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VOLUME LXXV.? NO. 18
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1962
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PUBLIC HEARING. ? these men figured in the public hear
ing held in Boone Thursday and Friday concerning the
New River Basin Pollution Survey Report. They are
members of the State Stream Sanitation Committee. Left
to right, they are, J. Nelson Gibson, Jr., Gibson; W. Grady
Stevens, member, Shiloh; P. Greer Johnson, member, Ashe
ville; H. Grady Farthing, member, Boone; Col. Harry E.
Brown, director State Department of Water Resources, Ra
leigh; J. V. Whitfield, chairman, Wallace; and E. C. Hub
bard, secretary, Raleigh ? Staff Photo.
KRASOVIC HEADS PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Ski Lodge To Open Dec. 15
C. J. Swofford,
Formerly Of
Boone, Dies
North Wilkesboro ? Carl Jack
son (Jack) Swofford, 51, of
North Wilkesboro, a business,
church and civic leader, died
early Thursday at Wilkes Gen
eral Hospital after a long ill
ness.
A former resident of Boone,
he was born in Caldwell County
to W. H. and Leona Shook Swof
ford.
Mr. Swofford came to North
Wilkesboro in 1940 and founded
Swofford's, Inc. He later found
ed Swofford stores in Boone and
Taylorsville.
He had for many years been
active in practically every phase
of the economic, civic and re
ligious life of North Wilkesboro.
He served as president of the
North Wilkesboro Lions Club,
C. J. (JACK) SWOFFOKD
chairman of the Wilkes United
Fund, a member of Carolina*
United Board of Directors,
president of the Toastmasters
Club 'and president of the
Wilkes Central High School
Quarterback Club.
Church Posts
He was a member of the
North Wilkesboro First Metho
dist Church, the board of stew
aria, church finance committee
and president of the church's
men's cltib.
i He was a former member of
the North Wilkesboro Board of
Commissioners and the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors.
He was a Pythian, a Moose
and an Elk.
Surviving are his widow, the
- Toni Krasovic, the Austrian
bom sportsman who virtually
grew up on skis, is back to
head Blowing Rock Ski Lodge's
professional staff' this year, M.
E. (Bill) Thalheimer, president
of the lodge, announced today.
Krasovic, a competitive skier,
instructor, collegiate coach,
sports car driver and water ski
instructor, became known to
scores of southern skiers last
year.
He became professional at the
lodge shortly after North Caro
lina's first ski resort enterprise
was organized. Though the lodge
was unable to get in more than
a few days of skiing, Krasovic
and his staff coached numerous
beginners in the fundamentals
of the sport.
He came to Blowing Rock
from the Broadmore, Colorado
?Springs, Colo., where he headed
a ski instructor staff of 14. He
came to the United States from
Austria in 1955 to join the in
structional staff at Sun Valley,
Idaho.
After two years there he
coached at the University of
California before moving ta
Colorado Springs.
i Election Issue
Goes To Press
AtUsualTime
Due to the fact that the
Democrat cornea from the
preas early Wednesday morn
ings, it may be that election
coverage next week will leave
something to be desired.
However, we will do our
best to tell who's elected, un
officially of course, and give
such news aa is possible with
out interfering with our
deadline.
In previous years when we
have held up the run for
election news there have been
too many complaints from
readers to make thia sort of
action expedient.
Henson Bull
Top Winner
A polled hereford bull CH
Victor Domino 2, owned by
Council Henson won first place
in his class and then was named
Reserve Champion at the Tri
State Show and Sale at Bristol,
Virginia last week.
He wa* the third highest sell
ing bull in the sale, going to
Gladys Stephens of Saltviile,
Virginia for **9000.
t
Now 29, he donned bis first
pair of skis at the well-known
Austrian ski resort .at Inns
brook wMa he ww?-4. At jl
youngsrtr, he attended the fam
ous school at Kitzbuhel and went
on to win a number of Euro
pean competitive events.
While at the college he raced
sport* cars during summers,
driving for a time on -the Por
sche factory team.
He already has begun organ
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NEW QUEEN. ? Miss Patricia Anil Pittman is being crowned
Miss Watauga County for 1963 by Hiss Jane Hodges, recent
holder of the title. The selection was made Saturday night
at Boone Elementary School auditorium. ? Weston photo.
