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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. 27 coN^STOFjrajGHTTEDiM* BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1964 10 CENTS PER COPY BOONS WEA Hi Le Tree. 1984 Dec. 22 42 25 Dec. 23 54 28 Dec. 24 62 34 44 52 59 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 27 53 39 Dec. 28 54 31 14 PAGES-—2 SECTIONS •vi Route Reco Middle Is Again mended Raleigh — The N. C. Highway Commission last Tuesday re affirmed action it took several months ago in recommending that the “missing link" of the Blue Ridge Parkway be built along « compromise middle route across Grandfather Moun tain. The commission did this as it adopted a resolution calling for the exchange of right-of-way land with Hugh Morton, the owner of Grandfather Mountain. Under the proposal, the High way Commission would turn over to Morton 250 acres of land it owns dong the Yonahlossee Trail In exchange for 400 acres of land at a higher point of the mountain. The exchange must be approved by the Governor and Council of State. Although the Highway Com mission has recommended that the parkway link be built along the compromise middle route across Grandfather, the Na tional Park Service—which will build the link — has not yet given its approval. The Park Service has been holding out for a route near the top of the mountain. TweetsieWill Appear On 1965 Pilot Calendar Tweetsie Railroad near Boone has been selected as one of the twelve historic scenes to be por trayed on the 1965 calendars of Pilot Life Insurance Co. of Greensboro, and the calendars are currently being »’istributedf a company spokesman stated to day. ' The rendering of the scene is a reproduction of a drawing made by a well-known Virginia artist, it was stated. A Pilot spokesman said that the local attraction was selected “because of its outstanding his toric value to the people of this area and its appeal to persons throughout the South.” The calendar is being distrib uted to approximately 150,000 firms, industries and individuals throughout North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia Enrollment At ASTC Reaches Record High Enrollment at Appalachian State Teachers College for the Winter Quarter is 3,117, accord ing to an announcement by Dr. Ben Strickland, college regis trar. The total student enrollment includes 2,848 undergraduate, 170 graduate and 99 registered for Saturday classes. The deadline for dropping a course (Winter Quarter) with out indicating whether the stu dent is passing or failing is Tuesday, Jan. 15. Pre-registration for the Spring Quarter will begin with stu dents picking up packets on Feb. 12. Students may pick up course cards from various de partments Feb. 15-18 and com plete registration by paying of fees Feb. 19 or Feb. 22-24. Business Good In Old Year A hurried survey of Boone merchants the first of the week indicated that retail sales in the community in 1964 exceed ed the expectations of most bus mess men. According to pre-inventory opinions sales in 1964 have reached an all-time high, with more people making cash pur chases and fewer buying on credit than in former years. Some credited the Federal tax reduction in witholding to part of the accelerated trade. Among those interviewed were: Mr. Vaughn Roten, of Bur gess Furniture Co., who says, “I am happy to say that sales this year are definitely above those of 1963.” Mr. Cecil Greene of Farm er’s Hardware and Supply Co., Inc.: “our sales are up 25 to 30% over those in 1963.” Mr. W. W. Chester of Belk’s Dept. Store states “our busi ness is much improved over last year.” Hunt’s Dept. Store, “our sales have definitely been better than the preceding year.” Finance Croups Approve Merger Charlotte. — Stockholders of American Discount Co. and Home Finance Group, Inc., in separate meetings December 21 approved a merger of the two companies. The plan to merge the two financial giants was announced several months ago. Following last week’s meetings, a state ment said the actual merger is expected to become effective at the close of business Dec. 31. American Credit Corp., the new company, will begin oper tions the first business day of the new year. The combined firm will have total assets of approximately $231.2 million. NOTED ECONOMIST MAKES FORECAST Babson Says NoWarWith Russia In ’65; Peace And Prosperity Wanted In USSR BY ROGER W. BABSON Promising the people of the United States “peace and pros perity,” President Johnson was carried to victory last Novem ber on an overwhelming land slide. By nature he is more likely to compromise than to contest. Also, he is deeply sin cere in his desire to accelerate the economic growth of this country and to wipe out pov erty. But we must not forget that both Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt promised to keep America out of “foreign” wars. And already the British financial crisis has forced the Federal Reserve to raise its dis count rate to 4%—despite Pres ident Johnson’s dislike of higher money rates*. Therefore, as we look forward to 1965 from our more than 60 years of exper ience in forecasting and analy sis, we emphasize once again that the great rolling tides of economic fundamentals and so cial currents are likely to have a greater impact on what is to unfold than will the campaign promises of successful candi dates. 