Ahead Jin Carolina
The Democrat led all N. C. weeklies
in 1969 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. 25
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1966 10 CENTS PER COPY . 36 PAGES—4 SECTIONS
Your County Newspaper
and all the members of its staff extend
to you the greetings of the season
and best wishes for
Happy Holidays
Rob Rivers
Jean L. Rivers
Rachel Rivers
Bill Rush
Ernest Lewis
Joe C. Minor
Edward Ragan
Ralph Tugman
Cecil Aldridge
Phyllis Johnson
Jerry Burns
Gordon Shore
Leroy Kirkpatrick