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FOR BEST RESULTS invariably uaa the of With tu fata paid ctreuUeowrtac th* local ■M, lt'» the baat advartiaing mMk & I zWlIm u ■ t i< r; Independent Weekly IS net pa per .. . Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication VOLUME LXX—NO If BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, IM7 (J; 4 ' ;Vv,'/ < it* i •OOWE WlAYVn gi J 5 Is I'1 *' N»! 3 ■« _ 4» _ m a as Nov 4 95 8 fiw |l, N" » » » « ™ FOU1 RTEEN PAGES—TWO SECTIONS En Parkway Centers Closed On November 1 all recreational area* and concession operation! on the Parkway are closed for the season. Closing of the recreational area facilities includes all picnic areas, tent and trailer camping areas, comfort stations and all water outlets. Closing of concession operations includes all gas stations, snack bars, coffee and sandwich shops, lodging, souvenir shops, craft center and the Sharp Top bus which are on the Parkway. Basic necessities of travel, aa gasoline, food, and lodging, are available within reaaonable distance of the Parkway at all major highway intersections. Parkway Motor Moid . With the first snow or the icing of the pavement two sections of the Parkway are closed, gated, and locked until April IS. The first is in Virginia, between Route U. S. 501 at the James River and Route U. S. 460 near Roanoke (mile 64 to mile 108). The second is in North Carolina, from the Ht. Mitchell road at Black Mt. Gap to Route U. S. 70 to Oteen (mile 359 to 381). Elsewhere, all or part of the Parkway motor road is temporarily closed when ice or snow cover any part of the pavement between major highway intersections; sections are re-opened when the hazardous conditions no longer exist. Please therefore inform the inquiring visitors that when snow, ace, or fog are present or indicated they should avoid the Parkawy, use State routes. 1 Ut V-V»l»V»«k II11VIMHIIIVU HUVMk road and weather conditions on the Parkway, call your local representative of the Blue Ridge Parkway District Ranger Rosa Reeve*. Phone Wilkesboro Exchange 28F013. Rivers Takes Position With Tax Institute Washington, D. C.—James C. Rivers, for the last six years director of the Internal Revenue Service's public information division, is leaving to become managing director of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. It was 'discloced at the same time that the institute's headquarters, now in New York, will be moved to Washington at 1111 E street N. W. on January 1. The organization is composed of heads of tax departments of corporations that pay about $12 billion a year in Federal and State taxea. Mr. Rivers, of Boone, N. C., a former newspaperman, has been in Government about 21 years, most of the tune as an information officer for Treaaury Department agencies. He and Mrs. Rivers will continue to maintain their home at 9813 Augusta drive, Springfield, Va. The Tax Executives Inatitute is headed by Walter N. Norris, general auditor of the Great Northern Railroad, St Paul. Appalachian State Teachers college held it* Fall Convocation on Friday, November 1, and the occasion was one of impressive dignity and solemnity, as the new board of trustees was sworn into office by Mayor Gordon H. Winkler of Boone. Speaker for this occasion, which was attended by faculty, students, Wade Brown Is Occupying New BuHding Here Mr. Wade E. Brown, local attorney, moved his offices into his newly-constructed building at 221 West King Street Tuesday. The vacated building at 309 West King, was sold by Mr. Brown to the Boone National Farm Loan Association, an affiliate of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia. Mr. John Hollar, manager of the association, states that the Land Bank offices will be moved to the new location about the 15th. Mr. Hollar's ofifces had been in the Watauga Savings & Loan Association building. Mr. Brown's new building is onestory, constructed along Colonial lines, and the interior is finished in Philippine mahogany paneling. Reception rooms, secretary's room, a private office and library have been provided, in addition to storage and furnace rooms. Mr. Brown graduated from Wake Forest College in June 1031, and opened his law office in the old Blackburn hotel building in July of that year. He has had offices in Town Hall, Critcher Hotel, Watauga Bank Building, and the old courthouse, before building his first office building, which he occupied for 19 years. Motel Operators Form