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VOLUME LXXV1I— NO. 29
COPYRIGHTED 1684
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
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16 FACES—2 SECTIONS
First row (}-r): Lee Stroupe, Harry Yates, Johnny Cooke, Larry Hayes, Har.
old Hodges, Weldon Critcher, Wade Coffey, Scott Stanbery. Second row; Mr.
Dwight Jackson, assistant coach; Gary W. Hodges, Larry Stanberry, Bill Shrake,
Lawrence Gill, Johnny inkier, Ronnie McCreary, Dana Moretz, Lee Jackson,
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Ray Watson, Coach Steve Gabriel. Third rows: Jerry Cheek, manager; Keith
Miller, Curtis Williams, Stanley Carroll, Jerry Norris, Jimmy Watson, John
Moore, Larry Ford, Gary O Hodges, Mike Storie, Joe Hayes, Larry Norris,
Shelton Carroll. (Photo, Verlin Coffey.) r ^
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A Wagon Train Review
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MR. CARLYLE INGLE returned to Boone to work as a
' policeman two months ago. He has worked off and on,
with the police and highway patrol since 1931. Prior to his
return, he was involved in other businesses, including oper
ation of the Lin* .lie (N. C.) Motel in summertime. He
married the former Miss Annie Ruth Tomlinson of North
Wilkesboro. They have two sons and a daughter. (Rivers
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The plea continues through
out Watauga County for cloth
ing for pre-school and elemen
tary school children.
Coate and sweaters are desp
erately needed as winter deep
ens; there are a number of
outlets for donations of cloth
ing. The Watauga County Wel
fare Department in the Court
house Annex is the largest
collecting center in the area.
Persons wishing to distri
bute clothing through welfare
should contact Mrs. Amelia
Greer.
Mrs. Thomas Tedford, chair
man of the Clothing Closet for
the Junior Woman's Club, also
is working in the cause. Prior
; to Christmas, site gathered
more than 546 articles of
clothing for needy children.
The Watauga Democrat sug
gests that persons wishing to
make private contributions—
by perhaps “adopting” a
schoolchild — contact the ele
mentary and high school prin
cipals nearest them.
B has been reported, again
Attends Convention
Mrs. Virginia W. Linney at
tended the National Convention j
of The National Association of
Teachers of Singing in Minn
eapolis December 20-30th where
She presided over the sessions,
dealing with “A Study of Ac
creditation of the Private Teach-j
or” and a Demonstration Les-!
mo, by Sonia Sharnova, an «t*
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and again, that teachers are
finding the need for adequate
clothing so great that they are
supporting a number of young
sters out of their own pockets.
BY RACHEL RIVERS
What will happen when the
Wagon Train has about 450
units? Will it take a week to
move it from Ferguson, N. C„
to Boone? Will this happen?
It might
These questions, and others,
have led to the incorporation
of the annual event
Interest in the Wagon Train,
which came to Boone in July
for the second time, has spread
from Miami to Oregon and into )
New England. In short, lt*» a
big deal, and getting bigger.
Literally hundreds of people
are grabbing for a chance to be
on the wagon train, to dress in
pioneer costume and "rough it”;
after the fashion of Daniel
Boone and his crew.
For the uninitiated, the Wa
gon Train was "delegated’' to
Clyde Greene, local businessman j
and civic leader. On June 29,
1963 the State of North Carolina
celebrated the three-hundredth
anniversary of the Carolina j
Charter, The first Wagon Train j
arrived in downtown Boone that
day; this was Northwest North
Carolina’s contribution to a
state-wide festival. Demand was
great, and in 1964 the colorful
Wagon Train made the trip
once more.
The train begins Its trek over
part of the Wilderness Trail,
starting in Ferguson. The Sou- !
them Appalachian Historical
Association originated the idea
and remained its "owner” until
a couple of weeks ago.
, Liability
But say some kid asks his
dad if he can ride a pony on
the Wagon Train. Dad notes)
that (here are lots of adults
around and makes a deal with i
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Boone Chamber
Issues 1,155
License Tags
The Boone Chamber of Com
merce had issued 1,155 license
tags as of January 11, which,
according to Mr, Fred McNeal,
Is ahead of sales for the same
period l*at year.
1865 North Carolina license
plates which went on sale Janu
ary 4 have been issued to 86?
car owners, 204 truck owners,
23 trailer owners and 41 to
miscellaneous motor vehicles.
