VOL. LXI, NO. 46.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper ? Established in the Year 1 888
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949.
FIVE CENTS A COPY
KING STREET
BY
ROB RIVERS
. MARK GOFORTH, who re
signed his job as chairman of the
hoard of commissioners of Cald
well county, to accept Governor
Scott's appointment as district
highway commissioner, came to
Boone Friday, spoke to the Ro
tary Club, mixed with his
friends in the community and
county, made new acquaintances,
and expressed his purpose of
"'giving everything I nave to the
important job I have been tend
ered." . . . Mr. Goforth, of course,
is intensely interested in the
pending election on the two
hundred million dollar bond is
sue and expects to be around
town again before long to ad
dress a mass meeting of the
people of the county on the elec
tion issue . . . The new commis
sioner. is well liked by the
people here ... he says he's go
ing to work with the folks, and
bring the road building and
maintenance program right down
among the peole . . . I won't
need to be spending much time
on the primary system," be says,
"that isn't necessary . . . most of
my attention will be taken with
the problems of the rural roads
. . . the farmers must be enabled
to have all-year travel on good
solid roads." It is to be predicted
that Mr. Goforth's administra
tion will be a fruitful one . . .
productive of the greatest service
for the greatest possible number
of our people . . . and we're glad
he was named.
? ? ?
SOME TALK U now being
heard on thi road bond propo
sal. and the mod of the folks
appear to be for the proposal
... A pretty thorough-going
camps km. it appears, will be
-waged in behalf of the bond
Issue, particularly in the rural
sections of the county . . .
Town folks would likewise do
well to go down the lino on this
lame, since the prosperity of
ST community U linked In
separably with the welfare of
the farmer . . . The farmer and
Appalachian College havb built
community . . ? Tourist
trade is. as yet. more or less
since Boone is not
equipped as a big-scale resort
. . . Besides being right for the
farmer to have an expanded
Mad building program, it is
food business for the town
folks to help him get it ? ? ?
We ?*??" lend our support to
the Scott program
? ? ?
Mrs. CHAS. PHILLIPS who
lives over in Beaver Dam
township, makes a special trip
to Boone to renew her subscrip
tion to the Watauga Democrat
.... Had no other business in
town, and her high regard for the
county paper is duly appreciated
by the publisher . . . Reports
Saturday that a near-freeze and
perhaps killing frost due to ar
rive Sunday night, prevented
gardeners from setting tender
plants late Saturday . . . The
predicted drop of the mercury
failed to come . . . Rev. and Mrs.
Moss carrying on a heavy sche
dule of visiting the sick, mean
time chatting a bit with those
who are physically well . . .
Red-worm anglers along the
streams Sunday afternoon . . .
The Guernsey calf at Wilsons
Feed Store, being grown without
milk as a feed advertisement . . .
Rufus Colvard showing us over
his big automobile sales and ser
vice plant, equipped with all the
new gadgets . . . New-comers to
community express a liking for
the town . . . and the people . . .
Shirt-sleeved shopper, walks
nonchalantly in cooling shower,
the thin fabric sticking tight to
his shoulders ... the profusion
of white and red flowers Sunday,
as sons and daughters paid silent
tribute to their mothers ... the
living and the dead . . . the guy
you ao your darnedst to like . . .
Lid finally decide it just isnt
worth the effort . . . threatening
cloud passes by for annual May
dav fete down at the college.
? ? ?
this whisker-ghowihg
business, which is so distaste
ful to moat of the participants.
lh*tr wbH tad cmMrtn ? ? . to
alter all. helping out with the
promotion of the centennial
as visitors to the
community Inquire as to the
why* and wherefores of the
mustaches, side burns, full
1- chin whiskers, etc . . ?
Mrs. Len Cooke hands us ^a
clipping from the
Sentinel column "Strolling,
written by Bert Vincent, which
says . . . *? *****
drove into Boone. K. C- and
for a bit thoughthehad run
a House of David colony.
The flBtag station man who
filled hi* gas tankwo?? * ton#
black beard . . . The Chap that
waited on him in a
had a long beard . reltows
walking along the T?**
lone beards . , . I"?1.
questions', up ***? L*k*;
lsamed these fellows are try
l^took like the lMters who
founded Boone. The town aad
Watauga county are celebrat
ing the centenial July S-i. . .
