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V;VS:'* v-.J • ■ • r FOR BEST RESOLTS advertisers invariably use the col umns of the Democrat. With its full 1*M circulation, intensely covering the local shopping area, it is the best advertising medium available. • > Mi:- ’ ‘y BOONE WEATBKS M 1964 Hi Lo prec. ’63 HI June 30 75 56 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Seventh Year of Continuous Publication July July July July July July 78 49 79 56 3 79 60 .07 4 75 63 75 56 3S 6 80 44 76 83 79 78 79 76 73 VOLUME LXXVII—NO. 2 CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED ISM RIVERS PRINTING CO.TINC. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 9, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY SO PAGES—3 SECTIONS &33S838P Three In One Bagpipe bands from Pittsburgh, Savannah and Miami com bine in this colorful scene at the 1963 Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans at Grandfather Mountain. The same bands will take part in this year’s Games. Scots Plan Ninth Fling On Grandfather Slopes Linville — Unlike Brigadoon, which came to life only once eyery 100 years, Grandfather Mountain is transformed into a highland Scots community once every year. This year the 9th annual Grandfather Mountain High Miss Rhododendron meets Jerry Coe on Main Street. (Photo, Rivers.) The Queen relaxes on a shirt counter for a serious chat with Fred Church. (Photo, Rivers.) ' Girl About Town.. Shortly after her arrival last Friday, Miss Rhododendron of 1904, Judith Bryant, and her mother joined Democrat staffer Rachel Rivers for a tour down town to meet the merchants. ; Last year’s Miss Rhododen dron, Brenda Boat, also had come to Boone to reign over the Wagon Train Parade and to make a visit to Horn in the West. Former • Queen Brenda was as delightful and entertain ing as her successor. She was, however, • ffctftat ASTC, whereas Hiss Bryant is a native of Spray, N. C. Disregarding the strange sur roundings, Queen Judy stepped right into the queenly role, Wagon Train .Wrap-Up ■ In Visitor Section talking with people as though they lived Just down the block, (Continued on page two) land Games are set for July 10 12, and once again the tartans of the various clans will wave over the broad meadow at the base of the craggy mountain. Thousands of Scots and Americans of Scottish descent gather to take part in, or watch, the AAU-sanctioned track meet, the parade of the pipers, the highland dancing, tossing the cabar, tossing the sheaf, and scores of other activities which make the Highland Games the largest and most colorful event of. its type in America, There will be two • Florida pipe, bands featured—-the Miami and . the Dunedin pipers will perform throughout the Games —and individual pipers from throughout the country will compete for professional and amateur awards. Sponsored by 20 clan socie ties in America, the Grandfath er Mountain Highland Games have emphasis on athletic con tests, piping and highland danc ing on Saturday, with emphas is on the Gathering of Clans on Sunday. Following religious services Sunday morning, some 100 sets of clans gather for business sessions, picnics, and reunions. Exhibitions and mass ed pipers are also features of Sunday afternoon. N. J. MacDonald of Elizabeth, N. J., vice president and board member of the New York St. Andrews Society, is president of the Grandfather Mountain Games. Dr. Dougald Lachlan Maclean of Flushing, L. I., is chaplain and will deliver the sermon. Robert W. Groves, Jr., of Savannah, Ga., is vice presi dent, and Clyde MacLean of Charlotte is master of cere monies. • Miss Watauga Competing For Beauty Crown Miss Glenda Austin, Miss Wa tauga County, left Boone Tues day morning for Raleigh where she will compete for the Miss North Carolina title. She wits accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Auton and sponsored by the Boone Jaycees. The North Carolina Beauty Pageant began Tuesday, July 7, and will conclude Saturday, July li, fhen tho, fiew Miss North Carolina is chosen. The finals of the pageant #lll be televised Saturday night, July 11, on WBTV, Charlotte, Chan nel 3, at 10 p. m. Mr. Auton, business manager for Miss Wa tauga County, says he hopes sev eral people from Watauga Coun ty can be at the state finals on Saturday, and that all of Wa tauga County will be lending support for Glenda via tele vision. ‘Horn’ Cast To Entertain C. of C. An interesting program has been worked out for the month ly membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Daniel Boone Inn, 12 noon, July 14. The members will be enter tained by Charles Elledge and the roving quartet, and others from the “Horn in the West” cast. You will be privileged to learn about this year’s success ful drama, and ask and quest ions that you desire. This is definitely a program you will not want to miss.