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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THUR8DAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1963
Bond Election Edition
The Democrat comes out today
in the form of a special edition on
the bond issues which are to be
voted on September 17th, and we
are proud that those sponsoring the
proposals, and the business interests
of the section have relied on the
Democrat's zooming circulation, and
on its advertising columns to further
promote the issues ? complementing
the coverage which has been accord
ed all along in the news columns.
A number of page advertisements,
with the material coming separately
from the school bond committee and
from the hospital committee, are
being used in the Democrat today,
which we think are unusually well
done, and impart far more specific
information than such ads we have
handled in past years.
Readers of the Democrat are ask
ed to peruse these advertisements
carefully, and get all the informa
tion they contain, not only as a
matter of civic interest, hut in ap
preciation to the many fine business
establishments and individuals who
have made this type of newspaper
publicity available to you.
The proposals are explained ade
quately, it is felt, in this saturation
type advertising campaign, and there
is no excuse for Wataugans not be
ing fully informed of the proposals
if they will lend their attention to
our pages this week.
Read the Democrat, get the in
formation and be sure to vote. If
you haven't voted before, you must
register. The books will be open
in every precinct again Saturday for
the last day. Voters may, in the
meantime, register at the homes of
the registrars.
26 Millions Come To See Us
Boone, Blowing Rock and Linville
folks know that travel is a big in
dustry and that it does a lot for the
economy, but when they set about
to make figures on the thing, it's
hard to arrive at fiscal conclusions.
However, President T. E. Pickard,
Jr. of the Travel Council of North
Carolina announces the results of
the fifth annual travel survey spon
sored by the Council, which indi
cates "that- twenty-six million out-of
State travelers cam* to and through
the State last year fifriT that they
spent within the borders of Tarheeha
some 270 million dollars.
The survey also indicated that out
of-State travelers drove nearly two
billion miles over North Carolina
highways and paid eighteen million
dollars in State taxes.
Out-of-State travelers produced
more than one-quarter of total travel
serving industry receipts of $925
million in 1962 ? up five per cent
over 1961. Eighteen thousand bus
inesses, it is reported, were engaged
in serving travelers, the report
shows, and they employed 77,230
persons.
These figures from the survey fur
ther pinpoint the gigantic growth of
the travel business in the State, and
suggest the desirability of providing
more and more accommodations for
these visitors.
Many local people would likely
be interested in having a copy of
the Council survey which may be
procured without cost from the
Travel Council of North Carolina,
P. O. Box 2719, Raleigh, or P. 0.
Box 60, Charlotte.
For Governor
The announcement that Judge
Dan K. Moore of Canton will be a
candidate for the Democratic nomi
nation for Governor, and the word
from Bert Bennett that he is step
ping down from the State Demo
cratic Chairmanship, provided the
political news of the last few days,
and wherever two or more Demo
crats have gotten together over the
week end have made the substance
fpr the conversations.
There is no word yet as to whether
Bennett himself will come out for
the nomination, or whether he will
throw his support, which would ap
pear considerable, to some one else.
Meantime, friends of Federal Judge
Preyer of Greensboro have launched
a petition-signing campaign in Guil
ford county in an effort to bring the
jurist into the campaign.
And of course there is Dr. Lake,
who's considered a candidate al
ready so the waters in the political
pot haven't been appreciably clear
ed as they come close to the sim
mering point.
Judge Moore is popular in the
State, more specifically in the west
ern part and will be supported by
Dr. Jordan who has been consider
ed heretofore by the moderates and
conservatives in the harrassed Dem
ocratic ranks. Proponents of Judge
Preyer argue he's the best bet to
make a successful stand in populous
Guilford county, which went Re
publican last time, and in the Pied
mont generally. Bennett's friends
see him as far and away the best
man, while those who look askance
at the personable Winston-Salemian,
cite his alliance with Governor San
ford as ground* for opposition since
Terry is something less than the
darling of the conservatives.
Democrats are going to have to
stay in solid shape in the East, and
improve in the West, to retain their
majority status, and if somebody
could get his foot back in the door
in Guilford and Mecklenburg, he
could make a lot of politicians sleep
more soundly.
HICKORY DAILY RECORD
Child Safety Crusade
Every organized safety movement
is deserving of the support of the
general public ? inasmuch as certain
ly safety is everybody's business.
For that reason, we commend the
North Carolina Dairy Products As
sociation upon its Child Safety Cru
sade, scheduled to get underway
Sunday, September 1. As might be
inferred, this Crusade is focused on
the children, and it is designed to
coincide with the opening of the
schools throughout the State,
D. W. Greene, the Association
president, who U identified with Bitl
iqore Dairy Farms, explains: "It is
opr responsibility to do everything
within our power to promote safety.
