Stretch's Sketches
A column ?f home-*pun philosophy and
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An Independent Weekly All
Eighty-Eight
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1155
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Appalachian Choir To Tour Forsyth County
The Appalachian College Chair,
under jthe direction of Mn Vir
ginia Wary Linney, assisted by
Robert Ellis, ha* been invited by
Arthur Steere, assistant principal
of schools in Forsyth County, to
present a series of three concerts
on Tuesday? April 36, in the fol
lowing schools: Lewisville, Mineral
Spring!, and Griffith. This trip
will complete the out-of-town en
gagements for the choir for the
?year.
The program will consist of both
sacred and secular music, the first
portion being of more serious na
ture, and the Utter half consisting
of novelty numbers and song hits
from musical (hows.
Guest performers with the choir
will be Mary Kay Callahan and
Jim Ollis, dancers, who will be
featured with the choir in the clos
ing numbers, Oklahoma.
Accompanists will be Nancy
Harris and Anne Haynes.
Miss Alene Queen
Appears In Voice
Recital Sunday
MISS ALENE QUEEN
Hiss Alene Queen, soprano, will
appear in senior voice 'recital Sun
day afternoon, April 14th at 3
o'clock in the auditorium of the
Fine Arts Building.
Miss Queen is the daughter of
Mrs. C. L. Queen of Shelby, and is
a rr.usic student with a major in
voice under Mrs. Virginia Wary
Linney, head of the voice depart
ment at Appalachian State Teach
ers College.
Norman Cordon, former Metro
politan Opera singer, auditioned
her during her senior year in high
school and acclaimed her voice as
one of the great voices of the fu
ture. Later in her college life she
was beard by Mr. Walter Golde,
artist voice teacher and vocal
coach for many of the renowned
opera and concert singers, who al
so said her voice held great future
promise.
Miss Queen is a popular church
soloist and has been in demand
for performances in civic and soc
ial circles. She has sung soprano
solos in college performances of
The Messiah for four consecutive
years and has appeared over mu
tual network in solo parts with the
annual presentation of The Mes
siah by the college choir.
She sang the solos in the pre
sentation of the cantata. The
Christ Child sung by the Cherry
ville Civic Chorus at the Christmas
season of 1894 under the direction
of Mr. Francis Graybill.
At the Easter season of 1955
Miss Queen appeared as soloist in
Dubois' Easter cantata, The Seven
Last Words, presented by the High
School Mixed Chorus at Moores
ville, under the direction of Mr.
Robert Klepfer.
Miss Queen's recital will include
selections by Handel, Bach. Mo
zart, early Italian masters, Schu
mann, Schubert. Debussy, Puc
cini's Madam Butterfly, Verdi's
La Forts del destino, and contem
porary American compoaers.
She will be assisted by Ted
Barnett. Tenor, and an orchestral
ensemble under the direction of
Mr. Nicholas Erneston. , 4
The public is cordially invited.
~ia
Parkway Visitors Will
Note Added Attractions ,
Roanoke, ' Va., April 11 ? Blue
Ridge Parkway will have aeveral
new attractiona (or its visitors this
summer.
But parkway officials note that
the new features will not be ready
for use when moat of the other
facilities open May 1.
? Tfie ttttL of ttonew features, the
Muaauu #f North Carolina Miner
als will open about June IS. It is
at Gillespie Gap near Spruce Pine,
N. C.
In Virginia, a new recreation
area will open at Humpbkck Rocks
about five miles south of Rockfiah
Gap, at the north entrance to the
scenic drive.
This and a trailer parking and
camping area of Peaks of Otter
will open about July 1 if all goes
well with the projects.
Model Homestead
The Humpback Rocks area will
have a model pioneer mountain
homestead open for inspection. An
information station also is being
built for orientation of northern
viiitori.
All other recreation areas and
facilities will open May 1, with
three exceptions. The exception*
are the Rocky Knob cabin group,
the Cumberland Knob sandwich
shop and Mabry's Hill. All of these
are south of Roanoke.
Eilnmtt F?e .
There were 4,344,862 visitors to
the parkway last year. The De
partment of Interior plans to
charge an entrance fee this year,
but parkway officials do not think
this will have any material effect
on the number of visitors.
There is a provision in the
House of Representatives' appro
priations bill, now pending Senate
action which would outlaw collec
tion of a fee.
