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(WATAUGA COUNTY XTJ Ti f ? T T A T^VT^ "1%, M /~\ Tfc A f ^ BOONE Fanning and Tourist Region. Fir*t in Caroli?n %/%/ /% I /% I I I /\ I I | %/? ? ?? l-^F /\ I The Educational Center ol Weitern North in Sheep Production. T T JLjL X Vj jfV XVxJL A. C"?"M lfM Population U>M1 . Independent Weekly Newtpaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight 1950 p?Pu,ation *?*73 i ^ i 1 , SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR? NO. 29 ? BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1955 14 PAGES? 2 SECTIONS KING STREET by . Rob Rivers A VITAL FORCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTY Institutions along the street which have contributed vastly to the growth and the well-being of the community and county are not particularly rare, but the institu tion which first brought the easy payment home-building plan to this area, the Watauga Building k Loan Association, can perhaps claim a record for the most specta cular growth of any of our local business enterprises . . . The in stitution has assets of $2,612,349 currently, showing a growth of 9467,000 in 1954 ... 293 loans ware made last year to aid iri the construction, purchase or refinanc ing of homes, and 187 loans on business property for a grand total of 480 loans involving $989,822. ? WE CONGRATULATE President Grady Farthing, vet eran Secretary Watt Gragg, oth er members of the board and the stockholders for the team work which has built such a strong financial institution In our midst ? one which is contributing so magnificently to the welfare of ?ur people. AND WE LOOK BACK 34 years to the day when the Building and Loan was establish ed, marking the first time a citizen could secure a monthly-payment loan with which to build a house, and. secure the loan with a mort age on the property . . . Fact is until comparatively recent years, when the Building and Loan had helped bring the town into its fullest measure of progress, it had remained the only institution which made such loans . . . The first time we ever heard a Build ing and Loan mentioned was by the late John H. Norris, who had found out about the benefits of such an enterprise while visiting his folks down at Hickory ... He was one of the staunch advocates of the Building and Loan here, and worked for the institution at every opportunity . . . D. J. Cot trell, pioneer Boone merchant, was the first president of the building and loan, and remained in the office the rest of his life ... Dr. R. H. Hardin, L. A. Greene, and W. W. Mast served prior to President H. Grady Farthing . . . G. M. Sudderth was one of the or ganizers and the first Secretary and was followed by J. H. Greene . . . The two served for about two years, and W. H. Gragg took over and has held the position for thirty-two years . . . Among the first directors were W. D. Farth ing, I. G. Greer, J. P. Hodges, W. H. Gragg and O. L. Coffey . . . Later R C. Rivers, Sr., W. W. Mast, Ab Smith, R. L. Bingham and W. L. Holshouser served on the board of Watauga county's old est corporation. BUILT A LOT OF HOUSES The Building and Loan has been responsible for the build ing of a lot of homes and busi ness houses in Boone, Blowing Rock and the rural areas . . . It's value to the community can't be approximated . . . Our best manners to all those who have had to do with the develop ment of the Building and Loan, more especially to Watt Gragg, who has been Secretary for 32 years and to Grady Farthing who spends much of his'time at the institution as President, and who has been connected with the enterprise for 17 years . . . They are doing good. KIDDIES AID MARCH OF DIMES The little children often feel most acutely the > importance of the March of Dimes campaign and the pitiful plight of other little folks who have been stricken by the disease . . . From Sandra Lee Snyder of Sugar Grove comes 20 cents with the follow, letter: "Dear Folk< 1 just thought I would give you a little money for polio. Hope you get well." . . . And from Nickie Williams, 7, of Blowing Rock, comes a piggy bank .for the polio fund, which yielded two hundred and ten pennies . . . The generosity of these children and their sense of duty toward those who arc suffering from polio, present a challenge to the rest of us ... If we follow along with the little boys and girl*, there'll be no doubt about the success of the - March of Dimes. (continued on page four) EAGLE SCOUT. ? Tommy Owsley is shown receiving his Eagle Scout award from his mother, Mrs. L. H. Owsley, in a ceremony in Fellowship Hall at the Boone Methodist Church. