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Cleaq-up Days City official* and civic (roup* are placing special emphasis on annual Clean-up, Paint up, Fix-up Campaign now in propm Merchant! cooperate, too, with ad* In this ia?ue. Do your part April 11 ? I T 30 April 12 55 32 Apr .1 IS April M 83 , 20 V April 1# , 63 M a _.;i to ?o oa An Independent Weekly New pa per ? Established in the Yew Eighteen Eighty-Eight BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1* IMC. VOLUME LXVHL? NO. 42. TWENTY AT POSTAL MEETING ? Shown at the district meeting of postmast er* held here last Wednesday are, left to right ? Hugh Hagaman, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce; Harry ftobbins, post master at Blowing Rock; Frank E. Graham, assistant district mana ger; R. G. Hawn, district manager; Lyle B. Cook, acting postmaster, Boone, and Rev. J. K. Parker. Boone. ? Photo by Rabbit Moreti. Postmasters Hold District Meeting Here 1 Hugh Hagaman, vice-president of the Boone Chamber of Com merce, delivered the welcome ad dress to about sixty western North Carolina postmasters at their dis trict meeting held in the Appala DR. REESE Dr. Gene Reese New President Local Jaycees J Dr. Gene Reese wu elected pres ident .of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the organization meeting held Friday evening. Other officers named were Don ald McCracken, first vice-presi dent; Carl Greene, second vice president; Grady Moretz, Jr., sec retary; Dean Hodges, treasurer; Roger Wilson, Joe Hartley and Ted Hagaman, directors. Other charter members are C. H. Black burn, Jr., Cecil Greene, G. C. Greene, Jr., Hugh Hagaman, Ban ack Hayes, Milton Jordan, James Marsh. Earl Payne, Frank Steele, Phil Vance. Eigbteeh young men attended the meeting. Prior to the' actual organization of the local Jaycee unit, Russell Horne and Z. W. Pye of Forest City; Hal Kenerly and Cal Kester of Salisbury, explained the purposes of the organization. The next meeting with the wives ?f the members also attending, will be a dinner session Monday evening, April 30, at the ? Boone Trail Restaurant. Helena, Mont. ? The burglar, who) recently stoll a sack of cow feed frpm farmer Gwan Kirby, lingered long enough to milk Kir fcy's cow. cbian Elementary School building last Wednesday Rev. J. K. Parker, of the Presby terian Church delivered the in vocation. The decentralization program, which 'his been in effect for 13 months, was discussed, along with accomplishments of the past and plans for the future by district manager H. G. Hawn and assistant district manager Frank' E. Gra ham. The' postmaster! came to hear this d incuts ion and alao to preaent their own problem* which were diacuaaed in conference seasiona held after the cloae of the regular Weather Slows Progress On City Cleanup; Drive Extended f ' "" """' f 11 ' 111 ' "* ' New Industry Seeks Location In Boone f : ? v The Blue Ridge Pin Company of Bakersville u interested in starting a manufacturing enter prise in Watauga immediately, it was learned fom Stanley \ Har ris, Chamber of Commerce man ager. The .principal product of this company if insulator pins for tel ephone poles, made principally from locust wood. They propose to locate near Boone and buy lo cust logs delivered to the mill or put on the highway where they can get to them with their tracks. Mr. Harris understands the com pany is paying considerably above the market price for locust logs, 8 inches in diameter at the small end. They can use any length from 4 to 12 feet. A representative of the com pany will be in Boone Thursday looking for a mill site, and wants to know at that time what chance they have of buying the logs. Farmers who have locust timber they would like to sell should call the Chamber of Commerce before noon Thursday. A considerable number of logi available would as sure the plant coming to Boone, Mr. Harris says. Appointed On Editors Board Mrs. Laura Farthing Church of Valle Crucis has been advised of ber appointment for a three-year term as a member of the Board of Editors of the North Carolina Edu cation Association. Mrs. Church has notified Mrs. Ethel Perkins Edwards, executive NCEA Secretary, of her accept ance of the appointment. HONEST SIGN Houston, Texas ? The sign a Houston real estate firm recently put up was really honest. It read: "Lots from 91,909 up, mostly up." Pre-School Clinics Will Start Today > Plana have been completed for pre-ichool clinics to be held in the various acboola throughout the county. These clinics are set up for all children who will enter school for the first time this fall and it. is very important that all parents bring their children to the clinic scheduled for their school district. A bulletin has been prepared for each parent which outlines the important things for each child to have before entering school. SPECIAL NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BOONE AND WATAUGA COVNTY The Inauguration Committee of Appalachian State Teachers College extends an invitation to the people of Boone and Watauga County to attend the Inaugura tion of Dr. W. H. Plemmons aa President of the College. The ceremonies will take plaOe in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building an April 24, 1956, at ten o'clock in the morning. 