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'0\1* Seventy-Eighth Year of Continuous Publication TOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably uae the col umns of the Democrat. With its full paid circulation, intensely covering 1 * the local shopping area, it is the best advertising medium available. VOLUME LXXVIII— NO. 10 i ■ .. CONTENTS COPYRIGv.* RIVERS PRINTING CO. BOONE WEATHER - 1965 at Im Bret. 'M HI Is Aug. 24 77 61 .13 J 7ft 57 Aug.2S n « 4t " “ Aug. 36 78 66 .11 Aug. 27 80 60 .06 Aug. 28 73 60 "* Aug. 29 82 47 Aug. 30 75 40 75 55 76 64 6ft 6* 68 64 iHTED^w# BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1965 10 CENTS PER COPY 24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS “If the white-sun snow of flowered rows were known to heavenly kings; ',v : The last of the summer’s sweeter plunders, all of her rain and burnished blunders Would match the sum of a royal wealth,1 in terms of birds, J . honey and wine. if late dew tears of the early rose were lost in thundering V ■ war— The blast of the cannon’s crimson scream, rose-red cries of its mighty dream ; , ; ’ » Would echo the ways of finer days, and kill the rhapsody of yV time. When the sun sets low into flowered rows, in the garden of midget things; y'. With pastel play in steady beat —Echo the call of God’s retreat— Fall with the sun to the late-day rose, whose beauty be* holdens the blind.” Homer J. Combs Hies In Crash At Trade, Tenn. Homer James Combs, 23, of Route 1, Zionville was killed at 4:30 p. m. Saturday at Trade, Tenn., when the truck In which he was riding hit an other car and careened off the road. Patrolman Thurston Gragg of Mountain City said that Mr. Combs was a passenger In a truck driven by Albert Jen nings Thomas, and that the two were traveling South, toward Boone, on Highway 421. A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Howard Lee Mahala was in the center lane of the three-lane highway, signaling, and initiat ing a left turn onto Highway 67. Gragg said Thomas, who was driving a late model Chevrolet pickup, attempted to pass Mahala, striking the left side of the car, and pivoting off the highway where it over turned. The patrolman sal d Mr. Combs was thrown out of the (Continued on page three) D. C Redmond, Teacher, Dies In Fall Here Douglas Chatham Redmond, 60, of 209 Oak Street died Sun day morning at uis home of in juries received in a fall down a flight of steps. He was born in Iredell County to Thomas and Ada Chatham Redmond. Jfle was a schoolteacher and a member of Boone Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth Redmond; a daugh ter, Mrs. Carol Welch of Boone; his brothers, Tom Redmond of Boone and Height Redmond of Morgaaton; and four sisters. Mrs. China D. Lavender and 'Mrs. Nancy Moorefiled of Indi an River City, Fla., Mrs. Dec Winkler cf Boone and Mrs. Ethel Winkler of Boone and Mrs. Ethel Lamb of Glendale, Calif- and one grandchild. The funeral was held at 2 p. a*. Tuesday at First Baptist Church here. It was conducted by the Masonic Order. Burial was in Mount Laws Memorial ; ffefc ‘ ij Approximately 185 teachers and principals of the Watauga , County schools gathered for ; their first fall meeting at the Appalachian Elementary School Thursday, August 28. Officers for the new year presiding at the meeting of the Watauga Unit of the North Carolina Education Association ; are Mrs. Margaret Gragg, pres* | ident; Robert Snead, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Glenda Evans, secre tary; and William Edmisten, ! treasurer. Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Boone, opened the meeting with a devotional. Dur ing the business session, Ro bert Snead, delegate to the Na tional Education Association 1 Convention in New York, he ported on the proceedings of the July meeting. Principals of the county** eight elementary schools and Dr. N. A. Miller, principal of the new Watauga High School, introduced teachers who are new in the county this year. Superintendent Guy Angell reviewed the progress made during the past year and pre sented plans for the 1965-60 school year. During the afternoon and Friday, teachers met in their respective schools for further orientation and planning for the opening of schools on Aug ust 30. Stores To Close County and town offices and the Boone Post Office will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 6. A list of businesses planning to be closed was released Tues day morning by the Chamber of Commerce. However more will probably be added to the list by the end of the week; Belk’s, Crest, Thrift, Winn Dixie, Stallings Jewelry, New ton’s Hunt’s, Watauga Savings ft Loan Association, First Na tional Bank, Northwestern Bank, A 4c P, DeLee’s, Bill’s Shoe Store, Seam-Roebuck, Flowers Photo Shop Dixie Music Shop and Varsity Hep’s Waar. AN ENLARGED FLOOR AREA OF 10,§24 SQUARE FEET and newly arranged equipment highlighted the official opening of A&P’s remodeled food store on Monday. Manager R. R. West said the renovation allows increased freezer space and areas for