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VOLUME LXXVU—.NO. 20 , # : cok^^^op^kjhtkd^wm BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1964
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BOONE WEATHER
1964 Hi Lo prec. ’63
Nov. 3 69 29
Nov. 4 67 31
Nov. 5 61 35
Nov. 6 63 43
Nov. 7 69 30
Nov. 8 56 41 .03
Nov. 9 59 40 25
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Burley Warehouse Burns
MOUNTAIN BURLEY WAREHOUSE NO. 1, a sprawling
structure containing more than an acre of floor space, was
burned to the ground by a fire which was discovered at
2 o’clock Wednesday morning, the origin of which is un
known. Built in 1939 and expanded in 1940, the structure
was the first of the three warehouses owned by Mr. R. C.
Coleman and sons in Boone. It contained three prize rooms,
with presses and other equipment, and the farmers’ room
had recently been reconstructed, Mr. Coleman estimates the
loss at a minimum of $150,000. Firemen promptly responded
and worked relentlessly in an effort to prevent the spread
of the flames. (Flowers’ photo.)
Work Proceeds On Factory;
Building To Cost $225,000
JAMES SANFORD LYONS
James Lyons, 91,
Dies On Monday
Rites Wednesday
James Sanford Lyons, 91, of
205 Carolina Ave., Boone died
Monday morning at Watauga
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Lyons was born in Wilk
es County and bad been a resi
dent of Watauga County for 82
years. He was a merchant by
occupation.
He was the son of the late
William and Mary Hughes Ly
ons. He is survived by his
widow, Lillie H. Lyons of
Boone;. four sons, Fred and
Ralph of Charlotte, Dolph and
Vardell of Boone; four daught
ers, Mrs. R. H. Townsend of
Zionville, Mrs. Ralph Stans
berry of Jefferson, Mrs. Rom
Adams and Miss Nanabel Ly
ons of Boone; one brother,
Henry Lyons, Jonesville, N. C.;
one sister, Mrs. Dora West, El
kin; twenty grandchildren and
43 great grandchildren.
Services were conducted
Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the
(continued on page four)
Farm-City Meet
Set For Tonight
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The Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association is
joining various organizations
in the annual National Farm
City meeting at 6:30 p. m. on
Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Cove
Creek High School for a barbe
cue dinner.
Tickets are $1.50 and may be
purchased through the Cham
ber office.
Directors and officers for
1965 will be installed at this
time.
The program will be: Master
of ceremonies, Leo K. Pritch
ett; Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag, Janie Shipley, president
of tne 4-H County Council; in
vocation, the Rev. Ronald Gib
son; barbecued chicken dinner;
introduction of special guests,
recognition of county civic
curbs by Leo Pritcheit; com
munity awards and recognition
of community clubs, Jerry
Adams; installation of Chamber
of Commerce officials, Herman
W. Wilcox; main speaker, Dr.
W. H. Plemmons on “How In
dustry Affects a Community;
and the benediction, the Rev.
Richard Crowder.
Brother Of
Dr. Moose Dies
Ernest Reiter Moose, 76, of
Lanham, Maryland, a retired
lawyer with the Indian Office
of the Department of the In
terior, died Tuesday, October
20, after a heart attack at Casu
alty Hospital.
Mr. Moose, who was bom in
Cabarrus County, N. C., attend
ed Crescent Academy and Ca
(Continued on page four)
Jim Meekins To Be
On ‘Candid Camera9
New York — Jim Meekins,
207 Cherry Drive, Boone, will
be one of the “stars” on the
upcoming “Candid Camera”
show to be broadcast Sunday,
Nov. 15 (10-10:30 p.m.).
According to Allen Funt,
creator and producer of the
popular WBTV (CBS network)
show, Jim appears in one of the
funniest segments of the new
season.
Along with four other cour
teous gentlemen who all hap
pened to be ip, the Eastern Air
lipes Terminal at New York’s
John F. Kennedy Airport, Jim
proved that chivalry isn’t dead
—but a fellow can still get left
holding the bag!
Without giving away the
punchline, Jim comes to the
aid of a young woman who asks
him to hold her purse while she
takes care of a minor problem.
The next thing Jim knows is
that he has been left high and
dry holding the bag—her purse.
“Candid Camera” is now in its
fifth season on the CBS Tele
vision Network.
Mr. G. R. Andrews, president
of Watauga Developers, Inc., a
corporation formed to head the
construction and location of the
new plant to be occupied by the
American Saw and Tool Co., an
nounced today that work is pro
ceeding at a rapid pace.
Grading at the site will be
completed within the next few
days, according to Paul Brown
of . Brown Bros. Construction
Co., and plans are that con
struction of the building will be
gin immediately.
