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issuMD tVfcaV tmuwday ?y xivkrs phinMKg Company Pi 'bEa. usrvii/sr 1 " T Ml Kitabl liked fe UC Published for 48 jwn hjr the lata Robert C. Elrara, Ir. jM jfflj gH | rommiwriow rates M County: One^jtsarVlOO; ?ix"'mooth?! $1.78; four month*. tl.3l?P ' 3 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBfcta-t* rtqaestl* tblnge of addn* It I* Important to mhtM tlx OLD. aa well M the NSW ><UrM| H Cnter*d at the poatotfic* at laan, K. C* ?a aaw?4 flaw mail nutter, under the act ef Congraaa ?r March 8. U?T The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the vary first objective should be to keep that right. and were It left to me to decide whether we sboutd luva a government with out hMrspapers. ar ?e wipe peri without government. I should not hesitate a merramt to rhuoae the latter. But Ishould mean that every m*k should receive thete putters and be capable of raailln a A ? ?? ft tn. , . ? ?,?#., , - iciuiuf mom. ?? i iioi i lU jmtwhoh. I BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER #, 1960 ?4 ' Free X-Hays Watauga county people will have an opportunity to secure free chert X-rays under the program which gets under way hero this week and which will con tinue in various areas until October 22nd Mobile units will be on the itreet of Boone, it is reported, October 6th through the 22nd. For the further convenience of the public the units will be stationed in different parts of the county and will visit certain industrial plants by special pro-arrangement, to make it possible for all employees to take advantage of the service, says Mrs. Ruth T. Draughon, ex ecutive secretary of the Tuberculosis Association. Since the tubercular germ is no re specter of age, it is vitally Important that all adults, as well as young people, plan for their x-rays while the mobile unit) are here. It is especially important that all young people, 15 and up, visit one of the unit*. Used to be that tuberculosis was con sidered, like death and taxes, to be the sort of thing about which nothing could be done, and that it would continue to be a top killer. Actually it still is a major menace to public health, but it has been found that when its presence Is detected early enough, tuberculosis can be checked. The mobile x-ray unit is one of the ?fcrvicei of the State Board of Health and the Tuberculosis Association and should be welcome by the general pub lic who stand to benefit immeasurably during its time here. The New Models Most of the automobile dealers are to have their new models on display shortly, and the Democrat this week provides a good directory of the motor car outlets here, which no doubt will be read with interest. The ads also carry a heap of good news about the marvels of moderi transportation which are being unwrap ped for public approval. Automobiles are Mid to be, in this latest version, better looking, more com fortable, more economical, and the best buy in the history of the fabutomty big industry. Used to be that when the new models were coming out, there was consider able uncertainty about aU the splutter ing machines. When one was Operated for a period of a good many weeks with out going to the shop fairly consistently, its owner made whoopee all over th? place about what a value he had received. Of l?te years, however, automobiles, by and large, are marvels of mechanical perfection. Tires, likewise, have ceased to be a cause of delay on the open high way. One may travel for thousands of miles without seeing a motorist in trou ble from a flat tire, or from a balky engine. However, the new models will be the beat motor' cars yet. They will have improved styling, more eye appeal, and will offer the most luxurious travel ever. We felicitate our dealers on the fine new machines they have secured for their initial showings. Any color, or model can be secured, to meet any mot oring need, and we join with this im portant business segment of the com munity in asking that eVeryohe lake time out to see the new automobiles. They are beyond compare. Won't Plow Us Under Hi i Russians won! "plow the United Slates under" for a long time, thanks to the American farmers, says E. R. Tootell, Governor of the Farm Credit Administration. Vc otell points out that the underlying strength of this country is the efficiency of farmers. "It takes less than 10 per cent of our working force to produce abundant food and