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VOLUME LXXVUI—NO. 34
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966
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STATE FARM ROAD—Taken from State Farm Road near the
Deerfield Road intersection picture shows flooded farmland,
looking in the direction of the State farm. Line of trees in
center, Indicate channel of Winkler’s Creek, which is other
wise obscured by the floodwaters. To the right where Middle
Fork and Goshen Creek come in to join Winkler’s Creek, a
short stretch of highway was closed by the water for a while
Sunday morning. (Staff photo.)
Republicans Gather; Greene
Is Re-Elected Co. Chairman
In convention at the County
Court House Saturday after
noon, Watauga County Repub
licans elected County officers
and appointed an executive
committee, and delegates and
alternates to the -Congressional
and State convention^
Temporary chairman of the
meeting was S. C. Eggers.
County officers are: Chair
man, Clyde Greene; vice-chair
CLYDE GREENE
man, Mrs. Lura Greene; secre
tary, 0. J. Coffey; and treasur
er, Phil Vance.
Chairman of the finance com
mute is J. E. Holshouser Sr.;
Ralph Greene was selected to
serve on the state executive
committee.
Precinct chairmen are: Ro
bert Snyder, Blowing Rock; J.
B. Miller, Bald Mt.; Fred Mich
ael, Shawneehaw; Claude Min
ton, Brushy Fork; Ralph Hayes,
Elk; Stanford Coffey, Watauga;
Armfield Coffey, Boone; Col.
Clyde Miller, Meat Camp No.
1; Martin Moretz, Meat Camp
No. 2;' Dallas Cheek, New Riv
er; Ivan Younce, Cove Creek;
and James C. Lyons, Blue
Ridge.
The Congressional Conven
tion will be at 2 p. m., March
5 in Jacksonville; State Conven
tion wiiUw held March U and
12 in Charlotte.
On March 11, a special din
ner will be held in honor of J.
E. Broyhill for his service to
the Republican Party. Thruston
Morton, Republican Senator of
Kentucky, will be the speaker,
Boone Merchants
Name Committees
lhe Boone Merchants As
sociation announces committee
appointments made Wednesday,
Feb. 2. Glenn R. Andrews,
president, presided over the
meeting of the nominations
committee.
Legislative committeemen are
Ralph Winkler, Clyde Greene
and Wayne Richardson.
Membership committee: Mrs.
Tom Moody, Frank Auton,
James Greene.
Credit and collections: R. D.
Hodges Jr., Mrs. B. W. Stallings
and Cecil Greene.
Decorations: David Spain
hour, A. E. McCreary, Phil
Vance and Jack Buchanan.
Trade, promotions and ad
vertising: Ralph Tugman, Den
nis Greene, Jane Smith, Har
vey Trivette, Jack Feimster,
Ronnie Wilson, Glenn Cottrell,
Mack Brown and John B. Rob
inson.
The executive committee com
prises R. D. Hodges Jr., Frank
Auten and James Greene. Hod
ges was appointed to serve on
the Board of Directors to re
present oil dealers and distri
butors.
Stanley Harris Sr. is an “ac
tive participant” with the Mer
chants Association.
SHERIFF DALLAS CHEEK
Sheriff First
To Announce
For Co. Office
Sheriff Dallas Cheek anounc
es his candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination for a four
year term as Sheriff. His bid
to succeed himself will be sub
ject to the May, 1966, primary.
Cheek, 44, was elected Sheriff
in 1962.
$103,000 Grant Will Go
To Appalachian Counties
Approval of a $103,000 fed
eral grant for North Carolina's
Appalachian counties was an
nounced Friday by Gov. Dan
Moore.
Moore said that the N. C.
grant would be used to estab
lish local development districts
in the mountain area.
Speaking of the N. C. funds,
Bruce Greene Is Named
Southern Bell Supervisor
S. Bruce Greene of Blowing
Rock has assumed his duties as
new plant supervisor with Sou
thern Beil Telephone Company
in Lenoir.
Mr. Greene succeeds Mr. J. L.
Best who has been appointed
service foreman over the Lenoir
and Morganton operations.
Mr. Greene has had 14 years
experience with Southern Bell,
having worked in the construc
tion department in Morganton
for one year, then as an in
staller - repairman in Blowing
Rock for one year, and as a
switchman in Boone 12 years.
