Alfred Adams recently received a Certificate of Merit
honoring his father, the late T. P. Adams, who served 32
years on the Watauga County Board of Education.
Local Banker Has Ties
With Old School House
By LARRY PENLEY
Alfred Adams, local North
western banker, has some very
close ties with the Old Shulls
Mills School that is being re
stored on the grounds of the
Daniel Boone Theatre.
For about 32 years his fa
ther, the late T. P. Adams,
served on the Watauga County
Board of Education. He serv
ed from 1885 to 1919 on the
Board of Education and was
instrumental in keeping things
running smoothly at all the
schools in the county.
The banker's mother, the
former Molly Tugman of Todd,
taught for one year at the
Shulis Mills school. She taught
there in 1900 and was 23 years
old at that time.
| Now a resident of Pine Hall,
I the 86-year-old teacher received
her training at Watauga Acad
emy under the late B. B. Dough
erty. Her mind ia (till clear
and she remembers moat viv
idly her days as a student at
the Academy.
She also remembers the old
Shulls Hills school, but she said
that she would have to think
awhile to recall the pupils she
taught in the old one-room
school.
Mr. O. L. Coffey of Bme la
the latest contributor to the aid
school fund, with a gift of five
dollars. Others skonM leave
their contribution* at the Wa
tauga Savings and Lean Asso
ciation, Northwestern Bank, or
Bab Btvers at Watauga Dei*
crat
LETTER TO EDITOR
Pleads With Voters
To Vote Yes On 17th
P-'rBLifr - I. i ? I
To The Editor: " /
On Sept. 17 of this year, Wa
tauga County Citizens are going
to have the opportunity to vote
for a consolidated high school,
and a new hospital. This is an
opportunity that is knocking on
everyone's door, and I beg and
plead with every citizen of this
county to get out and vote yet,
Since we have the best or
among the best children here,
dont you think our children are
entitled to the best schools and
teachings also. We can not
compare a few extra tax dollars
that we will have to pay to
the teaching and moulding of
any child's life. We know that
our high schools are not up
equal with other high schools
in our State, and it is every
citizen's duty to see that they
are. Our local high school is
out-dated, overcrowded, and a
burden on the pupils as well
as teachers. Every student
should have the same equal op
portunity in this county, and
with the set up we have now
they can't have.
Our hospital is in a desperate
situation, ;n many different
ways. There are just a few
private rooms, and they share
a bath with someone else, two
commodes far about thirty pa
tients, a lot of outdated equip
ment to work with, no parking
spaces, very understaffed with
professional help, and the noise
ieat place in the county or town.
We all are guilty of complain
ing about paying income taxes
each year. Now is the time to
get some of that money back
in the form of a new hospital,
and a consolidated high school.
I can't think of any better way
of getting it back. Don't kid
yourself, if this bond election
doesn't go through, some other
county will reap your tax money
you have paid.
There is no doubt in my
mind that there is, and has
been hard feelings toward the
hospital, and the Board of Trus
tees, also the County Board of
Education members. All these
men are not perfect, for they
have their faults just like you
and I have. It is our job to
tell them each one if you have
a problem, or any idea that
would help the school or hos
pital. Then if nothing is done,
ask them to resign so the right
him! can be put on the boards
that can help the different ait
nations.
Let us all forget the past,
and turn our eyes toward the
better things for our county.
Get out and vote yes for both
the hospital and consolidated
high school, and see that all
your friends go vote yes also.
Thank you,
MRS. EDNA BRITTAIN
Boone, N. C.
2800 Students
(Continued from page one)
a faculty meeting-workshop,
with Dr. JT. C. Tate a* chair
nan W the workshop tsmmH
tee. Other* on the committee
include faculty members Clar
ence Bunch, Walter Connolly,
Bay Derrick, G. P. Eggers, J.
Bay Prince, Pail Sanders, W.
