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An Independent Weekly Newapaper . . . Seventieth Year of Continuout Publication FOURTEEN PAGES—TWO BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1»57 FOR BEST RESULTS advertiser* Invariably uie the column* of With it* full pud elreuU it's available. VOLUME LXX.— NO. S Gus Grimes Is Absolved Of Blame In Fatal Truck Crash ) • Mrs. Cloyd Is Victim Of Mid Town Accident A cornorer's Jury Friday absolved Gu» Grimes. Boone Negro, oi blame in a chain-reaction truckauto crash in downtown Boone Wednesday which took the life of a pedestrain and sent two other persons to the hospital. Killed instantly was Mrs. Hugh H. Cloyd, 67. of Daytona Beach, Fla.. when she was struck by one of the cars and then a wheel of a truck driven by Grimes passed over her body. Mrs. Guy Cain of Boone and her daughter, Alice Cain were injured when the truck crashed into the rear of a car driven by J. W. Greene of Blowing Rock, causing it to hit Mrs. Cain's car, which in turn struck Mrs. Cloyd. Alice Cain was treated at Watauga Hospital and released. Mrs. Cain was admitted for observation and released Tuesday of this week. Their injuries were not serious, hospital sources reported. Testimony at the inquest Friday revealed the following chain of events leading to the fatal pileup: Grimes, 40. driving a truck owned by Goodnight Brothers, was returning to Boone on Highway 421 west with a load of cabbage when the brakes failed on a hill about a block from the business section. Grimes said he was traveling 35-40 miles per hour when the brakes gave way and he was powerless to slow the truck's progress as it continued to pick up speed on the downgrade. His speed was too great by the time he realized he was In trouble for him to turn into a side street or shift into a lower gear, Grimes said. The truck hurtled down King Street, sideswiped a car driven by Melvin Hodges of Vilas at the Water Street traffic light, and crashed into heavy traffic in the heart of the business section at a speed of 95-00 m. p. h„ according to eye witnesses, after running the stoplight at the corner of King and Depot Streets. The truck crashed into the rear of a car driven by J. W. Greene. Greene's car jumped forward 194 feet from the impact said Police Chief Glenn Richardson, and struck Mrs. Cain's car. which traveled 55 feet and hit Mrs. Cloyd, who was almost across the street near the Grand Boulevard intersection. Mrs. Cloyd was knocked down and then run over by a wheel of the truck before it finally came to a stop. The Cain car also struck a car headed in the opposite direction driven by Joseph Greene of Deep Gap. Garage men confirmed Grimes' story of brake failure, stating that the brake gear in the front wheel contained no fluid when they inspected it. Iieverene Fox, service Station operator, said Grimes stopped at his station on the way out of town a short time prior to the accident and his brakes appeared to be in good working order at that time. The cornorer's jury, impaneled by Comorer Richard E. Kelley. deliberated about 25 minutes and returned a verdict of "not guilty of personal neglect," adding that Grimes "apparently did all he could, according to testimony of the1 witnesses." Grimes had been held on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Funeral aervices for Mrs. Cloyd were held Friday at Jonesboro, Tenn. and burial was in Maple Lawn Cemetery there. Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd were natives of Jonesboro. She is survived by her husband; a brother, H. C. Saylor of Jonesboro; and five sisters, Mr*. Dean Walker, Mrs. Dewey Kefauver and Miss Martha Saylor of Jonesboro, Mrs. M. B Thomas of Sikeaton, Mo., and Mrs. Carl W. Johnson of Alberta, Canada The United States ia the world's largest producer of soybeaoa, a crop that until recent years was largely grown in the Urwat MID-TOWN WRECK —Car shown was driven by J. W. Greene when it was rammed from behind by a truck driven by Gus Grimes, negro. Mra. Hugh H. Cloyd, pedestrian, of Daytona Beach. Fla., was killed in the accident which involved five vehicles. Evidence brought out at a coroner's hearing showed the Greene car traveled 1M feet from point of impact before it halted with the truck resting on its rear. The wreck happened late last Wednesday afternoon on King Street at Grand Boulevard. McLendon Reviews Course Of Education As 241 Graduate Rv F A RI.F.F.N T. PRITfHETT ! Wataugans Give Nickels Proposal Heavy Majority Watauga county farmers voted overwhelmingly to continue the Nickel* for Know-How program, in the Statewide election held laat Friday. The vote stood 271 to 