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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably um the columns of th? Democrat. With its full paid circula tion, intensely covering the local shopping area, it's the best advertising medium available. ? . ucx. 11 ox w oh ? so mi Oct. It 73 47 ?; ' ? ? Oct. 1# M 46 93 72 40 M Oct. ao 68 93 82 J| 98 ft fflj Total rainfall for petted? M of an loch. ? SIXTEEN PAGES? TWO SECTIONS An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Firtt Year of Continuous Publication VOLUME LXXI. ? NO. 17 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER, 23 1958 Balmy Weather Greets Throngs At Homecoming Beautiful ckies and shirt-sleeve weather greeted homecomers as they returned the their alma ma ter and Appalachian State Teach ers College last week end. The activities were almost- perfect, as tbe Mountaineers won their ball game, a beautiful queen was crowned and a near-record dance ended the two-day celebration. The celebration was held tin der quite different circumstances from those of lasf year. Home coming, 1957, held a week later than this year, waa greeted by the season's first snow, which chilled the crowds along the route of the annual parade dur ing the morning and played ha voc to the floats. This year, the queen, her court and all others in the parade were comfortable in the balmy weather. Seven hundred graduates reg istered at Alumni Headquarters in the Elementary School building, according to John Corey, execu tive secretary of the Alumni As Oldest Alumni Present W. 8. Harmon, Beech Creek, oldest ASTC alumni preient, with his wife, at the homecoming proceedings, had many memories of his years at Appalachian. and attended school for three years before beginning his 34 year teaching carer, most of it in Watauga and Avery counties. Mr. Harmon remembered liv ing ia the home of Prof. D. D. Dougherty, co-founder of Appa lachian and father of Barnard Dougherty, comptroller and vice president of the college now, and how Mrs. Dougherty looked after the welfare of the students. He hears the scars of working on the first building of the school. He sawed the ends of several fingers while sawing shingles for the roof, and it was the Professor's wife, he said, who bandaged his hand and cared far him while it was healing. He has followed the growth of Appalachian with Interest, and has been a faithful attendant of the institution's homecomings. sociation. They dated back to the year 1900 when the school was first established as a training school. Many were at the ball game, ac cording to reports, who did not arrive in time to register and at tend the business sessions of the association. The morning sessions of the association was climaxed by a luncheon which was largely at tended. John V. Idol, of North Wilkesboro, presided over the first part of the luncheon, and later turned the gavel over to E. G. Lackey of Winston-Salem, who stepped up from the vice presi dent's post to head the alumni. Miss Jean Carmichael of Smyrna, S. C., succeeded Lackey as vice president, and Mrs. Vegie Cox of Crumpler succeeded Mrs. R. G. Taylor of North Wilkesboro as sec retary-treasurer of the group. A float, sponsored by the Sci ence Club of Appalachian, won first place in the parade com petition. Campus display prize was captured by the Tri-Beta club. Trophies were presented to the two groups as half-time of the football game. The celebration actually got un derway Thursday when the col lege Playcrafters presented a homecoming play, "My Three An gels." The play was repeated Fri day night. A pep rally was staged on cam pus Friday evening. The parade, which included several visiting high school bands, began downtown Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Appalachian High School band. Hickory, Drexel and Marion bands furnished music, along with the college band, for the parade and for pae-game and halftime enter tainment. Nine members of the 1937 unbeaten, unscored on football team were on the field at half time. Another member wag in the dressing room of this year's team, giving instructions on how to win a bail fame. He was head Coach Bob Broome. Still another member, Bill Edwards, sent his regrets at not being able to attend, because he was officiat ing at the Notre Dame-Duke game at South Bend, In<L He is considered one of the top field Judges in the South today. The "old-timer" football - team members present and their coach, were: Coach Kidd Brewer of Ra leigh; Rovie Angel of Statesville; Grip Daugherty of Lake View, S. C.; Jack Ruffing of Greensboro; Earl Hinson of Jacksonville; Hum mie Adams of Greenville, Tenn.; Charley Walters of Shelby; Francis Hoover and Bob Broome of Boone; and Dr. Roy W. Wilson of Char lotte. Honored, along with the 1937 football team, at the luncheon, were the classes of 1932, 1938, and 1948. They had special seating arrange ments, and were among the more than 300 who attended the lunch eon. 1,562 Cars Are Counted Sunday Mr. E. E. Earp, of Vilas, tells the Democrat that last Sunday afternoon, en route home from Whitnel, he counted 1M2 ears which he met from that point to Danner's Siding, a distance of about 35 miles. 1937 FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED at Homecoming. ? Left to right, front row, they are: Rovie Angel, Grip Dougherty, Jack Ruffin, Earl Henson; back row: Hummie Adams, Charley Walters, Francis Hoover, Dr. Roy Wilson, and coach Kidd Brewer. ? Staff photo by Joe C. Minor. V Boone, B. Rock Area Draws Thousands For F all Spectacular Saturday Last Day To Register For Nov. Vote Saturday, October 25th, is the last day to register to vote in the election of November 4, it is pointed out by J. D. Wine barger, chairman of the Wa tauga County Board of Elec tions. Saturday, November 1, will be observed as challenge day. Archie Mode Dies In Crash Wenfred Archie Mode, former resident of Sugar Grove, Watauga county, w?s one of three United States sailors killed in an automo bile accident in Puerto Rico Oct ober 8. He was 24 years old. Details of the fatal crash are unavailable. Mr. Mode had served five years in the Navy. Funeral services were held in Charlotte October 15, and inter ment was in Oaklawn cemetery. He is survived by the widow and one son, Winfred Archie, Jr.; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mode, Sugar Grove; three sisters and two half sisters: Mrs. Irene Church, Newport News, Va.; Mrs. Frankie Hendrix, Valdese; Mrs. Georgia Lenher, of Scotland; Mrs. Betty Joe Greer, Mrs. Margie Lee Phillips, Deep Gap; two half bro thers, Clarence and Larry Hicks, Sugar Grove; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dotson, Sugar Grove. "The rushingest week end of the season," was the comment of one Boone motel operator when asked to comment on the heavy traffic in the mountains over the past week end. Several lodging places were filled by noon Saturday, according to reports, and many private homes were called on to help care for in influx of visitors who came to see the Colorama parade and other events in this area. A report from Blowing Rock said that two thousand traveler* spent the week end there, and that more than 15, MO people passed through the resort. Three thousand people rode Tweetsie Sunday, according to fig ures given by Grover Bobbins, own er. No figure was available as to how many people visited Grand father Mountain, but it was be lieved to have been the most since the place has been developed as a tourist attraction. Lines of cars were halted at intervals as they ascended the mountain by parking attendants to wait until parking space became available at the top. Picnickers were seen at many of the tables along the climb. At least one eating place In Boone was forced to close Sun day when it ran out of food. ?Lines of people, waiting to be served, were observed at other eating establishments. Many places put on extra help to care for the visitors. The greater part of the influx of traffic, of course, was probably due to the Colorama parade which was on in the mountains. The peak of Colorama had been advertised to be over the week end, and even though -rain late Saturday after ( Continued on page six) Gates Linney Riles Are Held Virgil Gates Linney of Route 1, Hiddenite, died Saturday at a Winston-Salem Hospital, from in juries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held ft 3 o'clock Monday at Linney's Grove Baptist Church in Alexander coun ty and burial was in that neigh borhood. Mr. Linney was a cousin of Kenneth Linney and Mrs. Paul A. Coffey of Boone, and resided -here many years ago, where he attend ed College. Surviviors: wife, Mrs. Juanita Linney; sons, Mitchell Linney, of Huntsville, Ala., Hayes Linney of Hickory, Frank Linney of Rich mond, Va., Baxter Linney of the home; daughter, Mrs. D. W. Pat terson of Alexander County, Miss Martha Linney of Mars Hill; moth er, yrs Isaac Linney. Funeral Held For Lon Norris Lon Norris, 29, former Wata uga county resident, died Septem ber 22 in the Ohio Hospital, Cleve land, Ohio. Funeral services were held at the Vodrozko Funeral home in Cleveland September 26, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Starm was in charge of the rites and burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. Survivors are the widow, the father and mother, Bynum and Sarah Norris of Boone; seven sis ters and three brothers: Bertha, Verna, Millie, Reda, Betty, Ronda, Frank of Cleveland, Ohio; Grace, Patsy, J. B. of Boone. , ? Historical Group Re-Elects Greer Bridges Says Horn In West Good For Area Dr. I. G. Greer of Chapel Hill was re-elected president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association at the annual fall din ner meeting held Monday night at ] the Daniel Boone Hotel. James P. Marsh was re-elected executive vice-president, J. V. Caudill was named second vice president, G. C. Greene. Jr., was re-elected treasurer, and V. G. Rollins was chosen as secretary. Principal