Newspapers / Watauga Democrat. / Nov. 10, 1960, edition 1 / Page 1
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
FOR BEST RESULTS advertiaen invariably um the columns at the Democrat With ita tuU pud circulation, Intensely covering the local ahoppiag area. Hi* the beet advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXIII. ? NO. 19 TAUG An Independent Weeldy ISeuwpaper ' ' ' ' Seventy 'Third of Continuous Publication ' FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER It, IN* Nov. 1 SB 36 48 4 No*, t II n 47 Nov. S 47 M 40 JS Nov. 4 M M 4* Nov. 0 90 30 41 Nov. 8 47 29 31 .13 Nov. 7 38 28 28 00 Total precipitation ? JO inch. Snow< i I IB FOURTEEN PAGES? TWO SECTIONS KENNEDY IS WINNER IN CLOSE RACE SENATOR JACK. F. KENNEDY SENATOR LYNDON B. JOHNSON Lackey Named Chairman Alumni Heartline " Program At College t. u. Keel Lackey of winston Salem, past Alumni Association president and trustee of Appalach ian State Teachers College, has been named chairman of "Heart line," the college's new alumni an nual giving program. "We feel that no better man could be found to handle this im portant leadership role," Bob Al len, director of ASTC's founds tions, said. Instead of dues, an annual giv ing campaign, called "Heartline," will be conducted each year, pro E. G. LACKEY ' viding each ASTC alumnus the opportunity to contribute in ac cordance with hii or her wiahes. But membership in the organiza tion will not depend upon whether or not a financial contribution is made. Fundi received from ASTC's "Hcartline" will be used to oper ate the alumni association and go toward purchasing suitable land, off campus, upon which an Alumni House May be built in the not-too distant future. Lackey's past experience as pres ident of the alumni association cortainiy qualifies him for the "Heartline" chairmanship, Mr. Al len said. During Lackey's reign as president, twelve aetive alumni chapters were organized in the Tar Heel counties of Aahe, Bumcombc, Cleveland, Forsyth, Gaston, Mc Dowell, Mccklenburg, Moore, Ran dolph. Stanley Surry and Watauga. Florida organized a chapter, as has a group near Tokyo, Japan, Allen said. In addition, a headquarters off ice for the Alumni Association has been established in the campus Administration Building, complete with modern mailing equipment, photo studio and adequate files. Lackey is a native of Alexander county, and received his primary and secondary schooling there. He is the son of the late E. E. and Mrs. Jane Sharp Lackey. He was graduated from Appalachian in 1937, and was an all around ath lete, being a charter member of the Monogram Club. After graduation Lackey was a successful high school football coach for four years in Taylor* (continued on page six) Mrs. Bumgarner Funeral Held Mrs. Polly Hollar Bumgarner, 43, died Friday, November 4. Funeral services were held at Three Forks Baptist Church by Rev. Homer Greene, Rev. Hugh JUmmmI and JUk. Ro?coe Morrow at 2:00 o'clock Sunday, November 6. She is survived by her husband, Walter Bumgarner, one daughter, Mrs. Pet* Vannoy of Todd; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hol lar of Boone; one sister, Mrs. Hazel Greene, Dayton, Ohio; three brothers, Hight Hollar, Lige Hol lar and Fred Hollar, all of Boone. Legion Meet Next Friday Watauga Post 130 American Legion and the ladies of the Auxi liary will have their next meeting on November 11 at the American Legion Hut in Boone at 7:00 p. m. to honor the deceased and living veterans' of all wars. The ladies of the Auxiliary will serve a covered dish supper at 7:00. All members of the Legion and Auxiliary are requested to be pre sent. There will be several kinds of entertainment and a well plan ned program has been set up for the occasion. Blaze Damages Home Of Fire Chief CoUreU The home of Fire Chief and Mrs. Howard Cottrell was recent ly severely damaged from a fire which originated in a clothes closet The damage, part of which came from the dense smoke, was not estimated. While repair work is going on the family is residing with Mr. Cottrell'. mother, Mrs. D. J. Cot trell. Caudill Gets Defense Post J. V. CAUDILL J. V. (Jake) Caudill, of Boone, recently took up hit duties as ex ecutive secretary to the Civil De fense organization in Watauga county, it was announced this week by Dr. R. H. Harmon, Civil Defense director. Dr. Harmon said the duties of Mr. Caudill include carrying out the policies