.V
Our industry is one of the largest
users of trucks in the State and na
tion. Consequently, we stress traffic
safety by making our drivers thor
oughly aware of their obligation to
the general public, and particularly
to the children."
It is appropriate that the dairy
industry is becoming active in
launching its annual Crusade right at
this Labor Day holiday time, when
the N. C. State Motor Club is pre
dicting that at least nineteen per
sons will lose their lives in traffic
accidents from six o'clock, Friday
evening, through midnight, Monday,
September 3.
From Early Democrat Files
Sixty Years Ago
September S, IMS.
Contractor Henry has put in
two wind mills at his brick
plant, which greatly facilitates
the manufacture.
Mrs. Maggie Boyden has re
turned from Blowing Rock, and
we are indeed glad to learn that
she is much improved in health.
Jefferson opens a bank with
$20,000 capital on Oct. 1st. If
Ashe County can do this what
is to hinder Watauga from do
ing the same? A bank here
through which our people could
do their business would indeed
be a very great convention.
Dr. J. B. Councill, of Salis
bury, joined his family in
Boone Monday, and will take a
few days rest here. He is look
ing well, his health is fine and
we hope for him a pleasant
visit to the home of his boy
hood.
While logging on Monday
evening, friend Joe Winkler
had the misfortune to get the
thumb of his right hand most
cruelly mashed ? in fact it was
almost ground to pieces. The
wound was dressed by Dr. Cot
trell and he hopes that amputa
tion will not be necessary.
Citizens of the town now
fcave ? great opportunity to
help build up the place by tell
ing as reasonably as possible
lots to those who may desire to
locate among us. Yes, sell them
cheaply and give all good citi
zens who desire to make our
quiet little village their home
a hearty welcome.
It seems that real estate is
steadily, yes, rapidly enhanc
ing in value in this vicinity.
Judge Councill sold a tract of
land this week lying at the
foot of Howard's Knob to Mr.
B. J. Councill at $28 per acre,
and old open land at that. The
land, of course, is worth all it
brought.
Thirty-Nine Yean Ago
September 24, 1M4.
Mesdames Tracy Councill and
J. F. Hardin are spending the
week in Charlotte with relative*
and friends.
Mr. James Councill of Rom- "
man, N. C. was a week end visi
tor at the home of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Councill.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cranor
of North Wilkesboro are guests
for a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Critcher.
Mr. Bennett Elliott of Vilas,
a respected citizen, died at his
home last Saturday and was
Just One Thing
By carl goerch AFTER ANOTHER
Letter from Koscoe L. Joy
ner of Spring Hope in which
he says: "The month of Feb
ruary has five Sundays every
twenty-eight years. The last
time this happened was in
1948, so that means it won't
occur again until 1978. Of
course, it goes without say
ing that this occurs only in
leap years when the month
comes in and goes out on a
Sunday."
If cow meat is beef, and
pig meat is pork, and sheep
meat is mutton ? what is goat
meat called?
Orland M. York of Forest
City was telling us some time
ago about an incident that oc
curred while he was on the
jury in Gastonia many years
ago with Judge Michael
Schenck presiding.
A young boy, about 17 years
old, was charged with selling
liquor. He didn't seem to be
over-bright. Judge J. Will
Pless of Marion was solicitor
at the time. He questioned
the juriors, as the lawyers
always do before they begin
the caae, asking whether any
member was related by blood
or marriage to the defend
ant, if they had heard the
case discussed, and so on. The
boy had no lawyer, so So
licitor Pless said he would
question the jury for the de
fendant.
He proceeded to ask the
jurors if they knew any rea
son why they couldn't give
the defendant a fair and im
partial trial. Then, turning to
the boy, Mr. Pless said to
him: "Is there any member
of the jury you don't like?"
The boy regarded the twelve
men carefully and then re
plied: "I don't like any of
tbem."
Mr. Pless said to him that
Jm had a light under the law
and the constitution to excuse
any four of them.
The boy pondered over that
for a moment and then spoke
up and said: "That's all right
but what am I going to do
with the other eight?"
Judge Schenck laughed, the
solicitor laughed and every
body in the courtroom joined
in the uproar.
The boy entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to
serve a term in Jail.
A cub reporter in Charlotte,
recently assigned to cover the
high school class play, came ill
for his share of literary fame
when this write-up was pub
lished:
"The auditorium was filled
with expectant mothers, eager
ly awaiting the appearance of
their offsprings."
Mr. J. Ed Kanipe of Ashe
ville calls our attention u> the
following bit of interesting in
formation:
"During the 1897 sewion of
the Legislature in Raleigh,
State Senator James Hyatt,
Yancey County, introduced the
first bill in the state favoring
woman suffrage. The mem
bers of the Senate voted to
have the bill referred to the
Committee on Insane Institu
tions.
