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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Sixth Year of Continuous Publication IMS HI Lo pree. '82 ) July 23 78 98 July 24 71 98 .48 July 29 73 80 .11 July 26 77 97 tr. July 27 82 99 July 28 82 80 July 29 78 90 73 93 70 tu 80 82 73 83 79 44 78 46 79 80 VOLUME LXXVI? NO. 8 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1963 10 CENTS PER COPY 18 PAGES? 3 SECTIONS On Tour Of Homes Schedule The contemporary home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Coe, 204 Highland Circle is designed and decorated for both formal and casual living and entertaining, from the attractive living room, through the intereating den to the swimming pool. ? Flowers photo. Flower Show To Feature Junior, Standard Divisions 5 Homes On Tour Picturei of other homes appeal on .an inside page. Five homes are on the open house list for the Boone Flow er Show and Home Tour which opens on Thursday, August 8. Sponsored by the Watauga Council of Garden Clubs, the tour will b* from M p. m. mm) includes a flower show ftr <ttt Boone Methodist Churclt to benefit the Daniel Boohe Bot anical Gardens. Flower arrangements, depict ing different phases of the theme, "Variety Vacationland," will be displayed in each home. Owners of the homes in the tour are; Mr. and Mrs. Latta Johnson, Blairmont Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norris, Highway 105; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Coe, 204 Highland Circle; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hendrix, Forest Hills; and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crawford, Tracy Circle. Tour tickets may be purchas ed at the .Boone Methodist Church where the Flower Show will feature horticulture, jun ior and educational divisions. . ~ t . JACK S. WILLIAMS Director N.C. Accountants - Jack E. Williams; Boom ac countant, has been named a director of the N.C. Society of Accountants. William took of fice at the society's recent 16th annual convention at Morehead City. A graduate of Wake Forest College, Williams served as charter president of the Opti mist Club and is currently vice president of the Beech Moon tain Ski Area at fanner Elk. He is a member of the first Baptist Church and of the Boone Chamber of Commerce. He and Mrs. Williams live at 111 Chestnut Drive and their children are Mike, 11 and Steve, 7. ? ? ? Sunday Visiters Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moretz from Charlotte visited with Mrs. J. C. Cooke lifcda* Mrs. John Hollars, Mrs. De witt Barnett, Mrs. Jack Law rence and Mrs. Charles Isley are the committee members for the Junior division of the flow er show to be held in the Edu cational Building of the Boone Methodist Church from 2 to 8 August 8th. Members of the Bluebonnets and the Mountain Laurels are urged to plan their entries and hold practice sessions using the "Variety Vacationland" theme. The junior division schedule is at follows: Horticulture ticulture entires are cut lents and mutt be crown by exhibitor. -1 bloom, large, "bloom*, large. ~ T blooms, dwarf. ? 1 bloom, large. Zinnia ? <3 blooms, large. Petunia - 1. bloom, double. Petunia ? 1 blopm. ruffled. Sunflower? bloom. Blooms from bulbs or tubers: Dahlia ? 1 bloom, large. Dahlia ? 1 bloom, pompom. Gladiolus ? 1 spike. Any Kind ? 1 bloom stalk, or ffiike. frown: A display of your container of any of the following you have Nasturtium. Asters. Petunias, Petunias, doul Artistic Roads! tide Picnic. Fresh material J in combination with any of the following: weathered wood, rocks, moss, lichens; and a figurine of bird frog or other roadside ani 5 through 8. 9 through 11. IS through 16. > in the Pool. A Dip in the Pool. An arrange ment in a shallow container of fresh plant material with water showing as part of the design. Ages 5 through 8. Aget * through 11; Ages It through 16. An Excursion on "Tweetsie" An arrangement using a train or cow boy boot a* an accessory . Ages 5 through 8. Ages 9 through 11. Ages IS through 16. A Lazy Summer Day. Any ar rangement of your choice. Ages S through 8. Ages 9 through 11. Ages IS through 16. The junior garden clubs of the state are sn important part of the garden club organization, and the senior clubs are en couraging and helping them to display the results of their gardening efforts. Roles - Below are the rules govern ing the standard flower show which will be presented by the Watauga Council of Garden Clubs on August 8: 1. The "Handbook for Flower Shows" will be used as author ity for exhibitors and judges. 2. All horticulture exhibits must be grown by the exhibi tor. The exhibitors will be allow (Continued en page six) Thanks Sheriff For His Help la S. Caudill, 76, Dies Saturday Mr. Sherlie Caudill, 76, o f Valle Crucis died Saturday night at Cannon Memorial Hos pital In Banner Elk. He was a farmer and life long resident of Watauga. He was the son of George and Lou Ellen Osborne Caudill. