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TWO SECTIONS ? FOURTEEN PAGES v4n Independent Weekly Neumpaper ? Establithed in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight i * BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER *, 1U< For 68 Years ' The Democrat ha* aerved Boone aad Wa tauga County. With Ua Intenae coverace is the local thoppmf area, lt'i the beat adver VOLUME LXIX. ? NO. 10. RE A Group To ? 1 1 ' _ /i Meet In Sparta Lenoir. ? Twenty-fiv? hundred members of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation are ex pected to converge on Sparta High School in Sparta, for the 20th an nual membership meeting of their rural electric cooperative. A pro gram of both educational and in formational value is planned for all who attend. The morning program will in clude a cooking school for the ladies co-sponsored by Farmers Hardware and Implement Corn pan of Sparta and Frigidaire Sales Corporation of Roanoke, Va., a session of demonstrations of new ideas in electric fanning present Two Hurt In Crash On Friday Two persons were hospitalized late Friday afternoon in a colli sion on East King Street near the intersection of the Blowing Rock Highway when a new Oldsmobile driven by Mrs. Emma Isaacs, crashed into a telephone pole and hit a Chevrolet driven by E. J. Hardin of Boone, Route 2. Mrs. Velma llhymer, daughter of Mrs. Isaacs and a passenger in her car, remains in a serious con dition at Watauga Hospital front injuries received in the wreck. Mr. .Hardin, who received only minor bruises and cuts, was given emergency treatment at Watauga Hospital and dismissed. Police Chief G. D. Richardson, who investigated the accident, said Mrs. Isaacs told him that the car brakes failed when she swerv ed to the left side of the road to avoid hitting a car which pulled out from the curb in front of her car, and that she was unable to stop the car which continued across the street, hit a telephone pole and crashed into the Chevro let driven by Hardin. Both cars were described by of ficers as being almost demolished. ' ed by T. G. Miller, agricultural engineer for the North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority and Charlie Overman agricultural engineer for Blue Ridge Electric, and movies and televiaion for the children attending, aa well as a half-hour children's program in the main auditorium. I WRh lunches being served on the grounds, the members can be present fo rthe entire all-day af fair. In the afternoon, entertainment will be furnished by local talent groups recently selected from a talent show held in Sparta. They are Fred Rupe's string band, Ivan Gascho vocal quartette, and Paul Miles and Howard Wagner in a piano-banjo duet. Following the entertainment, the general session of the meeting will begin with tyo addresses. Dr. D. W. Colvard, dean of the School of Agriculture, North Carolina State College, will speak to the group in an informative ad dress on North Carolina's agricul tural situation that will be of inter est to all In attendance. R. S. Broderick, operations engineer for the Rural Electrification Adminis tration from Waahington, D. C, will address the group on "20 Years of Progress Through Rural Electri fication." Mr. Broderick's address will depict the advancements and results of farm electrification over the past 20 year period of opera tion of the R. E. A. rural electri fication program. The appliance dealers of Sparta have joined together in giving prizes valued at around $1,800 in a drawing to be hel4 at the meet ing for those in attendance. Small door prizes will be drawn for in the morning session for those in attendance at the cooking School aud electric demonstrations parts of the program. Tlul 20th meeting ii a milestone in the history of the co operative ? marking the eliding of two decades of electric service and the beginning of another for fam lies in northwestern North Caro line. The annual report by C. E. Viverette, the general manager of the cooperative, and the election of directors for another year will be highly important parts of the Lusiness meeting in the afternoon session. All members have been urged to attend and participate. United Fund Leaders To Consider Budget The Watauga County United Fund will take another step for ward Thursday evening, Septem ber 0, with an open meeting of the executive committee to con sider the budget for its first year of operation. The meeting will be held at the Appalachian High School at 7:30. with R. E. Agle, president of the United Fund, presiding. The budget to be aproved has been prepared by a committee headed by Dr. L. H. Owsley. This committee heard representatives from welfare organizations in the county and will recommend to the executive committee the amount that should be included for each in the United Fund budget All citizens of the county are cordially invited to this open meeting, according to President Agle. Following the adoption of the budget, the local organization will proceed with plans for the actual campaign, which will begin in October. Hugh Hagaman is chair nun of the Campaign Committee. Lamb Pool To Be Held Monday * The ne*t Watauga County Lamb Pool will be held at the Boone Liveatock Market on Monday, September 10. Lamb* will be graded and weighed from 7:00 to 10:00 a. m. and checks will be mailed the following day. Any