VOLUME LXXII. ? NO. tl
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CABOUNA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,
Building
Boomed
In 1959
Building in Boone was booming
in IBM, according to Howard Cot
trcll, building inapector. Permits
for nearly a half million dollars o(
construction were issued by Cot
trell during the year.
Permits for 17 new residences
were included, at a total cost of
$268,000, and additiona to two
homes for $3,900. Eight new bus
ineaa buildings and renovations
at a cost of $198,000, and one new
apartment house at $44,000 were
also included.
Total for all categories was
$474,500.
Mr. Cottrell said that this figure
represented a gain over 1098, par
ticularly in business building.
Not included in the above figures
was building and renovations at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege. A new wing to East Hall
Dormitory for women, started last
year, was completed during 1990.
It represented an expenditure of
$929,000, according to Barnard
Dougherty, college vice preaident.
Also a new steam boiler was in
stalled and renovations made to
the power plant on campus at the
college at a cost of $300,000, and
an addition to the college library
at a cost of $40,000, boosted total
building in the town to over a
million dollars.
CANFIELD
Canfield Gets
Promotion
International Resistance Co., has
appointed Walter H. Canfield, Jr ,
of 309 Farthing Street, Boone, pro
motion manager of the marketing
division. Mr. Canfield was former
ly sales manager of IRC's Boone
division.
His new post was expressly cre
ated, according to George 0. But
ler, director of the marketing di
vision, of Philadelphia, to imple
ment further major reorganization
and expansion plans formulated by
IRC earlier in the year.
In his new post, Mr. Canfield
will be on a staff level and will
report to the director of the mar
keting division. In particular, he
will "guide and supervise" over
all er corporate sales promotion,
advertising, product publicity, and
pricing strategy. Also, he will as
sist sales managers of the five op
erating divisions in such matters.
Mr. Canfield was aales manager
of the Boone division, which pro
duces resistors and selenium recti
fiers, for three years. Before that
? that is, before IRC decentralized
its sales structure from a terri
torial to a divisional one ? he was
for one year territorial tales man
ager. In this capacity he was in
charge of sales in 14 states in the
South and Southwest.
Prior to his association with
IRC, he was associated for five
years with the Scintilla Division,
in Sidney, N. Y., of Bendix Avi
ation. His last position there was
product manager of sales.
Mr. Canfield was graduated from
Indiana Technical College with a
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering in
1930. He attended Central High
School in Sidney, N. Y. He was
an active member of the Student
Council, among other things, and
| was elected president of his class J
| in his senior year. 1
Mr. Canfield and his wife, June, 1
i will maltp th?ir home in the Phil- t
es of all feed con- i
?nitrates for the coming year i
ill be about ? per cent larger <
Amid all the clamor and
clangor of tha new year's
dawning, we pause for a
quiet thought of all the firm
friendship* that have made
the old year so satisfying.
? Warmly appreciative, we
with for one ml all a happy
and tuccauful I960.
WATAUGA
DEMOCRAT
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G. O. P. SEEN WINNING A CLOSE ONE
Babson Sees Continued Peace,
Prosperity During New Year
1. Naturally, as I am just back
from Moscow and Berlin, my first
thought* are what will happen io
Berlin in 1960. My answer is defi
nitely,' "NOTHING WILL HAP
PEN." Mr. K. will make no more
ultimatums; President Eisenhower
will continue his peace talks.
Therefore the Berlin situation will
be just the same in 1960 and 1961
as it is today.
2. There will be no World War
started between Russia and the
United States in 1960. This does
not mean that such a war will not
come within 10 years; but just now
neither country is ready for it. I
am convinced of this after my re
cent visit to Moscow.
3. Airplane warfare with the
dropping of bomb* is a .thing of
the past. We are turning to rocket
ry with pinpoint precision. Our ex
pensive air bases may gradually be
vacated.
4. Moscow is Mr. K's "pride and
joy." It ii a beautiful city with
broad streets and thousands of new
apartment house*. Mr. K does not
want it destroyed. Furthermore, he
want* a reduction in armament* io
that he will have money to raise
the ttandai i* of living in Ruiaia.
I forecast he will have to do this
in order to hold hi* power.
