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boone ii/AnnA tt/^ \ i Ann watauga county The educational center of Western North ?/?/ / % I / % I I I _ / % I I ?/ 1 ? ?? />% I Farming and tourist region, rirat in Carolhuf i Y T JTjL X-IjLxJ Vjll JL^H/iyiVyVyJVnL X introduction 1*50 Population 2^73 An independent Weekly Newspaper? Established in the Year 1 888 1M# Popul"Uo? IW41 ' , ? ' ? : : - _ : SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR.? NO. 2. BOONE, WATAUdfc COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1?54. TWO SECTIONS ? 16 PAGES ?Staff Photo by Jo? Minor NURSES' HOME GETS BIBLE. ? The above nurses and aids were present recently at the Watauga Hos pital Nurses' Home when the Rev. J. K. Parker ,Jr., presented a white-bound Revised Standard Ver sion of the Bible to the home. The Bible was donated by Frank Church in "appreciatioil for the kind services received" by him from the nurses when he was a patient at the hospital. From left to right, they are: Miss Gunta Lukevics, R.N.; Mrs. Nancy Thomas, R. N.; Mrs. Joyce Matheson, aid; Mrs. Willie Dixon, R. N.; Mrs. Kathryn Furr, R. N.; Miss Ann Houck, aid; Mrs. Billie White, R. N.; Miss Jean Shelton, aid; Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, R. N.; Mrs. Viola Stamper Lowt, Director of Nurses, who holds the Bible. Don J. Horton, of Vilas, close friend of Mr. Church's, was present and stands next to Rev. Mr. Parker. Mr. Church, who is living at Front Royal, Va., also gave the first donation on the Nurses' Home building fund. A11 hospital personnel will have access to the Bible, which will be placed on an altar in the main room of the home, Mrs. Lowe stated. Chamber Commerce Leaders Hold Meeting At Blowing Rock KING STREET BY ROB R1VE1RS ICE CREAM AND OYSTERS The notice in a church bulletin that there would be an ice cream party by the missionary society, revived memories of social events in former years when home-made ice cream was served, together with cake, and the folks gathered to enjoy the only substance they would se? that came colder than spring water . . In those days the get-togethers came to toe known as ice cream suppers . . . And sometimes a lawn was de corated, there were some paper lanterns, and there was an atmos phere of gaiety about the time the old hand-crank freezer got so's one couldn't turn it any longer . . . When cooler weather came there would be one or more "oys ter suppers" which stabilized the coffers of whatever organization was doing the work, and at the same time provided a bit of soc ial life for the residents of the community, who gathered at the Blackburn House, the Blair Ho tel, or the Critcher Hotel for the winter-time feasts . . . Oysters were't seen on other occasions, and ice cream was a rarity since all the available ice was cut from the mill ponds in winter time and stored in sawdust . . . Sometimes it didn't keep well ,and was not usually available to the public. THERE WERE THREE BIG HOTELS And redacting on the parties wa caina to thinking of tha three hotels mentioned, all rather large and commodious structures which served meals and kept rooasers winter and sununar . . . and they got along all right. Besides, various pri vate homes were always open to court visitors, to the travel ing jy eschars and summertime visitors . . . There have always been good places to star this vicinity. TIME TO LIVE! Frank Jones, who came up from Florida some years ago to attend summer school at Appala chian. and who now returns each summer to play a part in Horn in the West, is one of Boone's most consistent in-season and out boosters ... He enjoys the moun tain peaks, and the laughing brooks, and the blue jktes. and the people who have time to socialize a bit . . . He tells of hav ing called on ? friend of his in New York sometime ago, and was telling the dty business mail of the blue-crested hills and the cool breezes and free spring wat er of this vicinity . . . And the fellow looked out at the bustling (Continued on page tour) By MRS. LUCILE LETT Blowing Rock, N. C. July 12. ? The annual meeting of North Carolina Chamber of Commerce executives was held at May view Manor hotel here last week with some 75 members and guests at tending. The meeting closed on Saturday with the election of the following new officers: President, Fred Linton, Winston-Salem; vice-president, Pat Treadway, Lumberton; secretary, Reginald Strouse, Reidsvlile; and