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r ■ FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the col umns of the Democrat With its full, paid circulation, intensely covering the local shopping area, it is the best advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXVII—. NO. 24 An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Seventh Year of Continuous Publication 1964 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 BOONE WEATHES Hi Lo Prec. *63 HI Lo 32 7 .04 50 17 55 33 57 48 52 36 36 24 32 16 tr. .19 .02 .04 tr. 30 22 44 15 34 25 40 21 33 22 44 22 55 27 CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED ISM RIVERS PRINTING CO.. INC. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY 24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS Yule Parade Gay Feature Of Saturday Boone’s Annual Christmas Parade will march down Main Street Saturday, December 12 at 3 p. m. formally announcing the Christmas season. This year’s parade is being sponsored by the Boone Jaycees and much time and effort has gone into making this parade one which Boone and Watauga County will be proud. Approximately forty units will gather and the parade will form at the Horn in the West grounds at 2:30 p. m., and the parade will follow the usual parade route down Main Street, turning down Water Street onto Faculty Street where it will dis band. Among the entries this year are the Appalachian, High School Band, new cars from Watson’s Garage, Winkler Mo tor Co., Wilson’s, Brown and Graham Motor Company, An drews Chevrolet, Inc. and Greene Buick-Pontiac, Inc.; Miss Watauga County, Donna Finley; Little Miss Watauga County, Anna Klutz; Mayor Wade E. Brown; Bill Stallard, President Boone Jaycees; Jay cees Float, Appalachian High Honor Guard, Police car, Fire Engine, Cub Scouts, Rescue Squad, Girl Scouts, Brownie Troops, Clowns, Pony Carts, Zionville Man Hurt /fevvx, A" .J.i*. i **n In Wreck Lee W. Wilson, 24, of Zion ville, was seriously injured Friday night about 10:30 when the 1956 Dodge in which he was a passenger failed to negotiate a curve and plunged down a 75 foot embankment on a rural paved road off old Hwy. 421 about six miles west of Boone. According to State Highway Patrolman George W. Baker, who investigated the accident, the car owned and driven by Homer James Combs, 23, of Zionville, apparently went out of control on a curve on Van derpool Drive and off the side of the road, down an embank ment and was completely de molished. Wilson was thrown from the car in the accident and was taken to the Watauga Hospital suffering from lacerations and severe head wounds. His condi tion is listed as critical. Combs and another passeng er, Joshua Billy Watson, 21, of Deep Gap were injured slight ly, and after first aid treatment at Watauga Hospital, were re leased. No charges have been filed, pending further investigation. Antique Cars. Novelty Units, several horse back riders and of course, Santa Claus, distri buting goodies to the youngst ers along the way. Jaiycees Sell Yule Trees On King Street The Boone Jaycees will sell Christmas trees again this year on the Wheeler’s Produce lot on King Street in Boone. They hope to have the trees available to start sales Saturday, Dec. 12. Proceeds of the tree sales will be used to help needy children in the county have a Merry Christmas. Last year some 40 children shared this experience with the Jaycees and received clothes, toys and other needed items. Although this is one of the least publicized functions of the Jaycees, it is perhaps the most rewarding for the club mem bers. Last year the children were taken on a shopping tour by a Jaycee and his wife, then treated to lunch at the Town House Restaurant, visited by Santa Claus, who distributed toys to all, and returned to their homes. A similar program has been planned this year. Live trees, including Scotch Pine, will be available again this year, according to Chairman BoJ) Buchanan. Christmas, candy and package decorations will also be sold. Funds Sought For Yule Joy At Orphans’ Home A group of local business men annually makes up a sum of money to be used to bring added Christmas cheer to the little children at Grandfather Home for Child ren at Banner Elk. Practically all the children being reared at Grandfather Home are our own people, from this mountain area, and heretofore the response has been gratifying. Those willing to contribute to the Joy of these orphaned children at Christmas time are asked to leave their con tributions with either of the following: Guy Hunt, Hunt’s Depart ment Store; James Marsh at Watauga Saving & Loan; W. W. Chester at Belk’s Depart ment Store, or Rob Rivers at the Watauga Democrat. SANTA CLAUS AND MISS BEVERLY SNIPES made a happy twosome at the Farmers Hardware on Saturday. Bev erly told Santa she wants a Barbie Doll and a sled for Christ mas. She is the fifth grade daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Snipes of Route 4, Boone. The Snipeses moved here from Athens, Ga. Dr. Snipes teaches psychology at ASTC. Santa will be at the Hardware Friday night.