1. There will be no war with Russia during 1965. The Rus sian people want some of the “peace and prosperity” that President Johnson promised our citizens. 2. Watch Russia’s satellites in 1965. They will try to make a deal with the new Moscow Ad ministration which will involve more trade and prospeflty and less politics. Following Khru DIRECTOR OF NURSES, Mrs. Sue Simmons (left), receives a check for $153.67 from Miss Donna Jean Finley on behalf of the Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce. Miss Watauga said the contribution came from a public service fund raised by the Jaycees and was used to buy a suction machine being put into use at Watauga County Hospital. (Rivers photo.) Miss Rhododendron Goes To Rose Bowl Parade, Hawaii Miss Judith Lackey Bryant, North Carolina’s Rhododendron Queen, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Helena Bryant of Spray, left Douglas Airport in Charlotte Tuesday for Los An geles. Judith will be met there by officials of the Tournament of Roses Parade which will be held in Pasadena on New Years Day. The Rhododendron Queen will ride on the Bakery and Confec tionery Float in the parade, which is the world’s most famous midwinter festival of flowers. The Tournament of Roses is now in its 75th year. Only fresh flowers and greenery in their natural state are allowed in the decorations of the floats. This is a particularly fitting parade for Judith, since the Rhododen dron Queen is the recognized queen of the south. She and her mother will be special guests at the Rose Bowl football game later the same day. Beside luncheons and sight seeing, Judith and her mother have been invited to visit Dis neyland and she and her party will be guests at the Lawrence Welk TV show Saturday night, Jan. 2, before taking off for Honolulu, Hawaii by Pan Amer ican Jet Sunday morning, Jan. 3. The traditional Hawaiian wel come will be waiting for Queen Judith when her plane lands, ac cording to Danil B. Wong, chairman of the Aloha Commit tee and a member of the Hon olulu Lions Club. Judith will spend about two weeks on the island where she will open her round of personal appearances by speaking to the greater Hon olulu Lions Club at noon on Jan. 5. She will speak to many (Continued on page two) I MISS JUDITH BYRANT shchev’s fall, the satellites will aim for more consumer goods for their people rather than for more personal freedom. 3. Russia will not bring the Berlin issue to a crisis in 1965. The tendency will be to soft pedal talk about Berlin until Red China’s course of action be comes clearer. 4. Red China made the big gest news in 1964 by exploding a nuclear bomb. In 1965, Com munist China’s greatest effort will be to gain admission to the United Nations. World lead ers cannot ignore this awaken ing giant with its 700,000,000 people. We believe there is a 50-50 chance that the Red Dra gon will get into the UN in 1965. 5. However, Communist China will not risk all-out war in the year ahead. She has neither a sufficient stockpile of nuclear bombs nor adequate means of delivering them in quantity. Red China’s biggest use of her new found nuclear power will be to “blackmail” the West. 6. Regardless of what hap pens in the next few months, we look for President Johnson to compromise on the situatipn in South Vietnam sometime dufing 1965 and move toward “neutral ization.” 7. Conditions in Cuba are not likely to change radically in 1965. The Russians will do no thing to handicap Castro; neith er will they do much to help him. Thus Castro will be un able to deliver the economic (Continued on page two) S 4 Farm Census Required Property To Be Listed For Taxes In January List Takers For Watauga Are Appointed The list takers for Watauga County have been appointed, and in releasing their names and listing srhedules, Ralph G. Greene, Tax Supervisor, calls attention to the law requiring all property owners and taxpay ers to list the property owned as of January 1, 1965. This includes all real and personal property, and all male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 are also to list for poll taxes during the month. Farm Census Each owner of farm land shall prepare a list of the acre age of each crop grown, in cluding tenths of acres of truck. The list should show acres cultivated by owner and by tenants, on each farm, the acres in improved pasture, woodland, idle and other lands. He shall be prepared to report the number of bearing fruit trees, the number of livestock of breeding age, number of hogs sold or slaughtered during past 12 months and number of chickens. This information, says Mr. Greene, is kept confi dential, and has no relation to taxes. Its purpose is for agri cultural education, economic analysis and safer guidance of county agents and farmers generally, it was said. The List Takers Following are the names of all the list takers by townships. Their listing schedules appears in the advertising columns of the Democrat today: Bald Mountain: Mrs. Leslie Norris. Beaver Dam: Ray Stout. Blowing Rock: Mrs. Clyde Dula. Blue Ridge: Elmer Miller. Brushy Fork: J. A. Mullins. Cove Creek: Mrs. Bulis Greer. Elk: Mrs. Ralph Hayes. Laurel Creek: Sidney Har mon. Meat Camp: Edd Jones. New River: H. E. Brookshire. North Fork: Lloyd Miller. Shawneehaw: Henry Michael. Stony Fork: J. C. Greene. Watauga: Claude Garland. Boone: Court House, tax of fice January 4, through Febru ary 4. Rites Are Held Monday For Mrs. Patsy T. Swift Mrs. Patsy Teams Swift, 35, of Sugar Grove, wife