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An Independent Weekly Newspaper ... Seventy-Eighth Year of Continuous Publication
VOLUME LXXVUI— NO. 45
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH. CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1966
10 CENTS PIS COPY
22 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
STORMY WEATHER-—still has not dampened spirits too much.
Here a blossoming tree spreads before the Administration
Building on campus, and unbtella’d students stroll through an
afternoon drizzle. (Staff photo)
Miss Ashe County To Be
Crowned This Weekend
Fifty contestants from the
three Ashe County high schools
will compete for the title, “Miss
Ashe County of 1966” as the
eighth annual Miss Ashe County
Beauty Pageant swings into
gear at 8 p. m. May 5, 6 and 7
in Beaver Creek High School.
The winner will be crowned
Frank Coffey
Stars In Opera
. Frank X. Coffey, jftwHkf
Paul A- Coffey of Boone, will
play the part of Marco in the
New England Conservatory
Opera Theater’s production of
Puccini’s opera “Gianni Schic
chi”, Friday and Saturday, May
6 and 7, in the Conservatory’s
Jordan Hall at 8:30 p.m. -i|
The New England Conserve
tory of Music in Boston is the
oldest private conservatory in
this country.
Coffey is a graduate student
at the Conservatory majoring
in Voice.
by “Miss Ashe County of 1965”,
Miss Betsy Graham of Todd,
who is a student at ASTC. Miss
Patti Jones, currently Miss Wa
tauga County, also a student at
ASTC, and winner of the covet
ed Ashe title in 1963, will also
be on hand.
The theme for Thursday’s
program will be “The Daisy
Queens”., All contestants will
appear in evening gowns and
half the group will present a
three-minute talent number.
On Friday, the theme will be
“OSS Ashe County” and the
Mn^MFlUu aWdlb the stage
In bathing suits and the rest of
the contestants will present a
three-minute talent number.
At the conclusion of this pro
gram, the top-ten contestants
will be announced, selected by
the total number of points
awarded them by the judges for
three appearances.
. The three non-finalist award
winners will also be announced
on Friday. These include best
non-finalist evening gown, best
non-finalist bathing suit, and
best non-finalist talent. Also
“Miss Congeniality” will be an
nounced. She is chosen by pop
ular vote of the contestants.
On Saturday, the top ten will
appear in evening gown, in
bathing suit and in a talent pres
entation. The theme for the
finals is “Queens’ Night”.
The first and second runners
up and “Miss Ashe County of
1966” will be announced. Love
ly Miss Betsy Graham will
crown the new queen at the
conclusion of the program.
Miss Jean Rhoades of Matt
hews, Rhododendron QUSett of
1906, wftr appear itfffc* .-Satan*
day evening program, and'Sat
urday afternoon the top-ten,
other award winners, local pec
sons, Miss Ashe County of I960,
the Rhododendron Queen, MisS
Watauga and other guests will
parade through West Jefferson,
A buffet will be served to
those in the parade and others
at S p. m. in the Beaver Creek
High School Cafeteria by the
Touchdown Club.
Winners will receive valuable
prizes donated by local firms
and individuals.
•At a meeting of the Boone Worthwhile Wo
man's Club, Inc., Friday, three charter mem
! bers were honored, left to right, Mra. W. C.
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Greer, Mrs. W. G. Hartxog and Mrs. L. L.
Bingham. (Weston photo)
Wortliwliile Women Honor
ree Charter Members
i At the forty-third anniversary
meeting of the Boone Worth
while Women’s Club, Ine., Fri
day, April 29, Mm. Harman Wil
cox, vice-president, displayed a
duplicate North Carolina Fed
eration Women's Club Charter
she bad secured from the state
office. It had been issued in
1923, but had been lost „
She introduced three charter
members, Mrs, L. L. Bingham,
lint W. C. Greer, Mrs. W. G.
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Hartzog, who give a brief pro
gram on the history and early
events of tho club. Mrs. Bing
ham, who has helped compile
the club history from April,
1928, to August, 1934, read an
introduction she has written to
the history and this also con
tained some memoirs.
