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VOLUME LXX1V'? NO. 13
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ?8, 1#?1
EIGHTEEN PAGES? THREE SECTIONS
City Limits
Expansion
Considered
Mayor Wade JS. Brown has an
nounced the appointment of ?
committee to make a study of the
proposed extension of the corpor
ate limits of the town to include
Perkiaaville and perhaps other
suburban neighborhoods, and nuke
a report to the city council.
Serving on the committee are
J. E. Holshouser, Jr., town attor
ney; A. E. South, R. F. Greene,
Ted Pease, Estel Wagner, Grady
Farthing, Tom Winkler and J. B.
Robinson.
A zoning board was appointed,
composed of Lee Reynolds, chair
man, Guy Hunt, Dr. G. K. Moose,
George Judy and C. A. Price.
Beshears Wins
Confirmation
Washington. ? Ralph L. Beshears
has been confirmed by the Senate
as permanent postmaster at Boone.
Also confirmed for federal po
sitions in North Carolina were
William H. Murdock of Durham as
U. S. attorney in the Middle Dis
trict, and William Medford of
Waynesville as U. S. attorney in
the Western District.
Beshears, a graduate of Appa
lachian State Teachers College,
was recommended for the post
mastership by Rep. Hugh Alexan
der of the Ninth District . The new
district attorneys were recom
mended by North Carolina Sens.
Sam Ervin and Everett Jordan.
The attorneys will serve four
year terms.
Confirmation by the Senate com
pletes the process by which presi
dential appointees are given final
approval.
RALPH L. BESHEARS
ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF NEW APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE STADIUM.
NEWSMEN ARE ENTERTAINED
Massive Ski Program Outlined
Members of the press of the
Carolinas, together with radio and
televiaion representatives were
week end guests of Blowing Rock
Ski Lodge, Inc., and Saturday got
a special briefing un the efforta be
ing made to create a winter sports
capital out of the well-known re
sort community.
The Invited guests were taken in
the afternoon for an on the spot
look at the ski slopes which are
now under construction, and later
enjoyed a social hour and dinner
at Blowing Rock's Green Park
Hotel.
President Thklheimer of the
Blowing Rock Ski Lodge Inc., wel
comed the visitors in the afternoon
and introduced Mayor Hardin of
Blowing Rock; Mayor Brown of
Boone, and Louis H. Smith, Exe
cutive Vice-President of the cor
poration, along with representa
tivea of the general construction
company, the ski lift equipment
company and the snow manufac
turing concern.
Mr. Thalbeimer described the
general developments planned. An
over-simplified description, he
said, would be to visualize a huge
letter "T" with the right hand
portion of the "Y" extending some
1800 feet, dropping 300 feet from
it tip to the point of intersection.
This, he said, would be the pri
mary slope, and one upon which
a ski lift will be installed to carry
the skiers to the pinnacle. The
other prong of the "V" will be
some 800 feet in length, dropping
more than 100 feet to provide a
secondary or practice slope, which
Tentative Program For State
Grange Convention Is Released
The 33rd annual session of the
State Grange will get under way
Sunday afternoon October 22 with
a meeting of the state officers.
Later in the afternoon the youth
program and supper will be held
in the college cafeteria. At 8 p. m
the vesper service will be in the
Boone Methodist Church.
On Monday committe meetings
will be held all day in the educa
tional building of the Boone Bapt
ist Church. Here will be the vitally
important work of shaping Grange
policy for next year. Resolutions
will be studied and recommenda
tions made. Technical personnel
from State College, Department of
Agriculture, federal agencies and
commodity organizations will be
present to consult with (be com
mittees. There more than 20 dif
ferent committees. Monday even
ing will be one of the highlights
of the conventions. The fellowship
dinner will be served in the Ele
mentary School cafeteria. The fea
tured speaker will be Dr. Jamet
Ralph, Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture. A1m featured will be
awards to the man and woman of
the year, rural church of the ye?r,
grange deputy of the year. Greet
ing from Dr. Plemmons, President
of ASTC and Mayor of Boone,
Wade Brown. Music will be pre
sented by the College Glee Club.
On Tuesday the convention will
open in the sixth degree. The an
nual report of the State Master
will be given aui committee re
ports will be made and voted on.
Election of State officers will be
a special order of business. Tues
day evening community service
awards will be presented.
On Wednesday morning the day
begins with the insurance break
fast sponsored by the Hospital
Saving Association at 7:30 a. m.
in the Elementary School Cafeteria
(Continued on page six)
A Proclamation
FOR NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S WEEK
Whereas women in business and the professions have
made outstanding contributions to the economy of their com
munity, state and nation, and
Whereas these women have given tirelessly of their
time and efforts to^ivic and cultural projects, and
Whereas this woman power is a great "Dimension in
Denwcracy," now therefore. I, Wade E. Brown, as Mayor, by
the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim October 1
through 7, 1961, as National Business Women's Week in
Boone, and call upon all citizens to recognize the achievements
of members of the National Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs, Inc., who provide daily service to
our country.
