Palmer Blair Scholarship Being
Established For Appalachian
By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT
A group of friendi of the late
Palmer Blair are organizing to
carry out a project which he had
expresaed a deaire to atart by
eatabliahing at Appalachian State
PALMER BLAIR
Teachers College a scholarship
which is to be known as the Palm
er Blair Memorial Scholarship.
1 Palmer had talked within recent
months with tome of the college
officials and with some of his
friends about setting up a scholar
ship at the college. He stated that
he wanted to do this because of
what the college had meant to him.
The young men forming the or
ganization are all friends, and
business associates of Palmer. It
is their idea to set the fund up on
a "living endowment baais"—that
is, each one will contribute a cer
tain amount each year to make the
scholarship possible. No solicita
tion will be made, but other
friends of Palmer'a are invited to
participate in ^the scholarship. It
is the hope of the organising group
that those who contribute this
year will do so within the near fu
ture, so that the first scholarship
may be awarded for the session of
1957-98.
The scholarship will be only for
a Watauga county boy or girl. It
is felt that there are many high
school graduates in Watauga coun
ty who do not go on to college be
cause of the lack of funds. This
scholarship will make it possible
for others to continue. The scho
larship will be awarded on the
basis of character, citizenship,
leadership, and academic ability,
with special emphasis upon the
qualities of professional ambition
and need.
Since the group has not yet for
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m*lly organized, they have de
signated James Marsh, of the
Northwestern Bank, to be treaaur
er of the scholarship fund, and
any who wish to contribute may
send their contributions to Mr.
Marsh.
As soon as a formal organisation
is perfected, a county-wide selec
tion committee will be appointed
to make recommendations for boys
and girls throughout the county to
receive the scholarship. A smaller
committee will study carefully all
the recommendations {pade, and
will make the final selection of
the winning candidate.
Palmer Blair graduated from
Appalachian High School in 1830,
and from Appalachian State
Teachers College in IMS. The fol
lowing year he did special work at
Appalachian. It was while he was
at ASTC that he developed the in
terest in photography which was
to become his profession. He was
elected senior superlative—most
handsome—at the college, was
voted "Mr. Appalachian", and was
a member of the Student Council.
Ever since his graduation from
the college he had kept a keen in
terest in all the happenings on the
campus, and had participated in
many events over the years. He
was a member of the first high
school band organized in Boone,
and of the first dance band ever to
be organized at the college.
He was a member of the Boone
Baptist Church, where he also
taught Sunday School for a num
ber of years. He held membership
also in the Boone Rotary Club, the
North Carolina Press Photograph
ers Association, the North Caro
lina Photographic Association, at
the last convention of which he
was awarded two second and one
third prixe for his work. For sev
eral years he has worked closely
in photography and on the year
books of the high schools in Wata
uga, Ashe, and Alleghany Coun
ties, at Mountain City, Tennessee,
at Pfeiffer College, and at Appala
chian State Teachers College.
His business in photography in
Boone is being carried on by his
widow.
It is felt by the young men who
are taking leadership in establish
ing the scholarship that other
young people in the county, who
have the same fine qualities that
Palmer had, can thus be helped to
become citizen-leaders for the
county.
Additional information about
the scholarship may be obtained
from Dr. Gene Reese, Dr. Jack
Lawrence, James Marsh, Joe Wil
liams, Carl Greene, Tom Winkler,
and John Bingham of Br-om-, ...id
Olin Goodnight of Newton.
Cash receipts from farm mar
ketings in North Carolina in 1958
amounted to $950 million.
Eighth Graders Witness
"Easter, The Awakening"
Chapel Hill—Thirty-five eighth
trade atudentt of Appalachian
Elementary School at Boone wit
nessed "Easter, the Awakening"
at the Morehead Planetarium
while on their recent visit to the
University of North Carolina here.
They were accompanied by Mn
Eunice Lowman, their teacher,
and Hiss Ellen Kate Koonce, stu
dent teacher from Appalachian
State Teachers College.