fiber fer us, plus considerable for other countries. In Russia it takes 48 per cent," he explains. "In this country more than 90 pet cent of our people are available to pro duce the things that make up our high standard of living and the equipment needed for a strong defense. An hour of industrial labor buys more and better food here than in any other country of the world. "Farmers have rapidly increased their efficiency by substituting large amounts of capital for labor. Capital invested per farm worker has increased about five times since 1940. The additional capital has gone into enlarging and improving farms, modern farm machinery, and the adoption of the most advanced techno logy "While farmers have financed much of these changes from their own savings, they have been blessed with an ample supply of the right kihd of credit. The cooperative Farm Credit System hns been the pace setter in adopting credit terms to fanners' needs and keeping the cost at reasonable levels. "This system now supplies it per cent of the credit used by farmers and their marketing and purchasing cooper atives. Farmers and co-op* borrowed $4 billion from the system last year." Case For Fat Women (AArrill* CM??) We wilt now take up the r**e for plump W0ID6H. In hand I* ? report on ? New York marriage counieltor'* atudy of *uece**ful and unancc*** ['; M marriage*. The overwhelm!!* eoncluiion la Wat fat women make the beat wive*, mo ther* a Ml driven. (They alao make the beat cakes, chocolate Dr. Bernardetta M??ste? rtmty of th% weighty problem* of married life M her t? conclude that the happiest wive* and mothere fell moat often Into ttw "flMHnkly plump" ar "?ty1l*h rtout" cateforia* provided they were of ?f? falhity Mjoy* p*e?.) m According to the doctor, plump weireti are aatdom involved in crime, *u?omoWe acci dewu, Hwa thafr job* ar IMM 4t amid*. Thi* even work* on down a* ? aort of juvenile delinquency preventive? children of happy plump mother* naturally gravitate toward the home 'i (Who wants to lock bumpers with a heavy act woman driver? What l?H>ound male want! to try to fit* a ISO-pound secretary and what wife would let him? And the reason most old maids aren't plump la becauae they havcnl liven up trying, for who would marry a maid that's old and plump, too? AM the reaaon children gravitate around plump mamas In volve* a scientific principle which dicta to* that any \**mt body Mil succumb to a greater raaaa.) Or. Itasate continue*: -rat women love to laugh, even WhM tbc joke I* on themselves They an seldom opinionated or argumenta tive rtltf rn ttfttr lb every aehse o! Ute word." x x x x Well, Dr. Masai* concludes, "If* bettor to be a pimp aatiafied wife Una a Mender, dta *atl*fied divorcee." m mm ' >A ' ' * 1 : ? TrylngjTo Hold The Lid Dow? ' ;ir P 'n ?tfti ? L |U#MDnu? ~ nr-W3 SOME LOCAL HISTORICAL SKETCHES From Early Democrat Files Sixty Years Ago October 4, 1*00. The cabbage crop in the county, ?mall at it is, is rapidly damaging in the field from rot and bunt, and much of what if left it being made into kraut. Hn. Capt. Coffey, who hai been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Rambo. in Mbuntain City, Tenn., for the past two weeks, returned Monday. A petition was presented to the Board of Commissioners last Mon day, asking 'for a stock law election for Boone township, but as there were not enough names on said petition the election was not or dered. Mr. Sam J. Brawley. of Moores ville, who has been spending sev eral weeks here with his father in-law, Capt. LoviU, left for his home Monday. He returns much improved in health by his stay in the Mountains. Register of Deeds May was mar ried is we predicted, on the 11th Inst, and returned to Boone last Saturday, rented rooms in the Bryan Hotel building, and will live here during his present term of office. The State's appropriation for school purposes this year is IS cent* per scholar, which will give the same appropriation as we had last year. The grape crop in Watauga coun ty this year has been immense. On Tuesday morning. Mr. J. C. McGhee of Sands, received word from Grand Junction, Colorado, bearing the sad intelligence that hia son Mr. R. L. McGhee had been found dead at that place on Friday the 29th, but of course, no particulars came concerning his death. AttorMy Fletcher Is preparing to have work done on the Bryan Hotel property. Thirty-Nine Years Ago October 6, 1921. We are informed that a large