Association Motel operator! of northwest North Carolina have banded together and organized the Grandfather Mountain Area Motel Association for the "mutual good of these businesses and the traveling public." The group elected Harry G. Robbins of Blowing Bock aa its first president, together with a complete slate of officers owning motels In thia section of the State. Others named to office include Spencer Robbins. Blowing Rock, vice-president; Harold Ticknor, Deep Gap. secretary; Ferris Baumgarner, Boone, treasurer; and Mr*. Elizabeth Millpr, Jefferson, recording secretary The organization will embrace eight northwest counties: Surry, Ashe, Wilkes, Avery, Alleghany, Watauga, Caldwell, and Mitchell. A spokesman for the official body said thia week that efforts wiU be concentrated in the near future toward getting all motel operators in tfce eight-county ares affiliated with the association. ^ i.,. Immediately following a membership drive, one director and one alternate director will be selected from each of the participating counties to serve with the five executive officers aa the board of directors. Three committees have been named and have already begun work. The committee chairmen are Baumgarner, finance; Spencer Robbins, membership; and Harold Rice, advertiaing and publicity. object of the asaociation, as stated in the by-laws adopted at the organizational meeting, is: "To encourage and to foster the interests of its member* and those of the motel, motor court, tourist court, and other similar businesses generally for the mutual good of these businesses and the traveling public; for the promotion and development of the northwest corner of North Carotin* and to do whatever la suitable and necessary to attain these ends so long as such actions are recognized aa proper and lawftil objectives far a trade - - ■ - COLLEGE TRUSTEES. OFFICIALS—Front row, left to right. Dr. W. H. Plemmoni, President; Mrs. J. E. BroyhiU, Lenoir; William J. Conrad, Winston-Salem; D. Barnard Dougherty, vice-president and comptroller; second row: Dr. J. D. Rankin, President-Emeritus; W. R. Winkler, Boone; Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Jr., Boone; George Cora, Shelby; third row! B. C. Brock, Mockiville; L. A. Dysart, Lenoir; John Frank, Mount Airy; C. Wation Brame, North Wilkeaboro; Kidd Brewer, Kaleigh; and E. C. Lackey, Winaton-Salem.—Photo AV Center, ASTC. College Board Of Trustees Takes Oath Of Office From The Mayor and many guests, was Paul A. Johnston, director of the department of administration of North Carolina. Mr. Johnston spoke on "what I believe to be the most compelling necessities of our times—namely, that America produce more leaders of excellence in every field of activity, including science, industry, government, etc., and of equal importance that all the citizens of our country be educated to a point where each is equipped not only to make the most productive use of hi* ability in connection with his j individual profession or occupation, but also to bring an intelli- ] gent judgment to the pressing pub-j lie decisions of his community, his State, his Nation, and indeed of, the world." Mr. Johnston pointed out that from one-fourth to one-third of the valedictorians who graduate each year from high schools in! North Carolina do not enter college. This he termed "a tragic waste." Another fact often emphasized, he said, is that many students who are without the capacity for higher education are enrolled in many of our colleges only to drop out within a short time. We must not, according to Mr. Johnston, conclude that merely preventing the enrollment of unqualified students will insure the enrollment of qualified students. There is a great deal more to the problem than that, he said. "Let's face the fact," Mr. Johnston continued, "that we must not only provide space and facilities in our colleges and universities which will accommodate our brightest high school graduates ... we mutt also, in those cases where such is necessary, provide in one way or another the financial assistance—or even full financial aupport—for the complete education of all our qualified high school graduates." This we must do, he says, in spite ef the Postmaster Is Named To Head Seal Sale Drive Lyle B. Cook, Acting Pout muter, was named chairman of the 1067 Christina* Seal Sale in Watauga county. The annual campaign to raise funds to fight tuberculosis will be carried on by the 8,000 tuberculosis associations throughout the United States from November "19th through December. "Great progreaa against Tuberculosis haa been made In the first half cent!!"