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’ FOR BEST RESULTS „„ advertiser* invariably use the col tunns of the Democrat. With it* futti ^ v_; paid circulation, intensely covering the local shopping area, it i* the best advertising medium available, - 1 * ._ ■ ■ BOONE _ 1964 Hi Lo prec. ’68 Hi he) Feb. 18 37 28 .23 " " Feb. 19 35 27 1.01 Feb. 20 27 21 .25 ,r\? An Independent Weekly Newspaper• • • Seventy-Sixth Year of Continuous Publication Feb. 21 26 19 .13 Feb. 22 22 12 .02 Feb. 2a 31 3 tr. Feb. 24 40 17 46—7 37 37 45 28 40 18 22 >3 39 9 33 25 VOLUME LXXVI—NO. 35 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 16 PAGES—2 SECTIONS Jaycees To Conduct Tissue Sale Members of the Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce will con duct their annual cleansing tia- j sue sale Tuesday night, March ! 3. This event is one of the ways the Boone Jaycees raise money to support their many projects during the year. The price will be the same as in last year’s sale, it was an nounced. During the past year, with money gleaned from such pro jects as this sale, the Jay cees have supported the bond issues, the Boone Community Playground, the Little League, and sponsored the Christmas shopping tour and party for underprivileged children and the Miss Watauga County Beauty Pageant. Anyone not contacted by the Jaycees Tuesday may call the chairman of the sales com mittee, Larry Klutz, or any other member of the Boone Jaycees for delivery of their tissue. Wagon Train Croup Meets Friday, March 6 A special meeting of the “Daniel Boone Wagon Train Crosses the Blue Ridge” com mittees of Wilkes and Watauga Counties is set for March 6 at 7:30 p. m., in the auditorium of the Appalachian Elementary School in Boone. This is a most important meet ing since there will be discussed some very vital matters of the Wagon Train that is scheduled for this summer, leaving North ( Continued page ^jta) «*.. JOHN D. MARSH Marsh Elected Rotary Prexy John D. Marsh, principal of Green Valley School, was re cently elected president of the Boone Rotary Club. Mr. Marsh, long-time resident of Watauga County, is a gradu ate of Appalachian State Teach ers College, a member of the Official Board of The Boone Methodist Church and is active in the educational and religious fields. He resides on Hillcrest Circle in Boone with his wife, Mary Nell Houck Marsh, and their three children, Mary Bar win, Ellen and Barclay. The installation of officers and the new board will be held in June at which time, along with Mr. Marsh as President, Floyd Ayers, Vice-President; Eric DeGroat, Secretary; and L. E. Tuckwiller, Rev. Boyce Brooks, Dennis, Greene and Al fred Adams, members of the board, will be installed. Beauty Contest Winner Winner of the 1964 “Queen of Clubs” beauty contest held in the Appalachian Elementary School auditorium Monday night and spon sored by the Appalachian State Teachers College Student Council, was Miss Judith Ann Bower, 19-year-old sophomore at ASTC __ and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Paul Bower of Jefferson, N. C. Miss Bower, who was first runner-up at the recent “Miss Southern Ski Queen” contest, won from among nine contestants, doing a dramatic reading as her talent contribution. She is now eligible to compete in the 1965 “Miss Rhododendron” Beauty Pageant. — Flowers photo. Airport Site At Valle Crucis Belmont Winters, Avery Leader, Dies Wednesday Belmont Harold Winters, 66, former mayor and postmaster of Elk Park and once a state senator from the old 30th dis trict, died Wednesday afternoon in a Banner Elk Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Winters, a Democrat, won a term in the State Senate in 1954, posting a narrow victory over Republican J. Ray Bras well. The 30th District, which was composed of Madison, Mit chell, Yancey and Avery coun ties, was normally Republican. Winters was born in Elk Park and served as mayor for sev eral years. He was postmaster for 18 years, retiring in 1952. He was a former chairman of the Avery County Democratic Executive Committee. In addition to his public ca reer, he was active in numerous civic endeavors, including Cran berry Masonic Lodge 598, of which he was past master, and the American Legion. He was a past commander of Avery Post 109 and of the 30th Legion Dis trict of North Carolina. He served three years in World War I. (Continued on page six) Blowing Rock Ski Lodge Planning ‘Mr. Ski’ Contest The Blowing Rock Ski Lodge plans to celebrate Leap Year February 29 (Saturday) with a “Mr. Ski” contest. M. E. (Bill) Thalheimer, president of Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, said, “This will be dif ferent from other contests we have had here, in that employ ees of the Lodge are eligible to enter. Gene Ohlson, one of our weekend instructors, who is the father of three children, has been telling me for two years that if we had a contest for men he would win. I want, everyone to be happy here and have a good time, so we will have a ‘Mr. Ski.’ ” The contest will take place at 4 p. m. Saturday. Following the contest the pros will give an exhibition. At 7:30 there will be a torchlight parade by the staff of instructors and ski patrol. There will be a dinner for the contestants. Any man 35 years or over who cares to enter this con test may do so. Neither ski clothing or skiing ability is (continued on page six) Officials of the Watauga Air port Authority reported early this week that a second possible site for the proposed new Wa tauga Airport was being con sidered, and an option had been taken on the site property. The new site under considera tion is located in Valle Crucis, and a Federal Aviation Agency representative was in the coun ty last week to look at the site and make recommendations. Engineers will be sent as soon as possible to survey the site for airport suitability, of ficials said. Plans for the new airport must be submitted by March 2, they added, or the federal funds available for the massive project may be with drawn. Inquiries and interest from various state industries and oth er concerns have indicated that an airport would be instru mental in procuring new indus try and tourist trade for the county. The present project is in line with the federal policy of blanketing all areas as fully as possible with airstrips in or W. J. Alexander Funeral Held Willis James Alexander, 65, of Boone died en route to Wa tauga Hospital Friday night He had been ill about one week. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He was born in Mecklenburg County to Harrison C. and Min erva Black Alexander. He lived in Watauga County 19 years. Alexander was an inter denominational lay preacher and missionary worker and a car penter and cabinet-maker. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Swannie M. Alexander; a son, William H. Alexander of New land; two brothers, J. D. Alex ander of Winston-Salem and L. G. Alexander of Gastonia; two sisters, Mrs. Alice A. Morris of Charlotte and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mahoney of Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Greenway Bap tist Church by the Rev. C. O. Vance. Burial was is Mount lawn Memorial Park. der to facilitate industrial and tourist development. Landowners and citizens of Valle Crucis are quite inter ested in the possibility of pro curing an airport for the com munity, it was said, and have expressed a desire to help in any way possible. The other site presently un der consideration is located be tween Boone and Blowing Rock. No option has as yet been taken on this property, however. LOW BID $17,207 ':; • ■' ' • r, *V' ' ' • ; •v . ‘ ' < Daniel Boone Theatre if State Funds To Be Used On Horn Facility Herman W. Wilcox, executive vice-president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Associa tion, sponsors of the outdoor drama “Horn in the West,” an nounced this week that the con tract for the rebuilding of the Daniel Boone Theatre, site of the drama, has been awarded to the G. Perry Greene Con struction Company. The successful bid was for $17,207. This bid covers the rebuilding of the walks, steps, curbing and aprons for the seats, and all electrical work in connection with aisle lights, in cluding a complete aisle light ing system placed in conduit underground. A new scene dock was prev iously constructed, not included in this bid, in the amount of $1,259.98. Additional work to be done is the repainting of all build ings up front, including the in formation office, ticket office, concession stand and rest rooms, as well as the rain shelters and equipment buildings and walls around the theatre. New chairs for the reserved section will be purchased. The rest of the chairs are scheduled t<nfe repainted. - In the plans to rebuild the theatre, in the back of the the atre on the right and left hand corners several seats were elim inated to streamline the theatre. This space will be filled in with flowering shrubbery and per haps a border of flowers. W. R. Winkler, the mainten ance chairman, says he hopes there will be sufficient funds left from the state’s appropri ation of $22,500 to take care of these other items. Wilcox said that the work is scheduled to be completed by May 15 and that all work, paint ing, etc., should be completed before opening of the season June 27. Polio Vaccine Dates Given The District Health Depart ment, March of Dimes, Watauga Medical Society and Medical Auxiliary have joined hands in the campaign being waged to end the threat of infantile pa ralysis through the use of the new oral polio vaccine. The campaign which is to be conducted in Watauga County will bring local doctors to the following stations Sunday after noon, March 8, and Sunday af ternoon, May 10, from 12 noon to 6 p. m., to give the vac cine which is taken by the sim ple expedient of placing two drops of the serum on a lump of sugar: Cove Creek School, Parkway School, Blowing Rock School, Boone Elementary School, as sisted by a team who will quickly serve you so there will be no waiting. The line will move rapidly at about 25 per sons per minute. There will be no repeat clinics, so come out on each of these dates, March 8 and May 10, for your polio vaccine. A donation of 50 cents will be accepted, but it is explicitly stated that everyone who comes will be given the vaccine. This, however, will be the only chance to get this service on these terms. Each dose contains protection (Continued on page six) Talented Wataugans combine their efforts in creating an oil painting backdrop for the Daniel Boone Native Garden display in Char lotte. In the picture, left to right, are Mrs. Pearl Bingham and Mrs. Mabel Bingham Brown, both members of the Mountain Gar den Club; and Mrs. Ralph Buchanan, a mem ber of the Rhododendron Garden Club. Oil Painting Of Daniel Boone More Snow I Falls After Brief Letup Snow, as usual, was coming down as the Democrat went to press