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: v,"W FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the col* umns of the Democrat. With its full paid circulation, intensely covering the local shopping area, it is the best advertising medium available. r - .\<f - BOONE WEATHEE 1964 Hi Lo prec. ’63 Hi Lo 83 63 “ “ July 7 July 8 72 July 9 59 77 60 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Seventh Year of Continuous Publication July 10 80 54 July 11 79 59 July 12 71 62 July 13 70 61 .17 .02 .06 .25 A3 80 62 76 60 74 53 80 53 68 41 74 44 72 46 VOLUME LXXVII— NO. 3 (CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1964 RIVERS PRINTING CO.TlNC. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 16, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 23 PAGES—3 SECTIONS Silver Is In Short Supply • According to the local bank officials in Watauga County there la an extreme shortage of coins for change. They have * been unable to purchase enough coins from their normal outlets and are asking that anyone, serviced by the Northwestern Bank in Boone or Blowing Rock or the First National Bank of Boone, having a surplus of change in pennies, nickles, dim es, quarters and half-dollars to please bring them by any of the banks in exchange for cur rency. The coins do not have to be counted or wrapped, sind will be accepted in any amounts. This is an appeal from the banks in an effort to alle viate the seriousness of this coin shortage. Local Demos To Have Unity Rally July 21 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 pepole to respond to this call. Mr. Wayne Simpson, county auditor of Rowan County, will speak. Mr. Simpson is past president of the State Associa tion for the Blind and District Governor of the Lions Club. Announcements will be made concerning the state Unity Ral ly in Charlotte, July 31, at 7 p. m. at the Park Center. Gub ernatorial candidate, Dan K. Moore, Judge L> Richardson Preyer, Dr. I. Beverly Lake, nor candidate'' Bob Sfbtf will*! be presept;' Secretary of Commerce Lhth er H. Hodges will address the group. Olen Combs Dies In Union Olen Dwight Combs, 53, of Enoree, South Carolina, Route 2, died at Union, South Caro lina, July 7, where he had lived for five months. He was born at Zionville to John and Etta Eller Combs and was a dairy farmer. Funeral services were con ducted at Forrest Grove Baptist Church at 2 p.m. July 10. Burial was in the Moretz Cemetery at Zionville. Surviving are his father, John Combs of Vilas; his widow, Mrs. Rachel Hodge Combs of Enoree; one daughter, Mrs. Carrie May of Ravenna, Ohio; one son, Michael Combs of the home; six brothers, Worth Combs and Bright Combs of Vilas, Marvin Combs and Fred Combs of Zionville, Blaine Combs of Jack sonville, and Jack Combs of Mayo, S. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth Blanton of Charlotte, Mrs. Pauline Dotson of Boone, Mrs. Reba Probst of Hickory, and Mrs. Betty Norman of Banner Elk. KILTS WHIRLING and feet flying, these young ladies demonstrate the poise and con fidence which make competition in the an nual Highland Fling a rigorous and exacting test. (Photo, Rivers) Historical Association Elects 1964-65 Officers, Directors Officers and directors of the Southern Historical Association for 1964-65 have been elected. The association sponsors “Horn in the West,” outdoor historical drama now in its 13th season here. The' officers named are Dr. I. G. Greer of Chapel Hill, pres ident; Herman W. Wilcox, exe cutive vice president; J. V. Caudill, vice president; and O. K. Richardson, treasurer. The latter three live in Boone. Named directors were Alfred Adams, Glenn R. Andrews, Wade E. Brown, W. W. Chester, Mrs. Paul Coffey, J. H. Coun cil^ H. R. Eggers, Grady Farth ing, Clyde R. Greene, Dr. R. H. Harmon, Stanley A. Harris, Mrs. Carrie Winkler, H. P. Hol shouser Sr., Dr. A. P. Kep hart, Dr. Ray Lawrence, James PIPED TUNES TO WHICH the lads and lassies danced the Highland Fling Saturday and Sunday at Grandfather Moun tain. The Miami and Dunedin Pipe Bands performed and paraded during the three-day event. (Photo, Rivers) Second Term To Begin Monday At