WATAUGA COUNTY
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Mi*» America of 1965, Miss Vonda Kay Van Dyke will appear
on WBTV television and WBT radio at 12:35 p. m. Thursday.
She will be Grand Marshall of the Snow Carnival Parade here
Friday ffternoon and also will appear at the Apres ski party
from 9 to 10 that night at Appalachian Ski Mtn,, Blowing Rock.
Jiueen of the State’s first North Carolina Snow Carnival will be
Mias Pat Mozingo, a lovely “school marm” from Winston-Salem.
$he was selected Saturday, Jan. 4, from eight beauties seeking
the coveted crown. The selection was held in Boone, focal point
of the Carnival this weekend. Formerly of Charlotte, Miss Mo
zingo graduated from ASU and is an avid ski fan and skiier who
has spend much time in Watauga and Avery counties. She was
Miss Watauga County of 1967, Carolinas Press Photographers'
Queen in 1967-68 and North Carolina Apple Queen last year. Miss
Mozingo's schedule will be hectic this year as she promotes the
Ski Capitol of the South, but she beams about the challenge: “I've
a greet story to tell." :
Rhododendr*
Others Are
A former Miss Watauga Coun
ty, Pat Mozingo will be crowned
North Carolina Snow Queen for
1969 during the Snow Ball Satur
day night at Seven Devils.
This will be a mid-way event
in the three-day North Carolina
Snow Carnival which begins Fri
day with half-price skiing at
Appalachian Ski Mtn. (formerly
Blowing Rock Ski Lodge), Beech
Mountain, Hound Ears and Seven
Devils.
First of its kind in the State,
the Snow Carnival is expected
to attract thousands of skiers
along with an impressive list
of guest celebrities.
Crowning the daylight ac
tivity will be an art show from
4:30 to 7 p. m. at the Regional
Gallery of Art in Boone. During
this time, the Snow Carnival
Parade will be presented (start
ing around 5 p. m.) with Miss
Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Miss
America of 1965. serving as
Grand Marshal.
In addition to Miss Van Dyke,
and Miss Mozingo, the North
Carolina Blueberry Queen, the
'r ft. C .Rhododendron Queen, tele
vision personality Ty Boyd of
Charlotte and western TV star
Fred Kirby and horse Calico
will be in the procession.
Carnival Director Robert
Bingham also says that floats
and bands will appear and these
include the Seven Devils dis
play carrying Popeye the Sailor.
The Hump Mountain Saddle Club
is sending some horses which
will be judged during the pro
cession. They will pause in front
of the newspaper office while
Jim Hastings, Parks and Recre
ation director, awards the Snow
Carnival trophy, equine divis
ion.
WHS Student Is Winner
National English Award
; Miss Aim Moore Braahear
; of Watauga High School has been
” cited aa one of the outstandiig
- Ugh school students ct English
In the country.
J The National Council of
Teachers of English has named
' her a 1968 national runner-up
L; in its annual AcMevensont
: Awards competition.
Inst spring a committee of
' English teachers from the high
school nominated Miss Bra
: shear to represent Watauga Ifigh
> School in the competition. The
nation's schools nominated at
: most 8,500 students (or the
NCTE citation. Of that number,
only 800 finalists were chosen,
; They represent over 600 schools
- from 50 states, the District
: of C olumbia and American Pre
paratory .Schools abroad.
In announcing the winners,
Bobert F. Hogan, ExecutlveSec
retary of the National Council
of Teachers of English, stated
that the Council recommends
these students for college scho
’ Inrships In 1969. The names of
’ those students are sent to every
' college and university admis
sions officer in the country. In
previous years 99 per centof the
awards winners entered the col
lege of their choice. Approxi
mately 80 per cent of those
applying for scholarships re
ceived financial aid.
Tbs NCTE sends to all win
. nan and runners-up scrolls of
recognition and it honors their
Ugh school Ei*ilsh department
srlth certificates of merit
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Min Bras hear attended Cur
ry School In Greensboro for two
NUi.
Miss Kate Peterson and Mrs.
Mary Frances Hvey have been
Ann’s QigUsh instructors at
Watauga High School.
Aim’s parents are Mr. and
MrS. J. H. Brashear of Route
1, Todd.
Jones Cabin Is
Razed By Fire
Fire totally destroyed a cab
in owned by Raymond Jones on
Hidden Valley Circle Sunday.
