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' ; 2',;* ' ? izl: BOONE WT\nr\ TT/^ A r\l7A)f A/^D AT1 WATAUGA COUNTY The . Educational Center of Western North ?/ ?/ ' / % ? I ? ? I ? / ? ? I M la/I I ?? ? Farming and Tourift Region. Firtt in Caroliui ? V jljL X -ZjL VJTjlI. J^JC^?TA\^\^JA.jlTl X in sheep produrti<m , 0 1IM FopalaltaB 2J73 ^ Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight ' "" Pn*,'l",P ' ? ? ' , j ) ^ el SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR? NO. 18 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1954 12 PAGES? TWO SECTIONS vMHmmmmmu wiiimii.j.jiii . i.-t* ?" : ? ? ?" ? ? JWWMHBSMmMH WATAUGA HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNCIL BOOTH I KING STREET BY Rob Rivers "HEAP CRAZY" Not long ago, says Bennett Cerf, the editors of the "Farmer-Stock man" printed a picture of a desert ed farmhouse in a desolate barren field, and offered a pride for the best 100-word essay on the effects of land erosion ... An Indian lad is said to have copped the prize. His contribution sounds familiar and it's barely possible it has been printed in this column before, but here tis anyway: "Picture show why white man crazy. Cut down trees. Make too big tepee. Plow hill, water wash. Wind blow soil. Grass gone. Door gone. Window gone. Squaw gone. Whole place gone to hell. No pig. No corn. No pony. "Indian no plow land. Keep grass. Buffalo eat grass. Indian eat buffalo. Hide make plenty big tepee. Make moccasin. All time eat. Indian no hunt job. No work. No hitchhike, No ask relief. No build dam. No give dam. "White man heap crazy." IN BEHALF OF THUMBING Mod folks who are afraid of hitch-hikers, generally speaking, are always anxious to pick up college kids, and we share that tendency ... Of coarse any youngster can don the sport clothes, and attach some stickers to his bag, and be a thug at the same time . . . But here in Boone the collegians are bona fide and many weekends some of the boys are stationed near the cam pus trying to get a ride down the road . . . And when we're going away we take them . . . But on occasions when folks are driving about the town on various mis sions and really aren't going out on the open road, there should be some universally-understood signal one could use, so the lad by the side of the road would know we'd be glad to help, but are merely doing some town driving . . . Sometimes it would keep a fine lad from thinking ? townsman was being stinko! HEADLINES . . . AND THE SHORTENED WORD Headline writers, especially where twelve letter lines are con cerned, have, of necessity, to find short words or the type won't fit, and besides the thing won't have the "punch" . . . Accordingly when a robbery, occurs and the thief has made away with the stock of jew elry store, the headline perhaps speaks of "gems" ... A robber of highway man is a "thug", A con gressman can generally be squeet ed down to "solon", the name of t^e town invariably winds up as "city"/ and the shop-worn word "cooperate" is always "aid" . . . Likewise those of us who devise newspaper headlines must on oc casion use the word "drive" to mean campaign, as in Red Cross, Boy Scout, Empty Stocking, or what have you, and that constitutes one of ouf pet peeves . . . The word bespeaks compulsion, sug gests force, and when wo use it we always think of the jack rabbit drives they used to have out on the plains from Denver, when the big hares were co railed by the droves, and slaughtered by the groups of men and boys, the meat being given to the poor at Thanksgiving tiipe . . . It's a pity there isn't a handier, and milder word for the (continued on page tour) Watauga Group Puts On Exhibit At State Fair Watauga county was well repre sented at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh this year. The Wa tauga Home Demonstration Coun ty Council was asked by the North Carolina Extension Service and the (air committee to put on the exhi bit in Family Life lor the state fair this year. The theme of the exhibit was "You Can Be Young At Any Age" which was a lesson on attitudes to ward everyday living. Some of the ideas illustrated in the booth to teach this lesaon by exhibit were: (1) "Take Time to Live," Tire'l rushed people are not pleasant to live with. (2) "Have a Happy Dia 1 position," A merry heart doeth good like medicine. Proverbs ? 