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For 68 Years The Democrat hu terved Boone and Wa tauga County. With its in ten** coverage in fee local abopping area, it'? the beat advar Uaing medium available. Art Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight u -i? ~ ... : BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOETH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 26, IK? TWO SECTIONS? TWELVE rAGES AREA DEVELOPMENT LEADERS? Members of the boird of di rector* of the Northwest North Carolina Development Association, ? which held its monthly meeting here Friday are, left to right: (First row) Neil Bolton, Forsyth; Mrs. Tom Preston, Stokes; Mrs. Ed. M. Anderson, Ashe; H. W. Wilcox, Watauga; Thomas L Hanes, Yadkin; and Paul Mathis, Yadkin. (Second row) Frank Bryant, Yadkin; Carl Irwin, Alleghany; Paul Church, Wilkes; R. L. Bradley, Caldwell; and J. Herman Coe, Surry. # (Third row) E. C. Morris, Davie; the Rev. John Luke, Ashe; Frank Willinfham, Forsyth; Knox Johnstone, Davie; and Fred Bowman, Caldwell. Other directors ' arrived late or were not present. ? Staff photo by Joe Minor. $23,000,000 Proposed For Work On Parkway; Projects Are Listed ? * Washington, July 23 ? North Carolina projects on the Blue Ridge Parkway totaling $23,100, 00a were proposed today by the Na tional Park Service. The Interior Department s*aid the North Carolina projects for de velopment and improvements to the scenic mountaintop drive are included in overall plans totalling $31,600,000 to be assigned under the park service's 10-year ? Mission 66" program. Of this, $26,470,000 is to extend and improve the high way itself. The Blue Eidge Parkway con nects the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Dr. Perry Eulogized At Senate Session Dr. H. B. Perry, former Boone legislator, was eulogized Monday evening at the special session of the General Assembly in a resolu tion introduced by Senator Grady Greer, who is occupying the Dr. Perry seat by Gubernatorial ap pointment. The resolution which was adopt ed under suspension of the rules) follows: Dr. H. B. Perry, who died Nov ember 20, 1S5S, during his second term as a member of the North Carolina "State Senate, had practic ed medicine in Boone and in rural Watauga county for more than fifty years. On horseback, some times even afoot, by buggy and by automobile. Dr. Perry ministered to the needs of the people of the mountains through summer's heat and winter's snow and ice. He was the typical general medical practi tioner ? zealous for his patients' welfare and ofUn unmindful of his own well-being as he pursued his healing mission, often per forming surgical operations by lantern-light in isolated mountain homes. No man has lived a more useful life or served his fellow man with more assidaous concern. In* i public life Dr. Perry eon 1 I tributed a full measure of his time and talents to the public good. He served as a member of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Boone for many years, was in the thick of the fight in county political campaigns and had twice been elected to the State Senate, where he served with dignity, ability and courage. Be it resolved: That Boone and Watauga county have lost a faithful medical prac titioner, that the Democratic party has been bereft of a tower of strength, the the State Senate has lost the counsel and leadership of one of its most able jnembers, and that a leader in business and edu cational circles has been taken from our midst. That out of respect to the mem ory of Dr. H. B. Perry, a dedicated physician and diligent public ser vant, this resolution is adopted by the State Senate of North Carolina, in special session, this 23rd day of July 1996. Two Retired At Appalachian i * Ed Culler and Lorn Harrison re tired from their jobs at Appala chian State Teacher* College June 30. .Ed had worked on the (arm, power plant, and other position! on the campus (or 43 years. Lorn, veteran railway man with the nar row guage, had workedv at the College for 21 years and 7 months, most of the time at the power plant. Messrs Culler and Harrison were served dinner by the Physical Edu cation Department, and present* were liven them by many attend ing. Both have returned to limited work at the College, under the condition* of the Social Security act and the State Retirement plan. NAVY GRASSHOPPER The Nary Grasshopper, nine of j which are being built ia Indian apolis for Antarctic use, la an air borne weather station. Dropped from an airplaoe, it shoots out six broadcasts data for $\a months without servicing. . ? T'.