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FOR BEST RESULTS advertiaera invariably use the columns of th? Democrat "With its full paid circula tion, intenaely oovering the local ahoppinc are*, it ia the beat advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXII. ? NO. 15 , WATAUGA An Independent Weekly Newt paper . . . Seventy-Second PRICE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUQA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1959 a ASC Group I I akes Over October 1 , J?* ?6W'y dected ASC Commit *Ce 00 ^tober 1 They mimedlswy begin to plan to or 17 out th*lr responsibilities for toer.C?7",Vear "" " our de.ire to all f!r be5t Mrvice P?""ble a* m m'rs county with a " "f, ot our programi as are pplicable to their farms," Vaughn ugman, Chairman said today. He rged that farmers make use ot recently elected community committeemen in their res^we ommunities. "All working togeth er.^we can do a better Job," ne izeS'wh^fe l? "y> f6W people real *e what important part ASC com mitteemen have in the admmistra on of our farm programs. They are the ftras, roots of all ASC pro giams, and their services are cZTry '!! varied ways for the effective administration and at tainments of such programs. ? * County Committee serves s a board of directors in the em Pioyment of a capable office mana wnrk 5e.Umg policiei- reviewing w P'a,ns and Progress of the and ^ ?rm'n'ng ,hat Programs and operations are effectively ad I ministered, and that all programs I 'e operated in accordance with I ^,U'a'10ns and 'nstruction8 and I State Committee policies. I The responsibilities of commun I y committeemen are to assist the ? county committee in carrying out lfParrmramS aSSIgned t0 ?? inform ? farmers concerning the purposes of Programs being ? administered in the county by the I county committee, assist in ar ? ranging for and conducting neces sary community meetings, deter ? mimng performance, and other ?duties assigned to them by the ?county jommittee. I Some of the major accomplish ?ments during the past year are ?outlined below: If. ^HUnty ?{liCe administrative ? funds were budgeted for each ?month in such a manner that a ?substantial amount was left at the lend of the fiscal year. I Additional space was secured ?from the County Commissioners, ?and the office was re-arranged to ?give farmers faster and better ser ?vice. Necessary additional equip ?ment was purchased. I More than 30,000 pieces of mail ?was prepared and mailed to all ?farmers and others in the admin istration of all programs. ? Weekly newsletters were mail Bed to all committeemen, vendors, ?agricultural agencies and civic or ?ganizations. I Weekly radio broadcasts were ?made. Special spot announcements ?were made from time to time. I Under the authority granted by ?the County Committee the office | (Continued on page S, section B) WATER. Rains of last week filled the streams and overflowed into the fields about. Top picture was taken from driveway of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Greer on New River and shows fields completely covered with water. A fence row (near centcr) was barely visible. Bottom, taken from the Blowing Rock road, shows overflow of Boone Creek, near Shadowline road ? Staff photos. Hurricane Gracie Spills Rains ? ? Of T orrential Proportions Here Boone had more than three and a half inches of rain dumped on it last week while hurricane Gracie was cavorting around the area. Other sections of the coun ty had even more, and streams were out of their banks in several places over the county. The heav iest rainfall was recorded at the Boone yeather observation station Robt. Harmon Killed In New York Crash Robert Harmon, 30, of Beech Creek, was fatally injured in an antomobile accident at New Fane, New York, Monday of last week. Red Cross Bloodmobile To Visit Here Oct. 29 The Red Cross bloodmobile will make its next quarterly stop in Boone on Thursday, 'October 29, according to announcement by lo cal officials of the Red Cross. Donors who contribute to the bloodmobile collection will be ad ding to the blood bank available for hospitals and any possible na tional emergency. They will also earn eligibility themselves to re ceive blood at blood