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An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST **, 1957 i ■ FOR BEST RESULTS •dwtiau* invariably turn the column* oi the Democrat With 1U tall paid circuit i Uon, intensely covering tike local area, lt'a the beat advertising available. VOLUME LXX.— NO. S JB PI Hick Lo 0 IA fl* 8 88 79 kl^ai 72 fcffii 70 II MM 82 "A •1 *1 M *7 72 nISfS emS 57® 97 07 99 00 ."V PAGES—TWO SECTIONS 1« ■ NORTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR, Luther Hodges, is shown as he and Mrs. Hodges arrived at the Daniel Boone Theatre Friday night to witness a performance of Horn in the West. Assisting Mrs. Hodges is Leo Derrick, publicity director of the drama. Alfred Adams local banker, who was on hand to greet the Governor and his party, may be seen in left background. Picture on right shows the Governor backstage with Glenn Causey (Daniel Boone) being told a little of the history of the Revolutionary period gun they hold. Causey has been with the Horn cast (or six years, ihree of which he has played Daniel Boone. The Governor and his wife, along with several state officials, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morton of Linville while they visited western North Carolina. Other events attended by the Governor in the area included the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and gathering of the Scottish Clans Sun day, and service at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock, where he delivered the address.—Staff photos by Joe C. Minor. 241 To Get College Degrees Two hundred and forty-one gra duate* will receive degrees at Ap palachian State Teachers College Thursday evening, when the com mencement exercises will be held. One hundred and twenty-five of* these will receive the master of arts degree, and one hundred and sixteen will receive that bachelor of science degrees. Speaker for the occasion will be Major L. P. McLendon of Greens MAJOR L. P. McLENDON boro, the vice chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Higher Education. Major McLen don is a native of Wadesboro. He holds earned degrees from North Carolina State College and the University of North Carolina and an honoary LL.D degree from the University of North Carolina. Ma jor Mclendon was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1913. He served at one time as mayor of Chapel Hill; practiced law alone in Durham for a time; was senior member of the firm of McLendon and Hedrick in Durham; and since 1033 has been a member of the firm of Brooks. McLendon, Brim k Holderness in Greensboro. He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly in 1917; was solicitor of the 10th Judicial District; was chairman of the State Board of Elections for four years; chairman of the Com mission on State Department of Justice for North Carolina Proba tion Commission from 1030 to 1954; and declined an appointment as a member of the North Caro lina Supreme Court in 1036. Ma jor McLendon has served as an officer in the National Guard, the U. S. Army Field Artillery in France, and was discharged as major. Among the offices be holds it present are the following: Trustee of the University of North Carolina, Agricultural and Techni cal College, North Carolina. Bapt ist Hospital, Cone Memorial Hos pital; president of the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.; member of the North Caro lina Bar (he was its president in 1940-1941), North Carolina As sociation, American Bar Associa tion, Fellow American Bar As sociation Foundation; member and vice chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Higher Education since 1955. Major Mc Lendon is a Democrat, a Baptist, a member of Kappa Sigma, and of the Greensboro Country Club and the HiM Club of Greensboro. The commerce ment program at Appalachian will consist of the processional by the summer school band under the direction of Wil liam G. Spencer; the hymn "O Worship the King"; the invoca tion by the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Boone; "Ode to Demo cracy" by the band; the address to the graduating class by Major McLendon; the presentation of candidates for the bachelor of science degree by Dr. D. J. White ner, dean of the college; the pre sentation of candidates for the Master of arts degree by Dr. Her bert W. Wey, dean of the gradu ate school; conferring degrees and awarding diplomas by Dr. W. H. Plemmons. president of Appala chian tSate Teachers College; the presentation of diplomas by H. R. Eggers, the registrar, the bene diction by the Rev. Edwin F. Troutman, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church of Boone; and the recessional by the band. Elected and serving as marshals for the occasion will be John L. Idol of Boone, chief; Billy S. Burnt, Valdese; Henry C. Cline, Granite Falls; Alvis Coram, Leaks ville; Harold H. Lowery, Gastonia; Lacy H. Taylor, Lumberton; Her bert Hampton, Boone; Charles Gilchrist, Lillington; Mickye C. Froneburger, Cherryville; Nancy (Continued on page seven.) State Garden School Is Largely Attended About 100 garden clubbers, gathered here for Course II of the North Carolina Garden School, heard an address Monday by Dr. J. M. Crevasse. Jr., a National Garden Council instructor and former University of Florida staff member. Mrs. B. W. Stallings of Boone, general chairman, presided. Dr. Crevasse, speaking at the opening of the three-day session in the Fine Arts Building of Appa lachian State Teachers College, said wild flowers are getting rarer and efforts should be made to conserve wild plant life. "Wild flowers are being de stroyed," the speaker said, "by people pulling them up by the roots in the woods. Efforts are be ing made to conserve wild plant life. They cannot be used in any accredited flower show and their use should be diacouraged