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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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An independent Weekly Newspaper
VOL. LXXX— NO. 23
Eightieth Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1967
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The City Industrial Council has written its by-laws and started
to work under the auspices of the Boone Parks & Recreation
Commission, Pictured (from* left, standing) are John Barr of
Vermont-American; Richard Price, representing IRC; Russell
Winebarger of Blue Ridge Shoe Company; and Hubert Matheson
of Shadowline, Inc. Seated (left) is Mrs. Betty Austin, with
Miller Industries, and Miss Gertrude Perry of Northstate Can
ning Company. (Staff photo)
City Industrial League Adopts
By-Laws For New 5-Point Program
Members of the City Indus
trial League, selected by their
employers and the sponsoring
Boone Parks & Recreation
Commission, have adopted by
laws to govern their five-point
program.
Commission Director Jim
Hastings says bowling is al
competing each Wednesday
night. This week or next, the
basketball program is to start
and other- sports will be ski
ing, golf and softball.
“In essence, we’re trying to
promote good, clean compet
ition between industries in the
city limits,” Hastings says.
Referring to the Council:
“These people are sincere, glad
to be involved, and there is
more interest being stirred up
by having them as the Coun
cil, rather than having members
of the Commission exclusive
ly.”
Dennis Greene serves on the
Council as the Recreation Com
mission's representative.
Hastings adds that other bus
inesses are welcome to join the
city league.
.^Articles of the by-laws spec
ify that “Members eligible for
participating on teams shall be
left to the discretion erf spon
soring concerns with the under
standing that professional athr
letes will be excluded from
"* participating teaffilt;
“Anyone participating or as
sociated with team or teams
must be 18 years of age. High
school and college students are
ineligible for competition. . . .
It is desirable and strongly
recommended that all partici
pating members of team ac
tivities wear uniform and shirt
that identify him with the spon
sor by name, numeral, etc.
“Any ruling set forth by the
Council may be appealed by
sponsoring firms.”
Additionally, by-laws may be
amended by a majority vote of
the Industrial Council.
Meetings shall be called as
the need arises and three
fourths of the Council will con
stitute a quorum. Regular meet
ing dates are to be set later.
Bowling, the first activity
organized by the Council, is
the Wednesday night men's lea
gue. Each sponsor pays $25 to
cover team expenses for handi
caps, schedules, averages and
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trophies.
Bowling teams comprise four
members and two alternates,
who must be contacted 24 hours
in advance by the team captain.
Each team member pays for
his own game, three per week
at 50 cents per game for 24
weeks.
WAMlTKFo^am Is Making
Area Opportunity Loans
WAMY Community Action an
nounces that its Business Eco
nomic Assistance Program,
formerly the Small BusinesE
Development Center in Spruce
Pine, continues to help Watau*
ga, Avery Mitchell and Yancej
counties; businessmen appl>
for economic opportunity loans,
WAMY says businessmer
have received $196,900 to starl
new businesses and expand
existing businesses. Eighty
Local Scouters Will Attend
Annual Appreciation Banquet
The Rev. Ed Smith, Watauga
District Chairman, will head a
delegation of local Scouters to
attend the annual appreciation
Goodwill Clothing
Collection Is Held
Much appreciation is ex
tended to the superintendents,
Principals, teachers, students,
parents and citizens who help
ed in the recent school dis
card collection.
The discards make possible
vocational training and em
ployment for many handicap
ped people of North Carolina.
Goodwill Industries Rehabili
tation Center is located inWin
ston-Salem. The Watauga Coun
ty School System participated
in the collection.
Air Mailing To
Vietnam Must Be
Before Monday
Postmaster Ralph Beshears
this week re-emphasizes that
airmail packages bound (or
Vietnam may be sent prior to
Monday, Dec, 11, in time for
Christmas receipt at destin
ation.
The surface mail deadline
waa Friday.
The Postal Service urges
early shopping and mailing
stateside and use of zip codes
on all packages and envelopes.
banquet of the Old Hickory Coun
cil, Boy Scouts of America.
Scouters' wives also are in
vited to the Thursday, Dec. 12,
event in Winston-Salem.
Expected to attend are Stan
ley A. Harris Sr., past Dis
trict Chairman; Dr. Lawrence
Heavrin, District Commis
sioner; and Paul N. Campbell,
secretary of the District Com
mittee. Reservations must be
made in advance by other Scout
ers planning to go.