1 * a? Lilted below is a schedule of the clinics for this county . Appalachian Elementary, April IB, all day. Cove Creek Elementary, April 26, all day. Bethel, April 27, morninf only. Mabel, April 27, afternoon only. Parkway, May 4, morning only. Green Valley, May 4, afternoon only. ? VaDe Crucis, May 11, morning only. Blowing Rock, to be announced liter. Watauga Consolidated, April 30, morning in the health department. County Superintendent Guy W. Angel I says: * "We feel confident each parent will want to cooperate with the schools and take advantage of the services of these clinics. The first day of school is one of the most important days in the life of each child. Each parent is urged to as sume his or her responsibility in seeing that the child is fully in formed and prepared for this great day next fail." ? f|?i. ' tea J j" The 1996 Clean-Up Campaign, officially launched last Friday by a proclamation from Mayor Gor don H. Winkler, had received but little cooperation from the weather through Tuesday of thii week. Snow, rain, high winds, and ex tremely cool weather for the time of year combined to curtail out side activity to a minimum the first few days of the campaign. For this reason. Mayor Winkler, who set earlier dates (April 13-20 inclusive) for the - Annual drive this year due to presidential in auguration ceremonies scheduled at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege next Tuesday, has announced that trucks will be available to pick up trash on call through Monday, April 23. Members of the Blue Ridge Gar den Club and the Worthwhile Wo man's Club ^iad started beautify ing and cleanup work on several conspicuous vacant lots and public buildings prior to the official start of the campaign, and Mrs. Lee Reynolds, president of the Garden Club, said this work will continue until the various projects are com pleted. Gratifying results have already been obtained where raking, cut ting weeds, picking up cans and other debris has been going on, and flowers and shrubbery will be planted at strategic points to fur ther enhance the appearance of these places. The sponsors, which include the Chamber of Commerce in addition to those named, urge that every oqe make a special effort this week to get all residential and business areas cleaned up and all accumu lated trash and debris put out so it can be picked up by city trucks this week and Monday of next week. Yule Trees Arc . Available Here Tbe Chamber of Commerce has ordered 2,000 baby balsam fir Christmas tree* which are expec ted to arrive here by early next week. Farmer* who with to (row Christmas tree* should get their ground ready to they can be trans planted as soon a* they arrive. They should be set on high ground in rows about four feet apart and about the same distance apart The three-year seedlings will coat about five cents each and the 4-year seedlings about 7 cents. Any farmer interested should call the Chamber of Commerce, AMherst 4-9840, and advtoe bow many trees be waata. /X ?Jtii Governor And Other Leaders To Take Part By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT Next Tuesday. April M, wUl be a great day in the history of Ap palachian State Teachers College, for on that day will be the first formal inauguration ceremony held at the college in its fifty-seven years. Dr. W. H. Plemmons, the President, will be formally induct ed into office. The first president (and co-founder) of the college was Dr. B. B. Dougherty who re signed last July 1, and the second president was former Dean J. D. Rankin, 'who served from July 1 to September 1,'1093. The inauguration will attract to the campus visitors Irom many parti of the itate and from a num ber of other states. Appearing on the program will be Governor Luther H. Hodges; William J. Conrad, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the college; Dr. D. Hiden Ramsey, chairman of the State Board of Higher Education; Mayor Gordon 11. Winkler of Boone; Dr. Hoyt Blackwell of Mar* Hill College; Harry Hallybur ton, president of the Alumni As aociation; William H. Benson, preaident of the Student Body; and, Dr. J. T. C. Wright, oldest member of the faculty in term of service. The invocation will be given by Dr. L> G. