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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 1963
PRICE TEN CENTS
arehouse Is Damaged Extensively ? By High Winds
BETWEEN *3,000-*5,000 DAMAGE.? Strong winds caught a
north corner of the recently constructed Big Burley Ware
house on N. C. 105 about two miles west of Boone last week,
tearing back a portion of the tin roof and causing a section of
one wall to collapse (left photo.) The twister pushed the
supporting beams away and forced part of the huge roof to
the warehouse floor (right photo). S. C. Eggers, local per
sonnel official for the warehouse, stated that insurance ad
justers have viewed the damage and that re pain will be made
in the near future. Approximately 1,900,000 pounds of to
bacco was told at the warehouse this past season, Eggers
said. ? Gaddy photos.
United States Forester Speaks
To Blue Ridge Garden Club
Walton Smith of the United
States Forestry Service was the
speaker at the monthly lunch
eon meeting of the Blue Ridge
Garden Club held at the Daniel
Boone Hotel on March 20.
Mr. Smith, who is Chief of
Forest Utilization Service of the
Southeastern Division, is a re
search worker representing jthe
United States Forest Products
Laboratory which it concerned
with finding more use* for var
ious forest resources. He chose
as his subject, "The Forests
Com* Into Your Home," and,
taking a home fpom by room,
he pointed out the present de
pendence on wood, even though
It is customary to think of this
as the age of glass, chrome, and
Bteel.
He then turned to the future
and displayed dozens of sample
items which are being produc
ed through the United States Re
search Laboratory in connection
with industrial research.
Among these items were cel
lulose for paper products, imi
tation vanilla extract, wood plas
tics, wood sugar (used widely
in Japan as food), wood molas
ses (used as feed for cattle and
livestock), industrial alcohol, a
chemical additive used in mak
ing nylon thread, glycerine used
in making explosives, and many
forms of pressed wood.
He pointed out that, at pres
ent, some of theSe are not prac
tical because of the cost of pro
duction, but he stressed the
point that forests are a poten
tial source for the replacement
of many other resources which
are being depleted, and empha
sized the need for continued in
tensive research in this field.
"Forestry research efforts,"
Mr. Smith said, "are concerned
with items intended to dignify
life, not to destroy it." He fur
ther observed that billions are
being spent for (defensive re
search while relatively meager
funds are available for forestry
, work.
In aBidtien to Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, other guests were Mrs.
John P. Frank of Mt. Airy, and
Mrs. B. J. Councill and Mrs.
Robert Cody of Boone. Seven
teen club members were pres
ent.
Since this was the last .club
meeting of the year, the follow
ing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. W. H. Plemmons;
vice-president, Mrs. R. H. Har
mon; secretary, Mrs. J. B. Wink
ler; treasurer, Mrs. Paul Coffey;
and council representative, Mrs.
H. M. Cooke.
Luck is often the product of
attention and ability.
When the average American
shouts for unity, he means that
other people should fall in line
with hi* views.
JFK AND AMA
Although the American Medi
cal Association has strongly op
posed the President Kennedy's
"medicare" plan, a spokesman
reported to Congress that the
AMA backed his mental health
plan.
The American Medical As
sociation has mad* it public
that it support* the President's
proposal for gradual replace
ment of State mental institu
tions with community facilities.
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Saturday and Sunday
March 30 and 31
Ohio University Glee Club At AHS
The student body and faculty
of Appalachian High School
were honored with a rare musi
cal treat in assembly on Thurs
day morning. The Ohio State
University Men's Glee Club
presented a most entertaining
program, which was part of
their annual spring tour. The
audience was impressed by
their singing ability, their re
laxed but attentive attitude,
and especially by their smart
appearance.
Mr. Norman Staigler, director
of the glee club, commented
that a minority of the group
are studying for some other
profession. He stated that the
thirty-five voice group was
selected, from a field of ap
proximately 300 students who
auditioned.
In 1061 American farmers
sold about $35 billion worth of
goods. It cost $25 billion to
produce these goods, according
to the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Exciting new designs for
top performance, better ap
pearance and improved
hearing. They bring amaz
ingly new "normal hearing"
clarity to 90% of those with
a hearing lost. Now being
shown at Maico dealers.
Mental Health Group
Has Annual Gathering
A record attendance marked
the annual meeting and leader
ship conference of the North
Carolina Mental Health Associ
ation held Thursday and Friday,
March 7 and 8, at the Sir Walter
Hotel in Raleigh.
The Medical Society of the
State of North Carolina is join
ing hands with the American
Medical Association in attack
ing this major, number one
health problem, focusing on care
in the home community. An
aroused, increasingly informed
public is demanding adequate
care for the mentally ill as well
as for the physically ill.
Dr. Michal was happy to an
nounce the organization of five
new chapters in western North
Carolina, Cleveland, Alleghany,
Ashe, Caldwell, and Macon coun
ties. For a number of years she
has served as western North ,
Carolina vice-president of North
Carolina Mental Health Associa
tion but declined re-nomination.
Dr. M. J. MacDonald, indust- |
rial physician of Canton, was ,
elected to this position. I
Dr. Menninger said that "uni
versally we are recognizing that :
the earlier we treat mental ill
ness the more likely it ii that
the individual will get well.
Hence, the very definite trend
for both clinics and institutions
is to treat the patient as near
home as possible. This has very
definite implications in the men
tal health plans of every state,
namely the development of a
comprehensive program of com
munity psychiatry."
The American Medical Asso
ciatino recognizes that mental
health is our "most pressing and
complext health problem."
Hat Sale To Be
Held Saturday
There will be a sale of ladies
new spring hats in the former
Watauga Hardware building
next to the Watauga Democrat
Saturday from 8 a. m. to 6:30
p. m.
The sale is being sponsored
by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Deer
Field Methodist Church, for the
benefit of the church building
fund.
imagine a Buick
Season Opens