Brown's
Job Claim
Rejected
Watauga county'! new Repubji
an board of county commissi ou
sts refused to honor the appoint
nent of Edgar Brown, Democrat,
is county tax supervisor and elect
id Republican Ivey Wilson ta the
>oet, which had been the topic of
leated political cantrovery during
he week end.
Mr. Brown was appointed U the
position by State Revenue Con
nissioner Eugene Shaw under a
ipecial act of the General Assamb
y which created the position in
192d.
Mr. Brown, who said be receiv
!d a number of anonymous and
:hreatening telephone calls Sun
lay concerning his appointment,
>aid he would seek court relief in
he matter of his appointment.
The new commissioners issued
i statement in which they said
hat if the majority of the citizens
>f Watauga county had wanted a
Democrat for tax supervisor they
would have elecftd a Democratic
Mard in November. They took
he position that the local act u fr
ier which the commissioner of
revenue made the appointment,
was repealed by state-wide enact
ment in 1939.
Brown had been tax supervisor
For two yearqQuider the Democra
ic administrWion He was also
luditor.
937 Persons
Are Jailed In
Last Two Years
George Smitherman, keeper of
the county jail, ha* compiled a
*-& — — tAMil
rccoru ot we numocr 01 peiwus
Incarcerated during Ilia 'two-yea*
tenure.
A total of 887 persons were
iailed during the time, Mr. Smith
erman says, gad (allowing ia a
breakdown of the number of of
fenaea involved: /
Public drunkenness 428, driving
drunk 132, reckless driving 29,
speeding 24, no operator's license
37, violating prohibition lawa 20,
breaking, entering, larceny 73,
non-aupport 21, AWOL 18, simple
■ssault 18, rape 8, murder 4, worth
less check* 20, forgery 4, aaaault
with intent to kill 4, highway rob
bery 2, armed robbery 2, man
slaughter 1.
Hie retraining 87 cases involv
ed trespassing, carrying concealed
■reapona, hit and ran driving, peep
ing Tom indictmenta and adultery.
Bob Davis Car
Wins Top Place
In Hill Climb
The Bob Davia Special, a sports
ear built by Bob Davia, chief me
chanic at Andrews Chevrolet, Inc.,
in Boone, waa first place winner
In the Central Carolina Sports Car
Event at Chimney Rock Sunday.
Ed Welch of Winston-Salem,
drove the car to beat all of thy
35 other entries in the hilleitab
race. His time for the two and
three-fourths mile aaaent waa
1:01.1. The track waa hardaurfaced
ind waa about a 2,000-foot high
:llmb.
Entered in the race ware sev
eral type sports can including tha
C-type Jaguar, a ear which holds
several hill climbing records ia
this country.
Mrs. Watson Is
Winner Of TV
Mr*. Harold Wstsoo, of Howard
Street la Boom, was the winner
it the-21-inch color RCA television
liven away Monday by the Dixie
Home Store, according to T. Milt
Greer, manager of the local (tore.
Along with the television set, she
received a special antenna which
is designed to give hotter recep
tion of program*, especially those
in color.
The contest began in November
iqd each week of the contest a
portable tv set was presented to
i lucky visitor of the store.
Those receiving portable lets
vers Evelyn Lewis, student at Ap
palachian State Teachers College;
Boh Sneed. student at ASTC; and
Mrs. Rusuell Teague, of Oak St.
TOBACCO COMES TO BOONE.—Frank Brow*, right, of Vila*, watches at tome of hi* Burley it
«ci(hed at the Mountain Burley Warehouse No. I. Mr. Brown ha* aold hi* tobacco in Boom for
many year*, and *ay* a* aoon a* he can get the reat of hi* crop ready he will put it on the local floor. Ferd
Michael, warehouie worker, lean* out the weighing window while the pile 1* weighed.
