FRED KIRBY AND CALICO BEFORE TV CAMERA
F redKirby To Be Honored At
Special Horn In West Night
Fred Kirby, the popular tele
vision cowboy actor will be
honored in a special night
named for him during the
Horn in the West outdoor dra
ma performance here Saturday
August 3.
Kirby will receive the "Horn"
salute in person and give a
brief show of his own prior to
the 8:15 p. m. performance of
the drama, now in its 12th sea
son.
The tribute to the Tar Heel,
cowboy will be called the
"Fred Kirby Night"
?
There will be no extra charge
to see Fred at the Daniel Boone
Theatre.
Kirby has been playing the
guitar and singing since he was
a child, and professionally
since he was sixteen.
His mother taught him to
play the guitar, and taught him
many of the old songs that he
still loves to sing.
After traveling most of the
United States, and making one
motion picture, Fred has set
tled down to his greatest love,
and that is "the world's great
est people ? children", he sayi.
"There's no greater satisfac
tion on earth than having the
love and admiration of a
child," the handsome personal
ity of television adds.
Kirby stars on WBTV's "3
Ring Circus" everyday Monday
through Friday from 5 to 6 p.
m. on Channel 3, Charlotte.
On weekends Kirby plays the
hero role of Marshal at Tweet
sie Railroad between Boone
and Blowing Rock.
Wm. S. Anderson
Dies On Sunday
North Wilkesboro, July 21?
William Sidney Anderson, 83,
of Route 2, Wilkesboro, died
Sunday at his hoftie. He was a
retired lumberman. Survivors:
widow, Mrs. Lizsie Church An
derson; four sons. Earl of
Mount Airy, Willard of States
ville, Allie of Winston-Salem
and William G. of Wilkesboro;
three grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren; two bro
thers, Reuben of Route 2, Wil
kesboro and Bob of North Wil
kesboro; one sister, Mrs. Era
Greene of Deep Gap. Funeral
2:30 p. m. Tuesday, Cub Creek
Baptist Church, the Rev. Mack
McCurdy and the Rev. L. T.
Younger. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
DOLL FROM TURKEY
Ankara, Turkey ? Mariac
Zulaica of Topeka, Kan. wrote
Premier Ismet Nnonu of Tur
key asking him to send her a
Turkish doll and she would
sell her bicycle to pay for it.
The Premier sent her a let
ter and directed an aid to send
her a doll right away so Mariac
would not start selling her bic
cyle. The 79-year-old premier
was impressed with the little
girls letter and desire to add
a Turkish doll to her collec
tion.
Our Hallmark greeting cards sell themselves.
Clever illustrations, subtle or raucous humor, a
sentimental touch ? we have them all. Get your
Hallmark greeting cards at Boone Drug Co.
E. KING ST. ? AM 4-3766 ? BOONE, N. C.
4 Pharmacists To Serve Ton
Dr. O. K. Richardson ? Dr. Wayne R. Richardson
Dr. G. K. Moose ? Dr. Joe C. Miller
* All Wooded Lots
Groves of whit* pine, oak and dogwood
* Graded, gravel surface streets to each lot
These streets will be maintained
* Lots over-look Golf Course
* Water mains already installed
Water from pure cold mountain springs
News Of Oui
Farthing
In Alaska
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. ?
Airman Second Class William
B. Farthing of Boone has arriv
ed here (or assignment with a
unit of the Air Force Com
munications Service.
Airman Farthing, a radio
equipment repairman, previous
ly was stationed at Donaldson
AFB, S. C.
The airman, a graduate of
Appalachian High School, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C.
Farthing Sr. of Route 3, Boone.
He attended Appalachian State
Teachers College. His wife,
Brenda, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Covert of 2900
Cliffside Road, Kingsport,
Tenn.
Two puzzled by spy suspects
use of their names.
Letters To Editor
Says Democrat
Again Did Well
Dear Mr. Rivers:
It is with great pleasure tkat
I pass along to you the South
ern Appalachian Historical As
sociation, Chamber of Com
merce, Merchants Association,
and every other organization
that had anything to do with
our recent celebration, our deep
sincere appreciation to the
South'! best weekly newspaper
The Watauga Democrat, for the
many things you did to help
promote these events.
According to authorities, The
Daniel Boone Train wu the
most authentic one put on since
the pioneer days, and created
more attention than anything
we have ever done.
Thanks so very much.
Sincerely,
Herman W. Wilcox
General Chairman
Carolina Charter
Tercentenary Celebration
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West tells Congo aid depends
on reforms.
? Servicemen
Hagansan At
Fort Hood
Fort Hood, Tex. ? Army Sgt.
Jerry S. Hagaman, 20, son of
Mrs. Nellie S. Hagaman, Zion
ville, is participating with other
members of the 2d Armored Di
vision's 78th Artillery in a sup
port mission for three U. S.
Army Reserve and National
Guard divisions during their
summer training at Fort Hood,
Tex.
Sergeant Hagman is assigned
to the 1st Howitzer Battalion's
Battery C of the artillery at Fort
Hood. He entered the Army in
May of this year.
When a person knows the
answers to all problems, there
is reason to believe he doesn't
understand the problems.
Best Thing In
Slate For Years
Dear Mr. Riven:
I would be pleated if you
would reprint this letter since
it carriei a message to others
who did so much to make this
project a wonderful success.
Herman W. Wilcox
(Enclosure)
Dear Herman:
I stopped by several timet to
congratulate you in what we
consider one of the outstanding
promotions and attractions that
North Carolina has had in years.
It was a real pleasure for us
to have the opportunity to add
another first to your firtt by
being the firtt to broadcait
hourly reporti direct from the
tcene, and en route of the
Blowing Rock To Hear
School Bonds Discus
Mrs. Ann Brown, President
of the American Legion Auxi
liary of Blowing Rock, urge* all
members to attend the mass
meeting Thursday evening at
? o'clock at the High School
Auditorium in Blowing Bock.
At this time Mr. Guy Angell,
superintendent of Watauga
county schools will discuss the
school needs in relation to the
bond issue to be voted on in
September.
Wagon Train.
We feel that all who were
connected with you and your
Wagon Train even are to be
congratulated and heartily told
"good job, well done."
Looking forward to seeing
you, we are
Roland B. Potter
Secretary-Treasurer
Radio Station WKBC-WATA
The Auxiliary meat* the l??t
Thursday night of each month.
Due to the importance of the
mast meeting the July meeting
will not be held.
BILLBOARD BAN
The first bonus payment to
a state for prohibiting billboard
advertising slong interstate
highways has been presented
to Kentucky, Secretary of Com
merce Luther H. Hodges made
the presentation of the (09,488
check to Gov. Bert T. Combs.
Kentucky is the first state to
comply with the law that al
lows a bonus of one-half of 1
per cent of the Federal grant
on ihterestate highways to any
state that prohibits billboards
along interestate highways.
Sternberg, pole vaulter, still
on critical list
First National Bank of Boone
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