of Civil Defense in this area, and keeping the organi zation in close touch with the State and national organization. Mr. Caudill has Just made a trip' to Raleigh in connection with the purchase of items needed by the Watauga group, particularly that equipment needed for com munication and the beginning of a rescue squad. Dr. Harmon said, "We feel es pecially fortunate In being able to secure the services of Mr. Cau dill for this position, and believe his work will make Civil Defense more effective for our county." The appointment was made by (Continued on page six) BobThompson Dies In Idaho Bob Thompson, 72, native Wata ugan, died last Thursday at hit home in Smelterville, Idaho, fol lowing an illness of three month*. Funeral services and interment were in Cordelain, Idaho, Monday. Surviving are a widow, son and daughter; two brothers and two sisters: C. F. Thompson, Vila*; Walter Thompion, Grand Rapid*, Mich.; Mr*. Ann Thompson Walk er, Shady Valley, Tenn.; Mil* Rose Thompson, Sugar Grove. Mr. Thompson was born in the Beaver bam section of Watauga county, a son of the late Joseph Thompson and Mattie Thompson. He left Watauga county 47 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was employed in a gold and silver mine in Idaho. Funeral Held Mrs. Roten Mrs. Nancy Greer Roten, age 80, died November 1 at her home in Denver, Colorado. Funeral services were held Nov ember 4. Burial we* in Fort Col lin*. Colorado. Survivor* are three daughter*, two sons, fifteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. Brothers sur viving are Andy Greer of Cal ifornia, I. G. of Chapel Hill, Cicero and Milton of Boone, Harrison of Linville Fall*; one *i*ter, Mrs. Alice Greer of Zionville. Turkey Dinner On Wednesday The annual turkey dinner will be aerved at the Boone Methodiat Church Wedneaday, November 16, from 9 to 7 p. m. Tickets are 79 centa and <1.90 and may be purchased from Mrs. W. W. Cheater, AM 4-3816; Mrs. W. M. Jones, AM 4-3078; Mrs. Grady Farthing, AM 4-3847; Mra. John Houck AM 4-3742; Mr*. Vir ginia Groce AM 4-3014. Port Agency auea to halt jet noise. Dr. Bishop To Be Speaker At Farm-City Week Supper On 15th Dr. C. E. Bishop, head of the Department of Agricultural Eco nomics at N. C. State College, will be the guest speaker at the Farm City Week supper for November 18, at the Cove Creek High School at 6:30 p. m. The traditional chicken barbe cue supper will be served. The program will include the awards to communities, the installation of officers of the Chamber of Com merce, entertainment, and the talk by Dr. Bishop. Dr. Biahop is wtil qualified to speak to ? gathering of this type. He haa been a member of the re search and teaching staff at N. C. State College tor several y Mr* la the Agricultural Economies De partment and has more recently been named aa department head. Dr. Blahop'i experience and ed ucation gives him a food back ground to the economic trends of the nation, North Carolina and Watauga county. He served on the committee that selected the pilot coii'iuea in North Carolina (or Ru ral Development. Watauga county I* one of these counties. Tha local Farm-City week event is sponsored by the Rural Devel opment Committee and the Cham ber of Commerce In cooperation with Watauga county organizations. Several local civic clubs will have Ihcir regular meeting ached tiled to meet with the Farm-City Week gathering. Theae are Rotary and Liom, and poaaibly the Opti miat and Civitana. The Chamber of Commerce will also have thla aa their regular meeting (or Novem ber. The deadline (or ticket aalea will be Friday, and proapectivc buyers arc urged to get their tic kets early, aa a large attcndancc ia expcctcd. Further in(ormation may b? ob tained from the Cbnmber of Com merce office, Alfred T. Adams or the County Agricultural Agent'* office. ,i * Big States Tilt Edge To Demos Sen. Jack Kennedy amassed a comfortable electoral vote lead over Vice-President Nixon in Tuesday's voting, and squeaked through with a popu lar majority of perhaps less than a million in the hardest fought national election in re cent times. Nixon amassed a popular vote lead in the early returns which was quickly dissipated as returns began to come in from the big states of the east, but the race tightened in the early Wednesday morning hours as Nixon appeared to have taken western states with the exception of California, which provided the winning