VOLUME LXXIII? NO. 42
WATAUGA DEMOC
An Independent Weekly Newspaper . , . Seventy-Third Year of Continuous Publication
PRICE: FIVE CENTS BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL *?, INI
TWENTY PAGES?TWO 8ECTION8
Intensely
it u the
Blood Plan
For County
Explained
The Red Croa Bloodmobile will
b? at the East Hall, on Appalach
ian State Teachers College cam
pus, Thursday, April 27, from 11
a. m. to 5 p. m.
In connection with the coming
of tne uioodmobile, the tollowing
statement is issued as to the mean
ing and value of the blood pro
giam:
The program is sponsored by the
Red Cioss and is approved by the
doctors ot the county, by the hos
pital and by the health depart
ment. It is a give and take system
which enables this program to
work for us here in Watauga coun
ty, as well as all over the United
btates.
By using the figures for the
previous year of the number of
pints of blood used by Watauga
residents, a quota is set for the
current year. We are to supply
424 pints of blood for 1W1-62,
which is slightly less than our I
people will need and use.
We supply this blood by visiting
the Bloodmobile and donating one
pint of our blood. The Bloodmo
bile only makes three visits to
Boone each year ? in April, July,
and October. These three days
each year we participate in our
blood program and do our bit by
giving a pint of blood.
We must collect at least 132
pinfs on each of these days so
that we can meet our yearly quota
of 424 pints.
Whole blood as we donate it
can only be kept and used as such
for 21 days. After that serums
and glomlens are made from it
which are used in certain disease*.
When we give our blood at the
Bloodmobile it is bottled, iced, and
sent to the center in Charlotte
where it is processed for usage.
This we do just three times a year,
yet each day of the year the center
in Charlotte can supply our blodA
needs through our doctors at Wa
tauga Hospital.
This is all made possible be
cause Watauga is one chapter in
the Piedmont Regional Blood pro
gram which covers a good area of
North and South Carolina.
Every day Bloodmobilcs are
leaving the center at Charlotte and
going out to collect blood from
all over the region which they re
turn to the Charlotte center, and
have ready to send to us when
ever the technician from Watauga
Hospital calls in an order.
Doesn't it seem a small thing
to ask of the people who are actu
ally benefiting from the program
that they do their best to support
it and on Bloodmobile days be
there ready and willing to donate
one pint of blood to uphold our
three times a year giving for 365
days of protection?
Persons between the ages of 21
and 60 may give. Those between
the ages of 10 and 21 may give
with parental consent, or U mar
ried or in the armed services.
Persons may donate at the rate
of about every six to eight weeks.
Clinic Will Be
Held On Friday
The monthly Crippled Child
ren's Clinic will be held at the
District Health Department in
Boone on Friday, April 21, from
8:00 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.
DISASTER TEAM ? Part of the Watauga Hospital disaster team is shown during a "trial run" of disaster
plan at the hospital attending a "patient." Left to right, they are Mrs. Kate Tester, Dr. L. H. Owsley,
Miss Betty Yelton, and Mrs. Zoe Ann Shytle. The patient is Miss Earlene Miller ? Photo by Flowers!
Disaster Relief Planning Is
Reviewed At Watauga Hospital
Coffey Passes Measure To
Pay Board Commissioners
Cullowhee And
Brevard Win In
8pqecfr Xou rnc y
The Cullowhee High School af
firmative debating team and the
Brevard High School negative
team won the Western District
tournament of the North Carolina
High School Debating Union held
on the campus of Appalachian
State Teachers College April 12.
The announcement comes from
Professor Leo K. Pritchett, tourna
ment director and ASTC debating
coach. Topic of the debate was:
"Resolved: That the United Na
tions should be significantly
strengthened."
The teams will represent the
Western District in Chapel Hill
later this spring.
Members of the Cullowhee af
firmative team: Karen Von Lehn
and Jullanne Clark; coach, Miss
Dorothy Lachmund.
Members of the Brevard nega
tive team: John Anderson and Al
len Ross; coach, Mrs. Eula H.
Clarke.
Bill Bingham Is
Best Salesman
Bill Bingham of Boone, has won
honors for the Robertson's Fertili
zer Co., by leading in sales volume
in the entire North Carolina and
Virginia district.
Mr. Bingham has twelve coun
ties in Western North Carolina
and East Tennessee.
The House of Representative!
has passed a bill which would re
gulate the compensation of the
chairman and members of the
Board of County Commissioners
of Watauga County.
The measure, which was intro
duced by Representative Coffey,
would fix the salary of the chair
man of the board at $73 per month
and that of the other members of
the board at $90 per month, with
each member receiving an addi
tional $15 for each special board
meeting.
The bill has been received in
the Senate and referred to the
committe on salaries and fees.
