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cm k "1 Burley Market Edition and Annual Christmas Gift Guide i paper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY', NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H, 1?55 VOLUME LXVIH^NO. 21 GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY STUDY COMMITTEE.? Front row, left to right: W. R. Winkler,' D. C. Delvin, Harold Makepeace, John G. Clark; back row: James Stikeleather, Claude Currle, Kemp Doughton, Clarence Stone, James Councill, B. T. Falls. ? (Staff photo by Joe C. Minor.) State Committee Visits Boone On Survey Area Highway Needs . By JOE MINOR Staff Writer The North Carolina Legislative Study Committee, appointed this summer by Governor JLuther Hod ges to study the long range pro gram of the state's road building, maintainence, its cost, etc., was in Boone last Tuesday and Wednes day, going over the work being carried on in the Eleventh Di vision of the Highway Commission. W. R. Winkler, commissioner ,for this division, said they will visit all 14 divisions in the state to discuss the highway situation and future plans and program to see if the long range program set up in 1953 is being carried out. Tuesday night the group were guests of Mr. Winkler at the Lions Club meeting at Daniel Boone Ho tel Dining room. Wednesday they met with Mr. Winkler and his personnel at tlx district office on Faculty Street Extension. Attending this meet ing were the following - members of the study group: State Senator Claude Currie, chairman, of Dur ham; Representative Harold Make peace, .mayor of Sanford; John G. Clark, former Highway Commiss ioner of Pitt County; Senator Clarence Stonu, Rockingham Coun ty; James Stikeletther, Buncombe; B T. Falls, Jr., Cleveland; D. C. Delvin, State pudget Bureau, Ra leigh; and a visitor with the group. Rep. Kemp Doughton, of Sparta. Meeting with them from the 11th Division to explain the work of this section were James Councill, division engineer, of Boone; C. A. Hayworth, district engineer, Le noir; E. Ford King, resident engin eer, Boone; C. G. Ashby, district engineer from Elkin; W. J. Brook shire, office engineer with the North Wilkesboro office; and Clyde Orr, landscape engineer of Elkin. The need for greater appro priations in maintainence fundi was explained to the group. An ex ample of the high cost of main tainence was cited when the high way commissioner told of the money spent to put the roads *back in good shape after last winter'! extreme cold and freezing. It was explained to the commit tee that more money is needed in the wesiern counties to main tain roads due to the low temper ature which prevail in the Winter, than is needed in other coiifities not bothered by the temperatures as much. Cost of construction of roads through mountains and over fills were also cited as a reason for high coat of building roads in this section^ The committee also heard ?f how the cost of obtaining right of ways for new roads has jumped in recent years.' They expressed alarm at thia factor which haa made the cost of building highways over the state extremely high. This practice, according to Mr. Winkler, is depriving counties of connect ing roads which are needed badly. . Another problem in maintanen?e and construction which is plaguing the highway work is the way fund* are having to be divided to get work done. Mr. Winkler -gave as an Aample Alleghany county which , is in his division. He said that of ' all the funda for maintanence al lotted the county 47% was used to pay priaoo labor. 42% was used to pay rent on e^uipawnt, leaving only 11% to buy gas and oil and I to pay commiasion personnel This ' is the rale, rather thaa the ex ception for the whole division. On the brighter side of the high way program. Mr. Winkler and hia (continued on page eight) Rites For Dr. Perry Are Conducted Sunday Dr. Henry Baker Perry, member of the ijtate Senate, and Watauga county's oldest physician and sur geon, died In a Greensboro hospi tal Saturday at the age of 76. Dr. Perry had been ill for many months, but was able to attend the sessions of the 1065 General As sembly in a wheel chair. He re mained active and took care of his office practice until his phy sical condition brought about re tirement last July. A native of Beaver Dam town ship, Dr. Perry had practiced medi cine (a Boone and in rural Wata uga county for more than fifty years. Out of the last of the old time physicians, Dr. Perry travel ed on horseback for almost twenty years on his visits to the sick, and was one of the first surgeons in this area. Emergency operations had often been performed by him. in the home, by the light of oil lamps. Last April the State Medi cal Society presented him With an award for 50 years of service. He established and operated a hospital in Boone for several years. He had twice served this district in the 'State Senate, and