But if the fee is assessed (be
ginning May 1), some 20 collection
stations at main parkway access
roads will be ready for operation.
The parkway is famed for (he
profusion and variety of its flow
ers and shrubs.
Lung Cancer Deaths Gain,
Say Campaign Leaders
Alarming increase in lung can
cer deaths? especially among men
over 49 ? is posing a major pro
blem in cancer control in the Uni
ted States, Mrs. Howard Williams,
chairman of the Watauga County
unit of the American Cancer Soc
iety, declared today.
The over-all death rate in this
country declined in the years from
1930 to 1948, lbs. Williams point
ed out, but lunt cancer registered
an increase of 411 per cent. The
death toll among women from this
type of the diiease in that period
advanced 126 per cent. And lung
cancer is now killing seven times
as many men as it did 20 years
ago.
"The fight against lung cancer
is vitally important," the chairman
explained, "because only 5 per
cent of its victims are being cured,
out of a possible SO per cent who
should be saved by early, adequ
ate treatment.
"That is why the Cancer Society
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TREE PLANTERS ? Joha Ward, M the left, prepare* to stick tree
sredliaf la graud, while Warm Ward hand* plaata to Ua aad to
Harald Farthlaj oa the right Trees are espee|ed to held the tail
a ad preveat farther erastoa ap the hffl. The three am set aheat
IX/m white piaes oa the dm at Jaases A. Farthlu. af Greeaihsra.
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Shulis Mills P. O.
To Be Closed,
Says Postmaster
The postoffice ' at Shulis Hills,
one of the oldest in the county,
will be discontinued u of May 31,
1858, it is learned from Lyte, B.
Cook, acting postmaster at Boone.
The discontinuance of this off
ice, says Mr. Cook, will save -the
postoffice department more than
$2,000 per year, at the same time
providing the patrons of that of
fice with continuous service by
rural route. /
After the office is discontinued
all mail for it will be received, de
livered and accounted for by the
Boone postoffice.
Mr. J. 'E. Harbin has been post
master ?t Shulis Mills -for* many
years.
Lester Hardin
Goes To Gaffney
Lester Hardin, former Appala
chian State Teacher* College foot
ball ?tar, who has been serving at
?porta publlicty director at the col
lege for the past year, has resigned
that post to accept a coaching Job
at Gaffney, S. C., High School.
Mr. Hardin, a native of Fair
mont, has been doing graduate
study and is scheduled to receive
his masters degree at the end of
the summer term. He will assume
his duties at Gaffney August IS.
Mr. Hardin- is married to the
former Miss Kate Mashburn of
Cliffiide. She has been teaching
at Bethel School, and will teach
at Gaffney next year.
Scout Training
Program Is Slated
The Watauga District training
program for Boy Scout leaders,
troop committeemen, and all other
adults interested in Scouting will
be held on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, April 20 through the
22nd. The regular evening meet
ings will begin at the Boone Meth
odist Church at 7:30.
The programs will be conducted
by Joe Davenport, Boy Scout field
executive, who will be in Boone the
entire week beginning Monday,
and by various local leaders ex
perienced in aspects of adult work.
The training program is known as
Operation Par, and has as Its pur
pose to bring the organization of
all Scout units up to highest effec
tiveness.
Craven Returns;
Is Back In Business
Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Craven have
returned to Boone, following a
two-and-a-half year stay in Florida.
Mr. Craven announces that* he has
repurchased the Craven Furniture
Company from his son, Clifford
Craven, and 'is now operating the
?tore on King Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Craven
have-moved to Tampa, Fla., where
Mr. Craven is employed in the ap- 1
pliance department of one of Uass
Bros. Department Stores, a Florida
chain affiliated with Macy's' in
New York.
EROSION PREVENTION? Harald Farthlaf aeta eat white p\ M iced
Hum m deep itofti of aade'i bra, He Iwm that litlliH ;?tn
this hill will leak. like the la the kackfroaad. u< wBI provide
tinker far fatare feaeratleaa. BaM Mauatala may fce aeea la the
(v hackgraaad. (See ?tary ahaat tree flaaUaf aa f$t 1, third aectkm.)