- of the Christmaa Seal Sale." Mr. Cook declared. "But there is a big lob ahead to bring thyVdiaease under control. TB strikes 100.000 Americans every year. We must all ahare in the fight to protect ouV homes from TB." Contributions to the Tuberculosis Association pay for: Free chest x-ray clinics, clothing snd medication for tuberculosis patients, education of the public against, the rtroarted disease. The goal for Watauga county is 12,000, and each citizen is urged to contribute to this worthy cause. fact that enrollment! and expenses at the state institutions are rising steadily. In answer to the question. "Can we afford, if necessary, to furnish full financial support of all qualified high school graduates in order to insure their enrollment in college?" Mr. Johnston countered with the question, "Can we afford not to?" The speaker quoted figures showing one group of seventh grade students numbering 73,631 in 1947. By the time this same group of students had reached the twelfth grade the number had dropped to 30,698. Of this number, 15,980 enrolled as freshmen in college, but b ythe time they were seniors, only 6,406 were still in college— approximately one-tWelfth of the number who were in the seventh grade. He quoted also comparable figures for American and for Russian students as to requirements in the sciences and in mathematics. "In view of these figures," he said, "those of us who are concerned for the defense of thif Nation ought not to rest easy." Mr. Johnston concluded by laying, "By mentioning here these several problems connected with education, I have not attempted to place the responsibility (or the solving of these problems. It seems probable, however, that those who train our teachers have at least as much, if not more responsibility in this area than anybody else. 1 can say, therefore, to this audience, which is so closely concerned with the affairs of this great institution devoted primarily to the training of teachers, yours it a high responsibility indeed. I know you will bring to it the very best that ii in you." Mr. Jonston conveyed a message from Governor Luther Hodges to the members of the board of trustees for the occasion. The members of the board ol trustees who were introduced to the audience and installed are ai follows: C. Watson Brame, oil distributor of North Wilkesboro; . Kidd Brewer, insurance man and bakery owner of Raleigh; B. C. j Brock, attorney of Mockaville; Mrs. ' J. Ed Broyhiil, civic and social , leader of Lenoir; William J. Conrad, vice president of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem; George Corn, owner of Shelby Concrete Products, Inc., of Shelby; L. A. Dyaart, president of Union National Bank of Lenoir; John Prank, president of North Carolina Granite Corporation of Mount Airy; Dr. J. B. Hagmaan, Jr., physician of Boone; E. G. Lackey, secretary-treasurer of Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc., of Winatoo(Continued on page two) Dean Hodges Dies Monday • Dean Haden Hodges, 32, of Boone, died Monday. November 4, in Baptist Hospital at WinstonSalem, where he had been a patient for about five days. Death was said to be due to a complication of respiratory ailments. Mr. Hodges had been in the radio and television repair business in i Boone for a number of years until ill health forced him to dispose of his shop in the early fall. He was active in Junior Chamber of Commerce work and other civic affairs. Funeral services were scheduled to be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday, ! November 6, at the Advent ChrisI tian Church in Boone, conducted by the Rev. George Arthur, the Rev. E. F. Troutman, and the Rev. C. A. Foss, with burial to follow in Mountlawn cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruby Smith Hodges; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hodges of Boone; a sister, Mrs. W. D. Baxter of Atlanta, Ga.; and three half-sisters, Mrs. James Carter and Mrs. Russell Maltha, both of Boone, and Mrs. Ruby Turner of Fayetteville. Watauga Countians Given Fair Awards Several Watauga county exhibitors took premium honors during (he North Carolina State Fair and took home a largo portion of the more than $50,000 awarded. Winners from Watauga were: Field crops—Shipley Farms, VUm, Hybrid com Funk G91. G85A G512W, Woods