- ><; Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. The remaining $5,130,000 is (or building and improving minor roads, trails, buildings and utili ties. The parkway is the most heavily traveled of all areas in the nation al park system Last year it was visited by more than 4M million tourists. . . National Park Service Director Conrad L. Wirth said funds tor starting the parkway development and improvements have beep pro vided in appropriations of the In terior Department for fiscal 1B57. The projects are al follows: Construction of 11-mile sectioft northeast of Ravensford, N. C. (southern terminus) $2,281,362. This is 1057 project. Construction of 5.5-mile section between Deep Gap at junction of V. S. Highway 421 and Triplett Road (this eliminates seven-mile paralleling detour now required over route 421) $1*062,500 for grading and $156,300 for Deep Gap grade separation. (This work plan ned for 1957 ) Other projects scheduled for a 10-year period: ^ < Twenty-nine miles of 'final pav ing and 60 .miles of grading, ap purtenant structures, paving, guardrails, erosion control, park ing area development and road side exhibits. Completion of recreation and utility areas at Cumberland Knob, DoughUm Park, Tompkins Knob, Moses Cone, Julian Price, Lmville Falls, Crabtree Meadows, Craggy Gardens, AsheviUe headquarters. Balsam Gap, Soco Cap, Mount Pis gah and Tennessee Bald. Construction of administration buildings at Dougftton Park and Asheville, visitor centers at Moses Cone, Soco Gap and Mount Pisfah and restoration of visitor center at Tompkins Knob. Completion of employe housing and remodeling, replacement And completion of FM radio system. Picnic tables for parking over looks and drinking fountains. Increases to parkway staff. Parkway work now under con struction includes 7.4 miles from U. S. Highway 3%1 near Blowing Ro^k and extending through Sandy Flat to connect the Yonahlossee Trail. Work also is under way in park way areas in Virginia including work ]ust off U. S. Route 60 near Buena Vista and the James River. This phase includes 10 miles of paving, a tunnel and six bridges. Three additional bridges are planned belo,w State Route 130, a $000,000 bridge across the James River and 18 miles of paving from U. S. Route 60 to U. S. 901 at a cost of $409,000. Other projects planned in Vir ginia include: I Fourteen miles of grading, ap purtenant structures, paving, guardrails, erosion control, park ing areas and roadside exhibits. Recreation and utility areas at Humpback Rocks, Whetstone Ridge, Otter Creek, Peaks of Ot ter, Roanoke headquarters, Pine Spur, Smart View, Rooky Knob, Mpbry Mill and Fisher Peak. Flower Growers Groom Plants, Get Ready For Annual Show For the next two weeks flower growers in this area will be groom ing plants (or entry in the Boone Flower Show that will take place August 9-10 at the First Baptist Church of Boone. Wide interest centers In the horticulture divi sion of the show where entries will range from the simple marigold to the regal delphinium, 'and a flower grower whose gardening talents have produced a b*d df zennias may show these with pride equal to that of the most avid horticulturist. The show's horticulture division is scheduled as follows: Annals or Plants Grewa as Bach 1. Marigold? 1 bloom. Urge car nation flowered. 2. Marigold ? 1 bloom, Urge chrysanthemum flowered. 3. Marigold? J blooms, Urge car. nation flowered. 4. Marigold ? 3 bloms. Urge chrysanthemum flowered. 5. Aster? 1 Moom. > 6. Aster? 3 Moom*. one variety. 7. Petunia? 1 bloom, doubled. 8. Petunia? 1 bloom, raffled. 8. Zennfa? I bloom. Urge cactus flowered hybrid. . i 10. Zennia? 1 Moon, giant dah lia-fUflrered. 11. Zennia ? 3 bloom*, large cac tus-flowered hybrid. 12. Zennia ? 3 blooms, giant dahlai-flowered. 13. Six bloom* or items of any annual not listed above. 14. Specimen of any annual not listed above. Perennials 19. Delphinium ? 1 stalk. 15. Delphinium ? 3 stalks, one or more varieties. 17. Phlox ? 3 stalks of one or more varieties. Greer And Barnes Attend Assembly T * Senator Grady Greer and Be- 1 presentative Stuart Barnes wore in their seats when the special aession of the General Assembly convened Monday. Both the local sol on* are expect ed to rapport the administration's school proposals. They bad met last week with State officials in Waynesville and been briefed on the legislation wUch is designed to offer a solu tion to the integration problem in the public schools. 18. Shasta Daisies? 6 blooms of one variety, single. 10. Shasta Daisies ? 6 blooms of one variety, double. 20. Three bloms of any perennial not listed above. 21. Hybrid tea? 1 bloom, Peace. 22. Hybrid tea ? 1 bloom, white. 23. Hybrid tea? 1 bloom, pink. 24. Hybrid tea, 1 bloom, red. 29. Hybrid tea ? 1 bloom, yellow. 28. Hybrid tea ? 1 bloom, any col or not listed. . 27. Hybrid tea? 3 blooms, one variety. 28. Hybrid tea? 1 bloom each, five varieties. 29. Floribunda? 1 spray. 30. Any other type rote? 1 bloom or spray. > Lilies 31. One stalk. 32. Three stalks GMielas 33. White. 1 spike 34. Pink, 1 spike 35. Red, 1 spike. . 38. Yellow, 1 spike 37. Lavendar, 1 spike. 