Mrs. Greer humorously told
of, the dub members' trip to
Mount Airy to Join the state
Federation of dubs. She re
called several social activities
of early ' club days and Mrs.
Hartzog reported that one of
the original ' purposes of the
Club was to develop leadership
in capable; women.
Mrs. Hartzog remembered
humorously a club-sponsored
picnic, held in the Interest of
establishing a railroad between
North Wilkesboro and Boone.
Mrs. Paul Weston, president,
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Charles King will serve as
“Master of Ceremonies”, and on
Queen’s Night, the Shaws of
Appalachian State Teachers
College will entertain.
Contestants—from Ashe Cen
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Voters May
Register On
jLSatiirdays
The registration books for
the May: primary will be open
two more Saturdays to register
new voters for the May 28th
primary, while May 21 will be
observed as Challenge Day.
It would bear repeating that
the hew registration originally
ordered by the Elections Board
has been called off, so all those
who were qualified to vote last
election are eligible.
The following is of current
interest to those unfamiliar
with the voting laws in North
Carolina:
Qualifications
Generally speaking, the legal
requirements for voting in
North Carolina are:
a. That the person be 21
years of age or that he will
have attained the age of 21 by
the November 8 General Elec
tion.
b. That he has resided in the
State for one year or will have
done so by the November 8
general election.
c. That he has resided in the
precinct for thirty days im
mediately preceding the Nov
ember 8 general election, or
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Tutoring Program
Is Operating Here
Youtlj Educational Services, a
state program of education op
erating out of Durham, has
been functioning in Watauga
County for 10 months.
Hike . Russell, Y.E.S. repre
sentative, says that 40 ASTC
college students have been
working with the program, tut
oring one to three children, two
to five times a week.
Classes are being held at Ap
palachian Elementary School
and Watauga High .School, and
Russell says the program is be
ing conducted during regular
class hours, in co-operation with
the. County public school system.
Youth Educational Services
got underway last summer un
der WAMY Community Action,
Inc., and Y. E. S. supplied ed
ucational tools and training to
get the program started, Russell
said. Hiss Raw Worthington is
director of the local program.
Russell says five staff mem
bers have ‘ been employed to
live ia Watauga County toft
summer to oversee the tutoring
project, recruit and train volun
teer tutors. The program is
known as Mountain Tutorial and
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Chicken Dinner
Sponsored By
Deep Gap Dept
The Deep Gap Fire Depart
ment will have a Bar-B-Que
Chicken dinner Saturday, May
7, from 4 until 8 p.m., in the
Parkway Elementary School
cafeteria.
The menu will consist of one
lalf charcoal bar-b-que chicken,
French fries, cole slaw, hot
rolls, butter and coffee or tea.
All proceeds will go toward
he construction of a fire de
partment building. Boxes will
MMtfidt to take eat
Federal Funds Earmarked
$1,003,500 Is Granted
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For Water-Sewer Plan
Mayor Says
Bids May Be
Let In June
BY RACHEL RIVERS
A telegram was received by
Boone’s Mayor Wade Brown
Monday, informing him of a
grant of more than $1 million
toward building the city’s new
water and sewage system.
United States Senator B.
Everett Jordan wrote: “Just in
formed, Economic Development
Administration, has approved
grant of $1,003,500 for Boone
to help build water and sewage
system."
Mayor Brown said that upon
receiving the telegram he made
plans for the engineers, Moore
Gardner & Associates of Ashe
boro to come to town Thursday
to go over the final plans and
check on the rights-of-way.
$3 Million-Plus
It all comes to a total of
$3,103,500.
Brown: "Available for the
whole project is: $1,800,000 vot
ed by citizens of Boone- an ap
propriation of $300,000 from the
state of North Carolina; and the
grant of $1,003,500 from the
Federal Government.
The Mayor explained that the
grant from North Carolina will
be Appalachian State Teachers
College's part In building tbe
sewer plant. They have their
own water system.
“Plans could not be complet
ed until it was ascertained
whether the State Stream Sani
tation Committee might make
available 30 per cent of the
funds for the sewer system.
Now that the Federal grant has
come in,” Brown said, “it takes
the place of the state funds we
might have received.”
