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VOLUME LXXI? NO. 11
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER It, ltM ^ FOURTEEN ?AGES? TWO SECTIONS ||
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Over 3,000 Members
RE A Co-op Expected
At Saturday Meeting
The 16,983 members of Blue
Ridge Electric Membership Cor
poration will hold their 22nd an
nual meeting on Saturday Septem
ber 13, at Appalachian State
Teachers College Gym.
More than 3,000 members are
expected to attend from the coun
ties of Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga,
Caldwell, Wilkes, Avery, Surry,
and Alexander. A program of local
talent and business has been plan
ned to be of interest to all mem
bers and their families.
Registration for the meeting
will begin at 12:00 p. m. and at
1:30 p. m. the entertainment pro
gram starts. The entertainment is
to be provided by Miss Molly Agle
of Boone, Gracen Lucas and Ralph
Poole of Sparta, Willis and Wil
lard Bleving of West Jefferson,
and Rebecca Smith, Dennis Sher
" rill, Brenda. Thomas, Pamela Har
ris, and Harold Kizes of Whitnel.
The program will be opened by
Rev. E. F. Troutman of Grace
Lutheran Church in Boone. Dr.
W. H. Plemmons, President of
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, will give the welcome. Har
ry B. Caldwell, prominent North
Carolina in m leader will bring
the principal address. Mr. Cald
well has been State Grange Master
for eighteen years. Some of his
other activities are members of
President Eisenhower's Agricul
tural Advisory Committee, and ?
member of many national and
state boards of directors and foun
dations. He has alio received the
Han of the Year award in North
Carolina Agriculture.
A. B. Hurt, ? President of Blue
Ridge Electric Membership Cor
poration and C. E. Viverette, Gen
eral Manager, will give their an
nual reports to the members. Dur
ing the business meeting the
members will elect a fifteen man
board " of directors. The present
board is A B. Hurt, President;
Todd Gentry, C. B. Graybeal, and
W. B. Austin from Ashe district;
C. L. Mast, vice-president; D. R.
Moore, secretary-treasurer; C.# C.
Poovey, and Henry O. Medlock,
Jr. of Caldwell district; A. W.
Greene, Bert Mast, Clarence New
ton, and Clyde Perry of* Watauga
district; C. G. Collins, Dan Jones
afid D. M. Edwards of Alleghany
district.
During the meeting there will
be electric appliances given away.
There will be 3 electric ranges, 1
automatic washer, 2 electric water
heaters, all donated by local deal
ers.
There will also be many smaller
prizes. For the children there will
be 2 record players, 2 radios, and
4 pop corn poppers. Ip addition
all children will receive free tee
cream and see Walt Disney car
toons. |
The annual meeting is to give1
every member an opportunity to
voice his opinion in the affairs of
his cooperative.
Fatal Shooting* Case
Is Being Reopened
J. D. Cook Is
Possessor Of
Gfclf Trophy
J. D. COOK
J. 0. Cook, Boone, wu the pos
sessor of the Championship Second
Flight Golf Trophy after winning
the Labor Day event at West Jeff
erson last week. He ended up
with a score of 72, four above par
to win over Banner Powers of
West Jefferson who shot an 84.
The West Jefferson Golf Club
course is a nine-hole course and
Cook shot eighteen boles in the
match to win the trophy. He tallied
three birdies and nine pars to
win.
The tournament had 24 golfers
'entered in three flights, Mr. Cook
said, several of whom were from
Boone.
Mr. Cook was accompanied by
Wade E. Brown, president of Boone
Developments, Inc., as he made
the rounds displaying his trophy.
Mr. Brown, whose organization is
building the Boone g*U course,
just off the Blowing Rock highway,
^aid the local course has been
sown with grass and the course
is nearing completion. He expects
it' to be opened for play about
June 1 o/ nut year, with favorable
weather conditions.
Adequate forage and grain are
keys to (uccesaful livestock pro
duction
The case involving the death of
Harold Watson, 31-year-old Boone
used car dealer, was reopened last
week when B. H. Watson, father
of the slain min, secured a new
warrant against Bynum Norris.
