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VOLUME LXXII. ? NO. 23
An Independent Weekly New* paper . , . .Seventy-Second Year of Continuous Publication
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1?5?
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EIGHTEEN PAG!
I SANTA CLAUS CAME TO BOONE Saturday afternoon and was
'greeted by the crowd of eager children and grownups. He came in
I by fire truck, and left soon after distributing candy to the the young
ones. His visit officially opened the Christmas shopping season in
Boone.
PROGRESS REPORT GIVEN
ASC Spends 3 Million In Watauga
More than three million dollars
has been spent on the farms of
Watauga County in carrying out
practiccs under the Agricultural
Conservation Program since its in
ception in 1936.
At that time the Congress auth
orized the program of soil-building
I practices and soil and water con
serving practices to carry into ef
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feet the preservation and improve
ment of soil fertility; the promo
tion of the economic use and con
servation of land; the diminution
of exploitation and wasteful and
unscientific use of national re
sources; and the protection ol riv
ers and harbors against the results
of soil erosion in aid of maintain
ing the navigability of waters and
Dr. Horton Delivers Address
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At Meeting W.Va. Educators
Dr. Ben H. Horton, Jr., head of
the education department at Ap
palachian State Teacheri College,
delivered the keynote address at
the annual banquet of the West
Virginia Association For Student
DR. BEN H. HORTON, JR.
Teaching in Morgantown, W. Va.
Dr. Horton ii currently serving
as President of the Southwestern
Regional Association for Student
Teaching.
Dr. Horton centered his talk
around "Quality Experience in
Student Teaching." To achieve this
quality, the education professor
nailed home these necessary re
quirements:
Select and guide students.
Encourage high type supervi
?Ion.
Seek total ehvolvement of facul
ties.
Communicate intelligently.
Plan long-range programs.
At <he West Virginia conven
tion, Dr. Horton also served as
chairman of a seminar, hearing re-,
ports of various group studies
made at meetings.
The Southeastern Regional As
sociation for Student Teaching is
composed of colleges, universities,
superintendents, principals and
teachers of a 10-state area who are
engaged or interested in teacher
training. /
| Dr. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. H. Horton of Route 1, Grover,
is a graduate of Shelby High
i School, holds the B. S. and M. A.
degrees from Appalachian and the
Ed. D. from Florida State Univer
sity.
| - The N6rth Carolina educator
was a teacher for three years and
a principal for five years in Meck
lenburg county. He has been a
member of the Appalachian facul
ty since 1948.
He directs the student teaching
program conducted by Appalach
ian State Teachers College. Ap
proximately 900 will do their stu
dent teaching this school year un
der the program.
In addition to the Association
for Student Teaching, Dr. Horton
is a member of the N. C. Educa
tion Association and Phi Delta
! Kappa (education fraternity.)
Stark proposes Federal aid to
migrants.
water covers and in aid of flood
control.
The administration of this pro
gram has been in the hands of
what is now known as ASC county
and community committeemen.
The County Committee acts as a
board of directors in setting the
policies of carrying out conserva
tion practices of the program to
attain the purposes of the law
which provides for the program.
These policies and decisions are
carried out in the day-to-day op
erations of the County ASC office
by an office manager and his staff.
Of the amount spent in carrying
out these practices the Govern
ment has spent approximately two
million dollars in assisting farm
ers in a partnership basis, ap
proximately fifty percent toward
the cost of materials used such as
lime, fertiliser and seed and other
labor cost in connecting with per
forming permanent type practices.
The balance of the cost is borne
by the farmer.
In developing conservation prac
tices to fit local needs the County
Committee completes the neces
sary plans with the assistance of
community, committeemen, the
county agent, the FHA supervisor,
the SCS Governing Body and tech
nician, Vocational Agricultural
teachers .and other interested in
Agriculture. The list of practices
is then announced and a copy
furnished the farmer. Early in
January each year a signup period
is held at which every farmer in
the couhty has the opportunity to
request the practices most needed
on his farm. Following the signup
period the County Committee ap
proves the requests giving due
consideration to the needs of the
farm, established rotation praca
tices and approvals to similar
farms.