Pat Pittman Crowned
Miss Watauga County
Patricia Ann Pittman, 19 years old,, an Appalach
ian State Teachers College sophomore from Laurin
burg, was crowned Miss Watauga County for 1963,
at the Boone Jaycees' annual beauty pageant.
Miss Pittman won over ten other contestants in
the beauty show and talent contest.
The new Miss Watauga County, who wears the
crown relinquished by Miss Jane Hodges of Boone,
is 34-22-34 and her talent demonstration was a fashion
skit in which she modeled clothing she had designed
and magle.
Judy Martin, an Appalachian freshman from
Newton, was first runnerup and Ala Sue McGuire of
Boone, Appalachian High School senior, was second
runnerup. . mk-jt.; ), f "s!
Miss Pittman will in turn compete for the 1963
Miss North Carolina title, the winer of which will go
to the Miss America Contest next year.
INCREASING INTEREST
, ? " K
Broyhill Day ;
Is Feature
Of Weekend
With the balloting four days
away, Watauga county Demo
cratic and Republican leaders
are going into the home stretch
of what has been a fairly list
less campaign, with ' signs of
mountain enthusiasm, and with
the prospects that the county
vote total will reach its usual
high perecentage figure.^
The Republicans wind up Sat
urday with Broyhill Day parades,
speech making and dining,
boosting the candidacy of James
Broyhill of Lenoir for Congress.
The caravan will form at Deep
Gap at 12:30 p. m., will go to
Blowing Rock, Foscoe, Sugar
Grove, Mable, Zionville, then
through Vilas to Boone. A pa
rade will be led through Boone
by the Appalachian High School
Band to the Daniel Boone Inn
for a fund raising dinner. At
7:30 there will be a county rally
at the courthouse, at which Mr.
Broyhill will speqk. Also ap
pearing on the program will be
Josiah W. Bailey, Jr., son of
the late Senator Bailey.
The Democrats have confined
recent activities to precinct ga
therings with the voters of the
county, and as this is written
there was no word of any coub
I ty-wide gathering during the
remainder of the week. A rally
had been held some time ago,
when Congressman Alexander
was present at the gathering.
The Ticket
This being an off-year there
is little interest in the State
ticket aside from the ninth dis
trict Congressional race, where
incumbent Representative Hugh
Alexander and James Broyhill
have conducted intensive cam
paigns.
On the county ticket B. T.
Falls, Jr., of Shelby is unop
posed for Solicitor in the 11th
District.
For the State Senate Ira T.
Johnston of Jefferson is running
on the Democratic side. Ashe
county failed to offer a Re
publican candidate and J. W.
Norris at Boone was nominated.
Gordon H. Winkler, incum
bent State Senator and former
Representative, is running for
the House on the Democratic
ticket. His opponent is James
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JurorsNamed
For Watauga
Civil Session
A civil term of Watauga Sup
erior Court will convene Mon
day November 12 with Hon.
Hugh B. Campbell, the presid
ing Judge.
Four divorce cases will be
heard, and eight damage suits
growing out of automobile
wrecks will be tried. Clerk A.
E. South says the term will
likely last throughout the week.
Following are the names of
those selected for jury duty
during the term:
Sam Avery Horton, Corbett
McNeil, U. F. Custer, John T.
Coffey, Charles Carroll, Carter
Matheson, Clifford Norris, Hoy
Greene, Walter Edmisten, Har
old Rice, Arthur Townsend,
Dean Andrews, Miss Forest
Smith, Clifton Ashley, Collis
Austin Jr., David Austin, Clint
Harmon, Edsel Greene, Jud
Barnes, George Barnes, Bill
Hartley, William R. Klutz, Jr.,
Otha Andrews, James Hollars,
Paul Matheson, Howard Simp
son, Howard H. Powell, Lee
S tans berry, Thomas R. Town
send, Odus Wilson, John Thomp
son, Arvil Greer, Willie S.
Rupard, Howard W. Mast, John
J. Parlier, Dallas Hartley.
Official Ballot for Solicitor, State Senator, Representative
and County Officers
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER
1. To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross (X) mark in the circle of
the party you desire to vote for.
