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Ahead In Carolina The Democrat led all N. C. weeklies in 1B65 Press Assn, contests. It won first place, in General Ex cellence, Excellence in Typography, Local News Coverage, Want Ads, and Second in Display Advertising. An Independent Weekly Newspaper . DEMOCRAT . . Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1966 Dee. 6 60 38 Dec. 7 50 43 Dee. 8 58 43 Dec. 9 57 52 Dec. 10 56 48 Dec. 11 45 28 Dec. 12 42 84 Snow given to neanet half 28 PAGES—3 SECTIONS VOLUME LXXIX—NO. 24 10 CENTS PER COPY 2228681 8838SBI CITY AT NIGHT—Street lights glowing, red bells beaming from the intersections, traffic moving past brightly-lit store windows. Sunday, residents of Watauga awoke to find the holiday transition accomplished, and soon the snowy streets and roads will be well-traveled as the holiday hurry, and completion of last minute objectives is achieved. (Rivers photo) Christmas Concert To Be Burley Sales To Staged By Hi School Band Continue To 20th The Watauga High School Concert Band will preform its annual Christmas Concert in the high school auditorium Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p. m. Admission will be 50 cents for students and $1 for adults. One of the feature events Will be “The Night Before Christmas” by Newell H. Long. Led by director O^is Strother, the band will play while Mr. William Ross nar rates the poem. This should be a lot of fun for the child ren as well as the adults. Along with a fine selection of carols, the Concert will in clude several new numbers never arranged for high school bands until this year. These are “The Sussex Mum mers’ Christmas Carol” by G r ai n g e r, “The Christmas Record Volume Of Mail Seen At Boone Postoffice Sign the card, fold the card, slip it in the envelope, stamp the envelope—but the holiday spirit that encourages the send ing of well wishes will find it self at the mail box or in the post office lobby in the end. Boone Postmaster Ralph Be shears renews his annual re quest that parcels intended for delivery prior to Christmas be put in the mail as quickly as possible. The lobby of the Boone Post Office opens daily at 6 a. m. and closes at 9:30 p. m. Windows are open from 8 until 5. “Were expecting a record volume of mail,” Beshears said Monday. “The mailing al ready has exceeded any prev ious year up to this time. Many patrons have co-operated gen erously, mailing early.” He reminds persons intend ing to send packages to service men abroad “any parcel weigh ing less than six pounds and measuring 60 inches length and girth combined, is being airlifted, as space is available, to Viet Nam and other over seas APO’s.” The Postmaster said the Post Office will be closed Christmas Day and Monday fol lowing Christmas, and will re main open, as usual, until noon Saturday, Dec. 24. “Depend ing on the needs of the ser vice," the Post Office will ex tend its hours into the after noon of the 24th. The Post Office will deliver packages locally each week day, with the exception of Mon day the 26th. Beshears stresses the ad vantage of using first class postage and return address on cards, and including the zip code of the destination. Boone’s zip code for return ad dresses is 28607. Soldier Mail May Now Be Airlifted Public Law 89-725 approved November 2, 1966 prescribes that airlift service on a space available basis shall be provid ed between all overseas mili tary post offices outside the 48 contiguous States and between any cf those military post off cies and the point of embarka tion or debarkation within the 50 States of the following cate gories of mail matter: 1. First-clas letter mail, in cluding postal and post cards. 2. Sound-recorded communi cations having the character of personal correspondence. 3. Pacels of any class not ex ceeding 5 pounds in weight and not exceeding sixty inches In length and girth combined. Sound-recorded communica tions described in item 2 must be marked by the mailer on the the address side Sound Recorded Personal Correspond ence to assure airlift service. Airlift Service For Publications Public Law 89-725 also pro vides that airlift service on a space available basis shall be furnished to and from military post offices in Vietnam and contiguous waters fof second class publications published once each week or more fre quently and featuring princi pally current news of interest to members of the Armed Forces and the general public. Suite” by Harold L. Walters and "German Christmas Fes tival” by James D. Playhar. Other music the band will play will be "Bungler’s Holi day” by Leroy Anderson, "Winter Wonderland” by Dick Smith and Felix Bernard, “Greensleeves” by Alfred Reed and the lovely "Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach. The band officers for this year’s concert band are Mac Stroupe, president; Keith Greer, vice-president; Linda Johnson, secretary; Gray Wil son, treasurer; and Jimmy Brooks, quartermaster. Jaycees Again Selling Trees The annual Jaycees Christ mas tree sale is again under way. Cut trees will sell for $5, and live trees wil be $4.50 to $7.50, depending on height. As in years past, the Jay cees will use the proceeds to put on the annual Christmas party for underprivileged children. Sales will be made via tele phone through Frank Payne Jr. (264-3955), Grant Jones (264-2001) or Chris Cross (264-2548). The Jaycees also are sell ing butter mints at $1 a can, and these may be bought through any member. Reynolds Bell, Chairman of the Burley Sales Committee, announced today that hurley tobacco sales would continue through December 20, 1966, and reopen on January 4, 1967, as originally scheduled. This decision was reached by a telephone vote of the ten-member Burley Sales Com mittee Friday morning. Chairman Bell stated that the Committee members gave serious consideration to re quests that the market close earlier because of the light volume of sales and the high order of tobacco being deliv ered. The Committee members concluded, however, that the growers should be given the maximum opportunity to sell their tobacco before the holi days. Decorations To Be Judged Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p. m. is the time for the judging of the Christmas decorating con test sponsored by the Wata uga Council of Garden Clubs. Anything that can be seen from the outside will be judg ed, including indoor decora tions seen while driving by your home. Remember spec ial attention will be given to lighted trees growing out