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VOLUME LXXV1I—NO. 8
CaivrasraCi™GcaEwcM BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 20 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
STANDING ROOM WAS ALL that was left Saturday when
the Blue Ridge Shoe Co. opened its doors to citizens of
Watauga County. An estimated crowd of 2,000 took part in
the company’s official dedication ceremonies, which included
talks by company officials, prizes and a tour of the enormous
manufacturing facility. (Rivers photo.)
Parkway
To Stay
“Free”
Washington — Free access to
the Blue Ridge Parkway and
the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park in North Carolina
and Tennessee will remain.
That was the word Thursday
of Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D
Wash., floor manager for an
outdoor recreation fund bill ap
proved Wednesday by the Sen
ate.- Jackson said this policy
< was included in the legislation
now awaiting Senate-House
compromise.
The bill authorizes collections
of admissions and of used fees
for facilities developed under
the federal program, but a spe
cific ban on them was included
for the Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park.
Jackson accepted an amend
ment sponsored by North Caro
lina Sens. Sam J. Ervin, Jr.,
and B. Everette Jordan and Sen.
Herbert S. Walters, D-Tenn.
The bill as amended bans an
entrance fee “without the con
sent of the states of North Caro
lina and Tennessee.” The sena
tors said that an agreement
against charging entrance fees
had been made with donors of
land for the park and parkway.
Jackson said this would be
honored.
Ervin told the Senate that the
amendment would not affect
any fees that might be charged
for the use of facilities, such as
campsites or firewood, which
might be furnished without the
consent of the two states.
Beshears Proposed As
Deep Gap Postmaster
Washington.—President John
son submitted to the Senate
Monday the nomination of W.
Frank Beshears to be postmast
er at Deep Gap, N. C.
STUART ^GRAPXTVGMAN
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S. G. Tugman,
Local Leader,
Dies Saturday
Stuart Grady Tugman, 70,
former Boone hardware mer
chant, died Saturday at Wa
tauga Hospital. He had been
in declining health for a num
ber of years.
Mr. Tugman was born in
Watauga County to Thomas
and Ann Davis Tugman, and
was reared in Meat Camp
township where he engaged in
farming activities.
He was the manager of Wa
tauga's first co-op store, was
with the State Health Depart
ment for some time, and later
he and a son, Earl, owned and
operated Watauga Hardware,
Inc. in Boone. He was a mem
ber of the Boone Methodist
Church and had served on the
city council. He had been re
tired since 1960.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Margaret Davis Tugman; four
sons, Ralph and Earl Tugman,
Boone; Dana Tugman, Laurel
Springs; S. G. Tugman, Jr.,
Charlotte; five grandchildren
and a sister, Mrs. T. P. Adams
of Pine Hall.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday at 2 o’clock at
(Continued on page 3, Sec. C)
124th Annual Session
Planned By Baptists
The Three Forks Baptist As
sociation will hold its 124th
annual session on Tuesday and
Wednesday August 25-26.
The first day will meet with
the Greenway Baptist Church,
and the second day with the
Zipnville Baptist Church. The
Three Forks Baptist Associa
tion has a membership of 8,637
members with 46 churches.
Dinner will be served each
day by the host church.
Dr. Perry Crouch, General
Secretary and Treasurer of the
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina, will speak to
the reports on missions at 1:40
p. m. on Tuesday. Dr. D. P.
McFarland, Executive Director
of The Christian Action Leo
gue of North Carolina will
speak to the report on public
morals and temperance work
at 10:25 a. m., Wednesday. Dr.
Agle Injured
In Smash Up
In New Mexico
Two cars smashed head-on
into each other east of Tucum
cari, New Mexico, on August
11, injuring James H. Agle, 20,
of Boone, and killing a 21-year
old Michigan woman.
Also injured were two stu
dents from Appalachian State
Teachers College, Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Durham, both 22, and
also of Boone. Agle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Agle of Boone,
and the Durhams were taken to
Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital
in Tucumcari.
Mrs. Durham had a broken
rib and collarbone. The two men
had minor cuts and bruises.
Dead was Fatima L. Gui
singer, 21, of Coldwater, Mich.
State Police Officer A. L. Mit
chell said she was the driver of
a car which swerved for some
unknown reason into the path
(Continued on page 3, Sec. C)
Eugene Poston, President of
Gardner Webb College, will
speak to the report on Christ
ian Education at 1:35 on Wed
nesday.
The Rev. Ed Crump, pastor
of the Brushy Fork Baptist
Church will bring the Evangel
istic mesage at 11:25 on Tues
day. Rev. Walter Hill, pastor
of Pleasant Grove Baptist
church will bring the message
at 11:25 on Wednesday.
