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BLOOD SAVES LIVES /, *■ ' i‘-- ’? * + Z>e a donor! 1 DEMOCRAT Go to your RED CROSS An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Seventh Year of Continuous Publication BOONE 1964 Hi Lo prec. ’63 Nov. 10 64 38 Nov. 11 68 35 Nov. 12 67 37 Nov. 13 62 42 Nov. 14 67 33 Nov. 15 67 30 Nov. 16 61 45 VOLUME LXXV1I-.NO. 21 CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1904 RIVERS PRINTING CO.. INC. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 20 PAGES—3 SECTIONS GRADING ALMOST COMPLETED AT NEW PLANT SITE. (Minor photo.) First Person To Spot Fire At Warehouse Was Mrs. Jackson The first person to spot the blaze at Coleman’s Burley Ware house early Wednesday morning was Mrs. Mamie Jackson. That was around 1:20 a.m. She alerted her son-in-law, Paul Grimes, who already had been disturbed by a roaring soiiiid. “I thought it. fas a truck at first,” he said. "After i beard it the first time, I started back to sleep, but then 1 heard it again.” Grimes ran to the front of his house on North Depot Street, where “It was so bright, it look ed like it was on my front porch. “Fire was coming out the side doors on the north side, jump ing 25 to 30 feet. I couldn’t get to my car.” Grimes’ 1950 Buick, which was parked on the bank just above the warehouse, was de stroyed by flames. He got into another car and raced for the Fire Department. When he arrived, policeman Raleigh Cottrell had just turned C. C. Eggers Dies In Idaho Clarence C. Eggers, 75, re tired employee of the Washing ton Water Power Co., in Post Falls, Idaho and former resi dent of Watauga County, died Friday at his home in Post Falls following an extended illness. Mr. Eggers was born in Mabel, N. C., and moved to the Post Falls area in 1912. He was a member of the Community Presbyterian Chu IOOF Lodge. Surviving are his widow, Laura Davis Eggers, two daugh ters, Mrs. Velma Largent of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Mrs. Helen Tilseth of Spokane Valley; one sister, Mrs. Florence Davis of Zionville, N. C.; five grand children. A son, Earl, was kill ed in World War II. Southern Bell Acts To Better Phone Service Southern Bell is now in the process of installing special equipment for the overall im provement of long distance telephone service between Le noir, Boone and Blowing Rock, according to J. E. Rig gins, plant manager. Mr. Rig gins stated that the cost of this project will exceed $40, §00. Approximately two months will be required to complete the work which began October 6, 1904. _ in the alarm. Cottrell asked Grimes where the fire was. Al though the fire apparently was north.of King Street, no calls had come in to pinpoint the blaze. Cottrell then told Grimes to raise the doors and pull the white fire truck out to the Vtreet. 1y The alarm was turned in about 1:22 a.m. In seconds, vol unteer fireman Armfield Cof fey, who lives across from the Fire Department, was in the truck, racing for the warehouse. Grimes: “Within five minutes, they had water up there.” By the time Grimes got back to (Continued on page two)' Fire Chief, Warehouseman Express Thanks For Help Fire Chief R. D. Hodges told the Democrat this week, in recounting the events of the Tobacco Warehouse blaze of last Wednesday, that thanks is due all persons who assisted the fire departments of Boone and Blowing Rock in efforts to save the establishment. Special thanks goes to the Blowing Rock Fire Department, Hodges said. They responded immediately to the emergency call with a truck and 14 men. Hodges also thanks ASTC college boys who helped stifle ground fires around the warehouse, and all those who assist ed with traffic and keeping the hoses clear, and the Boone Rescue Squad. The firemen injured in the fire-fightings were Earl Keller and Cecil Carter, who received slight burns on the hands, Hodges said. ^ Joe Coleman, co-owner of the warehouse, also extends thanks to all who worked to halt the blaze. Soil District Supervisor To Be Elected Dec. 4th The election for a Supervisor in the Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District will be held on Friday, Dec. 4, accord ing to Clyde Moretz, Chairman Eugene Hollars Taken By Death Eugene Hollars, 65, of Boone, retired assistant superintendent of the Watauga County prison camp, died Thursday at his home after a long illness. He was born in Watauga County to Andrew and Mary Lipps Hollars and was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bertha Trivett Hollars; three sons, Oscar Hollars of Roanoke, Va., and Cecil and Kenneth Hollars of Boone; five daugh ters, Mrs. Leona Young of Great Falls, Mont., Mrs. Mamie Jack (Continued on page two) Thanksgiving Closing Asked Mr. Herman Wilcox, outgo ing president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, recom mends that all business estab lishments and offices be closed Thursday, November 26, in the traditional observance of Thanksgiving Day. of the Board of Supervisors. The term of Ned Glenn of Sugar Grove will expire on Bee. 31, 1964. Nominating petitions bearing the signatures of 251 qualified voters of Watauga County must be in the office of the