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VOLUME 1.XX111. ? NO. 17
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 87. I960
SIXTEEN PAGES? TWO SECTIONS
A1TI.FS. AI'F'l.KS Reece Hodges rests among bushels of apples at
the Valle ( iucis Orehaid storage house Packers finished up a month
of picking last week and workers estimated more than 10, (XX) bushels
gathered fiom the orchards These will graded and crated before |
.selling Staff photo Joe (.' Minor.
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Trick Or Treaters To Gather
Coin For L. N. Children's Fund
This chart indicates I lie sensational increase in travel industry dollar
volume in North Caiolina 155' in the last decade
i 1 i , -
Visitors to North Carolina from out of state have more than douhl <1
in th< last decadr. reflecting better highways and more attractions
consistently advertised in nations! publications.
Travel Industry Is
Second In Carolina
Southern Pines The tremen
dous value of llie travel serving
industry in North Carolina was
spotlighted here with the presen
tation to (iovernor Hodges of the
first to|)> of the most eomprehen
survev of this multi million
yllar in(!'istry e? or made in
rlh Carolina
K? new sui vo> , vy;onsoi ru oy
Travel Council of North Caro
placed I ho value of the travel
industry at S77.*> million
1959 with only the
nation leading textile and
industries exceeding it in
volume. The presentation |
de by T K I'lckard, Jr., of |
te. Kxecutive Vice Tresi i
I the Carolina Motor Club,
uded the Travel Councils '
committer
nor Ilod^ts was presented
n v e I Council's 'Award of
as the person who made :
st distinguished conlribu
developing the Iravcl jn
during Ibc year. The pre
sentation was made by President
I.\nn Nisbct, who said that the
$775 million figure represented to
t^l incomr of t h r? travel serving in
dustry and included all trade of
these establishments $.'i90 million
ol it came from travelers $231
million from visitors fioum out of
the state, and $156 million from
North Carolinians traveling in
their home state 18.085 business
firms are engaged in .serving the
traveler in North Carolina, and
they employ 71.7H5 people The
State collected $130 million in
taxes from the travel serving in
dustry during the year.
A copy of the survey may be ob
tamed free on request to the 'Ira
vcl Council of North Carolina. P.
O Box 27 1 f). lUlcigh Tbc Council
is a non stock, non profit corpora
lion devoted to developing better
travel accommodations and attrac
t ions.
Brazil may s?~-k U. S debt,
moratorium.
I'nited Nations. N V Countless
American boys and girls ti t- getting
read} to follow the example set
ten years ago by a few Sunday
school pupils who donated their
Halloween "treats" of coins to the
United Nations Children's Fund
Last fall, despite bad weather in
Boone children participating
in the trick or treat for I'NK'FF
program on Halloween night will
be from the 5th, 6th. and 7th
grades of the elementary school
When tl?e> knock on your door
they will he wearing lapel badges
and carrying Pet milk cartons
with INK Kl' stickers on them.
If you desire further facts on
IMCKF they can hand you a
brief brochure to read.
From 8 00 to 10:00 P. M. in
the basement of the I'?oonc First
Baptist Church. Mrs. X. O. Cof
fey and a committee of ladies
from the various churches of
Boone will be on hand to re
ceive the children's collections,
count the money, and serve rc
freshments. Those children who
cannot possibly return to the
Baptist Church Halloween night
are requested to bring their con
tributions to their home room
teachers at school Tuesday morn
ing
most of the nation. Trick or Treat
for UNK'KF pennies, nickles and
dimes totaled $1,500,000.
UNICFF's version of a centuries
old tradition offers striking count
erparts t" the original even* For
the prehistoric Celts of Ireland
and Scotland, and for the Gallic
Druids. October 31st was the hir
vest festival and today in this
country that date maiks an ample
harvest of coins which will grow
into health mving medicines and
bodv builders for as many as pos
sible of the world's needy children
who would lead a short, sick and
hungry life if they received no
help.
Halloween was a day when masks
were worn to scaic away evil
spints. or hung on trees to pr .?pi
tiat< the mythological divinities
and today American children wear
ing masks help combat the evils
of mass disease and malnutrition
;inong other children, and help
loster th< modern miracles of ined
ical (arc and food research
Young Americans who wrap the
familiar orange and black UNK'KF
label around a milk carton for .he
lirst time this Halloween, and tho. e
who aie getting ready to wear a
I NK FF tag once again, feel tight
ly proud of their participation in
history's greatest project carried
out by children to help children
They know that a single penny
given to the Children's Fund can
mean enough vaccine to protect
a youngster against Til; a nickel
can represent the penicillin to cure
a case of yaws, 20c represents the
antibiotics to treat a child for tra
choma, 50c can supply enough DDT
to protect four children from ma
laria for a year; and $1.00 (an pro
(Continued on pa^e tix)
JOSEPH T. BROWN, JR
Brown Given
Farm \ )egree
Joseph T B-own Jr., son of Mr
and Mi v J. T Brown Sr of Todd;
a graduate of Beaver Creek High
School of West Jefferson and a
junior at Appalachian State Teach
ers College, Boone, received the
American Farmer Degree at Kan
sas City, Missouri on October 14
The American Farmer Degree
is the highest award obtainable by
a Future Farmer of America To
be eligible for the American Farm
er Degree, an FFA member must
have completed three years of
vocational agriculture and had in
operation a supervised fanning
program each Near while enrolled
in high school and must have earn
ed at least $1000.00 from farming
and two thirds of this must have
come from his supervised farming
program The $1000.00 must be
productively invested or on sav
ings
Joe has in operation an out
standing farming program which
he operates in partnership with
his father Joe and his father op
erate a 4(H) acre grade "A dairy
farm near Todd
Through Joe's farming and hav
ing done an outstanding job in the
Future Farmer Organization made
it possible for him to receive the
American Farmer Degree Joe re
ceived a certificate, gold medal
and $125.00 in cash. This was the
first American Farmer Degree
ever awarded to an FFA member
in Ashe County
Kilrs Held For
M iss liin<j[li:iHi
Mis Koso Kdna Bingham, of
Sherwood, died at the age of
70, Tuesday. October 18. Death
came after a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr and Mrs. Filmore Bingham. .
