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WATAUGA COUNTY Farming and Tourist Region. First In Caroli^ WATAUGA DEMOCRAT in Sheep Production. V V ??? ? m m ' An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight ? BOONE %,X The Educations] Conter of Westarn North Carolina. 1*50 PopalaUon 18,341 j:?. ir. i . ? _? s.tj_a > ?_* v 1950 Population *,?73 |&v . SIXTY -SIXTH YEAR? NO. 38. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955 O 1? PAGES - 2 SECTIONS HEALTH CENTER? Thi? photo of Pender County Health Center thowi how Watauga county'* public health building will look when completed. Dr. Gene Reese Returns To City DR. GENE L. REESE Gene L. Reese, Doctor of Dental Surgery, if returning to Boone to practice dentistry. He will be as sociated with Dr. W. M. Matheson and will have offices in the new Matheson Dental building on East King Street. Dr. Reese will occupy his offices and be ready to receive patients beginning Wednesday, March 23rd. Dr. Reese is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Reese of Boone. He graduated from the Appalachian High School. 'He entered Appala chian State Teachers College and graduated in the class -of 1948 with the Bachelor of Science degree. He then served his country in the United States Navy. Dr. Reese has the distinction of being a member of the first class to enter and gra duate from the Dental School of the University of North Carolina, and in 1954 received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery'. Soon af ter graduation he was licensed to practice dentistry in North Caro lina and since that time has had a successful practice in Hillsboro. Dr. and Mrs. Reese, drho is also a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College, and their two sons, Ronnie and Billy are at home with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reese on Grand Boulevard. Their new home on Faculty Street is nearing com pletion. Lewis Johnson Rites Are Held Lewis N. Johnson, 72 years of age, died Wednesday, March 16, at his home at Sherwood. Funeral, services we r^ held at 2 p. m. Friday, March 18, at the Henson's Chapel Methodist church. The rites were conducted by the Rev. N. C. Bush, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Long. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Dora Johnson; a An, Henry John ton, Route 3, Bristol, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. Worth Combs, Vilas, Mrs. Arthur L. Fleenor, Bri4bl. Tenn., and Mrs. John Hen son, Sherwood; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Younce and Mrs. Beulah Eg gers, both of Mabel, Mrs. Cora Sutherland, of Sutherland, N. C? Mrs. Jane Wilson, Trade, Tenn.; a brother, Gray Johnson, Hickory; and ten grandchildren. JET TANKERS The Air Force is said to be buy ing a 20-plane fleet of swift, high flying jet tanker pl?R?.? at a coat of approximately <700,000,000, to be used to refuel in mMair its bombers and fighters. Wataugans Arrested In Fatal Tennessee Crash David Owenby, . 19, of Asheville was killed in an automobile colli sion at 12:30 a. m. Sunday March 13, on Highway 421 one mile from Mountain City, Tenn. Two Watauga county men, Ever ett May and Earl Bumgarner were arrested by Sheriff Hodges and State Highway Patrolman J. A. Chandler and turned over to Ten nessee officer! on Monday after they had waived extradition rights. The men were charged, Sheriff Hodges said, with manslaughter and hit and run driving. At a hearing feeld before 0. D. Dotson in Mountain City the men were bound over to circuit court. Bond was set at $3,000 each. Riding with Owenby were Rich ard McKinney Of Hendersonville and Miss Helen Dickens of Neva. McKinney was uninjured but Miss Dickens suffered a broken hand and was taken to a Johnson City Hospital. Johnson County Sheriff Dayton Payne is quoted as saying that the truck allegedly occupied by the Watauga men, proceeded from the scene of the crash without stop ping, and that Tennessee State Trooper J. N. Buckles found one of its license plates near the scene of the crash. Sheriff Hodges says Patrolman George Baker and Deputy Sheriff Emmett Oliver found the aban doned truck on a country road near Trade. It it said that the truck was owned by May. Contracts Let For Valle Crucis School The Watauga County Board of Education has awarded contracts to the low bidders for the construc tion of the new school building at Valle Crucis, which will cost about $106,000 and will be paid for from State funds. The building will contain