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BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAYp MARCH 8, 1M2
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KING STREET DURING TUESDAY'S BLIZZARD? TRAFFIC WAS ALMOST HALTED
Use Of Native Resources Vital To
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Development, Council Is Told
The Council of The Southern
Mountains had its 90th annual
meeting February 20-24 at
GatHnhurg, Tennessee. It was
attended by Ministers, teachers,
county agents, and other com
munity leaders from all parts
of the Appalachian Sauth. Rich
Mrs. Laxon Is
Dead At 100
, yrs A. W. Laxon, an aunt of
Messrs R. T., Grady and Horace
Greer of Boone, died February
26 at Memorial Hospital in Le
noir.
Mrs. Laxton, who was a sis
ter of the late Thomas F. Greer
of Watauga county, had cele
brated her one hundredth birth
day last November.
Deceased lived In the Kings
Creek neighborhood, about fif
teen miles from Lenoir where
she had spent her entire life.
Funeral services were held
on the 27th at Kings Creek
Baptist Church and burial was
there.
Surviving is one son, Bynum
Laxon of Lenoir.
Attending the funeral from
Boone were the Messrs Greer,
and a niece, Mrs. R. C. Greene,
their families, also another
niece, Mrs. Roaa Ford of Kings
port, Tenn., who was visiting
here with the Greers.
ard Chase, of Watauga County,
who is on the Council's Com
mittees on Recreation and on
Publications, was in attedance.
A recent bulletin on the work
of the Council reads, in part:
"One of the Council's major
goals is to make our people
conscious of their own ability
to develop, and to utilise their
native -resources and talents to
improve their of life. What
ever we do to help ourselves,
indirectly helps all. While our
problems are vitally personal
and local, they are also national.
The largest untapped reserve of
manpower for industry In the
country is in the Appalachian
SoutlT. Much of this manpower
is, however, engaged in farming
small hillside acreages no longer >
adequate to support the families
which live on them. Major im- j
Teachers To
Meet Monday
The Watauga County unit of
the NCEA will meet at the Ap
palachian Elementary School
auditorium in Boone Honday,
March 12 at 7 p. m.
Dr. W. H. Plemmons, Presi
dent of Appalachian State
Teachers College, will be the
guest speaker and officers for
1062-63 will be elected.
British General Will
Speak At Lees-McRae
Banner Elk ? General Sir
Geoffrey K. Bourne of Great
Britain will speak to the stu
dent body and guests of Lees
McRae College on March 10 at
11:00 a.m., in the A C. Chaffee
Auditorium. He will talk on his
Cold War experiences . in com
batting communism in Berlin
and Malaya.
General Bourne, a four-star
retired General, waa the General
Officer in Command of the
British Sector in Berlin during
the Airlift from 1*49-51 He
was also the General Officer
in Command of the Malaya
Command and Director of Ope
rations during 19M48.
Colonel Max C. Chapman,
President of Lees-McBae Col
lege and a friend of General
Bourne, was instrumental in
bringing the General to the
mountain campus for the col
lege's distinguished speaker se
ries. Their friendship started
in 1906 when Colonel Chapman
was a student at the British
nperial Defense College, Lon
, England, while the General
was the Commandant of that
liege.
General Bourne is now the
DirectorGeiriM! of ike Alumt
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? GENERAL BOURNE
1
nan Development Association
of Great Britain. He will speak
at the California Institute of
Techno! ojy in late February,
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ii'ef ?1kpI r "'?!
provements will come about
through the youth of OUT moun
tains: if they have the proper
nutrition during their forma
tive years; if their health is not
drastically undermined by want
of medical car?; If their clothes,
or lack of them, do not force
them to quit school to seek
employment; if there i* employ
ment for theft In tM regttg
whfen they graduate; if they ate
qualified to -accept it. ' ' *f
The Council ia the one Organ
ization concerned with all the
factors: educational, recreation
al, health, religious, social, and
cultural ? which may improve
the quailty of living of the
people of this region. The Coun
cil is the motivating force be
hind the actions of a large fEroup
of professional and lay leaders
whose interests are devoted to
the people of The Appalachian
South. The Council reyogniiei
the entire Appalachian South
as a single region including
parts of nine states: Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, and Ala
problems common to mountain
counties."
A London newspaper, "The
Economist," commenting oil in
dividual and social needs in the
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Weed Growers
Get Warning
From Co. ASCS
Watauga county burley to
bacco producers are remind
ed that the leasing agreement
or transfer if allotments does
not apply to burley tobacco.
This announcement comes
as a sort of warning from
the local ASCS office to pro
ducers who might have gotten
the wrong impression from ac
tions taken in the flue-cured
belt.
The burley tobacco allot
ment must be grown on the
farm for which the allotment
is established during 1962.
Any questions about the
1962 burley allotment should
be brought to the Watauga
ASCS office for clarification.
