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»1!l Best Result* Use Democrat Ads ^/TODAY’S PRESS RUN ' , A*# O'.nr Ml .. w , - y* 4,650 1964 Hi Lo prec. '64 Hi Lo An independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Sixth Year of Continuous Publication Dec. 31 25 12 Jan. 1 34 23 2.52 Jan. 2 39 19 .01 Jan. 3 57 36 Jan. 4 44 32 Jan. 5 50. 22 Jan. 6 44 28 24 11 35 17 44 19 43 16 43 21 40 23 41 34 \ VOLUME LXXVI— NO. 28 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 9, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 20 PAGES—3 SECTIONS X At P. O. Up In ’63 Receipts at the Boone.Post office for the year 1963 in creased 24.4% over. 1962, ac - cording to Postmaster Ralph Beshears. Gross 1963 receipts were $126,876.10 as compared with $102,030.12 for 1962. During the past ten years receipts at the local postoffice have in creased 300%, it is said. Mr. Beshears expresses his appreciation to the patrons of the office for their fine co operation during the heavy • Christmas mailing period. “We , were able to realize a consider able saving to the Department because almost all patrons used , the labels we distributed for handling mail,” he said. Mrs. S. E. Gragg Dies Monday Mrs. S. E. Gragg, 96, for 57 years a resident of the Foscoe community, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. C. P. Moore and Mr. Moore Monday night, after a period of failing health which began a year ago. Mrs. Gragg, who was one of the older residents of the coun ty, was born in Caldwell county, near Lenoir and was the former Miss Margaret Lindsay. Her husband, Rev. S. Eber Gragg, (Continued on page six) MRS. S. E. GRAGG The New Year’s Eve storm which dumped six to eight inches of snow, sleet and rain throughout Watauga County seemed to be a harbinger of winter in earnest for this. sec-, tion of the state. Here, two days after the snowfall, this pile of snow alongside West King Street in Boone symbolizes the con tinued efforts of Wataugans to dig out from under the white deposit and keep going. Heavy Damage Is Caused By New Year’s Snow Stora > By CLARK COX The New Year’s Eve snow storm which ravaged most of the South last Tuesday night deposited from six to eight inches of snow, sleet and rain over Watauga County through Wednesday morning. Melted down, the orecipita tion amounted to> 2.52 inches early Wednesday morning, ac cording to local weather re ports. Probably another Iplf inch fell tater Wednesday, Colder weather, followed by a wanning trend, left the snow with a hard, icy crust over the soft lower levels. This situa tion created 'irritating slushy conditions in the streets of Boone and Blowing Rock, where snow plows and town workers wielding shovels were a constant sight for several days. In Boone, the snow proved too heavy to haul away, so that the snow which had been push ed off the street had to be left standing, in huge piles which provided both drivers and ped estrians with numerous pro blems. Friday, when the tem peratures soared to the mid fifties, this show was pushed back, a little at a time, into the street, where most of it melted to alleviate the conges tion. . Driving was exteremely. haz ardous over most of -the county, (Continued on page seven), OH'STmJTION AL AMENDMENT « mSomm i^iiiiiiMy^m^iiii myn^i mm: \ :,: wte A<*AT$$ST,«ny m 1 i& the Mt of the wd A&AIMST.' iaaiasisgssgy;y-sasag ® - Sample Amendment Ballot This is a facsimile of the ballot you will vote cided. On other pages will be found explana in next Tuesday’s election, when the fate of tions of the issues, as well as comment in two constitutional amendments are to be de- letters and on the editorial page. Assets Of Watauga Savings & Loan Reach $10,416,982 The Watauga Savings and Jgean, A«ociatiou today report* "M increase in tdtal assets to $ld,4l6,TO2.35 as of the close of business December 31. James P. Marsh, Secretary Treasurer1 of the financial in: stitution, pointed out that this figure represents a 12% in crease over the total assets of a year ago, and reflects the continued economic growth of Boone, Blowing Rock and the county, and the Increased ac ceptance of the Savings and Loan plan in the field oftavlng* and heme construction. According to the Savings and Loan report, net savings gains recorded during the past year totaled $1,202,029.22, increasing total savings to an all-time high of $8,944,427.15. A record divi dend of $317,157.06 was paid to savers, on a regular dividend rate of four per cent. Total mortgage lending vol | ume increased to $8,998,526.6] r “Gtwhich Mr. Marsh state is Approximately 11.9% abov< the volume recorded during th< previous year. Mr. Marsh commented thai the strong savings inflow sub stantially increased home lend ing volume of the institution and indicates the growing de mand for Savings and Loan ser vices in this community and elsewhere in the nation. “The Savings and Loan system,” he said, “provides the most effic ient employment of real savings toward the investment of real estate lending, particularly in the area of private single-family homes. . . We feel that Savings and Loan institutions have now achieved a vitally important place in our total ehonomy and that their influence will con tinue to expand in the future.” The local Savings and Loan executive predicted a further increase in housing and home financing activities during 1964. Watkins Named To New State Position R. W. Watkins, Appalachian State Teachers College profes sor, was named Monday by Gov ernor Sanford to the Governor’s Executive Committee for the Employment of the Handicap' ped. The Commission, modeled af ter a similar group named by the President, is not a part of any other State agency, and the members are directly re sponsible to the Governor. The Watkins term will expire June 30, 1966. Mr. W. C. Boren of Greens boro is the Chairman of the Committee, the other members, besides Mr. Watkins being Henry Belk, Goldsboro news paperman; James Allen, Louis burg; Mrs. George Nicholson, Cherry Hill; Mrs. Lucille Klasz, Asheville; Stephen H. Van Avery, Charlotte. From Winston-Salem A native of Winston-Salem, Mr. Watkins came to Boone in 1932. He is Professor of physi cal education and recreation at Appalachian State Teachers College, is Red Cross Water, Safety, First Aid and Disaster Chairman for Watauga County, and during the last world war was recreation field director In Crash On U.S.321 Eighth Traffic Fatality Here In Four Months Mrs. Katherine Greene Hardy, 30, wife of Baxter Hardy of Boone, died at Watauga Hos pital shortly after her Volks wagen skidded under the bed of a parked coal truck on U. S. 321-221, .1 miles north of Blow ing Hock about 3:45 p. m. last Thursday. Mrs. Hardy thus became Wa tauga County’s first traffic fa tality of the new year, as the wreck occurred before the year was two days old. Her death was the eighth on the county’s highways in a tragic period of lest than four months, dating back to September 9, 1963. Mrs. Hardy was driving south from Boone toward Blowing Rock when the accident occur red. The truck driver, Ralph Roos evelt Holloway, 37, of Route 4, North Wilkesboro, had stopped because of a minor wreck in front of him, State Highway Pa trolman William D. Teem said, (a 1950 Plymouth and a 1964 Chevrolet had collided, blocking the road in both directions). He said Mrs. Hardy possibly was blinded by the sun’s glare, then hit her brakes when she saw the 1 vehicle. He said the car skidded 1 on a patch of ice and went out of control, sliding under the truck. Mrs. Hardy died of head and chest injuries, he said. Her car was demolished. The truck was not damaged. Mrs. Hardy was born in Moun tain City, Tenn., to Millard and Pansy Cornette Greene. She had lived in Watauga County 12 years. She was employed by Boone Drug Co. ' Surviving are her husband; a son, Baxter H. Hardy, Jr., of the home; her parents of Lenoir, Route 3; three brothers, John ny, Robert and Kenneth Greene of Lenoir, Route 3; three sisters, Mrs. Margerie Eggers Peters and Mrs. Reba Lee Flanagan of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Bar bara Mast of Lenoir, and her grandfather, Charlie Cornette of Reese. (continued on page six) R. W. WATKINS for the Reid Cross in the United States and Europe. Mr. Watkins is a Mason, member of the Eastern Star, and an Elder in the Presbyter ian Church. Mr. Watkins is married to the former Martha McGill De Laney of Charlotte. They re side at their home at 413 Grand Boulevard, Boone, and have three children: Robert, Dianne and i>anny* __ Mrs. Katherine Hardy of Boone died from lision involving tfeis Volkswagen, which Mrs, injuries sustained last Thursday in a col- Hardy was driving.