8. We first feared a "shooting
JOHN D. LARK INS, Democratic
V a t i o n a 1 Committeeman from
forth Carolina, frequently men
ioned ai a candidate for the
democratic nomination for the
Governorship of North Carolina,
?rho will speak at the courthouae
n Boone Tueaday, January S, un
ler the auspices of the Watauga
bounty Young Democratic Club.
'
war"; now we are in a "cold war";
but we will soon be in an "educa
tional war." In 1960 the United
Statei will expend far greater ef
fort on education.
6. Along with the effort < to im
prove education during 1900, 1 fore
cast that our teachers will be given
a minimum salary of 95,000 and
that schools of all states will re
ceive federal aid.
7. I forecast that Instead of
spending so much money on new
school buildings, municipalities
will give more attention to dis
cipline, promotion*, and lifting,
tnd to teaching of mathematics,
physics, and chemistry in both
grammar and high schools.
8. I forecast that some of those
who have gone into business will
seek teaching Jobs, which will be
a major force in postponing World
War III. School teaching will be a
part of our national defense.
9. The Russians are afraid of
China, which I hope to visit again
(Continued on page 2, section B)
Local Trade Better
During Holidays
Business during the month of
December, considered the Christ
mas buying season, was up from
last year slightly, according to re
ports made by several merchants
after a preliminary check of their
business. While grou sales ap
peared to be up, one merchant in
dicated that net profits might be
down some due to higher operating
expenses over last years' sales.
No dollar volume was available,
1998 had been considered a rec
ord year, as far as retail sales iff
the area were concerned, a mer
chant who declined use of his
name, said. The year 1900 ap
parently ha* surpassed 1958 to set
e new record.
Other merchants about town ex
pressed the same views, saying
their business was "good" to "ex
tra good." "If business stays as
good next year (1M0) as thia year,
I'll bf satisfied." is the way one
merchant put It..
' Boone and Watauga county have
long been considered a trading
center for the area, and the en
thusiasm expressed by most bus
iness men here seems to bear out
the fact that more people are
"trading at home."
Local Motel Owner
Is Believed Suicide
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Willie Andrew Shull, 52, Boone
resident and owner of Longview
Motor Court, was killed at 11
o'clock Monday iporning by a bul
let fired from bit bunting rifle.
Deputy Coroner C. C. Cook, who,
witb Sheriff Ernest Hodges, made
an Investigation, expressed the be
lief that Shull was a suicide, but
stated that be will hold an in
quest into the death Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. ' Q
Mr. Cooke stated that members
of the family said Shull had
threatened to take hia life pre
viously, but they hadn't taken hia
remarks aerioualy. Mr. Cooke said
his information was that Shull
bad again threatened suicide be
fore going out of the bouse, im
mediately before the fatal shot was
fired. The bullet from a .30 calibre
rifle entered the left side of the
head. Mr. Cooke said.
Funeral service* will be con
ducted at 11 o'elock Wednescday
at the Reins-Sturdivant Chapel by
Rev. William Eaton and Rev. E.
y Troutman. Burial will be in
Mount Lawn Memorial Park.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Mildred Church Sbull; a son,
David, daughter Corenna of the
borne; his mother, Mrs. Cat Shull
Hodges and a sister, Mrs. Grace
Little, MmhiHin Xanb.
17,750 MEMBERS
RE A Co-od
Electric Patrons By 10%
New Schedule
In Effect On
January 1st
Blue Ridge Electric Member
ship Corporation announces a big
electric power rate reduction to
its 17,750 members effective
January 1, 1960. According to C.
E. Viverette, general manager,
the new rate structure will result
In an average savings to members
of a little over 10% on electric
service bills. All members of the
corporation, with the exception of
29 very large power users, will be
affected by this rate reduction.
The minimum users as well as
those using 40 to SO kilowatts of
demand will benefit by this reduc
tion as the minimum charge for
two months will be $2 now instead
of $3. Everyone's bill will be at
least $1 lower on their bi-monthly
usage of electric power and some
commercial consumers will realize
savings up to $39.40 on their bi
monthly electric service bill. A
member using 100 kw in a two
month billing period would re
ceive a bill for $9; 1000 kwh
$19.00 6000 kwh, $04.60. All Blue
Ridge Electric Membership Cor
poration members receive their
electric service bills on a bi
monthly basis, with the exception
of the large power users.