Approximately 8,000 vehicles
are registered in Watauga Coun
ty and an indefinite number in
the Avery County area which is
serviced by the Boone office.
The initial order from the De
partment of Motor Vehicles In
Raleigh was for 8,715 tags.
License tags are now being
sold at the new Chamber of
Commerce offices on East King
Street in the building which
formerly housed the Horn Cafe
at the intersection of Highways
321 and 421.
Blowing Rock
Tags On Sale
4965 Blowing Rock City tags
are on Sale at the town hall at
$1 each. AH residents of the
city of Blowing Rock are re
quired to purchase tags for
their cars.
Any non-resident of the town
may also purchase a city tag at
the town hall Monday through
Saturday.
Officers for 19ttS in Snow Masonic Lodge No.
^froat row,- 1-r) B. W, Stallings,
treasurer; Kichard Winkler, ieoior warden;
. Fred Castle, worshipful master; Dr. I W,
Carpeaier Jr., secretary; (middle row) Lewi*
jLantt, senior deacon; Melvin Norris, junior
deacon; Carter Lenta, tyler; <back row)
Grant Ayers, Junior Steward; Everette Wld*
ener, chaplain; and Cannon Ward, senior
steward. Eddie Paid Norrla Jr., wtrdeh,
was not present. UUvera photo.)
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Burley Sales
Resumed Mon.
Tobacco sales resumed Mon
day at both Mountain Burley
Warehouse and Big Burley
Warehouse with reports from
both warehouses that there was
sufficient tobacco on the floors
to assure three full days of sales
this week.
Many farmers took advantage
of the extra week during the
Christmas holidays to get their
tobacco in better shape for sale,
and Mr. Sykes, of Mountain
Burley Warehouse, says he be
lieves tobacco that is being
brought in now is of a better
grade and quality than that be
fore the holidays.
Sales were averaging $30 at
the Big Burley Warehouse Mon
day, and inventories on hand
assured sales through Wednes
day.
No closing date has been set
by either of the warehouses, but
those who have not sold their
tobacco are asked to bring it in
gs early as possible.
344 Graduate
Students Are
Now Enrolled
Three hundred and forty four
graduate degree students were
enrolled for the fall quarter at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, according to an announce
ment by Dr. Gratis Williams,
director of graduate studies.
The report shows a total of
176 full-time students and 168
parttime students. This does not
include those enrolled who have
been awarded the Master’s de
gree and students enrolled in
extension courses.
Distribution as to majors is:
Biology, 25; physical educa
tion, 34; business education, 36;
education of the deaf, 12; in
dustrial arts, 7; music, 5; pri
mary education, 7; elementary
education, 34; secondary educa
tion, 2; administrative, 38; guid
ance, 18; audio-visual educa
tion, 7; reading specialization,
9; English, 24; French, 1; li
brary science, 19; mathematics,
16; chemistry, 10; and social
sciences, 38.
Up For December
The Parkway monthly visitor
report for December:
James River, Virginia, Mile
0 to 115*, Visitors 42,108, same
month year before 23,828.
Rocky Knob, Virginia, Mile
115 to 217: Visitors 70,521, same
month year before 56,793.
Bluffs, North Carolina, Mile
217 to 305: Visitors 40,887, same
month year before 33,033.
Asheville, North Carolina,
Mile 303 to 496: Visitors^,373,
same month year before 30,624.
Totals for Dec., 1904; 218,889;
totals for 1963: 144,078.
Total calendar year 1964: 7,*
001,067 visitors.
Totals calendar year 1963: 7,
233,872 visitors.
'" Calendar Year 1964 compared
With- 1963: deerwiHii 3.22%.
? Dec. 1964 compared with same
month in 1963: increase 51.92%.
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figured on basis of 8,1 persons
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Has Been Tops
In Carolina
For Three Years
BY LINDA SMITH
Appalachian High School
wrestlers have set a national
high school record for consecu
tive wins in high school com
petition.
The Blue Devil team hit the
; big time here on Monday after
noon when it defeated Christ
School of Arden (N. C.). 46-10.
for its 131st straight duel meet.
AHS tied the national record
of 130 consecutive wins by de
feating the Griffith High School
team on Thursday, Jan. 7. Me
phan High School of Merticks,
Long Island, New York, had
held the record for a number
of years.
