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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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VOLUME LXXVI ? NO. 21
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963
PRICE TEN CENTS
Nat'l Book Week Observed
At Green Valley, Parkway
A library activity that was 1
conceived and carried out at
?he Green Valley and Parkway
Elementary Schools was climax
ed last week with National Book
Week celebrations at each
school on its appointed day.
The activity was entitled "Au
thors?Real People."
Library classes on all levels
chose a favorite author or au
thors early in the school year.
Students were motivated to
learn all they could about the
authors, their lives, and the
feooks they have written. Room
collections of books by the
class' chosen authors were ar
ranged and students were busy
reading the books, making book
talks, writing book reviews and
planning various activities to
create interest.
The librarian supplied ad
dresses where children might
write personal letters to living
authors and to publishing com
panies for the others. Happy
days came when the mail start
ed arriving, and the children
realized that their very own
chosen author had answered
their letter. They received per
sonal letters, photographs of the
authors, photographs of actual
book characters, beautiful book
jackets, and brochures of all
kinds.
One very special photograph
was of "Mists" and her foal,
"Stormy."
Beauty Queen
Staying Busy
After a weeks rest at ber
home in Kannapolis, Miss Bren
da Lee Bost, North Carolina's
popular Rhododendron Queen
will be off again starting Fri
day November 22 for a round
of personal appearances and
parades. She is scheduled to ap
pear in Thomasvllle November
22-23. She will be an honored
guaat at the Mi*a ThomasviUa
Pageant on the 22nd wh?-e ska
will speak about her festival
and Western North Carolina.
Then on Saturday the 23rd, she
will be featured in the Thomas
ville Christmas parade.
On Tuesday November 26th
Miss Bost will be the big at
traction in ber hometown of
Kannapolis when she leads the
big Holiday Parade there. Then
on Wednesday the 27th, she
will join Miss America, Miss
Virginia and Miss North Caro
lina for a specal luncheon in
Salisbury and immediately fol
lowing the luncheon of the four
beauties, each will take part in
the Holiday Caravan staged an
nually by the Spencer-Salisbury
Jaycees.
Miss Bost will leave Salis
bury on the 27th in time to
reach the Charlotte Coliseum
before 0 p. m. where she will
take part in the ceremonies of
The Knights of Carrousel and
Ball. The following day, she
will be joined by members of
her court and Miss Deborah
Lynn Biddix, the Jr. Miss Rho
dodendron Queen to ride a.
special float in the Carolinas
Carrousel to be televised over
channel 3. Miss Bost will leave
on the 29th for Winston-Salem
where she will ride in their
Christmas parade the following
day starting at 9:30 a. m., this
will also be oa TV channel 12.
On Monday December 2nd she
is scheduled to ride in the
Christmas parade in Albemarle
and on December 9th once
again she will be joined by Miss
Biddix to participate in the
Holiday Parade in Forest City.
Several parades who extend
ed invitations had to be reject
ed due to either conflicting
dates or lack of travel time.
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DRIVE-IN
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November 23 ? 24
A SUMMER
PLACE
Dorothy McGuire
Otto'
DR. D. J. WHITENER
Each day the librarian would
"read the mail," sharing an
swer* with all inteersted groups.
Last week, all classes brought
a collection of their materials
and activities to the library in
the form of displays. They were
beautiful and meaningful. When
students, teachers,' and parents
visited the libraries on Celebra
tion Day, they were in the
midst of "Authors ? Real Peo
ple."
A few of the authors brought
were: Walter Farly, Wesley
Dennis, Ruth and Latrobe Car
roll, Herbert Zim, Marguerite
Henry, Thelma and Corydon
Bell, Miriam Mason, Jim Kiel
gard, Richard Chase, Marcia
Brown, Dr. Seuss, Lois Lens It,
Margaret Wise Brown, Laura
Ingalls Wilder, and many oth
er*. Several of these are North
Carolina author*.
The greatest thrill came when
a real live author. Dr. O. J.
Whitener, visited the schools
and greeted the children in per
son. At each school, ? very
striking display had been ar
ranged in his honor. He is one
if our finest authorities on N.
C. History and has written the
book called "North Carolina
History," .which is in constant
use in our 7th and 8th grade
social studies classes.
His "History of Watauga
County" is one of the f*w
sources of references for our
local history. Or. Whitener was
very liberal with his time and
every minute was used in ac
tual contact with the children.
They readily recognized him
from the picture which Was
used with his display and were
anxious to ask him questions
about himself. His visits were
most valuable to both schools.
The Hbrary science depart
ment of ASTC has helped #ith
this activity since its concep
tion last spring. Miss Beulah
Campbell and Mrs. Betty Teems
have acted as advisors and also
supplied unlimited materials to
enrich the program. Mrs. lis
Justice and Hiss Eunice Query
supplied a group of students'
for each school to act as judges
for the displays.
