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WENTY-FOUR PAGES? THREE SECTIONS
An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy 'First Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOKTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER ZO, 1958
VOLUME LXXI NO. 21
Farm-City1
WeekToBe
I
Observed
The week of November 21
?through November 27 hai been 1
designated as National Farm-City
Week by the Secretary of Agricul
ture. The aim of this observance
is to awaken in the minds of all
our people of a community, county, '
state and. nation the awareness of
our interdependence on each other,
and to help them realize that we
all have a place in a cooperative
movement to conserve and to de
velop all our resources; that work
ing together toward a common set
of goals we can do great things.
The highlight of the observance
in Watauga county will be a barbe
cue chicken dinner and a well
planned program of interest to ev
eryone on November 25. The pro- ;
gram will be held at Cove Creek <
High School gym at 7:00 o'clock, l
The program is being sponsored (
by Women's Clubs, Community v
Clubs, Civic Clubs, the Rural De
velopment Committee, and the
Chambers of Commerce of Wa- 1
tauga county. Most of these groups
had a member on the planning
committee for this event.
In addition to the barbecue din
ner, there will be an interlude of
music, recognition of guests, rec
ognition of clubs and groups,
awarding of prizes to the commun- -
ity development clubs, the instal- .
lation of officers of the Boone J
Chamber of Commerce for 1950,
and an address by Dr. W. H. Mem- -
mons, president of Appalachian I
State Teachers College, on the in
ter-relationship of the rural and ,
urban people.
Price of the meal is $1.90 and
tickets are on sale throughout the
county from club presidents, cham
ber members, and others. Advance
reservations are necessary so that
everyone will get the half chicken
he pays for.
Blue Devils I
In Second
Playoff Tilt
The Appalachian High Blue
Devils will meet Bessemer High
of Guilford county at Greensboro
Friday night at 8 o'clock in the
final playoff grid game of the
AA-C Western Division.
The winner of this encounter
will go against Williaiqson, AA-C
Eastern Division Champibns for
the State championship.
Some misunderstanding has de
veloped in Boone over why the
Appalachian High-Bessemer game
is being played in Greensboro.
It is explained by Dr. Roy Blan
ton at the High School that Ap
palachian insisted on a neutral
field, which at best would have
probably been Statesville or Salis
bury. Bessemer didn't agree and
the decision between Greensboro
and Boone was determined by lot,
Greensboro winning.
However, Dr. Blanton explains
further, as a result of the deci
sion, Appalachian will get $250
on travel expenses plus fifty per
cent of the gate, for an estimated
total of more than five hundred
dollars. This should compensate
to a considerable degree for the
inconvenience of the trip to
Greensboro.
H
LINE UP for air fertilizer demonstration. ? Ten Watauga farmer* pose with county agent and plane own
in during the steep land pasture fertilization demon stration in the Bethel community list week. They are,
eft to right, Earl Winebarger, Howard Love, Baker E dmisten, Edmund Farthing, Ivan Farthing, George
Jampbell (plane owner), W. R. Vines, David Farthing, Roy Anderson, Geoige Edmisten, L. E. Tuck
viller (county agent), and Lloyd Lyons and Charlie Parks (plane owner and helper).
W atauga F armers First T o Rain
Fertilizer On Land From Skies
Stafford To
Preach At
Union Meet
GARLAND R. STAFFORD
The Rev. Garland R. Stafford,
uperintendent of the North
Vilkesboro District of the Meth
dist Church, will deliver the ser
io n at the Eoone Union Thanks
living service, to. be held at the
'irst Baptist Church Wednesday,
November 26, at 7:00 p. m.
The Rev. E. H. Lowman, pastor
f the Boone Methodist congrega
ion, said, "This service has come
o hold high favor as one of the
irojects of community fellowship
ponsored by the Watauga Minis
erial Association." He invited
"loir members of the various
hurches to come and form a choir
or the service. Rehearsal time is
et at 6:19 preceding the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Starr N. Stacy and
hildren, Johnny, Martha, Nancy
nd Rebecca, were recent visitors
ith Mrs. Stacy's father, Mr. J. C.
ostner, in Casar, N. C.
Watauga county farmers claim
to be first in North Carolina to
broadcast lime and fertilizer on
steep mountain pasture from an
airplane. This history making
event took place on November 11,
12 and 13 when Yadkin Flying
Service, Winston-Salem, spread 29
tons 0-30-30 fertilizer and 8 tons
ground limestone on 166 acres of
steep pasture land.
George Campbell and Lloyd
Lyons, owners of the flying service,
said, "We can spread fertilizer any
where a billy goat or a cow can
go," and they,, proved that state
ment to be true.
than, a htujdred ears um
e highway near the landing
field at the time scheduled for the
demonstration and many more at
tended some time during the three
days. Nearly a thousand people
witnessed the broadcasting of the
fertilizer or lime.
