JULY 7. 1938
Greyhound Lines Gave!
Territory a Big Boost
Growth of Frcseot Sfrrito Startnl
With Merger of Small Tnuifiportation
Ciuts in 1928: Girjtiound
Corporation, Formed in 1930, Has
Served This Area Weil Through
the. Years
Consolidation of a number of small
individually owned bus lines into the
transportation system of the Atlantic
Greyhound Corporation was a big
factor' in more extensively opening
Northwestern North Carolina to tourist
trade. The resort communities
were the first to feel the stimulation
of this new business but the shopping
center and county seat, Boone, quickly
reflected this new blood in the
economic life of the area. This amalgamation
of small lines was begun C
by the Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
in 1928 and the most recent development.
is the opening of a through
service between Wilmington, N. C., J
and Boone, the famous from-the-scato-the-mountains
trail.
In the summer of 1928 the Camel I
("Shr Onunh Premnomr ^ i-? I
smalt tine with limited equipment
from E. O. Woodie. of West Jefferson.
This line extends from North 1,1
Wilkesboro to Bristol and a small tl
sedan type of hus was in use, hauling- bi
from eight to twelve passengers. U
This line is a part of the present w
Greyhound transportation system between
Winston-Salem and Bristol, tl
At the time of this merger the Came! ti
City Coach Company had not merged st
with the Blue and Grey Transports- E
tion Company, hut was operating oi
between twenty and twenty-five ti
buses in North and South Carolina, pi
in the spring of 1930 these companies
merged and started the opera- a.
tion of the Atlantic Greyhound Lines.
At tile time of the merger the oom- t0
pany had one hundred buses on the p,
road.
The Greyhound system now operates
in eleven different states and ?
the District of Columbia on the Atlantic
seaboard. Tl\cy have coaches
operating from Richmond, Va.. to
Jacksonville, Fla., from Richmond to
Atlanta. Ga..; Pittsburgh. Pa., to
Jacksonville.; Columbus and Cincinnati,
Ohio, to Jacksonville, and also
through the Shenandcah Valley to
Washington, D. C.
At the present time the Atlantic
Greyhound is operating 250 buses.
The company started with the 17 ix
model "X" buses, which were soon 1~*
outgrown, and then began the use of B
tile model "U" 25-passcnger bus. B
From that they went to tile model ^
"Y" 29-passenger Yellow. In 1933 ^
the company begun to U3e the model
"Zee" 33-passenger Yellow. f
In 1936 the 37-passenger 3uper- re
coach was brought out which is the G
latest word in motor transportation. '-s
At the present time, the Atlantic le
(greyhound Company owns 125 of w
these super 37-passcnger models and w
60 of them are operated in North ti
Carolina.
At the time the company purchas- it
eel the line to Bristol, the fares were y
quite high, owing to the fact that oi
the buses were small and the roads tc
were very poor and it was necessary b
to charge 3'A to 4 cents per mile for fi
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improved and the equipment in giving C
much more life than formerly, fares ei
have been gradually reduced and the ai
company now charges from l-Vj to hi
2 cents per mile. tl
Hie Atlantic Greyhound Company ii
operates something like 1,800,000 c<
miles per month and about 22,000,000 a:
miles per year. They make some- di
thing like 60,000 passenger miles per li
day and carry between 4,000 and fi
0,000 passengers per month. Somethin
gover 350,000 gallons of gasoline g
is used each month. a
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Hie Spartans of ancient Greece o
are credited with the organization of tl
the game of football. They created a
such a game about 500 B. C., calling ^
it "harpasten.''
A mile in diameter and several n
hundred feet deep, the crater of the u
volcano Poca in the republic of
Costa Rica, is the largest in the S
world. o
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We wish that, face-paint improved (j
the looks of things as much as wall- c
paint. p
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XKWLAND, N. C. ,
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J-'lshin^ scene at Wildcat Eake. jus
nor Klk,
SOUTHERN FLY CAST
HELD AT WILDCAT I.
ohnny Mackorell. Athletic Dire<
rects Events; Season
Banner Elk. July G.?To the mounlir.
resort of Banner Klk belongs
:e undisputed title of "The Flsherlan's
Paradise," for it is here that
le sportsmen may enjoy fishing for
rown and rainbow trout in a mounlin
lake and river?and may be re- i
arded by fine catches of both.