2. To vote a split ticket, or in other words for candidates of different
parties, omit marking a cross mark (X) in the party circle at the top of
the ballot and mark in the voting square opposite the name of each
candidate on the ballot for whom you wish to vote.
S. If you should mark in the party circle at the top of thq ballot and also
mark opposite the name of any candidate of any party, such ballot shall
be counted as a straight party vote for all the candidates of the party
whose name the cross mark (X) is placed in the party circle.
DEMOCRATIC
FOB A STRAIGHT TICKET
o
MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE
For Solicitor
Hth Sollcltorial District
Q B. T. FALLS, JR.
For State Sena to
Mtk Senatorial District
Q IRA T. JOHNSTON
Far House of Representative*
? GORDON H. WINKLER
For Clerk Superior Court
? A. E. SOUTH
For Sheriff
Q ERNEST M. HODGES
For Chomt
? RICHARD E. KELLEY
For Couaty Commissioners
? W. C. LENTZ
? GENE L. REESE
? LEE REYNOLDS
For Surveyor
?
REPUBLICAN
FOB A STRAIGHT TICKET
o
MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE
For Solicitor
16th SolicitorUl District
?
Far State Seaate
29th Senatorial District
? J. W. NORRIS
For House of Representatives
? J. E. HOLSHOUSER, JR.
For Clerk Superior Court
? OBVILLE H. FOSTER
? For Aerif f
? DALLAS CHEEK
For Coroaer
? - - -
For Conaty Commissioners
? S. BYNUM GREENE
Q JAMES CARLTON LYONS
? JOHN F. GREENE
For Surrey or
? JOE J. MILLER
Election November ?, IMS
i
HERMAN W. WILCOX
Wilcox Again
Heads C.of C.
Herman W. Wilcox, has been
re-elected President of the
Boone Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association.
This will make 21 years Mr.
Wilcox has served as Chamber
of Commerce President, per
haps to set a State record. He
was first elected In 1M9 and
since then retired from an of
ficial connection with the
Chamber for about four years.
Other officers and board
members were named as fol
lows and they will be installed
at the F arm-City meeting Nov
ember 8:
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Farm-City Week To
Be Observed Eighth
Plans are almost completed
for the Farm-City Week dinner
which will be held at the Cove
Creek High School gymnasium
November 8 at 6:30 p. m.
Rev. Paul Townsend, former
pastor of the Boone Methodist
Church will be the guest speak
er and will be introduced by H.
Grady Farthing. Clyde R.
Greene will be muter of cere
1 monies, and Mayor Wade E.
Brown will be in charge of the
installation of Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Associa
tion officers. Roy Isley will pre
sent the community awards.
County Agent L. E. Tuckwiller
will welcome the visitors.
Saturday is the deadline to
get the banquet tickets. A capa
city crowd it expected.
Ski Prefects Reports
It is expected that there will
be ? report on the Blowing
Rock Ski project as well as the
process on the Beech Moun
tain Ski development S
The Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association have
Just completed one of their
moat successful projects of the
year. They leaaed a both at the
Dixie Classic Fair at Winston
Salem, sent the High School
Band to the Fair, and through
the fine cooperation of many of
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Wm. Hopkins
RitesAreHeld
Funeral services for William
Sherwood Hopkins, 70, of
Boone, were conducted at 2:30
o'clock Friday at the Grace
Lutheran Church by the Rev.
E. F. Troutman and Rev. Hom
er Greene. Burial was in Mount
lawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Hopkins died Wednesday
at his home following a heart
attack.
Bop> in Watauga County to
John and Belle Greene Hopk
ins, Mr. Hopkins lived for
many years in Washington, D.
C. A musician, Mr. Hopkins en
gaged in piano tuning before
his retirement.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lou Greer Hopkins; a son,
Billie Hopkins of Bristol, Pa.;
a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Cobb
of Acme, W. Va.; two step
daughters, Mrs. Imogen*
Greene of Flint, Mich., and
Mrs. Kathlene Lewis of Bris
tol; a brother, John Hopkins of
Arlington, Va.; two sisters, Mrs.
George Black and Hiss Lucy
Hopkins, both of Silver Spring;
Md.; and 16 gmddriMran.