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m r m i4n Independent Weekly Newspaper . . , Seventy-Second Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNfY, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1U? oat Dm. f Dm. ? _ _ Dec. 10 80 27 Dee. 11 48 27 Dec. 12 SO M 46 ISM Es s s s 'Snow Total prectpfotloy .9? VOLUME LXXII? NO. 85 j uu it > IL Irs WISE TO DO YOUR Christmas SHOPPING AT HOME Area Civic Winners Announced Elkin ? Top winners in the Northwest- North Carolina Devel opment Assn's community devel opment competition were an nounced here last week. The win ners and their catecories are: Grassy Creek in Ashe, farming communities; Flat Rock in Sur ry, non-farming communities; Mo ravian Fall in Wilkes, small towns and villages and Glade Creek in Alleghany, new communities. Frank Bryant of Boonville, Yad kin tobacco farmer and dairyman and member of the State General Assembly, was elected as presi dent of the Northwest North Car olina Development Assn. He succeeds Wayne Corpening of Winston-Salem. Widely Kmwb The youngest in a long line of tobacco-growing Bryants, Frank Bryant is also widely known as a dairyman and beef cattleman. He is a member of the N. C. Farm Bureau Federation's tobacco com mittee and of the Dixie Classic Fair Commission. He has been ac tive in the Northwest Associa tion's program from the beginning and has served it in several of ficial capacities. Other officers named are; John A. Forlines Jr. of Granite Falls, first vice president; Hugh Crigler of West Jefferson, second vice president, and Neil Bolton of Winston-Salem, secretary - treasur er. Corpening was named chairman of the board of directors, to which the following were elected to re present their respective counties; Howard Whitener, Alexander; Bert L. Edwards, Alleghany; J. Gwynn GambUl, Ashe; William F. Bell and Fred Bowman, Caldwell; John Johnston, Davie; J. Worth Bacon, Forsyth; C. S. Lewis, Stok es; Harry Hensel Surry; Wood row Richardson,, Watauga; E. Hight Helms, Wilkes; ?<id Stow* Thomssson, Yadkin. Division chairmen were elected as follows: Atwell Alexander of Stony Point, agriculture; Edwin Duncan of North Wilkesboro, industry; Robert Garvey of Winston-Salem, travel and recreation; and Mrs. W. T. Roth of Elkin, community development. Each community winner receiv ed a cash award of $300. Awards ranging downward from $180 to $90 were presented to the other communities. All 34 communities competing in the area-wide finals received certificates. Local Prize* County winners, together with others of the 109 communities judged In the 1999 competition, had previously received local prizes totaling approximately $4,000. Awards to counties for the most outstanding progress in specified fields were made as follows: Agriculture, Ashe; travel and re creation, Ashe; industry, Cald well, and community development, Alleghany. Each receivod $100. For outstanding youth pro grams in connection with com munity development, $29 awards were presented to the following: Mulberry in Caldwell, farming community; Gamewell in Cald well, rural non-farm; Moravian Falls in Wilkes, small town; and Boone in Watauga, special com munity. The awards were presented by Neil Bolton, association secretary, and Mrs. W. T. Roth, community development division chairman. Year-End Figures With official year-end figures not yet completed, the estimates given were made by agricultural leaders in the 11 counties. Alleghany ? new services and (Continued on page five) JUNIOR TOBACCO SHOW? These boyi were participant! in the Junior Tobacco Show neld here last week. They are, kneeling, left to right: Keith Perry, Lee Warren, Ronald Swift, Clifford Farthing, Mike Farthing; standing: Glenn Maxwell, N. C. State College Agronomy Specialist (tobacco) who help ed with the show and offered words of encouragement to the boys; Robert Shipley, FFA leader; Tommy Cole, Jack Gantt, Kent Younce, Jackie Ward, and Woodrow Richardson, 4-H Club leader.? Staff photo. Swift Wins Honors In Burley Show Ronald Swift won top honors in the Junior Tobaco Show, held last week for 4-H and FFA club mem ben at Mountain Burley Ware house No. 2. Ronald, a 4-H club member from Bethel, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Swift, Reese. He scored 69.25 to top eight other club member*. His score was: record book, 13.9; practices, 13.2; sorting and hand ling, 18.0; yield, 20.0; and price per pound, 29.19. Second place went to Lee War ren with a score of 84.90; third to Keith Perry with ? score of 79.45 Other winners were Clifford Farthing, fourth; Jackie Ward, fifth; Kent Younce, sixth,; Tommy Cole, seventh; Jack Gantt, eighth; and Johnny Taylor, ninth. In the 4-hand show the follow ing were winners: Flyings ? 