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VOLUME LXXVIII— NO. 30
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Wataugan
Killed In
Viet Nam
A former Watauga County
man was killed in action in Viet
Nam Jan. 13.
He was Platoon Sgt. Baxter
Coolidge Carroll, 35, of Junc
tion City, Kan., formerly of
Triplett.
Carroll was clearing a road
block where a hostile force was
engaged when he was killed.
He left Fort Riley, Kan., Sept.
10 for service in Viet Nam.
He was born in Watauga
County to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Carroll of Triplett. His parents
received a telegram Friday in
forming them of his death. He
had been in the Army 17 years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Jeanette Carroll; two sons,
James Lee and Steven Carroll
of Junction City; his mother of
Triplett; and three brothers,
Robert Newell Carroll of Cleve
land, Tenn., Archie Carroll and
Leonard Carroll Jr. of Triplett.
The body is en route from
Viet Nam to Reins-Sturdivant
Funeral Home here.
Funeral For
Boone Jeweler
This Afternoon
Joseph Linney Walker, 58,
Boone jeweler, died suddenly
Monday morning of a heart at
tack at his home on 421 west.
He had eaten breakfast and
had started to work when the
seizure came.
Mr. Walker had been in fail
ing health for some years, fol
lowing a paralytic stroke but
had been carrying on his daily
work at his Walker’s Jewelry
Store. , , , . . __
He was born at Butler, Tenn.
to William C. and Boyd Tho
mas Walker and had lived in
Boone 42 years.
Mr. Walker served three
years during the second world
war, and was a machinist in a
Transportation Batallion, serv
ing most of the time in the Nor
folk area.
r unerai services win De neia
this (Wednesday) afternoon at
2 o’clock at St. Luke’s Episcop
al Church. Burial will be in
Mountlawn Memorial Park.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Daisy Wellborn Walker; two
sons, William and Charles
Walker of the home; a daugh
ter, Yvonne Walker of the
home; two sisters, Mrs. Edith
W. Madison of Boone and Mrs.
Frances Roberts of Murphy.
His mother also survives.
J. B. Trivette
Dies Saturday
James Blaine Trivette, 60, oi
Route 4, Boone died Saturday
at Watauga Hospital.
He was the son of the late
Rev. William L. and Pantha
Edmisten Trivette.
Surviving are three sisters
Mrs. Ruby Sherrill of Hudson,
Mrs. Mary Ann West of Wheel
ing, West Virginia and Mrs
Nell Fairchild of Winston
Salem.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday at 11 a. m. al
the Advent Christian Church
Officiating were the Rev. Gor
don Noble and Rev. Charles
Smith. Burial was in the Ed
misten cemetery.
Cow Killed By Runaway Car
At 4 p. m. on Friday, Jan. 14, a 1965 Ford
driven by Eddy Merle Watson, 16, of Deep
Gap went out of control eight miles east of
Boone. Patrolman W. D. Teem, who in
vestigated and reported the accident, said
Watson was traveling north on Brownwood
Road, came around a curve where a school
bus was letting off children, and applied his
brakes. Teem said Watson lost control of
the car, which traveled 257 feet across the
road into a field where it hit and killed a
cow belonging to Johnny Jack Ray of Route
1, Deep Gap. The car then traveled back
wards into Ray’s barn, Teem said. The pa
trolman estimates damage to the car at
$1,500, damage to the barn at $600 and value
of the cow at $400. Teem said he charged
Watson, who was uninjured in the accident,
with reckless driving. (Flowers photo)
Resources Northwestern
Bank Reach $281.844,977
The financial activities of The
Northwestern Bank expanded
substantially in 1965. Total re
sources reached $281,844,977 on
Dec. 31, 1965, an increase of
$46,047,730 or approximately 20
per cent over the previous year
end. On Dec. 31, 1965, deposits
were $245,385,958 which rep
-resenta-A.growth of more than
22 per cent
Loans were $170,569,290 at
year end as compared with
$140,191,452 in Dec. 1964. This
is a gain of $30,377,838 or 21
per cent. Capital account was
$16,438,024 at the end of. 1965,
a gain of $1,965,063. In addition
to the capital account, there
were outstanding at year end
$5,000,000 subordinated deben
tures due May 1, 1984, and an
unallocated reserve for possible
loan losses totaling $6,259,613.
Net current operating profits
were $3,658,605 for the year
1965, compared with $3,317,975
in 1964. Net profits, before divi
Former Teacher
Dies At Age 92
Newton Leonard Harrison,
92, a former school teacher and
farmer, died Tuesday at his
home in Boone.
He was born in Watauga
County to Anson L. and Mary
Jane Coffey Harrison. He
taught school for about 30 years
in Watauga County.
Surviving are a son, Douglas
L. Harrison of Portsmouth, Vat;
and two daughters, Miss Paul
ine Harrison of Boone and Mrs.
Will Critcher of Boone, Rt. 1;
five sisters, Mrs. Horace Cook
and Mrs. Bessie Walker of
Blowing Rock, Mrs. Charlie
Simmons and Mrs. James T.
