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VOLUME.IAXiX*-r NO. 1
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 7,1966
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16 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
THE LONG, LONG LINE—kept thousands 6t Wataugans and
visitors busy watching as the fourth annual Daniel Boone
Wagon Train made its westward journey along King Street in
Boone Saturday. (Staff photo)
Henson Named
State Prexy Of
R*F.D. Carriers
At the annual North Carolina
Rural Letter Carriers’ Associ
ation Convention in Goldsboro,
Council Henson, rural carrier of
Vilas, was elected as State Pres
ident. He has served on the
executive committee for three
years and as vice-president of
the association during the past
year.;
He, along with other elected
delegates, will represent the N,
C. Association at-the National
’Convention in New Orieads in
August.
The two-day’ convention held
at Goldsboro Motor Hotel, end
ed Tuesday, June 26.
» Other officers elected are
Horace Ward of Rose Hill, vice
president; Leonard Scronce of
Vale, secretary treasurer; and
/ executive committeemen; Thad
Worrell of Goldsboro, chairman;
Seth Gabriel of Mooresville and
Charles Fouchee of Liberty.
Others from this area attend
ing the State Convention were
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lyerly of Ban
ner Elk, Mrs. Council Henson
and Kim.
Four Are Killed In
Fiery Plane Crash
Ray Qritcher, Blowing Rock
motel owner, and Manager of
the ABC store at Blowing
Rock and three Florida rela
tives died Tuesday night when
a private plane ihey occupied,
believed to have been piloted
by Critcher, Crashed and burn
ed near NC 184 in the vicinity
of Banner Elk.
The other occupants of the
light plane were tentatively
identified as Critcher’s niece,
Sandy, 13, and nephew, Rusty,
16, children of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Critcher of Miami and
South Is Cited For
Youth Corps Work
Kenneth South of Tamarack
Community returned from the
National Youth Conference on
Natural Beauty and Conserva
tion, which was held in Wash
ington, D. C., June 26-29.
South was one of more than
500 delegates representing the
nation's leading youth organiza
tions with a total membership
of over 20 million. They came
from the 50 states, Canada and
Puerto Rico.
Highlight of the conference
was the opening ceremony on
the White House lawn, Mohday
morning, June 27. Mrs. Lyn
don B. Johnson addressed dele
gates and was joined by Presi
dent Johnson, who made a sur
prise appearance.
The First Lady urged the
youths to “dream impossible
dreams" particularly in their
determination to do something
(Continued on page six)
At the national Youth Conference on Natural
i Beauty and Conservation In Washington, D.
* C-, June 28-28, James Kenneth South (left)
, anrnlhi ins Hu t> ewintilitil tot his
outstanding service by Jack Howard, na
tional administrator of the Neighborhood
Youth Corps,
i'. . ,9 .ili.'iOvJ
Vivian Caruso, 15, of Braden
ton, Fla., who were visiting
the Critchers in Blowing
Rock.
The identification was by
Dr. Charles Davant of Blow
ing Rock, an aviation medical
examiner and friend of Ray
Critcher. .
'—■The bodies are at Rnins
Sturdivant Funeral Home in
Boone. Funeral plans sire in
complete.
The sheriffs department
got the first report of the
crash from an unidentified
witness. The Boone Rescue
Squad was immediately dis
patched to the scene.
Critcher took off from the
Boone airstrip at 5:45 p. m.
J. M. Critcher and other mem
bers of the family were at the
airstrip waiting for the plane
to return when they received
word of the crash.
The bodies reportedly were
burned beyond recognition.
Land Bank
Sessions Here
Set Record
The Federal land Bank As
sociation of Boone Saturday
garnered its fifth attendance
award from the national FLB
Association. Although the 11,
025 persons were under expect
ed attendance, John H. Hollar,
manager-appraiser, said Boone
still gets the prize for welcom
ing the largest crowd of FLB
stockholders to attend any meet
ing in the United States.
