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Publication 0 SECTIONS FOR BEST RESULTS ?dvertiaen invariably uh the column! of the Democrat. With iu (all paid circulation, intenaely covering the local ahopping area, it la the beat advertising medium available. Hi;if ? ' t > \ An Independent Weekly Newt paper . . . Seventy-Third T? VOLUME LXXIII_ NO. 15 PRICK: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FALL COLOR? The brilliant color* of Autumn, speeded along by, frosty nights, is fast reaching its best at the higher elevations of the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies. Nearby Grandfather MounUin is the maple-covered showcase (or. this little girl and her dog, who are taking in the display that Is expected to last through this month.? Hugh Morton photo. Flashes Of Crimson And Gold Herald Nature's Greatest Show In Mountains .,,,1 . . . ,1.. . ? ? i iii i ? I, Du UTD T A If n inn SEVERAL ARE INJURED A series 01 seven wrecks last week in Watauga county caused several injuries and property dam age. George E. Baker, State High way Patrolman, gave these accounts of the accidents which he investi gated. On Wednesday evening, at 9:40 o'clock, a car operated by Charles Coffey, Route 4, Boone, was trav eling east on N. C. 1201, near Bethel community, turned over on its top after failing to negotiate a curve. Four persons were in the Buick convertible, but no one was injured. According to the report, Coffey lost control of the car after it hit gravol on the side of the road, hitting a .bank before turning on its top. Damage to the vehicle was approximately $400. Coffey was chargcd with improper turn ing. Thursday morning, at 8:45 o' clock, Lacy Admes Church, Route 1, Deep Gap, was operating a Ford truck owned by Mary Watson Triv ette, Deep Gap, Route 1, when lie skidded into a 1957. Ford operated by Edgar Brown Hardin, Route 1, Boone. Patrolman Baker's report showed that Church was traveling west on U. S. 421 toward Boone at Laxon. As he came around the sharp curve there, he attempted to avoid hitting the Brown car, which was turning right into N. C. 1355, the Height Hollar road. No injuries were suffered and i * slight property damage was done. No charges were filed. Mrs. Bessie Ward, rout* 1, Sugar Grove, was driving a 1960 Corvair when it turned over on its top at the prison camp intersection of U. S. 421. According to Mr. Baker, Mrs. Ward was coming out of the old 421 into U. S. 421 and made a right turn. She failed to turn back into the highway and went over an embankment and turned over. The car was not too badly damaged, and no injury was noted. No charge was preferred. This ac cident happened Thursday at 3:90 I m. A two-car accident on U. S. 421 vest of Boone, at Walker Tractor and Implement Co., caused prop erty damagagc of about $150. Mr. Baker's report showed that Wiley Louis Stanberry, route 1, Vilas, was traveling cast on 421 in a Ford pickup when he attempted to pass a Chevrolet operated by Pauline Snyder Hayes, route 1 \ ilaa. The Hayes woman waa turn ing left into the Brown Cemetery road. Stanberry was charged with (continued on paga six) Lucktcnbergg, Noted Musicians, Will Appear Here Jerrie and George Lucktenberg, violinist and harpsichordist, will play at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the ASTC campus on Monday evening, October 17. This is the program scneduled earlier but postponed on account of illness. Jerrie Lucktenberg, trained in the best American schools and In Vienna, will perform three num bers, accompanied by her husband. Her instrument is a very fine Stradivarius dating from 1718. George Lucktenberg is one of the American artists who is leading in a revival of interest in the harpsichord. His instrument was made to his specifications by a leading German specialist in the manufacture of harpsichords. The young artists will play a de manding program including works by Tartini, Coupe rin, Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Ginastera. General admission will be sold, provided seats are left after stu dents and season ticket holders are seated. FIRE FIZZLED OUT Tuscon, Ariz. ? When her car caught fire in Tucson. Mrs. Fred Boyd did not panic. Shr stopped at a service station, bought a bottle of soda pop, and put out the fire with it Boone Land Bank Given Signal Honor Washington, D. C., Oct. 5?' The Federal Lank Bank Association of Boone, North Carolina, was un animously elected to membership in the American Institute of Co operation, The National Educa tional and Research Agency for farm business organizations, at the A. I. C. annual meeting at the University of California, Berkeley, according to an announcement by J. K. Stern, institute president The A. I. C. is chartered as a Uni versity in the District of Colum bia and meets each August at a land-grant collage. Officers and directors of the Federal I .and Bank Assn. of Boone have been invited to participate in educational activities of the institute and to attend the 1961 meeting at the University of Min nesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Aug. 20-23. This is the largest annual conference on iarm business pro blems and draws over 3,000 farm business leaders, university and government, farm and marketing specialists, farm credit men, and rural educational workers, includ ing 1,200 rural member* of youth organizations and young farmers. The name of John H. Hollar, manager, has been entered on the register of the institute as the lo cal representative. Hereford Breeders Enjoy Annual Sale in* ?oi?uga ruicuicu ncip ford Breeders sold 62 loti for $10, 632.90 in their 18th annual calf tale at Boone on October 8. H. Grady Farthing topped the sale at $360.00 with a young bull that Judge Hayes Gregory had topped for the champion bull in the pre-aale show, diamond 8. Ranch sold two bulls for $303.00 each for next highest price. Dia mond S. Ranch sold a bred heifer for $260 00 which was the top price in the heifer class. Grady Farthing won the trophy awardad by NorthweuUrn bank far one bull. Mr. Farthing's bull li BBB Victor Plato 1st. Second place in tliis clafc went to Coun cil Henson, Dave Minton and 1L M. Hodges on the Get of M. Zato Heir 1st. The reaerve champion bull wa a shown by Council Henson, Boone. The c (lampion* l?ow waa shown by Council Henson of Boone and the reserve cow by Grady Farthing. The Herefords were sold into four states. North Carol ir a, South Carolina, Tenneaaee and West Virginia. *-?