BOONE
The Educational Center of Western North
Carolina.
1950 Population 2,973
An Independent Weekly Newt paper ? Established in the Year Eighteen
SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR? NO. 20.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1954
TWO SECTIONS ? 16 PAGES
WATAUGA COUNTY
Farming and T outfit Region. First in Carolint
In Sheep Production.
1950 Population 18, 341
KING
STREET
BY
Rob Rivers
MEMENTO OF ANCIENT
CHUKCH
Mr. David S. Ray tells the
Democrat of having salvaged from
the old Three Forks Baptist
Church a split pine beam, and
that he has two canes made from
the material which he keeps as
souvenirs ... He says the old
church was dedicated in 1790, aftd
it stood across the Shearer Hill
from the present Ray residence,
on a beautiful plot beside New
River ... It used to be a good
picnic spot and retreat, and we
recall the big spring to the rear
of the building, which was visited
by the wayfarers of the day as
well as the communicants . . , Mr.
Ray says the pine timber used in
the construction of the ancient
church was cut on what -was later
known as the Shuford Edmisten
farm, and floated down the river
to the church site . . . It's a pity
that the old building wasn't pre
served, as the oldest such struc
ture in the county.
RECORD OF GOOD
CITIZENSHIP
Mr. H. J. Teague of Route 1
who is now 89 years old, came
in the other day and renewed
his subscription to the Demo
crat ... He recalled that no
property of his had ever been
advertised for taxes, that he had
never failed to take care of an
obligation, and concluded that
he's been able to go through a
long lifetime without ever hav
ing been arrested . . . And that's
good!
'SIMMON TIME
A tree over near the Linney
rock building is the only local re
minder that it's persimmon' time,
and that the fruit so beloved on
the south side of the hill by both
people and possum hounds is suf
ficiently frosted to be palatable
. . We never knew how come the
persimmon tree alongside the side
walk . . . Cut down a few years
ago, it came back bigger and
stronger, and had a good crop
this year, most of which splashed
on the sidewalk ... An exchange
points out that the persimmon
was the first American fruit to
get any amount of praise from
early explorers . . . DeSoto found
out about it's goodness in 1539,
John Smith's narrative of the set
tlements in the New World, writ
ten during the early part of the
seventeenth century, spoke of the
persimmon and observed, "If it
not be ripe, it will draw man's
mouth awry with much torment."
. . . and we submit that Capt.
John was well acquainted with the
astringent effect of the immature
fruits of the simmon tree . . . Used
extensively for persimmon beer
and for pudding, which is about
the richest, best sort of concoction
we know, the tough little trees
don't come native to these high
altitudes . , . Plentiful on the
south side of the ridge, the trees
will thrive here if transplanted
. . And there ought to be more
of that done . . . Likewise it has
been proven over at the postoffice
that holly, another alien to the
higher slopes, will do all right if
brought in and cared for . . . Na
ture didn't recommend them how
ever for the mountain top area.
IN DEFENSE OF ROOSTERS
llwd to be, when everybody
around Boone had their chiek
ens, we would lie in the mail
ing hours, after an early-rising
daddy had made rare we were
up, and jisten to the crowing of
the roosteri . . . We'd marvef
at the way these fowl* would
take turns . . . Never would one
crow, unless he had his cue
from the barnyard which had
precedence . . . And we never
learned how the sequence was
worked out. At any rate there's
still a cock or two in town we
can listen to, and we know of
nothing more important to the
successful breaking of the dawn
... la this regard, the Memphis
Commerelal-Appeak publishes
this letter in defense of the
rooster, which follow*:
"PRAY, LET US HAVE
SUPPORT . . ."
"An outrageous letter to the
editor Sunday cawed protest over
roosters asaerting they disturb the
?lumbers of the old, the "nervous,"
by which I presume he means in
lane, and other types.
