Newspapers / Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / Dec. 16, 1965, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
•v .. C l ; ■■ BOONE WEATHER 1965 HI Le prec. ’U HI L* ec. 7 39 21 tx. 32 13 ec. 8 45 15 41 11 ec. 9 55 33 46 31 ec. 10 54 37 38 21 ec. 11 64 29 50 32 ec. 12 54 40 56 41 ec. 13 57 41 .05 | 58 23 FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the cot* urrms 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 ■ ■ 28 PAGES—4 SECTIONS 10 CENTS PER COPY VOLUME LXXVIII—-NO. 25 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1965 n. i iv -vs , ■■ ■ ? ■' . ■, ■ r *■:■■■/ -,T i,' Boone Minister Dies Monday Of Heart Attack Rev. William Leonard Tri vette, 85, o*f Route 4, Boone, ' died Monday in Hickory, Where be had gone to attend a meet ing. He was stricken with what was believed to have been a heart attack and died shortly after he was taken to a hospit al. ■ Mr. Trivette was a native of ' Watauga County, and a son of the late John Calvin and Caro- ] line 'Hayes Trivette. He had been engaged in farming, was | at one time rural mail carrier on Route 1, Boone, and for a j number of years had been a \ minister in the Advent Christ ian Church. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Boone Advent Christian Church. Officiating were the Rev. Floyd Boston and Rev. Charles L. Smith. Burial was in the Edmisten cemetery. Surviving me three daught ers, Mrs. Ruby Sherrill of Hud son; Mrs. Mary Ann West of Wheeling, West Virginia' Mrs. i Nell Fairchild of Winston-! Salem; one son, Blaine Trivette of Boone; three brothers, j George Trivette erf Limestone, Tenn.; Grant Trivette of Birm Ingham, Alabama; Joseph Tri- j vette of Johnson City, Tenn.; j foui sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Baird i •of Bluff City, Tenn., Mrs. Irene Brewer and Mrs. Jennie Hoi- j lars, both of Boone and Mrs. i Annie Lee Cooke of Lenoir; j nine grandchildren and four teen great grandchildren. Pleads Guilty To Shoplifting One youth answered charges of shop-lifting this week in v Juvenile pourt, pleaded guilty and was released on probation. Orville Foster, juvenile judge, said that a second youth, also from Watauga County, did j not attend the hearing on Mon day. Foster estimated the value j Of the stolen goods at between $13 and $20. Weed Sales Drop Due To Weather Dry weather threw off pound age in the Boone hurley tobac co market last week. Reports for five sales days up to Mon day, Dec. 13, were: Tuesday, Dec. 7, 155,774 pounds at $103,574.92; Wednes day, Dec. 8, 74,492 pounds at $50,014.76; Thursday, Dec. 9, 38,324 pounds at $25,710.02; Friday, Dec. 10, 36,940 pounds at $24,243.50; and Monday, Dec. 13, 73,623 pounds at $49,000.08. Register Of Deeds Holiday Hours Noted The Register of Deeds office •will be closed Friday, Dec. 24th, Sat., Dec. 25th and Mon., Dec. 27th in observance of Christmas, THIS STATUE OF JESUS IN MOUNT LAWN CEMETERY portrays the reverence ^Jfor^llfe that comes, with the annual obaerv-,, ance of Christmas. Both symbol and em bodiment of Christinas, it is a reminder that one night there was no room in the inn. Several civic and church groups, as well as > individuals, have been working on various projects for the underpriviledgcd for several weeks, in order that the meaning of Christ jnas—and a good measure of holiday abund ance-—will be in many more homes this, season. (Staff photo) The calendars show Jan. 1 as New Year’s Day—but the kick* off day for 1966 will be “Great Grandfathers Day" in North Carolina. Focal point for the special occasion will be North Carolina's famous Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This word comes from Rob Rivers, Great* Grandfather Mountain promotion chairman, who has been designated to pro vide publicity for the event by Dr. Daniel T,' You n g, UNC School of Medicine Heart Speci alist and president of the North Carolina Heart Association. -The mountain top, heretofore closed to visitors in mid-winter, will be the scene of a gathering oT grandfathers and great-grand fathers brought together by the North .Carolina. Heart Aseocia tion to “rechristen” the vener able landmark. The mountain, near Linville, will be honored with a new n a m e, “Great* Grandfather Mountain”, and will thus be come the symbol of the state's 1966 “Hope for Hearts Cru sade”. The crusade will be a year long community health educa tion effort of the North Caro lina Heart Association. The pur pose of the New Year’s Day re naming ceremony is to cal) proper public attention in the state to its many citizens who are great-grandfathers. A lot of hullabaloo over nothing? Not at alL The many great-grandfathers who are alive today are largely alive as a result of the progress HARRIS-TEETER SUPER MARKET OPEN-5 ED last Thursday ii» its new Niilding on East King Street Specifications tor the brick ^«tnwtnr%p* i28 feet toy 83 ft*t Two Bopna. businesses—the Western Auto Store and the Boone Drug Company—are planning to put branch stores in the building sometime aftet JCstxt of thf ywr. (Weston photo) ; - 4*4 .