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VOLUME LXX1X— NO. 9
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1966
10 CENTS PER COPY
22 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
Basketsful of tomatoes, potatoes—Watauga farm crops have had a fight with the elements since early spring. (Staff photo)
50th Anniversary Park Service
Observed; Parkway Is Noted
August 25 marked the 50th
birthday of the National Park
Service. In the short span of
50 years, the Park Service has
grown from a few scattered
areas to over 220. Some of the
newest areas include Cape Cod
National Seashore (Mass.).
Cape Lookout National Sea
shore (N. C.), Assateague
Island National Seashore (N
Y.) and Fire Island National
Seashore TKcrSO. And to think
most of it begun with a piece
of legislation back on August
25, 19916, Called the National
Park Service Act. Among
other things, this Act provided
for the protection of any area
set aside under the National
Park System in such a manner
that it would be left unimpair
ed for the enjoyment of future
generations while at the same
time providing for its use by
the people.
By 1956. it soon became ap
parent that the Parks were not
adequately supplied with the
facilities and manpower neces
sary to take care of the mush
rooming increases in visita
tions. A program called “Mis
sion 66” was initiated to de
velop areas in the System to
more adequately take care of
these crowds.
In 1965, realizing that we
were still behind. Congress
passed the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. This
Man Bound In
Fatal Shooting
West Jefferson. Aug. 30 —
Raymond Shelton, 46. of
Trade, Tenn., was bound over
to Ashe Superior Court yester
day in the fatal shooting of
Thomas Russell Snyder. 50.
also of Trade. Tenn., in the
Tamarack section Aug. 15.
Magistrate W. L. Tucker, or
dered Shelton held under a
$3,000 bond for the Oct. 24
term of Ashe Superior Court.
Three witnesses were heard
during the session. They testi
fied that Charles Potter and
Shelton arrived at the Stevens
store and Snyder went after
Potter. Potter fled.
Shelton came out of the
store and tried to stop Sny
der. They scuffled, and Sny
der's son, Burl, joined in the
fracas. Shelton got away from
the pair and started in the
store, Snyder followed with
his pistol pointed at Shelton.
This all occurred after Sny
der had pistol-whipped Shel
ton when he first saw him. In
the meantime, Snyder had
ahot Shelton in the hand.
When Syder tried to go In
to the store after Shelton,
they scuffled again and Sny
der was fatally ahot
. Shelton went Into the Ste
vens store again, and Burl
Snyder stood on the outside.
(Continued on page three)
authorize? the charsing of en
trance. admission and user
fees at designated Federal
recreation areas and dedicates
the money from these fees to
the purchase and development
of new lands and waters for
public recreation.
Rangers along the Blue
Ridge Parkway urge each and
every one to partake in the
enjoyment that can be derived
in camping hiking, picnicking
or just driving along the crest
of the Blue Ridge. During the
summer season there are
campfire talks every night ex
cept Sunday at the various
campgrounds plus morning
and afternoon nature walks
each day. This is one of many
areas that are yours to enjoy
and protect for your heritage.
How much of the remaining
outdoor wilderness we save
for our children and all future
generations to come will large
ly depend on how we today
employ the skills and energy
at our disposal. The National
Park Service, through its ob
servance of the 50th annivers
ary, looks ahead to another 50
years of providing the highest
caliber of outdoor recreation
and enjoyment.
Miss Watauga Is Crowned
At Apple Blossom Pageant
Watauga’s Queen, Miss Pat
ti Jones, swept through Hend
ersonville’s Apple Festival
Beauty Pageant last week,
coming home with the cape
and crown of royalty. The
blue-eyed blond, who was
sponsored by the Boone Jay
cees, was second runner-up in
the contest last year, and this
year succeeded Queen Brenda
Heath of Fayetteville.
Queen Patti, age 19, was
Miss Ashe County in 1963,
Miss High School of North
Carolina in 1964, Miss Wata
uga in 1965 and first runner
up in the Miss Rhododendron
contest this year.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Jones of West
Jefferson. She is 5 feet, 5
inches tall and weighs 115
pounds. Guest Queen, Miss
Linda Blair, assisted in the
crowning and robing of Patti
Thursday night of last week.
Formal presentation of
Queen Patti was Friday night
when the Coronation Ball was
held. Named to the Queen’s
Court were Carol Elaine
Smith of Wilmington, Patricia
mwwmn
Moore Foster of North Wilk
esboro and Priscilla Louise
Hurte of Fletcher.
A Hootenanny was held in
the Hendersonv ille High
School auditorium Saturday
night and the Apple Festival
program will continue this
Friday, resuming with the
merchants’ sidewalk sale, the
annual Kiddie Parade at 10:30
a m. and a folk dance jam
boree Saturday night. The
King Apple Street Parade in
the afternoon and a street
dance Monday night will con
clude the annual celebration.
Crowning Patti are liiia Linda Jean Blair
(left), the current Rhododendron Queen, and
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Miss Brenda Heath, who is the Apple Festival
Queen of 1965. (Barber photo)
Apples Are Scarce
Watauga Crops Get
By Frost, Drought
Damage Not
As Great As
Was Expected
After Watauga County's
duo of late spring frosts, a
long dry July and an August
full of rain squalls, it looks as
if farm crops are not as badly
stunted as was first expected.