N. C. State Soil and Water Conserva tion Committee at Raleigh 10 days prior to the election in order to make a candidate eli gible for election. Any person who so desires may submit a petition for an eligible nominee and have the name of the nominee placed on the ballot, Mr. Moretz stated. REV. E. F. TROUTMAN Rev. Troutman Resigns Post As Lutheran Pastor BY R. C. WINEBARGER The Reverend Edwin F. Troutman has submitted his resignation to the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church to become effective December 31, at which time he will retire as a full-time minister. He agreed to serve the con gregation until March 31, 1965, to allow time for finding a re placement, at which time he and Mrs. Troutman will go to their home at Troutman, N. C. He ex pects to do some supply work there from time to time. Rev. and Mrs. Troutman came to the Boone Church, which was then one of three churches in the Boone Lutheran Parish, May 1, 1938. During these 26 years, the Boone church has be come fully self-supporting and has prospered in every way, one of which was the erection of an Educational Building which al most doubled the value of the property. During the years, Mrs. Troutman has been very active in the work and has walked side by side with her husband. Their two sons are pastors of Lutheran Churches in Atlanta, (continued on pane two) Farm-City Week Dinner Plemmons SaysW&MY Is Program Of Progress Industry Film Is Feature Of Annual Event BY RACHEL RIVERS At the annual Farm-City Week dinner, Nov. 12 at Cove Creek High School, Dr. W. H. Plemmons spoke on “How In dustry Affects a Community” and community club awards were made. Dr. Plemmons, president of ASTC and the Northwest North Carolina Development Associa tion, spoke to an overflow crowd of 324 persons in behalf of WAMY Community Action, Inc. He said, “WAMY, which stands for Watauga, Avery, Mit chell and Yancey counties, was first known as the four-county project. It has been under de velopment for one and a half years.” Dr. Plemmons said the pro gram began through the Gov ernor’s interest in breaking poverty and providing oppor tunity to the underprivileged, and added, “It is not a poverty program. “I prefer to call it a program of progress and a program of promise.” Dr. Plemmons showed slides entitled “How Industry Affects a Community” and said that the slides and narration, which concentrate on industry and education, are available through L. E. Tuckwiller. The gist of the film was: The reason for high taxes is low income and productivity. By elevating these factors, state expenditure for education also will be lifted. Three-fourths of state expenditures are for edu cation. In attaining higher incomes and greater production — re venue grows with sufficient in come, and education funds in crease simultaneously. The tax burden will be light ened if it is distributed more evenly among tax payers. Aver age income in Northwest North Carolina is 31,502. The nation al average is in excess of $2, 400. The local average is about $900 less that the state average. An ideal industrial commun ity must offer lower taxes, must have business people who understand business economics and must make industrial sites available at reasonable prices. Industry should not exploit (Continued on page two) Championship Came Will Be Played Friday The football game for the District Seven AA Champion ship will be played with Gran ite Falls at 8 p.m. Friday at the William J. Conrad Sta dium. The winner of this game will meet Swain High School of Bryson City for the West ern Regional Championship. Thanksgiving Services To Be Held Throughout County Three Thanksgiving services will be held throughout the county this year. Of particular interest to peo ple living in the Boone area is the annual service, sponsored by the Watauga County Minist erial Association. It will be held on Wednesday evening, Novem ber 25th, at 7 P- m. at the Greenway Baptist Church. This service will last approximately an hour, with the offering to be used for mission work among the Migrant Worker* of Amer ica who are condemned to pov erty as unskilled laborers. Rev. Richard Crowder, Minis ter of the Boone Methodist Church, will bring the, message, and the following ministers will participate in the program: J. Boyce Brooks, Floyd Boston, Todd Ferneyhough, J. K. Park er, Jr., E. F. Troutman, Donald Wilson, and C. O. Vance, pastor of the host church. On Thursday, Nov. 26, at 10 a. m., a Thanksgiving service will be held at the Cove Creek Baptist Church for that com munity. Henson’s Chapel Meth odist Church will cooperate in the planning of that service, and Rev. William Key will bring the message. The annual Thanksgiving service for the Blowing Rock community will be held on Thursday, November 26, at 8 a. m. at the Baptist Church. Rev. Blake Brinkerhoff will bring the message, and a coffee and doughnut period will pre gedf the service. A PROUD HUNTER, LEE BRYAN of Route 1, Vilas, poses beside his 11-point deer. Bryan killed the buck Monday morning on the South slope of Grandfather Mountain. He said he brought the deer down with a 30.06 rifle at about 80 yards. The deer was