He is a member of Rumple
Memorial Presbyterian Church
in Blowing flock where be is a
laembar of the Board of Deo
cons and a rotating teacher in
the Men's Bible Class.
Mr. Greene is also currently
serving as president of the
Blowing Rock School PTA, and
has been a member of the
school committee for nine years.
He is a past scoutmaster of
Troop 110 in Blowing Rock,
having served in that capacity
for three years, and is a Master
Mason in Snow Lodge 363,
Boone.
He is married to the former
Miss Nell Miller of Route 1,
Boone. They are the parents of
two sons, Steve, age 14, and
Timmie, age 10. The Greenes
reside on Edmisten Road in
Blowing Bock. .
Moore said, “This project will
enhance our efforts directed to
ward the total development of
the state." Probably seven local
districts will be formed in the
29-county area. It is hoped that
by 1975 each district will have
sound programs for develop
ment including a hospital, an
airport, a library and vocational
and higher education facilities.
The governor said the seven
districts would likely be formed
as follows:
—Cherokee, Graham, Swain,
Clay, Macon, Jackson.
—Haywood, Madison, Bon
combe, Henderson, T|r a n s y 1
vania.
Jayeees Given
Horn Concession
The Boone Jayeees again re
ceived the bid on the Horn in
the West concessions. This year
they also will have the Gift
Shop and Country Store.
The Jayeees are interested in
handling as many local products
as possible. Anyone having any
type product which (bey wish
to sell, please contact George
Bagan, Jim Sawyer, or W. C.
“Buck” Bobbin*.
—Yancey, Mitchell, Avery,
Watauga.
—McDowell, Polk, Ruther
ford ton.
—Burke, Caldweli, Alexander.
—Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes.
—Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, For
syth, Davie.
Blowing Rock
Dance To Aid
Heart Campaign
“The Unknowns" from Lin
ville will provide the music for
the Heart Fund dance to be
held at the Community Club
building on Main Street, Blow
ing Rock, Saturday night Feb
ruary 19, 7:30 to 11 p. m.
Sponsored by Carol and Don
na Johnson, the dance will be
well chaperoned, and teen
agers, it is said, will particular
ly enjoy dancing to the music
of the Unknowns. The Family
Night will have entertainment
to appeal to every age group,
including cake walks and bingo.
Refreshments will be sold.
The proceeds from an admis
sion price of 25 cents will go to
tbo Heart Fund.
Streams Become Torrents
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Raging Flood Water
Over 5 Inches
Of Rain Falls;
Damage Noted
BY RACHEL RIVERS
The blizzard of 1960 is no
longer as popular as talk of the
1940 flood.
Sunday was the day of near
disaster. As rain accumulated
throughout Saturday night, nar
row creeks became splashing
streams, and swollen rivers
battered across bottom land
taking fences and haystacks,
racking up damages all along
the way.
On Thursday, .65 inches of
rain was recorded in Boone.
From 7 a. m. Saturday until 7
a. m. Sunday 4.46 inches of rain
fell, and .66 fell Sunday. The
rain melted about six inches of
snow on the ground and head
ed seaward under overcast
skies.
The spectacle drew throngs
to the highways Sunday after
noon, but most of the water
had receeded by the time late
risers got the news.
une tow ueaa
County Agent L. E. Tuck
willer said Monday farmers
were turning in reports of dam
age on their land.
Tuckwiller said some farm
bridges were washed out, but
the number was hard to deter
mine. There was extensive loss
of top soil, he said, and crops
that will be planted on heavy
sediment will tell the tale at
harvest time.
Barns on low land were
flooded by and large, and water
swirled off with an undetermin
ed stock of feed, and managed
to make off with a few hay
stacks.
Schools, College
Grant Cook, bookkeeper for
the County Schools Garage, said
that one school bus failed to
make its route Monday, and
that this was because of a miss
ing bridge. Cook said all other
buses reached their destina
tions, although many of them
had to go the long way around.
Ned Trivette, business man
ager of ASTC, emphasized that
no water had gotten into the
new classroom building, Dun
can Hall, on campus, although
he had received a number of
calls about a rumor that it had
been flooded.
