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1961 Am Aug .10 76 75 61 M a Am 12 a 66 Aug. IS 75 56 Aug 14 71 47 Aug. 11 80 67 79 66 66 66 ToUJ rainfall? 52 inch. I960 ? H-L 81 67 81 61 79 65 75 62 71 60 76 62 17 50 WATAUGA DEMOC An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fourth Year of Continuous Publication VOLUME LXX1V? NO. 7 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1M1 GRADING FOR APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE STADIUM IN PROGRESS. DR. NICHOLAS ERNESTON Dr. Erneston Receives Ph.D. Nicholas Erneston, associate pro fessor at Appalachian State Teach ers College, received the Ph.D. de gree in music from Florida State University at graduation exercices held August 12 at Tallahaasee, Fla. Dr. Erneston spent the year 1090-00 in residence at Florida State as the recipient of a Dan forth Teacher Grant from the Dan forth Foundation of St. Louis, Mo. He was one of 73 Danforth scholars in the nation studying at leading universities. Dr. Erneston has been a member of the ASTC fwtnlty since 1048, directing the or bcatra, teaching strings, music history, orchestra tion and graduate courses in music literature. Dr. Erneston has served three years as president of the N. C. Orchestra Association and twice has been associate conductor of the All-State High School Orches tra. He has judged extensively at music contests throughout the State. Farm Families Make Annual Tour The Unit Test Demonstration farm families of Watauga county vliited the Upper Mountain Rc search Station and Northwest Trad ing Post on their annual out-of county tour August 8. They traveled by chartered bus and left Boone at 9:00 a. m., and returned at 4:00 p. m , stopping for a picnic lunch along the way. Those making the tour were Mr. and Mrs. Linvllle Norris and son, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Vines, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Farthing, Mr. and Mrs. David Farthing, Mr. and Mrs. Baker Edmiaten, Mrs. George Ed mistcn, Mr- Will Cook, Hal Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Christen bury and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clark, Mr. and' Mrs. Ray Ward, Howard Lova, Ferd Michael and awi, and the Home and County Agents of Watauga county. Of special interest to the touring farmers was the pasture of birds foot trefoil and the plot of alfalfa vartoty taata. Parkway Anniversary Will Be Observed Friday At Waterrock Mrs. Winkler FtijjerafHeld Mrs. Annie Reid Winkler of Blowing Rock died August 12. She was 77 years of age. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Carlton G. Coxe Aug ust 13 at 8:00 p. m. in Blowing Rock Baptist church. Burial was in the Reform church cemetery. ' She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Louise Reid of Drexel and by her brother, Elijah Reid of Blowing Rock. New Estates Aho Mountain Panorama Estates la the name of the newest mountain-top resi dential development in the Boone Blowing Rock area, and is being promoted by Mr. L. E. Dimmette of Lenoir and Blowing Rock, Pres ident of the Dimmette Realty Corporation. Situated on Aho mountain, juat off the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 100-acre development Is five miles northeast of Blowing Rock and about the identical distance from Boone, and Mr. Dimmette believes it will be the most scenic develop ment in western North CaroUaa. Sixty-foot wide streets are be ing paved in the development, and future plans call for the construc tion of a lake and recreational area on the property. The development is reached from the Blue Ridge Parkway, which ia traveled to Aho. A sign on the old store building directs visitors to the top of the moun tain. Davant Speaks To Rotarians The Rotary Club of Boone held its regular meeting on Thursday, August 10, with Or. Charles Da vant, Jr., of Blowing Rock, as guest speaker. Dr. Davant, a mem ber of the county school board, spoke on the topic of: "A Consoli dated High School For Watauga County." In hij address, be cited many examples u. the need for an exparded high school physical plant. He stressed the fact that by having one large high school, crntrally located, a better educa tion could be offered each pupil In the county. The next meeting of the Rotary Club will be a picnic for Rotarians and th?ir families. The picnic will be bald en Winkiers Creek. By MIRIAM RABB Until the neweat and higheit sec tions of the Blue Ridge Parkway were completed recently, few peo ple had ever seen U>e tagendwy four-state views from North Caro lina's Waterrock Knob. Now, at Waterrock parking ov erlook where the 