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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably uat the columns of tie Democrat. With iU full paid circula tion, intensely coverinf tha local shopping ana, it'a tha best advertising medium available. An Independent Weekly Netctpaper . . . Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication TWELVE PAGES—TWO BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1»57 16,000 Pieces Mail Handled Every Day A t Boone Postoffice By JOE C. MINOR Democrat Staff Writer Sixteen thousand piece, of mail that* what Boone's first class Pcsto/fice expects to handle today srs "nd every w°rkiag *** Lyle B. Cook, acting postmaster, says an average of nine to ten thousand pieces of mail come into frT*di. ,leh^Ve t0 Six thousand ZJSS** "" "• ' lot of work for somebody. Sixteen persons are present y hired to handle thU mountain of mail. ,ncIude<( ™ the postmaster and his assistant three regular clerks, a substitute! •nd temporary substitute clerk three regular city carriers and a substitute; and three rural carriers m.il. T." r?*ive» «ve incoming mails and dispatches mail six offices "froin G TW° •*»* ^5.. ' 'ro™ Greensboro and Char ,ocal office r rout*" wrve the town se^,°!e 'nf*rt,cul«r o«ers faster' service to Boone patrons A <zt. ^x«rving here fr°m N°r"> 7 30 ' •» meets to b£™ "nd brin*« mail the W? hour» earlier than would get it here. All of this i, a f„ cry { the way mail came into Boone when the local of/ice was known as Council's Store, back 134 years a?o»and all mail was mmk few's nd'/ °' °" fco' M«»« were few and far between in those days along Tr^T"8 Were made along. The Boone station was desie "g.^/' ■ thir<l cl„, office in second "fas™ ™ <° haveWe^rt° me" *nd women nave served as postmasters since a MoOn was tint established "ere Jordan Council] was first Postmaster, ,n4 continued ^ l"! Utle after Boone was founflfll n#me ot the s,a,ion was changed from Councils Store over?"8' jMtPb C Councill took Cou Jm ' yeSr 1858' but Jordan new CaiDe b"Ck into 0ffie« the ot/e«r *ad stayed until 1806 Other postmasters and years of their appointments were: Henry Hard", la*; D,vjd ^ fig Cntr ,889- William C ^ey; !&73: Marion F. Modphew 1882; John T. Lippard, 1883 Leln' 884t Daniel B. Douchertv 1 opc k ' Thomas C. Black B B"ckb«™ 1923- Ab""*w DU<fley Earthing, 1923^ Abner W. Smith. 1927; Wiley Jr T John E. Brown Jr.. 1M3. and Lyle B. Cook. 1953 The po*toffice has grown with the community, and all the former postmasters carried names which may be identified with the progress of the town. An increase in receipts has been noted for many years at the post office. Requirements were met during the year 10S2, when John E. Brown, Jr.. was postmaster, for first class rating. Receipts (stamps, postcards, etc.) were more than $42,000. Total needed for the rat ing was *40.000 The station was, designated first class at the fiscal year beginning 1953. Money taken in, postage only, for the years following, according to Postmaster Cook's records, follows: 1953 — $44,900; 1994 — $49,700; $99,700 in 1959; $96,00 in 1996. Receipts this year are ahead of last year's, Mr. Cook said. He expects $60,000 or better. The 960,000 expected receipts for thisiyear is a slight increase over that taken in in the year 1S28 when the station was started. That year, according to records kept In Washington, receipts amounted to $4.98. In talking of the advantages of having a first claaa poatoffice, Mr. Cook said. "With a first claas rat ing we can demand and get top service for our incoming and out going mail." Even greater im provements may be expected here as the office grows, he stressed. TV- handling of the 16.000 pieces of mall la not the only work em ployees of the office have to do. For one thing, a lot of stamp*— some days up to 9,000—have to be passed through the windows. Money orders and C. 0. D.'s haw to be taken care of. A postal cm ploye* in this office has to be versatile because he may be "cas ing" the mail one minute, selling stamp* the next, weighing and re (Continued on 9%f two) POSTAL WORKERS —Morris Barnett, left, ia busy placing mail in its proper _"pigeon-hole," while Farthing Hayes, far center, bags outgoing mail. Acting Postmaster Lyle B. Cook op erates letter cancellation ma chine, while Mrs. Nellie C. Linney "cases" incoming mail. Mr. Cook, left, poses with ve hicles which contribute greatly to mail service for Boone. Center truck is used about town, and end vehicles are highway