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Wee Id WATAUGA COUNTY, -y CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1950 TMa L-ahapad dormitory wffl houaa IN Appalachian State Taachars Collaoa co-ads. KING STREET BY ROB RIVERS "ECHOES OF THE BLUE RIDGE", a continuation of the pageant which featured last year's centennial celebration, draws big gates, and the throngs of local people in attendance are bolstered by hundreds of visitors, all of whom appear to be highly ptewed with the his torical drama! 'nation . . . Those responsible for the outstanding performance are to be commend ed for their willingness to devote almost unlimited time to the public welfare . . . Officers of the celebration corporation, pag eant director, Pat Alderman, the various members of the cast, and all others connected in any w iy with the celebration should have the gratitude of the people of the community for their un selfishness in the promotion of civic progress . . . Motor courts, hotels, and tourist homes are fil led to capacity over the week end as long lines of motor cars from the sweltering heat of the lowlands, move into the hill country, their occupants seeking cool breezes and holiday enter tainment in the northwestern W TW 1 1; _ ^ ? ? ? - - - ? . . TnninniHMBBr^iTrn that the holiday crowds this year will break former records at Carolina mountain resorts. ? ? ? v uu i una were up nd down lb* ?Mtn Carolina ?i . . Pleasure-beni. tba holiday crowds war* looking for naw and different places to spend working man of all clasaes. housewives and stenographers, banker* and butchers and bak ars . . . everybody on a long week- end, enjoying the sooth ing breeses of the Blue Ridge, and basking in the bounty of certain sort of prosperity . . . Talcing a stance on a street corner, we listened at a husky onraOed man telling a tale of woo to a couple of who had sought The native was harhg a hard time he said, plumb hard, and acquainted us with the fact that actually a la go ing on right at the moment . . . "In panic times like theee." the man said, "a guy like nee. with a bunch of younguns. just can't make a livhi' to save his Ilia . . . looks like the kidsll starve, spite of all I . . . The a slnile out of to i*ey ft ft We didn't know either, but the guy was just on* of tba man who couldn't NEW SHINY AUTOMOBILES glide through the town in an al most endless stream, and we admire tip mechanical marvels of the macadam ... To one who was initiated into the realm* of motoring -with a model T an a hri Jrt BfeTheattffif JalSrSS trict, the comforts aad conveni ence of a modern automobile are heavenly . . ?; no man repair job* by the roadside, no motor failure*, no spark plug chaws at the loot of every steep Ail), and punctures pretty nearly a thing of the forgotten past . . We are glad to be rid of the hand crank, the horn with the rubber bulb, Mi two-whMl brakes, the high pressure tirea . . . We Uks the interiors of the new models our dealer* are showing, and the smart lines of the powerful ?ehi County Library Service Poses Unique Problem By SPUD WHTTENER Tucked away in a remote corn er of the county building a po tentially fertile educational seed ground lies almost fallow ? the county library, Watauga coun ty's one public source of instruc tive and recreational reading! now opens its doors only twice | each week, from 2 p. m. till S p. m., on Friday and Saturday. The situation is of an unusual] nature according to Mrs. R. H. Harmon, county library board chairman, money is plentiful for the purchase of new books, and |the State provides a highly train ed librarian, Mrs. Jarman Coop er, on those two afternoons; but ? and thp catch ? to the county falls the task of providing an as sistant librarian and paying that person a sufficiently large salary to keep the library doors ajar. The county has not seen fit to make such an appropriation; far only $60.00 per month is pro vided fotf all library purposes be yond thape covered by State ex-| pend i ture Prom this amount j must be baid a driver's salary for the boolimobHe as well as the| assistant librarian'* salary, both. irson of Air*. Mary Brown, who : two days per week chauffeurs 1 and issues books from the library' on wheels and on the other two' repeats the operation from her|| frost in the county building. - Bookmobile Draws Crowd* Mrs. Brown tells a fascinating!1 story of the role played by the ' bookmobile in the lives of the' rural foil of Watauga county, ofE the eager way in which they ' cluster about on its stops, of the (Continued on page four) Talent Contests Featured By REA; The Blue Ridge Electric Mem-i bership Corporation has announc- 1 ed the opening of talent contests beginning August 12 to provide entertainment for its district and annual meetings. All members of the corpora tion and their families are eligible to compete for cash awards, group and individaul, entries be ing accepted in both vocal and instrumental music, dancing and other forms of entertainment The district meetings will be held in Sparta, August 12. Jeff erson, August 10, Boone August 26, with prizes of $29, $15, and $10 to be awarded for first, sec ond, and third' prizes, respective ly The annual meeting ,is sched uled for September 0 in Lenoir, with the prizes to be increased to $50, $30, and $90. Interested persons are urged to get in touch either with E. L. Allred, the Cooperative's Electri fication advisor in Lenoir, or the local district office. Record Sum Paid j For City Lois: The sale of tife city property , known a* the Muster Field, draw in enthusiastic group of bidders last Wednesday, and H. Grady Farthing, local realtor who hand- ' W4.L.** A ? ? -i l - , iLA ? __ ^ C toe transaction, says tne a?* age price paid (or the lots was ' the highest ever Malized on a ' Boom development , . t ; Mr. Farthing says that MS lots ; were auctioned for a total of $4f 000, as local residents, and eft-1 lzens of other states participated ' In the spirited bidding. sold by Mr. Farthing (or Mrs oHce M. CouncilL Mr Farthing < says the success of the sale speak* ! well for the continued prosperity ] of the town, and thanks the peo ' pie tor their cooperation. ?Photo Palmer'* Studio MRS. J. C. FOX, R. N. Mrs. Fox Starts Health Work Here Ml*. S. C. Fox, R. N., has mam begun duties with the Watauga :uuntj 1 led 1 11 1 tfgpailiiieiii.'teplai" ing Mrs. Opal B. Clawson, who recently resigned from that posi tion. Mrs. Fox received her nurse's :raining at Rowan Memorial Hos pital, Salisbury, with public lealth orientation in the Row in^ county health department. She received psychiatric training it Dix Hill, Raeligh, and training n. pediatrics from the Baltimore ^ity hospital. Since graduation Mrs. Fox has worked in the Richard Baker hos pital in Hickory, in the Dr. Sed jerry hospital, Wrightsville 3each, and the Blowing Rock :linic. She and Mr. Fox will nake their home in the Fox ipartments on Locust street. Kephart Camp Opens 29th Year Camp Yonahlossee, located be ween Blowing Rock and Boone >n the Shulla Mill road, has just >pened for its 29th season .ac cording to Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Kephart, owners and directors. This summer camp, consisting it some tMirty-five buildings, now has an enrollment of 132 girl campers coming from 12 states ind the District of Columbia, all >cheduled to remain for a period >f eight weeks. They will be tin ier the guidance of a staff of 32 counselors and 12 service persons, ill working toward an overall growth in the personality and character of the campers. Camp Yonahlossee is fortunate n having 90% of its total enroll ment being campers who are re turning for their second, third, fourth, or more seasons. The re naming 50% of the campers are beginning their first season. Of Jie total enrollment, 68% of the campers are from North Carolina, ind the balance are from 11 oth er states and Washington, D. C. The qualifications for Camp fonahloesee's counselors are ligher than in most private camps. The majority of the coun lelors are college graduates, and til are salaried, none being ac* -eptedl because of his ability to rusr to handicrafts, two iding, three to [hive to musk, ai counselor te the ?eventeen other activities A new feature of Camp Yonah tliis yew tea it ruction and enjoynteat !