of Russell Dean Swift, Jr., died Saturday at Watauga Hospital after an illness of five months. She was born in Watauga County to Goss Martin Teams and Martha Storie Teams and spent her life here. Mrs. Swift was a bookkeeper for Farmers Hardware and Sup ply Co. for 12 years. Surviving besides her hus band are five brothers, M. Sgt. Ronda Teams of the U. S. Air Force at Bangor, Me.; M,aj. Ray Teams of the Air Force at Sum ter, S. C.; Earl Teams of Cleve land, Ohio; Jay Teams of Boone and Bobby Teams of Ft. Worth, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Eva Nell Miller of Vilas and Mrs. Dollie Dotson of Concord. The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Willowdale Baptist Church by the Rev. L. A. Talbert Burial was in Cove Creek Cemetery. The family asks that me morials planned be given to the building fund of Cove Creek Baptist Church. b SHIRT SLEEVE WEATHER PREVAILED heads in the sun and their feet on dry the day before Christmas as trees kept their ground. (Rivers photo.) Major Provisions Of Feed, Grain Program Announced The United States Depart ment of Agriculture has an nounced major provisions of the voluntary 1965 Feed Grain Program, according to Roy W. Isley, ASCS Office Manager. Price support levels for co operators will be the same as for 1964. The diversion pay ment rate remains unchanged from 1964. Department officials said 1965 program designed to main tain participators incomes at least as high as current levels. They also stressed that program will help maintain overall feed grain income for producers at near current levels, or about a billion dollars a year higher than with previous feed grain programs. Changes within total price support rate were made to en courage greater participation in the program by farmers. De RUSSELL SWIFT Manages A&P In W. Jefferson Russell Swift of Chestnut Street, Boone, has accepted the position of manager of the A&P Store in West Jefferson, being recently promoted. Immediately after finishing school he was employed at the Boone A&P, where for the past 5 years he was assistant mana ger. Mr. Swift and his wife, Phyl lis, will be residing in West Jefferson after January 1st. partment officials noted suc cess of the program depends on the level of participation suffic iently high to offset the pro gram costs by reduction in pub lic investment in government feed grain inventories. Total national average price support for cooperators for 1965 crop corn will be $1.25 per bushel—composed of loan and purchase value of $1.05 per bushel and 20 cents per bushel support payment based on normal (1959-64) production of acreage planted for harvest. Program participants, since (Continued on page two) Holshouser May Be Next G. 0. P. Leader Rep. James E. Holshouser, Jr., of Watauga County is ex pected to be named by his Re publican colleagues as House minority leader of the 1965 legislative session, according to David Cooper, Raleigh bureau correspondent for the Winston Salem Journal. Cooper says that incoming Republican House members are thought to be agreed on Hol shouser for the party leader ship post, particularly after a meeting held during the past week at Winston-Salem. Rep. Thomas Bennett of Car teret County and Holshouser had been mentioned for the job, but Bennett has informed Hol shouser he thinks it ought to go to the Watauga representative. Republican members of the 1965 assembly gathered at the Twin City Club in Winston Salem to discuss the upcoming session. The minority leader’s post was one of the topics, and reports coming from the meet ing indicate Holshouser will get the job without opposition. Holshouser, now 30, was the youngest member of the House in 1963. He overcame the age barrier, and his party affilia tion, to win the respect of many Democratic legislators. The mi nority leader’s job was filled in 1963 by Rep. wniiam Osteen of Guilford County. _ Burley Sales Will Resume On January 11 Mt. Sterling, Ky.—The Bur ley Sales Committee has an nounced that hurley sales in the eight state marketing area will resume Monday, January 11 instead of Monday, January 4. This one week’s delay was endorsed in a telephone con ference of the Committee held Monday night. The action was prompted by the request of a major buying company in a let ter to the Committee asking for an extra week to reduce their volume of unprocessed tobacco to an acceptable level. It was reported to the Commit tee that two other buying com panies approved the postpone ment. Mr. W. L. Staton, Execu tive Secretary of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, which handles pool tobacco, and a member of the Committee, voted for the de lay, saying that it would take the extra week to put their dry ers in good shape. Boone C. Of C. Moves Offices The Boone Chamber of Commerce headquarters will move this week to a new loca tion on East King Street di agonally across the street from Grace Lutheran Church at the junction of Hwys. 421 and 321. Automobile and truck li cense plates will go on sale at the new Chamber of Com merce headquarters Monday, Jan. 4, 1965. Visit Mrs. R. K. Bingham Mi', and Mrs. Richard Bing ham and children of Chicago, 111., Mrs. Miriam Smith and son, Carl, of Mooresville, N. C., dnd Mr. and Mrs. John Bingham and John, Jr., of Hickory were visi tors during the Christmas hoii days with Mrs. K. 1L Bingham on Pine Street 4
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