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VOLUME LXXV. ? NO. S3
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ATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1M3
PRICE TEN CENTS
Moose Governor To
Be In Burke Monday
Fred Gragg, a trustee of the
Boone Moose Lodge, announced
that the Supreme Governor of
' the Moose Fraternity, Gordon
Jeffery, wUl be in Morgantoo
on Monday, February 25, and
that all Mooae lodges in the
area will participate in a gi
gantic Enrollment Ceremony m\
hia honor. Mr. Gragg said, "Our
Supreme Governor i* not only
one of the greatest speakers in
the entire Fraternity, but he is
one of the greateat frateraalists
that has ever lived. We want to
take as many of our regular
members to see and hear him as
can posaibly go, and we definite
ly want all those who have not
as yet been enrolled to be
there. This ceremony is a must
on the list of anyone who calls
himself a Moose. The Boone
Mooae Lodge is a rapidly en
Urging spot on the Moose map.
and we want to return to Boone
knowing that Boone had the
largest representation of any
lodge present."
At their last meeting, the
Lodge voted unanimously to
change thier meeting nights
from Wednesday to Thursday
Lodge meetings will be held the
first and third Thursdays, and
officers will meet the second
and third Thursdays. It was
thought that since many of the
members attended Prayer Meet
ings, bowled or golfed on
Wednesdays the change of
meeting night would increase
attendance. The change will
take effect the first meeting in
March.
Jim Meekins, chairman of the
Membership Committee, stated
that Legion of The Moose mem
bers had beaten regular Mooae
members by the overwhelming
score of 16-1 in their recent
contest held during J"""**
Joe Veit, secretary of the
Lodge, said that during the
month of February only those
members who have been drop
ped for non-payment of dues
may be re-enrolled for only
S10.00, of a minimum of six
month* dues (total <30.00) f
, companies the ?"?roU??*;.
These re-enrollments, Veit em
phaaiaed, will count toward
quotas and awards and will be
treated in every respect? in
cluding investigation and being
voted on? the same aa new
enrollees. The local Lodge al
ready has five members toward
their third quota, which has not
yet been received from Moose
heart.
One way to end the present
crime wave would be to put
crooked lawyers in jail, and
keep them there.
The main trouble with the
human race is human beings.
W
GORDON JEFFERY
Increased Sales
Are Reported
By Winn-Dixie
Increase* in both sales and
earnings were reported by
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., during
the 28-week period ended Janu
ary 12.
The company, which operates
a number of supermarkets in
this area, reported sales of
9442,038,519 compared with
$411,026,923 during the same
period last year, an increase of
$31,011,090 or 7.95 percent.
Earnings after taxes during
this period were $8,827,233 com
pared with $8,411,686 last year.
Earnings per comnion share
were 70 cents compared with
66 cents, and represent a per
centage to sales of 2 and 2.09
percent, respectively. Shares
outstanding on January 12 were
$12,671,442 compared to $12,
709,620.
The company now has 601 he
tail stores in operation com
pared with 947 last year.
A sales increase was recorded
for the 4-week period ended
January 12, when the volume
totals* $67,613,966 compared
with $62,639,212 tot the corres
ponding period last year, an in
crease of $4,974,793 or 7.94 per
cent.
An increase also was register
ed for the 92-week period ended
January 12 when sales amounted
to $803,260,098 compared with
$764,128,280, a gain of $39,
131,778 or 9.12 percent.
Tar Heels Appear
On Conference
In Gatlinburg
Three North Carolinians wW
be on the program *
Annual Conference of the Coun
ell of the Southern Mountain*,
February 1M2. In
Tennessee. They are Dr. Bupe
B Vance, Kenan Professor ol
Sociology at the University
North Carolina; Mr. Morris Mc
Gough, Executive Vice-President
of the Asheville Agricultural
Development Council, and the
Rev. Ross Baley, Vicar, St
George's Episcopal Church of
Asheville.
McGough will speak on area
development. Vance will bring
the closing address of challenge.
Rev Baley will serve as chair
man of a panel discussion He
U Vice-President of the Coun
cil of the Southern Mountains.
The Rev. J. T. Jones, Super*
visor of United Presbyterian,
U S. A. Sunday Schools, Char
lotte, will lead group singing
at luncheon and dinner sessions.
Jones is also a member of the
council's board of directors.
Other council board me"lbe?
from North Carolina are Dr. W.
D Weatherford of Black Moun
tain and the Rev. Andrew
Graves of Hot Springs.
The theme of the conference
will be, "The Role of the Ap
palachian South in a Changing
America." The purpose of the
meeting will be to study tech
nological and social changes
and how these changes affect
underdeveloped areas such as
the Appalachian South. Under
expert leadership, the group
will plot strategy for revltalU
Ing mountain Institutions so as
to do a better job in preparing
Appalachian people for a new
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Other speakers will Include
Dr. Solon Kimball, Professor of
Anthropology and Education at
Columbia Unviersity; Dr. Rob
ert Hoover, Professor of Plan
ning University of Cincinnati,
and the Rev. Wendell Belew,
Secretary of Associatlonal Mis
sions. Southern Baptist Con
vention, Atlanta.