>ool is needed as a to the private lake J CM 9M* Ave) 11111111 The building program at Ap palachian State Teachers Col lege at Boone is "coming along rapioiyT Bernard Dougherty, business manager of the college, said this week. He reported that: The $300,000 music ^and arts building, now under construc tion, will be completed by the end of the year and readied lor use during the Spring term. Bids on a girls dormitory have been let and construction 1s set to begin within a few days. Plans for a more-than-$400, 000 boys dormitory have been drawn upland are now being re viewed by the State Budget Bureau in Raleigh. Northup and O'Brien of Win ston-Salem are the architects. These three buildings, Mr. Dougherty said, are part of an expansion program begun over a year ago. So far a $100,000 laun dry and general lervice building has been constructed. Future plans call for a $750,000 gymnas ium, a $100,000 athletic field, faculty apartments and an addi tion to the library. The music and arts building, being built by B. K. Stewart and Son of High Point, will contain band and orchestra rSotns, mus ic practice rooms, art studios, a a craft shop and a large auditor The two departments have been in make -shift quarters since a fire destroyed the old fine arts building four years ago. A $304,929 general contract for the construction of a dormitory for 180 coeds was awarded Fri day of last week to L. B. Galli um a uf aiaenalieiB: Mel1 trical work will be done by the Shell Electrical Company of Statesville for $14,500 The Mon arch Elevator and Machine Com pany of Greensboro will furnish an elevator for $5,647. The plumbing and heating contracts will be let on a later date. The building will take about a year to complete. It will be a three-story '-L" shaped structure, with the outer edge of each wing measuring 167 feet and the width of each wing being 44 feet. The masonry will be of solid red brick with limestone trim. A large hooded porch will lead to the main entrance. Merchants Plan Annual Dinner The annual dinner of the Mer chants' Association of Boone and Watauga County will be held Tuesday night, July 11, at Camp VonahlAssee, with boti\ mem bers and wives invited to attend. Principal speaker f0* the event will be J. J. Hay, Executive Vice President of the North Carolina Dairyman's Association. A prom inent guest will be Mr. Thompson Greenwood, secretary of the North Carolina Merchants' Asso ciation. A special program has been prepared by the Yonahlo* see campers. The dinner closes a successful year for the association, during which its name has been chang ed from the Boone Merchants' Association to Merchants' Aaso-i ciation of Boone and Watauga County, and its enrollment en larged from a membership of 32 to more than 100. ' Prospective business matters for the meeting include a report by the nominating committee chairman, B. W. Stalling*, and an election of directors to serv* for the Aoming yeor. Colorful P Feature |Hc PAGEANT PRINCIPALS? Top photo (hows the Elisabethon High School 8?ad, one of lour fend T*7|?fl day !"??*' of tho Echoes of ?*?? "it* 1 Pictured below is the family of Daniel Boon* as Echoes pageant by Watauga citizens. Reading b Miss Moose Is Crowned At Gala Coronation Ball "Photo Palmer's Studio | REBECCA MOOSE {Clyde Elliott Taken By Death Marvin Clyde Elliott, 54, resi dent of Vilas, died at Grace Hos Ipital, Banner Elk, Sunday, fol lowing a heart attack. Funeral service* were conduct ed at the Willowdale Baptist Church Tuesday at S p. m. Rev. Mr. Painter and Rev. Mr. Vance were in charge of the ritas and burial was in the Howell ceme tery at Vilas. The widow, Mrs. Ada Eggers Elliott survives, with six sons and two daughters: Don, Ben, Carlton, David Elliot, Vilas; Burl Elliott, Deep Water, TCo.; Susie Grmgg, Lenoir; Mrs. Blanche Icard, Hudson, Then are three brothers s " ' Wiley Elliott, Los do Elliott, Potege, I Elliott, Cleveland; Elliott, Vilas; Ml*' man, Cleveland. The mother,! Mrs. Louise Elliott, of Vilas, al "" f a | Glendale, Calif.? Thrae i*tir-| led school teachers, who (turning from * bird hiks in the) ?Mocked for severs] [while officers, rangers and dvi-! jlians