(Continued on page tour)
House Group Plans
Investigation Of
Election In Ninth
Washington, Nov. is ? me
H o u ? e Campaign Investigating
Committee today voted for a full
scale investigation of Republican
complaints of election irregular
ities in North Carolina's 9th Con
gressional District.
The committee voted to send
back to North Carolina immediate
ly one of its investigators, Samuel
H. Still, Washington lawyer who
made an on-the-spot investigation
in late October. After he reported
that some registrars had denied
him access to poll books, the com
mittee ordered that all absentee
ballots and related records in the
district be impounded.
Alexander Won Race
Rep. Hugh Q. Alexander, a Dem
ocrat, won 'a second two-year term
from the district by a majority of
9,000 votes over William E. Stev
ens Jr., Republican furniture exe
cutive from Lenoir, in the Nov. 2
election. The district embraces the
nine counties of Alexander, Alle
ghany, Ashe, Carban-us, Caldwell,
Iredell, Rowan, Stanly and Wa
tauga.
Ivan Harrah of Winston-Salem,
campaign director for Sevens, tes
tified before the committee last
week that there was vote buying,
coericion, misuse of the absentee
ballot, double registration and
negligence Dy election otlicials in
the district. ?
Ray Jennings of Taylorsville,
state Republican chairman, told
the same session that he thought
absentee ballots made a big dif
ference in the Alexander-Stevens
race. ,
SBI Reports Made
Agents of the State Bureau of
Investigation have looked into Re
publican charges of election ir
regularities in Ashe and Alexand
er counties. They have turned
their reports over to James W.
Powell director of the SBI. He is
assessing the reports and is ex
pected to turn his finds over to
Harry McMullan, state attorney
general.
Republicans also had complain
ed of election irregularities in the
12th Congressional District, but
the House committee said recently
it had no official notice of these
complaints. The SBI recently in
vestigated charges that absentee
ballots were bought and sold in
Clay and Graham counties in the
12th District. McMullan turned
over the SBI report to Solicitor
Thad Bryson of Bryson City.
The House committee also de
cided to send an investigation in
to the Third Illinois District.
National Guard Meet
On Armory Postponed
The meeting relative to the or
ganization of a national guard unit
which may lead to the building of
an armory was icheduled for Tues
day night, Nov. 16 has been post
poned until Tuesday night, Nov.
23 at 6:30 at the Gateway Restaur
ant.
Special representatives from
each of the elvic organizations are
urged to attend and such others
as are interested in the project.
Captain Swanson from Lenoir
with the delegate representing the
Adjutant General's office will be
present as special guest of the
, Chamber of Commerce. Those who
can come at 6:30 and eat with the
group are urged to be there
promptly at 6:30. Those who de
sire to attend the meeting but
cannot eat should be there by
7:00.
A -Chamber of Commerce an
nouncement says: "This is a very
important meeting and we should
make a special effort to give Cap
tain Swanson and his associate the
assurance that we want a national
guard unit and the armory and
that we will cooperate with him
to the fullest."
Blue Devils Finish
? &'S,y
Undefeated Season
By LARRY KLUTZ
The Blue Devils of Appalachian
High finished their first undefeat
ed season in- the schools history by
swamping Millers Creek by a scorfe
of 40-13 at Millers Creek Friday.
This was the 10th win of the sea
son for the Blue Devils. It was a
game marked with numerous in
juries.
In the first quarter, fullback
Randy Maddux took a hand off
from quarterback Tony Winkler
and went 60 yards for the first TD.
In the 28nd period the Blue
Devils broke loose for 3 touch
downs. The first of these was a 3
yard sneak by quarterback Tony
Winkler. A little later halfback
David McKinney drove over from
the 3 yard line. Then just before
the end of the half co-captain Rog
er McGuire pounced one a Red
skin fumble in the end zone for a
Decorations To
Again Be Judged
For Yule Season
Mrs. Starr Stacy announced this
week that the Boone Junior Wo
man's Club, the Worthwhile Wo
mens Club and the Blue Ridge Gar
den club will again sponsor the
annual Christmas Home Decoation
contest in Boone. Prizes will be
given for the best window, door,
an<} lawn decorations. ?
