Watauga democrat
An Independent Weekly fSewt paper . . . Seventy. Fourth Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST S, 1H1
PAGES? THREE SECTIONS
VOLUME I .XXIV? NO. S
VACATION TIME finds picnickers seeking scenic spots for lunch |
and dinner. This group is enjoying a cookout at Split Rock in the
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vicinity of Grandfather Mountain.? Photograph Hugh Morton.
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New Boone Plant Manufactures
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Aluminum Windows And Doors
The newest plant in Boone is
now open for business. "Miller
Industries is manufacturing the
well known "Winter Seal" line of
aluminum products.
Winter Seal Corporation is one
of the oldest and largest manu
facturers of aluminum windows
and doors in the industry. One of
the nine aluminm window manu
facturers in the country that have
the "Good Housekeeping" seal of
approval, Winter Seal is the only
one that has the "Best in the
house" award.
They have a complete line of
storm windows, prime windows in
both single hung and slider type,
awning, and jalousie type windows,
combination storm doors, screen
CTWfrt, and poreb enclosures, alum
inum sliding, and thresholds, as
well as doing much commercial
work for the automotive and mo
bile home industries.
There are (our home owned
plants other than the main office
in Detroit. They are located in
California, Kansas, Georgia, and
Packson, Mich., and in addition
to these plants, they franchised
distributors throughout the coun
TOO BIG! ? Not the uniform, but the boy. Jim Afle poses in under
sized uniform for Charles Isley, president of Civitan Club, and Band
Director George Kirsten, to demonstrate need for new uniforms for
Appalachian High School Band, "Boone's Ambassadors." The Civitana
are sponsoring a two-day pancake event in an effort to raise money
to purchase new uniforms for the school. Jim is president of the band.
Photo Flowers' Photo 8ty>p
Pancake Jamboree To
Help Uniform Effort
A Panou' Jamboree, sponsor
cd by the Boone ClviUn Club (or
the benefit of the Appalachian
High School Band Uniform Fund,
will be held at the Appalachian
Elementary School Friday, August
11, witfc lunch from 11:00 until
2:00, aupper being served from
8:00 until 8:00, and Saturday, Au
l gust 12, breakfast from 6:00 until
I 10:00.
members of the Civitan Club, mem
bers of the band, and band par
ents. or they can be purchased at
the door.
The menu will feature pancakes,
sausage, red-eye gravy, syrup, but
ter, and coffee.
The Civitan Club members will
be the Cooks, and band students
will help in the dining hall and
kitchen. yjrfJ
try.
The new plant in Boone will
manufacture the storm windows
and doori and will carry in stock
the other products. They will alio
repair all makes of aluminum
storm doors and windows. The
plant should employ eight to ten
men the first year.
J. B. Miller, the owner, is a
native of Watauga county. He is
the son of Julia and the late Mar
vin Miller. He has been with
Winter Seal Corporation for the
past eight years and resigned as
sales manager to move back to
North Carolina. He has had twelve
years experience in the aluminum
business. For the past three years
Mr. Miller has been chairman of
the tax board of review for the
city of Hazel Park, Michigan.
Being active in civic affairs in
Hazel Park, Mrs. Miller recently
resigned both as president of the
Roosevelt PTA and as mother vice
presdient of the Hazel Park Jr.
High School. She has received
her pin for being assistant girl
Scout leader for five years, and
two years ago she organized and
has taught what is known as the
"Tween-Teen" club of Roosevelt
School, which is a good-grooming
course for the pre-teen age girl.
Mrs. Miller has also sponsored
many fashion shows in Hazel Park.
The Millers have three daugh
ters, Janice, Donna and Pamela,
who will be 'attending school lo
cally.
Henry Proffitt
Dies Thursday
Mr. Henry Harrison Proffitt, 72,
of Route 2, Boone, died Thursday,
July 27, at the Watauga Hospital.
Funeral services were held July
29, 2:00 p. m., at the Hopewell
Methodist Church with the Revs.
R. H. Boward, Carl Triplett, and
A. E. Moretz officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
He la survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mae Proffitt; three ions, John
of Clarksville, 'Tenn., Lloyd of
Cleveland, Ohio, -and Baxter of
Boone; four daughters, Mrs. Edith
Milier, Mrs. Cleo Coffey, Mrs.
Blanche Miller, and Mrs. Viola Nor
ris, all of Boone; three sisters,
Mrs. Maud Winebarger, Mrs. Mary
Byers, and Mrs. Carey Ragan, all
of Boone; twenty-six grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Wilson Family Reunion
At Silvprslone, Sunday
The annual reunion of members
of the Wilson families will be held
?t the Leander Wilson place at
SUverstone August A, starting at
10 a. m.
All Wilsons and relatives are
invited to come and bring baskets
for the picnic dinner.
