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Art Independent Weekly Newspaper—Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight ir BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, TWENTY-SIX PAGES—rOUS ilL. ■ BOONE — Tow Be* Burlsy Tobacco Market and Christmas Shopping Center LETS TRADE AT HOME VOLUME LXIX.— NO. tL TRUCKLOADS of Burley tobacco arrive in Boone for sale in the Mountain Buriey Warehouse. Pre-sale indications are that the local market will handle a greater part of the crop raised in Watauga County, and Joe Coleman and hi* staff of Mountain Hurley Ware housemen, have been in the county for several weeks, making preparations for sale of the Burley crop. First Burley Auctions To Be Held In Boone On Tuesday First burley auctions -of the 1986-57 telling season will be held in Boone Tuesday, November 27. Buyers, bookkeepers, weighmen, ticket markers* graders, and other workers are converging, and all will be in readiness when the rhythmic chant of the auctioneer signals the start of bidding on the first basket at Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1. Sales will operate on a 314-hour daily schedule, Monday through Friday after the opening on Tues day. The Christmas recess will be gin at the close of sales on Decem ber 21, sod sales will be resumed on January 2, 1987. Tobacco is coming in at a fairly brisk pace, said Mrs. Harriet l» Sikes of the R. C. Coleman firm, operator of the local market, and the quality of the leaf received thus far is good. There is still plenty of room on the floor for the opening sale, she stressed. A complete set of buyers, re presenting all cigarette and expert companies, will be on the Boone market this season, assuring grow ers/of plenty of competition, re suming in the highest prices ob tainable (or their tobacco. Boa L. Coleman, manager of the JbiMtr reports that Watauga County burley on the whole is good, but smaller than last year, with only a relatively small amount graded thus far. "Boone is the oldest market in this section," he said. "Help us to keep it the best one. Why haul four tobacco to distant markets and add to your expepse whan you win get fully as much, and possibly mora, on the Boone mar ket We grow tobacco, know to bacco, and know how to sell it. Grade your tobacco carefully, keep it dry, and bring it to Boone, your home market" Daily market reports will be heard over radio stations WATA in Boone and WCYB in Bristol. Nash A ttendingMusic Gathering In Ohio Gordon A. Nuh, bead of the music department at Appalachian State Teachers College, will at tend the thirty-second annual meeting .of the National Associa tion of Scboola of Music at the Ptaller Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday, November «K and 24. Appalachian College has been an associate member of the NASH since 1053. The National Aaaociation of Schools of Music was founded ill 1884 by a small group of schools for the purpose of establishing ed ucational objectives in music and has grown until It now includes 229 •f the leading universities, col leges, and conservatories in the land. The association has been designated as the body responsible for educational music standards in this country by the National Com mission on Accrediting. The two-day session will open on Friday with the businesa reports, followed by a presentation led by Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music, on ways tnd means of improving efficiency in teaching through audiovisual aids, Use of radio-TV, and tech niques for reacfciAg the talented student. Regional group meetings and a discussion -Vf the Doctorate In Music will be scheduled for the evening of the first day. The education of music conduc tors will be discussed on Saturday by two or three well-known con ductors who have been hivHed to Stores Close For Thanksgiving A majority * Ink tmabtem places and public offices will remain cloned all day Thwsday. November 22. la observance of Mr. /_"■ ■anal Friday warning, Novrm apeak, and ■ revision of musician ship requirement* In the schools will be considered under the di rection of Dean Thomas Gorton of the University of Kansas. William K. Selden, secretary of the National Commission on Ac GORDON A. NASH crediting, together with represen tatives Of the regional associations will present a Saturday .afternoon panel on the relationship •< the Regional .Associations, the Nation al Commission on Accrediting, and the National Association of Schools of Music. The delegates will be guests of the Cleveland Orchestra on Thurs day snd Saturday evenings. Educations who are associated with non-member schools are cord ially Invited to attend all the ben eral sessions a* guests. Officers of the NA8M sr»: Pres ident, William E. Doty, University of Texas, Austin; vice president, Roy Underwood, Michigan State University, Lsnsing; Burnet C Tuthlll. Memphis College of Music, Memphis; treasurer, Frank B. Jor dan, Drake University, Des