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An Independent Weekly fSetct paper . . . Seventy-Fourth Year of
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1M1
SECTIONS
MISS NORTH CAROLINA . . . Susan Kay Woodall
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MISS WATAUGA COUNTY ... Jane Hodges
IRC Reports
Record Sales
For 42 Weeks
Philadelphia ? International Res
istance Co., here, had record sales
for the 42-weeks ended Oct. 22, it
was reported to stockholders to
day.
Sales for the period totaled $18,
200,246, a rise of 6 per cent from
the previous 42-week peak of $17,
190,228 set in the corresponding
period a year ago.
Net earnings were $1,522,217, or
$1.10 per common share, vs. $1,
705,942, or $1.23 per share, based
on 1,388,298 shares outstanding
Oct. 22.
Despite the drop in 42-week net,
however, IRC President Walter W.
Slocum predicted Uutt, barring un
foreseen contingencies, full-year
earnings "should not be much less
than the all-time record earnings
of $1.40 reported for 1960."
He reported that operating pro
fits of IRC manufacturing plants
are actually running ahead of
those realized a year ago. He noted
that the reduction in net earnings
for the 42-week period was the
result of "substantially increased
investments in new product deve
lopment and marketing, and in a
system-wide modernization pro
gram."
He said that the current expan
sions and upgrading of IRC plant
facilities will be "largely complet
ed" by the end of 1961.
The expansion of IRC's Boone
(N.C.) Division is in its final
stages, Mr. Slocum said, and the
Philadelphia Division has just
leased an additional 11,000 square
feet of space, putting the firm's
overall footage above the 450,000
level.
The IRC official, noted that a
statement was filed with the Sec
urities and Exchange Commission
last month seek in? registration of
40,000 shares of common stock
which are intended to be offered
to minority shareholders of North
American Electronics, Inc., in ex
change for their shares in NAE.
IRC purchased 54 per cent own
ership in the Massachusetts firm
earlier this year.
Mr. Slocum disclosed that NAE
is operating on a profitable basis,
with sales currently running at a
rate "more than double" those of
a year ago. The company manufac
tures several hundred type* of sill
con rectifiers and Zener diodea.
Alexander To
Speak To YDC
Next Tuesday
Congressman Hugh Alexander
wiB speak at Ike courthouse In
Boone on December 5 at 7:30 p. m.
under the auspices of the Young
Democrat Club *f Watauga County.
Mr. Alexander, who ha* just
completed a world tour to gather
first-hand lnfbrination on the for
eign aid program, haa not an
nounced a topit for the Boom ad
dress.
George C. Thomas, YDC presi
dent invite* everyone to attend.
Accelerated Drive For Industry
In Northwest N. C. Announced
Northwestern North Carolina, in
its ceaseless hunt for new indus
try is going to offer prospects the
hard facts they need to know about
plant locations, according to word
coming from the Northwestern
North Carolina Development As
sociation, through the Winston
Salem Journal Tuesday.
A new eight-member industrial
planning committee, the Journal
Mrs. Linney Has
Artists Audition
Mrs. Virginia Wary Linney spent
Friday and Saturday in Raleigh
where she directed the Regional
Auditions for the Singer of the
Year for the National Association
of Teachers of Singing.
These young artist auditions are
one of the many activities of N.
A T. S., which afford an oppor
tunity for recognition of talented,
worthy and energetic young art
ists and promotes even higher
standards of vocal repertoire.
It is not only a high honor to
be the winner, but it is also an
open door to a career in singing.
Of the six states that comprise the
southeastern region, the singers
who entered thia competition were
from the states of North and South
Carolina and Florida.
The auditiohs were all on a high
professional level. The winner in
this region was Miss Frances La
Camera, lyric soprano from St.
Petersburg, Florida. She will com
pete with the winner from each 1
of the other seven regions in the
United States for the title, "Singer
of the Year," which will be held at
the national convention of N. A.
T. S. In Boston the week of De
cember 27.
reports, will be headed by retired
industrialist Henry F. Snyder, who
will direct the new program.