Burley Prices Reach Peak
On Boone Auction Floors
Highest price* in the history of
the Boone burley tobacco market
are be{ng paid to grower* thi*
leuoD
Sate* Monday and Tuesday of
4hi* WMk tMaM 171,038 maul*
with M tverage price of *KU4
per hundred Monday and $82.23
Tuesday.
On Friday of la*t week it was
reported that the Borne market
topped the entire hurley belt with
a M2.M average far M.M* pounds.
For the first six selling days,
including Tuesday of this week,
the market has sold a total of
539,068 pounds, and paid out
$329,738.86 to growers, for sn
average price per hundred pounds
of «M.01.
This la an increase of 14.36 per
hundred over the average for the
mom parted last year, and prices
are wcpeHwd to remain at high
levels until the market recess#
for the Christmas holidays after
sales of Friday, December 21, said
a spokesman tor the R. C. Cole
man Associates, operators of the
local market.
Volume has been comparatively
light so far, due to unfavorable
grading conditions. "A rainy day
would do a world of good in help
ing the farmers prepare their to
bacco for market," said Mr. Cole
man.
A* last year, the. Boone market
i« telling five days a week with a
full let of buyerm, including the
house, competing for the tobacco.
"F»ll competition means higher
CrkM tor the Irewers," Mr. Cole
man said.
There is always plenty of room
on Boone floors to receive and un
load tobacco, and it will be sold
the day it is brought in, Monday
through Friday.
"At Boone, your home market,
you will get as much, if not more,
for your tobacco, grade for grade,
as anywhere in the burley belt,"
Mr. Coleman concluded.
Committee Slates New
Set C of C Officers
The nominating committee of
the Boone Chamber «f Commerce
hai recommended the following
officers for the coming year, who
will be elected and installed at
the annual meeting to be held
December 14* in the Elementary
School Cafeteria.
Glenn Andre wi, president; J.
V. Caudill. flnt vice-president; O.
K. Richardson, second vice-presi
dent; James Marsh, treasurer.
Richard Morhouser, Harold Rice
and Grant Greene are the three
new directors recommended to re
place the three which will fall out
this year.
Mr. Andrews has appointed the
following to sonde on committee*
for the year of 1907:
Monthly meetings: J. V. Caud
ill. Hugh Hagaman. O. K. Richard
son.
Planning committee: W. W.
Chester, Guy Hunt Bob Agle.
Agriculture; G. W Scroggs, Roy
Rufty. Bill Bingham. B. W. fal
lings, Grady Farthing, L. E. Tuck
wilier.
Industrial: Watt Gragg, Alfred
Adams, Neil Faries.
Membership and Finance: Har
old Rice, Bill Bingham, Edwin
Dougherty, J. B. Robinson, Paul
Coffey, Richard Kelley, Lyle Cook,
jack Williams.
Tourist Committee: Estel Wagn
er, Dwight Edmisten, Jerry Coe,
D. L. Crook, Ray Luther, Grant
Greene, Russell Hodges.
Publicity Committee: V. G. Rol
lins, Ralph Tugman, Bill Klutz.
Educational Committee: Leo
Pritehett. Lee Reynolds, freter
Everett, Bill Garvey, Guy Angell,
Dr. Herbert Wey.
Armory Committee: Howard
Cottrell, Bynum Greene.
Roads Committee: W. R. Wink-,
fer, Milt Jordan.
. Markets Committee: J. C. Good
night.
Public Relations: Wade Brown,
Tom Winkler, D. L. Wilcox.
Radio: Clyde Eggers, Hugh
Hagaman.
Auditing: Jack Williams. Paul
Coffey, James Marsh.
Horn Committee: G. C. Greene,
Jr„ Bill Ross.
Funds Sought
For Orphans
Friend* <rf the Grandfather Or*
pAns Home in this section are
again to have the privilege of
contributing to the Christmas of
fering for the children who are
being care for at Banner Elk.
