. Mr. Greer had several ewes with their offspring grazing around the barn to show that his efforts were not in vain. Some of the ewes had one lamb follow ing them, while others had twins at their sides. * , About the only problems con fronting sheep producers, Mr. Tuckwiller said, are good fences, protection from dogs and other animals, and control of internal and external parasites. The rfheop feed requirement i? (Continued on page two> Work Rushed On Elementary School; Ready For Plaster Work has progressed at a si?n-> did rate on the new elementary school building. The entire build ing is almost ready (or plaster, although there is still some ad ditional plumbing to be installed. A sewer line to connect with the main lino near the north goal of the football stadium was un der construction last week, and Friday was approximately tiro thirds completed. Work moved along rapidly on the line, a?d 1 traffic was interrupted for only j a short time on Appalachian, street. The contractor planned to start; plastdfcg on the third door last week, but had to. wait when a moisture test disclosed an exces sive amount of dampness, Mr. Howell said. Plastering was ex pected to start Monday. The cafe teria is the most nearly complet ed portion of the new building. The floor in the playroom and in the gymnasium will be of tile construction, with design* for ' games laid right in the tile with colored blocks. Designs will be provided for volleyball, basket ball, shufflcboard and hop-scotch. Health Examinations Dr. Michal and Miss Holder, of the county board of health, last Friday examined all the first I grade children who did not re ceive complete physical examina tions at the pre-school clinic last year. (Continued on page 4, 2nd sccUoo) V and al s Raid High School; AttemptToBurn Building Tuesday Last Day To Reccive Postmaster Bids Tuesday, March 2 is the last day applications will be accepted by the U. S. Civil Service Com mission for the postmaster posi tion in Boone. According to an announcement by the Commission in Washing ton, D. C., the number of appli cations received so far has not been sufficient for adequate com petition. The current examination was announced under new quali fications standards recently agreed upon by the Post Office , Department and the Civil Service Commission. Official; of both of these agencies hope that the new examinations will attract a larg er number of well-qualified ap plicants than has been obtained in the past. Application forms and further information on the examination are available in the post office, j The forms must be filed by the ' deadline with the Civil Service Commission in Washington, D. C. New Phone Office Opens Thursday Mr. H. M. Inabinet, manager of Sout'.ern Bell, announced that1 the new business office will be opened Thursday, February 25. He stated that Mrs. Jessie War man will be in charge, and will be gtad to take care of the sub scriber's accounts, installation and changes of telephones. The office will be open for bus iness from 8:10 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, except lunch period. There is a deposi tory in the lobby of the building where payments may be deposit ed while the office is closed. Mrs. Brinkman Taken By Death Mrs. G. C. Brinkman, widow of the late Rev. Mr. Brinkman, for mer pastor of the Boone Meth odist Church, died in the Metho dist Home in Charlotte Monday at the age of 85. Mrs. Brinkman had lived in the home since its establishment many years ago. Funeral details were not im mediately available. Mrs. Jeff Stanbury, niece of deceased, lelt for Charlotte, immediately when the news of Mrs. Brinkman's death came. v The Brinkmans lived in Boone for four years, and left more than thirty years ago. The present Methodist Church building, was erected during their tenure here. Cage Tourney Starts Tuesday At Cove Creek The second annua) Watauga county junior varsity boys and girl* basketball tournament will be held at Cove .Creek beginning with two games on Tuesday af ternoon March 2 and then fol lowing with two more games Tuesday night. The finals will be held on Thursday night. The pairings are as follows: Girls, Cove Creek vs. Bethel, Tuesday IKK) p. m.; Appalachian vi. Blowing Rock at 7:00 p. m. In th<> boys bracket Appalachian meets Bethel at 2:00 and Cove Creek and Blowing Bock meet at 8:00 Tuesday night. ? Frank