That's a few months off. and if
their beards" k^ <m growing
they ought to look pretty weu
(Continued on page *)
LEWIS MAPS 1949 CONTRACT POLICY
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John L. L*vii mMts with Unit ad Mina Workars' policy committaa
li UMW httdquuian in Waahlagtoa. D. C. to hagin drafting his
union's 1849 coal contract daman di aa bituminous operators map
cOunlar-ttratagr. La ft to sight: John Omni. UMW lacratary
traasurar; Lawli, UMW praaidant. and Thomas Kennady. Tica
pratldanL
Burglars Blow Sale
At Watson's Garage
Road Bonds Topic
Commerce Group
The school and road bond is
sue, which is to be voted on by
the people Saturday June 4th,
will be the principal item for
discussioon at the May meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce to
be held Tuesday evening May
19 at the Skyline cafe at 7
o'clock.
Representative S. C. Eggers. a
member of the Legislature which
developed the road and school
program, is slated to discuss the
pros and cons of the issue, while
Mayor Gordon Winkler will dis
cuss the parks and the Parkway
situation. The general road
situation in Watauga county will
be discussed, possibly by the
new Highway commissioner,
Mark Goforth of Lenoir.
A number of other matters of
civic importance will be brought
up, says Stanley A. Harris,
Chamber of Commerce secre
tary, and any member of the or
ganization is asked to bring any
matter before the meeting which
he thinks should be considered.
Dr. Yoder Given
Scott Appointment
Dr. Julian Yoder, professor of
geography at Appalachian State
Teachers college, nas been asked
by Governor W. Kerr Scott to
serve as a member of the North
Carolina Resource-Use Education
Commission. In a letter received
by Dr. Yoder this week Governor
Scott said:
"I am herewith appointing you
a member of the North Carolina
Resource-Use Education Commis
sion. It will be the function of
this group to assist all efforts di
rected toward developing an un
derstanding by all of the people
of the importance of conservation
and wise use of our resources ?
human, natural and social.
"I believe that this Commis
sion will make a significant con
tribution to the future prosperity
of our State, and I hope you will
find it passible to serve as a
member."
Dr. Yoder has served for the
past year as a chairman of the
Resource-Use Education commit
tee at Appalachian.
Retired Merchant
Has Fatal Stroke
Mr. Albert Hodgson, 68 years
old, retired merchant, cattleman
and farmer of Boone RFD 2, died
at Hagaman clinic Friday a* a
result of a stroke which was suf
fered seven days earlier.
Mr. Hodgson for many years
operated a merchantile business
in his home neighborhood, and
since his retirement several years
ago has been engaged in agricul
tural pursuits.
Funeral services were held at
the Meat Camp Baptist church
Sunday at 11. Rev. Joe Hodg
son of Bristol, Rev. R. C. Eggers
and Rev. Wm. Cook conducted
the rites and burial was in the
church cemetery.
The widow survives, with one
son and two daughters: Bernard
Hodgson, Boone; Mrs. J. C. Wilk
inson, Prospect Hill, N. C: Mrs.
Harvey Trivett, North Wilkes
boro. There are two brothers
and one sister: Thomas Hodgson,
Pendleton, Oregon; W. P. Hodg
son, Fig; and Mrs. D. A. Gray
beal, Fig. f
Highway Officials
To Meet on Tuesday
The regular monthly -meeting
of the highway commissioners
and engineers will be held at
the courthouse in Wilkesboro
Tuesday, June 17th. The meet
ings had formerly been held in
the city hall in Mt Airy.
e
Thirty-Five Dollars Taken in
Raid on Watson's Garage;
Robbery Investigated.
Burglars blew open a safe at
the Claude Watson garage about
ten miles east of Boone on 421
early Sunda ymorning and made
off with about thirty-five dollars
in cash, and two finger rings.
The sheriff's office reported
that the safe-blowers used Wat
son's own tools to drill into the
safe to make way for the explos
ives.
Watson's family lives only
about 200 yards from the garage,
and heard an explosion about 3
a. m., which they took to be
thunder. The theft was discov
ered about 8 o'clock.
A Federal Bureau of Investi
gation agent from Hickory came
to the scene of the robbery and
made fingerprints.
Lions Elect
New Officers
New officers for the year 1949
50 were elected by the Boone
Lions Clhb Tuesday, May 3, at
their regular suppej- meeting in
Daniel Boone Hotel dining room.
Installation of these officers
will be made June 7, which will
also be Ladies' Night.
Those elected were Howard
Cottrell, president: Lee Stout,
first vice president. Bill Dam
eron, second vice president; S.