For a number of /ear*, resident*
of Boone and environ*, without
regard to denominational lines,
have been aiding this institution,
which is doing so much for the
childrrn of the hill country. Those
who wish to share their good for
tune with theae homeless children
ihould make their contribution*
to either of the following: Guy
Hunt, W W Chester. Rob Riven
or w. H. Oral*. £ rMS |
✓
Possums
Fetch 55c
A pair of 'pottaau brought
" Mc a pound Monday oa the
Imm tobacco market.
Aa a speculator waa repack
log a basket of barley he had
booght at that price, oat
Jumped a couple of live 'pos
■umi from the middle of the
pile. They had apparently
crawled la and made a bed for
themselve* the preriaaa night,
before the tobacco waa
broofht to market. •
Weighing about five poaada
each, they broaght tSM,
which ia a pretty fair price
for 'poeeum meat an the hoof.
COST OF LEAVING HIGH
Reno, Nev.—When ilx prisoners
who broke out of the Washoe Coun
ty Jab on October 28, captured and
held for Federal action at Sac
ramento, Calif., wrote and asked
return of *18# they had left be
hind in the tail. District Attorney
A. D. Jensen immediately filed a
small claims damage suit against
them for the hole the escaping
prisoners eat in the wall. The
| amount of damage to the )all $199
' f
Funds Being Sought
For Needy Hungarians
Ralph Tugman, Chairman, Wa
tauga Chapter. American Re^
Croaa, announce* that Watauga
County hai been asked to help
'provide funds to care for Hungar
ian Refugees.
"Five million dollar* is needed
immediately to clothe, feed and
provide medical care for thousand*
of Hungarian Refugee*, fleeing be
fore the brutality of the Russian
onslaught now enveloping Hun
gary," said Mr. Tugman
"The Red Croaa is the Internat
ional Agency moving aupplie* In
•Tv 7 US
to Hungary and Mjpervulng I hair
distribution." be continued. I
as the daily needa mount, thia Ur
gent appeal goea out to Americana
ererywherr K you can give to
alleviate the auffering of home
leaa, miaplaced Hungarian! — il
you can give, that the world may
know that Americana atand in op
position to tyranny, then aend your
contribution to "Hungarian Re
fugee*". care of the Northweatern
Bank. Boom, or to any member
of your Watauga Red Croaa Chapt
er."
reene
ynum
Newly-Elected
Officers Are
i ' ■ ^ ' •• I
Sworn In Monday
Bynum Greene of Perkinsville,
«u elected chairman of the new
Bepublican Board of county com
missioners, which was inducted
Monday morning.
Clerk of the Court Austin E.
South administered the oath of
office to the new officials. Mist
Helen Underdown, the only Demo
crat to he elected on the county
ticket, was also sworn in for an
other four-year term.
The other members of the board
of commissioners are F. R Hatley
of Shulls Mills, and Fred Lewis of
Boone. They succeed Arlie Walsh,
Qeorge Wilson and J. D. Shoe
make, Democrats, who were de
feated in November.
The initial meeting of the new
board concerned itself mostly with
routine matters, and the filling of
appointive offices.
Ivy Wilson was named tax sup
ervisor, Clint Cannon was appoint
ed county auditor, Orvilie Foster
la the new tax collector, and Roby
Oakes la Janitor.
Paper Drive Is
Slated Saturday
A town-wide scrap paper drive
will be conducted la Boone Satur
day moraine (Dec. ■) beginning
at -« o'clock The drive la <• W
conducted by Boy Scout Troop
1M, of the Boone Methodist
Church, J. B. Robinson, Scout
maater.
The iponaore of the pick-up
are conducting the drive at this
time of the year, hoping to aid
housekeeper* In getting their
homei ready for the Chriatmas
holidays, and all who have paper
that ia in the way are asked to
have in bundled and in a conspicu
ous place at • a. m. Saturday. (
To be sure the paper is not over
looked, a telephone call to any
scout in troop 100 before Saturday
morning will help the workers in
locating the paper. Help will be
furnished to bundle the paper if
a call ia made to any of the scouts
on Wedneaday, Thursday or Fri
day of this week. It is important
that the paper be packed convsn
ttly so the entire town may be
covered.
