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Sixty-Ninth Yeer of Continuous Publication
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL ?5, 1857
Clean Up
Starts On
Monday
Boone's annual Cleanup Cam
paign is scheduled to get underway
Monday morning, April 20, with
the Chamber of Commerce, the
Blue Ridge Garden Club, the
Worthwhile Woman'* Club, and
other group* participating in di
recting the drive.
Planners expect the intensified
portion to be continued for two
weeks, or through Saturday, May 4.
Mayor Gordon H. Winkler, who
lias announced that town trucks
ind other facilities will be avail
ible on call to pick up trash and
assist in the drive in any way pos
sible, urges full cooperation of all
citizens. This will be necessary to
make the campaign a success, he
laid.
The Blue Ridge Garden Club
ind the Worthwhile Woman's Club
have made definite plans for the
campaign, which include:
1. Publicizing the drive so that
everyone in Boone will be "clean
towh conscious" a*d aware that
"cleaning up is everybody'* job."
2. Encourage each participating
organization to take a specific job
ind pursue it to completion.
3. Cleaning up and beautifying
several vacant lots, with the aid of
property owners and others.
4. Contacting all service station
operators for permission to plant
[lowers on their premises.
5. Asking the town officials to
appropriate funds for the drive,
and institute a program of wash
ing the street* regularly.
6. Planting shrubbery around
signs at town limits.
7. Urging merchants to sweep
and wash their sidewalk*.
8. Placing flovjer boxes at var
ious points along King Street.
Mrs. Mae Millar, .peaking for
the Woman's Club, advocated that
more parking lots be, made avail
ible to relieve congestion, and that
playgrounds for children be made
in vacant lots by cleaning up all
debris, and mowing grass and
weeds.
Mrs. Miller also urges that lids
be placed on all garbage cans when
put out for garbage collection.
Mrs. While Is
Named To Aid
Rural Program
Mrs. Helen White, a resident of
Watauga County since last June,
has been named as Assistant Home
Demonstration Agent to work on
the Rural Development Program
here. The appointment, made by
the State College Extension Ser
vice at Raleigh, took effect April
16.
Mrs. White attended Milwaukee
Downer College, Milwaukee, Wis
consin, for one year, and obtained
lier Jegree in Home Economics at
the State College of Washington,
Pullman, Washington. She gradu
ated in June, 1982. Mrs. White was
formerly employed in Boone as
continuity writer at Radio Station
WATA.
The new Assistant Home Agent
is the wife of Robert G. White,
who began work with the National
Park Service last June. He is now
Park Ranger on the Blue Ridg4
Parkway. The familyhas two chil
dren, both girls, aged two and
ll|ree years. Their residence is
Route 1, Boone.
Parlier Child
Taken By Death
Robert Clifford Parlier, son of
Mr. and Mrs. &uart R. Parlier of
Boone, died Monday at Watauga
Hoapital from pneumonia. He was
nine months old.
Funeral service* were conduct
ed at the chapel of Rcins-Sturdi
vant Funeral Home at 11 o'clock
Tuesuay morning by the Rev. Ray
mond Hendrix, of the Baptist
Church and interment was in the
Hine cemetery near Oak Grove
Church.
Surviving are Uie parents, one
brother, Ronnie, and a sister.
Wanda Sue, of the home.
The Soviet Union recently ex
ploded another nuclear bomb, the
Atomic Energy Commission an
nounced. This was Uie fourth blast
in the current series of Soviet
testa since April 3.
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MAKING PLANS FOR "TWEETSIE'S" RETURN.—Grading equipment has been put in operation prepar
ing for bringing "Tweetiie," back to Watauga county. Center excavation will be the parking area and sta
tion lite, according to Spencer Robbins, who has been interested in the return of the narrow gauge train, and
the foreground will be part of the track right-of-way. The train is now at Hickory where it ia being readied
for the trip to Boone. Plans are to move it around the first of May, and it is expected to have at least
two miles of track laid for operation this summer, including a 60-foot trestle, Location of the site
is near Middle Fork Baptist Church off the Blowing Rock highway.
New Roadbed Graded For Tweetsie
Plans are being completed to
bring "Tweetsie" back home next
month, according to Spencer Bob
bin* of Blowing Rock. Already
excavation and filling in of ground
has started for the laying of track
which will carry the narrow gauge
engine and its cars after it reaches
Watauga County from Hickory.
The engine is at the CltNW de
pot in Hickory awaiting the trip
to the county. It will be brought
home over the highway by trailers,
Mr. Robbing said. Clearance from
the State Highway Commission
must be made first, but this is in
the process now.