M. Ayers, third vice president;
Fred Gragg, secretary and Treas
urer; E. F. Coe and J. C. Cline,
tail twisters; Paul A. Coffey, Lion
tamer.
Two new directors, to succeed
Wade E. Brown and G. K. Moose, I
whose terms expire in June, were]
Dr. R. H. Harmon and Guy Hunt.]
The two other directors of the
club are Gordon Winkler and
Russell Hodges, Sr.
The next meeting. May 17,
will be Autobiography night.
Dr. Gambill Favors
N. C. Sterilization Act
Dr. Clarence J. Gambill, of
Boston, Mass., was in town last
week, en route home from New
Orleans, where he attended a
meeting of the American associ
ation on mental deficiency, and
had oraise for the sterilization law
now effective in North Carolina.
He gays the statute is one of the
best in the nation, and only needs
more general enforcement to car
ry out the benefits to society, for
which it was designed.
Dr. Gambill states that in Car
olina 1,483 operations have been
performed under the law, and
that to protect these same people
from parenthood by keeping them
in institutions would have added
$6,200,000 to North Carolina's
budget, for 20,700 years of in
stitutional life.
In advocating the sterilization
of mental defectives, Dr. Gam
bill calls attention to the fact
that there is no ill effect from
such operations, that the patients
live absolutely normal lives, the
only difference whatever in their
status being that they do not havel
children.
Lightning Damage*
Local Power Plant
During the severe electrical
storm Tuesday noon, a bolt of
lightning burned out 25 coils in
one of the big generators at the
New River Light & Power Com
pany's steam plant here, and ser
vice was interrupted for more
than an hour, while the change
over to another geenrator and
engine was affected.
1*ALLS 1000 FEET TO DEATH
Seattle, Wash. ? Davir Huycle,
of Los Angeles, third pilot
aboard a C-27, carrying ten pas
sengers, fell 4,000 feet to his
death in Alaska, when he was
"sucked out" while trying to
check a draft around a door.
ERWIN SPEAKS
AT FINALS OF
COLLEGE HERE:
143 GRADUATE
State Superintendent of In
struction To Deliver Ad
dress to Those Receiving
Degrees from Appalachian;
18 Watauga Students Expect
To Graduate.
Among the 143 young people
to be graduated from Appalach
ian State Teachers college on the
morning of May 20 there will be
eighteen from Watauga county to
receive the degree of bachelor of
science. Dr. B. B. Dougherty will
present the diplomas ana Dr.
Clyde A. Erwin, state superinten
dent of public instruction, will
deliver the address to the grad
uating class.
The commencement program
will include the processional, the
traditional hymn, "Holy, Holy,
Holy," which is always used at
Appalachian commencements; the
ininvocation by the Rev. Sam
Moss, pastor of the Boone Metho
dist church; an anthem, "Listen
to the Lambs," by the Appala
chian a cappella choir under the
direction of Virginia Wary Lin
ney; the graduation address by
Dr. Erwin; the "Hallelujah
Chorus" sung by the choir; the
conferring of degrees and award
ing of diplomas by President
Dougherty; the benediction by
Rev. J. K. Parker, pastor of the
James I. Vance Memorial church
of Boone; and the recessional.
Nicholas Emeston will direct the
college orchestra in the com
mencement music.
Those to be graduated from
Watauga county are as follows:
Mrs. Pauline Ashley; Margaret
Winecoff Barnes; Josephine Bing
ham, Betty Jean Farthing, J.
Ray Fox, William C. Garvey,
Johnny Hollar, Madge Jones
Johnson, Eugene Lyons, Edith
Maine, Sam Moir, Jr., William
Sease, John Britt Steelman, Ray
Teems, Rachel Ann Vance, Wil
liam Wilson, and Cleda B. Johns
ton, all of Boone; and Clara Mae
Shepherd of Sugar Grove.
Marshals for the occasion will
be Carl Lane of Charlotte, chief;
Flay Sellars, Kings Mountain;
Sara Matthews, Lenoir; Coleman
Hanson, Lancaster, S. C.; Max
ine Hawks, Greensboro; Emory
Stephens, Mooresville; Martha
Voss, Winston-Salem; Glenn Cau
sey, Greensboro; and Rita Dare
McNeal, Ridley Park, Pennsyl
vania.
The public is invited to attend
the commencement exercises in
the college auditorium at 10:30
the morning of May 20.
Chevrolet Co. In
New Building
The Colvard Chevrolet Com
pany has moved into its hand
some new building on North De
pot Street, but the official open
ing of the building is not slated
until some time in next month.
