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Shopping Guide . WATAUGA DEMOCRAT Burley Tobacco Trade At Home An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight Market Edition n SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR? NO. 21 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1954 THREE SECTIONS? 24 PAGES Gay Shopping Season Gets Under Way Here GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS? Town employees are shown as they prepared to decorate the streets offtoone for the Yule season Carl Teague is the camera-shy employee behind the pole with Justin Ragan watching on the left and Henry Austin with the wire in his hands. The operation was begun last Friday, with the lights being put up and down the main thoroughfare of town. Roping is expected to be added as the season progresses. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. ' KING STREET BY Rob Rivers A DAY OF THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Day has too often been lost in the glitter of the start of the Christmas shopping season . . . Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to get the two important holidays separated by setting an earlier date for Thanksgiving, and brought down the wrath of the na tion upon his head . . . But after all it was a good notion . . . The idea that folks should express their gratitude to the Omnipotent for His beneficence during the year is a lofty one, and one to which we ' should all subscribe ? maybe a little more so here in Wa tauga than in some other places . . . Not that we're better than other folks and not that we have a better county or a better cli mate or more money than some other people . . . But fact is, we've fared good here . . . Despite the drought which gets worse every year, the good earth has brought forth an abundance of food in these green hills . . Late rains dampened the soil considerably and replenished the water supply I in this vicinity . . . We have been free from cyclones and hurricanes and the like, which have laid waste other sections of the land; and our folks have resided in a tolerable degree of harmony, if not at all times in brotherly love . . . Wc have much to be thankful for, apd we should spare enough time from the feasting and the football, and the general carry ings-on to observe the day in the way it was intended . . . We have been blesaed bountifully. AND WE SHOULD BE HAPPY this glad day, as we take time apt from our usual activities and (Continued on page four) Mass Meeting Is ; Slated To Help In Gvil Defense A mass meeting will be held Wednesday night, December 8, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Boone Demon stration School auditorium to hear about and discuss phases of Civil Defense. Civil defense is preparation for emergencies such as fires, floods, hurricanes, or other disturbances, serious accidents, epidemics, as well as possible war attacks in cluding bombing, or a nearby area may suffer disaster and need aid. Clyde R. Greene will be chair man of the meeting and R. C. Nic holson, from the office of General Griffin, North Carolina director of Civil Defense, Raleigh, wiU pre sent a film and discuss what is needed in planning for civil de fense and why it is needed in every county of the State. The High School band, under di rection of Perry Watson, bandmast er, will give a program at the be ginning of the meeting. Sgt. H. R. Wilson will be pres ent from the Office of Ground Ob server Area Headquarters, the 4674th Ground Observer Squadron in Knoxville, Tennessee Local of ficials of the county and Blowing (continued on page three) Councill Is Given 25- Year Citation J. H. Councill, of Boone, Divi sion Highway Engineer, in pre sented a pin and certificate in ap preciation of twenty-five year* of meritorious service as State high way engineer at the annual con vention of the American Associa tion of State Highway officials held in Seattle November 9. The award was accepted on Mr. Councill's behalf by W. H. Rogers, Jr., chief highway engineer for North Carolina. The most comprehensive, the most varied and the most brilliant collection of gifts for Christmas giving ever assembled in this town is now on display against a gay background of Yuletide decora tions as leading stores open their doors to officially launch the hap piest season of the year. The time for gifting is near, and Santa Claus is here with a word of advice for the older folks and a special invitation to the youngs ters. "The earlier you start your shopping, the merrier will your Christmas be," is his tip to the wise. "Come downtown and see me, and my wonderful collection of new toys," is the