Bulldozers and dirt moving ma
chinery are being used on the
site near Middle Fork Baptist
Church, just off the Blowing Rock
high way, and already much work
has been done to get the train in
operation by this summer.
At least two miles of track will
be laid for the coming season, with
a 60 foot trestle planned. When
completed the route will cover
some of the most beautiful scenery
in the mountains, Mr. Robbins said.
County School Teachers
Are Given Appointments
h Local school ' c o m fti it t e es
throughout the county have been
reorganized -during the past two
weeks foNowing the appointment
or re-appointment of two new
members to each committee. Ap
plications of principals and teach
ers have been received by the
various committees at special
meetings set up by the committees
for the purpose of employing
teaching personnel for the 1997-98
school year.
In accordance with the policy of
the County Board of Education to
employ principals and teachers at
the very earliest possible date af
ter committee re-organization, a
special meeting of the Board was
scheduled Wednesday evening,
April 17 for the purpose of approv
ing contracts for next year. AU
schools in the county have met
and approved contracts with the
exception of Appalachian High
School. These will be acted upon
by (Tie County Board of Education
as soon as the committee meets
and makes recommendations to
the Board.
Final approval has been granted
by the Board of Education for the
election or re-election of teachers
lilted below:
Appalachian High School
Dr. A. a Crew, Principal
Appalachfii Elementary School
Mr. John T. Howell, Principal;
Elizabeth Putman, grade 1; Velma
Cottrell, grade 1; Ennis Davis,
grade 2; Ella Beshears, grade 2;
Bess CrawfOQi, grade 3; Lea
Broom, grade 3; Jane Robinson,
grade 3; Clyde Goodman, grade 4;
Wilma Tate, grade 4; Irene Howell,
grade S; Grace Buckland, grade S;
Louise Horton. grade 8; Seth Scott,
grade 0; Carl Day. grade 7; Earl
Petrey, grade 7; Eunice Lowman,
Grade S; Mary Hamby, grade •;
Jessie Pease, librarian.
Green Valley School
John D. Marsh, Principal; China
Lavender, grade 1; Daisy A.
Adams, grade 2; Sinesca Wright,
grade 2; Elizabeth Norris, grade
3; Mary A. Winkler, grade 4;
Ruth Winkler, grade 5; Florence
Greene, grade 6; Susie Buchanan,
grade 7; Everette Fox, grade 8.
Parkway School
Dwight Isenhour. Principal;
Reba Shoemake. grade It Willie
( Sims, grade 1; Mary Cole, grade
1 2; Chloe Story, grade 2; Pauline
i Shoemake. grade 3; Lucy Storie.
; grade 3; Lovely Danner. grade '4;
; Mary Sue Todd, grade 4; Earle P.
Thomas, grade 5; Arlie Moretx.
grade 8; Pearle Cowlcar grade 8;
Reba Moretx, grade 8; W. Earl
Greene, grade 8; Lucillc Barnett.
grade I.
Blowing Rock School
James Slorle, Principal; Blanche
Hardy, English; Carter Lent*,
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physical education; James R.
Marshall, math-Mience; Annie L.
Whitener. grade 1; Helen Yoder,
grade 1-2; Mabel Hollar, grade 2;
Irene Winkler, grade 3; Floy Can
non, grade 4-9; Grace Beach, grade
4; Louise Marshall, grade S; Bea
trice Winkler, grade B; Belle
Greene, grade 6-7; Lloyd McDan
iels, grade 7-8; Jacquiline Sells,
grade 8.
Valle Cruel* School
James A. Greene, Principal;
Lucille Wallace, grade 1; Christine
Bingham, grade 1-2; Sarah Horton,
grade 3; Pansy Taylor, grade 2;
Grace Campbell, grade 4f Laura F.
Church, grade S; Mary H. Mast,
grade 6; Ruby Michael, grade 7;
Ernie Triplett, grade 8.
Cave Creek High School
John Bingham. Principal; Jennie
Love, English; Grace Mast, social
studies; Virginia Strother, art
English; Mattie Wilson, English;
Robert Shipley, agriculture; Joyce
Davis, home economics; Marie
Hodges, commercial; Bill Black
burn, math-science; James Moon,
physical education; Faylene Voet,
physical education; Cynthia Stiles,
English; Josephine Bingham, Sci
ence.
Cove Creek Elementary
Carl Fidler, principal; Kate El
lison, grade 1; Pearl Dowling,
grade 1-2; Susie Henson. grade 2;
Dora Mast, grade 3; Elizabeth
Queen, grade 3-4; Gladys Bingham,
grade 5; Muriel Glenn, grade 5-6;
Jlmmie Mast grade fl; Jamie
Henson, grade 7; Mary E. Henson,
grade 8.
