James Matheson Fatally Hurt By Shotgun Blast (Continued from page one) to believe that the law was (top ping them. Mullix called one of the oc cupants of the lecond car a bad name. An occupant of the sec ond car pulled Mullis out of the Hick* auto, beat him, and left him on the highway. About 10 p. m. Saturday the sheriff's office was notified a man who appeared to be the victim of a beating had been dumped out of a car at the Parkway Grill near Deep Gap east of Boone. The man was Mullis, and he told officers a taxi had brought him there. He was taken to Watauga Hos pital where he was treated for a deep cut on his forehead. Lat er he was jailed after Ma the son's body was found, but was released without being question ed when it was determined that Mullis was in the hospital at the time the shooting took place. Between 10:30 and 11 p. m., the sheriffs ofice was notified a man had been shot near the Main Service Station on U. S. 421 at Vilas west of Boone. The Hicks home is about 100 yards west of the service station and about 150 yards off the main highway, a spokesman told the Democrat Monday. Officers found the Matheson body in the yard of the Hicks home. State Highway Patrol man George Baker found what is believed to be the weapon > that killed Matheson. The sin gle barrel shotgun was under a bed in Bill Hicks' house. It was learned by the offi cers that when Bill Hicks and his wife and Len Hicks arrived at Bill Hicks' home after Mullis was beaten, Don Clay Hicks, Dean Hicks and Matheson were waiting for them. Jailer Brown related to the Democrat that the Hickses and Matheson were preparing to leave the Hicks home in search of the occupants of the car which had stopped the Hicks auto earlier that evening. Donald Clay Hicks was sit ting at the steering wheel of the vehicle. Dean Hicks was sitting in the middle of the front seat, having slid over to make room for Mrs. Hicks .who was about to enter the car* ' Bill Hicks occupied the left rear seat. Len Hicks sat beside the elder Hicks and was holding the gun across the back of the front seat. It was thought that Matheson was about to open the door for Mrs. Hicks when the 12-gauge shotgun was discharged into his face, accidentally or inten tionally as the case may be. After Bill Hicks was placed in the cruiser, officers went to the house to continue the in vestigation. If was then that Bill Hicks made his escape. Hicks allegedly traveled on foot to Carl Presnell's home on Tester Mountain where he took a 16-gauge shotgun. Hicks could find no shells which would fit the gun, but took the empty gun with him as he fled to an other house. Still later he appeared at another home for a few minutes. He then walked to his brother's house. When oficers entered the lat ter house, Hicks escaped through a window, leaving his empty gun behind him. Some time later he was apprehended about a hundred yards from the Don Hodges house. Matheson was born in Wa tauga county to Thomas B. and Cora Lee Matheson. Surviving are his mother; four brothers, Frank L. and Thomas B. Hatheson Jr., of Le noir, and Thomas J. and Fred 1 Lee Matheson of Valle Crucis; and two sisters, Mrs. Mae Ham by of Lenoir and Miss Rachel C. Matheson of Valle Crucis. The funeral was conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Valle Crucis Methodist Church. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. JAYCEE WEEK. ? Governor Terry Sanford designates the week of January 20 through January 26 a* Jaycee Week in North Carolina. With the Governor is North Carolina Jaycee President John Kenedy of Fayetteville, left, and John Ulmer of Chapel Hill, State Jaycee Public Relations chairman. Jaycee Week Is Proclaimed WHEREAS, the civic bodies and service organization of our community and the departments of the local government reco gnize the great service render ed to this community by the Boone Junior Chamber of Com merce, and WHEREAS, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and his affiliated state and local organizations have set aside the week of January 20-26, 1963, to observe the founding of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and to commemorate such founding by the selection of an outstanding young man in this community as the receipient of the Distinguished Service Award, and WHEREAS, this organization of young men has contributed materially to the betterment of this community throughout the year, THEREFORE, I, Wade E. Brown, Mayor of the City of Boone, do hereby proclaim the week of January 20-26, 1963, as Jaycee Week and urge all citi zens of our community to give full consideration to the future services of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Wade E. Brown, Mayor Farmers Sign For Cost Shares Approximately 200 farmers have signed up for ACP cost shares on their farm as of the first of the week. This is above average number for the first week of the sign-up. Commit teemen should remind their ftrrtrteri that the spring sign up runs through January 25, 1963. The human heart pumps about four quarts of blood per minute through the body's 12,000-mile network of arteries, veins and capillaries, says the North Caro lina Heart Association. ASTC Will Host Science Institute (Continued from page one) dependent allowed. The stip ends will be paid in two parts, one-half on June 25 and one half on August 16. Participants will be required to pay for text books. Randall said that the National Science Foundation lias made available a grant of (57,900 for the institute. To be considered for the in ititute, an applicant must have two years of successful teaching at high school biology, teaching high school biology at the time of filing an application, not over 90 years of age and in good health, and background