last ses sion as chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, he introduced legislation setting up the State's first eye bank. He served for a number of years as alderman for the town of Boone and . engaged in dairy farm and purebred beef cattle operations. Dr. Perry received his early education at Watauga Academy. He later attended the University of North Carolina, and received his MD degree at North Carolina Medical College in Charlotte in 1909. He first practiced at Vslle Crucis, moving to Boone more than thirty years ago. Funeral services were held at the Boone Methodist Church Sun DR. H. B. PERRY day afternoon at 3 n'cloek. The pastor, Rev. E* H. Lowman was as sisted in the service by Rev. 0. L. Brown. Burial was at Valle Crucis. The Woman's. Missionary Soc iety of the Church was in charge of the flowers. Surviving are s son, Dr. Henry B. Perry, Jr., and a daughter, Miss Gertrude Vance Perry, both of Greensboro; a brother, Clyde Per ry of Sugar Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Naomi Farthing and Mrs. Marshall Edmisten of Sugar Grove. Hiss wife, the former Miss Doris Taylor of, Valle Crucis, died here last year. ? Safe Driving Day To Be Observed In City | The firit day of December will be observed throughout the nation as' S-D Day. That's the "Safe-Driv ing" day when every community in the United States, including Boone will do its best to go 24 hours without a traffic death. When asked what each driver could do to help keep S-D accident free, Chief G. D. Richardson said, "A safe driver drives defensively. Now, the average car owner may never have heard of defensive driving, but it's a well-known term to those professional driven wlio rack up thousands of miles of ac cident free .driviag each year. "The defensive driver acts as though he ia always under attack. His enemies' are circles* motor ists, careless pedestraina and un safe traffic conditions The defen sive driver make* allowance for these highway culprits. He avoids accidents by anticipating and al lowing for the hazards created by the unsafe act* of others and by adverse traffic and weather con ditions." ' ' Chief Richardson asked every driver in IftoM to check himself lo see whether he ia driving de fensively. The defensive driver can answer "yea" to ?U the following questions: i Do yon drive so that you art never surprised by the actions of other motorists or pedestrains? At interfeetion< do you make sure no one is approaching from your right or left even though you may have the right-of-way? Do you constantly check your rear-view mirror to see what's happening behind you? Do you wateh out for pedes trians even though they may be crossing against the light? Do you keep a sharp eye out for oncoming cars that might sudden ly make left turns in front of you? On slippejy pavement do you check- your braking to see how much traction you have in case you must make an emergency stop? In short, you fere a defensive driver when you drive for the oth er fellow as well as for yourself. On S-D Day and every other day of the year be your brother's keep er by driving safely and doing your part to stop accidents, Chief Rich ardson said. Mr. Carlton Swift, ton of Mrs. Crete Swift of Sugar Grove, attend ed the Geneva Conference held in Switzerland recently. Mr. Swift, who is with the 8tate Department, | to stationed ta Berlin, Germany. - Tuesday; Banner Burley Group In Plea Against* Cut Of Weed Quotas Lexington, Ky., Nov. 16 ? The Buriey Tobacco Growers Coopera tive Ann., which represents 300, 000 growers in five states, asked Secretary of Agriculture Benson today not to cut 1996 buriey acre age allotments. * Other buriey interests previous ly spoke out against further reduc tion. Quotas have been cut the last three seasons. Co-op President John W. Jones said farmers are losing on hogs, cattle and sheep and that tobacco, their only money crop at this time, is in serious danger. Jones, who urged growers to protest acreage cuts, gave these reasons: 1. Government is basing its for mula on IMS estimated production of 1,960 pounds per acre against the all-time high last year of 1,989 pounds. The current crop is 20 per cent lighter than the 1994 crop. 2. The secretary is conaidering the cut on the crop recording board's report of 328,840 acres of buriey produced. Another govern ment agency says it has measured the tobacco and fixed the total at 290,000 acres. 