The children included:
Austin Adams, Benny Austin,
Harcus Cooke, R. A. Cornette,
Douglas Elrod, Gene Howell, Ford
King. Randy Kircnner, Gene Mil
ler, Butch Parker, Harold Rich
ardson, Jimmy Riggins, Olin Swift,
Cheater Trivette, Sonny Tugman,
Jack VanNoppen, Ronnie Wilaon,
Glen da Beech, Sylvia Bingham,
Pat Brady, Alice Cain, Linda Cline,
Mary Hampton, Faye Henderson,
Rubye Lane, Barbara Matheson,
Barbara McKaraher, PrisciUa Mil
ler, Joanne Pennell. Marie Roark,
Jackie Rogers, Dlanna Watkins,
Ann West, Geraldine Wilcox, and
Beth Wood.
Social Workers Go
To Asheville Meet
Dave P. Mast, superintendent of
the Board of Public Welfare for
Watauga county, and Mn. Amelia
C. Greer and Mrs. Cleta Harmon,
social workers, will attend the N.
C. Conference for Social Service
at Asheyille April 28-30, according
to Mr. Mast. Mrs. W. M. Matheson
may also attend.
The conference will mark its
45th anniversary when it meets, R.
Eugene Brown, of Raleigh, presi
dent 61 the conference stated.
A feature of the three-day meet
ing will be a period honoring two
of the founders of the organization:
Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh, the
first president, and Dr. W. S. Ran
kin of Charlotte, the first secre
tary-treasurer.
The speaker for the opening ses
sion Sunday night will be the Rt.
Rev. M. George Henry, D. D., Bis
hop of the Diocese of Western
North Carolina of the Episcopal
Church.
"Medical Care in the United
States" will be the subject of the
first general session on the morn
ing of the second day. The speaker
scheduled is Dr. Beatty H. Dimit of
Indiana, Pennsylvania,.chairman of
the Interim Health Committee of
the National Grange and a member
of the Advisory Committee of the
Rural Health Council of the Amer
ican Medical Society.
Sectional meetings running con
currently until noon Monday and
sponsored by the four standing
committees of the conference will
discuss areas with which these
committees have been working dur
ing the past year. Subjects in
clude: "Implementing the Bill of
Rights for North Carolina's Sen
ior Citizens," "Psychological Exam
illations for Pre-School Children,"
"Special Education as a Means of
Delinquency Prevention," and
"North Carolina Views Chronic
Illness."
The conference business meeting
is scheduled for the afternoon of
the second day. "Medical Car* in
North Carolina" Will be stressed
the closing morning.
Easter Gosing
Set At College
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege will close at noon, Friday,
April 19, for the beginning of
Easter holidays. All dormitories
on the campus will be closed.
The holidays will end on Tues
day, April 23, when classes begin
again at eight o'clock in the morn
ing.
For the remainder of the spring
quarter the schedule includes the
final examinations for seniors dur
ing the week of May 8-11, exami
nations for underclassmen on May
18 and 16, and commencement ex
ercises at 10:30 a. m. on Friday,
May 17.
Extracurricular events on the
campus include the following: Carl
Sandburg, famous author, to ap
pear under the lyceum series on
April 18; May Day exercises, after
noon of May 4; May Day dance,
night of May 4. Many of the clubs
and other campus organizations
are scheduling picnics, and end
of-the-year get-togethers for- the
final weeks of the session.
Baby chicks require lots of
water.
Questions And Answers
On Farm Problems
QUESTION: What ihould I do
to prevent blue mold damage to
my tobacco T
ANSWER: Prevention Is the on
ly cure. Effective disease control
can be obtained by using fungi
cides containing either ferbam,
zineb or maneb. Both kpruylng and
dusting are effective. Dust may be
more economical for small grow
ers. The same material controls
both blue mold and anthracnose,
another costly plant bed disease.
For best control start treatment
when leaves of plants get the size
of a dime and continue twice •
week until transplanted.
QUESTION: How can I avoid
Important Meeting On
New Watauga Plant
An Important mass meeting in
connection with securing a new
manufacturing plant for Watauga
County will be held In the county
courthouse In Boone Wednesday
evening, April IT, at o'clock.
Every citizen Interested' in the
growth and progress ef Watauga
County Is urged to attend this
meeting.
bloating in my cattle thii apring?
ANSWER: Bloating occur* when
animate eat too much luih growth
of (print pastoas. Feed some
to pasture, let Una |rw ooly a
short time at first kaep a close
watch oa their condition, and U
trouble comes call a veterinarian.
Price supports and prices at
dairy products to farmers in 1197
are likely to be about the same as
in 1986.
DOGWOOD WANTED
Convert your dogwood to dollars. For specification* or
cash on delivery, contact your local buyer
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