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Vice President And Mrs. Nixon
Attend Roan Mountain Festival
SPRUCE PINE. Vice-Presi
dent aiid Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
and party arrived from Wash-,
ington at the Roan Mountain
Festival on Saturday, June 21
to be greeted by cheers, a 19-
gun salute and band husic.
Mr. Nixon spoke to the lar
gest crowd ever to attend the
Festival, estimated as high as
10,000 people . .on top of the
Roan, which was in full bloom
with purple rhododendron.
Charming Mrs. “Pat” Nixon
was introduced a?id . received
- great , ovations, although she
spok e not a word. Mr. Nixon
said this was the eve of their
18th wedding anniversary and a
very happy occasion for them.
Included in the offirial party
were important public figures
from both sides of the moun
tain, Tennessee and North Car
olina. Governor Frank Clement
of Tenn.,' spoke following the
Viie-President Rep. Charles. R.
Jonas introduced Mr. Nixon, and
P*
is considered largely responsi
ble for getting him to come here.
Mr. Nixon had a triumphant
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tour from the airport at John
son City to the airport at Hick
ory at the close of a great day.
Vice-President and Mrs. (Nix
on were enthusiastically receiv
ed at. Bakersville where the vice
president .yvas introduced by
Congressman Jonas. The vice-,
president spoke from the micro
phone in front of the Mitchell
County Building. Gifts were
graciously received by Vice-Pre
sident and Mrs. Nixon Banners
and bunting decorations honor
ed the visitors.
Spruce Pine gave the Vice-
President and Mrs. Nixon a big
ovation A platform built on a
truck accomodated guests and
speakers. Mayor Ed Boone gave
the welcome speech . for the .
vice-president and party, and
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j introduced Rep. Jonas.
Dr Charles A. Peterson pre
| sented th e Key of the City to
I the vice-president, who expressed
interest and gratitude for the
gift. The key was made of the
highest grade of ruby mica,
which was given by A. Ward.
The trimming and lettering of
the key was done by Spruce
Pine Mica Company.
Mrs. Ed Boone, wife of the
mayor, , presented a beautiful
bouquet of roses to Mrs. Nixon,
who expressed her ' appreciation.
At the close of the Spruce
Pine gathering, Fred Hollifield,
who was handling the- broad
casting, invited the Nixons to
com e back and the crowd wav
ed farewells as the official party
moved up -the highway towards
Banner Elk.
At Banner Elk the vice-presi
dent dug a symbolic shovelful
of earth and spoke at the ground
breaking for the 100-bed $1,000,-
000 Grace Hartley Memorial
Hospital
At Blowing Rock, where' he
and Mrs. Nikon were guests of
honor at a reception at May
view Manor, the host and hos
tess 1 were Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed
Broyhill of Lenoir. Mr Broyhill
is Republican national commit
teeman.
The Nixons went directly
from Blowwing Rock to Hick
ory to board a plane for their
return trip to Washington.
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RALEIGH—“Don’t let the lohg
weekend Jbe you* last weekend!”
That's the pre-holiday warning
to all Tar Heel motorists .from
State Highway Patrol headquar
ters. ,
In Raleigh this week, Col.
James R. Smith, chief of the
581-man highway police said
troopers would be fully mobiliz
ed over the long July Fourth
holiday weekend to see that traf
fic mishaps do not mar the cele
bration.
He reminded motorists that
last year 11 persons were killed
in holiday traffic accidents.
"An aggressively independent
attitude on the part of drivers is
bound to lead to a similar toll
this year,” Col. Smith said. He
pointed out that drivers must
share the road with all other
drivers and with pedestrians,
and if they'r e too insistent on
their rights or carry a chip on
their shoulder,, they’re inviting
trouble.
The patrol executive said that
approximately 1,300,000 vehicles
would, be on the roads over the
holiday weekend. He announced,
too, that state troopers would
stop thousands- of pleasure seek
ers for license and equipment
checks. Troopers will also hand
out nearly a quarter-million
printed safety messages during
the holiday period.
Col. Smith advised travelers to
make courtesy their “code of the
road,” as he termed it.
You’ll find that you will be
much mor e relaxed when your
trip is over and you’ll have a
much better time. And it may
surprise you to find that other
drivers will return your courtesy
almost every time,” he said.
The colonel also warned again
st trying to cover too many miles
in too short a time and driving
at speeds too fast for conditions.
He gave th e following tips for a
CflETAinXf AECOKD
safe trip: ” ’ i '
1. Don’t try to cover too many
miles.
2. Be prepared for heavy holi
day traffic.
3. Get an early start, pause for
rest occasionally.
4. Don’t speed. _
5. Don’t drink before driving.
6. Remember that the applica
tion of .common courtesy to traf
fic situations will prevent many
accidents,
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1 BY THE OU TIMERS -
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From J. R. Morrison, Louisiana,
Missouri: I remember when in the
1870’s I was a small boy living
with my parents on a small farm
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of Hawesville, Hancock County,
Ky. Land used for growing tobac
co was located in the creek bottom
where the land was more fertile.
I recall one "summer when the
tobacco was almost ready to cut
the creek overflowed the lowland
A small islani. ) 'longing to our
farm was cut off from the main
farm land. In order to save the to
bacco, my two sisters waded waist
deep in water to cut the tobacco
stalks and carry them to dry
ground. My father, who was in
poor health, was unable to help
The tobacco was marketed as
Owensboro, Ky.
At the same time, the Cannell
Coal Mines operated mines in -the
hills several miles from the river.
Mules were used to d r aw the cars
after they had beer loaded with
coal at the mines. The company
used a steep incline from a wind
lass house in getting the loaded
cars to the Ohio River to be load
ed on barges. A car being lower
ed provided power for an empty
car that was being hauled up the
incline for reloading. Mules, sev
eral head, were hitched tandem
fashion. There were many tali
Bridges, minus bannisters, between
the mines and the tipple at the
river, yet the mules' did not ap
pear to mind crossing the bridge:
over ravines' hundreds, of f
high. •
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the coal miners, near the mines
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