The warrant was issued by Magis
trate Honda Coffey.
Watson was shot with a .32 cali
ber revolver last June 20 by Nor
ris, 63, at the Norris home in the
Heat Camp section of Watauga
County.
A corner's Jury subsequently
acquitted Norris by a verdict of
justifiable homicide.
A hearing was scheduled for
Saturday, September 6, before
Magistrate Coffey, but has been
continued to October 4, on motion
of the defendant, Norris. By
agreement, the case will be heard
before Magistrate Dave Hodges,
due to the fact that Coffey ex
pects to be out of town on that
date.
Evidence presented at the in
quest, June 21, indicated that
Norris and Watson went to the
Norris home on June 20 and be
came engaged in an altercation
while eating lunch with Mrs. Nor
ris and an 18-year-old daughter
present.
Mrs. Norris testified that after
Mr. Norris locked .himself in a
bedroom to get away from Watson,
he (Watson) went, out on the
porch and threatened to "go back
in there and kill him.'' Mean
while, Norris had secured the re
volver frort the bedroom, and shot
Watson three times as he turned
to re-enter the house, Mr. and
Mrs. Norris said.
Information concerning any
new evidence in the case was un
available.
Izvestia says U. S. spurs ten
sion in Far East.
WATA,UGA VISITORS.? Foreign students, enrolled at the Univeriity of North Carolina School of Public
Health, visited the county health center last week. They are, kneeling, left to r\ght: Dr. Ningsanonda, Mr
Boedidarmo, Mr. Mitwally, Dr. Herlinger; middle row: Dr. Kartari, Dr. Mary Michal, hostess to the group
while in Watauga, Miu Hackett, Miss Menendez, Miss Santibanez, Mrs. Rodpotong. Miss BautisU; back
row: Mrs. Charles Dolan, director of the group, Dr. Of, Mr. Perez, Miss Mendel, pr. Meekanqwal, and
Dr. Jamuar. (Story on page 1, second section). ? Staff photo by Joe Minor.
Watauga United Fund Adopts
1959 Budget Of $15,498.50
The Watauga United Fund
adopted a 1999 budget of $19,496.
90 at a meeting of the board of
directors held Monday night.
Dates for the fund drive, annu
ally held in October since United
was organized locally in 1996 to
Combine many ? organized chari
ties into one campaign, was sche
duled to be set Wednesday at a
meeting of the Campaign Commit
tee, headed by Leo Derrick, chair
man.
The budget, prepared and sub
mitted by the Admissions and
Budget Committee, headed by
Grady lioretz, Jr., was approved
as follows:
State Package (various medical
and welfare agencies), $1,402.99;
Girl Scouts, $390; Empty Stock
ing Fund, $400; Agricultural
Workers Council, $300; Boy
Scouts of?America, $2,363.60; 4-H
Clubs, $979; Dread Disease and
Disasters. $2,000; Crippled Chil
dren, $900; American Red Cross,
$2,296; High School Band. $900;
Principal's Fund (for needy chil
dren), $1,000; Teen Canteen, $400;
Mental Health, $1,200; operating
expenses, $704.80; contigent fund,
$704.49.
It was pointed out that more
than 90 per cent of the budget
(all except the so-called State
Package) will be used in Watauga
County.
Officers of the Watauga United
Fund organization are: President,
Dr. L. H. Owsley; vice presidents,
W. Guy Angall and Wad* K.
.Brown, secretary, Mrs. Howard
Carlson; treasurer, John H. Tho
mas; legal adviser, Wade E.
Brown.
Committee chairmen in addition
to those name^l above: Public
speaking, James Stone; nominat
ing, Fred Gragg; publicity, Mr*.
L. H. Owsley and Francis Cook;
social planning. Dr. G. K. Moose
and Rev E. F. Troutman.
Homecoming At AHS
To Be Held Friday
Homecoming at Appalachian
High School ha* been set for Fri
day, September 12, according to
an announcement from the Stu
dent Council. Since the remaining
home games are to be played late
in October, Homecoming was sche
duled early this year.