delegation from Hickory and oth er towns will come to Boone Thurs day October 13 and have a picnic. All Watauga people are invited to be present. Everybody will pro vide their own dinner. We are glad to welcome our friends be yond the mountains. The building of good roads will make us neigh bors. One of the latest addition! to Boone is a planing mill, black smith shop and machine shop, combined, which is being con structed just beyond the Black burn store, our townsman, Mr. Kel ley Osborne, a% we understand it, being at the head of the program. A part of the machinery has al ready been delivered, and the plant will probably be ready for work before long. Mr. James Mast of Mast, and Mr. James Councill of Boone, left Monday for Chapel Hill, where they will re-enter the University of North Carolina for the ensuing term. ? Mr. Fred Winkler had the mis fortune of getting his left arm broken just above the wrist last Saturday when a track under which he was working, slipped from a jack and fell upon him. The contract for the water works for the school has been let to Charlotte contractors. The water to to be secured from springs on the side of Rich Mountain and the reservoir to be erected on the hill back of the Dougherty resi dence will have a capacity of 290, 000 gallons The Asheville Merchants As sociation formulated plans for pro moting a new hotel for the city. Resolutions embodying the action to be taken by a special commutes ? were adopted. Just One TTiing AFTER ANOTHER Last Wednesday, at the Sphinx Club in Rateigh, several gentle men were playing cards. We were well aware of the fact that they hated to be disturbed, but, just the same, we had Just learned somethlnt and were anxious to Impart the information to them. "Look at this envelope." we toM tliemt "and see if you can tell to what state la la supposed to ??" Hie envelope was addreaaed like ttlla: JOHN BROWN 8MITHVILLE 10 8 C And do you know, not a single one In the crowd could figure it out. Re mutt Have been Imbibing something stronger than orange ade; at any rate when I noticed him walking in front of the In surance Building In Raleigh, he wan weaving Just a little bit. Re healtated In front of the building; then started t ? go through the revolving doors. Re lm ?!. , .1 Lnl )|fn L ? ? l|AAJ puiocQt noiuin^ ms nron nown Re went all the way around and came out on the sidewalk again. IV Wtpreaalon Mi his face, as he atood there for a moment, was tnftrvrioba. Then, mumbling nortie thing to hftnself, he tried f? again, and tMa ttnta diaappeared inatde the building. We've be*n having quite an argument about thia lately: Suppose you and % friend are engaged in matching coim. Vou agree to match him, and you do ao. The second time you do the same thing again. Also the third, fourth, and fifth time, Which ia rather unusual ? that many in a row. Now then, after having matched him five times, are the odda against your doing it amin changed or are they still fifty fifty? Our contention is that even If you succeeded in matching a per son fifty times in a row, the odds would still be fifty-fifty that you did it the fiftyfirat time. But some of our frienda don't agree. According to John Bragaw of Washington. N. C, the Presbyter i?n Church In that city was or ganized in 1823. There were six ?Men ? Abner Burba nk, William R. Swift, Seth Thayer, Joseph Ptttti. S. R. Fowle, and Richard H. Hasten. Not too long ago the graatgrand son of S. R. Fowle preached in the church, the rreat-grandsor of Joseph Potts played the organ, Mt*. J. T. Sugg and Mrs William kumley, great-granddaughters of Abner Burbank were in the con gregation. and Mary Payne, grand daughter of one of Um fanner pas tors, sang in the choir. Fifteen Years Ago October 4, 1945. Granville Norria, age 85 years, prominent resident of Boone Rt. 1, died at the home September 28 and the remains were interred September 30 at Laurel Springs cemetery. Rev. R. C. Eggers and Rev. Arlie Moretz were In charge of the rites. Secretary of Agriculture Ander son disclosed tonight that 1,600, 000 tons of sugar have been dis covered in the ports of Java since the Japs surrendered. Anderson told newsmen this sugar should very greatly shorten the period of rationing in this country. Larna L. Bingham, SI years old, popular Boone citizen and a mem ber of one of the county's pioneer families, died Tuesday morning. He had been ill for more than five years. Funeral services will M