margin for the Massachusetts lawmaker. Kennedy's electoral vote tally ran to 296 with the ac quisition of California, with 269 required for election. Kennedy was also leading by 27,000 votes in Illinois, and Minnesota was considered a to?up. Kennedy carried Rhode Is land, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the east and did well in the South where he held Texas, and only yielded Virginia, Tennessee and Florida to Nixon. Nixon held on to Ohio, and swept most of the midwest farm area, and the far west, with the exception of his home state of California. He laid claim to the border states of Kentucky and Oklahoma, also in addition to the three states of the South. In North Carolina Kennedy distanced Nixon by about 65, 000 votes. ASTC Film Is Available Appalachian State Teachers Col lege'! second 30-minute, color movie, "Appalachian: Alma Mater in the Hills," is available to the public withdut charge. The film depicts the college's program of preparing teachers. Scenes include classroom activi ties, sports, extra-curricular parti cipations and striking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Dr. Braxton Harris, ASTC's as sistant registrar, and Anna Wright of Asheville, a 1960 ASTC gradu ate, are leading players in the movie. D. B. Dougherty, Appalachian's vice president, was chairman of the committee which produced the film. Mrs. Earleen Pritchett headed both the calendar and title committees. Eugene Fernette edit ed and narrated the production. John Corey wrote the script. "Appalachian: Alma Mater In the Hills" may be borrowed for showings by writing to Alumni Of fice, Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, N. C. Mrs. Dodson Dies Tuesday Mrs. Edna Lucille Dodson, 24, died at her home in th? Sugar Grove community Tuesday, Nov ember 1. Funeral services were conduct ed by Rev. Carl Wilson and Rev. Noah Johnson at Willow Valley Baptist Church. Burial was In the Mountlawn ccmctcry . She is survived by her husband, Mr. Clarence Dodson; two daugh tors, Virgil Darlene. and Shells Qay of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Trivia of ClarksviUe, Tenn. There ara seven brothers and three sisters. .4 Democrats, G n r> Split Watauga Siat 'e Watauga county votera went to the polli Tuesday in record num ber! to give Uie Democrat* and Republican! practically an even di vision of county office*, witii the control of the Board of Commit lioner* going to the Democrats, unofficial returns from the couu ty's sixteen precincts indicate. Gordon 11. Winkler was defeated in the county for the State Senate by 4277 to 4423 for J. W. Norris, Republican. Representative Jack Edmisten, Democrat, was defeated by Repub lican Murray Coffey for the House, 430ti to 4471. Miss Helen Underdown, Demo cratic Register of Deeds, won re election- handily over Ruby Greer Morris 4786 to 4096. For County Commissioners the voters chose Ivan Dishman and Gene L. Reese, Democrats, and la. Bynum Greene, Republican, u> give the Democrats control. The vote for commissioners fol lows: Democrats: W. C. Ler.U 4359, Ivan Dishman 4366, Gene L. Reese 4429. Republicans: S. Bynum Greene 4422, William C. Byers 4201 and Ralph Hayes 4310. lloby Vines, Democrat waa elected County Surveyor without opposition. Unofficial tabulation by town ships, Democrats listed first in each case: Bald Mountain ? Senate, Winkler 92, Norris 92; House, Edmisten 99, Coffey 88; Register of Deeds, Underdown 96, Norris 88; Commis sioners, Lentz 99, Dishman 93, Reese 99, Greene 00, Byers 88, Hayes 88. Beaver Dam ? For State Senate, Winkler 304, Norris 182; House of Representatives, Edmisten 379; Coffey 192; Register of Deeds, Underdown 379, Norris 168; County Commissioners, Lentz 362, Dishman 396, Reese 366; Greene 184, Byers 180, Hayes 181. Blowing Rock? Senate, Winkler Jack Isaacs Dies InTenn. Mountain City, Tenn. ? Jack Samu*! Isaaci, age 83, of Mountain City, Tennessee, died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dewey Widener. Funeral services were held at Union Baptist Church, Mabel, Fri day at 2 o'clock with Rev. Barney Oliver, Rev. Arnt Greer and Rev. Honda Earp officiating. Burial was in Union cemetcry. Surviving are two sons and two daughters: George Isaacs, Rocks, Md.; Charlie Isaacs, Mountain City, Tenn.; Mrs. Will Eggets, Mrs. Dewey Widener, M6untain City, Tennessee. There are tefl grand children and five great grand children. 