The new building contains 15,
000 feet of space on the street
level, with a mezzanine 50x75
feet, and a 15,000 foot used car
lot, with parking being provided
for customers. The mezzanine
floor contains the offices of the
company, and a large ladies'
lounge, elegantly furnished, is be
ing provided, where ladies, shop
ping in town, may rest or leave
their parcels. Similar accommo
dations for men are available on
the first floor. Commodious
showrooms and a complete parts
department are also featured on
the street floor. The building is
designed expressly for automo
bile sales, and is handsomely ap
pointed in every respect.
Adjoining the agency building,
Mr. Colvard maintains a modern
repair shop, with 12,000 feet of
floor space, where competent me
chanics render service to 11 p.
m. A complete body shop offers
frame alignment service, body
work, a dust proof paint shop,
while washing, lubrication, tire
recapping and all other automo
tive services are featured. An
nouncement of the formal open
ing of the new building will be
made soon.
Victors In County
Loop Announced
Bamboo defeated Foscoe in a
well played contest by a score of
8 to 5. Mabel, with Greene set
tine down seventeen men on
strikes coasted to their first win
at Blowing Rock, while Elk de
feated Oak Grove in a well play
ed game by a score of 6 to 4.
Hayes was the winning pitcher
in this one. Boone, Bethel, Valle
Crucis and Rich Mountain were
stopped by rain.
This weeks schedule finds Oak
Grove at Valle Crucis, Bamboo
at Mabel, Elk at Foacoe, Boone
at Rich Mountain and Blowing
Rock at BetheL Rich Mountain
will play Valle Crucis in a Sun
day contest at Valle Crucis to
make up their postponed game
of last week. i
CANDIDATES PIONEER AND
R?t. S. E. Gragg oi Shulls Mills, and Miss Anal* Mm Carroll of
Boon*, who bar* been nominated by the Boon* Rotary Club as
candidal** for th* Watauga Piona*r and tha Qutn of th* Cen
tennial. reepectirely. Rot. Mr. Gragg. who ia <8 nan old, is a
minister in th* Adrent Christian Church, and ia parhaipa tha oldest
active preacher in th* countr. He Is a farmer, banker. former
merchant, and has r*sid*d at Shulls Mills 44 roars. Ha is In per
fect physical condition. Miss Carroll is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L*star Carroll of Boone, and is a popular memBar of th*
sophomore class at Appalachian College. Photo by Blair
Demand Grows For
Centennial Tickets!
Patrons' Group
Goes To Work
Stanley A. Harris, Watauga
county's Centennial president, an
nounced this week that the Pa
tron's committ* for the celebra
tion to be held here July 9-10,
has been selected and members
of that committee are engaged
in supporting plans for the cele
bration. Members were selected
by various organizations through
out the county and includes
more than a hundred persons.
Co-chairmen of the committee
are Clyde R. Greene and Dr. B.
B. Dougherty. Others on the com-]
Imittee are:
1 Coy Billing!. Robert Shipley. Will
Barnea. H. C. Beach. Clyde Perry.
Wade L. Greene. Ralph Spalnhour.
W W. Wilson, Bert Farthing. William
Farthing, A. N. Thomas. Walter
South, Dr. J. D. Rankin, Dr. D. J.
Whltener. Dr. G. P. Eager*, Mr*
R. Smith. Mrs G. K. Moose, John W.
Hodges. R. F. Greene. C. M. Watson.
Miss Helen Underdown. H. W. Hamil
ton, Gordon Winkler. W. R. Winkler.
A. E. South. Guy Hunt. Grady
Moretz. Council Cooke. R. E. Kelly.
John Edgar Brown. Lee Stout. J. H.
Council. G. D. Bamett, J. C. Good
night. M C. Hollars. W G. Hartxog.
J. E Holshouser. W D. Farthing.
Chappell Wilson. John T Howell.
Herbert Wey. W H Gragg. Will Todd.
Dr. J B Hagaman. Dr. J. B. Haga
man. Jr.. Dr H B. Perry. Dr H. B.
Perry. Jr. Dr. R. A. Harmon. Dr. L.
H Owsley. Dr W M Matheson. Dr.
Ted Glenn. Dr. Len Hagaman. Rev.
S. E. Gragg. Rev. R C Eggers. Tom
Jackson.. J L Lewis. William Wine
barger. Howard Gragg. W. S. Miller.
, Wade Norrls. A. G. Miller. W. C.