Baird Home Burned The home of Prank Baird. rctrf dent of the Matney neighborhood, wai completely destroyed by fire. It wa? learned Monday. Nothing was salvaged from the building, it is said. XI Chinese Nationalist planes drop lc aliala oa Shanghai GOP Convention Set For Next Saturday The Republican party of Wa tauga County will hold a county convention in the courthouse at Boone at 2 p. m. Saturday, Feb ruary 26, E. D. Cook, chairman of the Watauga County Republi can Executive Committee, has announced. The purpose of the convention is to elect a county chairman, two vice-chairmen, secretary, treasur er, and other members of the county executive committee; to elect delegates and alternates to the Senatorial, Congressional, and State conventions; and to transact such other business as might pro perly come before the convention. All precinct chairmen have been notified to call meetings of their respective precincts at 2 p. m. Friday, February 26, Chair man Cook said. New Telephone Book Is Being Distributed Here A new telephone directory, which contains a classified sect ion for the firft time, is being distributed in Boone this week. The classified section lists, alpha betically under 'appropriate head ings, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of business and professional telephone sub scribers in the city. The directory Coleman Says Time To Think Of Burley Plants Mr. R. C. Coleman, local tobac co warehouseman, was up from Tabor City Friday, and says It is high time for farmers to be think ing of their burley plant beds. Mr. Coleman (ays that due to the short growing season in Wa tauga farmers should take no chances about plants. After two weeks an extra sowing of seed should be made over the bed as a safeguard, and if both plantings do well, they may be thinned. Farmers are being urged to plant their allotments, and not lose them. Many prospective farm purchasers insist on a place that has a tobacco allotment. also includes many new and changed number* and other help ful information. Approximately 1200 new direc tories have been delivered to homes and offices, according to H. M. Inabinet, group manager for the Southern Bell Telephone Company. The new directory has a green cover, which makes it tasily dis tinguishablc from the old grey covered telephone book. The new classified section, printed on yellow pages just as in other cities, is a convenient source of useful business infor mation. It will provide telephone users with a comprehensive and convenient guide arranged to render a "Where to Buy it" re ference service for the public, Mr. Inabinet pointed out. Mr. Inabipet as) is that tele phone user* refer to the new dir ectory to obtain numbers they desire to call. Looking up the number helps avoid the possibi lity of getting a wrong number, and frequently saves time for calling party as well as the party who might be called In error. "Information" should be called oply when the desired number is not listed in the directory. Daring Raid On School Property During Downpour Unknown vandals entered the Appalachian High School build ing Saturday night, stole a case pf vanilla extract from the cafe teria, staged a beer party, and made an unsuccessful attempt to set the building on fire, it was revealed Monday by Dr. J. R. Shaffer, principal. Dr. Shaffer says that local and State officers have been notified of the robbery and arson attempt. Wiremen who had been work ing in the attic of the school the end of the week, and again Mon day, lound a pile of waste paper which had been fired in a half hearted attempt to set the place on fire. With the terrific down pour of rain Saturday, ft is un likely that the flames would have been discovered in time to save the building, if the attempt had been successful. While thp building was throughly ransacked, only the case of vanilla was missing, and its value was placed at $10. Building Was Locked Dr. Shaffer says that Mr. Rog ers, a member of the faculty, saw to it that all doors to the build- . ing were locked at 12:30 Satur day night, following the Cross nore basketball game. Sunday Mr. Isaacs, the janitor, found the out side doors open, classrooms, cafe teria and other rooms unlocked. The principal says one win dow of his office was unlocked, and believes maybe entrance was affacted there, and the keys taHpn from the office. Mm? In the cafeteria