postoffices, which transport mail between Boone, Greensboro and Char lotte. Brilliant Musical Spearheads . A^trr. • . -rn. • '-Ti•< Blowing Rock Hospital Drive BLOWING ROCK—The most distinguished social and musical event of Blowing Rock's summer season, the annual concert for the (benefit of the Blowing Rock Hos pital, will take place at the Blow ing Rock Country Clift on Friday, August 9th at • p. m. Outstanding Artists For many years this concert, organized and financed by Mr. Dtavid Ovens of Charlotte has brought to Blowing Rock out standing stars of opera and con cert fame. TJiis year's program will bring back. two favorite per formers of previous concerts— charming Jane Hobson, Contralto, and America's leading accompan ist, Stuart Ross—and introduce to Blowing Rock three brilliant new comers just reaching the top of their musical careers — lovely Ewan Harbrecht, soprano; Jean Deis, tenor; and Chester Watson, bass-baritone. The program is carefully balanced to delight all music lover* and to provide a challenge to each artist's special talents. Larry Walker, president of CSOTP, will act as M. C., as he has in the past. An overflow audi ence is expected. Growth Requirement* Of The Hospital The entire proceeds of the Con cert will go to the Blowing Rock Hospital, as always. But this year the concert is expected to spear head a drive to provide funds for critically needed expansion of the facilities of the hospital. Newly constructed in J932 as a modern 18 bed hospital, its planned facili ties have been unable to keep pace with requirement/ arising from the phenomenal growth of Blow ing Rock's summer population, and with growing peakloads dur ing the winter months of year .round patients from Watauga and adjacent counties. For example, during January. February and (Continued on page two) Rooms Needed At Blowing Rock Since an overflow crowd i* ex pected at Blowing Rock for thia week end, due to the Horse Show and related activities, Mrs. T. L. CUur at the Blowing Rock Cham ber of Commerce, ask* that thoae i having extra bedrooms for rent during the weok end in-that vi cinity, communicate with her, so that the demand for lodgings may be met as adequately as possible. Mitchell County Man Dies In Cycle Crash Howard Charles Byrd. 20, of Bakeraville, died last Wednesday at Watauga Hospital from injuries received on Monday when the motorcycle he was riding over turned in highway 105 in the vicinity of Shulls Mills. He reportedly died of a fractur ed skull. He never regained con sciousness. Funeral services were held Fri day at 2 o'clock at the Bakersville Methodist Church. Rev. L. C. Cornwell and Rev. Carl Haire of ficiated, and burial was in Byrd cemetery. Red Hill. A »on of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Byrd, deceased was reared in Mitchell county. A graduate of Bowman High School he had beeh employed by the Toe Valley View and the Mars Theatre in Bakers ville. ' In addition to his parents, two brothers and three sisters sur vive. June production in nation tops '56 level. . MAX FOX empties al Boone one of 590 bu*hel« of fonder beans on a truck which hauled them to a cannery al Newport, Toon.- John Corey I 1 ...... ,, . * Park Commission Partly Approves Parkway Plan Proposal Of Park Service Is Again Aired WAYNESVILLE — The North Carolina National Park. Parkway and Forests Development Commis sion last Thursday announced ap proval in part of a plan proposed by the National Park Service for construction of concession facil ities on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The commission, headed by Wil liam M/ed ford of Waynesville, urged that steps be taken to fur ther develop tourist sleeping, eat ing and service facilities in areas adjacent to the 21-year-old park way. The parkway connects Shenan doah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park in western North Carolina and Tennessee. The National Park Service said none of the proposed facilities would be constructed or operat ed with government funds. The parkway in North Carolina will be divided into three con tract areas, they said. The total estimated capital out lay for the additional facilities in North Carolina, including the pur chase of presently government owned facilities, and operating capital sufficient to insure sound financial operation, would be about $2,300,000. National Park Concessions Inc., a non-profit, non-stock corpora tion, which operates cdncessions in other national parks, presently operates under