* Area Preparing . For X-Ray Unit July is a month of vacations, visitors and dog days. Either one draws heavily upon our stored energy, but with a com bination of those demands on our energies, they can and do lower our resistance against breathing infections — respira tory diseases, including tuber culosis, chronic cough and em physema. A balanced diet, normal rest, sensible dress and reasonable activities will conserve your en ergies. When that “fagged out” feeling begins to over take you, accept it as an early warning to see your family physician, re ports Ruth Draughon, executive secretary of the AAW Tubercu losis Association. Plans have already been made for the anhual mobil X-ray unit to visit, the county. The free X-r*y service is provided in con j unction with the state and local Health Departments and your local TB Association, according to Mrs. Herman Wilcox, presi dent, AAW TB Association. Mrs. Wilcox plans to announce next week the location and dates for the free chest X-ray service in Watauga County. IRC Notes Increase In Earning Period Philadelphia — International Resistance Company earnings for the first 25 weeks this year were $896,028 or 60 cents per share, an increase of 20 per cent over the same 1963 period net of $743,393 or 50 cents per share. Sales through June 21, 1964, were $14,321,496 compar ed with $14,407,872 in the same weeks of 1963. Per share fig ures for both years are based on 1,491,662 currently outstand lag shares. _ Will Include Golf Course And Ski Slope Watauga County is about to get another big shot in the arm. A huge recreation facility is now in the making between Boone and Linville. Mrs. Robert Fox of Foscoe told the Democrat on Saturday that her husband had sold 363 acres of crop and grazing land to a Winston-Salem group plan ning recreation development in this area. Thursday’s Winston - Salem Journal carried this story by Ed Campbell: Six Winston-Salem business men last week announced plans for development of a $2 Ms mil lion recreation area in Watauga County between Boone and Lin ville. I When fully completed, it would be the largest and most varied mountain recreation area in the Southeast, with a ski slope, championship golf course, vacation cottages, camp ing facilities, ski lodge and restaurant, and lakes for fish ing and other water sports. Development has already be gun on a 600-acre tract acquir ed for a corporation whose . members are brothers Berhexl Reynolds, president, G. Gallo way Reynolds, Frank T. Reyn olds and Dan F. Reynolds—all partners in L. A. Reynolds Co. —the Carolina Marble and Tile Co., and George Kempton, real tor. The development will be called “The Seven Devils”, a name derived from the moun tain exclamation heard in win tertime, “Cold as seven devils” and due to the fact there are seven major peaks in view from the site that could evoke that exclamation in season. The site is located on N. C. 105, eight miles from Boone and eight from Linville, in the shadow of Grandfather Moun tain. Altitudes range from 4,400 to 5,500 feet on a rise north from the Watauga River valley. It is some of the most scenically rugged country in the state. Several acquisitions of pro perty were made, with the fin al purchase June 1. The developers are investi gating financial possibilites at present and at the moment have no plans for sale of stock in their corporation. “The Seven Devils” will open next summer with completion of the first of three phases. The first one will include prepara tion of 300 camp sites for trail er and tent camping 100 picnic sites, a country store, nursery (continued on page 4, sec. C) Demos Slate Unity Rally The Watauga County Demo crats will have a Unity Rally in the courthouse, Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p. m. All precinct chairmen have been asked to get their people to respond to this call. Mr. Wayne Simpson, county auditor of Rowan County, will speak. Mr. Simpson is past pres ident of the State Association for the Blind and District Gov ernor of the Lions Club. Announcements will be made concerning the state Unity Rally in Charlotte, July 31, at 7 p. m. at the Park Center. Guberna torial candidate, Dan K. Moore, Judge L. Richardson Preyer, Dr. I. Beverly Lake, Mr. Cliff Blue and Lt. Governor candidate Bob Scott will be present. Secretary of Commerce Luth er H. Hodge* will address the __ Crowd Views Wagon Train ESTIMATES OF ATTENDANCE for the pa rade ranged from 10,000-12,000, and optimis tic bets rose even