According to M. L. Shepherd,
County Office Manager a general
idea of how funds have been used
for the past five years 1954
through 1990 is outlined below:
During this period Government
assistance in practice cost-sharing
amounted to $436,823 on 36,293
acres. Of this amount >79,806 was
paid to farmers for limestone and
$213,883 for fertilizer. $70,386 was
paid for establishing 3,077 acres
of permanent vegetative cover;
$75,699 was expended for a vege
tative cover in increased rotation
acreage; $25,698 was spent for
liming 4,418 acres of farmland;
139 acres of trees were planted
with a payment of $1,598; 17,212
acres of permanent pasture or hay
were improved at a cost of $169,
912; 24 acres of timberland were
improved cost-share value at $117;
110 acres of land were drained
with open ditches with a payment
of $1855; tile drainage was carried
out on 450 acres at a cost-share
payment of $6,104; 5.551 acres of
cropland were seeded to a winter
cover crop with assistance amount
ing to $11,301; 23 acres were seed
ed in a year round cover paying
the farmer $90; and 1,385 acres
were restored from drought with
a payment of $13,604.
Complete figures are not yet
available for accomplishments 'for
1999 but a conservative estimate
is that 1200 farms will participate
in the program. On these farms
842 acres ht& been seeded in a
vegetative cover at payment of
$18,440; increased vegetative cov
er in rotation has been seeded on
398 acres with a cost-share pay
ment of $8,676; limestone has
been applied to 689 acres with as
sistance amounting to $4,187; 106
acres has been planted to trees
with a payment of $1,418; 2954
acres of permanent pasture or hay
was improved with cost-share
amounting to $30,770; timber stand
i improvement was carried out on
2 acres with a payment of $16;
1981 cubic yards of open ditch
drainage with assistance amount
ing to $224; 8395 feet of tile drain
age was installed with payments
amounting to $992; and 941 acres
of winter cover crops were seeded
with assistance of $1907.
As has been stated from time to
time, "the primary objective of
this program U the protection of
the public's interested in the na
tion's soil and water resources."
: Gradually but surely this is being
; accomplished in Watauga County
i and the County Committee is look
ing forward to greater partlcipa
i tion in 1960.
Blue, Red Devils To Meet;
Decide State Grid Crown
Sports Classic
College Field
On Saturday
By BILL FARTHING
The Boone Blue Devils and
Smithfield Red Devils tangle with
each other Saturday afternoon at
2:00 o'clock, 6n College Field in
Boone (or the State Double A Foot
ball Championship. Appalachian
High School plays by virtue of
being the Western Division Double
A champions; and Smithfield by
virtue of holding the Eastern Di
vision crown.
The game ia being played un
der the sponsorship of the
North Carolina Athletic Associ
ation, "Hap" Perry, director.
This association has control of
the game, and Is responsible
for setting time of play and
price of tickets.
Dr. Roy R. Blanton, principal
?t Appalachian High School, stated
that effort* were made by he and
Coach Jack Groce to have the game
played on Friday night, as have
all regular season games (except
a postponed one) but that thfir
efforts failed and the teams will
be playing according to association
rules.
The Smithfield team has over
250 miles to travel to get to Boone
for the game, and playing Friday
night would work a tremendous
hardship on them in getting back
home after the game.
The Blue Devils, last Friday,
squeezed by the strong eleven from
Hanes High School in Winston
Salem to win the western district
championship.
The Red Devils squeezed by the
eleven from Wallace-Rose Hill
High (near Wilmington) to win
the eastern district championship.
Scores of both games were 7-6.
Both games were very good foot
ball, played by both teams, with
just the extra point deciding both.
Smithfield goes into the finals
with a 12-0-0 record, all high
scoring games. The school has
the distinction of winning all reg
ular season games for the past
three years.
Here's a run-down of the Smith
field games: With Henderson?
19-0; with Benson ? 40-6; Garner ?
14-0; Apex? 21-6; Millbrook? 27-7;
Wake Forest (high school) ? 14-6;
Fuquay ? 26-12; Selma ? 33-0; Dunn
? 14-7. District 1 and 3 playoff ?
with Edenton? 12-6; Eastern AA
Championship ? Wallace-Rose Hill
?7-6.
Apalachian enters the finals with
? 11-0-1 record. All of the Blue
Devils games have been hard
fought, with maybe the exception
of a couple. The locals played El
kin two times, in a peculiar situ
ation which necessitated the play
off game. In the first tilt with
the Elkin boys, the game ended
in a scoreless tTe. The second game
saw Elkin go down in a 20-12 de
feat.
Here's a run-down of the winning
scores of the Blue Devils for the
sefeson:
With Beaver Creek ? 21-0; Ashe
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To Appear In "Messiah"
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COLLEGE CHOIR
The College Choir, under the di
rection of Mri. Virginia Wary Lin
ney, will preient the Chrtitmai
portion of Handel'f universally
loved "Mesaiah" in the Boone
Baptiat Church on Sunday, Decem
ber 6, at 4:30 p. m.
Thif performance will mark the
Soil Official
To Be Elected
During the week of December 7
12 an election will be held for
Watauga Soil Coniervation Dis
trict Supervisor.
