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VOLUME LXXV? NO. 23
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1962
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Children Dance With Glee As Santa Claus Paces Grand Christmas Parade
By DALE GADDY
Children reflected carefree
thoughts in their bright eye*.
Some shouted with excite meat.
Some yelled to friends across
the way, then darted across
the street to join the facing
throngs who aiwaited the gala
parade.
A small baby, wrapped in ?
warm blanket, gazed with red
streaked eye* which moments
before had been shedding tears
for no apparent re? on.
Farmers and city folks, col
lege students and high school
cronies, tourist* and home
town citizens, all Intermingled
along Boone's main street to
witness the annual Christmas
parade.
Christmas bella and pirn rop
ing held themselves high above
the street, perhaps epitomizing
the spirit of these mountain
people. Light* peeped through
store windows. And red and
white and blue dominated (tore
Then In the distance the
familiar whine of the town
cruiier, making its way through
the crowd*, could be heard.
Children held their breath. Par
ents tip-toed higher so that lit
tle Jane could see above the
heads of the spectators who
t ' ?
stood on the front row.
Moments later the strains of
Christmas carols penetrated
the motionless air. And the
parade was on.
One by one the floats, bands,
oars, and beaut)- queens [>a?se<]
by. The spectators applauded
and cheered. And little girls
and boys jumped up and down
with excited energy.
"Oh lookie," and "Daddy,
?ee?" end "Oh looUe, again,"
were paaeed along the line* of
young viewwra. And finally
there he came. The big nun
with a bigger heart. Today he
represented all that waa good.
Happiness and cheer overflow
ed from b% high carriage, pull
ed by spotless reindeer. He
"Ho, ho, ho'd" and waved big
brawny arms, made strong by
countless hours of working on
toys at the North Pole, and
tossed out candy and gum to
beaming, saucer-eyed children.
Down the street he rode, the
crowd pouring into the paved
trail after him.
Daddy gave one lait, grunt
ing Mat to hie youngster who
cherished "just one more"
glimpee of the man with the
white beard. And the parade
waa over.
It waa, Indeed, Santa's Day.
rnow oy r lowers rnoio anop
A FEW OF THE THOUSANDS THAT LINED KING STREET DURING THE CHRI STMAS PARADE SATURDAY AFTERNOON |
TWENTY-SEVEN UNITS PARTICIPATE
22,000 See Yule Parade;
Shopping Season Opens
An estimated 22,000 persons
lined the streets of Boone Sat
urday to witness the town's
Second Annual Christmas Par
ade, according to George Flow
ers, parade chairman. The esti
mated figure is 4,000 greater
than last year's crowd.
Parade marshal 1 was Char
lotte's famed cowboy star Fred
Kirby of station WBTV. Kirby
was accompanied by his side
kick, Poncho.
In all, there were 27 units in
the parade plus four marching
bands, a number of horses, and
other parade specials.
Flowers stated that 17 men
directed traffic prior to and
after the parade, thus avoiding
any sizeable traffic congestion.
The State Highway Patrol pro
vided three men, the National
Guard provided five, the town
police provided seven, and Ap
palachian State provided two
officers.
"Within forty minutes after
the parade the local traffic
was back to normal," comment
ed Flowers this week.
The parade, itself, began at
3:05 p. m. at the Horn in the ,
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Early Mailing
At Christmas
Time Is Urged
If you are hoping to make
this Christmas really merry,
Postmaster Ralph Beshears may
be your Santa Claus.
The local postal heed ? form
ally kicking off his 1962 Shop
and Mail Early campaign
noted that mailing is, for most
people, one of the heaviest
chores at Christmas. By making
this job as timple as possible,
a happier holiday is likely , to
result, he observed.
Virtually all Christmas mail
ing can be disposed of now by
observing the following five
suggestions, and during the
Christmas rush you can relax,
Mr. Beshears noted:
1. Do your shopping for your
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Weat Drive and lasted until
4:10 p. m. when the last float
passed the Water Street-King
Street intersection.
The four participating bands
were as follows: Appalachian
High School, George Kirston,
director; Newton-Conover, lan
don Walker, director; Olive Hill
High School (colored), Roy
McCully, director; and ASTC,
Charles teley Jr., director.
Greene Buick Company pro
vided the automobile in which
Mayor Wade Brown rode. Her
man Wilcox, president of the
Boone Chamber of Commerce,
rode in a car provided by the
Winkler Motor Company. The
members of the town council
rode in cars from Brown and
Graham and from Andrews
Chevrolet.
A half doeen show horse*
from China Grove and a 1925
Rolls Royce from the Blowing
Rock Antique Auto Museum
were spaced between other
units of the parade.
