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| BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17, IN*
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Wilcox Chamber President Again
Herman W. WUcoz, veteran civ
ic leader, has been named Presi
dent of the Boone Chamber of
Commerce (or the nineteenth year.
Mr. Wilcox will also act aa mana
ger of the Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association.
The Board of Directors also
named the following additional of
ficers:
Alfred Adams, first vice-presi
dent, chairman of dues and fin
ance.
R. D. Hodges, Jr., second vice
president, chairman of Merchants
Association.
Fred Gragg, third vice-president,
chairman of membership dues
collection.
James Marsh, fourth vice-presi
dent, chairman of new member
ship drive.
Mrs. Rachel Klutz, secretary, as
sisted by Mrs. Kathryn Harmon.
E. A. McCrary, treasurer.
It was voted by the directors to
sponsor a new labor survey in
the county, to be started immedi
ately, in order to assist new in
dustries interested in locating
here.
Bids were received for a new
folder, which will be ready for
distribution next season, and the
re-publication of the Blowing
Rock-Boone area folder was ap
proved. This is the only folder of
its type that the Blue Ridge Park
way officials will allow to be dis
tributed at Parkway facilities.
One hundred thousand of these
folders will be printed, or enough
to last for two seasons.
ASTC Second
In Degrees
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege ranked second in North Caro
lina in number of M. A. degrees
granted in 1997-1998, according to
a U. S. Office of Education report.
Of the ten graduate schools in
?North Carolina, only the Univer
sity of North Carolina, with 407
M. A. degrees, ranked above Ap
palachian with 148.
East Carolina 127, Duke 118, and
North Carolina State 108, trailed
ApaplachisA, the report indicate^
HERMAN W. WILCOX
Plant Hybrid
Chestnut Trees
A number of thrifty disease-free
hybrid Chestnut trees are being
sent some Education Committee
men of Watauga County who are
associated with the Southern For
! est Commission, Birmingham 9,
Ala., ft is stated in an announce
ment sent here by Harold Storey
who is Director of the Commission
forest programs in schools and
colleges.
The trees being set out in local
soils will bear next Fall and are
also beautiful shade trees, the an
nouncement states.
Tht nuts are same size and fla
vor of the original native Chestnut
of this area, but the tree grows
about the height of a two-story
building.
An illustrated booklet on Chest
nut reforesting^? available free on
application to the Birmingham of
fice.
SHOE STRING BELT HELPS
To add chic to the baste dress
that acts as the standby of one's
wardrobe, buy a shoe string belt.
This ls> madeup of six or seven
satin shoe strings with jewel
baubles attached and comes in a
variety. of colors.
Governor Hodges Proclaims
Thursday As Thanksgiving
Raleigh ? With six "whereases"
and one "now, therefore" Gov.
Hodges Friday proclaimed Now
24 at Thanksgiving Day In North
Carolina.
In ao doing he requested that
"all the citltena of our state, with
their families and friends, render
sincere and heartfelt thanks to
Almighty Cod for all his many
benefits."
The governor harkened back to
the Pilgrim days and said:
"Whereas, we are confronted
today, u were our forefathres,
with many complex and challeng
ing problem* in a world torn by
conflicting ideologies; and, in keep
ing with our religious heritage,
we pray for calm and courageous
leadership, a deep understanding
of the men and events that shape
our destiny, for our deep and abid
ing faith in fundamental Demo
cratic principles to be preserved,
for an increasingly devout demon
stration of our dedication as a
Christian nation . .
Population Increase
Threat To Food Supply
What'* the gravest threat to
America in the "population explos
ion?"
Our ability to build enough
houses, highways, or public build
ings is questionable if our bur
geoning population reaches its pre
dicted peak. But there is a more
dangerous and basic threat. What
are Americans going to eat if pop
ulation expansion exceeds agricul
tural productive capacity?
Conservative estimates indicate
farmers will have to provide 36
per cent more eggs, 81 per cent
more broilers, and M per cent
more meat animals for Americans
in 1979 to enjoy the same high
standard of living as today. They
will have to produce 60 per cent
more fruits and vegetables, 48 per
cent more dairy products, and 28
per cent more grain and potatoes.