Cook of Triplett and Mrs. Roxie
Bond of Bluefield, W. Va.
The funeral was held at 10
a. m. Thursday at Mount Ver
non Baptist Church. Burial was
in the family cemetery.
dends and additions to reserves,
but after the deduction of fede
ral and state income taxes, paid
or reserved, were $2,205,875 or
$4.02 per share based on the
average number of shares out
standing. This over-all increase
reflects the expansion of indus
trial activity, good crops, and a
profitable tourist season.
During the year 1965, North
western opened a seasonal office
at Maggie, began operations in
the new 19-story Northwestern
Bank Building in Asheville, and
merged with Bryson City Bank
at Bryson City. Several existing
facilities were remeodeled and (
enlarged to more conveniently ■
serve customers.
The Northwestern Bank now
has a merger pending with Citi
zens Bank of Charlotte which
has resources in excess of $10,
000,000. The stockholders of
both institutions have already
voted in favor of the merger.
Final approval must come from
the North Carolina Banking
Commission and federal regu
lating authorities.
In regard to 1966, Edwin Dun
can, president of The North
western Bank, states, “from our
Chamber Sells
1,529 Auto Tags
At the close of business at j
noon Saturday, the License
Bureau division of the Boone
Chamber of Commerce had sold ,
1,529 automobile tags, three
motorcycle, 491 private trucks,!
46 farm truck tags and 59 trail
er tags.
Possibly because of conges
tion at Chamber offices last
year, records show sales 300
ahead of the number sold by
Jan. 15 of last year. Chamber
officials stress that early acqu
isition and display of tags will
result in less rush as the Feb.
15 deadline approaches.
Rev. Mr. Crowder Is Given
Young Man Of Year Award
"This is the greatest honor
I’ve ever received,” said the
Rev. Richard J. Crowder as the
Boone Jaycees passed him their
coveted Distinguished Service
Award Monday night
A resident of Boone for only
two and a half years, the Meth
odist minister was applauded
by about 70 persons who crowd
ed into the Daniel Boone Inn
for the annual presentation,
i Proceeding announcement of
the DSA "Yeung Man of the
Year”, A1 Harrison, past-presi
dent of the North Carolina Jay
cees, addressed Jaycees, Jay
cettes and guests, speaking of
success and the role religion
plays in an individual's civic
and business endeavers.
“In a survey,” Harrison said,
"half of them — Jayce e-age —
were waiting for something to
happen. Only five per cent
knew where they were going.”
He said time in Jaycees activi
ties is well invested, “provided
you know where you're going.
“Success is nothing more than
establishing a goal for yourself
and achieving .it” He said the
success gained today does not
count for tomorrow. "Success
is something you gain over and
over and over again. The first
thing to consider is your self
image. You’re about as great as
you believe ... as talented as
you let yourself be. I think
everybody can have a convic
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knowledge of the area and from
plans brought to our attention,
we can anticipate that business
will continue to increase In
1966. A number of existing in
dustrial plants are increasing
their capacity, and plans have
been made to locate new in
dustrial plants in the area."
Snow Drifts
Close Parkway
Due to high drifts and icy
road conditions, that portion
of the Blue Ridge Parkway
between the North Carolina
Virginia State Line and
Grandfather Mountain is
closed to through travel.
For information on Park
way road conditions through
the winter months, individ
uals are advised to contact
the District Ranger, Laurel
Springs, North Carolina, Tel
ephone—372-5768 (Sparta).
Fun On The Slopes
Foot Of Snow Falls
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Here Last Saturday
Skiers Throng
Resort Areas;
Schools Closed
It finally came!
The snow started Satur
day afternoon in great bil
lowy waves and by the time
the flakes stopped falling at
night more than eleven
inches had accumulated in
the Boone area to bring slip
pery highways, stalled auto
mobiles, slick sidewalks and
happiness to the winter re
sort community.
Sunday’s low temperature was
23 degrees, and Monday dawn
ed bright with a crackling 14
degrees.
Schools were closed Monday,
the dedication of the Watauga
High School plant set for Sun
day, had to be postponed, and
the Daniel Boone Wagon Train
meeting to be held at Darby Sat
urday night was cancelled.
But skiing was good and
hundreds flocked to the slopes
at Blowing Rock Ski Lodge and
at Hound Ears to enjoy the fun.
The snow was deep and some
what tricky, it was reported, es
pecially for skiers accustomed
to using clean, slick slopes
with a minimum of powder.
Traffic was heavy to the slopes
all through Sunday, and again
Monday for it had been a long
wait for the first appreciable
cover of natural snow.
Wreckers were busy Saturday
and Sunday helping hapless
motorists, particularly those
who had tried to go without
chains or snow treads, and some
who tried going with both.
State highway forces kept the
principal roads open and there
was no appreciable delay in
mails or in other necessary
services.
