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Ahead In Carolina The Democrat led all N. C. weeklies in 1966 Press Assn, contests. It won first place in General Ex« cellence, Excellence in Typography, Local News Coverage, Want Ads, and Second in Display Advertising. VOLUME LXXIX— NO. 7 WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1966 10 CENTS PER COPY BOONE WEATHER IM Bi Lo Snow Pro. \> B1 Lo Aug. 9 79 58 M 74 81 Aug. 10 70 64 .11 74 60 Aug. 11 75 62 .04 70 92 Aug. 12 73 62 A3 77 90 Aug. 13 75 63- 21 78 60 Aug. 14 77 63 .78 78 67 Aug. 15 76 61 AS 81 67 24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS Governor Speaker 386 To Receive Degrees At ASTC On Thursday Major Charles F. Mabelitini, Army National Guard Advisor, presents a citation to Mrs. Baxter C. Carroll Aug. 10 at her home in Triplett. In front of the Major is Mrs. Carroll’s older son, Jimmy, and Steven is standing in front of her. The Bronze Star Medal, which was posthumously awarded Mrs. Carroll’s husband, is pinned to Steven’s jacket. (Staff photo) Mrs. Carroll Given Hero’s Medal For Husband’s Valor Members of the family of Sergeant Baxter C. Carroll, who died in combat Jan. 13 in the Republic of Vietnam, were at the home of his widow Wed nesday of last week when the Army gave her the Bronze Star Medal for her husband’s heroism in behalf of America’s Military Mission. Major Charles F. Mabelitini of the Army’s Hickory office awarded the Medal and a cita tion from the United States in a brief afternoon ceremony. The Bronze Star was awarded under the authority of Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson. The citation said, in part: ‘‘Platoon Sergeant Carroll distinguished himself by ex ceptionally valorous actions on 13 January, 1966, while serving as platoon sergeant with the mission of clearing suspected Viet Cong mines in the Repub lic of Vietnam. “Upon arriving in the opera tional area, Platoon Sergeant Carroll and his unit began the operation of sweeping the road. After finding that no mines ex isted in the area . . . Carroll proceeded to return with his troops to the company area. At this time, his unit received an intense volume of fire from an unknown number of Viet Cong from both sides of the road . . . Carroll immediately directed his men to take defensive posi tions and return the fire. "During the ensuing engage ment, Platoon Sergeant Carroll directed the fire of his men, lending courage by his aggres sive example. After a two-hour battle, during which several men were wounded, supporting elements arrived and Platoon Sergeant Carroll’s unit with drew from the engagement. Although the road was still un der heavy fire, he calmly di rected his men to load their vehicles and depart the hostile area. “When the truck had pro ceeded for a short distance, a mine detonated under it, mort ally wounding him. Through his courageous efforts, his unit was able to complete its mis sion and successfully withdraw from the insecure area with a minimum of casualties. “Platoon Sergeant Carroll’s heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.” Miss Flowers Heads Local Arthritis Assn. Miss Patricia Flowers of Boone has been named presi dent of the Watauga County branch of the Arthritis Founda tion. Miss Flowers’ selection is announced by Dr. Donald D. Weir of Chapel Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Arthritis Foundation in North Carolina. September will be Victory Over Arthritis Month in Wa tauga County. A campaign will be conducted seeking funds for the research and other programs of the Arthritis Foundation. North Carolina’s First Lady, Mrs. Dan K. Moore, is honorary chairman of the Arthritis Foun dation and S. H. Mitchell of Winston - Salem, president of Hennis Freight Lines, is state fund-raising chairman. Special Forces Sgt. Barry Sadler is honorary fund-raising chairman. Arthritis, the nation’s great est crippler, afflicts over 13 million Americans and more than 200,000 folks in North Carolina. MISS PATRICIA FLOWERS Vandals Damage Planes Sheriff Dallas Cheek’s in vestigation of damage done to aircraft at Boone Airfield, Deerfield Road, was continuing at press time this week. The Sheriff said he was call ed Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, when damage to four light airplanes was discovered. Cheek said a plane owned by Fred Farthing, Old Blowing Rock Road, Boone, had been taxied along the runway and was found lodged against a wire fence at one end of the landing field. The propellar of the plane had been torn up, he said. Another single-engine plane had been broken into, the door sprung and wings scratched, Cheek said. Vandals