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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR.? NO. 7. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST It, 1154. TWO SECTIONS? 12 PAGES
KING
STREET
BY '
ROB RIVERS
BOONES BURIED NEAR
MOCKSVILLE
Mrs. W. D. Farthing calls the
attention of the Democrat to a
newspaper clipping showing the
soapstone markers erected to the
parents of Daniel Boone, who are
buried at Joppa cemetery, near
Mocksville . . . They brought
young Daniel to the Yadkin
River from Pennsylvania in 1750.
Daniel's father, Judge Squire
Boone, was one of the first Just
ices and died in 1765 . . . Sarah,
Daniel's mother, succumbed in
1777 . . . Fort Dobbs, near States
ville, was supposed to have been
twice defended by Daniel Boone
during the French and Indian
war ... It was from Dobbs that
Boone outfitted his famous Ken
tucky scouting trips, which
brought him into this section.
TRAVELING "SHEEP
FASHION"
Fallow cam* into town lh?
other day. heading a single
file procession consisting of
hia wife and four children . . .
This sheep-fashion method of
travel used to be right common
in these part~ when the trails
were narrow, and double file
travel was impractical . . . The
real start of the system how
ever. is said to have been back
in the days when the forests
were unsafe for women and
children, and the man walked
ahead with the fowling piece to
keep on the lookout for Ind
ians and wild animals . . . We
also noted a fellow the other
day. who had tucked a nice
bouquet of flowers under his
hatband as he walked along . . .
That sort of thing used to be
the surest sign of spring.
HAM AND BISCUITS
Mrs. Miriam Eabb, who pro
moted the Horn in the Wait far
two years, before going with the
State Newt Bureau, paid one of
her infrequent calls to the Demo
crat the other day, and we set to
talking about a heap of things,
winding up with ham and bis
cuits, and a discussion of why
all packing-house harr) is invari
ably listed as "Virginia ham"
when as a matter of fact, most of
it is merchadised from Chicago
. . . And there was talk of the
fine country ham, and the scat
tered places which serve ham and
brown gravy, and biscuits, and
fried chicken done to a turn, and
which gather in more folks dur
ing tfte summer season than most
any other attraction . . . We found
some good ham stops up in the
nigh side of Kentucky, where
tired travelers drive until long
after mealtime to enjoy a first
rate meal . . . And of course the
Black Bear Inn has become fam
ous for ham and chicken . . . But
the hill country has no monopoly
on country ham, we have discov
ered. Down in the peanut fields
of eastern Carolina where the
hogs get oily fat from scattered
nuts, and where the flesh is har
dened with grain before the
slaughter, the hams are sweet
and juicy, and quite as good as
those from anywhere in the
country . Hog production in
this section is on a relatively
small scale.
MISSED APPOINTMENT
Sine* afternoon city mail de
liveries war* dona away with a
good whila ago. tha Damocrat
has to coma from tha prass
early Wednesdays in order to
calch tha one round of tha post
man . . . Once a whila back tha
papers ware in tha postoifica a
bit earlier than usual and a
bundle want out on a rural
route head of time ... A sub
scriber is reported as becom
ing confused on account of tha
early arrival of her paper, and
missed an appointment with
tha Doctor . . . Tha Democrat
takes a pride in the certainty of
publication, and tha fact that an
edition is never appreciably
late.
MISCELLANY
Appalachian High School is
proud of a letter which has been
received from the Ebbltt Hotel,
Washington, D. C., where each
springtime, members of its Sen
ior class arc entertained on the
annual tour of the nation's capi
tal .. . One paragraph from the
letter is quoted: "It was one of
the nicest and best behaved
groups we have ever had at our
hotel . . . We are happy to advise
(Continued on paga tour)
Educational Foundation Will
Sponsor College Scholarships
The Appalachian Educational
Foundation, chartered August 9,
at the beheit of the Boone Quar
terback Club and interested in
dividuals has as its purpoe* "the
promotion of education at Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
and the creation of a fund from
which to grant scholarships to
deserving youth of the nation, in
order that they may attend Ap
palachian."
