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Section C
VOLUME LXXV? NO. t?
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAKOUNA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963
PRICE: SIX CENTS
B. Rock Chamber Commerce Had Good Year
(Thia i? the ahnual report to
the membership of the Blowing
Bock Chamber of Commerce.)
By L. R SMITH, President
We had a good year, for which
we offer thanks.
We have new furniture In the
reception room ? attractive ?
comfortable. A new, lighted,
sign ha* been ordered to replace
the one in front of the office.
The board paased a resolution
that the outgoing president
would automatically be a mem
ber of the board for the en
suing year.
Recognising that in our mem
bership we have a valuable
depth in intelligence and ex
perience in practically every
phase of industrial, commercial,
financial, educational, and so
cial activities we will have a
limited number of standing com
mittees. If and when demand
ing situations arise we will call
special meetings of our board,
and the board will then select
from our membership those per
sons qualified by experience and
training to handle the matters
demanding attention. We have,
an interested membership and
we believe this plan will better
serve our needs.
The new illustrated folders
and the new guides were favor
ably received. During the sum
mer, for five days each week,
from two until three each after
noon, through courtesy of Ra
dio WATA, radio programs orig
inated in our reception room.
We had full cooperation from
Watauga Democrat, Boone's
weekly newspaper, and the
Journal ? Blowing Bock's sum
mer newspaper.
We went into billboard adver
tising on an experimental basis,
and placed boards at Charlotte,
Greensboro and Raleigh.
On a cooperative basis we
have sponsored television pro
grams on NBC national hook
up during the coming summer
months. These programs will
fee tare places, points, and
things of general Interest In
and around Blowing Boek, V
ending the ski slopes.
Our work with conventions
was very much appreciated. Our
capable hostesses greeted vis
itors and assisted them in get
ting better acquainted with us.
One of the outstanding events
of the season wns the enter
tainment of the wives of the
members of North Carolina Con
servatkm and Development De
partment, including the wife of
our Governor, when they held
their annual meeting in Boone.
The ladies on our board, ably
aaaiated by ladies selected from
our interested membership made
this event the outstanding suc
cess it was. The increase in
the number of conventions and
the interest in our area really
emphasises the need for more
and better facilities to accom
modate convention activity.
We asainUUed a sound fis
cal position, and hope to be
able to rontlane doing so with
ship fee*. For the year 1M2 we
collected MJ% of member
ship Am. Overall this waa a
better record than we had in
1M1. We shall continue oar
policy sf not accepting appli
cations for renewals of mem
bership from delinquent mem
bers.
For the year 1082 we enroll
ed 373 members, business and
resident combined. This was
an increase over the year 1961,
but not quite In keeping with
the general increase in business
and interest in our community.
In January of 1961 we com
menced the promotion of wint
er activities for our area. It
ia gratifying to be able to re
port to you that skiing near
Blowing Rock ia an established
business. Blowing Rock Ski
Lodge, Incorporated, had a suc
cessful opening December IS,
1982. The following, quoted
from the Watauga Democrat, so
well expresses the general feel
ing we believe it will be of some
interest:
"Buafaaeas is goad at the
Blowing Back Ski Ledge, and
we are still ef the notion that
its establishment constitutes
some of the beat news for this
part of the coanfary since the
Bock Itself was discovered. Ca
pacity crowds are reported dar
ing the week end*? and far a
motel la thia area to have oat
the *no vacancy* sign in the
wintertime just aboat proves
that the area Is to become a
year-round resort ? might even
come to be bettor in the winter
time."
Vour Chamber of Commere
office is a busy place ? and real
ly is the impression point for
our entire area. We have cap
Boone Chamber Readies
Annual Report To Members
By H. W. WILCOX, President
The annual report, which
will contain partial list of ac
tivities during 1962, list of mem
bership, various committtees
and a financial statement, will
be ready to go to each member
during January. This report
will also contain the list of com
mittees set up to help put on
the Carolina Tercentenary Cele
bration in June, which promises
to be the largest celebration we
have ever held.
