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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOETH CAEOLINA, THUESDAY, JULY VI, 1M1
Northwestern,
Bank Of Elkin
Merger Voted
North Wilkesboro, July 20 ? Di
rector* of The Northwestern Bank
of North Wllkeeboro and the Bank
of Elkin met in apeeial session
Tuesday in Winston - Salem and
voted to merge the two institutions,
it was announced here by officials
of The Northwestern Bank.
The merger proposal is subject
to the approval of the stockholders
of both banks and a stockholders
election will be called in the near
future.
If the vote is favorable, authority
for the merger will be sought from
supervising state and federal agen
cies.
"There is no reason to believe
that the merger will not be ap
proved," officials said.
The Northwestern Bank had pre
viously requested authority from
the State Banking Commissioner to
establish a branch bank in Elkin.
The request was made before the
two banks voted to merge. The
Bank of Elkin is the only bank in
Elkin.
Merger negotiations between the
two banks have been underway for
more than a month, it was revealed.
The Northwestern Bank, with
32 branches, has assets of approxi
mately $07,000,000. Those of the
Bank of Elkin total $7,328,630
Garland Johnson, president, and
B. F. Folger, executive vice- presi
dent of the Bank of Elkin, are ex
pected to retain their positions in
the merged bank.
Idol Is Named
To New School
Post In Wilkes
North Wilkeiboro, July 20? The
Wilkes County Board of Education
has elected John V. Idol as assist
ant superintendent of WUkes Coun
ty Schools.
This position was made possible
by the state legislature voting
funds to provide 44 assistant super
intendents for the larger scnool
administrative units in the state.
Mr. Idol's duties will consist
chiefly of business manager, handl
ing purchasing, of supplies, super
visor of maintenance work, trans
portation, textbooks, lunch room
operation.
"This help in the administration
of the schools will mean much to
the overall program," reports Supt.
C. B. Eller, "as it will make it pos
sible for us to do a better job."
Supt. EUer stated this is not a
plan to make his job easier but
to help him do a better job. By
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Gist Members
I Again On TV
Principal characters of the
I "Horn in the West" made their
second television appearance of
the year last Monday.
A group of Indians and settlers
joined Daniel Boone and Rever
end Sims on the "Fred Kirby
Show" over WBT-TV in Charlotte
at 9:00 p. m.
The group staged a short Indian
raid on the program, with Daniel
Boone and the settlers driving off
the raiders. Interviews with the
"Hok n" actors followed the mock
battle. The time alowed to the
promotion was fifteen minutes.
T. L. Teague
Dies Last Week
Mr. Thomas Letcher Teague,
age 63, of 414 Queen Street,
Boonet died at home on Wednes
f day, July 19th.
I Although Mr. Teague bad been
in failing health, his death was
' unexpected. He was born and
? lived his entire life in Watauga
county.
Services were held Friday, July
21st, at 2:00 p. m. at the First
Baptist Church, with the Rev. K.
F. ? Troutman officiating. Burial
was in the Mt. l>awn Memorial
Gardens.
Surviving are his wife, Doris
Greene Teague of the home; his
mother, Mr*. Naomi Teague of
Boone; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth
Arnold, Madiaonville, Tenn., Aid
Miss Clara league of the home;
two sons, Weidon of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and 1. G. of Cleveland, Ohio;
four brothers, Lee. Odell, Riley,
and Graham all of Boooe; and
two grandchildren.
"WEST GLOW?HOME OF MR. AND MRS. LOUIS J. LUNDEAN
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Blowing Rock Tour Of Homes
Will Be Friday; Tickets On Sale
Pnoio by Mowers' Photo bnop
"MISS WATAUGA COUNTY" PERFORMS IN STATE CONTEST
Miss Watauga Places
Sixth At Greensboro
Miss Martha Jane Hobgood Hod
ges, 18, this year's graduate of
Appalachian High School, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Hodges, Jr., of Boone, placed sixth
in the North Carolina Beauty
Pageant In Greensboro Saturday.
Miss Hodges had been named
Miss Watauga. County in the Jay
cee pageant held here some time
Local Teacher
Dies July 19
Miss Thelma Mae Perry, 86, of
Vilas died about midnight Wed
nesday flight of ? heart attack at
her home.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Cove Creek Baptist
Church, Sherwood, Friday after
noon by the Rev. E. M. Blanken
ship and ftev. S. Dwight Long.
Burial was in the church ccme
tery.
Surviving are a aister, Miss
Maude Perry of Vilas and three
brothers, Don, John and Grady,
all of Vilas and a number of
nephews and nieces.
She was' born in Watauga Coun
ty to William and Mary McBride
Perry, June 21, 1900. She was a
school telic her for 30 years and
had been teaching at Happy Valley
School in Caldwell County for the
paat IS yaars. She attended Ap
palachian State Teachers College
and was a graduate of Carson
Newman College, Jefferson City,
fenneasee.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonds Hollars of
Orlinde, KU? are spending sev
eral weeks ia Boone. ! i,i n 4
ago. Her talent was singing.
