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• £?;•- • v f*sifn "fj# BOONE— Your Bern BmrUy Tobacco Market and fa -fj Christmas Shopping Center LETS TRADE AT HOME VOLUME LXDC— NO. 25 An Independent Weekly Newspaper—Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight ■ ■ ■ U .. 'Ay • JfM ?T > . *. . . s? s ■*. ii! s I £ Dec. 16 02 4S Dec 17 60 42 BOONE. WATAUGA NORTH CAMNJNA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1M« PAGES—TWO SECTIONS NEW CHAMBER LEADERS.—The Boone Chamber of Commerce installed it* officers and directors for the coming year at the annual Ladies' Night meeting Friday. Left to right are G. C. Greene, Jr., outgoing president; Jerry Coe, director; Harold Rice, director; W. Ralph Winkler, director «pd honorary vice-presi dent; 0. K. Richardson, second vice-president; James P. Marsh, treasurer; Herman W. Wilcox, director; Glenn R. Andrews, president; Mrs. Joyanne Wood, secretary; Stanley A. Harris, manager; and Richard Morhauser, director. One of the three-newly-etocted directors, Grant Greene, was not present. Doughton Speaks As C of C Installs New Slate Officers By V. G. ROLUNS The Boone Chamber of Com merce heard an address by the Hon. J. K. Doughton of Sparta, member of the state legislature from Alleghany County, at its an nual Ladies Night and installation of. officers meetiiw Friday night in the cafeteria of the Elementary School. President G. C. Greene, Jr., presided. Meeting jointly with the Cham ber was the Boone Rotary Club, which postponed its regular meet ing from Thursday night The dinner was prepared and served by the Rev. E. A. Dillard and his staff of Hebron Colony at Shulls Mills. Following recommendations of the nominating committee, report ed by Chairman Jerry Coe.'L. E. Tuckwiller, county agent, conduct ed installation ceremonies for the following officers: Glenn R. An drews, president; J. V. Caudill, first vice-president; O. K. Richard son, second vice-president; and James P. Marsh, treasurer. New directors installed were Richard Morhauser, Harold Rice, and Grant Greene. Stanley A. Harris was re-ap pointed as manager, and Mrs. Joy anne Wood as secretary. Elected as honorary vice-presi dents were Dr. W. H. Plemmons, president of Appalachian State Teachers College, W. Ralph Wink ler, and Clyde R. Greene. Treasurer Alfred T. Adams read the financial report, showing a balance on hand at the beginning of the year of $832.40, receipts of $3,977.94, expenditures of $4,105. 72, and a balance on hand at the end of the year of $244.71. In the president's report. Presi dent Greene cited the following accomplishments during the year: With help of ladies' organiza tions, ministers, and other group* and individuals, several unsightly vacant lots in town were cleaned up and beautified. Helped town officials get bonds voted for a mora adequate water supply. Joined the Western North Caro lina Highlands Associations to help promote the area as a tourist attraction. Participated in a nationwide ad vertising program by the Colgate continued on page six.) PISHING CHAMP.—Watt H. Gragg presents a handsome trophy tu O. K. Richardson at the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday night. The trophy, forwarded by the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce, was awarded to Mr. Richardson by the "Fabulous Fishermen of Morebead City" for pulling in the largest Spanish mackerel of the season at the seacoast resort. The mackerel which brought the prize was taken the last week in September and weighed just four and a quarter ounces under four pounds.—Staff photo by Joe Minor. Preachers And Deacons Meet The Three Forks Baptist Asso ciation, colnpoaed of 45 churches, held its annual school lor miniiters and deacon* last week, under the leadership of the Rev. Hoyt Rob inson, in cooperation with the Rev. Guy S. Cain, missionary in the northwest area for the Baptist State Convention. Sessions were held for preachers each morning, Monday through Thursday, at the First Baptist Church of Boone, said the pastor, the Rev. L. H. Hollingsworth, and for deacons in various churches throughout the county in the even ing*. These meetings were held at the Shulls Mills, Meat Camp, Middle Fork, Bethel. Mabel, Mount Ver non, and Rutherwood churches. * Speakers at both the preachers' and deacons' classes included the Rev. Vernon Sparrow, minister of education of the First Baptist Church of Lenoir; the Rev. Earl Pearson, association*! missionary. Caldwell Association; the Rev. Mr. Cain; Dr. Earl Bradley, secretary (Continued on page six) Mrs. Bob Church Takes Honors In Christmas Decorations Contest WITS. DUD V/UHICH WUII W|> I1UIIUI» in the Chriatmas Decorations Con test for the belt unified outdoor display. A color acheme of blue, white and lilver wa« carried out on tilt door, lighted tree and carolers finder a lamppost, highlighted by Rudolph the reindeer with a twink ling nose, pulling • sleigh. Second place in this division went to O. K. Ricbardaon lor an outdoor tree lighted with all-white light, with white reindeer under a window in the background. Other winning entries were judged as follows: Best decorated window—1st, Miss Elizabeth Lord; 2nd. Coaker Triplet!; honorable mention, Bill Bingham. Most attractive door-tut, Mrs. Bob Church; 2nd. Jack Norris; honorable mention, Mrs. Mamie I i * itcuC) JHiuiiy n iiMidi t Din Binghsm, Dr. Hadley Wilton. Best outside display—1st, Ralph Buchanan, Creche scene; 2nd. Charlie Wilcox, Santa and rein doer mounting the roof, honorable mention. Dr. Hadley Wilson, repli cas of their children grouped around a tree. Most attractive mantle—1st, Mrs. 0. K. Richardson; 2nd. Mrs. Demp sejr Wilcox; 3rd, Mrs. Jerry Coe. Children's entries — 1st, the Howard William*' children for a window display using Christmas cards and lighted candles; 2nd, the Alton Batts' children for a table top Creche' seene.Jrd, Clar ence Wilson for a decorated out door tree. The contest, which originated four years ago, was Judged Sunday night co-sponsors of the event ■re tfunnr nunuDi Liun, nwin while Woman'l Club, Blue Ridge Garden Club and GardenerdttM. Mn. Howard Williami wu chair man of the event. > A ipecial classification waa add ed thia year in order to Mention the following four home*, deco rated by member* of the Blue Ridge Garden Club for their Tour of Holiday Homes," but not judged on • competition baais "The moat ouManding'' claaaification includ ed tne Frank Paynea, Wayne Rich ardaona, Jim Councilla and J. C. Clinea. Caah awards wil I be presented to winners of the contest. Judge* were Mrs. B W. Stall ing*. Mrs. Ed Quails. M^s Dwight Ismhour, and Mr*. W. C. Richard •os. Stores To Observe Holidays A majority of the atore* and other business placet in Boone will be doted Chrittmaa Day, Tueiday, December 28, and Wed nesday, December 26, in observ ance of the Chriatraa* holidaya. The Northweitern Bank and the county office* in the courthouae and rock building will alto be doted Tuesday and Wednesday, and the offices of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants As sociation will be closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 24th, 25th. and 28th. The post office windows will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day, Tuetday, January 1. However, mail will be received and diipatched as usual on those days, said Acting Postmaster Lyle Cook. Gen. Manning To Scan Sites For New Armory Gen. John Manning, adjutant general of the State of North Carolina, will be in Boone on Wednesday to look over prospec tive sites for the proposed con struction of an armory and com munity center building, according to an announcement by Stanley A. Harris, manager of the Boone Chamber of Commerce Gen. Manning will have lunch at the Daniel Boone Hotel with How ard Cottrell, chairman, and other members of the armory commit tee, Mr. Harris said. Planning Group Is Elected f A planning committee in rural development has been named for Watauga County. This was done last week at a meeting of the Watauga Rural De veiopment Committee at the courthouse. Representatives of various fields on the planning committee are: Business and industry—Glenn R. Andrews; health — Dr. Mary Michal; education—Guy Angell; welfare—Dave Mast; homemark ing—Hiss Jean Childers; market ing—Mrs. Howard Carlaon; agri culture—Howard Williams of the Watauga Soil Conservation office; livestock—Robert G. Shipley, poul try—Dallas Wilson; recreation— Dr. Walter Keys; religion—The Rev. E. H. Lowman. At the courthouse meeting, re ports on the present situation in rural development were given by Miss Jane Street, assistant honjc agent; Mr. Angell; Mrs. Sarah K. Giles of the State Department of Public Welfare; Wade E. Brown, on recreational facilities; Alfred Adams on county finances; J. B. Robinson, Farmers Home Admin istration supervisor; the Rev. H, Winters, religious opportunities; health—Dr. Michal. Driver Award Is Announced Chief Glenn Richardson an nounces this week's winner of the courtesy driving commendation to be Miss Mary Ruth Roark of Reese. ' Oliver Winner Of Chevrolet Emmet Oliver, Deputy Sheriff, is the winner of the Chevrolet given away by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in connection with their bepefit drive for crippled children. Health Dept. Closes Monday The Health Department office will be clnMd December 24. 