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For 68 Years An Independent Weekly Neva pa per—EtablUhed in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight BOONS. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, MM. APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE CAMPUS domi nate* this air photograph of Boone, taken recently by Hugh Norton, -••i * j • ■ W*' of Linville and Wilmington, who explain* that bumpy air coo ditiona made aerial photography poor when he wai over thii way. * . ' " * l -/ Health, Physical Education Event To Be Held On Friday Oil November 16 and 17, mem ber* of the North Carolina Asso ciation for Health, Physical Edu cation, and Recreation will meet for their annual conference, which wil ltake place in the Health and Physical Education Building at Ap palachian State Teachers College. The conference is expected to draw a large attendant* Jrwn members and colleagues in the pro fession 01 health, physical edu cation, and recreation. The pro gram, "How We Do It," will in clude numerous activities and out standing persons in their respec tive fields. On Friday, November If, regis tration will begin at 10 a. as. fol lowed by a luncheon at noon. The first meeting of the after noon will be an all conference gen eral session. The program will feature a panel discussion, "How We Do It In Burma—And In N. C." Those participating will be Mrs. Annie Ray Moore, Health Ed ucator. N. C. School Health Co ordinating Service; Doris Hutch inson, Supervisor in Health, Phy sical Education, and Safety, Greensboro City Schools; Sarah Walker, Supervisor, Concord City Schools; Betsy Uhrhane, Assist ant Professor of Health Education, Duke University; Sidney Ray. Di rector of Health and Physical Ed ucation, Durham County Schools. The second meetihg of the after noon will be a section on required physical education which will fea ture a demonstration in in^grated progression and continuous physi cal education for grades 1-8.. The program wil lbe conducted by Tay lor Dodson. Advisor in Physical Education, State Department, Ra leigh; and Joe Amendola, Super visor in Physical Education, Salis bury Schools. At the same time there will be a dance section which will have a demonstration in modern dance for high school students and which ( will be taught by Mrs. Joy Kirch ner, Professor in Physical Educa tion, Appalachian State Teachers College. The last meeting tor the after noon will bf an all conference ses sion demonstrating officiating girl's basketball. The program will be conducted by Ellen Griffin and Nancy Portar, Professors in. Physical Education, Woman's Col lege of the Cnlversity of North Carolina, using phyAcal educa tion majors from Woman's Col lege. In the evening a banquet will be held followed by a social hour and a student co-recreational hour. The guest speaker at the banquet frill be Dr. Phillips, Supervisor of For syth County School*. At the first session on Saturday (Continued on page six.) Wm. (1 Lyon Is Taken By Death William C. Lyon, S3, resident of Boone, Route 3, died in Watauga Hospital last Thursday evening, following a sudden Mines*. Born in Wilkes county, he had moved to Watauga county as a child and had resided in the Oak Grove neighborhood since that time. He is survived by four sons: H. L. Lyon of Hickory; Leslie If., Clarence M. and Earl J. Lyon of Boone; two daughters. Mrs. Earl Norris and Mrs. lake Moretz, also of Boone, 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, several bro thers and one sister. His wife, Mrs. Victoria Hodges Lyon, died three years agcu Funeral services were held Sun-' day afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church, Boom, and burial was in Mountain Memorial Park. Offi eating ministers were Rev. E. F. Troutman, Rev. J. K. /Parker, Jr., ai^l RevvC. 0. Vance. Committees Eor Seal Sales Are Given Out Working committee! for the 50th annuel Christmas Seal Sale of the Tuberculoid Association were named today by Mr. Frank Payne, county chairman. The campaign will open November 15th and continue through December. Calling for Increased efforts to rally Watauga county citizens to the fight against TB. Mr. Payne laid, "In thia first half century of the Christmas Seal Sale the com bined efforts of the American people have brought great pro gress. Fewer people every year die of TB. But we have nude lees progress In preventing people from catching the disease No one should suffer the tragic effect* of • disease which can be prevented." Mrs Herman Wilcox will heed . ■ r 7?fh7 the volunteer committee (or fold ing teali and preparing the let torn for mailing. She will be as sisted by member* of the Worth while Woman'a Club. "The children march acroaa the sheet» of Seala toward the future —• future in which they mutt be safe from the ravages of tuber culosis," Mr. Payne said "There it real hope for control of the wily enemy in thia community. Improv ed methods of treatment have al ready made «a drastic reduction In TB death rate here. Spread of TB can be checked If we all join the Christmas Seal parade and expand our efforts against the disease" The goal for Watauga county it $2,000, and each and eveiyonfc it urged to bay and uae their Chriat mas Seal!. Burley, Xmas Gift Edition n Set Next Week The next edition of the Demo crat will featore the opening of the hurley tobacco market, and the guide. It win be necessary for the printers to have the ad copy for this edition during the preieat week, to the inerenaed work may he takes care of. Solicitor* will offer layout plans, lllo.tr* tions^etc. to that the matter of preparing ad copy will he aim pie for the advertiaer. The publiaher bespeaks the uaual fine cooperation of the holiness houaea of the town in thia connection. i License Office • To Be Closed The drivers' license office will be closed the week of December 3rd through the 7th. The examiner will be attending a refresher school in Chapel Hilf. License may be obtained in Le noir during the week. The Adminiatration reported that the cost of living had reached a record high last month, but President Eisenhower noted that factory wbrkers' pay had more than kept pace. Mrs. Greene, 79, Dies On Friday Mri Nannie Norris Greene, 79, of Boone, Route 2, died Friday at Watauga Hospital. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Monday at PerkinavlUe Baptist Church. Rev. Rex, Weat, Rev. E. F. Troutman and Rev. L. H. Hollingsworth took part in the rites. Burial was in the family plot in Meat Camp cemetery. Mrs. Greene, a member ot one of Watauga county's pioneer fami Um, and the widow of the late Rev. N. UT tlFeehe. locaf Baptist mini ster, is survived by two sons, Clyde and George Greene ot Boone; a brother, W. W. Norris of Aberdeen and a sister, Mrs. Mol lie Stanberry of Boone. General Motors reports a 29.9 per cent drop in earnings. Education Raises Income, Survey Shows; Local Average Pay $2,987 (Special to the Democrat) New York, No*.'44.—Of parti cular interest now, because this la American Education Week ia the dollars and centa value of educa tion to the young men of Watauga county. ' * A special study, made by an ■ ■■ alysts in the U. S. Census Burea, shows that the lifetime earning capacity of the average male real dent has reached new heights lo cally. Under current conditions of em ployment, of national business health, of education and of life Chamber Entertains Members Grid Squad The Boone Chamber of Com merce entertained the Appalach ian State Teacher* College football (quad and coaching staff at its November meeting held at noon Tuelisy Head Coach Bob Broome intro duced the member! of hit staff, in cluding John Kirk, Jack Branch, and Jim OUis, and each player and manager aroae and gave hii name, home town, poiition, and year in college. Following a business session in which aeveral matters were taken up, including progress of plana for a local golf course, and a huge ad vertising campaign for Western North Carolina being participated in by the Chamber, President George C. Greene, Jr., introduced Dean D. J. Whitener of the col lege. , , , Dr. WhiteiWr salff «n6 «nw»r dinner given for the football team by the Chamber of Commerce be speaks the accord and friendly re lationship existing between town and campus. The football team hat demon strated fine sportsmanship tRroughout the season regardless First Weed Sales Set For November 27 The Boone hurley tobacco mar ket, along with all market! in the hurley belt, will hold its firit aale of the 1906-57 season on Tuesday, November 27. Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1 is now open to receive tobacco, said Mrs. Harriet L. Sikes of the R. C. Coleman firm, operators of the local market. Joe U Coleman, manager of the Boone market, who has been travel ling through the area served by the market for the past several weeks, reports that the quality of Watauga county tobacco la good, but la amaller in size than last year. Only a relatively amall amount has been graded thua tar, he added. ' Coleman uid that he expecta prices to be fully aa high as laat year, possibly higher, and urges all Watauga County growers to sell their tobacco at home on the Boone market, oldeat in North west North Carolina, where the highest possible prices, efficient service, and courteous treatment are assured each grower. of whether it won or lost any par ticular (an*, he said, but added that sports are secondary to the major objectives of college life. The speaker enumerated these objectives in the form of what he called a "trinity", representing the principal aims of the college: 1. Good scholarship. 2: Christian ideals, high moral character, and integrity. 3. A democratic way •t life, al ways emphasizing that responsibi lities go with freedom. In speaking of the physical plant of the college. Dr. Whitener said plans are being laid to make still further improvements. There is a need, he said, for a Student Union building to coordinate all- activi ties on the campus, and there lis a possibility th«t the legislature will fttdt funds for a new cafeteria, thereby making that building available for the purpose. 'i A suggestion by the Rev. E. F. Troutman that the annual football luncheon be held immediately prior to the football season instead of near its conclusion, was ap proved by those present. President Greene announced that the annual Ladles' Night meeting of the Chamber will be held December IS. Rites Held For Sgt Johnspn Sgt. Dewey Johnson, 39, former resident of Deep Gap, died at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. last Wednesday. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at 2 o'clock at the Church of Christ, Boone, by Tho mas Buntnell and burial was in Mountlawn Memorial, Park. The parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Johnson of Deep Gap sur vive. ' OFFICIAL WATAUGA COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION RE TURNS House | Reg. Deeds | Surveyor | County Commissioner! PRECINCT Bald Mountain Beaver Dam ...... 