24 LITTLE HOURS ' ? On* of the earliest written amounts of
travel in Watauga county was made by Bishop A. G. Spangen
berg in 1752 on which occasion he and his party exp?rtenced
a sudden snow storm, followed the next morning by bright
chterffcl sunshine. Watauga has been known through the
entering centuries at the place of suddenly changing weather.
So it was Sunday as a sports-car enthusiast toured the Blue
Ridge Parkway a few miles outside of Booae, enjoying -a
cloudless sky and unusually warm temperatures (left photo).
But come Monday morning, Watauga county slipped back
into the dutches of Old Man Winter ai two inchei of
sno* fell in the are* (right photo). Tuesday, a heavy tprinf
rain drenched the atea with additional hiehtt of precipi
tation. As for tomorrow, who can say? ? Gaddy photos.
? Faculty Profile
MRS. BETTY JEAN HUGHES
By BECKY RUSSELL
Mrs. Betty Jean Hughes,
popular frefhroan English teach
er, was born in Wataum Coun
ty, the daughter of Mr#.'*. J1'
Farthing and the late Mr. FVrtt
ing of Boone. She attended Ap
palachian High School and Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege, where she received the
B.S. and M.A. degree*. Mrs.
Hughes taught at Beaver Creek
High School in Ashe County be
fore coming to AHS three
years ago.
Mrs. Hughes is the wife of
Harold "Bud" Hughes, who
works for Southern Bell Tele
phone Company in Boone. They
have two sons: Bud, aged ten,
and Scotty, aged five.
Mrs. Hughes is an active
member of the Oak Grove Bapt
ist Church, where she is organ
ist and pianist, adult Sunday
School teacher, and Circle
Chairman.
Among her activities at Ap
palachian High School, tic*.
Hughes is sponsor of the Ap
palachian High-Life, a junior
class sponsor, a member of the
Professional Growth Commit
tee, and chairman of the school
publicity committee. She is al
so a member of the NCEA,
NEA, and North Carolina Eng
lish Teachers1 Association.
Mrs. Hughes is well-liked and
respected both as a teacher and
as a friend to all. During her
free moments, she is most com
monly found in her office
"coun*41ing" her present and
former students. Quote Mrs.
Hughes: "I love to teach
school."
THE PLANET VENUS
Space agency scientists have
disclosed findings of the Mar
iner II space probe which flew
by Venus the earth's twin sister
and nearest planetary neighbor
last December.
According to the report Ven
us has a temperature of about
800 degrees Fahrenheit and the
clouds that surround it may
consist of a kind of oily smog.
This temperature would rule
out any future attempts to land
men on Venus unless some new
form of shielding is developed.
U. lisarmament chief in
Geneva on another A-ban try.
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State Patrol
Gets Airplane
Lenoir, April 9. ? One of two
airplanes used by the State
Highway Patrol to watch for
traffic law violators was put to
use for a short time Friday af
ternoon in Caldwell county.
8gt. C. M. Jones said strong
winds prevented the plane stay
ing in the air as long as plan
ned.
The plane carries an observ
er who clocks with a stopwatch
the time it takes a vehicle to
travel between two whit* lines
painted on the highway. By this
method, the speed of the ve
hicle can be determined.
The plane keeps radio contact
with a patrol car on the ground,
tells the car of a violation and
keeps the violator in sight until
the patrol ear makes contact
with the vehicle. The observer
in the plane also watches for
other violations in additio^i^d,
speeding.
Jones said no motorists were
charged with speeding as a re
sult of the plane's activity Fri
day, but that two persons were
cited for running a stop sign.
The patrol plane will be used
in Caldwell county again Fri
day, Jones said.
The patrol has one plane for
the eastern secion of the state
and another for the western aec
tion. The western, section plane,
which was used Friday, is based
in Asheville.
Sixth Graders Appear
In Piano Demonstration
Robert Melton and Gray Wil
son, sixth grade students at
Appalachian Elementary school,
recently presented a demon
stration of the piano for Mr.
Wilson's Oeneral Music class at
Appalachian High School.
The demonstration included
discussion of types of pianos;
construction; how tone is pro
duced; the function of the
pedals, strings, and hammers;
and the flexibility of the in
strument. %
Following their discussion,
the boys entertained the class
by playihg three numbers each.
Robert Melton played selec
tions from Rodgers and Ham
mersteins "South Pacific," "I'm
Gona Wash That Man Right
Out of My Hair", "Some En
chanted Evening", and "There
is Nothing Like a Dame." Gary
Wilson's selections were Tor
the Blessing of Our Days",
"Welsh Hymn," "Kitten on he
Keys", and a Jazz number.
