Section B
VOLUME LXXVI? NO. 3
ATAUGA DEMOCRAT
Section B
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, JULY 1?, 1983
PRICE TEN CENTS
OFFICERS of the recently opened First Na
tional Bank of Boone are (1-r) James E.
Rhoades, cashier; G. R. Andrews, president; S.
C. Eggers, Sr., chairman of the board;, and
Sam W. Dixon, executive vice president. The
bank is a member of the Federal Reserve
System.
SossamonWill Speak As ASTC
Alumni Assn. Is Honored At 'Horn'
Officers and the alumni
council of the 7,300-member
Appalachian State Teachers
College Alumni Association
will be honored at "Alumni
Night" at the Horn in the West
production on Saturday, July
20, it was announced today by
John Corey, alumni director at
ASTC.
These officers will be honor
LEROY SOSSAMON
ed for their contributions to
the local college and the area
in general.
Dr. W. H. Plemmons, presi
dent of Appalachian College,
will introduce Alumni Presi
dent Leroy Sossamon of Bryson
City. President Sossamon will
speak briefly to the group at
tending the drama at the Dan
iel Boqne Theatre.
The alumni officers and
council members will meet on
the college campus at 11 a. m.
Saturday to discuss and plan a
program of alumni work for
the coming year.
Other officers expected to at
tend the meeting in addition to
Sossamon and Corey wiii be
Uiles Annas, Charlotte, presi
dent-elect; Dr. Roy Wilson,
Charlotte^ past president; Mrs.
Dopna dantt McSwain, Albe
marle, vice-president^ Mrs. Ann
Carroll Blackburn, Boone, sec
retary-treasurer; and Bob Al
len of Appalachian College,
heartline director.
Members of the advisory
council expected to attend are
Garnet Clark, Winston-Salem;
Dr. Hugh Daniel, Waynesville;
Mark Davis, Hiekory; A. H.
Felton, Garner; Dr. Francis
Hoover, Boone; E. G. Lackey,
Winston-Salem; John Nantz,
Greensboro; Jack Park, Char
lotte; Jack Ruffing, Greens
boro; Ralph Sinclair, Troutman;
.R^y Walker, Sparta; and Char
les Walters, Shelby.
Local folks are extending
every courtesy to the families
of the alumni organization. The
families will have an opportun
ity to ride "Tweetsie", the nar
how-gauge railroad as guests
of owner Grover Robbins of
Blowing Rock.
The alumni are invited to
swim in the indoor pool in the
new physical education build
ing on the campus with faculty
members Robert "Red" Watk
ins and Ronny Brooks serving
as hosts.
Mayor Wade Brown of Boone
and golf pro Joe Maples will
serve as playing hosts at the
Boone Golf Course for the
visitors.
Barnard Dougherty, vice
president of ASTC, has invited
the alumni officers to lunch in
the college cafeteria as guests
of the college.
Farmers in Watauga County
will make no mistake in rais
ing the foods and feeds they
need on their farms.
Legion Ladies
Have Meeting
The American Legion Auxili
ary, Watauga Post No. 130 met
at the Legion Hut Friday July
12. Mrs. Ralph Greer, presi
dent, presided and prayer was
led by Mrs. Troy Norris.
Mrs. Lionel Ward reported a
contribution sent to the Veter
an's Hospital at Oteen for nur
sery playground equipment.
A covered dish supper was
planned on Aug. 23 in honor
of the Gold Star mothers. Mrs.
Greer gave an Interesting pro
gram on Girl's State. The -beg
ion joined them for refresh
ments at the close of the meet
ing
"Dennis" Has More Fun Than Anyone
Arab Lad Fays
Surprise Visit
To Kepharts
Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Kephart
had a surprise visitor last week
end. On a visit to Jerusalem
aix years ago, while staying at
the Orient Hotel, a boy of
about 12 yean of ace, a Christ
ian Arab, attached himself to
them and followed about trying
to pick up some English so that
he could some day come to the
United States. He later wrote
to them as his "American Par
ents", but not In recent years.
Joseph Abdullah had since
graduated from the American
University in Beirut, Lebanon
and had now secured a teach
ing fellowship at UCLA In Los
Angeles, to teach Arabic and
was on his way to California
to specialize in electronic en
gineering. He was being spon
sored by another traveling
friend from Richmond. Because
that sponsor was in South
America when Joseph stopped
at Richmond to confer with
him, he was having some diffi
culty in this big foreign land,
so he stopped by to get advice.
