THE APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE BAND
ASTC Arts Festival Gets
Underway This Evening
(continued from page one)
C?Oege Band Concert
On Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock the ASTC band, under
the direction of Mr. Charles L.
Isley, Jr., will present a con
cert in the auditorium of the
Fine Arts Auditorium. Featur
ed on the program will be a
number of outstanding com
positions and arrangements for
concert band, including the Pre
lude and Fugue in Bb minor,
by J. S. Bach; the Pictures at
an Exhibition, by Moussorgsky;
the Divertimento for Band, by
Vincent Persichetti; and An
American Weekend, by John J.
Morrisaey. Also featured wjll
be a number of famous band
marches from around the world.
Noted Violinist Play*
On Monday evening, April 29,
the New York violinist. Miss
Marilyn Dubow, will present a
concert in the Fine Arts Audi
torium. Concert time is S p. m.
Miss Dubow, veterans of a num
ber of appearances with lead
ing symphony orchestras over
the country, will present an in
teresting program including the
following selections:
Praeludium and Allegro, by
the late Fritz Kreisler, Cha
conne, by J. S. Bach; the Sona
ta in G Major, by Brahms; Ni
gun, by Bloch; and the Polon
aise in A Major, by Wieniaw
ski.
Jarrell Lecture
The eminent poet and lectur
er, Randall Jarrell, will present
a lecture entitled "Jarrell on
Jarfell" in the Fine Arts Audi
torium on the evening of April
30 at > p. m. Mr. Jarrell, a
member of the faculty at Wo
man's College of the TJniversity
of North Carolina at . Greens
boro, and a past consultant on
poetry for the Library of Con
gress, promises to be an in
teresting lecturer, and his
views on poetry and the place
of the poet in 20th century
America will be worth hearing.
Historical Movies
On the evening of May 1, in
the Fine Arts Auditorium, two
motion picture films will be
available for viewing. "Andre
chenie", the Giordano opera
about the French Revolution
(condensed to about 30 min
utes), and "T*e .Titan", the
story of Michaelangelo, will be
shown. The films begin at 7 p.
m.
"Hilars Of Society"
Also included on the even
ings of May 1, 2 and 3 . will be
a play by the Playcrafters en
titled "The Pillars of Society",
by Henrik Ibsen. The play will
be presented in the auditorium
of the Administration Building
at S p. m. each evening during
the throa day run. In addition
to the evening performances,
there will be two matinee per
formaaces on the afternoon* of
May 1 and May 2. Show time
On the afternoon of May 4,
from 4 until 5:30 p. iti., there
will be a tea in honor of the
May Court in the lower parlor
of East Hall in the new wins.
Hostesses for the tea are mem
bers of the Vernician Society.
Caranatiaa Ball
Bringing the festivities to a
climax, the Coronation Ball will
be held. Members of thii year's
court are: Queen Joyce Leath
erwood, Maid-oflHonor, Sarah
Anne Lytton; Senior Attend
ants, Gerri Gordon, Marion
Rush, Sylvia Teague, and Mar
garet Templet on; Junior At
tendants, Clarice Fan-in ton,
Dona Seehrest, and Donna Lee
Thomson; Sophomore Attend
ants, Sarah Anne McGee, and
Pat Pittmaiv^cnS Freshman At
tendants, 'Sharon Ma this and
Venn Dale Padget. The Collegi
ate Civic Club ii sponsoring the
dance, aifff music will be sup
plied by the Concord Command
ers.
The committee which plan
ned this year's festival is com
posed of the following persons:
Mr. Walton S. Cole, chairman;
Mr. John Corey, Mrs. Daisy Eg
gers, Dr. Nicholas Ernest on,
Mr. David French, Mrs. Vir
ginia Linney, Miss Ann Moore,
Miss Janice Robertson, Mr.
Rogers Whitener, Miss Priscil
la Savage, and Mr. Wayne
Thompson.
Overflow Crowd Is Expected
To Hear Famed Met Vocalist
An overflow crowd is expect
ed to attend the concert of Met
ropolitan Opera'i leading mez
zo- soprano, Nell Rankin, when
she appears on the Appalach
ian State Teachers College cam
pus on April 25 in the Physical
Education Building. Concert
time is 8 p. m.