bank hospi Ital.' without charge for themselves and their immediate families. Anyone between the ages of twenty-one and sixty and in good health is eligible to make a dona tion. Students between eighteen and twenty-one may contribute with their parents' consent. Local officials are hoping for a good turnout this time, as a slight deficit from Watauga County's summer quota needs to be made up. The bloodmobile unit, as an activity of the Red Cross, is one of the agencies supported in Wa tauga County by the United Fund. Information is that Mr. Harmon lost control of his automobile, and was killed when the car turned over. ? He had been employed in New York State for some time. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Beech Valley Baptist Church in Watauga county at 2 o'clock Friday. Rev. Ronda Earp, Rev. Bynum Trivett and Rev. Carl Wilson were in charge of the rites and burial was in the church ceme tery. Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Harmon. Beech Creek; nine brothers and five sisters: Luther Harmon, Ban ner Elk; Ray Harmon, Johnson City, Tenn.; Frank, Willard, Ira, Clint, Ronald, Lewis and Clyde Harmon of Beech Creek; Mrs. Cora Presnell, Johnson City, Tenn.; Mrs. Mae Townsend, Le noir; Mrs. Carrie Mast, Mrs. Mary Presnell, Miss Pansy Harmon, Beech Creek. TARGET PRACTICE.? Law enforcement officer* of Bldwing Rock, Boone, and WaUuga county line up for target practice, under the tutelage of F. B. Beachum, of the State Bureau of Investigation. aponaora I of the Officers School concluded here last week. Left to right, they are: Bill Greene, Blowing Rock police man; Carl Greene. Boone policeman; Highway Patrolman W. D. Teem; Sheriff* Deputies EmmM Oliver 1 and Clarence Wilson, and Sheriff E. M. Hodges Scoring placed Patrolman Teem as high man with < Sheriff Hodges wcood. ? Photo Flowers Photo Shop. Wednesday morning. It had fallen all day Tuesday and Tuesday night. Schools in the county were clos ed Wednesday as a result of the flooded roads. The streams began rising late Tuesday night, and by early Wed nesday morning the flooding was noticed. Several low water bridg es over the creeks and rivers were covered with water. The south fork of New River left its banks and flooded mea dows and lowland along its course. Cove Creek was out of its banks Wednesday and caused consider able inconvenience. The lower end of the Boone Coif Course was under water part of the time, and debris left by the receding waters caused extra work for mainten ance crews. * The weather cleared late Wed nesday afternoon and the streams receded without too much perm anent damage being reported, al though some corn in the fields was damaged. As one person said when asked about the hay crop: "It's all baled nowadays, and stored in the bam." 'Just a few years ago, hay stack* might have been washed away at a time like this, and much valuable feed lost. Low Bids Received For Highway Patching Low bids totalling $7,702,103.75 were received by the State High way Commission on 24 road pro jects in 24 counties. Included was a bid by Midstate Construction Co., Hickory, for $17,112.90 for patching on U. S. 321 and NC 103 in Avery, Cald well and Watauga counties. Bond Issue Outcome Of Local Concern Appalachian State Teachers Col lege will get $1,577,000 for the construction of new buildings if the voters approve the State bond issue for $18,801,000 for their educational institutions in the election to be held Tuesday Octo ber 27. Presuming the bond issue will carry 'Appalachian will construct a $810,000 science balldlng, and $375,000, or half the coat of a new dormitory to hodse 300 stu dent* will also be provided. The remaining money will be used for the renovation of the Ad ministration building, Dauph-Bian Hall, and construction of a new athletic field. Dr. W. H. Plemmons, Presi dent of Appalachian, In a mess age to member* of the Alumni Association, said, "all these things and more are necessary if the college la to be able to Provide adequate dormitory and classroom space, teachlngo ser vices and other requirements for its growing student body, which Is estimated to reach 3,000 by 1965." Dr. Plemmons urged the alumni and students to work and vote for