Appalachian The second term of the sum- j mer quarter of Appalachian State Teachers College begins on Monday, July 20 with an anticipated record enrollment, Dtv J. F. Bozard, dean of in struction, announced today. More than 200 courses will be offered in 16 departments from Art through Speech. Students will register on Monday, July 20 and begin classes at 7:30 Tuesday morn ing July 21. Included among a faculty of more than 100 professors are 26 visiting professors from 11 states extending from Florida . to New York to California. The first term of the summer quarter closes on Friday, July 17th with a total enrollment of 2,065. Featured it the impend term | of the summer quarter are two week workshops in Group Meth ods in Guidance, Industrial Arts for Elementary Teachers, Typewriting and Office Prac tice, Reading, and Music Edu cation. Other features of the second term of the summer quarter include a five-week National Science Foundation training program for 50 high ability high school students carefully selected from several states. The science institute is under the direction of Dr. F. Ray Derrick, professor of biology at ASTC. An eight-week summer langu age institute for 64 secondary school teachers of French and Spanish under the direction of Dr. J. Roy Prince, professor of French at Appalachian, will continue for four weeks into the second term. A four-week institute on Con stitutional Democracy and To talitarianism will be in session from July 20-August 15. Attend ing the institute will be 40 carefully selected public school teachers of social studies. In addition to Dr. William F. Troutman, director of the institute and professor of poli tical science at ASTC, the teaching staff will include Dr. William Abenstein, professor of political science, University of California, Dr. Calvin B. Hoover, James B. Duke, Profes sor of Economics, Duke Uni versity, and Dr. Herbert Neill Drennon, professor of political science, University of Ken tucky. Also several internation (Continued on page three) Marsh, Mrs. William Matheson, Dr. C. K. Moose, Dr. W. H. Plemmons, Mrs. Earleen Prit chett, Mrs. Rob Rivers and Mrs. B. W. Stallings, all of Boone; Mrs. Charles Cannon of Kan napolis, Hugh Morton of Lin ville and Grover C. Robbins Jr. of Blowing Rock. Summer Brings Rise In Visitors "The number."of visitors to the Bine Ridge Parkway for the calendar year 1964 showed a decrease of 1.49 per cent, while the number of visitors during the month of June is up 14.81 per cent over last June. For calendar year 1963, there were 2,527,897 visitors as com pared to 2,490,217 visitors this year. During June, 1963 there were 1,058,810 visitors as com pared to 922,264 this June. Following is a report (by dis tricts) of the number of visitors during the month of June this year and last year. This year’s visitors are listed first. James River, Va. (Mile 0 to 115) 195,260; 135,295. Rocky Knob, Va. (Mile 115 to 217) 191,841; 190,135. Bluffs, N. C. (Mile 217 to 305) 227,177; 209,212. Asheville, N. C. (Mile 305 to 469) 444,532; 387,622. Total number of visitors is figured on basis of 3.3 persons per vehicle. Mrs. Phillips Dies On Sunday Mrs. Della Wheeler Phillips, wife of James D. Phillips of Boone, died Sunday at Duke Hospital in Durham. She had been critically ill since suffer ing a cerebral hemorrhage a week ago. She was born in Watauga County to Noah H. and Melyonia Triplett Wheeler. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Edith Anderson of Clearwater Beach, Fla., Mrs. Julia Ann Mikael of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. June Rosetta South of Boone; two sons, Glenn Houck of Morgan ton and J. C. Houck of Lenoir; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild; two brothers, Char lie Wheeler of Compton, Calif., and Grant Wheeler of Bristol, Tenn.; and seven sisters, Mrs. Maggie Farthing of Pineola, Mrs. Sector Watson and Mrs. Allie Watson of Boone, Mrs. Toy Stout arid Mrs. Beatrice Stout of Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Vertie Higgins of Lenoir, and Mrs. Ef fie Rogers of Bristol, Va. Funeral services were con ducted at Meat Camp Baptist Church