Old newspapers and magazines
will be the main items, but card
board if wrapped flat will also
be picked up.
PTA Will Enjoy.
Yule Musical
The Boone Parenta-Tteacher Aa
•ociation will be feted to a Chriat
maa music program when It meeta
at the Elementary School Monday
at 7:30, according to an announce
ment by Mra. William M. Mathe
aon, president.
The High School Mixed Chorus
will ting "The Little Jeau of
Braga," an arrangement by Caul,
"Bring a Torth, Jeannette, Iaa
bella," arranged by Nunn, "Angela
We Have Heard," an old French
Carol, and "Carol of the Bella," an
arrangement by Wilhouaky.
The Beginning Band will play
two numbera, "Jolly Old St Nlcn
olaa" and "Jingle Bella."
The Junior High Schogl Band
will play "Grandfather^ Clock."
by Work. "Cbriatmas March," by
Paul Herfurth. and "Froaty the
Snowman," by Walter B«e(er.
. IV High School Band will pre
tent a "Prayer and Dream Panto
: into" from "Hanael and Gretel,'
by UiMnperdinck. and "A Christ
1 ma* Ftalval," by Leroy Anderaon.
RETRIEVER RETRIEVED
Eden. Wise—Clarence R. Ocha,
of Fond du Lac. ehot a squirrel
which became wedged In brancbej
aa it fell. Ocha climbed that tree
and became lodged to the limbe
himaelf. 40 feet above the ground.
A ladder company of the fire de
partment. summoned by Ocha' more
cautioua companion, retrieved the
retriever Iran the tree.
—0UH Photo by Jm Minor
FIRST MARCH OF DIMES CHECK.—Howtrd Cottrell, chairman of the Watauga Chapter of the National
Polio Foundation, gives Mrir W. W. Littleton the flrat check for the 1987 March of Dimes The
was from the Fifty-Nighter. Club. Mra. Hadley WUaon, left, holds some promotional literature for the
campaign. Mr. Cottrell had just announced the appointment of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Littleton as co
directors of the current polio fund campaign.
Local Ladies Are Named
To Direct March Of Dimes
Mr*, fladley M. Wilson and Mrs.
W. W. Littleton, of Boone. have
been:appointed co-dlrectora of the
Wattuga County 1M7 Much of
Dimes in January. Announcement
of the appolntmenta was made
this week by Howard Cottrell,
chairman of the Watauga County
Chapter of the National Polio
Foundation.
"The Salk vaccine baa dramati
cally cut the incidence of polio
during the paat year, but there art
today about 80,000 children and
adults stricken before the vaccine
was available who urgently need
a helping hand in their long strug
gle for recovery," Mr. Cottrell
Hid in making the announcement.
"Dolni all we cm to five theee
patient* lie cafe they need," he
added, "U Ju.t a* important a part
of the March of Dime* victory over
polio at the Salk vaccine. That
ii why we have choeen a* our
1BS7 March of Dime* slogan, 'Let'a
Finiah the Jobt'"
Both Mr*. Wilaon and Mri. Lit.
tleton have been active in civic
and community affair* here. Mr*.
Wiiion i* preaently president of
the Gardenette Club and a mem
ber of the Medical Auxiliary. Mr*.
Littleton is fir*t vice president of
the Junior Women'* Club and ia
secretary' of the Boone Mental
Health Association. Both ladies ire
members of the First Presbyterian
Church in Boone.
In accepting the important com
munity assignment, Mrs. Wilson
and Mrs. Littleton indicated that
additional appointments to the
county-wide March of Dimes or
ganisation will be made in the
near future. (
"We need volunteers for
the campaign," they saic^ "All
those who would like to assist in
the polio fight should ph*ne AM
herst 4-8888. There's plenty of
interesting work and everyone is
needed."