Miss Farthing
Heads School
Of Nursing
MISS FRANCIS FARTHING
Miss Francis Farthing of Valle
Crucis, has been appointed Edu
cation Director for the Grace Ho*
pi'al School of Nursing which is
affiliated with Lenoir-Rhyne Col
lege. Miss Farthing was gradu
ated from Appalachian State Teach
ers' College and Cornell Universi
ty's New York Hospital School of
Nursing. She has served as Di
rector of Nursing at the Johnston
Memorial Hospital and School of
Nursing in Abingdon, Virginia, and
as Associate Director of the
School of Nursing at the Chesa
peake and Ohio Hospital at Clif
ton Forge, Virginia.
At present, Miss Farthing Is do
ing graduate work at Appalachian
State Teachers' College in admin
istration and counseling. She Is
spending one day a week at Grace
Hospital School of Nursing as a
consultant and will assume full
time direction of the school upon
completion of her work at Appa
lachian. ^
Miss Farthing is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Farthing
and a granddaughter of the late
William 1. Farthing and John
Lewis Glenn, both of whom were
teachers for many years in western
North Carolina.
In announcing the appointment,
J. G. Bowers, administrator of
Grace Hospital in Morganton, stat
ed, "Miss Farthing 1* especially
well suited to direct the School of
Nursing, especially in 1U new
phase with Lenoir Rhyne College.
Our good fortune extends beyond
her education and experience in
that she is a native of Western
^iorth Carolina and enjoys a wide
acquaintanceship in our part of
the State."
SAFETY FIRST GETS TICKET
Santa Monica, Calif. ? Traffic of
ficers here halted a motorist for
speeding and asked his name.
The driver said: "Safety First."
A driver's license proved he was
telling the truth. It was issued to
Safety first, 87, Of 1427 Camden
Drive.
First was' slated for a court ap
pearance on a speeding charge.
LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DECIDE
.7rrii? 1, in .|,|I U ?i!FB;ii>jMni 1 1 '
Regional Planning Body
Goal Development Group
Long Range
Area Program
Is Envisioned
Laurel Spring! ? The Northwest
North Carolina Development As
sociation was asked Friday to call
a meeting of all county commis
sioners and municipal governing
boards in the 11-county area to
examine the idea of establishing
a regional planning commission.
The recommendation was pre
sented to directors of the associa
tion by a special area development
committee appointed at the June
meeting of the association. Action
was deferred until the next meet
ing, to be held Aug 18 at Shatley
Springs.
The committee's report said a
permanent planning agency ?
created by and responsible to lo
cal governmental bodies in the
area ? could draw up an economic
development program and help in
dividual communities with long
range planning.
It added that the Northwest di
rectors are not the ones to de
cide whether a planning commis
sion would be useful for all or part
of the counties in the area.
"The most that we <%n do," the
report said, "is to call the atten
tion of the elected officials of the
area to the concept of a regional
planning commission."
Needed for U. 8. Aid
The committee was told that an
overall economic development pro
gram is a prerequisite for obtain
ing help under the federal Area
Redevelopment Act. However, city
and county governing boards
would be under no obligation to
seek or accept federal aid if such
a plan was prepared.
Members of the committee met
with George Stephens Jr. of Ra
leigh, special assistant to Gov.
Terry Sanford for area redevelop
ment, and with officials of the
Western North Carolina Regional
Planning Commission with head
quarters in Asheville, before de
ciding on its recommendations.
Robert F. Campbell of Winston
Salem, chairman, reported for the
committee. Other members are
Herman Anderson of Lenoir, Hugh
Crigler of West Jefferson, Hight
Helms of North Wilkesboro and
Harry Hensel of Elkin, with John
A. Forlines Jr. of Lenoir, associa
tion president, and Neil Bolton
of Winston-Salem, association sec
retary-treasurer, as ex-officio mem
bers.
Action Deferred
Action wai deferred after ?ev
eral director* laid they wanted to
confer with official* and ladders
in their countiei before deciding
to call an area-wide meeting.
The director* voted to ask an
other ipecial committee to itudy
the effectiveness of the associa
tion and to make recomendations
for a future program. The itudy,
which wa* suggested by Bolton,
will be made by a proup compos
ed of Preaident Forlines, the
?even past preiidents of the as
sociation, vice president* Crigler
and Helm* and one repreaentatlve
each from Alleghany and Wa
tauga counties.
Mr*. Stella Anderson of West
Jefferson urged the directors to
promote the "autumn leaf' train
ride on Oct. IS from West Jeffer
son to Abingdon, Va. Mrs. Ander
son also reported on community
development activities.
Other Reports
Other reports were presented
by Wayne Corpening of Winston
Salem, chairman of the agricul
tural division; Atwell Alexander
of Stony Point, agricultural divi
sion vice chaii'man; George Col
lins of North Wilkesboro, chair
man of the dairy committee; Ro
bert Ellett of Winston-Salem,
chairman of the travel and recrea
tion, and Vernon Dull of Mocks
ville, vie* chairman of the youth
division. j i
"HORN" CROWDS GROW. ? Preacher Sims, played by the veteran actor, Charlie Elledge, offer* a few
words of wisdom to early settlers in the westward movement scene from the "Horn in the West." The
attendance of the local outdoor drama is up approximately eight per cent over last season.