Reese Files For
County Office
Dr. Gene Reese, Boone dent
ist and member of the Board of
County Commissioners, has fil
ed for the Democratic nomina
tion for Commissioner, subject
to the May primary.
Chairman of the Board, W.
C. Lenta of Blowing Hock, who
is ill following a heart attack
some time ago, and Mr. Bynum
Greene, Republican member of
the Board hadn't filed when
Frank Klutz
Is Chairman
Of Oil Group
Members of the Watauga
County organization of the
North Carolina Petroleum Com
mittee elected Frank Kluts,
Mountain Oil Company, Chair
man at a meeting held at Boone,
Monday.
.. The committee reviewed plan*
to
Other officers of the Watauga
County organization are: R. D.
Hodges, Jr., vice chairman;
Frank Klutz, school program;
Clyde Dula, films and speakers;
R. D. Hodges, Jr., special
events; John Councill, women's
program.
H. N. Williamson, area chair
man from Hickory attended the
meeting and addressed the
group briefly on the organiza
tion and goals for 1962.
"The North Carolina Petro
leum Committee is a statewide
organization composed of a
series of volunteer county com
mittees of oilmen and women,
Mr. Klutz, county chairman,
said. "We are happy to make
available to residents of Wata
uga County esesntial facts and
figures on matters which are
m much the public's concern as
our own. In addition, we urge
Watauga Countians to request
our films, speakers, booklets
and demonstrations that are in
teresting and informative."
Frank Klutz said further de
tails concerning local plans of
the group will be released as
soon as finalized.
Parkway
Tourney
Winners
B. W. Watkins, director of
the Parkway High School Bas
ketball Tournament, announced
the team and player trophy win
ners at the recent tournament
held in Boone.
Champions (or regular season
play, Newland high school boys
and girls.
Tournament champions, Cran
berry, both boys and girls.
Runners-up in tournament
(second place), Newland, both
boys and girls.
Regular season sportsmanship
trophy, Piney Creek and Bethel
high schools tied, and both were
presented a trophy.
Tournament sportsmanship.
Bethel, both boys and girls.
Most valuable player, boy,
McNeil of Lansing high school;
girl, Mary Cherry, Newland.
All - Tournament selection,
boys? McNetl, Lansing; C rink
ley, Newland; Sturgill, Newland:
Davis, Bethel; Aldridge, Cran
berry; Edmisten, Blowing Rock;
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ActivitySlows
In Winter's
Worst Storm
Winter1! worit blizzard blew
in Monday and increased in in
tensity Tuesday until from
eight to ten inches of snow had
been driven into road-blocking
drifts, closing the county schools
and slowing traffic and business
activities throughout the area.
Early risers Monday morn
were able to see about three
inches of snow which fell dur
ing the night Sunday. Actually
the snow began to fall in Boone
about 6:00 p. m., following a
light rain and sleet. The streets
were white by dark,' when the
flakes slowed somewhat. The
temperature dipped from 45
degrees during the day to 32
by 0 o'clock.
Monday morning the weather
didn't look so bad, although it
continued to snow most of the
time. The temperature hovered
around 33 degrees until the
afternoon, and much of the
snow, particularly on the high
ways disappeared. Then in the
afternoon, the wind began to
blow and by 8 p. m. the ther
mometer had dropped to 22 de
grees, with the wind feeling
even colder.
... Tie fall increased and
started sticking again, aad
cars were seen with chains
as the highways became slick
at places. By 7 a. m. Tuesday
another three or more inches
of snow had fallen, and drifts
were getting deeper as the
winds picked the snow up from
one spot and placed it down at
another. The temperature stood
at 10 degrees in early morning,
and rose to a high of 27 during
the day.
At mid-afternoon Tuesday,
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Ollie L. Smith
Dies In Lenoir
Ollie L. Smith, 67, of Boone,
{lied at the home of a son Henry
W. Smith in Lenoir last Friday.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 2 o'clock at the
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
by Rev. R. C. Eggers and Bev.
James Kisselburg, and burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born March
24, 1804, a son of the late Julius
and Harriet Smith. He was a
farmer by trade.
Surviving in addition to the
son here are three other sons,
Lloyd Smith of Sugar Grove,
Floyd Smith of Granite Falls,
and Howard J. Smith of Whlt
nel; two daughters, Mrs. Ellis
(Lulu) Eggers and Mrs. E. A.
H. (Betty Sue) LeClair, both of
Glade Springs, Va.; two broth
ers, Ottie Smith, a twin brother
of Boone, and Rufus Smith of
Trade, Tenn.; twelve grand
children, and one great grand
child^ ''! '.'vjiEpla
SIGNED AND SEALED.? M. E. (Bill) Thalheimer and Louis H. Smith get stock certificates
ready for delivery to stockholders in the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, Inc. Thalheimer. who la
president of the corporation, and Smith, secretary-treasurer, said the certificates will be de
livered to the stockholders this week. They said the lodge has been completed, the tows are
in place ready for operation, and the sport shop Is ready with rental equipment. Today (Wednes
day) was set by Mr. Thalheimer for the "unofficial" opening, tie welcomed skiers to Join in
the initial runs.
