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FOR BEST RESULTS advertiser* invaribljr use the col umns of the Democrat. With it* full } paid circulation, inWnaly covering the loci shopping am. it is the beat advertising medium available, VOLUME LXX1V.-NO. 32 An Independent Weekly IS ews paper . . . Seventy-Fourth Year of Continuous Publication ilfciTrM ntillilHfcaW^ f ' ? BOO WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, THUt8PAt,>?iWI^J,;J^ ? CENTS IS PAC Roy W. Isley Takes Over ASC Office Vaughn Tugman, chairman of the ASC County Committee, an nounced thia week the selection [# of Roy W. Isley to nef#ed M. L. Shepherd, who retired aa office manager, effective Feb ruary I. ? . Mr. Isley haa been serrlug with the ASCS since June of 1901 as office manager trainee. He completed six weeks special training in the State ASCS off ice in Raleigh and haa been as signed to the Watauga County ASCS office during the remaind er of his training period. In retiring from the position he had held since IBM, Mr. Shepherd said, "Anything I might say in respect to the wonderful cooperation I have had from the State office, field man, office personnel, county and community committeemen, agricultural workers, vendors and the farmers themselves, would not adequately express my feelings toward them indi vidually and collectively. "Indeed, It has been a great pleasure to have had the oppor tunity to help make effective the many farm programa which mean so much to the economy of the farmers of oar county. Without the cooperation of all this would not be possible. Again, my sincere thanks and best wishes' go to each and every one of you." Mr. Shepherd began his first service in ASCS in 1041 when ROY W. ISLEY he worked as a field supervis or, or what is now termed a reporter. In 1942 be wa* elect ed a community committeeman, and served in that capacity two years. In 1944 he was employ ( Continued on page two) Bill Lentz Has Attack William Lentz, chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners, and Blowing Rock busi ness man, suffered a severe heart attack while bunting near his home Tuesday of last week. At Blowing Rock Hcugmk physicians diagnosed the ail ment as coronary thrombosis, and said he is improving. They still regard his condition as serious and added that no visi tors are permitted. : ? ' *?> Ml THE ACCUSED AND FRIENDS. ? Jeue Dale Rogers, left, 24, of Lenoir, who ia being held for the fatal shooting of Tony Cornett of Boone, ia shown in the Sheriffs office here with Leroy Nelson, center, 21, and Joe Phillip*, 20, both of Lenoir. Nelson and Phillips are said to have been in the car with Rogers when the fatal shooting occurred. At left is .21 caliber revolver said to have been found in Rogers' car. ? Flowers photo. Burley Tobacco Growers To Vote February 20 On Quotas Burley tobacco growers will vote Tuesday, February 20, on marketing quotas for the next three crops, Vaughn Tugman, chairman o i the County Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation Committee, reminded f?rmer? this week. Growers eligible to vote in the referendum are all those who produced burley tobacco in 1061 and shared in the crop or its proceeds. Also, each per son who was either the owner or operator of a farm for which a 1961 hurley tobacco allotment was established is eligible to vote, even though no tobacco was actually produced on the farm, if any of the allotment was preserved for history pur poses. For the 1962 crop of burley tobacco, the Department of Ag riculture . has announced a to tal of 11,488 acres available for allotment in this State. This compares with 10,803 acres available for allotment last year. "The decision to be made in the quota referendum can be simply stated," Chairman Vaughn said. "If quotas for bur ley tobacco are approved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting, the law provides that the present program will be con tinued for the next three crops ?with penalties on 'excess' to bacco marketed, acreage allot ment and price supports. "On the other- hand, if mora than one-third of the voters dis continued on page two) Piedmont Mountain Line Sold To Helms Mr. Paul Greene of North Wilkesboro has sold the Pied moat Mountain Freight Lines to Helms Motor Express of Albe marle, which will continue the service afforded this section previously. Mr. Greene, who is one of the founders of Piedmont Moun tain, has been in the business for 25 years. He will be in charge of this diyisi<m, which had maintained service to North Wilkesboro and Charlotte. The Helms Company will continue to maintain a termin al at the Wilcox Travel Agency, and will not only render all the services formerly provided by Piedmont bat additional ones, it it said. Included will be over night, service to Raleigh, Win ston-Salem, Greensboro and on to Wilmington. With one interchange Helms will be able to deliver freight anywhere in the country. Helms is one of U>e oldest and largest truck lines in the State, said viously served the Piedmont, and Eastern Carolina. It is now in a position to render nation wide service, )te added. Deadline Near For Auto Tags