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Christmas Centei* WATAUGA DEMOCRAT Fill Your Gift LiU Here % An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Ettablished in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight On the Boone Market ii SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR? NO. 23. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY,' NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER ?, 1952 TWO SECTIONS ? 1? PAGES NEW CORPORATION. ? These men were instrumental in forming a development corporation in Watauga county, which according to spokesmen for the organization, will eventually mean the spending of one-half to three-fourths of a million dollars in the area. Those pictured are, left to right, John W. Fisher, Jr., president; Louis G. Burger, vice-president; Thomas G. Hilderbrandt, secretary; Raymond G. Williams, who was owner of the property to be developed; and Louis H. Smith, local attorney, who aided in the transac tions necessary for forming the corporation. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. New Corporation Will Develop Property In Blowing Rock Area KING STREET BY Rob Rivers TOBACCO SELLS WELL Burley if bringing good money on the Boone market, and during the past few days streams of trucks, pickupf, and Jallopies of every sort have been flowiitg into town, carying their cargoes of the golden weed, which has grown well this year on the slopes and in the black soil of the creek bottoms . . . Farmers who have been calling at the Democrat office to renew their subscriptions, and pass the time of day, tell us they have been getting prices which are highly satisfactory to them, and seem uniformly hap py .. . The receipts from the bur ley crops are beginning to be felt in the channels of retail trade, and most of the merchants believe there will be a big Christmas trade ? bigger maybe than a year ago. AGED COUPLE MARKET WEED Mr. A. B. Culler, a fine citizen who lives on the Rich Mountain tella of his good luck with tobac co this year . . . Mr. Culler who is 79, and Mrs. Culler who is 72 set out seven-tenths of an acre, marketed 2,990 pounds and re ceived a warehouse check for S1016.50 ... Mr. and Mrs. Culler did all the work incident to the production of the fine crop, ei cept they had to have a little hir ed help about cutting and plac ing the heavy ^talks on sticks to cure out . . . And Mr. Culler said he'd have received more but he held back a few hands for home use ... A good many people in Watauga still use their tobacco directly from the curing barns, without the benefit of factory processing . . . General known aa "homemade tobacco", the leaf is usually fashioned into a twist when in the proper case, and either used as chewing or sliced ?ff for smoking tobacco . . . W. R. Lovill, who loved the positive taste and aroma of the twist, al ways spoke of it as "Girl of the West." SIGNS OF THE YULE And since the opening of the I nrisimas snopping season iraui tionally coincides with the opening of the burley tobacco market, there are signs of Santa Claus all about the town . . . We were glad when the big plastic Santas took their places in the scheme of decora tions above the Street . . . We are strong on Santa Claus ? we argue for the old guy with the whiskers and the jelly-like belly and the pack of toys and the reindeers, and the Democrat publishes some of the letters the children write to the old man pf the frigid north . . . Some of the children give us cop ies. and then of course we gather a few from Santa, but we like em, and they are a valuable part of Christmas newspapers . . . But these Santa Claus helpers who ap pear in the department store* and on the television are a trifle over (continued on pact tour) . A new development corporation was formed in Watauga county last week and its officers say they expect it will ultimately mean the spending of a half to three-quarter million dollars in this area. The Gay Mountain Corporation was organized for the purpose of developing extensive acreage near Blowing Rock which was acquired from Raymond G. Williams of Winter Park, Florida. The aim of the corporation ac cording to Louis G. Burger, vice president, of Vero Beach, Florida, is "to develop and sell resort pro perty and build ramnxr homes and cottages, both for sale and rental purposes." Construction of these homes and cottages are expected to be started in the spring. Building and im proving the roads in the tract was supposed to have started Saturday. The property to be developed, according to its officers, is well located on the south side of the Old John's River Road just to the left of the Yonahlossee Road (U. S. Route No. 221). It is about four miles from the heart of Blowing Rock. Excellent views will be af forded residents of the resort. Houses are expected to be mod ern and commodious and all con veniences are expected to be in stalled. John W. Fisher, Jr., presi dent of Hie Corporation, of Mel borne, Fla.,'says that "one of the charming features of this develop ment will be a recreation park and lake for the use of those living there." L. H. Smith, local attorney for the corporation, explains that in the next five to ten years as many as one hundred homes are expect ed to be built in this development, and the officers stated they ex pect this building to be done Ijjr contractors and workers from this area. Also according to Mr. Smith: "It will bring into this community several hundred people who have never been here before." This is expected to have a favorable in fluence on the payroll and custom ers for the county, Mr. Smith said. Officers of the corporation were in Boone Saturday working on the details of the organization with Mr. Smith and Mr. Williams. They included Mr. Fisher, president; Mr. Burger, vice-president; and Thomas G. Hildebrandt, secretary of Greensboro. House Investigators