higher. This crowd had gathered in front of the Crest store about 9:45 a.m. (Photo Rivers). Stories page 1, section B and page 2, section C. Hollar Prepares For Annual Meet As manager-appraiser of the Federal Land Bank Association of Boone, John H. Hollar is preparing for the annual stock holders’ meeting to be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Boone Elementary School. For the past five years, the I local district has been first in the nation in percentage of stockholder attendance for its size category. Hollar says much national recognition has been merited on this basis. Last year about 1,100 persons attended the meeting. More are expected this year. The district will be represent ed by members from Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Alleghany, Mitchell, Wilkes and Watauga counties. D. M. Dowdell, Jr., of Columbia, S. C., who is presi dent of the Federal Land Bank will address the meeting. Special speaker from Wash ington will be Harold T. Mason, deputy governor of the Farm Credit Administration. He will discuss farm credit and other financial aspects of farming. Hollar spoke on behalf of the Boone Land Bank, expressing JOHN H. HOLLAR satisfaction in being able to attract such notable speakers. S. C. Eggers, president of the Boone association, will pre side. As in the past, T. E. Haigler, assistant vice-president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, will conduct the quiz program and award prizes contributed by local merchants. Bloodmobile To Visit Blowing Rock Friday The Bloodmobile of the Wa tauga Red Cross Chapter will be at the Blowing Rock Ele mentary School Friday, July 10, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Mobile will be making its first visit to Blowing Rock and will be sponsored by the Com munity Club. Mrs. Lynn George is in charge of arrangements for the visit and is in the pro cess of securing workers for the two shifts. Anyone who can assist with the registration or the canteen is requested to call Mrs. George at 295-7588. The first shift will begin work at 10:30 a.m. and will be relieved at 1 p.m. by the second shift workers. Dr. Len Hagaman of Boone is in charge of securing doctors and states that a doctor and an RN will be on duty at all times throughout the day. Local RN’s (continued on page two) Meeting Set To Discuss Annexation A public meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 14, at the County Courthouse for an open discussion of the pro posed Town of Boone annexa tion. Mayor Wade E. Brown says that the Town Board, the en gineers who have worked on the plans for the annexation and various other interested parties will be on hand to discuss and answer questions the public might have. Also citizens will have an opportunity at this meeting to express approval or disapproval of the proposed plan which will help the Town Board in making the final de cisions concerning the annexa tion. Everyone is urged to be pres ent at this meeting. Mrs. Watson, 60, Dies Wednesday Mrs. Lucy Mast Bingham Watson, 60, of Sugar Grove, widow of Clarence Watson, died at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday at Watauga Hospital where she had been a patient since suffer ing a heart attack a week ago. Mrs. Watson was born in Watauga County to Jack J. and Mattie Glenn Mast. Surviving are one son, Mar tin Luther Bingham of Sugar Grove; one daughter, Mrs. Ger aldine B. Miller of Hanover, Pa.; three grandchildren; two brothers, Capt. G. C. Mast of Kansas City, Mo., and Henry Mast of Boone; two half broth ers, Thomas and Houston Mast (Continued on page two) Horn Attendance Shows 20% Increase This Year Herman W. Wilcox, executive vice-president of “Horn in the West,” announces that the first seven performances of the dra ma have broken all records for any previous period. “Increase over last year is over 20 per cent,” Wilcox stated. “Many factors enter into thin increase. Some of these are more favorable weather, the great success of the Wagon Train, the 4th of July coming over the weekend, and perhaps the major factor is the general acceptance of the drama, and being acclaimed as the best presentation of Horn in the West since it was created. “Our most severe critics have stated that ‘This year’s drama is the best of any presents tion,’ ” stated Mr. Wilcox. “Several weaker characters have been greatly strengthened, new dances have been added, and the fire hoop dance is much better. News media coverage is the greatest to date. Hie drama was promoted all last winter, and the effect of constant new angles is paying off,” the execu tive vice-presidegt
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