The Association, it is learned,
will serve and conduct its educa
tional scholarship fund-raising
program within the continental
limits of the United States, and
those elegible for membership
include any alumnus or friend of
Appalachian College. '
Sustaining members will pay
$50 per annum, while regular
members will pay $10 per annum,
both having the privilege of a
vote. Associate memberships will
include any person, club or other
group making contributions.
Meeting Held
A Tuesday evening meeting
was scheduled, to be attended by
representatives of the A. S. T. C.
and directors of the Boone Quar
terback Club, which organization
financed the charter and will
devote its principal efforts dur
ing the current year to the pro
motion of the fund. There is no
official connection, however.
Sponsors say that the College
will have adequate control over
the activities of the Foundation,
through the manner of selecting
the board of directors.
When the organization is com
plete there will be seven trustees,
a president, vice-president, sec
retary-treasurer, president of the
Appalachian Alumni Association
and two representatives from the
Appalachian Faculty.
Fall College Enrollment To
Be Ahead Of Last Y ear's Record
From advance registrations, it
would appear that the enroll
ment at Appalachian State Teach
ers College for the next year
will be up anywhere from five
to ten percent, according to H. P
Eggers, registrar. The enrollment
(or the (all quarter of 1953 was
1678.
Mr. Eggers also predicts, on the
basis o( pre-registrations, that the ,
(reshman enrollment will be up
ten percent. Last (all quarter's
(reshmen numbered 440.
W inkier T o Speak At
Road Boosters Meet
Mr. W. ft. Winkler, eleventh
division highway commissioner,
will be the principal speaker at
the P. A. ft. (project adequate
roads) meeting to be held in
Boone at the Gateway Restaur
ant Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The meeting is called by Mr.
Lee Cochran, chairman of the
East Tennessee & Western North
Carolina Project Adequate Roads
Committee, and representatives
are expected from Johnson City,
Kingsport, Greenville, Tennessee;
Twenty Enter
Tennis Event
Twenty netters from four states
have entered the Appalachian
Tennis Tournament which is slat
ed to begin Wednesday in this
mountain resort center.
Scheduled to participate in the
tourney are players from Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina and Vir
ginia.
Under the direction of R. W
Watkins of the local recreation
commission, the tournament con
sists of three divisions ? Men, Wo
men, and Junior.
Among those registered are:
Dick Shaffer, Miami; Jim Tony,
Forest City; Bill Cashion, Hick
ory; Jackie Jones, Winston
Salem; Bill Mills, Shelby; Lavon
Lay, Belmont; Jim Armstrong,
High Point; Johnny Corey, Boone.
wynanam wumnson, nigh
Point; Bill Armstrong, High
Point; Kay Nichols, Miller's
Creek; Louise Harris, Morganton;
Anita Swindall, Clintwood, Va.
There will be no charge for
spectators to view the matches
which begin at 3 p. m.
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Musicians To
Play At Vespers
Robert Von Gutfeld, cellist, and
Miss Tui St. George Tucker, re
corder player, of New York City
and Blowing Rock, will present
selections on their respective in
struments at the community Ves
per service in Horn in the West
theater, Sunday afternoon at 5:30
o'clock. Miss Beth Eggers of
Boone, ASTC music major, will
accompany the instrumentalists
at the piano.
For his number on the cello,
Mr. Von Gutfeld will present the
first two movements of Bach's
"Sonata No. 1, in G Major." Miss
Tuckcr will offer on the recorder
George Fredrick Handel's "So
nata No. 4 in F Major for Record
er and Contlnuo."
The program will be in charge
of Grace Luthera Church, the
Rev. E. F. Troutman presiding,
who will bring a short medita
tion. In event of rain, the service
will be held in the Grace Luth
eran Church.
The concluding program in the
series of community Vespers will
be next Sunday uitder the direc
tion of William Whitesides. The
Horn in the West chorus will pre
sent the music.
Bristol, Abingdon arid Gate City,
Va.
