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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1963
Lake A-Rimnin'
I. Beverly Lake, Raleigh attorney
and former Wake Forest College
law professor, has settled the ques
tion politicians have bean asking,
once and for all.
He will seek the Democratic in
ination for Governor in next aut
mer's primary.
Dr. Lake, who was edged out of
the primary honor last time around
by Terry Sanford, who went on to
become Governor in the frantic race
of 1960, has been going around see
ing the people for several weeks and
most likely enjoyed what he saw,
for he's in the running again.
Last time, the Lake campaign was
tied right closely to the race issue,
since he strongly advocated strict
segregation in the public schools. He
also assailed the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People in his hard-fought campaign.
What line he will take in the cam
paign which he hae just entered will
be made clear in an announcement
Friday, Lake said.
Four other Democrats have an
nounced their candidacies lor 4ke
Former Superior Court Judge Dm
X Moore of Canton; former Federal
Judge tL. Richandaon Pr?yer of
Qreendboro; Bran Burleson af Bak
hmBi and Itqyainud 1. Stunsbury
?f iiiwi.
Personal opinion is that the Lake
votes will come mostly from voters
who would have otherwise vnted fin
Judge Moon, and in Or short range
view, should lie a help to Judge
Preyer.
However, whenever Bob Scott
makes his move (provided he decides
to run) he will draw steam from the
Preyer organization. Should he de
sist from making the campaign and
join with the Preyer-Bennett-San
ford movement, it couhl spell big
trouble for the Moore campaign.
At any rate, we should soon know.
But this is for sure, Democrats are
ia for a political donnybrook in the
I9OT primaries ? a battle royal,
which they can ill afford.
The Miseries Of Dallas
The strange, Marxist Oswald
youngster, who, maybe should have
been put away in some sort of an
institution a long time ago from what
we have read, and who dbot down
President Kennedy, before he him
self was dropped by a night club,
strip-tease operator, was not all that
is wrong in Dallas, merely the out
ward symptom of the ailment which
has beset the Texas city.
The disease runs deeper than the
cold-eyed stoical youngster who tried
to get Russian citizenship and who
went out for the Chief Executive
with the precision taught in the Ma
rine Corps. Some time ago, Adlai
Stevenson, American UN Ambassa
dor, and a man of peace, and pretty
phrases, and without entities which
weald anger a normal person, was
literally driven out down there, when
he sought to make a UN speech. A
Protestant minister is awUwrfty for
the statement that Vke-fVetident
Johnson and Mrs. Jrtniacn got *?
mannered treatment on their borne
soil, and that a class of third-graders
clapped their palms at the news the
President was dead. And the decent
people in the community are rightly
disturbed.
Whenever a campaign of hate and
?f vengeance is pursued by politi
cians, gangsters, mediums of Infor
mation or any segment of the popu
lation, the seeds of disaster are
bound to germinate. Freedom of
speech does not constitute license to
agitate against the government,
which is in fact, the people who
manage the affairs at Washington.
Perhaps one last word of villification
uttered by some man on a Dallas
street was just enough to *nap some
thing in the befuddled mind of young
Oswald, and initiate his assassination
of the President.
There's also Mead on the hands
of those who've agitated, and there's
no way of telling whose words had
the most lethal effect.
We shall hope that out of all the
ill wiTl and anger directed at men
of gemi Intentions will come unity
? even in Dalas. An agitator, a
spreader of mal'ie, can be ?B danger
ous to the nation as tbe man with the
assasin's gun.
Dangers Of Slippery Roads
In severe winter weather condi
tions when you want to drive safely
and without the threat of a stall or a
skidwreck, common-sense and pro
per equipment are the answer, ac
cording to Prof. Amos E. Neyhart
of the Pennsylvania State University.
"Officials responsible for the op
eration of our street systems are be
coming increasingly concerned with
tke fantastic winter storm pile-ups
caused by cars not equipped with
tire chains or snow tires," Neyhart
said.
