Ahead In Carolina The Democrat led all N. C. weeklies In 1965 Press Assn, contests. It won first place in General Ex cellence, Excellence in Typography, Load News Coverage, Want Ads, ana Second in Display Advertising. .An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE WEATHER (S0i t 5 74 63 6 79 64 7 80 00 8 79 62 9 77 58 July 10 77 56 July 11 88 62 tr. .12 .06 .02 at u. 74 59 79 58 77 57 81 60, 75 681 76 68* VOLUME LXXIX—NO. * BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1966 10 CENTS PER COPY 28 PAGES—4 SECTIONS ISS LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OCCUPIES IMPOSING EDIFICE. NW Development Board To Gather At Seven Devils FRANK HAYES Frank Hayes Is Given Coveted Eagle Award In a court of honor at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church June 30, Frank Hayes received the Eagle award, Scouting’s highest award. Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes, Grand view Heights, Boone, has been in Scouting nine years. At pre sent he is a member of Ex plorer Post III and has been tapped for membership in Or der of the Arrow. A 1966 graduate of Watauga High School, Frank will enter North Carolina State Univer sity’s School of Engineering. He was an honor student and received an I.R.C. scholarship and the mathematics award. In high school he participated in Beta Club, Letterman’s Club, chorus, paper staff, basketball and football. Visit With Ernestons Mr. and Mrs. Mack Disbrow of Jackson, Michigan are spend ing several days with Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Emeston. The directors of Northwest North Carolina Development As sociation will hold their month ly meeting at the Seven Devils Recreation Area the afternoon of July 20. ...PrMidwkt Jame» S. Boyles of Pinnacle will preside at a bus iness meeting at 2 p. m. in the convention area of the main headquarters building. Reports will be made by the various di vision chairmen of the organiza tion, and routine business will be transacted. At 5 p. m. the Home Dem onstration Clubs of Watauga County, under the leadership of Mrs. Lillian Danner, Home Agent, will serve a picnic dinner to the directors and their guests in one of the pic nic areas on the grounds. The management of Seven Devils has thrown out the red carpet, so to speak, by giving free access and use of the var ious entertainment features in the spacious area. This will in clude the long chair lift to the top of the ski area, the beach area with swimming and boat Winkler Named Area Chairman N. C. Auto Assn. W. R. Winkler, Winkler Mo tor Co., Inc., Boone, has been re-appointed to his eleventh term as Area Chairman of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association for Wa tauga County, according to an announcement made today by NCADA President C. Odell Matthews of Winston-Salem. Mr. Winkler will act as liais on officer between new car and truck dealers in this area and NCADA and the National Auto mobile Dealers Association. He will keep his area informed of state and national affairs af (Continued on page three) Governor Moore To Speak At Appalachian Finals Governor Dan K. Moore will apeak at summer commence ment exercises at Appalachian State Teachers College Thurs day, Aug. 18, according to an nouncement by Dr. W. H. Plem mons, president The graduation program is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the college’s gymnasium. Approximate 40Q student* will be candidates either for masters or bachelors degrees. The graduate school expects about 290 students to complete requirements for the advanced degrees. Second term of the summer school sessions starts Friday, July 15, following registration Thureday, July 14 twain* tions for the first term are scheduled Tuesday and Wed nesday, July 12-13. Final examinations for the second session are set far Tues day and Wednesday, Aug. 16-17. Enrollment for the first term hit a figure of 2,707. An enroll ment of slightly fewer students Is expected for the second tern. ing, and numerous other items of interest. Mr. Bill Shepherd, manager of Seven Devils, is a member of the Travel and Recreation Committee of the Northwest Organization. Mr. Frank Rey nolds, one of the developers of Seven Devils, will assist Mr. Shepherd in greeting the di ectors and in showing them over the area. The Northwest Development Association has contributed much to the growth of industry, agriculture, community develop ment, and travel and recreation throughout the eleven counties which it represents. The coun ties are Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin. The directors for Watauga County are Ralph G. Greene, Chairman; Edgar Greene and Jerry Adam*. Dr. W.Tf. Plemmons of ASTC is a former president of the organization, as well as a past Chairman of the Board. Edwin Duncan Jr. of North Wilkes boro is presently Chairman of the Board. Neil Bolton of Win ston-Salem is secretary. All counties of the organiza tion are always represented. In addition, representatives of State College, county extension services, and the press attend regularly. Around 75 persons are expected for this meeting. Tlios. Holloway Inspects New Geodetic Satellite An earth mapping satellite which arrived at Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif., last month was looked over care fully by Goodyear engineers, Donald Wright, Steve Jacoby and Tom Holloway. Holloway’s father is Tom Holloway Sr., Route 3, Boone. A Lompoc, Calif., newspaper, located near the base, reported that the satellite was scheduled for launch on the Thor-Agena vehicle and that it would be the first passive geodetic satellite to be put in orbit under the NASA-managed Geodetic Satel lite Program. The Impound plastic bal loon, coated with aluminum, was pushed into orbit by a thrust-augmented Thor - Agena D rocket combination and is taking a circular orbital path 2,600 miles above the earth. In orbit, the balloon popped out of its canister and the gas bag expanded to provide a pin* point of reflected light near the horizon nightly. The pinpoint of light is being photographed from several points on earth against a background of stars and ultimately will provide the prime reference for a five-year study aimed at correcting the world’s maps. Grady Farthing (standing) president of the Watauga Savings It Loan Association, reviews the recent expansion of the firm with James Marsh, aecretary-trffiurfr. 