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mm FOR BEST RESULTS July St 82 85 It 22 July SO 80 se so wr July SI 85 99 88 S Aug. 1 ft ? 11 .18 Aug. f 8 69 IS J|F. Aug. 3 78 83 ?& ;r J2 , Aug. 4 80 63 72 ToUl rainfall lot period? .79 An Independent Weekly Newt paper Seventy-First Year of Continuous Publication VOLUME LXXL? NO. ?. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. AUGUST , 7, 1IS8 Many Exhibits Are Being Planned For " \ \ AnnualProgressDay Ralph Tugman ' Named Deputy Of Civil Defense RALPH TUGMAN Watauga County's Civil Defense organization continues to take shape daily, according to Bynum Greene, chairman of the board of county commissioners. In telling of the progress of the organization, Mr. Greene an nounced the appointment of Ralph Tugman to the post of deputy director. , "This is in liW with our policy of finding busy people to do the job,". Mr. Greene said, "and if he isn't busy enough with running a radio station, acting as secretary to the Lions Club, service on the board of directors for Horn in the West, teaching a Sunday school class, serving as publicity agent for' the Red Cross, and working on a dozen committee assignments, then we'll help keep him busy with the Civil Defense program in this county." The spirit in which all appoint ments have been accepted is In couraging, Mr. Greene believes, and indicates that at last the peo ple of Watadga county are awake to the task and the need of civil defense, and that there is' a gen uine concern that most surely will result in the formation of a smooth running, efficient and effective or ganization in our county. American Legion To Meet Friday Watauga Post 130, American Le gion, will hold its regular meeting at the American Legion Hut Fri day night, August 8, at 7:30 o' clock. All members and prospec tive members are Invited to come. The ladies of the auxiliary will meet with Mrs. Roy Rufty at the same time of the Legion meeting. Many business establishments and organizations are making plans for exhibit! to be shown at Watauga County Progress day Wednesday, August 20. - Plans are to hold the event in Burley Warehouse No. 2. These exhibits constitute only a part of the all-day program pla ned for Progress Day. In th? af ternoon at Daniel Boone Theatre, there will be a talk by Dr. 1. G. Greer, a watermelon feast, and the drawings for* many valuable prizes. There will also be prizes at the warehouse, it is stated, and all activities will be free. Following is a tentative list of the organizations and businesses which have indicated they will pre sent exhibits at the warehouse. In the meantime, all organizations which wish to have exhibits and have not been contacted are asked to call L. E. Tuckwiller or Herman Anderson at the county farm agent's office at once in order that space may be saved for them. Educational Exhibits Agricultural Extension Service. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Administration. Appalachian State Teachers Col lege. Artificial Breeding Association. Boone Rotary Club. Boone Junior Chamber of Com merce. Boy Scouts. Community Clubs 4-H County Council. Farm, Home Administration. Future Farmers o ( America. Home Demonstration Club Coun cil. . Library Exhibit. Rural Development Committee. Social Security Administration. Soil Conservation Service. WatMgt CoUtRy Board of Edu cation. Watauga Handicrafts Center. Watauga County Health Dept. Watauga Hereford Association. Watauga Hocpital, Inc. Watauga County Ministerial As sociation. Watauga County Welfare Office. Watauga United Fund. Commercial EzhibiU Andrews Chevrolet Co. Blue Ridge Electric Corp. Boone Tire k Bargain Store. Brown It Graham Motor Co. Farmers Hardware it Supply Co. Goodnight Bros. Produce Co. International Resistance Co. New River Light h Power Co. Northwestern Bank. Robertson Fertilizer Co. Shadowline, Inc. Trail way * Laundry & Cleaners. Watauga Hardware, Inc. Watauga Savings & Loan Asso ciation. > WATA Radio Station. Winkler Motor Co. Israel suggests British cease flights over country. BILL ROSS, left. diacuseen various aspect! of the production of "Horn I jn the West" with stake manager Lew Goldstein. Rom. dramatics | teacher at Appalachian High School and a star of "Horn" for the six previous seasons,* was given the directorship of- the show this season and has molded the plot into its moat impressive offering in seven years, drama critics and authorities contend. Goldstein, a native of ] Baltimore who has dooe outstanding theatrical work with the Caro lina Playmakers and at "Unto These Hills" in Cherokee, is in first year with the show. ? ' ^ . i.., L.:. ? i, I BETH WINBORNE, of Camp Yonhlossee and Sanford ii shown receiving the top award in the North Carolina Camp Class, following the opening of the Blowing Rock Horse Show Friday. This kind of scene was repeated again and again during the three-day show which drew thousands of people to the moun tain top. ? Photo by Emerson Humphrey. 