WATAUG
EMBCRAT
Sixty-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication
An Independent Weekly Newspaper
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE U, IM7
Horn Flash Shot,
Dairy Month, Plant
News Topics C.ofC.
By V. G. ROLLINS
Leo Derrick, publicity director
of Horn in the Weit, stressed the
importance of filling the Daniel
Boone Theatre with people Saturday
njght when the Sylvania Corporation
will make several "mammoth
flash shots" of the theatre
to be used in their national advertising.
"This is publicity that cannot
be bought," Derrick told the
Chamber of Commerce at its June
meeting Tuesday. "It can be invaluable
to Horn in the West
promotion-wise if these shots
show a theatre full of people.
Otherwiae, it can hurt instead of
help."
Hugh Morton, who aranged the
event in connection with the Carolina
Press Photography Clinic at
Grandfather Mountain, has estimated
that it could be worth "at
least $10,000" in publicity for the
drama. Derrick said.
Cecil Campbell and the Tennessee
Ramblers, with the Jolly Sisters,
all well-known recording, television,
and radio stars will provide
an hour of entertainment beginning
at 8 o'clock.
Sylvania will make the flash
shots during intermission and at
the conclusion of the show, while
scenes from Horn in the West are
being rehearsed on the stage. Sylvania
representatives have stated
that the pictures will. likely be
published in many leading newspapers
and magazines.
Dairy Month
In other matters discussed at
the meeting, County Agent L. E.
Tuckwiller reminded the group
that June is National Dairy Month,
and urged full cooperation in its
observance. "The dairy industry is
an important part of Watauga
County economy," he said. He estimated
that $140,000 is spent annually
for milk by Boone families.
Tuckwiller suggested that the
Chamber sponsor a Dairy Princess
to represent the county in the
area competition to be held at Elkin
on June 21. The state Dairy
Princess contest will be held at a
later date, he said.
Mrs. Roy A. Rudy, who with
Mr. Rufty operates Hillside Dairy
in Boone, extended an invitation
to the public to viait the dairy on
South Depot Street during the
month, and "ace how your milk ia
processed, packaged, and delivered.
Cleanup Report
Mrs. B. W. Stallings and Mrs.
Mae Miller, speaking for the
Worthwhile Woman's Club and
the Blue Ridge Garden Club, reported
on the recent city-wide
cleanup campaign, citing improvements
in several vacant lota and
other pointa in the city.
Mrs. Stallings recommended
that a general planning committee
composed of members of participating
organizations be appointed
in advance of next year's intensified
drive. In the meantime, she
said, weeds in vacant lots should
be mowed periodically during the
summer months.
New Plant
Hal Johnson, superintendent of
the Boone plant of Shadowline,
Inc., now being constructed just
off the Blowing Rock road, reported
that the pilot training school
which he is conducting in the new
Goodnight building on Howard
Street is making good progress,
having produced some 300 dozen
gowns so far.
"We hope to move into the new
building between the first and fifteenth
of July," he added. The
plant will employ 80 to 100 persons
at the start, Johnson said,
and will manufacture cotton
gowns at firat, with the entire
Shadowline line of high quality
lingerie expected to be produced
here in the future.
Summer School
Dr. W. H. Plemmons, president
of Appalachian Slate Teachers
College, said registration for summer
school is now in progress,
and prospects are "normal", with
1600 to 1800 expected to enroll.
Dr. Plemmons pointed out that
ASTC is the only institution of
higher learning in the state which
operates at capacity on a year
'round basis.
Winkler Chosen Head
Jr. Chamber Commerce
James W. Winkler has been
elected president of the Boone
Junior Chamber of Commerce for
the coming year to succed Dr. Gene
Reese, who has been named a
JAMES W WINKLER
State director.
Other new officers elected ire:
C»rl B. Greene, firat vico-pre*ident:
Baxter Hardy, (econd vieepresident;
Norman laenhour, sec
retary ; and Von Hagaman, treasurer.
