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Herman W. "Curly" Wilcox, right ? man behind Boone's big Wagon Train eelebra tino. He has probably served longer as a Chamber of Commerce president than any other person in North Carolina. He is pic tured here examining a1 brochure with his son. Glenn. "Curly" Wilcox Is Untiring Man Behind Wagon Train Promotion The man behind Boone's big Wagon Train celebration this week, June 27-20, is called "Curly". He is Herman W. Wilcox and the nickname refers to the sparse hair on his head. But it doesn't relate to the prolific go ings-on inside the imaginative mind of this longtime tourist promoter. Wilcox is in his 22nd year as president of the Boone Cham ber of Commerce, perhaps a state record. He was first elect ed to the post in 1930 and ex cept for a period of four years of retirement has been the of ficial director. He was also Boone station master for the "Tweetsie Rail road" when the little narrow guage train ran between John son City, Tenn., and Boone. The railroad discontinued operation in 1040 and has since become V local tourist attraction. As a director of the Southern Appalachian Historical Associa tion in 1081, "CUrly" Wilcox made the motion that the or ganization sponsor and produce the "Horn in the West" out door drama. The show, nation ally known now, begins its twelfth season this Saturday night at 8:15 p. m. And today it is Wilcox, as executive vice president of the 6outhern Appalachian Histori cal Association and Phase I chairman of the Watauga Coun ty Carolina Charter Tercenten ary observance, who has bees popping the ideas for the Wag on Train trek June 27-20 over the Daniel Boone Trail from Wilkesboro to Boone. This reenactment o f "Boone Crosses the Blue Ridge" is one of the itate's four outstanding observances of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary. Wilcox knows how to add the down-to-earth touch to a promo tion. He has instructed the Wagon Train boys under Wagon Mast er Dewitt Barnett and Organi zer Clyde Greene, both of Boone, to cook up a mess of buffalo stew at the train camp at Cook's Gap. ."Curly" Wilcox has added dignity to the Wagon Train celebration by inviting Secre tary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, pr. Frank Graham of the United Nations, British Minister to the U. S. Dennis Greenhill and other notables to participate in the event. Wilcox also has scheduled: A big parade through Boone. Huge public picnic on the "Horn In the Wert" grounds. Dedication of the Daniel Boone Native Garden adjacent to the "Horn in the West" out door theatre. 12th season opening of "Horn in the West." If all the new inventions and discoveries that we read about come true, the present gadgets of mankind will become junk. Military assured role in ma jor defense contracts. Sunset Acres Restricted Mountain Home Sites "mi /, ft f ^ Park Dedicated to Residents Paved Roads and Central Water System ?i , 'V i *. ;> ??; ' ? ' See or CeU Wagner Real Estate 219 E. King 8t. : 264-2492 " /? *' f"'r &'? \ *r now i& Pepsi for those who think young Oamm#* Lmua ?*?? Ajm a if/innwfai r # ri i f aa i mmI/iim - n ' r ui?mS MV0 05 fntlCrt TV fl ?? yWyJw^V IO(M|' ? ??will TUft lrlCM/(Mv r^l||fjv* Colli Light. braCtng PepXt matches your modem activity w/tf?? Spar kling-clean taste that's never too sweet. Nothing drenches your | thirst like e cold, inviting Pepsi. Think young -say " Pepsi, please f by Pepd-Cab Mflta| Oa, Sprace Ptae, N. C. , frwi rtMi-CoU Uhuut. New Y?k. H. T. ^ if ?" " Blueprint Of Action Designed To Boost Economy In The Hills Asheville ? A "blue print for action" to boost the economy of the Appalachian region it the goal of President Kennedy'! Appalachian Regional Commit tea. The blueprint is due to b? finished and presented to the President by the end of this The action theme was ex pressed by Franklin D, Roose velt, Jr., undersecretary of com merce. and chairman of the President's committee, at a con ference here recently with Gov. Terry Sanford, federal and state agency representatives and Western North Carolina leaders. Hie President Is going to want specific recommendations on how the action is to be car ried out, Roosevelt said, so thst broad authority can be request ed from Congress. One suggestion, he said, has been to establish an Appalach ian Authority for the seven state region to carry out action programs on the order of TVA. Another suggestion has been to integrate the program into the present structure of the Conference o f Appalachian Governors, to which would be added an Appalachian Institute to make recommendations for joint state-federal action. Roosevelt said he didnt know yet which was the right answer. ./"We're not trying to tell you what to do," Roosevelt Mid, "We want to diacuas what pro grams you think are needed so there can be a truly federal state cooperative effort that reaches right down to the local level." He got an answer from the WNC leaders present on the most-needed programs ? high ways, education and leadership ?Ids. Highways got a high priority in the discussion. W. F. Bab cock, state highway director, said that 37 per cent of state highway funds are now being spent In the 27 western coun ties. Even' so, he said, the pre sent road programs "can only sustain the region, not develop it Roosevelt said be wanted to see Congress add a new factor ? the "development factor" ? to federal road-allocation for mulas so that appropriations could be made on a basis of de velopment needs as well as ex isting traffic needs. On education, Roosevelt said conferences in other Appalach ian states have brought out that many mountain young people don't have enough basic educa tion* to take advantage of voca tional training. The length of schooling they receive averages two years below the national standard, be sakl. On leadership, Roosevelt Mid the region hu "a new genera tion of leaders," people who are "not afraid to say, 'We have a problem, let's find an answer." " Our own Idea la that every community should encourage the youngsters to play baseball ?really the great American game. It may surprise some people but there was a time when edu cation was not a matter of con cern to existing governments. Watch AND Jewelry Repair AU Work Gaaraataed WALKER'S Jewelry Store Boone, N. C. Oldest Jewelry Stare Serrlac Watauga Adams-Dougherty Reunion On Sunday The annual reunion of the Adanw and Dougherty families | will be held Sunday, June 30, at 11:00 at the 4-H Camp in Greenville, Tenn. All member* of both families are urged to attend. Chief ScoUt Ivey Moore of North Wilkesboro will be scouting the trail of Daniel Boone this week end as the Wagon Train heads for Boone during the Tercentenary Celebration. Recommended for Mountain Roads ! The first settlers moving into the Watauga country needed the sure-footed, plodding ox _ to draw a cart or wagon loaded I with his possessions. It be came the symbol of depend able mountain transportation. See The 12th Opening Night HORN IN THE WEST in|? Saturday ? June 29 8:00 P.M. Prologue? 7:45 P. M. Today's mountaineer has a different need. Surefootedness he needs ? bat it must be to up led with nbnbleness . . . with po*er that can surge ahead quickly. He needs ease af handling and a riding comfort that leaves him fresh at the end of his journey. Along witk this must be smart good looks that gives him pride in his vehicle. The 1903 FORD meets bis needs ? Perfectly! It's the new symobl of dependable bmnui taln transportation. * Famous Ford Galaxie ? Fair lane 500 > ? Falcon ? Mercury ? Monterey ? Meteor and Comet Winkler Motor Co., Inc. Depot & Howard Streets? *???, N. C. M4-SS57
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