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VOLUME LXXVIII— NO. 27
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1065
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On 105
Funeral service for Marion
Charles McGinnis, 26, of Route
3, Boone, were conducted at
2 p. m. Friday, The Watauga
man died in a wreck Wednes
day of last week, "
According to State Highway
Patrolman G. L. Morgan, Mr.
McGinnis was driving his 1965
Ford pickup truck, traveling
south on rural paved road
1107 which runs from U. S.
421 to N. C. 105. Morgan said
the truck ran through a grass
traffic island, knocked down
several posts and a sign and
stopped against a clay bank on
N. C. 105.
Mr. McGinnis was dead on
arrival at Watauga Hospital.
The wreck occurred Just after
6 p. m.
I Surviving ire the widow,
Mrs, Beulah Harrison McGin
nis; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McGinnis of Vilas; a
daughter, Patricia Ann McGin
nis of the home; a son, Ralph
B. McGinnis of the home; three
I brothers, Robert, Winford and
| Council McGinnis of Route 3,
I Boone; and a sister, Mrs. Daisy
| Hollars of Blowing Rock.
\ Chamber Has
j Holiday Party
| On Christmas Eve, from 2 to
[ 4 p. m., the membership of the
I Boone Chamber of Commerce
j attended an open house at
I Chamber offices, corner of East
| King and Hardin streets,
j Manager Fred McNeai said
( Miss Sally Miller and Mrs. Nan
\ ey Johnson, secretaries, served
\ refreshments to the 20 persons
I who were present.
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j Skiing Inquiries
I The Boone Chamber of Com*
1 merce reports it is receiving
g calls from,Raleigh, Winston-Sa
f lem and many other cities on
I skiing and tobogganing in Die
I area.■
I At 8;S0 a. m. on Jan. 3,
1 vehicle license plates will go on
| sale^end be sold until deadline,
| Feb. 15, at the Chamber offices.
THIS WAS THE SCENE AT MOOSE
LODGE NUMBER 1805 on Christmas Eve be
fore gifts of toys and candy were delivered
to children across Watauga County. Five
cars were used to deliver packages to homes
scattered from the County Line at Zionvillc
to Deep Gap. Some toys were new, while
others were donated bv IRC for Empty
Stocking Fund work and many others who
would have otherwise had a bleak Christ
mas. Seventy-six children each received
five or six presents. Pictured (1-r), are: Bob
Brown, governor of the Lodge; Fred Gragg,
past governor; Sheriff Dallas Cheek, who
helped distribute the gifts; Johnny Greene,
Santa’s helper; Bill Scott, chairman of the
toy campaign; and Bill Rush, who also
helped distribute the gifts. Each year, the
Lodge sponsors an Easter egg hunt for
Watauga County’s children and also spon
sors little league basebalL (Weston photo)
Grandfather Mountain
To Be ‘Renamed’ Jan. 1
Grandfather Mountain, near
Linville, will be re-named Great
Grandfather Mountain Saturday,
January 1, when grandfathers
and great-grandfathers from
all over the State are being in
vited by the North Carolina
Heart Association to come out
and enjoy the ceremonies,
-A-Nationa! Guard artillery
unit from Lenoir will fire a
salvo at 10 a. m. to kick off
the ceremony and the 1966 Hope
for Hearts crusade. This will
actually be “a shot heard round
the State,” since Guard Units
at High Point and Lcaksvtlle
will return the salute at 10 a. ]
m. The battleship North Caro
lina at Wilmington will fire a
23-round salute at 10 a. m.
from its batteries of 40mm guns
in honor of the Heart Associa
tion’s continuing crusade in be
half of the public health.
The youngest and the oldest
great grandfathers who show up
on Hugh Morton’s big mountain
will get cases of grandfather
honey as prizes.
Rob Rivers, Watanga Demo
crat Publisher and State Pro
motion Chairman for the Great
Grandfather event, says it will
be well worth the effort even if j
it snows on the first One can j
bring along the skis, enjoy a
brunch of black-eyed peas and
bog jowl, and enjoy the:
speeches, fellowshipping and
other activities. If it gets slick
up on (he big hill, the festivities
will be held at the entrance on
221.
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Everyone is invited. It will
be fun rechristening the lofty
mountain, and helping to fur
ther the educational program of
the Heart Association, which is
doing so much against the coun
try’s number one killer. The
“Hope for Hearts” educational
crusade is not a fund-raising
effort, but a year-round eduea- j
tlonal activity, it is pointed out,
and the New Year’s event is
not intended as a kickoff of the
1960 Heart Fund campaign.
A good many grandfathers are
showing an interest in the event.
The latest to come to the Demo
crat office and talk about it,
was William Paul Gragg of
Blowing Rock who is 71, and
who has 15 grandchildren and
5 great grandchildren.
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I BY RACHEL RIVERS ]
I Effective Feb. 16, ail cars in
; North Carolina must be inspect
j. ed sometime in the following
year. “It’s not a cure-all,” B. E.
Cloer says, “but it definitely
has a place in highway safety.”
