. » ■ £.*■ ' ** "tt-'*”?!*': *■ *-<■ *> *>
"FOB BEST RESULTS “
advertisers invariably use the cot*
umns of the Democrat. With its full
paid circulation, intensely covering
the local shopping area, it is the , i .
best advertising medium available.
An Independent Weekly Newspaper . Seventy-Seventh Year of Continuous Publication
1984 Hi Lo prec. ’68 HI
Nov. 17 80 37 .03
Nov. 18 66 52 05.
Nov. 19 58 52 38
Nov. 20 56 31 .14
Nov. 21. ,37 . 23
Nov. 22 40 14
Nov. 23 51 18
66
62
60
47
61
59
58 47
VOLUME LXXVI1—. NO. 22
CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED IBS*
RIVERS PRINTING CO.TINC.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1964
10 CENTS PER COPY
22 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
ff ►
LONG GRAY LINE OF TOBACCO TRUCKS waited Friday
be checked into the Mountain Burley Warehouse at De
pot and Faculty streets. Sales will start on Monday, Nov.
30. (Rivers photo.)
Horn Budget For Next Year
Is Approved At $68,800.00
The 1965 budget for the
“Horn in the West”, as approv
ed by the Southern Appalach
ian Historical Association:
ESTIMATED INCOME: Tick
et sales, $58,000; concession,
gift shop, programs and cush
ions, $6,800; advertising in pro
gram, $3,500; and miscellane
ous income, $500 for a total of
$68,800.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES:
Production salaries and expens
es, $37,000; Maintenance and
janitor service, $500; admin
istrative salaries, bookkeeping,
ticket taker, ticket office, ush
ers, parking lot, program and
cushion sellers, clean-up men
and theater manager, $3,480.
Promotional director, $1,500
(formerly $3,000); general
Let Us Be Grateful
“Today we give our thanks, most of
all, for the ideals of honor and faith we
inherited from our forefathers—for the
| t decency of purpose,, steadfastness of re
solve and strength of will, for the cour
age and the humility, which they pos
sessed and which we must seek every day
to emulate. As we express our gratitude,
we must never forget that the highest
appreciation is not to utter words but to
live bv them.”
—JOHN F. KENNEDY
November 5, 1963.
Mrs. Greene, Former
Hotelist, Dies Sunday
Mrs. Etta Mae Dougherty
Greene, 89, widow of Richard
Manley Greene, died Sunday in
a Greensboro hospital after an
illness of five months.
Mrs. Greene was born to Dan
iel Baker Dougherty and Ellen
Bartlett Dougherty and had liv
ed in Greensboro for 13 years,
after having spent most of her
life in Boone, where her hus
band was a pioneer general
store owner. She was a sister
to D. D. and B. B. Dougherty,
founders of Appalachian State
Teachers College. She and her
husband formerly operated the
Greene Inn, a small hotel, on
the site of the ancestral Dough
erty home.
Surviving are two sons, David
Johnnie Austin
Is Designated
Jaycee Of Month
Johnnie- Austin, mortician at
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home,
was named Jaycee of the Month
for his work on the recent Miss
> Watauga County Beauty Pag
eant. The pageant was the most
successful in the Boone Jaycees
history.
Johnnie is a native of Hudson
and a graduate of Hudson High
School. Since 1953 he has re
sided in Boone and graduated
from Appalachian State Teach
ers College in 1J|57. They have
two sons.
He has been a member of
the Boone Jaycees for eighteen
1 months.
MRS. GREENE
Greene of Greensboro and Roy
Greene of Winston-Salem; three
grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at
2 p. m. Tuesday at Boone Meth
odist Church by the Rev. J.
Boyce Brooks, the Rev. Lester
Brown, and the Rev. Richard J.
