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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the columns of the Democrat. With it* full paid circulation. Intensely covering the local shopping area, it is the best advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXIII? NO. 20 WATAU An Independent Weekly Neum paper Seventy-Third Year of PRICE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER M, READY FOR FIRST SALE. ? Joe Coleman, second from left, talks Burley with fanners as the local market readies for the big opening Monday. Although the weather for the past few days has not been good for gradlbg and tying, Mr. Coleman expects about 400,000 pounds to be on the floors of the Mountain Burley Warehouses when the auctioneer starts his chant on opening day. More than a quarter million pounds were on the floors when this picture was taken, according to Mr. Coleman. ? Staff photo. La bor Survey ToBegin Soon Watauga county will have a la bor survey at once, it was an nounced this week. Plans for carrying out Ibe sur vey were presented by Troy L. Perry, manager of the local office of the Employment Security Com mission, North Wilkesboro, during recent meetings of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rural Develop ment Industrial Committee. Repre sentatives of the press, radio, and school groups will assist in the actual siuyey, sponsors stated? The laoor survey is to be car ried out in cooperation with the Bureau of Research <c Statistics, of the Employment Security Com mission of North Carolina. The State organization will condense the findings of the survey into a brochure adequate for presentation to new industrial prospects, to firms planning expansion, and to others in need of this information. Arrangements were made for a copy of the labor survey form to appear n the Watauga Democrat November 30 and December 7. "This contribution by the news paper," John Collins of the Rural Development Industrial committee said, "evidences its support of the industrial development program." Other forms will be distributed through the county schools. Final date for acceptance of filled in forms was set for December 16. "This is one of the very import ant informational brochures that is needed in our industrial de velopment program," Mr. Collins said. "Its success will depend on the response given by the local people." More detailed information on the labor survey, along with the form to be filled out, will appear in I. E.Townsend Funeral Held Isaacs Emer Town send 74, for mer resident and farmer of Wa tauga county, died Saturday at Blowing Rock Hospital, after a long illness. Funeral services were held Now ember 21 at 2 p. m. at the Clark's Creek Baptist Church by Rev. Glenn South and Rev. Raymond Hendrix. Burial was In the church cemctery. Surviving are the widow and twelve sons and daughters: Mclvin Townsend, Farm villa, Va.; Fred, Floyd and Bill Townsend, of Valle Cruets; Vance Townsend, Moun tain City, Tenn.; Robert, Ray Townsend, Vilas; Mack Townsend, Banner Elk; Glenn Townsend, Marina, Calif.; John Townsend, Army; Mrs. Beulah Gregory, An gler. N. C.; Mrs. Ada Schrcfflcr, Galthenburg. Md. There are three sisters and two broth en: Mrs. Sally Andrews, Mrs. Ithoda Byrd, Mrs. Zettle Clark, Roby Townsend and Emory Town send. Twenty-six grandchildren al so surviv*. Wfl?' ': next week's Watauga Democrat. Also, Mr. Collins said, there -will be full explanations over Radio station WATA. The survey will concern every available person in the county 17 years of age and up who Is Inter ested in employment. The. .survey it broken down into five age groups to clarify the labor situ ation for employers who migh&be interested in a particular age group or type of worker. In addition to carrying the sur vey forms in the newspaper, they will be distributed through the schools of the county and through the Chamber of Commerce. The survey forms will contain space for name and address, section of county, schooling, age in gen eral, marital status, sex, color, work status, family responsibilities, and work experience. Burley Cards Being Issued Burley marketing cards are now being issued to the operators of burley tobacco farms in Watauga county. These cards are used to identify (he tobacco that is sold from the farm on which it is grown, and, of course, whether or not the seller is eligible for price support. Also, sales tickets taken from the marketing cards are tabulated at the end of the year to give a record of the production from the farm. It is important that these cards not be left in the possession of anyone othei^than the farm opera tor, since He is responsible for the disposition of all tobacco produc