Hiss North Carolina Press
(Continued on page four, sec. C)
Solons-Elect Will Speak
At Chamber Commerce Meet
Representative-elect James E.
Holshouser, Jr., and Senator
elect Ira T. Johnston will be the
speakers at the monthly meet
ing of the Boone Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday December
11.
The meeting will be held at
the Daniel Boone Inn at 12
noon, and "everyone interested
in the welfare of our area is
urged to attend."
A report will be made on
next year's celebration of the
300th anniversary of the found
ing of the State, and there will
be a Horn in the West report,
together with information on
the 1963 Horn script, which has
been completed by Dr. Kermit
Hunter.
The rebuilding of the Daniel
Boone Theatre seating area
will likely be discussed.
THE APPALACHIAN COLLEGE CHOIR
Choir To Present w'Messiah "
The Appalachian State Teach
ers College Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Virginia Wary
Linney, will present the annual
Christmas music, 'The Messiah",
by George Frederic Handel on
December 9 at 4 p. m. at the
First Baptist Church in Boone.
A chorus of SO voices will be
heard with the College Sym
phony Orchestra directed by
Dr. Nicholas Ernest on.
Assisting at the organ will be
Earny Hotard of the music
faculty and Miss Faye Davis
will accompany at the piano.
Soloists for the performance
will be Joanne Haigler of Rock
ingham, Sylvia Thompson of
Pinebluff, Dorotha Reynolds of
Valdese, Jane Wilton of Shelby,
Clinton Parte- of Hickory, Jar
ry Jones of Pilot Mountain, and
Thomas Carlton of Lenoir.
Mrs. Linney said that this
performance at the Boone Bapt
ist Church will mark the 22nd
presentation of this great or a
torio by the Appalachian Col
lege Choir.
The general public is invited
| to attend this perfornasice.
TAX COLLECTOR , OTHERS NAMED
New County Officials
Assume Duties Monday
Bynum Greene
New Chairman
Commissioners
The new official* took charge
of the affairs of Watauga coun
ty Monday morning, immediate
ly organized by appointing S.
Bynum Greene, chairman of
the Board of Commissioners
and by naming the appointive
personnel.
Mr. Robert Shores, Jr., of
Blowing Rock was named .tax
supervisor; Mr. J. D. Cook of
Boone was selected as county
tax collector; Mr. 0. J. Coffey
of Blowing Rock, auditor and
Miss Marie Cornet te of Beaver
Board Chairman
Says Meetings
Will Be Public
Mr. S. B. Greene, elected
Chairman of the new Board
of County Commissioners,
made the following statement
Monday:
"According to custom the
Board will meet the first
Monday in each month In the
Commissioners' room at the
courthouse. The meetings of
the Board are open to the
public and any and all citi
zens are welcome at the meet
ings.
"Since our election many
taxpayers have expressed an
interest in the new real estate
evaluation program. The con
tract for this work was made
by the former Board of Com
missioners of which I was a
member. The work will now
be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. Notices should be mail
ed early In January 1963.
"The names of men and
women who will serve on the
Jury for the January term of
Superior Court will be drawn
at our meeting January 7."
Dam township, secretary to the
tax supervisor.
All the new officials are Re
publicans, winning by landslide
proportions in the November
election. Following are thumb
nail sketches of the elected of
ficials, and of those who were
appointed:
DALLAS CHEEK, Sheriff
Cheek was born in Ashe
County February 11, 1922. For
the past 16 years he has work
ed as an automobile salesman
in Boone. Married to the former
Hiss Ruby Phillips of Boone,
Cheek is the father of three
children: Gilbert, IS, Janice, 9,
and Michael, 4. The Cheeks re
side at 300 Chestnut Street.
0. 1. COFFEY, Auditor
Coffey, born and reared in
Blowing Rock, is a 62 years old
widower. His only child is Mrs.
Howard Hodges of Morganton.
Coffey attended Appalachian
State Teachers College and
from 1933-M served as poet
master at Blowing Rock. He is
currently semi-retired.
1. D. COOK, SR., Tax Collector
Cook was born in Boone on
June 9, 1920. He is a graduate
of Appalachian High School
and served in cae United States
Air Force from 1M2-46. His
wife is the former Miss Dorothy
OUis of Valdese. The Cooks
have one son, J. D. Jr., six
year* old. Prior to the Novem
ber elections, the elder Mr.
Cook was an auto parts sales
man.
(Continued on pact four, sea. C)
NEW OFFICIALS.? County elected and ap
pointed official* who wore (worn into office
Monday of this week at the court bnuat ia
Boone are, lift to right, first row: J. ?>? Cook,
Sr., tax collector; Dallas Cheek, sheriff; J. F.