"Many winter traffic jams which
hamper snow plows and strangle all
traffic movement, and cost millions
of dollars, could be prevented if peo
ple would always carry a set of win
forced tire chains in the trunk for
emergencies," he asserted.
Neyhart, who is the driver train
ing authority for tke American Auto
mobile Association, pointed out that
tke ale and use of snow tires is in
creasing, but that chains are the only
sure way to avert stalls when con
ditions are severe.
"Snow tires are better for winter
driving than regular tires," Neyhart
said, "but reinforced tire chains
help you stop far more safely on
packed snow and ice and give four
to five times the "go* traction of
regular tires."
Professor Neyhart referred to the
test findings of the National Safety
Council's Committee on Winter Driv
ing Hazards which each winter con
ducts extensive tests at the behavior
of vehicles, tires, chains and other
equipment. Most of what we know
about the safe operation of vehicles
in winter weather has been develop
ed by this o? lmtftot.
The Pennsylvania educator is a
nationally recognized traffic author
ity and directs comes in 05 *nirers
ities and collleges in the United States
and Canada for driver training teach
ers and for the motor transport 'n
dustiy.
Russian Proverbs ,
From Early Democrat Files
Sixty Years Ago
December 1, IMS
The mads are yet good.
A few volumes from you for
the public library would be high
ly 'appreciated.
A great number of rabbits have
been kilted by our sportsmen dur
ing the snow.
Some cattle at large here near
ly ail the time. Remember the
stock taw.
Rooms an this town are going
to be an object aoon, unless some
building is done at once.
Mm. Jr B. Clarke, <* Wowing
town, the guest of Mrs. Boyden.
Twenty -two days until Christ
mas, iand the little ones are en
gaging in a tot of talk about old
Chris.
The stockholders of the Blow
tag Rode Drag Oo. have decided
sell drqgs lor the next twelve
months at greatly reduced prices.
The public school at Deerfield
will dose en Saturday, the 12th
wth ? public debate at 10 a.m.
?Md a silver medal contest at
3 p.m.
'Mrs. Attce CounciH went to
ViaJle Cruets on last Friday to
spend a day or two; got caught
in the Mizzjrd iand up to this
time she has not returned.
Riayman Greer was here Mon
day bidding Mb friends farewell
and left on Tuesday for Okla
homa, where be has secured a
position as teacher. He is a
young man of many good quali
ties; has a good education, and
we (hope for him much success
in his new field of Wbor.
The rough weather far the past
week has been amsMsg un
usual for tins seam of the year.
In fact, some of our oldest citi
zens say that they have never
Been sudh cold weather in No
vember.
The sehocfe in the county are
rapidly di?wi>% to e close, end
we trust that aadi teacher fels
that he has done Ms Ml duty,
and that each chM has raoetved
full value for the amount appor
tioned to it .
Thirty-Nine Years Ago
December 4, 1924
On last Saturday, Mr. MaJ
eombe McGhee was married at
the Methodist parsonage to Miss
Lou Baird, the Rev. Wonilsey of
ficiating.
Just One Thing
b7 carl goehch AFTER ANOTHER
Our phone rang the other
night after midnight On answer
ing, we found that the party on
the other end had the wrong
nnmber. An exasperating ex
perience. Which reminded m
of a similar occurrence that the
We Alec Webb of KaMgh toM
us about.
It happened before we had
the dial system in Raleigh.
Aiec's residence number was
793, and there was ? taxicab
company whose number was
8B7. Quite frequently people got
the two Bombers mixed up.
Alec didn't mind it so very
much except when the mix-up
occurred around two or three
?ttock in the morning, which
happened occasionally.
One night the phone rang at
2:90. Alec stumbled out of bed,
picked up the receiver and said
"helloT A lady's voice answer
ed: "I? that you, John?"
"Who'd you like to speak to?"
Alee inquired. And the lady
said: "Is that the taxlrab com
pany?"