-: made during this century in cardiovascular medicine and public health practice. The North Carolina Heart Associa tion points out that it has been estimated that more than one third of all human beings ever to reach the age of 80—since I the beginning of recorded his | tory—are alive today. i Many folks may sell the Heart ! Association short. A little in : vestigation will show the tre | mendotis impact by the Amerl ; can Heart Association (and its state affiliates such as the North i Carolina Heart Association) since the voluntary health agency was founded less than | two decades ago. The local, state and national Heart groups form a vast homo front network of men and wo men rightfully indignant about the country’s number one killer —concerned citizens, concerned enough to do something about it. Support of heart research, of course, has been a major Heart Association interest, but not only has the Heart Association already spent 2'k million Heart (Continued on page four) Gifts Asked For Children At Grandfather Contributions are again being sought In Boone for funds with which to provide some special Christmas Joy for the children in residence at the Grandfather Home in Banner Elk. The homeless youngsters are practically all from this area and people have always considered it a special pri vilege to help make them happy at this season. Time is growing short. Those willing to make con* tributlons are asked to leave them with James Marsh at the Watauga Savings & Loan, with Guy Hunt at Hunt's Department Store; with W. W, Chester at Belk’s Depart* ment Store, or with Rob Rivers 'at the Wat a u g a Democrat In Accident In Wilkes County. . North Wilkesboro, Dec, 13— Two Appalachian State Teach ers College coeds wore injured about 6:15 p, m. Sunday on U, S. 421 eight miles east o£ here when their car failed to negotiate a curve and crashed into an embankment. State Highway Patrolman H. B, Coley said a 1963 Pontiac Tempest driven by Mias Judy Laneer Winccoff, 22, of States ville rounded the curve where the new part of the highway ends. Miss Winccoff lost con trol of the car, and it went straight off the highway. She pulled it back and it struck an embankment and threw out her and a passenger, Miss Margaret Jane Vass, 21, of 3906 Wayne Street, Winston-Salem. Coley said both women re ceived facial cuts and bruises. They were treated at Wilkes General Hospital. The patrolman said the two were headed for Appalachian at Boone. He said no charges had been filed. City Hall Offices To Close For Christmas The Town Hall Business of- j lice Will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, through Monday, Dec. 27, in observance of Christmas. The police department will re main open. Spends Weekend Here Miss Anita Winkler of Shelby spent the weekend at her home »n the Blowing Bock Road. Great-Grandfathers To Be Honored On Lofty Mountain Donated prftes, consisting of cases of Grandfather honey, will he given to the oldest and youngest great-grandfathers in the state. Well, not really, the prizes will be given to the youngest and oldest great-grandfathers who make themselves known.''.' . • . Any person wishing to participate In the Great-Grand father Mountain ceremony should write or call this newspaper, and, if a great-grandfather, should let us know his age. It would be nice to have hundreds of folks from Watauga County up there on “Great-Grandfather Mountain.” Oh yes, it might be a cold snowy day on January 1, but neither snow nor cold has ever deterred a Wataugan. What's more, the Heart Association folks and Hugh Morton have a standby procedure in the event that the mountain peak is in accessible; In such event, the speeches, fellowship, ceremonies, | and black-eyed pern will be served at the entrance to the 1 mountain. Mark your calendar. January 1. We will be cowing ’round the. mountain. ’* Watauga: At Crossroads ; The Travel and Recreation Committee of the Northwest North Carolina Development Association has again awarded Watauga County first place on the basis of its annual report to that Committee. Watauga County is fast becoming a year-round tourist center, as several recreation facilities are in the area. It is also a crossroads of progress on the part of business, civic, educational and religious organizations. The New River Valley Development Association is currently working for the Improvement of Highway 221 from the Virginia line through several mountain counties, Watauga included. This would mean even greater accessibility to this area, and it is hoped that work on 221 will be part of Watauga County’s report in 1966. Tlve award was made for "progress in recreational and tourist facilities.” (Staff photo) * . : , Postmaster Asks That Yule Mail Be Posted This Week It is urgent that any remain ing Christmas mail be sent out over the weekend, Postmaster Ralph L. Beshears stressed to day. In the last three weeks, the nation has witnessed more peo ple mailing gifts, cards