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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Vt eeldy \ mcs/mi/mt . . . Seventy-Hfth Year <>/ ( tmliimous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963 6 CK NTS
ANYONE FOR TAG?? The 1963 license plates went on sale
Wednesday morning at the Watauga License Bureau located
at the bus depot in Boone. Shown holding the first state
tag for the new year to be sold by the local sales office is
bureau employee Miss Laura Foster -Staff photo.
Rev. Mr. Brooks
C of 0 Speaker
KEY. J BOYCE BROOKS
Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, will
speak to the Chamber of Com
merce at its monthly member
ship meeting January 8th
A special feature of the pro
gram will be giving those pre
sent an opportunity to tell the
Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association what
they would like for their or
ganizations to do during 1963
Mr. Herman Wilcox, Cham
ber president, suggests that
those attending make a note of
their proposals, and if they
don't attend, mail them to him
This information, he says, will
help the Board of Directors to
set up the proper committees
to carry out the members' wish
es. as far as possible.
A report of the activities of
the Chamber for 1962 will be
available at this meeting.
The meeting will be held at
? W-x r>. ^1 U.von,. Inn of 19
IIIC fa lilt 1 U\jyj IIV. 1>|" CJ i ' ?
noon, and Mr. Wilcox suggests
that those attending bring along
prospective members.
David Andrews
Pickets Again
In Washington
Washington ? Park Police
Saturday arrested the Rev.
James David Andrews, 38, who
said he was a Methodist College
chaplain in Baltimore, for car
rying a picket sign in a prohi
bited area on East Executive
ave., according to Sunday's edi
tion of the Washington Post.
Andrews told police he had
demonstrated at the White
House off and on since Christ- I
mas, clad in a Santa Claus suit !
&nd carrying a sign that read:
' It's never too late for the
C hristmas spirit. Please free
Morton Sobell." Sobell is a con
victed spy serving a 30-year
Federal prison sentence for con
spiracy to commit espionage.
Andrews was charged at the
Third Precinct with picketing
in a prohibited area.
Watauga Savings And Loan
Ends Best \ ear In lis History
The Watauga Savings and
Loan Association of Boone has
announced another reco r d
breaking year, both in loans and
in new savings.
During 1962 the association
made 494 loans in the amount of
$2,716,579 05. One hundred and
eleven of these loans were for
new construction. 114 for pur
chase of homes, and 269 for re
modeling, repairs and other
Kenneth l'a\ ne
Rites Saturday
Kenneth B Payne. 66. of 201
South Water Street, in Boone,
died Friday, December
The funeral was conducted
Saturday, at 2 p. in . in th?'
Cool Springs Baptist Church by
the Rev K F Troutman and
the Rev. Clyde Cornett Burial
was in the church cemetery.
He was born in Watauga coun
ty. He was a janitor a' Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege until his retirement about
a year ago He was a veteran
of World War 1.
Surviving are the widow,
Myrtle W Payne; five daugh
ters. Mrs. Ivy Nelson of Blow
ing Rock. Mrs Virginia Wilcox
of Lenoir, and Darlene, (ilenda
and Rebecca Payne, all of the
home; one son. Richard Payne
of the home; two half-brothers,
Odis Watson of Boone, and
Walter Watson of Triplett, two
sisters, Doris Smith and Zena
Watson, both of Hickory; his
step-father, Millard Watson of
Hickory, and one grandchild.
purposes, says James P. Marsh,
secretary.
The Watauga Savings and
Loan Association paid to the
savers of this count v $276,894 77
in dividends for the year
1962 for an increase of $41,
285 46 over 1961 This is the
largest dividend disbursement
by the institution since its or
ganization in April. 1921
"It has been the policy of
this association to pay to the
savers the most liberal dividend
possible consistent with sound
management practices." said
Mr Marsh, adding, "This localh
owned institution has had a
vital part in the growth of Wa
tauga county with a sound in
vestment program and home
loans to the people of this area,
enabling many to own their
homes, make repairs, and pur
chase homes."
Watauga Savings and Loan
Association had a net increase
W eed Sales
Next Monda\
Officials of both Boone to
bacco warehouse companies
reported this week that much
hurley has been brought to
the local market during the
Christmas holidays.
Auctioning of the burley
leaves was called off at Rig
Hurley and Mountain Hurley
on December 20 and 21, re
sportively, and will resume at
Mountain Burley on Monday,
January 7 and at Big Burley
the following day.
Rebekah Rivers Appointed
RE A Education Coordinator
Raleigh ? Rebekah Rivers has
I been named coordinator of edu
[ cational development by Tar
heel Electric Membership As
sociation, trade-service organi
zation of North Carolina's rur
al electric cooperatives.
| J. C. Brown Jr. executive
manager of the association, said
in announcing the appointment
that Miss Rivers is filling a
| newly created position and will
j be working with management
and director of educational pro
grams carried on by the coop
eratives.
For the past 14 months Miss
Rivers has been assistant editor
of "North Carolina Education,"
published by the North Carolina
Education Association. Prior to
that she was for nine years as
sistant editor of ' i'he Carolina
Farmer," which is published by
Tarheel Electric.