Ted Hagaman, Joe Hartley and
Paul Younce were elected to the
board of director* for another
year, while Dave Reich, Dwight
Isenhour and Grady Moretz, Jr.,
were picked for two years on the
board.
Bill Winkler and Frank Steel,
Jr.. were selected as the new
"feather-pluckers."
Projects of the past year were
discussed and the club felt that
the following were the most successful
and appreciated by the
town and would definitely be continued
this year:
"Miss Watauga County" beauty
pageant, annual fait Kleenex sale,
needy Christinas shopping tour,
Voice of Democracy High School
speech contest. Youth Activities
'supervision of high school gym
on Saturday mornings during the
winter months) and Watauga
county's Young Farmer of the
Year award.
Earl Payne, delegate to the
State Jaycee convention at Asheville,
gave a report on the election
of State ofifcers and other business
of the convention.
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Registration starts
iFor Summer School
Registration got under way at
Appalachian^* tale Teacher* Colleg*
Tueeda™ and while detailed
.'ikiires could not yet be secured,
•peculation if that the Aral aummer
term will be nineteen hundred
or room, to reach or exceed
laal year'a record attendance.
Classes will meet Wednesday,
and regiatration will not be completed
until Friday. 'The -first
group of short term students is
cxpcctcd June 24.
The first summer term will end
July 19. The second session will
begin July 22 and but until August
23.
Blanton Infant
Dies On Friday
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Blanton died late Friday afternoon
at the Watauga Hospital.
He was buried Saturday afternoon
[ at Balm.
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Chest X-Ray Clinic To
Open In County Friday
Final arrangements have been
made for the chest x-ray clinic
which opens in the county on the
14th.
Mrs. Frances C. Francis, chairman
of the District Tuberculosa
Association, issues this statement:
"I hope that every individual
over 15 years of age will get their
free x-rays, particularly those requiring
health cards— foodhandlers.
baby sitters, beauticians,
dairymen, school teachers. The
x-ray takes only a few minutes
and there is no undressing. You
receive a confidential report
within a few weeks."
Mrs. Herman Eggers is the
chairmen of the volunteer help in
Boone, and women from the local
churches will act as clerk*. Mias
Jean Childers is chairman for the
hostess group.
In Blowing Rock, Mrs. Charles
Smo4t, President of the Woman's
Hospital Auxiliary, is in charge of
the clerical help. The members of
the Community Club will assist
with the hostess.
The Unit will be located on
King Street in Boone—hours 11
to 5:00, Tuesdays through Satur
uaya.
In Blowing Rock the Survey
Bui will be located in the center
of town, with the same hours.
Mrs. Francis concludes: "It is {
Well to remember that tuberculosis
can be passed front one person
to another, and that every new
case of TB comes from an old
case, so we must stop the spread
of infection if we are to protect
people from this disease. Be sure
—get a free chest x-ray—remember
x-ray can see through your
chest."
Savings, Loan
Hikes Interest
To Investors
The Watauga Savings and Loan
Association will pay full paid
shareholders 34 per cent dividends,
starting July 1, it was announced
Friday by W. H. Gragg.
secretary of the Association.
Mr Gragg states that this action
will result in the paymcnt^of
several thousand extra dollars to
the investors of this area, and is
in line with the policy of many
other Associations in this section.
Lloyd Isaacs
Taken By Death
Lloyd Conley Isaacs, 76, of Beaver
Dam section died on June 6.
Funeral services were held June
8 at 2:00 p. m at the Bethel Baptist
Church, ^urial was in the
Bethel cemetery. Rev. J. H. Crisp
and Rev. Carl Wilson pnached
the funeral.
Survivors are Mrs. Elizabeth
Isaacs of the home, Lloyd and
Rod Isaacs of Sugar Grove. Butler
Isaacs of Vilas, Raleigh Isaacs
of Wytherille, Va.; five daughters.
