John Coffey Is Slain;
Murder Charge Lodged
Lenoir—A young Caldwell
County Marine, Ernest P. Pen
ley Jr„ 19, of Lenoir, Rt. 6,
was charged with first-degree
murder Saturday in the shooting
of John T. Coffey, 35, ot Len
oir, a native Watai«a County
man. Coffey was shot just after
midnight with a 20-gauge shot
gun.
Captain Ralph Fowler and
Deputy Dallas Cheek of the
Caldwell County Sheriff’s De
partment said the shooting was
in the yard of Penley’s par
ents’ home, about four miles
from Lenoir.
Coffey was shot at close
range, and the blast hit him
in the chest.
Fowler said Penley told him
he was in the kitchen playing
cards with his parents and two
brothers when Coffey and two
other men, identified as Jim
Anderson and Quincy Payne,
came to the house.
The three had been drinking
Mrs. Edna D. Cline
Mrs. Edna Davis Cline, 57
of Hickory, North Carolina, wife
of C. L. Cline, died Tuesday,
August 29 at Hickory Memorial
Hospital after a heart attack.
She was born in Watauga
County to Will S. and Inez
Ragan Davis.
Surviving are her husband;
a son, William P. Cline of
Hickory; two stepdaughters,
Mrs. Robert Huffman of Hick
ory and Mrs. B. P. Bristow
of Norfolk, Virginia; one step
son, Adrian Cline of Florida;
two brothers, Ted E. Davis
of Guilford College and Ron
Davis of Todd, North Carolina.
The funeral was held at 2 p. m.
Thursday at Highland Methodist
Church in Hickory by the pastor,
Rev. Clyde Collins. Burial was
in the Oak wood Cemetery in
Statesville.
Dennis E. Anderson
Dennis Edgar Anderson, age
28, of Boone, died Monday.
Surviving are the parents,
Mr. an' Mrs. Lee Anderson
of Route-d, 4oone» the widow,,
Pat B. Anderson of Boone; one
son, Krisalan of Boone and
one sister, Mrs. Betty Aldridge
of Blowing Rock.
The funeral will be held at
2 p.m. today at the Brushy
Fork Baptist Church with the
Rev. Ed Crump and Rev. A. C.
Moody officiating. Burial wHl
be in the Mt. Lawn Cemetery.
Hagaman Infant
Nancy Elizabeth Hagaman, in
fant daughter of Cecil and Mary
Shore Hagaman, died Saturday
in a Winston-Salem hospital.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hagaman
of Zionville and Mr. and Mrs.
V. C. Shore of Boone.
Services were held Monday
at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Barney Oliver and
the Rev. Herbert McCoy of
ficiated. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
and were asked several times
by Penley's father to leave,
Fowler said. Finally, Fowlei
said, the younger Penley got uj
and told the men to leave,
pushed them out the door and
went outside to try to get them
to leave the premises.
Penley’s father thinking
there was a fight, brought out a
shotgun and his son took it,
Fowler said. Penley said he
fired one shot into the air in
an attempt to scare the men
away, Fowler said. Fowler said
Penley told him he hit Payne on
the shoulder with the gun butt
and ran back several feet, and
that Coffey was shot as the
men advanced toward Penley.
Fowler said Penley apparent
ly became involved because of
remarks the men were making
about his mother.
Penley, who has just complet
ed a tour of duty in Vietnam
and was stationed at the Cherry
Point Marine Base, is being
held without bond. He will be
given a hearing Sept 7 in Dis
trict Court
Coffey was born in Watauga
County to Ellis and Hettie Tay
lor Coffey. He was a member
of Three Forks Baptist Church
in Watauga County. He was
employed at Lenoir Chair Co.
No. 4.
A veteran of 11 years in the
U.S. Army, Coffey served dur
ing the Korean War and obtain
ed the rank of sergeant first
class.