speaker of the even ing was the Hon. Henry L. Brid ges, auditor of the State of North Carolina, introduced by Boone at torney, Wade E. Brown, the as sociation's legal adviser, who re ferred to the state auditor as "a friend of Watauga County." Mr. Bridges said the outdoor drama, Horn in the West, produc ed by the association, "is one of the best ways of telling people what you have in this area." He added that he has recommended to Governor Hodges that the state allocate $10,000 to the drama for an operating deficit in the 1988 season of the play. Thfc speaker said the state is doing much tb publicize' the moun tain section of North Carolina, and the Tar Heel state ranks sec ond only to Florida in money spent for advertising. He prophesied that Boone will one day be the "hub" of this en tire section with respect to the tourist trade. "Boone bas ? great future," the auditor concluded, "provide yourselves with the (Continued on page six) Bargain Days Proclaimed It'i bargain time in Boone Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of thii week as community merch ants stage a city-wide "Boone Greater Bargain Days" sales pro motion prior to the opening of the tobacco market and Christmas shopping season. Sponsored by the Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the big sales event fea tures specially-priced merchandise in all categories. The committee has urged that* participating stores offer real sav ings in seasonable merchandise, said R. D. Hodges, Jr., chairman, and a check of the advertising in this issue of the Democrat would indicate that shoppers are assur ed of bargains galore this week end wherever the red and yellow "Boone Greater Bargain Days" signs are displayed. DANIEL BOONE'S RIFLE, pictured above with a sketch of the frontiersman, will register the influx of caih and pledget received In the Watauga United Fund campaign, scheduled to end on Saturday. The sign, which has been erected in front of the poet office, was designed by Dr. L. H. Owsley, president of Watauga United, to promote interest in the campaign. ? United Fund Gives Receipts At $3,951 The Watauga United Fund had received 13,861.63 in caih and pledget at the lateit tabulation Iaat Friday night, aaid Leo Der rick and Herman Anderson, co chairmen of the campaign com mittee. Thia represents approximately one-fourth of thia year's budget of $15,496.00. The campaign got Underway on Monday, October 13, and is sche duled to continue through Satur day, October 29. Mr. Derrick Hid some of the areas of solicitation were late in getting their organizations set up, and many areas and groups from which the heaviest pledges are ex pected have not yet made any re port He said he expects the next tabulation date of Thursday, October 23, to show a sizeable Jump in pledges. Watauga United, which was in augurated here in 1956 with a budget of about $8,000, fSlf^year combines a total of 22 local, state, and national agencies for which separate fund drives had formerly been held. More than 90 per cent of the total budget will be used in Watauga County, it has been pointed out. "Give Once Fpr AH" is the United Fund slogan. Officers of the organization are Dr. L. H. Owsley, president; W. Guy Angell and Wade E. Brown, vice presidents; Mrs. Howard Carlson, secretary; and John H. Thomas, treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Colon Nifong, De borah and Jeffery and Jimmy Mast of Winston-Salem spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Mast. They all at tended the Homecoming and ball game Saturday at A. S. T. C. AT THE GAME.? Appalachian Slate Teacher* College Homecoming activities featured the football game between the Mountaineers and Catawba Indians. The stands were full of students, former students, townspeople, and visitors. First picture shows little Miss Sharon Edmisten, three-year-old daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. Joe Edmisten nf ? ? ' Boone, working for her admission to the game it halftime. Coach R. W. (Hod) Watkins said around 230 hulla-hoopcrs came to the game and were admitted free for their part in the half-time (how They circled the entire playing field around the combined band* and hullaed to the tunc of "Shake, Battle, and Boll." Sharon, the unaltert of the hulla-hoopers, gave an encore performance for the alumni. Wanda Lowman, daughter of the Rev. and Mra. E. H. Unman, lita with her grandmother. Mra. C. H. Drum of Catawba, at Mra. Drum watchea her first "live" football game Mrt Drum is 80 years old and baton* and watchea tv. football games regularly, but this ? T^7 ' ?? ' was her first time In the standi. Is the last picture, taken by Verlin Coffey, Tommy Wilson, quarterback for the Mountaineers, tucks the ball away just before going over for the oaly touchdown of the came. The touchdown and only score waa made ia the third quarter o t the I ' & i ? i - - U 'llf ;; ; jwS I . nw at f 1 -M ?? te.aj mti
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