were found eight empty beer cans and some empty vanilla bottles. Since the imbibers were using the beer with the 50% vanilla, Dr. Shaffer believes the vandals were out of the juvenile class, at least as re gards tippling. He hopes that the identity of the marauders may be established when fingerprints are taken. Farm Meeting To Feature Talks On Fertilizer A meeting of farmers, fertilizer dealers and agricultural workers will be held in the Grand jury room of the courthouse in Boone at 7:30 Thursday night, Febru ary 25. The purpose of the meet ing is to study fertilizer recom mendations from the Experiment Station, 'soil testing labratory, and plant breeders so that the farmer may sava money on his fertilizer needs. Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of Agronomy Extension has been invited to attend, also all fertili zer company representatives, whe have dealers in the county. , Farmers who < would like to save money on fertilizer will be welcome and invited to join in the discussion. A set of slides will be used to illustrate the fertilizer recom mendations. Lions Make Awards At Boone Meeting The Boone Lions Club present ed perfect attendance awards at its semi-monthly meeting, held Tuesday night at the Daniel Boone Hotel, to the following members. The awards were pre sented by Linn Richard E. Kellcy. One-year awards went to Lions W. W. Chester, Raleigh Cottrell, Fred Gragg, Frank Payne, Joe Shackford, and J. H. Workman. Five-year awards' were present ed to Lions R. D. Hodges, Sr., R. D. Hodges, Jr., Jack Mock, Leo K. Pritchett, Lee Reynolds, and J. H. Workman. Those receiving ten-year per fect attendance awards were Lions R. H. Harmon, Edwin S. Dougherty, G. K. Moose, Guy Hunt, Paul A. Coffey, A. R. Smith, T. M. Greer, Wade E. Brown, and Gordon H. Winkler. Ten-year Monarch Chevron* went to Lions C. W. Crawford and A. R. Smith; and a fifteen year Monarch Chevron wa* pre sented to Lion Edwin S. Dough erty. The fifteen-year Charter Mon arch Chevron was given to the following charter members; Lions W. M. Mntheson, W. K. Hartzog, R. H. Harmon, Barnard Dough erty, James H. Council), Paul A. Coffey, Wade E. Brown, D. J. Whitener, Frank Payne, and Richard E. Kelley. Thirteen new members were called up by Lion Jerry Coe, chairman of the membership committee, and were presented their credentials by. Lion C. K. Moose, which consisted of a copy of the Constitution and by-laws. Lions buttons, and other mater- t ials. Lion A. R. Smith reminded the club that the Lions International Convention will be held in New York in July. Only 200 rooms have been reserved for North Carolina Lions, he said, and those who expect to attend should make reservations as early as possible. (Continued on page two) Annual Tri-County Basketball Tournament Begins Here Today 8 ? Nathans Creek vs. Bethel; 9 ? Cove Creek v?. CroMnore. Girls play will opep Friday, Feb. 26, with two g^pes on sche dule for that day. 4 p. m. ? Blow ing Rock va. Boone; 8 ? Crossnore vs. Brthcl. Healing Springs, Virginia- Car olina and Beaver Crrck drew byes in the first round of boys' play while Cove Creek drew a bye in the girls' division. Ashe County girls' teams will not participate in the Tri-County event but will wait for the an nual county tournament which will be held m mid-March. The annual Tri-Countv high school basketball tournament will begin Thur?4?y afternoon, Feb. 25, at the Appalachian State Col lege gymnasium at i p. m. The (inali in both ^boys and girls divisions are act for Mon day night, Maioh*l. Teams Irom Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany and Avery countie* will participate In the play. The schedule for the opening round <all boy*) fame* on Thurs day follows: 3 p. m. ? Lansing vs. Boone; 4 ?Jefferson* v* Riverview; 7 ? Blowing Hock v?- Ptoey Creek, Cove Creek "boys, unbeaten in regular season play, arc rated as the top team in the boys' divi sion of the tournament. Blowing Rock, a strong squad also from Watauga County, will hold the No. ] seeded spot in the event. Crosenore and Cove Creek girls have been stamped as the teams to watch in their division of ttie tournament. The new state regulation of one tournament for girls has cut that division down to team* from ? Watauga and Avery counties. ' These two countioc do not have a | tournament.
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