Miss Asheville, Maria Beale
Fletcher, was crowned Miss North
Carolina.
Seventy-five of the State's most
beautiful young ladies competed
in the contest.
Mrs. Prifchett
On State Board
MRS. LEO PRITCHETT
Mr*. Leo Pritchett of Boone ha*
been appointed by Governor San
ford aa a member of the State Re
creation Commission.
Mrs. Pritchett, who la admin
istrative assistant to President W.
H. Plonimons of Appalachian
State Teachers Colkiga, was one
of a number of women appointed
by the Governor who remarked
that "women bring idealism as
well as integrity and ability to
government"
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- A high spot of the social season
at Blowing Rock, the annual Tour
of Homes, will take place Friday
under the sponsorship of the wo
men of St. Mary's of the Hills Epis
copal Church.
Four of the finest homes in thi*
area will be open to the public
as guided tours are made of "Rock
Cliff," the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Easley; "Seven Stories," the
Lazaron home; "West Glow," owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Lundean
and Mrs. Worth Plyler, and "Sil
verstone," the home of Dr. and
Mrs. H. L. Newton.
The tour will start from the
church on Main Street at 12 o'clock
noon, continuing throughout the af
ternoon. Refreshments will be
served in the Parish Hall from 12
noon until 6 p. m. Official drivers
and cars will make continuous
runs between the appointed hours.
Tickets are now on sale and may
be obtained at any of the following
establishments: Blowing Rock Arf
Galleries, Fincke-Sobel Art Gal
lery, Razook's Dress Salon, May
view Manor, Green Park Hotel, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bunce and Mrs. R.
H. Bouligny. Mrs. John Reineking
and Mrs. Pat Robbins will be in
charge of the ticket sale at the
church Friday. Official cars will
be in front of the church, clearly
marked.
A brief outline of the homes to
be visited follows:
The home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Easley, located on Wonderland
Trail, is a house with a low pitched
roof and sheltered entrance. It
has many paned windows and all
the beguiling charm of all the old
historic houses so much a part of
the English countryside. Clever
planning has instituted skillful
compromises which have brought
time mellowed features into tune
with fnodern times. While the
sheltered entrances assure one of
a cordial welcome, the pleasant
open terrace at the front fairly
begs its informal invitation t9 re
lax and enjoy the ever-changing
view of the shadowy hills and sun
filled valleys.
Hostesses will be Mri. W. E.
Fitch. Mr*. W. E. Hardin, Mr*.
Sherman Crater, and Mri. Har
old Throm.
Seven Stories
Symbolically, the number seven
often denotes completion or per
fection. Through the ages there
has always been a charm in the
number 7. 80, in "Seven Stories"
the contemporary home of Dr. and
Mrs. Morris Lazaron, this is again
true. For a visit to "Seven Stories"
is truly a step Into charming lov
eliness.
The home is modern, because it
is functional, yet it respects the
mountain tradition in its fine wood
paneling and rock wall fireplace.
The bedrooms, Dr. Lazaron'*
studio (he is a very "ne painter),
the dimng-living room, all over
look the bill folds which terminate
themselves in Grandfather Moun
tain. Hence, all the rooms invite
the beauty of the outdoors inside
by the use of great windows. The
view from these windows is inspi
rational. and as Mr*. Lazaron said,
"We built the houae," and pointing
to the hill, "that'* what the good
Lord did."
Hostes*e* at the Lazaron home,
will be Mr*. Jamea Van Ness, Mr*.
Caa* Balling* . Mrs. Gaylord WU
liams, Mr*. C. Stradley Kipp, Mr*,
(continued on page S, section B)
KENNEDY BILL IN ACTION iPi
Watauga Is Designate
s, W ? ' 1^: A v ' 3? k
As Redevelopment Area
Loans May Be
Secured For
New Building
Watauga U one of seven North
west North Carolina counties desig
nated by Commerce Secretary Lu
ther Hodges as redevelopment
areas eligible for Federal assist
ance under the Area Redevelop
ment Act.
This word came to the Democrat
in a telegram* from Congressman
Hugh Alexander Saturday. Three
of the counties are in Mr. Alex
ander's district.
Counties in , this area affected
are: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mad
ison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yan
cey.
The Cherokee Indian Reserva
tion in North Carolina and other
Tar Heel counties were selected.
They are Graham, Bertie, Gates,
Hoke, Hyde and Swain.
Across the nation, Hodges nam
ed 468 rural counties and 48 In
dian reservations which now are
eligible for loans or grants for
public and private construction or
for workers' retraining.
The area redevelopmenf pro
began within the Commerce De
partment after Congress passed
President Kennedy's $394 million
bill this year.
Many cities and towns with un
employment problems previously
had been selected for assistance.
Among them are a few eastern
North Carolina communities.
