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• BOONE WEATHER »!■: 1965 Hi U me. ’64 HI L* ily 20 74 59 72 57 ily 21 77 39 78 «3 ily 22 80 54 75 64 ily 23 80 54 ; 80 80 ily 24 79 62 72 60 Ily 25 84 65 76 64 ily 26 80 65 .05 79 64 FOR BEST RESULTS ; • ( ' t . s ' r 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. Seventy-Eighth Year of Continuous Publication An Independent Weekly Newspaper 22 PAGES—3 SECTIONS 10 CENTS PEK COPY BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1965 VOLUME LXXVIII—NO. 5 Homes Tour Set For 30th Five Blowing Rock Homes witt toe featured in the annual tour of homes,; sponsored by the women of St. Mary’s Chuich. The tour will be held July 30 and will be preceded by a luncheon in the Parish House. Following are brief descrip tions of the homes to be visited; The Righton Home: Built for Ma jor Henry Franklin Schenck, May 1886 of Lawndale. S. C. It was the first summer cottage in Blowing Rock ot Victorian style with wood carving over doors and dormer windows. The inside walls, doors and mantles are of chestnut, hand sawn With very high ceilings and broad pine flooring. Present own er is Mrs. Harry Kighton of Sav annah, Georgia ‘‘Rick’s-Cor-El ---- The home of Mrs. Eilie Matlar and the late Mr. Elie Mattar in May view Park. The house was built in 1962 by Henson and Craig and designed by Lloyd Robbins 'ihe home is wood paneled throughout; the outside is of Cali fornia redwtxxi and elk stone from the Grandfather Mountain vicinity. The home is decorated with a mix ture of French, Spanish, Italian and contemporary furniture and contains many pieces of fine art, which were collected by the late Mr. Mattar. An unusual piece of furniture is that of a Chickering piano, the last one made in Bos ton before the plant was moved in the 1880’s. "Windswept"; The home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dysard, Jr.. Statesville, was built in 1955 by Lloyd Robbins and was designed by the Dysards and Mr. Robbins. All walls panelled in the palest Phiilippean mahogany on first floor with occasional dark panels. The house is located on part of the Dunn Estate, facing the old Lenolr Blowing Rock road and the Globe valley gorge. The Oliver McEachem Home: The house was built In 1947 by the late Senator and Mrs. Joe Blythe of Charlotte and called “Blythe Wood”. Built of river rock brought up from Watauga River at Shulls Mills. It is located on Dogwood Lane with a view of Grandfather Mountain. The McEachem's of St. Petersburg, Florida winterized the house in order to spend Christmas vacations in the snow, they also added a master bedroom and bath. Most of the original furniture was mountain made by Mr. Moody of Blowing Rock. "Chestnut Lodge • The home of Mrs. C. Matthew Peppard of Miami, Florida was build by the famous architect, George Mahan Jr., for Dr. and Mrs. Harry SeIn house is beautiful and unique in meisser of Memphis, Tenn. The many ways. The joists arc hewn. The house is paneled in chestnut wood, the iron fixtures are treat ed to look as if they were rusted. The house is furnished m antiques and one heavy wooden chair is said to have bec;« the office chair of President Thomas Jefferson, y Lazy days shorten as the big four-day (Aug 5-8) Blowing Hock Horse Show approaches. The show Is recognized by both the Ameri can cad Virginia Horse Show Associations. (Rivers photo) * * ■' k * '*1 ! > More than 400 entries from ] several Eastern states will com- j I pete in the 42nd annual Blow-1 ing Rock Horse Show Thursday j through Sunday, Aug. 5-B. The j annual horse show is always the | biggest event of the season for j this mountain resort ; . ■: • •- ■' • ; . ■ - . I Two sessions will be held each day on Thursday, Friday j and Saturday with morning classes starting at 9:30 a.m. and afternoon classes starting at 1 p.m. Classes will start at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. There will be no night events. Facilities at the Blowing Rock Horse Show grounds have been substantially improved this year. These improvements In* elude an outside hunter course which has been re-designed for safety and spectator interest. The grounds have been spruced up for the many spectators and exhibitors expected for the show. Expanded and more com fortable facilities have been provided for the press. Proceeds from the show will go to the Blowing Rock Com munity Club. i Income from the tourist in dustry in Northwest North Caro lina increased $2 million in 1964. Robert Ellett, Jr.