and letters than ever before. The Postmaster said that across the nation every piece of Christmas mail that can pos ssibiy be delivered will reach its destination on time. How ever, at this time of the year, the strain on transportation facilities and the unpredictabi lity of weather can mean un expected delays. Mr. Beshears suggested that mailers consider the use of air mail and special delivery, es pecially for out of town mail. He noted that holiday sche dules will be in effect on Sat urday and Sunday, December 25 and 26. Although Christmas falls on a Saturday and many business firms will be letting their employees off Friday, a sufficient number of postal workers will remain on duty to see that all Christmas mail entering post offices in time for delivery will reach its destination. Only Special Deli very and perishable mail will be delivered on Christmas Day. The Boone Postmaster thank (Continued on page four) Makes Awards • ■ '■ - •' : : ' ■; ... . . ' . V-;.:-' :>?° ■. ■ Watauga County again won first place in progress in re creational and tourist facilities at the annual meeting of the Northwest North Carolina De velopment Association held in Elkin Tuesday night «f last week. The members of the Watauga County Travel and Recreation Committee are: Herman W. Wilcox, Chairman; Joe Maples, Harry Robbins and Col. Clyde Miller. Mr. Wilcox issues the following report for the year 1965 on the progress made in Watauga County which result ed in the recognition at Elkin* —Articles on travel and re creation for county carried in dozen of state, national and international magazines with millions of circulation. —Blowing Rock ski lodge spent several thousand dollars improving their facilities dur ing the year. —Assisted in sending “Miss Rhododendron" Miss Judith iBryant to the Rose Bowl Par ade and Rose Bowl Football game and ^ on to Hiwaii, where she pronjUed “Horn in the Weat" and thla area. Northwestern Association —$38,000 Skyland Telephone Exchange built at Foscoe. —A 3,000 foot air strip built through the cooperation of Jack Norris, and Paul Brown, now in operation, located near the Boone Golf club. Fuel and tiedown facilities. —Citizens of the county worked with Ashe and Allegh any to organize the New River Valley Development Associa tion to promote recreational centers, highways, tourists at tractions and accommodations in the three counties. —Promoted Daniel Boone Wagon Train with 65 wagons taking part, receiving national attention. Through one article in a national publication which ibrought in over 2,000 letters, every one of these letters were answered and sent promotional material on the entire area. —C h a m b e r of Commerce. Boone and Blowing Rock, Horn in the West, Tweetsie Railroad, Grandfather 'Mountain, Blow ing Rock chamber, Hound Ears and other attractions, printed over two million brochures on travel attractions. —Town of Boone voted $1, 800,000 bonds to improve and promote additional water and sewage facilities for tourists and its citizens. —The oidfMt school building in Watauga County restored and placed <>u the Horn in the West grounds, —Sponsored a sUte and na (Continued on page four) The Watauga Savings and; Loan Association wiii pay an | increased dividend of 4 Vi % be ginning January 1, it was an- j nounced by James P. Marsh, ■ Secretary - Treasurer, following tlie meeting of the Board of j Directors Monday night. The now dividend rate will I be payable in June and Decern- j ber, on any amount from one! dollar up, and deposits made by the tenth of the month will earn interest from, the first of the .month. In making the announcement, Mr. Marsh said the new rate would result in about thirty thousand dollars more being paid to the people of the coun - I'. y, g 0 ; . L’ * •* * ty by the Savings and Loan, based on tbe present deposits, and added that “this action is consistent with the progressive policies of the Watauga Savings and Loan Association.’’ Mr. Marsh also made the foL lowing comments: “The Watauga Savings and Loan Association Was organized in April, 1821. Since that time this institution has made most of the home loans, loans for remodeling and the purchase of homes. The Board of Directors has always had a deep concern for the continued progress of Watauga County. The record of sound management of our As sociation has m-oved to ha one of the best. No losses have been recorded during our 44 years oi operation. “The Watauga Savings and Loan Association is the only locally-owned and operated fi nancial institution in Watauga tvmmtf ** Mr. Marsh said* _ “The Watauga Savings and Lean is a member of the Fede ral Home Loan Bank system, and all accounts are insured up to $10,000 each by the Federal Savings and Lean Insurance Corporation, which was set up by Congress la 1934. Since that time no money has been lost in any insured Savings and Lews Association. •• w% iPWBSBpftS
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 16, 1965, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75