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. ? f ?. 4 ' ? , ' iJSi WATAUGA COUNTY TA A T T/^ A T^\T* H M /^V TV A ' ? BOONE Farming and Tourist Region. Flnt in Carolina %/%/ / % I /\ I I ? __ /\ I ? U |%/l ? ?? L^F /? I The EducaUonal Center of Weatern North in Sheep Production. T T JLJL JL jTV \j jLJL J^JC^1tX\^\^XV^LJL X . ? ^ 50 Population 18^41 Independent Weekly Net ct paper ? Ettablished in the fear Eighteen Eighty-Eight ? "" p?l>ul"tio,> 2,73 i ? ? v . , k . ?.* ? { ' v SIXTY-SIXTH AaR-NO. 32 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT^ NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1#55 # 12 PAGES? TWO SECTIONS KING STREET by ? Rob Rivers UNWANTED DOGS Since the rabies scare has been going around, the problem of stray dogs has come to the forefront of discussion, and therein lies the danger to other animals as well as to human life. . . . Persistent re ports come to the Democrat of the practice known as "turning dogs loose" in town. That is, some non resident doesn't want his pups, and makes a trip to town some night and unloads a passel of yelping canines on the county seat. . . . While this is going on some fellow from town is dumping a litter of dogs out on somebody's farmstead, to multiply and replenish the herds of semi-wild beasts and to roam the country, in quest of lambs, small wild animals, and when af flicted with rabies, even people. . . . These folks who are always willing for another litter of pups to show up, 'cause they're going to turn them loose to fend for themselves, anyway, have largely brought about the agitation which in some instances grows extreme and comes to be directed at all members of the canine tribe . . . We hope the folks who have these spare doggies, most of which no doubt are of uncertain and unde sirable breed mixtures, will find some way of disposing of them, other than by the expedient of turning them loose on somebody's else' domain. ... It would make the stray dog problem infinitely simpler of solution GROUND HOG WEATHER The Ground hog is said to have seen his shadow in most sections last Wednesday, and while we didn't happen to notice the sun peeping out, the sort of weather we caught the end of the week would indicate that the whistle pig didn't like what he saw at all. . . . There was snow and sleet and rain ? plenty of raia, and the first of this week there's little sign that the weather's settled . . . Could be that there'll be another six weeks of the rig orous weather which has visited thes area for the past three months. THE DEEP FREEZE And speaking of freezing, when the big rain catnc, there was a lot of run-off, since the ground hadn't thawed for some weeks, and re mains frozen except the surface. . . . To show the intensity of the freeze, the sidewalk in front of the Democrat office has been spewed up on the south side for about two inches. . . . This reminds us of the time the pavement had raised with the action of the frost around Hodges Tire Co., and Ed was in sort of a dither when we came along ? thought his building was going down. . . . Matter of fact the structure was staying put, while the ground round about raised as the freeze penetrated deeper into the subsoil. THE SECOND MONTH February, which used to be a period let aside for Roman cere monies of purification, is a lot of times less rigorous than De cember or January and being just a little shorter than the others, we can look forward more hopefully to the spring showers and the daffodils, and the returning songbirds, whe? January's days have been counted (continued on p&ge four) WRECKAGE OF BUICK CAR in which four Boone people were injured ii? a collision near Lenoir early Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy Lenoir News-Topic.) Five Injured In Auto Accident: Drunken Driver Sent To Roads Five Boone people were injured, three of them hospitalized as the result of a head on collision be tween a Buick sedan, driven by Joe Mast of Boone, and a Cadillac operated by Paul Hudson, Jr., Boone negro, in the vicinity of Valmead, Caldwell county, early Sunday morning. Hudson was charged with driv ing while under the influence of intoxicants, and was sentenced to 24 months on the roads in Caldwell Recorder's Court Tues day morning. The Cadillac was going south and the Buick north at the time of the accident. State Highway Patrolman Harry Graham, who in vestigated the crash, said Hudson's car had left both sides of the pavement before crashing into