Miss Rankin's appearance will
mark the beginning of the an
nual Spring Arts Festival at Ap
palachian.
Although she is only 32, the
opera star towers over the
world of vocal art today like
a veteran. She made her puhlic
debut at the age of four star
ring on her own radio program.
She startled her parents at the
age of nine by announcing that
she intended to become one of
the greatest singers of her time.
This seemed a remarkable fore
cast, when in 1960 her appear
ance on the European scene cre
ated a sensation.
Miss Rankin became the first
American in history to win the
ooveted first prize in Geneva's
famous International Concours
de Musique. From that moment
the world-wide acclaim accorded
Nell Rankin could find few par
alWls In the annuals of music.
She has starred in virtually all
the world's great opera houses.
In private life, she is the wife
of a prominent New York heart
specialist. Between world-wide
appearances, she divides her
time among a luxurious Park
Avenue apartment and her
beautiful home on Long Island
Sound. Her celebrated pet. King
Tut, a domesticated jagnar, is
often seen with Miss Rankin on
her travels.
ASKS RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
The United States has asked
the Soviet Union to use its in
fluence with Communist North
Vietnamese and Patheet Lao
forces to halt the Fighting
against the neutralist army In
Laos.
State Department officials
said Washington's serious con-;
ewn hw been conveyed direct- !
ly to Maaeow MBttltiy.
METROPOLITAN OPERA SINGER NELL RANKTN
Mrs. Lora Shore Dies Wednesday
Lora Rebecca Shore, age <9,
died at the Watauga Hospital
April M. She waa the widow of
the late Sanders Shore and
daughter of the late John and
Lucretia Ford Cook.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 17, with the
Rev. Harold Hayes, the Rev.
Carson Gggers, and the Rev.
Raymond Hendrix officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are two step-daugh
ter*, Mrs. Edna Ashley of
Boone; Mrs. Mattle Brown of
Blowing Rock-, six step-ions, Bill
of Mountain City, Tenn.; Dave of
Lenoir; Fin and Tom of
Boone; Claude of Shulls Mills;
Reeve* of Blowing Rock; and a.
number of litem and tretfliewt.
GOUWATn AMD BACKERS
Senator Goldwater (R., Aril.)
has let the bars down for rap
porters to find out what enthu
siasm they can generate with a
move to draft him for the 1S64
Republican Presldenf.nl nomi
nation.
OoMwatert reaction to the
announcement of the formation
of a national draft committee
was a resigned sl>ru? of his
shoulders and the statement "if
they want to waste their time
and maney, that's (heir busi
ness "
Laborites demand half-pay
pensions for Britons
Eisenhower, honored, halls
eOneatton n ? defense
Legislative Report
To the people of Watauga
County:
Major legislation is at last be
ginning to creep out of the com
mittees in the Legislature, and
action on the floor of the House
and Senate should begin to move
faster this week.
The Higher Education Bill,
which will establish the frame
work for a new system of com
munity colleges, is expected to
be debated in the House in the
next few days. The name
change involving N. C. State
College remains a red-hot item
in the blil, and a real battle
seems likely on this point. The
S a n f o r d administration has
fought hard in behalf of the
original proposal ? N. C. State,
the University of North Caro
lina at Raleigh ? and N. C. State
Alumni will fight an equally
fierce battle for "N. C., State
University of the University of
North Carolina." This issue will
likely be settled soon, but it
will not be without a certain
amount of bitterness, regardless
of who wins the battle.
The "Currie Bill" for sena
torial redisricting has been re
ported favorably by a House
committee and is scheduled for
debate on May 1. By that time,
it is likely that the Senate will
also be ready for a decision.
With the prospect of Federal
Court intervention staring the
Legislature in the face, it seems
almost certain that something
is going to be done to redistrict
the Senate, and the Currie Bill
seems to be the most likely
choice thus far, although Repub
licans claim it does not satisfy
the Constitutional mandate and
may not stop a Federal suit.
This bill would move Watauga
county out of our present dis
trict and put us in a new dis
trict with Avery, Mitchell, Yan
cey, and Madison counties. The
"Billboard Bill" for which the
garden clubs have fought for so
diligently, was killed in the
Roads Committee of the House
this week and, therefore, will
not reach the floor of the House
for a vote by the full body.
