North Carolina Newspapers

For 68 Yeans The Democrat has lerved Boooe tod W? tauga County. With its intense coverage in the local iboppinc area, it's the beat adver tising medium available. VOLUME LX1X.? NO. t. DEM An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOKTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, IMS Man Fatally Shot In Sunday Fracas Clemon Triplett, 47, of Triplett was shot and killed during a fight in a church yard near Boone Sun day afternoon. Funeral Held For Dr. Austin Funeral services for Dr. DeWitt R. Auitin, 64, of 2172 Norton Rd., Charlotte, were held Wednesday at 11 a. m. at the Harry It Bryant Chapel In The Oaki with Dr. Jam es A. Fogartie, pastor of the Myera Park Presbyterian Church officiat ing. The prominent Charlotte physi cian died Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in a local hospital after a short ill ness. Dr. Austin was born in Union County, the son of the late Dr. James A. Austin, a Charlotte phy sician for 40 years, and the late Sarah Jane Duncan Austin. UNC Graduate He was graduated from the Uni versity of North Carolina and Jef ferson Medical College in Phila delphia and did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University and the New York Postgraduate College. He served as a captain in the World War L* For many years. Dr. Austin and his brother, the late Dr. Fred D. Austin, maintained offices and practiced together here. Dr. Austin was a member of the Myers Park Presbyterian Church, the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, the American Medical As sociation, Omega Upsilon Phi Medical Fraternity, the Masons. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Miss Allie West of Marshall; two aons, DeWitt R. Austin Jr. of Charlotte and Ronald Sevier Ana tin, at the University of North Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Hardin of Boone; Mrs. G. H. Pet teway and Mrs. J. B. Rudisill of Charlotte; two brothers, B. Otto Austin of Lima, Ohio, and James H. Austin of Charlotte, and three grandchildren. Watauga County Sheriff E. M. Hodge* said that William Oscar Waytt, 43, operator of a cafe at the intersection of Highways IS and 88 near Glendale Springs, is being held in the Watrfuga County Jail for investigation in connection with the killing. Mr. Triplett's brother, Elmer, 41, is being treated in Watauga Hospital for gunshot wounds in his leg. He told Sheriff Hodges that Waytt shot him and his brother following a fight on the grounds of Mount Ephraim Baptist Church. The sheriff said Waytt denied he fired on the two men. Mr. Triplet! said Waytt had been driving his car across the church grounds, and the two brothers sought to get his name and license number, Sheriff Hodges reported. After a tussle on the church grounds, Waytt pulled out a .32 caliber pistol and fired on the two men, the Sheriff quote<] Mr. Trip lett as saying. The pistol was found some time later in a patch of weeds near the church. Mr. Triplett was born in Wa tauga Couitfy Sept 27, 1911, son of June and Mattie Miller Triplett. He had been employed at the Le noir Furniture Corporation at Le noir for six years. He was a mem ber of Mount Ephriam Baptist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Pearl Triplett; five sons, Terry, Gene, George, Tom and Ste\* Trip lett, all of the home; three daugh ters, Mrs. Doris Yates of Boone, Mrs. Shirley Watson of Lenoir and June Triplett of the home; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Kelly Coffey of Lenoir; one stepson, Luther Smith of the Army in Germany; his fa ther, June Triplett of Triplett; four brothers, Joe Triplett of Triplett, Elmer Triplett of Lenoir, Gade and O'Neal Triplett of Gallon, Ohio; and two Men. Mrs. Lena Miller of Lenoir and Mrs. Stella Watson of Laxton. Funeral services for Mr. Trip lett were conducted at Mount Ephriam church Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Burial was in the Rhymer graveyard. , Many Are Applying Fall College Term Willard Presnell Rites Held Willard Presnell, 67, of Boone died Monday morning at hit home following a heart attack. