Original Red Cross Charter In 1917
The original charter of the
Watauga Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Croat was signed on
November 28, 1917, by United
States President Wood row Wil
son. President Wilson was join
ed by Stockton Axson, action
secretary of the ARC, and El
iot Wadsworth, acting national
chairman.
The application for a charter
was drawn up in Boone earlier
that month with R. C. Rivers
fir. acting as chairman. The
then-editor of the Watauga Dem
ocrat (and father of the current
editor) was accompanied by
George Hagaman, chaiman of
the finance committee, and ltrs.
W. C. Coffey, secretary.
I Other charter members in
cluded Tom Miller, M. B. Black
bum, Capt. E. F. Lovill, F. A.
Linney, W. C. Coffey, Lon
Payne, Mrs. Pearl Hodges, and
Mrs. Sallie Rivers.
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S. M. Ayers, President of the Watauga Chap
ter, American Red Cross, is shown with Mrs.
Goldie Fletcher, Red Cross office manager,
looking at the original application lb r a
charter for the local Red Cross unit. ? Gaddy
photo.
War Tragedy Is Cause Of
Red Cross Beginning In 1859
According to a publication cir
culated by the American Red '
Cross, the organisation was born
from the suffering of 40,000 sol- i
diers, wounded and dying on
the battlefield of Solferino in
northern Italy, in 1899.
' A young Swiss banker, named
t)unant, recruited volunteers to
fcive aid to these sufferers, and
taw the desperate need for sim
ilar volunteer units in all coun
tries to care for sick and
wounded soldiers.
i His efforts resulted in bring
ing together representatives
from 16 countries in October,
1863 ? the start of the Red Cross
as it is known today.
, A treaty ? the first Geneva
Convention ? was signed by 12
governments a year later, has
since been accepted by nearly
every nation in the world.
Today ? one hundred years
later ? there are about 90 na
tional Red Cross societies in
the world, each dedicated to
helping the helping the sick and
wonnded in time of war, as well
as prisoners of war and civilians
in war-torn areas.
They also help in floods. Urn
ines, and other natural disast
ers in peacetime.
Today there are 3,600 local
chapters of the Red Cross, chart
ered by Congress. In the in
terworkings of the organization
are more than two million vol
unteers.
The Red Cross gives aid to
members of the armed forces, to
veterans, victims of disasters,
those who need blood, those
who need home nursing train
ing, and training in first aid
and safety.
About 55 per cent of the
total staff time and and about
40 per cent of the Red Cross
budget goes for these services
to the armed forces. Approxi
mately 74,000 servicemen are
given some type of help each
month in 390 hospitals.
Each year Red Cross collects
more than two and a half mil
lion pints of blood at a cost of
about $13 million. No charge
to patients is made by Red
Cross for blood donated. Clinics
and hospitals may share with
Red Cross the cost of collect
ing, processing and distribut
ing and may charge part of the
NEW OFFICERS of the Watauga Chapter of the Appalach
ian State Teachers College Alumni Association 'recently met
at the home of Mrs. Reba Moretz in Boone to formulate
plans for Watauga alumni during 1963-64. In the picture
(seated 1-r) are Mrs. Moretz, secretary, and Mrs. Grace Beach,
treasurer. Standing are James A. Greene, principal of Park
way Elementary School, president; and John Marsh, vice
president. ? Penley photo.
cost to patients.
The entire program of the
American Red Cross is financed
by voluntary contributions and
gifts. The annual expenditures
of the organization ranges from
$86 to $116 million (figured
on the basis of the last ten
years).
Dr. Albert Schweitzer has said
of the Red Cross, "The Red
Cross is a light in the darkness.
. . . It's the duty of all of us
to see that it does not go out."
New Crops Tested By N. C.
Experiment Stations
By M. E. GARDNER
X. C. State College
We have a comparatively
new project in tike Experiment
Station which to designed to
collect and test new crop* which
may be of interest and econom
ic importance to North Caro
lina. Dr. W. T. Fike is coortfl
natod (or North Carolina in the
southern region of 13 states.