—Photo by Flowers. Two Teenagers Found Dead InCar;EngineF umesBlamed Wm. A. Moore, Burley Buyer, Dies Friday William Andrew Moore, Jr., 55, of 825 S. Henrietta Street, Nashville, Ga., died Friday morning at Watauga Hospital. He had been ill since suffering a heart attack about two weeks ago. He was a tobacco buyer for American Suppliers of Durham and had been in Boone since the opening of the burley tobac co market. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florie Jackson Moore; a daugh ter, Miss Marshal C. Moore of Milledgeville, Ga.; a brother, Dr. ,E. L. Moore of Sylvester, Ga.; and two sisters, Mrs. E. H. Brown of Nashville, Ga., and Mrs. Pauline Lee of Valdosta, Ga. The funeral was conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Nashville Methodist Church. Burial was in Westview Cemetery at Nash ville. Visit Mrs; Goodnight Mrs. J. L. Goodnight’s recent visitors included Mr. Howard Goodnight and daughter, Miss Joyce Goodnight of Gastonia, Mr. Joe Goodnight and daugh ter, Miss Leslie Goodnight, of Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry of Drexel. r Two teen-agers wer» found dead in the front seat of an | automobile on the Parkway School grounds six miles east of Boone on U. S. 421 Sunday afternoon. Watauga County Coroner Richard E. Kelley said there was no evidence of foul play. He said an examination show ed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The deaths were apparently accidental, Kelley said. It has not yet been determined how the poisonous gas from the car’s exhaust entered the vehi cle, but Kelley said that it may have been sucked into the car through the heater. The coroner identified the couple as Ronnie Glenn Parli er, 19, of West Howard Street, Boone and Wanda Mae Miller, 17, of Boone, Rt. 2. Kelley said the bodies were examined at Watauga Hospital, where it was determined the pair succumbed to the deadly fumes. The coroner said he would hold an inquest later this week but did not set a date. Kelley said the two had been dead for “some time.’* How ever, J. R. Gentry, custodian at the Parkway School, said the 1955 Ford was not on the grounds when he checked the school at 8 p. m. Saturday. He said he first saw the car at 6:30 a. m. Sunday when he re turned to the school to fire the furnace. He said he returned to (continued on page six) —Photo by Flowers REV. TODD FERNEYHOUGH Ferneyhough New President Minister Croup Members of the Watauga County Ministerial Association elected officers for 1964 at their regular meeting last week, outgoing president Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., said. The list of new officers was presented to the association by a nominating committee headed by Rev. E. F. Troutman, and approved by a vote of the mem beiship. The Rev. Todd Ferneyhough, (continued on page six) Sales Resumed On Weed Market; Schedule Of Remaining Auctions Burley tobacco auctions open ed Monday in Boone after the long holiday recess, with sales occurring at 9 a. m. at Moun tain Burley Warehouse No 1 and at 1:30 p. m. at Big Burley Warehouse. Sales were scheduled for Tuesday, 9 a. m. at Big Burley and 10:30 a. m. at Mountain Burley; and for Wednesday, 9 a. m. at Mountain Burley and 1:30 p. m. at Big Burley, Stan ley A. Harris, sales supervisor, said. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the hurley auc tions in Boone this year: January 9—Mountain Burley» 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. January 10—Big Burley, 9 a m.; Mountain Burley, 10:30 a. m. January 13—Mountain Bur ley, 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. January 14— Mountain Bur ley, 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. January 15—Big Burley, 9 a. m.; Mountain Burley, 10:30 a. m. Jan. 16—Mountain Burley, 9 a. m.^ Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. Jan. 17—Mountain Burley, 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. January 20—Big Burley, 9 au. m.; Mountain Burley, 10:30 a, m. January 21 — Mountain Bur ley, 9 a. m. Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. Jan. 22—Mountain Burley, 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. January 23—Big Burley, 9 a. m.; Mountain Burley, 10:30 a. m. Jan. 24—Mountain Burley, 9 a. m.; Big Burley, 1:30 p. m. Warehousemen expressed hopes that the long recess, call ed in order to provide overload ed redrying houses with enough time to make space for their needs, would create an upsurge in slumping -hurley prices. ' j
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