A present Supervisor, Tom R.
Jackson of Route 2, . Boone, has
been nominated for re-election.
For nomination, 29 farmers must
sign a petition to have a person's
name placed on the ballot.
Soil Conservation District Sup
ervisors are elected for a three
year term. The board is composed
of three members with staggered
terms of office to keep two exper
ienced members on the governing
body at all times..
District Supervisors offer a pro
gram of assistance to land owners
to carry on operations upon their
lands for the conservation of soil
resources, and for the prevention
and control of soil erosion.
Present officers are Henry Tay
lor, chairman; Clyde Moretz, vice
chairman; Tom R Jackson, secre
tary.
Ballot boxes will be located in
the following olaces: Deep Gap
Post Office, Roy Jones' Store at
Sands, Howard Hast Store at Valle
Cruris, Cove Creek Store at Sugar
Grove, and Harold Farthings'
Store at Bethel.
Ministers To
Meet Monday
The Watauga County Minister
ial Association will have a dinner
meeting at the Gateway Cafe Mon
day, December 7 at noon.
Dr. Hadley Wilson, president of
Watauga County Medical Associa
tion, will be guest speaker. All
ministers are urged to be present.
eighteenth presentation of the
famed Oratorio by the College
Choir.
The choir will be aaaiated by the
College Symphony Orcheatra un
der the direction of Mr. Brownlee
Waachek.
Mr. Earny Hotard of the College
Music Faculty will preside at the
organ and Mr*. Mary Elizabeth
Daye will accompany at the piano.
Sololata for the occasion will be
Hiss Florence Payne, soprano;
Miss Susie Ford, contralto; Mr.
Samuel Chen, tenor; and Mr.
Riley Matthews, baritone.
Will Sponsor Contest
On Yule Decorations
Plani are being made by the
Boone Junior Woman* Club to
sponsor the annual Christmas
Yule Closing
Time Is Given
The Boone Chamber of Com
merce recommended Tueiday that
atorei and business houses in
Boone close (or the Christmas hol
idays on Friday and Saturday, De
cember 29 and 28, according to
H. W. Wilcox, president.
It was also recommended that
the business places remain open
until 8:00 p. m. Christmas Eve su
that a complete shopping season
could be observed.
22 Arrests
Are Reported
The two patrolmen stationed in
Watauga county made 22 arreats
lait week for traffic violations.
Patrolman W. Dv Teem cited
one driver for following too close
ly; one for passing on a curve; two
for stop sign violations; two for
improper lights; and two for im
proper loading.
Patrolman George E. Baker cited,,
one for following too closely; on*
for failing to see that inteu'' *
move could be made in safety; c.i>.
for improper lights; and eleven
for speeding.
Officials .concerned by trend of
jobless reserve*.
Home Decoration Contest. Other
local club* participating are the
Gardenerettes, the Blur Ridge '
Garaden Club, Appalalhlan Gar- -
den Club, and the Home and Gar
den department of the Worth
while Woman's Club.
The contest committee urges
that everyone start planning their
decorations now before local sup
plies of materials become short or
out of stock.
Decorations in the following
categories will be judged and cash
prixes awarded for the best de
corated door, window, mantle,
outside lawn display other than
doorway, and decoration made by
a child or children.
More details of the contest will
be given in an early issue of the
Watauga Democrat.
James Vannoy
Dies In Mont.
James F. Vannoy, native Wata
ugan, died November 16 at the
home in Columbus, Mont., accord
ing to word reaching relatives
here.
Funeral services were held at
the chapel of the Columbus Fun
eral Home. The Reverend Thomas
Butler, pastor of the Columbus
Congregational Church, officiated
and burial was in the Mountain
View cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Mamie Rogers Vannoy, formerly
of Boone, and one daughter, Wan
da Vannoy, both of Columbus.
Many relatives reside in Watauga
county.
! HOW A WINNING SCORE IS MADE. ? Halfback King Triplett, center
firat picture, break* away from Hanea playeri on hi* 56-yard run touch- 1
i down play aa Hanea player, extreme right, begins to realize what U
i about to happen. In second picture, Triplet! backs the wind M he
turni in from aideline and croaaea over (or the touchdown, and third
picture signal* the touchdown completed. In last picture, referees
signal that Tim Bryant's run for the extra point *V auceeasful. The
one point proved to be the margin for the win for the Blue Devila.
Clock in inMt show* approximate time play *?? made and the acoro
at the time.' Hants came beck in the third quarter to male* a touch
down, but wu unable to make the conversion. ? Photoa by George
Flowera, Flower* Photo Sbop.
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