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FOR BEST RESULT advertisers Invariably uie the col ? of the Democrat. With 1U lull I circulation, tnteAaely covering local ? shopping area, it ii the advertising medium available. LXXIV?NO. 44 Weekly Net ct paper , . . Seventy-Fourth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1962 April A? ' _ . 74 I 711 01 Hl. April 2? 80 56 .02 11 April SO 80 40 .13 8 CENTS 1? PAGES? t SECTIONS f WATER TANK REPAIRED.? Mayor Wade E. Brown examines work following repairing of Boone'* oldest water storage tank. A complete renovation was given the tank, which included welding or badly rusted places inside and out of the tank, cleaning and repairing. Although the tank had been painted this was the first time any work had been done on the inside since its installation in the middle 1830s when Boone began installation of its present water system. The tank stands near Junaluska Road north of town, and Is one of the two tanks now used for storage by the town. Until recently it was the only one. Cost of the work was placed by the mayor at 99,700.00, and the weldinf is guaranteed for twelve years and the painting for four. Capacity of the tank is 275,000 gallons. Clay Retires From Race In May Primary , C. A. CLAY Mr. C. A. Clay, Vilas resident, a former county official has withdrawn his candidacy for County Commissioner in the Democratic Hay primary, ac cording to word from Mr. R. T. Greer, Elections Board Chair man. Spppsjjp Mr. Clay says he if taking this action for reasons of health. He served capably as a mem ber of the Board of Commission ers beginning in 1952, and many of his friends had been interest ed in his returning to public office. A retired fanner, he was for merly a well-known business man, having been engaged in lumbering in this county for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Church were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Church in Can ton. ' ? ' Books Must Show Parly Of* Voters Mr. &. T. Greer, Elec tions Board Chairman, again points out that vot era whose party affilia tions are not shown on the register books cannot legally vote In the party primaries on May *?. Mr. Greer says that a large percentage of the voters in the county do not have their affiliations listed, which doesn't in any way interfere witn their voting in the gen eral election, but noes bar them from participa tion in the primaries of the Democrat and Repub lican parties. He strongly urges those who want to vote in the primaries to see to it that their affili ation is shown on the books. They may do this by applying to the Regis trar in their precinct any time before the books close on May 12, at 6 o' clock. Otherwise, Mr. Greer says, the law strict ly bars them from pri mary balloting. Incidentally, the regis tration books will again be open at the polling places in each precinct on Saturday, May 5, and on Saturday, May 12. May 19 will be observed as challenge day and the primary will occur on May 26. . Two Indicted For Raiding Fish B. H. Miller and James Stu- , art Watson of Lenoir are free j on $2,000 bond i?n charges of taking fish from a private pond on the Holiday Hills summer development off Bamboo Road, according to E. F. Coe, who with Fred Greer, own* the property. 1 .? The two men were caught Saturday at 3:30 a. m. by James ~ rrison, acting as special and Deputy Sheriff Oliver. pond which was lighted Id posted, was filled with trout, which had been three years ago! and averaged perhaps three Mr. Coe, who restocked the pond Tuesday with a thous and dollars worth of trout, said that a bearing for tfce accused men has not to Northwestern To Have Three New Branches The Northwestern Bank of North Wilkes boro has been given permission by the State Banking Commission to estab lish three more branches. Two of jm branches will be in large Western North Carolina cities. The commission approved The North western's application for a branch in Wihston-Salem, which will b ft in the new Reynolds Shoppies Center. Also approved was the appli ( Continued on page two) Democrat, To Hold Convention On Sat. Dr. McGown Is Now Practicing ^ Surgery Here I DR. CURTIS McGOWN Dr. Curtis McGown has es tablished offices in Blowing Rock and Boone, and is now en gaged in the practice of general surgery in the hospitals of both towns. Born in Charlotte, Dr. Mc flnum I a tL . ? wvnu *9 UMUllCU IU W1C XUIIIiei Miss Martha Sander of Memph is, Tens., and both grew up and were educated in Memphis. They have three children, two boys and a girl and are living at their home on Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock. Dr. McGown served in the United State* Marine Corps 1946-48, attended Millsaps Col lege, Jackson, Miss., where he received t s degree. He gradu ated from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in 1955, interned at Baptist Hospital in Memphis; did gen eral practice for two years at Blowing Bock Hospital; com pleted live years training in general surgery residency in Memphis with ? Kennedy Veter ans Hospital, LeBorhcm Child ren's Hospital and Methodist Hospital. He is a member of the Pres byterian Church, formerly on the Board of Deacons at Rumple Memorial is Blowing Rock; has been active in Boy Scout work, church. Rotary and Chamber of Commerce. He engages in many sports, and particularly likes hunting, fishing ?nd golf. Dr. McGown is a member of the American Medical Associa tion, North Carolina Medical Society, Watauga Medical Soc iety and the Bowers Surgical The Democratic voters of Watauga county have been ask ed to meet in convention at the courthouse in Boone Saturday Hay 12. at 2 o'clock. j; Mr. C. H. Hendrfx, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee, says that at that time the county organization will be named, and delegates to the State Convention in Raleigh on May 17 will be chosen. Mr. Hendrix has asked that the chairmen of the various pre cincts hold