An Independent Weekly IS ew* pa per . . . Seventy-Third
VOLUME LXXIII ? NO. 91
PRICE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY,
PROGRESS.? Work is progressing on the Home Economics Building,
on the campus of Appalachian State Teachers College, and the
structure is expected to be ready for use this fall. Costing an esti
mated $297,000, the new facilities are located on Locust Street, just
east of the College Book Store. Although the recent rainy weather
slowed work somewhat, word from the office of President W. H.
Plemmons was to the effect that the building should be completed on
schedule. ? Staff photo.
Breitenstein Succeeds Kirk As
Dean Of Men At Appalachian
The new dean of men at Appa
lachian State Teacher* College will
be Robert L. (Bob) Breitenstein,
it was announced today by Presi
dent W. H. Plemmons. Mr. Breit
enstein (ills the place left vacant
by the recent death of Dean John
Kirk.
Mr. Breitenstein is no stranger
ROBERT L. BREITENSTEIN
to Appalachian. Since August,
1057, he has had official connec
tion with the college as assistant
football coach, as interim head
football coach, ami, at present, as
director of Camp Broadstone, which
the college purchased from him last
year. He will continue with his
assistant football coaching, and as
director of Camp Broadstone, ac
cording to the announcement.
Coach Breitenstein is a native
of Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds the
B. E. degree from the University
of Cincinnati, and has attenned
Ohio State University.
For almost all of his professional
life, Mr. Breitenstein has had some
connection with work in which
boys and young men were involved.
He hu been a high school teacher
and coach; was a lieutenant in the
Navy during World War II; and
from 1946 to 1096 he was aasistant
football coach at the University of
Miami (Florida). From 1957
through 1960 he was owner and
director of Camp Broadstone for
Boys, near Boone. He is assistant
manager of The Orange Bowl Com
mittee.
Mr. Breitenstein has lived in
Watauga county (the Valle Crucis
community) for some yean, and it
was near hi* summer home that
h* built Camp Broadstone.
The Bean of Men is 48 years of
age. Mrs. Breitenstein is also a
native of Ohio. They have* three
children ? Pat, who has just finish
ed at Appalachian High School,
Donna, aged fifteen, and Steve,
aged twelve.
The appointment takes effect
immediately, Dr. Plemmons said.
It is anticipated that, until Camp
Broadstone closes on July 28, he
will be spending a part of each
day at the camp and a part of the
day at the college. When the camp
closes, he will begin full-time "work
in the office of the dean of men.
In announcing the appointment.
Dr. Plemmons said: "All of us at
Appalachian aVe pleased that Mr.
Breitenstein's services are avail
able to the college on a full-time
basis. Of course we were shocked
and grieved at the loss of Dean
Kirk who was making outstanding
contributions to many parts of the
college's program. To fill the
places left by Dean Kirk, those of
us here were happy to find Mr.
Breitenstein interested and avail
able.
"We are glacPthat he is to con
tinue and broaden his responsibili
ties and services to the college. We
art happy, too, that Dean Breiten
stein's family will be added to the
college and town communities."
Boone Elects Mayor,
Board In Light Vote
Wade E. Brown, Boone attorney
and civic leader, was named Mayor
of the city Tuesday, when the
Democratic ticket he headed was
placed in power by a skimpy out
pouring of voters, of less than ?
hundred.
Howard Cottrell, Interim Mayor,
was returned to the Board of Al
dermen where he had served for
many years; Harry M. Hamilton
Jr., and Con Yates were elected
aa new members of the Board.
Horn Director
Appears On TV
Horn in the West Director David
French and Promotional Director
Jim Jones will appear on tele
vision station WSJS, Winston-Sa
lem, Monday in a short program
at about 1:90 p. m , tt was announc
ed this week. They will be doing
promotional work for the outdoor
drama which opens ita tenth sea
son July i. ?
Mr. Jones said a live telecast
of a scene from the Horn by the
same station is also planned and
k aipwted to show aarljr in July.
The light vote, of cousc, was
predetermined, since the Demo
cratic (late was the only ticket
fielded.
Each candidate received (M votes,
except Hamilton who tallied 98.
Two write-in votes went for D. L.
Wilcox and Bob Bumbaugh.
The new officials will formally
take over at city hall July 1.
NSW MAYOR
Allie Adams
Dies Of Burns
Allie A. Adams, 53, of Boone
Route 2, died at Watauga Hospi
tal Saturday from burns sustained
in a fire at bis borne late Thurs
day .
Adams was fatally burned wben
he threw kerosene on a fire in a
stove and the stove exploded, set- 1
ting the hooae afire. Adams and!
his wife, who was critically burned ,
and hospitalized, managed to get
the two children oat with :ninor
burns. The accident occurred at
the Avery Greene farm, where
Adams, a Caldwell native, had
been employed.
Graveside rites were held Sat
urday afternoon at Hartley Hill
cemetery north of Lenoir. Officiat
ing was Rev. Lewis Lowdermilk of
Boone.
Born October 9, 1907 in Cald
well county, Adams was a son of
the late Albert and Grace Low man
Adams.
