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An Independent Weekly JVew$paper-—EuMi»hed in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight ■flfflllBWftM iiBB BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1MM VOLUME LX1X—NO. 17 UNITED.—Grady Moretz, Jr., left, Democrat, aid Cecil Greene, right. Republican, members of the Boone junior Chamber of Commerce, join in presenting R. E. Agle, president of the Watauga United Fund, with a sticker for his car which read*, "See you at the polls." The Jaycees are spotooring a "Get out the vote" campaign for the November election, and the t wo major political parties in the town each donated money to buy stickers which will be posted by Jayeees in conspicious places about the Town of Boone. i ' 1—r 1 ' ; Watauga County Agent Is Recipient National Award T. J. Mat heson Dies Saturday Thomas Jefferson Matheson, 68, of Sugar Grove, died at Graca Hospital, Banner Elk, Saturday. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 2 o'clock at Henson's Chapel Methodist Church, Sher wood. The pastor, Rev. Ted White and Rev. E. H. Lowman of the Boone Methodist Church, conduct ed the rites. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are four sons and four daughters: George Matbeson, bean Matheaon, Sugar Grove; Don Matheson, Hampton, Tenn.; Tho mas Matheaon, Valle Crucis; Mrs. Mae Brinkley, Kimball, W. Va.; Mrs. Myrtle Rowland, Chilhowie, Va.; Mrs. W. C. O'Brien, Eliza tethton Tenn.; Mrs. Joseph Fer raia, Detroit, Mich. There are two sisters, Mrs. * Addie Isaacs, Sher wood; Mrs. Callie Shell, Sugar Grove. Hollan Combs Rites Are Held Hollan T. Combs, 31, native of Watauga county, died suddenly at his home in Lenoir last Thursday afternoon. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the Bethel Baptist Church by Rev. James Bellamy, and burial was in the Bethel Church ceme tery. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Combs, deceased was employed by the KentCoffey Manufacturing Co. Survivors include the widow. • son and daughter, Larry Ray Combs and Haxel Fay Combs, of Lenoir; the mother, Mrs. Victoria Dishman, Sugar Grove, three sist |ers and ten brothers. Deep Gap Man Dies In Crash Wallace Iaadore Greene, 42, Rt 1, Deep Gap, was fatally injured in an automobile accident in the vi cinity of Colettsville early Tues day morning. He died in a Lenoir hospital. Funeral service* are to be held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Laurel Springa Baptist Church. Rev. J. E. Cramp will be in charge of the rites. Burial Will ba in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. J j Ruby D. Greene, and the following [sons and daughters: John. J. W , , Cleveland, Ohio; Ray, Billy, Jerry, James, Velma >f the home and Mrs. Paul Yean of service to agriculture in Y^estern North Carolina were recognized today when Lake Ern est Tuckwiller, Watauga County farm agent, received the disting uished service award from the. Na tional Association of County Agri cultural Agents at its annual ban quet meeting in Houston, Texas. Mr. Tuckwiller began his service for the North Carolina Extension L. E. TUCKWILLER Service as assistant county agent in Watauga County in 1043. In IMS he wai nude county agent in Aahe County and became county agent of Watauga County in April, 1046. A 1943 graduate of Berea Col lege. Mr. Tackwiller has been ac tive in the organization of many agricultural projects of benefit to the farmers in this area of the state. In 1043, he was instrumental in establishing the oldest purebred Hereford Breeders Association in North Carolina. In 1M4. "Tuck,", as many of hi* friends call him, helped organise the Watauga County Hampshire' Breeders Association In IMS he began the County Artificial Breed ing Association and sponsored the Feeder Calf Sales beginning in 1091. His interest in the total agri cultural program is shown through his work in organizing the Yadkin Valley Dairy Cooperative. Mr, Tuckwiller was born in Grenbrier County, West Virginia, on a farm and has been connectod farming and farmers all his life. He graduated from Berea Col lege