refrigerated cabinets. Several hundred new line pro ducts and expansion of regular line stock means several more tons of canned goods and fresh produce are available at the West King Street location, West said. The manager added that the official opening was a sort of ‘’relief’—for store personnel end shoppers as well. He expressed thanks to patrons for being patient during the remodeling period, which has been in prog ress since early May, and said it is good to have things running smoothly again. A&P coffee and frozen foods, Ann Page, Jane Parker and other store lines are stocked in greater variety now, and West said all purchases are fully guaranteed. Deliveries of fresh produce and frozen foods have been stepped up and the air-conditioning and gas-heating systems have been expanded. New tile flooring has been put down, walls have been painted in pastel colors and new flourescent lights have been installed. About 150 feet of new shelving has been put in, West said, and there is a larger display of plastic and household items and dishes and cooking utensils. For Labor Pay weekend, the Appalachian Folk Festival, sponsored by the “Horn in thy West”, will be presented in the Daniel Boone Theater at 8:15 p. m., Friday and Saturday. The programs will feature outstanding popular music and songs and tales native to this region. A host of folk special ists will perform under the supervision of Jack Guy and Elaine McNeill. Tib Ward will pky tt» bom* nude instrument, and the Caro lina Playboys will perform. The Grandfather Mountain RELATED PXTUKE PAGE 6 Boys will be among the groups slated for the Labor t>ay festi vities. A “Fiddle Specialist”, Ora Payne, will appear on each of the programs, talcing her audi ence hundreds of years hack in to early folk auiio days. j .••• - ** • • ' r‘ •' • * 4 Emergency Bloodmobile Visit Slated An emergency bloodmobile visit hits been scheduled be tween the hours of 10:30 a. ra. and 4:30 p, m. Sept, 13 at the Greenway Baptist Church. Jerry Adams, volunteer blood program chairman in Watauga said that the Domin ican Republic and Viet Nam trouble is causing a serious drain on the blood supply of the American Red Cross. He said successful bloodmobile visits can help to solve the pro blem. Adams explained that the Ft. Bragg blood mobiles — re cently cancelled by military re- j quest — produce from 500-600 pints of blood monthly, under an agreement that the blood be used to meet the needs of the dependents of all servicemen stationed there. Troops now be ing returned from the troubled areas, he said, are receiving anti-malaria drugs which pre vent them from giving blood for two years. Our community must have an additional bloodmobtle visit to insure that enough blood will be on hand to meet local needs, as well as the abed* of the servicemen and dependents, he said. The Aug. 13 visit of the Bloodmobtle produced 89 pints of blood, and local usage for July and August was about 106 pints of blood for each blood mobile visit in order to meet our local usage”, Adams said. “The ordinary person would not stop to think that the cold war could affect us locally, but it can aa far as the blood situa tion is concerned.” Mrs. Council! Dies Monday At Age Of 91 Mrs. Blanche Hagaman Coun cill, member of a prominent pioneer Boone family, died Monday at Wesley Nursing Cen ter in Charlotte, after a long period of declining health. She was M years old. She was born in Watauga County to Granville and Mary Winkler Hagaman August 27, 1874 and was married to Ben jamin James Councill. For many years Mrs, Councill had summer guests and some of the i most prominent families in the | State were represented in the visitors to her hospitable home. Surviving is a son, James H. Councill of Boone, State high way engineer, whose wife is a sister af Governor Moore, There are four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were, held Tuesday at 3 o'clock at the Boone Methodist Church. Kev. Richard Crowder and Rev. Maurice Ritchie officiated, and burial was in the community cemetery. Martha Hollars Martha Elizabeth Moody Hol lars, 85, of Blowing Bock died Monday night at the Blowing Rock Hospital, She was bom to George and Sara Gilliam Moody and had lived in Blow* lug Bock all her life. Surviving are her husband, Walter Lenoir Hollars; five daughters, Mrs. Alma Moody, Mrs. Rose Dotson and Mrs. Ear* tContinued on nace three) - /•.