doors. To be sure that your decorations are judged, call 4-3830 or 4-8247 by 5:30 p. m., Sunday. As Chairman of the Burley Sales Committee, Mr. Bell also stated that he was very strong ly urging all hurley tobacco growers not to handle or de liver tobacco to the warehouse unless it is in good, market able condition. Legion Meeting Features Yule Songs, Stories The December meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary Watauga Post 130 was held at the Legion Hut at 7:30 p. m. Friday. After a brief business meet ing, Mrs. Roy Rufty, president of the Auxiliary, was in charge of a Christmas pro gram. She gave an interesting talk about “The Man Who Gave Us Santa Claus” and “Christmas in Different Coun tries Around the World”. Legionnaires told stories of happy childhood experiences in their homes at Christmas. Carols were played through out the program and carols and hymns were sung to the piano accompaniment of Mrs. J. W. Norris. The refreshment table was decorated and the members enjoyed fruit cake, cookies, candy, punch and coffee. HORN FETED BY WOMAN S CLUB—The executive committee of the Southern Appa lachian Historical Association Monday was served a home-cooked dinner in the former G. P. Hagaman residence, which the Worth while Woman's Club of Boone has purchased for a club house. Dr. Ray Lawrence, seated between hostesses Mrs. J. V. Caudill and Mrs. Herman Wilcox, is president of SAHA. The meeting was held at noon, and food was con tributed by the club’s membership and the hostesses. (Staff photo) Six Inches Tuesday’s Snow Closes Schools Traffic Goes Normally As Roads Cleared An early Tuesday morn i n g snowfall deposited about six inches to keep the children home from school, to make the senti mental wonder if some will be saved to fall on Christ mas day, and to bring de light to those who are all ready for some skiing at the fine slopes hereabouts. Temperatures were a lit tle below freezing when it began to snow, and by day light State highway work ers were throwing their weight against the accumu lation, and the youngsters were reveling at the pro nouncement that there would be no school in the county. It was also report ed that the Ashe county schools were closed. Travel on the main high ways was not interfered with, since by the time the commuters began their trip to work, road scrapers and salt solution had clear ed the traffic lanes and with continuing moderate temperatures the prospect was favoring rain, if pre cipitation continued. Youngsters are waxing their sled runners and ski lodges are preparing for the capacity crowds which will be ccming to the hills when there is sustained snow fall, or when there’s enough cold weather to make snow manufacturing practical. Schools Close Next Wednesday The office of the Watauga County Board of Education announces all County elemen tary schools and Watauga High School will be dismissed the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 21, for the observance of Christmas. Students will return to school Monday. Jan. 2. Appalachian State Teachers College recessed for the holi days Friday, Dec. 9 Classes will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3. BOB MATHESON Boone Man Is All-American “It’s a dream come true.” That was the reaction of Bob Matheson, Duke line backer, Thursday when informed he had been named on the Associated Press AJI-America first defensive team for 1966. “I feel very fortunate to have received this honor,” he said, “for there are so many fine football players in the nation. I’ve always dreamed of making an All-Amer ican team—so this truly is a dream come true.” Matheson, a psychology major has been invited to participate in the North South game at Miami Dec. 26, along with teammate Dave Dunaway, Duke’s swing end. Matheson, who was 22 Nov. 25, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. William M. Matheson of Boone. Dr. Matheson, a dentist, is retired. Bob has an older brother and an older sister. He hopes to play pro football following graduation next June. “I also plan to do graduate work in law or psychology during the off season,” he said. A co-captain of the Duke team, Matheson placed per haps his greatest game of the season against Navy at Annapolis. He blocked a punt, kicked the winning field goal in a 9 6 decision and had a part in 24 tackles during the busy afternoon. He was one of the top vote-getters that week in the ballot for lineman of the week honors. His football "psychology" is short and simple “Keen your head up and go all out on every play.” “Do It Day” Scheduled For Benefit Seal Sales Charles H. Blackburn Jr., Watauga County Christmas Seal Chairman, calls for Dec. 16 as “Do-It-Day” in an effort to encourage all persons to promptly answer their Christ mas Seal letters. The annual Christmas Seal campaign, only financial sup port of the Watauga County Tuberculosis Association, was begun Nov. 14 and is now in the fifth week. “I know,” Blackburn said, ‘‘many people beset by the everyday hustle and bustle of things, plus the holiday activi ties, can and do to promptly Three Jailed In Robbery Of Boone Grocery Store Three men were jailed Thursday, Dec. 8, on charges of breaking and entering the Boone Grocery at 511 East King St. Police Chief Hubert Thomas said the break-in was discov> ered Thursday morning and cigarettes, candy and meat were reported missing from the business house. He said Smith Ford, 18, and Harold Trivette, age 20, residents of Hamby’s Apartments, and Cecil Stevens, 17, who gave his address as Laurel Fork were arrested after the miss ing goods were found in the apartment Bail was set and a hearing will be arranged. Entrance was gained through a window in the back of the building Thomas said. answer their Christmas Seal letters with a generous contri bution. I hope that 'Do-It-Day* will serve as a welcome re minder of the work being car ried out by our Watauga TB association depends on all of us. If you haven't joined tbl« worthwhile cause by answer ing your Seal Letter, I sin cerely urge you to do so right now.” The directors of the TB Association, Doctors R. H. Harmon, James Greene James B. Graham, know how pushed for time every profee sional person is everyday believe a “Do-It-Day” will save time. Businessmen and educators* measure of H— is well un derstood by Grady Motets, Jr.. Armfleld Coffey, lira. Ralph Buchanan, lira. John Houck, directors of the TB aaaoda (Continued on pegs twelve) > ‘Ac? . . ■
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