Photo by Flowers' Photo Shop
Horn In West Attendance Hits
Ten Thousand Mark Sunday
Members Of Horn Cast To
Be Honored At Picnic Party
The Picnic Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and Mer
chants Association met recently
and planned a picnic program to
be held in honor of the members
of the cast of Horn in the West.
The date set for this event is
August 8th at the Horn grounds.
The picnic will begin at 8:30 and
should be over not later than 7:45.
The Boone Optimist Club is plan
ning a recreation program for the
children of thoee who attend, also
to begin at 5:30.
Mr. Herman Wilcox, President
of the Chamber of Commerce and
Merchant* Association will pre
side. Mr. Alfred Adams will pre
sent a speech of welcome to the
cast, and Mr. French, or someone
he designates will respond.
It is not necessary to be a mem
ber to enjoy this picnic. All those
who wish to come are cordially in
vite(J. Watermelon and soft drinks
will be provided, so come and
brine dinner for your family and
two guests from the cast. The pic
nic Is expected to be a grand suc
cess.
Directory To List Local
Houses, Motels, Rooms
A Boone directory will go to
press this (all, listing all accom
modations such as apartments, cot
tages, cabins, bouses, motels, and
rooms, with addresses, phone num
bers, and type of accommodations,
according to information from Her
man W. Wilcox, president of the
Boone Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants Association.
The guide will list attractions,
how to get to them, coming events,
and various other information the
tourist and other prospective vis
itors would wish to know.
This folder will also list all
members of the Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Aasociatloo,
giving the street addreaa, phone
number, and type of business or
occupation.
"If anyone fails to receive a let
ter from us regarding this listing,
we welcome your call at the Cham
ber office for specific information
as to how you nlfay be listed," Mr.
Wilcox said.
The guide will be mailed out
with the new Boone and Area
Folder all over the United States,
to sacfc places as chambers of com
merce, travel agencies, and auto
mobile clubs, providing a ? .mplete
package of the area.
The Chamber office will be un
able to keep up with liatlngs not
filed for this guide book, accord
ing to Mr. Wilcox, since It will
| be the only one used to mail and
paaa out to those requesting it Bo
if you have accommodation* you
need help with, it's very important
that you are lilted.
Mary J. Church
Taken By Death
Mrs. Mary Jane Church, 88, died
at her home, Route 1, Zionville,
on Wednesday, July 26.
The funeral was Thursday, July
27, 2:00 p. m? at the Union Bap
tist Church. Officiating was the
Rev. Barney Oliver, and burial was
in the church cemetery.
Surviving are one son, Graver
C. Norris of Zionville, two grand
children, ten great-grawlehiHrcn,
and nine great-great-grandchildren.
"Horn in the West" attendance
figures for the month of July
passed the 10,000 mark last Sun
day night, according to an an
nouncement by Jim Jones, promo
tional director and bookkeeper.
The figure marked an increase of
approximately 1,000 over the at
tendance figures for the same per
iod last season.
"Horn" officials consider the at
tendance increase an endorsement
of director David French's com
pletely changed script, Mr. Jones
said. The increase of approximate
ly eight per cent in attendance
comes during a period when most
summer attractions have suffered
declining gates because of the cool
weather which prevailed during
the early summer.
Director French has presented
theatre-goers with an entirely dif
ferent approach to the story of the
"Horn," and most reactions seem
to indicate that the show is a good
crowd-pleaser. Lively new music
and a rapidly moving plot appear
to be the greatest of the current
drama's assets, making it a show
for the entire family.
Nightly crowds during the past
week indicate that August could
be an extremely good attendance
month for the "Horn." The at
tendance marks for the last seven
straight nights have surpassed
those of a year ago, Mr. Jones
said, and some nights have been
better than comparable nights for
the past several years.
Band Parents
Meeting Slated
All band parents and band stu
dents. of both the Junior High and
High School Bands of Appalachian,
are urged to attend the meeting
at the band room, Thursday, Aug
; ust S, at 7:80 p. m.
Boone Boy Discovers
Huge Ruby In Hunt
Kirk Edm Intra, 11 yean old.
* mb of Mr. aaul Mn D. M. Ed
mitten, Jr. found ? forty cant
pigeon-blood red ruby near
Fnnklin last week, while he and
atken af tke family war* (em
hunting.
The big ruby, which la M the
meat dedrable color waa up
pnlaed at IN*, and Kirk waa
1 told that it would likely yield aa
I w It carat ruby and mml
Tbey aha found a Ukant
gray aapphlre a ad a aawbcr af
which wera Mt ay
Kirk waa acrompaalcd by hla
pamta aid a h rat bar Gary aa
the <ei