Crowder. Burial was in City
Cemetery.
manager, $5,000 (formerly
$3,000); secretarial help, $3,
300; utilities, $800; insurance,
$650; ticket purchases, $135;
souvenir program purchases,
$1,500; freight and express,
$100; royalties, $2,900; rent, of
fice, warehouse, heat, lights
and town rent, $1,900.
Advertising, including pur
chase of brochures, $6,500;
telephone and telegraph, $800;
office supplies, $500; postage,
$800; travel expenses, $400;
dues, $35; keeping grounds,
$200; printing, $500; theater
supplies, $300; and miscellane
ous, $200 for a balance of $68,
800.
Grocery Store
To Close After
Thirty Years
The uptown retail grocery
store, known as Hollar’s Gro
cery, will be closed at the end
of the business day Saturday,
and Mr. Jones Hollar will in
corporate the merchandise into
his City Meat Market and Gro
cery on East King Street.
Hollar’s Grocery is one of the
older stores in the community
and was founded more than
thirty years ago by L. H. Hollar
and sons. Since then it has been
operated by Mr. L. H., the late
Craig Hollar, M. C. Hollar, and
Jones Hollar. The City Market
and Grocery is also a long-time
business of the Hollar family.
Dr. Smith Gets
Emeritus Status
At Appalachian
Dr. Wiley F. Smith, who re
cently retired from the faculty
at Appalachian State Teachers
College, has been awarded
Emeritus status.
Emeritus status is granted by
the Trustees, upon the recom
mendation of the president, and
Carries with it these privileges
and recognitions: Emeritus rank
of Professor of Psychology (for
Dr. Smith); listing in the col
lege catalogue; participating in
academie processions; attending
convocations, faculty meetings
and public programs; use of the
college library; and office space.
Dr. Smith received the A. B.
degree from Union University
in Jackson, Tenn., in 1924, the
M. A. degree in 1826 and the
PhJDt-in 1931 from Peabody Col
lege. He also has attended a
summer session at the Univer
sity of Chicago.
He holds membership in the
following organizations: Amer
ican Association of University
Professors, N. C. E. A-, South
eastern Psychology Association,
American Psychological Associ
ation, Southern Society of Psy
chology and Philosophy, North
Carolina Academy of Science
and the South Carolina Academy
of Science.
In 1936 Dr. Smith was ap
pointed chairman of the psych
ology department at Appalach
ian State. At ASTC he has been
active on the curriculum com
mittee and the library commit
tee.
Dr. Smith is listed in the fol
lowing biographical directories:
(Continued on page two)
Broyhill Will Meet
Constituents Monday
Congressman James T. Broy
hill will hold office hours in
Watauga County next Monday,
November 30, as he plans to
spend the entire day in this
area.
The 9th District representa
tive to Congress, who was re
cently re-elected for a second
term in Washington, is continu
ing his practice of making him
self available for conferences
in communities of the eleven
counties of the District. Broyhill
will be available to discuss
legislation likely to be consider
ed in the next Congress or to
offer assistance with personal
problems involving the Federal
government.
The schedule of stops in Wa
tauga County is as follows:
8-8:45 a.m. — Boone Post
Office.
10 -10:30 a.m.—Green Valley
School.
11 -11:30 a.m. — Deep Gap:
Post Office and Greene’s
Trading Post.
12 -12:30 p.m.—Blowing Rock
Post Office.
1-1:30 p.m. — Foscoe Post
Office.
2:30 • 3 p.m. — Howard Mast’s
Store, Valle Crucis.
3:30-4 p.m. — Farthing’s
Store, Beaver Dam Township.
4:30-5 p.m.—Burkett’s Store,
Mable.
Strong Response To Christmas
Seal Mailing Is Being Noted
Early replies and contribu
tions to the 1964 Christmas Seal
Campaign letters through last
Friday have been tabulated and
indicate a strong response can
be expected until the campaign
closes.