should include at least a bachelor's de gree. Participants who do not bring families may live in dormitories for about $72 for the eight weeks. Apartments and effici ency motels are available for families, with rates ranging from $75 to $120 per month. Participants are required to live in Boone and will be ex pected to eat one designated meal per day together. The col lege cafeteria serves excellent meals, at very reasonable prices. Randall said that Appalach ian is ideally suited for inform al instruction in field work dur ing the summer months. The Pisgah National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, and a large TVA lake are all within an hour's drive of the campus. Regular field trips to these areas are planned. Several mountain peaks above 6,000 feet will be visited by the participants in the course of their field work. The deadline for applications is February IS. Stipends will be offered during March and must be accepted or rejected by April 1. For application blanks write to Dr. J. Frank Randall, Appa lachian State Teachers College, Boone. Hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure and rheu matic heart diseases cause 99 per cent of the deaths attribut ed to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, according to the North Carolina Heart Associa tion. Two Weeks Remain ForTeachers To Take Exams, Says Dr. Fulmer Leu than two weeks remain for prospective teachers who plan to take the National Teach ers Examinations at Appalach ian State Teachers College on February 16, to submit their completed applications for these tests t* Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, Dr. William E. Fulmer, director of student teaching, announce d this week. Applications fo rthe examina tions must be forwarded so as to reach the Princeton Office not later than January 18, Dr. Fulm er adrhou. Applications for the examina tions and bulletins of informa tion describing registration pro cedures and containing repre sentative test questions may be obtained from the office of stu dent teaching or directly from the National Teaching Examina tions, Educational Testing Ser vice, Princeton, N. J. At the one-day testing session a candidate may take the com mon examinations, which in Dr. Troutman Guest Speaker At Voter I^e ague Mrs. David N. Spainhour, president of the League of Wo men Voters of Boone, announc es the program for January. Dr. William F. Troutman, Jr., professor of social studies, ASTC will be the guest speaker on state election laws. Emphas is will be on absentee ballots as well as other phases of the elections laws. This will be an informal session with questions and answers. The public is in vited. Mrs. Paul B. Patterson is chairman of the elections laws committee, and chairman of this program. This meeting will be held in the youth assembly room of the First Methodist Church Tues day, January 22, 8 p. m. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and functions of national, state and local levels. The League often takes a position on issues, but never supports political parties or candidates. Persons interested in becom ing a member of the League may contact the membership chairman, Mrs. Cratis Williams, telephone AM 4-3909. U. S. Treasury share of Cub an ransom cost estimated at $20 million. dude teats in professional in formation, general culture, Eng lish expression, and nonverbal reasoning. In addition, each candidate may take one or two optional examinations which are designed to demonstrate mast ery of subject matter in the fields in which he may be as signed to each. All candidates will receive tickets of admission advising them of the exact location of the centers to which they should report, Dr. Fulmer said. Candidates for the common examinations will report at 8:30 a. m. on February 10 and will begin taking the test at 9:00 *| m. The common examinations will be concluded at approxi mately 12:30 p. m., Dr. Fulmer laid. Candidates for one or two op tional examinations will report again at the examination center at 1:30 p. m. and will begin the tests at 1:45 p. m. Those taking only one optional examination should complete this test at about 3:19 p. m., and those taking two optional examina tions should finish their tests at approximately 4:45 p. m., according to the time schedule for these examination which has been set up by Educational Testing Service. TAX BULKS' CHANGES There have been some rule* chances in the new tax laws but taxpayers must wait until February for final word on what they can deduct for busi ness travel, entertainment and gift giving. Interal Revenue Commission er Mortimer K. Caplin said the modified regulations apply only to keeping expense rcords to back up claims for business travel and entertainment de ductions. There's something new on the Federal Income Tax Return this year ? a chance to take your tax refund in U. S. Savings Bonds. Vice-Adm. Hyman G. Rick over recommends that the Navy install nuclear power plants in all future aircraft carriers. If Wide-Track is as hot as Pontiac says, why don't they put it in their Tempest? They just did. We can taka a hint. Whan paapk ara at happy with samathlng at Pontlac owners ara with Wide Track, wa'ra willing? nay, h|w ? ta lat everybody alaa In en H. The?* why Tempeat has a Wide-Track at It* awn this yaar. Ifs why yau gat ta chsass balwasrt a llvaly 4 and a Ut-cu. In. V-l*, tea. Wa aim to please and M wa da say aa, wa'ra pretty aceurata. 'Optional at extra caat. Now than art two kind* of Wlda-Track can . . . Pontlac and Tampast SEE YOUR AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER FOR A WIDE CHOICE OF WIDE-TRACKS AND GOOD USED CARS, TOO GREENE BUICK-PONTIAC, INC. 1115 E. King St. Dealer License No. 826