WINNERS? Coach Steve Ga
briel's homeroom was winner
in the room clean-up contest
at Appalachian High School
last week. Several members
of the group are shown in the
top picture as* they tidy up
the place. They are, left to
right, Lucy Eggers, Janice
TriplMt, Wanda Brown, WU
ma Woodring, Bill Shrake and
Margie Brown. Picture to left
shows David Watson (In the
skirt) and Dean Wellborn
as they dump trash picked up
on school premises. ? Photos
by Paul Weston Studio.
Pollution Of Cove Creek Gives
Concern To Sanitary Officials
Jack Cobb, Sanitation Super
visor of the District Health De
partment, told a group of Cove
Creek cititens Thursday night
of recent tests made of the
water of Cove Creek which in
dicated that the harmful bac
teria count was very high ? so
high in fact that it makes a
\ serious health hazard to the
local people as well as to those
living farther down the water
course.
Many of those present are
said to have showed concern
and were eager to correct their
sewage disposal tftethods. Some,
in fact, have started making the
corrections.
Starting Tuesday, a survey of
each home affected will be
made, if requested, and a num
ber have made appointments
with Mr. Cobb to get help in
the planning of approved septic
tank*.
Those who have not attended
a meeting in this regard may
get help and Information by
contacting the Health Depart
ment.
Mr. Cobb says fine coopera
tion is being shown by those
who attended the meeting, and
he asks for the help of others
in taking eare of this serious
problem. He says that many
?k* have approved tanks have
overlooked the drainage from
the kitchen sink, many of which
empty into an open ditch. This
can be corrected with little ex
pense, since this is also a
health problem.
The report on Cove Creek
has been published and circu
lated in many Carolina com
munities and in other states.
This, of course, Mr. Cobb notes,
is a matter of concern to peo
ple who might wish to visit
this area, or make their homes
here.
Every one along Cove Creek,
or the streams that flow into
it, is asked to se that his dif
posal system is installed cor
rectly. "Let's get this unplea
sant record cleared up as soon
as possible," the Health De
partment statement concludes.
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WATAUGA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
held its annual meeting Friday, April 12, at
the Gateway Restaurant and elected officers
for the year 1963-64. They are (l.-r.) Harry
Hamilton, director; Council Hrnson, secre
tary treasurer; Frank Mast, director; b. W.
Stalling*, president; Jay Teams, vice-presi
dent; and Robert Shipley, director. In all, M
people attended the meeting which was high
lighted with an addreu by Emerson Black,
retired county agent from Alleghany county,
who spoke on breeding, feeding, and selling
purebred Hereford cattle. ? Flowers photo.
Monuments ? Markers ? Mausoleums
Get the Best ? For Lew ? From a Manufacturer
BARNEY & HAMPTON
Phone 264-8866 or 264-2328 ? Boone, N. C.
Special Factory RcpretcmttUive of
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rncovoum
Since 1919, Builders of Memorials That
"Last HI Everlasting"
GRANITE ? MARBLE ? BRONZE
Largest Manafaetnrer in fee Carolinas
, grifaftry, N. C. ;
Boone To Get Shoe Factory
(Continued tram page 1, Sec. A) ;
which to live and make a living."
Mayor R. B. Hardin of the
Town of Blowing Rock, laid, "We
are wry happy about the new
industry coming to Watauga
County. We feel sure the Mel
ville Shoe Company will be an
aaaet to this entire area. Blow
ing Rock wiahee to extend to
this new company a moet hearty
welcome and wishes for a long
successful association. We were
happy to help in the labor sur
vey by getting the information
to those in our immediate area
and if we can be of any assist
ance, you may call upon the
Town Board and residents of
Blowing Rock and we will give
any cooperation possible."
Mr. W. Howard Barnwell,
President, Blowing Rock Cham
ber of Commerce, stated. "The
Blowing Rock Chamber of Com
merce fully supports the idea
of locating the Melville Shoe
Corporation in our County. We
feel that it will be a definite
aaset to the area and we will be
glad to give any support that is
?feasible toward this project."
Mr. Bynum Greene, Chairman,
Watauga County Board of Com
missioners, made the following
statement: "As Chairman of the
Watauga County Board of Com
misaioners, 1 want to welcome
you to our county. You will
find our people friendly and co
operative, I am sure. I pledge
you my full cooperation, and
I'm sure you can count on other
immhtri of the Board for any
R. O. Eller
(Continued from page 1, Sec. A)
bearers were officials and em
ployes of the Town of Morgan
ton, members of Mr. Eller's
Sunday school class at Zion
church. Police Chief E. P. Whis
nant. Dr. James Collett, Gorman
Orders. Paul Cox, Howard Har
vey and Ben Snipes.