Mrs. Stacy urged that all homes
begin thinking of decorating for
the Yuletide and plan to enter the
contest with some decoration.
U. S. Navy Band To
Appear In Lenoir
The United States Navy Band
will appear in concert at the Le
noir High School Auditorium No
vember 27, at 3:30 and S p. m.
The admission in the afternoon
is students SOc, adults 'll.OO; even
ing student* $L00, adult* *1.90.
TD.
As the 2nd half got under way
Roger Cook grabbed the second
half kickoff and raced 85 yards for
a TD.
In the last period Jerry Weaver,
the Redskin quarterback skirted
end for 11 yards for Millers Creek
first score. A Weaver to Eller pass
play good for 70 yards was the
final score for Millers Creek. Ham
by kicked the extra point.
Then after a 89 yard drive Bill
Brown carried 8 yards for the final
score of the game. ?
One extra point was run over
by Bill Brown. Three were kicked
by B. M. Miller.
This year's >Blue Devil team in
going undefeated and winning the
Highland conference crown have
set a good record for themselves.
They have gained 2,131 yards
rushing while holding their op
ponents to 090 yards. They have
passed for 595 yards to 196 for
the opponents. They have gamed
115 first downs, 39 touchdowns
and extra points. They have a 26.4
point average per game to the
opponents 6 point average.
Although they are losing 10 sen
iors from tile squad, next years
team should be very good as the
underclassmen have shown pro
mise "of being another great Ap
palachian team.
Honor Plaque
To Be Given
Burley Grower
The Northwest North Caroline
Development A ? ? o c 1 a tion will
award an "Honor Plaque" to any
burley tobacco farmer who shows
proof that he produced at the rate
of >1,000.00 per acre on his entire
allotment provided the allotment
is 0.7 or more. This is an oppor
tunity for good burley growers to.
receive some of the honor that
they are due for doing a good job.
Proof of the production may be
presented to Stanley Harris, who
is chairman of the tobacco com
mittee for Watauga county under
the committee for the Northwest
North Carolina Development As
sociation, or to L. E. Tuckwiller,
county agent. We want Watauga
county to get her share of the hon
or so please let us know about
these yields.
Food Is Sought
For Children At
Orphans Home
If you are one of the persons
who ic bothered with shopping for
a household, how would you* like
to change places with Miss Anne
Bryan of Grandfather Home in
Banner Elk? Miss Bryan, Superin
tendent of the institution for sev
eral years, says that per week she
buys food in lots which run some
thing like this: SO lbs. of sugar,
49 lbs. of shortening, 10 lbs. of
fatback for seasoning, 1 cs. eggs ?
30 >lozen, 1 -cs. margarine, 108
loaves of bread.
Each day, some 93 hungry child
ren around the ages of five to
nineteen, consume food which
mounts up into the dollars and
cents under today's prices. For
instance, per day, Miss Anne can
well expect to see disappear from
the cabinet 10 lbs of weiners, 19
lbs. of hamburger, 10 lbs. of bo
logas, 12 hens, 15 fryers, 4 gallons
of vegetables, to bushels of pota
toes, S gallons of fruit, 3M qts. of
jelly, 1 gallop of pickles, 2 gallons
of dried beans, 2 Urge size boxes
of oatmeal,' 6 large size boxes of
cornflakes, 6- lbs. of grits, and 6
lbs. of rice, along with 12 qts. of
meal and 12 qts. of flour.
Throughout the Holston Presby
tery, truck schedules have been
sent to announce the coming drive
for Thanksgiving gifts to the
Home. Eood is a necessity for the
success of this drive. If you would
care to donate, phone your near
est Presbyterian minister. The
thanks you will receive will be
measured in the healthy bodies
and the glowing eyes of 93 youngs
ters who will know you cared to
share your Thanksgiving with
them.