in Kentucky in 1994 with an A. B. degree in general agricul ture. Before entering the county agent field he was manager of the Mountain Valley Creamery at Brasstown and later general man ager of the Mountain Valley Co operative. Inc., at Braaatown. Some of the things which he and his office and the fanners he worlu with have done, and which caused him to be honored at the banquet are given below. A divertaiied system of farming is used by the people of Watauga county, therefore, an overall ex tension program is being carried out. Each year in working out a plan of work emphasis has been placed ! on enterprise, or problem* which the farmers thing are important. The more important enterprises are tobacco, beef cattle, sheep, pota toes, cabbage, beans, poultry and forestry.' In work on tobacco, each year variety tests, priming and fertilizer tests are carried out As a result, more farmers are .using the best va rieties and correct amount of ferti lizer—1200-1400 pounds per acre —instead of the 2000 pounds used before the tests started, thereby producing better quality of to bacco and saving farmers 800400 pounds of fertilizer for each acre of tobacco. The practire of prim ing was started five yc >rs ago, and more farmers prime each year. In beef cattle work, helped org anize the Watauga Purebred Here ford Breeders Association in 1043. This is the state's oldest Hereford Breeders Association having held a sale each year since 1M2. 1991—Won State Better Sires Contest (47 bulls, 29 rsms). 1052—Placed most sires (33 bulls, 43 rams, 1 boar) but due to' point system placed second in the state. 1953—Won State Better Sires Contest (66 bulls, 36 rams, 4 boars). 1954—Won State Better Sires Contest (43 bulls, 32 rams, 3 boars. (Continued on p^te two) I Bishop Ives Cabin, Church Landmark, To Be Restored In Valle Crucis Section By RUBY ELLIS On* of the fint buildings to be erected at the Episcopal Minion at Valle Crucis—a small, four room log cabin which has been standing, neglected, for more than a century on a hill overlooking the "Valley of the Crow"—is going to be renovated. Known for many years as the "Ives Cabin," it was built by the Rt. Rev. L. Silliman Ives in 1M2 when he was the Bishop of North Carolina and came to Valle Croc is to bring the Episcopal faith to the iaolated mountain people. It Is aaid, although thia cannot be verified today, that Biabop Ives uaed the cabin as a stopping place on his vifitations to the mountain regions, and that It served as a kit chen and alio boused Bishop Ives' library.' In addition to his work aa an Episcopal minister to the people of the Valle Crucia community, Bis hop Ives trained at least eight young men lor the ministry sod ame Rev. Wm. Scott Dies On Friday Rev. William Lee Scott, 72, resi dent of Greensboro, Route S, form er student at Appalachian who wai well known in this community, died at a High Point hospital Friday, following a six-day Illness. Rev. Mr. Scott was pastor of the Sharon Methpdist Church in Shel by until his retirement four years ago. He had served in the Western North Carolina Methodist Confer ence for 43 years, including char ges at Ramseur, Franklinville, Mount Pleasant, Rutherford Col lege, Mount Holly, Bellwood, Dav idson, Bostic, PolkviUe, Ann Street Chnrch, Concord. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Jamestown Methodist Church by Dr. E. C. Few, Rev. Clark Benson, and Rev. W. B West of Asheville. Burial was in Deep River cemetery. The Men's Bible Class of the Jamestown Church were honorary pallbearers. The Widow, the former Miss Ber tha Stanbury of Boone, survives, with three sons, and three daugh ters: Milliam Lee Scott, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; James Allen Scott, Rich mond, Va.; Mrs. Charles Armfield, Jamestown; Mrs. John Clarke, Merriville, Maine; Mrs. E. H. Jones, Columbus, Ind.; Mrs. Bob Whisnant, Aiken, S. C. Those from Boone snd environs attending the funeral were; Mrs. Esther S. Boone, Jeff Stanbury, Mr. and Mrs. Crater Marsh, Willie Houck, Mr. and Mrs. Crater Scott and son, William. llfrs. Dougherty Dies In Lenoir