25, and 26 for Christmas holidays. Russian tanks, posted near the Austria-Hungarian frontier, were reported to hive fired on Hungar ian refugee* in an effort to halt their tight Westward '■ t ■ 3 ■ m m"' Local Burley Sales Pass Two Million Pounds Mark PAY DAY FOR FARMERS.—Burley tobacco grower* crowd around the pay window at Mountain Hurley Warehouse to collect for tobacco aold. Growers appeared pleased with prices, which ranged In the high 80s for most of that aold last week. Tlje market closes tor the holidays, Friday, December 21, and re opens Wednesday, January —Staff photo by Joj C. Minor. • Interior Officials To Explain Park Tourist Facilities Plan Raleigh.—U. S. Department ol Interior official* have aiked for! an opportunity "to explain plans for touriat facilitiea on the Blue Ridge Parkway to the State Board of Conaervation and Development. State CIeD Director WUliam P. Saunders laid National Park Ser vice representatives have been in vited to appear at the CltD board's neyt meeting In Raleigh on Jan uary 7 to discuss the subject. "* If reply to a resolution adopted ' by the Ckt) Board at a meeting 1 in Winston-Salem last October, the I Interior Department said plans for I overnight lodging and restaurant | facilities on the Parkway will not compete with private industry in nearby communities. The board's resolution called on Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton to direct the National Park Service to stop building tourist fa cilities "competition with privately owned similar accommodations in nearby communities" until public hearings are held on the need for such government facilities. Elmer F. Bennett, assistant to Secretary Seaton, replied in a let ter to Director Saunders that ap parently the CAD Board and the Park Service are in agreement "aa to the method of providing public services." He suggested that a meeting with Park Service officials might result in a "clear under standing" of the plans. If public hearings seem desir able after the discussion with board members, "we will be pleas ed to make suitable arrangements," Bennett added. Saunders said public hearings on the subject should be held in the Western part of the state so that "people directly affected can be heard." Bennett said a 10-year program being undertaken by the National Park Service includes plana for four mHlion dollars worth of con cession developments along the Parkway. These would not be provided at government expense "but through investment by pri vate enterprise in other areas ad ministered by the National Park Service," Bennett explained. "These accommodations are planned only ft locations which are not served adequately by near by communities," he added. The Park 8ervice would provide the necessary roads, parking and util ity services "aa la customary in the national parks," Bennett said. Facilities proposed on the North Carolina portion of the Parkway include: Expansion of dining space and additional rooms at Dough ton Park; lunch facilities at Tompkins Knob, LinviUe Fall* and Tennes see Bald; and Improvement of ex isting lunch facilities at Cumber land Knob and Crabfcae Meadows. Clinic Is Set For Children The Crippled Children's Clinic will be held at the Health Depart ment Friday, December 21, at >:00 a. m Dr. 1. S. Gaul. Jr., will be UM attending physician. CHRISTMAS TREE MAN—R. S. Jones, Watauga county Christina* tree lupplier, helps Julian McGuire select tree. Mr. Jones has been selling Christmas trees in the area (or more than 20 years and says that for the past 10 years he has averaged better than 1,500 trees per year. He bought trees locally as long as he could get them, but now be depends on Virginia and Canada to supply the need. His season begins, he says, the first week in December with people buying trees right up to Christmas.