in homes." He said everyone connected with flower shows should know prohibited material and refuse entries containing plants on the prohibited list. "Each plant is a native of a particular spot in the world." said Dr. Crevasse, "and a good many choice plant materials are native of this section. You should do everything possible to preserve them." Or. Crevaue discussed proper location, soil preparation, water control, and inaect control at the morning session. He devoted the afternoon in struction to "flower show sche dule and terminology, and judg ing of horticultural clasaes," end ing with point judging. Mrs. Edward L. Alexander of Newport News, Va„ an outstand ing lecturer and arranger who has exhibited at the International Flower Show, Tuesday covered color in flower arranging, use of the color wheel, and elements in flower arranging. The final day (Wednesday) was reserved for the written and flow er arrangement point judging ex amination. Committee chairmen include Mrs. Lee Reynolds, flower arrange ments; Mrs. James Councill, hos pitality; and Mrs. James Winkler, registration. Mrs. J. C. ("line was in charge of advance registrations. The group attended "Horn in the West" Tuesday night Throng Of Visitors Gathers For Folk Festival And See Old Ways ' Last Saturday again the Boone Kolk Festival was attended by summer visitors from many atatea. by Boone citizens, and by our neighbors from nearby counties. About 290 were on hand to watch the informal presentation of "An glo-Saxon" traditiona in the sing ing games, song*, tales, country dances and other old ways of oar people Artus Moser and hla daughters Joan and Irene came from Swan nanoa and sang ballada. This fam ily also gave a concert of folk songs for the college on Monday night. The Motors sing in the quiet and Informal manner which acta off such music at Ha beat. "Barbara Allen ' one oi the moat widely knosra and best loved of all ballad* was sung at the festiv At 3 o'clock, children took part al. in the ritual court tag game 'Three Dukes Ariding", and other sing ing games, and then called loudly for "The Roman Soldiers" which ia an ancient kind of war dance done uauaily by boy*. Las Skeens. John Putnam, and Phil Kennedy sang a number of children's songs. At 4 o'clock the sword dancers and mummer* appeared and per formed another traditional rite: the cutting down oi Father Bar leycorn and the necessity of "cur ing" him and raising him up again. This sword dance with K* attendant "mumming" is said to be the oldeat drama in the world. It ooce nourished all over Britain and Europe and in (till done in many places in England. Parta of th« drama were brought to Amer ica but in only one iiiatance hai the whole ritual been revived— here in Boone at our Saturday Folk Festival*! The performers are mountain boy* with the help of three college men. John Put nam'* clowning in the part of The Doctor, and young Harold Tester of Sugar Grove a* The Fool (the chief master of ceremonie*). has amused festival audiences every Saturday this summer. The festival is sponsored by The Southern Appalachian Historical Association. There is ao admiaaion charge. The laat two programs will be given oo August 24 and August SI. *.!■. Mr*. Beuie Payne *niff* * prized hi ■ patch of the coveted flower* whl gun growing the lUieo ten yuan i four bulb* buried in a nearby er< earned her top award* at flower i to town people —John Corey phob Pfflll Jinr grown lily it Boone. Each year lien* her backyard. Mr*. Payne be ■go when her ton Ranaome found tek bank. The flower* have tlncr illo«« awl cajh from aale oI bulb* $37,000 Pledged As Golf Course Drive Is Started Many Proffer Money For New Project Stuck purchases totalling 337, 900 have been pledged in a stock company being formed by the Boone Country Club vo acquire 237 acres of land on Deerfleld Road for a golf course and :iome site development. At a meeting Monday night it was announced by the fui^d-ralsing committee that a number of ad ditional investors contacted have indicated a definite interest in the project and their signed commit ments are expected to be received within the next few days. Approximately $63,000 more is i needed to acquire the property, upon which all- options will ex pire before the end of the current I year, said E. F. (Jerry) Coe, treasurer and chairman of the finance committee. All commit ments must be in the hands of the finance committee by next Monday night, August 26, he added, if the project i* to be completed accord ing to present plans. The third in a series of Monday night meetings has been called for August 26 by Dr. L. H. Ows ley, president, at wl)ich time a final report on investments is ex pected to be made by the finance committee. A resident of Washington, D. 1 C„ who has relatives in Boone ■ and plahs to settle here follow j lag his approaching retirement from the armed service, forward ed his fl,(M pledge after read ing last week's Democrat story \ on the project. Pledges by Watauga County re sidents, which constitute the ma Jor portion of the commitments, have been augmented thus far by $1,000 investments from persons in Morganton, Wilkesboro, Flor ida, and Washington. D. C. A charter was drawn Monday ! night by Attorney Wade E, Brown,! chairman of the bylaws committee, j and other officers of the country dub, for the formation of the j stock company to buy and deve- j lop the property. The 297 acres will cost about $100,000, with approximately $80, 000 more needed for the construc tion of a 130 to 140-acre golf > course. The balance of the pro perty (more than 100 acres) will be developed for home sites, for which purpose it has been pro nounced as ideal by competent • observers. < Although $1,000 pledges are be ' ing sought, the finance committee : announced that larger investments I will also be accepted. July steel output was lowest lince last August Swedish Scouts Visit Newspaper VISITORS FROM SWEDEN.