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VOLUME LXXVII—NO. 4 ^ * x.
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 23, 1964
10 CENTS PER COPY
20 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
Agriculture i 4;>
Commissioner
Dies, Age 65
' L. Y. (Stag) Ballentine,
North Carolina agriculture
commissioner, died in White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia,
late Saturday, at the age of 65.
He had suffered a heart attack
several weeks ago.
Dr. James T. Baker, physician
at, the Greenbrier Hotel Clinic,
said Mr. Ballentine had under
gone treatment since June 8,
when he suffered a heart at
tack while attending a conven
tion of the National Plant Food
Council. He bad been making
steady progress prior to the
second attack.^
Ballentine, a native of Varina,
served during his career as lieu
tenant governor of Ifdrth Caro
lina for four years,finder Gov
ernor Gregg Cherrf, as a state
senator and as commissioner of
L. Y. (STAG) BALLENTINE
agriculture. He was also a
dairyman, farmer and business
man.
Governor Terry Sanford is
sued an order that all state flags
be flown at half-mast in respect
for the record of service that
Mr, Ballentine compiled for
North Carolina.
Mr. and Mra. Ballentine are
. well Jmown-.t® people in-Wa
tauga County, having maintain
ed a: home near peep Gap for
some years.
, Funeral services were held
Tuesday, at 4 p. m. in the Fu
quay - Varina First Baptist
• Church.
; Survivors include his widow,
Bessie B.; two daughters, Mrs.
Rebecca. Scoggins of Plymouth
. and Mrs. Carolyn B. Elliot of
Raleigh; one son, L. Y. Ballen
tine, Jr., of Richmond, Va.; one
step-son, Julius W. Phoenix, Jr.,
of Short Hills, N. J., and a sis
ter, Miss Mabel Ballentine of
Varina.
Queen Speaks
To Jaycettes
The Presbyterian Student
Center was the scene of the
Boone Jaycettes’ July meeting,
at which Miss Watauga County
of 1964 was an honored guest
President, Mrs. Larry Klutz,
introduced Miss Glenda Austin
and her chaperone, Mrs. Frank
Auton. They told the grohp of
their experiences, July 7-11 in
Raleigh, when. Miss Austin re
presented Watauga in the
North Carolina State Beauty
Pageant.
After a business session, the
Jaycettes planned a family pic
nic for August 8 at Camp
Broadstone. . . * ,
Dessert was served the 19
members by the co-hostesses,
Mesdames Sarah Hasty, Pat
Holshouser, Edith Morehead
and La Donna Scruggs.
THIRTEEN MEMBERS OP THE DELEGA
TION of North Carolina Governmental of
ficials who last fall made a “goodwill tour”
of Europe and Russia had a reunion this
month' in Boone as the gbests of Boone’s
Mayor Wade Brown and Mrs. Eunice Ayers
of Winston-Salem and Mrs. J. C. Spencer of
Lenoir. The group visited the “Horn in the
West” and other tourist attractions in the
mountains. Fosing for this reunion picture:
(1-r, front row) W. Lamont Brown, Moore
County solicitor, Southern Pines; Alex Mc
Mahon, general counsel, North Carolina As
sociation of County Commissioners, Chapel
Hill; Mrs. Ayers, Forsyth County Register
of Deeds; Mayor Brown; Mrs. J. C. Spencer,
Caldwell County accountant, Lenoir; Carl
M. Smith, Orange County Commissioner,
Chapel Hill; Stewart B. Warren, town at
torney, Clinton; (top row, 1-r) Seth B. Hollo
well, former state senator, Goldsboro; Wil
bur Clark, mayor of Fayetteville; Josh Horne,
editor, Rocky Mount Telegram; William S.
Ragsdale, Guilford County Commissioner,
Jamestown; and Robert O. Helms, Union
County Commissioner, Monroe. Not pictured
is George L. Hundley, former mayor, Thom
asville.
Ben Mast To Introduce
Film Board Documentary
Auction Sale
Hardin Lands
Is Successful
S. C. Eggers & Co., local
realtors, in their first land auc
tion of the summer, sold a por
tion of the Henry J. Hardin
farm on Howard’s Creek for
$40,340 last Saturday in spirit
ed bidding.
About W acres w*s divided
intolbllotsandtwo small
tracts, and was eagerly bought
despite the downpour of rain.
Mr, Eggers sold the land for
Howard and Orville Foster who
had bought it from the heirs
of the late Henry J. Hardin.