the Buick. Miss Jimmie Vickie Graham, a passenger in the Mast automobile, suffered head injuries and broken ribs, but was expected to be re leased from the hospital today. Young Mast, a student at Carolina, sustained cuts on the forehead and a fracture of the right hand. Miss Peggy Klutz of Hickory, sustained cuts about the face. H. Coaker Triplett, also of Boone, sustained bruises but was not hospitalized. Both he and Miss Klutz were pas sengers in the Mast car. Hudson, who was traveling alone, sustained minor injuries, but was released from the hospital after receiving emergency treat ment. Two-Way Radios To Aid j Local Law Enforcers Preliminary plans were laid to install two-way radios in all cars of Watauga County law enforce ment officers, and in police cars of the towns of Boone and Blowing Rock, at the February meeting of the board of county commission ers, held Monday at the court house. A. Y. Cottrell of Lenoir, a re presentative of the Motorola Cor poration, attended the meeting and presented a proposal to the board for installing the radios, conting ent upon the assignment of a wave length by the Federal Com munications Commission. Arlie Walsh, board chairman, said the wave length assignment and the installation would probab Seymour Jones Rites Saturday Horatio Seymour Jones of Zion ville, Route 1, died Friday, Febru ary 4, at his home in the Meat Camp section. He was 84 years of age. Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Saturday, February 5, at the Meat Camp Baptist Church, with the Rev. R. C. Eggers and the Rev. Arlie Moretz officiating. He is survived by two brothers, Tom Jones and Pink Jones, both of Boone, Route 2. ly require about three months af ter the order is placed, and that a meeting of the commissioners and officials of Boone and Blowing Rock would be held soon to work out the details. The radios will al so enable county and town police cars to be in communication with the State Highway Patrol, he said. Fred A. Fox Is Taken By Death Fred Arthur Kox, 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Fox of Banner Elk, Route 1, died Wednes day, February 2, at the home of his parents. He had been ill since birth. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday, February 5, at the Clark's Creek Seventh D>iy Adventist Church, conducted by the Rev. Elder Cunningham of Marfon. Burial was in the J. B. Fox cemetery. Surviving besides the parents are three brothers, Joseph Fox, West Baden Springs, Ind.; Frank Fox, with the U. S. Navy enroute to Formosa; Don Fox, Banner Elk, Route 1; and five sisters, Florence Fox of Hendersonville, and Martha Jenny, Patsy, and Pansy Fox, all of the home. College Choir To Appear In Concert Of Show Time Hits The Appalachian College Choir of 75 voices, under the direction of Mrs. Virginia Wary Linney, will appear in a concert of show time hits from some of the favorite musical productions. The concert will be given in the college auditorium on Monday night, February 14, at 8 o'clock. The music will be enhanced with lighting effects appropriate to the mood of each selection, and the action and dances are being directed by Mrs. Joy Miller Kirch oer. Assisting in feature dances will be Marceline Neal and James Ol lis of the Varsouviana Dance Club. Soloists for the various numbers will be Sara Lind Dowling, Alene Queen, Marie Turner, Marie Wid enhouse, Mary Ellen Goins, Ted Barnett, David Wingate, Emmett Elledge, J. C. Norman, Robin Weaver and Bob Gilley, with Nancy Harris at the piano. Special lighting effects will be under, the direction of James Mc Ghee, assisted by Morton Parks. This type of concert has been re quested. by the public who have enjoyed the colorful, gay oper ettas given by the choir in the P4$t. It is hoped that all will make plans to attend. The choir gave a portion of this performance at the Daniel Boone Hotel on Tuesday 'night for the members of the Lions Club who were a most enthusiastic audi ence. Carnivals Banned By Commissioners The board of county rommis tioiwri unamimously adopted a resolution banning carnivali in Watauga County for a two year period, said Arlie Walsh, chair man, following a meeting of the board Monday. No lleenaea will be iaaued to carnivals for the next two years, said Chairman Walsh. Appalachian High Band To Give Concert The Appalachian High School Band will present a concert Thurs day. February 10 at the new ele mentary auditorium at 8:00 p. tn., which will feature "Visual-Music." ! Designed