had tamp ered with two more planes. By the time officials arrived on the scene, batteries in the air planes were dead. Cheek said switches in the cockpits had been turned on. The Sheriff said he has not made an estimate of the dam age* but that footprints and fingerprints, as well as other clues, are being studied. When the crime was discovered, the State Bureau of Investigation was contacted, but was unable to send a representative to the scene immediately. Proposed Dam Will Benefit People Of Area Roanoke, Va. — Appalachian Power Company’s proposed Blue Ridge hydro-electric and pump ed storage project will benefit the general economy in two states, says Joe P. Gills, Ap palachian vice president and general manager. lne power company is awat ing a decision from the Federal Power Commission on a license application to construct the Blue Ridge project on New Riv er. Gills’ statements, presented in writing to the FCC in early June, were released last week. Receiving the greatests eco nomic benefits, said Gills, will be Grayson County, Va , site of the proposed project, and Ashe and Alleghany counties in North Carolina, where part of the lake to be created will be. “The project will also con tribute to the economic health of the entire Appalachian Re gion by strengthening the de mand for coal, the single most important industry in that re gion.” Coal-fired steam plants will generate the electric power needed to operate Blue Ridge’s units as pumps, and the elec (Continued on page two) 1 Killed, 1 Hurt In Monday Altercation Thomas Russell Snyder, Route 2, Trade, Tenn., was dead on arrival at a Mountain City hos pital Monday morning after he was shot near Stevens Store in Ashe County. Snyder was 50. Sheriff Dallas Cheek said the killing occurred after a series of events in Tamarack Commun ity on the Ashe-Watauga line. Cheek said Sheriff Gene Bare re ported that Raymond Shelton, age 46, also of Trade, shot Sny der in the cheat alter Snyder bad shot Sbalton and piatol whipped him. Officials set the time of the shooting at 7:30 a. m. Denver Potter and Sam Elli son of Tamarack were arrested later in the morning, the Sheriff said, and charged with firing shots into the home of Grant Snyder, brother of the deceased, when Mrs. Snyder and a child were inside the Tamarack home. Cheek said the two men are be ing held in Watauga County Jail, in default of $4,000 bond, He said both denied firing into Snyder’s home. Grant Sny der said the shooting at his home was supposed to have oc curred after the death of his brother by gunfire, according to the Sheriff. Shelton was treated at Ashe Memorial Hospital for a gun wound in the left hand. At presstime, there was no word as to whether a charge had been made against Shelton. Earlier Fund Sbariii Chaak said ha learn ed Monday that Denver Potter and Tom Snyder had exchanged words and fought on Saturday. Cheek said Potter pointed out bullet holes in his 1954 Ford, which he alleged Grant Snyder had put there in a car-to-car shoot-out Saturday afternoon on the Tamarack Road. The Sheriff said it was reported that Potter had broken out the windshield of Snyder’s car at the apex of an unexplained arg ument Saturday morning. Cheek said he received word CAMERA CLINIC—“Chip” Faircloth, of the staff of WSJS-TV, Winston-Salem, is shown with Judy Lassiter of Raleigh, a contestant in the Carolinas Photo Queen Pageant, a part of the program for amateur and pro fessional cameramen. Carolina Lensmen Sponsor Grandfather Camera Clinic Beauty and business will key note the annual Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic for amateur and professional pho tographers Aug. 20-21. The two-day program, spon sored by the Carolinas Press Photographers Association, will choose the 1967 “Miss Carolinas Press Photographer” and offer lectures by Mike Mauney, staff photographer of the Charlotte Observer, and George Tames, chief photographer of the New York Times’ Washington Bu reau. Harold Moore of the Herald Sun newspapers in Durham, and president of the association, said the clinic will begin Aug. 20 (Saturday) at 4 p.m., when contestants for the queen’s title gather at the crest of the moun tain near the Mile-High Swing ing Bridge to be photographed by amateur and professional cameramen. The queen’s pageant will be held at 8:30 p.m., with Ralph Smith of WBTV in Charlotte as master of ceremonies. Fred Burgess of Clinton, N. C., is chairman of the pageant. The beauty pageant will draw more than a dozen entries from the two Carolinas, representing the pick of the crop among girls photographed during the year by the association’s members. The current