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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the column! of the Democrat. With its full paid ciicuia Hm 4L. a i An Independent Weekly IS'etvspnper Seventy-First Year of Continuous BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 25, BOONE'S NEW GOLF COURSE Constructed ? IMS ? and Owned By BOONE DEVELOPMENTS, INC. IS Hole Championship Golf Coarse Scheduled Opening, Early Summer, 1959 ? CARD? Hole Ydi. Par Hole Yds Par 1 an 4 10 W 1 2 550 5 11 178 3 3 160 3 12 343 4 4 33r7 4 13 412 4 5 405 4 14 395 4 6 481 5 15 320 4 7 368 4 16 185 3 8 207 3 17 432 4 0 370 4 18 400 4 Out 3270 36 In 3232 33 TOTAL YARDS: 6502 PAR: 71 Mysterious Origin Of Pipe In Tree Is Sought A length of plastic pipe of mysterious origin, was found Sun day morning by Max Brown in the crotch of a 20-foot tree near his home just off Hodges Gap road. The pipe was about 70 feet ia length and was two inches in di ameter. Mr. Brown notified the sheriffs department, but investigation fail ed to reveal the origin. However, Mr. Brown and the sheriff theorized the pipe may have fallen or was thrown from an air craft. Air activity over the area was comparatively heavy over the week end, and the length and bulk of the pipe seemed to discredit the talk of some that pranksters may have placed it there. Marks about the pipe seemed to bear out this theory as one end of the pipe had apparently scooped out a groove about an inch deep and 10-18 inches long as it fell. If this is correct, the aircraft prob ably was traveling ia a southwest ern direction and had just passed over the business district of Boone. There were do marks or broken brush about the tree to indicate that anyone had placed it there. The point of impact (or at least the place the pipe was in contact with the tree) was snagged, appar ently from the force of landing. One limb of the tree was broken where it hit Mr. Brown and Guy Shirley re trieved the pope, which was mark ed at intervals with the wording: 2" PermaSTD 82PS1" No other markings were on the pipe to indi cate where it came from. Sheriff Ernest M. Hodges said Monday he had made an attempt to contact an Air Force baae to check on the theory, but so far had been un successful. No one had reported any stolen pipe, and the cost of a piece of pipe the length of that found would scam to further rule out a prank ster's trick, Mr. Brown thought. No gasoline odor was detected in the pipe, but it may have been part of a plane refueling hose. HODGES LYONS Winkler lluee Boom students are among the thirty-one from Appalachian a i Aachen College who have been accepted (or recognition in the W edition of -Who'* Who Among Student* in American Colleges and Universities." Betty Ruth Hodges, an English major. 1a president of FT A, and ? member of Chi Lambda Chi. Bill Lyons is a physical education and aocial studies major, and is a member of Chi Lambda Chi. He Is treasurer of the senior class, and president of Ft Gamma Mu. Barbara Winkler, a Junior, I* majoring in primary education. She is a member at ACE and tbe Vernician Society. Shy has been on the Hay C?at and tteCfarttlu* Court. r' * ^*t * ' . jfi" IE'.' - T Dr. Huddle Dies Of Heart Attack In Fla. Appalachian State Teacher* col- 1 lege received word on Wedneiday of the death of Dr. H. B. Huddle. | head of the college's department ' of chemistry, which occurred in Coral Gablea, Florida, on Wednes day morning. Death was the result of a sudden and unexpected heart attack. This was Dr. Huddle's first year at Appalachian. He taught in the 1998 summer session, and was elected to the position of professor and. head of the department of chemistry beginning in September. Dr. Huddle was bora in Texas, but lived much of his early life in Illinois. He held the B. S. de gree from Georgetown University in Kentucky, the M. S. from the University of Illinois, and the Ph. D. from the University of Chicago. He had held a number of college teaching positions, and at one time had been analytical chemist for the North American Rayon Corpo ration in Eliza bethton, Tennessee. For a number of years he was head of the department of physical sciences at East Tennessee State College. In 1096-S7 he waa on leave from his position at Miami University in Coral Gables, Fla., to become professor and lecturer at the East St. Imiis Residence Center of Southern Illinois Uni versity ia' Cast St. Louis, Illinois. It was from this positk* that Dr. Huddle came to Appalachian. Dr. Huddle was the author of many books, pamphlets and articles ia his field. He a member of a number o I professional organiza tions. and ww listed ia American Men at telenet, and to Chemical Who's Who. Dr. Huddle ?u an active mem ber of the Baptist Church. He is survived by Mrs. Huddle and four grown children. According to information receiv DR. H B. HUDDLE ed at Appalachian State Teacfce n college in a telephone call Wednes day from Mr*. Huddle, arrange ments (or the funeral were still incomplete. The servleea are to be held during the Utter put of the week at the Baptiat Church in Cecal Gables, and the body will be taken to the former home In Illi nois for burial Dr. W. H. Plemmona, the presi dent of the collet*, who rewired the word of Dr. Huddle's death. Mid that nothing has been done to OH the vae?nev ???? I J' >. ?? " '?? ' " " WW. -?': # ' CHERISHED DREAM FULFILLED Boone's New Golf Course Big Civic News Of Year Facility To Be Opened First Of June By LEO DERRICK When the Boone Golf Course open* to the public next lummer it will be the fulfillment of a long and cherished dream by many townspeople. The dream dates back to 1M0 and, allowing for a normal spring, the projected opening around early June will bring to an end 18 year* of futility and frustrating incidents that have accompanied local efforts to attain a course. It took i world war to interrupt plans back in the lMffs and fail ure to come to terms on