Holding Hearings Here Members of the House of Re presentatives Investigating Com mittee are in Boone this (Wednes day) morning, where they are holding hearings into alleged ir regularities in the ninth district Congressional election. Rep. C. W. Bishop (R-Ill), chairman of the Committee is pre siding at the hearings, and thirty eight citizens have been summon ed to testify. In the election being investigat ed Democratic Representative Hugh Q. Alexander defeated Re publican William E. Stevens Jr. by a margin of 4,548 vote*. Committee members besides Re presentative Bishop, who are at the hearing this morning are Reps. Kenneth Keating (R-NY), Howard H. Baker, (R-Tenn.), Hale Boggs (D-La ), Frank Karsten (D-Miss). Also present are S. P. Kimmel, chief staff investigator for the committee and Samuel H. Sill, counsel for the committee. They have been in the district for s?v eral days preparing for the hear ings. It is said that the hearings are dealing mainly with absentee bal lot law violations. A hearing was held in Statesville Monday and another ii to be held in Taylors ville Thursday. The district includes Alexander, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Iredell, Rowan, Stanley and Watauga coun ties, Orphans Home Gifts Are Urged The committee which is trying to promote a local Christmas fund for the benefit of the children at Grandfather Home isn't having much luck and time is running short. Those willing to contribute to this worthy fund are again asked to leave their contribution with Guy Hunt, W W Chester, Watt Gragg or Rob Rivers. Marching Band To Give Show At Elks Bowl The A. S. T. C. marching band will present a Christmas Show for their part of the half-time activi ties at the Elks Bowl game next Saturday, December 11 in Raleigh. The band will leave by bus ear ly Saturday morning and return late that night. The band has been very busy this past Fall having presented eight different shows at football games both here in Boone and away. On Thanksgiving day the band went to the Burley Bowl in Johnson City, Tenn. and partici pated in the parade in the morning and the half-time show at the game. The Elks Bowl game will be the last show for the marching band and the concert season will take over their activities the rest of the year. The concert band will present a Christmas program for the college students on December 20th featur ing "Twas the Night Before Christ mas," a narration with band ac companiment. This program will be more on the popular side than the more serious and will include such numbers as "White Christ mas," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland." All students are invited to hear the program which will be given in the college auditorium on Decem ber 20th at 10:00 a. m. Soil Supervisor Vote Continued Balloting for the election of a supervisor for the Watauga Soil Conservation District will continue throughout the week of December 6-11. The person elected will serve on the board for a three year per iod. D. F. Greene, one of the three members of the present board o t supervisors has been renominated by regular petition. Any voter de siring to vote for someone else can write the candidates name on the ballot. Ballot boxes are located at the following places: Sands Service SUtion, Valle Crucis Postoffice, Clyde Perry's Store, Wilson and Sherwood Store, Deep Gap Post office, Fred Brown's Store, ASC Office, FCX Store, and Owen Lit tle's Store. "The Messiah" To Be Broadcast By Appalachian Choir Mrs. Virginia Wary Linney an nounced this week that the annual broadcast of the Christmas portion of Handel's "The Messiah," made by the Appalachian College Choir, will be given at 4:30 to 5 p. m , Monday, December 13. The broadcast will be carried over the Mutual Broadcasting Sys tem and station WATA in Boone. Mrs. Linney invites all who will to listen, and says that the popu larity of the presentation is in creasing, and the broadcast will be aired as far as the West Coast by Mutual. Surveys Damage Hazel Hurricane W. C. Greene of Laxon has been in Norfolk, Va., for the past five weeks as special insurance in spector of the damage done to property by hurricane Hazel. Mr. Greene says he has noted very little major damage in his area, but that hundreds of structures arc damaged to a minor degree. New Slate Of Watauga County Officers Sworn In BURLEY BIDS. ? The chant of the tobacco auctioneer was heard last week on Boone's Burley Market. The above picture was taken by Joe Minor, staff photographer, last week in Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 3, shortly after the sale opened. A good supply ot tobacco was on hand, and from the bids heard from Che several buyers who were on hand, the weed was commanding a good price. Over Million rounds Burley Sold For Average Of $54.02 Outlook Meeting Set For Friday ! Mr. C. R. Pugh, Mr. C. Lebeau, specialists In agricultural econo mics, and Miss Jo Earp, extension specialist in foods and nutrition, will bring the report at the Agri cultural Outlook Conference in Boone on Friday, December 10. The conference will be held in the county courthouse starting at 9:30 a. m. All farm people and people who do business with farm people are invited to attend. This will likely be one of the most important meetings of the year for farm people as these spec ialists will be able to tell us about the supply of farm products on hand at present and the expected supply for the next year or longer. Decorations Contest Slated Final plans have been made by the Junior Womans Club for the Christmas home decoration con test which is cosponsored by the Home and Garden department of the Worthwhile Club and the Blue Ridge Garden Club. First and sec ond prizes of $5.00 and $3.00 will be given for the best window, door and lawn displays. Also the best over-all decorative theme will be chosen. All those who wish to enter