contract all - con cession facilities on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The contract, dated Jan. 1, 1942 and extending to Dec. 31, 1961, can be terminated at any time by the Secretary of Interior. The commission's report Thurs day said the contract "apparently will be terminated in those areas when new facilities are ready for construction. Thereafter a new contract covering the construction and operation of all facilities in that contract area will be let . . The plan made public by Park Service spokesmen also gave de tails about plans for lodging, eat ing and gasoline stations along the parkway, The commission held a hearing at Asheville May 21 attended by representatives of cities and towns affected (by parkway trav el. Park Service proposals were supported by representatives from Sparta, Brevard and North Wil kesboro. They were opposed by repre sentatives from Boone, Blowing Rock, Asheville, Spruce Pine, Burnsvitle, Newland and several organizations, including the North Carolina Motel Assn. The report said that Park Ser vice proposals for increasing lodg ing facilities at Doughton Park and at Pisgah Inn are not^now needed. The state commission recom mended that material be made available along the parkway to advise tourists what facilities were available in the areas adjacent to the 477-mile long mountain drive way. Jimmy Mast Is Named Coach Jimmy Matt, former Appalach ian State Teachers College basket ball star. ha> been named banket ball coach at Southwest High School in Forsyth county, succeed ing Ray Simpson, resigned Matt was an outstanding high school athlete at Cove Creek, be ing named to the Journal-Sentinel all-Northwest basketball squad. He played four years of basket ball for the Mountaineers, captain ing the team hi* senior year. He was voted the moat valuable play er on the squad his last season. Mast graduated in 1902 and coached six months at Pilot Moun tain High before going into serv ice. He has been studying for his masters degree at Appalachian this summer. Mast will teach social studies. w LIONS CLUB DISTRICT GOVERNORS —The new North Carolina Lloni State Council held ita first meet ing of the year in Boone recently with the Boone Club acting aa host. The council is composed of gov ernors of all the nine districts in the state and 100 percent atteiytance was noted. Membera are, left to right, frint row: Lawrence L. Mair, givernor District 31C, Belmont; M. R. Rourk, 31 H, Shallottee; Nor man Trueblood, state secretary and treasurer. Elizabeth City; C. Paul Carr, 31-G, Hillsboro; Michael L. Polk, «1-E, Mt. Pleasant; second row: Robert M. Langley, 31-J, Bath; William A. Hart, 31-A, Weavervllle; A. R. Smith, 31-B, host governor, Boone; Emmett V. Stone, 31-D, High Point; William B. Farmer, ll-K, Laurinburg.—Photo Palmer's Studio. , Miss Croft Will Present Program « * MISS FLORENCE CROFT Miss Florence Croft, successful teacher of tpeech, dramatic* and oral reading, will present a pro gram of reading! and dramatic in-, terpretation in the College Audi? torium on Monday evening, Aug ust 9th. Miu Croft, a native of Weat Virginia, ii currently work ing in the remidal reading center at the local initltution. Miu Crpft, whose work with high ichool speech and dramatic groups has led to several winning performances at state and district festivals, is a celebrated monolog ist in her own right. She has made a name for herself on TV, radio, and before district and state con ventions. Dr. Cormea Mowery, past president of NEA, pronounc ed her program of monologues "the best at our spring meeting in years." * The public is Invited. Dr. Farthing Dies Saturday" Dr. Watt* Farthing. 45, whose father, the late Dr. L. E. Farthing, was a native of Boone, died in a Wilmington hospital last Saturday, following a long period of failing health. Dr. Farthing, who was reared in Wilmington, studied medicine at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, taking poet-graduate work at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and had been a practicing surgeon in Wilmington for many years.' He had often visited with relatives in Boone, where he was well known. Funeral service* were held in Wilmington Monday ifternodn. An unclc of the deceased, H. Grady Farthing of Boone, attended the rites. Surviving are the widow, a son tnd daughter, John and Connie Farthing of the home, and the mother, Mrs. L. C. Farthing. Nashville, Ten».