Elk River, which is now known
iroughout the state as a leading
out stream, has been carefully
ocked and protected by the Banner
lk Fishing Club over a iong period
: time. A warden is kept on duty
le year-round, and young trout are
it into the stream every year.
Since the opening of the season on
pril 15 this year, sportsmen from
1 parts of the south have oome here
i fish. The largest fish caught have
?en 20 and 22 inch brown trout, and
fowling Manager
Collects History of
Ancient Recreation
Walton, jHLniuuger of Skww
ifocreaiion Center Toils of Historical
Background of Old Sport of
Bowling or *4Kegltog"
"No exception should be taken to
nvling as a common sport," says
eorge Walton, manager of the
Done Recreation Center. 'Arthur
rlsbane was a defender of the game
id rolled thorn down the alleys eniU3iastically.
So did John D. ItoekeUer,
Sr., and E. H. Harrfman. railtad
magnate, and Paul McNutt, exovernor
of Indiana. In Buffalo tliere
an 80-year-old woman, a church
ader, who bowls regularly each
eek. The list of famous persons
ho have found it an excellent recreaon
in bowling is almost endless."
Mr. Walton has collected bowling
ems from magazines and books for
jara and is prolific with information
) the sport. "Movie fans will be inrested
to know that Carole Lomird's
blonde beauty may be seen
ee in the bowling alleys of Hollyood
Bee Tracy, Harold IJoyd and
try Cooper are others among the
nema stars who use this ancient
ad honorable game as a way to
saJth through fun. I think that's
ie awrei 01 i.jjv ctc.uraci.ioii 01 oowiig
for its ten million fans in this
juntry. Your doctor can certify it
. a good exercise and your next
oor neighbor will go with you wflngly
to the alleys because it is such
in.
"Take the American Bowling Conress,
meeting annually, as an exmple
of the drawing power of the
port of bowling. It attracts well
vst 20,000 participants representing
le ten million fans. It represents
lmost a quarter of a million dollars
i entry fees and in these days men
nd women don't put up that kind of
loney unless they're getting someling
for it."
Mr. Walton points out that the
ame of bowling is historically resided
as far back as 400 A. D., under
ne of its forms.- The Dutch intiouced
it to America in 1023. Today
corporations, churches, colleges and
rivate clubs have bowling teams.
'We've had our alleys in Boone, the
nly bowling alleys in the entire
ounty, reconditioned and renovatH
'* lfr iUTaVt/in j-mlaino "Raaoo
as gome very fine bowlers and the
port increase** in community appreiation
by leaps and bounds. We are
J ways glad to welcome new recruits
o the ranks of bowling enthusiasts,
hdeed, we feel that we otter them
in opportunity of keeping fAysically
it at small cost and with a world of
un and good company.''
In 1032, Japanese high school girls
node a flag for a Japanese regiment
it Shanghai, and dyed it red with
ilood from their on* ftagara
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER
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t out from Pinnacle Inn, at BonN.
C.
ING TOURNAMENT
AKE AND ELK RIVER
:tor at Lccs-McRae College, DlOpened
on April 15
fish 16 and 17 inches long- are caught
almost every good fishing day.
The highlight of tho fishing season
was the Southern Fly Casting
Tournament and Trout Derby which
was held on Elk River and Wildcat
Lake June 23. 24 and 25. Johnny
Mackorell, director of athletics at
Lees-McRae. who is an expert fly
fisherman, was in charge of the
event.
Mackorell and Edgar H. Tufts,
president of Lees-McRae, are two of
the most skilled fishermen in Western
North Carolina, and have lately
made a study of fly-tying. With
home-made flies they have landed
some of their biggest fish.
No bait fishing is allowed at Banner
Elk, so it is here that fly fisher
men come into their own and casting
has developed into a real art.
Blowing Rock Scouts
Will Guide Visitors
K&e&ort JBs>y Scouts Will Run vox Information
Hureau Under IHnation I
llf 5!ni?n<ir?ocfov Uf?? Jin?
