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Section B VOLUME LXXIV.? NO. 52 WATAUGA DEMOCRA' u. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1M1 v'.ev '? Section^B T3 a ? * r PRICE: SIX CENT| Welcome To The Holiday Highlands . . . Blowing Rock, Boone, Linville : * We Hope the Pictures and Stories in These Pages Will Intrigue . . . and That You Will Find Helpful Information About Services and Attractions That Will Make Your Visit a Most Enjoyable One. Wagon Train Aims At Road Promotion l'ellico Plains, Tenn. ? Wagon master Ed Frye cracked a whip Monday and the fourth . nnual wagon train set out on die second leg of a 3-day trip across Ihe Una ka Mountains to Murphy, N. C. The train, including mort than , 100 wagons and scores of persons ( on horseback, covered about 17 , miles Sunday. It planned lo pitch camp Monday night about 10 miles from Murphy, completing j the 42-mile journey Tuesday. The caravan it following an old j wagon trail used by pioneers in the Tennessee ? North Carolina boundary. The tram trek is made annual- ' ly by Tellico Plains area residents J during the Fourth of July holiday ' to stress the need for a paved road from this southeast Tennes- 1 see town to Murphy in Southwest North Carolina. Meanwhile, North Carolina and j Tennessee officials met Monday at Robbinsville, N.C., to discuss possibilities of building a high way across ihe mountains. U. S. aide opposes textile import | quotas. i Rhododendron Late This Year Axheville ? Rhododendron will reach iU peak ?t Roan Mountain toward the end ol ihe week ? al most a month later than usual. Cold rainy weather in May nnd June this year retarded the'pUnt. Blooms are also slightly less :'ull this year but still very plentiful, Ranger Clifford Faulkner said. On the Blue Ridge Parkway, rhododendron is near its peak and ;xpected to last through the :'lrst lalf of the week above mile-post 170 north to Craggy Gardens, name azalea is still good in these ireas. Harriman asks Soviet to end rambast on Laos. France extends her unilateral ease-fire in Algeria. Fasting still popular as weapon n India. See Our Fine Offerings In Rare ^nitqucs ? Marble Topped Tables ? Bedroom Suites * Antique China ? Cut Glass ? Copper ? Brass BURGESS Antique Shop 425 W. King St. ? Boone, N. C. Send Home An Unusual Gift Item! Come In And Browse In Our Shop ? Phone AM 4-3696 Bring Your Camera ... when you visit the famous Blowing Rock You'll want to capture the breath-taking view that greets you at this pbenomonon On D. S Highway 321 ? Blowing Rock, N. C. Ski Slope Surveys Are Now Proceeding Surveying ii proceeding accord ing to schedule on the :;ki . lope on Payne's Branch near lilowing Rock, and sponsors of ihe winter sporti program at the Rock i ay that a good part of .his work should be completed within a week or ten days, so that ctuai construction may oe started. The Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, Inc., a million dollar firm chatt el ed for the purpose of providing the winter resort has opened an office at Blowing Rock in the Rob bins and Webster building, and another in Boone in the law office suite of L. H. Smith in the Pro fessional Building. Mr. M. E. Thalheimer, president of the corporation, it already in Blowing Rock. ? Immediate plana call fw the ski run with Ufta at two levels, providing a 1,500 run for one lift Installation and a 2,000 foot run far the other, together with a twenty room akl ledge. It la expected thai the project will be completed In time for operation* to get under way in November. A full time staff of forty will be required, it is said, for the opera tion of the facility, its snow-manu facturing machinery and lodge facilities. Among the long range plans nf the corporation are an ice skating rink and modern bowling lane facilities for BlowinJ Rock. Mr. L. H. Smith, President of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, along with members of a special committee have been at work on the project since January. The promoters of the winter sports program say an attraction will be provided which should draw five thousand visitors week ly to the area during the Novem ber through February season, bringing a tremendous demand for traveler services and facilities of all kinds. Park Commission To Name Officers New officers will be elected July 10 during the annual meeting of the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Deve lopment Commission in Boone. Chairman William Medford of Waynesville said the commlasion also will tour the Cone Estate and inspect the Blue Ridge Parkway in the area. The group will attend Horn in the West that night. Work Progresses At King's X Work progresses on the addi tion to the Woods Edge house at King's X. Blaine Ward, son of the late R. M. Ward "The Jack Tale" nun, and his son Arthur, came last Saturday and the addition, Mr. Chase's "Study", acquired two more walls framed and four raft ers. The King's X Wild Garden has one orchid blossoming, a "Pad Orchid" with greenish yellow blooms. Ur. Chase's throat operation was ? success, although he has been forbidden the use of his vocal chords until mid-July. King's X will hold "Open House" each Sunday throughout July and August. Visitors are ex pected this summer from Cali fornia and other far-away places. TV producer jsys networks ask ed for violence. More aides are urged for Ham marskjold. SOME CORNER! Lebanon, Tenn. ? Highway Pa trolman Charles Douglas rounded a corner, fell out of hi* squad car and landed on the seat of hii pants, differing cuts and bruises. The officer was on his way to investigate an accident in which Neal Baker, 25, of Mount Juliet, rounded a corner, (ell out of hii car and landed on the seat of hi* pants, suffering cuts and bruises. CHOKE H/tiUrn SUals COUNTRY HAM Other Fine Foods ? Private Partiei By Arrangement Chuck V\^?92D RESTAURANT U. S. Highway 321 ? Phone CY 5-7359 ? Blowing Rock Next to Appalachian Motel a ad Blowing Back Craft* Co. e. j. blackwell's fabulous FARM HOUSE in cool Blowing Rock ' " ABOVE AND BEYOND LIFE'S TRIVIALTIES" I You'll enjoy our delightful music, panoramic view, and taste tempting farm style meals served by the South's most talented singing collegians, every day from 8:00 o'clock in the morning to 10:00 o'clock at night. TWEETSIE ? Ride on Twcctnie ? The Golden Nugget Saloon ? Authentic Old ? Tweetsie Gazette ? The Marshal'* Office A Jail ? Authentic Blacksmith Shop West Stage Coach ? Wells-Fargo Office ? Tweetsie Village :ksmith Shop Sj ? Tintype Photo Shop ? Country Store U. S. 221 - 321 ? BETWEEN BLOWING ROCK A BOONE
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