/ mininra nnoo ? Flashes of crimson and gold in "The Land of the Sky" are signal ing the opening of one of the greateai-?hows on earth: autumn foliage in the mountains of West ern North Carolina^ Visitors should keep in mind that the color show moves from high altitudes down the mountain slopes and across the valleys, and that the earlier they visit the mountains, the higher the alti tudes they should visit for a pre view of the brilliant foliage pat terns which decorate the entire region through October and last into November at many points. Reports from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests indi cate that this will be a good color year, with the big show onstage around October 10 at altitudes above 4,000 feet, and the peak of the general color display beginning around October 18. "Indications are that the leaf coloration in the Great Smokies will be very good this fall", aays Fred J. Overly, superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. Color at higher eleva tions in the Park is expected to be at its best between now and October 15. At lower elevations in the Park, peak coloration is us ually between October 19 and 29. Blue Ridge Parkway rangers re port splashes of color along the entire Parkway between Linville and Asheville, with birches and maples turning, and the vivid red berries of mountain ash outstand ing this year at Craggy Gardens and the Wagon Road Gap-Beech Gap section of the Parkway. Gum, maples and sourwoods are show ing color at altitudes above 3,000 feet along the Parkway between Blowing Rock and the Virginia line. Some of the best point* for viewing color in the Great Smok ies right now are higher flections of U. S. 441, the Clingman's Dome Road, and the road between Mile High Overlook and Heintooga Overlook. One of the brightest displays along U. S. 64 through the Sapphire Country at present is be tween Highlands and Cashiers. Grandfather Display Brought on by cool autumn nighti, the annual dinplay of color haa begun at Grandfather Moun tain at the highest elevation Of the Blue Ridge mountain!. Present indications are that maximum beauty of all color* will be October 15-29. Color starts at the peaks aqd gradually desceods into the val ley* of the mountains. The vivid array annually attracts many visi tors to the Southern highlands throughout Octohcr. istration ListOf Officials Is Given To Aid Voters Registration books for the November general election will open Saturday, October 15th, at the various polling places in the county, and will remain open until sundown, October 29th. Registrars will be at the various polling places each Saturday, October 15, 22, and 29th, from 9 a.m. until sunset. There is no general new regis tration but all those who haven't previously voted in a general elec tion and who have become quali fied by reaching 21 or under the residence statute will have to regis ter. Those seeking to register must be 21 years old, must have lived in the State of North Carolina for one year and in the precinct in which they desire to vote for 30 days prior to the election. The list of the registrars follows: Bald Mountain Township: Glenn Howell. Beaver Dam: Claude W. Wilson. Blowing Rock: Daniel A. Klutt'z. Blue Ridge: Rodney C. Greene. Boone: G. E. Luther. Brushy Fork: H. J. Williams. Cove Creek: Hight Williams. Elk: Inet Todd. ? Laurel Creek; Gilbert EdmMteo. . -Meat Canip: - Fred W. Wine barger. Meat Camp No. 2: Luther Mor etz. New River: Grady Greer. North Fork: Walter South. Shawneehaw: Edward Chappel. Stony Fork: E. B. Hardin. Watauga: Arlie B. Hodges. Gavin Will Speak Here A Republican rally is to be I held at the courthouse in Boone < Wednesday October 26th at 7:30 i p. m. it is announced by B. H. < Watson, chairman of the Republi- | can Executive Committee of Wa tauga county, who states that Hon. Robert Gavin, Republican candi date for Governor of North Caro lina, will deliver the address. Mr. Watson extends an invita tion to all voters of Watauga county to attend this meeting. It is also stated that Republican , headquarters are now open over the Parkway Hardware Co. in ] Boone. The telephone number is 1 AM 4-3580. ARMS SPENDING REVISED The Defense Department has an- i nounced that $107,000,000 would ' be added to the Polaris submarine 1 missile program. The department also said it would spend $33,800,000 more to speed development of the' Samos reconnaissance satellite and Indi cated that a decision was immi nent to accelerate development and construction of the B-70 super sonic bomber. Absentee Ballots Now Being Issued Applications for civilian ab sentee ballots are now being accepted by the Watauga County Board of Elections, J. D. Winebarger, chairman, says. The Elections Board office is located on the ground floor of the Cofvard building on Morth Depot Street, and limit ed parking has been provided by the Police Department for the convenience of those who have business at tbe