Moines. Campaign coats nay exceed the 1 $14 million Flucie Stewart, Former App Grid Coach, Dies Greenville, S. C., November 18— Alfred Lloyd (Flucle) Stewart, SO, one o( Fur nun Univeriity'a mil-time great athlete*, died yes terday morning following an 18 month illneaa. The unforgettable personality, who returned to Greenville at • businessman in 1B01. served about 20 yean in the coaching profes sion and during World War II aa a naval officer who aaw action around Tarawa, Saipan and other battle areaa in the South Pacific. He died in a local hospital. Never Led Interact Although tired by the long struggle against the illness, he never lost his interest in life and in people until the last. Mr. Stewart, a native of Straws, Tex., came to Greenville to play football in 1928 during the tenure of T. B. (Dad) Amis, Furman football coach. He was a great pass receiver as an end and a sure' and quick defensive lines man. Before getting his B. S. de gree in 1931, be made the mythical all-state team twice and was men tioned for All-American honors. At Furman he was a mtmber of Sotjth .Carolina Phi Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the Quatern ion Club, and received a law de gree in 1932. He was also a mem ber of the undefeated Paladin basketball team of 1930, playing with such greats as Bill Wells, Ernie Souther, Red Watson, Sam Ranich and Truett Wakefield. He was a southpaw first baseman and pitcher k|io played under Coach A. P. (Dizzy) McLeod. After, concluding his college career (t Furman, he served as a member of Coach McLeod's staff for two years and then went to Appalachian State Teachers Col lege at Boone, N. C., where he eventually became head coach and athletic director. rrom mere ne weni 10 urn uni versity of Delaware to become aa aociated with Bill Hurray In coach ing. From Delaware, he went to the University of Tampa as head coach and athletic director. When World War II began, Mr. Stewart entered the U. S. Navy, saw action in the South Pacific, and when he retired from active duty he waa .a lieutenant com mander. After the war, he helped with' coaching for a year at Clem »on College, coached at Appala chian State and aerved aa basket ball coach and football end coach at the University of Maryland. Retorts la 1M1 In 1801 he came t* Greenville and was first connected with the Pilot Freight Carrier lines and then Joined the National Container Corp. as a salesman Here Mr. Stewart waa a member of the Greenville Kiwania Club, the Touchdown Cub and the Poinsett Club. He played in the Little Theatre production of "The Moon Is Blue." A member of the First PresbyUfrian Church, he resided at St Lullwater Hd (Continued on paga five.) RECEIVES PLAQUE — Barnard Dougherty, vice preiident qf Ap palachian State Teachers College, latt week accepted on behalf of the college a plaque from the N. C. Holstein-Fresian Dairy Associa tion in recognition of the work of the college in improving the breed. The award waa made at the state meeting of the association in Win ston-Salem Mr. Dougherty is a member of the board of directors, and has been appointed chairman of this year's nominating commits tee. Health Dept. To Close Today The local offices of the district health department will be closed Thursday and Friday, in observ ance of Thanksgiving. rway 1 Bright Lights flail Opening Of Santa's Pack By V. Q. ROLLINS Christmastime is drawing near, and Boone stores arc officially launching the shopping season this week by offering the most varied and brilliant collection of gift items ever assembled here. The theme Is "shop early, trade in year home town and connty, and yen aad your home town and county will prosper." this issue of the Democrat pre sents a prevue of what is in store for gift shoppers, so that they may get a head start on the joyous task ahead. Advertisers say there are many, many more gift items, in addition to those listed, for the discriminating Christmas shopper to Inspect In all of the atores. The Merchants Association, headed by R. D. Hodges, Jr., as president, and Stanley A. Harris as manager, urges that Bo delay be permitted in viewing the fresh and complete displays, because be fore very long, sssortments, sizes, and wanted colors and designs may be depleted. Especial emphasis is being placed on "shopping at home." "At least try your Boone and Watauga .County stores first," said Mr. Harris, "and in all probability you will find everything here that you need or want, thereby saving yourself expensive trips to distant places. Make every effort to keep your money at home where it will continue to work for you and your community" A myriad •( varicolored Christ' mas lighta, more than ever before, have already been Installed along and over the streets, and the switch will be thrown Thanksgiv ing evening transforming the busi ness district, with the sld of In dividual store lights and decora tions, into a veritable Santa Clans Ian4, Business and civic leaders