a lunch room, kitchen, storage room, two primary and three other elemen tary classrooms, teachers' rooms, and a new heating plant Construc tion will begin when weather con ditions are suitable, says County Superintendent W. H. Walker. Other Project* Bids were also received for buildings at Bethel and Blowing Rock. The Bethel building is to have a lunch room, kitchen, stor age room, two primary classrooms, and a new heating plant At Blowing Rock the building will have a lunch room, kitchen, storage room, and a new heating plant in the old building. Low bids were accepted, says Superintendent Walker, and con tracts awarded, subject to the ap proval of the county commission ers, who will have to allot part of the funds to supplement the avail-1 able State money. The bids are also subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. The Low Bidders Those submitting the low bids are: Blowing Rock: general, Wil son Construction Co., Blowing Rock, $26,320; electrical, Ayers Electric Co., Boone, $2,742; plumb ing, Parlier & Towmlinson, Len oir, $3586; heating, Mooney Plumb ing & Heating Co., Lenoir, $7183, architect's fees $1991.55. Bethel: general, Pennell & Haig ler, Lenoir, $39,825; electrical, Hickory Electric Co., $3245; plumbing, Parlier & Tomlinson, Lenoir, $4692; heating, Miller & Smyre, Hickory, $9536; architect's fees $2864.90. . Keys President Blowing Rock Rotary Club Walter K. Keyes was named president of the Blowing Rock Ro tary Club by the board of direc tors. Other officers named are: Harry Robbins, vice-president; Tom Seitz, secretary-treasurer and John Good win, sergeant-at-arms. The directors are: Walter K. Keyes, Harry Robbins, Howard Holshouser, Jr., John Goodwin. George Wilson, Bob- Dennis and Rathmell Wilson, the outgoing president. Arrangements have been made for the club to place copies of the Four Point Way of Life in all the rooms of the Blowing Rock School. HAGAMAN IS HONORED? Portrait ofUmith Haganuifl. presented to the Bancs Sunday School class la Wiaston-Sslem, March 13, was un veiled by Lea D. Hafamaa. Jr..*hewn with hU mother. Ri(ht to Mr. Hafaman, whose portraH was (hn la recognition of his having taught the Baraca Class, sf the First Baptiat Church, (or M years. / Perry Nominated "Doctor Of Year" DR. H. B PERRY The Ashe-Watauga County Medi cal Society has nominated Dr. H. B. Perry for selection as North Carolina's Physician of the Year, honoring the 75-year-old Boone physician on his 50th anniversary of medical practice in Watauga County. The selection is made annually by the North Carolina Medical As sociation from candidates nominat ed throughout the state. The 1954 selection will be announced in May, said Dr. R. M. Harmon, of Boone. The Society has prepared a 'bro chure containing Dr. Perry's life history, highlights of his career in the form of ifewspaper clippings and pictures, and tributes to his long life of service as doctor, sur geon, and citizen by many organi zations and individuals. Dr. Perry, first president of the Ashe-Watauga Medical Society, is now serving his second term in the State Senate. He previously repre sented Watauga, Ashe, and Alle ghany counties in the Senate in 1949. House Group Moves To Hold Up Plans For Tolls On Parkway I Lions, Rotarv Clubs Meet In Basketball Tilt The Lions Club and Rotary Club of Boone met on the basketball court of the college gymnasium Saturday night, and while the score was incidental, since it was all for charity's sake, the Lions roared to a 40-27 victory over the Rotarians. All proceeds were do nated to the current Red Cross fund drive in Watauga County. Coach Jerry Coe of the Lions, who lifted himself from the game in the last quarter because of an injured knee, was high scorer with IS points. Other Lions pointmakers were Carl Fidler, 10; Lyle Cook, 7; Johnny Hollar, 6; and Bob Congle ton, 2. Stacy Eggers led the Rotary scoring with 8 points, followed by Jimmy Brown and Phil Vance, 7 each; Hstel Wagner, 2; Cotton Penick 2; and G. C. Greene, Jr., 1. Two intercolegirfte wrestling matches preceded the basketball game, and a weight-lifting exhibi tion by Dick Church, Cotton Pen ich, and Johnny Hollars provided the halftime entertainment. Rural Life Club Ig Being Formed An organization for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 30 who are out of high school and live on a farm, or are interested in rural life, will be formed in Watauga county April 1. At a meeting last Friday pight in the Legion Hut young people from