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e . w BOONE WT^^A ITp A ? "ni?AiAPD AT* WATAUGA COUNTY WJ\ X jf\.U Vj/Il I JrJVK K ;K /\ f isso Population 2,973 0 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1686 ' ? lt? PcwrfatailMSl * : : ! t SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR. ? NO. 42. m BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1?54 ? TWO SECTIONS? 1? PAGfcs A fleet of trucks made a two and one half mile haul from the bottom of the mountain for the more than 5,000 cubic yard fill which effectively doubles the size of the parking area on top of Grand father Mountian at the Convention Table Rock. A portion of the mile high swinging bridge leading to Grandfather's Linville Peak is shown in the upper left. Many Improvements Made On Grandfather; Opens May First KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS MAYBE 'TWAS ALWAYS SOI Mr. Cecil Miller loans us the following clipping about an edi tor, who like folks nowadays, was deeply troubled ... He could find little of comfort and consola tion as he scanned the reports from around the country and from abroad . . . Finally he began to write, and these glum words slowly took form: "It's a gloomy momint in his tory. Not for many years . . . not in the lifetime of most men who read this . . . has there been so much grave and deep apprehension; never has the future seemed so incalcuable as at this time. "In Franc* the political cald ron seethes and bubbles with uncertainty; Russia hangc at usual like a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon of Eu rope! while all th* energies, resources and influence of th* British Empir* ar* sorely triad, and ar* yet to be triad more sorely, in coping with th* vail and deadly disturbed relations in India and China. "Of our own troubles no man can see the end. It is a solemn moment, and no man can feel an indifferenc*. which happily, no man pr*l*nds to f**l in the issue of eyents." Th* editor sent his copy to the composing room, wher* th* typo slowly translated it into lines of type . . . Than th* edi tor put on his coat and hat and strode into the night, wonder ing whether it would be days, weeks or months befor* th* explosion cam* . . . He kn*w that many others would read, and perhaps shar*. his dismal ?i*ws on th* morrow when they purchased their copy of "Harper's Weakly" for October 10. 1(57. i WINKLER'S CREEK Mr. H. W. Horton has returned to his home on Winkler's Creek, where he has spearheaded con siderable development during the past few years . . Tourist cot tages have been built, lots sold to others who developed them and built, and now the State Highway Department is rebuild ing the road up the creek, whi<?h has been a mecca for fishermen, swimmers, and sightseers since the minds of local citizens run not to the contrary . . . Winkler's Creek used to be known as Flan ncry's Fork, and that may be the official n?rie of the ^cky, pic turesque stream which makes its tortuous way through wooded fastnesses on down to New Riv er . . . But we like the name Winkler's Creek better . . . Joshua- Winkler, ancestor of the Boone Winklens, lived on the (Continued on page four) t A multitude of improvements to the facilities on 5,964 foot Grandfather Mountain are due for official unveiling when the well-known scenic attraction has its earliest opening in history Saturday, May 1. Major dirt-hauling operations requiring several weeks have been completed at Grandfather to effectively double the size of the parking ?rea on its crest near the Mile High Swinging Bridge. A dirt fill of more than 5,000 cubic yeards to extend the park ing area westward from the Con vention fable Rock had to be trucked two ?n<4- one half miles from the bottom of the mountain. No dirt was available on the rug ged rock cliffs at the parking area. The old observation platform at another point on Grandfathers slopes was removed during the winter months. A new stone re taining wall and extensive earth fill provide ample parking space at this location, which for many years was the highest point on Grandfather Mountain accessible Business Ed Meeting To Be Held Saturday The Department of Business Education, Appalachian State | Teachers College, will hold a one-day Business Education Con ference for the business teachers of North Carolina, on Saturday, May 1, in the auditorium of the Music and Fine Arts Building, it was annpunced by Jim Thomp son, Professor of Business Educa tion. The meeting will begin with a coffee hour at. nine o'clock lasting until ten o'clock, at which time the meeting will convene. The morning session will adjotirn at noon and reconvene at 1:30 for the afternoon session. Principal speaker for the con ference will be Mr. Charles E. Zouzek, shorthand