21. Ai a result of the voting in the State the program will he continued for three yearn. The tabulation of the vote in Watauga follows: For Against Bald Mountain M • Beaver Dam 44 • Blowing Rock 25 1 Bine Ridge 22 1 Brushy Fork 1» 1 Boone 36 • Cove Creek SI 1 Elk 1» • Laurel Creek 2* • Meat Caap < It 1 New River 1» 14 North Fork 23 0 Shawneehaw 14 0 Stony Fork 7 2 Watauga 42 • TOTAL 371 21 Dr. Reese Is Named Head Polio Chapter Dr. Gene Reese of Boone hai been named chairman of tl*e Watauga Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, it was announced this week by Robert L. Jones of Charlotte, state representative of the National Foundation. Dr. Reese succeeds Howard Cottrell of Boone who has served in this capacity during the last year. Dr. Reese, a dentist, was president of the Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1M6, and has been active in a variety of other community and civic affatri. In accepting the poet, Or. Reese announced that the Watauga chapter will participate in a countrywide aurvey to discover the carrent rehabilitation needs of all paat polio patienta. He aaid the aurvey in Watauga county will be under the direction of Mrs. Ina Spencer of Boone. \ The local aurvey ia a part of a nationwide project by the National Foundation to compile a rotter of polio caaea of all agea and degrees (Continued on page three) Major L. P. McLendon of Greensboro, vice chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Higher Education, was the speaker at the commencement exercises at Appalachian State Teachers College on Thursday evening. Two hundred and forty-one received degrees. 129 of them the master of arts, and 116 the bachelor of science. Speaking on the subject of "The Educational Climate of North Carolina," Major McLendon reviewed five significant periods in the history of education in this state. First was the colonial era, up to 1776. the period of church control; second, 1776 to 1838, the adoption of the constitution and the period of dark days in the history of the state; third, 1839 to 1000, the period of laying the foundations for public education; fourth, 1000 to 1990, the period of demonstration when the institutions were ready to demonstrate their work; and fifth, 1990 to the present, the period of expansion and adaptation. Major McLendon stated that the facts which tend to outline the (Continued on page three) Michael Ward Is Dead At Age 92 Michael Anderson Ward, one of the county'! oldest citizen*, and a resident of Sugar Grove, died at Watauga Hospital last Friday. He was 92 years old. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Antioch Baptist Church. Rev. W. C. Payne, Rev. Carl Wilson and Tom Ward were in charge of the services. Burial was in the Ward cemetery. Survivora include one son, R. M Wart of Sugar Grove; one daughter. Mrs. E. M. Presnell of Glade Valley; two brothers, Monroe and Parka Ward of Beech Creek, and one lister, Mrs. George Tester, Valle X'rucia. Labor Day Performance Brings End To Successful Horn Run ine performance on Laoor way night September second, of Horn in the West will bring to a close the sixth season for the historical drama and indication* this week are that attendance should equal or surpass the summer figure for I960 by that time, it was announc ed today by Leo Derrick, public relations director. This will he the drama's only Monday night showing this season Mf the schedulo included performances each night of the week except Monday, Labor Day, however, nan own me exception lor me past five seasons and the show usually comes to a close with that presentation. Derrick said if good weather prevails throughout the week— particularly the weekend—the total attendance figure of around 24,000 for last year should be bet tered. At the end M July it appeared cerUin that the IBM figure would be easily topped, but rain and a cold snap retarded night-tonight advances that wer« being made as Uxi show entered ki Aug usi run. Horn in the West has been acclaimed by audiences this summer as the best in its six} ear history and critics and outdoor theatre enthusiasts in increasing numbers have contended it is one of the best in the nation, a spokesman for the Southern Appalachian Historical Association said this week. TV association is a non-1 profit organisation which ahnuaOy sponsors Utt play. 4,000Watauga Boy s, G ij|§ Resume Trek To Schools All But Blowing Rock Will Open Term Thursday It's back to school time in Wa- ' tauga county for more than lour thousand boys and girls, alt the institutions in the county being scheduled to open Thursday, August 29, with one exception. Due to the large