Since the wrestling program
was initiated 12 years ago, the
Blue Devils have not lost a
dual meet
Coach Gabriel
High School Wrestling, begun
in 1952, is the brainchild of
| Coach Steve Gabriel, algebra
j teacher at AHS, In four short
years, he had built a wrestling
powerhouse which lost the state
championship to Greensboro
High School by a single point:
103-102.
From 1956 1960, AHS won
four state championships com
secutively; and one year, 1957
56. the school had seven state
champions out of 12 weight
classifications. The Blue Devils
lost the state championship,
1960-61, to Thomasville High
School, again by a one-point
margin.
For the last three years, the
team has ruled the wrestling
ranks of North Carolina, taking
the state championship each
year. It has been the North
Carolina high school wrestling
champion for seven of the past
eight years.
This competitive record was
gained against all levels of com
petition since wrestling in North
Carolina is in the Open Class,
ie., no rank or class is given
according to the size of schools.
Coach Gabriel is the dean of
high school wrestling coaches in
the state. At the age of 35, he
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The Blowing Rocket, to
be Issued on Jen. 15, will
carry the story of the Blow*
Ing Rock Chamber of Com
merce’s unanimous verdict
on the conservation camp
proposed for Watauga
County. RaR.
Coach and co-captains of the AHS wrestling team are (l-r):
Gary W. Hodges, Coach Steve Gabriel and Larry Stanbery.
Three Watauga County men |
have been jailed in connection
with the New Year’s Eve break
ing and entering of Thrift
! Market and the Atlantic Service
Station.
Carlyle Ingle. Boone police !
man, says that Manley Mast,' 19,
Bill Trivette, 17 and John Luth
er Mast, 22, of Boone have been
lodged in the Watauga County j
Jail charged with breaking and j
entering and larceny in connec- ;
tion with the break ins pending |
trial in the January term of
Watauga County Superior
Court.
According to Mr, Ingle, in
formation had been received
by the Town of Boone Police
that the three had been seen
j entering a barn located on Wat
er Street at Intervals. Police- j
man Carl Colvard stationed i
himself in the barn last Thurs- j
day morning and waited until
the suspects arrived where they
were apprehended and arrest
was made. Found in the barn
were quantities of cigarettes,
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Christmas Seal
Contributions
Are Still Needed
Charles H. Blackburn,
Christmas Seal Campaign Chair
man, reminds all citizens that it
is not too late to send in con
tributions for the Christmas
Seal Campaign. Latest reports
show that $2,095.20 has been
contributed for seals in Wa
tauga County which has a goal
of $2,500.
Chairman Blackburn Is great
ly pleased with the contribu
tions so far and he believes that
the late returns will greatly
narrow that gap He expresses
sincere thanks and appreciation
to those individuals and busi
ness firms for their loyal sup
port in the continuing 190$
campaign. ..
Lead GOP Minority In House!
Republicans who will serve in
the 1963 legislature named Rep.
James E. Holahouser Jr. of Wa
tauga County as their leader
last Friday night
.Holahouser, a 30-year-old at
torney who will be serving his
second term in the General
Assembly, was named House,
minority leader at a caucus of
Republican legislators.
After his selection, Holshous
cr urged his colleagues to help
“create the best record, the best
image we can” for the state
party this year.
He said the Republican leg
relative delegation, which will
number114 member* of the 170
meniher assembly, will be the
voice of the party for the com
ing year. “What we do,” Hols*
houser said, “could have great
effect on the 1966 elections."
Jlolshouser was nominated for
I the post by Sen. F. D. B. Hard
| inf of Yadkin County, .ike
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JAMES E. RQUSHOUSER JR,
party’s tone member of the
1965 Senate, Holshmiser was
elected unanimously.
Harding look note of Repub
lican losses in the fall daemons
when be said, "Meet H w »
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pected fo have 30 to 40 mem
bers down here this tame and
maybe elect a governor; It looks
like everything happened to us
we didn’t expect.” Republicans
held 23 seats in the last legis
lature.
Harding sounded the theme
of state party leaders when he
; said the legislative delegation
I should put a premium on youth
(or its leadership. Holshouser
was the youngest member of £
I the 1963 legislature.
Holshouser noted that Hard
ing automatically will be Sett
at. minority leader. Harding 5
| said he counts on Holshouser to i#
i head the full 14-man dekgiitfe^*'
The Republicans decided not
i to name a joint caucus leader
i for the coming session and post
poned the appointment of
; House secretary.
! Rep. Gene Snyder',' of David
son County presided at the
caucus.
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