Association
Meets Tuesday
The Spring Session of the Three
Forks Baptist Association will meet
at the Beaver Dam Baptist Church
Tuesday, April 29, at B:19 a. m.
The theme for the meeting, an
nounced by the moderator, the Rev.
E. M. Blankenship, will be "Stew
ardship and Enlistment."
The main purpose of the meet
ing is for enlightment, fellowship,
and inspiration. No business will
be trans* cter, the announcement
said.
The Rev. M. 0. Owens, Jr., form
er pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Lenoir, and presently
pastor of the East Gastonia Bap
tist Church, will speak at H a. m.
Special music will be by the Bap
tist Student Union Choir of Ap
palachian State Teachers College.
The public is invited to attend.
Appalachian High Band Receives
Rating Of III In Band Festival
The Appalachian High School
Band received a rating of III in
the State Band Contest Festival in
Greensboro last week. This rating,
explained George W. Kirsten, Jr.,
director, .in other than numerical
ratio means "good. The highest
rating is Superior I, and then the
ratings range downward to Ex
cellent II, Good III, Average IV,
and Fair V.
The Judging, from what band
directors and officials of the con
test said, was severe and strict
this year. Out of the forty bands
entered only seven received the
coveted rating of Superior. "The
written criticisms which were giv
en to the Appalachian Baad were
fine," Mr. Kirsten said, "and moat
certainly will be of value in pre
paring the band far next year's
festival."
la the group V band* in which
the Appalachian School Band par
ticipated, the rating! were as fol
low*: Henderson I, Durham I,
Myers Park of Charlotte II, Cherry
ville II. Marion II, Drexel II,
Smithfield III, Appalachian III,
HendersonviUe III, Shelby III,
and High Point IV.
Members of the Appalachian
High School Band participating
were: Robert Cook, Carolyn Hoov
er, Eva Danay Erneston, Carolyn
Coffey, Ala Sue MeGuire, Ellaine
Wagner, Betsy Isley, Elizabeth
Bartlett, Gail Wilson, Pat Flowers,
ianle Price, Barbara Matheson,
Jerel Dean Johnson, Ben Miller,
Judy Wilaon, Carolyn Masters,
Barbara Smith, Marsha Parker,
Graydon Eggera, Pam Hamby, Nan
cy Pease, Barbara Yoder, Betty
Idol, Kathryn Mast, Elizabeth Hay
worth, Hilda Tuckwiller, Ronnie
Smith, Ralph Beshaars, Bob Br?*
Ier. Jack Thomas, Andy Stalling!,
Mary Hartley, Tommy Creed, John
ny Taylor, Tommy Taylor, John
Payne, Ford King, Marcus Cook,
Gwyn Michael, Jane Buckland,
Marvella Cornett, William High,
Curtis Richardson, Chuck Blanton,
Barny Barnett, Edward Brown.
Jimmy Agle, Sonny Tugman, Jer
ry Bumbaugh, Bill Bingham, Joe
Todd, and John Williams.
David Dougherty was unable to
make the trip due to illn?as, but
Mr. Kirsten said he should be men
tioned becauae he had rehearsed
and prepared (or the contest, and
his participation was missed by
the group.
Mrs. William M. Mathesoo made
the trip to Greensboro a* chap
crone. Lionel Watson drove the
school bus and Jack Meyers the
Queen City bus which carrtod the
bud to the Gate cit*. .
The Disaster Relief Plan lor the
Watauga Hospital was reviewed by
all department heads and the med
ical staff of the hospital last Mon
day, April 10. Dr. J. B. Hagaman,
Jr., chief of staff, and Mrs. Vir
ginia A. Grocs, administrator, call
ed the meeting.
Dr. Hagaman assigned each staff
member a premanent responsibil
ity in accordance with the present
Disaster Relief Plan. Heretofore,
the duties of the medical staff
have changed each year as tt|e
officers "of the staff changed.
Mrs. Grace Save the department
heads an opportunity to aak any
questions they had regarding the
plan.
The hospital's disaster plan has
been in effect here since 1MB.
Each employee of the hospital is
required to have a thorough knowl
edge of the plan and to know what
his or her responsibility is.
On Tuesday of last week, the
medical staff and employees on
the different disaster teams as
sembled for a "trial run" of the
plan. At this time the different
teams on the disaster plan met
with their medical staff leader to
review their team function and
also to reacquaint themselves with
the disaster kits of supplies that
are always in readiness should
there be a disaster of any nature.
Watauga Hospital serves an area
which has been designated to re
ceive persons and casualties from
the Johnson City, Kingsport, Tenn
essee area in the event a major
catastrophe arises within these
areas. The plan, as set up, meets
the requirements of the Joint Com
mission on Accreditation of Hos
pitals, as well as assuring people
in this vicinity that steps have
been taken to have a workable
plan for caring for casualties in
emergencies.