45th Noted ■’f « Called Finest In Region Open House Is To Be Feature Of Week End An open house Friday and Saturday at Watauga Savings &. Loan Association will mark the completion of the firm’s $100,000 expansion program. The modernistic facility, which takes in its former offices and a building once occupied by Western Auto, has been called the most up-to-date building west of Winston-Salem. The 50’ by 100’ structure fea tures new furniture, fixtures and carpeting throughout, plus glass-encased entrances, new vault and a special depositor’s window for children. The upstairs is rental prop | erty. i James Marsh, secretary-treas urer of Savings & Loan, said Monday some doors must be finished and the walk poured in front, but that this should be done by July 18. Established 1921 Organized in April, 1921, the Association was chartered to “Encourge Thrift Through Home Ownership”. The first office was upstairs in the Watauga County Bank building, now the West King Street office of Northwestern Bank. Marsh said Jones Cottrell was the first president, and his suc cessors were R. H. Hardin (to August, 1937), L. A. Greene (September, 1937 to February, 1942), H. Grady Farthing (from March. 1942, to present) and W. H. Gragg served as secretary treasurer from 1924 to 1960. Vice-presidents were R. C. i Rivers, Sr., A. W. Smith, C. M. I Critcher and R. C. Rivers, Jr. 1 Marsh has served as secretary - I treasurer since September of 1960. Directors are H. Grady Farth ing, president; R. C. Rivers, Jr., vice-president; Wayne Richard son, Guy Hunt, H. W. Mast, Sr., Dr. William M. Matheson, Walt er H. Greene, Howard P. Hols houser, G. Perry Greene; Paul Smith, assistant treasurer; and James Marsh, secretary-treasur er. Former Office In 1950, the Watauga Savings Sc Loan Association purchased the old Post Office building (continued on page three) Moose Lodge To Be Built At ground-breaking ceremonies last week on Deerfield Road, members of the Boone Moose Lodge met. Pictured, left to right, are Joe Veit, secretary; Fred Gragg, past governor, and Bob Brown, also past gov ernor. The occasion marked the beginning of the Lodge’s building of new quarters. Veit said the fill has been started to bring the building surface well above flood level, and the Lodge hopes to start construction as soon as the fill has compacted sufficient ly to support the structure. The Lodge will be built of concrete blocks with brick ve neer, and will house a meeting room, club room and office. (Weston photo) Watauga County Schools Will Be Open August 22 Watauga County Schools will open Monday, August 22, according to W. Guy Angell, Watauga County Superintendent of Schools. Students will be required to attend for only a half day Monday, August 22, it is said. The first full day of the regular term will be Tuesday, August 22. Teachers will report for work Thursday, August 18, to make advance prepara tions for the registration of students on the 22nd. Holidays Slated The following holidays have been scheduled for the 1966-67 school term: District NCEA meeting in Boone, September 23. Thanksgiving, November 24-25. Christmas, December 22, through December 30. Easter holidays, March 24, through March 27. Schools are scheduled to close Wednesday, May 17th, in the event there is no loss of time due to bad weather and road conditions. Teach ers will complete work Fri day, May 19. Miss Watauga Enters N. C. Beauty Contest Fifty-four young women from across the state are in Greens boro this week for the Miss North Carolina Pageant, and Miss Patti Jones, sponsored by the Boone Jaycees, will compete Wednesday in bathing suit com petition, Thursday in evening gown competition and Friday night in the talent competition. Crowned Miss Watauga in 1965, Patti will do an original skit in the talent division. She has studied tap dancing and bal let eight years and won the title, Miss High School Talent Queen, in 1965. The County Queen is the daughter of Mr. Grant Jones of West Jefferson and was Miss Ashe County in 1964. A rising junior at Appalach ian State Teachers College, Pat ti graduated from Beaver Creek High School. She has been on the Christmas court at ASTC and was the second runner-op to the Apple Queen, 1965. On Roan Mountain this sum mer, Patti was first runner-up in the 1966 Miss Rhododendron Festival. The state pageant will climax Saturday night when Gov. Dan K. Moore will crown the 1966 Miss North Carolina. KISS PATTI JONZS RICHARD HACK GREER Richard Greer To Be Ordained Sunday Night A native of Boone will be ordained for the gospel minis try in special services Sunday evening, July 17, at the Green way Baptist Church. Richard Hack Greer, son of Hack E. Greer of Orlando, Fla., and the late Mrs. Greer, and grandson of Mrs. W. C. Greer of Boone and the late Hr. Greer, is a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Ky., and has recently been called to be pastor of the Clay City (Ky.) Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Appala chian High School and Appala chian State Teachers College and taught in the Wilkes Coun ty school system after receiv ing his B. S. degree from Ap palachian. A former member of the Boone Baptist Church, Greer came to Greenway Church as music director in July, 1MB, and began studying for the

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