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VOL. LXXIV ? NO. tZ.
PRICE: SIX CENTS
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1M1
Parade Committee Appreciates
Aid; Willing To Try It Again
Dear ltr. Rivers:
The member* of the 1M1 Christ
mas Parade and Decorating Com
mittee would like to take this op
portunity to express our apprecia
tion to the estimated 18,000 citi
sens from Watauga and surround
ing counties who braved the bitter
rain Saturday December 2 to view
the parade and see the Christmas
lights turned on in downtown
Boone.
This committee, with Mr. Nick
Stikas as chairman, came under
one of the services of the Merch
ant's Association. The committee
consisted of Mr. Joe McClung,
chair nun of decoration*, l(r. Mac
McCreary, Mr. David Spainbour,
Mr. Charles I*ley, Mr. Alfred
Adam* and myialf. We would like
to acknowledge the fine coopera
tion we received 'from the many
firm* contacted for iponsorship of
the floats in the parade, and the
many company'* and city employ
ee* who worked With us In pre
paring the decoration*. With the
concerted effort* on the part* of
these fine citizen*, we were able
to give the folk* everything pro
miaed, with the exception of the
weather over which we had no
control.
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Now that we have the foundation
kid for a basic decoration from
which we can build each year, and
the plana laid for the basic parade
with which we can grow, oar com
mittee would like to accept the
job for 1982, if the people would
like to have an event at the be
ginning of the next Christmas sea
son. However it will be necessary
for us to know for sure within the
next month in order that we can
make the necessary committments
to assure an even larger parade
and to expand our ideas on the
street decorations.
I would like to again express
my sincere appreciation as chair
man of the Parade Committee for
the wholehearted cooperation that
we received in the less than two
weeks that we had to work on this
event As we all pulled together
our plans became stronger, and as
a result we were able to give the
largest crowd ever assembled in
Boone one of the finest parades
they have ever seen here. The
fourteen floats and Santa Claus,
may have been wet from the rain,
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but the spirit of those on the floats
wu not dampened, and the cold
wet spectator* teemed to brighten
after their long vigil when the
forty-five minute show came by.
We would especially like to ex
press our appreciation to The Wa
tauga Democrat and Radio Station
WATA for the splendid publicity
coverage they gave in promoting
this event, and with a pat on the
back for both, we should certainly
realize the great value to our com
munity of these two outstanding
news media.
Miss North Carolina and TV
Star Fred Klrby were greatly Im
pressed with the outstanding peo
ple who were determined and
willing to brave the elements in
such large numbers to watch the
parade.
Santa Claus expressed his ap
preciation in voicing a desire to be
here at the beginning of the Christ
mas season in 1862.
We are anxious to see this event
become an annual affair if the
people desire it.
Sincerely,
George A. Flowers, Jr.
Parade Chairman
Petition Filed
To Continue RR
Service In Ashe
Raleigh ? Plans of the Norfolk
and Western Railway to discon
tinue passenger, mail and express
service on its mixed freight trains
201 snd 202 from Abingdon, Va.,
to West Jefferson were opposed
this week by the town of West
Jefferson.
The town in a petition filed with
the State Utilities Commission
said (1) many businesses use the
trains to ship express In and out
of West Jefferson; (2) that the
town is dependent on the trains
for mail service frequently in win
ter months when snow blocks
highway transportation; (3) that
the scenic mountain ride between
Abingdon and West Jefferson is
beginning to attract many tourists
to the area; and (4) the town has
reason to believe that if the pas
senger, mail and express service
is discontinued, the railroad will
substitute unscheduled freight
servicf for the daily service now
provided.
Hickory Garden Council Home
Tour Popular In Local Clubs
The Hickory Garden Council is
sponsoring a Christmas Pilgrimage
again this year and the president,
Mrs. John R. Jones, Jr., says plans
are complete for the theme
"Christmas Old & New". The date
for the Pilgrimage is December
13 from 4:00 p. m. through 9:00
p. m. Tickets can be purchased
from Mrs. Neel Bronnenberg, the
Pilgrimage chairman; Mrs. J. P.
Fox, publicity chairman; any gar
den club member, Lutz Drug Store,
Medical Center Pharmacy, Brownie
Wingoe, Corner Casuals or at any
of the five homes open during the
Pilgrimage.
The first home listed on the
tickets is the contemporary home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bost st 1260
9th Street, Northwest. "Circles of
Friendship" is the theme that
starts with the arrangement at the
front door and is carried through
out the home. The Magic and Out
Our Way Garden Clubs are decorat
ing the Bost home. Originality is
shown by Mr. and Mrs. Bost in
their selection of furniture as Mr.
Bost is a furniture designer and
manufacturer.
The Dr. and Mrs. Ted Chandler
home on 16th Avenue Circle,
Northwest has the theme "Heir
loom Holidays" and rightfully so
too for the home is full of a most
unusual collection of heirloom
pieces. The Town & Country,
Hickory Garden Club and Fair
view Garden Clubs will use many
of the Chandler's heirloom pieces
in Christmas arrangements
throughout this Early American
home.
"All Aglow" is the theme for
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
D. Thomas located on the Country
Club road. The Canteburg, Garden
Lovers and Green Thumb Garden
Clubs will certainly make this
lovely home "All Aglow".
The home of Mr .and Mrs. Billie
Younce at 2120 Sixth Street,
Northwest near the Moose Club is
most interesting in its modern and
oriental architect. The arrange
ment on the aqua double doors at
the front entrance will practically
tell the theme, "Gold, Frankin
cense and Myrrh". This theme will
also be carried in each arrange
merit throughout the lovely home
which will be decorated by the
Trellis, Hoe A Hope and St. Paulia
Garden Club*.
The Senior Citizen* Club house,
1st Avenue, Northwest will prob
ably be last on your list to visit,
as refreshments will be served
there. Members of the Pioneer
Garden Club, Gsrdenettes and
Senior Citizens will decorate this
unusually attractive dub house al
so greeting you with a warm wel
come. "Young at Heart" is the
theme for which the whole house
will reflect in spirit and decora
tions.
Proceeds from the sale of tick
Funeral Held For William P. Jones
William Pinkaey Jones, as, died
oo December 1 at his home in
Sands. Mr. Jones who had been
active up to two weeks before his
death, died in his sleep during the
night
Funeral services were conduct
ed in the Meat Camp Baptist
Church Sunday, December 3, by
the Rev Mr. Kissleburg, Rev. R.
C. Eggers, Rev. Glenn South and
Rev. E. 0. Gore. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born on April 29,
ets will be used for a special beau
tifies Uon project that will have
much interest.
The Pilgrimage is popular with
Boone garden club members and
tickets are available at S tailings
Jewelry Store.
1866 in the Meat Camp community,
and moved to Sands in 1919 where
he was a fanner of long (landing
and an active member of the Bapt
iit Church. Hit Jones died in 1960
at the age of 75. A grandson, Wil
son Bran and his family had
been staying with Mr. Jones for
22 years. Mr. Jonas prided him
self on having read every issue of
the Democrat
Surviving are one son, Stanford
Jones, of Deep Gap and five
daughters, Mrs. Glenn Sudderth,
Collettsville, Mrs. W. 0. Brown,
Mrs. Lee Greene, Mrs. John A.
Greene, and Mrs. G. G. Brown, all
of Boone. He is also survived by
18 grandchildren and 30 great
grandchildren.
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