Funeral services were conduct- !
ed at llenson Chapel Methodist
Church. Thursday October 20 at
2 00 p m Ministers taking part in |
1 the services were Kcv A In in Wil
son. Hev I?oyce Brooks. Itrv K.
F Troul.man and Hev. Mr Mallard
I She is survived by three suiters, {
Mr* Jake Mast of Sherwood, Mrs
Clyde K. Greene of Boone and
Mr* Joseph H. Stevenson of Alex- ,
andria, Va , a number of niece#]
and nephews.
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DIRECTORS are reflected
Boone Developments To
Issue New Series Stock
Golf Course
Is Reported
Doing Good
At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of Boone De
velopments. Inc., held Monday
evening, it was voted to re
organize under a new charter
which would permit the issu
ance of one hundred thousand
dollars in additional stock, the
funds derived therefrom to be
used for clearing up debts on
the golf course development
and for bringing about needed
improvements on the property, i
It was voted that Alfred Adams,
cashier of the Northwestern Bank, '
be named trustee in the matter of
the stock sales, and that present
stockholders have priority in the I
purchase ol the new stock. Others i
wanting stock should notify Mr
Adams, who will list their names j
and such stock as is available to I
them will be issued on a first |
come, first served basis.
It is stated ihat a considerable i
indebtedness exists on the course i
which will be paid out of the new
stock receipts and that improve- i
ments of roads, parking lot. and
extension of water to building site* |
are listed as some of the more
press in/,' imp rove mcnls.
Reports indicate that the golf
course did extremely well I his
year, more than doubling its re
ceipts of 4 year ago, and the stock
holders and directors are opti
mistic over the future prospects
for the development.
Col. F J Pepper of Blowing
Kock and Miami, Fla . spoke en ,
thusiastically of the local develop
merit, and said he had never known
of a golf course losing money. He
told of a course in Florida a few
years ago, in which stock was old
for $50 a share, which is now
worth $1,500
No difficulty was anticipated in
selling the new stock issue
Directors reelected are: W K
Winkler, Dr. Kay Lawrence, Dr.
W II Plemmons, Dr I. H ( >ley.
Jerry C'oe. Kstel Wagner, Guy
Hunt, Frank Payne, Major .1 H.
Thomas. Wade Iv Broun. H . ?aid
Cottrell, and Glenn Wilcox
J. B. Cannon
Dies Monday
James By nu m Cannon. 84 years
old. reined farmer of Vilas, died
at his home Monday night after an
illness of several weeks.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Cannon, Mr. Cannon
was a member of a pioneer family
of the Blowing Rock section He
had spent his entire life in Wa
tauga county, where he had en
gaged for many years in agricul
tural pursuits, particularly cattle
raising. *!le was a member of the
mercantile firm known as the Wa
tauga Supply Co in Boone in the
early twenties, and was also as
sociated with Lcntz Brothers in
the goods business in Blowing
Hock.
He was active in the Baptist
Church <*nd had been a member
of the Board of Deacons at Cool
Springs Church He was formerly
a member of the Old Fellows.
Surviving are two daughters;
Miss Floy Cannon and Mrs. A. Y
Howell of Boone. A grandson and
a granddaughter survive: Dr. A.
V Howell, Jr., Cumming, Ga ;
Mrs. Charle* Lcith. Winston
Salem, and seven great grandchil
dren. There is one sister, Mrs.
John Lcntz, Blowing Hock.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted Wednesday afternoon at
2 30 o'clock at the Brushy Fork
Baptist Church, where the deceas
ed was a member. Officiating will
be Kev. YA Crump, Itev. Grady
Minton and Rev. C. O. Vance.
Burial will be in Brushy Fork
ccmetery.
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CHAROI.AIS BEGINNING ? These two cows (rn foreground) and their calves are the beginning of a Ch;r
olais heid on the Henry Taylor farm at Valle Crucis. One of the calves is just a little over a week old, a!i'i
their size is expected to make them popular here - Staff photo. (Story on page two.)