He says the choice property
(Continued on page two;
Retraction Issued
A news release from the
Horn in the West Publicity Of
fice, which appeared in the
Democrat last week, inadvert
ently stated that oficers of the
Southern Appalachian Histori
cal Association had been elect
ed for 1964-65. The statement
should have read that the of
ficers had been elected for
1963-64.
Officers for the year 1964-65
are scheduled to be elected this
October.
“The Vanishing Frontier,”
an hour-long documentary film
on problems of the changing
Appaiacmaus, will be premiered
Tuesday at Appalachian Stale
Teachers College.
Ben Mast, a native of Boone
and assistant director of the
North Carolina Film Board
which produced the film, will
introduce the motion picture.
Bob Allen, AiSTC, will preside.
The program starts at 3 p.
m. in tile Fine Arts Building.
The public is invited. There
is no charge.
The intensive film stu4y of
North Carolina’s mountain pen1
pie presents native spokesmen,
many of them Watauga and
surrounding counties, who
voice their own sharp views of
problems peculiar to Appala
chia. It is the most thoroughly
documented film ever produced
on the Appalachian region.
A Joint venture of the North
Carolina Film Board and
WBTV-Charlotte, “The Vanish
ing Frontier” exemplifies film
television public affairs pro
gramming.
Tracing the melancholy his
tory, the present stresses and
strains, the poverty and pro
mise of America’s most neg
lected, most maligned, and yet
most fiercely independent peo
ple, the cinema presents poign
ant evidence of the nation’s
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Miss N. C. Niece
Of Boone Pastor
Miss North Carolina of 1965,
Miss Sharon Finch of Thomas
ville, started her “claim to
fame” at the age of three,
when she did a song and
dance routine as mascot for the
High Point High School senior
class of 1948.
Miss Finch, the 20-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
B. Finch, is a graduate of the
high school division of St
Mary’s Junior College in Ra
leigh and is a rising junior at
Connecticut College for Wo
men.
Her “Flaminco” Spanish song
and dance routine, which she
performed in the talent division,
was one of her qualities that
won for her the coveted title of
Miss North Carolina.
Miss Finch, who is the niece
of the Rev. Richard Crowder,
minister of Boone Methodist
Church, will enter the Miss
America Pageant in Atlantic
City in New Jersey.
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In “Horn” Essay Contest
Donald Holland of Raleigh,
Patricia Jaynes of Waynesville
and Patsy Jo Beaty of Gastonia
have taken top honors in the
statewide school essay contest
conducted by the “Horn in the
West” outdoor drama. Dr.
Cratis Williams, graduate stu
dies director of Appalachian
State Teachers College, was
chairman of the essay judging
committee.
Holland, who last year at
tended Raleigh’s Broughton
High School, was winner in the
senior high school division. His
teacher was Mrs. Louise Pier
son.
Miss Jaynes, last year a stu
dent at Waynesville Junior
High School, was top .in the
junior high school division.
Her teacher was. Miss Mqzeley.
Miss Bety’s essay was judg
ed best in the grammar school
division. Last year she attended
Robinson Elementary . School.
Her teacher was Miss Meta S.
Dellinger.
The winners along with the
runner-up contestants will be
invited to the Daniel Boone
Theatre here, home of “Horn
in the West” outdoor drama, to
receive cash prizes Friday,
July 31.
All essays were written on
the assigned topic, "Daniel
Boone . . . Empire Builder,”
with special emphasis on
Boone’s activities in North
Carolina. Over 800 papers were
submitted by school children
across the state.
Serving with Dr. Williams as
judges were John Corey and
Larry Penley of Appalachian
State Teachers College.
In the junior high school
and grammar school divisions,
Misses Donna Townsend and
Patricia Welch of Vilas receiv
ed honorable mention. Miss
Sandra Lee Mains, Vilas, also
submitted an essay, in the
grammar school judging.
SENATOR THRUSTON B.
MORTON of Kentucky, who
has recently presided over
the Republican National Con
vention in San Francisco, will
be the principal speaker at
the “Salute to Jim Broyhill”
celebration at the Optimist
Park in Lenoir on July 25.
The dinner will honor Con
gressman Broyhill’s work in
Congress and help raise funds
for his re-election campaign.
Sister Dies;
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Brother Hurt,
Hospitalized
Mrs. L. L. Bingham attended
the funeral of her sister, Mrs.
Ed M. Greene in Peachland
on Saturday, July 18.