Greene, county commissioner; Smith Brown,
jailer; and Miss Merle Coraett, secretary to
the office of the tax supervisor; back row:
. O. H. Porter, chrto/ Superior Court; Robert
Shore, Jr., tax supervisor; Stacy Eggers, Jr.,
county attorney; J. C. Lyons, county commis
sioner; Bynu*n Greene, county commissioner;
and O. J. Coffey, auditor. Not present for the
picture is J*mes E. Holshouser, Jr., who was
elected to the North Carolina House of
Representatives. ? Staff photo.
Blowing Rock Ski Slope Due
To Begin Operations Dec. 15
Construction crew* are put
ting the finishing touches on a
maze of equipment that will
supply the snow for the South's
newest ski resort.
The complicated equipment
that will cover Blowing Rock's
three ski slopes with ample
snow for good skiing includes
three massive compressors,
more than a mile of pipe and
hose, two types of whirling
nozzles and a variety of related
structures.
The machinery will supple
ment natural snow to assure the
new resort of enough snow for
a full December to March "ski
son."
The equipment was perfected
by Larchmont Engineering Co.
of Lexington, Mass., a manu
facturer of irrigation equip
ment that stumbled upon the
snow making equipment by ac
cident. Engineers found that ?
certain combination of air and
water, sprayed In a mist, would
make 'snow in below-freezing
temperatures.
They developed the process
extensively, and the firm's
equipment is used at a number
of ski areas over the nation.
The equipment being install
ed at Blowing Rock at a cost
of more than 150,000 will cover
all three of the slopes with a
blanket of snow more than
ample for skiing, M. E. (Bill)
Thalheimer, president of the
lodge, said.
All but the finishing touches
was complete this week, he said.
The first "wet run" on the
equipment is scheduled late in
the week.
The equipment will be turn
ed on while temperature* are
above freezing and final ad
justments made to compressors
and nozzles, he said. After that
it will be simply a matter of
waiting for a good cold snap,
and snow will be available at a
flick of a switch.
The mist is produced by a
(Continued on page four, sec. C)
"Keep Christ In Christmas"
Awards Given Merchants
Twenty-one buiineu firms
competed in the window decor
ating contest using "Keep Christ
in Christmas" as the theme.1
First place winner was
Church's Store; second, Carolina
Business Machines, Inc.; third,
Carolina Pharmacy; and fourth,
Mayflower Beauty Shop.
Honorable mention went to
the Boone Tire and Bargain
Store, Boone Flower Shop, and
Hilander Insurance Co.
Judges made their decisions
Friday, and ribbons were award
ed the winners.
The contest was planned by
the Fine Arts Department of
the Worthwhile Woman's Club
to promote more serious thought
and observance of the spiritual
meaning of Christmas. This i*
the second year the club has
sponsored the event.
Members of the club express
ed appreciation to the merchants
for their cooperation in provid
ing window space, and their
time and expense of decorating
for the contest.
They also expressed appreci
ation to the ministers who serv
ed a* judges, and to Mrs. Junes
Councill who served with them
as consultant
The Judges said, in awarding
ribbons to the winners, that or
iginality and close adherence
to the theme were deciding fac
tors in their judging. "Mer
chants are to be commended for
(CoatiniMd on paga low, see. C)
"Barber Bill"
Hodges Dies
William Marten (Barber Bill)
Hodges, 72, a barber in Boone
for more than forty years, and
a resident of the Hodges Gap
neighborhood, died Friday at
Watauga Hospital, where he
had been a patient for about a
month. A heart attack was giv
en as the cause of his death.
Mr. Hodges was born at Hea
ton, in what is now Avery coun
ty, to Thomas Hodges and Mary
Trivette Hodges. He operated
a barber shop at Shulls Mills
during the days of the mill town
boom in World War I days. He
commenced his barbering car
eer in Boone in June 1021. He
had continued to work on a
part-time basis until he was hos
pitalized.
Mr. Hodges was a member
(Continued on page four, sec. C)
Burley Sales
Total More Than
IV2 Million Lbs.
More than a million and a
half pounds of burley had been
disposed of on the Boone Mar
ket up to the close of business
Monday evening, it was report
ed.
? At the Mountain Burley
Houses the proceeds 1 001 four
sales was 1,295,012 pounds for
receipts of $820,137 00. The
average is $03.33.
At the new Big Burley ware
house only one sale was held
last wecL. On Thursday 243,562
pounds was sold for $147,80942
or an average of $60.60 per
hundred.
Both companies report con
tinuing heavy receipts 0 i burley