3. Credit was given previously for smoking trends. The trend was down in 1994; now it is on the rise and should continue. Some directors expressed view that immediate poundage controls plus the present allotments rather tUn an ?cre*ge reduction should be imposed. Local Teachers Are Judges At Burley Bowl Mri. Jack Hodge*, of the depart ment of health and physical edu cation, and Mils Mary Austin, of the home economics department at Appalachian College have been named by .President W. H. Plem mons to act as judges of the beauty contest and floats at the Burley Bowl parade at Johnson City Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Hodge* and Miss Austin met with Chamber of Commerce and parade official* at a luncheon Wednesday, at which some phase of the judging was to have, been acted upon. The beauty queen will be crown ed at the half-time of the Appala chian-East Tennessee grid encount er today. ? Funds Are Sought For Orphans Home Friend* of Grandfather Orphans Home, Banner Elk, are again mak ing up a fund for use as a Christ mas) gift for the mountain child ren being reared there. Since practically all the children at Grandfather come from Wata uga and adjoining counties, peo ple of Boone have always given to this cause without regard to de nominational line*. Those who would like to contri bute should leave their donations with either Guy Hunt, Rob Rivers, Watt Gragg or Willy* Chester. Stores Close Thanksgiving A majority of Borne butincM place* iM public office* will re mala cloaed all Ity Thuraday, November 24, la abeenraace of Thankafthriag Day. Baalaeaa will be renamed aa ber 25. The Agriculture Department re cently reported that farm net in come for the third quarter of thia year reached an annual rate of $10,100,000,000, about 9 per cent below the previou* quarter and ten per cent below the third quar ter rate in 1994 The decline ia at tributed mainly to lower price* of farm product* accompanied by on ly amall reduction la expenac This picture was taken during a JJurley sale in Boone. The market opent Tuesday. Yule Shopping Season Started With Gay Array Gift Offerings Lester Carroll Dies From Heart Attack Lester E. Carroll, 32 yeari old, prlniinent Boone business man, died of a heart attack at hii home laat Wednesday at 2 a. m. Funeral service! were conduct ed at the Boone Baptist Church Friday afternoon by the paitor, Rev. L. H. Hollings worth. Inter ment wai in Mount Lawn Memor ial Park. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Lucy Baker; one daughter, Mri. C. H. Blackburn, Jr., of Boone and two grandchild ren; a brother, Dean B. Carroll, Rapidan, Va.; a lister, Mrs. C. F. Womblc. Greensboro. Mr. Carroll began his career in the lumber business, with whirh he was connected most of his life. He organized the Watauga Live stock Company in 1939, whi<*i lat er became the Boone Livestock Market. He operated this business for sixteen years. He was engaged as a partner in the Barnett Motor Co., local Pon tiac agency from 1948 to 1993. During hi* active business career, Mr. Carroll alto dealt In LESTER E. CARROLL livettock, pursued farming activi ties and developed buiineai rental property. Holiday Schedule Of County Schools Set In a recent meeting of the Wa tauga County Board of Education, the following holiday* were ap proved for teachers, office person nel, maintenance personnel and garage personnel: 1. All schools will close at noon Wednesday, Navember 23, in ob servance of Thanksgiving holiday*. Schools will re-open Monday, Nov ember 28 on a hormal schedule The office of the County Board of Education will be closed Thurs day and Friday as well as the County School Bus Garage. 2. All schools will close at noon Wedneatuy, December 21 in ob servance of Christmas holidays. School* will remain closed through Monday, January 2 since this will be the regular holiday for New Year's day Schools will re-open after the Christmas holMm on Tuesday, January 3 on a regular schedule The Board of Education granted all monthly employees one week of vacation during the week of Chrlatma* beginning Monday, Dec ember 26 through Friday, Decem ber 30. The office of the County Board of Education and the County Garage win resume work Monday, January 1 All monthly employee* connect ed with tilt Board of Education are set up for ? two week* paid vaca tion each year. The Board of Edu cation allotted one week of vaca tion at Christmas and one week during the summer in addition to Thanksgiving holiday! and Easter Monday. . ; Wm. Stanberry Taken By Death William Amos Stanberry, 17, died at the home, Boon* Route 1, Sunday, following a long illness. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Laurel Springs Baptist Church Monday. Rev. Raymond Hendrix, Rev. C. O. Vance and Rev. Homer Greene took part in the rite*. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Stanberry. and two sisters: Mrs. Brook Ford, and Betty Stanberry, Route 1. ? ? Bur ley Cards , Now Available Burley tobacco marketing cards are now available at the ASC of fice Cards may be obtained by mail or by another person upon written request uf the farm opera tor. By V. 0. ROLLINS The time for Christmas giving ii near, and Boone stores are of ficially launching the happieat sea son of the year with the moat com prehenalve, the moat varied, and the moat brilliant collection of gifts ever um tabled here. This issue of the Democrat heralds the opening of the burley tobacco market, and presents a prevue of what ia in atore for gift shoppers, so that they may actual ly get a head start on the joyoua task ahead. Though there are literally hund reds of glft-givlng-ideas listed, the picture cannot be complete for simple lack of space. There are many more gifts for the discrimi nating Christmas shopper to in spect in all of the storea. And it is Important to the hap piness of the selective shopper that no delay be permitted in viewing the freah and complete displays, because before very long, assort ments, sizes, and wanted colors and designs may be depleted. Chief characteristic of gifts be ing featured for this Christmas is their beauty and festive appear ance, no matter what their cate gory. This 'is as true of the prosaic and practical things as It is of the excitingly glamorous, thus vastly broadening the opportunities for giving useful as well as just gay gifts. The Merchant! Association, headed by Glenn R. Andrews at president and Stanley A. Harris aa manager, urges particular emphas is this year on "shopping at home." "At least, try your Boone and Watauga County stores first, 4nd in all probability you will find everything here that you need or want, thereby saving yourself ex pensive trips to distant places," said Mr. Harris. "Make every ef fort to keep your money at home where it will continue to work for you and your community." Christmas Lights G? Up A lavish display of varicolored Christmas lights and decorations is now in the process of being in stalled along King Street, and it ia hoped that they jean be turned on immediately after Thankagiv ing. Plans are being made to ex tend the lights considerably both on East and West King Street. The (continued on page eight) Thanksgiving Service Slated The Union Thanksgiving scrvice, conducted annually by the Boone Ministerial Asaociation, will be held Wednesday evening, Novem ber 28rd at 7:30 p. m. in the Ad vent Christian Church. Rev Jack McDuffie. rector o( St. Luke's Episcopal Church will he the principal speaker. Special music will be provided by the Rev. Hal Vannoy of Furgeson, former ly of Boone. Other local pastors will partici pate. ^ Weed Recipts Heavy On Eve Of Season's Start By V. C. ROLLINS Democrat Staff Writer The Boone hurley tobacco mar ket will opin tti seventeenth sell ing season next Tuesday, Novem ber 29, with all signs pointing to one of the most successful seasons since the market began operations in 1030 Buyers, bookkeepers, weigh men, ticket markers, graders, and other workers are assembling, and every thing will be in readiness when the rhythmic chant of the auction eer signals the start of bidding on the first basket at Mountain Bur ley Warehouse No. 1. Sales will operate on a 3Vt hour daily schedule through December 21, and will be resumed January 3 after the Chriatmaa holidays. Tobacco is continuing to come in, said R. C. Coleman, operator of the Boone market, but there is still plenty of room on the floor for the opening sale. A 'complete set of buyers, re presenting all cigarette and export companies, will be on the Boone market this season, Mr. Coleman said, assuring growers of plenty of competition resulting in the high est prices obtainable for their to bacco. "'It is also your nearest market," he added, "so why haul your to bacco to distant markets and add to your expense?" iAs an extra incentive and ges ture of appreciation, the Moun tain Burley warehouse Company Will award a lMf GMC truck absolutely free to some lucky to bacco farmer who sells on the Boone market this season. A numbered ticket will be given for every basket of tobacco sold on Boone warehouse floors, each entitling the bolder to a free chance on the new truck. A drawing will be held at the close of the season, and the hold er of the lucky ticket will be awarded the truck. | "Boone is the oldest market in | this immediate section," said Mr. Coleman. "Help us to keep it the best one. We grow tobacco, know tobacco, and know how to sell it. Grade your tobacco carefully, keep it dry, and bring it to Boone, your home market." Greene Speaks At Farm Meeting CLYDE R. GREENE Clyde R. Greene of Boone, chair man of the State Agricultural stabilization and Conservation Committee, (poke at the State Farm Burea convention in Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. Greene's committee heads up the ASC program in North Car olina, which adminiatert the pro duction and price supports, both of which are the keystone in what ever plan may be adopted nation ally in the fvture. HUMOROUS THIEF El Paso, Texas? Th? thief who entered the chicken-houae of a Juarez. Mexico, chicken-raiser, evidently had a sense of humor. After taking all twenty hens, he left the rooster wtth a black mourning ribbon draped areoa4 his Beck. '
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