Conducted from the Methodist Church at 2 c "clock Thursday Dr. E. K. McLarty will be in charge of the rites arid burial will be lh the community cemetery. Hunt's Department Store was entered Sunday night, the office safe blown with explosive, an un disclosed amount of money taken, and the robbers made their get away without detection. It Seems To Me By RACHEL RIVERS One time ! wrote an article about snakes. I believe that It the time I was bemoaning the fact that I could not find one snake around my home in Boone or at least they didn't come out when I was around. However, I was content to think there would be an abundance of snakes here in Missouri and that when I arrived I would be able to sit on ? stonfe couch behind the dormitory and admire the interesting reptiles. The day after said arrival, t be gan to look. I saw the slightly rolling landscape and I saw the grey, seldom grassy, earth. Amongst the shady trees, I looked ? and around rocky areas. Where were the snakes, I wondered? I was disappointed. The following Saturdav. ? crowd of us students attended the after noon baltgame. "Popcorn, peanuts ? peanuts, poocorn," a youth was constantly bellowing to the specta tors around him. "I would like a box of corn," I said as he passed. "Buttered or plain?" said he as he stopped. "Buttered, please ? and do yoo have any snakes here?" He shoved the container into my hand, made change as ouicklv as possible, and backed, wide-eyed, down the aisle ns If I were quite insane And what was he supposed to think? t should have said, "Tell me. are there many snakes in this are*?" Of coarse there mav be those who wonder what pleasure it would be to me to see a snake or two. ' My parents have often told me of the days when main streets were mud. All the stories of the "old" days fascinate me and make %te rather sad . . . There's always been a melancholy sadness about a m> untain man? I wonder if he's sad because of the beauty of land he Uvea on. And so I know how the week j-lmjim. | ?- J 1 1 i|.A | a. rrnnKS uHCr IWIIIPU Willi ure BllUr ering creatures. And ao I know there is a yearning for the AM days. Maybe that's ft. Perhaps the boy with the "earn" Will nev*r know ... i KING STREET By ROR RIVERS | Campaigns . . Some Of The Sayings As the campaigns warm some of the sayings used in the news reports are questioned. ... A reader asks how come a man is said to hare "stumped" a State, when he made a series of campaign speeches there. We dolrt rightly know, but it seems reasonable to as* sume that in the early days of the country when a candidate got the folks of n neighborhood together in a clearing to talk of the issues of the day, he might have mounted a con venient tree stump, the better to see and to be seen during the course of his oratory. Hetice, modern campaigners are said to be "stumping," in an age far removed from the rough clearings of another day, even while standing on an airport ramp, while the Jets wait to whisk them to other places and other crowds. President Truman, we believe, made use of the term, "drawing a red herring across the trail." . . . This means to divert one's attention from the real question by raising a side issue. ... In England huntsmen sometimes used a herring, cured bv tb^ English process to a rich red, to draq three or four mile/ along with a dead fox, and then laying the dogs on the trail. Dogs have a keen scent for a red herring and if one is drawn across the trail of a fox it will mislead the hounds. . . . However, as used in this country it is an Americanism and dates back only to the nineteenth century. ? * ? * Indian Corn . . And Poppin' Ears, Too Clyde R. Greene brings us some Indian corn which he prows on his farm near Boone. ... He got the seed from the Indians in the Cherokee reservation some years ago and finds that the corn thrives here, and produces equally as good a yield as the common varieties we grow. . . . The grains are of varying shades of red and yellow and purplish tints, and the ears are greatly prized as decorations. . . . Mr. Greene says tourists readily gather up the ears at twenty-five cents apiece. Mr. Greene also brings us from Ohio some ears of straw berry popcorn, with which we weren't familiar. . -. . The ears are of the same shape as huge strawberries, are a deep red, and a bunch of them at a short distance looks for all the world like a cluster of mammoth over-ripe strawberries. . . We appreciate these mementos