The Absentee Ballot Bill has
now passed the Senate and is
scheduled for action in a House
committee this week. This is
sue is another that has remain
ed red-hot, and it may wind up
in a full floor fight in the
House.
Another bill having political
overtones involves school
boards, was introduced by Sena
tor Johnson of Iredell. This
bill would provide for nonparti
san elections for the local Board
of Education. It has passed the
Senate, with some amendments
added, and is now slated for
action in the Education Com
mittee in the House.
The proposals on state school
and road bond issues are stlil
alive and kicking, although op
position is mounting against
each of these bills. Local opin
ion in Watauga county seems
to be in favor of the State funds
to help our local school con
struction, and I would be glad
to bear from any Of you, either
in support or opposition to the
state school fund assistance.
One of the major Jobs facing
the 1863 Legislature is to set
the whoels in motion for im
pieaxsrtation of the constitution
al amendment for court reform
passed by the people last fall.
I am pleased to report that your
representative has been select
ed to serve on the seven-man
subcommittee which will ham
mer out the legislation to begin
this project. Our state is pre
naring a court system which will
last for many years, snd I feel
sure that only careful and de
liberate steps will be taken,
keeping in mind, of course, that
the new system must be In op-,
eration by 1071. '
Very little local legislation
for Watauga county has been
requested of your representative
thus far, but several recent re
quests should be brought to
your attention. One is for an
increased authorization to our
county commissioners in regard
to fixing the salaries of the
sheriff and his deputies. While
our commissioners may not find
it necessary or wise to use the
fall authorization, it is gener
ally agreed that some help is
needed, especially in the case of
the second deupty post which
now has an annual salary of
only $1800.00.
Another request involves our
local Board of Education. With
the local School Bond election
coming up this fall, a number
of people on both sdies of the
political fence have discussed
the possibility of adding Wa
tauga to the growing list of
counties who elect the county
school board. The bi-partisan
effort in behalf of the local
school board has not gone un
noticed, and a great many peo
ple feel that bi-partisan support
for a bill providing for the non
partisan election of the county
school board would be a natural
and necessary step ifl the cam
paign for better schools. This
bill would be similar to Sen
ator Johnson's state-wide bill
mentioned above. Any com
ments which any of you would
wish to make on this subject
will be appreciated, and in the
event a public hearing is held
on this bill, I wlil be glad to
make arrangements for anyone
who wishes to be heard, either
for or against the election of
the local school board. My ad
dress remains House of Repre
sentatives, Raleigh, North Car
olina.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Holshouser.
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About Your
Home
The proper care and storage
of foods make a great deal of
difference in the vitamin con
tent as well as the taste of
foods. For this reason It would
be a good idea to become fami
liar with these few simple facts.
Eggs, for instance, are best
stored in the refrigerator in a
wire basket. If they are to be
kept for a number of weeks,
place them on the large end
with the small end up.
Take milk into the house as
soon after delivery as possible.
Wash the entire bottle and cap
in cold running water before
putting it away. Keep milk
closely covered as it absorbs or
dors from other foods as readily
as butter does.
Wash or scrub vegetables and
remove waste before storing in
refrigerator vegetable pan.
Wilted vegetables may be fresh
ened in salted ic$ water.
Fresh uncooked meat should
be removed from wrapping pap
er and wiped with a damp
cloth. Then place in meat com
partment wrapped in waxed
paper or on a platter.
T? keep whites after eggs
have been broken separate and
place in a covered glass jar in
the refrigerator. To keep yolks,
separate and place in a glass
container and cover with water
or milk.
Highly periahable table
fruits, such as peaches, apples
and pears, should be placed in
the refrigerator without wash
ing as soon as they are brought
from the market Host fruit
should be placed In a colander
and washed with a spray. How
ever, the firmer fruit such as
peaches, apples and pears, may
be washed by a light, rubbing
In cold wttter.
Rogers Gets 3-5 Years
For Embezzlement
(Continued from p??,e one)
Grime* and Marvin Woolen.
Sogers entered a plea of
guilty of embezzling $0,800 at
the winter term of court, but
hit trial had been postponed
until this month at the request
of his lawyers. ?