At 8:55 p. m. the Boone Fire
Department answered a call to
the Jones cabin and found It
engulfed in flames. The fire had
too much head start to be con
trolled.
Chief R. D. Hodges Jr.
said that the blase apparently
started in a stove in the kitchen.
No one Was at the cabin at the
time of the fire.
mi Queen,
Expected
To promote the Carnival,
Bingham, Peter Heine eke of
Seven Devils and land promo
ter Bill Shepherd and his St,
Bernard Brandy appeared on
the televised “Carolinas Call
ing*' at 7 Tuesday morning.
Thursday afternoon at 1, Kays
Gary and Snow Queen Pat Mo
Zingo will talk up the Carnival
in a WSOC-TV airing.
Starting at 9 Friday night and
running until 1 a. m. will be
the apres ski party at Appa
lachian Ski Mountain. Elmer
White's ASU Dance Band will
set the tempo and party-goers
will take time out to view the
10 p. m. torch light ski exhibi
tion.
Saturday is something else
again.
Ski instructors will provide
Austrian entertainment at a
press lunch at noon at Beech
Mountain. At 7:30, a press din
ner will be held at the Four
Seasons Restaurant at Seven
Devils. Bingham says the Car
nival will attract dozens at press
representatives as well aik six
television stations. ——- _
At 9 p. m„ the Snpw ^all
will start at Seven Devils. Again,
Elmer White's group will play,
couples $5, stag $3.50, |ng gje
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Visitors On
Parkway Show
Dec. Decline
Visitors to the Blue Ridge
Parkway during 1968 were 11,
140,723 for an Increase of 20.4
over the 9,250,630 who came
in 1967, according to Park Ser
vices tallies.
During December 394,513
visitors were counted, which
made a decrease of 17.5% from
the 478,538 In December 1967.
By districts, the December
totals are given, the first fig
ures in each cas e being for 1968,
the second for 1967:
James River, Va., mile 0 to
105, 43,984; 89,948.
Rocky Knob, Va., mile 105 to
217, 144,444; 104,082.
BlifXs, N. C„ mile217to305,
31,746; 42,075.
Asheville, N. C„ mile 305 to
169, 174,339; 242,435.
The total number of vialtors
Is figured on the basis of 3J
persons per vehicle.
Stolen Checks Are
Being Cashed Here
Sheriff Ward Carroll esti
mates that between 31,000 and
32,000 has been Illegally cashed
on checks recently stolen from
Mountain Burley Warehouse in
Boone.
The stolen checks have been
passed in Caldwell, Wilkes and
Watauga counties, Carroll said.
3,652,514 Pounds Burley
Brings Average Of $73.56
rrraay marked the laatdayof
vlgarau trading on the Boone
Tobacco Market.
Stanley A. Harrla, aalea au
penriaor of the Boyne Tobacco
Board at Trade, reported Fri
day that the 1568-69 leaaon re
corded aalea Here up 618,136
pounda and cash value bad rlaen
1570,088.13. The average-par
kandred-pounda naa up 83.85,
HU llatlng of SO aale datae
a bowed that the avenge naa at
least *73 until Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 6
10. In that parlod, the 100
potad averages were *70.93,
*71 and *72.22.
Dec. 3 was the record day
with 340,172 pounds being sold
for *251,088.50, an average of
*74.04.
Totals for the season were
3,652,514 pounds with a veins
of *2,085,606.50, aa average
overall was *73.56.
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Hurl* said the season "ho
boo ons at good will and good
management.” Hassid the Cole
mans, owners of the market,
“have been very agreeable and
co-operating at all times • .,' ,
and farmers happy.”
Before the market opened la4
November, the ownership ex
pressed delight In the Quality
of tobacco being placed on the
warehouse floors,
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FORMER N. C. GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD relaxes Friday
~ In his mountain cottage near Boone after an afternoon of skiing
at Hound Ears. Sanford turfifed down the chance to become Chair
™n at the National Democrat Committee after two meetings in
Washington, D. C,, with Vice-President Hubert Humphrey TWurs
iKti J«niiMUM Telephoto by George Flowers) .
Blowing Rock Chamber
Names Board, Officers
Committees were appointed
at a recent meeting of the Blow
ing Rock Chamber of Comm
erce. The Chamber members
appointed to the committees
will serve for the calendar
year of 1969.
Glenn Coffey was appointed
Chairman of the Advertising
Committee with W. H. Barn
well, Charles Lynn Brown, R.
