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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the col umns of the Democrat. With its full paid circulation, intensely covering the local shopping area, It is the beat advertising medium available VOLUME LXXIV? NO. 49 i . ' ? i 'i! An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fourth Year of Continuous Pi BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1962 HIGH "LOW" ROUTE.? This view into the foothills from the so-called "low" route (or the Blue Ridge Parkway at Grand father Mountain was made for presentation to the State High way Commission at its public hearing on May 31. The "low" route provides spectacular scenery and is the highest point . (ranging 4,000 to 4^00 feet ' elevation) on the Blue Ridge Parkway for its first 390 miles. The Parkway approaches Mt. Mitchell before it reaches 4,200 feet elevation again and does not exceed 3,000 feet in Virginia. Grandfather Mountain's "low" route was purchased by the State for the National Park Service in IBM and has been available for Blue Ridge Parkway construction ever since. Pavement of existing high way U. S. 221 is shown in lower left of photo. S4Y SOkE BOXES ARE GONE voie Result Challenged A Watauga County Elections Board bearing on the Cove Cr?ek precinct voting on May 28, has been sit for U o'clock this (Wednesday)- morning. The hearing was continued from Tuesday at 8, when it was originally set. B. T. Greer, Chairman of the Watauga County Elections Board, said that a recount of the Cove Creek ballots showed 046 ballots cast, but that W names are on the prechict reg-' istration books. Mr. Greer said the Cove Creek probe began af ter Gordon Hast, Democratic judge and Mont Thomas, a Republican, signed an affidavit charging ballot box stuffing. A recount of the Boone pre cinct boxes was held up, said hadn't been located yesterday. Emmitt Oliver, runner up in the Democrat Sheriff's race, withdrew his protest over the New River precinct voting, when a recount showed only minor diacrepancies, if any. Tweetsie Has Stellar Role In Upcoming Civil War Film A movie-making crew of 60 actors and 25 technicians were on location at Tweetsie 'Rail road last Saturday. The crew is that of "Unusual Films," the motion picture unit of Bob Jones University. Tweetsie made her movie de but as the star of a series of . scenes for the University's forthcoming film based on inci dents in the Civil War. Like all actors Tweetsie had to wear special make up. About one ton of it. The famous nar Wool Pool To Be Weighed Tiies. The 1962 Watauga Wool Pool will be weighed at Farmers Burley Warehouse Tuesday, June 12, starting at 7:30 a. m., and closing about 2:00 p. m. Checks will be mailed the fol lowing day. Farmers living west of Boone are asked to come in the early morning and thow east of Boone about 10:00 a. m. Wool should be in wool bags and tied with wool twine. Wool bags are here and will be given in exchange. row-gauge train wears a new i smokestack, bead lamp, cow- i catcher, and a new coat of j paint. The train was heavily j draped in black for the funeral < scene of General Thomas i "Stonewall" Jackson. i Tweetsie bad to change her I name for the movie scenes. In < the film, she makes the Rich- I mond to Lexington run and bears the name of the "Virginia Central Railroad." Director Katherine Stenholm and her staff have spent months of research to insure authenti- ? city of every prop used in the film. She stated today that this was the reason for using the Tweetsie location. Even the casket used for the funeral scenes was genuine Civil War vintage. It was of solid cast iron and made in a form fitting mold with raised portions to accommolate the head, hands, and feet. The trestle at Tweetsie was used for scenes in which a bridge is demolished by a pat rol under the leadership of General J. E. B. Stuart. This scene was shot at night. A spokesman for Tweetsie ? ' , W. Guy Angell, superinten- ; dent of Watauga county JRJiuOb, waa guest speaker at the Mon day meeting of the Boone Jay cees. Mr. Angell spoke on the subject of school consolidation in Watauga county. The infor mative report was of special in terest to Jhe Jaycees attending the regular dinner meeting. ? ' Following the talk by the informal which a was ex- ' was held in of interest pressed by the body of young men who have every reason to be concerned about public edu cation ? their children. Jaycee