"Under the disaster plan, the
hospital will be prepared to take
care of casualties in any diaaeter,"
Mrs. Grace said, "whether It oc
curs in a wide-spread area within
this region or whether it is a minor
local disaster."
Three plans of action were re
viewed last week, each plan desig
nated to be used according to the
number of persons involved and
severity of injuries.
It is expected that the routine
emergency room at the hospital is
sufficiently flexible to meet the
needs of. less than 10 casualties,
(Continued on page eight)
Cancer Society
Meets Monday
The Watauga County Unit of the
American Cancer Socikty met
Monday night, April 17.
Mr. Lewis A. Heavner of Lin
colnton, field consultant, met with
the group and explained the three
phase program of the American
Cancer Society, which is Educa
tion, Research, and Service.
Mr. James A. Greene, principal
of Parkway School, la cruaade
chairman.
If anyone wishes to assist In
this crusade pleaae contact Mr.
Greene soon, as plans are being
computed now.
SKYLINE SYSTEM GROWING
Rural T elephone F ee Has
Been Reduced In Region
Membership
Take Dropped
To 10 Dollars
G. W. Edwards, president of Sky
line Telephone Membership Cor
poration, announced that the mem
bership fee has now been reduced
fl-om $34.00 to $10.00.
This reduction was made pos
sible, he said due to the growth
of the corporation in Alleghany,
Ashe, and Watauga counties. Sky
line now has over 2900 telephones
connected. Mr. Edwards further
advised that persons who had paid
the $34.00 membership fee would
be refunded $24.00 as funds be
come available from operations.
The $34.00 membership fee was
required at first by REA to help
defray the cost of building lines,
Mr. Edwards stated. The number
of members signing up for service
has exceeded expectations, thus
making the reduction possible. Mr.
Edwards was high in his praise
for the original signers and sup
porters of rural telephone service
which made the service possible.
Skyline now employs seventeen
persons to carry on the business
of the corporation, and to build
and maintain lines. Recently a
contractor was employed to build
lines to meet the increased de
mands for service. The reduction
in the membership fee is expected
to encourage other* to take' service
until complete coverage of the
three counties is obtained.
Mf. Edwards stated that an ap
plication for new loan funds was
now being prepared and an ex
pansion program would get under
way this spring and summer. He
said that Skyline's board of di
rector* and management could see
much further growth in rural tel
ephone service until every person
in the service area wanting a tele
phone could be provided one. He
urged all who want service to sign
up aa soon as possible so tbey
can be included in the building
plans for this spring and summer.
Will Appear In
All-State Band
J - -
MISS BARBARA HATHESON
Miss Barbara Matheion, a senior
?t Appalachian High School and
First Chair Clarinetist in tiff Ap
palachian High School Band, hat
received notification that she has
been select-d to participate in the
All State Band which is to per
form for the Southern Music Edu
cators Conference at Asheville this
week end.
Miss Matheson was selected
through a competitive audition
with members of high school bands
throughout the state and in these
auditions rated third highest in
playing Ability.
George W. Kirsten, Jr., director
of Appalachian High School Band,
said this upon learning of the se
lection: "Her proficiency in playing
th? clarinet was indeed exemplified
snd indicated by the fine com
ments given by the Judges of the
Appslachian High School Band as
it played in the State Band Con
test recently. All three Judges In
their written criticisms of the
band mentioned the stellar and
competent playing of Miss Mathe
son as solo and first chair clari
ty* of the
Mrs. Stallings, Boone Leader, Is
Watauga's First Woman Of Year
1 M-IWMWWI
MRS. B. W. STALLINGS
Development Assn.
Board To Meet Here
Director! of the Northwest North
Carolina Development Association
will meet in Boone Friday, with
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege acting as host, it was an
nounced this week by Dr. W. H.
Plemmons, president of the college.
Dr. Plemmons said the formal
acceptancc of the college's invita
tion was given by John A. For
lines, Jr., of Granite Falls, associ
ation preadlent.
Dr. Plemmons and local directors
James P. Marsh, Stanley A. Harris,
and W. C. Richardson will act as
co-hosts for the meeting and of
ficially welcome the group at an
open house from 4 to S p. m. In
the auditorium of the Fine Arts
Building. Mrs. Earleen G. Prit
chett, secretary to Dr. Plemmons,
will be hoftesses.
The directors will be feted at a
dinner at 6 o'clock. The dinner
will also be attended by members
of the College board of trustees
and other key persons in the area.
College Vice President Barnard
Dougherty and Bob Allen, the col
lege'i director of public relations,
are in charge of the dinner plana.
Following the dinner there will
be a panel diacuaaion on economic
trends in Northwest North Carolina
and surrounding areas. The dis
cussion will constitute the second
in a series of economic programs
made possible through a bequest
of the late John Hilary Workman,
a former member of the college
Department of Economics.