throughout the county decid ed to organize a YMW Club. Tem porary officers and committees were elected to work on a program for the April meeting. Those elect ed were Paul Brookshire, chair man; Mary Armstrong, secretary; recreation committee, Jo Ann Brookshire, Collis Austin, Jr., Bill Austin; refreshment committee, Wilma and Juanita Vines; program committee, Vaughn Stephens, Bill Idol, Claude Shore. The objectives of a YMW are to give information, to provide whole some recreation, community ser vice and leadership development. New Officers Named By O. E. S. Snow Chapter No. '220, Order of the Eastern Star, has elected the officers to serve for the ensuing year. They are Mrs. Roberta B. Ray, Worthy Matron; Irvin W. Carpen ter, Jr. Worthy Patron; Mrs. Vera N. Richardson, Associate Matron; T. Milt Greer, Associate Patron; Miss Helen Underdown, secretary; Mrs. Ola K. Caudill, treasurer; Mrs. Kathleen W. Hodges, Conduc tress; and Mrs. Faye Q Hodges, Associate Conductress. Phone Service Normal Here Despite Strike The strike of Southern Bell Tel ephone workers enters it* second week Monday, following a quiet and uneventful week end during which service was near normal over the South as a whole and damage to telephone facilities ^as at the lowest point of the walkout. With the company able to han dle four-fifth* of normal long dis tance business last week, and dial service continuing to be unaffected company officials at general head quarters Sunday night said service in its nine-state area generally was expected to continue improving this week. Employees not on strike, their ranks increased dur ing last week as more reported for work, are handling the service No major damage to facilities in Atlanta during the week end was reported, and damage elsewhere in the South was also light compared to the many cable ccuttings and other incidents during the first five days of the strike. Negotiations were expected to be resumed Monday, with the con ciliator continuing the guide to the sessions. Discussion by the concil iator with each party separately over the week end brought no ma jor developments. Disagrement during the first week of the strike ,as in bargain ing sessions held during the past several months, was over a no-strike clause. i A Southern Bell spokesman said (Continued on page six.) Blowing Rock To Issue New Folder The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce has received proofs of a special folder advertising the at tractions of Blowing Rock. A total of 40,000 copies of the folded will soon jpc ready for dia I tribution. ' A chamber membership drive is I under way and it is expected that the goal of 100 will be reached. Chamber officers for 1999 are Grover C. Robbins, president; 1 Walter K. Keys, vice Resident; Howard P. Holshouser, secretary treasurer; and Robert Hardin, Larry Harris, Bill Williams and Rathmel! Wilson, members of the board of directors. ? ' | ? Mrs. Helen B. Clear if execu tive secretary. More Water Being Sought The Town of Boone l? trying to keep off another water shortage thi? summer by sinking this well just off Depot street near the bus station. At the time this picture was made the drillers had gone down 160 feet, mostly In hard rock, with an eight-Inch drill bit. Plans were to drill to 3M feet, the last 100 feet with a six-inch drill, in hopes of striking a profit able stream of water. Drilling at this spot has been going on about a month, some days not being able to drill more than two feet a day. If water Is found, it will be pumped to the Town's reservoir on Juna luska Road Staff photo by Joe Minor. Easter Seal Sale Being Made For Crippled More tban 3,500 Watauga coun ty families will receive direct ap peals by mail this week for sup port of the 1995 Easter Seal Cam Members School Board Are Slated A bill introduced in the State Honse of Representatives Monday night would appoint members of the various county boards of edu | cation. The board recommended for I Watauga county by Representative Barnes, consists of the following: Dr. Charles Davant, Dr. D. J. Whitener, Ward Carroll, Gordon Sherwood, Lewis Norris. Each would be appointed for a term of two years. Mark E. Holtzclaw Succumbs Monday Mark Everett Holtzclaw, 84, died Monday, March 21, at his home at Deep Gap. Funeral services were scheduled to be held at 2:30 p. m. Wednes day, March 23, at the Stony Fork Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. John R. Greene and the Rev. Roscoe