Farmers May
Yet Get Lime
Farmer! may atill apply lime
stone under the 1994 Agricultural
Conservation program until Dec
ember 31. Requests for cost-shar
ing under this practice will be ap
proved for applying limestone to
cropland which will be seeded to
eligible grasses and legumes in
1055 and for the initial improve
ment of permanent pasture.
All these practices require a
soil test. Soil tests for lime onl/
will be given priority by the soil
testing laboratory, and results will
be returned within a few days.
Farmers needing limestone should
not let this opportunity pass by.
Since all seeding and reseeding
practices in 1005 are based on the
use of lime, it is important that
farmers take soil samples now on
all fields on which such practices
are intended to be carried out.
Soil containers and instructions
are available at the ASC office.
Top
Flo' .
CO*"11
Mr. W. W. Austin of the Flat
Top community ii the 1994 corn
growing champion (or Watauga
County. Mr. Auftin won this honor
with the officially estimated yield
of 123.99 bushels per acr<# Second
place went to Mr. James Hags man
of Cove Creek with a yield of
106.56 bushels per acre and third
to Mr. Troy Greene, of Deerfieid
Road, with a yield of 101.88 bushels
per acrv
The only other yield above a
hundred bushels per acre was
100.69 produced by Mr. B. D. Claw
son of Rutherwood.
Mr. Austin produced this corn
on 1093 potato land with W. Va.
1163 hybrid corn. The com was
planted in. 34 inch rows about 10
inches in the drill. He used 9-10
10 fertilizer at the rate of 10001
pounds per acre and 400 pounds
per acre of cklnitro.
The official yield was estimated
by the agricultural workers, with
moisture test by North Carolina
Crop Improvement. Association.
7 5,000 Pounds Of Burley
Now On Warehouse Floor
TYPICAL BOONE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE SCENE
Watauga County 4-H Members
Get Achievement Day Awards
Weed Sorting
Project Slated
Mr. Harold Nhu. Extension To
bacco Specialist, will assist with
a tobacco sorting demonstration
at Ben Farthing's farm on Thurs
day afternoon, Nov. 18, at 2:30 p.
m.
Mr. Farthing has arranged a
sorting table with arrangements
for lights, and will have some to
bacco in case for Mr. Nau to use.
Burtey tobacco brings Watauga
farmers more dollars than any
other one crop, yet farmers often
fail to get the high dollar because
the tobacco is carelessly handled.
All burley tobacco farmers are
invited to attend this meeting and
watch Mr. Nau prepare the tobac
co for market.
One other point that we would
like to show you at Mr. Farthing's
farm is how he handles primed
tobacco and how much he consid
ers it increases his income from
tobacco when he primes it.
APO Address
Rule Changed
Acting Postmaster Lyle B. Cook
calls attention to the request by
the Department of Defense that
the phrase "Care Postmaster" not
be used on mail addressed for de
livery through overseas APO's.
The address on mail intended
for memhfcrs of the Armed Forces
or civilians receiving mail through
overseas APO's should be confin
ed to three lines, if possible, the
last line to show the APO number
followed by the name of the post
office as for example:
Pvt. William J. Roe, RA 12378967
Company F, 167th Infantry
APO 801, New Y<rtrk, N. Y.
Watauga Scouts Win
Brenner Award
Eight adult scouters from the
Watauga District attended the an
nual Old Hickory Council supper
held last Tueaday night at the
Home Moravian Church in Win
ston-Salem. The group, headed by
Dr. Lee Reynolds, district chair
man, was presented with the Bren
ner Award for 'possessing the best
scrapbook on publicity the scouts
in this area had received last year
through newspapers and other me
diums. The district last year was
led by the Rev Joseph T. Shack
ford, now of Walkertown.
Dr. Francis Cooke, of Boone, was
publicity chairman during the per
iod the award was made for.
Others attending from the coun
ty were the Rev. Everett Lowman,
Rogers Wilson, B. W. Stallings. Ce
cil Miller, Stanley Harris and Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Andrew*.