29th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway will be observed August 18, these views are accessible to everyone with a yen for sky-driving over a magnificent ly engineered highway. The overlook is 5,820 feet above sea level. It's the highest point on the 407 miles of Parkway open for vacation motoring between Shenandoah National Park in Vir ginia and the meeting place of the Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. Waterrock is not only high; the entire mountain seems to have been located for grandstand views of the surrounding country. The spacious overlook, a grassy mall surrounded by paved access road and parking areas, is designed to show off those views. It is, as they say in the North Carolina mountains, "a place where you can see from here to yonder." To the west and south are the Great Smokies, the Nantahalas and ASC Group Has Meeting The meeting of ASC community committeemen held in the court house last Wednesday wis well at tended. Twenty-?ix of the thirty committeemen from the ten com munities were present. The morning session was devoted to a discussion of the various ASCS programs with special em phasis on securing further partici pation in the Agricultural Conser vation Program. Since that time through the efforts of the commit teemen 94 new farms have been added. It is expected that the goal of 272 farms will be reached be fore the drive is over. The afternoon session was de voted to formulating plans for the coming . A?c committee elections to be held on September 11. Each community committee will accept petitions signed by 10 or more eli gible voters naming persons who are eligible and willing to serve as nominees for community commit teemen in their communities. Tfciis petition* are to be filed st the ASCS office by August 21. The Community Committee wal com plete and announce a complete ?lata at nominees by August 25. Since committeemen themselves art conducting the election this year It la expected that a much larger number at voter* than us ual will turn out to vote. other ranges. To the east, are the Pisgahs. All these are seen across the deep green slopes and peaks of the neighboring Balsam Mountains, la the distance on a clear day, por tions of Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina are visible. Waterrock Knob rises to 6,292 feet in the heavily forested Great Balsam Mountains which form a massive land bridge between the Great Smokies Divide and the Pis gah Ledge in North Carolina's "Land of the Sky." E?fore the Parkway beg* a to cross over that bridge, there were no motor roads along the crest of the Balsams. Above the "gaps" were major high ways penetrate the range, there (continued on page eight) Rites Held For Miss Ray, 89 Mi>s Sallie Ray, 89 yean old, died last Thursday alter an ex tended illneu. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at 2 o'clock at the Boone Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. Preston Hughes, who was assisted in the rites by Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., of the Presbyter ian Church. Burial was in the Ray cemetery. A daughter of the late J. C. Ray and Mrs. Ray, Miss Ray had spent her entire life in this vicinity. She had formerly taught in the public schools of Watauga county. She is survived by a brother and a sister, David Ray and Miss Lelia Ray, both of Boone. Wilkes Dam Work Goes On North Wilkesboro. ? Despite fre quent showers, construction of the Wilkesboro Flood Control Dam an the Yadkin is proceeding on sched ule. Men and machines are now lay ing the earth dam across the old river bed and the concrete conduit which is carrying the flow of the river. The earth dam should be com pleted by September 17. The first phase of clearing trees from the permanent reservoir area has been completed. This consist ed of clearing the banks of the river above the dam sita and In the area which will be permanently flooded. Second phaae of clearing will re move trees from all the area to be covered by the permanent lake In cluding tributary stream banks. Meanwhile, construction of the concrete control dam On the up stream side of the dam is continu ing on schedule, with the tower going up about eight feat each, week. SPONSORS SKI PROJECT f Blowing Rock Chamber Has Best Y ear In History Membership Reaches 342; Sets Record The Board of Directors of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Com merce held their regular monthly meeting Thursday evening, when activities of the Chamber of Com merce for the year were reviewed. Mrs. Helen B. Clear, the secre tary, reported that so far the Cham ber of Commerce has had the best year in its history ? since it was organized in 1926. Mrs. Clear reported a total mem bership of 342 ? the greatest enroll ment in its history; that the office has distributed over 79,000 pieces of literature to the travelling pub Reynolds Gets Ski Contract L. 