editor of the Gregg PublUhing Company, New York City, who will speak on methods of teaching shorthand Mr. Zoubek is co-author of "The Gregg Shorthand Manual Simpli fied, Functional Method;" "Gregg Dictation Simplified;" and the "World List of Gregg Short Engineers Completing Work On ? J CinemaScope Movie Equipment Engineers arc this week com pleting installation of Cinema scope equipment at the Appa lachian Theatre, readying the houae for Its' premier Cinema Scope epic, "The Robe," that opens Saturday for a three-day run. J. W. Beach, manager of the Appalachian, said Tuesday that af the many good pictures available now in Cinema8cope. "The Robe" was chosen to lead the program at the local theatre because of the great public de mand for its showing. . to automobiles. In use for the first season will be a new building of native stone completed late last year to house comfort station facilities, plu? the water pump for Grandfather's 451 -foot deep well. Also new is the Grandfather Mountain Mile High Fountain at the South edge of the Convention Table -Rock parking area, with a drinking water spout located by surveyor's instrument at the mile high elevation of 5,280 feet. A new system of guy cables braced Grandfather's famous Mile High Swinging bridge against the fierce winter winds, and none or the damage that occurred in the winter of 1953 was experienced this year. Lightning rod protect tion and a new coat of paint are the only additions to the 228 foot steel suspension span. Dirt for the new parking area fills was obtained from the banks along the Grandfather Mountain road, which permitted widening the road and landscaping in mary places. CHARLES E. ZOUBEK hand Simplified;" and many oth er texts in the shorthand field. He has contributed articles to many professional magazines and for more than ten years was edi (Continued on page four) By installing CinemaScopc at the Appalachian the manage ment is bringing to Boone the very latest and very best of pro jection equipment and methods. Thi*Ts a big step up in the play house that was already rated as one of the top movie theatres in the State as far as motion pic ture equipment is concerned. Anam orphic lens, bulit to project the picture to the ftjll vJtlth and height of the dimensional curved screen, stereophonic sound, for pin-pointing the sound at various Arsonist fs Given Life Term John Marshall Witherspoon, 26, Boone Negro, was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday, April 21, in Watauga Superior Court by Judge J. W. Pless, Jr., on a charge of first degree arson. Witherspoon |Jled guilty to set ting fire to the home of Delia Horton, in whose house he was rooming at the time. The woman wag not at home when her home burned February 27, 1954. Wtiherspoon said he set fire to the house with a match and piece of paper. He said he did not know why he did it, for he was not mad at anyone, but "Just did it for no reason at all." The incest charge against Ray mond Presnell was dismissed be cause of lack of evidence. The warrant for his arrest was sworn out by his wife last September a few days after his picture ap peared in Life magazine showing him completely covered with bees he raises. (Continued on page seven) Democrats To Hold Convention May 15 The Democrats of Watauga county have been asked by Chair man W. R. Winkler to . meet in convention at the courthouse in Boojie Saturday May 15, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of setting up the county organization and naming delegates to the State Convention which will be held in Raleigh May 20. Precinct meetings will be held Saturday May 8 at 2 o'clock, when township organizations will be set up, and delegates named to the county convention. The date for the Democratic hominating convention hasn't been set. Jones T. Ashley Succumbs Monday Jones Thomas Ashley, 44, died Monday at the local hospital, fol lowing a long period of illness. Funeral services were conduct ed from the Boone Methodist Church at 2 o'clock Tuesday. The pastor, Rev. J. T. Shackford was in charge of the rites. Burial was in the city cemetery. The survivors include the par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ashley; two brothers, Herman Ashley, Los Alamos, New Mexico; .Dr Grant Ashley, Bothell, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Rainey, Hamp ton, Va. Road Officials At Nags Head State Highway Commissioner W. R. Winkler, Mrs. Winkler; Highway Engineer James H. Councill and Mrs. Councill left Wednesday morning for Nags Head, where they are attending sessions of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. ' The sessions will begin Thurs day and will continue until Sat urday. Tours of the roadways in the National Seashore Recrea