The American Saw and Tool
Company is a subsidiary of the
American Vermont Corporation
of Vermont and will operate un
der the jurisdiction of the moth
er company of Louisville, Ken
tucky. They were urged to lo
cate their factory here by cit
izens of Watauga County, and
through tireless efforts of the
corporation and the donations
of many of the citizens of the
county, another ihdustry has be
come another “feather in our
caps.”
„ The new factory site is locat
ed on the State Farm Road, a
ten-acre tract purchased in Sep
tember from Dr. Hugh Watson
and Ralph Beshears. The new
building will encompass 29,500
square feet of floor space with
a 6000 square feet parking area
which will ultimately become
part of a planned extension to
the building.
The construction will be of
steel and block and will cost
approximately $225,000. Mon
roe Construction Company of
Greensboro was awarded the
contract for the buidling with
local firms bidding on sub-con
tracts.
(Continued on page four)
Only Indians Lived There
Nine Mountains To Be
Developed In Watauga
Raleigh Man
Is Promoting
Living Areas
A Raleigh man is going to
turn nine North Carolina moun
tains where only Indians have
dwelt before into a plus resi
dential area for both vacation
ers and permanent settlers it
has been revealed in the Capital
City.
The Democrat thanks the
News & Observer for permis
sion to use its story by Bernard
West on the important local de
velopment. The feature follows:
Emmett W. Stalvey, an insur
ance firm executive, plans to
develop “a very exclusive resi
dential area’’ on his mountains,
“along the lines of the Sea Is
land, Ga., residential develop
ment.” Sea Island is the famed
but exclusive “Honeymoon Is
land.”
The nine mountains are lo
cated in Watauga County, 2.9
miles from the center of Blow
ing Rock and about 11 miles
from Linville, on the east side
of Highway 221, which leads to
Blowing Rock and Linville. The
area is 90 miles north of Ashe
ville.
Stalvey purchased the land
through the Lloyd S. Robbins
Real Estate Agency of Blowing
Rock from Roger D. Edwards
of Miami, Fla. It was the larg
est real estate transaction in
the memory of officials in Wa
tauga County.
An additional expense for
equipment (such as a jeep and
road maintenance equipment)
has run the estimated total cost
to slightly less than $300,000.
First Area
Stalvey is planning to de
velop Blue Ridge Park, prob
ably the most centrally-located
mountain, first. This mountain
already has 3.1 miles of paved
road plus a complete water sys
tem fed by three artesian wells.
The paving cost approximately
$120,000.
The horizontal measurement
(Continued on page four)
CIDER MAKING time is almost a lost art
in the Northwestern section of the state.
However, a few of the old cider mills are
still grinding away, such as the one owned
by Charlie Farthing of Boone. Making some
of the tasty beverage at Farthing’s Orchard
are Appalachian State Teachers College stu
dents (1-r), Ron Kiziah of Hickory, Wallace
Hill of Jacksonville, Fla., and Frances
Crabtree of Roxboro. (Larry Penley photo.)
Contract Is Let For Building
For Sugar Grove Postoffice
The contract has been let to
provide new quarters for the
Sugar Grove Post Office, ac
cording to a telegram received
by James A. Dugger, County
Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee from Sen
ators Sam J. Ervin and Everett
Jordan, Saturday.
The contract was given to R.
H. Simpson, Jr., for the renova
tion of the building at the inter
section of highways 421A and
321 and stipulated that it must
be ready for occupancy by
March, 1964.
Specifications for the renova
tion included 1,000 square feet
of floor space, a platform area
of 80 square feet, parking area
of 2,500 square feet, air condi
tioning. This building will be
leased for 5 years with three 5
year lease options.
This renovation is in line with
the continued efforts of up
grading postal facilities in Wa
tauga County to provide a more
satisfactory delivery and hand
ling of mail.
B. Rock Hospital Granted
$100,000 “Challenge Gift”
The Blowing Rock Hospital
was granted a “challenge
gift” of $100,000 toward the
cost of the proposed addition
! and renovation of the hos
pital by the Z. Smith Reyn
olds Foundation, it was an
nounced Thursday in Win
ston - Salem by Mrs. Nancy
Reynolds Verney, president,
following a recent meeting of
the trustees.
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Totals .. 3421 4467 4224 4050 4101 3723 3928 3885 4066 4004 3727 3797 4225 3907 4019 4308 3674 4031 3932 4660 2575
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For State Senate—F. D. B. Harding (r) unopposed.4130
For Register of Deeds—Helen Underdown (d) unopposed.4237
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For House of Representatives—Murray Coffey (r) (write-in). 82
For Board of Education—D. Grady Moretz, Jr. (d) (write-in). 236