with the entire family in mind, the program, under the direction of bandmaster J. Perry Watson, will include: "Thunder Song" by Finlayson, "Fantasy On American Sailing Songs" by 1 Grundman; "Four Episodes For Band" by Morriucy; "The Klaxon, March" by Fillmore; "The Beach comber" by Richardson; "Ouvre Ton Colur" by Bizet; "Street Scene" by Newman; "Stormy Wea ther" arranged by Bennett; and "Military Eacort In S Waya" by i Filmore. " ? Local Livestock Meeting To. Be Attended By Authorities ' Local Farmers ? To Take Part In Discussions A special livestock meeting will be held at the county courthouse in Boone on Thursday, February 17, starting at 9:30 a. m., to dis cuss breeding, feeding, and mar keting, it was announced this week by L. K Tuckwiller, county agent. J. S. Buchanan and J. K. Butler, extension livestock specialists, will assist with the meeting. Some Wa tauga livestock farmers will also help with the panel discussion. Watauga farmers market a half million dollars worth of livestock per year, according to the last cen sus figures available, but what does it cost to produce these animals? Can you winter a cow for a feed cost of 14c per day? What does it cost to feed an ewe per day? These are some of the subjects which will be -discussed at the meeting, Mr. Tuckwiller said. In a recent article on "Winter Feeding of Beef Cattle," Dr. E. R. Barrick of State College said that 14c to 15c worth of home grown feed of good quality should feed a 900 to 1,000-pound beef cow for one day. Other topics for discussion will be: Report on feeder calf sale; place of sheep on North Carolina farms; meat type hogs for market and home use. The marketing committees for the Boone Feeder Calf Sale* will be selected, also the sheep com mittee will be elected, according to the announcement. Sales Leader Is Given Award ? W T. PAYNE W. T. Payne, salesman for the Winkler Motor Co., has been ad vised by the Ford Motor Co. that he has won the "Salesman's Club 300-900 Shangrila Trip," in reco gnition of his having lead the Char lotte zone every month during 1954 in individual sales. Mr. Payne hasn't been ^d vised the exact nature of the award For 29 years Mr. Payne has sold automobiles in Boone, and for several years has been a sales leader in the Ford organization. He had led the southeastern region during June of 1954. He expresses his appreciation to the people of this area for their help in making his sales record. Boone Weather By JOHN BOWEN HAMILTON Date High Low 6 p. m. Jan 31 49 25 43 Feb. 1 48 28 43 Feb. 2 41 22 33 Feb 3 39 20 29 Feb. 4 39 18 28 Feb. 5 31 IS 31 Feb. 6 43 31 44 Twenty-four hour precipitation, and anow record as of 7:00 a. nr. Feb. 2 ? precipitation .00; snow trace. Feb. 3 ? Precipitation .08; snow trace. Feb. 8? Precipitation 2.02; snow 1.3". Feb. 7 ? Precipitation 1.90. President Eisenhower has set up a new Committee on Government Employment policy within his own executive organization to prevent discrimination on the basis of race, creed or color in Government em ployment. The National Honor Society of Appalachian High School honored the ten students of the school who made straight "As" during the recent grading period by giving a luncheon for them in the new cafe teria. Pictured above are these students along with the Honor Society members, the sponsor, and the principal. The students making straight "As" are Laura Holshouser, Larry Klutz, Scottie Hodges, Tommy Owsley, Wilma Moretz, Richard Greer, Jerry McCracken, Clara Dancy, Everett Lowman, and Betty Ruth Hodges. Scout Week Is Observed Here; Schedules Of Activities Given Walter Johnson New Police Chief; Cottrell Chosen Boone Policeman Walter L. Johnson was appointed Acting Chief of Police of the Town of Boone effective February 1, 1055, according to an announcement by Mayor Gordon H. Winkler and the board of commiwioneni. Mr. Johnson agreed to fill, on a temporary basis, the vacancy creat ed by the resignation of Chief Glenn D. Richardson on January 15. Johnson has been a member of the Boone police force for the past five years. He also served with the Auxiliary Military Police at the New Orleans (La.) Port of Embarkation for an eighteen months period in 1942 and 1943. At the same time, the appoint ment of W. Raleigh Cottrell as night policeman was announced. Mr. Cottrell is on duty each night from 10 p. m. to 6 a. m. Former Chief Richardson, who is the new owner of the Gateway Restaurant, said in a statement that he wishes to express