aereral properties has deterred work since. But Boone has ita course now and nothing can stop it It is a beautiful layout situated less than 2 miles Southeast of town and the playing portion of the overall development occupies WO ?cres. of. the moat level land ia Western North Carolina. The II holes are stretched over 8902 yards and it is designated a championship, par 71 course. Three sets of tees, one each for the "scratch" golfer, the BO-ihoot er, and the ladles, afforda ap propriate length for all. Ellis Maples, golf architect in charge of construction, said, "We will have the finest greens any where due to the fact that we have a select strain of bent grass for putting surface." It will be unusual in two re spects. Greens of the highly desir able bent grass variety are a (Continued on page eight) Officers Named By Blowing Rock Commerce Group In ? mail ballot completed Dev ember IS, the member* of the Blowing Bock Chamber of Com merce elected the following Board of Director* to *erve for the cal endar year IBM: R. B. Hardin, J. R. Jones. E. Wade Kluttz, BUI Lentz, Elie Mattar, G. Sidney Piekard, T W. Rainey, Lloyd M. Rath, Lloyd S. Bobbin*, Spencer Bobbin*, and Rathmell E. Wil*on. Robt Jackson Dies On Tuesday We*t Jefferson ? Bobert Bran son Jackson, 71, of We*t Jeffer son died at 7.J0 p. m. last Tuesday at Ashe llemorial Hospital. He had been ill for some time. He was born Oct 7, 1887, in Watauga County, son of Mr. and Mr*. Jesse Jackson. Mr. Jackson was employed by Taylor Brothers Tobacco Co. of Winston-Salem for 20 year* be fore retiring in IMS. He was a former member of the Ashe County Board of Educa tion and a former West Jefferson alderman. Surviving are bis wife, Mrs. Rosa Brown Jackson; two sons, Gilbert and Carl Jackson of West Jefferson; five brothers. George and Jim Jackson of Coeburn, Va., Krank and Tom Jackson of Boone and Rom Jackson at Tampa. Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. Nannie Greer of Zionvillc. ' Funeral service* were conduct ed at 2 p. m. Thursday at West Jefferson Methodist Church by the Rev. Charles A. Rhine hart and the Rev. Walter Whittington. Bur ial was in the West Jefferson QtTEKN, KING ? Su*ie Sutherland, left, and feck Wlakfcr pot* with the Mttwinan after beta* crowned , I and King of the Chrntmu Dance by fellow ' itudefiffOf ^bfclachian High School recently " Mark Hodges Is Improving From Injuries Mark Hodge*, 21, ion of Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Hodges of Boone, and a itudent at Wake Forest Col lege, Winston-Salem, was critical ly injured early Thursday morn ing when the automobile in which he and another student were rid ing skidded on the ice, ran off the road and bit a tree in the 2000 block of Reynolda Road in Win ston-Salem. Mr. Hodges suffered head and chest injuries. Monday his condi tion was reported as improved. He had intermittently regained con sciousness, and operations were being arranged on broken nose and cheek bone. Members of the family were highly hopeful for his re covery at that time. James A. Knight, 21, of Guilford County, was in good condition. He suffered facial lacerations and posaibly fractured ribs. He was the pasaenger in the car. Stores To Be , Open Tonight, Wednesday Many Boone store*, following a recommendation by the Chamber of Commerce, have announced that they will remain open Tuesday, and Wednesday nights for the convenience of Christmas shop per* who And it inconvenient to shop during the day. A majority of the business plac es will be closed Christmas Day, and Friday, December 26, in ob servance of the Christmas holi days, said R. D. Hodges, Jr.. chair man of the Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The Northwestern Bank will al so be closed the 20th aad 20th. The post office will observe a holiday schedule Christ uu? Day, with the window* remaining dos ed and no city deliveries made, said Acting Postmaster Lyle Cook. He added, however, that aU mall will be rceehred and dispatched aa usual, and late srrivia* Christmas package* will be delivered, u*' (Continued on pags eight) S Will Get March of Dimes Aid The "Throe Face* of Crippling," for which 1959 March of Dime* is railing fund*, are personified by (1. to r.) Jeffery Reil, 10, recovering from birth defect, Lois Telepak. 13, arthritis victim, 'and Begin* Vac caro, S, polio aufferer, *een in front of 1969 March of Dime* cam paign poster. Thousand* of other afflicted youngsters will be helped "toward greater victories" by contribution* to this year'* new expanded program of the March of Dimes. Committees Are Named ?k > ?<" 4 2Lj For March Dimes Effort Chairmen of key committee* (6r the 1999 March of Dimes were named today by Mr*. John Houck and lira. Joe Worth, county cam paign director*. The expanded drive will be !pld here Jan. Ml. The campaign director aaid chairmen and volunteer com mittee* face a new challenge this year. Not only moat polio aid be continued, bat support must be provided (or ? greatly expended health progntm launched by the National Foundation. The campaign director describ ed the new program as a flexible one that can move In any direction its research findings indicate. The organization's experience in the past lus shown this to to tba aw , eft way to encourage scientific breakthroughs,* he Mid. Initially, however, the attack will be focused oa polio, virus diseases, arthritis and birth de fects. Patient aid will be offered to victims of arthritis aad con genital malformations of the tral nervous B IS. Polio i before for all patients n help < p "Arthritis and birth defects are W major health problems in our country." the camoaielu* director said "At least 11,00,0)0 an af fected by arthritis and rtieumat-S' ism, the nation's number one cris pier, while " "1 (Continued on ] "?uiwi inauuua ui mc WVO' rous system throufh aid will be earried on aa U. nil n.iU.4. t:
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