First to take the stand Tues
day was Charles Whitman, an
agent for the State Bureau of
Investigation who investigated
the ease. He outlined the events
of the case, saying that he was
called to ASTC to investigate
possible shortages of funds
when It was discovered that one
of the members of the business
office at the college had dis
appeared, supposedly re-enlist
ing in the Anny
Several days later. Whitman
testified, Rogers gave himself
up to authorities in Norfolk,
Virginia. "He stated to me (lat
er, in Norfolk) that he had
been writing unauthorized
checks," Whitman said.
Whitman added that Rogers
said that he had burned the ac
count books. Journals, and oth
er books at ASTC which had
been assigned to his responsi
bility.
Whitman then examined vin
ous checks from ASTC which
had been cleared by Northwest
ern Bank. From August 1961 to
November 1962 Rogers wrote
43 checks, the largest of which
was for $1900.
In all, the checks totalled
$17,077.
The first check, records show,
was for $390 made payable to
his wife who was then a stu
dent at ASTC. Ob other occas
ions, Rogers used her maiden
name as well as her married
name on unauthorised checks.
Also, he used names of former
students. Whitman said.
The checks were written
against a loan fund set up by
the college for needy students.
The normal procedure for sec
uring a loan, Whitman said,
was (1) through formal appli
cation to the business office,
(2) study of -requests by a com
mittee at the college, (3) ap
proval of rejection of request,
and (4). the issuance, of a .check
or checks to the needy student.
It was Rogers' responsibility
to carry out the last phase of
the operation.
In regard to the irregulari
ties Rogers was accussed of.
Whitman testified that no ap
plications were made by stu
dents, in most cases. Whitman
noted that two ? possibly three
? applications were filed from
Rogers' wife.
Prior to surrendering to law
officers in Norfolk. Rogers
traveled to New York City
and through parts of New Eng
land. About a week after leav
ing Boone, Rogers phoned his
wife (who then was in States
ville) and advised her that he
had been recalled to active
duty and was about to be ship
ped out, Whitman said.
Rogers asked his wife to join
him. She, doing so. made a
tour of New England with Roe
ers. The couple returned to
North Carolina where they
roomed in a Charlotte motel one
nieht At that time Rogers.
Whitman said, saw aa account
at the alledged embezzlement
in a Charlotte newsoaper.
His wife went to the home of
her parents in Raleigh: Rogers
traveled to Norfolk where he
save himself up. At the time he
surrendered to the Norfolk ool
ice, he had $853 on him, Whit
man said.
Whitman also told the court
that the first check Rogers
wrote in 1961 was to cover ?
bank loan which he bad made
to cover expenses incurred at
ASTC where hia wife was en
rolVd a* a student. Whitman
said Rogers told him that it was
not necessarv to write all the
cheeks he did. Whitman des
cribed Rogers as a person who
"li?ed above Us means."
Rogers' a?1?ry as as account
ant at ASTC wil $266 ner
month He received an addi
tional tW from the
service for disability.
From Julv. UW to July, 1<??0.
Ro"era w?s in the Armv in a
brunch of the security commls
?Hon L*t#>r he ?ww* iti
T^naif sad In OkarMt*. He had
bad im nreviowa criminal re
cord. Whitman testified.
A iis(iv* of Walre Owitv,
Down Is ? inesra of M VMt
mm ???d ?Kat Ka"?r? was "moat
helpful" during the iaveeti*!
tk>n wbi<-h ensued after the V
rewulsrities were imcove'^d.
?T?ent aha?? ?h?ee weeks
?Hth Wb'tn>?n helni?? trace
th? b*d checks, flie Sftt agent
?aid. (Trartn* w*s done Wi<uu?Ti
? at?idv M leirrofllma at Horth
w??tor? Ra?k).
At ?:R3 M L. WiMhouae.
ahief officer of the State Audi
tort, took the itul and toU
the court that he waa called to
Boone in November of last year
to help investigate the books at
ASTC. He laid that counting
the 9*53.28 found on Rogers
when he surrendered in Norfolk
and $153 72 credited to him ut
the college, the total shortage
now showing on the official col
lege books is $16,825
Winebouse told the court
that if it had not been for Rog
ers' cooperation, the state audi
tors would have bad much more
difficulty in figuring the short
age.