have combined their efforts to build a shopping district In Boone which is fsr superior to those found in cities of comparable size, snd resi dents of the county sre urged to "trade in your home stores, with people you know snd who know you, thereby fscilitating many ad justment, exchange, and credit problems." Public Roads Given Approval The Board of County Commis sioners has been advised that the State Highway snd Public Works Commission at its meeting Novem ber 2, approved the sddition of the following roads to the County highway system: Rainbow Trail, Locust Gap, Mast Gap Road, Norrls Fork Road, Jason Sherrill Road. Lopez signs to manage White Sox in 10S7. CHRISTMAS 8HOPPERS arc already crowding the Boone atom in hopea of avoiding the Uit-minute ruah which uaualty precede* the coming el St. Nieholai. Merchant* are diaplaying aotne of the beat gift aelac id buyer* are wuured of fUUatf their Chrietavaa Uala without leaving the county. I kbo 7. OVER THE TOP.-Hugh H»g*man, | jj"'A^pIlnU^J'^emMMter'indicating the Agle, United Fond preiident, by holding tt* h „.e, chairman and Dr. Francii Cook, ssaisw arsons — Ways, Means Of Financing Horn Are To Be Discussed A* special public meeting ha* been called by the Southern Ap palachian Historical Association for Tuesday, November 27, at 7 p. m. in the dining room of the Boone Trail Restaurant to discuss ways and means of keeping out door drama in Boone. All persona interested in Horn in the West are urgently requested to attend. The finance committee of the association, in an effort to bring home to everyone concerned the financial difficulties confronting the continuation of the drama, has released the following statement: "The purpose of this meeting will be to find If enough interest ed citizens of our community want the 'Horn'. "At the present time the 'Horn' is closed, and plans to reopen for 1907 can not be completed until, sufficient interest is shown to warrant a show for next year. Even at this time plans must be completed in order to get the show under way. Advertising must be contracted the staff for opera tion must be secured, and the large cast of actors, singers and dancers must be assembled. This requires a great deal of time and expense. Therefore it Is the feel ing of the finance committee of Horn in the West that there is no uw in making these committee menu unlea* the people are be hind this production. "At thia meeting a decision will be reached aa to the future of this production, not by a few people but by the community as a whole. | "Many men and women in Boone have devotW unselfishly of their time and money to keep the drama open. It is the feeling of thete people tint the drama meani much t» all people in this com munity and therefore an expres sion must come from a much larg er group of our citizens. "We could not stay how many dollars have come directly from the 'Horn* but it could be said that Boone has been a much more prosperous community since more (Continued on page five.) Brown Named Trustee Wake Forest College wide E. Brown, prominent i Boone attorney, is one of nine men recently (elected to fill vacancies on the Board of Trustee* of Wake Forest College, and i> the first Thanksgiving Services Today The Boone Union Thanksgiving Service, held each year by the various churches in town, will M held this year at the Boone Meth odist Church on Wednesday, No vember 21, at 7:90 p. m., it was announced by the Rev. H. Low man, host pastor. The Rev. L. H. Hollingsworth, pastor of First Baptist Church ia Boone, will be the preacher. , AJi residents of the community are invited to this service. A similar service is being plan ned In Blowing Rock and many individual churches will have a Thanksgiving Service, according to the announcement. Three Named To Hospital Board Stanley Harris, Chairman of the Board of Trutees of the Watauga Hospital. Incorporated, Boone, has announced that at their Nov ember meeting of the Board of Trustees the following three new members have been elected to the board: E. T. Co*. Pawl Coffey, and George White These new members will serve on the board for a period of three ytare. man In this section ever to serve u trustee for the Baptist institu tion. Mr. Brown, a graduate of Wake Forest, states that since the Col lege has been moved to Winston Salem. it is much more important to this area. He said there are now nine Watauga students en rolled there. Mr. Brown, one of the civic, re ligious and business leaders of WADE E. BROWN Boone, served eight ye»r» u ■ trustee of Appalachian State Xefcbers College He served in P the State Senate from the 29th district in 1M7, and in 1831 was a member of the House of Repre sentatives from Watauga. Rev. t H. Hollingsworth, Boone Baptist Church pastor, su ap pointed by the State Convention to study Uie overall educational system of the Convention and re port his findings st tho next ten sion.
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