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Jon. 27 M 33 42 Jan 28 42 33 30 tr. HflKkW'" 30 ?'?tr. . Jan. 30 49 42 ? tr. Jan. 317147 32 30 Feb. 1 30 27 37 Feb. 2 17 21 27 'Snow flurries. FOURTEEN PAGES? TWO FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the columns at the Democrat With its full paid circuia- ? tion, intensely covering the local shopping area, Ifa the bat advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXL ? NO. 32 An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-First Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1050 ' VJir*'* 1' ? ?' ? i ? 'lifti Chamber Budget Is $6,700.00 Mrs. Joan Jenkins, recently named executive secretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, has just announced a total budget of 16,700.00 for the Chamber. This figure, Mrs Jenkins emphasized, covers all expenses including off ice rent, industrial promotion, ad vertising, Christmas, etc. In announcing this year's budget, It was pointed out that no special fund raising events or promotions will be held to raise the budget. Membership fees will cover the entire cost of operation. Mrs. Jenkins, before being named to her present position, was office secretary of E. Leo Derrick. Mr. Derrick resigned the first of the year as manager of the Cham ber of Commerce. The executive secretary held a position with the Forest City Chamber of Commerce for three years. Her husband, Bobby Joe Jenkins, is a student at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege. The Chamber recently moved its offices from King Street to the Bus Station on Depot Street. John B. Robinson, president of the Chamber, was enthusiastic about the move, Besides enabling the Chamber to operate more econom ically, he felt that the location is convenient to a large number of members and to .those who have business with the C. of C. The office is marked by a large wall sign in the bus station lobby, and directional signs will be posted showing how to reach the office. The office building on King Street is the location to be used by The Northwestern Bank for a new bank building. Immediately following the reg ular meeting this month, the chamber will put on an extensive membership campaign. The off icers of the group believe It wHT b* to the advantage of individuals and businesses and to the area to have a large membership. Memb ership fees are moderate, they be lieve, and will be worth the money invested. Harold Rice, chairman of the membership committee, has an nounced the following groups of workers: Watauga County ? Stanley Har ris, chairman. College ? Vance Howell, chair John Corey, Leo Pritchett. Group I ? R. D. Hodges, Jr., chairman; James Marsh, Herman Wilcox. Group n ? Glenn Andrews, chair man; John Corey, Leo Pritchett. Group III ? Jack Williams, chair man; Baxter Hardy, Nick Stakias. Group IV ? Dr. James Greene, chairman; Bob Agle, Jake Caudill. Group V ? Hal Johnson, Harold Rice and J. C. Goodnight They point with pride some of the accomplishment* over the past years in which the Chamber of Commerce had a hand: 1. Responsible for getting Sha dowline and International Resist ance Company located here. 2. Attracted several hundred peo ple who have built homes here, either permanent or summer. At tracted hundreds of tourists each year through various promotion ideas. 3. Industrial committee of C. of C. responsible for organization of Watauga Industries, Inc. 4. Promoted development of Northwestern North Carolina De ( Continued- on page five) ACCIDENT MAP. ? Dots on map kept by the High way Patrol, ihow location of the 138 accidents investigated last year by patrolmen in Watauga County. Large dot in center represents the one fatal accident investigated by the department, and the large dot in the lower right corner marks the location of fatal accident on the Parkway. Greatest number of accidents apparently happened on High way 421, east-west traffic artery through the county, while the Blowing Rock highway was scene of sev eral wrecks. Greatest concentration of dots is in the Boone area, with a large number of accidents occuring between Boone and Vilas, including the fatal accident. Local Patrolmen Busier This Year Than Last; Fewer Die By JOE C. MINOR Democrat Staff Writer Highway patrolmen itationed in j Watauga county were kept busier investigating vehicle accidents In 1998 than in 1997. A total of 138 accidents received their attention last year, according to records kept by the patrol office, while only 109 wrecks were recorded in 1997. Only one person lost his life on the highways in 1988, how tvw, eannrrt to the record num ber of Ulni who died as result of car accidents in 1997. (Miss Ann Reid died as a result I of an accident on the Parkway. This accident was investigated by Parkway rangers and is not listed as a highway death by the patrol.) ' Records available show that the one death on the highways in 1998 compares as follows with years since 1945: two deaths in 1949; . one in 1946; three in 1947; six in 1948;- two in 1949; one in 1990; none in 1991; four in 1992; one in 1993; one in 19)4; three in 1999; five in 1996; and nine in 1997. Fifty-three persons received injuries in 31 of the 138 acci dents, and a property damage of $57,992 resulted in 196 acci dents. This information comes from records kept by Patrolmen George E. Baker and Charles W. Mason throughout the year. Other information, taken from the investigations shows: That Saturday was the most dan gerous day to be on the highways. A total of 37 accidents hsppened on that day. Wednesday was the safest day for traveling. Only nine accidents were recorded for that day, Broken down by days, Monday 14 accidents with property dam age and two with personal injuries happened; Tuesday the figures were 14, 2 (1 fatal)? total 17; Wednesday, 7,2 ? 