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. Tommy Owsley Is Given Highest Boy Scout Award Tommy Owsley officially became an Eagle Scout last Tuesday night is a court of honor held for Boy Scout Troop 100, in Fellowship Hall at the Boone Methodist Church. The presentation was made by his mother, Mrs. L. H. Owsley as a climax to a service which saw ten other Scouts advance in rank, and in which ten Scouts were giv en merit badges in various phases of scouting. The program was presided over by R. D. Hodges, Jr., advancement chairman for the Watauga District of the Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America. The Rev. E. H. Lowman, pastor of the Boone Methodist Church, read the official Eagle Scout com (Continued on page seven) 9 March Dimes Dollars Aid Local Patients Although March of Dimes dol lars retained by the Watauga County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis are intended for the care of local polio patients, residents of this county also are helping to lick polio nationally by actually pre venting it before it strikes. This declaration was made by Mrs. Jerry Coe and Mrs. W. C. Richardson, co-chairman of the campaign to raise money in Wa tauga county for the fight against polio. "Fifty per cent of March of Dimes contributions stay right here to help mend the lives of Watauga county polio patients," they said. "The other 50 per ccnt goes to national headquarters to support the vast programs of polio attack. "It is estimated that out of the national 50 per cent $2,700,000 will be used on scientific research in 1955; $2,900,000 on professional j education, including fellowships and scholarships to train profes sional people to fight polio more effectively both in the laboratory and in the hospital; $6,000,000 will pay for gamma globulin contract ed for in 1954 but not yet paid for. GG's limited protection is import ant until a vaccine becomes wide ly available. ? "But the biggest chunk," the chairmen said, "is the 19.000,000 already committed to the pur chaw of enough Salk vaccine to give 9,004,000 people three in jections each. This represents a calculated financial risk based upon the hope that the vaccine will be declared effective by the Poliomyelitis Vaccine Evalua tion Center in Michigan and li censed for use. ? "This is how the citizens of Wa tauga county, by giving to the March of Dimes, are helping lick polio before it strikes," they de clared. Amateur Boxing Matches Will Provide Fun, Anti-Polio Funds A series of boxing matches will be held at Appalachian High School auditorium Saturday night, January 22. at 8:00 for the bene fit of the March of Dimes drive. Among the local people partici pating will be "Slugger" Guy Hunt; Alfred T. "Rocky" Adams; "Slim" Emory Joines; Jerry J'The County Leads City In Dimes Campaign Contributions to the March of Dimes from the county are coming in more rapidly than from the town of Boone, it is learned. Citi zens are urged to make their con tributions at once. School Principals Lead Polio Fight The Principals of the various scholos of the county are in charge of the March of Dimes in their areas. I Mothers March , Ball Plans Being Mapped Announcements concerning the Mother's March and March of Dimes ball will be given in the next edition of the Democrat Wall" Coe; "Killer" Watt Gragg; Wayne "Cyclone" Richardson; "Jungle Jay" Goodnight; and "Gorgeous" Karl Penick. Howard Cottrell will be the announcer and Ralqjgh Cottrell will referee. A few wrestling exhibitions will be given by Appalachian College and Appalachian High School stu dents, refereed by Coach R. W. Watkins. Tickets will go on sale Wednes day, January 19, at Boone Drug Co., Coe Insurance Agency, Wa tauga Democrat and Farmers Hardware Co, and can also be bought at the door. Admission will be 25 cents for children and the adult tickets will sell for SO cents. McDanieltt Infant SurcninbH Saturday The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd N. McDaniels. of Char lotte, died four and onehalf hours after birth in Blowing Rock Hospi tal Saturday, January IS. Mrs. Mc Daniels is a native of Blowing Rock. In addition to the parent*, a Ma ter, Ricky, survives. Heart Attack Is Fatal To Olen Younce Olen Younce, well-known Boone : businessman, died unexpectedly in j Watauga Hospitil at about 11 p. 1 m. Sunday night, January 16, fol lowing | heart attack. He had ap parently been in his usual good health prior to the attack. He was i 40 years of age. Mr. Younce had been in the dry cleaning business for many years, and together with his son. Paul Younce, had owned and" operated Hi-Land Dry Cleaners here for the past four or five years. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, January 18, at the Mabel Methodist Church, and bur ial was in the North Fork Ceme tery. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Bonnie Powell; his mother; three sons, Paul, of Boone, Jerry and George of Mabel; a daughter, Mrs. Dick Henson, of Bristol, Tenn.; a brother, Ronda Younce, of Mabel; and three grandchildren. Harris Is Named Chairman Board ^ocal Hospital At the annual meeting of. the Hospital Board held in the hospi tal on Thursday, January 13, Stan ley A. Harris was elected Chair man of the Board succeeding Dr. G K. Moose. Other officers are Wade E. Brown, vice-chairman; Willis W. Chester, secretary; and Richard M. Morhauser, treasurer. Other members of the board are Mrs. James Council, Dr. Lee Rey nolds, J. Paul Winkler, George C. Greene, Sr., and D. L. Wilcox. Order of business included the appointment of the active medical staff for the year and appoint ment of committees. The annual reorganizational meeting of the board is held on the second Thursday in January of each year in conjunction 'with the regular monthly meeting. Mr. Harris expressed his appreciation for the confidence vested in him by the board by electing him chairman and outlined several pro jects that the board might under take this year towards further im proving the services and facilities of the local hospital. Johnny Dyer Badly Hurt In Accident John Dyer, 55, of Boone, re mains in serious condition at Wa tauga Hospital. Mr. Dyer sustained a serious spinal injury in an acci dent in the garage at Appalachian State Teachers College on Janu ary 12, and has been confined to the hospital since, He has worked for the college from time to time since 1946, having bee a full-time employee since 1950. Chamber of Commerce Seeking Apartments The Chamber of Commerce is having calls for apartments, and the list kept has been exhausted. Anyone having an apartment for rent should call the Chamber of Commerce at AM 4-3646. There is no charge for this service. Twenty-T woHighSchoolsToBe Represented In Band Clinic BURLEY AUCTIONS WILL END TODAY The Boone hurley tobacco mar ket if scheduled to close its best season in several years today (Wednesday) with what was ex pected to be a light sale. Including Tuesday's sale, the market has sold a total of 3,720, 430 pounds of burley tobacco for farmers in North Carolina, Ten nessee, and Virginia, for an aver age of "better than $51.00 per hundred pounds," said R. C. Cole man, operator of the Mountain j Burley and Farmers Burley ware houses here. The total poundage represents , an increase of about 400,000 pounds over the 1953-54 season to- ] tal, with Wednesday's sale still to be added, Mr. Coleman said. Hereford Breeders To Gather Thurs. The Purebred Hereford Breed ers of Watauga county will hold a meeting Thursday night, Janu ary 20, 7:30 p. m in the vocational agriculture class room at Appala chian High School. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibilities of a spring bull sale and to conduct any other proper business that may come before the group. The new motion picture, "Hereford Heritage", will be shown. Vacancy Now Kxists On City Police Force A vacancy now exists in the city police department, due to the res ignation of Chief Glenn Richard son, it was stated by city officials Monday. Chief Richardson resigned fol lowing his purchase of the Gate way Restaurant. He is in charge of the restaurant. Those interested in the position are asked to file their applications at city hall, prior to noon on Janu ary 27. The Radio Corporation of Amer ica announced reductions, running as high 'as 33 per cent, in R. C. A. Victor records. LAST YEAR'S WESTERN CAROLINA CLINIC BAND Appaiacnian Male leacners col lege and the Town of Boone will be host to 100 senior high school band students when they gather here Friday and Saturday, Janu ary 21st and 22nd for the fifth an nual North Carolina Band Clinic (Northwestern Division) to be held in Boone. The 22 schools represented and their band directors are as follows: Appalachian High School, Boone, Perry Watson; Hickory High School, Hickory, Landon Walker; Drexel High School, Drexel, Kath ryn dipners; r.i k i n nign acnooi, r. i 2 kin, Edward Waugh; Gray High g School, Winston-Salem, E. A. Row- 1 Icy; Hanes High School, Winston- ( Salem, K Walker; High Point High ? School, High Point, Dave Carter; 1 Hildebran High School, Hildebran, ( Ediion Day; Jamestown High r School, Jamestown, Bob Ingram; ( Kernersville High School, Kerners- f ville, Mr. Headlee; Kink High 1 School, King, Charles Driver; Lex ington High School, Mr. Wagner; ! Marion High School, Bernard i Hirsch; Mineral Springs High (Photo by Palmer's Photo Shop) ichool, Winston-Salem, Roy Milli on; Newton-Conover High School, ilr. Tyler; Valdese High School, ieorge Wilson Walkertown High ichool, Mr. Headlee; West Yadkin 4igh School, Bill Robinson; Wilkes Central High School, Claude Jar ett; Morganton High School, M. T. .'ousins; West Jefferson High ichool, Gene Wilson; Glen Alpine rligh School, Martha Thomasson. The program to be presented sautrday night at 7:30 in the Fine \rts Auditorium by the band and (continued on page four) Blowing Rock Chamber Makes Vigorous Attack On Toll Plan The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce has voiced vigorous pro test against the plan to assess a toll fee on Parkway travelers, and has passed the following resolution, which is signed by Grover C. Rob bins, president, and Mrs. Helen B. Clear, secretary: The Chamber of Commerce, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, hereby