Bethel School
Clyde Greene, Principal; Gwyn
Ramsey, science; Alice Farthing,
grade 1; Ona Farthing, grade 2;
Allie Perry, grade 3; Stella Sher
rilt, grade 4; Imogene Robertson,
grade 2-4; George Harmon, grade
6; Russell Henson, grade 8.
Mabel School
Lovill South, Principal; Ruth
Mast, grade 1; Lillia Swift, grade
1-3; Madge Reese, grade 2; Evelyn
Giles, grade 4; Amy Johnson,
grade 9; Mary B. Glenn, grade 6;
Ruth Greer, grade 4-5.
Watauga Consolidated
Marjorie Lowery. primary;
James Brown, grammar grade. .
HOME BUILDING
By February of thi« year, the
rate of new dwelling starts had
dropped to 910,000, the lowest
since 1949, and the trend it still
downward. To ease the aituation,
the Government haa restored the
five per cent down poymenta on
home purchases financed by Gov
ernment-issued mortgages on the
first $9,000 of the value of a new
or old home bought with an FHA
insured mortgage, and from 27 to
23 per cent on the balance up to
$20,000.
TROUT RELEASED— Evelyn Wilson, Wilms Moretz. and Marjorir Reynolds, left to right, student* at
Appalachian High School, appear to be pleaied aa they give a bucket of trout their freedom In Watauga
River loaet show* C. W. Woodruff, superintendent of the PUlcola Fiab Hatchery taking the fish from
his specially equipped truck prior to their reieaae.
New Factory Building Is
Needed By Middle Of July
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$24,000 Paid
Into Fund;
More Is Sought
By V. G. ROLLINS
Stock purchases in Watauga In
dustries, Inc., totalling $24,100
have been pledged by Watauga
County citiwns toward an estimat
ed $70,000 which will be required
to purchase land and erect a build
ing to house a new .manufacturing
plant just outside Boone.
An agreement has been reached
with Shadowline, Inc., of Morgan
ton, manufacturers of ladies' lin
gerie, by the newly-formed local
corporation to establish a plant
here provided the land and build
ing are furnished. The company
will then lease the property with
option to buy.
After an absolute minimum of
I35.WW has been raised through
sales of stock, Watauga Indus
tries has arranged to borrow the
balance of tfce funds. It has been
announced.
Stock is being sold at $100 a
share, and the $24,100 received in
signed pledges as of Tuesday
morning represents 37 firms and
individuals with purchases ranging
from $100 to $2,000.
As evidence of their faith in
the ultimate success of the fund
raising project, local planners have
already started clearing a right
of-way for a road to the proposed
plant site, which is the Alfred T.
Adams and Moot Glovier property
just off Highway 221-321 between
Boone and Blowing Rock. The In
ternational Resistance Company's
Boone plant is located on the op
posite side of the same highway.
Mr. Sherrod Salsbury, president
of Shadowline, Inc., said about 100
persons, mostly women, will be em
ployed at the start, with eventual
employment expected to reach 600.,
At a public meeting held Wed
nesday night, April 17, in the
courthouse, A. T. Adams, cashier
of the Northwestern Bank in
Boone, said Shadowline, Inc., has
a "Triple A-l" rating in Dun k
Bradstreet, and unlimited credit.
"It is a highly reputable firm, and
will be a distinct asset to our
community," he added.
The company plans to establish
temporary quarters in the new
Goodnight building on Howard
Street for a pilot training school,
Mr. Adams said, and wants the new
plant building to be ready for oc
cupancy by July 15. *
Stanley A. Harris, manager of
the Chamber of Commerce, point
ed out that about two-thirds of the
manufacturing firms require the
land and building to be furnished
locally before locating a new plant,
and "we must be ready to meet
competition of other communities
and other states."
Watauga County is losing some
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NEW FACTORY ROAD.—Prison worker! clear right-of-way for the road to «ite where building is expected
to be erected for apparel factory juat out of Boone off highway 321, on land secured from J. W. Farthing
of Wilmington. The plant will be built on a five-acre tract which belonged to Alfred Ada mi and Mont
Glovier. A "fill" will be made, to bring the road-bed level with the Blowing Rock highway and will
run some 800 feet from the main highway. The plant is expected to eventually employ 800 persons.
Mayor Winkler, Aldermen
Say They Will Run Again
Hoover Gives Up
Coaching Position
Francis Hoover, coach of basket
ball at Appalachian State Teach
ers College, has asked that he be
relieved of his coaching duties.
The athletic committee and the
college administration have ac
ceded to his request.
Hoover will retain his position
as a member of the faculty In the
department of health, physical
education and recreation at the
college. He will devote his full
time to the completion of his doc
toral program at Indiana Univer
sity, and to teaching.