Surviving are his mother;
four sisters, Mrs. Boyd Wil
liams and Mrs. Quinton Wheeler
of Boone and Mrs. Hugh Wil
liams and Mrs. Dale Lowder
of Charlotte; and four brothers,
Arthur Coffey of Wasilla, Alas
ka, Herman Coffey of Boone,
Rt. 2, Don Coffey of Charlotte,
and C. M. Harrison with the
UJS. Army in Vietnam.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p.m. Monday at
Three Forks Baptist Church
Mrs. Cora Townsend
Mrs. Cora Victoria Town
send, 75, at Trainer ilk, Rt.
? died Tuesday at Watauga County
Hospital.
She was born in Watauga
County to James and Holly Har
mon.
Surviving are her husband;
three sons, Tommy Townsend
erf Valle Crucis, Nellis Town
send of Boone, Rt. 3, and Fred
Townsend erf Johnson City,
Tenn.; a daughter, Mrs. Mae
Duncan erf Hudson; four broth
ers, Sylvania Harmon of Wilkes -
boro, Adolphus Harmon of Ban
ner Elk, Poley Harmon of
Chuckey, Tenn., and Sidney Har
mon of Lenoir ; and five sisters,
Mrs. Ollie Bell Townsend and
Mrs. Edna Byrd erf Banner Elk,
Mrs. Minnie Young of Elon
College, Mrs. Loria Berry of
Lenoir and Mrs. Nora Mitchell
of Valle Crucis; 13 grandchil
dren and 8 greatgrandchildren.
The funeral was held at 2 pjn.
Thursday at Holy Communion
Lutheran Church. Officiating
was the Rev. Larry D. Campbell.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
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A rainbow of oxcitirYq colors to
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in Watauga County. Rev. Lynn
Powers, Rev. Will Cook and Rev.
Raymond Hendrix officiated.
Burial was in Brown Chapel
Cemetery.
ASC Farmer
Committeemen
To Be Named
(continued from page one)
Bill Harmon, Olus Mast, John
Presnell, R. V. Presnell and Ben
Tester.
Meat Camp: Willard Norris,
James L. Penley, Hermit Pro
fitt, Blaine Stanberry, Bynum
Townsend and Walter Winebar
ger.
New River: Collis Austin,
H. E. Brookshire, Grady Brown,
John F. Cook, Edward S. Crit
cher, Fred Critcher, Vance
Keller and G. E. Miller.
North Fork: Willie Laing,
Claude May, Mack Thomas,
Argus Wallace and J. D. Wil
son, Loyd Miller.
Shawneehaw: Will Byrd, J.
B. Christenbury, Clyde J.
Eggers, Richard L. Farthing,
Russell Farthing, Iris Harmon,
W. C. Smith, Alvin Storie and
William Townsend.
Stony Fork: J. L. Coffey,
Sr., Gerald Cook, Doc Cook,
Doc Cox, W. B. Day, Don Hayes,
Bruce Norris and W. H. Stan
berry.
Watauga: H. O. Aldridge,
Spencer Aldridge, Don Cook,
Claude Garland, Robert Greene,
Arlie B. Hodges, Jeff Shook
and Denver Taylor.
Horse Show Will Be Held Saturday
(continued from page one)
canter—Judging performance,
conformation, and manners.
Horses shown in 3-gaited class
not eligible. 5 ribbons.
EVENING PERFORMANCE, 7
P.m.
16. PARADE HORSES—Show
ing parade walk, parade trot.
5 ribbons.
17. PONY—Riders over 12
showing walk, trot, canter.
Judging performance, confor
mation. manners. 5 ribbons.
18. CHAMPIONSHIP 3-GATT
ED—Format follows Class No.
3. 5 ribbons.
19. CHAMPIONSHIP PONY
CART—Format follows Class
No. 12. 5 ribbons. Champion
ship
20. SENIOR PLEASURE—
Rider 19 and over, showing walk,
pleasure gait (other than canter)
and canter. Judging format fol- '
lows Class No. 9. 5 ribbons.
21. POLE BENDING—Knock
downs constitute disqualifica
tion in this timed event. 5 rib
bons.
22. CHAMPIONSHIP WALK
ING HORSES—Showing flatfoot
(20%), running walk (40%), can
ter (20%). Conformation 20%.