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. C. O. Vance, with burial following in the ceme tery at Vilas. Survivors include his wife, four sons: Carl of Witchta, Kansas, Sgt. Kirst Class Jerd Presnell of Fort Benning Ga., T-Sgt. Coolidge Pres nell of Fort McArthur, Calif., Pvt. Houston Presnell with the army in Germany, and Willard of the home; seven daughters: Mrs. Epsie Wag oner, Elizabethon, Tenn, Mrs. Bes sie Minton, Spruce Pine, Mrs. Ully Miller, Berwyn Heights, Md., Mrs. Ersal Coffey, Hodges Gap, Mrs. Hazel Cockrell, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Beatrfce Taylor, Los Angeles, and Mrs. March lee Hemrick, Win ston-Salem, N. C. A Correction The Democrat carried a business survey story last week indicating high prosperity and mounting buaineas activity in Watauga coun ty However, the gremlins set to work, and'meaaed up the figures. Retail trade was correctly given at $10,033,000 for the paat year, which wax a marked increase over the $9,281,000 of the previous year. The latter figure however was given as 1*201,000. Albuquerque, N. M.? Tax delin quent* hereabout* will probably hurry to get their accounts straight with Uncle Sam. The Bureau of Rerenue here has announced the employment of Ermete Poggi, bet ter known among the wrestling fans as "Gorilla" Poggi. to collect delinquent tax accounts. Figures released Monday from the office of H. R. Eggers, regis trar of Appalachian State Teach ers college, reveal that applications for the 1956-87 session at the col lege are running approximately 25 per cent ahead of the same date last year. 456 applications from freshmen already have been approved. Ap proximately 150 are now in th4 process of being approved. In ad dition, applications are coining in to the college at the approximate rate of five to eight a day, with July and August traditionally the heavy months for the receipt of applications. Also, 74 applications from trans fer students have been approved, which is ahead of such applications last year. The 195546 session began with 526 freshmen. Every indication is that all past attendance records will be broken with the opening of the fall term. The term will open on Septem ber 4, when the freshman orienta tion programs begin. The first faculty meeting of the year has been called for the night of Sept ember S. bummer Band Will Appear In Concert The Summer School Band will present it* second concert on the lawn next Monday evening, July 16 at 6:90 p. m. The band will play both the old favorites and the newest Just out for band for your enjoyment. Mr. Spencer announces that benches have been put on the lawn for your convenience, but you should come early as they fill up faaL The band win continue next summer topn as before tod all who have aM had the chance to CONCERT ARTISTS, left to right standing: Lutz Mayer, Oliver Godla, Edwin Gerschefski, Nicholas Erneston; seated: Walton Cole. Noted Musicians Arrange Concert Dogs Plaguing Sheep Owners Dogs are causing considerable trouble to sheep raisers in the county, according to reports. Dur ing the month of June and the first nine days of July, farmers have filed with the county commission ers applications seeking damages done by dogs in the death of 13 sheep. Edgar Brown, who gave out fig urges showing the loss to farmers and taxpayers, stated that money awarded the farmers for their sheep and other animals killed by dogs would ordinarily go into the school fund. Last year the com missioners awarded damages to the amount of $618.00 This year they have set up in the fiscal bud. get an amount of $700.00. for that purpose. The commissioners pass on the amount of damages and if any, the farmers are paid by Mr. Brown's office of tax super visor. Mr. Brown warns that dog own ers are liable to any damages done by dogs, and urges that they be kept up or tied. Mother Major Thomas Is Dead Mrs. John M. Thomas, 78, Hav ertown, Pa., mother of Major J. H. Thomas of Boone, died in her sleep early Friday morning. She had ap parently recovered from a recent illness. Funeral rites were held Wed nesday at 10 o'clock at the Sacred Heart Church of Manoa, Pa. Inter ment was in Holy Cross cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. Survivors are: Major J. H. Tho mas, Boone; Mrs. Anne R. Simp son, Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson of Havertown, Pa. Mrs. Thomas, the widow of John M. Thomas, was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. William H. Rush, Ardmore, Pa. Major and Mrf Thomas return ed to Boone Tuesday .from Haver town. Communist China ii planning a ?record $12,000,000,000 budget for 1936. The budget called for high er state expenditure* for heavy in dustry and agriculture. However, it included a cut in defense spend ing. participate are invited to do ao fct at any time. Again the band hat bqprf invited to furnish the music for the Maso nic Annual Picnic in Mocksville this year on the second Thursday in August. U you plan to play with the band on this occassion it is suggested that you come and start playing with the band as soon as possible. Plan now to attend the op?n air band concert and bring your A prog? of chamber mu,ic wUI be presented in the Fine Art? Auditorium at Appalachian State ,1 ,e? Colle?e Thursday evening ?i,t ?l ? Th? progr,m will con ?ut of three of the famous trio, by Wolfgang Amadeui Mozart in celebrafon of the 200th anniver- 1 h?rtk ? Austrian composer', birth. Participating in the pro 'fndVV. ^ EdWi" Gersc',efiki and Walton Cole, pianists; Nicho as Erneston and Lutz Mayer, vio linists; and Oliver Godla, cellist. Mr. Gerschefski, an eminent pianist and composer, is dean of the school of music at Converse College in Spartanburg. S. C and ?? an examining official for this I M lh* N"tion?l Associa-1 Hon of Sehooia of Music. He is a I 2*ri.6'-U,? *?'