QUEEN OF THE MAY . . . Appalachian State Teacher* College at Boone hai named Miaa Alice Swann
(left) of I card aa Stay Queen for the May Day feeUvitiea at the college May 7. Mlaa Eather Moore of
Lenoir (right) la Maid of Honor. Mil* Swann la the daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Edward P. Swann of
Icard and Ml*a Moore to the daughter of Mr*. I. N. Moore of Lenoir, RFD 2.? Photo* courtety Aahe
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Watauga Burley Growers Vote
On Marketing Quotas April 28
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Clean-Up Days Set
The two weeks period starting
Monday, May 2, has been designat
ed by Mayor Gordon H. Winkler
as the . tin* for the rWaft
up, paint-up, fix-up campaign in
Boone.
tn announcing the spring acti
vity, the Mayor asks (or full co
operation of the people in making
the town presentable by cleaning
away all refuse from homes, busi
ncss places and vacant lota.
City trucks will gather the trash
on call to the city hall every week
day during the period except Sat
urday, May 7, and Saturday, May
14.
Householders and business men
should have trash placed in con
tainers so it can be reidily taken
away by city workers.
New Burley Allotments
Now Being Calculated
New burley tobacco farm acre
age allotment! for 1995 are being
calculated (or Watauga County,
according to Dwight Cable, chair
man of the County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conaervation
Committee.
The redetermination of 1999 farm
allotments for burley tobacco is
required under a law recently pass
ed by Congress because of the
record surpplies of burley. The
new 1965 national burley tobacco
marketing quota provides about
320,000 acres for farm allotment*.
Farm allotments previously de
termined for 1955 totaled about
389,000 acres.
The new legislation also reduces
the minimum farm allotment, lim
its the reduction that can be made
in farm allotments for 199S, and
provides for a marketing quota
referendum.
The marketing quota referen
dum hai been called for Thursday,
April 28. In the referendum grow
ers will vote on whether they ap
prove marketing quotas and price
support for 1955.
If more than one-third of the
growers voting disapprove, mar
keting quotas will not be in effect
and no price supports will be
available for the 1959 crop of
burley.
}l two-thirds or more of the
growers voting in the referendum
approve, quotas wil be in effect
for 1995 and price supports will be
available at 90 percent of parity.
"Burley producers will receive
revised notices of their 1955 bur
ley tobacco allotments before the
referendum and will know how the
new farm allotments will affect
them," said Mr. Cable.
The new law also: (1) Provides
for an increaes in the marketing
quota penalty for excess tobacco,
from 50 percent to 75 percent of
the averhge market price for the
previous year; (2) Prohibits con
servation of excess tobacco acre
age in determining future farm
allotments; snd (3) Provides for
a reduction in the following year's
allotment if the producer files or
aids or acquiesces in the filing of
? false report relating to the acre
age of tobacco grown on his farm.
Health Clinic
Now On Monday?
Dr. Mary Hichal, District Health
Officer, asks that all foodhandlers,
workers about foodhandling es
tablishments, or others needing
health certificale*, come to the
health department clinic Monday
afternoons at 1:90 rather than
Monday mornings. - ,
This change has been made in
order that better service might be
given these persons.
President Elsenhower has put
hlmaelf on record as favoring "ex
planatory talks" with the Soviet
Union, Britain, and Franc* on all
question! affecting world peace.
Barley groweri will go to the
polk Thursday, April 28, to de
cide whether or not they want
marketing quota* and price sup
port* on their 1SS5 weed crop.
All penoni who were engaged
in ? the production of burley to
bacco during the IBM season arc
eligible to take part in the refer
endum. ' ' ' ,r
Dwight Cable, chairman of the
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conaervation Committee, ex
plain* that at leait two-third* of
the grower* voting mu*t approve
the quota* if they are to be effec
tive for the 19S5 crop of burley
tobacco. If the quota* are approv
ed, price lupport on burley to
bacco will continue at 90 percent
of parity. 'If more than one-third
of the grower* voting diaapprove
the quota*, no price lupport will
be available on the 1995 burley
crop, Mr. Cable (aid.
Tlie chairman announce* the fol
lowing polling place* for the var
iou* communities where eligible
groweri may cast their ballot*:
Bald Mountain and Meat Camp
? Meat Camp Filling Station
Beaver Dam? Donley Hagaman'*
(tore.
Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge, Elk,
Stony Fork and New River ? Cook
and Elrod'* styre
Brushy Fork ? Vila* Service Sta
tion
Cove Creek ? James B. Maat's
store
Laurel Creek? V. - D. Ward'*
(tore
North Fork ? Tamarack poatof
(M
Shawneehaw? J. W. Harmon'*
(tore
Watauga? Howard W. Mast's
store.
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ROSA MAE ELLIS. lS-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Bills, Blowiaf Rack. Route 1, was
Jndgcd champion speller of Wa
tauga County recently. She is a
seventh-grader at Parkway School,
and will represent the Watanga
County school system in the 19th
Sentinel Spelling Bee, finals of
which are to be he!* In Winston
Salem Saturday, April Ifc
First, Second
Graders Have
Salk Priority
By VIRGIL ROLLINS
Democrat Staff Writer
One hundred forty-five flnt and
second graden received injections
of the new Salk polio vaccine Mon
day at the Appalachian Elemen
tary School in Boone, and similar
clinics are scheduled at all of the
other schools in the county this
week, Dr. Mary Michal. district
health officer, said Tuesday.
Clinics were slated far Tuesday
at the Bethel, Mahel, and Cave
Creek seheols, Wednesday at Green
Valley, Parkway, and Watauga
Consolidated, and Thursday at
Blowing Rack. First injections of
the serum are expected to be com
pleted In Watauga County by
Thursday, said Dr. MIchaL
A total of 624 requests for the
vaccine has been received from the
county's nine first and second
grades, representing a high per
centage of the enrollment, it was
reported. , ?
The private physician* of W?
tanga Couaty met Monday evening
to dlacuaa plana to meet the ex
pected heavy demand. I> accord
ance with information given at a
cloaed Medical Televiaion Report
in Charlotte Tneaday, April It. *t
tended by Dr*. Hadiey WUaon and
Len Hagaman, it waa recommend
ed that two Injectlona he given
two to four weeha apart as soon aa
vaccine ia avaUahle, to he follow
ed by a later doae in aeven montha.
Thla follow-up Injection ahould be
conaidered aa part of the aeries,
aa previoua reaponae to vaccine la
Urge gronpa of children haa abown
that this U the effective time for
the third daao.
Any later boosters will depend
aftm further resulta of the re
search still underway.
It is realized, and Dr. Salk has
emphasized, said Dr. Mlchal, that
the aerum given thla late in the
spring will not give too much im
munity during this year's early
polio season. Di>? to the greater
incidence In younger ages, priority
will be given to the +-10 year age
group. As more vaccine comes In
It will be available to all children
3 months to IS years, and to aU
pregnant women.
Due to the tremendous load on
the laboratories producing the vac
cine, practicing physicians will not
be able , to secure a sufficient
amount for their patients immedi
ately. It is urged that everyone
contact their physicians and make
requests for vaccine to be reserved
for their children. This request
should be made in writing or by
phone, giving a phone number
through which you can be reached.
The cost of these Injections will
be the same In every office, $4.00
for each injection.
It Is emphasized that there will
not be enough vaccine available In
1955 for all Indlvldnala who might
request It The laboratories have
promised that vaccine Is, or will
be, available this year to protect
all children under 15 years of ago
and all pregnant women.
The private physicians are lend
ing excellent support by assisting
In all clinics In Watauga County,
said Dr. Mlchal.
Dr. Michal secured the vaccine
for Alleghany, Aahe, and Watauga
counties Saturday, April 16, at the
Ashevillc City Health Department.
Alleghany County is holding its
clinics this week, and Aahe will be
gin next week.
B. Rock Polio
Clinic Thursday
The polio vaccine clinic will be
held Thursday AK'1 21 at the
Blowing Rock School 10;30 to 12:00
o'clock.
Dr. Charlea Davant and Dr. R. O.
Dennis, both of the Blowing Rock
Hospital, will administer the
aerum.
George Hardin
Dies 111 Tennessee
Mrs Alice Hardin received a
a nephew. Gcorga
5il
message that
Hardin, of Washington College,
Tens., died there Monday.
Mrs. Hardin. Mr and Mrs. H.S|
Grady FartMMfgpill attend the
funeral being held at WashiagLon
College Wednesday.
Deceased was a ton
Mr*. Jamas Hardin,