B. R. Co-Op To Be Honored
At National REA Meeting
Cecil Viverette, general man
ager, announced this week that
the Blue Ridge Electric Mem
bership Corporation will be hon
ored at the 20th annual meet
ing of the National Rural Elec
tric Cooperative Association
which is being held this week,
March 5-8, in Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
The cooperative has been
chosen as the electric distribu
tion cooperative which has the
most outstanding safety pro
gram In the nation. There are
more than 900 electric cooper
atives in this country. Special
recognition with an appropri
ate award will be given Blue
Ridge Elecrtic.
A special award will also be
presented to Mrs. Barbara Dav
erick, staff assistant at Blue
Ridge Electric, for outstanding
work in the field of advanced
management. Mrs. Deverick is
Girl Scout Week Proclaimed
Whereas the Girl Scouts of
the United States of America
have rendered continuous ser
vice to their country and com
munities since their founding on
March 12, 1012; and
Whereas we the people of
Boone are aware of the import
ant contribution to community
welfare being made by Girl
Scout leaders through their
work with tae youth of the na
tion; and
Wjiereas the Girl Scout organ
ization has grown to more than
two and a half million girl mem
bers and almost 800,000 adult
leaders, who are each day living
up to their promise to Do .Their
Duty to God and Country, to
Help Other People at All Times,
and to Live by the Girl Scout
Laws of Loyalty, Honesty, Cour
tesy, Cheerfulness, Usefulness,
Kindness, and Helpfulneu to
Others:
Now, therefore, I, Wade E.
Brown, by virture of the author
ity vested ln^me as Mayor of
Boone, North Carolina, hereby
proclaim March 11-17 of this
year 1M2 aa Girl Scout Week
and March 12 as the 00th An
niversary of the founding of Girl
Scouting in the United States
of America. I therefore call up
on all citizens to give the Girl
Scouts now and in the coming
year* the fullest cooperation
and support so that increasing
numbers of girls may benefit
from the splendid program of
training in citizenship which the
Girl Scout organization offers.
WADE E. BROWN, Mayor
Boone, North Carolina
March 8, 1082.
Plans Near Completion For
Visit Of 40 Danes To City
m I IB' m ,
Plan* have now been com
pleted to r the vUit to Boone of
some 40 Dane* on Tuesday and
Wednesday March 20 and SI.
The group will put on ? pro
gram at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
March 20th us part of the col
lege Lyceum program
Rogers Whitener is chairman
of this, series of programs and
he announced last week that the
Danish presentation fits per
fectly into the purpose of the
Lyceum idea, which it to bring
to Boone and the campus th?
best artistic and cultural pro
that are possible.
Wednesday evening pro
gram will be geared to interest
adults aa well aa children from
the whole Boone area. The pre
sentation will include music,
dance*, costumes, rhythms, gym
nastica and other aspects of the
life of the Danes.
This visit is part of
fort
their
know
life
?elected. They in under the
lupervUion of 8 directors,
teachers and coaches.
During 1961 the group visited
nany countries of Europe, in
Dluding Greece, Yugoslavia,
rurkey, Prance, and England.
Before arriving in Boone they
will have appeared In many
states of the United States, in
Canada and ia Mexico.
Many schools have inquired
about the possibility of an af
ternoon program for schoo1
children and the committee will
ittempt to arrange such a pro
one of seven persons chosen
from the rural electrification
program to receive this award.
Scheduled to attend the meet
ing in Atlantic City from the
local cooperative are the pres
ident, W. B. Austin of Jeffer
son; vice president, Bert Mast,
of Zionville; treasurer, D. B.
Moore, of Granite Falls; and
directors, Clyde Perry and Col
lis Greene.
Personnel attending in addi
tion to the general manager and
staff assistant are E. D. Bader,
system engineer! Harold Beach,
safety director; James Allen,
Jr., manager of Alleghany dis
trict; and Herman Anderson,
director of member relations.
There are more than 6,900 per
sons attending the meeting.
Packed into the four-day
meeting were discussions of
such topics u the development
of rural areas, the need for na
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Matmen Will
Try Out For
State Honors
Some of North Carolina's
most outstanding high school
wrestlers will compete here
this week end, vieing for a
chance to enter the State
tournament in High Point on
March 16 and 17.
Appalachian High School it
the defending champions for JH
the Western District, ami will
be placing her crown on the
block as more than 70 boys
from Appalachian, E 1 k in,
Beaver Creek; Myers ParlH I
(Charlotte), North Mecklen
burg, Garringer (Charlotte),
and Marion will be wrestling
for the district places. g|
Only three boys in each
weight division will be able
to go to the State event. They
will be the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place winners in the
tourney.
First
the