?"?? ?ummcri j (acuity at the Boone school. Mr. Cole ia head of the piano acuity at Appalachian, having taught here since 1851. He is a graduate of the Memphis* College of Music and of Southwestern Col lege, and has his masters degree from the University of Arizona, RoKa^l he?S,Udied U,lder JUli* M. ? Mr Cole has appeared! state*ny tW? Pi*n0 concert* '?> this Mr. Erneston U a member of the graduate faculty at Appal.ch "here he directs the orchestra "e? * 'r,du?te of the Cincin nati Conservatory of Music, and forme concert master of the Con servatory Symphony and opera Orchestras. He also piayed pro. 'tm'T " the D,yton 'Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, and was a 01 the Cincinnati Fine Arts Chamber Music Society He 2-? pViol,iD with Julian pJi* j?w?ki, Paul Katz, and Jean Ten ?? ^>er U 1 recent graduate of the University of North Caro pT*'e he w" ? 'tudent of Edgar Alden, head of the string department. He attended UNC on a freshman music scholarship, and ?*rved ?s concert master of the University orchestra during his senior year. He is from Greens & SJtf c,,y he pUn< 10 Mr. Godla is a teacher of instru T'C lhe ^arlotte city ?chool system. He is working tow ards his masters degree at Ap palach.an State, having studied on I ^undergraduate level at Curtis iMtitute and Baldwil-Wallace Col '?* "e " * member of the Char I Prehestra, ihc ^ 0rchMtr?. and the Carolina Hour Orchestra. The program is a* follows Trio No. 2 in Bflat. Mr. Gench ftSNL vioIin - Trio No. 4 in c, Mr. Gerschef Md Mr"r' J?'" En,Mt0n' Wo,i". and Mr. Godla, cello. Trio No. 9 in G, Mr. Col., pia?o ?'-?aT Vi0lin' a?d ^ Goa The public ia invited. Wilson Named Welfare Group Mr. George Wilson, has been ap pointed to membership on the county welfare board. The appointment by the board of commiartoneri fllla the place held by Paul A. Coffey, whoae term had expired. . Chest X-Ray Program Will Start In Watauga On 28th Stockholders Land Bank Hold Meeting By V. G. ROLLINS The largest annual stockhold er!' meeting in the history of the Boone National Farm Loan As sociation was held Saturday morn ing in the Watauga County court house. More than 500 farmers, their families, and other friends of the association from Aleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell, Wata uga, and Wilkes counties jammed the courtroom. T. E. Haigler, regional manager of the Federal Land Bank of Col umbia, S. C., with which the Boone NFLA is affiliated, read tye fin ancial report and congratulated S. C. Eggers, president, John H. Hol lar, secretary-treasurer and other officials on the fine state of the Boone association's finances. During the regime of the pre sent officers, since July 11, 1992, 90S loans have been made to farm ers, totaling $1,442,693.00, he said. In the past year, 103 loans were made totaling $350,000. Repay ment records of the association are good, said Haigler, with the per centage of delinquencies very small. Clarke Speaks Principal speaker was Rufus R. Clarke, president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, which serves farm credit organizations in four states. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, x and Florida. Introduced by President Eg gers, Clarke discussed the wise use 61 credit and gave ten rules for building and maintaining a good credit standing: 1. Get your credit from special ists, in this case an organization that specializes in lending to farm ers. 2. Keep your credit in one place. 3. Take an annual inventory. 4. Plan to repay loans out of op-, erating income. 5. Plan ahead on your credit needs. 6. Use the right kind of credit (as to long term, short tern, etc.). 7. Work eut a repayment plan for your loan. 8. Meet your payments when due. #. Be frank with your lender (as to other obligations, etc.). 