By: WADE E. BROWN
Mayor of the Town of Boone
September 23, 1961.
Wilkes Dam
Fund Certain
North Wilkesboro, jept. 28 ?
Completion of the Wilkesboro
Flood Control Dam on the Ytdkin
river, four mile* weit of Wllkes
boro, was auured Saturday when
the U. S. Senate paaaed the Public
Works Appropriation Bill for the
year.
The houae already had passed
the bill.
The bill, calling for almost four
billion dollars in expenditures, con
tained two million dollars for the
Wilkesboro project now under way.
The appropriation was in the
budget sent to the Congress in
January by President Eisenhower
and the appropriation was never
in doubt as in previous years.
The appropriation is scheduled
to cover completion of the dirt
dam late next year.
Conatruction of the earthen dam
is proceeding on schedule. Fair
weather has enabled men and ma
chines to move vast amounts of
dirt from north side of the river
to form the dam fill.
Construction of the concrete con
trol tower also Is proceeding on
schedule. It will regulate the flow
of the river through a concrete
tunnel which it under the dam.
The flood water spillway will be
on the north side of the river,
arouad the dani structure and Into
Flab Dam Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Taylor and
son Clay of Salisbury spent Sunday
with Mrs. Taylor'* parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. E. Agle.
will be equipped with a tow rope.
Lake* Far Ice, Pithing
Other development! will include
two lakei, one of which will double
,as an ice skating area in the wint
er time and a swimming pond for
summer. The other will impound
the water needed for snow manu
facturing and aa a fishing lake in
the summer.
A commodious lodge will be
BILL THALHEIMER
constructed to bouM renUl and
sales services, office* and guest
accommodations.
Chalet A Social Center
A chalet will be constructed a*
a center of the area's social activi
ties, providing dining facilities
and luxurious guest quarters. The
chalet is being planned, Mr. Thai
heimer said, for sometime during
1862 and will include a parking
area to accommodate S00 automo
biles.
The ski slope, Mr. Thalheimer
continued, will be open December
1 and will remain open seven days
a week until mid-March.
A spokesman for the firm instal
ling the snow manufacturing equip
ment described the Blowing Rock
slope as average sue. His firm,
he said, now has some 80 such
installations in the United States
and Canada. He said plans are to
lay a 3 to 4 foot coVer of snow on
(Continued on page six)
For Oct. 1st
A singing will be held on
Grandfather Mountain on October
the first,' according to Mr. I. L.
Hartley of Unvllle, chairman.
Mr. Hartley invites all th?
churches. Sunday Sehools and
Singing Classes to attend and
bring their lunches, aa there will
toe nothing sold on that day.
Those attending a-e asked to
bring their old Nag books.
Singing
Grange Leader
Now In County
Virgil Stele, Special North Car
olina Grange Deputy, is in the
county for four weeks assisting in
organizing new local Grange units.
Mr. Steele says that increased
interest is being shown in Grange
work here on account of the State
convention which will be held here
October 22-29, and that the three
local Granges "have their work laid
out for them" making preparations
for the convention.
One new Grange is being organ
ized in Meat Camp township and
the next meeting will be held Mon
day night, October 2, at the Green
Valley School. Meetings have been
held at Parkway School and at Fos
coe, and it is hoped that these
three Granges will be organized by
October 21.
Commenting on the Grange pro
gram, Mr. Steele says: "The Grange
is a voice of agriculture, exerts a
strong, stabilizing influence for
the good of rural people, the na
tion and its farmers. It is heard
effectively in the Legislatures and
in Congress. It is f farmers' org
anization, designed to do collect
ively what cannot be done individ
ually."
Miss Anita Winkler, who is
teaching in Shelby, spent the week
end at her home on Blowing Rock
road.
STARTS OCTOBER FIRST
Funds Drive For
Stadium Is Mapped
$240,000 State
Money Is Being
Used In Project
The official opening date for
the campaign for seats for Appa
lachian's new football stadium was
announced this week by Bob Allen,
college director of foundations and
public relations, who is in charge
of arrangements.
The drive begins October 1,
in Boone and Watauga county
and two prominent businessmen
and banking officials, were nam
ed as co-chairmen to spearhead
the activities of this area. They
are Alfred T. Adams, cashier of
the Boone branch of The North
western Bank, and James P.
Marsh, secretary-treasurer of the
Watauga Savings and Loan Asso
ciation. i
These two men have been active ,
in supporting Appalachian's pro
gram, as well as other worthwhile ?
local and area projects.
The specific details of the local
campaign will be announced later, 1
but in commenting on their plans 1
Adams and Marsh indicated that 1
every family and business con- j
cern will be given an opportunity
to participate.
This will include members of
the college (acuity and staff. No
high pressure tactics are planned
and from all indications none will
be necessary. Both chairmen feel
that this beautiful new outdoor
arena will be a valuable addition
to the campus and community and
will be used by people within a
wide radius of Boone.
When completed the all-pur
pose field will have 5,000 perm
anent concrete seats on each side
of the lighted football field.