All materials collected dur
ing this study will be carefully
arranged as a permanent au
thor file. Students will be en
couraged to use it and to add
to it continually.
BOBBY HODGES
Bobby Hodges ,
At Texas Post
Lackland AFB, Texas ? Air
man Bobby Hodges at Boone,
N. C., is being reassigned to
Sheppard AFB, Texas, for
technical training as a United
States Air Force plumber.
Airman Hodges, who enlisted
in the Air Force a short time
ago, has completed his initial
baaic military training here.
The arman is the son of Hr.
and Mrs. G. W. Hodges of Rt.
1, Boon*.
New Varieties Of Tobacco Are
Being Sought By State College
There Is a good chance that
future tobacco varieties will be
teas controversial than those
grown in the peat.
At least this is the hope of the
ll-mao Advisory Committee,
headed by Dr. Guy Jones of North
Carolina State College.
The Advisory Committee was
organized this year to examine
oew (tobaccos and to make recom
mendations concerning their re
lease for grower renting
In addition to Dr. Jones, com
mittee membership is composed
of three tobacco company rep
resentative^, two representatives
from public agencies, three pri
vate seed breeders, two farmers
and one tobacco exporter.
All flue-cured tobacco breeders,
both private and public, have
agreed to abide by recommenda
tions of the committee. The breed
ers also have agreed to a set of
quality standards that the com
mittee will use in evaluating new
tobaccos and a testing program
Thanksgiving Service Is Set For
Meat Camp Township Nov. 27
The annual community
Thanksgiving Service for Heat
Camp Township will be held at
Bethany Lutheran Church, Big
Hill Road, Wednesday evening,
November 27 at 7:30.
Special music will be provid
ed by the Green Valley School
Chorus which is composed of
children from the participating
churches.
The Rev. William E. Smith,
Pastor of Bethany will be the
speaker. Other ministers tak
ing part in the service will be
Rev. F. J. Rogers, Rev. Arichie
Clawson, and Rev. Larry Pen
ley.
The public is invited to Join
in giving thanks to God during
this Thanksgivng period.
to insure that the standards are
met.
Creation o f the Variety Advis
ory Committee has been hailed
us one of the brightest spots in
the frequently cloudy tobacco
picture.
Some of the major ilta of the
tobacco industry in recent years
have been blamed on the planting
of varieties that have tailed to
gain trade aqceptance.
Despite this criticism, however,
never before has an tadustry
wide group been i^bte to agree on
the characteristics that a tobaoco
variety should have.
Many tobacco leaders say that
the adoption of the quality stand
ards and testing program will
assure acceptable quality for fu
ture leaf varieties and give V. S.
tobacco a boost in world markets.
(Here briefly, according to Dr.
Jones, is how new tobaccos wMl
be handled:
Each new tobacco must be dis
tinguishable from existing va
rieties k> one or more character
istics. R must have reached the
point cf genetic stability, or the
stage of development where it
will "breed true."
f
Hicks Rroadteaf and NC-96 will
be used as quality standards in
evaluating the new variety.
Chemically, it must be within 15
per cent (either pius or mime) of
these two varieties.
The new variety must ?rl so com
pare favorably with Hicks and
NC95 in color, body, texture,
moisture equilibrium, iiLimg
value, flavor and aroma.
When a seed breeder has a line
of tobacco that he thinks twill
meet the above requirements, he
can enter it in regional te&cs
conducted by kand grant colleges
in the flue-cured producing states.
Two years of testing will be
required. The first year, the new
tobacco will be tested in small
plots. At least three small plot
tests wiil be located in North
Carolina, and at least one each
in Virginia, South Carolina, Geor
gia and Florida.
Data will be taken on such
things aa yield, leaf number,
plant height, days to flower,
suckers per plant, description of
leaf size and ahaipe, end estima
tion of disease resistance. The to
bacco also will be tested under
code for Ms chemical content,
manufacturing properties and
smoking qualities.
Tobaccos that measure up to
the standards in the &naH plot
tests will be eligible to enter re
gional farm tests the following
year. Here the tobacco is grown
under actual (arm conditions. At
least 12 such tests will be con
ducted in the five flue - cured
states, six of which will be in
North Carolina.
At the end of the second year
of testing, the Variety Advisory
Committee will study all of the
information available on the new
variety and rnailte a recommenda
tion on whether it should be re
leased for farmer planting. Plant
breeders have made a "gentle
man's agreement" to iabide by
the committee's recommendation.
Regardless of when the first
varieties will be ready, Dr. Jones
is optimistic about their accept
ance. "With the efforts that the
members of the Advisory Com
mittee are putting forth, and the
cooperation we are receiving
from all segments of the tobacco
industry, this volunteer program
is bound to help our varietal
situation," he explained
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It is here in the heart of the Burley Country ?
In 7 Northwest North Carolina Counties that
Willie lends a hand in Area Progress.