passage of the bond proposal. Several Issues Included The college building fund is only one of the issues to be voted upon. The ballots will be divided into nine parts, and each item may be voted on separately, it is un derstood. Following are the specific is sues upon which the voters will pass judgment: $11^11,01 State Educational Institutions Capital Improve ment Bonds. $12,053,000 State Mental In stitutions Capital Improvement Bonds. $1,500,000 Community College Capital Improvement Bonds. $500,000 Hospital Capital Im provement Bonds. $100,000 State Armory Capit al Improvement Bonds. $466,000 State Training School Capital Improvement Bonds. $140,000 State Blind Rehabili tation Center Capital Improve ment Bonds. $500,000 North Carolina State Porta Bonds. $250,000 Historical Sites Con struction and Restoration Bonds. Registration Books Open The election will be carried out in the same manner as general elections. Registration books open ed last Saturday and will remain open through October 17. Regis trars will be at the polling places the next two Saturdays and may be seen at their homes on other days. October 24th is challenge day. All persons who have not registered and voted in previous elections will be required to re gister if they care to vote. The item for college construc tion is expected to be of compell ing interest locally. The nine separate proposals in cluded in the statewide bond vote contemplate the issuance of $34, 400,000 in new State bonds. ' li.m Rock Man Dies \ In Lumber Accident James Harlcy Ashley, 56, na tive of Blowing Rock, died in a lumbering accident at Montross, Va. last Tuesday. Mr. Ashley was said to have been crushed by a rolling log. He bad resided in Montross (or ? number of years. Funeral services were held at the Middle Fork Baptist Church Thursday by Rev. R. H. Short, and Rev. (arson Eggcrs and burial waa in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mr*. Lola Ashley, four sons and two laughters, Jimmy, Montroaa, VaV, Kenneth, Fairfax, Vs.; Clifford, U. S. Air Force: Mickey, Fred ericksburg, Va.; Lynda and Betty of the home. There are two brother* and three lit ten: Neal and Perry Ash ley, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Grace In gram, Seattle, Wash.; Mr*. Maude Wheeler, Clearwater Beach. Fla.; Mr*. Faye Stitt, Warren Bobbins, Ga. Moraga, Calif. ? Something orig inal in college initiation* i* under way on St. Mary'* College campu*. Sophomore* have 291 freshmen at work planting 1,000 pine tree MMftlingft* State Bond Vote Decides Building Fate At ASTC Herman W. Wilcox, Mrs. Rachel Klutz, and John R. Elliott. (Photo by Paul Weston Studio) Auto License Bureau Is Opened John R. Elliott, Field Secretary i of the Carolina Motor Cliib advis ed that a new office had been opened September 28th at the Chamber of Commerce, which is located in the Bus Terminal Build ing. MISS PAT LEE Pat Lee Will Feature Club Fashion Show The Boone Junior Woman's Club, in cooperation with Grace and Jack Mock, are staging a showing of "Winter Fashions for Milady" on Thursday evening, October 8th, at 8:00 p. m. in the Elementary School Auditorium. Appearing as commentator will be Miss Pat Lee of Charlotte, ver satile radio and television person ality on WBT and WBTV. Miss Less is currently the star of both a radio and television program, originating in Charlotte. She was formerly associated with the ABC network in New York City. Featured in the showing, along with Miss Lee, will be a number of local models. Mr. and Mrs. Mock bave recent ly returned from New Yoilt City, where they selected fashions es pecially for this showing. The lat est winter styles in sports clothes, casual wear, suits, afternoon dress es, formal \year, and fun, will be shown. Tickets at one dollar each may be purchased from any club mem ber, at the door on the evening of the showing, or by catling Mrs. Johnny Barnett, Ways and Means Chairman of the club. The Junior Woman's Club spon sors fund raising activities each year to enable them to carry on the many civic and welfare pro jects they undertake. Support of this activity will be greatly ap preciated by club members. Mrs. Barnett has announced that valuable door prizes will be given. Cove Creek PTA Meets Monday The Cove Creek Parent Teachers Association will meet Monday night. October 12, at 7:30 o'clock, in the High School building. Mr. Herman W. Wilcox is the manafer and Mrs. Rachel Klutz will assist him in the license work. 1989 plates are now on sale and this office can make transfers of titles on any vehicles, Including those from out of state. 