In addition to all agricultural
agencies in Watauga county, this
event was promoted and sponsored
by many outside interests. The
American Potash Institute agreed
to cover the cost of spreading the
fertilizer. The Agricultural Rela
tions Department of T. V. A. sup
plied the fertilizer at a discount
through the Unit Test Demonstra
tion program, and Maymead Lime
Company donated the limestone at
the plant.
S. H. Dobson, extension agron
omy specialist. State College, Ra
leigh, spearheaded the entire pro
ject. He became interested when
he attended the "Grassland Con
gress" in New Zealand in 1990,
where he saw this type of work in
progress.
Farmers cooperating in the pro
ject were: Roy Anderson, Baker
Edmisten, George P. Edmisten,
David Farthing, Edmund Farthing,
Ivan Farthing, Howard Love, Earl
Winebarger, and W. R. Vines, all
of- RFD, Sugar Grove, in the Be
thel community.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Greene visit
ed in North 'Wilkesboro Sunday
with Mr4 Greene's sister, Mrs.
Ruby Bentley.
NEW YONAHLOSSEE ROAD IN STRAIGHTWAY APPROACH TO BLOWING ROCK
Wo
S tailings
Given High
Scout Honor
B. W. STALLINGS
B. W. S tailings, long-time volun
teer in Boy Scout work in this
district of the Old Hickory Coun
cil, was awarded the Silver Beaver
Award Tuesday night, when the
council met in its annual recog
nition meeting and supper.
The meeting, held in Winkton
Salem, was attended by a large
number of people from Watauga,
according to Marvin C. Deal, dis
trict chairman.
The Silver Beaver Award is
made for "noteworthy service of
exceptional character to boyhood
by registered Scouters within ter
ritory under the jurisdiction of a
local council," according to word
from Roscoe Stevens, Council Scout
Executive.
It is the highest award made to
volunteer scouters in a council.
Mr. Stallings has been active
in scouting for over 2S years. At
present he is chairman of the im
portant camping committee, and
has service in various other offices
of the district over the years.
"This award is the way a council
has to show appreciation to their
leaders who have done an outstand
ing Job," according to Hugh Grif
fin. field scout executive serving '
Watayga county. The council j
makes these awards only when out- '
sUojUpu service aver a number of 1
years has been noted, and it is i
understood only two other* in
the entire council received a sim- j
ilar award Tuesday.
V. 8. OFKICIAL8 HOPEFUL
* United States officials are im
pressed by the fact that the Rus
sians have dispatched to the tech- ,
nical talks so high-ranking a per- '
sonality as Mr. Kuxnetsov.
It reinforces their earlier view'
that Soviet willingness to conduct
technical talks on surprise attack
as well as on a test suspension imr
plies a new willingness to accept
controls of the test ban.
Auto production rose sharply la
October.
Burley Floors Filing
For First Sale Monday
Colemans Are
Looking For
High Prices
r V:
The Boone burley tobacco mar
ket is all set to open the 1956-59
auction season next Monday, Nov
ember 24, said Joe L. Coleman,
market manager, early this week.
Warehousemen have been here
for some time receiving tobaeco
at Mountain Burley Warehouse
No. 1 at Queen and Depot Streets.
Graders and other personnel are
assembling this week.
The market will again be oper
ated by the R. C. Coleman firm,
and sales are scheduled the same
as last year, SVi hours each day,
Monday through Friday. The mar
ket will observe a holiday on
Thanksgiving, Thursday, Novem
ber 27, but sales will be held on
Friday.
Tobacco is coming in at a fairly
brisk pace, and so far the quality
of the leaf has been good, said a
spokesman for the warehouse.
There is still plenty of room on the
floor for the opening sale, how
ever, and growers are urged to
grade their burley carefully and
bring as much as possible during
the remainder of the week.
A complete set of buyers, re
presenting all cigarette and ex
port companies, will again be on
the Boone market this season, as
suring growers of plenty of com
petition for the leaf, resulting in
the highest prices obtainable.
"Boom U the oldest market In
this section," s?M Mr. Coleman,
"and haa been the price leader
in Northwest North Carolina for
the past two seasons. Help us to
keep it the best. Why haul your
tobacco to distant markets and
add to your expense when you
will get fully as much, and possib- ,
ly more, on the Boone market. We
grow tobacco, know tobacco, and
know how to sell it." i
The market will recess from
December 19 to January 5, 1909, ,
for the Christmas holidays, It has -
been announced. i
Karl Kirkman
Rites Are Held
Statesville ? Karl Graham Kirk
man, 48, of 123 N. Mulberry Street,
died at 1:30 a. m. Thursday at
Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkman were ob
serving their 29th wedding anni
versary at their summer cottage
on Lake James when he suffered
a heart attack.
He was taken to Grace Hospital
at Morganton and later transfer- ?
red to the Winston-Salem hospital.