Savings to members will range
from 2% (? 40% depending on the
amount of power used. The larg
est saving will be to commercial
accounts using 90 kw and less.
The adoption by the board of di
rectors of a consolidated rate for
all small users of electric power
(in our case up through 90 kw of
demand) is a radical departure
from that of electric power sup
pliers as a whole. Most power sup
pliers have a policy to differenti
ate between the commercial user
and the residential user, with the
commercial user paying more for
his power. The manager and
board of directors of Blue Ridge
Electric Membership Corporation
feel there is no Justification for
this rate differential. Why should
a country store pay $34.00 for
1000 kwh used in a two months
period, when a dairy ^arm, or
home in town pays only $20.60 for
1000 kwh used in the same two
months period? That has been the
case in the past, but today on our
new rate schedule, each will pay
the same, $19.60 for 1000 kwh
used in any two months period.
One of the fUted objectives of
the Cooperative as adopted with
the by-laws when the organization
was organized and chartered
reads, "It shall be the aim of Blue
Ridge Electric Membership Cor
poration to make electric energy
available to its members at the
lowest cost consistent with sound
economy and good management."
The board of directors having re
viewed the objectives, and the fin
ancial position of the corporation
had no trouble deciding a rate re
duction was in order. The member
contributed equity in the corpora
tion has been building up very
rapidly since 1900 and amounting
to 16c out of each dollar in 1098;
doubtleas it will be even greater
in 1900, the necesnary cub re
serves having been establiahed.
The business, as far as financial
position is concerned is very
sound. Member contributed equity
for 1980 will be reduced by an
estimated 80% as a result of the
rate reduction but by a lesser per
centage in future years based on
increased usage of electric energy
resulting from lower rates. The
management and board of direc
tors feel that lower power rates
will stimulate economic growth
and development of the entire
area served by Blue Ridge Electric
Membership Corporation.
The "all Electric Age" is rapid
ly approaching, and Blue Ridge
Electric Membership Corporation
is prepared for it. New transmis
sion lines and substations capable
of furnishing our members with
four times the amount of electric
energy now used were put into
service in December at ? cost of
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BAPTISTS BURN NOTE.? Wade Brown ?nd the Rev. John Gibson hold burning note, indicating debt on
church and parsonage hai been paid in full. Looking on, left to right Ruaell D. Hodges, Sr., G. D. Barnett,
Mr. Brown, Rev. Mr Glbaon, James Marsh, and Dempsey Wilcox. Hodges, Barnett and Wilcox are trustees
who executed the papers; Brown chairman board of deacons; Gibson associate pastor First Baptist Church;
and Marsh treasurer. ? Photo Flowers Photo Shop. \
First Baptist Church Burns
Notes As Debts Are Cleared
Auto License Plates
Go On Sale In City
Auto license tags for 1900 go
on sale it the local license bureau
Saturday at 9:00 a. m., according
to Mrs. Rachel Klutz, manager of
the office. The office hours are:
Saturday 9 to 12:00; week days
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
The license bureau, located in
the Bus Station on Depot Street,
was opened early this fall, and this
marks the first time in several
years that all car owners have been
able to buy tags in Boone. Prior
to the opening of the office, motor
ists either bad to buy their license
at other offices or order them
from Raleigh.
Mrs. Klutz calls attention to the
fact that her office alto handles
title transfers, and persons in the
area are invited to use this con
venient service.
Deadline for having new tags
on vehicles is February XS. Pur
chasers are reminded they must
have their new registration cards,
mailed from Raleigh, to buy their
new plates.
Schedule For Tax
Listing Given Out
George Blair
Dies In Tenn.
George Blair, 73, former resi
dent of Boone, died at the home
of a lister, Mrs. John Williams in
Jonesboro, Tenn. last Wednesday.
A heart condition was given as the
cause of his death.
Mr. Blair, a son of the late Wil
liam T. and Mrs. Blair, was well
known to the older residents of
the town. A bouse painter by
trade, he went to Fort Myers, Fla.
from Boone and resided there for
a great many years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Funeral Chapel in Jones
boro Thursday and burial was In
that city.