Greene. Mrs. A A. Greene. Hayes
|Welborn. Edgar B. Hardin. Steward
Simmons. V. C. Cox. S. C. Ford,
iGeorge Keller. J. T. Hampton. Roby
IT. Greer. H Grady Farthing. Walter
i Carroll. Fred Critcher. Ram Austin.
jCollis Greene. W D Ashley. G. C.
Robblns, D. P. Coffey. Clarence Berry
!man. Mrs. Joseph Cannon. Dr.
Charles Dnvant. Mrs W W. Collins.
W W Mast. C. M. Shore. Mont
iGlovler. T. C. Beard. Rev E. A. Dil
'lard. Russell Farthing. ChArlle Trl
vette. Henry Hagaman. M. L. Sheph
erd. Victor Ward. Howard Walker.
'Mrs. Molly Adama. Dave Mast. Sam
Horton. I. B Wilson. J M Burlwtt.
Marion Thomas, C. A. Clay, L. M.
! Hodges. S. C Eggers. Dr. R K. Bing
ham. R W Watklns. Mrs R O.
Hodges. Jr . Mrs. B. W 8Ulllngs. Mrs
R. W Watklns. Mrs. Nell Linney. Mr*.
C. G. Hodges. Mrs. Effie Hodges.
Hoye Greene.
Chauffeurs' Licenses
Must Be Renewed
Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicle
Department announced today
that all chauffeurs' licenses in
the State must be renewed by
June 30.
Department officials said
there were approximately 36,
500 motorists in the State who
held chauffeurs' licenses, and
the law states that these licenses
must be renewed by midnight
June 30.
The 100 driver license examin
ers stationed through North
Carolina have already been mail
ed 1949-50 chauffeur application
blanks, and can begin issuing
chauffeur renewals Monday, May
16.
The department urges chauf
feurs to get their renewals as
early as possible, preferably
during the remainder of May.
June 30 is also the deadline for
persons with surnames beginning
with "H, I, J. K" to have their
regular driving licenses renewed,
and an unprecedented rush is
expected to ensue near the end
of June. It is estimated there are
around 150,000 "H, L J. K" driv
ers in the State, and so far only
around 40,000 have obtained new
licenses.
W. R. Stan berry, state license
examiner, is in Boone Thursdays
and Fridays from 9 a. m. to 4 p.
m.
Last year there were about
two and a half billion goats In
the United Stat? the small est
number in 20 years.
Harris Urges Those Not Se
curing Advance Tickets To
Buy Now and Save.
Sale of the season tickets for
the centennial celebration is run
ning ahead of expectations, and
Stanley A. Harris, centennial
president .states that those who
wish to take advantage of the
special $5 price should get a tic
ket immediately, as more than
half of those made available at
this rate have been sold.
Mr. Harris states that only one
thousand of these advance tic
kets will be offered, and is an
xious that people in every sec
tion of the county have an op
portunity to buy, before the sup
ply is exhausted. They are now
on sale at the following places:
Grady Wilson, Meat Camp;
Blowing Rock Rotary -Club, Blow
ing Rock American Legion, Boone
Lions Club, Worthwhile Club,
Business and Professional Wo
men's Club; Chamber of Com
merce; Jr. Chamber of Com
merce; Quarterback Club; Kemp
Wilson, Zionville; Sherwood s
Store; A. C. Mast Store; S. F.
Horton, Sugar Grove.
Pat's Place Is
Scene Oi Fire
A fire of undetermined origin,
roared through Pat's Place, a
restaurant located in Perkins
ville, at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, destroyed practically all of
the cafe equipment, and inflicted
damage of some thousands of dol
lars to the building. The build
ing is owned by R. W. McGuire
of Boone, and was under lease to
J. H. Eller, who owned the res
taurant equipment. Mr. Mc
Guire estimated the loss at a
minimum of $5,000.
Mr. McGuire states that the
loss is partially covered by in
surance, and that his plans are
indefinite, pending the arrival of
the adjusters.
"John Loves Mary"
Commencement Play
I "John Loves Mary", a comedy
in three acts, which enjoyed
high acclaim in its long run* on
Broadway, will be the com
mencement play at Appalachian
College, and is staged undet the
auspices o < the Playcrafterm, un
der the direction of Cratia D.
Williams, assisted by Sue Mc
Grady.
The play will be given Wed
nesday and Thursday May IB
IS at 8:30 in the college audi
torium.
The cast of characters will be
composed of the following stud
ents: Doris Fowler, Charles
Rhodes, Kenneth England, Bill
Ross, John Rooks, Jerrlyn
Crouch, Carl Clarke, Marion
Butler, Maxine Hawks, and
James Blevins.