tional areas, and inspection of the highway systems in the various counties of the tidelands will feature the sessions, while var ious social events have been plan ned for the meetings. While away the officials will also visit Ocracoke anfl Hatteras. A similar meeting for the west ern Carolina area was held in Asheville last fall. part* of the auditorium, and the gigantic miracle mirror Hereon, arc but three of the revolution ary changes inoquipment. The story of "The Robe," Lloyd C. Douglas' widely read book, if about a Roman tribune who gam bled at the foot of the Cross where Jesus was crucified and won the garment ? the robe ? that he wore to hif death. It is, more over, the story of guilt and haunt ing repentance, of Marcellus' con version to Christianity and of the (Continued on page lour) Annual Clean-Up Effort In Boone Now In Progress i I PVT. ALBERT DOTSON Pvt. Dotson Accorded Honor Mr*. Bina Dotson of Valle Cru cis has been informed that her son, Private Albert B. Dotson, who is serving in the infantry in Korea, was selected as the out standing solider in his unit for the week of March 20. The notification, which is sign ed by Major Peter J. Eaton, says: '"ITie selection of 'Soldier of the Week' is based on careful ob servation of Private Dotson's per formance of duty, soldierly bear ing, and exemplary conduct. You can be indeed proud that your son has been chosen from among his fellow soldiers for this honor. His outstanding performance in dicates his high mental, moral and physical attributes as well as his fine unbringing "Men suA as your son, work ing together, are what maKei the Spearhead Battalion of the 160th Infantry Regiment one of the Army's finest fighting teams. "I am indeed proud to be the commanding officer of men such as your son, and feel certain, that because of such men, the defense of the free world by the United Nations forces here in Korea will bring world peace." Mable Student Is Best Speller; Wins County Bee Glinda Bumgardner of Mabel school and a member of Mr. South's eighth grade won out in the county spelling Bee. One con testant from each school in the county participated in the con test which was held April 12, in the college science lecture room. Glinda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bumgardner of Creston, N. C. She will participate in the Journal-Sentinel WSJS Spelling Bee in Winston-Salem Saturday, May 1. Health Clinic At Blowing Rock . On May 5, between the hour* I of 2 and 4p. m. the Health De- | partment will hold a foodhand ler's Clinic at the Blowing Rock I Hospital. Dr. Charles Davant will j be in charge of the clinic. It if important that all food hand 1 e r s who were x-rayed throuugh the mobile x-ray unit in 19S3 bring the card stating the result of this x-ray. It will . be neceuary for those who did not get a chest x-ray during the sur vey to have one. Weather By DR. ARNOLD VAN PELT This week, with summer tem peratures prevailing, began with clcar days. On Friday showers began, giving a total of 0.22 In ches. Max. Min. 6 p. m. Date 75 44 65 April 19 74 49 M April 20 59 40 45 0 April 21 70 49 60 April 22 67 49 58 ' April 23 73 .46 58 April 24 73 47 63 April 25 Precipitation: April 24 ? 0.17 in.; April 25 ? 0.05 in. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the general health and welfare of our citizens depend upon wholesome surroundings arising from good clean living conditions, and WHEREAS, the lives and property of our people are ; endangered by fire caused by cluttered conditions in homes, business places, alleys and streets, and WHEREAS, unity of effort is required for the future development of our community, and WHEREAS, the outdoor drama, "Horn in the West," which opens its third season in June, is expected to bring thousands of extra visitors to our community during the summer months, THEREFOR, I, Gordon H. Winkler, Mayor of the Town of Boone, do hereby designate April 26 to May 8 as the official inclusive dates of the annual CLEAN UP, PAINT UP, FIX UP PROGRAM, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Worthwhile Woman's Club, and call upon all departments of the city, its commercial organiza tions, civic clubs, schools, churches, boys' and girls' clubs, and all other associations, and our people in general to take an active part in this constructive program for com munity improvement to insure success. GORDON H. WINKLER, Mayor of Boone. Baptist Association To Meet Next Saturday The 45 churches comprising the Three Forks Baptist Association will gather for their annual spring session next Tuesday, May 4, at 9:30 a. m. The meeting this year will be held with the Bever Dam Baptist Church, the Rev. Bynum Trivet te, pastor. Mrs. BlaAche Perry, clerk of the association, in