"*y dear lady," said Alec,
"tfcb is not the taxicab com
pany. It never has been the
taxicab company, and it never
will be the taxicab company. At
least I hope not. For your bene
fit permit me to inform you that
this is the residence of Alexan
der Webb."
"Oh, excuse mc, please. I'm
' so sorry I woke you up at this
hour."
"That's perfectly all right,
madam. ITs always a pleasure
to be awakened at 2:30 in the
morning."
There was a brief pause. And
then, in sweet dulcet tones came
this parting comment: "You
certainly are a sarcastic damned
Alec went back to bed and
lay there aiaiuiuiit tor aa hour
or so betoe he eouM g* bank
to sleep avata.
O. F. MHOtmv, nr
man" in arteigh, wmA ?ie this
the other 4ar an* suggested
that it be paasl along to y??:
"If the natives of the Fiji
Islands rate two spears as worth
three fish-hooks and a knife,
and wfll give 25 coconuts for 3
spears, 2 knives and a fish-hook
together, how many coconuts
will they give for each article
separately?"
I worked on it for a while,
but it proved too complicated.
Maybe you can do better with it
than I did.
In New York last week I was
riding with a rather talkative
taxi-driver. He started telling
me about his aunt.
"A lot of people don't believe
about telling fortunes with
cards," he said, "but my aunt
was a wonder at it One day
she read the cards and told me
that I was going to get a job
with the government. I had no
idea of applying for a Job of
this kind, but inside two weeks
I had it. Another time, she told
my brother that he was going
to have a bad spell of sickness.
He was taken sick three weeks
later and spent about a month
in a hospital. She also came
within two days of predicting
when my sister -would get mar
ried, and when she said it, my
sister wasn't even engaged."
"Remarkable!" I stated.
He nodded his head ami then
added: "You can't explain things
like that! they're juvt plain
ironic "
?Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rot en of
Denver, Colo , who have been
spending some time with rela
tives end friends in Watauga,
left early in the /week for Florida,
where they will remain tor a few
weeks before returning to their
borne. Their visit here was enjoy
ed by all, and we are hoping that
they may return to their native
county to remain permanently.
Mr. James Oounoill, engineer
on the roads of Transylvania
county, was with his parents, (Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Oounc#l, through
Thanksgiving. On F?M(y even
ing a aun&mmm repast was ser
ved lat Imb fa honor at Hs
visit uMoh Has anrih enjoyed by
oil present. Che joang mm left
tor his liuadM"<'" at Biowil
Sunday.
Wyvtsd at the MeMndM par
sonage in Boone on TIHtiM'fcv.
day, Mr. Gonad Jones and Miss
Ruth Welch. The groom, m we
understand, is a Wataugan, white
the bride is a resident at Wilkes
acunty. The Rev. Woateey per
formed the ceremony.
Mr. Noah Winetaarger of Meat
Camp transacted business in
Borne yesterday and gave the
Democrat a cadi. He aagn he has
taken this paper since H started
in 1888, and stopped to renew.
Prof. Williams and Dr. Raricin
of the Training School were
Thanksgiving gpcaherw at Blow
ing Rock and at Brushy Fork,
respectively.
Fifteen Years Ago
December I, 1948
Dr. land Mrs. J. C. Oanipe of
BemtersonvMe visited in town
during the week end.
Mrs. N. Neal Blair, Sr.. under
went a major operation at the
Charlotte Memorial Hospital tat
Wednesday. Mks. Btefc- is re
oontoring satisfactorily aid will
likely return borne nest week.
*r and Mrs. Lloyd Isaacs and
daughter, Kim, of Rribbans, N. C?
Kpant the week end with home
folks in the community.
Mr. and Mm. Ralph Sheffield
of Richmond, Va., spent the past
week end ?wdtti Miss Epaie Greene
in Boone.
lffias Ann Smith, freshman at
Queens College, Ohairtotte. has
been pledged to the Kappa Delta
Sonority. Miss Smith fe a daugh
ter of Prof, and tins. A. R.