ed on his farm. The use of the marketing card provides for fair treatment to all farmers in the marketing of their tobacco under the acreage allotment program. Finally, it ia aa fully important that operators return their cards to the county ASC office as soon as possible after the last sale is made. If all memorandums are used before all tobacco ia sold from the fanrf the used card should be returned to the county office where an additional card will be issued to complete the sale of all tobacco produced oa the farm. It is required that all cards be re turned to the county office within thirty days after the local market closes. Failure to do so may result in the next allotment established for the farm being reduced. Generally, the number of farm ers who do not comply with all pro vision* of the marketing quota program Is less than one percent. However the figure in Watauga county is less than one-fifth of one percent. This speaks highly fav orable for our local growers who cooperate wholeheartedly in their efforts toward keeping jupply in line with demand. ANDY STALLINGS MARCUS COOK Two Scouts To Get Eagle Awards At Annual Supper Plans were completed this week for the annual Scout supper, and B. W. Stallings, Watauga district chairman, urged that all persons in contact with Boy Scouting in any way attend the covered dish Annual Tobacco Show, Sale Set For December 7 The annual Tobacco Show and Sale will be held in Boone Wednes day, December 7, it was announced by W. C. Richardson, assistant county agricultural agent Rules call for the tobacco to be on the warehouse floor by 4:00 p. m., Tuesday, December 6. The tobacco entered in the Junior show and sale must belong to the per son entering it. The event is open to 4-H and FFA members in Watauga and sur rounding North Carolina counties. \ Prizes are donated by the Wa tauga United Fund and Joe Cole man and associates of the Moun tain Burley Warehouse Co. Youth interested in entering the show and sale should contact Mr. Richardson, or R. G. Shipley, vo ag teacher at Cove Creek, or R. L. Tait, vo-ag. teacher at Appalachian High school. Bank Host To Business Men Officers of the Northwestern Bank entertained a number of the business and professional men of the Boone-Watauga area at supper Monday evening at the Appalach ian Elementary School cafeteria. Besides fellowship, the gather ing was called for the purpose of discussing, In a general way. more complete cooperation between the city and the college, to the end that both may be developed to their fullest potential. Rev. J. Boycc Brooks, Paster of the Boone Baptist Church, spoke of the community and the college. Dr. W. H. 1'lemmona, President of Appalachian State Teachers College, told of plana for the ex pansion of the college facilities, and of the possibilities for the ac celerated growth of the institu tion. v., :'tj, -t;;. 1 affair in the Methodist Church Fel lowship Hall Tuesday night (Nov. 29), at 6:30 o'clock. Those invited include the Scouts themselves, their parents and friends, and all adult Scouters. Two boys will receive their Eagle Scout awards during the evening. They are Andy Stallings and Mar cus Cook, both of the Baptist Church troop. This is the first time two Scouts have received this high award at the same time, Mr. Stallings said. Andy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stallings, and Marcus the son of Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Cook. Also to be part of the program will be installation of new officers of the district. This includes: David Spainhour, district chair man. W. S. (Bill) Bingham, assistant chairman. Gene Arndt, district commission er. Marvin Deal, assistant district commissioner. Troop 109 will have charge of the opening exercises, and troop 131 has charge of the closing. The supper will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Scouting in America. Mother Mrs. Inman Dies Mrs. Dena Bowles, 74, mother of Mrs. Hubert Inman of Boone, died at Watauga Hospital Tuesday at 3 a. m., a few hours after having suffered what was believed to have been a heart attack. Funeral services will be held in Greensboro, probably Wednes day. Tending completion of ar rangements the body will be at Lsrobert-Troxlcr Funeral Home in Greensboro. A native of Albany, Ga? Mrs. Bowles had lived in Greensboro for many years. She had been spending about half her Ume with the Inmana in Boone. Immediate survivors are two daughters: Mrs. Hubert Inman, Boone and Mrs. R. C. Hoover, Greensboro. There are three grand children and one great grand child. WEED QUALITY IS BETTER Bur ley Tobacco Sales To i . Open Here Next Monday Blue Devils Meet HanesTonight ForWestern 2- A