Rep. James T. Broyhill was
among honored guests at the
Appalachian Elementary School
Saturday morning. He discuss
ed the outlook for agriculture
and told his audience that fed
eral , land banks provide con
tinuous credit to farmers when
they need it.
R. A. Darr, president of the
Columbia Land Bank, said,
"Farmers now have to buy more
of the supplies and other things
needed to carry on a farming
operation. This means farmers
use more capital . . . and much
Of this capital is in the form of
credit . . . through the land
bank, contributing to the pro
gress of all business in this
area.”
Hollar reported that the bank
loaned $659,808 up to March,
1965, and that at the end of
1965, there were 769 loans out
standing with a total balance of
*3,984,117.26.
Stockholders re-elected Gor
don A. Chambers of State Road
and Dykes Wilson of Granite
Falls and other directors are S.
C. Eggers of Boone, president;
Car Us Lee Mitchell of Sparta
^ui 0. tal Bower of MAmat
Pageantry Is
Best In Four
Years Of Train
BY RACHEL RIVERS
Willard Watson was there,
wearing a sombrero big-around
as a wagon wheel, and he slick
ed his handlebar mustache and
said he liked the parade, and
“We’ll be with the next'un.’’
And this writer holds there’ll
be plenty of next’un’s.
Except for the glint of silver
on one or two saddles, the Dan
iel Boone Wagon Train Satur
day presented the most-authen
tic parade in its four-year his
tory. And it was spectacular!
A blue-eyed blond came a
riding side-saddle, wearing a
flowing gown that set off her
black horse handsomely. And
the bare-chested Presnell boys
from Beech Mountain were
comical as usual, and yet dead
ly serious about the mission of
folks hitting the trail with the
Wagon Train.
It was either Perry or Hoov
er (Presnell), who, during a
brief halt of the parade, whip
ped out a gigantic antique pipe,
lit it dramatically, sucked
through hb teeth and whooped,
“Giddap” and the mule team
dipped lritd the harness ami
■twMad the wagon lreHfog again
Pretty women ip old-time
dresses and bonnets comple
mented the Presnell rig, and a
gentleman with a fretless ban
jo picked a happy tune from
the back of the wagon and the
procession moved westwrad
along King Street.
There must have been 10,000
folks downtown for the parade.
Boone Camp
Ivey Moore and Dewitt Barn
ett brought the wagoners to the
Boone Camp earlier than ex
pected.
By noon Friday, most of the
horses and mules were unhitch
ed, and a few trail-weary horse
men and footmen were catch
ing a nap before the big crowds
converged on them.
Cotton candy, popcorn and
candied apples added just a
smidgin of the carnival touch,
but the campfires and skillets
ful of slicked potatoes took
spectators back to the pioneer
era the Wagon Train b set up
to revere.
A young man cracked a bull
whip for a band of admirers.
A spirited horse tossed his
head as a young woman sat
confidently atop.
Boone businessmen came lat
er in the day to conjure up
tasty hamburgers and fried
chicken dinners for the fam
ished group.
And Ivey Moore found him
self a real quiet spot and set
tled down for a moment’s sur
cease.
uissension
Back down the (trail, around
Ferguson or Darby four or five
wagons dropped out of the
Wagon Train for one reason or
another. One was reported to
have thought the Train moved
too slowly. Another thought it
moved too quickly. Anyhow the
Wagon Train way of life didn't
suit
But the consolation was that
undaunted group of 200 wagons
and 300 horsemen that came on
up from Wilkes, all the way
along the famous Daniel Boone
Trail, the folks that stayed on
for every minute of the mod
ern-day processional — and as
one gentleman said—didn’t get
too excited about the gangs of
people who just had to visit
the camps all along the way.
They really put on a show.
Bye, Old Friend
Goodbye, old friend.
It was heard everywhere.
When the parade was over, and
the adventure bad ended for
(Continued « pefe **)
HIGHLAND DANCERS—Carolyn Campbell
of Charlotte, fast year’s “JUnlor Miss” for
North Carolina, and Glenn Jones of Trenton,
New Jersey, are shown congratulating each
other for winning dancing trophies at the
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and
Gathering of Scottish Clans. The event will
be held this year July 9 and 10. Carolyn
is the winner of many dancing medals, and
Glenn topped all others in the Novice Class
last year.