Mrs. Bingham’s brother, Mr.
James T. Jones and Mrs. Jones
of Marshville were seriously
injured in an automobile wreck
near their home less than two
hours before the funeral. A
car pulling a horse trailer pull
ed out from a side road into
the path of the Jones car, ac
cording to the Highway Patrol.
Mr. Jones has two broken
ribs, a fractured arm and in
ternal injuries. Mrs. Jones re
ceived lacerations, a broken
jaw and other injuries but
showed improvement Sunday.
Both are seriously injured, but
Mr. Jones condition is reported
to be most critical.
They are in a Charlotte hos
pital. , n
Watauga “Clean”
On Burley Slate
The rate of penalty on ex
cess hurley tobacco for the
1964-65 marketing year has
been announced by the United
States Department of Agricul
ture.
The burley penalty rate is
44 cents per pound, based on
the average marketing price
for 1963-64. The average price
per pound was 59c for the
1963-64 season.
There have been no farms
remaining in excess and there
fore no farmers paying penalty
on excess tobacco in the past
few yean la Watauga County.
By City Council
Town Meeting Called
On Annexation Issue
Water
Supply
“Taxed”
BY RACHEL RIVERS
“We can’t live like we lived
one time. We’ve just voted to
consolidate our high school;
we’ve just voted a new hospital.
I don’t feel like we can afford
not to see this thing done.”
About 80 Wataugans applaud
ed Clyde Greene’s sentiment on
the proposed annexation as a
town discussion drew to a close
on Tues., July 14 at the County
Courthouse.
In opening the meeting, Wade
E. Brown called attention to
the present sewer facility, con
structed in the 1930’s for a
population of 3,500. “The col
lege has that number by now,”
he said.
“By reason of the growth of
the town, the water supply is
taxed to the limit. It is estimat
ed that 8,000 people are now
using the sewer system. We are
employing all three pumps and
drawing some water from the
reservoir up at the water shed.”
The Mayor introduced Rich
ard H. Moore of Moore, Gard
ner and Associates, Inc., of
Asheboro, who has been con
ducting a topographical survey
of Boone and outlying areas, re
lating to population, adequacy
of its sewer and water facili
ties and projected needs there
of.
Moore told the meeting that
his firm has given the city coun
cil an 87-page report on the
15-month study and called pop
ulaton the first point of major
concern in the three areas im
mediately being considered for
annexation:
AREA 1. Perkinsville: 1,500
acres north and east of Boone,
an estimated 1,070 persons;
AREA 2, Blowing Rock Rd.:
670 acres approximately south
and east, an estimated 345 per
sons, 2 industries, several mo
tels;
AREA 3, Poplar Hill: more
than 400 acres highly developed
residential extension on High
way 105, east and south, 385
persons.
Two other areas, north and
west, were deemed insufficient
ly developed for inclusion in
the currently proposed annex
ation.
Orderly Growth
“We’ve done the best we
could do,” said Mayor Brown.
“Almost immediately after we
were elected, a study committee
was appointed” Austin South,
Rufe Greene, Earl Petrey, Tom
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Arville Moore
Killed In Ohio
Arville Grady Moore, 32,
son of Mr. and Mrs. U. L.
Moore of Sugar Grove, was
killed in Cleveland, Ohio on
July 3rd. Moore’s body was
found July 12th in a suburb
of Cleveland with several bul
let wounds. Officers in Cuy
ahoga county are investigating
the death.
Moore had been working in
Cleveland for the past five
years and at the time of his
death was managing the Alla
ton Parking Corporation. He
attended the Watauga Consoli
dated School and graduated
from high school in Gary, West
Virginia. He was a member of
the Mt. Olive Baptist Church
at Sugar Grove. He spent two
years in the U. S. Army.
Funeral services were con
ducted Friday, July 17th at 1
at The House of Wills Chapel
in Cleveland with the Elder
Horton in charge of the rites.
Burial was in the Military
Cemetery in Cleveland,
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BEGINNING HIS REPORT to the town meet
ing is Richard H. Moore (left) of Moore,
Gardner and Associates, Inc., Asheboro.
Mayor Wade Brown points out annexation
area number one on a topographical map.
(Rivers photo.)
1964 Directors Appointed
By Watauga Citizens, Inc.
The annual meeting of Wa
tauga Citizens, Inc., was held
at 11:45 a. m. Thursday, July
16, at the Daniel Boone Inn.