So far, farmers have been able
to keep up and, in some cases, get
ahead. Whether they can continue
to keep pace with population, how
ever, remains to be seen.
Farm efficiency has improved
more in the past 18 years than in
the preceding 120 but, like the
golfer who had whittled his score
down to the low 80's, improvement
keeps getting harder.
Two development! could keep
the farmer from *uceeeding.
One is the rapraly increasing
cost of his necessities for produc
ing a crop. When it is no longer
profitable to farm, the farmer will
move to the city.
Unsound or ill-advised legisla
tion is another threat Spurred
by attacks on the farmer, Con
gress could hamstring his efforts
for increased efficiency.
Either situation poses the threat
of famine in this land of plenty.
The ASC County and Communi
ty committees, with the aid of
other agricultural agencies and lo
cal business representatives, are
now formulating the 1061 Agricul
tural Conservation County Pro
gram which will again provide the
. opportunity for Government assist
ance in the way of cost-sharing fpr
conservation practices designed to
conserve the soil, water and wood
land resources on the more than
2,900 farms in the county. Oper
ators of these farms will be given
the opportunity to file requests
for this assistance for the needed
practices on their farms early in
Jiauiqr. ?
GETS FIRST COPY. ? In recognition of having been the first to suggest
the printing of a North Carolina seafood cookbook, Henry Belk, right,
editor of the Goldsboro News-Argus, is givjp - the first copy of the
publication by Director William P. Saunders of the Department of
Conservation and Development. The 90-page cookbook is available from
the Public Information Office, Department of Conaervation and De
velopment, Raleigh, at 28 cents per copy. It is sent postpaid. The book
is designed to stimulste interest in and increase the use of North
Carolina's wide variety of seafoods.
YOU CANT LET HIM DOWNI
Someday you may want to h*lp him 9*1 a
good ?ducation or perhaps a ?tart in busi
ness. Both require cash.
Ju?t In com ypu're not around. Dad, to
make your hop** coma true, lift Insurant*
can fill th* gap.
May w* call and explain th* d*tai Is, with
out obligation to you?
COE INSURANCE AND
REALTY COMPANY
E. F. COE, llaiiager
tir MAIN STREET. BOONE. N. C. ? DIAL AM 4-giM
Win. H. Greer
Funeral Held
William Henry Greer, 89, of
Bristol, V*., former resident of
Watauga county, died Thursday.
Funeral rites were held Satur
day at 2 o'clock at the Mt Lebanon
Baptist Church, and burial was in
the Danner cemetery.
The Rev. Barney Oliver, the
Rev. Will Cook, the Rev. Ed Hod
ges and the Rev Roods Earp of
ficiated.
The widow, Mrs. Clara Ham by
Greer, survives, with seven daugh
ters. and five boys: Mrs. Lee Earp,
Vilas; Mrs. Beryl Harris, Boone;
Mrs. Mack Absher, Louisville, Ky.;
Mrs. Glenn Keith, Mrs. Paul Mur
ry, Mrs. Joe Worley, of Bristol,
Va.; Hoza Greer, Elizabeth toil,
Tenn ; Isaac Greer, Blountville,
Tenn; Coy Greer, Esthers burg,
Md.; Noah Greer and Clay Greer,
Bristol, Va.
There are fifty-one grandchil
dren and 49 great grandchildren.
Soviet publishes Khrushchev re
marks on Cuba.
Arrest Record
Highway palroJman la Watau ga
county made ?n all-out effort la*
week to halt speeding driven and
made 24 arrest* for this traffic
law violation alone. 5 . 'CT?:
. i Three persons were charged with
stop sign violation, three with Im
proper use of dealers tags, three
with following too closely, and
three for having improper muffler.
Two penott were charged with
having improper brake*, and two
with failing to see that intended
move could be made in safety.
One arrest each was made for:
Passing stopped school bus, being
on wrong side of road, publk
drunk, no operators license, im
proper lights; failure to transfer
title, violation restricted license,
and driving under the influence of
intoxicants.
OVERSIZE HAT, SHORT DRESS
CREATE DRAMATIC EFFECT
The short dress for dinner or
theatre wear becomes dramatic
with an oversize hat of tulle or
feathers. Sequins and rhineetooea
brighten things up as do the dangl
ing bejeweled earrings.
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