17; 22. (3) "Keep Active," Having no interest is a threat to happiness at any age. (4) "Don't Let Your Per sonal Appearance T?ll On You," Your mental attitude is effected by yoUr personal appearance. (9) "Why Not Check Up On Yourself," Maybe you need a physical exami nation. (6) "The Secret of Grow ing Older, (a) Con ent cheerfully to grow older, (b) Think about others rather than yourself, (c) Turn to God. This exhibit received lots of at tention and favorably comments from young and old during the en tire week of the fair. It was one of the few exhibits that was televised during the fair. Mrs. Charles Lew is, chairman of the committee for the booth was also interviewed on television at the same time the booth was potrayed. The other home demonstration club women on the committee for the booth that attended the fair to put on this exhibit were Mrs. Melvin Millsaps, Mrs. Sherman Hollars and Mrs. B. A. Hodges. Those who worked on the com mittee but did not go to Raleigh were Mrs. Charlie Clay and Mrs. Troy Norris. 20 Cases To Come Before Civil Court Twenty civil cases, including five divorce actions, are to be tried at the civil term of Watauga Superior Court which convenes November 15. Judge Susie Sharp will preside. Following are the names of those who have been selected for jury service: Bald Mountain: Nate Phillips, Robert L. Grogan. Beaver Dam: Bill Millsaps, D. Hill Eggers. Blowing Rock: Brown Miller, Berlin J. Greene. Blue Ridge: Billy Cook, Lindley Hampton. Halloween Paint Contest Prizes Are Awarded The Halloween window painting contest, sponsored 'by the Worth while Woman's Club, was judged on Thursday, with cash prizes and honorable mention being awarded to the following grades: Primary Group First ? Mrs. Joe Crawford's third grade, Dixie Store window; second ? Mrs. Bate's second grade, Caro lina Pharmacy window; honorable mention ? Mrs. Broome's third grade, Coe Insurance Agency win dow. Elementary Group First ? Mn. John Howell's sixth grade, Caudill's; second? Miss Na omi William's class, Watauga Con solidated school, Sanitary Barber Shop; honoroable mention ? Mr. Lane's sixth grade, Harris and Wagner. High School Group First ? Mrs. A. E. Hamby, Jr.'s class. Craven Furniture Store; sec ond ? Watauga Consolidated School, Mrs. Berta Neal's class, Palmer's Photo Shop; honorable mention ? Mrs. Mm Hamilton's class, Boone Trail Cafe. Judging the art work in the con test were Mrs. Ralph Buchanan, Mrs. Mary Cash ion, Mrs. Kobert Gilley, and Mrs. Homer Brown. The club is grateful to the mer chants, Judges, teachers, students, and all other cooperating to the project Boone: C. Ray Estes, Frank M. Payne, C. B. Angel. Brushy Fork: Clint Mast, Grady Greene. Cove Creek: Butler Isaacs, Dallas Hodges. Elk: Spencer Triplett. Laurel Creek: Charles E. Tri vett, Vance C. Harmon. Mabel: John E. Combs. Meat Camp: Cloyd Norris. New River: Z. V. Farthing, Fred J. Michael. North Fork: Ed Bumgarner. Shawneehaw: Walter Lusk. Stony Fork: Murry Brown. Watauga: Chick A. Williams, L. F. Hayes. Brown Attends i Bar Meeting Mr. Wade E. Brown, Boone at- | tomey, attended a meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association ! held in Durham last Wednesday. The meeting, held in coopera- i tion with the Duke, Carolina and Wake Forest Law Schools, took i the form of a tax institute for i lawyers, and dealt largely with i the recent change in Federal tax laws. North Carolina ranked fourth among the States in cash receipts from sales of all field crops both in 1992 and 1953. DEMOCRATS WIN ALL WATAUGA CO. OFFICES Two Nurses Are Added To Health Department Staff Mrs. Fret' Cnurch, R. N., and Mrs. Mont Glovier, R. N., are work ing part-time with the health de partment since the resignation of Miss Edna Holiday, senior public health nurse. Mrs. Church is a graduate of Mercy Hospital Training School, Chicago, Illinois, and was an in dustrial nurse before coming to Watauga county. Mrs. Glovier is a graduate of the training school for nurses which was connected with the medical department of the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and did post graduate work at the Wo man's Hospital in New York City. She has been a member of the teaching staff of the Southern Rural Church Institute at Valle Crucis for eight years. Both Mrs. Church and Mrs. Glov ier have previously assisted in the health department program in Wa tauga county. Miss Underdown Is Chairman Of Local Seal Sale Miss Helen Underdown, member of the Business and Professional Woman's Club, has been named chairman of the IBM Christmas Seal sale for Watauga County. In announcing the appointment today, Mrs. Carl Francis, Execu tive Secretary of the Tuberculosis Association, said the Seal Sale, which is sponsored by the Business md Professional Woman's Club, will open November 22 and con tinue through December. The local campaign, the only source of funds [or the tuberculosis prevention and control activities of the association, will be part of the Golden Anniver sary Christmas Seal Sale of the 3,000 associations affiliated with the National Tuberculosis Associa tion. "This year marks the 90th an niversary of the first Seal Sale in the world held in Denmark in 1904," Mrs. Francis said. "In this half century, the Christmas Seal lias played a vital part in the fight to control