Hoover, a native of Statesville,
has been at Appalachian as a mem
ber of the faculty and as coach of
basketball since IMS. He holds
the B. S. degree from Appalachian,
the M. A. from the University of
North Carolina, the Director of
Physical Education degree from
Indiana University, and has com
pleted most of his work for the
doctor's degree at Indiana. m
Prior to coming to Appalachian,
Hoover coached and taught at
Wingate Junior College, Wingate,
from 1940 to 1042. He was fresh
man coach, filling a temporary
vaca'ncy, at Davidson College in
1942. He was also physical direc
tor at the YMCA in Elkin during
one summer.
In his fourteen years of coach
ing. Hoover has compiled a record
of 1M wins and 134 losses. His
Appalachian team won the North
State Conference championship in
1948 and 1950, going to the Kan
sas City tournament of the Nation
al Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics both times. In 1991, Ap
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Mrs. Williams
Fatally Hurt
Mrs. Rosemary Williams, 40, was
fatally injured in an automobile
accident near her home in Blue
Island, III. April 15. She died
April 16 in St. Francis Hospital in
Blue Island. ,
Funeral services were held at
St. Walters Church in Chicago
Friday and interment was in the
Holy Sepulchre. Mass was said on
Monday at St. Walters.
Surviving are the husband. Hugh
Williams, formerly a resident of
Blowing Rock; one daughter, Mrs.
Lynn Shrode, Carbondale, III., and
a granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann
Shrode.
Mrs. H. P. Holshouscr and Mrs.
Betty Custer of Blowing Rock,
sisters of Mr. Williams' attended
the funeral.
2,100 Trout Are Put
Id Watauga Streams #
More than 2,100 (rout fere plac
ed in the stream* of Watauga coun
ty lait Week by O. W. Woodruff,
supervisor of the Plneola Fl»h
Hatchery at Pineola. They con
sisted of rainbow trout, brook, a ad
brown trout.
Stocking of the streams In the
county is done twice a month dur
ing the trout fishing seaaon, and
Mr. Woodruff aUted that before
the season is over 28,000 of the
fish wilt be turned loose In Wa
tauga. This Is more than has been
turned loose before, and Mr.
Woodruff attributes the Increase
to the sale of trout stamp* which
give* the hatchery more money
to increase the ouipul of Hah.
The trout raicued last week
ranged in size from 7 to H inches.
Fish have been released in the
troilt waters faster than fishermen
have been able to catch them, ac
cording to a check made recently
by Game Protector Tommy Os
borne and Walter Edmiaten, sup
ervisor of the 7th district Wildlife
Resources Commission, who aided
Mr. Woodruff In giving the /ish
their freedom.
Dr. A. B. Crew, principal at
Appalachian High School, Has co
operated with Mr. Otborhe and Mr.
Woodruff by letting students help
them turn the fish In streams At
the same time, Mr. Osborne is able
to teacb the students about the
different phases of wildlife and
tubing in Uk) county.
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■- 'A ■ •
Wish Voiced
To Complete
Civic Program
Mayor Gordon H. Winkler,
■peaking (or himself and for the
board of aldermen, following a
meeting held last week, states that
lie and the other members of the
town's official family will again
be candidates for nomination when
the Democratic nominating session
is held.
Mayor Winkler, who had told
the Democrat last week that he
would not be a candidate for re
election, states that he has been
approached by many citizens who
want him to stay at the head of
the government until the water
expansion program, and other pro
grams of the present adminiatra
tion are carried out, and that
board members are willing to go
along with him if the people en
dorse their tenure.
Mayor Winkler issues the fol
lowing statement:
"For a long time 1 had intended
retiring from office this summer,
and last week stated my intention
of not being a candidate this year.
"Since that time, however, I
have been approached by a great
many citizens of the town, who are
asking that I remain in office un
til the water expanaion program
has been completed, and certain
other aims of my Administration
are reachcd.
Uuc to causes beyond our con
trol, the issuance of the water
bonds and the start of the move
ment to provide adequate water®
facilities has been delayed. Many
feel that we should complete this
project, started by us. Also, it
now seems definite that the new
plant is to be built here. This
creates some water and other pro
blems, in which we feel we can be
helpful.
"Thus I have changed my posi
tion to the extent that if the peo
ple desire my continued services,
in order that the work of my ad
ministration may be completed' by
us, I will continue to servo the
community. On the other hand. If
It is the desire of the people that
someone else should serve, I will
cooperate w^h whoever is elect
ed."
Members of the board,
Tuftnan, Howard CottraN
Wayne Richardson. Concur In l
Mayor's statement and will
their petitions again It
approve Uieir <
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