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w Wjm & 1 . . Seventy-Fir $t Year of Continuous Publication An Independent Weekly IVi BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1957 Figure Is Topped By Over $900,000 Watauga County's eatimated gross farm income reached an all time high in IMS, according to figures released by the oounty ag ricultural agents' office this week. The income ran to $4,182,150, an increase of almost $800,000 over the estimated 1097 gross farm in come Doubling the broiler sale* con tributed most to the increased in some, but better prices for tobacco, cattle, and more eggs added to the total, according to the annual sum awry prepared by the agricultural workers. Vegetable sales decreased by one third to cast the most discour agine shadow on the 1098 farm income picture. Wool prices and known tales ot forest products also declined slightly. , The complete summary follows: A million dollar tobacco crop plus $390,000 for vegetables and potatoes, $129,000 for fruits and miscellaneous crop sales of $12, 800 gives a total crop sale of $1, 487,80. Cattle sales amounted to $480, 000; sheep and wool sales of $78, 000, swine and pork aales of $29, 000, and dairy products sales of $100,000, brings the sale of live stock and livestock products to a total of $839,000. Broiler sales of $1,430,000, egg sales of $300,000, fowl sales of $48,000, and turkey sales of $1,680 brings the sale of poultry and poultry products to $1,776,880. Add to these sales the estimated $68,000 for sale of forest products and we have the total of $4,182,180 for estimated gross farm sales for 1088. The estimated gross farm sale* for 1MT amounted to $$,$33,808, with $1,480,902 coming from sale of crops, $780,249 from sale of livestock and livestock products, $1,048,042 from sale of poultry and poultry products, $68,000 from sale of forestry products and $0, 270 from other sales. Some interesting accomplish ments during 1088 were rapid ex pansion of broiler production, in crease of commercial egg flocks, increase in interest in quality live stock, continued activity in Rural Development program, and more interest in community organiza tion. rouury was tne las test growing farm enterprise in Watauga Coun ty during 1MB. Commercial egg production increased from approx imately 12,000 birds to approxi mately 23,000 birds. This does not take into consideration the flocks maintained for home supply. Broil ers enjoyed even a larger expan sion. Broilers increased from ap proximately 1,900,000 bird capa city per year to 2^80,000 bird ca pacity per year. The market structure was en hanced by the organization of an association for the marketing of commercial eggs. ThW is adding, stimulus to commercial egg pro duction. The 4-H Pullet Chain was again successful in the county. The pal lets sold from each member's flock for the purpose of buying chicks for another year, brought a record price. The 4-H poultry program is showing results other than train ing for the 4-H members in the sense that expansion on a com mercial basis has been a direct result in some instances. The Watauga Cooperative Breed ing Association bred 56 more cows artificially in IBM than in 1M7 Baraett Motor Company provid ed ? truck for use of the techni cian for the Artificial Breeding Association. Milk producers selling to Ca tawba Dairy Cooperative switched to bulk tanks and tanker pickup this year. Yadkin Valley Dairy Cooperative secured a local wholesale distribu ter for their bottled milk la Wa tauga County. Two new Grade A dairies were set up in the county this year. Three heifers were sold in the Preven Sire Bred Heifer sale at Enka. A strawberry variety test was harvested at Mrs. Esther Watson's at Deep Gap, with yields on a per acre basis of MOO gallons. Strawberries proved to be a very profitable crop in 1S06 for (Continued on page 3, 2nd see.) Walls of wing on East Hall at College go up, as Appalachian's building program continues. March Dimes Kickoff Held The March of Dimes kick-off (upper wai held at the Daniel Boone Hotel Friday evening at 7:00 o'clock. The Rev. E. F. Troutman gave the invcoation, Mr. John Yatei, state representative, was the prin cipal speaker and Dr. H. M. Wil son was a special guest. Mr. Leland Cooper of Appalachian State Teachers College showed a film entitled "The Challenge," which dealt with the problems of polio, arthritis, birth defects and virus diseases. Dr. Gene Reece, Watauga Coun ty director, Mrs. John Houck, and Mrs. Joe Worth, county co-chair men, arranged the meeting, knd 23 committee chairmen were present. Mercury Dips To 3 Below The coldest weather of the sea son hit Boone Sunday night, when the mercury took a dip to minus three. The