Football Title The Blue Devils of Appaplachian High School travel to Winston Salem on Thanksgiving Day to play Hanes High School (or the Western 2-A football title. The game will be played in Bowman Gray Me morial Stadium at 8:00 p. m. This is the second straight year the two teams have met for the same title. Last year, Boone edged the strong team of Coach Wilson Alexander's by a score of 7-8, when the plnyers met on College Field in Boone. The game location last year was decided by a Coin-flip, with Coach Jack Grace's squad getting the opportunity of naming the site. This year, Superintendent of City Schools in Winston-Salem, Dr. Craig Phillips, tossed the coin, and Hanes named the playing field. Winner of this game will go to the State finals, likely to^be played with Edenton at Edenton. That team has only to play Wallace Rose Hill, and indications are that, barring an upset, Edenton should win. Last year, following the de feat of Hanes, Boone went into the State finals with Smlthfield, with the eastern team winning the State crown. Boone goes into the semi-finals with a 10-0-0 record. Last week, in what might appear a "return engagement," Boone gained a 13-7 victory over the boys from Mur phy. Last year the two teams played a close game, 7-8, with Boone getting the edge. Last Fri day night at cShton, Boone came from behind a 7-0 score at the mid point of the fourth quarter and scored two touchdowns and an ex tra point to keep them in the play offs. Hanes boasts a strong team again this year, with a record of 10-1-0. Their lone loss wasQo Gray High, a 3-A team, in the early days of the season. Admissioh at the gate will be $1.00 for all spectators. Advance sale to students is 90 cents. The -play-off games have been well attended, and Dr. Roy R. Blanton, principal of Appalachian, expects the school to be largely represent ed in Winston-Salem by both stu dents and Blue Devil Fans. Recommends County Officials The Democratic Executive Com mittee of Watauga County met at the courthouse Tuesday evening and recommended the appoint ment of Tom Lawrence of Cove Creek township for Tax Collector, when the new Board of Commis sioners takes office next month. Mr. J. D. Winetoarger was re commended by the Committee for Tax Supervisor. MRS. DIXIE MYERS BROOME Blowing Rock Woman, 100, Dies On Tuesday Mrs. Dixie Myers Broome, who celebrated her one hundredth birthday October 2, died Tuesday at 2 o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Thomas L. Clear of Blowing Rock. A private Roman Catholic mass was said at the Clear home Wed nesday morning, and the body was taken to Vicksburg, Miss, for bur ial. Mrs. Broome was what might be termed a war baby. She was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on Octo ber 2, 1860, where she lived most of her life, until at the age of 93, she moved to Blowing Rock. Mrs. Broome was married twice. Her first husband, Sam Moore of Vicksburg, died. She later married William V. Broome of Charleston, Mississippi. As a young girl before her mar riage, Mrs. Broome taught in the Vicksburg Public Schools for a number of years. Her family was identified with the past history of Vicksburg. Her father, Henry "Hank" Myers organized and waa captain of the Vicksburg Sharp shooters, with whom he fought four years in Virginia in the War between the States. Her mother, Catherine Voinkle Myers was ac tive during this time in running through the blockades of the seige of Vicksburg to carry medicine in to the stricken city. Mrs. Broome had three sons, Henry S. Moore of Clarksdale, Mis sissippi; William G. Moore who lives in Baltimore, Maryland; Al fred J. Moore of Blowing Rock, and une daughter, Mrs. Thomas L. Clear of Blowing Rock. Mrs. Broome had two foster chil dren, a niece and nephew, whom she raised from Infancy. They are Mrs. Natljan W. McKie, Sr., of New Orleans, Louisiana and Mr. Harry F. Pierce, Sr., of Vicksburg. There are two great grandchil dren and two great-great grandchil dren, and one sister, Mrs. Charles O. Shepherd of Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Plemmons Presides As Chairman ii : !? ? ? Of State Teacher Education Meeting Raleigh. ? More emphasis on lib eral education emerged as a major point last week in rccommcnda lions from the second annual state wide conference on tcacber edu cation. More than 280 delegates to the two-day meeting shaped ? stream of recommendations for improv ing teacher training programs in North Carolina colleges. Dr. William B. Plemmons, president Appalachian Mate Teachers College, waa chairman of the coafereaee. He and eight faculty members of Appalachian took active part la dlsanatoaa daring the awetlag. Mrs. Grace Caaarill