July 15 at 2 p.m. by Rev. Will Cook, Rev. Ed Crump, Rev. Raymond Hendrix and Rev. Larry Penley. Burial wu in Mount Lawn Camatarjr. Record Audience FLB Speaker Lauds Number One Industry Mrs. Clawson Dies At Age 64 Mrs. Betty Shoemaker Claw son, 64, of North Main Street, Blowing Rock died early Tues day morning at Blowing Rock hospital following an extended illness. She was a native of Wilkes County. She has lived in Wa tauga County for the past 43 years. Her husband, Walter Clyde Clawson, and she have owned and operated the Clawson Effi ciency Apartments in Blowing Rock for a great many years. She was the daughter of the late John Abner and Mary Catherine Walker Shoemaker. She is survived by her hus band, four sons, Forrest G. Clawson of Fresno, Calif., Jam es C. Clawson of Agna, Guam, Joe N. Clawson of Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas, and John D. Clawson of Hudson; two daughters, Mrs. Faye Sherbert of Holly Hill, Florida, and Mrs. Ruby Currie of Red Spring, N. C.; three sis ters, Mrs. G. A. Broyhill of Lenoir, Mrs. Lou Beshears of Deep Gap, and Mrs. Cora Woot en of Blowing Rock. Other sur vivors include 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:30 at the First Baptist Church in Blowing Rock. Rev. George Hyler, and Rev. Ed Blackburn officiated. Horn Surveys To Be Made Surveys of the audiences at tending the “Horn in the West” outdoor drama Tuesday and Saturday evenings will be made to determine where the play - goers come from, where they are accommodated and how they learned about the show. Local volunteers will get the information by briefly inter viewing each person entering the theatre. DALLAS H. HODGES Hodges Given Commendation Dallas H. Hodges, auto sales man at Greene Buick-Pontiac, Inc., has received a commenda tion from Mr. R. S. Withers, General Sales Manager of Buick Motor Division, Flint, Michigan, for his having achieved 100% of sales in Buick’s “Spring Sell ing Picnic.” Along with the commendation, Mr. Hodges is receiving a personalized award for his part in making the sales program a success. Mr. Hodges is a well-known salesman in this area, having worked for twelve years at Greene Buick-Pontiac with an| interim of two years at Andrews Chevrolet, Inc., and served two years as Watauga County Tax Collector. j WINNER OF THE GRAND prize television at Saturday’s Federal Land Bank stockholders’ meeting was Mrs. John D. Hodges of Vilas. Pictured with her are John H. Hollar, left, and Ted Haigler, who conducted the drawing. A little later, Mrs. Hodges’ daughter won a percolator. (Staff photo) Oxentine Is Badly Hurt In Accident Rhonda Oxentine, 74, Route i 3, Boone was critically injured I Monday, July 13, when he was struck by a car driven by Jam es Edward Bentley of Lenoir. The accident occurred about 12 noon on Goforth Road in Blowing Rock. Oxentine suffered a broken leg and internal injuries. After a preliminary examination at the Blowing Rock Hospital he was transferred to the Wa tauga Hospital in Boone where he is listed in critical condi tion. n ~ According to Charles Yates, Blowing Rock policeman, who investigated, Bentley, driver of a 1955 Chevrolet, swerved his car off the road after the acci dent into a lake near the golf course. Bentley has been charg ed with failing to yield right of way to pedestrian pending further developments in Oxen tine’s condition. X-Ray Unit Schedules Two-Week Visit In Boone The Mobile X-ray unit wil arrive in Boone July 18 to pro vide free chest x-rays to al people in Watauga County, ag< 15 and over. Mrs. Herman Wilcox, presi dent of Avery-Ashe-Wataugj County TB association report; the Mobile X-Ray unit will b< located on King Street ii Boone starting at 12 noon, Jul: 18. Free chest x-rays will b< given daily except Sunday an< Monday from 11 a. m. to 5 p m. through July 30. After a 12 year decline ir new cases of TB the disease i; now on the increase in manj communities. The average per son who has active TB does noi know it infects seven othej people. It takes only a few minutes to get your free chest X-ray While a number of days havt been set aside for Wataugs county, all persons are urgec