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Wsm Burley Opening Edition iliM VOLUME UUX.- NO. 21. BOONK, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, VOVEMBER 22, 1M«. Guide ]fei M ■ * rmmiwk Local Horse Show Given Publicity Bloving Rock's 33-year-old Horse Show is subject of feature in "Resort Management" Magazine for October. Articli. pointing uut advantage* of Horse Show in blowing Rock tourist season, quotes G. S. Ptckard of Green Park Hotel as saying The horse show weekend is to Blowing Rock what Godfrey is to Miami Beach." Mayview Manor Manager Richard Wright says "We undoubtedly enjoy continued business during other parts of the year from- persons who first come to Blowing Rock and Mayview Manor because of the Horse Show." Attends Meet In Durham Dr. D. J. Whitener attended a joint meeting of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association ind the State Literary and Hiaioric Association in Durham Satirday. Dr. Whitener addressed the Sroup on Saturday morning. The itle of his paper was "The Background of the Literary and Hisorical Associations." v Other Appalachian teachers atending were Dr. Ina VanNoppen, Mrs. Carrie Winkler, Dr. and Mrs. Max Dixon, Prof. John M. Justice ind Dr. W. S. Hoffman. Saturday afternoon, Dr. Whitfler and Prof. Justice represented Vppalachian at the Atlantic Christan College at Wilson, N. C. at the ledication service of the new Miildings. WEDDING LASTS'lS DAYS Algeciras, Spain—The wedding estivities of Juano Sota and Se>astian Cortis, two gypsies, lasted or sixteen days and cost a total if 113,000 pesetas (2,987). Three if the wedding guests had to be aken to the hospital suffering rom "exhaustion." Jur, 1.. LULc.iAn, center, manager 01 uie .aounuun nuney warenouae company in ooone, >"<*«*» P"« of Burley displayed U«t year by a Watauga County 4-H Club member in a club ahow and aale. Helping him with the judging were J. P. Satterwhite, left, and T. D. Jonea, Jr. . Farmers Are Urged To Evaluate Labor Needs Farmers and food processor* in Watauga county area today were urged to evaluate their labor needs for the coming season by Troy L. Perry, Manager of the Local State Employment Service Office. 300-9th Street, North Wilkesboro. A representative of the Employment Security Commission will be in Boone at the courthouse each Friday, and ask that either farm employers or farm applicants contact him during the hour from 1:00 to 2:00 p. rt. This hour has been set aside to offer special assistance to the farmer in securing the needed labor. It is the aim of the State Employment Service to see that farmers and processors have sufficient workers at the right time. The State Employment Service acts aa a clearing houae between the farmer, the food proceaaor, and the worker. » Workers are aaked to register at the Employment Service Office, so that we may know at all times how many persons there are available in this area, and in what type of work they are interested. Farmers and processors are aaked to get in touch with us as early as poasible and make known to us their neflds both for regular help and for extra seasonal help. It is only by knowing the requirements on both sides—employers and employees, that we can do t satisfactory job. This ia your employment service. Use its facilities. Legion Meeting Set For Friday Watauga Post 130, The American Legion and the ladiei of the Auxiliary will hold their regular meeting at the Legion Hut Friday night, November 21, at 7:30 p. m. All member* are urged to be present as there is much businesi to attend to. The concrete floor in the basement is finished and plans for a kitchen and auxiliary room and dining room will be diacussed at this meeting. I After the meeting is over refreshments will be served by the ladies of the Auxiliary. The county service officers will make a talk on the different new regulations on widows and dependent Parents and other new law* that will be effective January 1st (I Let's Go To The Movies i II Shows Each Day Monday throagh Friday—I, 4, 7, aad • |\\\ |)J Sat 1 aad t o'clock; Complete Program Chang* Sat. 1 aad • V f todays - 1\\ Si Admission: 1*C, 39c; Friday* lite, Me; Children ander It Admitted free with paid adult All Day Friday y MAu /t&L Tftut (fa f.rj rm^} r TMifff, WJ Thursday, November 22—DOUBLE FEATURE! SHE CREATURE and IT CONQUERED THE WORLD; Starring: Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Chester Morris, Lee Van Cleel, Lance Fuller, Maria English, Cathy Downs, Tom Conway. This double feature program will have you fitting on the edge of the seat every minute of the time in suspense and fear!! The first feature. "She Creature," has to do with a side-show hypnotist (Morris) who calls forth a prehistoric monster when assisted by his aide, Maria English. Psychic researcher Lance fuller, romantically inclined toward the beautiful Miss English, dislikes Morris' hold on the girl and proceeds to right the situation. The second feature, "It Conquered