Visitors To
Parkway Are
Increasing
Visitors during the first
month of 1963 to the Blue
Ridge Parkway show an in
crease of 21.7 percent over Jan
uary of last year, according to
figures released by the park
way officials at Roanoke, Va.
This year, 140,92O- persons
were counted on the scenic
route. Last year, the report
shows, 114,957 were counted.
A table shows the number of
visitors as counted as various
mileposts along the route. First
figure is for current year, and
last figure is for 1962.
James River, Va. 24,024 19,457
(Mile 0 to 115)
Rocky Knob, Va. 46,860 44,583
(Mile 115 to 2M-)
Bluffs, N. C. 34,518 24717
(Mile 217 to 305)
Asheville, N. C. 34,518 26,200
(Mile 305 to 469)
Harris Gets
(continued from page one)
son chief of the Elections Com
mittee.
The Elections Committee will
consider the proposal to rewrite
absentee ballot laws to avoid
abuses such as those reported
in several western counties.
Thornburg introduced the meas
ure in the House.
Your house has
gone up
in value . . .
has your
INSURANCE
kept pace?
Batter make rar* it haa! Psitda
you bought a *tw years back ,
may not be adequate to eoVef * '
replacement coat of home
and furnishings at praent prices.
Let ua look your polidaa
over and brine them up to date.
Do it today? for your own
peace of mind.
SAVE
with the new
Homeowners
$10,000.00 Dwelling
$ 4,000.00 Furniture
$ 1,000.00 Garage
$ 1,000.00 Extra Living
Exp.
$25,000.00 Liability
f 500.00 Medical Pay
ment
$ 250.00 Property Dam
age
only $40.00
See Us Without Delay
David N. Spainbour
ee for Y?nr
Every Need
Boone
Insurance
Agency, Inc.
N. C. ? AM 4-8732
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SWEETHEARTS AND VALENTINES.? "I like older men,"
said Boone first grader Mis* Susan Spencer as the cast a
loving look at her beau, Mark Fidler. Mark is in (he second
grade. Having celebrated at feast one more Valentine's Day
in his life, Mark returned a suave if bashful glapce to his
red-dressed sweety as he handed ber a box of Valentine
candy early this week aa the elementary school. It seems
that Valentine's Day, in addition to spring (which is hardly
five weeks away), turn* a young man's fancy to thought! of
love. "But I guess you mitfit say it'* just puppy love right
now," Mark confided after escorting his Miss (the insisted
that she be labelled "Miss" since she is still a single girl)
back to her class room. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Spencer; Mark U the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Fidler. ? Photo by Dale Gaddy.
NY Producer Has Message For Old Grads
(Continued from page one)
praised his Broadway employer
as "one of the few people who
ia able to cope with the theatre
at its own level." He discussed
the current trends on Broadway
and declared that English plays
were the leading productions
this season. This trend has re
sulted in a lot of unemployed
Broadway actors.
Currently, Hartley ia super
vising the two most popular
Broadway productions, "Oliver,"
a muical baaed on the novel
Oliver Twist and "Step World,
I Wanta Get OfT." Both of these
plays have English backgrounds.
Hartley was introduced by
H*Htl?n Eggers, registrar at Ap
palachian. Mrs. Pearl Hartley
of Boone, mother or Hartley,
was recognized as a special
guest at the alumni gathering.
Dr. W H. Plemmons, ASTC
president, gave a word of wel
come to the alumni and friends
of the college and praised the
fine spirit of the Wataugans who
came to the meeting. The col
lege president, who had just
returned from a talk with of
ficials and legislators in Raleigh,
said, "The climate for higher
education in North Carolina ia
the most favorable I have seen
in my many years in the field
of education in the Mate."
Bob Barnes, popular radio an
nounced Of station WATA, was
master of ceremonies and kept
the group laughing with his
humorous remarks and jokes.
Paul Winkler presented the
slate of nominations for chap
ter officers and the nominations
were approved. The new offic
ers are James A. Greene, presi
dent; John D. Marsh, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Beba Moretz, sec re
bury; and Grac* Buck, treasur
er.
President Greene presided
over the business session of the
chapter and recognised special
guests. He praised Bob Allen,
ASTC director of foundations
and public relation!, and John
iji, ? ..i .. , ?