Blowing Rock Citizens Ponder
Zoning J'lan For Resort Town
( it v Market
Is Expanded
Expansion camc this week for
one of Boone's oldest retail estab |
hshments. The City Market and
Grocery moved from its downtown I
location to the east edge of town.
The expansion, according to W
B York, manager, will restore for
local c.tizens a needed freezer
locker service, and provide some I
new services, such as butchering,
processing and packaging of beef
and hogs
The new establishment is unique
in Ihe area, Mr York said, and he
doubts if there is another such op
cration under one roof in north
western North Carolina
Jones Hollar, owner of the enter
prise, has been engaged in the
beef raising industry for many
years, and has operated a success
ful butchering and processing
j plant along with retail and whole j
sale distribution of meats in sev
eral mountain countie... He sees
the new project as something more
than just a natural growth of his
I wholesale business, however, and
believes it provides a needed ser
vice for the meat producer as well
as the consumer.
The new enterprise, operating its
wholesale and meat processing dc
partment under the name of Wa
tauga Meat Packers, has its quar
ters in the old Watauga Frozen
Foods building. The structure has
been completely rebuilt on the in
side, adequately insulated and
; equipped for modern freezer lock
er service.
The retail department is a com
plcte food store, and will continue
to operate under the familiar name
? of City Market and Grocery.
Swoffords
Open Store
Swoffords. Inc., opened their
new structure for business this
week The new addition is a two
story building at Ihc rear of their
main Mreet retail appliance store.
| It will house a new tire recap^
pint! department, according to I).
' O Itay, siore manager.
The new rccapping department
will feature the very latest all
electric equipment, Ray said, and
will enable them to deliver a re
capped tire of highest quality.
A citizens' meeting was held in
the Blowing Hock Library Club J .
Room at 8 p m. October 18, to "
hear Mr Leign Alison of the Lea ,
guc of Municipalities speak about ?
Town Zoning. Twenty five persons ,
were present.
Mayor Hardin welcomed those |
present, and expressed apprecia
tion for the interest in the deve
lopment and welfare of the Town. |
He then introduced Mr. Wilson, ,
who explained that the League of &
Municipalities is a serive of assist- j \
ance in working out a zoning plan
based on good zoning principles. '
This assistance is available to
Blowing Rock The League will
also assist at public hearings,
leading the proceedings into pro
per channels under the law, and
providing the necessary forms.
Mr. Wilson said that zoning is
dividing a town into zones or dis
tricts to prevent the intrusion of
types of buildings in each district .
that would be detrimental to the J
district, and to provide areas for ?
uses most compatible to each oth !
er. He said that each town has a
pattern of development whether or |
not one has been planned. He in
dicatd on a diagram four types of
zones that could apply to Blowing
flock, using stairstep levels ? the j
top level for residential zone, next '
business of hotel, motel and tour
I ist accommodations class, next
business of commercial nature, I
then on the bottom stair for
heavy business such as factories |
and industry. It was pointed out
that building types from the top
may move down into the next
level (>clow, but that starling at i
! the bottom, they may not move
1 up. Zoning does not govern build
1 ings existing at the time zoning
ordinpnee goes into efcct, but on
ly those erected subsequently
thereto. Zoning ordinance cannot
control price or type of architec
! turc An ordinance may contain a
proviso which would reviirc
i new structures have certain re
quired off street space It can on !
! ly help parking conditions in the I
i future.
Under the law, zones need not ?
always remain exactly as originally
created. With growth, changes are
often indicated and may be made
under due process of law, giving
property owners involved the op
portunity to protect their interests.
He slated there Is reason to be
lieve that zoning is a worthwhile
basic tool in the orderly growth of
a community This has been pro
ven by the fact that no known
town in the state that has adopted
(lootinued on pa?;e six)
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SalrH Director
FRED M. COUNCILL
High Point. N. C ? Rhett Ball,
/ice President and Director of
Marketing for Heritage Furniture,
nc , announces the appointment
)f Fred M Councill as Director of
sales.
Mr. Councill received his Mast
ers degree from the School of
iusiness Administration at the
Jniversity of North Carolina. Up
>n graduation from the Ui;iver
lity, he joined Morganton Furni
:ure Company where he was first
ittached to the manufacturing de
partment and subsequently hand
ed responsibilities in the sales
Jepartment of that firm. He be
'amc associated with Heritage
Kurniture, Inc. in 1957 when these
wo companies were merged. He
las had intensive training and
>road experience in various phas
es of the industry.
Prior to moving to High Point
n the latter part of 1959, Mr.
Jouncill served as sales represcn
:ativc for the two above mention
ed furniture companies in Georgia,
\labama, and Noithwest Florida.
Mi Councill, orginally from
Hoone, is married to the former
tfope Brown of Greensboro. They
nake their home in High Point in
he liilllrcst Manor Apartments.
VO DEPRESSION
Government evoiionmts say U
i. economy sound and no se'ricxu
depression in sight. Private eco
nomists differ on their forecacu
For business in 1961.
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(.hum dtmtet planning to
honlro butanes*.
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