V36, all seconds; hybrid corn US 13. US282, third. Council Henson. Vilas, hybrid corn U813, W. Va 1181. firsts; Open variety rye, first, L. A. Henson, hydrid corn U81). W. Va. 1103. open variety rye. seconds; open pollens ted white corn, third. Horace Greer, Rt. 1,'Boone, hybrid corn, W. Va. 1103, open variety rye. thirds. Horticulture—Horace Greer, Rt. 1, Boone, open variety sweet potatoes, first; Irish potatoes, two thirds, one fourth. Mrs. Lonnie Henson, Vilas, Mray display Irish potatoes, first. L. A Henson, VUaa,, Kennebeck. Irish potatoes, first; 9-tray display Irish potatoes, Stquoyla Irish Potatoes, open variety Irish potatoes, all second. Council Henson, Vilaa, Sequoyta Iriah Potatoes, first; Kennebeck potatoes, second; Irish potatoes, two thirds. Livestock (Hoistein dairy cattle) —Appalachian Dairy, Boone, bull calf, junior yearling bull, cow in milk, five year cAw, dairy herd, all second; twothirds; one fourth, two fifths, two sixths, on seventh, one eighth, one eleventh, one twelth. Swine l Hampshire) — Shipley Farms. Vilas, three ewe lamba, get of sir*, seconds; one fovrth, one fifth, two sixths, one eighth, one ninth. Kdd I.. Pnaaaell, Rt 2. Banner Elk, won two firsts in the handicrafts division with wood carving, one second In Jewwtry and one second in flat wood carving. , ... . 1249 Students Are Stricken With Flu 1 I ; V., 'I'iih Situation At College Is Improving Influenza and kindred ailment! are still keeping nearly a third of Watauga county's children away frdm school, while the situation at Appalachian State Teachers College, where about 10 per cent of the student body had been afflicted. ia definitely improved, according to official information gathered by the Democrat Tuesday. County Superintendent of Schools Guy W. Angell, says that 1240 students in the high and elementary schools of the county were out of class according to his latest survey, or 31 per cent of the student population of 4011. At Parkway School the percentage of abaences is greatest, there being 90 per cent away from school there, for a total of 254 At Cove Creek Elementary 42 per Cent or 102 students were away from classes, while at Cove Creek High 53 were away. The ailments had visited the high school earlier, and the students had largely recovered there before the elementary group was stricken. The situation at the other schools follows: At Bethel 88 or 27 per cent were absent. Mabel had an abaence liat of 108 or 38 per cent. At Valle Cruel* 83 or 27 per cent wer* at home. Blowing Rock had 117 or 24 per cent away. Green Valley reported 81 abaence* or 23 per cent. Appalachian High School had 118 abaent or 24 per cent. Appalachian Elementary School 198 or 34 per cent. Not All Are III Mr. Angell point* out, however, that not all the abaence* are (Jue to illnei*. Normal abaence* run close to ten per cent, he added. Few teacher* have been atricken, Mr. Angell aaid. College Condition Better At Appalachian State Teacher* College, where normally abaencea are almoat negligible, the condition* have Improved. About 200 or roughly ten per cent, failed to meet claue* at the peak of the diaeaae last Thuraday, but Dean D. 1. Whltener believe* the institution is now "over the hump" as regard* influenza. Dr. Whitener aaya that most of the freshmen are back in their claases and that h^ feel*.very optimistic about the situation. The first-year students, he says, were atricken first. He believe* that the action of the college in having provided influenza vaccination* well ahead la largely reaponalble for the relatively low number of (tudenta to become ill. The Dean *aya the fine work of Mrs Zeb Shook, college nurse, and the aplendid cooperation of the itudents in following preventive measure*, hava also helped ImmMsurably. Among the early precautions taken, beside* vaccinatiena, included the closing of the swimming poll at the college. Health Department advlcea indicate that the illnesaea include common Influenza, poailbly some of,the Asian variety, and the common cold. Gasoline Goes Down Another 2 Cents Here Another reduction of 2 cent* per gallon on most brand* of gasoline w»» ported at Boone and Watauga County tenrice itationa Tuesday. The latest price drop left regular gat at 22.0 and premium at 29 9 This represent* at total alaah in gas price* of to cent* per gallon aince the state > newest prioe war reached Watauga County on September 1*. Prices at that time stood at/32.0 and 33 #. Distributors expressed the opto ion that prices would go even lower, probably to the lt.