—Staff photo by Joe C. Minor. Democrat Edition Is Planned Saturday A second edition of the Demo crat is planned for tbia week, la order that those responsible for IU publication may be able to observe the holidays at home. Present plans call for (be publication of next week's edi tion, which will carry the Dec ember 27th dateline on Satur day of this week, the llsd. It couldn't be published next Wed nesday and allow the staff any tine off. So it's Saturday. The edition will consist large ly of Christmas Greetings ads, copy and art for which will be iupplied by Mir advertising de partment, tad Mr. Rollins be (las offering the Mb this (Wed nesday) morning. Mr. Rollins ud the publisher will appreci ate the nsaal fine understanding of the merchant* aad ether* in their efforta to get off for Christmas. Likewise correspoad eat*. and others Interested In having matter la the early edi tion should have their copy l> no later than Friday. The Democrat office will be dooed Monday. Tuesday aad Wednesday Market Will Recess After Friday's Sale The Boone burley tobacco mar ket, after a slow itart due to poor grading and handling condition*, hai now paiaed the two million mark in total poundage aold (or the season thus far. "The rainy weather started it rolling," said a spokesman (or the warehouse. Average price per hundred pounds (or the entire season through Monday o( this week was (42.13, highest in the history of the market, with an estimated fig ure (or Tuesday's sale expected to bring the total volume to about 2,180,000 pounds. R. C. Coleman Associates, oper ators o( the local market, urged growers to bring as much tobacco in as possible be(ore the Christmas recess. The growers are not a bit bash ful about showing sales slip* and talking about the local market. For instance: Jim Pro((itt of, Vilas, displayed a sales slip showing he averaged B6c for his burley. J. M. Sherwood and his son, Ralph, placed their crop on the floors last week and Ralph aver aged better than 65c, getting 66c for five piles and 64c (or one. His (ather had a slightly lower average with one pile getting down to B7c and the rest bringing 66c. Mr. Sherwood, Sr., said he had been selling on the local market since Jts institution in Boone, and will continue to do so because he has always been treated right, and then too, the local market helps "pay the taxes o( Watauga county," keeping the tax rate (or farmers low. ' Henry Younce, of Sugar Grove, sold his entire crop tar an average of 88lr4c, and wished be had mors tor put on the floor. Conley Harmon, of Beech Creek, had a slip showing an average of 66c (or his day's sale. Mrs. Har mon said the Boone "tobacco mar ket la the best thing" that has ever been devised (or Boone and (or the (arm people. The market will cloae (or the Christmas holidays a(ter Friday's sale, November 21, and re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd. Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 1 will be open to receive tobacco at all times during the Christmas recess, it was announced. Schools Close For Christmas The Watauga county public schools will close (or the Christ mas holidays Friday and the stu dents will return to classes Wed nesday, January 2. Students deserted the campus o( Appalachian State Teachers College Frldsy a(ternoon. They will return January 2. Public Offices To Observe Yule All the courthouse o((ieas will be closed next Tuesday and Wed nesday so that the officials may have a Christmas holiday period, it is announced by county auditor Clint Cannon. Blowing Rock Catches Yuletide I Spirit In Bright Decorations Bloving Hock, Dec. It.—Blow ing Rock hat caught the real Christmas spirit In the striking decoration* to be teen on the Playground Park. At the front three scenui are high-lighted; the Ilfe-tiard Santa with his reindeer high above the Town Hall, the lighted miniature church witti carol slngen around it, the beautiful stable seem- with the shepherds and wise men coin ing to worship. U The most spectacular addition to v&Ki* B.\ &L the park decoration* are the light od trees, three of them in a group, forty feet high, with hundred* o( light*, and topped by an eight-foot •tar Thl* future of the over-ail decoration plan, waa deiigned by George ftuddreth, Jr., and construc ted by the fellow* who mak« up the vary efficient and veraatilc town craw. The tree* can be aeea for mHos around Chriatmaa carol* will be played during the evening hour*. A cord i*l Invitation i* given all to come * "o sffls® ind enjoy these beautiful Christ ina* scenes. A home decorations contest is being sponsored by the Park Com* mission Four groups will be Judged with three beautiful prises lo esch group—inside decorations, outside decorations, honpe-made decorations, snd combination in side-outside decorations. Entries must be registered at the Library by Thursday, Decem ber 10. Judging will be either en
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