B. Hardin and Richard Pope
appointed to complete the com
mittee staff.
The Budget Committee will
be made up of J. O. Goodwin,
Chairman and members, J. D.
Broyhill. Glenn Coffey, Mrs.
Airport Meeting Is
Set For Thursday
The Watauga County Airport
Commission will hold a public
information moeting concerning
the site for the proposed area
air facility Thursday night at
the County Courthouse.
Speaker at the 8 p.m. meeting
will be William Cox of Talbert
and Cox Associates, an en
gineering firm which has studied
possible sites in the county for
an airport.
Airport Commission chair
man Bob Bingham said die meet
ing is being held after a joint
decision of the County Commis
sioners, the Airport Commis
sion, the Boone Town Council
and the Blowing Rock Town
Council.
WORLD FAMOUS CARTOON STAR, Pbpay* the Sailor, willttrap ,
an a pair at tide, taka hit apinachand ride the Seven Davila Re
tort float In the Snow Carnival Parade tcheduled to head Cor down
town Boone starting at 3 Frida; afternoon.
Jake Jones and Mrs. Virginia
Wilson.
Heading the Membership
Committee is Mayor R. B. Har
din with his committee of Claude
Armfield, W. H. Barnwell. J.
O. Goodwin and Mrs. Jake Jones.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Ruth Abernethy and Mrs. Mae
Coffey the Greeters Committee
consists of Mrs. Lena Brooks.
Mrs. S. G. Crater. Mrs. Jewell
Moody, Mrs. T. V. Snively and
Mrs. Larry Walker.
In a mail ballot completed
during December the following
were elected by the member
ship to serve on the Board at
Directors for the Calendar Year
of 1969; W. H. Barnwell, J. D.
Broyhill, Glenn Coffey, J. O. „
Goodwin, R. B. Hardin. Mrs.
Jake Jones, and Bill Williams.
Associate Directors to serve
for 1969 consistof Claude Arm
field, Dr. Charles Lynn Brown.
Bill Cox, Richard Pope, Mrs.
T. V.Snively, Mrs. Larry Walk
er and Mrs. Virginia Wilson.
At the December meeting of
the Chamber the following of
ficers for 1969 were elected:
President, Bill Williams:
Vice President, Howard Barn-*
well; Treasurer, Mr. John O.
Goodwin and Secretary, Mrs.
H. F. Custer.
Bill Williams who begins Ms
second successive year as
President of the local organi
sation related that 1968 had
been a very successful season
for the Chamber and that 1969
promised even more success
with many new ideas to be
considered by the membership.
Holshouser To Attend
Breakfast Meeting
Representative Junes E.
Holshouser. Jr. is among the
48 members at the NorthCaro
Uns Genersl Assembly who have
been Invited to sttend s break
Cast meeting for western re
gion legislators st the Sheraton
Sir Walter in Raleigh Wednes
day, January 28.
The meeting is one of a series
at four such breakfast gather
ings which are being sponsored
by the North Carolina Mental
Health Association for tbe pur
pose of bringing to the attention
erf the legislators the pressing
and complex mental health
needs in the Tar Heel State.
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ALFRED T. ADAMS
Adams Named
For Inclusion
In New Book
Alfred Thomas Adams, Boone
Northwestern Bank Vice-Presi
dent, has been chosen to appear
In the 1969 edition of Personali
ties of the South, which includes
Governors, United States Sena
tors and other business and civic
leaders.
It is considered an unusual X
honor to be listed in the volume
and it comes because of past
achievements and service to the
community and state.
The volume can be found In
the State library of each South
ern state and in the Library
of Congress.
3 Break-Ins
Are Reported
The Watauga Sheriff's De
partment reports break-ins of
three homes on Deck Hill.
Sheriff Ward Carroll said a
check was made on the homes >•
about 11 pjn. Wednesday, Jan.
8, and that the break-ins were
discovered the next morning and
reported about 9 o'clock. ?$■.
Joe Marques and W. T. Creel.
reported they found nothing V
missing from their home, but
John Kaohler reported a fifth
of whiskey and a radio was gone '
from his house, Carroll said.
The three are Floridians.
Toots were stolen from the«>.*
workshop of George Q very, who
Carroll said is a retired Army
Colooel from Virginia. Qvery*s
, home is now under construction.
In ail the eases, glass was t
broken to get the dootfe open.