his ap preciation for the support and co operation given him during his four years in office. Northwestern lips Its Bank Standing (Special to the Democrat) New York, N. Y., Feb. 8? The Northwestern Bank of North Wilkcsboro which reported deposits of $40,620,576 on December 31at gained eight places in Its standing among the 600 largest banks in the United States during 1954, and now ranks as the 509th largest in size compared with 517th place at the end of 1953. This is revealed in the 1965 annual roll call of the larger banks in the United States published to day by the Daily American Banker of New york which i* the trade newspaper of the banking business. There are 14,000 banks in the United States. Boy Scout Week is being ob served in Boone with various ac tivities shared by all Scout units of the Watauga District. The week, began with the Scouts attending church on Sunday, February 6, in uniform. The Cub Scouts attended the First Baptist Church, and the Scouts and Explorers their own in dividual churches. Scouts assisted in ushering at the Methodist Church. All active Scouts were guests of the Appalachian Theater at the showing tl "Drumbeat" on Mon day. Members of Troop 109, with J. B. Robinson as Scoutmaster, will wear uniforms during the entire week. This troop will also hold a Father-and-Son supper on Mon day night, February 14, at the Methodist Church. Cub Scouts will hold their Gold and Blue banquet at the First Bap tist Church Friday night, February 11. Arrangements for the dinner will be made by the den mothers, and the program will include the giving of awards. Everett Lowman will give a ra dio talk on Thursday at 12:00 Ev erett will speak as a representa tive of the Eagle Scout rank, the highest achievement in Scouting, which was recently awarded to him. Dr. Lee Reynolds will speak as a Scouter from the Watauga District on Friday at 5:15 p. m. Business Ed Conference To Be Widely Attended The department of business edu cation at Appalachian State Teach ers College will hold its second annual Business Education Con ference for the business teachers of North Carolina on Saturday, April 23, in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building, it has been announced here by James T. Thompson, head of the college'4 business education department. Co-sponsor of the conference is the local chapter of Pi Omega Pi, national honorary undergraduate fraternity in business education. The local organization is being org anized and sponsored by R. J. Al len and Miss Nellie Ellison, mem bers of the department of business education faculty. Invitations have been extended to all high schools in North Caro lina and all colleges in the area are invited to send representatives to the conference. The meeting will begin with a coffee hour at eighty-thirty on Ap ril 23, lasting until nine-thirty, at which time the meeting will con vene. The morning session will ad journ at noon and reconvene at 1:00 for the afternoon session. The subject of the meeting will be. "Testing and Grading in Typewrit ing and Shorthand," with fype writing the topic of the morning session and shorthand for the af ternoon session. Mass Meeting Is Set To Discuss Dog Warden Plan The Watauga County Wildlife Club lias called a public meeting to discuss the possibilities of dog control and the appointment of a dog warden for the county, to be held at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Feb ruary 10, in the courthouse. The Board of County Commis sioners has agreed to meet with interested people at that time for the hearing. The Wildlife Club urges all people in the county who arc interested in this problem to attend the meeting, an outgrowth of the current flare-up of rabies among animals in the county. Kiohmond, Va. ? Highway work men, putiog up "Warning ? Soft Shoulder' 'signs along the road un der construction, failed to heed their own warning. They had to call for a tow truck ? their own truck was stuck in the mud of the "soft shoulders." | SAVINGS AND LOAN OFFICIALS ? Recently reelected as officer, of the Watauga Savings and Loan i Association the Board of Directors are: H. Grady Farthing, President: C. M. Critcher, Vice-President, W. H. Gregg. Secretary-Treasurer. Directors re-elected at the recent stockholders' meeting are: Howard Mast, H. P. Holshouser, W H. Gragg, H. G. Farthing, C. M. Critcher, Rob River*, Rr. W. M. Matheaon, i Walter II Unuu. Guv UunL
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