Lenoir, Oct 19 —Mrs. Mary Ingle Dougherty, long-time and well-known resident of Blowing Rock, died at Blowing Rock Hos pital Friday where she had been • patient for several weeks. She was 82. She was a daughter of the Rev. John Ingle, Reformed Church min ister, and Mrs. Ingle. Her hus band, W. L. Dougherty, Sr., died several years ago. Mrs. Dougherty was born Aug. 5, 1874, in Guilford County. Surviving are two sons, Hoyle H. Dougherty of Nixon, N. J., and William L. Dougherty of Rock Hill, S. C.; five brothers, Jim Ingle of Winston-Salem, John Ingle of Len oir, Arthur and Herbert Ingle of Louisville, Ky., and Carl Ingle of Prescott, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be con ducted at 3 p. m. Sunday at the Little White Reformed Church at Blowing Rock by the Rev. Henry J. Meier, pastor of Zion Evangeli can and Reformed Church of Len oir. Burial will be in the church cemetery. this work of helping train students is (till going on. For the put few yean, theological students attend the Southern Town and Country Episcopal Church Institute for training in rural work some eight weeks in summer, attending in struction classes, doing field work and then evaluation das***, living in the large building which was part of the Mission School until it wai closed a decade ago. Originally, in addition id the cabin there was a large frame building <0x20 feet with a room at each end for teachen, and a large hall for school purposes In the center on the ground floor, with the dormitory on the second floor. This building, which was ready for occupation In IMS, no longer stands, having been destroyed some years ago by bees burrowing In the adobes, which were made of clay and straw, and used in the building. Bishop Ives is credited with hav ing given the valley the name. C. C. farthing shows off a lemon growing on ■ lemon plant in his-backyard at Boone; The lemon, about the size of a grapefruit, makes "good lemon pies," report* Mrs. Farthing. The Farthinga have grown the warm weather fruit off and on for 10 years. Their plant'., which produce as many as 12 fruits each, are transferred to basement in winter where they lie dormant. Mr. Farthing, a retired plumber, was the first to install plumbing that "amounted to anything" in Boone. The plumbing was placed in the "Old Lovill Home," a former building at the local college. In addition to lemon growing, Mr. Farthing does limited truck growing and cattle raising to keep busy in his retirement.—Johnny Corey photo.) Eight Thousand Dollars Is Given To United Campaign Latest available reports from Watauga County'i first United Fund drive indicate that on' Thurs day of last week the total collected amounted to fS.180, of 86% of the goal of $14,000. There were rumors of collections above the official figure, but the sum reported above has been veri fied and is official. According to workers the cam paign solicitation if being well re ceived. Donors were prepared to give and were generous in their "Valle Cruel*," because of a fan cied resemblance to the symbol of the Epiacopal faith caused by two creeks, each flowing from an op poaite direction into Dutch Creek whoae sources arc at Hanging Park. The two creeks are Clark Creek, which rise* under Grandfather Mountain and flows Into the right bank of Dutch, and Crab Orchard Creek coming from Banner Elk Bishop Ives, who was born in 1787 in Meriden, Coon., was • Presbyterian In hi* youth. He studied for the Presbyterian min istry for a year before leaving Hamilton College because of his health. Soon afterward he changed his faith to Epiacopalian and be gan to study for the Episcopal min istry. He was second Bishop of North Csrolins from'1831 to 1803 when be/resigned. One of his last official acts before resigning (rem the Episcopal ministry was to con secrate the Easter Chapel at Fo» coe, which was located not far (real his Valle Cruel* Mieaiou. contributions. Since the report Ult Thursday the drive has continued, the workeri nuking every effort to complete their assignments as rapidly ai possible The date aet for the end of the campaign is Oc tober 27. With the 96% attainment at the halfway mark of the drive, lo cal leaders of the United Fund ex pressed themselves as very hope ful that the budget can be raised in full. Hugh Hagaman, chairman of the AfU;r Biihop Ives resigned from the Episcopal ministry he Joined the Catholic Church and estab lished two charitable institutions for the protection of destitute Ca tholic children. He was president of both of them. Me died in lian hattanvtlle, N. Y , October 11. 