1st, Lee Warren; 2nd, Keith Pen>; 3rd, Ronald Swift. Lugs ? 1st, Tommy Cole; 2nd, Lee Warren; 3rd, Keith Perry. Leaf ? 1st, Lee Warren; 2nd, Ronald Swift; 3rd, Keith Perry. Judges on the crop show were Tully Anderson, Greenville Tobac co company; Earl Morton, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co.; Evans Grant, Reynolds Tobacco Co.; and Blythe Lee, USDA Government grader. Working with the boys were Wood row Richardson, assistant county agricultural agent working with 4-H club, and Robert Shipley, agricultural teacher at Cove Creek High School, working with the FFA boys. Prize money was contributed by Watauga United Fund and R. C. Coleman and Associate*. Coach Breitenstein Will Quit As Football Mentor At A.S.T.C. Or. William H. Plemmons. pres ident of Appalachian State Teach "trs College, announced Saturday that interim Head Football Coach Bob Breitenstein will not return to the school next year. Dr. Piemmona laid that Breit enstein had informed him that other commitments would pre vent him from continuing as full time coach. Breitenstein conferred with the college president last week before departing for Miami, Fla., to serve as a member of the Orange Bowl Committee. Breitenstein, formerly an as sistant football coach at the Uni versity of Miami and Appalach ian, took the head coaching Job in July following the death of Coach Bob Broome. Planned One Tear Breitenstein said at the time that he could serve for only one year. He operates a boys camp near Boone in the summer and works with the Orange Bowl Com mittee in the winter. The Mountaineers posted a 6-4 record this seaaon and finished second to Lenoir Rhyne in the North State Conference standings with a 9-1 league mark. Dr. Plemmons said that a re placement for Breitenstein will be sought as rapidly as the situation permits. He said that no person in particular has been considered. Remaining members of the Ap palachian football coaching staff are John Kirk and Jim Duncan. Duncan, a former star lineman at Wake Forest College and ex-cap tain of the professional New York Giants, went to Appalachian as an assistant last summer. Dr. Plemmons said that Kirk and Duncan would be retained. "Our coaches are also members of ?tr faculty," be said. "We are not ready at this time to make an nouncements concerning candi dates for the head coaching Job. (Continued on page five) 1959 Farm Census In L4 rea Near Completed The 1959 Census of Agriculture is about 90 percent completed in this area, it was announced today by Field Director Joseph R. Nor wood of the Census Bureau's reg ional office at Charlotte. The Census official stated that he was well pleased with the co operation the census takers are re ceiving from fanners in the area and has high hopes of completing the canvass within the next ten lays. He pointed out that the field canvass of farms is one of the larger costs of the census and that cooperation of farmer* in com pleting questionnaire! promptly wilt be a vital factor in keeping down the final cost of the under taking. Quick completion of the census Will not only help in keeping coats down but will aid in prompt publication of the results, the field director said. He urged loc al farmers who have not already done so to complete the census questionnaire and have it ready when the census taker calls. Badly Hurt lit Truck Accident Edward Baird of Valle Crucii, received severe back and neck in juries November 30, when a State Highway truck with Y'b'ch he was clearing snow from the highway, overturned near Valle Crucis. He remained in the truck in a semi-conscious condition for about three hours, until passersby aided him. He has been a patient at Wa tauga Hospital since that time, but Will be taken to Baptist Hospi tal this week for surgery. Thomas Child Hurt By Auto Clint Thomas, Jr., 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Thomas, Vi las, was injured last Wednesday afternoon when he was hit by a car near his home. He suffered a broken nose and other injuriea, and was admitted to Watauga Hos pital, where he will be a patient for several days. According to the report of Pa trolman George E. Baker, who in vestigated the accident, Mrs. Vic toria Smith Yates, Route 1, Vilas, was traveling south on N. C. 194, at (Continued on page five) Rites Held For D. H. Bingham Don Houston Bingham, 99, of Sugar Grove, died last Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, Tenn. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday at 2 o'clock at Henson's Chapel Methodist Church by Rev. E. O. Gore and Rev. Alvin Wilson and burial was in the Mast-Bing ham cemetery. A son of the late Judge John H. Bingham and Mrs. Bingham, de ceased is survived by the widow, Mrs. Mary Thomas Bingham and a son, John Bingham. There are three brothers and five sisters: Finley, Joe and Robert Bingham, Sugar Grove; Mrs. Bessie Mast, Mrs. Jennie Mast, Mrs. Nora Reese, Mrs. Roxanna Farthing, Sugar Grove, and Miss Ophelia Bingham, Vero Beach, Fla. FURTHERING PEACE AIMS President Eisenhower says his eleven-nation tour is part of a de sign to use his prestige to dispel doubts about this country's peace ful intentions. In his final address before leaving, the President said he intended to work for this pur pose "in every possible way I can" so long as "other duties do not prevent me from doing so." DRAMA TO BE Better Than Promised Next Season More Intense Promotional Effort Slated A "greatly ? improved" Horn in the Wert can be expected next year, according to information giv en the executive committee of the Southern Appalachian Hiitorical Association, in aeuion last week diacuiaing plana for promoting the 1060 production of the drama in Boone. Along with this information came the expreaaion that persons who have seen the production in previous years will want to see it again. Several changes are planned in the script, the committee was told, and these changes are ex pected to make the story move faster and be more entertaining. Plana are being made to promote the drama all this winter, and folders are expected to be printed soon to help in the promotion. Dates for the drama next year have been announced as July 1 through August 28, nightly except Mondays.. The executive committee is com posed of chairmen of the various committees of Southern Appalach ian Historical Association, sponors of the drama. The committees and persons serving on them are listed below. Chairmen are first named: Finance ? H. Grady Farthing, R. D. Hodges, Jr., Hugh Hagaman, Mrs. Len D. Hagaman, D. L. Wil cox, G. C. Greene, Jr. Production ? Dr. Lawrence Ows ley, R. E. Agle, A. R. Smith, Dr. W. H. Plemmons, O. K. Richard son, Dr. C. Ray Lawrence. Public relations ? J. V. Caudill, Beauford Stamey, Mrs. James Winkler, Glenn Andrews, Harold Rice, Gwyn Hayes, Carl Smith, Hal Johnson. Advertising and publicity ? Joe Minor, Leo Pritchett, Spencer Rob bins, L. T. Tatum, S. C. Eggcrs, Sr., H. P. Holshouser, Jr., Mrs. Rob Rivers, George Flowers, Jane Smith, Walt Canfield. Southern Appalachian Historical Association ? Dr. D. J. Whitener, Mrs. B. W. Stallings, James Marsh, Wade E. Brown, W. W. Chester, W. Ralph Winkler, Dr. R. H. Harmon; Mrs. B. W. Stalling, curator; Carl Teague, Mrs R. H. Harmon, Carl Fidler, Armfield Coffey, Howard Cottrell, Grady Moretz, Jr., James Winkler. Carol Sing To Be Held An Aaaociational Carol sing will be held on December 23 at 7:30 at the Three Fork* Baptist Church, it wai announced Tuesday. CHRISTMAS UGHTS.? Workers are silhoutted against the iky u they go about stringing lights on King Street The light* and roping were Installed last week and brighten the trade-way of town. Worker* an. left to right: Jack Austin, Paul Isaacs, and Lloyd Bcntley^fttaU photo. -4: " S&.I YDC SPEAKER. ? Monroe M. Redden, Jr., center, Ulki to group of Democrats following hla speech at Watauga Young Democratic Club supper last week. Left to right are Grady Moretz, Jr., and John Hoyt Edmisten, vice-presidents of the Watauga YDC; Jerry Laws, secretary; Mr. Redden; J. B. Clawson, Jr., president of the local organization; Representative Jack Edmisten, and Town Councilman Howard Cottrell. Monroe Redden, Jr. Tells YDC Indifference Is Foe To Party Mrs.E. S.Coffey Funeral Friday MRS. COFFEY Mrs. Annie Parks Coffey, widow of E. S. Coffey, pioneer Boone lawyer, died last Wednesday at the home following a long Illness. She was 89 years old. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 o'clock Friday at the First Baptist Church by Rev. Harrison Wilson, Rev. John Gibson and Rev. J. C. Canipe. Burial was in the city cemetery. Mrs. Ceffey, the former Miss Annie Parka of Mouth of Wilson, Va., had resided in Boone for 67 years where she was married to E. S. Coffey in 18M. He died in 1929. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Carrie Williams, Asheville; Mrs. Ruth Porter, Cherryville; Mrs. Nell Unney, Boone; Mrs. W. C. Black, Staunton, Va. There is one brother, Mrs. Fred Parks, Hendersonville and one grandson, Robert Black, Staunton, Va. Democrat To Have Vacation Christmas plans for the Watauga Democrat are for the publication next week to go to press Tuesday, fell 24 hours prior to the usual time, and advertisers and contri butors are asked to take note of this early publication date. All mechanical work will be suspended Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in order that the em ployees may have a brief year-end vacation. The buainess office will be open through Wednesday and be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Monroe M. Redden, Jr., chair man-elect of the Young Democratic Club* of North Carolina, spoke to the Watauga YDC and their gueata laat Thursday night at a supper meeting in the Apalachlan Room of the Boone Trail Restaurant. He told them that there la a need to eliminate political indifference among the Democratic voters of North Carolina, and that one of the duties of YDC la to help in achieving this. The Watauga Young Democratic Club is a young dab, having been organized early this year, and Mr. Redden, who comes from Hender sonville, attempted to explain to hi.1 audience some of the prob lems facing YDC, and some of the aima the organization has. He urged active participation in political matters of the community especially, and atate and nation, and said the state organization haa speakers available to local cluba to help explain issues facing mem bers. Telling some of the history of the state organization, Mr. Redden said that the young Democrats initiated the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Raleigh, now a major fund-raising event of the Demo crats. He told of plana of the cluba to aid financially in send ing delegatea to th? National Con vention next year in California. Mr. Redden stresaed the import ance of cooperation with "aenior party" leaders, and expreaaed his delight that many of the local aen ior leaders were in attendance. He alao called attention to the value of "woman power" In elcc ( Continued on page five) JOHN RALPH BUCHANAN Candidate For Scholarship John Ralph Buchanan hai been (elected to represent Watauga County u a candidate for the Morehead Scholarship to the Uni versity of North Carolina. He received notice of his selec tion from J. H. Councill, chairman of the Watauga County committee for the Morehead Scholarship pro gram. He has received an invita tion from Roy Armstrong, Execu tive Secretary of the Morehead Foundation, to appear before the district committee during the lat (Continued on page five) Decoration Contest To Be Judged Sunday The Christina* home decoration contest sponsored by the Boone Junior Woman's Club in coopera tion with other local club* will be Judged Sunday night, December 20th. Your decoration should be finished and the light turned on by 7:00 p. m. In order for your display to be judged it must be registered. Please register your entry by calling cither of the co-chairmen, Mrs. Jim Winkler, Jr., AM 4 ?247, or Mrs. John HolUr AM 4 ?430. Deadline for registering y iur entry will be December 20, 8:00 p. m. All decorations should b* Jo the Christmas spirit, in keeping With the setting, original, and Cash awards wUi be nude by the following clubs. Boone Junior Club- 1st place door, 2nd place door. Gardenerettes? 1st place child ren, 2nd place children. Appalachian Garden Club? 1st place mantle. Blue Ridge Garden CM ? lit place lawn. 2nd place lawn. Home and Garden Dept. of Worthwhile Woman'* Club? 1st place window, 2nd place window. Members of participating clubs would like to encourage every family in Boone to enter at toast one division of this contest Much interest has been shown and the sponsoring clubs hope this will be the best contest on record Winners will be announced In
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