Horses must be shown and
judged in a prior class in the
show for eligibility. 5 ribbons.
23. CHAMPIONSHIP WEST
ERN PLEASURE—Format fol
lows Class No. 7. Individual
workouts may be required by
Judge. 5 ribbons.
24. CHAM PIONSHIP BARBEL
RACE—Over AGHA-approved
course. 5 ribbons.
25. JUNIOR PLEASURE—
Rider 18 or under, showing ac
cording to format in Class 20.
5 ribbons.
26. REINING CONTEST—All
horses must be shown with a
bit (horses 4 and under with
bit or braided bo sal at exhibit
or’s discretion). No iron, re
gardless of how padded or taped,
will be allowed under the jaws.
Chain curbs and leather curbs
must lie flat, being at least one
one-half inch wide and meeting
the judge’s approval. Showing
at judge’s request. 5 ribbons.
27. PICK-UP RACE—Rider
crosses time line, picks up
partner behind barrel at far
District Governor Will
Visit Boone Rotary Club
(continued from page one)
regular meeting period, he will
address the club, covering many
of the avenues erf Service that
Rotary performs in communi
ties and areas throughout the
world."
Even though Semaschko
served his club and district
in many capacities and offices,
he was, along with all other
governors erf Rotary Inter
national, required to take in
tensive training at a nine-day
Assembly held this past May
at Lake Placid in New York
state. One of the District
Governor’s major tasks will
be arranging and conducting a
Letter To The Editor
Finds Phillipines
Friendly, Hospitable
Dear Mr. Rivers:
It took a long time but two
copies of the Democrat reached
us today—the July 6,13issues.
*€lad ft' learfc^bout fc&fvltfes
■»«* tfc®Jtr%33jenew
5 sounds good, y,
My wife and I left Boone July
5 for a 6 months assignment
through the International execu
tive Service Corps of New York
to assist a company in the out
skirts of Manila get into the air
conditioning business. The work
has gone well so far and we have
a unit in the final stages erf
design.
We like the Philippines..
People are friendly and hospi
table. The company personnel
have been bery cooperative.
Progress has been fast.
Philippine economy is ham
strung with a lot of hurdles.
Low wages, untrained people,
lack of willingness to take risks,
governmental regulations, poor
roads and many other factors
contributed to underdevelop
ment. The population growth ex
ceeds that of the gross national
product. Agriculture has been
slipping with respect to needs,
yet the present national ad
ministration is pushing through
land reforms and business in
centives which should acceler
ate the pace of progress.
Makati is a new suburb of
ing the moaUywMBPtrat^d; and*,
leading t*RTRprs 'district lime-'
metrojWlifcift hrt». Started about
1950 it has an many 12 to 14
story office and industrial build
ings that are modern and beau
tiful. We live across the street
from a large modern shopping
center with a supermarket that
is equivalent to any we have
seen. Our apartment building is
a 10-story structure with around
100 apartments ranging from 1
to 4 bedrooms.
Drives into the country take
us into hill and mountain dis
tricts that remind us of the Blue
Ridge. The cocanutgroves south
of here are impressive. Rice
paddies surround Manila except
on the bay side. Still we will be
glad to return to Boone and hope
to make it by Christmas.
FRED L. TARLETON
Apt. 501, Gilarmi Apt. Hotel
Makati, Rizal
Philippines
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three-day District Conference.
The date has been scheduled for
and will be held in the Grove
Park Inn in Asheville, North
Carolina.
Governor Semaschko was
born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and he received his education
there as well as in Chicago,
Illinois; New York City; and
Boston, Massachusetts.
During World War II, he
served overseas as a combat
infantry officer. He was twice
awarded the Bronze Star Medal
for valor, Purple Heart and
Army Commendation ribbon a
mong other decorations. Im
mediately after the war, he re
ceived an appointment as a
Foreign Service Staff Officer
in the United States Department
of State. He served as Senior
Resident Officer and Officer in
charge of Field Operations in
Germany. After completing his
assignment, he returned to
civilian life as an advertising
and marketing director for nat
ional firms before opening his
own advertising agency in 1963.