February 13th is the deadline for purchasing your motor ve hicle license plates, and Her man W. Wilcox reminds motor ists that they may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce office, in the Bus Terminal building Monday through Fri day B a. m. through 4 p. m. and Saturday 9 a. m. through 12 noon. Word is that it will be a vio lation of the law to operate an lutomobile withe ut 1902 licenae after February 15. Mr. Wilcox says the sale of tags is far ahead of last year, and that the local office is serv ing a number of other counties in this area. "" APPALACHIAN EMPLOYEE, Mrs. Winnie Greene receives a Golden Heart from Cafeteria Manager John Wellborn In recog nition of her faithfulness to the college. Mrs. Greene, who has worked in the cafeteria for the past 24 years, believes in the college enough to support it in every way she can. She doesn't play football but she is interested enough to purchase a seat in the new outdoor football stadium. Her father, the late Bedford Greene, was also a faithful supporter of the college and is well remembered by local folks for his many years of service to the college.? Larry Penley photo. GOP Convention To Be Held On Feb. 1 7 A Republican County Con vention has been called to meet at the courthouse in Boone Sat urday February 17 at 2 o'clock. Mr. Clyde R. Greene, Chair man of the Republican Execu tive Committee of Watauga County 4n issuing the conven tion call, state* that a county chairman will be elected, and delegates and alternates to the Congressional And State conven tions named. Township meetings will be held 7 p. m. Friday Febru ary 10, Mr. Greene says, lor the purpose of setting up the pre cinct organizations and recom mending to the County Conven tion a man aad a woman for membership on the County Ex ecutive Committee. They will ?lso elect delegates tod Alter nates to the county convention' Northwestern Bank Jumps 51 Places In U. S. The Northwestern Bank jumped 81 placet in national ranking to lead gains in de posits by the six commercial banks in North Carolina that wer? among the top 300 in th? nation last year. Northwestern advanced from Number S18 to Number 207 in the nation according to th* ranking by the American Bank er, e daily newspaper of bank ing. Total deposits on Decem ber 11, 1961 ware ?114J22, lie, J6 and total resources were Accused Is Pp?f; Apprehended In Caldwell A Friday night argument over a proposed drag race on Blowing Rock road, just out aide the Boone city limits end ed with the- fatal shooting of a Boone man and a Lenoir man being charged with murder. Boone policeman Raleigh Cot trell said that Marion Tony Cornett, 20, of Route 4, Boone, died in Watauga Hospital, after having been shot in the chest with a .22 cilibre pistol at febout 11:30 near the Service Distribut ing Co. Oil Station. Held in the Watauga County jail is Jesse Dale Rogers, 21, of 172 Overlook Drive, Lenoir, who is said to have fired the fatal shot. According to Officer Cottrell, the trouble started when the car occupied by Rogers, Joe Phillip* and Leroy Nelson, of Lenoir, was approached by one occupied by Cornett, Roger Mc Croskey and Dale Luttrell of Blowing Rock, who asked Rog ers for a drag race. Rogers is said to have refused, and a con torvery is said to have develop ed which resulted in Cornett's threat to "Stomp hell out of him" (Rogers). Cottrell says that Rogers insisted ha wanted no trouble. Cornett was then quoted as telling Rogers to get the knife out from between his legs, and Rogers is said to have held up his hands, telling him he had no knife. Again, says Cottrell, Cornett threatened to assault Rogers. When Rogers told him to go away or he'd shoot him, Cornett is alleged to have jerk ed the door open and told him (Continued on page two) Mrs. Church Dies Monday Mrs. Mary Nettie Greene Church, M, of Boone, widow of Isaac F. Church, died Monday at the home of a daughter Mr*. Cecil Miller. Mrs. Church was born in Wa tauga County to George and Myra Bobbins Greene. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Albert Cooper of i.dd and Mrs. Miller; three sons, C. D. Church of Canton, Fred Church of Boone and I. F. Church of Hickory; a brother, H. E. Greene of Deep Gap; and a sis ter, Mrs. J. L. Watson of Tay lorsville. The funeral was conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Cranberry Meihodist Church by the Rev. James Prichard the Rev. Boyce Brooks and the Rev. E. F. Troutman. Burial was in the family cemetery. There are eleven grandchild ren and eight great grandchild ren. Spence Loses Home In Fire Dr. H. E. Spence, retired Duke University professor, and summertime pastor of the Blowing Rock Methodist Church, lost his home and contents by fire last Wednesday. The home located at 3629 Hope Valley Road, Durham, was a one-story frame structure and the entire attic and roof were in flames when the fir* trucks arrived. Firemen were unable to control the blase. Dr. Spence was quoted as saying that perhaps sparks from a chininey where an open fire had been kindled. Ignited the wood shingle roof. Only a few books and furnish ings were saved. Dr. Spence said he had some I