Surviving in addition to his
widow, Roberta Watson Adams,
are three sons and one daughter,
all of the home: Paul K, Hal A
Amos M, and Violet Adams. There
is one brother and two sisters:
Arnold Adams, Morganton; Mrs.
Violet Minion, Mrs. Maybell Jack
son, Lenoir.
Brookshire Is
Called Suicide
Sam Brookshire, 47 years old,
native Boone citizen, died June
12 at his home in Bluefield, Va.,
from a pistol shot, which was
called aelf-inflictcd. The family
was away from home at the time
and no message was left as to the
cause for Tne suicide.
Funeral services were held in
Bluefield, and graveside rite*
were held at Hopewell Church in
Watauga county June 19th at 11
o'clock. Rev. Home ' Greene and
Rev. R. H. Ballard conducted the
rites and burial was in the church
cemetery.
A son of the late Mr.' and Mrs.
June Brookshire, deceased was
reared near Boone, but had resid
ed in Bluefield for more than
twenty years where he owned a
grocery ktore.
Surviving are the widow, a son
and daughter, Sammy and Mary
Helen Brookshire. There are three
brothers: Howard, Ed of Boone,
and Sherman Brookshire of Chica
go. There la one aister, Mrs. Mary
Lentz, StatMville.
JOBLESS TOTAL FALLS
A high unemployment rate of
nearly 7 per cent continued in
May for the sixth straight month
despite seasonal riaea in jobs, the
Labor Department reported.
Between mid-April and mid
May employment rose seasonally
by 1,044,000 to M, 778,000. This to
tal waa 400,000 below that for May,
UN.
J. L. HARTLEY . . . has been
chairman of Grandfather Singing
since its beginning in 1929.
Singing
Sunday .
Linville ? The 37th annual
"Singing on the Mountain" is set
for Grandfather Mountain on June
29, Joe Hartley, 90-year-old founder
and chairman announced.
The largest event of its sort,
"Singing on the Mountain" is a
combination church outing, family
reunion, camp meeting and folk
festival which attracts thousands
of participants and spectators.
Guest speaker at this year's
event will be John Parris, author
and former war correspondent
whose two books, "My Mountain,
My People," and "Roaming the
Mountains" are considered th^ore
most collection of folklore and
history of Western North Caro
lina.
Among the featured groups at
"Singing on the Mountain" will be
Joe Emerson, hymn singer who
has had a nation-wide radio pro
gram and who has made hundreds
of television appearances; Arthur
Smith and the Crackerjacks; and
The Rangers.
Held the fourth Sunday In June,
the sing originated aa a Bible
class outing. It has been an annual
affair since its inception in 1024.
Hundreds of people arrived Satur
day to set up camps and spend
the night on the singing grounds.
Saturday night they gather around
campfircs and ailtg. On Sunday the
event 1* an all-day, informal afiair
with old-fashioned preaching by
various church denominations, or
ganized tinging, and picnics.
Many churches in the area spon
sor booths on the grounds and
obtain a large part of their annual
budgets through sale at food. J
DAVID FRENCH DIRECTS
70 Cast Members Start
Rehearsals Horn In West
Players Come
From All Over
Eastern U. S.
More than seventy cast members
and technicians have started re
hearsals on the tenth annual pro
duction of the outdoor drama,
"Horn in the West." Under the
direction of David French, the
group is working twice daily this
week' and next in preparation for
the opening on July 1.
The cast includes members from
all over the eastern part of the
United States, ranging from Ala
bama to New York. Almost all
the cast members are veterans of
the theatre, and some have been
with the Horn since its first sea
ran.
A new script, new costumes, and
new music make this year's play
an exciting one, even for the re
turning (lay veterans, according to
the sponsors. Director French has
completely re-written the play
script, adding one entirely new
scene, and musical director Robert
Ellis has written a completely new
musical score for the show.
Another exciting addition to this
season's drama is the return of
Bill Ron to the stage. Long a
favorite in the role of Dr. Stuart,
Mr. Ross missed the last two sea
sons while he was serving as show
director. By hi* request, he re
turns to his starring role ttrt* year
The play will be held nightly
except Mondays during July and
August in the Daniel Boone The
atre. A special presentation is
scheduled for Monday, July 3, to
accommodate the large number of
holiday vacationers.
Ladies Night
AtCivitanClub
The Boon* Civitan Club will ob
serve ladies night with ? banquet
at 7 p. m. Tuesday, June 27th at
the Gateway Restaurant
Installation of new officers for
the coming year will be the main
event for .the evening. Lt. Gover
nor for Zone 3, Wayne Smith from
the Newton-Conover Ci vita in Club
will be present to Install the new
officers. In-coming Lt. ? Governor
for Zone 3, Robert Davis, from the
Hickory Civitan Club will also be
present
Grocery Bills
To Rise Again
Beginning July 1, grocery bills
of North Carolinian* will rise
three per cent
The legislature passed into law
the reveBue bill which extends the
three per cent sales tax to food
purchased as part of the revenue
bill recommended by Governor
Terry Sanford to finance improve
ment of the North Carolina school
system.