'A. Reynolds Construction Co. has been awarded the grad ing contract for the ski slopes, buildings and lakes for Blowing Rock's Winter sports develop ment, according to word from L. H. Smith, Executive Vice President of the corporation. The work has been started and should be completed within a month, Mr. Smith says. Present plans are to have the facilities In operation by Nov ember 1, and certainly no later than December 1, depending up on existing weather conditions. The Blowing Rock area Is re ceiving nationwide publicity as a result of this project. lie and through other media such ss hotels, Chambers of Commerce, and travel agencies. The most pop ular seems to be the Guide which is published annually and which contains the names and addresses of the members. This figure is for the first seven months of 1861, and the total distribution for the year will run as high as SO, 000 pieces. The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce office is kept open each day from nine in the morning un til ten at night for the convenience .of the public. During the month of June 973 persons visited the office seeking information about our general area ? during the month of July there were 1288 visitors, and for the first ten days of August, 638 visitors. In one day in August 160 persons visited the office seeking informa tion and assistance as to locations, directions, literature and general information about the attractions in the area. This is an all-time record for number of visitors in any one day. Mrs. Clear has served in the ca pacity of general hostess at many of the conventions held in Blowing Rock this summer, which phase of the operation of the Chamber of Commerce has been the subject of much favorable comment. The Chamber of Commerce pro moted winter activities for the area, and was directly responsible In Interesting outside capital to organize Blowing Rock Ski Lodge. Incorporated, which expects to have ski slopes in operation before the end of the year. Grover Atkins Dies In Mich. Grover Atkins, 70 years old, re tired lumberman and a native of Watauga county, died at Pontlac, Mich. August ? Funeral services were held in Pontiac on August 4th and inter ment was in that city. Surviving are the widow and four children. Mr and Mrs. James B. Mast and Virginia visiting points of in terest. On Saturday night they saw the play, "Send Me No Flow ers," at the Barter Theatre in Abtacdon, Virginia. Man, Daughter Hurt In Accident WRECK. ? Picture shows how tide of car wai cut off car driven by Clarence Clyde Leonard, of Route 1, Hickory, when it crashed into road roller at intersection of old U. S. 421 and new 421, Thursday night. A man and hi* four-year-old daughter, of Route 1, Hickory, were injured Thursday night when their car ran through a barricade and into a heavy piece of road machinery near Vila*. Time of the accident was 9:50 o'clock. Clarence Clyde Leonard, who wa* driving a car owned by hi* father, Lawrence Clyde Leonard, of the same addresa, had laceration* and spent the night in Watauga Ho* pita], where be was curried fol lowing the accident. His daughter, Barbara Ann, received a broken leg, lacerations, and bruises, and is in the hospital. Patrolman George E. Baker, who investigated the accident, said the car was traveling west on 421. It ran through the wooden barricade and Into a road roller that was being used to block the road where okl U. S. 421 and. flew 421. into* sect. The roller, which was said to weigh 10 tons, was moved ap pfoximately a foot by the impact. One side of the car was cut off, Patrolman Baker said. The investigating patrolman said Leonard passed seven warning signs telling of the barricade, be fore crashing into it. He charged Leonard with reckless driving. Chest X-Ray Service Continues At Boone, B. Rock To 24th Kennedy Signs Parkway Bill Washington ? A bill authorizing a $3S,000 appropriation (or a *ur vey of a proposed national park way in North Carolina and Geor gia wai signed Friday by Preaident Kennedy. The propoaed parkway would extend from a point on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Southwestern North Carolina southwesterly for 170 miles toward Atlanta. It would pass by Whiteside Mountain, highest granite cliff in the East, and several scenic wag tails, including Bridal Veil, Cull asaja, Toxaway, Dry Falls and White Water. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Roy A. Taylor, D-N.C. PhoneWorkers Get Vital Kits 911 Southern Bell Telephone em ployees have been furnished with a Civil Defense Family and Home. Survival Kit, according to H. M. Inabinet, Manager of Southern Bell. The kits have been diacuaa ed and it was suggested that em ployeea prepare their home and family to meet any emergency. These kits contain vital infor mation and facta pertaining to shelters, fall out, emergency food and water supplies, fire fighting and first aid. The manager said that self pro tection is the individual's respon sibility. and the kit will aasist our employees in making personal plans for the protection of them selves and their families in event of an enemy attaek. , gi - lt is the responsibility of tele phone people, in time of diseaster, to restore and maintain communi cations. Assurance that one's family has adequate protection for survival will make the Job of restoration much eaaier should the occasion ewer arise. Mrs. Roecoe Caudill suffered ? broken arm in a fall at ber borne Special visits to industrial plants by the X-ray mobile unit were com pleted last week. The free chest X-ray service will continue on King Street in Boone through August 24. The unit will be open Tuesdays through Satur days during the hours at 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. to serve those of Watauga County who have not had a chest X-ray in the past year or have never had an X-ray, if they are age 18 or older. If anyone has any fear of the chest X-ray, Dr. Walter C. Alverez, retired consultant of the Mayo Clinic, has this assurance for them. "I myself received an over dose pf X-rays back in 1907, when we doctors were not as careful as we should have been . . . Certain ly, my children and grandchildren have shown no handicaps that I can blame on my early X-ray ex perience. The very small amount of X-ray exposure that one gets today when one has films made of thr chcst . . . would appear to be harmless." The eminent physician. Dr. Walter C. Alverez continued, "I have so little fear of X-rays that every year I go and have my teeth, my chest, my stomach and my colon X-rayed. It is important to get this type of X-ray work done every year." The figures show that Tubercu losis claims one American life ?vary SO minutes. During the mo bile unit visit to Watauga County do take advantange of the free chest X-ray because it does offer peace of mind or directed action against tuberculosis, lung tumor, some heart conditions and many other abnormal chest conditions. The chest X-ray is free at the mo bile unit on King Street in Boone on days shown above or in Blow ing Rock on Main Street August 23, 24 and 29. Armfield New ASTC Trustee Lenoir ? Claude C. Armfield Jr., senior vice president and trust of ficer of the First Union National Bank of North Carolina, has been appointed by Gov. Terry Sanford to an eight-year term as a trustee of Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone. In naming Armfield, Gov. San ford said he was "very happy to have a man of Claude Armfield's capabilities on the board of trus tees of this college which is so im portant not only to Northwest North Carolina but to the entire state." Louis A. Dysart of Lenoir, sen ior vice president of the First Un ion National Bank, is completing an eight-year term on the ASTC Board of Trustees. Another mem ber of the board, Mrs. J. E. Broy hill of Lenoir has a term which continues to 1987. Fish Fry Friday The Holy Cross Episcopal Church will sponsor a fish fry at the Mission School dining hall, Valle Crucis, Friday at 6:30. The proceeds from an admission charge of $1.90 snd 79 cents will be used for church purposes. Burley Is Planted On 1600 Farms In County This Year A tabulation Ju*t completed by the A8CS office tbowi that out of 1M3 burley tobacco allotment farm* in the county, tobacco wa* planted this year on 1900 farm*, aoe.at acre* wa* planted on the total allotted acreage of 838.47 acre*. U farm* with an allotted acreage of 10.73 acre* failed to plant any tobacco. Of the number of ten* wtth bo tobacco planted, Beaver Dam com munity had 1 farm; Bruihy Fork. M S; Cove Creek. 3; Laurel Creak, B 2: Meat Camp, 11; New River, 8; North Fork, 1; Shawneehaw, none; Stony Fork, 1; and Watauga, ?. ,t|', Varioua other (arm* in the coun ty had a total uaderplaated ?cre ate ot 35.72 acree. IS percent of the total number of farm* planted in exceta of their aifartmeat, how ever, no lam remained la exceaa.
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