An underground steam line,
however, was flooded by seep
age of ground water, and steam
created in the tunnel entered
the equipment room where it
caused little damage.
The basement of the College
Book Store had taken on sever
al feet of water by Sunday
morning.
Manager Wade Meadows said
the water level was within two
inches of the fuse box, so of
ficials took emergency action
to pump water out of the base
CContinued on page six)
A Blowing Rock doctor leans over a young
man who was pinned in the cab of a tractor
trailer south of Blowing Rock early Monday
morning. (Flowers photo)
Driver Loses Leg In
Tractor-Trailer Crash
PAUL J. SMITH
JAMES P. MARSH
Savings & Loan Has
Two In National Posts
James P. Marsh, secretary
treasurer, and Paul J. Smith,
assistant treasurer of the Wa
tauga Savings and Loan As
sociation, have been notified of
appointments to committee posts
with the American Savings and
Loan Institute.
Mr. Marsh is appointed to
the Professional Activities Com
mittee. This committee will
study and make recommenda
tions for activities to be carried
forth during the year for all
savings and loan associations
within the United States.
Mr. Smith is appointed to
the President’s Cup Committee.
This committee will judge the
activities of all chapters of the
American Savings and Loan
Institute and present the presi
dent’s cup to the most active
chapter. This cup is sought
by all chapters and indicates
the continued interest by sav
ings and loans in study and
(Continued on page six)
Election Board Members Are
Proposed At Democrat Meet
The Watauga County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, in
a special meeting held Tuesday
night of last week, recommend
ed members of the County Elec
tions Board and went on record
for a new registration of voters.
J. D. Winebarger, John H.
Bingham and William (Bill)
Greene were endorsed by the
committee for the Elections
Board for the incoming term.
K. T. Greer and J. E. Edmls
hM. Incumbents, were placed
In nomination, but fell short
of the endorsement. „
The committee acted to rec
ommend to the Board of Elec
tions that they call for a new
registration of voters, to begin
before the May primary, this
year.
Hie committee voted to
write a letter to Messrs R. T.
Greer and J. E. Edmisten ex
pressing appreciation of the
committee for thair long and
faithful service to the party.
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It was also voted Oat a reso
lution be drafted recognizing
the outstanding cootrihutiaas
made to the party by the late
Ed S. Williams. V*
Chairman James A. Dugger
presided at the meeting. In the
absence of Mrs. Hob Rivers, the
Secretary, George C. Thomas,
acted. • •
Fourteen of the 16 townships
were represented. Twenty-eight
members ou$ ot • possible *1
attended.
rred 1 nomas Coley, 29, Mar
ion, Va., lost his right leg early
Monday morning after the trac
tor-trailer he was driving crash
ed into a rock embankment
three miles south of Blowing
Rock on Highway 321.
State Highway Patrolman
Ken Garavanta, said Coley told
him he applied his brakes and
hit a small patch of ice on the
road, causing the rig to hit the
embankment.
Coley was pinned inside the
tractor for more than two
hours. After all rescue efforts
had been exhausted, a surgeon
from Blowing Rock Hospital
was called to amputate Coley’s
leg so he could be removed
from the wreckage. Hospital
authorities at Blowing Rock
said Tuesday Coley’s condition
was serious, but satisfactory
after the ordeal. He loss exces
sive amounts of blood and suf
fered several body lacerations.
The wreck occurred at 5:30
a. m. with the traffic held up
for more than two hours. Traf
fic was heavy with furniture
workers and commuters travel
ing to their jobs in Lenoir.
The tanker-trailer was carry
ing caustic acid and was list
ed by Garavanta as a total loss.
He estimated the loss at ap
proximately $10,000. The rig
was the property of Lemmons
Transportation Company of
Marion, Va.
me leaxage oi me acia caus
ed no immediate danger to res
cue workers, but ate holes
through the soles of their shoes
and those of two highway pat
rolmen during the morning.
Coley was conscious through
out the rescue. He is married
and the father of two small
children.
Warns Drivers
Of Road Hazard
Highway Engineer ta
Winkler wan motorists ta
drive slowly when iwmcb
lag flambeaux an Watauga
County’s primary nag secon
dary reads. • t«
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