the World," tells of Lee Van Cleef, a scientist who has been collaborating with an outer-space expeditionary force on earth, feels that the visitor, a bug-eyed monster, in effect, can instill the concept of eternal peace among human inhabitants. Another man of science and global thinking, Peter Graves, tries to warn Van Cleef of the creature's long-range threat to the population, but his arguments fail to convince. Also: Pinto at the Zoos—Cartoon. Friday, November 23 TENSION AT TABLE ROCK: Starring: Richard Egan. Dorothy Malone, Cameron Mitchell,. Royal Dano, Billy Chapin. The ftory opens with Egan, a gunman, being Wrongly accused of shooting down his buddy in the back, giving rise to a legend of cowardliness which follows the reforming gunman throughout his travels across the great southwest. During his travels Egan makes friends first with a small boy, whose father has been murdered by gunmen, and then with the boy's unclc and aunt. Mitchell and Miss Malone. Egan helps Mitchell, the sheriff of Table Rock, find strength and courage to face the inevitable showdown with the law-defying cattle men who come to town every year and who, in the past, have nearly beaten Mitchell to death. A 1m: Assault A Flattery—Cartoon and Winter Wonder Trails —a sports short subject. Saturday, November 14, at 1 and S o'clock TAZA, SON OF COCHISE: Starring: Bock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer, Robert Burton. I Taxa, son of the famed Indian Chief Cochise, wanted to follow in his father'r peaceful ways and when Cochise is dying Ije hands over the leadership of his tribe to Tan, bOt the young chief faces many obstacle* including his trescherous brother, the army, the father of the girl he loves, and Gerontmo. the most feared of all Indian warriors. How he manages to rid the Apaches of their war-loving faction and make thi army understand their indigenous ways provides a most colorful and exciting story. Rock Hudson plays Tata with conviction and_Barbs™ Rush is seen as the msiden he loves. ' Also: Tws cartoons aad Chapter S of RIA| with Buffalo BUI; Plus: Sagebrash Serenade—a Ray Whitley abort subject. Saturday, November 24. at 7 and S o'clock DUEL IN THE JUNGLE: Starring: Dan* Andrew*, Jeanne Crain, David Farrar. < Andrew* in cart as an American incur•nee investigator, newly come to London to check on the doing* of Farrar. a devil-may-care diamond miner on whoi-i Andrew*' firm Carrie* a million dollar policy. Andrew* learn* that Farrar is deep *ea diving in troubled water* off the coait of Africa and when word comes through that Farrar baa been swept over board and lort in a norm at aea, and when His* Crain, Farrar'* lovely fiancee, suddenly peeks off to Africa, Andrew* suspects foul play and starts tbe parMiss Crain learn to their surprise at the that Farrar is very much alive and the recent news of hii death was only ■ plot to filch the inaurance company. The hair-raising duel of the title then takes place between Farrar and Andrews with various wild animals taking part in the fray. Alsa: King Slse Canary—Cartoon. , Sunday, November 25 FIRST TEXAN: Starring: Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford. Thii is the story of the career of Sam Houston from the time he arrived in Texas in 1832 until he'd led the Texans through war with Mexico to independence and become president of the Republic of Texas. With Joel McCrea giving the Houston role an earnest, powerful performance, and with a cast numbering hundreds supplying impressive support, the production stands high among the best entertainment. Also: MGM News Monday, November 26 THE YOUNG GUNS: Starring: Rim Tamblyn, Gloria Talbott, Perry Lopez. In this film (or the first time the ease of the second-genera tion gunslingers ii taken up. Thi« if the itory of the sou and daughters of the outlaws whose Infamy, unforgotten by the population in general, overshadows their offspring and limits their lives.. The picture opens with Tamblyn, having been brought to Chalmers to work under legal supervision following his bandit father's death, trying to prove to the townsfolk his peaceful intentions. When he faila in thia undertaking he goes to the mountains to Join a gang of young men whose fathers are off on a bandit tour of the country, because hefeels that he will be accepted there. Meanwhile, he falls in love with a girl, daughter of a bandit leader, who counsels him against committnig a crime. Ala* Banquet Busters—Cartoon and Circus Tralaer—a Special Short Subject. Twfdtr, November 27 > QUEEN OF BABYLON: Starring: Rhonda Fleming, Ricardo Montalban, Roldano Lupi. The period if Babylon in Eighth Century B. C„ then under despotic Assyrian rule. Miss Fleming portnyi a prisoner who becomes a queen, unwillingly, to save her sweetheart, Montalban. Montalban is seen m a Chaldean leader who refuaes to bow to the Aaayrian king and ia marked for murder. Fleeing the king's soldiers, he is befriended by a goat-girl (Miss Fleming) who shelters