tuberculosis throughout the world. Here in Watauga coun ty, Christmas seal funds help pay For chest x-raying program (in cluding free x-rays), .health educa tion program and rehabilitation program. Miss Underdown stated that plans for the drive were moving ?long nicely, and encouraged each citizen of Watauga county to buy teals this year to insure a better program against tuberculosis. SUPERSONIC BOMBERS The United States Air Force has ordered "initial production" of its first faster-than-sound bomber ? and possibly the world's first ? the Convair B-98. This plane is said to be the medium-weight successor to the medium Boeing B-47 and the heavy B-32 and may be the last of the piloted bombers before long-range strategy turns to the intercontinental guided n\issile. Details of the B-98 are still a mili tary secret. Chamber Of Commerce To Honor App Squad The November meeting of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, to be held at noon Tuesday. Novem ber ?, a(%ie Gateway Restaurant, will feature a special reception in honor of the AppalacUan State Teacher* College footoall team and coaching staff. Short talks will be made by Mountaineer players and coaches, and a special guest of honor will be William Austin of West Jettj erson. prominent Appalachian alumnus. I It has been suggested that ! Chamber a/ Commerce members | each (elect ? player or coach for a j special guest at the meeting. An effort will be made to en courage all Watauga County peo ple who can to attend the Burley Bowl game at Johnaon City, Tenn., Thanksgiving Day, laid Chamber officials. The Mountain eers, who will play in the Burley Bowl, are undisputed winners of the North State Conference cham pionship this year, boasting a per |(cct record in seven games. They have two non -conference games left to play, with Presbyterian College and . Tampa (Fla.) Uni versity, in addition to the Bur ley Bowl game. U. S. Treasurer Visits Blowing Rock By MRS. LUCILE LETT 1 Blowing Rock, Nov. 1 ? Blowing i Rock became really nationally i known several days ago when Mrs. i Ivy Baker Priest, Treasurer of the United States, visited here as the 1 guest of Mr. J. E. BroyhiH, Repub lican National Committeeman and Mr. William E. Stevens, Republi- 1 can Congressional nominee for the 9th district, both of Lenoir. Mrs. Priest has been on a speaking tour if North Carolina and on this oc :asion was the guest at the home at the Broyhills in Lenoir. Mrs. Priest and her party, with the Broyhills and the Stevens all of Lenoir and Blowing Rock, visited the famous Blowing Rook while here as the guest of Mr. G. C. Rob bins, owner of the Rock, where this picture was made. The entire group with Mr. and Mrs. Robbini, were dinner guests Sunday night at the Green Park hotel in Blowing Rock. Shown in the picture, left to right, are Blowing Rock'a Mayor R. B. Hardin, Mr. Robbini who is president of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Priest, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Broyhill. The little Mias in front of Mrs. Priest is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens. Mountaineers Sweep To North State Football Championship Watauga Native Is Cheese Maker * Forest Hicks of Fresno, Ohio, native of Watauga county is shown with his wife and sons, Den ny and Bobby. Mr. Hicks and fam ily are pictured at the Ohio Swiss festival. Mr. Hicks who makes Swiss chees at RogersviUe, Ohio, is the youngest cheese maker in the State and the only one who is not a Swiss. 90,000 people attended the festival. The throng ate 900 pounds of baked beans, 1,70S pounds of ham burger, 500 pounds of ham, and ate or bought 18,000 pounds of Swiss cheese. They consumed 2,000 pounds of bologna, 900 poundi of poUto naiad, 1,200 cana of chicken, 1,960 doten buna, 800 loavea of bread and 179 gallons of ice cream. The featival crowd drank 300 gal lon* of milk, 40 gallons of choco late milk, 400 gallona of dairy orange, 300 gallons grape, 670 gal lons coffee, 700 coses soft drinks and 290 gallona of cider. Mr. Hicka is a son of Mr. and Mr^ J. E. Hicks, former residents of Boone. The family has lived in Ohio for several years. Walking Blood Bank Flail To Be Extended To Saturday Public response to the Walking Blood Bank program has been so gratify inland baa so far exceeded expectations that it wis impossible to type everyone who requested service within the time originally allotcd. In order that everyone may b? Ac commodated the program ha* been extended. The additional dates for blood typing are Friday Nov. 8th from 8 a. m to 5 p. m. and Satur day Nov. 6th from 8. a. m. to 12 noon. The typing will be done at be fore in the building next to Stal ling! Jewelry Store. Appalachian State took to the air with a weird spread formation here Saturday night for two fourth quarter touchdowns and a 13-7 victory