Survivors: widow; mother,
Mrs. Florence Calloway Eller
of Sugar Grove; son, Tommy
Eller, student at Berea Col
lege in Kentucky; daughter,
Marvis Ann Eller, student at
Berea College; brothers, Ray
mond Eller of Sugar Grove,
Blaine Eller of Lenoir; sisters,
Mrs. Raymond Greene of Sher
wood, Mrs. Clifton Hanson of
Columbia, S. C? Mrs. John Cro
well of Concord, Mrs. Clyde
Love of Sugar Grove; half-sist
ers, Mrs. Lossie Reese of Sci
ence Hill, Ky., Mrs. Bessie Wil
liams of Silverstone, Mrs. Lil
lie Eller of Vilas.
Boone Lions
Attend Meet
In Morganton
A number of Boone Lions
went to Morganton Tuesday
evening of last week to hear
Comte Gerad De Da Villes
brunne, of the French govern
ment speak to members of the
Lions Clubs of District Sib.
Among those attending were
Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Whitener,
Mr. Guy Angell and Mr. and
Mrs. Herman W. Wilcox.
Mr. Wilcox says that the
French leader spoke out for
De Gaulle, end said that under
his leadership the nation has
found stability. The giving up
of Colonial empires by France,
he said was not popular with
many French people, but was
necessary.
The speaker said that France
was developing a nuclear pro
gram, in fact had been so en
gaged for many years, and opin
ed that France will always be
loyal to America.
Mr. Villosbrune said that
England wanted to come into
the common market on her
own terms. She did not want to
joib on tsrmi iitibliihiii for
joining. He said that some day
England will be a member of
the market "and we will be de
lighted to work with her."
FOR SALE
Evinrude Boat Motors
NEW AND USED
.
2 Tear Warranty
Ala* Bmti of Many Make* a mi Modela
M. F. Motor Company
MORAVIAN FALLS, N. C.
DIAL 838-37M
help we can give to make your
operation here a complete suc
ce??."
Mayor Wade E. Brown of the
Town of Boone, added, "Boone
is a friendly little city, and the
people of Boone and Watauga
County are happy that you have
selected Boone for your second (
factory in North Carolina. We
are sure that your factory will
be a great aaset to us, and we
pledge our full cooperation to
make it a complete success. We
invite you. and any of your per
sonnel transferring here, to join
us in the church and civic ac
tivities of our community. We
hope that they will be as happy
to .become a part of our town
as we are to have them."
Representatives of the County
Financial Institutions and lead
ing businessmen extended a
cordial welcome to the Shoe
Company and encouraged the
people of Watauea County to
participate with them in the
financial support of Watauga
Citizens, Inc.
Melville Corp.
(Continued from page 1, Sec. A)
Thom McAn stores, and all John
Ward shoes, are distributed
through the warehouse in Wor
chester, Mass. Women's find
girls' merchandise Is shipped
to Thom McAn family stores
from the warehouse In Clifton,
N. J.
One of the key factors In the
growth and continued strength
of Melville has been its policy
?basic since its beginning ? of
building shoes to a clear-cut
standard of quality, rather than
varying quality to meet pre-de
termincd prices. This policy
has helped to develop strong
loyalty among customers, who
know they can count on con
sistent quality.
The first Thom McAn store
was opened in 1922. At the end
of I960. 873 such stores were
in operation, of which 492 were
selling only men's and boys'
shoes, hosiery, and accessories,
301 were selling merchandise for
the entire family, and there
were S leased departments or
agencies.
These stores are located In
45 states (including Hawaii),
the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.
All merchandise Is In the pop
ular price range: men's shoes
largely from $7.99 to $10.99,
women's from $2.99 to $6.99.
boys' from $3.99 to $6.99. and
girls' from $1.99 to $4.99.
In addition to its stores. Thom
McAn distributes through sev
eral domestic and foreign ac
counts. An extensive line of
steel-toe safety work shoes Is
also sold directly to plants and
factories from coast to coast.
Pairage in the women's and
children's lines substantially
equals that in the men's and
boys' lines. The men's and boys'
lines, however, account for a
substantially greater dollar vol
ume.
183 Face Trial
(Continued from page 1, Sec. A)
home of a relative of Hicks'.