Already passed by the Senate,
the House passed the food tax
measure by a vote of SS to 31. Last
minute efforts to exempt bread
and milk failed.
Paasage of the sales tax exten
sion to include food has been pre
dicted for the past several weeks
a* legislators favoring cigarette
taxes and other special levies
could not find enough support for
their plan.
DOMINICANS 0. K. STUDY
The Dominican Republic offer
ed it* cooperation to an inquiry by
a committee of the Organization of
American State* into condition* in
that Caribbean nation.
The offer caipe from Dominican
Foreign Iflniater Proflrio Herrera
Baez at ? ipecial, (even-nation
meeting at the OAS.
The United State* proposed such
a study mission in the wake of the
auminttlM of Dictator Bifgifl
Leonid** TruJUJo.
HORN MUSICIANS. ? The Toe River Valley Boy? will provide the music for square dance scene* in this
year's "Horn in the West." Left to right, they are Donald McKinney, Clarence Greene, Clarence Howard
Greene, and Gus Washburn.
Hills And Dales Will Ring With
Music Of Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar
By JAMES T. JONES
surrounfllnj
the beautiful letting In which the
Daniel Boone Theatre ia located
will ring this summer with the
toe-tapping sounds of the fiddle,
banjo, and guitar. The muaic for
the square-dance scenes in the
outdoor drama, "Horn in the
West," will be provided by the Toe
River Valley Boys, a famous west
ern and folk music band from the
mountains of North Carolina.
Led by Clarence Greene, the
group has taken first place in a
number of folk festival musical
contests. The mountain musicians
won first place in the Apple Feai
val in Hendersoaville in 1093 and
again in IMS, and have won folk
music contacts in Asheville.
The group has made appear
ances on radio in three states. They
have been on radio in Asheville,
Bristol, Va., and Spartanburg, S. C.
The founder of the (roup, Clar
ence Greene, has been providing
folk music for over 45 years. A
native of Penland, he haa made re
cordings for Columbia and Victor
record companies. A master with
the bow and fiddle, be has many
of the old authentic mountain tunes
memorized. He also composes
music and has written a number
of his own selection!. When asked
to play a particular tune in a
certain key, he sometimes refuaes
because "it just doesnt sound
right that wa jr."
Another oldtimer providing the
square dance music for the Horn
ia Gut Washburn, guitar player.
Although Waahburn uses the piano
aa his major instrument, he plays
the guitar with the band. He has
been teaming with Greene in play
ing for area aquare dances for
over 25 years
Bounding out the quartet provid
ing the musical score are two
youngsters. Clarence Howard
Greene, son of Howard Greene,
plays the guitar and Donald Mc
Kinney plays the banjo. Both have
been tutored by the older men
and are accomplished musicians ill
their own right.
The refreshing sounds given to
the musical acore of the "Horn in
the Weat" by the Toe River Valley
Boys should be a treat to r outdoor
theatre-goers in Boone this sum
mer.
Bake Sale
The Apalachian High School
Band will sponsor a bake sale Sat
urday ia the old City Meat Market
building There will be cup cakes,
cookies, pies and cakes In favorite
homemade recipes.
The money raised will be used
to purchase Dew uniforms for the
bend, and townspeople are urged
to come and support the project.
SKI-SLOPE. ? M. E. (Bill) Thalheimer (standing), of CharlQtte, presi
dent of the recently formed Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, Inc., looks over
corporation's charter with his wife and L. H. Smith, president of Blow
ing Rock Chamber of Commerce and stockholder in the company. A
three-week survey of site on Payne's Branch began Monday, to deter
mine layout of skiing facilities, and plans include a lake for ice skat
ing, a 500-car parking lot, a shop, slope and other facilities for winter
sports. Actual work is expected to follow survey. ? Staff photo.
Clean Up And Beautification
Work Proceeding At Rock
i Billy Foutz
In Soil Work
. The official appointment of Billy
; L. Foutz to the post of Watauga
County Work Unit Conservationist
waa made recently by R. M. Dailey,
State Conaervationift. Mr. FouU
succeeds Howard J. Williams, who
was transferred last month to the
Work Unit post in Haywood coun
ty
Mr Foutz has been an aasistant
conservationist in Watauga county
for nearly two years. He is a na
tive of Rowan county, and came
here from Goldsboro. where he
worked for the Fanners Home Ad
ministration. "... 1
The appointment was effective
38. fT -.in. ..
This U clean up and beautifica
tion week at Blowing Rock, and
Mayor R. B. Hardin is insisting
again that all householders make
a special effort in this important
work before the tourist activity
gets into full swing on the moun
tain.
Citizens art being urged to get
their trash out where city trucks
may readily load it for removal.
Special trips will be made for the
trash when advance telephone
calls are made to city ball. At the
same time the regular pickup
schedules will be maintained by
the trucks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Phillips, Jr.
and son Leo of St. Petersburg,
Florida, spent the week with Mr.H
and Mrs. Amos Wi