38. Smoky. 1 spike 90. Any other color, 1 spike. 40. One variety. 3 spikes. (Continued on page eiffct) Boone Host To Northwest Area Development Group Bob Davis Car Places In Pa. The Bob Davis Special, race car built by Bob Davit of Boone, placed fourth place last week in it* class in the National Giant's Despair Hill Climb Event in Wilkesbarre, Pa., according to word received here by Mr. Davis. The car was carried tq Wilkes barre by Dr. Hooper Johnston, Winston-Salem, president of the Sports Car Club of North Carolina, and was driven by Ed Welch of Winston-Salem. The Davis Special was placed by officials of the event in the un restricted catagory. First, second, and third place winning cars were a Grand-Prix Ferria, an Italian built car made especially for rac ing; the Butterworth Special, a four-wheel drive car, and the John Meyer Cadillac Special. Mr. Davis explained that his car was placed in the unrestricted class due to his fenders and body-type. Had the car been placed in the class C catagory with the D-type Jaguar (displacement requirements in the two cars are' comparable) the Davis Special would probably have run second place. Time tak en by the locally built car over the one-mile of paved hill was 46 sec onds. Health Council To Meet Monday A meeting of the Watauga County Health Council will be held Monday evening at 7:30 in the Courthouse. Miaa Grace Daniel, consQIUnt public health nurie educator of the N. C. State Board of Health, will be accompanied by two guest fraduate students, one from Egypt lid one from Iran, who are visiting the School of Public Health at Chapel Hill. Miss Daniel will as sist in the presentation of the health needs of our county. A study of the over-aH health needs of Watauga County will be presented based on careful reports available. This will lead to the most Immediate areas in which to work in the community develop ment program, for human resourc es are the most valuable asset. Mrs. Whitehead Funeral Held Mrs. Jennie Hayes Whitehead, 03, died on Friday, July 20, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bynum Taylor of Boone, where she had lived for the past 31 years. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday, July 22, at the Boone Baptist Church, conducted by. the Rev. W. R. Eaton and Dr. -i. G. Greer. Burial was in the family cemetery at banner Elk. Mrs. Whitehead, who was the widow of James Wellborn White head, is survived by two sons, T. J. Whitehead of Richmond, Va? and G. W. Whitehead of Banner Elk,; two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Taylor of Boone and Mri. W. W. Walsh of Richmond, Va.; six grand children and eleven great-grand children AL BOYLES, director of public relation! for "Horn in the Weft," will appear on Fred Klrby'i TV ahow from WBTV in Charlotte, Friday, July 27. He will have with him Danny Cheatnut, who haa thrilled many audience! in Boone for the paat aeveral months. A1 and fanny have made many radio and TV appearancea recently booating Boone and "Horn in the Weat." ? Photo by .Paul Smith. Horse Show Will ' Fete The Governor Governor' and Mrs. Luther Hod ge? will be guest* of the Blowing Rock Hone Show Auguft 3-4, it i( announced by Mr. Clyde Harris, president of the Horse Show As ?ociation. Governor and Mrs. Hodges will fly to Hickory, where their car will be waiting to bring them to Blowing Rock. A welcoming committee from Blowing Rock will be composed of Robert B. Hardin, Mayor; Rathmell E. Wilson, W. C. Lentz and D. W. Wooten, town commissioners: Lar ry Harris, Chamber of Commerce President; Dr. 'Walter K. Keys, Rotary and Churches; Dr. and Mrs. Charles Davant, Mr. and Mrs. Graver C. Robbins, Jr., and others. Fear Performances The thirty-third annual show will be presented on August 3rd, 4th, and 5th. There will be four per formances; Friday at 2:30 p. m., Saturday at 10:00 a. m. and 2:30 p. m., Saturday at 10:00 a. m. and 2:30 p. m., and Sunday at 2:30 p. New Farms May Be Taken By ACP Funds are now available for substantial approvals for at least 300 new farms under the 1966 Agricultural Conservation Pro gram. Many farmers who failed to carry out conservation practices in the spring due to adverse weather conditions may now take advant age of this unusual opportunity. Funds are now available for estab lishing pastures, meadows and al falfa; liming farmland; and win ter cover crops. Liberal considera tion of requests will be made by the county Committee. Community committeemen should see that all their farmers participate in the 1W6 ACP. Requests for new farms will be accept*! until the fall sign up which begins August 1, m. These performances wil be held at Broyhill Park which ii bein4 greatly enlarged in seating capa city. Thirty new boxes are being con structed as well as a new grand stand. The judges will be the Hon. H 