Nm4 Far Zoning
Theoa 4re very peat needs
tor a strong zoning law in the
county, especially just outside
of the city limits of the Towns
of Boone and Blowing Rock. To
quote a recent editorial in the
Journal and Sentinel, speaking
of zoning in the mountains to
protect the beauty of them, they
say: "There are other areas
where zoning would be useful
in the mountains. Such zoning
would specially be useful in re
sorts such as Blowing Rock and
Boone. Zoning would be in the
best self-interest of those who
want to develop the potential
of' these areas to attract the
greatest number of tourists."
This should be one of our ma
jor projects for 1963. Let's do
something about this situation.
We will set up a zoning com
mittee to work with our offici
als in the Boone area.
Paying 1943 Due*
Good response from our mem
bers paying their 1963 dues.
The following have paid:
Home Credit Company, E4 O.
Farthing, Clyde Perry, Dr. E.
T. Glenn, Daniel Boone Hotel,
Belk's Department Store,
Glenn's Auto Parts, The North
western Bank, Coe Insurance
Agency, Mrs. Pearl Hartley,
New River Light and Power Co.,
Skyline Lanes, Inc., C. Ray Law
rence, Dimmette Realty Corp.,
Frank M. Payne, Pet Dairy Co.
Those -who have not paid their taxes are asked to make
settlement by the second, and thus save added cost.
I appreciate the cooperation of the taxpayers of the county
and am anxious that they avoid all added expenses in the pay
ment of their taxes.
able peraon*, Mrs. Custer and
Mrs. Foster in charge ? their re
ception of visitors to our offices,
and the patience and under
standing with which they handle
the many inquiries reflects
creditably on the Blowing Rock
Chamber of Commerce.
We had our first annual meet
ing of the membership. The
response was so great it was
necessary to have two meetings
instead of one to accommodate
the members who wished to
attend. We will try to get ade
quate facilities to have one big
meeting of the membership
some time during 1963. AN
AUDITORIUM, we need.
Ia the mall ballot completed
November J, 1962, the follow
ing were elected by the mem
ben to serve en the board of
directors for the calendar year
of IMS:
Directors? W. Howard Barn
well, Mrs. Omar Coffey, John
Goodwin, R. B. Hardin, Mr*.
H. P. Holshouser, EUe 8.
Mattar, Mrs. Sarah Payne,
Harry RobMas. L. H. Smith;
Acaodate director*? WlUlam
Abernethy, Mr*. 8. G. Crater,
L E. Olmmette, Mrs. Clyde
Harris*, Judge George E. Holt,
Mr*. Leon Ivey, C. Stradley
Klpp, Mrs. Helen Wolfe.
Wi welcome the new mem
bers to our board. The board
will, until further notice, meet
the second Friday in each
month. The meeting! are open
to all members of the Blowing
Rock Chamber of Commerce.
Their presence, their interest,
their recommendations and sug
gestions are solicited.
At the January meeting of
the above directors, the follow
FINANCIAL STATEMENT? BLOWING ROCK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE? CALENDAR YEAR lMt
Bank Balance- December 31, 1961 $ 8,650.76
RECEIPTS:
Town Advertising Fund $3,430.30
Membership Feet S, 429.00
Telephone Booth 152.64
Area Folder 20.00
Banquet Collection 620.00
Miscellaneous 12.01
Interest Earned (134.02)
TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 9,659.95
TOTAL FUNDS $18,310.71
DISBURSEMENTS:
ADVERTISING, PUBLICITY, PUBLIC RELATIONS
Newspapers & Magazines $ 574.25
Road Signs & TV \ 2,207.96
Folders A Guides 2,615.54
Conventions & Banquets 1,245.56
Memberships & Subscriptions 54.26
Miscellaneous 261.27 $ 6,958.84
ADMINISTRATION:
Salaries $3,250.76
F. I. C. A. Tax 103.74
Postage 229.69
Office Supplies A Equipment 790.57
Office Furnishings 152.30
Telephone 192.02
Audit Expense 300.00
Miscellaneous 90 26 $ 5,118.34
TOTAL EXPENSE - - $12,077.18
Deposit Watauga Savings A Loan $ 5,000.00
Petty Cash on Hand - 19 42
Bank Balance, December 31, 1962 1,218.11
$18,310.71
log officers were elected from
their number to serve for the
calendar year 1963:
President ? W. Howard Barn
well
Vice-president and treasurer
?John Goodwin.