insurance but didn't recall the | full I POISON INJECTOR.? Edgar D. Greene, Soil Conservation Ser vice, demonstrating the use of tree injector to poison cull or undesirable weed trees from ? crop of fully (locked poplar tree rtand.? SCS photo by Billy L. Foutt. __ Cut Your Woi By ?ILLY L. FOUTZ I Have you cut the weed* from your woodland yet? It la Juat as eaaentlal that weeda be con trolled in woodland aa -in other farm crops. The yield of almoat any crop la greatly reduced if weeds are allowed to grow along, with tho crop. By working a few daya each year in his woodland moat farm er* in the Watauga Soil Cooaer vation District could make two, three or even four time* the money on timber lales they are now making. This work can be done any time during the year and would be a good way to use ipare time to increase the in come of the farm. A good (tart would be to work one or two seres each winter. When a framer understands hi* needs and the ease by which it la done he will in many cases want to do more than thi* amount each year. odland Weeds Cutting vines that climb the trees, cutting or killing worth leu cull tree* that are crowd ing the better tree* and in some cases thinning the trees (or tast er growth are some of the thin gi most needed. Technical advice as to th* needs of each farm can b? ob tained from many sources. A telephone call or a visit to the office of the Soil Conservation Service, County Agent, A. S. C. S., Farmers Home Admin istration or the Vo-Ag. Depart ment of the High School will bring this information. Tools for poisoning are available for rent at the office of the Soil Conservation Service, telephone AM 4-3943. The ASCS Coui*>? Committee may approve payment for this work at the rate of $8.00 per acre. A trip to their office to discuss this practice with them could be profitable. South, Hodges File For Primary Wattle Clerk of the Court Austin E. South hai filed his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to succeed hinfcelf, subject to the action of the voters in the May 26th primary, according to R. T. Greer, chairman of the Watauga County Board of Elec tions. Dave Hodges filed as a candi date for Justice of the Peaee in New River township on tbe Democratic Ticket. Sheriff E. M. Hodges has al so filed for the Democratic no mination for Sheriff. Mr. Greer says that the fil ing period closes April 13th. His office is being maintained at his home on ? Wilketboro Road, where filing may be taken care of at any time. He will mail filing blanks to anyone re questing them. Chief In Race For Sheriff 1 Chamber To Hear Report On Ski Slope A report on construction of the Beech Mountain ski facility which will be accom plished thia year, wQl be a fea ture of the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Daniel Boone Inn at Boon February 13, says Herman W. Wilcox, President. Mr. Jack Williams will pre sent the ski report, since he and hi? staff are in charge of the project Mr. Harry Jtobbina will report on the progress of the 1800, 000 expansion program at the Tweetsie railroad. It is also hoped, says Mr. Wilcox, that there will be a re port on the definite data for the Blowing Rock Ski opening. YDC Meeting Next Monday the President Jama* ___ make appointments to (tees, and all book* are asked to their work. Weed Quota Increase In 1962 Slated Washington. ? Agriculture Secretary Freeman announced a 6% increase in burley tobac co (arm acreage allotments lor the 1062 crop. The increase makes 348,781 acres available for allotment to burley tobacco farmers this - > . ' ? ? Tar Heel farmers will have I per cent mere acre* an which they may plant barley tobacco la IMS. This In crease was announced by A, P. BasseO, Jr., executive di rector for the Agricultural Stabilisation and Conserva tion State Committee, whs said that 1962 Burley tobacco allotments will be factored "aereaa the board" to a fig ure ? per cent higher than last year. This Increase waa made possible by an Unproved sap ply and demand situation as htftr as barley tobacco Is con cern . The burley tobacco allotaaeat to tUttfrte last year was 1M5I acres. year, up from 329,009 acres last year. The total acreage Is baa ed on a national marketing quo ta. of 571.8 million pounds, up from 036 million pounds in 1961. i Mt. Freeman set February 20 as the ditto when growers of burley tobacco will vote on whether they want tobaeeo con trols continued; they have vot ed to do so every year since the mid-1930s. Edmisten Goes To Student Legislature RUFUS L. EDMiSTEN The State Student Legisla ture will convene In the House of Representatives chamber at Raleigh oa March 6 and will re main in session through March 0. Representative* from all state-supported colleges will meet in a mock-legislative ses sion to propose legislation and pass resolution*. The University of North Car olina will send the largest del egation, consisting of twelve representatives. Among these will be Rufus L. Edmisten, a pre law student at the Univer sity and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Edmisten of Boom. UbiliHf " Ski Slope T4 Be Open
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