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TAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fifth Year of Continuous Publication BO?!*? WBA1 IMS Hi Lo pree. *62 HI U es oe OS u IS u SS OA 00 Si 19 i9 SS Si ra SS i9 LI ?unf S3 SS Oi 91 ??n?f SS Si St *?nf W *9 9L ? ?nnf K K II T as It Zl *">f ?9 U II ?nnf BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NOKTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1M3 10 CENTS PER COPY IS PAGES? 3 SECTIONS Or. Ford Philpot, nationally known evangelist whose tele vision program has been seen coast-to-coast in color, will deliver the principal sermon at Grandfather Mountain for the 39th annual "Singing on the Mountains" Sunday. Musical personalities also on the program are Joe Emerson, How ard Whitmore, George Hamilton IV, The Rangers, Miles Cooper's Melody Masters, and the Christian Heirs Quartet No admission is charged at the all-day "sing." DR. PHILPOT IS FEATURED Thousands To Gather For Annual Grandfather Sing In Path Of Uncontrolled Truck Car in foreground was one of thoae In the path of the truck (background) which rolled through Boone, after it went out of control Friday evening. ? Staff photo Rivers. Nearly A Score Injured In W eek End Rash Of Accidents A rash of automobile acci dents on Watauga County roads left nearly a score of persons injured, half a dozen cars de molished, and damage mount ing up to several thousands of dollars, according to investigat ing officers George Baker and W. D. Teem of the State High way Patrol. In one instance, a runaway lumber truck careened out ot control through Boone's down town area Friday evening, de molishing four cart and damag ing four other* before flipping upside-down near the entrance to the First Baptist Church where hundreds of small child ren were attending Bible School. No one was seriously in jured. Another accident left 11 per sons injured, some rather seri ously. Several other persons were injured in separate acci dents, all occurlng between Thursday and Sunday. Dense fog and heavy rain was blamed for ^jpt of, the acci dents. Because of mounting book work in connection with the ac cidents, Patrolmen Baker and Teem were not able to give full details on all wrecks in the county during the past week. In some instances, investigation was pending at the time of this publication . Runaway Trad The runaway truck which sped out of control almost the entire length of Boone's main street before striking the first car, was operated by A. E. Shell of Ferguson. The truck, haul ing lumber, was owned by V. M. Church and Sons Lumber Company of Millers Creek. Shell later told officer Bak er that the truck's brakes gave way "near Pox's (Phillips 66) Service Station" at the edge of Boone. By the time it passed through the first red light near the Democrat building, it is thought the truck was traveling around SB miles per hour. One bystander estimated the truck's speed - past the down town theater at 80 miles per hour, but no official confirma tion of such speed was made. Policeman Harry Suddreth, who moments beforehand had pulled into the loading zone in front of Crest's Dime Store, saw the truck through his rear-view mirror. As the truck flashed by his parked cruiser, Suddreth swung in behind the truck and began blowing his siren, (continued on page four) Enrollment Plan Altered Plaat for the eetablUhment of a ninth grade at Parkway School, which would include student* there and at Green Valley, have been changed, ac cording to word reaching the Democrat. Consequently ninth grader* from Green Valley and Parkway will come to Appala chian High School a* formerly. Linville. ? The fourth Sunday in June has long been circlcd on the calendars of mountain tolka in the Southern Highlands because that is the traditional date of the biggest event of the year? "Singing on the Moun tain" at Grandfather Mountain. Thousands upon thousands of people will gather high on the slopes of Grandfather on June 23 to take part in the all-day event which this year will fea ture Dr. Ford Philpot of Lex ington, Ky. Also scheduled to appear will be Joe Emerson, "Dean of America's Gospel Singers"; George Hamilton IV, star of the Grand Ole Opry; Howard Whit more, song leader for Dr. Phil pot's evangelistic team; The Rangers Quartet of Charlotte; Miles Cooper's "Melody Masters Quartet" of Asheville; and the Christian Heirs Quartet of Cleveland, Ohio. "Singing on the Mountain" originated in 1023 as 9 Bible class outing under the direction of Joe Hartley Sr., and has been held every year since. This year Mr. Hartley, who is now 92 years old, will once again serve as chairman of the event, just as he has for every previous sing. Dr. Philpot, who will preach the annual sermon at 2 p. m., is a Kentucky native and pro duced the first religious color (continued on page four) Picnic Planned As Fitting Climax Gay Celebration An old time picnic in connec tion with the June 29th cele bration it being planned by a committee headed by Stanley A. Harris, and is to be held on the Horn in the Weat grounds at 6:30 p. m. A hundred or more guests from outside Watuaga county, including former Governor Lu ther Hodges, Dr. Frank Garham, a member of the British em bass and others, including of ficials of the North Carolina Garden Clubs, will be present, and the picnic ia designed to 1 add color and interest to the warm welcome which will be ex tended to the many guests. Mr. Harris requests that at least 200 families in the county come and bring a picnic dinner, consisting of whatever one would like to prepare. Those who plan to come and i bring baskets are asked to call I Mr. Harria at 2M-J877. L FIRST IN CAROLINA Heartbeats In Boone T o Be Studied In Lenoir Bell Telephone Equipment Used In New Program Heartbeats of a patient at the Watauga Hospital in Boone can now be studied instantly by a heart