Not until a couple of weeks
ago did we learn that The
Bank of Reldsrille is the old
est state bank in North Car
olina. It was organixed in
1882 and was chartered sever
al years prior to that.
We have a contemporary
down in South Carolina known
as The South Carolina Maga
xine. We came across a recent
copy and noticed that it was
Volume Nine
? m Niimbw Sour.
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buried Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Elliott had been in declining
health for some time, but the
news of his death came as a
shock. He was a splendid man.
Work in every department of
the Daniel Boone Hotel is pro
gressing rapidly, and as smooth
ly as one could expect. Brick
masons, tinners, carpenters,
plumbers, and electricians are
all on the job. It has quite a
business-like appearance.
James C. Rivers, who for the
paat eighteen months has been
located at Brighton, a subur
ban town of Denver, Colorado,
in the newspaper business, has
returned to Boone, and his
many friends and acquaintanc
es will be glad to learn he con
templates making his future
home somewhere in this part
of the Southland. Jim has been
doing some acceptable work on
the Democrat this week of
which we are most apprecia
tive.'
Fifteen Years Ago
September t, 1948.
Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Greer of
Chapel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Brabham of Gaffney, S. C. and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Coffey of
Manning, S. C. were recent
guests at the home of Mrs. E.
S. Coffey.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mast of
Alameda, California announce
the birth of a daughter, Juline
Margerite, August 13th. Mr.
Mast is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Mast of Valle Crucis.
Major John H. Thomas left
on Tuesday for Raleigh, where
be Is permanently employed
with the mechanical inspection
department of the State divi
sion of motor vehicles.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tatum and
daughter, Carolyn, of Chapel
Hill are spending this week
with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Tatum.
John is a student at the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Cooke
of Arlington, Va. are spending
this week with Mr. Cooke's
mother, Mrs. Lona Cooke of
Blowing Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Triplett
of Lenoir and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Triplett of Baylor Col
lege, Waco, Texas spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Moretz.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Castle
Of Miami, Fla. recently purchas
ed a farm from Mr. H. W. Hor
ton on Winkler's Creek. They
plan to build ? home next
spring.
Supt. B. L. Smith of the
Greensboro eity schools, is
spending this weak in the home
of Dean and Mrs. J. D. Rankin
and Professor E. J. Abernethy.
Lt. and Mrs. Horton Gragg
ef Ft. Bragg spent the week
end with Mr. Gragg's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg.
Miss Betty Fiquett is visit
ing Miss Helen Underdown at
the Rivers Apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Puckett
and daughter, Virginia, Mr. and
Mrs. Mary Sergeant and child
ren of West Virginia were visi
tors at the home of Mr. I. J.
Bingham last week.
Mesdames W. J. Kelsey, Vir
ginia Dare Strother and Joe
Conderman left Monday for
Penland Handicraft Center,
whara they will attend the
Workshop sessions of the craft
eduation program of the
Southern Handicraft Guild be
ing conducted for the next two
KING STREET
BY ROB RIVERS
Iq The Air . . Chill Of Finality
The schoolbells peal forth in chill air soon to be
whetted by the freezing winds to a razor edge, the
katydids and other harbingers o I the strange dying
days of summer emit their rasping notes, the frost flow
ers bloom along evvry fence row to bring their blues
and purples, yellows and p-eat dusty lavender masses
of blossom to the countryside; picnickers from down
state eye the bluish, hazy peaks for the last time and
sadly pack their baskets, as an occasional maple on
high, rocky terrain shows the first gold and crimson in
the outreaching fronds of the great forests.
IT HAS BEEN A GOOD
SUMMER, ami there are lots
of people still In the high
reaches of the Blue Ridge, bat
with Labor Day tome, and the
?chaoU opening, the first hint
of the falling, lonely day* of
the autumn have boon sound
ed. . . Some of the summer
residents of the area are now
packing their bags, and getting
their houses ready far closing,
but week end travel will be
strong right on through the
fall, especially during the peak
of the color In mid-October, or
maybe sooner if the dry wea
ther continues, and there will
be a great revival of interest
when the freeses come, and
the snow covers the ski dopes,
and the winter groups come
to breeze down the mountains
on the slippery slivers and to
socialise by the great fires
when the day Is done.
AND THE HUNDREDS of
tourists who read this column
weekly, are admonished to
heed the page ad which a
group of business people have
sponsored, by coming back in
October, for the fall colorama.
. . . It's again a happy time in
the hills, with all the flam
bouyance of the bright colors
and the gaiety of others who
like you, have come back when
the soft, pale blue peaks have
been transformed into flam
ing blankets of riotous hues.