him, mends his wounds and fall* in love with him. In conflict with the soldiers they are separated, he becoming a war prisoner and she falling into the king's own custody, finally becoming his queen and thus saving Montalban after much fighting and much plotting. Alao: Bear * the Beaa Cart—a. Wrteeadiy a ad Thursday, November Zi and 2» BUS STOP: Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'ConacIt, Botty Field. Where this original stage play was restrict/*] to oWsetting—Grace's Diner, a "bus stop'.' in Arisooa—the movie version travels all over the place—to a ranch, a .dance hall, a gaudy and exciting rodeo, and over the Ariiona Countryside. All photographed in Cinemascope and color by DeLuxe tp fine effect. The story is of a hectic romancc between a cowboy and a blonde saloon singer. The humor, of which there is plenty, derives from such things as the fact that he is the one who Is naive and unsophisticated while the lady baa obviously been around. He Ma rambunctious tactics at wooing her too: he wants to rope her aa if she were a heifer! The blonde singer la played by MONROE—need we say more? r;J , AIm: <«.'i $80,000 In ASC Funds EarmarkedForFarmers Nearly eighty thousand aouart will be available in Watauga County to encourage farmers to carry out additional long-range conservation practices on their (a/ma next year, according U) Dwight Cable, Chairman of the County ASC Committee. „ The Committee it now giving approval* for practice under the 1907 ACP which may be completed by December 31, 1006. Such practice* as pasture and meadow improvement, liming farmland and drainage practices may be completed by this (late. Farmers may now call at the ASC Office, make their requests and take their purchase orders with them. Fanners who are looking ahead to this long-range conservation on their farms will consider seriously carrying out all practices which opportunity affords. Added to this sum for ACP it is expected that at least $20 to 130 thousand more dollars will be earned by Watauga county farmers through Acreage Reserve and Conservation Reserve agreements of the Soil Bank. The closing date for signing 1006 Conservation Reserve agreements is November 30, 1066. Further information may be secured at the*ASC office.. HOG PRICES UP For the first time in several months, the price of hogs increased, bringing average prices well above those of a year ago, following a dip a few days before to the lowest level sim^ March. The riae was attributed Jt» the Agriculture Department's announcement that it would begin buying (100,000,000 worth of pork products to help support hog prices. On Dean's List At Graham School Mils Shirley Bentiey. daughter of Mr. and Mn. ClycM Bentiey of Blowing Rock, has made the Dean'i U«t, with honor rating, during the first quarter at the Graham Bible College in Bristol, Tennessee. In the current market economy, farm families and firms are making the moat income progress where production is planned around market needs and desires of buyers, says C. P. Libeau, poultry and egg marketing specialist for the North Carolina Extension Service. • FOR SALE IN WILKES COUNTY t building sites, lMxlM each, two mllr* from Wllkesboro en Oakwoods blacktop road. School b«s, mail route. Will sell my home Itt miles west of Wilkesbore on HI, one-half mile from highway on good gravel road. 5 room insulated house with bath, hot and cold water, 1 acres land, niee fish p*>d filling np, broiler houses, IjtM capacity, lights and water la all houses, barn with pasture for two cows. C. H. BAKER WILKfcSBORO, N. C Mrs. Flora Coffey Taken By Death Urt Floia Mollified Coffey, "80, of Lenoir, Ri 8, died Sunday afternoon at her home. A native of Watauga County, ■he lived here ail ber life until ibe moved to Lenoir last year. Funeral service* were held at Boone's Fork Baptist Church at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Burial was in the church cemetery. The R<v. C. 0. Hendricks, pastor, and the Rev. Frank Knight of Hudaon, officiated. I Mrs. Coffey was" the widow of Reuben Coffey. Surviving are one daughter, Mr*. Vtena Harmon of Lenoir; two ton*. Merritt of Blowing Bock and Earl oi Detroit, Midi.; Ml grandchildren Mi 20 great-grandchildren. * I Ml ( FAKM PENSIONS More than 140.000 *elf-employ ed farmer* and member* of their famtlie* have claimed Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits this year, according to Commissioner Charles I Schottland, of the Social Security Administration. These were the first persons to qualify under the 1904 Social Security amendment that extended coverage to farmers. Paul said. to Mr. Ed: # , J ■U. ... Confidentially . . . fh'i iU Over Town!) Paul We provide only the moU dependable protection . . . insurance that comet through when you need it! Call or tee us today! E. A. GAULTNEY AND I. PAUL WINKLES Watauga Insurance Agency Northwestern Bank Bldg.—Phone AM 4-8291 Box 267—Boone, N. C. '
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