Smith of Boone
Mr. Robert D. Hodges, who is
? student at N. C. State College,
spent the Thanksgiving htrtdays
wifc his parents, IMr. and Mrs.
Fieley Hodges at Boone, Rt. 2.
Mob Roberta Ctftcher at Dra
per, was a Thanksgrving vintar
with her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Oritcher. Vnitk* in the Orifccher
hotne the end of the week were
Mir. and Mrs. Paul DuPre of
Mwmt Airy and Mr. end Mrs.
John Critcher of AsheviHe.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint UMhabOl
and daughters, BdMe Jean and
Dottann of Wyes, W. Va , spent
last week wMh Mrs. LnohabUl'a
parent*. Ik*, and (Mrs. J. *.
Cfeeene. Mb. Greene returned
KING STREET
- f wiwBwrats %
Christmas Lights . . Burn Brightly
The special Committee, Merchants Division, of the
Chamber of Commerce, has the business district all
lighted as the shopping season begins to get into its
stride and is due the commendation of all the people
for their prompt and efficient action in this regard. . . .
The lights appear with evergreens on both sides of the
street, in alternate wreath and tree designs, while the
usual vari -colored lights are stretched across King at
short intervals to make the business area gay and bright.
WE FEEL BETTER? Uke a
youngster ? when the ttfhte are
burning brightly on the Street
ii aa enduring symbol of the
Ynle, and we dont Uke to have
much track with fafca who don't
warm up inside when it's time
to begin shopping and getting
ready for the feasting *nd the
goad times which have beea tra
ditionally associated with the
birthday of the Prince of Peace.
AT ANY RATE, the business
district is a-glitter, and the
stores and the shops are filled
with eye-catching items for
gifting, and capable sales peo
ple are on hand to render such
assistance as is necessary in
making the holiday a glad time.
Of course the season is com
mercialized, which is to be re
gretted in a way, but on the
other hand, we don't know as it
does a man much harm, at least
once a year, to warm up and
want to do a lot of the things
for folks he ought to have been
doing all along.
CHRISTMAS IS HERE, al
ready, say the merchants as
they survey their mountainous
stocks of holiday goods, and
again, we would like to empha
size the convenience and the
wisdom of trading at home
with people you know, for the
best service, the best merchan
dise, and for the good of our
city and county. . . . It's good
chimney ? corner economics to
do business with the folks
who've built the town and de
veloped the county. . . . They
had to serve well to have
wrought so much for the com
mon good. . . . Let's stay with
them.
BUT BACK AGAIN to the
beginning, we would like to
thank the Merchants Associa
tion Christinas Committee for
a good job. . . . Our manners
to Dennis Greene, Chairman;
Phil Vance, Ned Trivette,
Glenn Andrews, A. E. McCre
ary, O. K. Richardson, S. M.
Ayers and Vaughn Roten for
their fine work. . . We have
always had good committees
working at this job, and this
year is no exception. . . .
Christmas decorations and
Christmas openings have a lot
to do with the trade along the
Street. . . . That was so, even
in the days when Rusaell Hod
ges and we had a meeting, and
set the Christmas opening as a
self-appointed committee, and
got the lights put up and the
Santa Claus pack filled for the
big opening.
Man And Wife . . SO Years
We had a happy time down
at the Daniel Boone Hotel for
? few minutes Sunday after
noon greeting Clyde Eggers
and Mrs. Eggers at a reception
given by their son and two
daughters on the occasion of
their fiftieth wedding annivers
ary. ... A large crowd gather
ed for the happy occasion, and
there would have been more,
but a smidgin of snow has
come to be big news In the
papers down-State and a lot of
the people invited from away
called to say they wouldnH
chance the weather.
JT WAS GOOD to talk to Mr.