Jaycee Award
(Continued tram page one)
stated that today's progressive
fanner produces enough for
himself and 28 others, whereas
only a few years ago the amount
was enough for the farmer and
eight others.
Jnimt* nrwMnnt U/ir
pfCBracni, arauy moi
etz, Jr., expressed the interest
of the elub as he congratulated
Mr SdmtsteR- on Ms recognized
achievement as the recipient of
(he J a y c e e'l "Outstanding
Young Farmer" award.
Brotherhood
Week
(Continued from page one.)
firm oar acceptance of the ob
ligations Implicit In the broth
erhood of Hi aadar the Fath
erhood of Get
Churches Participate
Local churches are participat
ing in the Jaycee program and
the Watauga County Minister
ial Association has expressed
support of the project and many
of the churches are planning
Brotherhood Week observances.
The Boone Jaycees will have
a Brotherhood program for
their February 18th meeting,
and Rev. E. F. Troutman, Pas
tor of the Grace Lutheran
Church, Will be the special
guest speaker.
Corey, director of alumni af
fairs, for their efforts in work
ing behind the scenes in the org
anization of the new chapter.
L G. Greer, a native of Wa
tauga who i? now living in
Chapel Hill, was recognized.
Special entertaniment was
provided by Mrs. Virginia Lin
ney of the ABI'C music faculty
and 16 of hir choir members.
The group sang "I Hear a Voice
a'Praying'," a Spiritual by Hous
ton Bright; "A Medley of Negro
Songs," arranged by Rosario
Bourdon; ap4 "Geographical
Fugue," ? a speaking chorus by
Ernst Tock.
James Greene, who supervis
ed the arrangements of the de
lectable barbecue plate, pre
setted a constitution which was
adopted by the group, after
which the meeting adjourned.
Bull Sale
Averages $6UH
Buyers paid a total of $40,739
Saturday for 67 animals sold at
the 12th annual bull sale of the
N. C. Hereford Breeders Asso
ciation here.
The price averaged $808 per
head, >40 per head above last
year's record sale, i
Although bidders from South
Carolina and Virginia attended
the sale, all $7 breeding animals
were purchased by North. Caro
lina buyers.
Add foolish sights: A man
trying to capture the empty
honors of the world and over
looking his own family.
If every human being had,
the same Ideas, there would' m
no human race.
GRAND OPENING
Saturday, Feb. 16, at 9:00 o'clock a. m.
THE UNITED DISCOUNT HOUSE
699 BAST KING STREET
In the Barnett Building Not to Maddux Recapping
We Wholesale to Everybody
32 pe. white set of dishes ........... $1.98
tt pc. set desorated dishes . $4.98 and np
Soup bowls L. 9 for *1.## and up
Serving bowls ....... 85c and up
Fruit bowls 12 for *1.M
Cereal bowls S for SI.##
Punch sets _....? $3.98 each
M ft and 100 ft drop cords *1.98 and *2.98
14 ft. tow chains : *2.98 each
Vices *6.98 each
*" electric drill ^ *24.95
Battery jam pen *1.9# and *2.98
Children's shoes ? i $1.75 pair
Ladies', boys' and men's shoes *1.98 pair
Army field jachets ........ *1.5# each
Foam rubber pillows ; 97c each
Plastic Housewares
FREE COFFEE AND DONUTS
Those over-and-under headlights do more than sot a Pontiac apart? they aim better. Another way to spot a Pont/ac
is by its driver. He's a happy one indeed So will you be. when you cheek your dearer. WiMlMli VmUm
? ? ? hp but en down to wide-track town ? ?
GREENE pUlCK- PONTIAC, INC. .
1115 E. fci?gSt. Dealer License No. 828 Boone, N. C. I
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Grandfather Mountain Gold
(continued boa page mm) j
the elder. |
Ameng ether Kami, Dr.'
Stadujf My*. Ike report reiter
ate* that the rack formation*
are mm of the oldest la the na
tion, ml pessthly ha the world.
Heretofore listed as ahaot SM
minion year* old. the forma
tion* arc aald In the new report
to ha over a billion year* aid.
ifte Stwd* alaa provaa that HM
area eaataln* a true geologic
window, with the Grandfather
Mountain formation a alike
thaae lurroonding It.