Semaschko is active in the
First Methodist Church, Hen
dersonville, N. C. He served as
lay speaker, chairman of the
Finance committee, member of
official board and Sunday School
teacher. A Mason. He is a
founding member and served on
the Board erf Directors erf the
YMCA. Past President of the
Hendersonville American Field
Service Chapter. Serving as
Director and past president of
the Greater Hendersonville
Chamber erf Commerce. Mem
ber of Art League, VFW, Elks,
AMA, and NC Travel Council.
Governor “Nick” is listed in
Marquis’ Who’s Who In the South
and Southeast.
He is married to the former
Ruth Turner of Waynesville,
N. C.; and they have one dau
ghter, Anne.
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end of ring. Both must be mount
ed when they cross the line on
return. 5 ribbons,
28. BOYS 3-GAITED—For
mat follows Class No. 3. 5 rib
bons.
29. CHAMPIONSHIP 5-GAIT
ed—Format follows Class No.
15. 5 ribbons. Championship
Judge for the event will be
the Hon. J. E. Wilson, of Marion,
N. C.; Show Manager, Hiram
Brooks of Vilas; Ringmaster,
Billy Henson; Traffic and Gate
Warden, J.S. Snyder; Announce
m
ments Committee, Stanley Har
ris Jr., chairman; Show Secre
taries, Mrs. Lena Brooks, Mrs.
Susie Henson, Rachel Rivers;
Promotion Committee; Sandy
Mains, chairman.
The Cove Creek Show Ground
is located at Junction U.S. 421
and Vanderpool Road, six miles
west of Boone, N. C.
Admission $1—Children un
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Concessions on the ground
will be handled by Lonnie Isaacs.
Raindate: Saturday, Sept. 16.
1967.
Congratulations
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Largest Purchase Winner
Mr. Harlan Ledford
Automatic Sewing Machine
Purchase of $2865 75
2nd Largest Purchase
Mrs. Floyd Greene
Innerspring Mattress
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3rd Largest Purchase
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JUNCTION 105 & 321
GOOD OLD TIIREE-BEDROOM HOUSE and 30 acres
open and timbered land. Plenty good water. $4200.
10 BEAUTIFUL WOODED ACRES. Three-quarters mile
New River frontage. Excellent building lots on
river. 250 feet from paved road $10,500.
1050 ACRES. Avery County near lots of activity. Tim
ber. Plenty water and beautiful views. Very high
elevation.
63 ACRE FARM. Good house. 2 barns. .5 tobacco.
Gently rolling on paved road, 5 miles out. Wonder
ful buy.
EXCELLENT HOUSE, 20 acres. Some timber. On 421
East. A good buy
3,000 ACRES TRACT. Plenty timber. Buildings and
water. Near to B'ue Ridge Parkway $65.00 per
acre. Good terms
APARTMENT HOUSE FOR SALE. Very close to Ap'
palachian University.
255 BEAUTIFUL HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN
ACRES. $56.81 per acre. Good terms.
WE NEED 3 AND 4 BEDROOM HOUSES in good loca
tions for quick sale.
50 ACRES. Fair house. Overlooking Beech Mountain,
Roan Mountain. Located on the Hump. Excellent
for development.
ACREAGE TRACTS on the Mighty Beech Mouutain,
“Where the action is."
SPECTACULAR DEVELOPMENT VIEW TRACT near
Aho and Parkway.
2 BEDROOMAND BATH, HEATED HOUSE. Close in
Blowing Rock. Reasonable.
NEW 3-BEDROOM AND BATH HOUSE. Close in Fire
place. $7,700.
40 ACRES just off 321 west. Beautiful views, plenty
water, accessible.
243 ACRES. House, native trout stream, wonderful
views. High and cool. Less than $100 per acre
1,100 ACRE TRACT, most beautiful available. 5,000 feet
elevation, truly a money-making investors dream at
$99.00 per acre. Excellent easy terms.
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