specialist thirty miles away in Lenoir, N. C. The heartbeats in the form of an electrocardiogram are trans mitted by special telephone equipment over telephone wires. "It la the first time such a service has been used In North Carolina," W. R. Cooke, Sonth ern Bell manager In Lenoir, said today. "The principle Is the same as thai employed by NASA to check bodily functions of oar astronauts while In orbit." An electrocardiogram, or EKG, which records the chang es in electrical potential oc curring during heartbeats, is used to determine abnormali ties in the heart muscle and to help in the diagnosis of a heart attack. The fifty-bed Watauga Hospi tal is served by a local, active staff of seven physicians; but, like many small-town hospitals, it has no cardiologist specially training in the "reading," or analysis, or electrocardiograms. Until now, the local hospital had to send EKG tracings to Lenoir for analysis, usually by (continued on page four) I Unopposed Gty Slate Elected In Boone Vote An unopposed Democratic ilate was re-elected Tuesday in Boone in light voting. Mayor Wade E. Brown re ceived 101 votes, Councilmen were elected with the votes as indicated: Conrad Yates 100, Harry Hamilton 90, Howard Cot trell 100. Former Mayor Gor don H. Winkler got one vote, the only write-in ballot to be tallied. No Republican ticket was nominated this year. Food Congress Delegates Will Arrive Today Delegate! to the World Food Congress that adjourned in Washington Tuesday will viait Watauga county today (Thurs day). The visitors will arrive by bus and are bringing along mo tion picture technicians in or der to have a pictorial record ing of their visit in Watauga. Thirty nations will be repre sented by these people, all of whom are connected with food prodactlon, processing or dis tribution in their respective countries. The visitors will arrive at Deep Gap at 10:30 and have lunch at the Parkway picnic area. They will travel to Boon e by way of the Parkway to Cook's Gap, to Boone Golf Course, rweetsie Railway, I. B. C., and Shadowllne. They will visit ASTC campus, the Shipley farm it Vilas and come back to the (arm of Mr. and Mrs. Grady farthing at Perkinsville. The group will have dinner at l:M at the Daniel Bmh Inn. rhere win be a program rural development wart In Wa tauga and some special enter The delegates will spend the night in Boone and pay a viait to Mountain City, Tens., Friday DR. HADLEY WILSON SENDS PATIENT'S "MESSAGE" BY PHONE . . . . . . TO DR. FREDRICK A. THOMPSON IN LENOIR LABORATORY Bi-Partisan Board Education In Watauga Passes Assembly The bill, introduced by Rep resentative Hoishouser, which adds two Republican members to the present three-member Board of Education in Watauga county, and which allows the Blowing Rock ABC Bill Killed Raleigh. ? A proposed liquor referendum for the tourist mec ca of Blowing Rock in Watauga County, was killed Wednesday by the House Committee on Proportions and Grievances. Opponents made it clear they voted against the bill primar ily bccause It was not intro duced by the county's repre ?entative, J. E. Holshouser, Jr., but by Rep. Clyde Harris of Rowan. Harris, a Democrat and an in fluential legislator who has a lummer some at Blowing Rock, wanted the town to vote on an USC store, which Jm said would ie a boon to the tourist trade, holshouser, a Republican and a House freshman, opposed the >111. Holshouser argued that most >f the county's residents were tpposed to a liquor referendum ;ven though there is sentiment :or it in Blowing Rock. He said lie General AaaeaaMy's tradi ional policy oi leaving local egislation to local represent* ives should be upheld. board to determine whether their successors shall be named by direct vote of the people, was ratified last Thursday. The bill confirms the appoint ment of incumbents Or. Charles Davant, H. W. Hast, Jr., and Grady Moretz, Jr., as made in the current omnibus bill (terms from first Mondy in April 1963), Dr. Davant to serve for six years, Mr. Hast for four years, and llr. Moretz for two years. In addition to members nam ed in the omnibus bill, John H. Hollar and F. D. Bumgard ner are named for two y4ar terms. The new law provides that at the general election in 1964 there maye be elected three members of the Board of Edu Williams To Be Celebration MC Dr. Cratis Williams will be matter of ceremonies for the entertainment which will begin at 1:30, immediately following the big parade on June 29. Fred Kirby of WBTV, Char lotte, Jeff Wilson, editor of Tarheel Wheels Magazine, im personations and presentation of Miss Rhododendron of 1964 will be special features. This precedes the speech by Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodge* which is scheduled fbr 2 o'clock. cation lor terms designated as two years, but only if resolu tion approving election shall be filed with State Board of Edu cation and adopted by the Coun ty Board of Education by first Monday in April 1964, and if the six and three-year terms (continued on page four) Tax Needs For Proposed Bonds To Be Given Out Readers of the Democrat have been seeking information as to how much tax money will be required to service the hospital and central school bond*, pre suming that they are approved by the people at an election to be held at an undetermined date between now and the end of September. Bynum Greene, Chairman of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners told the Demo crat Monday afternon that this Information would be made available for publication the first of July. The current tax rata based on 45 per cent of the new valu ation has been fixed tentatively at 80 cents per hundred dol lars valuation. However, this figure does not include the ser vicing coats for any new bond issue, and only reflect, the probable tax ba* luc this year.
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