Hospitality Committee Sponsors
Movement
The Boy Scout Troop of BlowingRock
has offered its services to the
Watauga county division of the Governor^
Hospitality Committee for the
present tourist season. The Scouts
will co-operate with the committe in
their efforts to see that all visitors
to the mountains of Western North
Carolina ore shown the scenic points
of interest and enjoy themselves generally.
Plans have been completed to establish
a Boy Scout headquarters by
erecting a tent 011 a grass-covered
lot with a sign reading, "Boy Scouts
of America?Governor's Hospitality
Committee Headquarters." There
will be one Scout appointed each day
to act as officer of the day and he
will be in charge of the headquarters
for that clay. Under him will be a
group who will act as guides for the
visitors wanting to see the various
scenic trails and other points of interest.
Two troopers will l;e assigned
to run errands for the Chamber of
Commerce and to co-operate with the
public relations department of Blowing
Rock by carrying messages and
reports. All the boys expect to wear
arm bands printed with the words,
"Boy Scout I>ivision. Governor's Hos- 1
pitality Committee," and give information
about roads and locations of
interesting places to visit.
This commendable undertaking on
the part of Troop No. 42 will be under
the supervision of their Scoutmaster,
Lvles Harris. Mr. Harris
is training the boys and will superintend
their activities.
This plan is expected to be a great
help to summer visitors, and at the
same time give the Scouts a fine lesson
in self-reliance and confidence.
The plan has the enthusiastic approval
of the Governor's Hospitality committee,
whose executive secretary
states: "The Scouts of Blowing Rock
are doing a fine work, not only for
themselves, but for the resort and
the committee. Let us hope that
other counties will follow the splendid
example set by Troop No. 42,
and establish similar headquarters."
This work is not only of great
benefit to the Scouts by broadening
them by contact with travelers from
all over the world, but will also be
helpful to the community, the county
and the state of North Carolina
A near-riot was oui.wl bv the first
wagon load of limburger cheese
made in the United States when it
was driven through the streets of
Monroe, Wis.
At the tip of a lion's taB is a
small, horny spur. At one time, it
was believed that the antmai "spurred"
himself into action with tM*
npcmndege.
V THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
Vacation Ti
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Manor
m? Blowing- Rock
s/forth, Carolina,
At the always-cool altitude
Mayview Manor delights its
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hn rtio ?-vx 'txn <r? **> ? ?
wen in ziii.vi-ou.iia
roundings known afar for the
horseback riding, hiking, and
added pleasure.
Hear the call of this matchless
plan a care-free Blowing Rock
family . . . share the pleasure:
erously in this famous Granc
For folder, reservations, etc, a
JACK G. CRAFT,
Rates $5.00, $6.00, $7.(
Americar
Golt and All Your Spor
Fourteen short years have seen
transportation. In 1924 the fc
Greyhound Lines served only a
Atlantic Greyhound's regular i
five hundred miles long. And a
one part of the entire Greyhour
than fifty thousand miles of hi
hound's biue-and-white buses.
The luxurious Super-Coach, i.
cipal Greyhound routes, was ui
A comparison of this moderr
coaches built in the years just
phenomenal the advancement I
fare is charged for all the exta
this Super-Coach has brought
The Greyhound Lines, proud <
take this opportunity to congr;
nrof nn it*: fiftv vpars rtf nrno1
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MD WE INVITE YOU UP TO
[ayview
Manor
BLOWING ROCK
x i 'i i /? a n/\t iv r %
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of 4,300 feet, hospitable
guests with invigorating
nier. And here ... in surir
beauty . . . golf, tennis,
all your pastimes take on
; vacation spot, we urge . .
: stay for yourself and your
s that are provided so genIfather
Mountain section!
ddress:
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K) and $8.00 oer dav
Is, Above the Clouds
RE YHOUNO COACH
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remarkable changes in bus
irerunners of the Atlantic
few miles of routes. Today
outes are more than sixtyifter
all, this bus line is only
id system. Altogether more
ghway are served by Greylow
in operation on all priniHrf?amT
nf a fpw vparc atrn
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