cold continued during the day, with the thermometer never going any higher than 18 on Monday. High winds accompanied the cold, causing the weather to feel even more severe and uncomfort able. Low temperatures this time of year are not unusual, and last year on the same date the ther mometer read 3 degrees above xero. Monday night, which had been predicted by some to be even colder, failed to reach even the xero mark in Boone, as the cold continued. A low of 4 above zero was recorded for the preceding 24-hour period. During the night the winds let up some, making the weather somewhat tolerable. During the day Tuesday, the sun shined most of the time, and the temperature was expected to reach the high twenties during the afternoon. City Building Brisk During The Year '58 Building was brisk in Boone during the past year, according to Building Inspector Howard Cot trell, who issued permits (or con struction of 23 new home* in the city limits, two new store build ings, one new church and a major addition to another. Permits for the new homes to taled $236,000.00. The new busi ness building permits called for expenditure of $49,000.00, and the church work was valued at $88, 000.00. In addition, permits totaling $7,900.00 were issued for addbk* to homes already in existence, Mr. Cottrell said. Another building project, ? wing on East Hall on the college cam pua, was begun lut year, and li expected to cost $760,000.00. The new homes are scattered about town. The business buildings both in construction now, include the new Dixie Store just off Hard in Street, and a building on West King Street being built by Lovill South, next door to Edmlsten Funiture Co. St. Elisabeth's Catholic Church, in the south end of town was the jnew_ church, and an Education Building was joined to the Boone Methodist Church. Former Blowing Rock Mayor Dies Thursday D. P. Coffey, 79, who served as Mayor and Alderman of the town of Blowing Rock for sixteen years, and who conducted a general store in that town for more than fifty years, died Thursday at the home, following a long iUnesa. During his several terms as mayor, he was instrumental in the procurement of federal and State funds of the improvement of the Blowing Rock roads, schools, and water system, and in many other projects beneficial to the people. Born in Watauga County Janu ary 25, 1879, -he was the son of Patterson Coffey and Hatilda Cur tis Coffey. He was married to Luda Perry Coffey, who survives. He was a charter member of the Civitan Club, and a member of the First Baptist Church, Blowing Rock, where he served as treasur er for more than 25 years. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are five daughters, Mrs. Clara C. Thompson of Hickory; Mrs. W. T. Willis, Mrs. Anne C. Brown, Mr*. Stewart Bolick, and Mrs. Richard Gragg, all of Blowing Rock; three torn, D. Paul Coffey, Glenn Coffey and Justin Coffey, all of Blowing Rock; a sister, Mrs. J. Lee Hayes of Lenoir; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the First Baptist Church in Blowing Rock. The Rev. G. Carl ton Cox, pastor, officiated. Inter ment was in Blowing Rock ceme tery. Active pallbearers were Johnny Broyhill, Eugene Koone, Ben Church, Arnold Bolick, George M. Sudderth, Jr., and Deward B. Cof fey. Honorary pallbearers were A. E. South, Russell Hodges, Robert Riv ers, George M. Sudderth, Sr., D. W. Wooten, D. A. Smith, W. B. Castle, J. H. Winkler, Rufus M. Coffey, Fred B. Hartley, Ira W. Bolick, W. Paul Gragg, Dr. Charles (Continued on page six) Postal Receipts During 1958 Are Ahead Of All Previous Records Calendar year receipt! for 1958 in the amount of $64,351 17 ex ceed* all previoui records at the Boone Post Office. This is a 13.3% increase over the all time high calendar year of 1987 when total receipts were $06,783.16, says Lyle B. Cook, Acting Postmaster. A breakdown of receipts for comparison during the past ten calendar years arc as follows: 1M9 $32,602.66 1960 ? ujmm 1961 35.903.75 1962 40,722.53 1963 44,534.32 1994 49,534 32 1965 54,901.90 1986 55,962 54 1967 56,783.16 1966 64,381.77 I During this ten year period, this office advanced from second class to first class effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1983, while postal receipts during 22 Sf this period more than doubled. The portal increaae in monies is an indication of the growth of the town with two new industries be ing added. International Resist ance Company and Shadowline, lac., and with the enrollment of students at Appalachian College more than doubling, Mr. Cook said. During the 12 month calendar year of 1966 a count of cancella tions and metered mail was nude with a total of more than 1,400, 000 pieces mailed through this of fice. No count waa made on the thousands of circulars, newspap ers, and pieces of parcel post mailed during die year. "It might be interesting to note." adds Mr. Cook "that while no total count is made of receipts of incoming mall, we receive con siderable more incoming mail than we tend out" The Boooe office has four city letter carrier routes traveling around 40 miles per day and terv ing 1193 families and businesses, and three rural routes traveling 170 mile* each day serving 1076 families. One Of Oldest Residents Dies Mr*. Sarah E. Tomlinson, 96, of West Jefferson, Route 2, one of the oldest resident* of this area, died Wednesday of last week. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 o'clock Friday at Mrs. Thelma Tomlinson's home by the Rev. Earl Hsrtxo* Burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving are a son. Grant Tom liason of Creston. and two daugh ters, Mrs. Thelma Tomlinson of West Jefferson. Route 2, and Mrs. J. M. Greer of Granite Falls. mWUmHrnt Further Growth Of Area State Leaders To Meet With Local Chamber A aeries of Important meeting* relating to plana for the growth and progress of Watauga County in 1999 will be held in Boone on Tuesday, January 13. A luncheon meeting of the Boone Chamber of Commerce at 12 noon in the banquet room of the Boone Trail Restaurant will be highlighted by a discussion of Watauga County's forestry re sources, led by W. W. Jolly, R. A. Vogenberger, and Douglas Board man, all of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Department of Fores try. * Other out-of-town guests of the Chamber will be Wayne Corpan ing, president of the Northwest North Carolina Development As sociation, Neil Bolton, secretary, both of Winston-Salem, and Chest er Davis of the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel newspapers. Also expected to be present are N. C. State Forestry Service and N. C. Extension Service forestry specialists. All Watauga County communi ties of the Northwest Association have been asked to attend the meeting and welcome the distin guished visitors. Beech Creek Dub Project At 10 a. m. on the 13th there will be a meeting of the Beech Creek Dam Project Committee from the four-county area of Johnson and Carter counties, Tennessee, and Avery and Wata uga counties, North Carolina. At 11 a. m. the Industry Com (Continued on page six) Weed Sales Are Resumed Auction tale* on the Boone to bacco market were reiumed Mon day when 200,416 pounds of bur ley brought grower* a total of $182,806.46, for an average price of 162.29 per hundred pound*. A a poke* man for the R. C. Cole man firm, operator* of the Moun tain Burley Warehouae Company, *aid Tuetday the market expect* to paaa the 3,000,000 mark in pound* Mid by the end of the week. A cloiing date ha* not yet been let, but it was announced that the market will continue as long a* there is any tobacco to aell. With favorable weather condition*, how ever, it i* eatimated that the final *ale of the leaaon will be held about the middle of next week. 3 Fire Alarms Per Month Boone's Volnnteer Fire Depart ment answered an average of three fire ealla a month in Boone Last year, according to figures is sued by Fire Chief Howard Cot trell, with approximately 36 fire alarms being placed. Seventeen of these were placed between June 30 and December 31, be said. 1 In additifcn to the town calls, Mr. Cot trell said, the local fire men answered eleven calls In the county outside Boone. No "total" loss in town was re corded, and several of the calls were attributed by Mr. Cottrell to automobile fires and fires in de serted buildings. Bishop Henry To Vigil City The High Reverend M. George Henry, Bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina will preach at 8t Luke's Episcopal Church and hold confirmation ?arvfeff at ? p. m. Winter acene at Cone Memorial Park on the Parkway. Fewer '58 Fatalities , In Local District Sergeant Frank Kennerly, In charge of Diitrict 1, State Highway Patrol Troop E, laid Monday that ha wai "very pleased" with im provement ihown during ISM In hli seven-county area'* highway fatality record. The number of highway deaths In the diitrict ? composed of Cald well, Ashe, Avery, Burke, McDow ell, Mitchell and Watauga coun ties ? was less than half the total in 1987. During the last 12 months, ac cording to figures kept by the patrol, 26 persons died on the high ways In the seven counties of Ser geant Kennerly's district. The year before, the number of fatali ties was B3. Although the number of deaths in the district was cut in half last year? cornered to 1907 ? Sergeant Kennerly stated that he and hi? patrolmen will strive In 1950 to cut the number even more. Two patrolmen covering Watauga an George E. Baker