The panel will be under direc
tion of Dr. Julian C. Yoder, head
of the Department of Social Stu
dies and Economics.
W P. Halfacre, president of
the Bank of North Wilkesbo ? .
will be the panel chairman. The
other panelists will be Dr. Selz
Mayo of N. C. State College, ?Ub
ert Ellett, a vice president of Reyn
olds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem;
and Wayne Corpening. a vice pres
ident of Wachovia Bank and Trust
Co., Winston-Salem.
Seven Local Choristers Will
Appear Before National Meet
Seven students from the Appa
lachian High School Chorua will
ting in the All State Chorus dur
ing the convention of the South
ern Music Educators National
Conference in AsheviUe this week
end.
Auditions for the All State
Chorua were held in Greensboro
when 1000 students were attend
ing the State Choral Festival. 300
students were selected from the
1000.
Appalachian students so honor
ed include Jane Hodges, Pat
Winkler, Dianna Watklns, Sonny
Tugman, Jim Agle, Jack Thomas,
and Ford King.
The convention, which begins
Thursday, has named Saturday
evening "North Carolina Night."
The All SUU Chorus, Band, and
Orchestra will present the conccrt
in the Ashevllle Auditorium at
8:00 p. m.
Choral students will have the
opportunity of working under
Dallas Draper, of Louisiana State
University, and Wiley House
wright, of Florida State Univer
sity, both nationally known for
their accomplishments In choral
music. They will direct rehearsals
Friday and Saturday, and the cul
minating conccrt on Saturday
evening. 1
The students will be accompani
ed to Ashevllle by their diiector,
J. E. Wilson, Jr. They will be
housed in the Grove Park Inn.
The public is Invited to the
North Carolina Night Saturday
evening. _ >?? ,
Mrs. B. W. Stalling!, by a coun
ty-wide vote, has been chosen as
Watauga County's first Woman
Of The Year. The contest waa
sponsored by the Boone Business
and Professional Women's Club.
Mrs. S tailings; the co-owner of
Stallings Jewelry Store in Boone,
Is the wife of Bernard W. Stal
ling!, who is alio a widely known
cattle ralier.
Mr!. Stalling!' activitie! in com
munity, church, and social affairs
aince ihe came to Boone more
than twenty years ago, were re
counted by many of thoae who
have known her throughout these
years and who were among those
who placed her name in nomina
tion. Included were the following
activities:
She was president of the Worth
while Women's Club for two years,
and has served as a district chair
man of the State Federation; she
has been Worthy Matron, and a
District Deputy of the Order of
the Eaitern Star; She has been
president, and District Director of
the Garden Club, and it was
through her efforts that a number
of additional garden clubs have
been organized in Boone.
She is serving as chairman of
the new Daniel Boone Botanical
tynttn, and it was largely through
her efforts that the sponsorship
of this garden by the State Garden
Clubs was undertaken; she is ?
member of the Chamber of Com
merce recreation program com
mittee; member of the Town
Beautification Committee; waa
chairman for three year! of the
Boone PTA High School Planning
Group; ihe waa one of the found
er! and original directors of Horn
in the West; and has served for
two years as the president of the
Band Parents Association.
In addition, Mrs. Stallings has
taught Sunday School at Boone's
First Baptiat Church for ten years,
has served as president of the Wo
men's Missionary Union; member
of the Church Council; member of
the Training Union; member of
the planning board for her church;
and has served for four years as
superintendent of the Intermedi
ates.
Mrs. Stallings was one of the or
ganizers of one of Boone'a book
clubs; is a member of a bridge
club; and a member of the Appa
lachian High School Boosters
Club. She is an active member of
the Southern Appalachian Histor
ical Aaaociation. She haa served
for one year aa president of the
Former Teachers of Amcrica.
All these activities have been
uccoaipliahed while Mrs. Stallings
carried on her dutiea as a partner
in a business, as a talented home
maker, wife, and mother, and aa a
gracious hostess.
Mrs. Stallings wlU be honored
at the April meeting of the Boone
Business and Professional Wo
men's Club to be held at the Dan
iel Boone Inn on Monday evening,
April 24, at six-thirty o'clock.
According to Mrs. Dessa Mae
Edmisten, president of the club,
all those who have nominated
Mrs. Stallings, and any others of
her friends, are invited to attend
thia dinner. Reservations ($1.29
per plate) may be made by tele
phoning Mrs. Kathryn Tully or
Mrs. Crsyte Teague. If
YDC Will Meet
Friday Night
The Watauga County Young
Democrat Club win meet April
28th at 7:90 at the Appalachian
Room ot the Boon? Trail Restaur
ant, it ia announced by George
Thomas, President.
Return Freaa Florida
Mr. and Mr*. Dwight M. Edmia
tan returned to Boone Friday Ej
from Vero Beach, Florida where
they i?ul Uw winter.
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