Scottish Clans To Have
Highland Games Weekend
The Scots have a word tor
it, when they meet once yearly
for the Grandfather Mountain
Highland Games and Gathering
of Scottish Clans.
It’s “Ceud Mile Failte,” which
means "100,000 welcomes,” and
it is a greeting extended by the
Games president, N. J. Mac
Donald, who is also vice presi
dent of St. Andrews Society
of the State of New York, and
a member of the board of com
missioners of Clan Donald So
ciety of America,
The President’s greeting will
be echoed by hundreds of fam
ilies of Scottish descent who
take part in the two-day pro
gram each year, and by the
thousands of spectators who are
attracted to the event
The 11th annual Games and
Gathering will be held July 9
10 on MacRae Meadows, with
the venerable peaks of Grand
father Mountain providing a fit
ting backdrop. The Games have
become one of North Carolina’s
most colorful and unusual sum
mertime events, featuring bag
pipe bands in full regalia, high
land dancing in costume, track
and field events, Parade of Tar
tans, and religious services.
The opening day Will be
marked by the pageantry of pipe
bands passing in review, com
petition for all ages in high
land dancing ip costume,, nov
ice and open piping and. ama
teur drumming, and a full slate
of track and field events* which
are sanctioned by the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Track and field events will
include broad jumprawf dashes,
shot puti tossing the cabar, high
jland wrestling, :ero*ecountry
race, sad tufofwgr. Medals
will be awarded to the first
three places in each event, plus
the Drambuie Trophy presenta
tion to the Games’ outstanding
athlete.
The second day program will
begin with worship services, and
introduction of guests of honor.
During the afternoon there will
be a pipe band review, the Pa
rade of Tartans, plus competi
tion in highland dancing, fea
turing the Sword fling, Sean
Truibhas, and Strathspey and
Reel.
Exhibitions in highland danc
ing, solo piping, and a series
of track and field events will
follow, and the Games conclude
with the “Highland Shoot.” the
N. C. Archery Association tourn
ament.
The Games were founded 11
years ago by Mrs. Agnes Mac
Rae Morton of Wilmington and
Linville.
Red Cross Chapter
Elects New Officers
Members and directors were
elected within the Watauga
Chapter American Red Cross
at the annual meeting June 27
at First Baptist Church, Boone.
Chapter chairman is S. M.
Ayers; first vicec h a i r m a n,
Clyde R. Greene; second vice
chairman, Richard Atkinson;
secretary, Mrs. Katheryn Tul
ley; treasurer, Armfield Cof
fey; and executive secretary,
Mrs. Goldie C. Fletcher.
Executive directors to. serve
one year are S. C. Eggers Sr.,
Ralph Tugman, H. R. Eggers,
Conrad Yates, Hank Greer and
Marshall Hargrave. Directors to
serve two years: Kenneth Wil
cox, the Rev. C. O. Vance, Mrs.
Gaynelle Jones, the Rev. Honda
Horton, Moses Crutchfield and
Mack Brown. Three-year direc
tors are the Rev. George B. Hy
ler, Bert Mast, Mrs. Ann
Brown, Mrs. Zab Shook, Ralph
Prshrars god Richard atM»»
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Chairman of personnel is
John Robinson.
Jerry Adams heads the blood
program, with Marshall Har
grave as recruitment chairman
and Mrs. Florence Robinson as
chairman of blood program
volunteers.
First aid and water safety is
again directed by Coach R. W.
Watkins. Vice-chairman John
Ward has charge of the pro
gram rurally and Miss Joan
Askew, rochairman, will work
(continued on page six)
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Ashe Horse Show .
Next Saturday | -
Ashe County’s second annual
horse show has been re ached
uled for Saturday, July 9, at
Greenfield Acre*. £ '•
The afternoon show will be
gin at 1:30 p. m., the night
*how beginning at T-JO f. m. ,