—(Rivers photo.) Burley Sale Times, Poundage Released Sale times and sale poundage per tobacco warehouse in the pre-Christmas Boone market have been released by Stanley Harris, sales supervisor of the Board of Trade. Big Burley Warehouse will sell 95,226 pounds each day. Mountain Burley Warehouse (or Farmers Burley) will sell 207,174 pounds per day for a daily sales total of 302,400 pounds. When Big Burley has the morning sale, it should finish between 10:30 and 11 a. m. Fifteen minutes is allowed for buyers to transfer, and Moun tain Burley should start by 11 REMAINS OF 1956 DODGE in which Lee Wilson of ZionviUe was critically Injured when it left the road on Vandcrpool Drive last Friday night. Two other passengers es caped serious injury. a. m., or soon thereafter. When Mountain Burley has the morning sale, it should be over by about 2 p. m. and Big Burley sales will begin as soon as buyers can transfer, about 2 or 2:30 p. m. Here is the pre-Christmas sales schedule: Thursday, Dec. 10 First sale Big Burley, 9:30 a. m., will sell 95,226; Second sale Mt. Burley 11 a. m., 207,174— Total Sales 302,400 pounds. Friday Dec. 11 First sale Mt. Burley, 9:30 a. m., will sell 207,174; Second sale Big Burley about 2 a. m., will sell 95,226—Total Sales— 302,400 pounds. Monday, Dec. 14 1st. sale Big Burley 9:30 a. m., will sell 95,226; Second sale Mt. Burley 11 a. m., will sell 207,174 —Total Sales 302,400 pounds. Tuesday, Dec. 15 First sale Mt. Burley 9:30 a. m., will sell 207,174; Second (Continued on page two) New Tax Officials Named County Commissioners Resume Duties Monday Ralph Greene, John Wellborn Are Appointed BY RACHEL RIVERS Copyright 1964 Rivers Printing Co.. Inc. Watauga County officials were sworn into office Monday morning, and the Board of County Commissioners re-elect ed Mr. S. Bynum Greene chair man, and named the appointive personnel. Mr. Greene, John F. Greene, and James C. Lyons, incumbent commissioners, all Republicans, were re-elected in the Republi can sweep of the county last month. Representative J. E. Hoi shouser, Jr., a Republican in cumbent, will take the oath of his office when the General Assembly meets in Raleigh in January. Miss Helen Underdown, Reg ister of Deeds since 1928 and a Democrat, who was unopposed in the November election, was sworn in. Ralph G. Greene was named Tax Supervisor, replacing I. B. Wilson who has served for the past two years. Stacy C. Eggers was re-ap pointed County Attorney. Mr. John Wellborn was elect ed Tax Collector, in the place I of Mr. J. D. Cook. who-had served for two years. Mrs. Merle Greene was named bookkeeper, and Mrs. Gail Cof fey County Secretary. Brief sketches of the officials are given: S. BYNUM GREENE County Commissioner Re-elected for a fourth term as county commissioner, Bynum Greene was born in Blowing Rock August 1, 1892. He mar ried Miss Lottie Edmisten of Boone and is the father of Hoye Greene, Mrs. Mary Cook, of Boone; Mrs. Georgia Ray of Deep Gap and Conley Greene, Sacramento, Calif. He attended high school in Watauga County. He was first elected commis sioner in 1956, again in 1960, 1962 and 1964. JOHN FLOYD GREENE County Commissioner J. F. Greene, a farmer by occupation, is a native of Boone, having been born here in 1917. His wife is the former Miss Doreatha Long of Wilmington. They have five children: Sue 21, Mrs. Wayne Fletcher of Jef ferson, Floyd 18, Bobby 17, and Marie 10. Greene was educated at Appalachian High School. His residence is in Boone. JAMES C. LYONS County Commissioner Lyons, at 27, is one of the youngest Wataugans to be elect ed to office. A salesman by occupation, Lyons is maried to the former Miss Peggy Hamp ton of Boone. Lyons is the fa ther of two children: Craig 8, and Scott 6. Lyons is a 1956 graduate of Appalachian High (Continued on page two) COUNTY OFFICERS AND NEW EM PLOYEES sworn in Monday are: (1-r) John D. Wellborn, tax collector; Clyde Jackson, custodian; Stacy Eggers, county attorney; John F. Greene, county commissioner; James C. Lyons, county commissioner; S. B. Greene, county commissioner; Ralph G. Greene, tax supervisor and county accountant. Seated are Mrs. Merle Greene, bookkeeper, and Mrs. Gail Coffey, county secretary. (Rivers photo.) Hon. Calvin Johnson Will Address Development Assn. Hon. Calvin D. Johnson, Con sultant on Public Affairs for the American Trucking Associ ation, will be the speaker for the annual meeting of the Northwest North Carolina De velopment Association. The meeting will be held at the YMCA in Elkin at 6:30 p. m. Thursday December 10. To be considered one of the top five public speakers in the nation is an honor not bestow ed lightly. Our speaker is con sidered by many to be a mem ber of that top five. His concern for the tradition al American ideals of freedom is inherited from his ancestors who landed at Jamestown in the early 1600’s. He was born in Kentucky and his family later moved to Illinois where he re ceived his major education. He began his career in pub lic service early, starting as a member of the School and Park Boards of his community to the Illinois General Assembly where he