invitation he sends to the children. "And the sooner the better," he adds. Old St. Nick will be present per sonally in Toyland to welcome the children with a cheery smile and an ear cocked to hear every syl lable of their whispered hopes Scores of eager deputies will. be on hand to help Christmas gift shoppers find their way through the brilliant array of gifts to the right solution for every gift prob lem. This special section is devoted to presenting a prevue of what is in store for gift shoppers, so that they may actually get a head start on the joy filled task ahead. Though there are nearly a hun dred or more gifts for everyone pictured in this edition and liter- I (continued on page four) Christmas Lights To Be Turned On Next Saturday The ?witch will be thrown Saturday, November 27,. "to light up Boone for the Christmas holi days," said Russell D. Hodges, chairman of the Merchants As- { sociation committee on lights and decorations. , The most lavish display of varicolored Christmas lights seen here in recent years is now in the process of being installed throughout the length and breadth of the main business por tion of King Street. Evergreens and other decorations to en hance the beauty of the lights will be put up as fast as the weather permits, Mr. Hodges said. An added feature of the city's Yuletide decorations will be a huge, gaily lighted Christ mas tree to be erected in the center of town in front of Todd & Hlggins Ksso station at the earliest practicable time, it was announced. I Austin Clawson s ? Dies In Maryland m Traffic Accident Austin Clawson, 42 years old, a native Wataugan, met instant death early Saturday morning, when an automobile he was driv ing and a tractor-trailer collided near Baltimore, as Mr. Clawson was en route to his home at Bel Air, Md. Funeral services were conduct ed at Bel Air Tuesday at 2 o'clock, and burial was in that vicinity. Other details were unavailable. Among those from Watauga at tending the rites were Mr. and Mrs Worth Clawson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Clawson, Mrs. Claude Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Greene. Mr. Clawson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bynum Clawson was rear ed in Meat Camp township and had resided in Mary land for about ten years. The parents survive, together with three brothers and three sis ters, Worth Clawson, Deep Gap; Ted Clawson, Boone; J. B. Claw son, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Bill Jackson, Mrs. Claude Taylor, Boone; Mrs. Eddie Gray, Bel Air, Md. James F. Wilson Taken By Death James Franklin Wilson, of Vilas, Route I, died Thursday, November 18, in Watauga Hospi tal at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday, November 20, at the Brushy Fork Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Victor Tri vette and the Rev. L. H. Hollings worth. Burial was in the Brushy Fork Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lillie Wilson; three sons, Ralph and Forrest, both of Vilas, and Jerry Wilson, Boone; a broth er, Charles Wilson, Sioux City, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Sallie Miller, ? Striatal, -Ka-i nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Stores To Close For Thanksgiving A majority of Boone business places will be closed Thursday, November 25, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The county of fices in the courthouse and rock building, town office, and the Northwestern Bank will also be cloied, and the post office will ob serve its regular holiday schedule of keeping the windows closed all day. The Southeast Asian Defense Treaty has been sent to the Sen ate by President Eisenhower, who expressed the hope that it would receive "early and favorable /con sideration." UNDEFEATED BLUE DEVILS? Memben of the Appalachian High School Blue Devili, who have just completed the first undefeated football season io the school's history THfcy are. left to right, first row: Junior Kahullas. Carlton Lyons, W. C. Payne, Cliff Keplar, Tony Winkler, Buddy McGuire, Bill Bpown, S. G. Tugman, Glenn Welbom. David Teague. manager; second row: Bobby Sherrill, manager. Bobby Brendall, Charles Mickel, Dickey Hunt, B. M Miller, Bobby Bingham. Burley Flows Onto Floors; Sales To Start Next Week L SCOUT AWARD ? Dr. Francis Cook, right, in dark ?uit, is shown receiving the Brenner award from Dr. Lee Reynolds, chairman Watauga District of the Old Hickory Council, Boy Scout* of America. Boys in the back are of the Valle Crucis Scout Troop, who had just passed a board of review for their second class requirements in scouting. The award is made each year by the Old Hickory Council to the district displaying the best scrap book on publicity received on the district's activities during the previous year. The scrap book, kept by Dr. Cook who is publicity chairman for Watauga, is shown on the table in the foreground. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. Charles Rogers Found Dead; Verdict Suicide Charles C. Rogers, Boone shoe repairman and veteran of World War I, was foun<l dead Monday morning in the basement of his shop at East King and Appala chian streets. He was 60 years of ?*?? V ...... ? Coroner Richard E. Kelley said death was the result of a self-in flicted head wound from a .25 caliber automatic pistol, and that I Rogers had been dead about three | hours when found at 8 a. m. by Lee Anderson, one of his employ ; ees. He said no inquest would be | held. Mr. Rogers was a past comman ' der of Watauga American Legion Post No. 138, and had operated a shoe repair shop here for some 20 years. Prior to that he was em ployed by Appalachian State Teachers College. Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Tuesday, November 23, at the Reins-S turdivant Funeral Home, with the Rev. L. H. Hol lingsworth and the Rev. E. F. Troutman officiating. Burial was in the Mount Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Genevieve Rogers; two soni, Char les Rogers, Jr., of Wilkesboro, and Lloyd Rogers, Rapid Air Force Base at Rapid City, South Dakota; and daughter, Mrs. Stella Town send, Greensboro; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Randall, Boone, and Mrs. Neal Ashley, West Lafayette. Ohio; and a brother, W. D. Rogers, of Oregon. jBlue Devils To Be Honored At C. of C. Banquet The Appalachian Hjgh School Blue Devils, undefeated on the gridiron during the entire season, will be honor guests of the Boone Chamber of Commerce at 12 noon December 14. Parents of football players are urged to make plan* to attend the meeting. " Each football player and mem ber of the coaching staff will be a guest of some member of the Chamber of Commerce. Further details will be given later. Joe Moretx, Earl Brookshire. Rodger Cook, J. W. Welborn, Fretl Gra?g, Edward Harmon, Kermit Keller; third row: Pete Everett, coach. Dean Johnson, Eddy Kuah. Bill Hayes, ChrU Johnson, David McKinney, Edward Taylor, Kent Coleman, Johnnie Hodges. Jr., Bobby Wilcox, Jack Creed. James Greene, Clyde Welch, Johnny Miller, Shir ley Gabriel, back field coach. Not present (or picture was Morris Branch, line coach. ? (Photo Palmer's Photo Shop.) M ROGER McGUIRE Buddy McGuire Candidate For Morehead Honor Roger "Buddy" McGuire has been nominated by the Appalach ian High School faculty a> the 1954-33 condidate for the More head Scholarship to the Univenity of North Carolina. One nomination for this valuable scholarship is made by each high school in the county. The bases for selection are scholastic ability and attainment*, character, physical vigor, and leadership. From the county candidates one boy will be selected by the county committee, headed by Mr. James H. Councill, to appear before the district selec tion committee. Candidates chosen by the district board will then compete on a statewide basis. "Buddy," the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McGuire of Boone, is an out ftanding member of the senior claas. He has attained better than a "B" average on high school cour ses. He holds the offices of presi dent of the senior class, president of his homeroom, president of the Men's "A" Club, and president of j the Boys Glee Club. In the recent ! election of senior superlatives "Buddy" was chosen "Mr. Appala chian" of 1955. During the just-completed foot ball season he served as co-captain of the football team, and he was elected by the team as co-holder of the title "Best Sportsman." He has been an active member of the foot ball, basketball, and baseball (continued on page four) Weed Quality Said To Be Good In Area Tobacco li flowing to Boone warehouses, buyers, bookkeepers, weighmen, ticket markers and other workers are assembling, and growers are eagerly awaiting the first rhythmic chant of the auct ioneer which will signal the open ing of the 1954-59 selling season. The burley market opens Tues day, November 30, and R. C. Cole man, proprietor of the Mountain Burley Warehouses here, has said, he has reason to believe it will be the best season in the history uf the Boone market. First sales will be held here Wednesday, December 1, and will mark the opening of the sixteenth selling season at Boone. The Boone market began operations in 1B39, and is the oldest market in this section. The Mountain Burley warehous es are equipped to sell about 1700 baskets