Both Robert and Gray are
students in Mrs. Robert Ran
dall's class. Robert's parents are
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Melton. He
has studied piano with Mrs. J.
E. Wilson, Jr. and is currently
a student of Mr. Walton Cole.
Gray is the son of Or. and
Mrs. H. M. Wilson. He is a
piano student of Mrs. Walton
Cole.
3-YE.\R*OLD DRIVER
Los Ang?les ? Mrs. Florence
Arcinage was surprised to see
her grandson, Kevin Beyer, go
past at the wheel of his family
car.
Kevin, 3, steered the car for
one block before it landed
against a tree.
His mother found him calmly
blowing the horn of the stalled
car.
The tot had taken the keys
from the kitchen, gotten in the
car, started the motor, shifted
into gear and drove away.
Ashe Minister
In Fatal Fall
West Jefferson.-? The Rev. Jo
seph Walter McCoy, 85, a Meth
odist minister of Crest on, was
killed about 9:30 p. m. Friday,
in an accident in his barn, the
Ashe County Sheriff's Depart
ment said.
The report said an investiga
tion showed McCoy fell through
the barn loft into some twine
hanging on a wall below and
that he was strangled.
He was born In Aahe county
to Thomas and Ada Orsborne
McCoy. He was a fanner as
well as a minister.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Goldie Graybeal McCoy; six
sons, Walter Thomas McCoy of
Metuchin, N. J., Herbert and
Joseph McCoy, both of Tama
rack, Donald Gray McCoy of
Carteret, N. J., Larry McCoy
of Fig, and Deforest McCoy of
Creston; a daughter, Mrs, June
Ella Rash of Boonville; Calif.;
three brothers, Don, Paul, and
Glenn McCoy, all of Creston)
Four ASTC Seniors Do
Teaching At Hi School
Four ASTC seeiors hive as
sumed their duties as student
teachers at the Appalachian
High School.
Working with Mr. J. E. Wil
ton, Jr., in chorus and general
music is Miss Susie Ford. Miss
Ford, a general muaic major,
is from Cramerton, where the
lived with her mother, Mrs
Margaret Ford. In Boone. Miss
Ford resides at 404 East How
ard Street. After graduation in
May she plans to teach. While
at ASTC she was president of
Music Educators of North Car
olina and president of the new
wing in East Hall. She has also
bfceh a member of the chorus,
chorale, bind, and orchestra.
Mrs. Betty Leonard FoWler,
who Is doing her student teach
ing with Miss Mary Schell, is
majoring in physical education
and social studies. Originally
from. Thomasvlllt, she and her
husband, Bill Fowler, now live
at 301 Hardin Street in Boone.
Mrs. Fowler has received many
honors during her college days
at ASTC. Some of these include
chief majorette, a member of
the Christmas court, a member
of Vernician Society, listed in
Who's Whe Among Students in
Colleges and Universities, Miss
Thomasville, a member of the
band, and others. She has also
been the recipient of several
baton twirling honors. After
graduation in May, Mrs. Fowler
plans to teach.
Paul Dellfnger of Newton is
a student teacher with Miss
Louise Hurd and Mr. Harlan
Ledford. He Is majoring in
business and will graduate
from ASTC this spring. He will
be teaching general business
and typing I and II. He plans
to obtain employment in Indus
try after graduation. His col
lage activities Include football
for four years, basketball for
two years, and the presidency
of Newland Hall. He has also
served for four years In the
Marine Corps. He resides at
223 Orchard Stret in. Boone
with his wife, the former Miss
Kathryn Warren of Statesville.
Mr. Frank Childress will be
and ten grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
at i p. m. Monday at Three
Forks Baptist Church by the
Rev. Cliff Sumney and the Rev.
Reeves Jones. Burial was in
the Osborne cemetery.
working with Miss Doris J oar*
in English II. Originally from
Winston-Salem, he now lives at
435 Justice Hall. Mr. Childress,
whose majors are English and
Social Studies, plans to teach
ih Los Angeles, California, fol
lowing his graduation in May.
While in college he has served
as vice-president of Internat
ional Relations Club, a member
of the student NEA and of Al
pha Chi.
ILUBSKB S6XSC0RE
OH H.C. HIGHWAYS
Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traffic
deaths through 10 a.m. Monday,
March 4, 1963:
Killed to date 169
Killed to date last year 161
Federal Government will ope
rate mixed schools at six south
ern military bases this year.
about this question:
"Someone slams the cabin
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falls off the wall and I get
It stitches in my head. How
can I collect on my Hunters
Accident Policy . . . who'll
believe I was gored by a
dead moose?"
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