over Eait Carolina. The win gave the Mountaineers a sweep of North State Conference competition and their first loop crown since 1950. The tricky formation, which spread the Mountaineer line almost across the full width of the field, completely baffled a tiring defense which had not allowed a serious threat in the first three periods. A crowd of 3,000 braved a bone chilling wind in 20-degree tempera ture to see the Apps gain their seventh victory of the season and remain among the nation's un beaten and untied football teams. The Apps' sixth conference win clinched the third championship here for Coach E. C. Duggins, who also tutored the 1948 and 1990 championship teams. After a scoreless first half, East Carolina broke the scoring ice with a 54-yard touchdown inarch early in the third quarter. The Bucs took ten plays to negotiate the distance with halfback John (Toppy) Hayes skirting right end for the final seven yarda, Claude King's conver sion made it 7-0. Appalachian actually got its first scoring thrust under way late in (continued on page four) Health Clinic Dates Given The general clinic, including im munization!. it held every Monday from 8:00 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. Do not come later than 11:30 a. m. Foodhandlers Clinic ia held each Monday from 1:30 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. i Thoae wishing special consulta tion with the health officer or nurses should come on Monday morning. The secretary, Mrs. Ina Spencer, is in th* health department office each ^ay, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. The Sanitarian, Mr. James E. Brown, ia available for consulation. Appointments may be made through the secretary of the health Perry Is Top Winner; Snow Aids Demos Watauga county Democratic voters elected a full slate of county officers according to complete but unofficial re turns from Tuesday's election, tabulation of which wasn't completed until 1 o'clock Wed lcsdsy, i Dr. H. B. Perry led the tick et, winning an easy victory of 390 over W. L. Winkler. Stewart J. Barnes won the House seat over A. G. Miller by 166. Austin E. South retains the Clerk's office with 92 lead over Truman Critcher. Ernest M. Hodges has a 281 !ead over Clarence Watson for Sheriff. Richard E. Kelley, Demo crat, was nominated on both tickets. The tafly was unavail able. For Surveyor W. R. Vines led Joe J. Miller by 522 (in complete.) In the Commissioners race Arlie P. Walsh has a majority of 140, J. D. Shoemake 144, and George A. Wilson 153, over Paul A. Coffey, Reeves Holman and B. F. Bolick. James C. Farthing was un opposed for Solicitor. It .snowed throughout the day Tuesday and by late af ternoon roads were slippery and a blizzard was raging. The weather acted to the benefit of the Democratic slate. Other Returns Not In tU. Oi. 4. 1 r? in me oibic hiiu congres sional races, returns hadn't been secured. The extreme weather made collection of the information difficult, since in many precincts telephone connections are unavailable. By Townships The unofficial returns by townships follow. The first named in each case is a Demo crat, the last a Republican: Bald Mountain ? For Senator, Perry 75, Winkler 73; for House, Barnes 60. Miller 86; Clerk of Court. South 63, Critcher 81; for Sheriff, Hodges 65, Watson 79; Sur veyor, Vines 63, Miller 84; Com missioners, Walsh 66, Shoemake 62, Wilson 66, Coffey 82, Holman * 81, Bolick 84 Beaver Dam ? Senator, Perry 263, Winkler 128; House. Barnes 271; Miller 127; Clerk of Court, South 274, Critcher 129; Sheriff, Hodges 276, Watson 130; For Sur veyor, Vines 270, Miller 136; Coun ty Commissioners, Walsh 269, Shoemake 261, Wilson 274, Coffey 133, Holman 136, Bolick 129. Blowing Rock ? For Senator, Perry 294. Winkler 206; House Barnes 273, Miller 231; Clerk of Court, South 273, Critcher 238; for Sheriff, Hodges 277, WaUon 230; Surveyor, Vines 274, Miller 227; County Commissioners, Walsh 274, Shfeiemake 274, Wilson 273. Coffey 224. Holman 229, Bolick 229. Blue Ridge ? Senator, Perry 77, Winkler 175; House, Barnes 36, Miller 218; Clerk Court, South 14, Critcher 246; Sheriff, Hodges 38, Watson 217; Surveyor, no report; Commissioners, Walsh 34, Shoe (Continued on page eight) Watauga Schools Cloted By Raging Storm All Watauga county schools were closed Wednesday, follow ing the election day Minard, which went Into its second day with driving snow and the lowest : temperatures of the falL Mercury dropped to a low of sixteen degrees Tuesday night, hut by eight a. m. Wednesday had risen to IS. Little prospect of any appreciable improvement ia the weather was seen until Thursday. Snow fell daring the day Tues day, bat high tempers tares kept the roads clear aatil after mid afternoon, when travel bream a hasardoas. Wednesday atorniag only the necessary travel was being car ried on.