243 blowing Rock : 40 Blue Ridge 287 Boone + 795 Brushy Fork ....... 372 Cove Creek Elk Laurel Creek Meat Camp No. 1 ... Meat Camp No. 2 r New River North Fork Shawneehaw *1 Stony Forji Watauga mgWm President Eisenhower polled 4«38 In Watauga, as against 3223 for Stevenson for a majority of 1413 Governor Hodses ssirrH',~' ■""" °"h Todd 1 span, the youth starting out now to make a living can expect life time earnings totaling 182.000 It is twice the amount to which a man could have looked forward after the last war, Inflationary ef fects considered. No figures are included for women. This view into the future, based on data compiled at the Census Bureau, ia reflected in the current earnings in Watauga County, where aftertax incomes are run ning f2,M7 per family. The U. S. Office of Education finds that while registrations in high schools and colleges are high, because more parents can afford to give their children better edu cations now, there is still a site able number of young people who are dropping out, lureid by well paying jobs. If they were aware of the money value of education, it is pointed out, they might give second thought to the matter. # The Census Bureau study shows that a high school education is worth 4(10,000 more than a grade school one in lifetime earnings. And a college education will re turn $100,000 more than a high school one. The present prospec tive income for college graduates is set at $288,000. Moat men, how ever, do not go much beyond grade school. * In Watauga county, according to the latest census figures, the av erage schooling of the adult popu lation stands at 7.7 years and la on the rise, u is more thsn the State of North Carolina figure of 7.8 years. . Victory Party To Mark End Of Fruitful Drive The success of Watauga county'* first United Fund campaign will be celebrated on Friday night, November 16, with a Dutch treat dinner at the Boone Trail Restaur ant dining room. The "victory din ner" will begin at 7:00. The pro gram will be informal and there will be no main speaker. All campaign worker officeri of the United Fund and other in terested people are invited with their husbands or wivea. A special iavitation is extended to the lad ies of the Home Demonstration clubs, who conducted the cam paign in the county communities. Anyone Interested in attending the victory dinner should call Hugh Hagaman at AM 44415. The total amount raised in the drive was IHRUI, accord ing to the latest tally made by lames Marsh, Fund treasurer, There 1* a possibility that a few scattered late reports and dona tion* will raise this amount slightly. The budget for the campaign was fl4,M0.M. Hugh Hagaman, chairman of the campaign committee, laid: "This is an accomplishment the whole < county can be proud of, for it was genuinely a county-wide effort All thanks are due to the cam paign workers and the business men and citizens of the county who received them with such co operation and enthusiasm. I think everyone feels that the success of our first United Fund i« a sign of real progress for Watauga coun ty." Lions Club To Hold Charter Night Event The Boon* Llon« Club will bold it* 20th Charter Night Celebra tion and Ladies' Night in the din ing room of the Daniel Boone Hotel Tuesday night, November 20. The program will begin at 7 DUDLEY L. SIMMS o'clock with a dinner prepared and aerved by the hotel staff.* Gueat ipeaker will be Dudley L. Simma of Charleaton, W. Va„ aeeond vice preaident of Liona International. Mr. Simma' imprea aive record in Lioniam include! terms as director, treaaurer, and preaident of the Charleaton Liona Club, of which he la a key mem ber, deputy district governor and diatrict governor of diatrkt 29-W. member of the International board of directors and the Board of In ternational Relations. |1 Lion Simma is a paat director of the Charleaton Chamber of Com merce, member of the board of directors of the YMCA, past Alumni President of the Green brier Military School, member of Masonic bodies and the Shrine, and i« past exalted ruler of the Elka, aa well aa a member of the Kanawha Country Club, t^ie Presa Club, the Arfaiy and Navy Club, and the Charleston Boat Club. He (Continued on page ate.) Health Clinics Are Scheduled The Health Department will hold ita regular well baby clinic Wed nesday. November 21, at 1:00 p. m. This clinic is held the third Wednesday afternoon in each month and any child under aix years of age, not unde: the care of a physician, may attend. The purpose of the clinic is con tinual supervision of Infanta from birth U^school age. The Crippled Children's Clinic will be held at the Health -Depart ment in Jeferson at 8:00 a. m. Fri day, November 16. Dr. J. S. Gaul, Jr., is the attending physician. Clinics poliomyelitis immun ization are still being held at the Health Department every Wednes day morning between the hours of •:00 and 11:00.'Vaccine is avail able to the age group, birth through 10 years of age, and ex pectant mothers. Parents are urged to take advantage of this clinic. Li**9 Wi" 0lo*e Work wa« begun on Tueiday on the iiptaUation of Chrtatmaa light* on Boone atreeta, and Willi. W. Cheater, chairman of the town de coration oomraittoe. said they will he turned on Thankagivtng even to* S~- * Covering more itreet area than ever before, they will extend aotid ly from Smitbey'a (tore to the
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