—Tom Hender son, 21, and his 83-year old l>ridc spent their honeymoon in Miami, Florida, as the guests of Granville Dozier. night-club operator, who offered them a free one-week Florida honeymoon and round trip au luicr ticket*. . Horse Show Crowds May Set A Record John Harmon Funeral Held John Calvin Harmon, 89, re tired farmer and carpenter qt the Beech Cagfe neighborhood, died at hii home Saturday, fallowing a long period of declining health. He had lived in the Beech Creek section (or 46 year*. Funeral services were held Monday July 20 at 3 o'clock at the Beech Valley Bapttat Church. Burial ^as in the Beech Valley cemetery. Rev. Ed Farthing and Rev. Roe Payne conducted the services. Survivors include three sons: Roosevelt Harmon, Boone; Mc Kinley Harmon, Seattle, Waah.; Raymond D. Harmon, Wickliffc, Ohio; Six daughters: Mrs. Grady N»rris, Mrs. Cloyd Parlier, Mrs. James Norris, Elk Park; Mrs. Car roll Keller, Science Hill. Ky.; Mrs. Glenn Austin, Akron, Ohio and Mrs. Narvie Moore, Sugar Grove. Receive Gift On TV Show Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Crowder of Boydton, Va., recently received felicitations and an Anniversary gift on the NBC television pro gram, "It Could Be You." Mrs. Crowder ia formerly'Miss Josephine Miller of Boone. The Blowing Rock Horie Show, the bight pot of the resort season at the mountain top resort, will get under way Ftiday afternoon, the concluding performances be ing Sunday. Indications are that there will be more than ISO entries this jMgr, to establish a record. Especial activity 1s reported in the three and five-gaited classes and in the Tennessee walking horse division In the children's horsemanship classes interest Is running high, also, it is said, with 24 having already been entered in one class. Entries have been made from Maryland to Florida, horse show officials said. One of the oldest horse shows in the South, the Blowing Rock event uses its proceeds for chari table and other community pur poses — Boy Scouts, Volunteer Fire Department, Community Club, Community Playground and general town improvements. Ai the Horse Show ground* there are 100 boxes, 1,000 new grandstand seats, ample parking facilities, and 190 stalls for horses. Entertainment has been plann ed for exhibitors and spectators. A buffet supper and dance will be given for the exhibitors Friday night, and the traditional horse* show breakfast will be served at Mayview Manor Saturday noon. Saturday night the Grand Horse Show Ball will be held at May view Manor. Artists To Appear At Grandfather Home Day Banner Elk. — David Ovens, Charlotte philanthropiat and bus iness executive, will once again pre tent the need of Grandfather Home during the thirty-ninth Grandfather Home Day held at the Rumple Memorial Presby terian Church, Blowing Rock, at 11 a. m„ Auguat 11. Dr. Walter Keyi. paator of the church, will preaide. Grandfather Home Day has been celebrated through the yean in 4 number of ways, but always In the Rumple Memorial Church. Eighteen year* ago, .Ovens began preaenting the need of thia child care institution to a wide North Carolina audience by arranging a benefit concert aa i portion of the program for the traditional Grandfather Home Day. His gift covers the coats to all receipts go to the home. Grandfather Home Day was the brain child of Dr. Charles G. Var dell and continued through the years under the leadership of Dr. James 1. Vance. In the early lMffs, the Rev. Edgar Tufts, founder of the three institutions at Bsitner Elk. which IncJudc CrafuUaUwr Home for Children, led the pro gram with the help of children from the home." More recently. Oven* has brought outstanding artists to Blowing Rock for a wor ship hour benefit concert, and pre sents representative children to the congregation. Grandfather Home campus la nestled in the Elk Valley, beneath the shadow of Beech Mountain and Grandfather Mountain. Here in the very heart of the Appa lachian tableland, the Rev. Mr. Tufts Ui 1B14 founded the home to take care of any child in need. Today the home can take only 03 children, the majority of whom come from Holston Presbytery In Appalachia Synod and Concord Presbytery in the Synod if North Carolina. Both Synods are in the Presbyterian Church, U. S. The new building*, now under construction, will house an all weather recreational center and nther facilities to broaden the vo cational, educational, and spiritual'; experiences for the children at Grandfather Home. m The dariy farm, beef cattle I on P«U .. •••<
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