queen is Pat Cly burn of Bishopville, S. C. She will be on hand to crown the new queen. The winner also will receive the Nina Hemmer Award, given annually by John G. Hemmer of Pinehurst, in memory of his wife. Hemmer is one of North Carolina’s long time press photographers. Linda Jean Blair, 1967 Rho dodendron Queen, will take part in the program, and the cham pionship Cranberry Square Dance team, directed by Kay Wilkins, will perform. at 10 a. m. Monday morning that “some men were shooting it out” near Tamarack. The Sheriff said that in view of the killing earlier, he and Deputy Ed Harmon rushed to the area where they have been told a shoot-out was going on, found no one, and proceeded to David Ellison’s Store. Cheek said Ellison told him men had been shooting in the road, and that Denver Potter and Sam Ellison, both of Tama* raok, were in Sam’s bousa near the store. The Sheriff said Da vid Ellison said the two had a high-powered rifle. On his way to Boone to get warrents for the men, Cheek said he met Grant Snyder, Ray Snyder and Hardin Snyder, brothers of Tom Snyder who had been shot earlier that morn ing. The three went to Boone where they swore warrents for the arrest of Denver Potter and Sam Ellison, Cheek said. On (continued on page two) The clinic’s Sunday program calls for an hour-long session of picture-taking of the new queen, starting at 9 a.m. Mauney, winner of the Sou thern News Photographer of the Year award, will be the first speaker of the day. He will address the clinic on ‘‘Not Just a Matter of Sharpness”. Tames will speak on ‘‘Candid Coverage of National Personali ties”, and this will be followed by a noon business session for members and guests. Crutchfield Resigns Post At News Bureau Moses Crutchfield, director of the Appalachian News Bureau, has resigned that position to ac cept the position of assistant managing editor of the Greens boro Daily News. Crutchfield will be in charge of state and local news. He came to Appalachian last year to fill a vacancy left when former director John Corey ac cepted a post on the state board of education. He had formerly been associate sports editor and as such had won high praise for his coverage of area athle tics. Crutchfield, his wife Faye, and daughters, Nancy and Caro line, were honored by members of the Public Relations Depart ment, Alumni Office and the News Bureau at a cook-out on Monday._• ' • • List Of Area Candidates Is Given Out Three hundred and eighty-six candidates for the B. A., B. S., and M. S. degrees will partici pate in summer graduation ceremonies at ASTC on Thurs day, Aug. 18 Governor Dan K. Moore is to deliver the address to the gra duating class. Commencement is scheduled for 10 a. m. in the Broome Kirk Gymnasium. Of those who are candidates for degrees at the program, 155 are candidates for the B. S. de gree, 4 for the B. A. degree, and 227 for the M. A. degree. Those participating in the presentation of candidates, con ferring of degrees and award ing of diplomas are Dr. W. H. Plemmons, president of Appa lachian; Dr. Ben F. Strickland, registrar; Dr. Cratis Williams, dean of the Graduate School; and Dr. Paul Sanders, dean of Academic Affairs. Rev. W. Todd Ferneyhough, pastor of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Boone, will ask the invocation and Rev. J. K. Park er, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Boone, will pro nounce the benediction. Music for the program will be under the direction of Charles Isley, band director, and Hoyt Safrit, director of the choir. Michael Morgan of Salisbury is chief marshal for the com mencement. Other marshals are Rebecca Barnard of Fayette ville; Pam Dildy of Asheboro; Sharon Podge of Fayetteville; Nancy Freezor of Spencer; Pau la Fisher of Gastonia; James Hall of Marion; Clydie Hefner of Newton; Lynn Dobbins Honeycutt of Salisbury; Nor leen Kester of Salisbury; Har vey Lineback of Winston-Salem; Elizabeth Link of Salisbury; Malinda Perry of Shelby; Harry Phillips of Alexandria, Va.; Al da Elaine Poteat of Salisbury; Vickie Stone Spencer of Salis bury; and Peggy Wood of Me bane. Following are the names of candidates for degrees from Watauga and regional areas: Alleghany—B. S., James Bo len Higgins of Sparta. Ashe—B. S., Alice Lawrence Barker of West Jefferson; New ton Glenn Goodman, Jr., of Todd, and Sally H. Walters of Fleetwood. Avery—B. S., Jack Wayne Bu chanan of Minneapolis and Mar jorie Louise Bowers Miller of Elk Park. M. A., Donald Lee Brooks of Newland; William Johnson Dawson, Jr., of Banner Elk, and Charles W. Jennings of Minneapolis. Caldwell — B. 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