was la the groap that dlacaaeed pro fesaioaal education far Ike ds ?eatary teachers. Or. Ma U. Bardea was ? member of the committee dta cuaaing profeuioul education ofr aecondary teeahers. Dr. Lee Reynold* wai chair man of the atody greoup con ?idrrlni academic specialization of the elementary teacher*. Herman Eggera wm a member of the committee loohlag at re cruiting and (election of teacher I)r. Juki 8 tone waa a mem ber of the atudy group Involved la a dlacnaaton of in-aervlce edu cation of teachers. I Orua Sutton waa ? member of the comnfttee ditcuaaing what woaid conatttnte ? doalrahle pro gram for the prepnrntioa of teacher* hi batinria education, i Dr. William G. bpenccr waa ? member of the committee dlo able program for preparation of teachers la the program of wuk education. Dr. Its It. Horton was with a group discaaaiag what would be a desirable program far stu dent teaching. Dean Robert L. Holt of East Carolina College, spokesman for a study (roup on general educa tion, called for "as liberal an edu cation as possible in four year* of rollege." His study committee suggested that general education require ments for prospective teachers In clude a minimum of SO semester hours in humanities, 14 hours in social sciences, and strait empha ?ia on language, science and math. Instruction in physical hygeine should also be Included, ha said. (Continued on page two) Auctioneer's Chant Is Being Awaited In City Outlook for Boone's Burley mar ket is bright tail year, according to Joe Coleman, warehouseman of the Mountain Burley Warehouse company. "Quality of leaf is bet ter than last year's crop," he said. "However, most crops will run a little lighter in weight this year, due mostly to late spring plant ing," Mr. Coleman said. All indi cations point to a price level equal to last year, bo said, but he warns that early selling is likely to be the best market. Greater emphasis than ever should be placed on good grading and in good appearance, the ware liousman evphasized. "Appearance sells," he said, "whether it be Burley leaves, ladies' clothes or automobiles." Mr. Coleman said his firm ex pects to have a well-filled floor for the opening sale Monday. "There is already more than a quarter mil lion pounds on the floor," he re ported, "and although grading is halted due to weather, we will still continue to receive loads that have already been graded and made Into baskets." .The Boone market will conduct sales daily Monday through Fri day, from opening day until De cember 21, and will sell on the schedule previously established for the market, 302,000 pounds per day. Mr. Coleman said his firm led all North Carolina Burley markets in average price last season, and he anticipates an equally sucessful season again this year. Tobacco Brings Million Dollars To Watauga Co. From zero to approximately a million dollar! income per year In the significant story of the in crease In production and sale of Burley tobacco in Watauga county since 1028. According to reports from the county agricultural agents' off Ice, prospects are good for the 19M Burley crop to sell for a million dollars. Most of the WJ acres produced this year grew off well la the field and went Into the haras In good con dition. It la expected to yield approximately 1.65MM pounds, and sell for aa average of better than M cents per pound. A tobacco report published by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture this year, shows that Burley tobacco was first produced aa a market crop in Watauga in 1829, when five acres produced 4,000 pounds that sold at 21 1 cents, bringing *890.00. By 1B38, this crop bad increased to 400 acres. The yield per acre was 1,208 pounds, giving a total of 483,000 pounda that sold for 18.8 cents to bring *80,000.00. The war brought a tremendous increase in demand for tobacco and by 1M4, acres went to 890 and the yield Jumped to 1,372 pounds per acre. The 1,300,000 pounds produced that year sold for 47.1 cents to return *814410.00. In 1949 farmers set 1,190 acres (the most ever act in any one year) add reaped a harvest of 1,'794.300( pounds The prica drop ped to 1 38.9 cunts so the crop brought only *843,900.00. A severe cut in allotments re duced the acreage in IMS to 890, but by 1964 this had climbed back to 1,000, and the yield per acre mac from 1.M0 pounds in 1948 to 1,894 pounds la 1984. This crop of 1,894.000 "pounda still stands aa the most pounds market ed in one year, and at 48.8 cents ' the crop brought *968,100. to fall below the total sales In 1*63, 1987, 1968, and I960. A cut in allotments in 1999 drop ped acres at tobacco under *00 iCaaUawd oo paga two)
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