Festivities will begin at 2:30 p.
m. on Friday, when the Appala
chian High School band will ap
pear in the Homecoming parade.
Homeroom floats w^l follow the
band the cheerleaders in the par
ade>
At 6:19 p. m. the cheerleaders
will stage a pep rally and bonfire
on the football practice field.
The Appalachian High Blue
Devils will meet the Beaver Creek
Beavers In the Homecoming game
at 7:00 p. m. Half-time ceremon
ies by the hand will pay tribute
to the Homecoming Queen, to be
elected by the student body this
week.
After the game on Friday night,
the Student Council will sponsor
an informal dance for students,
faculty, and alumni in the high
school gymnasium. Ticket* will be
on sale at the door for the dance.
which is to be held from 10:00 to
12:00 p. m. One feature of the
dance will be the crowning of .the
Homecoming King and Queen.
Alumni of Appalachian High
School are invited to attend all
Homecoming events.
Jaycees Will
Sell Cokes To
Benefit Patrol
The Boone Junior Chamber of
Commerce will stage a door to
door sale of Coca Cola Monday
evening, September 19th, in or
der to raise funds to buy uniforms
for the Boone Elementary School
Safety Patrol.
According to Jaycee president
W. R. Winkler, Jr. Cokes will be
sold at regular prices. Also, Pres
ident Winkler states that the
Cokes you buy will provide the
uniform* for the Safety Patrol
that might save the life of your
child.
U. S. and Japanese aide* confer
on defense.
FIRST PARADE.? Appalachian High School's band. "Boone's Ambassadors," were seen Friday in the first
parade of the school year. The parade preceeded the football game with Ashe Central high school. Also
la the parade vara the cheerleader* aad majorettes, ?fluff photo by Joe Minor.
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EVERETTE HORTON
Horton Boy Is
On Championship
Team In Virginia
Oceot, Virginia. ? Everett* Hor
ton; age elevea, ton of Mr. and
Mn Robert C. Morton of Oceana,
Virginia, former Watauga real
dents, went all the way aa catcher
to help hia team win the Virginia
State championahip.
Beaidea their being champion*
of Virginia, they are championa
of twelve other southern states.
Alabama won over them to go in
to the Ma]or Little League World
Series where the championahip
was taken by Mexico for the sec
ond straight year.
The Virginia team has won
beautiful trophies and each play
er received both State and South
ern Regional pins. Their two
trophies. State and Southern Reg
ional, are kept on diaplay at their
manager's restaurant.
Everette waa the only catcher
used in all play-off games. Hia last
game waa caught with a badly in
jured foot. He is also catcher for
his regular team, the "Rosewood
Bears", as well at being choaen
captain by hi* teammates and
managers.
Piedmont Airlines flew the tram
to Louisville. Kentucky for their
final game. They alao flew them
on tbair return trip.
gjknd Proposal Loses
By Narrow Majority
A $180,000 bond issue to finance
the construction of ? swimming !
pool, community center, and other |
recreational facilities on the city- j
owned Horn in the West property
was defeated by . Boone voters in
a special election held Tuesday.
A total of 577 valid votes was
cast, with 274 voting for the is
suance of the bonds (Proposition
No. 1), and 303 against, a margin
of 20 votes against issuance of
the bonds. <
On Proposition No. 2, providing
for the levy of "an annual tax of
not less than three cents nor more
than ten cents on each one hund
red dollars of assessed valuation
of the taxable property within
uid Town for providing, conduct
ing, and maintaining a luperviaed
recreation system," the vote was
290 for, and 301 against, a mar
gin of SI vote* against the tax
levy.
088 ballot* were marked, but 11
had to be thrown out because they
were defaced or otherwise im
properly marked.
The fact that some veters split
their ballots, voting "yes" on
Proposition No. 1, and "no" o)n
Proposition No. 2, would seem to
indicate that these voters either
did not fully understand the in
terdependence of the two pro
positions, or pimply were la favor
of the project as loaf as it did not
involve a tax levy.
Voting was fairly brisk all day,
as more than half of a total regis
tration of about BOO voted, with'
peak periods being early in the
morning, during the noon hour,
and between 5:30 and 6:30 p. m.