affirms its deepest concern over the proposed toll, system for the Blue Ridge Parkway, and ex presses its deep-seated feeling that the imposition of such a system would create not only preposterous, but unfair and discriminatory bur dens upon this mountain-top retort and all the people of this area. In addition it would seriously disturb the economic resources of Western North Carolina, and large areas of Virginia and Tennessee. We regis ter our protest on the following Two Officers Chosen For National Guard Two officers have been selected for the local national guard unit, one a Watauga county High School teacher, the other a student at Ap palachian College. Lieut. Clark, the college - stud ent, has recently returned from Korea, while Robert Gene Ray is now tedbhing at Bethel School. Interest in the guard continues strong, and a number of men show ed up Wednesday to enlist. Capt. Swanson and staff will will be at the American Legion Hut tonight (Wednesday) 6 to 9 p. m. to re ceive enlistments. Those interest ed should be present at this time. Guard enlistees 17 to 18'/4 years of age, will be draft exempt, but may volunteer for any type of military service. Those 17 to 18 must have the consent of their parents. Starting February 1 drills are RABIES CLINIC . . . FeiiU, a beagle and a Cocker seen waiting turna as Dr. J. G. Martin. "Wearing white epat. wielda the needle at rabiea clinic, forest Wilson and son are shown holding the feists as Bill Rush holds on to the sad-eyed rabbit dog. Kachei Rivers is seen in act of phasing Cocker to tabic Bill Spencrr, inset, puffs tlioughfully on pipe as he holds injured cat, which he keeps at safe distance from unfriendly canines. Story on page fix. ? Staff photos Joe Minor. \ to be held Tuesday nights. Those attending drills will be paid for one day per week. Further information may be secured at the Chamber of Com merce or from Capt. Swanson Wednesday, after 3 p. m. Senator Perry Given Assembly Committee Posts Senator H B. Perry of Boone was named Chairman of the Com mittee on Public Health and vice chairman of the Committee on Election laws in the State Senate last week. Dr. Perry was also named on the important Appropriations Commit tee, Banks and Currency, Proposi tions and Grievances, and Public Welfare The committee assignments in the House of Representatives arc expected to be announced today Windstorm insurance rates are increased in New England self-evident facts: 1. ? This toll system would entail the breaking of a bona-fide agree ment with those who provided the right-of-way for the Parkway. 2. ? This toll system would place this whole area in disrepute with the traveling public. If carried out casual tourists passing through would have to pay one dollar to drive less than ten miles over the (Continued on page seven) S. C. EGGERS HEADS RED CROSS EFFORT FOR FUNDS IN MARCH S. C. Kggers, Boone realtor, has been named chairman of the American Red Cross campaign, to be held during March, it has been announced by Chairman R. W. Wat kins. This is the second year that Mr. Eggers has been chairman of the campaign. Boone Weather By JOHN BOWEN HAMILTON Date High Jan. 10 38 Jan. 11 30 Jan. 12 38 Jan. 13 24 Jan. 14 32 Jan. 15 34 Jan. 16 36 Low Present 23 30 24 28 23 30 14 15 8 18 18 28 21 30 Precipitation: Jan. 11 ? .19, snow .75 in. Jan. 12 ? .12, snow .25 in. Jan. 13 ? .12, snow .50 in. Jan. 14 ? .05, snow 1.50 in. i , Jan 15 ? .02, snow .50 in. Jan. 16?02, snow .25 in. In the past 20 years, the number of hogs on North Carolina farms has more than doubled ? from 519, 714 hogs in 1930 to 1,231,121 in 1950 President Asks Increase In Park, Parkway Moneys Washington, Jan. 17 ? President Eisenhower today asked (or an in crease of nearly 11 million dollars over the current year in appropria tions for the National Park Ser vice. Included In his recommenda tions for the coming year was a $3,912, 35* item for Blue Ridge Na tional Parkway. The President's mesaage said that total estimated coat of Blue Ridge was tS5.231.66*. He said $39, 924.938 had been al lotted to the parkway during the present year. The Blue Ridge, a mountain-top parkway, connects Shenandoah National Park In Vir ginia and Great tfmoky Mountains National ^ Park in Western North Carolina and Tennessee. The President recommended an appropriation of $9,800,000 for management and protection of areas and facilities under Park Service jurisdiction# compared to $9,006,390 allotted this year. The service this year had $8, 423,000 for the operation, main tenance and rehabilitation of roads, trails, buildings, utilities ! and other physical assets. For the eoming year, expenditure of $8, 990,000 is proposed, an increase of $524,000. An increase of $600, WOO was rec ommended for new construction, boosting such appropriations to | $4,728,000 next year.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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