—Ernie Lewis, Democrat linotype operator, ahowi Scouts from Sweden how the newspaper is composed. Left to right are Goran Grimvall, Goteborg, Sweden; Gunnar Persson, of Stoby, group leader; Joe Edwards, former Field Scout Executive in Watauga, but now with the Daniel Boone Council in Asheville; Rune Hansson, of Malmo., and Inge-Bert Taljedal, Sodertalje. All are Ex plorer Scouts in Sweden, and arc on their way home after spending some time at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.—Staff photo by Joe C. Minor. Baptist Association To _ 0 "* Have Sessions Next Week Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug ust 27 and 28, mark the time (or the annual sessions of the Three Forks Baptist Association. Mes sengers from forty-five churches scattered across Watauga County will gather at 9 a. m. Tuesday in the Cove Creek Church to open this year's meeting. The program for the first day will include an address by Wade E. Brown, Mod erator of the Association: Dr. W. H. Plemmons, President of Appa lachian State Teachers College; Mr. W. C. Reed, Superintendent of the Baptist Childrens Homes of North Carolina; and Dr. J. C. C'anipe, former PJwtor of Boone's First Baptist Church and Presi dent of the Baptist State Conven tion. Evening sessions will convene with the Laurel Springs Baptist Church at 7:30 and will feature an address by Mrs. Walter M. Jones, wife of the minister of Oak Grove Baptist Church. The closing day's sessions Wed nesday from 9a. m. to 3 p. m. will be held with the Gap Creek Bapt ist Church. Major addresses and messages will be brought by Mr. Horace Easom, State Baptist Bro therhood leader; Dr. Earl Bradley, Secretary of Promotion for the Baptist State Convention; and Dr. M. O. Owens, Jr., Pastor of the First Baptist Church. Lenoir. The annual Aaaociational ser mon, always on* of the year's high lights for Baptists of the county, in scheduled (or 11:20 on Tuesday morning and the preacher will be the Rev. Rex West, pastor of the Perkinsville Church. The sermon (or the second day is scheduled (or 11:40 a. m. and will be delivered by the Rev. Glenn Hu((man. pas tor of the Rutherwood Church. The Asaociation, during its ses sions, will hear reports with re gard to all the various projects in which it is engaged and make far reaching decisions with reference to programs, projects, and policies for the future. The Rev. J. Hoyt Roberson. Missionary of the As sociation, is expected to challenge the Messengers and the churches from which they come to new and greater efforts in the promotion of the work of all the Baptist Churches in the county. Others who will be featured in the sessions include the Rev. R. C. Eggers, Dr. J. T. C. Wright, the Rev. Raymond Hendricks, the Rev. Ernest Blankenship, the Rev. (Continued on page seven.) Freezer Plant Will Quit Locker Service The Watauga Frown Food# Company has announced that it will discontinue freezer locker service on September 13, but will continue to operate the meat pro ceasing department. The freezer locker plant was or ganized in 1M7 by a group of loc al businessmen who formed a cor poration and bought stock to fin ance conatruction of the locker plant building and equipment. W. H. Dame roil of Warrenton was the first operator of the plsnt. A few years later it was sold to a group of local businessmen in cluding Bernard Dougherty and Howard Cottrell, who operated the plant for two years. The present owner and operator it the South eastern Construction Company of Charlotte. Manager Fred Perry of Boone •aid the ground underneath the zero §torate room hai frozen, cauaing the floor to heave and cracking the cork walla and ceil ing. He haa asked locker holders to remove their food u soon as possible. Any rent paid in advance will be refunded, he aaid. "We will continue to be at your service for chilling and processing meats," said Perry, "and regret that we muat ask you to give up your lockers." ! Preparedness Urged In Case Of Outbreak Of Asian Influenza Since riKi of Allan type in fluenza arc being reported from various parti of the United States and since In general thla type tt infection spreads rapidly affect ing a large part of the population, serious consequences can result If a community is art prepared when the epidemic strikes there. Dr. Mary Mlehal, county health offi cer, warned. This strain of In fluenza is new to our country and there la no immunity present in the population so that in genaral close to 100% of the population gets the diaeaae when exposed. A new vaccine is being produc ed to meet this need to immunize the population but will not bo avail able until early September 1007. and then of course, the supply will gradually inereaae. Dr. Mlchal aaid. Therefore, it to very important that thoae peraona wka are in po aitiona to serve the pQblic roceive thin vaccination firit »uch aa, doctor*, druggist*, nurse*, hospi tal peraonnel. teacher*, grocery and other vital store operator* and oer-jnnal, peraona in public off ice* lervlng the public, person* employed in utilities, «tt. It ia urged that every person whose work I* vital la the com munity contact hi* private physi cian at once in order to let him Citio ilM&lWm know how many of hi* patients will need the vaccine, for the order ihould be placed right away. After receiving the vaccine, u i* usual, It will take three to sis weeks to build up immunity. Meanwhile, the infection is on tta way and an epidemic can develop at any time. There la no vaccinc 1|' available free as no money has been made available to buy it for public clinic use Those persons who need It first will be ahle to pay for it Later it it hoped, said Dr. Michat, aa more comes available, that i general population will vaccination. W