Mrs. Iva Lee Shull and Mrs.
Simon Shull of Sugar Grove, Mr*.
Bertha Simeax of Neva, Tenn.
Mrs. Mack Brown of Vilas, and
Mr*. Floyd Halhrooks of Taxewell.
Va.; a brother. Charlie of Michigan
and a sister. Mrs. Mm Hoibrooks
of Cucumber, Wcu Va.
GET AUTO DEALER POSTS—When the North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Association met in Aaheville recently, it honored two Boone
leaders in the industry by giving them official posts in the organization.
Mr. Glenn Andrews, left, local Chevrolet dealer, wa* elected to
the Board of Directors, while W. B. Winkler, right, Ford dealer, was
named Secretary of the Association. Since official positions in the
organization have usually gone to the larger cities, it is felt that
Boone has been particularly honored in this regard.
Local Boys Rehearse
For Sword Dance
Last Saturday an English Sword
Dance, planned for this summer's
folk festivals, was rehearsed at
the festival platform by local
boys. Boone people and visitors
were present. Folk games and
country dances were enjoyed.
Leslie Skeens, a folk singer from
Berea College, sang with hi! guitar.
Next Saturday, June IS, the 8th
pre-festival gathering will be held
from 2 to 4 p. m. at tha platform
near the outdoor theater. Leslie
Skeens will again be present, and
John Putnam from Peabody College
will bring hia dulcimer. The
last pre-festival meeting is at 2
p. m. on Saturday, June 22.
The Daniel Boone Folk Arts
Council will hold its second noon
meeting on Thursday, June 20 at
the Gateway Restaurant. Anyone
interested in helping with this
summer's series of folk festivals
is urged to attend this lunch meeting
at 12 noon in the back room
of the restaurant.
The 1997 summer programs of
mountain folk ways begin officially
on Saturday, June 29 at 3
o'clock, and continue every fair
Saturday throughout July and
August. Events for young people
•tart at 3 p. m. and activities for
adults begin at 4 p. m.
The Saturday folk festivals are
sponsored by the Southern Appalachian
Historical Association
and are devoted to living uses oi
genuinely enjoyable tradition of
Anglo-Celtic origin as preserved
in America from pioneer days
Songs, ballads, old hymns, folk
games and country dances, music
on banjo, fiddle, and dulcimer
and tales, are presented by local
people and visitors. All program)
are free.
Attend Savings
& Loan Sessions
Messrs H. Grady Farthing, Pres
ident, C. M. Critcher, vice-presi
dent and W. H. Gragg, secretarj
of the Watauga Savings and Loar
Association are attending the an
nual convention of the North Car
olina Savings and Loan League, ir
•ession at Virginia Beach. The)
are to return Wednesday.
While away Mr. Gragg will visit
* daughter, Mrs. Claud Todd, Mr
Todd and family at Hampton, Va
Miss Bingham Enters
State Beauty Contest
Miss Rebecca Bingham, daughter
of Mr. and Mr*. W. S. Bingham
of Boone, returned Sunday
from Hcndemonville whore »he
entered the State VFW Beauty
content of North Carotin*. Rebecca
wa» named "Niu Pinnacle of
Stoke* County' 'and "Mia* District
U of the Women'* Auxiliary."
At Henderaonvtlle *he enteral!
the State conteit and placed 4th
in the State. The winner of the
con test. Mis* Shirley lUnaon of
Monroe won a trip to Miami. OTor
ida and the National contest to bi
hold in August.
Highlight* of the content wen
dancct in honor of conteatanta
banquets. and the coi-natton hoi
which featured Thurman Neal'i
Orchestra.
The beauty eonteat ended will
a parade through the town o
Henrteritonvillc Saturday after
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Republicans Name
Slate Candidates
Interest In
City Election
Is Mounting
With the nomination of a Republican
ticket last Wednesday
evening, following the fielding of
the incumbent Democratic flate,
the shaping of the first active
municipal election campaign for
several years began to take place.
