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VOLUME LXXVI ? NO. 4
UGA DEMOCRAT
Section B
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 85, 1?63
PRICE TEN CENTS
Mrs. Herman Wilcox cheers Mrs. Barbara morning mail.
Gragan, a patient from Reidaville, with the
Mrs. Len Hagaman (left) and Mrs. Ernest
Blankenship (center) confer with Nurse
Haas before going on duty. ? Rivers photos.
Volunteer * Gray Lady9 Corps Is
Rendering Fine Hospital Help
Organized this year In BoOnt,
the voluntary Gray Lady Corps,
headed by co-chairmen Mrs.
Ernest Blankenship of Sher
wood and Mrs. Stanley Harris
of Boone and secretary-treasur
er, Mrs. Grace Bingham of
Boone, is already busy at work.
A very versatile group, the
ladies assist the Watauga Hos
pital staff with visitor control,
mail delivery, distributon of
magazines and "help just
wherever we're needed!" says
Mrs. Blankenship.
Twenty-four Watauga ns have
already joined the volunteer
organization, each having com
pleted 22 hours of training and
10 hours- of work at Watauga
Hospital.
All are anticipating the cap
ping exercise to be held at' the
completion of the third and
final Red Cross class in the
near future. The Gray Ladies
have voted that each shall do
nate 50 hours of service to the
hospital each year.
But more volunteers are
needed. Interested women
should contact Mrs. Blanken
ship at 267-3473.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their many
acts of kindness during the ill
ness, death and burial of our
husband and father. May God
bless each of you. Allie C. Clay
and family.
'Speech Law' Unfortunate,
Appalachian's Prexy Says
As on all college campuses
throughout the State and else
where, there has been much
talk on the Appalachian State
Teachers College campus about
House Bill 1395 "to regulate
visiting speakers at state-sup
ported colleges and universi
ties" which was enacted into
law during the closing days of
the General Assembly of 1063.
President W. H. Plemmons
says it is an unfortunate piece
of legislation, and gives these
reasons for such a statement.
He says it is unfortunate. In
the first place, In that It pre
supposes the inability of trus
tees, who themselves are either
appointed ?r whose nominations
are approved by the General
Assembly; the college presi
dents, who In turn are elected
by and hold office at the pleas
ure of these trustees; the faculty
and staffs, who are approved
by the presidents and trustees;
to fulfill their responsibilities,
uphold the oaths they have
taken, or exercise proper Judg
ment in such matters.
In the second place, the Act
is unfortunate. Dr. Plemmons
says, in that it presupposes that
youth, who are fast approach
ing maturity and almost all of
-whom come from God-fearing,
law-abiding parents whose loy
alty and patriotism cannot be
questioned, are incapable of dis
tinquishing the true from the
false. It presupposes also that
best judgments and decisions
are reached by being exposed
to only a part of what is known
about a subject.
Continuing, Dr. Plemmons
says the Act is unfortunate in
that, contrary to tradition and
democratic action within the
North Carolina General Assem
bly, it was enacted into law
without providing an opportun
ity for those most concerned,
outside the General Assembly,
to hear the subject discussed
and to be heard in the discus
sions.
The Act Is unfortunate, in the
fourth place, In that tks admin
istratipn of it contains sources
?f embarrassment and will be
extremely difficult If not Im
possible to enforce, Dr. Plem
mons thinks.
The source of embarrassment
lies in what appears to be the
necessity of the one extending
the invitation to ask the one
being invited to indicate in writ
ing, that he has never been In
violation of the various parts of
the Act.
The patriotic individual would
be offended by such a request
and would refuse the invitation.
Few of those at whom the Act
is aimed, Dr. Plemmons be
lieves, would hesitate to sign a
false statement.
He also thinks that the Act
is unfortunate, In that It con
tains what cam be interpreted
to be fear of freedom of thought
and discussion, and the Intent
U suppress this freedom.
Dr. Plemmons says, "Even
so, and in spite of the fact that
I deplore the enactment of this
law, so long as the law remains
on the statute books, those con
nected with Appalachian State
Teachers College will endeavor
honestly to abide by it and to
adhere to it. The repeal of it,
however, will be sought and
worked for by all of us who be
lieve in freedom of speech and
discussion and who believe that
dangerous and destructive
germs thrive best in the dark
but die rapidly when exposed
to sunlight."
League Women
Voters Cancel
Meeting Plans
The general meeting of the
Boone League of Women Vot
ers, scheduled to be held at
the court house July 30, has
been cancelled because Senator
Ira T. Johnston, who was to
preside at a legislative round
up, will not be present as he
has not sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness.
Mrs. J. E. Holshouser, presi
dent, says that the Legislative
program will be presented at a
later date when Senator John
ston is able to attend.
Dealer Given Award
Mack D. Brown, president of the Brown &
Graham Motor Co., received his second Qual
ity Dealer Award at a dinner, July 16, at the
Daniel Boone Inn. Making the presentation
(1-r) were D. J. Kraft and J. A. Moss, reg
ional and district managers of Chrysler Mo
tors Corp.
Blowing Rock Homes Tour
Four "showplaces" in Blow
ing Rock will be featured in the
fifth annual tour of homes
there Friday, July 26. ?
The tour, which is sponsored
by St. Mary's of the Hills Epis
copal Church, will be held from
1-5 p.m.
The four homes to be featur
ed this year are:
"Olibar" on Norwood Circle,
owned by Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Black.
"Norwood" on Norwood Cir
cle, owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Finley.
"Shadow Lawn" on Wonder
land Trail, owned by Mr. and
Mrs. James Harris.
"Gray Stone Towers" in May
view Park, owned by Mr. Thom
as Shelton.
The tour will leave promptly
at 1 p.m. Only official cars will
be used in order to avoid park
ing problems at the houses.
Tour tickets are $3.00. They
may be obtained from the Worn
en's Auxiliary of St. Mary's
of the Hills Episcopal Church,
from Mrs. George Holt, from
Miss Lena Reeves' Women's
Exchange and the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Women's Auxiliary will
serve a light lunch at the Parish
House of the Episcopal Church
on Friday from 11:30 a.m. until
1 p.m. There will be a nominal
charge for the lunch. A tea at
the Parish House after the tour
will be free.
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Officers and Directors
H. Grady Farthing, President Walter Greene Howard Mast
R. C. Siren, Jr., Vice-President H. P. Halshouaer W. M. Matheaan
James March, Secretary-Treasurer Guy Hut Wayne Ifchariw