G. Sink, W. G. Spencer and
Thomas ltdferd. Workshop
consultants are faculty mem
bers J. F. Bozard, J. Ed Har
rill, Braxton Harris and Cratis
D. Williams. Also Dr. J. I.
Freeman, director of Ae 0ri
DAB'S ROCK SHOP
OPEN EVERY DAY
Custom-Made
JEWELRY
All Price Ranges
MANY NORTH CAROLINA STONES
Winkler's Creek Road
Boone
RARIN' TO GO ? Cleve Pinnix of Ashe
ville and Eric DeGroat, Jr., of Boone
look like they are raria* to go on a
bicycle trip. Actually the boys just re
turned from a 500-miL bicycle trip to
Connecticutt. They camped out at night
and (pent only about $40 apiece.
(ton ?f nrfmlnwl services,
N. C. Dept. of Public Initruc
lion, will serve at consultant
(or the workshop.
The workshop has as its
theme this year "General Edu
cation." The worshop will con
sume the better parts of Sep
tember 3-4. The annual faculty
picnic is scheduled to be held
at Camp Brosdstone, Valle
Cruris, on Tuesday afternoon,
Sept. 3, at four p. m. The col
lege is host to the faculty and
their wives.
Dr. Whitener said that part
of the workshop will include
panel discussions explaining
the offerings of each depart
ment of the college in the field
of General Education.
Freshmen orientation pro
grams start on Wednesday
morning, Sept. 4, at 8:30 a. m.
Included in orientation will be
testing, assembly, meeting with
advisers, registration procedur
es, recreational programs, a
reception and a dance. The
freshmen attend classes on
Monday, September 9. Chair
man of the orientation commit
tee is J. Paul Bagley, assistant
director of student personnel
services at ASTC.
Saturday, Sept. T, a program
ef orientation will be held for
all students transferring from
the junior colleges or else
where.
The first eallege-wide Convo
cation is scheduled to be held
in the new physical education
building on Friday, Sept. 13, at
10 a. m. The theme of the con
vocation will center around the
"New Year at ASTC."
Dr. James E. Stone, head of
the department of extension,
said that the program of his de
partment is yet in the planning
stage. Preliminary plans have
been made involving extension
courses in the following IS
counties: Alexander, Ashe, Bun
combe, Burke, Caldwell, Cata
wba, Cabarrus, Davidson, Divia,
Gaston, McDowell, Union, Ire
dell, Surry and Cleveland.
Dr. Stone said that the col
lege will offer undergraduate
and graduate courses in geogra
phy, library science, reading,
child literature, music, North
Carolina history, physical sci
ence, economic*, education and
mathematics.
Dean Whitener said that Dr.
Ed Harrill will serve as chair
man of the orientation commit
tee for new faculty members
and this program is scheduled
for the first two weeks of
school.
Horn Closes
(Continued from page one}
Music Education Workshop
Night featured a short singing
session by the 171-member chorus
of ASTCs 12th annual Music
Education Workshop, a yearly
two-week project of the college.
Wagon Train Morie Night, so
Aug m 34, brought the largest
number of patrons of the season
through the turnstiles. 1800 cus
toms* turned out for the drama.
Wagon Train Movie Night also
triggered a hat-eating exhibition
before the Horn presentation last
Saturday.
Gene Wilson, director of Hern
in the West, bad premised to eat
Herman W. WUcok's hat if toe
August 34 crowd exceeded ISM.
On August 31, !?. Wilson was
proa sated with a large "hat,"
nMde of cAe and sent from Wal
densian Bakeries in Valdese. Wil
son attempted to eat the bat on
stage, but was forced to call on
oast members for help.
On closing night, Dr. 1. G.
Greer, president of the Southern
Appalachian Historical Associa
tion, delivered a brief message
in which he expressed thanks to
the Horn staff and to the citizens
of Boone and Watauga County for
making the season so successful.
Otter activities during the sea
son included awards for the best
photographs of Horn perform
ance! and selection of a "Miss
Horn in the West." Marie An
drews of Lenoir. Miss Andrews
sold tickets for the drama during
the past season.