daily, and Mr. Coleman said Tuesday there is still plenty of room on the floors for tl^e first sales. He added that the quality of the tobacco now on hand ap pears to be superior to that of the first offerings of previous years. In urging growers to bring their tobacco to Boone, Mr. Coleman pointed out that published figures covering the last years show that the Boone market had a higher price average than any other mar ket in this immediate section: "It is also your nearest market," he reiterated, "so why drive farther and add to your expense when you are not going to get any more ? or maybe not as much ? for your tobacco?" Sales will continue for four hours a day through December 21, and will resume after the Christmas holidays on January 4, it has been announced. t Man, Wife Are Hurt In Blast House 'Frailer Duke Wood and his wife, Joy Ann Wood, of Meadows of Dan, Va., were seriously injured early Wednesday morning, Novemebr 17, in an explosion in their trailer home here. The couple were taken to Wa tauga Hospital, where physicians said they suffered multiple second degree burns and bruises, but did not consider their conditions as critical. Mrs. Wood, a secretary in the Boone Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce office here, was released from the hospital Monday, while Mr. Wood, a fresh man at Appalachian State Teach ers College, is expected to remain for several more days. A leaky pipe or an accidental turning of the handle of a gas jet on the cooking stove during the night is thought to have filled the trailer with gas. Mr. Wood told investigating of ficers he awoke about 5:30 a. m. and lit his cigarette lighter to see the dial of his electric blanket. That was the last thing he re membered until he awoke in the hospital, he said. The sides of the trailer were blown loose. Window glass was scattered for 90 feat, and window panes in an adjoining trailer were also shattered. For a Truly Wonderful Christmas . . . Boone Merchants Advise Early Shopping Key to making the glorious Christmas Holiday the most perfect event of the year ? one full of joy, one free from any shadow of disappointment for you and your loved ones ? is all wrapped up in just two pimple little words: "Shop Early." Here, today, with presentation of this special edition devoted entirely to pirvu-ing the wonderfully glamorous, the excitingly practical gifts in store for everyone, comes both the "Get Ready" snd the "GO' signal foi; this Christmas season. "Get Ready" by letting your ^es roam thei pages. Here you'll find hosts of suggestions that will spark really brilliant gift giving ideas. * Make notes as you go along, for gift ideas are directly as sociated with people ? the people you love ? and jrooll want to remember the suggestions that these pages will spark for Sister and Brother and Aunt Emma and Uncle Joe and (or the postman too. "Go" shopping tomorrow. Don't delay. The time for gifting is near, and Old St. Nick is here? with scores of deputies in every store in town? to help you choose from fresh, inspiring stocks. Half the fun of the Christmas season is in choosing the gifts you are going to give. The sooner you start your Christmas shop ping, the more fun you arc going to have. Shopping early for gifts means leisurely shipping, time for comparing, for weighing, for seleftlng sure fire presents for every one. Shopping early frees your time lor joyful hours spent in wrap ping your gifta to enhance their beauty. Shopping early can be easier on the budget, just aa it can be easier on the nerves. For by shopping early?without undue pres sure of time or crowds of laat minute shoppers ? you can shop more wisely. Shopping early nukes it possible (or you to plan your gifting so that no one will be forgotten. Shopping aary means that you can take advantage of the con venient Lay-away plans made available for you by theatores. Pick the gift you want now. Put a small depoait on it and the store will bold it for you to pickup later. * Tuck-away a gift a day. in the stores or in a hideaway at bone ? starting tomorrow ? and your gift shopping will be untram i4lled fun. Shopping early is a positive "must" If there are loved on^s in the armed services or so far away from home they won't be able to be present Christmas meaning. ' For, in ord<y to mail early-yearly enough to make certain your gifts are going to arrive on time? you're just going to have to shop early. s&- SM ?V* ... " m Take a tip from Santa Claus, and start your shopping without pause! Lay-away a gift a day? then at Yuletime, you'll have time Pkr* j&alLi? if .M-i. A,.. .<^i?damrak
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