The following were appointed
to serve on the Board of Di
rectors for the coming year:
Howard P. Holshouser, Sr.,
Clyde R. Greene, W. R. Winkler,
Stanley A. Harris, O. K. Rich
ardson, I. B. Wilson, D. L. Wil
cox Sr., Alfred T. Adams, James
P. Marsh, Glertn Andrews, E. F.
Coe, Robert Hardin and Ken
neth Wilcox. The following off
icers were elected to serve for
one year or until their succes
sors are elected and qualified:
Clyde R. Greene, president; W.
R. Winkler, 1st vice president;
X-Rays Available
On King Street
A chest x-ray survey for Wa
tauga County began on King
Street in Boone at noon on July
18. The bus is located in front
of the crest store.
This bus is made available by
the State Board of health at
no local cost. Because Federal
funds for the tuberculosis con
trol program have been dis
continued, services to commun
ities have been cut. We may
not be able to get this service
next year.
This year, some units are
idle because there is no money
to pay a technician to operate
them. The four counties of Al
leghany, Ashe, Watauga and
Avery have six days less than
last year.
With the time allowed Wa
tauga County, it is not possible
to place a bus in Blowing Rock.
Last year the unit in Boone ran
close to capacity averaging 471
x-rays a day.
Starting Tuesday, July 21, the
unit will be operating from 11
a. m. to 5 p. m., excluding Sun
days and Mondays.
Local volunteers help route
Mental Health
Office To Be
Located Here
The Alleghany - Ashe - Avery
Watauga Mental Health Auth
ority has set up a district of
fice in Room 4, Watauga Coun
ty Courthouse in Boone from
which the four-county program
of services will be coordinated.
Miss Annie Miller, secretary
will be on duty and other staff
personnel will be added soon.
Dr. Mary B. H. Fichal, Chair
man-Director and Mrs. Nancy
Wheeler, program coordinator
invites the public to drop in to
visit and to look over the new
office. _
people to the bus and the local
tri-county tuberculosis associa
tion pays clerical bus help and
postage costs, as well as as
sisting with publicity. Health
Director Dr. Mary Michal ex
presses appreciation to the as
sociation and to Mrs. Ruth
Draughn of West Jefferson,
part-time executive secretary of
the association.
Mrs. Herman Wilcox, presi
dent of the local TB association,
urges everyone to use the x-ray
service to ‘make Watauga Coun
ty a safer, healthier and more
prosperous place to live, work
and play.”
Robert Hardin, 2nd vice presi
dent, ' and Stanley A. Harris,
secretary-treasurer.
I J. E. Holshouser, attorney for
the board, advised on legal
I points.
Ralph Winkler, chairman of
the paving committee, reported
progress that is being made in
getting the parking lot at the
Blue Ridge Shoe Factory paved.
It is part of the contract with
Melville Realty Co. that the
Watauga Industry Committee
pave the lot.
Also, it was requested that
Attorney Holshouser contact
Southern Bell Telephone Co. in
an effort to get the telephone
line which crosses the Blue
Ridge Shoe Factory property
removed.
Alfred Adams reported that
$39,225.75 in rental had been
received to date.
Of this, $11,000 had been ap
plied on the bonds along with
$14,625 for interest. The bal
ance of $13,600.75 is being held
to pay interest due on bonds
November 1.
Adams also noted' that any
bond holder who had not pre
sented his interest coupon for
payment should do so as inter
est coupons do not pay interest.
Fred Kirby Night
Saturday At ‘Horn’
It will be Fred Kirby Night,
Saturday at “Horn in the
West.”
The popular television cow
boy singer will receive the
“Horn” salute in person and
give a brief show of his own at
7.45 p. m. prior to the evening
performance of the outdoor
drama, now in its 13th season.
The appearance will be an
extra attraction. ,
Kirby has been playing the
guitar and singing since he
was a child, and professionally
since he was 16.
Kirby’s mother taught him
to play the guitar and sing
many of the old songs that he
still loves to sing.
After traveling over most of
the United States, and making
one motion picture, Fred has
settled to his greatest love—
children. “They are the world’s
greatest people,” he says.
“There’s no greater satisfac
tion on earth than having the
love and' admiration of a
FRED KIRBY
child,” adds the handsome tele
vision personality.
In addition to appearing on
television each morning, Kir
by, on weekend, plays the hero
role of Marshal at Tweetsie
Railroad between Boone and
Blowing Rock.
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