Snyder, speaking at a press
luncheon called to announce for
mation of the committee, said the
idea will be to "speak to the in
dustrialist in his own language."
A prospect interested in locating
in the 11-county Northwest area
will be offered free research re
ports on what the area has to in
terest him.
The reports, tailored individu
ally for the company requesting
information, will cover such
things as labor, resources, market
ing and taxation.
Snyder, who retired from West
ern Electric Co. last summer after
49 years, said the industrialist
seeking a plant site wants to know
exactly what it will cost and what
the problems will be.
"This is the kind of language
these men understand," he said.
The made-to-order research re
ports will be done voluntarily by
area plant managers, professors,
engineers, farmers, comptrollers
and other professional people.
Businessmen, Snyder said, are
concerned ? among other things ?
about the time it will take to train
workers. The committee will give
them information on how many
people are available, what it will
cost to train them and how long it
will take.
Reports will be compiled on vir
tually every subject of interest to
an industrialist. All requests will
be confidential.
A detailed economic and social
lurvey of the Northwest is expect
ed to be available next summer.
This will give data for towns and
countiea as well as the whole area.
Snyder said the committee also
> wil^publish a newsletter to keep
prospects abreast of new develop
i ments in the area.
The program is aimed at indus
trialists who want to expand op
erations already here as well as
those elsewhere who are interest
ed in relocating or opening new
plants.
. Formation of the committee was
announced by Edwin Duncan of
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Burley Mart
Opens With
Good Prices
The Boone Burley Tobacco Mar
ket opened Monday, and almost a
third of the million pounds of
weed on the floors was sold.
The opening sale was described
as one of the most satisfactory in
the history of the Boone market,
despite the appearance of a good
deal of wet tobacco on the baskets,
and the farmers appeared highly
pleased with the prices received.
The first sale consisted of $302,
390 pounds which brought $204,
383.98.
Top baskets brought $72 ware
housemen said.
A full sale waa in prospect
Tuesday at both the Farmers Bur
ley Warehouse and Warehouse No.
1.
It ia pointed out that there is
plenty of room on the three big
floors, that tobacco can be unload
ed any time, and that the usual
attentive service is given the grow
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GETTING READY.? Member* of the Christmas committee are shown examining decorations that will
be placed along the street this week to make Boom look Christmassy. They are, left to right, Jo? Me
Clung tkDMling), A. K. McCnarjr, Gaorfa flowers, Jr, Nick Stakias, and David Spainhour.
SATURDAY'S THE DAY" %
Beauty Queens, TV Star
To BrightenYule Parade
Six Bands To
Intersperse
Fancy Floats
Plans are rapidly nearing com
pletion for the Christmas parade
which will be held Saturday after
noon to formally open the holiday
shopping season, and members of
the Merchuits Committee have
been busily engaged in getting the
decorations ready for installation
along the street.
The appearance of Miss North
Carolina, with Hiss Watauga
County in a parade led by Fred
Kirby, of tv fame, has attracted
unusual interest, and George
Flowers, parade chairman says the
parade, which will feature a num
ber of bands and professionally
constructed floats, will form on
Horn in the West Drive at 3:30
and move west to Water Street,
then by way of Rivers and Faculty
Streets. At the conclusion of the
parade the Mayor will turn on the
Christmas lights and Santa Claus
will distribute goodies to the child
ren. This will occur at King and
Depot. ?
Mr. Flowers says that for the
floats where boys and girls are
needed, Blowing Rock, Appalach
ian, Cove Creek, Bethel High
Schools, and Appalachian State
Teachers College are being called
on for personnel.
The decorations are of a perman
ent type and may be used year af
ter year.
The members of tft Christmas
committee are: Nick Stakias,
chairman; George Flowers, parade
chairman; Joe McClung, A. E. Mc
Crary, Charles Isley, Crayte Tea
gue and David Spainhour. They
wish to thank the merchants for
their cooperation and also the
New River Light k Power Co.,
Blue Ridge Electric Membership
Corporation and the town of Boone
for their fine help in erecting the
decorations and lights.
Mr. Herman W. Wilcox, Presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
issues this statement:
"The spirit of cooperation we
have received on this project from <
its inception has been amazing.