treasurer, Graham Dozier, Rock Mount. Directors elected for four years were Rhodes Batson, Wilkesboro; Earl . Crawford, Asheville; Wil liam F. Patterson, Washington; and William P. Pence, Salisbury. Those elected for a two-year term: Glenn Taylor, Albemarle; Ed H. Lewis, Roanoke Rapids; Brice T. Dickson, Gastonia; Her bert G. Gailey, Jr., Greensboro; Ralph V. Bailey, Canton; Robert W. Moore, Mooresville; Willard T. Keyser, Greenville; and Joseph A. Debois, Sea Level. Out-going president was Max R. Steelman of Hickory. The meeting began with the registration in the hotel lobby on Thursday with representatives from the fallowing host towns on hand to greet the members and guests: Blowing Rock, Boone, Wilkesboro, Statesville, Lenoir, Granite Falls, Morganton, and Newton. Events the first day con sisted of a social hour with re freshments followed by a dance, with the business sessions hour getting under way on Friday morning. Mayor R. B. Hardin of Blowing Rock made the address of welcome at breuxfast. Visiting speakers for the three day meeting included Walter B. Koch, Industrial Development Director of the Kentucky State Chamber 01" Commerce, Louis ville; Ben E. Douglas, Director North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Raleigh; James Payne, Manager Chamber of. Commerce, Front Royal, Va.; Ed Cherry, Manager Southeastern Division, Chamber of Commerce of the U. S., Wash ington, D. C.; T. S. Davis, Mana ger Area Development Division, Georgia Power Co., Atlanta; Wil liam J. Baird, Manager External Affairs, Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.; and Jim Currie of the North Carolina Department of Tax Research. The group was taken on tours of Grandfather Mountain, Lin ville and surrounding areas, and the Blue Ridge Parkway and at tended "Horn in the West" on Friday night. The Blowing Rock, Boone, and Norfh Wilkesboro Chambers were hosts to the group at an old-fashioned chicken Bar-B-Q on the park grounds Friday evening. Many of those attending came in to look around the new building of the local Chamber and town offices. The North Carolina Dairy Pro ducts Association began their an nual meeting at Mayview Manor today. Nine Miles Paving Done In District During June Raleigh ? The State Highway Commission completed 9.02 miles of road work in the Eleventh Highway Division during June, according to W. Ralph Winkler, Commissioner of the Eleventh. Alelghany, Ashe, Avery, Cald well, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin compose the Eleven th. Division headquarters are in North Wilkesboro, J. H. Councill is division engineer. In Ashe, Winkler said that 4.2 miles of road improvements had been made by the State Highway forces. Two county roads, and their lengths, were graded and graveled: from Hagaman School /to the intersection of Roaring Fork Road known as Reeves Cox Road, 1.4 miles; and Rich Mill Road at Old Roten Store to Miller residence known as Bear Pen Road, 0.S mile. The first road is 12 feet wide; the second, ten feet. The surface of the right prong of Roaring Fork Road was strength ened fbr 2.3 miles. In Avery, State highway forces placed 04 mile of traffic-bound macadam on th? Davenport Road. In Caldwell, State highway forces placed a bituminous sur face treatment on the following county roads, and their lengths; | Blue Creek Road, 0.5 mile; Bum I town Buad, <U mile; mX Broad way Street, 0.35 mile. The first two roads are 16 feet wide. The third has a 21-foot wide surface. In Wataiifea, highway forces finished 1.7 miles of grading and graveling on the Stony Fork Road which is 16 feet wide. Dutch Creek Road was graded and ston ed for one mile. It is 12 feet wide. In Wilkes, State forces widened by four feet the intersection of NC 16 and NC 18; and then west on NC 268 for 0.17 mile. After the widening, traffic-bound maca dam was placed and a bituminous surface treatment was completed on the road. July 25-31 is National Farm Safety Week. Farm to Live and Live to Farm. Democrats To 'Slate Ticket End Of Month The Democrats of Watauga county will meet in convention at the courthouse in Boone Sat urday, July 31. at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of nominating candi dates for county office. The official notice of the con vention, iMtucU by Chairman O. Frank Baird, appears in the Dem ocrat today. Precinct meetings will be held in the various townships Friday, July 30, at 2 p. m., at vyhich time delegates will be