Officers said in January that
Hicks told them that he (Hicks)
was sitting in the back seat of
an automobile and was holding
a 12-gauge single-barrel shotgun
over the back teat of the vehi
cle. Matheson reportedly was
about to enter the car when the
gun discharged, hitting the
youth directly In the face.
Good news for those who love
to walk is that sensible heels
are the fashion this season.
Sailor hats have made a come
back? those with a Spanish ac
cent are particularly good.
CAROLINIANS MEET.? Noilh Carolinians
meat at the U. S. Naval Bas* at Guantan&mo
Bay, Cuba. From left to right are shown
Aiiraan Apprentice J. Howell of Rocky
Mount; Base Commandant Rear Admiral i.
W. Davit, Jr., a native of Carteret county;
Congressman James T. Broyhill of Lenoir;
a ixl Marine Private A. B. Garner of Durham.
The meting occurred during a briefing re
cently for members of Congress at the U. S.
naval base in eastern Cuha on defenses
against possible attack on the ba&e by Castro
forces and general Carribean and hemis
pheric defense plans.
Parkway
Visitors
Increase
The number of visitors to the
Blue Ridge Parkway during
March showed a sharp increase
over the same period last year.
A total of 301,828 visitors were
counted during March of this
year, as compared to 198,594
during the same month last
year, for an increase of 52 per
cent.
For the calendar year 1963,
575,863 visitors were reported,
as compared to 492,241 for the
calendar year 1082, for an in
crease of 18.9 per cent.
Following is a breakdown of
the number of visitors to the
various districts of the Parkway,
comparing the number of visit
ors during March of this year
with the visitors during March
of 1962. First figures represent
this year's visitors.
James River, Va. (Mile 0 to
115)? 61,050; 30,909.
Rocky Knob, Va. (Mile 119 to
217)? 110,121; 67,519.
Bluffs, N. C. (Mile 217 to
306)? 68,882; 49,236.
Asheville, N. C. (Mile 309 to
469)? 61,776; 90,800.
The total number of visitors
is figured on basis of 3.3 per
sons per vehicle.
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Rep. Broyhill Inspects
Guantanamo Naval Base
Representative James T. Broy
hill of the 9th District of North '
Carolina, returned Sunday from
an on-the-spot inspection and
tour of the United States Naval
Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Congressman Broyhill said, "I
have personally viewed the situ
ation in Cuba and talked with
many Cuban citizens. Many of
these men and women helped
Castro gain control but now
recognize communism for what
it really is. They do not have
adequate food, clothing, or medi
cal care. Those Cubans who are
still permitted to work on the
Naval Base are continually
harassed by Castro forces."
While in Cuba, Congressman
Broyhill received extensive
briefings on the military build
up and the activities of com
munist forces during the Cuban
crisis last fall. He visited with
military and civilian (United
States and Cuban) personnel
and made a complete tour of the
Guantanamo Bay area by jeep,
patrol boat, and helicopter.
"In Cuba we have a situation
similar to the Berlin Wall. Cu
ban citizens trying to escape
through the "Cactus Curtain" to
the United States Naval Base
have been shot down during
their attempts, while dozens
have been successful in their
run to freedom," stated Broy
hill.
Broyhill stated, "We see today
Joint attempts by the British
and American government to
halt anti-Castro raids and dem
onstrations. However, it is a
known fact that Castro is send
ing arms and guerrilla forces to
other Latin American countries.
If we are going to halt anti
Castro activities, then we should
also put a stop to Castro's ef
forts to incite and provide the
means for revolution in the
other countries in this hemis
phere."
PRAISES YOUTH CORPS
Senator Humphrey said that
those who enroll in the propos
ed Youth Conservation Corp*
will revelop enduring work
habits as well as on-the-job
skills.
Genes Radio & TV
announces the employment of
CECIL CARTER,
formerly of Appalachian Radio & T. V., and Cecil
welcomes all of his former friends to come and see
him in his new location at
1417 E. King Street
or Coll 264-3805
FOR SALE
Good Brick
Business Building
In West Boone,
Known as the Highlander Motor Co.
building. 155 feet street frontage, 225
feet depth. For qnick sale $45,000.00.
Terms one-fourth down, up to 15 years
for balance. Or would trade for other
real estate in town, farm or timber land.
An ideal plat* for ten or
twelve apartment* with
plenty of parking space
S" ! ; : I
Joe Williams
At Lourd Motel? -Phone AM 44773