Horn Faces Crisis; Fate To
\
Be Determined Thursday
By V. G. ROLLINS
Outdoor dram* in Boon* it fac
ing the biggest crista in its five
year hiatory, and the fate of Horn
in the West hangs in the balance.
The criais is financial.
An ultimatum has been laid
down by the finance committee:
(20,000 or no "Horn" next year.
That's the amount it will take
to promote and publicize the dra-'
ma, pay salaries, and begin pro
duction for another season. And
the preparations must be started
right away.
Forty persons rallied to the
cause on a frigid, snowy night,
Tuesday, November 27, at an
emergency meeting, and 28 of
them signed personal notes of
9300 each.
| . Nine more notes had been sign
ed aa of noon Tuesday, December
4, bringing the number to 36, or
a total of $10J00—slightly more
than half the amount needed. The
Northwestern Bank will advance
the total (ace value of these notes
to the producers of the play.
Aaalher — sad final — meeting
has been act far Thursday, Dec
ember C, at 1-M p. m. In the up
stairs dining room of the Boone
Trail Restaurant. This neetinf
will decide the Isaac, one way ar
the other. If the balaace of the
SMJM la Mt ralaed, Horn la the
Weat will he oaly a memory.
Needleas to say, the presence
nad support af every person In
terested la the coatiaaatioa af the
drama la not only requested, bat
vitally necessary.
At |aat Tuesday's meeting. Trea
surer James P. Marsh, who presid
ed, declared that "continuation is
a must." la pointing out the play's
boost to the local economy, he
said there were only two or three
tourist courts in and around Boone
in 1M1, and now there are four
teen. He also cited many more
Garden Club Members
Decorate Local Homes
The Blue Ridge Garden Club of
Boom I* decorating a number of
local home* for Chriatinaa. Theae
will be open to the public for a
tour on Sunday December • from
3:00 to 9:00 and from 6:10 to 9:00
p. m.
The tour will itart at the Early
American homo of Or. and Mr*
Wayne Richardaon on Cherry
Drive in Cherry Park and continue
to the Colonial home of Mr. and
Mr* Frank Payne. From there
th« Victorian home of Mr. and
"
Mr*. Jimcf Council! wilt be viait
ed and the tour will end at the
Modern borne of Mr. and Mil i.
C. Cline Decoration* will be in
keeping with the atjrle of architec
ture and furniahinga of each home.
At the Ricbardao* home. Mra.
Mae Miller will preahle at the re
liefer. where a tilver offering will
be taken. This offering will be
uaed to continue the Garden Chib'i
planting and beautification pro
ject at the Appalachian Elemen
tary School in Boom.
service stations and other type* of
new buiineu. u well as increased
volume of trade in general. A
large measure of this growth can
be attributed to Horn in the West,
he said.
A population growth can also
be credited in part to the play,
said Mr. Harsh. "Many persons
who came to see 'Horn', liked the
area and decided to settle here."
In other expressions, W. H.
Gragg said: "This community has
derived much good from Horn in
the West It would be a tragedy
for os to fell in such a fine pro
ject. It Would also be a 'Mack eye'
in our iitforts to persuade other
business enterprises to locate
"However, the finance commit
tee hesitates to make Commit
ments unless the money is avail
able."
Stanley A. Harris: "Much time
and money has already gone into
publicising and promoting Horn
in the West. The Chamber of Com
merce is participating in a nation
wide program by the Colgate
Palmolive Company, la which the
play Is advertised in large news
papers with tremendous circula
"Horn in the West brought at
least 10,000 extra people to Boom
last season. Each <rf them spent
910 to 130 while her*. It would be
a catastrophe to let the play
Dr. H. ft. Reed ef Mewing Reck
Mg—atad notes ef I1M and «1M
also be accepted, and this wee
Horn in the West played to
some 53,000 persons inl first
season (1MB).. Since that time at
i,