Greene, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fay S. Holtzclaw; three sons, Harry, of Asheville, Bynum, of Varner, Ark, and James, of Chata nooga, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Freel, Dayton. Ohion, and Mrs. Mildred Critz, who lives in Virginia. paign. A personal appeal letter from Bob Isbell, president of the Wa tauga County Easttr Seal Society will go out to residents of the area Friday morning. The message will solicit support of funds that will provide services for crippled chil dren. A "mailing party" will be held at the Rotary Club, Thursday night, to prepare the envelopes for potting. Two sets of Easter Seals will accompany Isbell's letter. Watt Gragg. who has charge of the program, and James Thompson will direct the work. Also, Friday, Estel Wagner will direct the placing of coin contain ers throughout Boone. Rathmell Wilson, chairman of the Blowing Rock drive, will distribute con tainers in that area. Earlier, S. C. Ejgers, Jr., chair man of the special events program for the society, promoted a per formance of a string band. The proceeds go into the Easter Seal fund. Isbell said that 80 per cent of the funds raised will remain in North Carolina to provide services for crippled children or adults. The remainder is used to finance the nationwide program of the Na tional Society for Crippled Child ren and Adults in areas of educa tion, research and direct services. Parents are urged to apply for services for their crippled child ren whenever they are needed. Other agencies and individuals such as doctors, nurses and clergy men are encouraged to refer crip pled children and adults for help. Solid Carolina Delegation Lines Up Against Levy Washington, March 21 ? The House Appropriations Committee moved today to detour the admini stration's contested proposal to be gin charging tolls this summer Oil ^ J the Bine Ridge Parkway. ;'r." The committee, in reporting the Interior Department appropria tions bill to the House, included this statement about the Virginia North Carolina highway: "The committee directs that the plan (or charging fees to the usen of the Blue Ridge Parkway be re viewed again and that no action be taken to impose fees (or this pur pose until the committee has had further opportunity to review the matter." Shuford Makes Request Rep. Shuford (D-NC), backed solidly by his state delegation and North Carolina officials, had ask ed the committee to hold up the fee plan, now set to go into effect May 1. Previously, Shuford, a resident of Asheville, had solicited the aid of Speaker Sam Rayburn in his fight to prevent tolls on the Park way. They argued the scenic road was established as a free parkway and that to charge tolls on it would flout the expressed wishes of fcon gress. The Interior Department and the National Park Service take the position that the federal govern ment can not be expected to fur nish the money needed to complete the parkway and to maintain it unless the project produces some revenue to help out. The service proposes annual May 1-Nov. 1 tolls beginning this year. suojeci to Approval The committee recommendation for delay and review will be sub ject to House approval but more often than not the House follows such committee recommendations. It is thought unlikely that a move to cancel the committee's Blue Ridge directive will be made on the floor since the toll plan thus far has evoked no apparent con gressional support. Only protests have been heard. The Senate Appropriations Com mittee has yet to act on the Inte rior Department bill but the toll plan has its opponents in that chamber as well as the House. Sen. Scott (D-NC), for example, commented that the House com mute showed good judgement in its decision to hold up charging fees qn the parkway. "The proposed tolls," Scott said "would cause hardship both on the people and the project which is incomplete. Itis necessary and it would cause ipore trouble than good." Several years ago a similar sit uation developed when the Nation al Park Service announced a re organization would include two new regional offices. It appointed directors for them. Congress dir ected that no money be provided for them, however, and the service (Continued on page six.) SIGNS OF SPRING. ? Jim Ragaa. with hoe, ?nd Joe Howser at the Uraetar, were sunshiny day netting ready I* make gardens. The ioa ??? went behind U same mare ud they arc it ill Wiltill for Uia growing saasoa . Stiff photos hy Jao
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