1980 lie enses will go on sale January .2, 1960. ' Mr. Elliott advises that thii makes a total of 86 office* throughout the state that the AAA has made this service available to the public. Many Faculty Members At College Promoted Five Appalachian State Teach er* College faculty members have been promoted to full professor ahip* according to an announce ment from the office of the Presi dent, Dr. W. H. Plemmons. Dr. Ben H. Horton, Jr. of Shel by and Rock Hill, S. C., head of the department of education; Dr. Golden T. Buckland of Rainelle, W. Va., mathematici; Dr. Clar ence A. Carder of Johnson City, Tenn., extension and placement departments; Dr. Francis Hoover, Statesville, health, physical educa tion and recreation; and Allen G. Montgomery. Boone, mathematics. Four assistant professors gained the higher rating of associate pro fessor. They are: Francis S. Cook, Hereford Sale On Saturday The Purebred Hereford breed er* of Watauga County will lead out their cattle Saturday, October 10, for the seventeenth annual Mle and show. No other Hereford association in the state has held a sale each yev for 17 years, ac cording to information available. Also being offered in the sale is the dispersion of the Shipley Farm Hereford herd, one of the oldest, if not the oldest) purebred Hereford herd in North Carolina. Leading cattlemen of the coun ty say that Improvement in quality was rapid after the late Ed. Ship ley brought the first Hereford bull to Watauga. Today tbe area is uted for good purebred Hereford* and quality feeder steers. Grand champions of state shows have come from Watauga county, and only last year the bull that was champion at both the Dixie Classic Pair in Winston-Salem, and at tbe North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, wu sired by a bull bred in Watauga. Outstanding herd bulls now in service in Watauga county include BBR Victor Plato 1st, on the H. Grady Farthing farm; R H. Ad vance Perfection, owned jointly by Harry Hamilton and R G. Shipley; T Victor Domino 10, work log for Council Henson and M. M. Hodges; and if Zato Heir 1st, and other good bulls. The Shipley farm cow herd car ried tbe bloodlinea of some of the moat popular Hereford* in America. The sale and show will be held in Mountain Burley Warehouse No. 2, beginning at 1 p. n. A heller will b? given away as ? priaa. Demorest, Ga., department of language*; Dr. William E. Fulmer, Gaffney, S. C., education; Dr. J. Frank Randall, Banard, N. C., bio logy; and Roger Thomas, Worces ter, Mass , health, physical educa tion and recreation. Instructors advanced to assist ant professorships are: James F. Jones, Bolton, N. C , business edu cation; Mary Jane Matthews, Ga lax, Va., health, physical educa tion; Jane Riner, Castlewood, Va., business education; Kent Robin son, Boone, N. C., biology; and Donval Simpson, Aaheville, mathe matics. Horn Group Meets Monday The general membership meet ing of the Southern Appalachian Hiitorical Association will be held Monday October 12 at Daniel Boone Hotel. The reception will begin at 6:30 and dinner will be served at 7:00. All members are urged to make reservations with Mr. Jake Caudill by Friday October 0th. Brewer Buys Boone Trail Back during the days when Kidd Brewer was racking up new foot ball records at ASTC, he had a_ nephew down Winston-Salem wqy' wh<T was knocking off All State and All Southern titles as a high school player. Young Phil liked to visit Kidds' spring training camp high in the mountain*, and prom ised himEclf that some day he'd come here to live. Finally, he made It. Phil and Mrs. Brewer have purchased the Boone Trail Restaurant, and ac cording to Phil, have some big plans for converting it into a first class dining spot for around Boone.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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