number of students employed in Blowing Rock during the Labor Day weekend, the Blowing Rock School will not open until Tuesday, September 3. Student* at Blowing Rock School will be required to attend school on Saturday during the first month to make up the days lost due to postponement of the opening date. Drivers Check Out Buaes Jack Harrison, chief mechanic for the county school, reports that school buses are in readiness for the opening, and drivers began to report to the local garage to check out their buses on Monday of this week. In accordance with a prearranged schedule, buses will be checked out by schools on Mon- i day, Tuesday, and Wednesday for all schools opening Thursday. Blowing Rock drivers are scheduled to receive buses on Monday of next week. Principals Busily Engaged Principals of all schools have been busy during the past two weeks making the necessary preparations for the opening date. Class schedules have been made, and teachers and student* have been assigned to the various classrooms. New books and instructional supplies have been issued to the various schools. Principals have assigned drivers to all buses and have made final surveys of all bus roQtes. In accordance with the policy of the Board of Education to keep itudents and parents informed regarding the operation of the schools, principals have prepared detailed letters to parents explaining the breakdown of money required for registration as well as other policies to be observed by [he schools during the current pear. ro Abide By Age Laws A concentrated effort will be made this year to abide by the state law relative to the entrance ■ge requirements for students entering school for the first time. Only those students who will be lix years of age on or before midnight, October 16, will be eligible to enroll in the first grade. In tome instances teachers require a (Continued on page six) W. R. Gragg Will Go To Annapolis GASTONIA, N. C—A Ga stoma uilor, William Roy Gragg, 17, has been appointed to the United State* Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md„ according to the local Navy Recruiting office. Gragg won the appointments in competitive examinations with thousands of other sailor*. He hai been assigned to the Navy Prep School at Bainbridge, Md. for six . month* training before entering the Academy. James Weston, local recruiter, | Mid Gragg made one of the highrat Korea ever recorded on the entrance teat when he Joined the Navy aeveral months ago through the local office. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Gragg of 1210 Mountain Street, young Gragg baa been taking basic training at Bainbridge. Md. His father I* a master mechanic at the Mutual Mill. He attended Appalachian High School in Boone before his family moved to Gastonia recently. He enlisted in Gaatonia and was sworn into the Navy in Raleigh. He ia a member of the Lutheran Church and sang in the church choir. 1 FLOWER SCHOOL PERSONALITIES.—Shown after a clan on color arranging and um of the color wheel, are, left to right: Mri. Edward Lee Alexander, inatructor, of Newport News, Va.; Mrs. B. W. Stallings, general chairman of the Garden School comlmttee for the weatern area, of Boone; Mrs. Paul Kincaid and Eugene Starnes, co-chairmen of the State Garden School committee; and Miaa Louiae Ballard, president of Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The aefcool waa held in Boone laat Monday and Tueaday. and waa attended by more than 100 peraona interested in flower arranging and horticulture. Acquisition Of Golf Course Property Seems Within Reach The acquisition of 237 acre* of land for a golf course and homesite development appeared to be within reach Monday night when it was reported that $51,000 had been received in signed pledges, and commitments totaling another >49,000 were expected to be secured within the next few days. A stock company to be called Boone Developments, Inc., is being formed by the Boone Country Club to operate independently in buying and developing the property. The land, located near Deerfield Road between Boone and Blowing Rock, will coat between $80,000 and 9100,000, and another *80,000 will be needed to construct a 130 to 14tacre golf course. The remaining 100 acres or fllore will be used for the development of home sites. Other investor* are being sought, with return* baaed on the amount of each stockholder's investment. Dr. L. H. Owsley, president of the Boone Country Club, appointed a nominating committee Monday night consisting of Alfred T. Adams, Jerry Coe, and Horace Dowling, and called a stockholder* meeting for Monday night, September 9, for the purpoae