Miss Rivers was Raleigh's
Community Ambassador to Fin
REBEKAH RIVERS
land in 1957 and is presently a
| member of the Community Am
bassador board of directors
] She also is active in many other
j community affairs.
A native of Boone, Miss Riv
ers is a graduate of Appalach
ian State Teachers College She
is a past officer of thai college's
! alumni association.
in assets of $1,111.855 23 for
the year of 1962. making total
assets of $8,931,562 77
Mr Marsh said. "This* total
represents a substantial growth
for this local institution and
shows a continued growth in
the hoinebuilding industry for
the county."
H Grady Farthing, owner of
T railway Hereford Farm, serves
r.s president of the Watauga
Savings and Loan Association.
(Continued on page three)
Ja\ fees \V ill
Again Give
Out Award
The Boone Jayeees again are
sponsoring t h < annual distin
guistied service award for the
town and county, according to
Hob Barnes, chairman of the
Javcees D.SA committer 'Hie
award is intended to honor
some male citizen of Watauga
Couty for his service to the
county.
Nomination blanks have been
placed a! the Northwestern
banks, VN atauga Savings and
Loan. Trailway I>aundry, and
Hi Land Dry Clcarncrs. Rules
for t!ie nominations are print
ed on the nomination blanks
vVhen the blanks have been
filled out. they are to be sent
to Mr Barnes at 409 Farthing
Street. Boone.
Deadline for receiving nomi
nations has been set at mid
night. Friday, January 18
DSA honor night will be held
Monday. January 21 at a meet
ing of the Javcees The activity
is in conjunction with Jaycce
Week. January 20 26.
Serving with Barnes on the
committee are Shelton Wilson,
Ted Hagaman, and Hay Minton.
Mrs. Lipps Is
Dead At 96
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hollars
Lipps. 96. of Route 1, Vilas,
died Sunday. Dec 30.
Surviving are three sons. Eu
gene Hollars of Boone. Carl
Hollars of Blowing Rock and
Arl Hollars of Boone; two
daughters. Mrs. Etta Hartley of
Vilas and Mrs. Bessie Moody of
Blowing Rock; one sister, Mrs
Maggie Ritsell of Newton; 44
grandchildren and 50 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
j 2 p. m Tuesday, January 1, at
i the Brushy Fork Baptist church,
j Officiating were the Rev. Ed
| Crump and the Rev E. F. Trout
man. Bunal was in the Fox
I cemetery.
it i:\so\Miij: raws <:m:i>
I J l{ l v\l(X) Guarantees
Cost Ol Klectric Heat
Watauga (Jaunty Listing Far
Taxes To Begin On January I I
The names o' tin- tax list?-r?<
for wen- released b> i.tx
SUptMMNOI Kobeit Slluli' Ji
at the Watauga ( ount\ Court
house eailv this week Hooks
vull he ojK'n froir Januarv 14
through lebiuary -4 Shore
said
Along vsith the names. S h ? u ?
issued a notice which reads as
follows "Notice is herein given
that the list takers for Watauga
Counts will sit at the following
places at the times named dm
ing the month ot Januarv . 19<>3.
at which places and ;n wl'mii
month all property owners and
taxpayers in sair township are
required to return to the list
takers for taxation, for the year
all the real estate, person
al property, etc , which each
one shall own on the first day
of January, or shall be required
to g;vc in then.
"All male persons between
the ages of 21 and 50 years are
to list their [H)l 1 s during the
same time Return of property
and giving in of polls are re
quired, under the penalties im
posed by law."
Shore added a farm census
note which says. "Kach farm
owner shall prepare a list of
the acreage of each crop grown,
including tenths of acres of
truck.
"The list should show the to
tal acres cultivated by the own
er. also the acres cultivated by
all tenants on each separately
recognized farm, the acres in
improved pasture, woodland,
idle and other lands.
"He shall t>e prepared to re
port the number of bearing
fruit trees, the numbers of
livestock of breeding age. nuin
ber of hog.s sold or slaughtered
during the past 12 months, and
number of chickens.
"This mloi mat ion is kept i
confident lal and hus no rela ?
tion to taxes Its purpo.se is for
agricultural education, econom i
ic an.ilvsis. and safer guidance
??l counts agents and farmers
neneralh
The tax listers and their as
signed townships are Mrs Leslie i
Norris. Hald Mountain Kay <
Stout. Heaver Dam. Mrs Clyde
Dula. lUowin,n Kock, Klmer
Kctail Sales !
Good In Citv
A survey of business places
in Hoone shows that 1902 was
an exceptionally good year for
Watau.na County, due in lar^e
part to the record breaking
Christmas sales in December
1 he sur\ey, conducted by
Hoone Chamber of Commerce
president Herman Wilcox, cites
the following as examples:
(ireene's Furniture, "Good
increase."
Hunt's Department Store.
"At least 10 percent increase
- -Crest Store, "An increase
of at least 20 percent "
Andrews Chevrolet, A
$204,500 increase over 1961
Winkler Motor Company,
Largest increase on new and
used cars since 1955."
Winn Dixie (Jrocery. "At
least 15 to 20 percent increase "
A&1\ "Very nice increase."