> level reached last August when a similar wave of reductions spread ever the atate. No indication is seen of an early return to "pre-war" levels, one distributor for a major company "AN APPLE a day will keep the Doctor away!"—Not so in thU eaae, ai the heavily loaded winter apple tree atandi in the back of Dr. Hadley Wilson's office building on King Street. Although (tripped of ita leaves by the froats and autumn weather, the tree haa enough apples on it to put all the doctora' in Boone out of busineaa for awhile if the old adage is true. It is a picture of natural beauty aa the red apples stand out against a background of sky.—Photo by Joe C. Minor. ' >Dougherty Honored At Fall Convocation When Appalachian State Teacher* college held lta Fall Convocation last Friday, one of the apecial gueata for. the occaaion was the Honorable J. Kemp Doughton of Sparta, Speaker of the Houie of Repreaentatives of the laat General Aaaembly of North Carolina. Mr. Doughton read and presented to the college a very beautiful framed scroll which paid tribute to the late Dr. B. B. Dougherty. The scroll had been hand-printed and framed by James M. White, the executive director of the North Carolina Aaaoeiatlon of Railroads, a personal friend of Dr. Dougherty and an artist in his own right. The scroll waa prepared from a resolution which waj paaaed in tribute to Dr. Dougherty by the last General Aaaembly. It was done, Mr. Doughton said, "to eulogize the great service of Dr. Dougherty, one of the greateat educators any of us have ever known," and he presented it, he said, "with pride. ' thanksgiving, and humility." Dr. W. H. Plemmons, president of Appalachian, accepted the acroll on behalf of the college, and atated that it would be hung in a prominent and fitting place on the campua, for all to aee and appreciate. The acroll reads ai follows: "Resolution of the North Carolina General Assembly "Whereas, Dr. Blanford Barnard Dougherty has recently died at the age of eighty-five; and "Whereas, in the death of Dr. Dougherty, patron, longtime President, and one of the founders of Appalachian State Teachers College, the State of North Carolina has suffered the loss of a courageous, sincere, and far-sighted educator and public servant; and "Whereas, among his many accomplishments and public services during bis long and useful life, he served as County Superintendent of Watauga County Schools from IMC to 1910, as President of Appalachian StaW Teachers College from IMS until bis retirement a short time before hia death, and for a long number of years was a member of the State Board of Education; and "Whera&s, from the date of the founding of Appalachian State Teachers college in 1903 until the day of his death, this native North , Carolinian labored early and late. in aeaaon and out, in the interests I of Anoalachian State Teachers col* W » m *J»«IBBUP w lege, and "Where*!, the General Assembly of North Carolina wishea to mfcke record of its appreciation of hte life and accomplishments and of its (Continued on page two) Coy Church Is New Manager At Smithey's Mr. Coy N. Church of Route 1, Purlear, has moved to Boone and succeeded Artie Walsh, deceased, as manager of Smithey's Store. Mr. Church has been in the employ of the Smithey chain for three and a half years, and was in the clothing department of the Goodwill Store in North Wilkesboro prior to coming to Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Church have established residence in the apartment adjoining the store building. They have one aon, who is aerving with the Navy and is presently in Germany. Open House For Olds Showing Blue Ridge Motor* has announced pUni for an "open house" event to be held all day Friday of thia week in connection with the first showing of (he Otdsmobile line of cars tot IMS. Refreshments will be served I a small gift presented to all qrs, said Tom S. Wii tor of the dealership on I Road, in inviting the drop in and biles Friday. Veterans Day Flags Asked Lionel Ward. Veterans Service Officer for Watauga County, urges all business place* to display the United States flag in front of their establishments in observance of Veterans Day. Monday, November lJ. \ National headquarters of the American Legion is also asking that all church bells, fire sirens, and factory whistle* be sounded for ten seconds beginning at exactly 11 a. m. on November 11, Mr. Ward said.