The polls were open from 6:30 a.
m. to 6:30 p. m.
About 140 new registrations
were recorded prior to the special
election. City residents whose
names were already on the .books
were not required to register
anew.
ASC Elections To
Be Held Oct. 2nd
Nominees For
Committees
Given Out
It has been determined that the
Watauga County ASC community
committee election will be held
in the 10 ASC communities, Oct
ober 2.
At thi* election a chairman,
vice-chairman, member and two
alternates will be elected. The
person elected chairman will be
delegate and the person elected
vice-ehairman will be alternate
delegate to the county convention
for electing the county ASC com
mittee on Otcober 21.
Following are the polling place*
and list of 10 nominee* named by
the community election board*:
Beaver Dam: Donley Haga
man's Store ? Howard Cable. Buj
ter Diihman. Jake Eggers, C. C.
Johnson, Lewi* Norn*; Linville
Norris, Clay PhilUp*, Asa L.
Reese. Sr., Paul Teiter and Dean
Wilson.
Brushy Fork: Vilas Service Sta
tion ? Fred Blair, Coy Billingi, C.
A. Clay, Willie Cole, Howard
Dancy, James Greer, Tom Hayes,
B. F. Hodges, Joe McNeil and
Don Thompson.
Cove Creek: Jame* B. Mast's
Store ? Cicero Greer, Ford Hen
sort, Jack Henson, Max Miller,
John Sherwood, Otto Thomas,
Howard Vannoy, Lester Warren,
M. L. Warren and Joe Wilson.
Laurel Creek: V. D. Ward's
Store ? Frank Cable, Charles
Glenn, Ned Glenn, Gradon Haga
man, Arnold Presnell, Ira Pres
nell. Bill Rominger, Gene Smith,
Leonard Ward, and Luther Ward.
Meat Camp: Davis' Furniture
Store ? Billy Byers, Wade Claw
son, Walter Davis, James Lewis,
H. C. Moretz, Wade Norris, Wil
lard Norris, Woodrow Starnes,
Paul Stephens and Worth Wine
barger.
New River: Baiil Smith's Store
? Colli! Austin, Stewart Barnes,
Fred Baumann, Kenneth Brown,
R. ; V. Brown, Jr., Dwight Critch
er, R. W. Harmon, Clint NorrU,
Orrin Sherrill and Roby Vandyke.
North Fork: Ellers Store
Fred Johnson, Willie Laing, Dave
Main, Claud May, Ralph May,
Loyd Miller, Howard Thomas,
Jack Wallace, Archie Wilson and
C. R. Wilson.
Shawneehaw: Story's Store
Will Byrd, Howell Cook, Jack Eg
gors, Victor Farthing, Don Oliver,
Hoyle Shook, W. H. Smith, Ira
Townsend, William Townsend and
Ed Yates.
Stony Fork: Deep Gap P. 0.?
Joe Coffey, Sr., V. C. Co*. W. B.
Day. Thomas Fairchild. Edgar
Hardin. Clark Miller. Dick Rhym
er, Charlie Simmons, Arthur
Wheeler, Charlie feeler.
WaUuga:. Howard W. Masts
Store ? Shulla Aldridge. Clint
Baird, George Byrd, Ray Clark,
Arlie B. Hodgea. Dave Minton.
Basil Shore*, Jeff Shook, Frank
Taylor, and J. K Yates
Any name may be added to the
list of nominees for any com
munity upon a petition to the
community election board signed
by ten eligible voters in that com
munity before Scptcnbcr 18.
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Ninety To Be Tried
At Fall Court Term
The September criminal term
of Watauga Superior Court will
convene Monday September 22,
with Judge Hugh B. Campbell, of
Charlotte, presiding.
Clerk of Uje Court A. E. South
iayi that there are about ninety
caae* to be tried, none involving
felonious crime*. Drunk driving,
?peedinc, and larceny compote
most of the docket, be MhL
Following are the names of
those who have been chose* for
Jury duty for the one- week term:
Bald Mountain: John T. Trivett,
John Myland.