The Rev. C. O. Vance, pastor
of Greenway Baptist Church is
Moderator and W. E. Pope is
associational missionary.
The public is invited.
ROBERT GAVIN
Robert Gavin,
GOP Candidate,
To Visit Boone
Robert Gavin, Republican
gubernatorial candidate, will be
in Boone and Watauga County
on Tuesday, August 25, to meet
with county Republican leaders.
On Wednesday, August 26, he
will campaign throughout the
area, getting acquainted with
business men and the general
public.
For information, contact
Clyde R. Greene, county chair
man, at 264-3096.
Contributors Listed
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10-Acre Site Procured
For Saw, Tool Industry
Citizens
On The
Move
BY RACHEL RIVERS
Copyright 1964
Rivers Printing Co.. Inc.
It’s up to the community and
county as to whether or not
American Saw & Tool Company
will establish a branch plant in
Boone.
Alfred Adams, chairman of
the Industry Committee, told
the Democrat this week that a
site has been secured on the
State Farm Road, southeast of
the VFW. The 10-acre site, for
merly the property of Ralph
Beshears and Dr. Hugh Watson,
now has been purchased by the
Committee.
About 20 members of the In*
dustry Committee met for a
breakfast meeting on Tuesday,
August 18, at the Gateway
Cafe. Finance Chairman Stan
ley Harris formed a canvassing
committee from the group, who
were assigned areas to cover
for contributions.
Already a number of busi
nessmen have contributed to
ward the $25,000 fund needed
to bring American Saw & Tool
here. This cost is the difference
between what land is selling
for and what the industry is
willing to pay for it.
Although they requested
more land than was anticipated,
Adams said they have agreed to
handle the costs of grading the
land and paving entrance roads
and parking areas. This should
mean between $8-$10,000 in sav
ings for the town in acquiring a
new wage-labor medium.
“The company is all set, but
we can’t accept the proposition
until all the money is pledged,”
Harris said. He urged that
Wataugans make their subscrip
tions this week, to enable the
quickest possible acquisition of
the new industry facility.
Glenn Andrews said “They
have already offered to build
and operate the factory, if we
can do our share.”
So far, contributors include:
Boone Drug Co., Hunt’s Dept.
Store, Maymead Block Co., V.
L. Moretz & Son, D. L. Wilcox,
Sr., Dr. C. Ray Lawrence, Alfred
Adams, Dr. E. T. Glenn;
First National Bank, Sam Dix
on, Andrews Chevrolet, Inc.,
Buford Stamey, Gwyn Hayes,
Cardinal Motel, Tweetsie Rail
road, Coffey Building Supply,
Dexter Hampton;
Watauga Democrat, Stanley
Harris, Greer & Coe Construc
tion, E. F. Coe, Clyde R. Greene,
Northwestern Bank, W. R.
Winkler;
Motor Parts & Supply Co.,
Brown Bros. Construction,
(Continued on page 3, Sec. C)
2,000 Residents Attend
Blue Ridge Shoe Co. Is Dedicated
Melville Shoe Corporation
dedicated its newest shoe fac
tory here Saturday with a for
mal ceremony and open-house
tours attended by more than
2,000 residents of Boone and
Watauga County, according to
Francis C. Rooney, president
and chief executive officer of
the New York firm.
Operated by the Blue Ridge
Shoe Company division of Mel
ville, the new one-story plant
has 55,400 square feet of floor
■pace and will produce 3,600
pain of hand-sewn men’s and
boys’ shoes daily and employ
about 350 persons when full
production fe rouchod. About
250 employees are currently
making 2,400 pairs of shoes a
day for Melville’s 1,200 Thom
McAn and Miles shoe stores.
The first Melville factory
opened in neighboring Wilkes
boro, N. C., in November, 1961.
It currently employs more than
350 people and produces 6,000
pairs of juvenile shoes a day.
The Boone plant, Rooney said,
gives Melville ten shoe factories
and one supply factory and pro
vides the manufacturing ca
pacity the firm needs to supply
its expanding retail divisions.
Boone was chosen as the site
for the new Blue Bidge factory
after Melville surveyed possible
locations in many states and
discussed possible sites with
Watauga Citizens, Inc., and the
Division of Commerce and In
dustry of the North Carolina
Department of Conservation and
Development.
Commenting on the choice of
the Boone location, Rooney said
that Melville was “extremely
pleased” with the site and the
“fine cooperation” extended by
both local and state interests.
Francis H. Gleason, president
of Blue Ridge Shoe Company,
complimented the employees for
the enthusiasm they displayed
while the fc** was getting into
production. “Even in an age of
automated production,” Gleason
stressed, “making shoes is still
a craft which demands trained
people, and the future of this
company rests on the skill and
pride which you and I have in
making quality shoes which can
be sold to the public at a fair
price. More than anything else,
we appreciate the fact that our
new plant is operated by intelli
gent men and women who take
pride in their jobs.”