Helk's Department Store.
"Heal tfood increase."
Fanners Hardware and
Supply Company, "While some
items were down in sales, most
were up in 19<i2 "
Miller, Blue Rid^< . J W No
ris, Brushy !? nrk (ail ( . i re
^ ove Creek, Mis Ralph Ha\e
hllk. ( ha i lit* Ma. ist, l?nn t
i reck, Edd Jones. Meat ("amj
II I! Broakshire. New Hivei
l.loy <1 Miller. North Fork. M
Will B\rd. Shawneehaw. J (
(ireene. Stonv hoik. Boh Sn
iler, Watauga, and the tax sw|
i?rvisior and employees. Boon*
A more detailed aecount <
times and places where the ta
listers will he stationed a|
pears in an advertisement foun
:>n an inside pa^e of this issu
:>f tne Watauga Democrat
The tax listers. Shore pointe
out. will Ik- at their homes ;
ni^ht until February 3
Ski Lodge
Has 2,000
On Suii(la>
The Blowing II k Ski Lodj
had all the business it cou
handle this past week end. a
cording to president Bill Th;
heimer. "Every piece of equi
ment we have for rent was
use," he said Monday
Reportedly there were mo
than 2,000 persons skiing at tl
newly opened area Sunday A
three slopes were in use Th;
heimer called the week er
weather "perfect "
"We had people from sm
distant points as Miami (Fla.
Memphis (Tenn ), and Norfo
( Va the corporation he;
said.
RE A Co-Op Acts
' To Aid Members
y
In This Region
r
i
s M r C K Vi\erette, (leneral
I Manager of Blue Kidge Mem
, 1km ship Corporation. announced
t<xia\ that the Hoard of Diree
s tois of Blue Kidge Electric
Memln-iship Corporation in ses
, sion December 15 voted to re
,, vise the Cooperative's policy on
electric home heating to guar
antee both anual operating cost
and satisfaction The coopera
x ti\e will now guarantee in writ
ing that the annual operating
(' cost of total electric homes will
v not exceed the estimate given
at the time of installation. If
(1 the cost exceeds the estimate
it given by more than ten percent
the Cooperative will absorb the
additional amount for a period
not to exceed two years.
The guarantee further states
that if after two years or two
heating seasons the member is
not completely satisfied with
I his electric heating system the
Cooperative will pay the mem
Imt the initial cost of the heat
ir.g units and controls provided
/ they are removed and replaced
by some other heating system.
The experience of Blue Ridge
j"(j Klectric Membership Corpora
tion with electric heat over the
. past five years show that elec
tric heat is very economical and
. dependable It is the cleanest,
quietest, safest, most carefree
type of heat on today's market
As evidence of the accept
( anec of this modern home heat
ing method over two million
families in the I nited States
1(' are now depending on it as the
sole source of heat It is inter
"h esting to note that the accept
)? ance has been most rapid in the
lk colder areas of the country and
id where power rates are much
(Continued on page three)
JAMES BROYHILL, congressman elect from North Carolina's
ninth district, poses with members of the Watauga County
committee of the state Tercentenary (300 years) Celebration,
at a recent meeting in Boone. The members and guests are,
left to right: Dr. I). J Whitener, county chairman; H. W.
Wilcox, celebration chairman; Alfred Adams; Congressman
JJroyhill; Estel Wagner; and Clyde K. Greene.
Broyhill Urges Greater Tourist
Effort In Speech To Boone C of C
The Watauga county commit
tee in charge of local celebra
tion plans for North Carolina's
tercentenary observance heard
Congressman-elect James Broy
hill say in Boone Monday that
more can be done to increase
the expanding tourist industry
in the mountains.
The son of a prominent
Lenoir furniture manufacturing
family suggested "how-to-do"
specifics:
Develop and publicize good
places to stay and eat.
Develop interesting historical
landmarks, such as battle sites,
old mills and churches.
Build roads to ?ive acccss to
the mountain scenery. Broyhill, i
commercing in regard to roads, j
said he would consider himself
a "liberal," even though he is
referred to generally as a "con
servative."
Develop bodies of water for
fishing.
Develop an animal reserve.
As for promoting the tourist
trade. Congressman-elect Broy
hill advised:
Do a little community face
lifting Thaf is clean up unsight
ly areas. Encourage clean, com
j fortable lodging places with
well - cooked and well - served
I meals.
Step up publicizing efforts.
Do something and news media
will communicate what is being
done.
Publish a comprehensive bro
I chure, not just a folder, on the
I entire community. The bro
I chure should tell the story of
successful industries already in
the area, show the tourist attrac
tions, show the scemc beauty of
I the region, describe the school
| system, recreational facilities
1 and attributes of the community.
In other words, a prospective
industrialist or anyone else
should clearly see in the bro
chure what the county has to
offer.
To illustrate the potential of
tourism, Broyhill cited Depart
ment of Commerce statistics
which reveal that most tourists
take two vacation trips a year
and the average annual expendi
ture on vacations per family is
$400.
Herman Wilcox, Boone Cham
ber of Commerce President and
local chairman of the Terccn
( Continued on page three)
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