County Agent L. E. Tuck
wilier said the hardest hit of
farm produce is apples:
"We’re out of apples; we have
very few,” he said. "Many of
the ones we have were in
jured by frost last spring, and
won’t be first quality apples."
But, he said corn is good
throughout the region, and
"the tobacco crop looks excel
lent." He said tobacco possib
ly will be better than last
year. Tobacco on the 1965-66
market brought the biggest
slice of farm dollars—$986,
826 out of the total farm in
come, 1965. of $3,601,474
"Much will depend on the
(tobacco) curing season," he
said. Tobacco will be cut in
October, and November is the
curing month. Tuckwiller said
a dry month is desirable for
proper curing of the weed.
Tomatoes
There will be some good to
matoes, although most are
late, and the crop short be
cause of the late spring.
Tuckwiller said there is no
organized tomato market for
this fall. A tomato market op
erated here in 1964 and 1965,
and the County Agent said
Goodnight Brothers purchased
tomatoes for two years before
that. "The average price per
pound for tomatoes has been
about 5'2 cents, and the yield
per acre has been somewhere
in the neighborhood of $1,200.
"Cabbage was hurt by the
dry weather, but prices have
been good this year. The pric
es have been better than ex
pected because the yield per
acre is down.
Pastures and meadows
have been excellent” the dry
spell gave farmers a chance
to net in their hay.
Overall, the loss should
amount to several thousands
of dollars, hut Tuckvviller said
it does not look as if the loss
is too severe. He noted de
creased yield of beans, which
he said were affected twofold:
By diseases, and by severe
damage during the dry days
In 1965. corn put $14,000
into farmers’ pockets. Hay
brought $27,000 apples, $94.
500 ($148,000 in 1964). In
come from broilers, other
poultry and cattle was $1,157,
990
With beef sales coming up.
Tuckwiller said the County
Agents Office is shifting from
a cow-calf program to a yearl
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Mrs. Bob Scott
To Be Speaker
Bingham Rally
Tickets for a luncheon hon
oring Bob Bingham. Democra
tic candidate for Congress’
Ninth District, can be obtain
ed from Mrs. Gordon Winkler
or Mrs. Joe Hartley, who are
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bob Scott, wife of the
Lieutenant Governor, will
speak at the Sept. 10 event to
be held at the Chalet Restaur
ant. Democratic women from
throughout the Ninth District
are planning to attend. The
luncheon will be sponsored by
the Watauga County Demo
cratic Woman’s Club.
HUCKLEBERRIES RIPE—A pretty girl and
tasty berries rendezvous every year at Grand
father Mountain. North Carolina when the
new "Huckleberry Queen' is selected. This
year she is brunette Kristina Allen, whose
father is a First Sergeant in the U. S. Army
in Vietnam Nineteen year-old Kristina was
runner up in the “Miss North Carolina” Pag
eant when she entered as ‘‘Miss Winston
Drivers Are Urged To Be
Careful During Holidays
Since death will ride as
usual m the Labor Day par
ade. every driver in the state
is being called upon to use all
his skills dodging the (irim
One's traps and missing
the list of 22 unsuspecting
victims who may be killed in
traffic accidents on North
Carolina's streets and high
ways during the long holiday
weekend, the N. C. State Mot
or Club warns.
Highway fatalities will be
officially counted from 6 p
m Friday. Sept 2. through
midnight Monday. Sept 5. a
78 hour period, for the holiday
that brings the summer vaca
tion season to an end
North Carolina’s Labor Day
death toll last year soared to
30 persons killed and 618 in
jured in. a total of 1.020 acci
dents. The 30 deaths equalled
the state's all-time high for a
holiday period set during
Christmas of 1959
Leading driver violations
were: speeding. 214; drove
left of center. 140; failed to
yield right of way. 133. fol
lowed too closely, 80; and
reckless driving. 64.
Thomas B Watkins, presi
dent of the motor club and
the National Automobile As
sociation. said. "There are
many ways to drive danger
ously. many fatal moves a
motorist can make, many op
portunities to use poor judg
ment and poor highway man
ners that bring untold suffer
ing and destruction.
(Continued on page three)
Mrs. Rhoda Greer,
102, Dies Tuesday
Mrs. Rhoda Teague Greer,
102, of Boone died Tuesday at
her home. She was the wife of
the late James Larkin Greer
and daughter of the late Eli
jah and Dorcas Hattan Tea
gue. She was a charter mem
ber of Rutherwood Baptist
church and active up until
her death.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Marjorie Michael; one
son, Raleigh Greer of Deep
Gap; 26 grandchildren, 32
great grandchildren, and 30
great great grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 4 p. m. Wednesday
in Rutherwood Baptist
Church. Officiating were
Rev. Hurbert McCoy,
Roby Eggers, and Rev.
Cook. Buriat was in
church cemetery.
DICK BARKLEY
Dick Barkley
New Director
Of ASTC Bureau
The state editor of the Dur
ham Sun, Dick Barkley, has
been named director of the
news bureau at Appalachian
State Teachers College here,
effective Sept. 1. Announce
ment comes from Appalachian
President W. H. Plemmona.
Barkley succeeds Moses
Crutchfield, who is returning
to the Greensboro Daily News
as assistant managing editor
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