brought the victim out ofj wi* Rebecca Moose, daughter of Dr and Mrs. G- K. Moose, wat crowned Queen of the Echoes oi .he Blue Ridge celebration Mon day night in -the Appalachiar College gymnasium, with All American Charlie Justice fittinj the symbol of royalty. Earlier in the evening Justia had introduced all the queer nominees at the pageant site 6t the Appalachian campus. Run ner-up to Miss Moose, who trai .ponsored by the Boone Rotarj Club, was Billie Badgett Parker followed" by Martha Quails. A large crowd was on Hknid tt tee the crowning and to danci to the music of Richard Scott ant his orchestra. The Coronatioi Ball was sponsored by the Boon Business and Professional Wo men's Club. ? | Young Democrats To See Active Monti Young Democratic clubs of Wa tauga county are off to an ac tive month according to earij indications. The Watauga and Shawnee haw YDC will meet and latei enjoy refreshments at the Valli C rue is school, Priday, July 7, ? 7:30 p. m. The Stony Pork anc Elk YDC will have a similar ga thering at Deep Cap school, Mon day, July 10, at 8 p m., whih the Boone and New River YDC will meet at the county court house, Saturday. July 8, at 8 p m" i English Institute Planned at College Crown Mi* Mooee Qoeea. By SPUD WHITEN CR History - conscious Wataugana and recreation-eeeking tourists crowded Boone streets and taxed businev into this week, then went their respective ways as another 4th of July and another Echoes of the Blue Ridge came to ? close. Thousands of curious and inter ested onlookers fathered to wit ness the opening day parade an Friday, which featured four bands, numerous floats, beauty queen nominees, and costumed members of the Echoes cast. A capacity crowd was also on hand to witness with enthusiasm the opening performance of the nine episode pageant on the Appala chian athletic field. Included in the audience were a number at distinguished state civic leaden who a few hours before had at tended a testimonial dinner given in honor of l>r. B. B. Dougherty at the Gateway Cafe and who had heard him nominated as the ? "North Carolinian of the halt century." f* ? Agricultural Parade Draws Saturday brought a second' pa rade that emphasised the agri cultural resources of Wstauga county and attracted an over flowing throng to see the live stock exhibits and farm machin ery demonstrations. . Another Echoes performance followed in the evening, and again the east played to a capacity house. The pageant was not presented on Sunday at Monday, but the celebration carried on with fft educational address by Dr. Haiury H. Hill on Sunday afternoon in which he paid tribute^ tor education. A circus night waa held Monday featuring Herman Joseph, former Rlngling Brothers and Barnum Bailey clown. Of ficer Pressley's dog show shared the spotlight. The climax of the evening came, however, with the Coronation Ball, at which Ali | American Charley Justice crown I ed Miss Rebecca Mooee Queen of .the Blue Ridge. , Final Parade Held Wednesday . The third and final parade of t the five-day celebration was 'stage on Tuesday, Boy Scout unite , adding a colorful and patriotic [touch to the observance of the 4th. This spirit carried over into the evening performance of the " pageant when various high school groups staged a "Parade of Ne , tions" prior to the opening cur ' tain of the final Echoes showing. The highlight of the entire cel 3 ebration was, of course, the Ec 1 (Continued on page four.) All-Star Baseball Game Scheduled An all-star baseball game, I featuring outstanding players from the ten members of Um Watauga County Baseball Lea ~giie, will be played at Cellege ~ Field, Wednesday afternoon, July 12, at 2:30. East will meet West in an an " nual contest thai in the post hat r drawn throngs of interested 'spectators. Players from Mabel, ; Ben Ward's, Eominger, Con Creek, and Vail* Crucis will ; make^the t^asterp squad, ^cha^. * from Blowing Rock, Bamboo, ' New River, Shulls Mills aaA "Ma tony, Ig Individual team managers are asked to be on hand at the fiokft by 1 p m. in order to make final Last Biles Held ] For Mrs. Ml
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