It is expected also that there
will be at least one man from
each of the eight counties in
North Carolina Highway division
eleven.
Mr. Winkler has for a number
of years been a member of Parks
Commission of the state of North
Carolina and for the past two
years has been commissioner of
the Eleventh Highway Division.
He is especially familiar with
the park situation, as well as
roads and will diacuu the road
situation and the Blue Ridge
Parkway and extra "specially,
roads connecting North Carolina
and Tennessee; also, North Caro
lina and Virginia.
In addition, to Mr. Winkler,
Mr. James Council, Chief Engin
eer of Highway Division Eleven
which is composed of the follow
ing counties: Alexander, Ashe,
Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Wilkes,
Yadkin, and Watauga will speak.
Mr. Clyde Eggers, the North
Carolina Executive Vice-Presi
dent of the Ocean to Lakes Scenic
Highway (U.%S. 421) will discuss
the importance of highway 421
to both the commercial and the
tourist interest of Western North
Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and
Virginia.
Dinner will be served at the
Gateway eRstaurant at 6:30, af
ter which the members of the
party will attend Horn in the
West.
It appears likely, Mr. Eggcii
said, that the largest number tit
history will be entering th? field
of training for elementary educa
tion. The college has been en
couraging more of its young
people to go into this phase c?
training over a period of years.
The dormitories at the college
will open on the afternoon of
Monday, September fl, and the
freshman orientation program
will begin the morning of Sept
ember 7. Freshmen tests ? psy
chological. English and vocabul
ary ? will be given on the morn
ing of September 9. For a period
of two days freshmen will be
acquainted with the campus, meet
officers of all organizations, facul
ty and department heads, and
will learn some of the campus
tradition.' and customs. ,
Registration for freshmen will
be held on September 9, for
transfer students on the same
day, and for upperclassmen on
September 10. Registration for
the the fall quarter will end on
Saturday, September 18.
Relifiou* Emphasis Week is
neheiultd to be held from Octo
ber 3 through 7th. The mid-term
examinations will be held Octo
ber 11 through 16 and the term
will close November 24 at noon.
Thanksgiving holidays will last
from November 24 to 29th.
Kindergarten
To Open Sept. 6
The Boone kindergarten, spon
sored by the Jr. Woman's Club,
will open in the Methodist Church
basement September 6. Children
ages 4 and 5 will be accepted,
and Mrs. W. F. Smith will be the
teacher. All interested parents
should call AM 4-8674 or AM 4
I 3965 by Friday.
President Rhee of Korea said at
the United Nations that collective
action was the only guarantee of
world peace.
Watauga Farmers Face
Problems Of Irrigation
By H. J. WILLIAMS
As a result of several dry sea
sons many farmers are consider
ing the possibility of irrigation
for their farms. Certainly irriga
tion is proving to be a profitable
investment on many farms
throughout the state.
The first problem that must be
considered when thinking of buy
ing an irrigation system is the
water supply. A large portion of
the farms in the county do not
have enough land adjacent to a
stream to enable them to operate
a sprinkler system. For best re
sults from irrigation the land to
be watered should be fairly level,
enabling the water to be pumped
over a greater distance with less
cost of fuel.
There is a considerable amount
of labor required to operate a
sprinkler type irrigation system.
Such a system must be moved
several times a day if a large
area is to be watered. The sprink
lers also require attention to
check for stopped up nozzles or
other troubles that might develop.
Crops that produce a large in
come from a small acreage are
especially adapted to irrigation.
Yields of such crops as tobacco,
beans, cabbage, potatoes, nnd al
falfa are often greatly increased
with one or two applications of
water. Corn, hay, and pasture
also respond well to irrigation.
The water laws of North Caro
lina require that a person have
a permit to operate an irrigation
system. Such a procedure is
necessary to provide adequate
water for all farmers that wish
to use it. If irrigation systems are
added as expected in the next
few years, some streams may
have to be regulated to provide
ample water for those desiring it.