served six years. In 1942 he was elected to the U. S. Congress. In all his public service he has been a crusader for free CALVIN DEAN JOHNSON enterprise system in our way of life. Our speaker’s deep under standing of the problems and issues of our times is reflected in the constructive program he advocates. Few men in public life today can match him for his ability to impart to the peo ple the principles of the Amer ican way of life. Record Mail Volume Seen This Year By P.O. Official Postmaster Ralph L. Beshears reports that the Post Office De partment is confidently predict ing that the volume of mail dur ing this year’s Christmas rush will hit a record high. “Actual ly,” he says, '“it’s an easy pre diction because mail volume has been rising at a rate of nearly three percent a year for the Watauga Farmers Are Urged To Grow More Christmas Trees Farmers and landowners in | Watauga County are being urged by the Forest Conserva tion Service and the Watauga County Soil Conservation Ser vice to seriously consider the possibility of developing the Christmas Tree industry in the mountain sections of North Carolina, especially in Watauga County. In the last five years many landowners have been setting seedlings and are this year re alizing profits from, the sale of Christmas trees. According to Sir. Edgar Greene of the Soil Conservation Office here, ep> proximately fifty people have already set trees and will re alize profits from sales of about 10,000 trees this year. Heretofore, most of the Sou thern states have had to rely on the Northern markets to supply trees, but now in a long range view, the possibility of the supply being met by grow ers in our mountains is highly favorable. White pine still is the favor ed evergreen to grow as it takes little time and expense to re alize a profit. Frazer fir makes a higher-priced tree for resale and as is expected takes a long er time to be marketable. All areas of Watauga County are suited to the raising of trees, and more and more people each year are realizing that it could become a major industry in the county. At the present time there is no foreseeable reason why Wa tauga County could not produce one million trees for the Christ mas Tree Market without any competition from the Northern markets, as at the present time there is no outlet except from our area to service the Southern markets. past several years and this is most strongly reflected around the holiday season.” Well over twelve billion pieces of incoming and out going mail are expected to move through the system during De cember—with about ten percent of the year’s mail moving in less than three weeks. The Boone postmaster re ports that public cooperation is one important reason that post offices around the country are able to handle this huge mountain of mail in such a short period. “With out the assistance of the public, we’d be in a jam. People who shop early and get their cards and parcels into the mails early make it possible for the holiday mail to be de livered on time. Imagine what it would be like if we were to get all the holiday mails the last week before Christmas.” In addition to early mailing, the postmaster has several other suggestions which will help the hard-working postal employees move this avalanche of mail. First, he recommends using ZIP Codes which help (Continued on page two) . I Watauga Seal Officials Ask Early Action | The Watauga Tuberculosis Association calls everyone’s at tention to the Christmas Seal campaign with a reminder that there are only 11 more shop ping days before Christmas. Christmas Seals will add the season’s gaiety to all packages and mail, while supporting the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases programs throughout the coming year. Seal appeal letters are being answered with good support, but there are many letters yet to be answered, according to Mrs. Herman Wilcox, President of the Association. The general Seal Chairman is Charles Black burn, Jr., and he is quite confi dent that those busy people will soon find time to generously answer their appeal letters and carry Watauga ahead of last year. Mrs. Wilcox is assisted in di recting the Tuberculosis As sociation’s activities by these directors: Mrs. T. R. Snyder, Mrs. Ralph Buchanan, Lyle Cook, Dr. H. M. Cooke, Dr. James Greene, Mrs. John Houck, Mrs. Mae Miller, Grady Moretz, Jr., Mrs. Bruce Greene, Dr. R. H. Harmon and Mrs. W. R. Richardson. Robert Cody Dies Friday Robert Lee Cody, 53, of Boone, Rt. 3, died Friday at Watauga Hospital after an ill ness of six months. He was born in Catawba County and lived at Boone two years, operating the Highland Hills Motel. Surviving are his father, Q. A. Cody of Heath Springs, S. C.; his wile, Mrs. Nell Butler Cody; two sons, Max Cody of Biltmore and Butler Cody of Hickory; two brothers, Earl and Everett Cody of Lancaster, S. C.; two sisters, Mrs. E. O. Maloney of Lancaster and Miss Hilda Cody of Heath Springs; and two grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at First (Continued on page two) •
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