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>LUME LXXVII—NO. 19
COPYRIGHTED 1964
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5,1964
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18 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
In Landslide
Moore
elected Governor of North Car
olina by a substantial margin,
administering a second defeat
to Robert L. Gavin, in an elec
tion in which more than a mil
lion Carolina votes were tallied.
With 97 per cent of the vote
counted, the tally was:
Moore 569,273.
Gavin 453,659.
Moore rolled up good major
ities in the east and west and
appeared to be doing well in
the Republican Piedmont. Ga
vin ran about as well against
Moore as against Sanford in
1960.
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Floyd R. Harmon
Is Found Dead Of
Gunshot Wound
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Floyd Roscoe Harmon, 77, a
farmer of the Beaver Dam com
munity, was found dead at his
home about 7:40 a. m. Monday.
According to Watauga County
Coroner Richard E. Kelley, Har
mon died from 20-gauge shot
gun wounds around the heart
area.,
Harmon had been in declining
Mr./, Kelley ruled the death a
Mrs. Harmon found the body
in the living room of their home
after she returned from doing
the barn chores across the road
from the house.
Harmon was born in Watauga
County to Joseph and Lydia
Henson Harmon.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mabel G. Harmon; two sons,
Roger and Burl Harmon of Su
gar Grove; two daughters, Mrs.
John White of Detroit, Mich.,
and Mrs. Willard Combs of Cin
cinnati, Ohio; two brothers,
Vance and Dewey Harmon of
Beech Creek; two sisters, Mrs.
Pearl Rominger and Mrs. Elija
Ward of Sugar Grove; five
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at
2 p. m. Wednesday at Zion Hill
Church by the Rev. Lawrence
Hagaman and the Rev. Clyde
Cornett. Burial was in the Har
mon cemetery.
several months and
suicide.
Watauga Republicans Easy Winners
PRESIDENT LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
W inner s Listed
At Horse Show
Western was the theme for
the first CoVe Creek Horse
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Robert G. Shipley, agriculture
teacher at Cove Creek High
School, was manager of the
show, which, he said, “has ex
ceeded our fondest expectation.
We hope we can make it an an
nual affair.”
The official winner list, se
lected by Judge Brooks E. Pier
cy, is:
Open three-gaited class, 16
horses shown. First, Sandy
shown by Charles Blackburn
owned by Hamp Blackburn; Sec
ond, Chief — Newt Blackburn;
Third, Melody—Bobby Shipley;
Fourth, Lady—Howard Younce;
Fifth, Ringo—Bobby Younce;
Sixth, Spot—Susan Mast; Sev
enth, Blazer—Chris Blackburn;
Eighth, Champ — Mrs. Newt
Blackburn. .
Small pony class—1st, King
Largo—Shirley Jean Harmon;
2nd Princess— James Percival;
3rd Bill—Jackie Henson; 4th
Lady—Gary Harmon; 5th Jean
ette Norris; 6th Cricket—Gary
Greene. ‘ -
Western Pleasure class—1st
Lightning — Danny Grindstaff;
2nd Ceasar—Jim Greene; 3rd
Prince—AleX Greene; 4th Gin
ger—Judy Campbell; 5th Prince
—Freddie Wilson; 6th Rusty—
Kenneth Greene.
Large Pony class—1st Lady
Bird—Billy Sue Harmon; 2nd
Ginger — Judy Campbell; 3rd
Ringo — Bobby Younce; 4th
Tony—John Perry Fidler; 5th
Rusty—Phil Wilson.
Mule race—1st Kate—Johnny
Brown; 2nd Sadie—Burl Brown;
3rd Katie—Gary Cook; 4th Jack
— Don Henson; 5th Roddie —
Jerry Henson.
Pleasure class—22 shown—8
ribbons — 1st Tiger — J. B.
Greene; 2nd Dixie—J. B. Miller;
I
Farm-City Week To
Be Observed 12th
The annual Watauga County
Farm-City Week program will
be held Thursday night, Nov.
12, at the Cove Creek High
School Gymnasium.
The meal will feature barbe
cue with vegetables and des
sert.
-The program will include
awarding of prizes and certifi
cates in community activities;
installation of officers in Cham
ber of Commerce and Commun
ity Clubs; color slides on in
dustrial development in our
area with ex]«j»atio» and com
ments by Dr. W. H. Plemmons,
President of Appalachian State
Teachers College. There will
be special music also.