Irrigation should enable better
land use on many farms in the
i Watauga Soil Conservation Dis
trict. More row crops wfll be
grown in the level areas and the
uplands can be converted to the
more permanent types of vegeta
tion with less loss of soil through
crocion.
Soil Conservation Service has
an engineer available to assist
farmers in designing an irriga
tion system best suited to their
needs. The amount of available
water, acreagc to be irrigated,
slope of the land, and absorbing
ability of the soil are all consider
ed when designing such a system.
HORN IN WEST TO PLAY
?5 NIGHTS NEXT YEAJR
"Horn in the West" will play
65 performances in the 1955 sea
son, it was announced this week
by Robert E. Agio, chairman of
the production committee of the
sponsoring Southern Appalach
ian Historical Association. ?
The drama will open June 24.
continuing through September 9,
at the Daniel Boone Theatre.
Mobile X-Ray Unit Will Visit
Boone and Blowing Rock Soon
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS at Appalachian State Teachers College for n?xt year will include (left to
right) Dr. William Jones of Pontiac, Michigan, in music; Dr. Richard Tharl Fisher of Charleston,
Illinois, in biology; and Dr. James O. Miller, Jr., of Erie, Pennsylvania, in physical education at the
elementary school.
Three New Members Are Added To
Regular Appalachian College Staff
Three members have been add
ed to the faculty of Appalachian
State Teachers college for next
year, according to the announce
ment from Chapell Wilson, dean
of the graduate school.
Dr. William Jones of Pontiac,
Michigan, will become a member
of the (acuity of the music de
partment. He holds the B. A. de
gree in music from Taylor Uni
versity, Upland, Indiana, the B.
S. degree in instrumental music
and the M. A. degree in music
Annual Burley Field Day
To Be Held Thursday
The annual Burley Tobacco
Field Day will be held at the
Upper Mountain Experiment Sta
tion on Tuesday, August 24, at
9:00 a. m.
The progra/n this year will con
sist largely of visits to various
tests plots of tobacco on the farm
in qrder for farmers to see for
themselves the results of research
now being conducted. Lectures
will be held to a minimum to
permit farmers to see rather than
to hear.
Those attending the field day
Clinic Dates Are
Given By Local
Health Officials
The following information is
given by the Health Department:
An immunization and diagnos
tic clinic is held every Monday
morning at 8:30 to 12 o'clock for
foodhandlers, school children,
beauticians, hotel and motel
workers, and school workers.
Teachers, so far as clinic time
permits, will also be seen. Im
munizations against Diptheria,
Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Ty
phoid, and Smallpox are given for
needed protection for infants,
children and adults.
On every Monday afternoon,
foodhandlers only will be seen at j
1:30 p. m. No other cases will
be seen in the afternoon.
Twice a month a maternal and
infant clinic is held, the 2nd and
4th Wednesday afternoons, when
Dr. H. M. Wilson is the clinician.
Patients are seen by appoint- j
mept only in these clinics.
The District Health Department I
Office is opei* every day from ;
8:00 to 12 o'clock and from 1:00:
to 5 o'clock fo rthe routine work ]
of the department wjien a secre- j
wry is always preseni 10 give in
formation and make any neces
sary appointment* with other
staff members.
As our clinics are very heavy,
with space and facilities limited,
we ask ttie continued patient's
cooperation of the public.
We wish to publicy thank the
volunteer nurses, Mrs. Fred
Church, RN, and Mrs. J. R. Shauf
Kcr, RN, who an; of invaluable
iclp at these clinics.
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IRANIAN OIL
The costly figbt over nationali
zation of the Iranian oil industry
was settled when Iran and eight
international oil companies ini-.
tialed an agreement to resume
output and sell the fuel. Iran will
get at least $420,000,000 in the
next three years and will pay the
Anglo-Iranian Oil company $70,
000.000 compensation over the ,
next ten year*. 1
will have an opportunity to ob
serve test plots in variety im
provement with emphasis on di
sease resistance, the effects of
various methods of fertilizer ?p
plication, a comparison of the re
sults obtained with several diff
erent fertilizers, the effects of
fertilization and spacing on yield
and qualify, the effetcs of varied
sucker control treatments and
topping practices on yield and
quality, and the effects of many
other management practices.