> ■ " \ •' ■ ; ■■ MISS LINDA GLENN, 17, has been missing from her home since Aug. 20. Anyone knowing her whereabouts should con tact the Sheriffs Department or the Boone Police Depart ment at once. From Home On 421 A 17-year-old girl has been missing from her home on Highway 421 East since Aug. 20. (Miss Linda Glenn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Glenn, was last seen at 8:30 p, «. that Friday, wearing brown shorts and a green blouse, Sheriff Dallas Cheek describ* ed the girl as being 5 feet, two i n c h e a tail, weighing 107 pounds. She has blue eyes and brown curly hair, and was em ployed as a cafeteria assistant at Parkway School during sum mer session. Cheek said the Watauga Res cue Squad dragged a lake near the Glenn home, as well as New River, last week. The girl's home is located near the New River bridge, below Three Forks Baptist Church. The Sheriff said he received a report the night of Aug. 20 that Miss Glenn was seen walk ing up Highway 421 in front of Three Forks Church. Police I Chief Hubert 12100188 said he received a report that Miss Glenn had been seen at the in tersection of Highway 421 and the Blowing Rock Road at mid night, Aug. 20. Neither of those report* checked out. Persons having information as to the whereabouts of Miss Glenn are asked to report to the Sheriff’s office immediate ly. The search for the missing girl continues. Woman Unsolved Shooting Sheriff Dallas Cheek was called about 3:30 p. m. Sunday to investigate a shooting In Meat Camp Community. The injured woman ia Mrs. Clay Woodring, who was stay ing with her sister. According to the Sheriff, Mrs. Woodring’a sister heard her calling from outside the house, and alerted a neighbor to help take her to the hospital. The blast of a 16-guage shot gun hit Mrs. Woodring in the left side, traveling through the j body, and out the left side of j her back. The Sheriff said that; he spoke with Mrs. Woodring | at Watauga Hospital and that \ she first named a man, whomj she said had shot her, then lat-j er said that she did It herself. Finally, the Sheriff said, she stated, “I don’t known who did it.” According to Cheek, no charges have been made. The gun used in the shooting was kept in the home of Mrs. Wood ring’s sister for protection, he said. Coles Visit Relatives Mrs, Harold D. Cole and daughter, Dolores and Doris, visited recently with Mrs. Cole’s sister, Mrs. H. N. Little at Lake Norman near Denver, I N. C. They also visited with . Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Story in j Lenoir. ■ . I Nominess For Each Section , Are Given Out Ballots have been mailed to 8,196 eligible voters for the selection of community com mitteemen for the 10 commun ities in Watauga County, ac cording to Vaughn Tugman, chairman of the ASC County Committee, Farmers should mark their choice of not over five farmers to represent them as ASC Community Committee men and return the ballot in the envelopes provided by Sept. 10. Last year 2,307 voters re turned their ballots. Any eli gible voter who does not re ceive a ballot may request one from the ASCS office in Boone. Ballots have been mailed based on county office records and in formation furnished by the farm operators. Voting eligibility require ments are: 21 years old and have an interest in the farm as owner, operator, tenant or sharecropper. Wives are alao eligible if they meet any one of these requirements. The farmer committee system of administering farm programs has been in effect over 32 years according to Tugman. During these yeap committeemen have bad a large variety of duties to perform. On Aug. 18, the in cumbent committeemen met and completed a slate of at least six nominees for each community, whose names win appear on ballots. Voters may write in any name who is eli gible and would be willing to serve. The list of nominees tor each community follows: Beaver Dam: Howard Cable, Clyde Cornett, Russell Harmon, Linville Norris, Lynn Norris, Lloyd Roark, Paul Tester and Harold Wilson. Brushy Fork: Coy Billings, John Dugger, A. Y. Howell, Joe McUeil, Jeff Stanbury and Roy Whittington. Cove Creek: Bob Banner, Her bert Greer, Jack Henson, Dean Isaacs, Burl Lawrence, J. T. Mast, Tom Perry, Audie Pres nell, Frank Thomas and J. C. Winebarger. Laurel Creek: Frank Cable, Ned Glenn, Gradon Hagaman, Olus Mast, Charlie Oaks, Henry Oaks, John Presnell, Roosevelt V. Presnell and Elen L. Ward. Meat Camp: Tom Jackson, James Lewis, Alfred McNeil, Ernest Moretz, Hermit Proffitt and J. C. Stanberry. New River: H, E. Brookshire, ; John Cook, Shuford Edmisten, Elmer Miller, G. J. Keller and Vance Keller. North Fork: Boyd Main, Ralph May, Claude May, Loyd Miller, Mack Thomas and Robert Tho mas. Shawneehaw: Will Byrd, Clyde Eggers. Russell Farthing, Willie Rupard, W. C. Smith and -it C. C. Wilson. Stony Fork: Joe L. Coffey, Sr., Doc Cox. W. B. Day, Tho mas Fairchild, Don Hayes and D. L. Stan be ry. Watauga: H. O. Aldridge, Ar lie B. Hodges. Ivey Moore, Ivan Reece, Jeff Shook and Denver Taylor. Horn In West Has Season With Gail Attendance fan the 1965“Horn in the West” season, which end ed Saturday night, gained 13 per cent over last season, ac cording to drama manager Her man W. Wilcox. “We had better attendance thif year,” he aaid- "However our overhead was greater due to an increased number of per* formances, and the net result will not be determined for sometime." The manager said attendance in 1865 was 34,469, and last Tear vu 80,m WUeos Mtt the actual attendance this year was hampered toy rainy weather in July and in the last week of performances. The drama was staged for two more performances thl« 141143 t|i«y Jut ■ yjfc? - PS' HI
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