Watauga County 4-H Club boy*
and girls received recognition for
outstanding club work it the an
nual 4-H Achievement Day in the
American Legion Hut, Saturday
morning.
Ann Farthing from Bethel pre
sided at the Achievement Day pro
gram.
Mr. L. E. Tuckwiller, county ag
ent recognized leaders and par
ents of the 4-H Clubbers and John
ny Vines introduced the speaker
John Whitelock of New Zealand
who spoke to the boys and girls
of life in his country. He compar
ed the beliefs and customs of
America with those of his coun
try. Whitelock is in America on a
six months tour sponsored by the
New Zealand Dairy Board. He and
three others from New Zealand
are studying farming in the United
States in the International Farm
Youth Exchange program, in
which 25 foreign countries arc
participating.
Miss Catherine Holcombe, assist
ant home agent, and W. C. Rich
ardson, assistant county agent,
both in charge of 4-H Club work,
awarded medalt and certificates
to the following boys and girls for
outstanding work: ,
Paul Brookshire and Dudley
Norris, achievement; Marc Carlson
farnj and home electric, John Lett
Jr. and Ned Vines; field crops,
Norman Michael, Gerald Lawrence
and Lynn Matheson; forestry, Gary
Hartley; garden, George Cowles
and James Moretz; meat animal,
Paul Brookshire, Robert Greer
and Paul Perry, dairy achievement;
and Ronald Swift; poultry, Russell
Swift, Lance Reese, Lynn Mathe
son, Benny Robinson and Doss
Keller Jr.; tractor maintenance,
Marvin Storie; public ? peaking,
Doss Keller, Jr.; wildlife conser
vation, Jerry Junior Welch, and
crafts, John Ralph Buchanan and
Jimmy Bob Coffey.
The 4-H girl's awards went to
Ann Farthing and Evelyn Mathe
son, both of the Bethel Senior
Club for achievement. Certificates
in clothing went to Gloria Jean
Hampton of the Boone 7th Grade
Club; Irene Kominger, Ann Farth
ing and Evelyn Matheson also of
the Bethel Club.
Marjorie Reynolds and Judy
Snyder of the Boone 7th Grade
Club received the crafts certificat
es; Patsy Vannoy of Parkway Club,
Frances Moretz of Boone 7th
Grade Club, Jo Ann Phillips, Irene
May and Johnny Tester of the
Bethel Clubs, the canning awards.
Gloria Jean Hampton, Boone,
and Ann Farthing, Bethel, receiv
ed dress revue certificates; Ann
Farthing and Evelyn Matheson of
the Bethel Club, dairy foods team
award; entomology honors went to
Patsy Gaulden of the Boone 7th
Grade Club; certificates for fro
zen foods, Elizabeth Ann Cook of
Parkway School, Barbara Edwards
of Boone 7th Grade Club and Sue
Hagaman of the Bethel Club.
Food preparation medals were
awarded to Wanda Jean Winebar
ger of the Green Valley Club and
the winners of the home-grounds
beautification project were Eliza
beth Ann Campbell of Cove Creek
Club and Ann Farthing of the
Bethel Senior Club, and home im
provement certificates to Made
line Jackson of Green Valley, Eve
lyn Matheson of Bethel and Eliza
beth Ann Campbell of Cove Creek.
Clu bwomenPlanDrive
To Fill Xmas Stockings
The Worthwhile Woman'! Club
is again to be in charge of the
empty itoeking fund in this local
ity, and Mrs. E. L. Ray has issued
the following statement In regard
to the annual charity campaign:
"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus," has become I quotation as
American as baseball and as true
in Watauga County today as it
was a generation or more ago
when it was first written by the
editor of the New York Sun. In a
Christian nation and among Christ
ian people, Santa Claus or the
spirit of giving and sharing is
ever present. Where there it.
nee? particularly at Christmas
time there are always generous
hearted people to fill that need
and help the needy II has been
estimated that in Watauga county
schools there are at least 9% of
the total enrollment who cone
from needy homes where there is
great ganger of children's stock
ings being empty on Christmas
morning.