* of Win ston-Salem, vice chairman of the travel and recreation di vision, presented these figures last Wednesday at the monthly ; directors meeting of the North west North Carolina Develop ment Association near West Jefferson. Ellett said the statewide tour ist industry had 29 Still ion out of-state visitors in 1964 and added $315 million to the state’s economy. The state had a 10 per cent increase in visitors while the Northwest had a nine per cent increase. Neil Bolton of Winston-Salem, secretary-treasurer of the or ganization, received a plaque honoring him as a past presi dent of the Southeastern Com munity Development Associa tion* to organization of, lil states. .»■ John Crawford, N. C. State community development special ist, presented the plaque. Craw ford was asked to make the presentation when he attended the Southern Association’s an nual meeting at Atlanta, Ga. Presiding at Wednesday’s meeting was James S. Boyles of Pinnacle, association vice presi dent. Approximately 90 direc tors and special directors and Jaycees Tally Local Surveys The Boone Jaycees report that community development surveys, distributed throughout Boone in the last two weeks, are coming in regularly. Publicity director Buck Bob bins urges citizens to return the surveys to Boone Jaycees, Box 63, Boone, as quickly as pos sible so that results may be | tallied and projects set up. The survey includes questions about 83 community service or ganizations and facilities. guests attended the meeting. A. Eugene Gordon, president of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the group and invited them to visit the county for a wagon train August 11 through 14, a horse show September 11, and a fall festival October 1, W. O. Patrick, poultry divi | sion chairman, said that the fu j ture looks good for commercial eggs and broilers, and that a current market exists for over one million breeder hens. Edwin F. Duncan, Sr., of ! North Wilkesboro, chairman of ; the industry division, said that I only three of the association's ; 11 counties have a median fam I ily income equal to or above i the state average of $3,956. He pointed out that this current income figure is almost double the median family income when Luther Hodges became gover nor. Duncan said the area needs more industry and that more and more firms are looking for (Continued on page six) MEMBERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE tor Lbe 42ad annual Blowing. S' Beck Horn Sho* «*• 0*); Un, Ttewaa* ». Shelley, Mrs, James T. Comer, Milton Chap* mas, 3If*. Council Cooks and Mrs. 8. C. Gilbert (Wsiitoo pbeie). ^ ; 4 STEVE GABRIEL Gabriel Named To ASTC Post Steve Gabriel has been ap pointed financial aid officer at Appalachian State Teacher* | College. Since 1959, Gabriel, a native | of Lincolnton, ha* taught math | and coached . at Appalachian l High School,, with the excep* j tion of one year teaching in | Hickofy.'He received both the ! Bachelor of Science and the Master of Art* degrees from ASTC. His undergraduate work | was done in physical education | and mathematics while his post graduate area of study wss edu cation and mathematics. During 195355 Gabriel served in the U. S. Navy. He is a graduate of Lincolnton High School and is listed in Who’s Who jn American High Schools and Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Hie young educator is a mem ber of the Boone Methodist Church where he has served la the capacities of -steward for five years, on the board of trustees, superintendent of, the youth division, and is a mem ber of the Methodist Men. ' Currently, Gabriel is secre tary of the Boone Jaycees, an organization of which he has also been president. • He married the former Don nie Smith of Lincolnton, and they have four children, Re hekah, Karen, Richard and Tommy, •• Visitors From Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Albert Norris and Allen of Dayton, Ohio, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norris of Ruther wood, While here, they also visited Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Norris of Boone and Mr. and Mrs. Conley Phillips of Header' son villa. . ’ ■ • * - - » — 'A '■+r<r:::-:\:K. m/ < ■' .. ^ * 1 "' ....41. ..,./.. 