President Grady Mor etx voiced the feeling of the en tire organization by expressing the common interest 0( all members in making it possible for our children to have the opportunity of an education that can prepare them for a life work. itated that he was very much .mpressed by the "prof ess ion sm" displayed by the Unlver lity movie unit. The calm co iperation and the all out effort >f all member* of the movie unit under the stress of a tight :ime schedule as well as unco jperative skies were a credit to heir cause. Return From Florida Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilson, ludy and Danny, returned Sun lay from a week's vacation in Daytona Beach and other points jf interest in Florida. They were accompanied by Mrs. Wil ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sparks of Spruce Pine. Moose Lodge Called Urgent Boone Need Joe Veit, Secretary of Moose Lodge 1808, announced that the long-awaited brochures of the New Moose Lodge had arrived, and had been mailed to those personally recommended by lo cal Moose members. Mr. Veit announced that due to insuffici ent addresses, many persons had not been sent brochures, but that the lodge would be glad to have applications from any male 21 years of age, or older. It ww again emphasized, however, that all attempts will be made to "eliminate undesirables", as all applicants are carefully screened, and voted on, before acceptance. An urgent plea was made to those receiving these brochures to give them every considera tion, since the success of this venture depends to the great est extent on their reception. Mr. Veit has talked to many of the city's business men, and, Without exception, every one has said that there is a definite need for the new lodge in the city. "The need is here, the de sire is here, the means of ob taining it i* here. Now is the time to get it, if we are ever going to have it," said Mr. Veit. "Many of our old members are coming back into the fold, membership is steadily increas ing, and the response of new applications is very encourag ( Continued on page three) . " 1 T" Wirth Seeks To Condemn Right-of-Way Raleigh. ? Putting ? highway across Grandfather Mountain "would be like taking a switch blade to the Mona Lisa," moun tain owner Hugh Morton said last week. Morton was defending hit mountain against the arguments of Conrad Wirth, director of the National Park Service, in a State Highway Commission hearing. Wirth, who requested the hearing, said s "high route" across Grandfathsr '.'would be the only acceptable one" for completing a link' on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The park service has had an other strip of land ? lower on the mountain ? since 1939. But Wirth said this route would be inferior to a higher one. He wants the State Highway Commission to condemn the land wanted fbr the higher route so partway construction can begin. Morton, in a sharply worded defense, said the park service is trying a "land grab" at the mouBtfrtn -MBj that Hie lower route would be entirely ade quate. i>anu now a valla Die lor me route is just aboiw the old Yon ahlossee Trail, which is now U. S. 221, ? rugged, twisting highway. It was acquired from Morton's family 23 years ago. The higher strip, which the park service has wanted since 1955, is considerably higher and would run near Morton's tour ist facilities and "Mile High Swinging Bridge" atop the mountain. The highway commission took no action. Morton said the high route would "scar" the mountain and 1 ruin its appeal as-a rugged, un touched wilderness area. Wirth, in a long presentation 1 of his case, indicated that the park service would not build '? the link at all if it couldn't use the high route. In that case, 1 U. S. 221 would continue to connect the two ends of the parkway for six miles. The park service chief brought maps and a scale model to support his contention that the high route would be su perior in every respect. He also read excerpts from 30 letters, dating from 1917, in which state and park service officials corresponded on con (Continued bn page three) DISCUSS DISPUTE. ? Conrad Wirth, director of the National Parkway Service, and Hoch Mort >n, owner ot Grandfather MonnUia, Uiscua. Parkway on teal* model el mountain attraction at Hearing on "high-low" routes ot Parkway at buriac la Balaigh lut Tburaday?Photo Floww' i :;SM ?Lowr rock ? s ?