1M7, and was buried in the Catholic Pro tectory In Westchester County, N. Y. Renovation of the Ives cabin, which was recently bought from Miss Edith Taylor who Inherited the land it Is on and the cabin, will be done by a committee from Holy Cross Episcopal Church and Valle Cracls community. Included on the committee are Will Cook, Johnston Christenbury. Mr. and Mrs. Howsrd Murray, James Davis. JAt HarreM, Will Mast, Mrs Wade Wsfner, Mrs. Charles Tayldk, from Watauga County, and Bynum Dob bins and Mrs Lewis Towns* nd of Banner Elk. campaign committee, hv aiked that anyone overlooked in the drive but wiahing to contribute, however large or amnll the amount, call him at AM 4-8415 Mr. Hagaman will make arrangement (or the contribution to be taken. There might be aeveral reaaona why a »o licitor might mita a a individual contributor, Mr. Hagaman laid, and it will be greatly appreciated if (Continued on page two) Horn Will Likely Be Continued I * •' ■ By V. G. ROLLINS The Southern Appalachian His torical Association held its annual dinnec meeting Monday night at the' Ranch Hotel near Blowing Rock and elected nine new mem ber! to its 30-member board of directors. Dr. W. H. Plemmons, president of Appalachian State Teachers College, was the principal speaker. The board of directors will meet Monday, October 28, and elect of ficers for the coming year. A committee appointed follow ing a meeting held several weaka ago to discuss future plans for tb* outdoor drama, Horn in the WW, announced that it will present Its recommendations to the board of directors at Monday's meeting. This committee includes Mrs. B. W. Stailings, James P. Marsh, Stanley A. Harris, D. M. Edmiston, Dr. A. P. Kephart, Chapell Wilson, Grover Robbins, Jr., Walter K. Keys, Mrs. L. H. Owsley, and Bill Williams. Dr. Kephart, executive vice president of the Association, pre sided and extended a cordial wel come to those present, and the in vocation was led by A1 Boyles, publicity director for the drama. Mr. Boyles reported on the acti vities of the publicity department during jthe past year, and James P. Marsh, treasurer of the associa tion, distributed copies of the fin sneisl report. Mr. Marsh announc ed that a $10,000 grant has been received from the Stat* of North Carolina to help meet * deficit in curred in last sesson% operation, and that individual note* totaling $3,000 will be paid the first of next week. This will clpar Op all in debtedness of the association, be said. Dr. Plemmena Speaks Dr. Plemmons, introduced by W. H. Gragg, lauded the associa tion for its efforts in bringing out door drama to Boone, and declar ed it should expand its member ship from 148'to several huifclred, and its efforts to other fields, such as erecting a memorial museum for the former, moilntain choo choo, "Tweetsie", snd explore the possibilities of a public golf course, swimming pool, etc., to provide entertainment for our visitors. "We have the natural resourc es," he said, "people, climate, scenery, and space to expand and grow aa we wish." Mr. Marsh gave a resume of the (Continued on page two.) TAKES LENOIR POST—Alfred B. (Al) Boyle*, who has served for the put year m publicity director for the outdoor drama, "Horn In the Went," hu resigned thU pott to accept a position u executive secretary of the Lenoir Chamber of Commerce. He will asuume his new duties Monday, October 20 Mr. Boyies hu indicated that be will confer with his successor (yet to be named) on publicity plans already in making for next year, and will continue vo "put in a food the Horn at every opportunity. j ■
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