3-Day Orientation Period i ; 4 ' - - - - . r'fT'^T■■' \. v,, v-c .- ;v- - ■ V , 14:V v'v . - r mm®pm > • 45"*'^''*’--'*’ MS ?:>'; '■ . " ‘ " ■ " f ABC Election At Blowing Rock Set For Tuesday Registration for the special ABC store election began in Blowing Rock Friday and will continue seven days, ending at 5 p.m. next Friday, Saturday, July 31, will be challenge day. Thomas H. Coffey is registrar and Mrs. Beulah Coffey and Daniel Kluttz will serve as judges of election. The Town Council has slated the election for August 3, to be held at the Town Hall. The polls will be opened at 6:30 a.m. and will be closed at 6:30 p.m. on that date. If the referendum is ap proved by the voters, funds from the established store will be allocated as follows: five per cent of the net profits to go to the town general fund for law enforcement; 25 per cent to J the Watauga County Board of | Education; 10 per cent to Cald well County Board of Educa tion; the remaining 60 per cent to the Blowing Rock General Fund. rri 1 17 leathers tor Adult Course*— Get Training Prospective teachers of adult | basic education from Watauga and Avery counties are now at tending a three-day teacher training institute in Boone to become certified to teach in the adult pre-high school program opening in early August. The institute is being conducted for The Caldwell Technical Insti tute by Dr. Gary Harris, Exten sion Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pre-high school classes for adults with less than an eighth grade education begin in Wa ; tauga and Avery counties the j week of August 2. | Persons wishing to enroll for I the classes should call W.A.M.Y. | Headquarters in Boone at 264 2861 or The Crossnore School, Incorporated at 733-2117 in Crossnore. Miss Della Lee Rogers, 74, of Boone, Rt. 4, died at Wata uga Hospital Sunday. She was born In Wateuga County to Wade and Louetba Pearson Rogers. Surviving are three brothers, Coy Rogers of Deep Gap; Hen ry and Alton Rogers of Boone; two sisters, Mrs. James Vannoy of Columbus, Mont., and Mrs. Ellen Higgins of Boone. 'The funeral was held at 2 p. is. Tuesday at Middle Fork Bap tist Church. Burial was in Winkler Cemetery, ADM. WILLIAM C. MOTT Retired Admiral Speaks Out For American Government Admiral William C. Mott., UnitedStstesNavy (retired)* declared that a common thread runs through presidential state of the union addresses—that of education. The retired Navy of ficial delivered the principal address at the second summer session convocation July 19 at Appalachian State Teachers College. In his address, Admiral Mott, who was also on campus to de liver an address to the Institute on Constitutional Democracy and Totalitarianism, emphasized bis belle! that we (the U. S.) have the greatest system of government on earth. The retired Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy pointed to many advances in our civilisation. He said that in the past twenty years we have recorded more scientific information than in ail previous history. Mott said that in a re cent conversation with a phar macist he was told that eight out of ten prescriptions filled today could not have been fiil (Continued on page six) Site On Completion Of New Building Watauga County students will register for the 1965-66 school term on Monday, August 30. The first full day of the 180 day school term will be Tues day, August 31. Teachers will report for duty on Thursday, August 26, as the first day of a three-day orien tation period. * ? All schools will be closed oh Tuesday, September 28, in order for teachers to attend the District Meeting of the North Carolina Education Association in Elkin, In order to make up one of the days lost due to the delay in opening schedule, all schools will operate on a full schedule Saturday, October 2. Schools will be closed in ob servance of Thanksgiving holi days on Thursday and Friday, November 25426. Christmas hol idays v.jj! begin following the close of school on Tuesday, De cember 21, and will remain closed through Tuesday, De cember 28. Easter holidays will be observed by the closing of schools on Friday, April 8 and Monday, April 11. The last day of the ninth school month will be Friday* May 20 and the list day for teachers to work will be Tues day, May 24. It is pointed out that this is I tentative