Will you tell your friends to
tell theli friends about Blow
ing Rock?
Mrs. Norris, 77,
Dies On Sunday
Mrs. Harriet Clawson Norris,
77, of Boone, Rt. 4, wife of
Everett Crawford Norris, died
Sunday at Blowing Rock Hospi
tal after a long illness.
She was born in Watauga
County to Jacob and Mary Cline
Clawson.
Surviving are her husband;
six sons, Russell, Allie, Reid,
Srady and Tracy Norris, all of
Boone, and Grant Norris erf
Zionville; five daughters, Mrs.
Annie Watts of Concord, Mrs.
Pate Potter of Sugar Grove,
ind Mrs. Kermit Storie, Mrs.
Bill Hampton and Mrs. Jim
Hampton, all of Boone; six
brothers, Neil Clawson of Le
noir, Henry Clawson of San
Francisco, Calif., Allie, Hoy
ind Arlie Clawson, all of San
Diego, Calif., and Esbie Claw
son of Bel Air, Md.; three sist
ers, Mrs. Jackie Ragan of Wil
kesboro, Mrs. Eula Smith of
Bel Air and Mrs. Roxle Hodges
of Upperco, Md.; 34 grandchild
ren; and 30 great-grandchild
ren
The funeral was conducted
it 10 s. m. Tuesday, January
13 at Friendship B a p ti s t
Church by the Rev. R. H. Bal
lard and the Rev. Charles Mc
Kinney. Burial was in the
:hurch cemetery.
The Treasury has a new plan
!or taxpayers expecting a refund
this year. They can take their
taxs refund in U. S. Savings
Sonds. A block on the new tax
'orm lets them indicate their
:hoice.
CARD or THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harmon
would like to thank all their
nany friends and neighbors for
he many gifts and the kindness
ihown to them during the time
heir home burned.
SCIENTIFIC TESTING OF ALL DRIVERS
ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK SOUGHT
A bill to establish scientific
testing of drivers accused of
being under the influence of
alchohol, to be Introduced in the
1063 General Assembly, has
been released by the Governor's
Coordinating Committee on
Traffic Safety.
It would require drunk driv
ing defendants to either submit
to a scientific test of their
blood, breath, or urine or sur
render their driver's license for
six months.
The proposed law also spells
out levels of blood alcohol con
centration with presumptions of
guilt or innocence which would
be admissable with other evi
dence in drunken driving court
cases.
A blood alcohol concentration
of .10 or more would give rise
to the presumption that the
subject was under the influence;
a concentration of between .09
and .10 would not render a pre
sumption of guilt or innocence
and a level of 0.9 or below
would yield a presumption of
innocence.
The type of scientific test is
left up to the discretion of the
law enforcement agency involv
ed. The State Highway Patrol
has already indicated that it
would use the breath test.
Going Up?
A lawyer whose off
ice was on the twelfth
floor was expecting a
client of his from the
country. The door
opened and the client
entered, puffing vio
lently.
"Some walk up those
twelve flights," he
panted.
"But why didn't you
take the elevator?"
asked the attorney.
"I meant to," replied
the client, "but I miss
ed the darn thing."
?PAUL & RALPH
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