Watauga County is beginning
to take its place in an import
| ant state-wide vehicle safety
[ program which legislators pass-1
ed unanimously in 1965. Last
; week Cloer, who is a license
and safety inspector in this area,!
set about his task of licensing
safety check stations.
The first station he licensed
was Watson’s Garage in Deep;
I Gap. Cloer says about 12 others
’urtU be licensed this month,
; and this information made
known to the public. Ultimately,
Watauga may have as many as
20 checking sta tions.
The Legislature has pledged
I itself to cut ba£k the toll of
| deaths on North Carolina high
• ways. The checking stations are
; part of this effort
12-15 Minutes
“Dry runs show—when every
thing is working—that a vehicle
can be inspected in 12-15 min
utes,” Cloer says. Brakes, turn
signals (on vehicles manufac
tured since July 1, 1953), lights,
steering, horn and windshield
wipers are the six points to be
checked,
Cloer: “The last digit on the
license plate will designate the
deadline month for inspection
of the vehicle. The car, truck or
trailer must be inspected by the
last day of that month,”
The digit 2 stands for Febru
ary, 1966, the digit 3 for March,
Numerals and months progress
accordingly until October, which
is designated by the zero (9).
November, 1966, will carry the
digit 1; December, 1966, will be
digits ■./■'..■■■ ' t
A new or used vehicle pur
chased through retail sale from
a licensed dealer after Feb. 15,
1966, mmd be inspected by the
dealer and have affixed thereto
(Continued on page six)
j March Dimes Gifts
Effort Successful
[ George C. Thomas, campaign |
| director of the March of Dimes I
\ for Watauga County, said today j
[ that the December mailing of j
| the health statements to thej
| business firms has been very |
| successful. . . /
He said also that those who
| have not made their contribu
I lions may do so before the last
I day of December to be entitled
to toe tooavt tof ^education
for 1965. Many may want to
make theirs after the first of
.tfto so that they may daini de
ductions for the year of 1968.
Me wishes to thank those
who have already made sub
jjaneial contributions to the
March of Dimes and encourages
those who have not yet done so
to help is the fight against
birth defects, _ . -V*
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WIPERS
B. E. Cloer (left), license and safely inspector will; the North
Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, is seen with James
Watson, whose establishment, Watson's Garage at Deep' Gap,
is the first in Watauga County to be designated an official
inspection station. Cloer says about a dozen more stations will
be set up this month. The inset shows the six features of
automobiles and tracks which will be checked, (Staff photo)
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Night Opening
Draws Throngs
To King Street
BY RACHEL RIVERS
The consensus seems to be
that 1965 is tallying out as the
largest Christmas season ever
known in the business commun
ity.
Unusually large crowds down
town in the evenings before
Christmas were a special fea
ture of this season. People
milled along the streets week
nights by the dozens—sort of a
big-trade Saturday each night
for a couple of weeks.
Several business people offer
ed the following comments
about holiday trade:
Assistant Manager Jack Gra
ham was enthusiastic about
trade at Lowe’s Hardware. He
called the store’s trade steady,
day and night, in the store’s
first year in Boone.
A & P and Winn-Dixie re
ported good trade, and Harvey
Trivette, manager of Winn
Dixie, stated 1965 is “the best
year we have had." He also said
business was above last year’s
Harrls-Teeter Super Market
was said to be doing steady bus
iness in its first year in Boone,
At Belk’s, said W. W. Chester,
night trade was good and: “This,
was one of our busiest seasons.”
Cecil Greene at Farmer’s
Hardware noted “a good in
crease in business this year over
last year,” with the store full
nights, and everyone busy,
'(Continued on page six)
PrizeCash
is Stolen
At Market
As advertised, WiA'nDixie
gave away $500 at 3:30 p. m.
on Christmas Eve—the day af
ter the money had been stolen.
Harvey Trivette, manager of
the food store on Hardin Street,
said someone had thrown a brick
through one of the eight foot
by seven foot sections of glass
in the front of the store, some
time Friday night or early on
Christmas Eve morning.
The money—sow) in assorted ,
bills-—-was in a five-gallon jar!
in the store. Police Chief Hu
bert Thomas said the thieve*
apparently wore gloves, since
no finger prints were left at
the scene of the crime. He and
his police force are continuing
the investigation.
Trivettc said he called the
central offices of Winn-Dixie
in Greenville, S. C., to report
the robbery and was immedi
ately given the go-ahead to give
away $500 ait a drawing that af
ternoon. .
Trivette said Miss Moselle
Nichols of 1005 Hardin SC,
Boone, won the prize.
Some Stores
Will Close
New Year’s
Most public offices and a
number of retail establishments
will be closed New Year's Day,
it was learned Tuesday. -
The following, and perhaps
others, will be closed:
Greene Furniture, Burgess
Furniture, Stallings, First Na
tional Bank, County Offices,
Town of Boone offices, A k P
Store, Winn-Dixie, Harrls-Teet
er, Post Office, DeLees, Sears,
Flower* Photo Shop, Puritan
ywmtturt, ^..