Demonstrations to be conducted
include a demonstration of irri
gation equipment that would be
suitable for plant bed and field ;
irrigation, a demonstration on
weed control in plant beds, and
a tobacco topdressing demonstra
tion.
Persons who are to appear on
the program and assist in conduct
ing it include Honorable L. Y.
Ballentine, Commissioner of Ag
riculture; Cecil D. Thomas, Direc
tor of Test Farms; Dr. D. W. Col
vard. Dean of the ScHool ofAg
riculture; Dr. Ralph Cummings,
Director of Research at N. C.
State College; Dr. W. E. Colwell,
Associate Director in Charge of
Tobacco Research; Dr. E. T. York,
Head of the State College Agron
omy Dept.; Dr. Luther Shaw, U.
S. D. A. Agronomist in charge of
burley research in Western North
Carolina and Roy Bennett, Har
old Nau, and S. N. Hawks, To
bacco Specialists from North Car
olina State College.
All burley growers in North
west North Carolina and other in
terested persons arc invited to
attend. The program will con
clude at 12 noon, and no after
noon program is planned. There
fore it will be necessary for those
attending to arrive promptly If
they are to benefit from the en
tire program.
from Wayne University, and the
Ph.D. in musieology from North
western University. He has
taught previously at Wayne Uni
versity, at Midwestern Conser
vatory in Chicago, and at Michi
gan high school, Kingston, Mich
igan. He is a member of a num
ber of professional organizations
and learned societies.
? Dr. Richard Tharl Fisher of
Charleston, Illinois, will ioin the
faculty in the department of bio
logy. He holds the B. S. degree
from Eastern Illinois State Teach
ers college and the Ph.D. degree
from Indiana University. He has
taught at Stockton high school
in Stockton, Illinois, and was a
graduate assistant and teaching
associate jti Indiana University.
He Is married and has two chil
dren.
Dr. James O. Miller, Jr., of Erie,
Pennsylvania, has been a mem
ber of the graduate faculty in
physical education at Appalach
ian State Teachers college for the
past two summers. He is a grad
uate at the University of North
Carolina and the B. A. and M.
A. degrees, and of Indiana Uni
versity with the Doctor of Recre
ation degree. He has been teach
ing at Pennsylvania State college.
He will head the physical educa
tion and recreation program at
Appalachian's elementary school
and will teach in the graduate di
vision of the physical education
department. Mrs. Miller has ac
companied Dr. Miller to Bbonc
for the past two years.
DR. HAGAMAN
GOES TO NAVY
Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Jr., will re
port to Portsmouth, Va? Sunday
for induction into the U. S. Navy.
Following a two weeks' prelimin
ary training period, he will re
port to the Norfolk Air Station
for assignment to the USS In
trepid.
Dr. Hagaman received his edu
cation at the University of Ten
nessee Medical School in Mem
phis. and has practiced medicine
here with his father, Dr. J. B.
Hagaman, Sr., since 1947, taking
time out for surgical training at
City Memorial Hospital in Win
i ston-Salem in 1950 and 1851.
Mrs. Hagaman and their two
children, Diane and John III, will
remain in Boone during his ab
sence.
- Free Chest Tests
Are Being Given
By Health Board
Watauga county people will
have art opportunity to receive a
free chest X-ray when the Mobile
X-Ray Unit from the State Board
ot Health will be located on Main
Street in Blowing Rock, Tuesday,
August 31st and on Main Street
in Boone, Wednesday through
Saturday, September 1st through
4th. This unit will operate from
10:00 a. m. until 4:00 p. m.
"It is wejl to remember that
tuberculosis can be passed from
one person to another, that every
new case of tuberculosis comes
from an old case, so w? must slop
the spread of infection if we arj
to protect people from th:s dis
ease. Tuberculosis germs are
sprayed into the air by persons
with active tuberculosis when
they talk, cough or sneeze. A well
person may inhale these germs
from the air or may get them
from using the same dishes, sil
ver, bed liness or clothing used
by a person with tuberculosis,"
medical experts point out.