Beaver Dam: Davis A. Greene,
Linville Eggers, Jim Adams, Arlie
Harmon.
Blowing Rock: L. C. Harris,
Clayton Hayes, Clarence Greene.
I v Blue Ridge: Hammond Hamp
ton, Fred B rids haw. Marion Cof
fey.
Boone: George McKaraher, M.
R. Maddux, Finis T. Wagoner.
Brushy Fork: Patil Hayes, Clint
Mast, George C. Townsend.
Cove Creek: Hariey L. Perry,
Frank L. Brown, Ralph J. Greene.
Elk: Will Cox.
Laurel Creek: John Harmon, B.
F. Cole, Wilbur Rominger.
Meat Camp: Ear! Miller, Hern
ando Coffey, Fred Greene, Tho
mas G. Miller.
New River: Charlie Dougherty,
S. J. Barnes, Howard Broekshire.
North F6rk: BUI Wallace.
Shawnee haw: Henry Tetter,
Fred Welch, Lee Ward.
Stony Fork: Bias A. Ham By,
Wade Moretz, Bill Brown, Dwight
Stansberry.
Watauga: Ralph Baird, Ray
Danner, Frank Bentley. '
Henry F. Jones
Dies In Valdese
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Henry Forney Jonea, S3, died
at Valdese General Hoapital, Val
deae, Monday morning. He had
been at the hoapital for two yeari.
Funeral service* were held at
Hopewell Methodist Church in
Catawba Tuesday at S o'clock.
Survivors iflclude the following
ions and daughters: Joe Jones,
Edwin Jones, Valdese;1 Clarence
Jones, Foy Jones, Howard Jones,
Charlotte; Thad Jones of Stanley;
Leonard ones, Catawba; Mrs. R.
H. Harmon, Boone; Mrs. Panay
Reld, Valdese. There are seven
teen grandchildren.
M-Sgt. and Mrs. Carl A. Burnam
of Ft. Bragg visited with Mrs.
Burnam'a father, Mr. W. B. Hod
ges, Mrs. Hodges and other rela
tives over the week end.
Boy Kills Brother
%
In Woods Accident
Civil Defense
Role Will Be
Given At Meet
Watauga County wil hear at
first hand its role in Civil Defense
next Wednesday night, in the first
public meeting in connection with
Civil Defense, according to infor
mation from Dr. R. H. Harmon,
Director of Watauga County's
Civil Defense program.
The meeting is scheduled for
7:00 p. m. In the county court
house, snd features an address
by Col. Whitley of the Raleigh of
fice of Civil Defense. Dr. Harmon
jrges all responsible citizens of
Watauga County to be present for
| this meeting.
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THIS MECHANICAL AGE ,
Dayton, Ohio? No* comes a
machine that listens to what you
say and does what it's told. Tell
it |o multiply, and It multiplies,
just for an example.
The brain, developed by techni
cians from the Air Force and the
Remington-Rand division of Sper
ry-Rand Corporation, can under
stand 30 English verb* and carry
out Uteir orders.
Charles Stewart Wheeler, 15
year-old ion of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les H. Wheeler of Triplett, was
fatally (hot by hii brother, Alden
Wheeler, 17, in an accident while
the two were together in the
wood* last Thursday.
The younger boy was dead on
arrival at Watauga Hospital about
4:30 p. m. The accident occurred
at about 1:30 p. m? but the boyi
were far ap on the aide of a moun
tain, and it took some time to
Sing the wounded boy out He
died while volunteers, summoned
by his brother, were bringing him
down the mountain.
Sheriff E. N. Hodges termed
the shooting an accident and gave
*his account:
Charles stumbled and the barrel
of his rifle fell against Alden's
leg. Ald^n reached down to push
the gun away and his own 32 cali
ber rifle discharged, bitting Char
les in the right chest. The young
er boy lived long enough to tell
rescuers that the shooting was an
accident.
The parents and the brother are
the only immediate survtvors.gU
Funeral services were held at
2 f. m. Saturday, September <J, at
the MountK! Kphriam
Church, conducted by
Rs
the