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VOLUME LXXIX—NO. *
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1966
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28 PAGES—4 SECTIONS
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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
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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
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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