CHRISTIE, THE ST. BERNARD OF POPLAR GROVE ROAD,
could rescue persons from an avalanche if need be, but, she
said, could do nothing to assist all our poor motorists immobiliz
ed in the weekend snow. Still a pup, Chrlsti belongs to Maj.
and lira. Gem Broadband (Staff pinto)
t
Excellent, if tricky, skiing conditions prevail
ed at local lodges over the weekend. Eleven
inches natural snow fall, added to substan
tial bases at Hound Ears and Blowing Rock
Ski Lodge, drew hundreds into the moun
tains, and lodges were still busy as late as
Tuesday. (Staff photo)
First National Of ENC Has
Most Successful Year Ever
A 28.7 percent increase in re
sources, and earnings after
taxes of $2,127 per share, made
1965 the most successful year
in the 14 year history of First
National Bank of Eastern North
Carolina, M. F. Allen, Jr., pres
ident, reported at the bank’s an
nual shareholders meeting at
Jacksonville, North Carolina.
W. Carroll Bryan, board chair
man, pointed out that First Na
tional ended 1965 with assets in
excess of $40,000,000, a gain of
more than $9,000,000 for the
year.
In presenting the annual re
port, Allen pointed out that de
posits increased $8,291,221.97,
Father Of Gwyn
Hayes Dies In
Wilkes County
The Rev. James Edgar
(Edd) Hayes, 72, of North
Wilkesboro Route 1, father of
Gwyn Hayes of Boone, died at
6:29 p. m. Sunday at Wilkes
Hospital. He had been ill for
three weeks after suffering a
heart attack.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at
the Baptist Home Church by
the Rev. Reid Keiger, the Rev.
James Revis and the Rev. Gil
bert Osborne. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Hayes was born in Wal
kes County Sept. 27, 1893, son
of Adolphus and Delilah El
ledge Hayes. For 53 years he
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or 31 percent, since the begin
ning of the year.
Other highlights of the report
reflected gains in every depart
ment which allowed First Na
tional to increase its effective
ness as it accelerated its policy
to significantly assist in the
growing economic development
of the state.
“The outstanding progress in
all areas of our banking ser
vice, and the gains made in
each department, are indicative
of the growing influence of
First National in the continu
ing progress being noted in the
areas which the bank serves,”
Allen said.
Allen pointed out the merger
with First National Bank of
Boone, North Carolina, had been
consummated and was anticipat
ing an extremely happy rela
tionship on its becoming a part
of the First National system.
First National now has 19
offices in North Carolina. Dur
ing 1965, First National opened
new offices at Farmville, Pol
locksville, and two in Wilming
ton.
Four Boone Citizens
To Appear On TV
Provided the weather holds,
four Boone citizens will be on
television between 12 and 1 p.
m. Sunday.
WCYB-TV, Channel 5 from
Bristol, will introduce George
Thomas, Mrs. John Robinson
and Miss Beth Lawrence—tele
vised live—and Mayor Wade
Brown will speak in behalf of
the Watauga County March of
Dimes.
Mothers’ March
Set For Monday
Mrs. John B. Robinson, chair
man of the Boone Mothers’
March for the March of Dimes,
announced that the local March
will be held next Monday night,
Jan. 24, weather permitting.
On this night, many mothers,
concerned about birth defects
and the tragedy it brings to
families, will be calling at the
homes in Boone in the annual
March of Diimes appeal.
They will be seeking contri
butions to speed the work
against the nation’s largest kill
er and crippler of children. And
they will carry a message of
hope, of significant progress in
the fight against birth defects.
The March of Dimes is also
supporting the largest national
non-governmental scientific re
search program in birth defects.
If the question, “Why did it
happen to my baby?” has never
been asked in your home, give
thanks, and give to the March
ing Mothers oo Monday night,
said Mrs. Bohinsoo.
Want Ad Brings
Wide Response
The Democrat’s out-of
state subscribers are keep
ing a sharp eye on commerc
ial activities in Boone.
Last week, within a few
days of having put a real
estate notice on the want ad
page, an advertiser received
inquiries from Florida, Cal
ifornia, Maryland, South
Carolina, Georgia and Ore
gon.
Merchants Of
Boone Elect
Board Members
Fifteen persons have been
selected to comprise the Board
of Directors of the Boone Mer
chant’s Association.
Action was taken this week
after a meeting of David Spain
hour, R. D. Hodges Jr., Clyde
R. Greene, Paul Smith and
George Flowers, who were
selected on Jan. 11 by merch
ants who met at the Gateway
Cafe.
Greene reported the follow
ing names Monday: Paul Smith,
Vaughn Roten, Rachel Rivers,
Cecil Greene, Frank Auten, Dr.
James Greene, A. E. McCreary,
Mrs. Eude M. Moody, Harvey
Trivette, Jack Feimster, Mack
Brown, Glenn Cottrell, Stanley
Harris Sr., John Robinson and
Ray Farthing.
The group will meet at noon
Thursday at the Gateway Cafe.
Horn Group
Meets Monday
The executive committee at
the Southern Appalachian His
torical Association met at noon
Monday at the Daniel Boone
Hotel to discuss bids it had re
ceived for operation of the con
cession stand, Gift Shop and
Country Store this summer on
the Horn in the West grounds.
SAHA accepted the Jeyceee
bid to give the' Association SB
par cent of profits after taxes
ior the season.