Help Fill These Stockings
It has been proved again and
again in Boone and Watauga
county that there is a Santa Claus;
that the spirit of giving exists in
the hearts of men and women and
prompts contributions to this
worthy project, making it possible
to continue the filling of empty
stockings of needy children year
after year. This week the mem
bers of the Worthwhile Woman's
Club will start solicitations to
finance this annual project. Plan
to make a generous contribution
to Mrs Mabel Brown, treasurer of
the fund, at the Watauga Building
k Loan office.
Damp Weather
Aids Farmers
In Moving Crop
With the opening o( the burley
tobacco market only two weeks
away, there were approximately
75,000 pound* of leaf on the floor
of Mountain Burley Warehouse
No. 1 Tuesday morning of this
week. With welcome rain provid
ing good grading weather, receipts
are expected to be brisk right up
to opening day.
The Boone market ip equipped
to sell about 1700 baskets each
selling day. thereby assuring grow
ers of quick sales with a minimum
of waiting during the coming sea
son.
R. C. Coleman, operator of the
Mountain Burley Warehouse and
the Farmers Burley here, Sfid
Boone will have the best buyer re
presentation this year in it* his
tory, and added, "I am looking
fprward to making thi* the belt
tobacco season Boone has ever
had. Keep your tobacco dry, grade
it carefully, and bring it to Boone.
You will receive as high or higher
prices at your local market as any
where in the belt, so why drive
farther and add to your expense?"
The burley market will open
November 30, and sales will con
tinue through December 21 for
four hours a day. After the Christ
mas holidays, sales will resume on
January 4, "and continue a* long
as there is any tobacco to sell,"
said Mr. Coleman.
Mrs. R. R. Colvard
Taken By Death;
Rites Wednesday
Mrs. Mary Lillie Colvard, 71,
' resident of this city, died Monday
morning at the home of a daugh
ter, Mrs. Allie Hodges. She had
been ill for several months.
Bom in Watauga county July
17, 1883, Mrs. Colvard was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Killian. She Joined the church at
an early age, and was a faithful
member. She was a member of
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Oak Grove Bapt
ist Church by Rev. C. 0. Vance
and Rev. Raymond Hendrix. Bur
ial will be in the Hinc cemetery.
In February of 1900, she was
married to Richard R. Colvard,
who suryives her. Eight children,
t h 1 r t y-nine grandchildren, and
twenty-qpe great grandchildren
also survive her. The surviving
children are: Esley Colvard, Len
oir; Mrs. Masie Oaks, Boone; Lee
Colvard, Boone; Mrs. Allie Hod
ges, Boone; Roger Colvard, Boone;
Mrs. Edna Brown, Lenoir;, Mrs.
Annie Hayes, Boone; and Mrs.
Josie Wheatley, Lenoir. There are
two sisters: Mrs. Mae Crow and
Mrs. Addie Herron, both of whom
reside in the State of Washington.
Boy Scout Group
To Meet Thursday
The regular monthly meeting of
the Watauga District Boy Scout
Committee will be held on Thurs
day, November 18, at the Gate
way Restaurant at 12:00 noon. Lee
Reynolds, newly elected district
chairman, will preside at the
meeting.
BIJRLEY EDITION,
GIFT GLIDE TO COME
OVT NEXT WEEK
The Democrat'* annual Barley
Opening edition and Christian*
Gift Galde will come from tke
pre** next Wednesday moraiag.
Since much of the material for
the enlarged edition wUl (o to
pre** duriag the current week, it
will be appreciated If advertis
er* will cooperate rally la tke
matter of early copy. Art work
and layout* will be provided, aad
It la the purpose of the ikewspo
per to have all the special adver
tiaiag la hand by Satarday.
Newa contributor* are aba
asked to supply copy earlier thaa
usual for this edition.