The immediate survivors are a
son snd a daughter.
Vtere are four living sisters:
Mrs. T. B. Moore. Mrs. Wm. H.
McGuire, Boone; Mrs. G. M. Sud
derth, Blowing Rock and Mrs.
John Williams, Jonesboro, Tenn.
President Eisenhower's recent
crusade may influence Democrats
to pick as a 1900 Presidential
nominee the man the party be
lieves best qualified to deal with
Nikita Khrushchev, according to
two Democratic senators.
Senstors Mansfield (D.-Mont)
and Monroney (D.-Okla.) have ex
pressed that view after some pulse
feeling in connection with aext
year's Presidential election. |
A schedule for the listing of
taxes during the month of Janu
ary hat been prepared by J. D.
Wliiebarger, county tax supervisor,
who points out that all real estate
and personal property must be
listed for taxation, according to
ownership on January 1, I960.
Tax listers wiU fill a schedule of
appearances in the diferent town
ships of the county during the first
IS days of the month, according to
an advertisement in this week's
Democrat, to offer assistance to
the taxpayers. After January 19,
the books will be at the county
courthouse, and tax payers may
list there.
All farmers will be asked to
give production facts for the farm
census at the time they list their
property for taxes. TTie census,
according to the announcement,
is not to be used for taxing pur
poses, but will be uaed as an aid
in guiding the farm program of
the country.
The tax listers are:
Bald Mountain, John Ragan,
Beaver Dam, Llnville Norris. ,
Blowing Rock, Dan Klutz.
Blue Ridge, M. O. Coffey.
Boone, Carney E. Luther.
Brushy Fork. Clifford Norris.
Cove Creek, Mite Williams.
Elk, Glenn TripleU.
Laurel Creek, Clyde Tester.
Heat Camp, Paul Moretz.
New River, Bynum Clawnon
North Fort, W. G. South.
Shawnechaw, Mrs. Bemle Davis.
Stony Fork, Scott Moretz.
Watauga, Arlic Hodges.
The Fint Baptist Church of
Boone held a note and mortgage
burning ceremony at the regular
morning church service December
20. The burning culminated the
payment in full of the deM on the
church and paator'i home.
James March, church treasurer,
lighted the note and mortgage In
the presence of the trustees who
had signed the note in 1933. The
trustees were Russell D. Hodges,
Sr., G. D. Barnett and D. L. Wil
cox.
The business session was in
charge of Wade E. Brown, chair
man of the Board of Deacons. The
Rev. John Gibson, associate pastor,
preached the sermon.
Also taken up during the bus
iness session was the adoption of
the proposed budget, and a re
view of some of the accomplish
ments of the year.
The budget adopted calls for
collection and expenditure of
189,000.00, with $96,000.00 for mis
sions and church activities and
$27,000.00 for the building fund.
Approximately 43 per cent of the
regular budget was allocated for
missions.
The First Baptist Church hu
been without a regular pastor since
Dr. L. H. Hollingsworth accepted
the call to Wake Forest College as
Chaplain. According to the re
port, the church's budget grew
in the seven years of Dr. Hollings
worth's ministry from less than
*20,000.00 to the present *85,000.
00.
The Board of Deacon's chairman,
Mr. Brown, said, "The spiritual life
has deepened and, while fully con
scious that we have not reached
anything like our potential, it is
felt that the church is poised
ready for greater opportunities for
service than ever before."
Since Rev. Mr. Hollingsworth's
leaving, Dr. William Harrison Wil
liams of Charlotte, has served as
interim pastor. The Rev. Mr. Gib
son continues as associate pastor.
The Rev. Henry Greer is ex
pected to take up the work of
student secretary. He Is employed
by the Baptist State Convention,
and will begin his work with the
Baptist students of Appalachian
State Teachers College in January
Mr. Brown told the confraea
tion, M. . . we look to the future
of our church with enthusiasm;
we recognise our weaknesses wad
our shortcomings, but we will seek
to correct them and ever look to
improving and enlarging our field
of service te our fellowman, and
seek M spread the gospel to the
far corners at the world."