of the harvest, which will aid in the home decorations later on. www* Praying Mantis . . He Preys On Bugs Ed G. Farthing brings a pair of praying mantis to the Democrat office, grotesque insects with which we have been familiar for only a few years. . . . The big rangy, winged insects hold their strong anterior legs in a manner suggest ing hands folded in prayer. ... In some parts of the South the insect is called rearhorse. Anyway there has been comment on the increased num ber of the big insects which have been seen this summer. Harmless to man, they prey upon other insects, and someone has suggested that perhaps nature is balancing up in allow ing the mantis to thrive while crop-destroying insects are taking the country. . . . We saw a couple of these praying bugs near the Democrat the other day, and got them into safer territory. . .. We hope they multiply and replenish the fields and forests, and that they will take a powerful liking to slugs and Japanese beetles, and munch a few bean bugs Bs they go along. Crowds . . They Produce Big Figures Estimates on crowds attending political gatherings, in outdoor areas, where there's nothing to go by, produce some strange estimates. . . . Police officials ordinarily are asked to size up these big gatherings, rather than political leaders, or othef officials. . . . For instance the other day whep Vice- i President Nixon appeared in South Dakota, a National Gtia.rd official, said the press dispatch, put his crowd at Sioux Falls at 70,000, "though most reporters thought the estimate far too high." . . . The story adds that "some figured it was upwards of IS, 000," which still doesn't give one much to go on. . . . The same sort of situation can exist in any cam paign appearance, but it is heartening to note that both Pres idential candidates, as well as candidates on the State and local level are drawing good crowds. . . . The folks are turning out in targe numbers on every hand, and we like that Such Interest in a campaign speaks well for the future of the system. Uncle Pinkney HIS rATAV ARM'S Mister editor: My old lady borrowed one of thOTI modern. revised editions of the Bible that pome out * cou ple years ago and I been looking It over. ITn mighty surprised to not* ft dont stan with: "In the beginning was Government ben efits." The good Book dont even claim Moses come down off Mt Sinai bringing the tax-and-spend svstem. All of which proves one thing. Mister Bditor. This mod ern translation of th^ Bible !? one of the few profccta In the past 10 years that ain't had no Federal help. If them bureau crats in Washington had voted any funds fer this work, you could be shore they wouM's started It out with ? good word fer the t*r?nd -spend and Ouv ernment benefits system. But things may be fitting a littte better along the Potomac. Senator Williams ?f Deleware has found where the Pentagon bovs has placed a order fer $4. 000 Worth of erasers. The good Senator slowed as ho* ft was the first tUne he has saw ? healthv sign from that direction in ?nit? a sMH. So ftir as I can utoHtct. H's the -first ease on reeord of anvb My in Washington admitting they m*M make a Well, the session at tha coun ^ry (tore Saturday night was took up mostly on the subject of wimmen. All the fellers was talk ing about the new fall fashions they've been reading about and seeing in the ads. Ed Doolittle said he heard that dresses was longer this season but he didnt know on which end. According to Ed, both end could stand a little. One year skirts Kit longer, the next year thev git shorter, and that's about all I see to it. I wonder what wimmen would think if men raised the cuff on their pants two inches one year, lowered it two inches the next, and kent this un fer a genera tion. They'd think we was cranr and I ain't saying what I think about wimmen on account of my old lady miifht see this piece. Keke Rrubb come up with a new angle on the subject. Zeke said he didnt know where they got inch stuff but he was read ing a piece by some column writ er saying the percentage of bow legged brides this year was much largfcr thxn usual Zeke figgered it must be because the wimmen of this generation now reaching marriage age learned to walk in automobile trailers. All of the feller* agreed they alnt been be Wed down with wort. Yaws trnly. Uncle Pink
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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