Mr. Kirkman was born at Mt. 1
Airy, Dev. 11, 1910, son of Joe and 1
Lucy Saunders Kirkman. 1
He graduated from the Gupton :
Jones School of Mortuary Science 1
and did post graduate work at the 1
Cincinnati School of Embalming.
Mr. Kirkman was connected
with the Yow Funeral Home at
High Point for a few years, later
going to Hickory where he and his
father organized the Hickory Fun
eral Home.
He came to Statesville in 1928
and became an executive with
Johnson Funeral Home and John
son Greenhouses.
Mr. Kirkman was a member of
Broad Street Methodist Church,
the Statesville Elks Lodge and
several professional organizations.
He married Miss Mary V. Da
vis in 1933. She survives.
Other survivors are a son, Karl
G. Kirkman Jr. of Statesville; a
daughter, Miss Ann Kirkman of
Statesville; and four slaters. Miss
Eva Kirkman of Thomasvilla,
Mrs. Len Hagaman of Boone. Mn.
Herbert Morrison Jr. of Charlotte
and Mrs. Ruby Cook of Statesville.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at S p. m. Friday at Johnson
Funeral Home by the Rev. Julian
Lindsay. Burial was in the Oak
wood cemetery.
Mra. Jake Caudill left Saturday
for New York City where she is
buying merchandise this week for
CNttl'ilae,
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STRINGING PRIMED TOBACCO.? Experiment! have ihown that Burley growers get from $23.00 to $290.00
more per acre for tobacco that is primed once or more before cutting. This utilizes the lower leaves
that are usually lost when the tobacco is cut. The practice>has not been used consistently in the county,
but those that have done so report satisfacory results. J
/
Bright Christmas Displays
Featuring Shopping Center
City Sewer Charges
To Change January 1
m a icvcuv mcciiiig ui u>c wwii
council it was decided that begin
ning January 1, the uwer charge
would be 20% of the amount of
the water used, with the present
minimum still applying, and wat
er charges remaining the same.
In the discussion of the change
It was agreed that the imposition
of the flat sewer charge, for all
consumers, regardless of the
imount of water used, is not a
[air charge.
Some cities, Mayor Winkler, ex
plained, charge a flat sewer fee,
Dthers charge according to the
number of outlets used. Still oth
ers charge on the water percent
age basis. This latter method was
considered to be the most deslr
ible by the council.
The council asks for the co
operation of all citizens when the
new sewer rate goes into effect
the first of the year.
ARGENTINA GETS CARRIER
Portsmouth, England ? Earlier 1
this month Argentina formally '
took possession of her first air- '
craft carrier, bought from the
British. The Argentine Ambassa
dor pledged It* use for defense of '
the South Atlantic.
L. D. Ward
Dies Monday
Lorenzo Dawl Ward, 93, retired
Farmer of Sugar Grove, died
Monday afternoon. He had been
in poor health for fix months.
Surviving are four lona, Ed and
Claude Ward of Sugar Grove,
Raleigh Ward of Johnson City,
renn., and Willard Ward of Gat
inburg, Tenn.; and six daughters,
Mrs. Boulah Vines and Mrs. Het
tie Love of Sugar Grove, Mrs.
Delia Ward of Butler, Tenn., Mrs.
fennie Tester of Johnson City,
renn., Mrs. Lula Higgens of Burns
trille and Mrs. Dot Gryder of Rock
ngham.
There are 40 grandchildren and
18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
sd Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the
?ome by Rev. Carl Wilson. Burial
?ras in the Ward family cemetery.
Jimmy Riggins of Morganton
visited over the week end with
Jimmy Goodnight.
Boone store* are officially
launching the 1998 Christmas
?hopping season this week by of
fering one of the most varied and
1 comprehensive collection of gift
items ever assembled here.
This issue of the Democrat pre
sents a preview of what is in store
for gift shoppers so that they may
get a head start on the pleasant
task ahead. Merchants say there
are many more gift items in ad
dition to those listed for the
discriminating Christmas shopper
to inspect in all of the stores.
With Christmas little more
than a month away, the Merchants
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, has planned to launch
the Yule shopping season to coin
cide with the opening of the Boone
burley tobacco market.
This year's theme is "shop early
and shop at home." Business and
civic leaders have built a shopping
district in Boone that is superior
to those found in towns of com
parable size, and they urge Wata
uga County residents to "trade in
your home stores, with people you
know and who know you, thereby
simplifying many adjustment, er
change, and credit problems."
Jo Anne Hardin
Gets College Honor
Jo Anne Hardin of Boone, stu
dent at the University of North
Carolina has been Initiated into
the Lambda Chapter of the Kappa
Epsilon, a national honorary phar
maceutical society.
BURLEY IN THE FIELD.? Thi* wa* a far-cry from the cured weed
Mountain Burley Warehouse In Boone. The tobacco looked good in
Mountain Burley Co., said last week that it ii "fin* looking tobacco."
tobacco baa already been placed on the warehOMge flows to await
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