This program is one of the
highlights of the year for the
Boone Chamber of Commerce
and the Watauga County com
munity clubs. Good food and
good fellowship has grown into
tradition at this event.
Tickets for the barbecue din
ner are available from com
munity and civic leaders at
$1.90 each.
3rd Red — Lewis Norris; 4th
Tony—Mrs. Lewis Norris; 5th
Melody — Bobby Shipley; 6tfr
Goldy—Charles Stephens; 7th
King—J. B. Greene; 8th Farrier
—Sandra Mains.
Pony race—1st King Largo—
Shirley Jean Harmon; 2nd Prin
cess—James Percival; 3rd Rusty
— Phil Wilson; 4th Pepper —
Lester Rominger; 5th King —
Bill Younce; 6th Bill — Jackie
Henson.
Western working class — 1st
Brownie—Kenneth Greene; 2nd
Lady — Danny Grindstaff; 3rd
Prince—Alex Greene.
Girls Three-gaited—1st Brow
nie—Kathy Greene; 2nd Ginger
—Judy Campbell; 3rd Susan—
Linda Donnelly; 4th Spot—Su
san Mast.
Boys Three-gaited—1st—Mel
ody—Bobby Shipley; 2nd Rusty
—Kenneth Greene; 3rd Gary
Hollar; 4th Brownie — Baxter
Greene; 5th Thunder — D. E.
Church.
Parade class—1st Prince —
F. D. Baumgardner; 2nd Tiger
—Bill Wallace; 3rd King—Ken
(Continued on page 2, sec. C)
Mrs. Johnson
Dies In Tenn.
Miss Zora Bell Johnson, 80,
of Route 7, Elizabethton, Tenn
essee died in the Carter County
Memorial Hospital Monday
morning following an illness of
eight years. A native of Wa
tauga County, she had lived in
Carter County since 1919. She
was a member of the First
Methodist Church of Elizabeth
ton.
Survivors include five sisters,
Mrs. Sallie Bearley of Jensen
Beach, Florida; Mrs. Lizzie Kell
er of Boone; Mrs. Winnie Greer
and Mrs. Myra Cornett of End
icott, N. Y.; Mrs. John Messi
mer of Broad St. Ext., Eliza
bethton; five brothers, the Rev.
W. H. Johnson of Jensen Beach,
Florida; Charlie Johnson o f
Forest Hill, Maryland; John H.
Johnson of Hyattsville, Mary
land; Hoy Johnson of Bing
hampton, N. Y., and J. Wyman
Johnson.
Funeral services were con
ducted from the Tetrick Fun
eral Home Chapel at Elizabeth
ton at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday
with the Rev. William J. Car
ter, the Rev. Burl Garland and
the Rev. Hubert Greene offici
ating.
Interment was in the Brown’s
Chapel Cemetery at Boone, with
graveside services at 4 p. m.
Wednesday.
Tetrick Funeral Home was in
charge of funeral arrangements. ,
PICTURES OF COUNTY
WINNERS ON PAGE SIX
Watauga County voters came
out en masse Tuesday Tuesday
and when the counting had been
completed the Republicans had
won overwhelmingly on the lo
cal level.
An exception was Miss Helen
Underdown who remains as Reg
ister of Deeds. She has held
the office since 1928 and was
unopposed.
On the county ticket Messrs.
Bynum Greene, John Greene
and Carlton Lyons retained
their seats as members of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Representative Holshouser de
feated L. H. Smith by more than
a thousand. Other Republicans
won by comparable majorities.
Unofficial returns indicated
that President Johnson had car
ried Watauga by 82 votes, with
4031 as compared to 3949 for
Goldwater. This was unexpect
ed. Only Roosevelt, in 1936,
has carried Watauga for the
Democrats in a national elec
tion.
On the State ticket for Gov
ernor: Gavin 4215, Moore 3355.
For Lieutenant Governor in
Watauga County Bob Scott
scored 3918 as against 4012 for
Clifford Bell.
Watauga approved the State
School Bond issue 4646 to 2445.
Following are the total coun
ty figures. Complete figures by
townships will appear in next
week's Democrat.
For President: Democrat Lyn
don B. Johnson 4031, Republi
can Barry M. Goldwater 3949.