Aocompanying the survey
bulletin is m. new geologic m?p
which identifies locations of
such "minerals as gold, copper,
feldspar. Iron, mica, lead and
road metal. The map 1* In 12
colon and shades, and includes
the Linville Quardrangle. Three
other quadrangles which are
part of the Grandfather Moun
tain window are being printed
now and will be dlatributed
soon They are Table Bock,
Blowing lock, and Lenoir
Quadrangles.
A gneiaa formation of Pre
cambrian origin has been iden
tified and named Wilaon Creek
gneiss. It Is located on the
MUthesstern slopes ol G'jnd- .
father. Eaaentially granitic!
gmim, it to bow estimated to
be mm UHion M old.
wtodow to bordered on Ike wmt
era an# oorthrm sMm by Lto
ville Falla fault a?4 to clearly
sees ob the geologic map. R to
marked on the east by Steels
Creek Mt The wi?<aw trends
aortheast to> soaliwn^ arf
tapers to a point at Ike sontk
The Grandfather formations
themselves are Upper Precam
brlan age ? about MO million
years of an But surrounding
the mountain are the older Low
er Precambrian rocks, and the
material in many boulders on
Grandfather, such U Split Rock
on the road connecting the sum
mit of the mountain with XT. S.
221, are made of materials at
least a billion jftftn old. The
mountain itself, which at 5.D84
feet to the highest a t the Blue
Ridge range, lies in the direct
center of the geologic window.
In addition to material of
special interest to geologists,
the new geologic survey bulle
tin contains locations of vari
ous minerals and- will be of
considerable help to roekhounds
who have always found good
hunting in this section of North
Carolina.
The report and map may be
"? ? 1 1 1 ? ?? ?
Stockmen To
Meet Friday
Tk* snaaal meeting of the
lhaslmh pndwm of Watauga
County will be held la the
C Mia If Courthouse, Boom, on
Friday afternoon, February 15,
at 1:30.
The purpose of this meeting
1* to make plana for the 1963
livestock special tales, includ
ing woof pool, and plan special
livestock activities.
A report will be given on the
1982 Boone feeder calf and
yearling steer sales compared
with sales in other areas Pro
posed schedule for 1963 sales,
discussion on proposal that all
heifers offered for nle In feed
er ealf sale be vaccinated for
bangs. Dtacusshm of rules.
Election of wool pool commit
tec and election of cattle sales
committees.
It rarely every pays to buy
things too cheaply. Such pur
chaaes usually prove to be any
thing but bargains. /
obtained for the price of $1.00
from the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Print
ing Office, Washington, D. C. It
is U.S. Geological Survey Bulle
tin 1121-D.
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There' a Magic for Tom
In ? iVew Hairdo
A mUmw hair rimao n* liular the slogan: "Only your hairdresser
knows for m." Ua/oriunately, the *?u doesn't hold true for the
*o*yourtelf hair itrlht. BVEKYSODY knows tor safe!
By the mm token, everyone know* when you've km to a professional.
There la an unmistakable "rightneaa"? a touch of perfection ? that more
lovely- than -ever look that hespeaki professional beauty care.
Cook's Beauty Shop
On Lee Ceok
404 Farthing St. ? Boone, N. C. ? AM 4-830&
McGuire's Beauty Sakm
Ala McGvire ? Clyde Kilby ? Betty Haye*
11* E. King St ? Boone, N. C. ? AM 4-S441
Pat's Beauty Salon
Pat Clawion ? BUie Dinner ? Kuiaa Brawn
225 W. King St. ? Boone, N. G. ? AJW +8351
t
Susan Kay Beauty Shoppe
607 E. King St. ? Boone, N~d? AM 4-305*
Town & County Beauty Shop
120 Morntagahfe Briye
K Village ??? J
Drive ?
-C1FM**
- 1
Lett face it, glrk ? you'll be
lovelier . , . longer. After
?fl, IM that what beauty
care if all abort? So why
?ettle for lea Uun your very
loveliest bat?
Make aa appointment tbii
very day with your favorite
boaattefcw, and cone away
with a new lovellneaa ... a
new feeHng of a?auiaw?.
Bot yon HX'LX, be the firit
to notice!