The ewuwil ? ? ?
association ot?mOunUin IntfrM
uals and institutions wnl?
seeks to Improve the total qual
ity of life in the mountains.
The conference is open to
all who wish to attend. All ses
sions will be held at the Moun
tain View Hotel.
Experts are like ordinary
people ? they seldom agree.
CUB SCOUT PETER DORSETTE of RockvUle, Maryland,
present! a Boy Scout emblem to Congressman James T. Broy
hill (R-NC) at the Capitol in Washington. Eddie Broyhill,
?on of the Congressman, looks on. The presentation was part
of the national celebration of Boy Scout Week from Feb
ruary 7-13.
Azalea Festival Expected
To Be Greatest Ever Held ?
Wilmington ? Unbounded ga
iety in the form of parades,
pageants, celebrities and gar
den tours is expected to make
the 18th annual North Carolina
Azaela Festival in Wilmington
one of the greatest ever during
its four-day stand, April 4 to
April 7.
Along with the many celebri
ties, the many-colored blooms
of the city's more than one mil
lion azaleas are expected to be
the stars of the show as always.
The citizens' committee which
sponsors the annual Azalea Fes
tival already is hard at work
planning the many events which
will include an entertainment
program for every member of
the family and favorite Festival
events of former years will be
feacfc again along with new fea
??? of entertainment for
fttryone.
Despite the colder than nor
mal winter, officials here report
the azaleas have come through
in good condition and their mil
lions of blooms will add color
and beauty to the many gar
dens, both public and private, as
Wilmington truly becomes the
City of Azaleas.
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courteous service. Have dinner here soon and
Bee what we mean ! The whole family is sure to
enjoy our delicious meals and all the little
"extras" that make dining here a special treat.
Phone ahead for reservations and your family
will be assured of a good table. We serve
special portions for children, and provide high
chairs for the "youngest set."
The city ? owned Greenfield
Gardens are expected to be at
their very beit for the thousands
of Festival visitors, as will Or
ton Plantation, Airlie Gardens
and many private gardens which
are open at Festival time.
The 1963 edition of the Azalea
Festival officially begins Thurs
day, April 4, with the arrival of
Queen Azalea XVI and she will
rule over all Festival events,
including riding a special float
during the big Festival parade.
Deadline F or Prospective T eacher
Loan Applications Is March 1st
The State Department of Pub
lic Instruction has set March 1
as the deadline for receiving
applications for new Scholarship
Loans for Prospective Teachers
for the 1963-84 school year. Ap
plication blanks may be obtain
ed from the local high schools
or by writing directly to Pro
spective Teachers Scholarship
Loan, Department of Public In
struction, Raleigh, N. C.
This scholarship-loan program
was enacted by the 1997 Legis
lature, providing three hundred
scholarship-loans annually of
$350 each. This was increased to
450 awards annually by the 1961
Legislature. Any resident of
North Carolina who is interest
ed in preparing to teach in the
public schools of the State is
eligible to apply, with priority
being given to high school sen
iors. In making the awards,
consideration is given to such
factors and circumstances as
aptitude, purposefulness, char
acter, scholarship, financial
need, and areas or subjects in
which the demand for teachers
is greatest.
A recipient receiving the
award for four years would be
obligated to teach in the North
Carolina public schools for four
years. If for some acceptable
reason the teaching obligation
is not completed, repayment
must be made in cash.
At present, 1,550 prospective
teachers are enrolled in fifty
three North Carolina colleges
as recipients of this financial
aid. Five hundred seventy public
school teachers currently teach
ing in North Carolina received
aid through this program, with
two hundred fifty-six more
qualifying to teach at the end
of this school term.
During the six years the
Scholarship Loan Program has
been in operation, an average
of fifteen hundred applications
have been received each year.
ORDERED TO FIGHT
iMobile, Ala. ? Charged with
breach of the peace, a county
judge ordered two young men
to go to a gymnasium and slug
it out.
The third member of the
party accused of attacking a
motorist was ordered by the
judge to referee the match.
The fight resulted in mostly
a sparring match. There were
no titles to win therefore, no
blood was drawn.
Prisoner Refuses
To Leave Jail
San Quentin, Calif. ? It i? no
longer a prison for 88-year-old
Tony di Tardo, but rather a
home. Tardo has been serving a
sentence for murder of his wife
since 1920.
For years he has refused to
accept parole and for the eighth
time he refused freedom when
a parole was offered. State law
provides a prisoner cannot be
released against his will.
"This place has given me a
good life," the aged convict
said, "I am too old to go out in
to the world and start anew."
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