Health Meetings Are
Scheduled for Week
Following are the county health
meeting! scheduled for next
week, all the meetings to be held
at 7:30 p. m.:
Winebarger school. May 16, L.
E. Wilson, chairman; Bamboo
*chool, May 17, Vance Keller,
chairman; Blue Ridge Advent
church. May 1?, Mrs. W. W. Col
lins, chairman.
BOLT HITS CIGAR
Camden, Ark. ? Jack Hendricks
had the unusual experience re
cently of having a bolt of lightn
ing knock a cigar from his
mouth. He was not hurt by the
bolt
LOCAL PLARS
BEING MADE TO
CAMPAIGN! FOR
ROAD PROGRAM
Frank Baird Says Organiza
tion Virtually Complete and
That Strong Effort Will Be
Made To Line tip County
In Behalf of Scott Proposals
Frank Balrd, Watauga mana
ger for Governor Sc^tt in his
successful primary campaign last
year, states that the local organ
ization set up for the purpose of
carrying the Scott road and
school bond program to the peo
ple. has been virtually completed,
and that a thorough-going cam
paign will be made, looking to
carrying the county for the pro
posals in the June 4th election.
Mr. Baird says that plans are
under way for a county-wide
mass meeting in behalf of the
Scott program, at which it is ex
pected highway commissioner
Mark Goforth will speak. Due
notice will be given when de
tails have been worked out
In commenting on the proposal
to vote $200, (WO, 000 for rural
road bonds and $25,000,000 for
the benefit of the school build
ings Mr. Baird recalls that in
1920, there was severe criticism
of the Morrison plan to issue $30,
000,000 with which to start the
State's primary road system, but
that it turned out to be the wis
est step the State ever took ?
the bonds were paid without the
folks realizing they were doing
it. Mr. Baird says that the cur
rent proposal, likewise, is sell
financing, and that if it passes,
will mark a new period In the
progress of the State.
Orchestra In
First Concert
The Appalachian State Teach
ers college orchestra, under the
direction of Nicholas Eraestoo,
will make its initial, appearance
on Sunday afternoon. May 15, at
3:00 p. m., in the college auditor
ium.
The orchestra has made re
markable progress since it was
newly organized, as a full unit,
at the beginning of the spring
quarter. The string section i3
composed of members who, with
the exception of two, began the
study of their instrument during
the. current school year. Some
have studied as little as two
months. In view of this fact,
they play exceptionally well,
"We are a long wpy from be
ing a finished product," says Mr.
Erneston, "but I feel that these
people have exhibited a great
deal of talent and perseverance.
They certainly are to be com
mended on their fine progress."
The public is cordially invited
to attend this performance. In
cluded on the program will be:
Pomp and Circumstance by El
gar; Ase's Death by Grieg; Rus
sian Chorale and Overture by Is
sac; Children's Prayer from Han
sel and Gretal by Humperdinck;
Andante Cantabile by Tschaikow
sky; and Andante, Surprise Sym
phony by Haydn.
Prof. Williams To
Go to New York U.
Professor CratU D. Williams of
the ASTC English faculty has
been awarded a graduate assist
antship in English at New York
University for the 1949-50 session.
The stipend will be $1,600 plus
tuition. He will teach two class
es in Washington Square College,
the undergraduate school of New
York University.
Professor Williams is a gradu
ate of the University of Kentucky
with A. B. and M. A. degrees. He
has been connected with Appa
lachian State for seven veara ?
as a critic teacher in English, as
assistant principal and guidance
director of the demonstration
high school; and three years at
the college as teacher of English
and director of dramatics.
Mr. Williams will work toward
the doctor of philosophy degree
in English with emphasis on the
field of American literature. He
will leave around the latter part
of June to be in school for the
next fifteen months.
Enoch F. Potter, 76,
Succumbs Saturday
Enoch Franklin Potter, 78. res
ident of the Tamarack neighbor
hood, died last Saturday at the
home, following a long illness.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at the Elk Knob Baptist
church Monday at 11 o'clock, by
Rev. Mr. Miller of Mountain City,
and interment was in the Main
cemetery.
The widow, four sons and one
daughter, survive: J. O. Potter,
Wiu Potter, Tamarack; J. C. Pot
ter and Frank Potter. Butler,
Tenn. ; Mrs. Sarah South, Tama
rack. One brother ana one sister
survive, Jim Potter, Mrs. Polly
Allen of Creston. >