9; Thursday, 8, 7 ? 15; Friday, 14, , 3 ? 17; Satur day, 28, 9?37; and Sunday, 21, 6? (Continued on page five) MRS. JOAN JENKINS, recently named executive Mcretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, foe? over tome letter* with John B Robinaon, preaident, in the new office of the cfaameer. located at the Bin itation, on Depot Street - Ik,-. MRS. EMMA W. COUNCILL Mrs. Councill Dies Friday Mrs. Emma Winkler Councill, B7, died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. H. Devault in Briitol, Tenn., from a sudden ill ness. Funeral services were conducted at the Boone Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. E. H. Low man, and the Rev. William Eaton of the (^reenway Baptist Church. Burial was in the city cemetery. Surviving are three sons and three daughters: Dudley Councill,. Seattle, Wash.; Frank Councill, Washington, D. C.; Tom Councill, Boone; Mrs. R. H. Devault, Bris tol, Tenn.; Mrs. D. S. Hollifield, Marion, N. C.; Mrs. Charles Rob bins, Boone. Mrs. Councill was a daughter of the late Joshua and Mrs. Winkler, and was born and reared in Boone. She attended local schools and Claremont College, Hickory, and as a young woman resided for a period in the State of Washington. She was married in 1900 to James Dudley Councill of Boone who died in 1S36. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Vines Named To Wool Pool Committee Mr. W. R. Vines, Sugar Grove, was elected to the Watauga Coun ty Wool and Lamb Pool Commit tee for a three year term at the annual livestock meeting January 30. Mr. Vine* replaces Mr. A. W. Greene, who has served three years. Other members of this com mittee are M. D. Brown, Rt. 1, Boone, and Raymond Farthing, Sugar Grove. The following cattle producers were elected to the feeder cattle ?ale committee: Robert Thomas, Henry Taylor, Otto Thomas, Lynn B. Norrts, Tom Lawrence, Hay Clark, Clyde Moretz, R. G. Shipley ind Charles Blackburn. West Germans hall U. S. firm Ms* with Mikoyan. |p* Optimists Name Slate The Boone Optimist Club held its organizational meeting Thurs day night, January 29, in the ban quet room of the Boone Trail Restaurant. The local club is sponsored by the Lenoir Optimist*, and Optim ist InWHioaal Field Represen tative William Collins of St. Louis, Ho., was on hand to help complete the organization. The 35 members of the new club elected the following officers to guide them through the first year: Jack E. Williams, president; Nick Stakias, vice-president; Wal ter Canfield, vice-president; Arm field Coffey, secretary; Tom Grant, treasurer; Clyde Townsend, sergeant-at-arms; and directors, R. D. Hodges, Jr., Hubert Inman, Doughton Greene, the Rev. Edwin F. Troutman, Joe; Todd, and JCent Robinson. Mr. Jack Spainhour of Lenoir, lieutenant governor of the North Carolina district of Optimist In ternational, also assisted officers of the Lenoir club in helping to organize the Boone club. Weed Expert To Visit City Roy R. Bennett, Extension To bacco Specialist, and F. A. Todd, Tobacco Disease Specialist, will help with a special tobacco meet ing at the County Courthouse in Boone on Thursday afternoon, February 12, starting at 1:30. They will show colored slides, some taken in Watauga County of black shank resistant tobacco, and tobacco plants showing the dis ease. A report on the difference in burley varieties will be given, and yields in total pounds and value per acre will be discussed. All tobacco growers are urged to attend. I 1 22 Schools Take Part ? ? - i IMbrJH In Annual Band Clinic To Perform Under Baton Of Revelli More than one hundred of Northwest North Carolina'! finest high school musicians will arrive at Appalachian State Teacher's College at 8:30 a. m. Friday, Feb. 6th for a two day band clinic. These young musicians, careful ly selected from more than two hundred who recently tried for the honor before a panel of judges, have been working for two weeks on their individual band parts, and will have the thrill of joining their part with the others when the conductor gives the "Down Beat" Friday morning. This year, through the courtesy of Kldd Frix Music Co. in Con cord, the students attending the clinic will have the opportunity of performing under the baton of one of the world's foremost band conductors, Dr. William D. Re velli of the University of Michi gan. For more than thirty years Dr. Revelli's name has been associat ed with the highest ideal* in band performance, and his accomplish ments have caused to have con ferred upon him honorary doc tor's degrees in music, law, and public service. H? has been ad judicator at state music contests in every state In the United States, and is in great demand as a guest conductor. He founded the College Band Director's National Associa tion, and is past president of the American Bandmaster's Associa tion. Charles L. Isley Jr., clinic chair man, and band director at Appala chian, has announced that 22 schools will be represented at this year's clinic. They are as follows: Appalachian High School, Boone, J. Perry Watson, director; Beaver