Gideons Will
Have Field Day
In Watauga Co.
The Lenoir Camp of Gideons,
International will have a Field
Day in Watauga County Sun
day, Aug. 4. Gideons from West
ern North Carolina and South
Carolina will assemble at Rum
ple Memorial Presbyterian
Church in Blowing Rock for a
prayer meeting at 8 a. m. be
fore going to their assignments.
The Gideons have distributed
over 53 million Bibles and
Testaments over the world and
are now trying to reach all
school children In this county.
Any-ehnrch desiring to have a
Gideon speak in their church
on August 4 contact Mr. W. E.
Love, CY 5-2856.
ENJOY TMB NfW VISITOR CBNTBR ATOP
GRANDFATHER
MOUNTAIN
PARKWAY - U. 8. 221 AT LINVI! I*
By RACHEL RIVERS
Jay North, television's Den
nis the Menace, is bavins more
fun than anyone while appear
ing every day through Saturday
at Tweetsie Railroad.
My first question upon ar
riving at Tweetsie was: "Where
is he:"
* "Oh, he's around here some
place!" a helpful gentleman
beamed. "You ji^st walk up
through the village there. He's
likely to be about anywhere."
"He", I found, is only a tele
vision kind of menace, leading
Sunday night television watch
ers into hysteries with his harm
less, well-meant mischief. "He",
actually, is the most energectic
ball of strip-shirted, tennis
shod boy around.
"Does he really get to be a
10-year-old boy much of the
time, or are his waking hours
usually spent at work?" 1 ask
ed, and Jay's dramatics coach
and uncle, Hal Hopper ? him
self an actor, began to tell me
just what all a boy of that age,
who happens to be a star, real
ly does.
First of all, he hasnt really
learned the distinction be
tween being an average boy
and the star performer of a
television series. Under Hop
per's guidance, Jay, a resident
of North Hollywood, has been
training as a child actor since
the age of six.
However, because he is a
natural at acting, he is able to
devote most of his time to
school and play . . . "baseball,
ponies, the things all kinds his
age like," said Hopper. "Just
watching him, you'll find that
out." So I watched him. As
Tweetsie pulled out of the sta
tion, Jay waved to the crowds,
and one woman with two cam
eras around her neck clasped i
her hands over her head and
sighed: "Oh, looooook . . . there
he is," as photographers ap- :
geared from every angle to get
a shot of the young man with
blond bangs. But he just waved
and smiled, generally having
himself a ball, and more free
rides on Tweetsie than anyone,
I guess.
He didn't seem at all affected
by the attention he was get
ting. While Tweetsie tooted
and whistled her way around
the track, Jay North spent some
time going from car to car,
signing slips of paper, talking
with the people, and wearing
a big happy smile.
And when the conductors
shot down two holdup men
making off with the Well's
Fargo loot, Jay ran out to re
vive the dying cowboys, to no
avail, while moms and dads
laughed at his frolicks and
youngsters wished him luck
with silent wondering eyes.
One pretty honey-haired baby
began to cry.
On the way back to the sta
tion, he hung over the rails
with the other children, watch
ing the ties slide under the
train, occasionally reaching out
for leaves closest to the cars,
and grinning at the mechanized
bears having their picnic
lunch.
Once at the station, he was
out in the crowd. People ming
led with him and some caught
his arm to say a quick hello.
And he gladly took time to
pose on a platfrom so proud
mommies and daddys could get
a shot of him with junior.
In my estimation, he certain
ly wasn't working. As I left, I
heard his Uncle Hopper ask him
if he wanted to ride the train
?Sain.
"I sure do!" he shouted, run
ning along the track to the
rear car.
The "good neighbor" policy
might be applied with some
benefit in Boone by all of our
citizen*.
Never get into heated dis
cussions with uninformed as
sociates. The worst thins yon
can do is be right.
The odd thing about most
hot tips at the track is the fel
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Officers and Directors
H. Grady Farthing, PreiMeat
K. C. Riven, Jr., Vice- President
June* Marfh, SecreUry Tre*?nrer
Walter Greene
H. P. HoUhonser
Guy Hunt
Howard Mart
W. M. Matheson
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