However, Hodges' latest an
nouncement marks the first time
rural areas had been designated
as eligible for assistance.
Hodges said the areas were se
lected under a new set of stand
ards established to determine eli
gible areas. Under the new setup
areas of low farm income, other
areas of extremely low income,
areas of low production farming
and counties now under the Agri
culture Department's development
program will be eligible!
Generally, urban areas which are
classified by the Labor Department
as areas of "substantial and per
sistent" unemployment also will be
eligible.
Hodges and William L. Batt Jr.,
area redevolpment administrator,
emphasized, however, that an area
will not receive aid simply be
cause it is designated as eligible.
Local authorities first must pre
pare development plans and apply
for assistance ? - usually through
atate governments.
In North Carolina, Governor
Terry Sanford has designated a
special assistant to help counties
and communities in preparing de
(continued on page 3, section B)
Farthing Is
Reappointed
H. GRADY FARTHING
H. Grady Farthing, President of
the Watauga Savings k Loan As
sociation, ?Boone, has been reap
pointed by Governor Sanford to
the State Stream Sanitation Com
mission (or ai six-year term.
Mr. Farthing was first appoint
ed In 1900 by Governor Scott to
(he Commission which is in
charge of pollution abatement Is
North Carolina strums.
SURVEYORS.? The Appalachian Stat* Teacher* College campua ia aurveyed by these summer school
students. They are working on field problems in surveying for an applied mathematics course. Left to
right are Sarah Arahwyant, Vale; Martha Sue Pendry, Hudson; Bartie Bates, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
v'H!?* Ch**te''"eld' s- c : J?mes Ervin, Sparta; Harry J. Pappas, Webster, Mass."; Lester Reavis!
Yadkinville; John K. Bracken, Shelby; Walter Hawkinaon, Boone, lnatructor; and James Greene, Boone.
William Ross, Leading Horn Actor,
Hasn't Missed Single Performance
By JIM JONES
William Rom, a leading member
of the cast of "Horn In the West"
since' its beginning in 1952, holds
the leading role of Dr. Geoffrey
Stuart in this year's production.
Ross returns to the outdoor drama
stage as principal actor after two
years as play director.
The 37-year-old dramatist holds
quite a record in outdoor theatre
appearances. In the more than 470
performances of the "Horn'1 since
its opening ten years ago, Ross has
never missed a single night's show
ing. He is the only member of
the cast currently without a stand
in who could do the Dr. Stuart part
in case there is an accident or sick
ness.
During the first four years of
the drama Rom played the heavy,
demanding role of Colonel McKen
sie, militant, feared leader of the
British militia. He then was cast
In the leading role of Dr. Stuart
until he took over the directorship
two years ago. This season Ross is
back in his favorite stage role ?
the British doctor with divided
loyalties to the English Crown and
the American Colonies.
A native of Morganton and cur
rently a teacher in the public
school system in Boone, Ross ' is
a natural on the outdoor stage. His
long and varied theatrical exper
ience, clear and outstanding voice,
and feel and knowledge of the part
of Dr. Stuart combine to make
him one of the most valuable as
sets of the "Horn in the West."
Ross has been active and suc
cessful in theatre productions since
his early school days In Morgan
ton and his participation ranges
from lead roles in community the
atre and college plays to minor
parts in two motion pictures. He
(continued on page 3, section B)
Ray Fox Dies
Last Tuesday
Mr. James Ray Fox, 18. passed
?way tuddenly on Tuesday, July
18th at his home in Conover. '? ]
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 20th, at 4:00 p. m.,'
at Orace Lutheran Church io
Boone, with the Rev. E. F. Trout
man officiating. Burial was in the
Mt. Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Sarah L. Fax of Conover; hit par
wata, Mr. and Mrs. Filmore Fox of
Boone; one brotlter, Levern S. Fox
of Boom; and one sister, Mrs.
CanMino Craig of Loaair.
Land Cleared
For Ski Slope
Work is progressing on clearing away the timber and
undergrowth from the land purchased by the Blowing Rock
Ski Lodge, Inc., for the construction of a million dollar
winter sports development in the Payne Branch section west
of Blowing Rock.
Mr. L. H. Smith, Executive Vice-President of the Cor
poration, states that he expects grading work to get under
way next week, and that construction is expected to proceed
at once on the development, which is expected to be open to
the public in November.
Two ski runs have been surveyed and lifts, with a
ski lodge of 20 rooms, snow manufacturing machinery and
other necessary equipment, will be installed.
At least forty people will be required to operate the
facility, and the tourist season in Blowing Rock and vicinity
will be extended through to February.
THE WAY THEY USED TO RIDE? Mn. Jvnnic Jenkins o( Bri?Ul
aupplied ua thU picture of the late Mr?. Addle Hut Dula and aoti
Robert, which waa Uken in tho back yard of the Dula homo In Lenoir
more than fifty year* ago. Mr*. Jenkins sayi Mrs. Dula gave her this
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