fanner who would like to sell lambs in an October pool please let the county agenta of fice know by September 10 ao that a pool can be scheduled. If no one reports lambs for October sale, no pool will be held. Expansion Blowing Rock Hospital Brings About Reorganization Mrs. Julius W. Cone of ureens- ? boro. President ind Chairman of i the Board of Trustees of Blowing I Rock Hospital at Blowing Rock ? announced today the details of a < major reorganiiation of the Board i of Trustee* and of the administra- ' tion of, the hospital necessitated I by its expansion since 1901 and I by the sensational growth <A the i permanent and summer resident I t community of Blowing Rock. I Mrs. Cone who is a Trustee of K the Cone Memorial Hospital at u Greensboro stated: l "When the Blowing Rock com- i munity responded so enthusiastic- i ' ' ally and generously to the Trad- j ?ei appeal for funds to ouua ? nodern hospital facility at Blowing Hock, the Truateea underestimat ?d the role of subsequent growth >f Blowing Rock as one of the iouth's famous summer resorts, rime and again expaasion of faci ities and services had to be made a meet adequately the medical ind hospitalization need both of he summer and permanent popu ation of Blowing Rock." Mrs. Cone continued: "Our problem is one of growth ind entails the growing pains which expansion implies. la this com nunity we have men of distinction * the fields ti government, bud nets and finance who are longtime resident* of this community and dedicated to ita welfare. In ex panding our Board of Trustees we hare sought to tap the resource! of talent, judgment and business experience of these people and to enlist theife in the active support of the affairs of our growing hos pital. It is my belief that otff pre sent Board of Trustees compares favorably with that of hospitals far larger than our* in this state and elsewhere." ? Mrs. Cone, who retired as Pres ident of the Blowing Rdek Hospi tal after a decade of service ill t Continued on page eight) GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN CAMERA CLINIC? Photographer Virgil Patterson of Charlotte and model Sonja Avarette of Fuquay Spring! are expected to participate in the Amateur-Profesiional Camera Clinic at Grandfather Mountain next Saturday afternoon and Sunday under iponsorihip of the Carolinas Press Photographers Association. The program includes camera talks.and demonstrations by nationally known photographers, and will, be highlighted by the selection of "Miss Carolinas Press Photographer" at 9 p. m. Saturday. Camermen do not have to be long to the Press Photographers Association to attend. Newspaper* TV Photographers To Hold Clinic On Grandfather Derrick Speaks In Grayson Co. Dr. F. Ray Derrick, head of the Department of Biology, Ap palachian State Teachers College, (poke to the teachers of Grayson county during their pre-scbool conference held at Independence. Va., Tuesday, August 28. The theme of the conference was "Child Growth and Development Through Science." Dr. Derrick's address dealt with an overview of problems involveJ in the theme with special implica tions for Grayson County Schools. In addition to being the main speaker for the conference he serv ed as consultant for two panel dis cussion groups. Scouts Go To Tater Hill Boy Scout Troop No. 181. spon sored by the Boone Baptist Church, will leave at 4:30 p. m. Friday, September 7, for a camp oree on Tater Till. They will re turn Sunday. The Scouts will fet in some work on advancement to the next rank while on the camporee, said James Hadden, Scoutmaster, and Norman Lackey, Assistant Scout master. Linville? Some of the South'* finest newspaper ind television photographers will lecture at the annual Grandfather Mountain Amateur-Professional Camera Cli nic here Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9. And a feature of the program will be the "Miss North Carolina Press Photographer" contest on Saturday. The program will also include the regular meeting of the Caro linas Press Photographers Associa tion, plus $200 in picture prizes. The two-day affair will offer, without a registration fee, the following program: Saturday, 3 p. m.: "My Picture Specialty ? Sports," by Rill War ren of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. 4 p. m.: "A New Twist Makes New Pictures," by Jeep Hunter, staff photographer The Charlotte News ? Tom Franklin Studios, and winner of the 1950 "Southern Photographer of the Year" award. 3 p. m.: "Miss Carolina* Prens Photographer' contest, with the queen selected in person to re present Carolina* Press Photo graphers Association in 1937 "Miss National Press Photographer" competition. ' 8:30 p. m : Linville Caverns camera tour supervised by June CM. Miller Funeral Held Clfcrence Monroe Miller, 41, of Todd, died unexpectedly of * brief illness In Watauga Hospital Saturday, September 1. Aineral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday, Sep' mber 3, at the Proffitt's Grove Baptist Church, cqnductefj by the Rev. Noah John son and the Rev. Ed Blackburn. Burial waa in the Hopewell ceme tenr. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Beulah S. Miller; his father; Claude Miller of Todd; three sons, Glenn Miller of Avondale, Pa., James Miller of Cleveland, Ohio,, and Henry Miller of Todd; three daughters, Mrs. Ruby Ward of Vilas, Mrs. Edna Lamm of Avon dale. Pa, and Mrs. Pauline Wilcox of Todd; a brother, Clayt Miller of Deep Gap; four sisters, Mrs. Lula Greer and Mrs. Hazel Main, tah of Todd, Mis. Maggie laese of Trade, Tean., and Mrs. Etu FJIiynn of TlflUTICk. - '*? \'\ y^Pli WTm Boone Citizens To VoteOnWaterPlan Foreign Students Are Entertained By Rotariang Here Forty-one students of the Duke University foreign orientation pro gram spent Sunday night in the homes of the members of the Boone Rotary Club. These stu dents on a five day tour of West ern North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, came to Boone to see Horn in the West. The trip is the final feature of the six-week program which is designed to introduce the students from abroad to American life and customs in preparation for enter ing other American universities this fall as exchange students. Classified as graduate students, they will be studying under Ful bright. Ford, Smith-Mundt and other scholarships and fellowships. Dr. John Fein, director of the Duke International Studies Cen ter, is in charge of the program, and Dr. George Wicks of the Duke English department accompanied the group on their tour. Included in the trip were visits to the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park, Tennessee Valley Authority, Oak Ridge, and points of interest around Knoxville. The group traveled to Asheville and then on to Boone via the Blue Ridge Parkway. They returned to Durham on Monday. They will be entertained ^t a final banquet and then leave Durham for their respective universities ' on Wed nesday. The group was very impressed by Horn in the West and it ap pears that the trip to the show will be one of the features each year from now on. Having the students as guests was a very wonderful occassion not only for the students but also for those who housed the students. Glenn, Jr., chief photographer, A s h e v i 1 1 e Citizen-Times, with "Mis* Carolinas Press Photograph er" models participating. A $100 in prizes offered. Sunday, 1 a. m : "Kews and Fea ture Movies for TV" by Nelson Benton, Norman Prevatte and Earl Well* of WBTV, Charlotte. 11 a. m.: Supervised picture shooting session under the direc tion of nationally known camera men. No charge for amateurs and professionals. ' . 1 p. m.: Regular meeting of the Carolina Press Photographers As sociation. President Ewart Ball will preside at Esseola Lodge. The program will be held rain or shine. The lectures and photo queen contest will be held atop Grandfather Mountain. In case of inclement weather the program will be moved to Camp Yonahnoka on US 221 two miles south of here. Prizes will a|so be offered, to taling $100, for the best published pictures taken during the clinic at Grandfather Mountain in addi tion to the Linville Cavern pic tures. WOMEN IN CONGRESS A total of 33 women are seeking seats in Congress this year ? 18 Democrats and IS Republicans. They represent 20 states and Ha waii. Of the Democratic group, eight are incumbents. Of the Re publican group, seven are incum bents. * Roy Hagaman Dies Tuesday ? Mr. Roy Hagaman, member of a prominent Boone family, died unexpectedly at his home on Hard in Street Tuesday. A builder by trade, Mr. Haga man, who would have been 69 years of age in October, was mow ing hii lawn when he was stricken by a heart attack at about 10 a. m. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Watauga Hospital a few moments later. His wife, Mrs Rosa Hagaman, died last Jane 22. Funeral ar rangements for Mr. Hagaman were incomplete at noon Tuesday. Issuance Of $75,000 Bonds Is At Stake The question of whether or not the town of Boone will issue bonds in the amount of $75,000 to expand the water lyatem comet to a volt in a apecial election to be held next Tuesday, and most folks seem inclined to go along with the proposal. The funds derived from the sale of the bonds would be used to supply another well for . the town system, to clean and repair the present 200,000 gallon reservoir and to construct a second one, holding a half million gallons, at a point on Deck Hill, not far from the IRC plant. At the same time a new chlorinating system will be installed, and a modified flow valve used to provide a uniform flow of water during the extremes of flood or drought. Also the old reservoir on a Winkler Creek tributary will be used for a settling basin, to im prove the quality of the water be ing taken from that source. Most of the water has been com ing from one well the town has been using for several years, and another well is ready for pumping. Town officials state that the plans for the water expansion were worked out by an engineer ing firm as the best immediate solution for the local water pro blem, and that they have the ap proval of both the state and local Health Departments. The plans were also submitted to a mass meeting of voters held last spring. City officials point out that the issuance or the bonds will not change the local property tax schedules, and that the new debt will be serviced from water re venues. Any questions which voters may have relative to the civic issue will be gladly answered by Mayor Winkler or any member of the city council. ?ftie election will be held at city hall. DR. D. W. COLVARD Colvard Will Address R. E. A. Lenoir. ? Dr. D. W. Colvard, dean of the School of Agriculture it North Caroling State