trotting when shot. (Rivers photo*) Fringe Area Development Is Topic Blowing Rock C* of G. BY RACHEL RIVERS The Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce Friday took up the question of community en terprise in relation to “fringe area” development. Louis Smith, C of C presi dent, introduced the projected problem: “Look at Hound Ears, Ski Mountain, Nine Mountains, Seven Devils, and the ski slopes at Banner Elk,” he said. “All are developing on our fringe area. “My long-range thinking is that if we don’t watch what we’re doing, we’re going to be F. L Wilcox, 72, Dies Thursday Felix Lloyd Wilcox, 72, of Rt. 1, Deep Gap, died at Watauga Hospital Thursday, November 12. He was a native of Wilkes County and the son of the late Grant and Cornelia McGuire Wilcox. Mr. Wilcox had been in the nursery and landscaping busi ness in Watauga County for twenty-five years, had been a U. S. Mail carrier, a merchant in Stony Fork, N. C., and for a number of years did carpenter ing. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Channie Wilcox; one son, Ravon Wilcox of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. Bill Hodges of Boone; four brothers, 0. S. Wilcox of Glendale (Continued on page two) L E. Townsend Dies Saturday Lonnie Edward Townsend, 4, of Route 4, Boone, son of Mrs. Mary Rosa Townsend, died at the Watauga Hospital Saturday, Nov. 14. Surviving are the mother; one sister, Louise Townsend, of the home; the maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Townsend of Route 4, Boone. Funeral services were con ducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Laural Fork Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Teems officiating. Interment was in the Town send Cemetery at Banner Elk. squeezed out. I may be too pessimistic, but! in five or ten years we may find ourselves going downhill.” Pointing to Boone as an ex ample, Smith said motels are increasing in number there, but “we are more or less dorm ant here.” Howard Barnwell: “I’m in terested in one thing. We need an establishment large enough to handle small conventions that like to come here in the off-season. We could get a num ber of those conventions up here. We could work at it.” Smith: “As I see it, Blowing Rock is a prestige summer re sort and will continue to have summer homes. But I’m think ing about what we can do to keep pace with the changing times.” Barnwell: “May I suggest you appoint a special group to study this alone, see what could be done about it? Two things should be discussed. First, we have no big restaur ants open in winter, and there’s nothing to do at night. Appreciation Night For GOP Thursday, November 19, has been designated Appreciation Night by the local Republican Executive Committee. A meeting has been sched uled for 7:30 p. m. at the Court House at which time Congress man James Broyhill along with all the newly elected county of ficials will be expressing their appreciation to the local sup porters. The public is invited. Smith agreed to schedule a study committee soon. Attending were Mrs. H. P. Holshouser Sr., Mrs. T. L. Dy sart of Blowing Rock and Statesville, J. D. Jones, How ard Barnwell, Louis Smith and Mrs. Betty Custer, C of C secre tary. The directors approved in creasing the non-resident dir ectors from seven to nine per sons as a means of stimulating interest. Of its 382 members, Smith said non-resident mem bers are in the majority. Resi (Continued on page two) Break-In Noted At Winkler Motor Last Tuesday night while firemen and local police officers were helping to battle the blaze at the Mountain Burley Ware house, a break-in occurred at the Winkler Motor Company garage building. According to W. R. Winkler, Jr., a tenant in an apartment over the garage saw a man running from the building carrying an object and asked what he was doing. The in truder dropped the object, which was later identified as an oil stove from the Winkler’s garage. Mr. Winkler stated that they had not been able to as certain what other items might have been taken. Several suspects have been questioned by Town of Boone police officials in connection with the break-in, but no ar rests have been made. Investi gations are continuing. Red Cross Bloodmobile To Be At Greenway Church 24th In the weeks just ahead there, will be three holiday weekends: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. Each is now associated with hundreds of traffic accident deaths, and blood flows from thousands that are injured. Some of the citizens of Watauga County will perhaps be counted in one of these groups. The holiday season, combined with winter weather, unfortun ately produces a high rate of accidents and illnesses. Often, blood transfusions are urgently required. Watauga County people have shown themselves quick to re spond to a dramatic case, when they come to know personally of some child or adult who needs their help in a crisis. It is harder for people to real ize that every day is an emer gency in the Watauga and Blow ing Rock hospitals, which rely on the Red Cross. Christmas is not far off and (Continued on page two)
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