named to the county conveatioa. CHAMBER TOLD OF PROGRESS IN MOUNTAINS Creed F. GiUey, industrial manager of the Charlotte Cham ber of Commerce, was the prin cipal speaker at the July meet ing of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, held at noon Tuesday in the Daniel Boone Hotel. Taking .as his subject "Indus try on the Move," the speaker said the Western North Carolina mountains are changing rapidly, bringing in new industries, and keeping pace with the industrial growth of the entire region. He traced the growth in North Carolina of the textile, tobacco, and furniture industries, and said there are also a tremendous num ber of chemical firms moving in to the south. He pointed out also that twelve or fifteen electronics plants have moved into North Carolina in the last few years, one example of which is the In ternational Resistance Company's new plant in Boone. Mr. GiUey enumerated various sources of information available to Chambers of Commerce about firms contemplating a move, and outlined three essentials for "landing" such a manufacturing concern in a community. His three points were: 1. Provide basic needs, such as water, power, sewage, and trans portation facilities. 2. Acquaint largest numAr of the right people with the advant ages of the locality through ad vertising, personal contacts, etc. 3. Find personal likes and dis likes of key personnel of manu facturing firms being negotiated with, and cater to them oq a per sonal basis. The Southern Association of Science and Industry has predict ed, the speaker said, that 3,000 multi-million dollar industries will locate in the South within the next ten years, and declared it is up to the. various Chambers of Commerce to see that North Carolina gets at least its propor tionate share of them. The meeting was opened by President H. W. Wilcox, who in troduced the Rev. Harvey Moon, Dean of the Mialfii Bible Insti tute of Miami, Fla., and a former Dean of Lees-McRae College at Banner Elk. Rev. Moop, who is in the county on an extended visit, spoke briefly, isviting the members to read the greatest library in existence, the 66 books of the Bible. Carl Fidler, business manager of Horn in the West, reported that attendance at the drama is show ing a slight increase over last year at thjs point, and said pro spects are good for a successful season. G. 0. P. Planners To Visit Ninth Two of the Republican Party's chief policy planners will make a two-day visit to North Carolina's Ninth District this week to ap praise GOP congressional chances in the November general election. They are Bernard L. Lamb, di rector of field organization for the National Republican Congres sional Committee, and Allen Overtfin, representing the organi zational office of the national Citizens For Eisenhower Commit tee. Details of the proposed visit were announced by Ivan O. Har rah, distrct GOP director of or ganization. The two will meet with district party leaders in sessions at 8 p. m. Friday at the Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury and at 8 p. m. Saturday at the Commu nity House in West Jefferson. Members of the senior party. Young Republican and Women's Federation executive committees from each county v/ill be asked to sit in on the conferences. Record capacity it built up by the steel industry. State Tour Antique Autos To Arrive Next Friday T-MODELING. ? One of Boone's first autos is pictured with Russell D. Hodges at the wheel and Miss Faye Greer, now Mrs. Hodges, beside him. In the 1014 model Ben Goss is seen in the rear seat with Miss Alma Hodges, who is now Mrs. B. T. Robertson. Such autos as this one will be seen in the tour of the Horseless Carriage Club which arrives in Boone from Laurinburg Friday. Preliminary Plans Being Made For Boone's Annual Flower Exhibition Section Of 421 Gains Approval The Johnson County. Ttnru road board hat approved tha construction of highway 411. from tha improved section at Shouns to tha North Carolina Stata Lina. This information coma* to Mr. S. C. Eggers of Boona. who is a laadar in tha movement to improve 421 from the lakes to tha saa. The local link had al ready bean surveyed, and it is to be presumed that construc tion work will not be long de layed. Farm Bureau Holds Meeting The officers and directors of the Watauga County Farm Bu reau met at Brown's Restaurant on the evening of July 6. Those attending included Mr. and Mrs. Roby Vines, I. B. Wilson, L. E. Tuckwiller, C. A. Clay, Clyde