to avoid “putting it off” until the last day. I Each person having an X-ray ■ will be mailed a report as soon 1 as posible following the visit ! to the mobile unit. ; Rites Held For ; James Campbell James Henry Campbell, 21, 1 of Valle Crucis died Saturday at ' Blowing Rock Hospital. He had been a muscular-dystrophy vic tim for many years, i He was born in Watauga County to Charles Henry and Grace Bingham Campbell. Surviving are his parents; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Hill of Mount Airy; and his grandmother, Mrs. Ila G. Bing : ham of Sherwood. The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Episcopal Church at Valle Cru cis by the Rev. Mr. Ronald Gibson. Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery. Agriculture Claims Half State Jobs If town seemed more crowd ed than usual Saturday, it well may have been because of the huge turnout at the Boone Fed eral Land Bank Association’s stockholders’ meeting. Attendance records have won a national spotlight for an as sociation its size for 5 years. With well over a thousand at tending the morning meeting at Boone Elementary School, the Boone group again will be awarded. Two were re-elected for three year terms on the FLB board of directors. Carlis Mitchell of Sparta and O. Paul Bower of Jefferson joined the standing board, S. C. Eggers, Boone; J. Mack Moore, Granite Falls; Gordon A. Chambers, State Road, N. C. Regarding district attend ance, Harold T. Mason, deputy director of the Farm Credit Administration applauded the turnout. “To the best of my knowledge, this is the largest,” he said. “It certainly is the largest one reported in Wash ington.” Sharing the speaking ticket was D. M. Dowdell Jr., president of the Federal Land Raiik of qplumbi#._ Dowdell called agriculture “our biggest buyer, our biggest seller, and our biggest borrow er. Agriculture is still the number one industry in North Carolina and the nation. “The farm production of this nation creates jobs for a lot of people. Four out of ten jobs in private employment are related to agriculture in the national average, but in North Carolina the percentage runs even high er. One-half of the State’s em ployees are concerned with agri culture or its products. “In line with the trends in agriculture the total agricul tural debt in the nation in 1963 stood at about $30 billion, about double what it was 10 years earlier. “The Co-operative Farm Credit System, the PCAs, sup plying the short and intermedi ate credit; the Bank for Co-ops, financing farmers through their marketing and purchasing co operatives; and the FLBs, fur nishing basic long-term real estate credit, supplied about 19.3 per cent of the total credit supplied to American agricul ture in 1963,” he said. President S. C. Eggers pre sided. In the absence of Mayor Wade Brown, Howard Cottrell delivered the welcome and John H. Hollar read the min utes of last year’s meeting. Miss Pease Visits Parents Miss Nancy Pease, a student at Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, spent last week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Pease. Arthur Smith lo Conduct *Horn9 Talent Show Friday Television’s Arthur Smith will be the master of ceremon ies at a special “Horn in the West” Talent Show on Friday evening, July 17, at the Daniel Boone Theatre in Boone. The variety show, beginning at 7:30 p. m., will be an extra attraction prior to the evening performance of the famous out door drama. The best of the talent will appear on an Arthur Smith Show on television the follow ing week. “Horn in the West” is now accepting applications from ARTHUR SMITH talent groups ana mumuuais that wish to compete. 1’alent groups will be screened Tues day and Wednesday evenings, beginning at 7 p. m., on the “Horn in the West” theatre stage. Those wishing to appear on the talent show should send a postcard to the “Horn in the West” office, Box 33, Boone, N. C., stating which night they will be present for auditioning. Any person that sings, danc es, or entertains in any way is invited to audition lor tha “Horn” Talent Shorn. ._. 4
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