TB Christmas Seals have al
ready had two outstanding loyal
supporters. One might be term
ed the “Widow’s Mite,” who
contributed and wrote, “I am
a widow with a. small income
. . . but I give my small bit to
this worthy cause.” The other
could be called from “far away
places,” when a former resident
sent a sizeable contribution for
the Christmas Seals and wrote,
“I wish the Seal Chairman and
all those that collaborate with
him a grand success for this
good cause. Gpd bless you all.”
Whether your contribution
falls within the “widow's mite” .
or the sizeable one from “far
away places,” it will find a
ready place in the Watauga
Tuberculosis Association’s pro
grams, according to Mrs. Bob
Draughon, executive secretary.
Mrs. Draughon added, “TB has
increased and some cases con
tinue to be discovered that will
not respond to the present TB
drugs, which indicates that re
search must be one of our
never-ending projeeta."
Weed Trucks Are Rolling In
Burley Auctions Will
Start In
Another Good
Year Is Seen
For Market
“This will be another big
year for us and for the farm
ers.”
Thus, Joe Coleman, co-oper
ator of the Mountain Burlej
Warehouse Company, summed
up the prospects for this year’s
tobacco market in Wataugs
County.
The 1964-65 burley auctions
begin a little late this year. Las!
year’s sales began on Monday
Nov. 25. This year things will
be getting underway on Mon
day, Nov. 30.
Coleman stated that “In com
parison, the quality of tobacc<
on the floors is a little bettei
than last year’s. More car<
seems to have been taken ii
curing and grading.”
Last year’s sales, averaging
about $57.90, were expected tc
be light due to dry weather and
a short growing season. Sales ir
1962-63 were the best in Boone’s
history, bringing about one and
a quarter million dollars.
Mrs. Harriet L. Sikes, co-own
er of the Mountain Burlej
Warehouses, said Friday thai
about 750,000 pounds of tobaccs
already was on the floors.
Coleman commented tha
“Poundage on the floor com
pares favorably with last year’i
opening sales, and farmers ar<
bringing their crops in at th<
normal rate.
“The hard freeze over the
weekend was a blessing to to
bacco growers in that tobacco
dried out at a faster rate and
the curing process was stepped
up.
“All tobacco on the floor is
in good shape. We believe
prices will be good, and everj
effort will be made to assure
farmers of the top money foi
their crops.
“Mountain Burley Warehouse
will abide with the resolution:
as set forth by the Burley Sale:
Committee. The prize room be
ing constructed at Warehouse
No. 3 will be available immed
iately and in time to accommo
date buyers,’’ Coleman said.
The Burley Sales Committee
has resolved “that there shall
be a Christmas Holiday mark
eting recess to begin at the
close of sales on Dec. 22. Sale:
shall be resumed on Jan. 4
1965.”
The Big Burley Warehouse,
located on Highway 421 Bypas:
west of Boone, was extensively
repaired and renovated Iasi
year. Owners are J. M. Smoth
ers Jr., R. E. Bullock and King
Roberts.
Bullock told the Democrat
Tuesday that about twice as
much tobacco is on the floor
now than last year, an estimat
ed 600,000 pounds.
He believes price will be in
line with this season’s high
quality tobacco. Crops are com
ing in from North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia and there’s
space left. They will sell on
five-day basis.
W. R. Richardson, Assistant
Extension Agent, said that to
bacco may be even lighter this
year because of an early freeze
(Continued on page two)
Championship
Football Came
In Asheville
The Western Regional
Championship football game
will be played at the Ashe
ville Memorial Stadium Thurs
day, November 26, at 2 p.m.
Appalachian High School will
be playing Swain High School
fog the championship.
i-■yriaiMMiwwwimiiTfliiTa
THE FRAME OF HIE BELL TOWER went
up this week on the chapel addition being
built by the First Baptist Church of Boone.
The bell should be pealing by spring of
■88388aB88w88bi8wW8S88wiwSSflBw»»S»w8w8www!aSwM«wS::MillMMI^MM^MMMMWBi
1965. With the exception of windows and
doors, the structure has been closed in so
that work may continue through the winter.