% * i? Vf C?' - E. h? . ????. Several Hundred Newsmen, TV Several hundred newspaper men, radio, and television peo ple will converge on the ground* of Tweetsie Railroad at noon Saturday in Blowing Rock, according to G. C. Bob bing, Jr., owner. Lee Teague Funeral Held Robert Lee Teague, Sr., 62, of Howard Street died May 30. The funeral waa held May 31 at 2 p. m. in the Firat Baptist Church in Boone. Officiating were the Revs. Marshal Har grave and E. F. Troutman. Burial was la Mount Lawn cemetery. Teague was the son of the late George David Teague. He is survived by one sod, Robert Lee TeagUe, Jr., of Reynolds burg, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. A. G. Horton of Winston Salem; Mrs. Worth Crouch of Jacksonville, Florida; and Mrs. Gordon Joins of Brookline, Massachusetts; and six grand children. ' A reaident of Boone for more than forty years, Teague ap parently died of suffocation due to carbon monoxide resulting from a fire in his house trailer. Fowl Hollar Dies Friday Fowl Henry Hollars, 74, of Route 1, Vila* died Friday, June 1. 0 Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:00 p. m. in the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church with the pastors Kev. Barney Oliver, Rev. G. T. Danner, and Rev. Raymond Hendrlx officiat ing. Surviving ere his widow, Nora E. Hollars of Vilas; a son, Clay Hollars of Greensboro; five daughters, Mrs. Horace Walls and Mrs. Roby Greene of Boone, Mrs. Spencer Aldridge and Mrs. Marl Aldridge of Ban ner Elk, and Miss Melba Hol lars of Vilas; two sisters, Miss Mary Hollars of Vilas aad Mrs. Maggie Rittell of Newton, and nine grandchildren. Burial was at th? Danner cemetery. The purpose of the gathering is "to extend thanks to those of the news medii fwr their part in helping us to grow to our present suture," Robblna says. Guests, who will begin arriv ing Friday and Saturday and will stay possibly until Monday, will tour the four year old tour ist attraction, seeing the new "Tweetaie Palace," an authen tic western saloon with can -can girls, singing waiters, and brass band. Meal* also will be served at the Palace. A ride to fte top of "Magic Mountain" via the new Skylln er chair lift will take the gueata to the site of the ferrls wheel, auto rides, helicopter, merry go-round, and other rides. "And of course they'll ride old Tweetaie herself," Bobbins says. "But they'll have to be on their watch for Indiana and train robbers every mile of the way!" Bobbins warned jovially. ASTC Golfers Are Doing Well Word Tueaday night from the National Collegiate golf match es in Davenport, Iowa, is to the effect that the Appalachian Col lege team placed fourth among the 24 teams in the first day'a play, and that Austin Adams of Boone is tied for first place with one under par 71, in ? field of 130 players. Following the afternoon acti vities, the guests will attend a cocktail party and dinner at the TweeUle Palace where it is expected North Carrot ? Governor Terry SauftuiNiir j some other dignitary will be in attendance. ' Out of town guests will be furnished lodging at a Blowing Rock' motel, compliments of Tweetsie Railroad, states Rob bins. MentalHealth Meeting Is Set A dinner meeting for the organization of a Mental Health Association will be held at the Daniel Boone Inn at 6:30 on the evening of June 12. All interested persons are in vited to attend. The plates will be 91.30, and those who plan to attend should call Rev. Preston Hughes, Jr., for reserva tions by Friday, June 8. Dr. Mary Michal and Miss Scotia Mogingo will be the prin cipal speakers. They will out line some of the services a Mental Health Association may provide in Watauga, stress the most pressing general needs, and describe some of the things other Mental Health Associa tions have been able to ac complish. More Than 7 00 Gather For Bank Celebration Over 700 people gathered in Boone Wednesday, May 30th to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the Northwestern Bank. Of ficers, directors, employees and their families from 38 North western Banks made up this huge observance. This aU day celebration in cluded tours to Tweetsie Rail road, the Rock at Blowing Rock, and th? Com Estate. Golf, fishing, dancing, and dining were also part of the program. Edwin Duncan, president of the Northwestern Bank made welcome at the Grounds, today a He said liat the the group were ex the Indian raid and staged during thei TweeUie. Tweetsie Palace, ;
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