office. Applications (or civilian absen tee ballot* can be accepted until Saturday afternoon, November 9th, under ordinary circumstances. Persons \?ho bccomc ill after November 9th and are unable to get to the polls, may make appli cation for absentee ballots after November 9th, however; but all absentee ballots must be in the bands of the Chairman of the Board of Elections by 3 p . m., on election day, November 8th. Members of the armed forces have been able to vote for several PARKWAY ROBBERY ? Sheriff E. M. Hodge* and Principal James Greene survey littered office floor left by robber at Parkway School Thursday night. Items taken, worth more than a housand dollars, were recovered on Parkway and in Greenville, S. C.. sfter police picked up man who admitted to theft when caught trying to dispose of stolen goods. ? Staff Photo Joe C. Minor. Man Who Robbed Local School Is Captured In South Carolina Marsh Gets Position At Savings & Loan James Marsh, well-known bank er and civic leader has been cho sen Secretary-Treasurer of the Watauga Savings * Loan Associa tion, succeeding the late W. H. Qragg. Mr. Marsh has been with the Northwestern Bank in Boone for fifteen years. He is well known to the people of Boone and Watauga county for his work as a layman in his church and for the many civic projects in which he has participated. He has been active in Chamber YDC To Meet Next Tuesday The Young Democratic Club of Watauga county U sponsoring a political meeting at Green Valley School Tuesday of next week at 7:30 p. m., according "to J. B. Clawson, Jr., President. The candidates for county of fice will be present to speak and to answer questions. A full attend ince of the voters is asked. The YDC bad ? meeting at Parkway School Tuesday evening which was well attended. Con gressman Alexander was present. Plant City, Fla. ? A daughter born to Mrs. George Friend while Hurricane Donna battered Plant City, has been named Donna Gale. of Commerce work for many years and haa served the organiza tion aa Treasurer and as Chairman of many committees. He waa trea JAMES MARSH : surer of the Southern Appalach ian Historical Association for five yeara and Executive Vice-Presi dent for three yeara. He has been a member of the Executive Com mittee of the yountf bankers' divi sion of the North Carolina Bank era Aasociation, a member of the Board of Directors of the Western North Carolina Division of the National Asaociation of Byik Audi tors and Comptrollers, Treasurer of the United Fund for one yefcr. Treasurer and member of the board of directors of the Boone Rotary Club for three years, and Chairman of the commercial dis plays of Watauga Progreas Days this year. Mr. Marsh is a member of the First Baptist Church of Boone, where he serves as a member of the Board of Deacons, Church Treasurer, Assistant Superinten dent of the Young Adult depart ment, member of the Finance Committtee and on the long-range atudy and planning committee of the church. He' also taught the thirteen year old boys for nine years. Mr. Marsh 'vis educated locally and has been active In fund rait ing affairs for the College, High and Elementary Schools. He ia. married to the former Mi&s Alma Ruth Hagimin, tod they reside at DOt Hardin Street . They have four sons, Jimmy, Randy, Lesley iod Pnwnlt Quick thinking on the part of a Greenville, S. C., pawn broker Fri- ? day led to the capture of the man who admitted to breaking into Parkway School Thursday night where he stole articles valued at more than a thousand dollars. According to Watauga County Sheriff E. M. Hodges and James Greene, principal of Parkway, who went to Greenville Saturday to identify and claim the stolen items, Floyd Gillard, 29, of Bristol, Tenn., admitted he broke in the Watauga School Thursday night and took a typewriter, adding machine, mo vie projecter and screen. He said time of entry was around 10 p. m. The breakin was discovered by J. R. Gentry, school custodian, . when he reported to work at 3 a. m. Friday. Gentry had worked until 9 p. m. Thursday, cleaning and buffing the school floors. He reported the theft to authorities and It was found that the robber had cut a wire fence between the school and the Parkway picnic grounds so that he could place the stolen goods in a 'car parked in the picnic area. Entry to the school was gained by knocking a hole about the size of a fifty-cents piece in a library window and lifting the latch with a screwdriver of some like instru ment. The robber then crawled through the window into the li brary where he took the projector and screen, which had been in use. In removing these items he knock the shades off several light fix tures. A buffer, kept in the supply room next to library, was carried to Principal Greene's office and used as a ladder to reach an over head transom to the office. A typewriter and adding machine were taken from the office, and papers and empty money bags were scattered, over the floor. The main door near the office had been unlocked from the inside and it was thin that led Mr. Gentry to discover the breakin. It was theorized the robber went out this door to carry his loot. Footprints on the freshly buffed floor seemed to prove this theory. After leaving Parkway School, Gillard told Sheriff Hodges and Mr. Greene, he met an uniden tified buddy on the Parkway Ixv twecn Deep Gap and Blowing Rock at "Ravon Rock." The fact that Gillard was in thic area was borne out with the find ing of part of his loot by a park maintaincc man. Gillard said Iw threw out the movie projector and screen because be had more stuff * than he could carry in the station wagon which he said he stole in? Abingdon,
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