schedule and is sub ject to change if the new high school completion date is de layed or advanced within the next few weeks. Too, weather ind road conditions may alter the holiday schedule as provid sd. $690,000 Federal Loan May Construct New Water Plant Additions , and Improvements to the present water system in Boone will be constructed with a 1690,000 Public Facility Loan. The Democrat received notifi cation from the Community Facilities Administration on Friday. According to the letter, the Federal loan will cover the en tire project coat. ' ‘ Local officials stated that the town’s present water facili ties are inadequate. The pro ject will consist of a new raw water storage lake, with intake structure and chlorination, a 500,000-gallon water storage tank, and extensions and addi tions to the distribution system. Construction, the letter con tinued, is expected to get un derway within six months. Mayor Wade E. Brown ex plained (hat the $690,000 grant is net in the hands of the Town Beard, hut is a form of insurance to the town that If the water-sewer bonds do not sell to banks and other financ ial institutions at less than 1 per cent interest, the money will be available for the water prolect. Accord ng to Brown, “the Local Government Commission requires that we make applica tion to the Federal Govern ment, and get approval, before we issue—or put up for sale—■ the bonds. “If the bids are higher than 4 per cent, this loan from the Community Facilities Admin istration, under the Housing and Home Finance Agency, will pick up the tab/’ „/' Boone voters approved the $690,000 water system and the $1,110,000 sewer system in March, “The application for the sewage system is on a dif ferent basis,” the Mayor said. “Application must be made for The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Watauga County Fri day, August 13, according to an announcement by Mrs. Goldie Fletcher of the Watauga Unit of the American Red Cross. On this visit the Bloodmobile will be at the Boone Methodist Church Assembly Boom from 10:30 a.m. to ♦ pm Mrs. Flet cher stated that at least 130 pints of blood are needed on this visit During the June; i SfeodaoHl* visit U7 pints ci j blood were collected. The Red Cross Blood Pro gram provides services design ed to meet the entire blood needs of a community or sup* plement existing blood supplies. The service provided in any region will be dependent upon responsible local judgment of how best the blood needs in that community can be met The Blood Program collects and processes blood from vet* unteer donors and makes avails [ able whole blood and selected tblood products for the thera peutic care of the sick and in jured. The program, eo&aists of a network of 96 separate regional blood programs in which over 1,600 Bed Cross Chapters par ticipate. In moat regions, ope rating costs for die program are shared by the civilian hos pitals using the products, but no charge Is ever made for the products themselves. a grant from use Heattn ana Welfare facilities for one-third of the cost.” But in this case, he added, an actual money grant will be made, and then bonds on the remaining two thirds of the cost erf construc tion will be put up for bids, “So far as 1 know, we have done everything we are sup posed to do in clearing up the technicalities. This letter (an nouncing approval of the grant) should have some bearing on (Continued ©a page aix) Ralph Critcher Rites Saturday | .,As8v ■m,. fill Si' -*** If Ralph Sylvester Critcher, 81, a retired automobile service foreman, died in Watauga Hospital Thursday after a brief illness. He was a son of the late Quarles and Maggie Par tier Critcher. Surviving are the widow* Mrs. Ola Cook Critcher; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Miller of Boone, Mrs. J. M. Burkett Jr, of Marion, Mrs. Robert An mm derson of Augusta, Ga., and . Mrs. A L. Bishop of Charlotte; a son, Ralph Critcher Jr., Chvclotte; a brother, Monroe Cntcher of Boone; and three, >' sisters, Mrs. Lee Stansbury elf, > Boone, Mrs. J. CV Fletcher of p Zionviile, and Mrs. Max Camp- ... bell of Cleveland, Ohio. «■ ; Services were held Saturday at 2 p. m. at ML Vernon Bapt ist Church. The Rev. Wendell CMtrheif officiated and burial wu »!: ML Lanrn Masaoml Phric 'Sifi 1 /M \ " .
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