For Governor: Republican
Robert Gavin 4215, Democrat
Dan K. Moore 3355.
For Lieutenant - Governor:
Republican Clifford Bell 4012,
Democrat Bob Scott 3918.
For Secretary of State: Re
publican Edwin E. Butler 4002,
Democrat Thad Eure 3758.
For State Auditor: Republi
can Everett L. Peterson 4005,
Democrat Henry L. Bridges
3734.
For State Treasurer: Republi
can Charles J. Mitchell 4009,
(Continued on page six)
—
BOB SCOTT
Scott Is
Winner
Democrat Bob Scott won eas
ily over Clifford Bell in the race
for the Lieutenant Governor
ship Tuesday.
Scott, the son of former Gov
ernor Kerr Scott, was leading
by about two to one on the face
of early returns, which indicat
ed Scott had 80,000 votes to.
Bell’s 43,000.
FUZZY WUZZY WUZ A PONY—Mounted
is Michael Gail Taylor, grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. S. F. Horton of Sugar Grove. The
other children are Michael and Debbie Bing
ham, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
David Bingham of Sugar Grove. (Rivers
photo.)
ELECTION IS HELD MONDAY
Blue Ridge Shoe Workers
Beat Union Issue 176-83
Broyhill Wins By
13,000 In Ninth
Representative James T.
Broyhill of Lenoir, had easy
sailing in his race with Demo
crat Robert M. Davis of Salis
bury, and it was readily appar
ent as the returns poured in
that Mr. Broyhill had won by
a heavy majority.
With 175 of the 233 percincts
in the 9th district tallied, the
returns showed Broyhill 63,209,
Davis 50,361.
Representatives Scott, Cool
ey, Democrats and Jonas, Re
publican, appeared to be win
ning close races in their respec
tive districts.
Rachel Rivers
Is Figure In
NBC Analysis
Boone precinct was one of
44 key points in North Caro
lina used by NBC Tuesday
evening to project its Vote
Profile Analysis of the Na
tional and State Election.
Rachel Rivers, Managing
Editor of the Watauga Dem
ocrat, was NBC reporter from
Boone, and with the help of
local election officials in tab
ulating the votes she needed
early in the evening, was able
to give NBC prompt coverage.
Her report showed from
Boone: Johnson 797, Gold
water 440; Moore 730, Gavin
SOS.
JAMES T. BROYHILL
Veterans’ Day
To Be Observed
Watauga Post No. 130 of the
American Legion and the Aux
iliary will observe Veterans’
Day, November 11.
A covered dish supper will
be served at 6:30 p. m. String
music will feature a patriotic
musical program.
All ex-servicemen and their
'amilies are urged to attend.
Ashe County Man Heads Crew
To Take Farm Census Here
Mr. Marshall G. McNeill of
Jefferson, N. C., has been named
a crew leader for the 1964 Cen
sus of Agriculture, Joseph R.
Norwood, director of the re
gional office of the U. S. Bu
reau of the Census at Charlotte,
announced today. The new crew
leader is one of about 1,825
persons throughout the U. S. to
receive this appointment.
The new crew leader will
supervise a team of census
enumerators who will visit all
farms and ranches in part of
Watauga county to collect of
ficial census questionnaires
from farm operators. Enumera
tion of all farms in the county
will take place in November
and early December.
Mr. Dennis A. Sherrill of
Hudson will be in charge of the
farm census in another part of
Watauga county.
The census will be taken in
the following ways: Shortly af
j ter November 5, the Bureau of
the Census, an agency of the
U, S. Department of Commerce,
will mail census questionnaires
to all rural boxholders. Those
required to fill out the forms
should do so and hold the ques
tionnaires until a census enume
rator comes to collect them. At
that time, the enumerators will
help answer any questions that
may have proved troublesome.
The crew leader is a key per
son in conducting a Census of
(Continued on page 5 Sec. C)
Employees of the Boone
factory of the Blue Ridge
Shoe Company, in an election
held under the auspices of
the National Labor Relations
Board Monday morning, re
jected the proposal to employ
the Teamster’s Union as their
bargaining agent.
Out of 275 eligible to vote
in the election, 260 cast bal
lots. The tally stood 176 to
83 against affiliating with the
union. One vote was chal
lenged.