0. Davis, Montgomery. AU. *?ddle horses, wanting hordes, and <4UltI lion; the Hon. Nathan Ayers, M. F. H., Greensboro, equitation, hunters and jumpers. Master of Ceremonies will be Reed Wilson, Asheville. Official veterinarians will be Dr. John O. Martin, Boone and Dr. J. f Neal, Plnehurst. Of ficers for the Association for IBM are Clyde Harris, president; Lloyd M. Tate, general manager; Norman Block, vice president; H. P. Hol shouser, Sr., treasurer; Mrs. G. C. Robbins, Jr., secretary. Advertis ing for the Horse Show brochures is in charge of George Murphy of Hickory, while the publicity will be handled by Dr. Walter Keys of Blowing Rock. Mrs. Edwin Lacy of Warrenton, Va., is secretary of the Horse Show. \ The Governor and the First Lady of North Carolina will attend the performances Friday and Satur day, and will also be guests of the exhibitors' party at Green Park Hotel, August 3rd, at 7:30 p. m. They will also participate in the horse show breakfast at Mayview Manor Saturday, August 4th, at i 12:00 noon. EASTERN VISITORS? Here to observe the operation of the Northwest North Carolina Development As sociation at its botfrd of directors meeting Friday was a delegation of 40 persons from Eastern North Carolina. Chairmen of the ?even counties represented, along with BUI Humphries, (arm editor of the Raleigh News and observer, are left to right: Edmund Aycock, Wake; Mr. Humphries, W. T. Emmart, Johnston; Jerry Harris, Jr., Granville: John Spears. Harnett; B. C. Mangum, Vaoce; Pett Boyd, Warren; and Stuart Davis, Franklin? Staff photo by Joe Minor. /n^TC7y:,-:; ? Directors Meeting Attended By Eastern Visitors By V. 0. ROLLINS The board of director* of the eleven-county Northwest North Carolina Development Association held its monthly directors' meet ing here st the Boone Trail Rest aurant last Friday afternoon, July 20. Meeting with the group as guests were about 40 business and agri cultural leaders from eastern North Carolina, who were on ? two-day chartered bus tour of this section to study the framework and operation of the association with a view to establishing a similar organiation in the eastern part of the state. The eastern visitor* were repre Mutative* of (even counties around Raleigh, including Wake, Johnston, Warren, Franklin, Vance, Harnett, and Granville. Complimentary ticket* to Horn in the We*t were preiented to the entire group of some 75 person* by Carl Fidler, Horn butine** man ager, and most attended the drama following the buiine** *e*sion and dinner. Herman W. Wilcox, who i* a Watauga County member of the board along with Alfred T. Adams and Glenn R. Andrews, acted as host of the meeting and extended greetinga to the assemblage. President William F. Marshall, of Walnut Cove in Stokes County, presided. Reports were bean) from divi sion chairmen Wayne Corpening of Winston-Salem, Agriculture Divi sion; Frank Willingham of Win ston-Salem, Industry Division; (Continued on page three) Will Pugh Dies Of Heart Attack Will T. Pugh, 61 former Appa lachian College (tudent and Boone automobile talesman, who lived near Sparta, died at Alleghany Memorial Hospital Friday, follow ing a heart attack auffered three days previously. Surviving are the wife, the for mer Ethel Fender; one son, Wal ter W. ?ugh of Erwin, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. James Edwards of Sparta and Mrs. Culver R. Dale of Spruce Pine; three brothers, Ed ward Pugh and Bob Pugh, both of Laurel Springs, and Dr. Charlea Pugh of Gastonia; two sisteri, Miss Blanche Pugh and Mrs. Ellen Up church, both of Laurel Springs. Funeral services were held at the Sparta Methodist Church Sun day afternoon. , . ?W f United Fund Asks For Inclusion Requests A call hat been issued to *11 social welfare organizations in Watauga county to prepare their requests for inclusion in the first United Fund campaign to be held in Watauga. The call waa made by Dr. Law rence Owiley, chairman of the United Fund Committee on Admit ?ions and Budget after a meeting on July 23. Dr. Owiley'i committee is charged with coniidering the re quests of all organizations and budgeting their allowance of the funds raised by the United Fund organization. The interested organizations should contact Rev. E. H. Lowman, chairman of the social planning committee, and discuss with him the services they expect their or> ganization to perforin. A budget, should at the same time be for warded to Dr. Owsley. Dr. Owsley has asked that all budgets be in his hands by August 10. (a that an officer of each or ganizations may appear before a meeting of the Committee on Ad mission* and Budget and state his needs for the group he represents. After this bearing, the commit tee will work out the budget the United Fund campaign, j recommendations will be i by the forty -f>ve-?ne*ber directors for
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