A feature of the banquet will
be the annual Silver Beaver
Award for distinguished service
to boyhood. This is the highest
award in the Council and is held
by Harris, B. W. Stallir^s and
Mayor Clyde Greene of the Wa
tauga District. Col. Hugh Turner
Jr., director of military science
at Wake Forest, will be prin
cipal speaker.
82% Increase In
Parkway Travel
The Blue Ridge Parkway had
689,092 visitors during Novem
ber, according to figures re
leased Saturday by the National
Park Service of the Department
of the Interior.
This is an 82 per cert in
crease over the figures for the
same month last year. The
largest Increase was in the
Asheville area, which had 320,
397 compared with 106-887 dur
ing November 1966.
Visitors for the calendar year
totaled 8,772,092 up to the first
of December, a 12 per cert in
crease over the 7,854,074 for
the same period lest peer.
The Thursday night meeting
of the District Committee dealt
with reorganization of Explorer
Post 111 of Boone and Cub Pack
100 and Troop 110 of Blowing
Rock. There are now seven
active units with 160 Scouts with
85 men are registered as lead
ers.
Dr. N. H. Shope was intro
duced as the new vice-chair
man of the District. He will
assume office the first of the
year, continuing as chairman
of advancement. Other District
officers were re-elected at the
November meeting.
Rotary Gub
Ladies Night
Is Planned
The annual Christmas Ladies'
Night Party for the Boone Rotary
Club will be held Thursday night,
December 14, at the Holiday Inn
at 6:30 p. m.
More than 75 Rotariana and
their wives and guests are ex
pected to attend,
L. E, Tuck wilier is chair
man of the arrangements com
mittee which includes also Eric
DeGroat, Harold Rice and Dr.
"Nick” Erneston.
Jack Groce, former Rotarian
and member of the ASU coach
ing staff, showed pictures of
the Guilford football game and
commented on the team at the
meeting at the club last week.
seven per cent of all appli
cations have been approved
since January, 1967. Very ,ww
inquiries have come from Wa
tauga and Yancey counties, the
release states.
Interest rates are 4 and 3/4
per cent for Avery and Yancey;
and 5 and 1 /2 per cent for Wa
tauga and Mitchell. Fifteen
years is the maximum maturity
for loans under the Small Busi
ness Administration.
Program Director Vann Wil
son says he will welcome in
quiries. He is available all day
Wednesdays at the WAMY office
in Boone; from 9:30 to 11 a. m.
Tuesdays at the Newland office;
Mondays at 102 School St, in
Spruce Pine; and from 9:30 to
11 a, m. Thursdays in the
Burnsville WAMY office.
Catholics in U. S. hear canon
in English.
Council Of Garden Clubs
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Christmas Decorations
Contest Stirs
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24 Categories
Will Be Judged
Starting Dec. 17
Twelve outdoor and 12 in
door categories will be judged
in the annual home Christmas
decoration contest sponsored
by the local Council of Garden
Clubs.
Judges from the six garden
clubs of Boone will begin work
at dusk Sunday, Dec. 17,
They will attempt to judge
all outdoor displays, home
owners are advised to call in
advance and enter the contest.
If notified erf unusual or inter
esting displays outside the city
limits, the judges will consider
them too.
Those having interesting and
unusual indoor decorations are
urged to contact the judges so
that these may be judged.
Awards will be ribbons for first,
second and third place in each
category and winners will be
announced in the Dec. 20 issue
of the Watauga Democrat.
Deadline for entering will be
6 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and
numbers to call are 264-8274
and 264-8430.
* pm jAjac ui uie contest is
to provide personal pleasure
from and appreciation of
seasonal decorations done by the
individual and to promote dress
ing Boone in the holiday mood.
... _be
elaborate nor expensive itb be
appealing and appropriate to
the season. Simplicity could
make an entry a winner and no
set rules are required for deco
rations entered.
Categories in the outdoor
decorations division are:
Growing lighted trees—large,
small; front doors—traditional
door, religious, secular; mod
ern door—religious, secular;
garage doors; entrances; rocf
and/or chimney displays; lawn
displays—religious, secular;
lamp posts; overhanging eaves;
stained glass and other religious
windows; secular windows; and
outdoor decoration done by chil
dren under 12 years of age (this
will require a phone call to
enter); and best overall door.