Officials present for the
counting of the ballots at
11:30 a.m. Monday were: R. L.
Young, secretary-treasurer,
Teamster’s Local Union No.
61, Hickory; R. O. Ray, plant
manager; Ted Rhudy, assist
ant plant manager; Ralph
Steele, industrial engineer,
plant manager; John Canavan,
Company attorney; John De
witt, general manager.
Those observing the elec
tion were: Mrs. Eula South,
Company observer; W. D.
Mast, employee; Robert Va
lois, counter, National Labor
Relations Board.
COMPANY STATEMENT
Following the tallying of
the vote, the Shoe Company
issued the following state
ment, signed by Mr. John
DeWitt:
“We have been told that in
the normal course, the results
will be certified as final in
about a week to 10 days.
“Naturally we are pleased
with the victory and par
ticularly with the overwhelm
ing margin of the vote. We
are glad the matter is over
and, as far as we are con
cerned, bygones are bygones
and we intend to settle down
to our main business of mak
ing shoes and making this a
better place to work.
“We want to thank our
friends for all their help and
will try to show our gratitude
by being worthy of your con
tinued support by our future
conduct."
NEWS BREVITIES
Eisenhower forsees heavier
Soviet pressures.
Soviet assures Arabs ties will
be upheld.
Soviet expected to perpetuate
split of Germany.
Lop-Sided
Vote For LBJ
Seen In Nation
President Johnson carried
the nation Tuesday by what
may prove to be an unprecedent
ed majority, and the projected,
estimates of the voting trends
indicated he would come out
with about 61 per cent of the
popular vote, perhaps making
a clean sweep outside the
South with the exception may
be of Senator Goldwater’s home
state of Arizona.
Only in the Deep South was
there consolation for the Re
publican National ticket. Gold
water carried South Carolina
handily, added on Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisians and per
haps Georgia, and was holding
on to a slim edge in Arizona.
Wins In Carolina
President Johnson overcame a
stronger than usual Republican
vote in eastern North Carolina
to keep the State in the Demo
cratic column for the ninth suc
cessive national election.
At midnight returns indicated
the President had racked up
632,000 votes against 508,000 for
Senator Goldwater.
Everywhere else it appeared
the Johnson-Humphrey ticket
was in clover. The tremendous
Democratic sweep carried New
England, with Maine and Ver
mont, all the East, and early in
the evening the analysis pro
jections indicated that the Re
publican ticket would be lucky
to get any State outside the
South.
senator ooiawater was ex
pected to make a statement to
day (Wednesday.)
The President made big tal
lies in the great vineyards of
the northern industrial states,
where the votes hung in big
rich clusters like concord
grapes, carried his winning
streak into the farm belt—as a
general rule the heartland of
Republican strength in the na
tion—and pushed his luck on
through to California. ‘
In New York, where the
Democratic ticket appeared
headed for a wide majority,
Robert Kennedy tripped the
veteran Senator Kenneth Keat
ing handily. Senator Edward
Kennedy, still ailing from in
juries sustained in an airplane
crash last summer, won easily
in Massachusetts.
Returns indicated that the
Democrats increased their
heavy control of both houses of
Congress in the Johnson sweep.
Well-Known
Mail Carrier
Dies Saturday
William V. (Bill) Minton, 64,
of Wilkesboro, U. S. mail car
rier in northwestern North
Carolina for many years, died
unexpectedly at 10:45 p. m.
Saturday in Wilkes General
Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Wilkes Coun
ty, May 20, 1900, son of H. G.
and Luna Foster Minton. He
was a contract mail carrier and
had been serving the route be
tween North Wilkesboro and
Boone for many years.
Only surviving member of his
immediate family is his widow,
Mrs. Maude Minton of the
home.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday afternoon at
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home
Chapel by Rev. Clyde Church
and the Rev. Raymond Hendrix.
Burial was in Mountlawn Mem
orial Park.
Stallings Store
Is Again Robbed
Stallings Jewelry Store was
robbed of rings valued at
$1,980 about 2:35 a.m. on Wed
nesday, Oct. 28.
Police Chief Hubert Thomas
said a woman renting an apart
ment over the store heard a
brick thrown through a show
case window and telephoned
police. A patroling officer ar
rived at 2:40 a. m.
No one was spotted at the
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