Ned Trivette was called to
the stand at 10:05. Trivette, un
der whom Rogers worked while
at the college, stated that he
first became aware of possible
irregularities on Monday, Nov
ember 5 when he found a note
from Rogers indicating that he
(Rogers) had been called out of
town and would possibly return
that week.
Vhti Rogers did not return,
"livette said he became more
concerned The following Mon
day, it became necessary to gain
access to the books Rogers had
been responsible for. Since no
one had a key to Rogers' desk,
the desk drawer had to be forc
ed open. It was then discovered
that certain books were missing.
"On Wednesday, November
14, I became concerned," Trf
vett said. "At noon of that day
I made a thorough search of the
office, but could not locate the
books." That afternoon the mat
ter was brought to the atten
tion of other officials at the
state-supported institution.
Six of nine character witness
es testified on the behalf of
Rogers after Trivette left the
stand at 1*:M.
The attorney* for Roger*
then made their plea, t? the
court, calling for lUgers to be
placed on probatioa "so that he
may ? arn money to support hi*
wife and two children, and be
gin paying back the money
which be took from the col
lege."
The Judge asked Rogers how
much cbllege he had had, to
which Rogers replied ^one and
a half yean." Roger* said he
4md atopped hi* education be
cause ?f a lack of finances. He
met his wife at ASTC, Rogers
said, and the couple has two
children.
Judge Farthing told the pale
father that the sentence he was
about to pass would perhaps
be considered quite harsh by
him, and yet might be consider
ed too light by others.
Roger* will be taken to Cen
tral Prison in Raleigh Saturday
where he will be processed and
sent tt> a work-release unit of
the North Carolina state pri
sons system.
It was ventured by one of his
attorneys, following the sentenc
ing, that Rogers possibly would
continue working for a firm in
the state as a part of the work
release program. The attorney
told the Watauga Democrat that
that was the reason Rogers
wanted until Saturday before
going to Central Prison.
Watauga Court disposed of
about 100 traffic cases Monday,
and the term was still in pro
gress Tuesday afternoon. Com
plete proceedings will appear
in the next edition of the Demo
crat. ? ; ' '?
Health and Beauty
People wonder why it is so
easy for old pepole to break
their bones. A young person can
receive hard falls and blows, af
ten with no ill effects, but an
old person may have a slight fall
and fracture the hip or some
other bone.
The reason is that- age causes
such a reduction of ahimal mat
ter in the skelton that the bones
lose their elasticity. They grow
chalky and brittle, so that light
falls will often cause serious
fractures in an old person.
Much has been learned about
bones from X-rays. The causes
of several distressing diseases
have been found out in this way.
Quoting from Dr. Evans: "Some
two years before the disease was
recognised a man developed a
pain in his back which was call
ed pyletis (pus in the kidneys).
A year later he complained of a
pain in his side, which was call
ed pleurisy. Three months later
be stubbed his toe on a rough
place in the pavement and de
veloped a pain in the chest. X
ray pictures of the chest showed
some broken ribs."
A disease called multiple my
eloma was suspected. Science
has discovered tests for diagnos
ing this malady. n*ey were ap
plied, and the man was found to
be a sufferer from this dread
condition, which is due to can
cer of the bone marrow.
It Is progressive and spreads
from one bone to another. It so
weakens the bone that it breaks
wherever the disease locates it
self. In the case mentioned, a
bone fractured about once a
month.
Some people are born with
such fragile bones that they frac
ture very easily. Most of them
have a tendency to deafness and
the whites of their eyes are of
a bluish cast
It is difficult for fractures to
heal if the sufferes have too lit
tle lime in their systems. Milk
is our greatest source of lime
and children especially should
be given an abundant supply of
it daily. This helps them to
forv good sound teeth and
bones.
One way to prolong life is to
make your plans twenty years
ahead.
Advertising is most expen
sive to those who neglect it.
Auction Sale
at United
Discount House
609 E. King Street
In Barnett Building
Friday Evening at 7:30 p. m.
Two Sales Saturday ? 2 :00 p. m.
And 7:30 p. m.
Everything Must Go!
Refrigerators, automatic washers, wringer
type washers, electric and gas stoves, also
apartmeat vice, bath tub, dishes, house
hold plastic wares, cloth, antiques oi all
kinds, and electric cash register.