Many persons do not become
ill when they first receive tuber
culosis germs into their body and
often by the time certain symp
toms become apparent the disease
is Well advanced. There is, how
ever, ft way in which tuberculos
is can be found in an early st.ige
before the germs have done grave
damage, and the pati?nt has a
chance to recover in a short per
iod of time and return to normal
life. It has been proven that the
chest X-ray can detect tne dis
ease before the individual reels
ift."
It is advised that every adult
should have a chest x-ray and
physicial examination each yfar
and oftener when there are signs
of illness.
As only one bus will be avail
able this year from the Division
of Tuberculosis Control of the
State Board of Health, we wish
particularly to stress that all per
sons over 15 years of age needing
a health certificate should be si'ro
to get their x-ray. This includes
all foodhandlers, teachers, schcol
bus drivers, beauticians, workers
j in hotels, motels, dairies, meat
markets and abbattoirs. All other
I citizens over IS years of age are
| also urged to get an xfray.
Mrs. Mary Greer
Dies At Age 73
Mrs. Mary Emaline Greer, of
Deep Gap, died on August 11 at
the age of 73 years.
Burial was in the Laurel
Springs Cemetery on August 13
at 2:00 p. m. Kev. Raymond Hen
drix and Rev. 'R. C. Eggers of
ficiated.
Survivors include three sons,
Roscoc Greer and Roy W .Greer
of Boone, and Isadore Greer of
Fallston, Md.; four daughters,
Mrs. Ina Miller of Baltimore,
Md., Miss Dora Greer of Deep
Gap, Mrs. Dare Matheson of
Boone, and Mrs. Frances Dollar
of Lexington; a brother James
Parlier of Todd, and a sister Mrs.
Eddie Carlton of Akron, Ohio;
and twenty-one grandchildren.
Voting FlaceS tor ISickels tor
Know How " Are Released
Watauga county users of feed
and fertilizer will vote at polling
places In the Nickels for Know
How election, Friday, October IS.
L. E. Tuck wilier, county chair
man of the election, announced
yesterday that thdse eligible to
participate in the election may
vote at any one of the following
sites:
Bald Mountain voting place;
Beaver Dam, Vann Farthing's
Store, Bethel School, Community
House; Blowing Bock, Blowing
Rock School; Blue Ridge, Fred
Brown's Grocery; Brushy Fork,
Vilas Service Station; Boone,
FCX Store, Boone High School;
Cov? Creek, Mabel School, Owen
Little's Store, Junes B. Mast's
?
Store, Cove Creek High School,
Cove Creek Elementary School;
Elk, Simmons' Store; Laurel
Creek, V. C. Ward s Store, V. C.
Harmon's " Store, Charlie Oak's
Stafle; Meat Camp, Green Valley
School, Meat Camp Tilling Sta
tion, Winebarger's Store; New
Rivfcr, Cook and Hodges Store,
Cook and Elrod's Store, Greene's
Filling Station; North Fork,
W. S. Morctz's Store, Parkway
School, John Wellborn'* Store;
Watauga, Howard Mast's Store.
Vallc C rue is School, Church's
Store, Harbin's Store.
Eligible to vote are users of
feed or fertilizer who arc engag
ed in the production of farm
commodities and their husbands
?
i
or wives. Future Farmers, 4-H
Club members, and other farm
youth may vote, Mr. Tuckwiller
said.
He pointed out that since Nick
els for Kno'V-i'ow was first ap
proved by a 9 to 1 majority three
years ago, the money contribut
ed by feed and fertilizer users
has paid for 38 research and edu
cational project* dealing with
problems of major concern to
farm people.
The funds have aUto paid for
the publication of a text on soil
and soil fertility, for use by vo
cational agriculture student*
Nickels for Know-How will pay
for a similar publication on to
bacco latyr this year.