There will be an official quarter
mile track, a field house, press
and guest boxes, adequate rest
room facilities and a new elec
tric scoreboard. Parking areas
are being graded ta take care af
?early one theosand cars.
The stadium will be multi- pur
pose, and will accommodate not
only athletic and field eventa, but
activities such as May Days, stu
dent convocations, community
sings, and outdoor religious ser
vices.
Football teams af bath the col
lege and the Appalachian High
School will play their home
games la the stadium.
Due to the lack of land space on
the campus proper, . the new
Science building must be placed
on the present college field.
The overall cost of the stadium
is estimated at around $400,000.
Of this amount, >240,000 has been
appropriated by the State of North
Carolina to cover much of the
(Continued on page five, Sec. C.)
Kenneth Linney, 53,
Succumbs On Sunday
Kenneth Bogle Linney, S3,
retired harware merchant, and
member of a prominent Watauga
county family, died unexpectedly
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning of a
heart attack.
Mr. Linney had been in falling
health for a year.
Born in Boone to the late Frank
A. Linney and Mrs. Hessie Mathe
aon Linney, be received hia edu
cation in the Boone Schoola, at
Oak Ridge Inatitute, and at Duke
Univeraity. He waa a Methodist
and a Mason.
Mr. Linney was one of the found
era of the Parkway Company, lo
cal retail hardware store. He had
been active in affairs of the Re
publican party locally, had once
run for the State Senate, and had
served on the Boone Board of Al
dermen. His father was a promin
ent Carolina lawyer, had been
United States Attorney and Re
publican State Chairman.
Funeral services were held at
the Boone Methodist Church Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
pastor, Rev. Preston Hughes, was
?ssisted in the rites by Rev. E. F.
Troutman of the Lutheran Church,
and Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., Presby
KENNETH B. LINNEY
terian minister. Burial was in
Mountlawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were: Bob Agle,
Barnard Dougherty, Rob Rivers,
David Horton, J. A Hullins and
Edgar Brown.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Virginia Wary Linney, of the Ap
palachian State Teachers College
(acuity and two sisters, Mrs. Paul
A Coffey of Boone and lfrs. P. O.
Brewer of Raleigh.
Boone, Florida Writer
Makes "American Home"
Mrs. Blanche Syfret McKnlght
of Boone and DeLand, F1?., la
the author of a feature story ap
pearing in the October number
of The American Home, entitled
"The Jacqueline Kenuedy Look
in Flowers for the White Honae."
The feature covera the first
four non-advertising pages in
the nationally-circulated maga
itne, and includes six full-color
pictures of flower arrangementa
being used by the First Lady in
the different rooms of the Execu
tive ninisn
Mrs. McKnlght, who has dowe
free lance writing far a number
of years, Is being congratulated
upon the article, which she says
is her first big break la the
magasiae field.
She has been employed by the
Washington Star, the Nary De
partment, and has done promo
tional work for the DeLand
Chamber of Commerce, among a
great many other activities.
Legion Meeting
Date Changed
The meeting time of Legion Post
392 has been changed from Oc
tober 10 to October 3, at 7:30, at
the Legion Hut.
BUY A SEAT Zeb Kirk, toft, U ahowa preaentln* a check to Alfred Adam., co-chairmen of effort t?
purchaK mb for new Appalachian State Teacher* College ct?Knm The wptffr to equip the new
facility with aaaU, officially gats under way October l? nowen* photo.
Alexander To
Visit County
E.W. Cole Dies
In Decatur, Ga.
Salisbury, Sept. 19 ? A grave
side service for Col. E. W. Cole of
Decatur, Ga., former Salisbury
city engineer, will be conducted at
11 a. m. today at City Memorial
Park by the Rev. Harlan Crecch
and the Rev. O'Kelley Whitaker.
Burial will be with military
honors.
Former members of Company
C. 109th Engineers, N. C. National
Guard, will meet at 10:30 a. m. at
Summersett Funeral Home where
the body will remain until time
for the service.
Col. Cola organised the 108th
Engineers here in 1038. He also
had served as Sixth District direc
tor for the federal Works Progress
MMMflNMpRiJ
Col. Cole died Sunday night at
his Decatur f
(Note: Mr.
uga
Congressman Hugh Alexander
announced today that he plans to
visit Watauga County and shall be
pleased to see anyone who wishes
to contact him to discuss Federal
legislation, or to assist his consti
tuents with any problems involv
ing Federal agencies, or any pro
Mr. Alexander said he hopes to
have the pleasure of seeing many
of his friends and constituents
when he visits the post office In
each community in Watauga Coun
ty in accordance with the follow
ing schedule
Monday, October 9, 1801
Post Office Hour
Blowing Rock 9:00 a. m.
Boone 9:48 a. m.
Vilas 10:80 a. m.
Valle Crucis 11:18 a. m.
Sugar Grove 12:00 noon
Zionville 1:30 p. m.
Tamarack 3:19 p. m.
Reese 3:30 p m.
Sherwood 4:48 p. m.
Triplett 8:18 p. m.
Deep Gap 7:18 p. m.