Tuesday, after a relative ly clear day Monday which raised the hopes of local citi zenry that the worst of the win ter precipitation might be over. Monday had been the least snowy day in the period of over a week, dating back to Friday before last. In that period, at least some snow fell every day, adding up to an accumulation of over a foot in Boone. This winter, about 54 inches of snow (or four and one-half feet) has fallen in Boone and the surrounding area, with only slightly less having fallen in the Blowing Rock vicinity. Snow plows were forced to work through the night in sev eral instances in the battle to keep roads clear. A huge pile of snow accumulated in the middle of King Street in Boone, but most of this was hauled away Monday by trucks. Driving conditions remained slightly hazardous, though an other tribute to the general good safety habits of Watauga County drivers was recognized in that no serious accidents were reported. (There have been three traf fic fatalities in the county so far ih 1964, two of these hav ing been related to weather con ditions.) Ski Slopes Report Capacity Business For Past Weekend Skiing conditions at both Wa tauga County ski lodges were said to be the best since the opening of the ski season as the Democrat went to press. Grover Robbins, co-owner of Hound Ears Club ski area, and M. E. (Bill) Thalheimer, president of the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, reported capacity business this past weekend and also reported that another weekend fully as big was expected. Both lodges were making art ificial snow Tuesday morning, and later in the morning the real stuff began to fall., Slopes at Hound Ears were covered with a four-foot carpet of the white deposit, with the snow at Blowing Rock Ski Lodge almost as deep. Thalheimer said that business this year, bolstered by the heavy snows and the tremendous weekend business, remains well in front of last year, his lodge’s first of operations. Grover Robbins said, “Skiing conditions here are just great. Last weekend we had to take some rooms in Boone for people who wanted to stay here. They stayed in Boone, but came out here to ski and eat with us.” Robbins added that Hound Ears / was filled almost to ca pacity for the coming weekend as well, and urged prospective weekend skiers to get their res ervations in before it is too late. A huge oil fainting of th< Daniel Boone Garden gate wil serve as a backdrop for the dis play of Daniel Boone Native Gardens at the Southeastern Flower and Garden Show March 7-15 at the Merchandise Market in Charlotte. This backdrop was construct ed, designed and hand painted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Buchanan. Work on the project was started in January. Ralph Buchanan constructed the board, which can be folded for carrying and storage. T. K. Pease, landscape artist for the Parkway Service, assist ed Mrs. Buchanan with the per spective in the actual sketching of the picture. Most of the drawing was done from a small photograph of the gate. Mrs. Buchanan received able assistance from Mrs. Pearl L. Bingham, a senior citizen of Wa tauga County. Mrs. Bingham, who has been interested in painting for a number of years, painted the rail fence in the picture. Mrs. Mabel Bingham Brown, a relative of Mrs. Bingham, did the rock work in the picture. She has also painted for a num ber of years and tries to paint at least one picture a year to keep in practice. Mrs Buchanan did most of the sketching and landscape painting on the picture. The gate was her big project. It is a reproduction of the gate at the Daniel Boone Garden. The gar den gate was constructed by Daniel Boone VII of Burnsville. Farmer Of Year Chosen Ray Ward has been selected Outstanding Young Farmer of the year by the Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ward was presented a plaque at the last regular meeting of the Boone Jaycees at the Daniel Boone Inn. The Outstanding Young Farm er is selected with the help of the County Agent’s and the ASC offices and honors a young man who has shown exceptional agri cultural ability and community interest. Mr. Ward is married to the former Virginia Cook. They have four children and reside in the Laurel Creek community of Watauga County. ! Mrs. fiuchanan is librarian at Green Valley and Parkway schools. Art is one of her fav orite hobbies. This is one of the few paint ings in Watauga County that was created by three artists working together and each tak ing a particular aspect of the painting. JAMES ALLISON DUGGER James Dugger Is Licensed As Surveyor Raleigh.—James Allison Dug ger of Boone was one of 11 persons who passed the recent land surveyors’ examination, it was announced by the N. C. Board of Registration for Pro fessional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Others passing were Jerry Cagle Callicutt of Asheboro; Ibarra G. Del Corro of Fayette ville; Benjamin Limer Elling ton of New Bern; Harold Men tor Harris of Chapel Hill; Tho mas Roland Kovel of Leonard town, Md.; Th o m a s Monroe Moore of Smithfield. Harold Benton Mullen of Spring Hope; Asier Simmons of Lumberton; Robert Lee Spense of Cary, and Leo Johannes Zoutewelle of Charlotte. Mr. Dugger is a State high way engineer and has his office with E. Ford King Jr. in the Construction Office of the N. C. Highway Department. He is married, has two daughters, and resides in the PerkincviUo community.
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