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 o'clock at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church, with the rector, Rev. R. Gib son, officiating. Burial WM in the church cemetery. Surviviors include his widow, Mrs. Mamie Fletcher Caudill, Valle Crucis; one daughter, Mrs. Sherley Taylor, Washing ton, D. C.; four sons, Frank, USAF in Germany, Robert, Val le Crucis, Ernest, Kensington, Md., Jack, Kockville, Md.; one brother, Roscoe, Boone; three sisters, Miss Alverda Caudill, Kensington, Md., Mrs. Boyd Shull, Valle Crucis, Mrs. Rose Caudill, Asheville; five grand children. Jaycees Hear Of School Plan, Pledge Support Mr. Guy Angell, Superinten dent of Watauga County Schools, and Mr. Hugh Haga man, chairman of the Commit tee for Better Schools in Wa tauga County, spoke at the last regular meeting of the Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Daniel Boone Inn. They emphasized the import ance of the forthcoming bond election and the critical short age of space in the present school system. Several trailer vana have been purchased for use this year as school rooms. The space problem will con tinue to increase unless the bond issue is approved. They answered a number of questions raised by the mem bers and . told of ways the Jay cees could help in the campaign for better schools. The Jaycees agreed to accept the passage of the bond issues as one of their major projects of the year. They pledge their support to do all they could to see that the people of the county know the facts and vote for better schools. Conley Storie Rites Sunday Conley Jather Storie, age 46, of Boone, Route 4, died sud denly Saturday morning at Blowing Rock Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the son of Nora Hoore Storie and the late Jath er Clingman Storie, a native of Watauga county and an appli ance salesman until ill health forced his retirement. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 2 p. m. at Laurel Fork Baptist Church with Rev. H?mer Greene and Rev. W. T. Brackett officiating. Burial was in the Moore ceme tery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Beatrice Jones Storie; mother, Mrs. Nora Hoore Storie; one brother, Charlie Storie; three sisters, Mrs. Erie Triplett, Mrs. Pearl Day, all of Route 4, Boone, Mrs. Ila Yates of Boone. Visits Miss Jeffcoat Mrs. W. B. Bowen of Char lotte left Sunday after spend ing last week in the home of Miss Cora Jeffcoat. 200 ENTRIES RECORDED Fortieth Blowing Rock * Horse Show Underway MOBILE X-RAY UNIT Saturday Last Day To Get Free Chest X-Rays In County Saturday August 3, Is the last day for a free chest X-ray in Watauga while the Mobile X ray unit is located on King Street. Every person in Watauga should be chest X-ray consci ous, because last year witness ed a rise in new active cases of tuberculosis, according to the Public Health Service report 54,693 new cases were discov ered last year. The report adds that those most likely to con tract TB and other respiratory I diseases are those persons com A portrait of Northwestern Bank president Edwin Duncan is unveiled by Duncan's daughter, Mrs. Harry Jo King of Mount Airy, at an afternoon business meeting held in Boone last week. In all, four portrait* were presented at the meeting of the Board of Directors. ? Staff photo. Northwestern Bank Directors Receive Portraits Of Officials Portraits of the two past presidents and of the current president of The Northwestern Bank were presented to the Board of Directors of the bank at their quartely meeting at Boone on July 23. A portrait of Wade H. Shuford, Sr. of Hick ory, vice president of the hank was also presented. D. V. Deal, Senior Vice Pres ident of the bank spoke briefly and made the presentation to the board. R. T. Chatham ac cepted the portraits for the board and directed that they be hung in the Directors Room at The Northwestern Bank in North Wilkesbor<v ' , , llrt. Harry Kin* of ?" iifeKra&S Mount Airy unveiled the par trait of her father, Edwin Dun can who ia the preaident of The Northweatern Bank. J. K. Dough ton unveiled the portrait of hia father, Rufui A. Dough ton, the firat preaident of The Northweatern Bank. The por trait of Dr. B. B. Dougherty, the aecond preaident of the bank, waa unveiled by hia niace, fra. 0. L. Brown. The family of Wade H. Shu ford presented a portrait to Mr. Shuford to be hung in The Northweatern Bank in Hickory. Wade a. Shuford, Jr. unveiled he portrait of hia father. .. Edwin B. H?l) of Atlanta, Georgia painted each of Hit portrait*. Members of the family of Or. B. B. Dougherty who were pre sent included Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Dougherty, Mr. and Roy Rufty, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dougherty and Roy Greene. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Doughton represented the Doughton fam ily. The Duncan family was re presented by Mrs. Edwin Dun can and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Joe King. From Hickory were Mrs. Wade H. Shuford, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Shuford, Jr., and Hubert MaMt J / ing Into contact with new activ< cases that have not been de tec ted. Every employer, regardless of the number of persons em ployed, should encourage an< urge every worker to get I chest X-ray at least once i year. When every employei learns that the National Healtl Survey shows that 49% of all days lost from work during s recent It months period were caused by respiratory diseases, It is definitely to his advantage to carry on this phase of hit health program. Since tuber culosis is among the respira tory diseases every person should remember that asthma, choraic bronchitis and emphy sema are also a few of the oth er respiratory diseases and generally announce their arriv al by a chonlc cough and short (continued on page six) Fred Kirby To Appear At Horn On Saturday Fred Kirby, the popular tel evision 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 at 7:45 p.m. prior to the 8:18 perfor mance of the drama, now in its 12th season. The tribute to the Tar Heel cowboy will be called the "Fred Kirby Night." Kirby stars on WBT's "3-Ring Circus" every day Monday through Friday from 8 to 8 p.m. on Channel 3, Charlotte. On weekends Kirby plays the hero role of Marshal at Tweet sie Railroad between Boone and Blowing Rock. Civilans Seek Used Clothing School time is here again! Anyeae having good ased clothing for school age children, please call or leave at eae of the following: Norman Crltcher, Coffey's Woodworking Shop; Ned Glenn, Sugar Grove, or Caster Wal Kids Get Ready For Big Show By RACHEL RIVERS One brave little horsewoman from Camp Yonahlossee took three spills while guiding her horse over the hunt course Sat urday afternoon at the Linville Horse Show ? and returned, smiling, to the ring, with noth ing more serious than dusty breeches and a somewhat in jured pride. This is where kids and horses alike can learn about horse showing and get the kinks out of their legs before the big Blowing Rock Horse Show be ing held this weekend. In addition to riders from Camp Yonahlossee, representa tives from Camp Yonanoka, Camp Broadstone, Appalachian Summer Camp and the Bill Bolick Stables of Blowing Rock were on hand to pick up the blue, red, yellow and white rib bons. Two hundred spectators paid a quarter apiece to see the kids win and lose and have their fun at the ring and modi continued on page six) Record List Of Horses Is On Program A record number of entries and two oldtimers are expected to be here for the 40th ?nnual Blowing Rock Horse show' August 1-4 at Broyhill Park. Phin Horton Jr. of Winston Salem and Mrs. Margie Urn dean of Blowing Rock have been to all 39 previous shows and will be on hand next week end for what has been called the biggest event of the season ?and the longest consecutive horse *how in the United States. | Mrs. S. C. Gilbert, who is handling entries and box reser vations, said Wednesday that 200 entries have already been received. All reserve boxes for the show and all permanent stalls have been reserved. "There will be far more sad dle horses than before," Mrs. Gilbert said. "I have already received over double the num ber of last year." She attribut ed the increase to the new warm-up ring and separate schedule for hunter and saddle classes. Hunter classes will be heia on the outside course, which has been reconstructed for this year's showing, while galted horse, walking-horse and other classes are being held in the ring. . There will be seven perform ances?at 10 a. m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Satur day and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Twelve divisioni, two more than last year, and 64 classes will be exhibited in the 4-day competition. A new class for working pony hunters has been added to the Saturday afternoon schedule at the request of exhibitors. ^ere will also be a Working Pony Hunter Championship and Re serve Championship. The equitation division has been reorganized to include a Henry Bergh class (equitation over fences). First place prizes of $150 will be awarded in five divisions: five-gaited, three gaited, walking horse, working hunter and open jumper. Oth er prizes will be trophies and ribbons. Show manager is Mrs. Wil liam T. Garde. Judges are: The Honorable William Stirling Jr. of Verona, Pa., in the hunter and jumper divisions; The Hon orable Miss Nola Minton of Barbourville, Ky., in the saddle horse division; and The Honor able Lee Massie of Atlanta, Ga., in the walking horse divisions. Social events for exhibitors will include a square dance on August 1, a buffet supper on August 2 and a breakfast and horse show ball at Mayview Manor on August 3. E. J. Haun of Charlotte will will be master of ceremonies. At Linville Show Miss Kathy Buehannan, an A. S. T. C. co-ed from Sanford, N. C., relaxes on her horse, Kathy, after the third ahnual Linville Horse Show on Saturday afternoon. Owner of two horses. Kiss Buehannan won first and second place in the hunter division. She will show at Blowing Rock 1 Show this weekend. ? SUtt photo. . . - , ? _> ~i i
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