10. Bor> row money to make or save money (not to live on.). The Federal Land Bank is able to render better service than ever before?; said the speaker, due to revised policies which allow it to grant larger loans on good secur ity, loans to farm family corpora tions, loans for broader puimses, and the fact that it now recognizes outside income, other than from the farm, as repayment sources. "We never foreclose as long as a farmer is doing hi* honest be?t to repay hit loan," Clarke con cluded. Director* Re-elected S. C. Eggers, president, and J. Hack Moore of Caldwell County, vice president, whose terms as directors were expiring, were un animously re-elected for another term. Many Prises Haigler presided at the tradi tional awarding of prices to lucky ticket holders, which included: One hundred silver dollars from the Boone NFLA; a Westinghouse clock radio from Centre Furniture Company; a ton of fertilizer in 900 pound lots from Armour Fertili zer Company and Watauga Pro duce Company, Ine.; 200 pounds of fertilizer from the Watauga FCX Service; a $25 cash certificate from Southern Insecticides, Inc.; $9.00 cash from Watauga Insur ance Agency; a paint spray from Caldwell Farm Supply; a pocket knife from Farmers Hardware & Supply Company, Inc.; and a gal lon of paint from Watauga Hard ware, Inc.. There were also prizes for the oldest person present, youngest person, person who traveled farth est to the meeting, and person who brought the largest number of people to the meeting. Mrs. Bobbins Dies On Monday Mrs. Tempie Lucretia Robbini, 73, well-known resident of Boone, died it Watauga Hospital Monday, where she had been a patient for eleven days. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., conducted the rites and burial was in the city cemetery. Mrs. Robbins, who was a daugh ter of the late W. H. Calloway and Myra M. Calloway, was born and reared in the Shulls Mills section. The family had maintained their home in Boone for many years. Mr*. Robbins is survived by two sons and one daughter: Paul Ver non Robbins, Drexel Hill, Pa.; Max Robbins, Upper Darby, Pa.; Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Greensboro. There is one sister, Mrs. 0. D. Freeman, Jefferson. Portugal ha* placed two stra tegically placed air base! at the disposal of the United State* and iU NATO allies. State Recreation I * Group To Meet Here The North Carolina Recreation Commission will meet in Boone on July 23 at 4he new Physical Education building. This will be the first time this commission has ever met in the western part of the state. Appalachian State Teachers College will be the host and have invited the families of the com mission members. Coach R. W. Watkins, director of physical education at the col 'lege, is a member of this commis sion. Co^ch Watkins will have charge of the meeting which will open at 10 a. m. and convene at 1 o'clock. The commission will have lunch at the college lunch room, and then engage in several activities. The families will go swimming in the college pool, play golf, and visit points of interest in and around Boone. First Folks Arts Festival Is ? * Featured By Songs, Dances The Seaaon'a tint Polk Art* Kntiyal w?? held Saturday on the platform near the Horn in the We?t" theatre. Evona York of Mockaville sang two ion (*. Stanley Hicki and '"Uncle Dick" Chaw told talea. Mrs. Dorothy Looks bill of Zionvitle rang "Ellen Smith" and led the gathering la the ting ing o i "Barbara Allen." The audi ence sang "Casey Jonea" in honor of "Twaetaie." Folk |uui were enjoyed by all age*. Bob Stecho, an actor (rom the Horn cast, did an Ukranlan folk dance and Uncle Dick demon strated two figures of an English Norrii dance. "Old Mother Ox ford." to a variant of the well known tune "Turkey in the Straw." Mr Chase exhibited an ancient flint-lock rifle loaned to the festi val by Ray Farthing and he also shot arrows Into the air with a Robin Hood longbow. Durl Laney, a college student, brought two pioneer longriflei, loaded them with Mack powder and ahot them. Jake Caudlll loaned the featlval aa old steer horn which waa uaed at the opening of the aeaiion. The gatherings, held at 3:00 P. M each Saturday, are sponsor ed by the Southern Appalachian Historical Aaaociation. There u no admiaaion charge and everyone interested In folk telling, ilngiag, dancing and the like are invited to turn out for these gatherings. DAVID WINGATE David Wingate To Appear In Vocal Concert A recital affording much public interest will be given on Monday evening, July 16, at 8 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Fine Arta Building, when David Wingate, baritone, will present a program of standard recital and concert songs including novelty numbers and favorite operatic selections. David is a favorite with Boone audiences and has given generous ly of his time and talents to the churches of Boone, civic organiza tions and campus activities. He is a student of Mrs. Wirginia