1 Inquest Into Death Of John W. W illiams To Be Hel d This Week BLOWING ROCK HORSE SHOW? Gov. Luther Hodges awards the fox brush to Jock Tate, left, and the mask to Beaver Tate for their part in the famous Pinehurst fox hunt, as one of the events at the 35th an nual Blowing Rock Horse Show during the week end. Beaver, age 7, was field master and Jock, 8, was his assistant. ? Photo by Allan Gould. Horticulture Show To Get Under Way Friday The curtain rises on the Gard nerette's Horticulture Show Friday afternoon from 3 until 9 o'clock, at the Boone Methodist Church. There is no admission charge and gardeners as well as other in terested persons are invited to at tend. A silver offering is to be taken in order that the actual ex penaes of providing the show may I be met. It is hoped that all. flower lover 4 and growers will plan to enter flowers in the show.- Tickets are on sale for the Horticulture Show Luncheon will be served at the Boone Methodist church at 1:00 p. m. Friday. Any Gardnerette will supply tickcta if contacted by Thursday. Committees for the show are listed: Chairman. Mrs. H. M. Wilson, co-chairman, Mrs. Bob Congleton; Mrs. John Hollar. Publicity committee, Mrs. Alton Batts, Mrs. Jim Winkler, Mrs. Abe Littleton. Entries committee, Mrs. O. K. Richardson, Mrs. John Kirk. Food committee, Mrs. W. C. Richardson, Mrs. Jack Lawrence. Properties, Mrs. I. W. Carpenter, Mrs. Ray Derick, Mrs. Dwight Is enhour. Staging, Mrs. John Bingham, Mrs. Jerry Coe, Mrs. Roy B lan ton. 1 C. Of C. To Talk Of Progress Day Detail* of the bit Watauga County Progress Day, which is i scheduled for Soooe on August 20, will bp the topic of the regu lar monthly meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce on Tueiday. it waa announced here today by Leo Derrick, executive secretary of the organixation. ' Herman Anderson, assistant county agent, and Hugh Hagaman, chamber official, will have charge of the Tuesday program and will inform members of proposed plans for the big event. Both men j are working with other Progress Day officials in settiiig up ar rangements, and particulars about the eveat are expected to be an nounced at that time. ' The entire community and county are Involved in this pro motion and It k important that all members attend this chamber get-together, a spokesman stated j today. Norstad declares West still holds balance of power. Pennsylvania Railroad reports a lost for June. John Wealey Williams, Sr., 99, operator of the Gateway Restau rant in Boone, died last Thursday night following an altercation in front of his cafe on East King Street. J. L. Reese, Boone barber, is free under $2,000 bond for his appearance at a coaoner's inquest. The body of Mr. Williams was taken to Morganton Friday for an autopsy, but Coroner- Richard E. Kelley had not received a formal report as to ffl?"Tiuse of death Tuesday. He said he will call an inquest when the report is re ceived, probably later this week. It is generally believed, however, that death resulted from a heart attack brought on by excitement in an affray with Mr. Reese, who is co-proprietor of the Sanitary Barber Shop next door to the cafe. Witnesses told investigating off icers that the two men became en gaged in an argument and started fighting after Reese parked his car near a fire hydrant in front of the restaurant around 7 p. m. Reese was quoted as saying he had parked there to run into his barber shop to get bar be ring tools needed to shave a patient in Wa tauga Hospital. Police, called shortly after the scuffle began, arrived to find Wil liams lying on the sidewalk. He was dead on arrival at Watauga Hocpital a few minutes later. Funeral service* for Mr. Wil liams were conducted at the Boone Baptist Church Monday at 2 o' clock. The Rev. L. H. Hollings worth, the pastor, was in charge of the rites. Burial was in Mount' lawn Memorial Park, members of the Masonic fraternity conducting the graveside rites. Surviving are the widow and one son, Lieut. J. W. Williams, Jr., U. S. Air Force, Casablanca, Morocco. Born in Gaffney, S. C.? Mr. Wil liams went to Charlotte as a youth, where he was married in 1920 to Miss Nell Norman. He had en gaged in real estate sales and other business ventures before coming to Boone ten years ago. where he owned and operated the Boone Trail Cafe. About four years ago he bought the Gateway cafe, which he was operating at the lime of his death. He was a vet eran of the first World War, a member of the Baptist Church and a member oftf now Masonic Lodge No. 363. Pony League Teams Listed The Pony League baseball is , (till going on in Avery, Watauga, and Ashe counties. Teams are: Banner Elk Dodgers; Foscoe Bull dogs; Crossnore Highlanders; West Jefferson Beavers; Lansing Moun taineers, and Aahe Central. The Banner Elk Dodgers arc still undefeated. Jimmy Sams pitched the winifrng game over Foaeoe Bulldogs Saturday morn ing, 4-3. Saturday afternoon the Dodgers shut out West Jefferson Beavers, 4 to 0. Sherrtll Rominger pitched and Bobby Lewis was behind the pUtc. _ _ | i 1 . i mmi mte ? -Ml a. Recreation Vote Set For Sept. y Levy Is Sought For Play Area, Pool, Building t A municipal bond election to submit to the voten the question of whether the Town of Boone will iuue bonds In the amount of $190,000 to provide a recreation center on th4 Horn in the West property, has been called by the board of aldermen for Tuesday, September 9. The special election, originally set for July 18, had to be post poned due to legal technicalities. Approval has been obtained and the new date cleared with the Local Government Commission in Raleigh and bond attorneys in New York, said Wade E. Brown town attorney. An ordinance calling the elec tion and