Herman Wilcox, for many years
president of the Boone Chamber
of Commerce was nominated by
the Republicans to oppose Mayor
Gordon H. Winkler, the incumbent,
who has served as Mayor for
fourteen years.
The Republican candidates for
aldermen are Fred M. Gragg, per
sonnel manager for the International
Resistance Co., Dr. Williair
M. Smith, physician, and Cecil M
Greene, sales representative foi
C. M. McClung fc Co.
The Democratic candidates whc
had been named in convention ■
week earlier are: Howard Cottrell
manager of the College Book
Store; Wayne Richardson, co
owner of the Boone Drug Com
pany; and Grady Tug man, of th«
Watauga Hardware, Inc. They an
all incumbents.
The present Democratic adminii
stration hadn't been challenged b>
, the Republican party for a number
of years. W. H. Gragg was the
last Republican Mayor, and went
out of office fourteen years ago.
Considerable interest is deve
loping in the city, election cam
paign, and more than usual act!
vity was noted about the city hal
Saturday as new voters appeare<
to register. The books will opei
again next Saturday, when other
who have not been registered
may qualify for the franchise.
The election will be held Tues
day, June 18th.
| Summer School
Band To Begin
Rehearsals
The summer school band o
ASTC will begin rehearsal 01
June 20 at 4:0O p. m. in the Fin
Arts Building.
The band wilt give concerts 01
the lawn, as In the past summeri
for the students and town people
These concerts will be given a
6:00 on Monday evening. Thos<
interested should watch" the pape
for announcements. Any one wb
plays a band instrument is invil
ed to play In the band. Rehearss
will be from 4 to S o'clock oi
Mondays and Wednesdays.
Winkler Again
Elected By
Ford Dealers
W. R. Winkler, of the Winkle
Motor Co., Boone has been r<
elected to the Ford Advertlaln
Committee for North and Bout
Carolina.
The election was by a null be
lot of all the Ford dealers in th
two states.
It Is the responsibility of th
committee to buy all the advert!
ing of all types for the Ford o
ganlzation in the two states. Th
aggregate amount of this publieM
is near one million dollars p<
year.
, Mr Winkler expresses his b
'lief that advertising Ui the loci
newspaper la the moat effecth
medium he haa ever discovered.
Members of the committee, wit
! their wives, are in Sea Island, G
today holding their Initial met
ing with officials of the Ford C
from Detroit, Norfolk, and A
lanta They are laying plana fi
the 1M7-M advertising prograr
The meeting will last throui
Sunday.
General Maxwell Taylor, arm
chief of staff, says he aeeepted Se
reUry Wilson's decision to Uii
long-range mimic developmei
over to the Air Force,
Smith Is Elected
District Governor
A. It Smith of the Boone Lions
Club was elected District Governor
of District 31-B Tuesday at
the North Carolina convention of
Lioni International, held in Asheville.
He is the third member of the
Boone club to be named ai District
Governor. Others who have
served la the post in former yean
are Richard E. Kelley and Dr. D.
J. Whitener.
Head of the chemistry department
of Appalachian State Teachers
College, Lion Smith has been
a member of the Boone Lions
Club since 1M4. He was elected
president of the club in 1047.
Important tone and district offices
he has held In Lions International
include cabinet secretary
of District 31-B, zone chsirman,
deputy district governor, and
chairman of the district bulletin
committee. He has also served on
several state convention committees.
A Key Member, Liifti Smith has
a perfect attendance record for
the duration of his membership In
the Boone club, and has not missed
a State or international Lions
convention in the past ten years.
He is a graduate of Wake Forest
College and the University of
North Carolina, and Is a member
of the following faculty commiti
tees at ASTC: executive, advisory,
| curriculum, and school council.
He ii a member of the board of
deacons of the Boone Baptist
Church and teacher of the Men's
Bible Claia.