Wary ' Linney, and has appeared as soloist i with the College Choir In its an nual presentation of th? Messiah, as well as in ita variety show* and the annual spring tours. He was one of the guest soloists during the Christmas season in the Christ mas Cantata given in Cherryville under the direction of France* Cra beat, and again in Mooresville at the Easter season in a presen tation of Dubois' Seven Last Words, directed by Mr. Klepfer. < He is singing for the second suc cessive season in the chorus of Horn in the West. Assisting David at the piano as guest soloist and accompanist is Miss Joan Melton of Albemarle. Joan is no stranger to Boone audi ences. having appeared in concert tVo successive seasons during the piano workshop conducted by Pal dofski. She is studying to become a concert pianist. She has been a student of Miss Annyce Worsham of Albemarle, and Dr. Robert Car ter of East Carolina College. The public is invited. Ladies9 Night At Merchants Meeting The annual ladiei' night meet ing of the Merchant! Association will be held at the Boone Trail Reataurant Friday evening. Clyde R. Greene will be the principal ipeaker and memberi of the board of director*, and officers will be elected. The dinner will include ham and fried chicken and will be served i for $1.30. President Eisenhower recently signed the <33,480,000,009 highway construction bill, and Secretary of Commerce Weeks promptly an nounced the allocation of *1,125, 000,000 to state*. Program Seen As Better Than Ever Before % Miss Irii Turlington, publicity director for the North Carolina State Board of Health, ia in the county making preliminary plan* for the annual cheat x-ray program which starts July 28. Miss Turlington is working with the district health department, which hopes that the program this year may be infinitely better than last when some four thousand x rays were made. Dr. Mary Mlchal, district health officer, believes that if full advantage ia taken of ? the program, there should be ttn thousand x-rays made thia year. X-rays will be made in Watauga at the following placet: Blowing Rock, July 28, 30, Aug ust 1 and 2. Boone, August 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, U, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22. Appalachian State Teachers Col lege September 7 and 8. Date for a stop in the Sugar Grove area will be announced lat miss Turlington ana ur. Micnai are joining In a plea for all thoae IS and older to have theie x-ray* made in an effort to curb the in roads of tuberculoaia, and point out that additional advantages ire that lung tumor or abnormal heart conditions may be discovered at the same time. Facts about the program are spelled out in the following health department bulletin: , What Is The Program? Ynt chest x-ray for every per son in the district IS years of age and over. Reading of x-ray film by radiologist. A written report mail ed within two or three weeks to every individual x-rayed. Second chest x-ray when indicated and without charge. How Long Will It Be Conducted? Two mobile x-ray units will op erate in the district from July 28 through September 8. X-raying will be done five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday, six hours a day from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Consult schedule toy your most convenient location. No undressing necessary. It takes only a few minutes. Where Will X Rayiag Be Done? It will be done in Sparta, Lans ing, West Jefferson, Blowing Rock, Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, Boone, Prison Camps, and certain large industries in the dis trict. ' Why Have This Program? It is an economical method of finding tuberculosis and other chest conditions, such as some types of lung tumor or some types of heart disease. Early discovery of tuberculosis in apparently healthy people will lead to: Earlier treament greatly increasing the chance of cure. A shorter period o / treatment, sav ing in hospitalization coats. Less loss of time from work. Leu dan ger of family and associates being infected. | Early diagnosis of other chest conditions: Leads to earlier treat ment and recovery at leas expense. Lengthens life. Year Responsibility In The Program Get your chest x-rayed. Encour age your family, friends, neigh bors, employees, associates and especially your grandparents to get their chests x-rayed. Badly Injured In Fall From Tree i Ernest Vannoy of Poplar Grove, was critically injured last week when he fell from a 20-foot ladder io a cherry tree while pfcidaf cherries at his home last week. Mr. Vannoy suffered head and back injuries and remains in a serious condition at Watauga Ho*- ||. pital.