JOAN AND BILL THALIIEIMER TUG THE
ROPE that rings the silver bell and signals
that ski instruction is about to begin at
Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, Inc. The beginner
and intermediate slopes were opened on
Tuesday, Dec. 21, with good base and a
couple of inches of natural snowfall. Snow
machines were at work on the professional
slope, but sufficient base was not established.
Ski crowds that turned out on Dec. 24 were
disappointed on Christmas day, when rain
and fog cleared the slopes. By late after
noon, temperatures dropped and the snow
machines again went to work. Sunday,
skiiers were back on the slopes at Blowing
Rock, and a very fine and steady season
seems to be well underway. (Staff photo)
Taxpayers of Watauga county
are advised by Ralph G. Greene,
Tax Supervisor, that they are
required to list their property
and polls for taxation, starting
January 3, as of ownership of
January 1.
Mr. Greene has published In
the Democrat this week a list
of those who have been named
list-takers in the various com- j
nmnities, and the schedule of
listing dates. Everyone is ask
ed to list in his own township
if possible. The books will be
returned to the courthouse
January 14. Residents of Boone
may list there until February
4.
Mr. Greene states that a 10%
penalty has been provided for
those not listing in the pres
cribed period and a $50 fine or
30 days imprison mend can be
exacted for failure to list.
Automobile truck and trail
er listings are to be checked
against State registrations, and
owners when listing these
vehicles should bring make,
model and serial numbers. All
house trailers must be listed.
Farm Census
Each farm owner shall pre
pare a list of the acreage of
each crop grown, including
tenth of acres of truck. The list
should show the total acres
cultivated by the owner, also
the acres cultivated by all
tenants on each separately re
cognized farm, the acres in Im
proved pasture, woodland, idle
and other lands, lie shall be
prepared to report the number
of bearing fruit trees, the num
bers of livestock of breeding
age, number of hogs sold or
slaughered during past 12
months, and number of chick
ens. This information Is kept
confidential and has no rela
I tioa to taxes. Its purpose is for
agricultural education, econom
ic analysis and safer guidance
of county agents and farmers
generally,
Mr. Greene asks for the
operation of the taxpayers
completing the important
listing program in the allotted
time. He hopes no one will be
penalized for failure to list.
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Moretz YDC Prexy;
State Leader Heard
The Watauga County YDC
met Monday night at the County
Court House for its annual elec
tion of officers. More than 60
persons attended the affair
which featured talks by Robert
Huffman, president-elect of the
state YDC, and by Ed Croom,
president of the state Teen
Deins organization.
Huffman discussed his plans
for an administration of unity
for the Democrats and stiessed
the importance of a strong
young Democrats club.
Teenager Croom from Myers
Park High School in Charlotte
discussed the possibility of a
Teen Dcms club in Watauga ;
County. His remarks were fol- j
lowed by comments from Bill!
Bingham, representing the col
lege YDC and by Dr. Robert
Randall, faculty advisor and a
member of the City Council.
Also discussed were the redis
tricting of the state, plans for
the 1966 club year and the
YDC’s part in the coming year’s
elections.
Elected to serve as officers
for the club during 1966 were
D. Grady Moretz, Jr., president; r
Robert Bingham, first vice-pres
ident in charge of programs and
director of special events; Ed
die Norris, second vice-presi
dent; Ronnie Wilson, third vice- ;;;
president; Robert Danner, sec
retary; and Johnny Austin,
treasurer.
The next meeting will be
Monday night, Jan. 31,
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$38,875 Grant From Carolina
Fund Reaches WAMY For Area
Dr. W. II. Plemmona, Presi
dent of WAMY Community Ac
tion, Inc., has announced the
receipt of a grant of $38,875
from the North Carolina Fund
for a special Incentive Grants
Program to be carried out in
Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and
Yancey Counties, Approximate
ly $1,000 will be given to each
of twenty-four developing com
munity organizations in the
four counties to help them to
carry out community develop
ment and improvement pro
jects which they design them
selves. .
The purpose of the Incentive
Grants Program is to encourage
people living to rural com
munitiea to define solve
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their own common problems
through group action.
A screening committee in!
each county will decide which j
communities will receive!
grants. These committees will j
consist of seven members: The
Executive Director of WAMY. |
the Chairman of the Advisory!
Committee, the Director of the
Farmers Home Administration,
one representative of a public
agency and three representa
tives of rural communities.
^ The decisions of these com
mittees will be based on the
following criteria:
l, the extent to which the
entire community is involved
in identifying the communities’
needs and in piaaning action.
2. The extent of the needs
that have been found. '
3. The adequacy of the com- :«
munities’ plans for satisfying
these needs.
4. The extent to which the
community will be strengthen-, i
ed by success in this effort to |
solve its own problems.
Dr. Plemmons also announc- ’
ed the receipt of an $8,430 ‘
grant to employ an Education- ||
al Specialist on the WAMY <
staff. The specialist will assist
the four county school units in
developing projects under the |
Elementary and Secondary .
Education Act of 1965. *■
WAMY Community Action,
Jnc. is one of the eleven oom
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