He is a Maaon and Past Master
of Snow Lodge No. 363.
A resolution adopted by the
; Boone Lions Club in endorsing his
' candidacy stated in part: "Lion
A. R. Smith will carry with him to
the District Governorship the
same qualities of hard work, leadership,
and loyalty which have
made him an outstanding member
of the Boone club."
I School Bus Drivers
Compete In Roadeo
The second annual district Bus
Driver Roadeo was held on the
new Appalachian Elementary
•cuool playground Tuesday, June
4. Twenty-eight school bus drivers
representing seven adjoining counties
competed (or first place and
a chance to compete in the State
Roadeo in Chapel Hill later this
month.
George Stockton, a senior from
i North Cove High School in McDow!
ell county, placed first in the
boys' division. Peggy Turnmlre,
i a senior from Hudson High School
, in Caldwell county, placed first in
. the girls' division. Th« two win1
ning drivers will compete against
; winners in the other thirty disr
tricts in the 8tate during the State
> Roadeo at Chapel Hill.
First place boy and girt winner
1 in the State contest will be award1
ed a five-hundred dollar scholarship;
second place winners will be
awarded two hundred dollar scholarships.
All participants in the
district contest were senior drivers
who had completed at least one
year of safe driving without a
chargeable accident.
The following drivers represented
this county in the Roadeo:
Wayn« Hampton, Appalachian; Al'
len Triplett, Blowing Rock; Errol
K Shook, Cove Creek; Ernest Sout,
I
Bethel.
In an effort to creat more interest
in the Roadeo and to recognize
the work and effort! of local drivers
during the pait year, the
County Board of Education supplemented
the State awards by selecting
one outstanding driver
from each school in addition ot
the county winner in the district
roadeo.
Allen Triplett, a senior from
Blowing Rock, placed first in the
roadeo in competion with other
seniors from this county. He was
awarded a one-hundred dollar War
Bond in recognition of his outstanding
score in the roadeo and
upon the recommendation of his
principal, the chief mechanic, the
local patrolman, and the driver
education representative.
Fifty dollar War Bonds were
awarded to the driver from each
school that ranked highest in competition
with other drivers from
: that school. The following drivers
i were selected as recipients of the
| award: Thomas Townsend, Blowing
Rock; Jon Coffey, Appalachian;
Paul Moody, Cove Creek; Gerald
Lawrence, Bethel.
Awards were presented to the
winning drivers by Superintendent
Guy Angell.
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; Press Photographers
{ To Visit Photo Clinic
LINVILLE—"Mr. PrpM Photo-1
grapher". Joe Costa, will be one
of the featured tpeakcrt it the an-1
nual Grandfather Mountain Amateur-Prof
ettional Camera Clinic
here Saturday and Sunday, Juno
19-16.
The clinic, tponxored by the
Carolina! Pratt Photographers
AttociatiMi, hat 1U bl«o«t and
beat known faculty in history.
Alto on top aa tpeaken art J.
Winton Lemen of Eaatman Kodak
and Tom WalUrt of The Charlotte
Newt, Southern Photographer of
the Year.
The Carolina Photo Queen will
be crowned at the event and a Big
Flath Shot will be taken by tl
"Horn in the Wett" outdoor drama
at nearby Boone.
Mr. Casta will direct the %h
with Virgil Patterson of Charlotte.
Mr. Patterson will represent Sylvanla
Electric Products Corp.
President Tom Franklin, Jr. of
CPPA haa also called a Sunday
noon meeting of the asaociation.
Cecil Campbell and his Tennessee
Ramblers, plus the Jolly Sisters,
will entertain at Boone.
•Amateur and professional camera
fans art invited to the CPPA
annual affair. There is no entry
faa, registration foe and participants
do not have to be members
of the Press Photographers Association.
Traffic Death* .
RALEIGH—The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traffic
death* through 10 a. m. June 10:
KUlrd this year: 427.
KUhxl to data last year: 400.