the contest are asked to have their project completed by Saturday December 18th. Judging will take place Sunday night December 19 between the hours of 7:60-10:00 p. m. and lights must be left on dur ing this time. A list of winners will appear in the Democrat so that everyone will have a chance to see the win ning displays during the holidays. Talbott urges higher wages fur Air Force personnel. The Boone Burley Tobacco Mar ket opened the 1954 55 selling sea son Wednesday, December 1, and sold 347,500 pounds of tobacco for an average price sf $54.75 per hundred pounds on opening day. The market has held auctions three days, Wednesday and Friday of last week, and Monday of this week, and has sold 1,035,564 pounds of burley tobacco and paid out $559,411.67 to growers for an average for the first three seling days of' $54.02, according to fig ures released by R. C. Coleman, operator of the Mountain Burley and Farmers Burley warehouses here. The top price paid on the mar ket so far has been $69.40, while many farmers have received prices near that figure for their best grades, it was reported. There are seven buyers, includ ing the house, competing for to bacco on the Boone market this year. This is a "healthy situation," Mr. Coleman said, because "more competition means higher prices for the growers." On Monday, tobacco was seen on the floor of Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1 from Virginia, Tennessee, and the following North Carolina counties in addi tion to Watauga: Avery, Ashe, Al leghany, Mitchell, and Yancey. The market will hold auctions three days a week through Dec ember 20, and will resume after the Christmas holidays on Janu ary 5. Harris Elected C Of C Prexy; Wilcox Quits Stanley A. Harris was named President and manager of the Boone Chamber of Commerce at the meeting held Monday, succeed ing Herman W? Wilcox, who had held the office for sixteen years, and who asked to be relieved of active duties with the organiza tion. Out of appreciation for Mr. Wil cox's service to the Chamber and to the town, he was named "Presi dent Emeritus" of the Chamber for the coming year. Mr. Wilcox has labored consis tently for the welfare of the com munity during his tenure, it was pointed out, and his efforts in be half of the tobacco market, the Watauga Centenial, "Horn in the West", the new telephone building and dial service, and the electro nics plant served particular praise. Other Officers Other officers elected at the meeting Monday were: Clyde Grene, first vice-president. Wade E. Brown, second vice president. Alfred Adams, treasurer. Joy Ann Wood, secretary. New members of the board elected for a three year term are: G. C. Greece, Jr., L. T. Tatum, Paul A. Coffey. The following are hold-over members of the board: (Continued on page three) Civil Defense Mass Meeting Set For Tonight The civil defense mass meet ing will be held tonight (Wed ntxby) at the Demonstration School auditorium at 7:H. Ail citizens are urged tu at tend thli community mass meet ing, and get some idea of the im portance of cooperating in the civil defense effort Authorities i on the subject will be present and entertainment feature* have 1 been prepared for the occasion. Democrats Take Over Affairs; Walsh Chairman Seven recently-elected Demo crats took their oaths Monday and assumed the responsibilities of the local government. The officials are: Austin E. South, Clerk of the Superior Court. Ernest M. Hodges, Sheriff. Richard E. Kelley, Corner. W. R. Vines, Surveyor. Arlie P. Walsh, J. D. Shoe make and George Wilson, Commission er! Dr. H. B. Perry, elected to the State Senate and S. J. Barnes, elected to the House, will be. sworn into office when the Legislature convenes the first of the year. They are both Democrats. Board Organises The Board of Commissioners or ganized by electing Arlie P. Walsh, chairman of the board. Edgar Brown was named county accountant and tax supervisor. H. M. Hamilton was named tax col lector, Wade E. Brown county at torney and George Smitherman, Janitor. The board provided space on the first floor for the office of Sheriff Hodges, and following congratu lations from Chairman Paul A. Coffey and other members of the old board, adjourned until next Monday, pending the completion of an audit of the books. Mrs. Campbell Taken By Death Mrs. Mary "Callie" Campbell, age 77 of Vilas, Route 1, died Nov. 27 at her home in Cilas. Fun eral services were held at the Un ion Baptist Church Monday at 2 p. m. by the Rev. Roby Eggers, Rev. C. O. Vance, Rev. E. 0. Gore and Rev. Morris Cooper. Burial was in the church cemetery. The husband survives with five sons and two daughters: Pearl, Earle, Raymond and Brady, all of Vilas, Graydon of Mabel. Rhonda Campbell of Lenoir and Clayton Campbell of Condon, Orgon. Also two sisters and two brother* sur vive. Mountaineers | Have Six on All Conference Team The Mountaineers of Appala chian College placed six players on the All-North State Conference football selections for this season. East Carolina followed in second place with five, and Elon was third with four players. Lenoir Rhyne, who did not take a conference game this season, had , three players selected to the team by the coaches of the North State Conference. Players selected from Appala chian were Ned Pennell, Rick Lip pard, Ben Quinn, Colon Nifong, Bob Jones, and Jim OUU. Three All-State Three Mountainers have also ; been named to the North Carolina All-State squad. They are Pennell, Ollis, and Quinn. The Mountaineers will close out their football activity for {he year on Saturday, December 11, when they meet Newberry College in the Elks Bowl game at Raleigh. ' A. k. SOUTH Clerk Superior Court i ' I i ERNEST HODGES Sheriff W. R VINES Surveyor R C. KKLLEY Coroner ARLIE W. WAIySH Commissioner GEORGE A. WILSON l Cominiwioaer J. D. 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