This is an example of the determi
nation that has built this area up
to become the fasting growing one
in the State."
Following is the tentative par
ade arrangement:
1. Police car.
2. Color*? National Guard.
3. Fred Kirby, WBTV, Parade
Marshal.
4. Drexel High School Band.
5. Mayor Wade E. Brown.
?. H. W. Wilcox, President oi
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Rufus Ward
Funeral Held
Rufu* Marlon Ward, age 70, died
at Mountain Home Veteran's Hos
pital in Johnson City, Tennessee,
November 29.
Funeral service* were held
Sunday in Antioch Baptist Church
by his pastor, the Rev. Carl Wil
son. Burial was in the Ward family
cemetery.
Mr. Ward was the son of the late
M. A. and Elizabeth Johnson
Ward, and spent most of his life
in Laurel Creek Township where
he was a respected citizen and a
leading member of the church. He
served in World War I and was
prominent in the political life of
the county, having served two con
secutive terms a* county commis
sioner and was deputy sheriff un
der the late Sheriff ditcher. He
was a progressive farmer and
livestock dealer and many of the
neighbors sought hi* advice and
help, which be gave unstintingly.
Surviving are the widow, Mr*.
Bessie Ward of Sugar Grove, one
son. Thorns* L. Ward, Mayor of
Huntersvllie; three daughter*, Mr*.
Hichard Hodge*, Boone, Mr*. Car
ter Mathecon, Vilas, and Mrs. Jack
Simpson, Alberquerque, New Maxi
co, and seven grandchildren.
SIGN. ? Final negotations were completed last week between Watauga Industries and Skyline Lanei, Inc.,
for the opening of the new 12-lane bowling alley, now under conitruction on Highway 321, half mile
east of Boone. The Skyline Lanes hope to have the alleys completed and open for operation by Feb
ruary 1. Signing papers are Glenn R Andrews (left), president of Watauga Industries, and E. E. Jacob*,
manager of the lanes. Watching are E. E. Ruth, head of Skyline Lanes, James Marsh, R. D. Hodges,
Jr., and Jerry Coe, Watauga Industries officials.
United Fund's Gift Committee
Raises $4,000 On Second Day
The Advanced Gifts Committee
for the United Fund began work
at a 7:00 o'clock breakfast, Mon
day morning, November 20. At
noon on the 22nd they made their
first report and showed >4,028.33
pledged up to that time. "This
was most gratifying," said Stan
ley Harris, "and it is reasonably
certain that the Advanced Gifts
Committee will this week com
plete the $6000 which they were
supposed to get."
"I want to especially thank the
members of the Advanced Gifts
Committee for going out and doing
their job promptly as they were
asked to do." Members of the Ad
vanced Gifts Committee are as
follows: Glenn Andrews, Chair
man; Dr. Lee Reynolds, Alfred
Adams, Jamee Marsh, Dr. L. H.
Owsley, Clyde R. Greene, W. K.
Winkler, Neil Fade*, O. K. Rich
ardson, Grady Moretz, Jr., and
Paul Winkler.
The committee reported that of
all the people they saw only one
refused to give. Final report of
the Advanced Gifta Committee will
be made at a breakfast, Monday
morning, December 4, and at that
time the general committee will
take up the work of soliciting.
Each participating agency is ex
pected to furnish a team of five
for the general solicitation, and
the members of those teams will
meet for breakfast, December 4,
get their assignments, and they arc
asked to go out Monday and Tues
day and see the people whose
names are assigned to them.
Mr. Harris expresses thanks to
the following who made their con
Rev. K. L. Haga
Dies Friday
Newland ? The Rev. Kelly Lin
coln Haga, 69, of Newland, died in
a Morganton hospital Friday night
after a lingering illness.
Mr. Haga was a native of Mar
ion, Va. and spent most of his life
in and around Newland. He was
pastor of Sugar Mountain Baptist
Church and a columnist for the
Avery Journal.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Sunday in Newland Baptist church.