The Stream Sanitation Com
mittee had approved the plans
and the project, but the money
had not been made available by
the time the Federal grant was
made.
Lot Of Work
Before the town gets the
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BULLETIN
The Office of Congressman
James T. BroyhlU announces
that the Office of Education
has made a grant of $600,000
to Appalachian State Teachers
College for the construction
of a new library building.
The grant is authorized un
der Title 1 of the Higher Ed
ucation Facilities Act.
Four Injured In Crash
Traveling north on Highway 221 south of
Boone April 28, a 1964 Chevrolet convertible
owned and driven by David Reid Cottrell,
23, of Boone slid from the road taking seven
guard posts down and coming to a stop in a
creek across from Mystery Hill. Patrolman
Gary L. Morgan said the accident occurred
about 10:45 p. m. Thursday, April 28. He
said wet roads had caused the automobile' to
go put of control and no charges week made.
Cottrell and three -passengers—Linda Rob
inson, 20, of Candler; Sandra Shelton, 21,
of Conover and Edward Phifer, 24, of Mor
ganton—all students at ASTC, were hospital
ized that night. Morgan said Miss Robin
son suffered a fractured leg and multiple
cuts. Miss Shelton, Phifer and Cottrell also
suffered multiple lacerations. All had been
released from Watauga Hospital by Tuesday.
The patrolman said the car was a total loss.
(Flowers photo)
State Travel Editor Will
Speak At SAHA Spring Meet
A former publicity director
for “Horn in the West” will ad
dress the spring membership
meeting of the Southern Appa
lachian Historical Association
on May 16 at the Daniel Boone
Hotel.
Mrs. Miriam G. Rabb, travel
editor of the Travel and Pro
motion Division, North Carolina
Department of Conservation and
Development in Raleigh, was
publicity director for the out
door drama in Boone during its
first two seasons.
In 1953, she joined the staff
of C & D and has become one
of the state’s best known travel
writers. She holds memberships
in the Society of American
Travel Writers and the Travel
Council of North Carolina.
Her duties with the Travel
and Promotion Division involve
preparation of news and fea
ture releases, radio and tele
vision programs and design and
layout of travel brochures on
North Carolina. Mrs. Rabb
works extensively with writers,
editors and photographers as
signed to state travel stories
and assists with the Division’s
special projects.
She makes frequent talks on
travel and conducts two weekly
travel programs on Radio sta
tion WPTF in Raleigh. She also
takes pictures and writes mag
azine articles.
While most of her travel is
to resort areas of North Caro
lina, Mrs. Rabb was one of 41
Tar Heels who went abroad in
1962 on the North Carolina
Travel Mission to Europe, and
she has assisted with state tra
vel promotion projects in New
York, Chicago, Ohio, Washing
ton, Philadelphia and Canada.
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Mrs. Rabb was educated at
Stetson University in Florida
and Lees-McRae College in
Banner Elk, where she handled
publicity for the college and its
summertime Pinnacle Inn for
two years. Later, she did news
paper and publicity work in
Winston-Salem, South Carolina
and Florida.
Mrs. Rabb is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Glovier,
former residents of Valle Cru
cis and Boone, who now make
their home in Raleigh.
The dinner meeting will be
gin at 6:30 p. m. and the price,
including tips and tax, will be
$2.50 per person.
Reservations may be made at
the Horn in the West office, by
phone or in person. Tickets
will be made immediately upon
receipt of a check, or they may
be purchased at the hotel that
night, providing reservations
have been made.
Candidates Are
Asked To Appear
For Questions
The Boone League of Wo
men Voters and the Boone Jay
cees will sponsor a candidates’
meeting at the Courthouse on
Saturday. May 7 at 8 p. m. This
is the second time the meeting
has been held. ' 9, ~
Letters have been written Mi
all the candidates for state aad
county offices, inviting them to
participate.
Dr. Robert ttoiman of the
Appalachian State Teachers
College faculty will moderate
the meeting. Each
will state his platform and w««i
will be allowed for questions
from the audience.
The candidates* meeting in
1964 was highly successful, and
the public is again invited to
take advantage of this oppor
tunity to meet all the candi
dates at ana time.
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