Creek High School, Writ Jefferson; Drexel High School, Miss Kathryn Slphers, director; Glen Alpine High School, Miss Martha Thommasson, director; Gray High School, Winston-Salem, E. L. Rowley, director; Granite Quarry High School, Charles Honeycutt, director; Griffith High School, Winston-Salem, Miss Eva Bingham, director; Hanes High School, Winston-Salem, Ralph Walker, director; Hudson High School, Bob Love, director; King High School, Mr. Richard Collins, director; Marion High School, Claude Jarrett, director; Mineral Springs High School, Winston-Salem, Tom Diener, di rectory; Mooresville High School, Bob Klepfer, director; Morganton High School, Neal Williams, direc tor; Mount Airy High School, Charles Johnson, director; Rey nolds High School, Wipston-Salem, Robert Mayer, director; Pilot Mountain High School, Tennyson Joaes, director; Scotts High School, James Litchos, director; Statesville High School, Gerald Bryant, director; Salisbury High School, George Wilson, director; Valdese High School, K. R. Little, director; Wilkes Central, North Wilkesboro, Gene Ellis, director. , Britain would accept Soviet par ley on Germany. Savings & Loan Group Reports Record Ye&r Stockholders of the Watauga Savings and Loan Aaaoeiation gathered in the offices of the Aa aoeiation last Wednesday to elect a board of dilators, and hear re ports of the best year in the his tory of the local financial institu tion. H. G. Farthing, President and W. H. Gragg secretary, spoke to the stockholders and reports pre sented showed a growth In the as sets of the Association during the year IMS of (582.80C The total asaets the end of the year were >4,618,867.32. The reports also In dira tod that a record $132,000 in dividenda waa paid out during the year and that contingency r? 'ft : .i; serve fundi now total *330,771.33. The Association now has .1100 account*, including borrowers, (avers and investors, and made 490 loans during the year for home* and business construction, purchase, remodeling, etc. The stockholders re-elected the present board of directoif consist ing of H. G. Farthing, C. M. dit cher, W. H. Gragg, Walter ,H. Greene, H. P. Holshouser, Guy Hunt. Howard Mast. Dr. W. M. Matheson and Bob Rivers The directors met Friday even ing and re-elected H. G. Farthing, President; C. M. Critcher, vice president and W. H. Gragg, secro ?I OPTIMIST CLUB OFFICERS.? Seated, left to right: Tom Grant, treasurer; Walter Canfield, vice-presi dent; Jack E. Williams, president; Nick Stakiaa, vice president; standing are the directors, left to right: Hubert Inman, Joe Todd, R. D. Hodges, Jr., Kent Robinnn, the Rev. Edwin F. Troutman and Doughton Greene. ? Photo by Palmer's Photo Shop. Horn In West To Open '59 Season On July 3rd Rotary Prexy ALFRED T. ADAMS ? Alfred T. Adams wu elected president of the Boone Rotary Club last Thursday at the regular weekly meeting of the club. He is scheduled to be installed at the first meeting In July, along with other officers and directors elected. Jack Lawrence will serve as vice president, and Hal Johnson as sec retary. The treasurer will be ap pointed by Mr. Adams. Directors named were Mr. Ad ams, Willis Chester, out-going pres ident, Mr. Johnson, Dr. Lawrence, James Marsh, Estel Wagoner, and Glenn W. Wilcox. v.,' '.'i . ' . ' .. . - Boone's outdoor drama, Horn in the West, will be presented for the eighth contecutlve summer in the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre, beginning on Friday, July 3, and showing nightly except Ifandayi at 8: IS through Sunday, Augual 30. With a later opening and at 1909 season will be a'vwPSiortei than 1966, reduced from 98 per formanea to 81. Until thia year, the play haa run from late June through Labor Day. The action waa taken at a meet ing of the board of director* ol the Southern- Appalachian Histor ical Association Tuesday follow ing adoption of a reduced budget of $82,800 for the 1989 operation At an earlier meeting the board had approved a >48,600 budget, which waa about 40 per cent lesi than laat year's coat of some 168, 400. However, an item of |20,S0( earmarked for production aalariet and expenses, was questioned b> the production committee, whlcl submitted a $27,700 figure foi this item. Tuesday the dlrectori amended the original budget bj granting the production commit tee's request for the additional ?7,200. Tuesday's action by the boarc did not, however, rescind the re commendationa of the financt committee accompanying the ori ginal budget, which stated in part "The adopted budget shall bi binding on the complete expend! ture of the total coat of Horn ir (Continued on page five) Edmisten Is Sworn In \ ASSEMBLYMAN? Jack Edmisten r of Boone, who left Monday lor . Raleigh, where he 1* to be (worn I in today aa a member of the State Houie of Representatives from . Watauga county. Mr. Edmisten, a Democrat, succeeds S. C. Eggers, Republican in the lower house of the Legislature. Hon. Edwin Dun can of Sparta, president of the Northwestern Bank is represent ing Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany again this session in the State Sen ate. LIGHTS OUT ? Br#. June* Harrison wu driver of the 1957 Ford shown above, which ran Into the Gulf (Utioa at JUn? and Hardin (treeta Krlday, Srf . >r ? . > P ' : :;1f* .? t-i demolishing >? gasoline pump the light panel covering the SIEL ?*,. and knocking m 2ft
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