Categories in the indoor deco
rations division are:
Inside front door, entrance
halls, Nativity scenes, stair
ways, mantels, fireplace walls;
Christmas trees—natural
flocked and permanent trees,
large and small; dining room
tables, breakfast, room tables,
mirrors, decorations by chil
dren under age 12; and other
indoor decorations.
WHS E GIVEN FLOOR COVER—The Boone Optimist Club last week made a formal present
ation to Watauga High School of a gym floor cover. Prinicpal N. A. Miller said the school
has borrowed a cover from the university in the past. Optimist President Glenn Patterson Cleft)
said the Club purchased the cover for nearly $275. Pictured with him are Sareira Cook, president
of the student body; Gene Wilson, Optimist vice-president and Bob Poe, WHS coach. (Staff photo)
Furniture Plant For
Boone May Be Sought
The industrial committee of
• the Boone Chamber of Com
merce will study the pros
pect of bringing a furniture
manufacturing plant hare.
Chamber PresidentStanHar*
ris Jr. told the board of di
rectors Tuesday that he had
Nearly 3 */& Million
Trees Are Planted
Roy W. Is ley, ASCS office
manager, says this is the time
of year for landowners to be
thinking about the tree plant
ing season ahead.
Tree planting progress in
Watauga County has been en
couraging; nearly three and
one-half million seedlings have
been planted. In spite of this,
an estimated 12,000 acres of
idle, nonproductive land is still
in need of planting.
If trees were planted on these
idle acres, the landowner would
begin to gain financial returns
in 15 to 20 years. Foresters
estimate that the average lor£
time yield of a pine plantation
is about $15 per acre per year.
Isley added that landowners
in Watauga County now have a
good opportunity to plant non
productive acres to seedlings
at no expense or very low
expense to themselves. ACP
cost-sharing for tree planting
will provide assistance at the
rate of $14 per acre. The cost
of white pine seedlings is $8.50
per thousand plus delivery
charges. With the ACP pay
ment of $14 per acre, there
is approximately $5 per acre
remaining which can be pocket
ed by the landowner for his
time and labor or applied to
the cost of hiring someone else
to do the planting.
In addition to the ACP pay
ment, Watauga County landown
ers can receive labor for plant
ing seeldings. A planting crew
will plant tree seedlings with
out any charge to the land
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MOUNTAIN BURLEY WAREHOUSE announced Tuesday thev have
sold more than a million pounds tit burley at an average of
$71.65. Mrs. Harriett Sikes says there is still plenty of floor
wm and farmers can bring in their tobacco and sell it the
same day. (Flowers photo)
been asked by 9 representa
tive of WAMY Community Ac
tion to sponsor the request.
Discussing the matter prior
to action upon i£, A, T. Adams
commented on the 'tight money
situation, which has retarded
construction of homes, and ad
ded that “New furniture good"
with new homes, paradoxical
as this may seem.*'
The topic came up, Harris
Jr. explained, because a WAMY
employee had found that sev
eral Watauga ns travel each day
to jobs in Caldwell County furni
ture factories and many spend
as much as three hours en
route to and from work.
Adams and Andrews said they
had been in contact with two
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Dr. Lawrence
Is Given Honor
By Optometrists
Dr. C. Ray Lawrence, of
Boone, North Carolina has been
chosen as a co-ordinator for
the 45th Annual Southeastern
Education Congress of Optome
try, February 10-13, 1968, in
Atlanta.
The Appointment, announced
by the Congress General Chair
man, Dr. Gerald M. Thomas,of
Athens, carries with it
responsibility for serving as
local advisor for the Congress
and liaison representative with
optometrists in the area.
One of the largest optometrlc
educational meetings In the
world, the Congress has
attracted registrar's from
several hundred counties in the
12-state area covered by the
Southern Council of Optome
trists, its sponsor, in recent
years.
Dr. Lawrence has been in
practice here since 1948. He
took pre-Optometry at Mars Hill
College and later received the
Doctor of Optometry degree
from Southern Collie' of Op
tometry.
Active in his profession, he
has held the offices of Presi
dent of the North CaroUm State
Optometrlc Society, President
of the North Carolina State
Board of Examiners in Optom
etry.
In community affairs, be bu
served as Pres idem of the iw-y
notary Club and Executive Vice
President of the Appalachian
Historical Association, sad on
.... ' stess of Mara
HfllCoilega.
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