Much of the drama's success
this summer was attributed to
an unusually large tourist trade
in Boone, highlighted by the Wa
gon Train Parade of the Carolina
Charter Tercentenary Celebration
which took place on June 19,
opening day.
Credit should also be given to
the able staff of Horn in the
West, and especially to the cast.
Longtime performers William
Ross. Glenn Causey, and Charles
E Hedge gave continually stirring
performances as Dr. Geoffrey
Stuart, Daniel Boone, and
Preacher Sims, respectively.
Other oast members were also
outstanding.
A major reason for this year's
extraordinary success was the
work of John Corey, Horn pub
licity and promotion director.
Mr. Corey, who has left for a
nine-month course of study at
Duka University, has already
been rehired in the same capac
ity for the 1964 season.
Opening and closing dates for
nest season will be determined ia
the near future. ' *
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U. S. team named for survey
on Malaysia.
AT AUCTION
Sat, Sept 7
10 A.M.
Household and
Belonging to Mrs. W. D. Farthing,
Boone, N. G
Including beds, chairs, tables, electric store, etc.
Several old pieces. Other Items too tedious to
mention. This is a real nice clean line ?f furniture.
This sale will be at the
home about one mile
west of Boone on
Highway no. 421
S. C. EGGERS, Auctioneer
Mrs . W. D. Farthing
Owner
Luther Story Rf
(Continued from page one.)
38 yean, having retired about
? year ago. He was highly re
garded by the company, filling
a number of official positions
while with the organization.
It was a great joy to Luther
to return from time to time
to hie native State and home
community. This would happen
fox the wnnmt part at tine
of the Story reunions held at
his old childhood church, Lau
rel Fork Baptist Church at Aho
on the Blue Ridge, near Blow
ing Bock. On account of de
clining health he was unable to
return for a visit this sum
mer.
He was a 32nd degree Maaon
and had been for many years
active in degree work in the
Blue Lodge.
SEPTEMBER
MOBILE HOME
SALE
15 New and Used Mobile
Homes Will Be Offered,
SPECIAL 1961 Detroiter
IV z 46' Wide ?
WANTED TO BUY-USED
MOBILE HOMES AT ONCE
Abo Still Have Some 1963
Volkswagens Left Going
At Reduced Prices ?
COME SEE AT i
Wavne Johnson Rambler
nu j iiv vwiiiitfvii numwivi
And Mobile Hones -
? LBN Of*. N. C.
N. C. Dealer's License No. <17
John Hollar (right) shows Earl (Cotton) Penick one of 800
dividend checks mailed to Federal Land Bank Association
of Boone stockholders this week. Hollar, manager-appraiser
of the local farm loan association, said (6,000.00 was distribu
ted to stockholders is the seven counties of Ashe, Alle
ghany, Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell, WUkes, and Watauga.
Dividends are paid annually and the recent payment repre
resents 3% interest en investments. Checks ran as high as
$90.00. S. C. Eggers is president of the association.? Staff
photo.
The finest,
freshest candies
you can buy . . .
Delicious Russell Stover
Candies are famous every
where for their superb
quality and freshness . . .
they're delivered to us fresh
weekly.
Carolina Pharmacy
E. King St. ! ;'!i" Boone, N. C*
Near the Campos ? Near Doc ton' Offices
Running water tail the camel'i concern. Bulk
is yours? especially if your home i* among the
17* in rural ana* with no running water.
Do you itill cany all the water you need ? for
drinking, for washing clothes and dishes and for
personal use? If so, your heme is not modem.
Running water is more than a convenience? k
Is a necessity. It's no accident that the high
found where the most nae ii nude of pressure water
lyttemi. An automatic water system hi indispens
able to almoat all modara eoaaforts and necessities.
It make* possible easier food preparation, gar
bage disposal up-to-dale sanitary facilities aad
automatic dishwashing aad laaadering.
Ghw your family a bleak! Don't deny them the
benefits of aa automatic water system. Ask your
rural atoctrfc for pro- ' .
ninf an electric water ffii ' &t)
ELECTRICITY? the heart of modern living
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