Traffic Toll
Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traffic
deaths through 10 a. a. Monday,
November 27, 1961:
Kilted to date 1,969
Kilted to date last year ...LOtt
trlbutiona to the Advanced GifU
Committee:
H. W. Wilcox, Preiton Hughes,
Mrs. Mae Miller, Ruby Ellis, Glenn
W. Wilcox, George Hagaman, Nor
man Critcher, Jennie Coffey, An
drews Chevrolet, Greene's Motor
Court, George Judy, 0. M. Hamp
ton, Vance Recapping, Miller Bro
thers, Motor Parti, Andrews Chev
rolet Employees, Northwestern
Bank, Daniel Boone Hotel, Lynn
Holaday, New River Light <c Pow
er Co., Dr. Jack Lawrence, Appala
chian Theatre, Caudill's, Inc.;
Alfred T. Adams, Ben H. Hor
ton, Jr., Dr. Lee Reynolds, D. J.
Whitener, James E. Stone, S. M.
Ayera, Grant Ayers, Cratis Wil
liams, Edwin Dougherty, W. H.
Plemmons, Wade E. Brown, Den
nis Greene, Burgess Antique Shop,
Church's Store, Watauga Savings
k Loan, J. E. Holshouser, Cotton
Penick, Watauga FCX, Gordon
Taylor, A E. South, Helen Under
down, Louis H. Smith, Gene Phil
lips, Gateway Cafe, Colvard, Inc.,
Fanners Hardware It Supply Co.,
Thnft Food Center, W. C. Rich
ardson, Stanley A. Harris;
Workerg Needed
At Local Plants
The Employment Security Com
mission of North Carolina an
nounces that several of the local
Industrial plants are interested in
hiring additional personnel. Mr.
Troy Perry, locsl E. S. C. mana
ger, states that they are especially
interested in securing applications
from females between the ages of
IS and 40. The employment service
will be takinf applications each
Friday from 1:00 to 2:30 p. m. at
the courthouse.
VerdoU Hampton, Wm. M.
Smith, Rev. Boyee Brooks, Blue
Ridge Supply Co., North Stat*
Canning Co., Parkway Co., Swof
ford'a, Inc., Howard J. Cottrell,
Leo K. Pritchett, Bob Allen, John
F. Corey, Barnard Dougherty,
S tailings Jewelry, Flowers Photo
Shop, Belk's Dept. Store; A k R
Grocery, C. Ray Lawrence, and
Western Auto.
If the workers in the general
campaign do their job as thorough
ly and quickly as the Advanced
Gifts Committee, it will be a won
derful campaign Mr. Harris said.
Stocking Fund
Is UF Project
The Empty Stocking Fund has
for many years been a project of
the Worthwhile Women's Club.
The funds formerly came from do
nations from business firms and
from individuals through the ef
forts of the club members canvas- *
sing the town and county. Funds
are now supplied by the Watauga
County United Fund with club
members in charge of buying,
wrapping and delivering packages
to children of families in need.
This is just one of the many
services of your United Fund.
Through the years the Fund has
helped an average of 350 children
a year.
With Christmas In the offing it
is hoped that everyone will open
up their hearts and pocketbooks to
fill the stockings of children who,
but for your generosity, might not
have a visit from St. Nick on
Christmas.
Annual Christmas Oratorio
To Be Presented On Tenth
The Appalachian State Teachen
College Choir, constating of SO
volcea, will present ita i annual
Chriftmaa Oratorio on Sunday, De
cember 10, at 4 o'clock, ia the
Boone Baptist Church.
The choir la under the direction
of Mr*. Virginia Wary Linney, and
will be assiated by the College
Symphony Orcheatra under the di
rection of Dr. Nicholaa Erneaton.
Accompanying at the organ will
be Ernie Hotard of the piano de
partment, and If las Sammie Rhea
Halatead at ttie piano.
School Chorus
Plans Program
The Appalachian High School |
Chorua Ensemble sang at the Ftm
Baptist Church of Boone, Sunday
morning. The program consisted
of a solo by Jim Agle and special
music by uie ensemble.
The entire chorus It planning
1U annual Chriatmas presentation H
it tlMi Appalachian Elementary
School os December U.