meetings at the vot ing places on May 5 at 2 o'clock for the election of precinct com mit'ees and to name delegates to the county convention. A full attendance at all meet ings is asked, j Asks For Bids Boone Bypass State Highway Depart ment Monday asked for bids on resurfacing N. C. 105 a distance of 1S.98 miles from the Avery county line, northeast through Foscoe to U. S. 221 and 321 southeast of Boone. Abo sec ondary road 1107 from N. C. 109 to U. S. 421, which is known as the Boone bypass. Shots Said To Have Been In Self Defense Jeue Dale Rogers, 21, of Le noir, charged with the iatal shooting of Marion Tony Cor nett, 20, of Boone, was acquit ted in Watauga Superior Court last week on the grounds that he fired the lethal bulleta in self defense. The altercation which took place on Blowing Rock Road early in Februaiy, followed an argument over a proposed drag race, and Cornett's threats to assault him. One bullet from a .22 calibre revolver was said to have struck Cornett In the region of the heart and he died in the local hospital within a few minutes. Other cases disposed of dur ing the April court term were: Bill Perry, auault on female, cost; Farrell Oil is, worthless check: ciit; S. L. Whisnant, speeding and reckless driving, $29.00 and cost; Driving drunk? T. R. Erwin, 9100.00 and cost; Odell Teague, 9100.00 and cost; P. W. Foster, 9100.00 and cost; G. T. Taylor, 9300.00 and cost; J. W. Triplett, 9100.00 and cost; V. L. Trip lett, 9100.00 and cost; W. E. Warren, 9100.00 and cost. Violation prohibition laws ? C. L. Holman, 990.00 and cost; Andy Shaw, 990.00 and cost; J. W. Triplett, 990.00 and cost; J. (Continued on page two) Moretz Gets UNC Honor Chapel Hill.? Joseph A. Mor etz of Boon* was elected presi dent of the student body at the University of North Carolina School of Law In this spring's elections for' 1862-1963. The newly chosen Law Stu dent Association bead is a 1900 graduate of Lenoir Rhyne Col lege where he was editor of his collegia newspaper and a mem ber of Tau Kappa Epsilon social fraternity. During the past year he was editor of the Tar Heel Barris ter. He is a member of Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity and was secretary this past year. Moretz is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Moretz of Boone. BROOM SALE? Jim Jones (left) and Guy Hunt gat ready to continue sale of brooms on street la Boone Saturday. The Lions' Club conducted a house to house canvass this week and will offer wares Saturday to those who were missed during the canvass. Proceeds go to work with the blind, a project sponsored by the Lions Club, - the brooms were manufactured by the Blind Industries, Inoorporated of Greensboro, which offers blind persons the opportunity to be gainfully employed and lead normal Mm- Photo Flows* Photo Shop. ARTS FESTIVAL? Philip Moose's "Olive Tree," an oil painting, Is one of the many piece* of art work on exhibit at Appalachian State Teacher* College this week during the animal Spring Arts Fe?tivalg|The event begat) Sunday afternoon with a concert by the Georgia Trio and will continue through Sunday with William Alton, faculty member at Woman's College in Greensboro, eivins a niano ronmrt I . 1. ? ? 'South Pacific' mm par( Appalachian Arts Festival J! 1 111 1 11 Mrs. Holshouser Dies Thursday Mr?. Laura Holshouser, ag? 87, of Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock, died at her home Thurs day. She bad lived in the Blowing Rock community tor 87 years, and had led a lite of active lead ership in her community and church. She waa a charter mem ber of the Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, a charter member of Women of the Church, and the organizer of the Sunday School at Rumple Memorial. She is survived by three sons and three daughters; i. Hubert Holshouser of Boone, Howard Holshouser of Blowing Rock, William Holahouaer of Arling ton, Va.; Mrs. Ethel Burns, Mr*. Eunice Williams, both of Blow ing Rock, Mrs. Katie Dye of Sallabury. Two aiatcrs also sur vive; Mrs. Guy Scrounce, Mrs. Emmett Weaver, both of New ton. There are twenty grand children. Funeral service* were con ducted Saturday at 2:80 in Rumple Memorial Preabyterian church by the Rev. A. Blake Brinkerhoff, Dr. L. T. Newland and the Rev. J. K. Parker. Bur ial was in the Reform Church cemetery. ? Auto sales climbed in April 1-W period, -fr'* The 39-member cut for the campus production of South Pacuic at Appalachian State Teachers College was selected recently. .? The popular Rodger* and Hammerstein musical will be presented as a part of the Ap palachian Arts Festival May 2, 3 and 4. Director David French, ASTC faculty, predicts that this year's production will be "bigger and better than ever." Portraying the male lead, Emile de Bacqque, will be Rogers Whitener. Ensign Nellie Forbush will be played by Jo Ann e Haigler of Rockingham. Bud Mayes of Kings Moun tain is designing the set for 21 scene changes (luring the two act performance. Martha Smoot of Salisbury is the costume de signer and Barbara Savelle of Charlotte is acting as student director. The story is based on love and racial prejudice Nurse Nellie falls in love with French man Emile de Bacque, who has two children, Ngana, portrayed by Shirley Jackson of Forest City, and Jerome, Roy Watkins of Charlotte, by his former Polynesian wife. Don Par ham of Charlotte is Emile's servant Henry. Carol Benn of Fort Lauderdale, Fia? plays Bloody Mary and her daughter Liat is Nancy Toibert of Charlotte. Clinton Parker of Hickory plays the American soldier who falls in love with mvk: . (Continued ea page two) TOMMY TAYLOR Tommy Taylor Is Given Honor Tommy Taylor has lected as Watauga county'* rep resentative to the 3rd annual Governor's Youth Fitneu Con ference, to be held in Kaleigh June 8 and 9. if JKg| Tommy la ? member of the Junior class at High ; of teams i mr. and Mr, Street in Boone.
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