an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds, subject to approval of the voters, appears elsewhere in this issue of the Dem ocrat. The project, planned and pro moted by a group known as the Daniel Boone Pa^|c Committee and composed of representatives of ten Boone dvic chibs, would pro vide for a swimming pool, club house, children's playground, and other facilities on the city-owned Horn in the West property. Approval of the bond issue em powers the city to levy taxes suf ficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds. As pre viously stated, a 15 cent levy was thought to be enough to pay the interest. In addition to the rote on issu ance of the bonds, provision will be made on the ballot for the ap proval or disapproval of Proposi tion No 2, which reads: "Shall the Town of Boone levy an annnual tax of not less than three cents nor more than ten cent* on each hun dred dollars of assessed valuation of the taxable property within said Town for providing, conducting, and maintaining a supervised rec reation system." The registration books will open for the registration of new voters from Friday, August 22 through (Continued on page three) Round The World Trip Is Ended Miss Carolyn Willis returned to Boone Sunday after completing a trip around the world. She left Beone in January of this year and traveled through the Pacific area to Indonesia. Miss Wilis has been living in Sumatra and traveling within In donesia for the past few months. ^er return trip included stops at Djakarta, Java; Singapore, Malaya; Bangkok, Siam; Rangoon, Burma; Karachi, Pakistan; Beirut. Leba non; Rome, Italy; Munich. Ger many; Budapest, Hungary; Amster dam, Holland; and New York Miss Willis is now residing in Bo?ne with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ayers. and she plans to attend Appalachian State Teachers College this fall. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Willis, are living in Sungei Gerong, Su matra, Indonesia. Shown above are Miw Jane Hobton. mono soprano, and John McCoIlum, tenor, who will alng next week at the Grandfather Homo Day and the Blowiag Bock Hoapltal benefit. Appearing with them will be Mario rioreUa, baritone, and Beverly Bower, aoprano. . ? 'i ' ? ,* DEEP GAP WRECK. These two car* were smashed up in ? wreck late Saturday night which sent six persons to the hospital. Top car was driven by Billy Ray Weoding He and his three passengers, Roger Lewis, Betty Jo Eldretb and Margaret Eldreth, were thrown clear of the vehicle into the jr?r4 of Austin Moretz. Bottom car was driven by Walter Lewis BelH, Jr., and his companion was CaroHa* Kirkman. ? Staff photoa. . y ? Six Persons Injured In T wo-Car Collision Six perions were carried to Wa tauga hospital Saturday night ai the result of a two-car accident at Deep Gap, about ten miles east of Boone. Four were thrown from their car into the yard of Austin Moretz, and were picked up some ten or more feet from where the car came to a halt, according to State Highway Patrolman George E. Baker, who investigated the accident. According to the report, a 1933 Dodge, driven by Billy Ray Wood ring, 24 years old, of route 2, Boone, was beaded east on 421, and was traveling too fast to make a long curve near the Settlers Mu seum. A 1957 Ford, driven by Walter Lewis Bean. Jr.. 21, of Le noir, was coming toward Boone, and. the two cars collided. The front end of the Bean car was badly smashed, while the left side of the Woodring car was dented considerably. Both cars were ex pected to be considered a total loss. ' Caroline Kirkman, >9, of High Point, and a summer resident of Camp Yonahlossee, was riding with Bean, and was said to have suf fered an injured foot. She was released from the hospital after treatment. Pasaengers in the Woodring ve hide were Roger Lewis, 20, of Todd, who suffered abrasion* and bruises; Betty Jo Eldreth, 17, of Todd, bruises; and Margaret El dreth, 18, of Todd, lacerations. Woodring had "multiple lacera tions" and abrasions. Wodring and Lewis were dis charged from the hospital Sunday, Betty Jo Eldreth was released Mon day, but Margaret Eldreth was still a patient Tuesday. Patrolman Baker stated early { Sunday morning that Woodring would be charged with "failure to I yield right of way." Nurse Workshop Being Planned By Health Unit A conference was held at the Health Center in Jefferson on Wednesday afternoon, July 30, for the purpose of planning a Cardiovascular Nurses' Work shop in which a number of coun ties are invited to participate. Those present at the conference were: Mrs. Mary Metier, District Con sultant Public Health Nurse of the State Board of Health. Miss Ruth Council, Orthopedic Consultant Public Health Nurse with the Crippled Children's Sec-M tlon of the State Board of Health. Miss Mary Brice Deaver, Acting Chief of the Nutrition Section of the State Board of Health. Miss Gertrude Hotaling, Public Health Nurse Qonsultant with the Heart Section of the Personal Health Division. State Board of Health. Miss Grace Daniel. District Consultant in Health Education of the State Board of Health. 'j&H Dr. Mary B. H Michael. Health Director of the Alleghany- Ashe Watauga District Health Depart ment. Mrs. Carrie McNeill. Health Nurse of the Health Department, Ash. Mr. Lewis E. Hea Field Director of tfc, nHn? Heart Association. '
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