333, Non-ls 267; Houie, EdmUten 330, Coffey 272; Register of Deedi, i Underdo wn 386, NorrU 234; Com miHionen, Lentz 273, DUhman 334, Reese 344; Greene 287, Byera 251. Hayea 294. - Blue Ridge ? Senate, Winkler 41, NorrU 200; Houae, Edmiaten 48, Coffey 233; Regiater of Deeda, Underdo wn 92, Norrii 243; Com missioners Lentz 90, Dishman 47, Reese 47; Greene 244, Byers 249, Hayes 247. Boone ? 'Senate, Winkler 920, Norris 966; House, Edmisten 036, Coffey 939; Register of Deeds, Underdo wn 1099, Norris 444; Com ( Continued on page six) Sanford Is Winner; Kennedy Takes N. C. Terry Sanford won the race for the Governorship of North Caro lina in Tuesday's balloting by a majority of some 110,000 votes, on the basis of incomplete returns from over the State. The Democratic candidate, about whose head a storm broke as a result of his voting for Senator Kennedy in the Los Angeles con vention, led from the outset over his Republican opponent, Robert Gavin, in the hardest fought State race in decades. At the same time the Sanford sweep carried the State also for Kennedy by about 64,000 votes. Senator Everett Jordan, on the basis of incomplete returm wis leading Kyle Hayes (or the U. S. Senate by 114,000. The rest of the State Democratic ticket was safe. Congressman Charles Raper Jonas, the only Republican in the North Carolina delegation in Con gress, won easily over David Clark In the tenth district. A11 other House races appeared in the bag for the Democrats. In the ninth district Congress man Hugh Alexander appeared to be elected. Radio reports early Wednesday estimated his lead over W. S. Bogle at near ten thousand votes. Mrs. Randall Dies At 78 Mrs. Pearl Roger* Randall, 78, of Route 4, Boone, died Tueaday, November 1. Graveside aervlcei were con ducted at Brown cemetery by Rev. Wendell Critcher and Rev. Will Cook, Thursday, November 3, at 2:00 o'clock. She la survived by two daught ers, Mrs. Ruby Cooke and Hiss Betty Randall, both of Route 4, Boone. Winkler Is Winner Gordon H. Winkler, Democrat of Boone, won the State Senate seat in the 29th district on the basis of unofficial returns from the three-county district. Mr. Winkler's majority is given at 090. In Watauga: Winkler 4277, Nor ris 4423. Ashe: Winkler 4778, Norris 4541. Alleghany: 2298, Norris 1738. Week End Brings Snow To Boone, Environs Boone and area had the firat anow fall of the seaaon over the week end. Some anow waa visible late Saturday and early Sunday morning, but the main fall be gan in mid-afternoon Sunday. According to recorda kept by the United Statca Weather Bureau obacrver, approximately an inch fell on the atation here. Other acc tiona of the county had heavier fall and aome re porta came in of more than two inchea. Cara trav eling from outlying aectiona of the county into Boone with anow on their topa seemed to bear these re ports out. The anow Saturday followed a rain Saturday, which dampened the rain, which dampened the spirit* and bodies of football fans at the Appalachian-Guilford game. The temperature for the twenty-four hour period ending at p. m. ranged from 29 degrees to 47, with the thermometer standing at 31 at reading time. Saturday night the temperature dropped to 29 de grees and was not able to get high er than 33 by 6 p. m. Monday. Monday night, with much of the snow still showing, the temperature reached a low of 14, but by 6 p.m. Tuesday had climbed to 47. It could be a long winter! Blue Devils To Meet Maiden In Football Championship Match DISTRICT 7 3-A NORTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS _? 1.1 nppnacniii men ncnooi wge Deyila will play Maiden Saturday night far the Diatrkt 7 Dauble A football championship. Maiden ia Southern division champion af District 7, and Borne ia Nertkera rhainpion. The game will be at l:M p. m. on the Itedeea Hi(h School field. Dr. Kay It Itlaatea explained the reaaaa far playlag an Saturday instead af Friday aa beiaf be cauaa >a neutral deli far balk trams wis avaiiame on rnoiy ?If hi. Blfan to couidrrrd aa ?ear Ike half-way mark between the twe schools as petaible. Tfce Bine Devils flmslked aa ubcaten-untled aeasoa Friday When they played Beaver Creek, ?Main by tfce score ef 41-7. Last year tfce lease team went aU the way U tfce finals, losing to Smith field far tfce 8tate title. Maiden has leat only ewe MM tfcto year, aad that to aa Si
Nov. 10, 1960, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75