R. Greene, Stewart Simmons, Mr. Triplett, Royce Perry, Frank Baird, Miss Alma G. Hodges, and O. L. Yates, field representative of N. C. Farm Bureau Federation. After supper and fellowship, the president, Mr. Wilson, called the meeting to order. The group discussed the membership drive which will be held on September 24, and how to secure more mem bers in the Watauga County Farm Bureau. The group also discussed plans for the annual meeting which will be held in the near future in the form of a picnic. Mr. Perry and Mr. Yates gave some highlights of the State Farm ] Bureau Conference that was held at Carolina Beach m June. To bring the program to a close, Mr. Tuckwiller. county agent, gave a few facts on the farm out look for the remainder of 1954. The next meeting will be held at the county agents' office in Boone, Tuesday, August 3. Mrs. Coleman Dies Sunday * Mrs. Betty Storic Coleman, of Rt. 3, Boone, died on July 11 at the age of 87. The funeral was held Tuesday July 13 at 10:00 a. m. at the Laurel Fork Baptist church, with Rev. Raymond Hen drix in charge. Burial was in the Laurel Fork cemetery. She is survived by three broth ers, J. O. Storie and Henry Storic of Blowing Rock, and Cal vin Storie of Lenoir; and one sister, Nevada Triplett of Statcs viJJe. f. Flower growers and arrangers | of Watauga county will tell the i story of North Carolina in flow ers at this resort town's 8th an nual flower show August 5-6. Theme of the event, which i drew 2,000 visitors last year and captured national recognition in 1952, is "Glorious Carolina," a revival of Old North State herit age through floral designs. The exhibition is opened to all Watauga County residents in three divisions ? men, women and junior. Accredited judges of the Judges' Association of North Carolina will officiate. Spectators are welcomed. Sponsored by the local Wo man's Club, the two-day affair will be held at the Baptist church. Mrs. R. W. Watkins is general chairman, assisted by Mrs. John Horton. Entrants have choice of 11 classes in which to present ar rangements. These include Vir ginia Dare, Pirate Treasure, Try on's Elegance, Old North State Heritage, Forest Beauties, Caro lina's Bounties, Echoes of the West, Blue Ridge Shadows, Tar Heel Trinkets, Corsages and Beaucatchers. Entries will be judged equally on their arrangement and horti culture merits. Reservations for advanced classes are to be made immediate ly with Mrs. Ed Hall, artistic chairman. Assisting Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Horton in the operation of Uie flower exhibitions are the fol lowing committees: General chairmen ? Mrs. R. W. Watkins, Mrs. John Horton. Staging chairman? Mrs. James Winkler, Mrs. Ed Hall, Mrs. Lee Reynolds, Mrs. Glenn Andrews, Ml-s. Grace Moretz, Mrs. Wayne Richardson, Mrs. O. K. Richard son, Mrs. Ralph Buchanan, Mr*. Gordon Winkler, Mrs. E. S. Quails, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox Horticulture^? Mrs. Arnold Van Pelt, Mrs. Vera Richardson, Mrs. John Kirk, Mrs. John Bingham, Mrs. John Davis. Displays ? Mrs. B. W. Stalling*, Mrs. Ruth Greene, Mrs. Clyde Greene. Men's Division ? Mrs. A. E. South, Mrs. Glenn Andrews, Mrs. Dean Andrews. Junior Division ? Mrs. Ed Ray, j Mrs. J. C. Cline, Mrs. Miriam Smith, Mrs. Lee Broome, Mrs. John Horton, Mrs. Jennie Lee Deal, Mrs. Joe Crawford. Schedule Chairman ? Mr*. Ed Hall, Artistic Arrangements; Mr*. Arnold Van Pelt, horticulture; Mrs. B. W. Staillngs, display*; Mrs. A. C. South, men'* division; Mrs. Ed Ray, junior division; Mrs. Ray Derrick, educational division; Mrs. J. Lou Carpenter, educational division. Entries Chairmen ? Mrs. J. D. Shoe make, Mr*. Ralph Buchana, Mr*. Cora Bingham, Mr*. Wiley lWUog in horticulture. Artistic Arrangements ? Mrs. Herman Eggers, Mrs. E. T. Glenn. Displays ? Mrs. Bob Davis, Mrs. Joe Minor. Men's Division ? Mrs. Ruth Coe, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. Sara Lynn Blair. Education and Conservation ? Mrs. Ray Derrick, Mrs. J. Lou Carpenter. Classification ? Mrs. Ed Hall, Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox. Publicity Chairman ? Show Committee. Awards Chairman ? Mrs. Her man Wilcox, Mrs. Glenn Andrews. Judges Chairman ? Mrs. R. H. Harmon. Judges Luncheon ? Mrs. James Councill, Mrs. Frank Payne. Properties Chairman ? Mrs. Lee Reynolds. Printing, classifications ? Mrs. Julian Yoder. Posters ? Mrs. O. K. Richard son. Entrance ? Mrs. Ralph Buchan an. Clean-up Chairman ? Mrs. Mae Miller and division chairmen. Platform Staging ? Mrs. Paul Coffey, Mrs. C. E. Ulery. Registration Chairman ? Mrs. W. C. Greer, Mrs. D. J. Cottrell, (Continued on page two) William By land Rites Are Held William Luther Byland of Rt. 1, Todd, died on July 12 at the of 75. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 14 at 2 p. m. at the Pilot Mt Baptist church, Rev. H. M. Winkler in charge. Rev. Ronda Earp assisted. Burial was in the Pilot Mt. ceme tery. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Margaret S. Byland of Todd; three son*, Fred J. of Baltimore, Md., Earl H. of Boone, and John W. of Todd; four daughter, Mrs. Tom Miller of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Frank Miller of Boone, Mrs. Jont Greene of Fleetwood, and Mrs. Clyde Burke of Columbia, S. C.; three brothers, David of Chicago, 111., Richard of Gales burg, 111., and Lee of Hot Springs, Ark.; and one sister, Mrs. William Zimmer of Detroit, Mich. Drivers To Get Gala Send Off ? In Laurinburg The final lap of the Homeless Carriage Club's annual tour will be negotiated to Boone Friday, with stops scheduled for Newton Conover, Hickory, Lenoir, and Blowing Rock. The 63-car cara van is scheduled to arrive at Boone at 5:30 p. m. Approximately 130 drivers and passengers, all wearing costumes of the early 1900's, will make the trip, and will stay in Boone until Sunday morning, when the tour breaks up. ? On Saturday, special field events will be staged in the Dan iel Boone Theatre parking lot. Trophies for the best restored cars, and the best costumed driv ers, will be awarded Saturday afternoon. The Horseless Carriage Club will hold its annual banquet Fri day night in the basement of the Baptist Church. Cars entered in this year's tour, the largest in the three year his tory of the club, range from a 1903 Oldsmobile to a 1927 Chev rolet. There are several early model Buicks, a 1904 Reo, 1911 Case, a 1917 V-8 Chevrolet, a number of T-model Fords, and many other cars representing many of the leading models of the first 23 years of this century. U. S. Senate Nominee Ken Scott, making one of his first public appearances since winning the May primary, will share the spotlight with 'the antique cars, pretty girls, and a dozen other entertainment features Wednes day night in Laurinburg at the Horseless Carriage exposition, a gala prelude to the annual tour. A speech by the former Gover nor and future Senator will be one of the highlights of the ex position, which is expected to draw from six to eight thousand persons. The clattercade will hit the road for Boone at 9:30 Thursday morning, with brief stops sche duled at Hamlet, Rockingham. Wadcsboro, and Monroe, before arriving in Charlotte for the first overnight stop. All the cars will be on display at Radio Center Thursday night, and the tour re sumes at 8 o'clock Friday morn ing, proceeding to Boone. The Gulf Oil Company is fur nishing all gasoline and lubri cants, plus Toad service. Cham ber of Commerce and civic groups in the various towns along the route will be hosts to the group during the refreshment stops. Rebecca Tester Dies At Age 98 Mrs. Rebecca S. Tester, of Sugar Grove, died July 7 at the age of 98 years. The funeral wa* held on Thursday, July 8, at Wil low Valley Baptist Church with burial in the Harmon cemetery. Rev. R. C. Egg.ers was in charge with Rev. W. C. Payne and Rev. Will Cook assisting. The survivors include four sons and six daughters: Charles Tester, Art Tester, Sugar Grove; Millard Tester, Bluff City, Tenn.; Walter Tester, Sugar Grove; Vickie Har mon, Lora Glenn, both of Sugar Grove; Grace Arnette, Reese; Epsie Adams, Vineland, New Jer sey; Florence Harmon, Lenoir; and Pearl Greene, Sugar Grove. County Schools Open Sessions August 30 Watauga county schools will open their 1954-55 sessions Mon day August 30, it is announced by W. H. Walker county superin tendent, who also gives a sche dule of holidays (or the school year. Thanksgiving holidays will be held November 23, 24, and the schools will close for Christmas [vacation December 23, reopening . "T on January Easter Monday (April 11) -will be observed as a holiday. The school* close May 20th. Mr. Walker states that segre gated schools will be operated jgain thia year. There is only Wk, small colored school in the coun ty, the Watauga Consolidated m: . [
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