Thomas of Hickory, a son of
the late Luther Thomas, who
was an old friend of Bob Riv
ers, the first. . . . The family
left Watauga in 1908, Mr. Tho
mas say*, but he still enjoys
occasional visits to Watauga,
and keeps posted, he says,
through the Democrat, which
has been in the family all his
Ufe. . . . Also had a good visit
with the former Laura Bran
nock, and her sister, who was
Lena Brannock, two of our
neighbors way back ? daugh
ters of B. T. Brannock and Mrs.
Beta South Brannock and niec
es of Mrs. Eggers. ... We
hadn't talked to a member of
the Brannock family since
they left here as children In
1917. ... It was good to re
live for a few minutes the care
free days of our happy begin
nings.
m. AND MRS. E6GERS are
good friends of tin . . . Mrs.
Bggars, the former Mb* Nora
South, was a good neighbor
and we've known her all oor
We, and Clyde almost that
cember 1. 1MI.
E fieri traveled wr to For
?.?? Grove ?? B^ver Put Wwm
shlp to a buggy m a which
Mr. Eggen lay* ?? ?ve?"t'
bat warm ??* brtm'r ?r
golden weddiM day ea-? ?
snowing, Imt by the h??r d
the reception the ??? ?"
bright. and the mow w? f?"
ing away *???? *e avenue* of
travel, a>d their friend. enjoy
ed greeting them oo this h?pny?
occasion. . . .
we've alwayi been good frteMi
with the Eggenei. . . . It wai
good to iee them, happy and
In good health after half a
century of married content
ment Congratulation* and
be* wUhei for many more
happy innhrerttriw
Uncle
Pinkney
HIS PALATEKIN'S
PEAR MISTER EDITOR:
They was a heap of interest
ing items in the papers last
week. Fer instant, 1 saw where
one of them column writers
was claiming 1964 would be a
big year fer weddings on ac
count of it being Leap Year.
Folks always makes a big to
do about Leap Year and how
the girls is going to make it
or bust that year. Personal,
I dont put no stock in that
kind of talk. When a girl
thinks she's in love and ready
fer the alter, one year if as
good as the next year and she
works at it just as hard any
year as she does in Leap Year.
Back in the old days a girl
might break a leg? I mean
limb ? chasing her man but
the man had to pop the ques
tion. It could be that things
has changed a little in this
matter and wimmen figger if
they can vote and wear pants
and fly airplanes they can
pop the question. Leap Year
might make it easier on the
girls from the standpoint of
etikett, and that's all they was
to it anymore.
But 1 don't mean to hint,
Mister Editor, I'm a authority
on wimmen. All I know fer
shore is you can always tell a
married woman by the ring on
her finger? but, judging from
my old lady, you can't tell her
much.
And I see where ole Krushy,
that ain't having much success
burying us, has come up with
a plan to beat the pants off
us. Them wimmen athletes
from Russia that was visiting
us went home and said Amer
ica was wonderful on account
of "they make prettier panties
than ours." Krushy announced
immediate that in "dne time
we will produce panties in
color liiat cannot be matched
anywhere on earth." I reckon
he aims to come out with some
end-of-the-rainbow models.
At the national level I see
where one member says he is
going to put a bill in the next
Congress making cigarettes
again the law. Ever onct in ?
while we git them kind of bills
in the Congress and I figger
they was put in to make head
LAAL Iijii ii ji T >ijijijlI 1 ? I J l I
lines dock auiiie. 1 i ctwicti
when Huey Long was in the
Senate he put in a bill to out
law coats and ties between
May and October. They throw
ed Huey and his bill both out
of the meeting. And that's
what will happen to the cig
arette bill.
Incidental, a taw agin ciga
rettes wouldn't bother me
none On account of they was
gitting too lady-like, I cut
'em out five year ago and took
up pipe smoking.
About the most unusual
item I saw In (he papers last
week was where Senator Mar
garet Chase Smith was the
"after-dinner" fierier at ?
big Republican banquet son*
place fe Maine. It ain't often.
Mister Editor, you see wheife
a woman is a "after-dinner"
speaker. Most of 'em cant
w*ft tin sfter dinner "Ml ft.
Yours truly.