of electing officer* for Boone Developments, Inc., based on the committee's recommendations. Attorney Wade E. Brown, chairman of the bylaws committee, an(Continued on page three) Scouts Making Plans For Annual Camporee Watauga Scouts made final preparation this week for the camporee I it Camp Joy Friday and Saturday. | Father Of Jerry Coe Dies In W. Va. George P. Coe, father of Jerry Coe of Boone, died laat Friday at I Cheater, W. Va. hoapital, where lie had been a patient for a week. He waa 81 yeara old. He had been in poor health for aeveral yeara, ind a recurring stroke of paralysis aras given aa the cause of hia leath. He had been retired for a number of years from work with the Sun Oil Company. funeral services were held Monday at the First Church of Christ In Cheater and burial waa in Hillcrest cemetery in that city. Surviving are one son and two laughters: Jerry Coe, Boone; Mrs. Earl Aaher, Mrs. Herbert Asher, Chester, W. Va. There are four grandchildren. Mr. Jerry Coe and son Johnny ■ttended the funeral. A group ot leaders gathered Monday night and outlined the events (or the two-day outing, according to Woodrow Richardion, chairman of the Watauga District. Plans call for the Scouts to arrive at the camp between the hours of 3 and 3:30 p. m. Friday. Inspection will follow, with games being played until supper time at 6 o'clock. At 8 o'clock a big camp fire will be built, and the Scouts will present skits, sing songs, and listen to stories. Usually the camp fire is the highlight of all jam(Continued on page three Second Section) United Fund Group To Meet Dr. Lawrence Owsley announces a meeting of the Budget and Admissions Committee of Watauga County United Fund Friday August 30 at 7:30 p. m. in the dining room of the Watauga Hospital. This is an important meeting and Dr. Owsley urges all committee members to attend. District Health Officer Gives Valuable Data On Asiatic Flu —i/i. mii j n. n. mivnai, umirin Health Officer, attended • meeting of local health officers at the State Board of Health in Raleigh Friday, called by the State Health Officer, Dr. J. W. R. Norton. Among the matters discussed waa the lateat Information on the Asiatic Flu Vaccine. This information was given the group by Dr Fred T. Foard. Chief of the Division of Epidemiology. It was pointed out that there are increasing numbers of cases of Asiatic Flu occurring in the United States and several cases have already been reported la North Carolina. The typical course of the epidemic is as fallows: only about lfV 20% of the population has been affected in epidemic areas, depending upon the concentration of the population. The death rate la very low and is practically restricted to persons of unusual low general resistance In whom complications arlae. Even then,, (he death rata la vary, vary low. Vaccine to protect the popula non win oecome increasingly available but for aome week* and monthi will be available in comparatively small amounts. It ia given ia divided doaea to younger children and in one doae for thoae 12 yean of age and over. Sine* the vaccine may contain very amall amount! of aome egg aubstance because of the way it ia produced, person* who may be aenaitive to egg* ihould consult their family physician a* to taking It. The illneaa last* only a few days followed by a rapid recovery and because of this fact there would not seem to be any indications for nuts inoculation. However, since an epidemic might spread very rapidly persons vital to the welfare of the community should be -vaccinated to continue essential services This would include physicians, nurses, hoapilal personnel, policeman, firemen, teachers, workers In utilities, persona in vital official agencies, executive* and supervisors in loduaUy, aad in some instances, groups 01 persons working in a vital induntr?. Ai it requires from 4 to 8 weeks to develop the highest dgree of protection from the vaccine, although some protection has developed by 2 to 3 weeks, the immediate vaccination of these essential groups of persons should be carried out soon. The vaccine haa been found to be effective in about 70% of the persons and the protection last up to 12 months. There la no vaccine available to be given at the Health Department. If the assistance of public health personnel is requested for any group buying their own vaccine. Dr. Michal aUtes that the will be glad to advise and cooperate with these groups, including the ordering of Iheir vaccine. It was also brought out a{ thia meeting that wv need to * to urge the entire public to' protected against this is still a mud
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