. . . There's never-ending fun
in the hills, whether in spring
time, summer, autumn or when
the snows come to bring
strange silences and uncom
mon beauty. . . It's always a
good time to visit the Holi
day Highlands.
dc lie 4c
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People We See
OSCAR L. COFFEY, whose
friendship we hire enjoyed
for 10 long, hands five dol
lars to be used on the restora
tion of the old Shalls MUls
school house, where he start
ed his education a long time
ago. . . Mr. Coffey, who was
formerly a Clerk of the Su
perior Court of Watauga Conn- -
ty, who has been in the mer
cantile business, and engaged
In other activities, Is retired,
and enjoys visiting with his
many friends along the Street.
... A man of uncommon good
humor, he laughs easily, and
we never miss many oppor
tunities of stopping and hav
ing a hurried session with this
good citizen, whose friendship
has always been a source of
great pleasure to us.
WILLIAM B. AUSTIN, of
Jefferson drops by for one of
his infrequent visits, and tells
of the progress in the good
county of Ashe. ... A friend
of ours since the days when
he attended Appalachian
Training School and lived at
our house, it is always a pleas
ure to talk to Bill. . . One of
the leading lawyers of this
entire area, be also takes ?
great interest in all public af
fairs; has represented his
county in the Assembly, and
presently is President of the
Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship Corporation, which has
done so much for this part of
the country, by making eleo
ric energy available for our
residents and for the industrial
enterprises which have sprung
up in the counties served by
BREMCO. . . . We've prom
ised ourselves to visit with
Bill some afternoon, and re
new acquaintances in Ashe. . .
I* the push of the working
week, few of us take time to
do the proper amount of neigh
boring. . . We ai? to do
better.
* * *
From The Garden
ROUT WILSON, a *?
friend of Zlonville, bring*
a good men of cornfield 1
at Just the ftage of perfection
?with the bnliets large hat
tender, and wm ripe, ift to
autoea. , , , le nraat have
heard we (are ip vegetable
i late year*. . . At
Mr. Refers kindness tn fetch
ing ui In this dewy-fresh food
from his garden. . . Incident
ally, we used to always re
fer to food from the kitchen
garden, aa garden "sass." . .
We dent know where the ex
pression started, and it has
evMentaly stopped, for we
dont hear it naed anymore,
except when it appears in this
eolMui. . . . There's no such
word, so far. as we know,
meaning food, hot it some
times says what we have in
mind, anyway.
Uncle
Pinkney
HIS PALAV ERIN'S
dear MISTER EDITOR:
I see by the papers where
ole Khruschef ain't bothered to
claim his earnings from that
stock they give him when he
w*s this country a few
years ago. Yon will recollect
a safety razor company give
him 25 shares in their firm
said they wanted him to see'
how capitalism worked. A few
months later a cigarette com
pany bought out the razor firm
by trading sock and Khrusky
ended up with 6 shares of
stock that pays good dividends.
This piece in the papers says
he won't even answer their
letters when they write him to
find out what he wants to do
with his earnings. It just goes
to show that big shots in the
Communist Party ain't inter
ested in earning money when
they can conferscate it.
Well, Mister Editor, we
didn't git much done at the
country store Saturday night,
th? national and
United Nations level. Most of
the session was took up by the
fellers extending their sym
pathy to Ed Doolittle in his
family troubles. Ed come in
complaining he was all wore
out from mopping floors,
scrubbing wood work, wash
windows and other such
tomfoolery that nobody but a
woman could think up.
Ed told the fellers he would
admit bouse cleaning in the
Spring was a good American
custom, was probable invented
bv Martha Washington, but his
old lady was the only woman
in the country that done it
again in the Fall. Farther
more, allowed Ed. he had give
up fussing with his old lady
on this Fall cleaning business.
He said he flggered the day
after he was married 40 years
f'o that if he ever got In the
laat word with his old lady
he'd have to outlive her and
write it on her tombstone.
Clem Webster was of the
opinion that maybe Ed was
taking the wrong attitude in
M"** matters. He said it
hadn't been more'n two Sun
days ago that his preacher
told the congregation marriage
was a 90-50 propoaition. But
Ed didnt think much of Clem's
remarks, said Clem's preach
er either didn't know nothing
about wives or he was power
ful ignorant in fractions.
Personal, Mister Editor, be
tween me and you, I think
house cleaning twict a year is
Un-American, unhealthy, and
unnecessary and oueht to be
agin the law, but I didn't take
"o part in the arguement on
account of not wanting any
to git back to my old
way. An# I don't consider
Clem a authority to speak on
the aubject. My Pa told me
onet you eould size up a mar
riMe by looking at a fellow's
barn, if the barn was big
ger than the house, the man
WW wearing the pants, and
vicerverser. Clem's barn is
(mailer than his house, and
farthermore, it's painted
When you see a barn
Wtoled green you know some
body's old lady is picking the
colors and wearing the pants.
<wdy. fa
*-?- JmcuE pnaosy.