(Rivers photo.)
Agricultural Development
Group Organizes Progra
ii
The Watauga County Agri
cultural Development Group
met Nov. 19 at the Watauga
ASCS office to organize the
1965 Agricultural Conservation
Program.
The development group com
prises the ASC County Com
mittee, the County Extension
Chairman, the SCS Technician
and a representative of the
North Carolina Department of
Conservation and Development
(forestry division).
Those present at the pre
liminary planning meeting to
discuss needs for the county
were Alfred Adams, Cashier
Northwestern Bank; W. C. Rich
ardson, County Agriculture
Agent; Edgar Greene, Soil Con
servation Service Technician;
Joe Clayton and Crayte Teague,
North Carolina Department of
Conservation and Development;
Arvil Slemp, Maymead Lime
Company; Edgar Hardin, Farm
Bureau representative; Lewis
Burkett, Vendor; and the follow'
ing community committeemen:
Howard Cable, Beaver Dam
community; Coy Billings, Joe
McNeil and A. Y. Howell,
Brushy Fork community; Ned
Glenn, Laurel Creek community;
Tom Jackson and Ernest Mor
etz, Meat Camp community;
John F. Cook and Howard
Brookshire, New River com
munity; Mack Thomas, North
Fork community; Will Byrd,
Shawneehaw community; Joe
Coffey, Sr., W. B. Day and
Thomas Fairchild, Stony Fork
community; Jeff Shook and
Arlie B. Hodges, Watauga com
munity.
The development group se
lected practices designed to fit
the conservation needs of Wa
tauga County during the coming
year. They also wrote specific
Break-Ins Continue
In Watauga County
Following a well - grooved
pattern, break-in of business
establishments continues in
Boone and Watauga County.
Sheriff Dallas Cheek reports
a break-in at the 421 Texaco
Station on Highway 421 east of
Boone about 2 a. m. Monday
morning. Vandals forced open
the front door of the establish
ment and made off with one
tire, several pairs of nylons,
cigarettes and .22 rifle shells,
an approximate loss to Mr.
Claude Bodenheimer of $40.
Police Chief Hubert G. Tho
mas reports a break-in at Thrift
Market sometime between 4
and 7:45 a. m. Saturday. Time
was set as a police check was
made at 4 a. m. and the owner,
Mrs. A. E. McCreary, opened
the store at 7:45 a. m. at which
time he discovered entry had
been made through a window
in back of the store. Investiga
tion revealed that a watch
valued at $99.95 was missing.
On Monday morning, the
Town of Boone police investi
gated a reported break-in at
Smithey’s store on King Street.
A lid on the coal chute in back
of the basement had been pried
off letting vandals gain en
trance to the basement. Noth
ing of value was reported to
have been taken.
No arrests have been made,
but investigations are continu
ing.
practice specifications such as
seeding rates, dates and fertili
zer analysis and rates to be
used for each practice. The
newly developed plan will be
reviewed at the State level and
approved before going into ef
fect Jan. 1, 1965.
The 1964 plan had eleven
practices. According to records
of the ACP Program Clerk,
Mildred S. Ward, a total of
1,477 farmers have requested
one or more-of'these conserva
tion practices. Approximately
$76,000 has been approved on
the 1964 Agricultural Conserva
tion Program.
The County ASC Committee
has received $69,121 for use on
conservation practices develop
ed under the 1965 program.
1964 LINCOLN owned by Mrs.
Elfreda Sharpe Keller of Blow
ing Rock and Charlotte which
plunged down an embankment
into stream on the Blowing
Rock Road last Wednesday, af
ter skidding on wet pavement,
was completely demolished.
Mrs. Keller and her 3-year-old
grandson, John H. Oberle, who
was a passenger, were taken
to Blowing Rock Hospital for
treatment of injuries.