In a speech prepared for de
livery at the dedication cere
monies, Governor Terry San
ford said, “North Carolina is
I proud ol the progress and pr»
dyctivity of the Blue Ridge Shoe
Company plants at Boone and
Wilkesboro.
“During the time that the
Blue Ridge Shoe Company has
been operating in North Caro
lina, it has proved to be a good
corporate citizen. It already has
provided 250 new jobs at Boone
and 350 at Wilkesboro.
“Therefore, on behalf of the
citizens of this State, I congratu
late Blue Ridge Shoe Company.”
Ralph Winkler, vice presi
dent of Watauga Citizens, Inc.,
welcomed Melville and Blue
Ridge Shoe Company to Wa
tauga County on behalf of the
(Continued on page 3, Sec. C)
NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS
QUEEN.—Mary Frances Kelly was chosen
queen by the press photographers of the two
Carolinas last August at Grandfather Moun
tain, and this past June went to Las Vegas
to win the national title “Miss American
Face.” The Union Mills, S. C., beauty will
return to Grandfather Mountain August 22-23
to crown her successor in a pageant spon
sored by the Carolinas Press Photographers
Association. Amateur and professional cam
eramen from many states will participate.
Results Of Opinion Poll
Are Released By Broyhill
Congressman James T. Broy
hill has announced the results
of his public opinion poll of the
99th District on national issues.
The survey was distributed
throughout the District in June
with Broyhill’s tabulation of
6,201 responses based on those
returned to him by July 20.
A very large proportion of
those responding, Broyhill point
ed out, took time to explain their
opinions on problems facing the
country. He stated that many of
these comments raised points of
view that he had not previously
considered which provided new
insights in his efforts to speak
for the people of the District in
Washington.
According to the 9th District
Congressman, “the most per
sistent expression in the poll
was a deep concern over the
expansion of Federal power and
the increase in Federal spend
ing and deficit financing.”
On 16 of the 26 questions in
the survey, decisive support
or opposition was expressed.
Among those issues where more
than two-thirds of those partici
pating opposed particular pro
posals were Red China’s ad
mission to the U. N., expanded
U. S. trade with Communist
countries, new Federal pro
grams to cause further un
balanced budgets, the Federal
pay raise, increasing the legal
limit on the national debt, the
Civil Rights bill, the President’s
poverty program, the Presi
dent’s proposal requiring dou
ble-time pay for overtime work,
a Federal requirement for day
light saving time, higher farm
supports and stricted produc
tion controls, Federal aid to
local public transit systems, and
the reactivation of the CCC pro
gram for young people.
Among the issues where more
than two-thirds of the opinions
expressed favored particular
questions, Broyhill indicated,
were support for a stronger
policy on Cuba, support for a
Constitutional amendment to
authorize States and local com
munities to permit voluntary
prayers and Bible reading in the
public schools, and support for
an income tax credit for parents
with children in college.
Although four key sections of
the Civil Rights legislation
were opposed, 65 percent favor
ed guarantees of voting rights
in Federal elections.
The most evenly divided opin
ions occurred on the question
of new pension legislation for
World War I veterans. Less
than one percentage point di
(Continued on page 3, Sec. C)
County Office Announces
ASC Election Regulations
Southern Bell
Adds Facilities
As Town Grows
Approximately $110,500 has
recently been spent in the Boone
area to provide for 400 addi
tional telephones and a maxi
mum capacity of 4,000 total tele
phones, W. R. Cooke Jr., local
manager, says. This addition
is necessary because of the rate
of growth here.
According to Cooke the pres
ent dial building located at
709 E. King Street was en
larged by 1,360 square feet to
provide space for the installa
tion of the central office equip
ment. The cost for the inside
plant was $75,000 and the out
side plant (cable, etc.) came to
$35,000.
The complete installation of
all facilities should be made
in the middle of this month.
Farmers of Watauga county
are being urged to take part in
the election of their local ASC
Community Committeemen who
will administer ASCS programs
in 1965. These committeemen
will take office October 1.
The importance of these elec
tions cannot be overemphasized.
The election will be held
again this year by mail. Ballots
will be mailed to all eligible
voters on record on or before
September 1.
Voters will be informed to
vote for 5 persons from the list
of nominees who were selected
by farmer petitions and present
Community Committees and
placed on the ballots.
Vaughn Tugman, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
County Committee Chairman,
points out that this annual elec
tion is one in which all eligible
farmers have an opportunity to
select the best men available
for the ASC committee. By do
ing this they help assure good
service to themselves and sound
(Continued on page See. C)