ami Charles W. Mason. ' The official tally of persons kill ed on the highways In the seven counties during IMS Is as follows: Ashe 1, Avery 1, Burke 10, Cald well 7, McDowell 4, Mitchell 2, and Watauga 1. (The death of Miss Ann Held, of Blowing Rock in April, is not Included In this report. She died as a result of an accident on the Parkway in Watauga county, but since the Parkway la patrolled by Parkway rangers the death is not included in the above figures.) In 19S7, the official tally was: Ashe 8, Avery 0, Burke IB, Cald well 16, McDowell 0, Mitchell 1, and Watauga 0. Teens Of Community To Aid March Dimes Mrs. W. M. Matheson, ha* been appointed county Te?n Age Pro gram chairman for the 1999 March of Dimei, it waa announced today by Dr. Gene Reese, county cam paign director. "Teens will find that TAP work is fun," the TAP chairman said. "But most important, they will be raiaing funds vitally needed to fight diseaaes that take the fun out of being young, diseases that cripple young people ? polio, virus diseases, arthritis and birth de fects. ' ^ Mrs. Matheson will be assisted by Mrs. Joe Minor, Mrs. L. E. Tuckwiller and Mrs. Carl Fidler. Those who have been asked to help with the drive are Linda Kay (nine, Elizabeth Greer, Alice 1 Cain, Gloria Hampton, Jane Hod ges, Barbara Matheson, Rachel Riven, Linda Mast, Hilda Tnck willer, and Gail Triplett. They will tell candied apple* in Boone 1 Saturday, January 10. RELATIVES DIG Harrisonburg, Va. ? Several yean 1 before hia death, John H. Manning I told a siiter, under promiae to i keep it aecret, where he had buried i <70,000 on hia Chestnut Ridge es- < Ute. Since hia death relatives have 1 been doing home tall spading to i no avail I Rites Held For S. T. Hollar Funeral servicei wire held Fii iay at 2 o'clock it the Oak Grove Baptiat Church for Sherman Tip ton Hollar, 80, Boone reaident. Rev. W. W. Jonea and Rev. E. F. Troutman conducted the ritea ind burial waa la Mounllawa Memorial Park. A>. ..wwy Mr. Hollar, member of a well known Watauga county family ind a prominent cattleman, died it Vero Beach, Fla. Monday of aat week. Said to have been Buf fering from a heart ailment for lome time, Mr. Hollar and Mra. Hollar had gone to Florida to ipend the winter. He died about i week after hla arrival there. Surviving are hia widow, Mra. Myrtle Perry Hollar of the home, ind four brother*, Walter Hollar of Blowing Rock, Gurney Hollar ?f Franklin, Charlie Hollar of Boone, and Roland Hollar of Win cheater, Va. E. O. Hagaman Dies Thursday Edward Oscar Hagaman, 07, of Boone died suddenly at hi* home in Boone lait Thursday, from what aras believed to have been a heart ittack. Funeral aervicea were conduct ed at 2 o'clock last Saturday at Perkinaville Baptist Church by Rev. Rex West, Rev. W. C. Payne ind Rev. Leroy Woods. Burial was in Mountlawn Mem orial Park. A native of Watauga county, Mr. Hagaman was a brother of the late Or. 1. B. Hagaman of thia :ity. He had resided in .Boom for l number of years where he op erated the Hagaman Rest Home. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. flattie Hagaman of the home, and i brother, R. H. Hagaman of Vic toria, Va. ? . Ul : ? Police Chief Issues Apology For \ Firing Of Muskets In Early Hours Positive public reaction s gainst the firing of muskets on the ?treat* in the early hours of laat Wednesday morning, brought an apology from the Chief of Police, and the information that a mis understanding brought about the fussilades of the Cberryrille muaketeer*. Chief of Police G D. Richard ton laauea the following Mate mot: "It has been *ery forcibly brought to my attention that the ?hooting in the early morning hours of December 11 cm the itrMta of Boom alarmed and dia turbed lomc of our people. "Lift year a (roup of citizen* from Cherryviile requested the privilege of coining to Boone to do tome ceremonial shooting, a custom that had been carried on there for many yean. After this daytime viait there was some pub licity given to the matter, but no invitation was extended for a re turn visit ig ? a "Last Tuesday a call came to the night policeman that they would arrive at 4 on the morning of December ai.'JVfcen the shoot ing started the night officer thought that it ww in order. How HiiSJ ever when everything was pieced together it wa? found that no of the affair. I personally apologise for any offense anyone has Jcit about the untimely noise and as sure the public that the town would not have sanctioned the firing of guns at such an hoar. 1 "We sincerely regret this and assure all that it will not happen again. The public baa bean very cooperative and we hope for a good New Yew and full cooper* Uon ^ ??
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