announcing the meeting, expressed the hope that it would be the best attend ed spring session in the history of the association. Highlight of the program will be a message by the Rev. M. O. Owens, pastor of the First Bapt ist Church of Lenoir. His mes sage will be around the general theme of the meeting, "The Revi val We Need." Moderator L. H. Hollingsworth will call the meeting to order promptly at 9:30 a. m. for a song and praise service for IS minutes, led by Mr. W. M. Hodges. Ap pearing on the morning program wilt be the Rev. S. ?. Graybeal, pastor kt Laurel Springs, Mr. A. R. Smith, deacon In the Boone church, and the Rev. C. O. Vance, pastor at Oak Grove. The mes sage by Mr. Owens will come at 11:00 a. m. Following lunch on the church grounds, the Rev. Lloyd M. Cul ler, pastor at Meat Camp, Mr. C. J. Farthing, deacon at Oak Grove, and the Rev. G. C. Cox, pastor at Blowtng Rock, will speak in that order. The session is scheduled to adjourn at 2:15 p. m. New Feed Mill Plans Early Opening Here The Watauga Feed and Milling Co. Is the name of Boone's new est business establishment, which is soon to be in operation just outside the city limits on the Wilkesboro Road. The new concern is owned by John W. Hodges, Jr., and A. E. Hamby, Jr., and is designed to mix the farmers' grain and straw, etc. in proper fashion, and give him good quality feed at a con siderable savings. Now being installed is a My ers-Sherman 24 inch grinding, and p u I v e r izing hammermill, powered by > 75 horsepower mo tor, wtiich will grind all types of feed. As the feed is grourn}, it is blown to dust collector, which discharges it into batch mixers that mix the feed with cottonseed meal, or a concentrate, if desired. Then it may be conveyed to the molasses machine, wihere black strap molasses will be added. No expensfe was spared in purchasing the machinery. Included in the machinery is a magnet which removes iron, for the protection of livestock. Farmers are asked to save their straw and have it ground and mixed with molasses, thus getting good feed at low prices. Corn stalks may also be converted in to feed. Commerce Group, Clubwomen Aiding In Civic Project The annual Clean-Up, Paint Up, Fix-Up, Plant-Up campaign was launched in Boone Monday morning under the co-sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce and the Worthwhile Woman's Club. The intensified program will continue for two weeks, through Saturday, May 8, according to a proclamation by Mayor Gordon H. Winkler, who calls upon all organizations, business places, and individuals to cooperate in a united effort to make the drive a success. Rev. Edwin F. Troutman, chain man of the Clean-Up committee of the Chamber of Commerce, said a slogan has been adopted for the campaign, "Keep Boone Blooming," and urged that after the trasl\ and debris has been disposed ,bf, flowers and shrubs be planted in all appropriate places to further enhance the ap pearance of the town. . Other goals, he said, .are the elimination of billboards in the city limits, cleaning of all vacant lots, elimination of open garbage cans on the streets, and the re moval of old, unused buildings. In discussing the campaign, H. W. Wilcox, president of the Chamber of Commerce, quoted a remark by Chester S. Davis of the Winston-Salem Journal, in a recent speech to the Boone Cham ber of Commerce, to the effect that the streets of Winston Salem were "a disgrace," and that he (Mr. Davis) didn't know of but one town whose streets were dirtier, and that was Boone. Mr. Wilcox further stated that he (Mr. Wilcox) felt "our city government should be more in terested in keeping our streets rlf?an " Mayor Winkler said city trucks are available, not only during the campaign, but all other times, to pick up accumulated trash and debris. The number to call is AMherst 4-8851. In addition to Chairman Trout man, the Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up committee includes Mayor Winkler, Mrs. James ! Winkler, Barnard Dougherty, Mrs. B. W. S tailings. Dr. A. P. j Kephart, and James Brown. Oversize Jeep Is Work Boone Man An oversize Jeep, put together by Luther Oliver of Boone, is pictured in the May issue of Popular Science Monthly. De signed to haul more than the ori ginal affair yet keep a Jeep's zing for humping over mountain roads, Mr. Oliver's "truck" was made by cutting a Jeep in two and adding to the drive shaft. He then built the extra 4'? feet into a full-size pick-up. Student* of Mr*. Dave Mast's Life Adjustment class at Cove Creek High School po?e for thfrir ; in front of the Watauga Democrat building after visiting the county newspaper plant last week. ? SlaU photo by Joe Minor. Story on pag* three. mm
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