One of these crops is the
sunflower. I want to briefly dis
cuss this crop with you be
cause you might want to try H
with some of your neighbors. I
suggest this procedure because
a group could produce enough
seed to attract the trade with
out any one in the group be
coming too heavily involved in
the beginning.
Sunflower seed is used pri
marily as a source of oil and as
wild bird food. Dr. Fike seems
to think that the wild bird food
idea is the best for North Caro
lina growers. The wholesale
price of seed has been 10-14
cents per pound for the past
few years. Ten cents for the
smaller seed and 14 cents for
the larger.
Variety test plots at Ply
mouth and Rocky Mount have
recorded yields of 1,000-1,600
pounds per acre; 1,000-2,000
pounds per acre at Salisbury;
and 2,900-2,900 pounds per acre
at Laurel Springs. These tests
indicate that higher yields may
be expected in the Piedmont
and mountains than in eastern
Carolina.
Any soil that will produce
corn is adapted to sunflower
Ladles' and Men'i
Wedding
Rings
Birthstone
Rings
WALKER'S
Jewelry Store
Boone, N. C.
Oldest jewelry Store
Bctfteg wium
seed production. The fertilizer
requirements arc also the same.
The feed should be planted
?bout April 1 in the Coastal
Plain; April 19 in the Pied
mont; and May 1 in the moun
tains.
There are dwarf and giant
varieties The dwarf sorts grow
to a height of about fix feet
while the giant varieties may
reach 12 feet The giant varie
ties usually produce larger
yields in North Carolina than
do the dwarf types.
,i The amount of seed per acre
will depend on the variety used I
and the spacing of rows and <
seed in the row. This usually :
takes five or six pounds. The ]
dwarf varieties are usually ma- ]
ture by the last of August and ,
the giant sorts about the last of
September. i
The heads may either be
harvested by hand or by a grain
combine with certain adjust
ments in the reel and cutter
bar.
I am running out of space but
have given enough for you to
decide whether or not you may
be interested In a project of
this nature in your own com
munity. If you are, drop me a
card and I will see that you re
ceive information in more de
tail than I have been able to
give here.
DINE AND DANCE
AT
Tiir
BLOWING
ROCK
SKI-LODGE
Sat. Nite
Dinners, Snacks ? Day
& Nite
Dancing ? 9 'til 1
Music by
The Ambassadors
with Lynda Davis
Couple* $2 Stags 91
Phone Boone 2M-B95S
1 Mile North of Blowlnf Rock
"t V. 8' 821
MISS LENNIS GREENE
Miss Lennis Greene received
tier cap1 at the capping services
st High Point Memorial Hoapl
tal School of Nursing at First
Presbyterian Church on Friday,
March 22. She is the daughter
of Mrs. Mae Greene of Sugar
Grove. She is a graduate of
Cove Creek High School.
Effective Grab
Control Tried
The results o f the Ruelene
"pour-on" method of treating
cattle for grub control wu bat
ter than 88* effective in the
North Fork community in the
1982-01 season, according to L.
E. Tuck wilier. County Ezten
lion Chairman. A total of M
cattle were treated October 10
la*t year, and were examined on
March 14. this year. Of the M
UU only one was found to
have grubs. This one animal
had a total of six grubs on this
date.
The farmers owning the cat
tle examined were Clay and Ar
thur Thomas, 39 head, no grubs
Dean Isaacs, 11 head, one with
grubs; Arnt Greer, 8 head, no
grubs found.
No lice were found on any
of these cattle.
Worst of flu plague thought
to be over.
Paul & Ralph Say:
A lawyer wired one
of his clients: "Your
mother - in ? law pass
ed away in her sleep
last night. Shall we
order burial, embalm
ing, or cremation?"
The client wired back
"Take no chances, or
der all three."
?PAUL * RALPH
Insurance
r*M?i ?*- 7
J. Paul Winkler
Dealer License No. 1170