College, will deliver an addreu to the Member ship of Blue Ridge Elettric Mem bership Corporation at the annual meeting on September 8. The sub ject of hia addreu will be of in tereit to all farm people in North Carolina for he will be discussing the results of a study pn North Car olina's agricultural situation. On the program with Dr. Col vard will be R. S. Broderick, oper ations engineer of REA In Wash ington, D. C, who will present a talk on "Twenty Years of Progress in Rural Electrification.'' W. W. Clarke Dies In Lewiston Mr. W. W. Clarke, 90. retired merchant, and father of Mr?. T. M. Greer of Boone, died at his home In Lewiston Saturday morn ing. While Mr. Clarke had been in poor health for aeveral years, his fatal illness started on Monday. \ Funeral services were held Sun day at 2 o'clock and interment was in the home community. Survivors include two sons and three daughters: W. C. Clarke, Lewiston; Earl Clarke, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. T. M. Greer, Boone; Mrs. Marvin White, Brentwood, Long Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Francis Howard of the home. Mrs. Greer who was in Lewiston prior to her father's death, is ex pected to return home Wednesday afternoon. Nearly 190,000 dairy farmers op erate under Federal milk market ing orders in supply areas of 09 U. S. cities, reports USDA. The first year of soil bank plan is estimated to cost 9225,414,000. Jake C Shook Taken By Death Jake Clyde Shook, 68, of Ban ner Elk, Route 1, died Thursday, Auguat 30, at hia home in the Foscoe community. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday, September 2, at the Watauga Baptiat Church, conduct ed by the Rev. Calvin Hilton of Whitnel and the Rev. Will Cook. Burial was in the family cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ada T. Shook; five sons, Al bert Shaok of Banner Elk, Route I, Alvin Shook of New Canton, Va., Marvin, Hadon, and Blaine Shook, all of Muskogen, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. William Simma of Garland, Tex.; and a sister, Mrs. Myra S. Gragg of Boone. Panel Discussion Of United Fund Planned The September meeting of the Boone Chamber of Commerce will be given over to a panel discus sion of the United Fund in prep aration for the campaign which will begin in October. The speakers for the occasion will be Leo K. Pritchett, Miss Barbara Stephenson, and the chairman of the United Fund apeakera bureau. Dr. Herbert Wey. Everyone ia invited to attend thia meeting to hear the panel. The meeting will be held at 12 noon on Tueaday, September 11, at th? Boone Trail Cafe. Watauga Voters Will Ballot On Pearsall Public School Plan Watauga County votera, along with those of the balance of the State, will register their approval or disapproval of an amendment to the state constitution on Satur day, September S. Known as the "Pearsall Plan," the amendment would put in force Uws which trainers claim will as sure that no child wiU be forced against the wishes of his parents to attend school with ? member of another race. Regular polling places in the county will be open between the hours of 6:S0 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. Eastern Standard time IMicrtlwM are that the amend merit will be approved, although a light vote appears likely. In the (ace of atrong support by educa tion official! and political leadera, opposition haa been ipotty and apparently unorganized. From ap pearance!, neither aid* haa man aged to whip up the sentiment which would asaure a big turnout at the polla. The amendment it the keystone in an arch of legislation designed to protect the state's segregated public school aystem from the ef fects of U 8. Supreme Court de cisiona. An adviaory committee headed by Tfaouu i. Pear tall of Rocky 'Mount drafted the pUn. In popu lar language, it hai become known aa the "PMraall PUn." There are two principal fea ture* One would allow state and local tax fundi to be spent for tuition granta to private schools fer children whose parents object to racially mixed public schools. The other would give local school units power to close public schools by majority vote when faced with "intolerable" conditions. A special session of the Legisla ture leut July approved the con stitutions! amendment which would mak?the program effective, (.Continued on page eight) : Farmers May Sign | Soon Under Soil | Bank Legislation Following an instructional meet ' ing in Winston-Salem, Friday, August 31, attended by ASC coun ty personnel, it is expected that farmers will be able to begin sign ing up under the Conservation Reserve Phase of the Soil Bank by September 10, it was announced today by ASC County Chairman, B. W. Farthing. In order to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program this fall, farmers must sign up un der the program not later than October 19th. The program will run from 3 to 19 years depending on the practices to be carried out. Farthing explained that payments available for participation under this' hew program are of two kinds ?an establishment payment which may cover up to SO per eeht of the cost of starting the practice, and an annual rental payment fee the period of the contract Rental pay ments in North Carolina, be said, will be at the rate of ?l6 par acre. (castiBuai on page
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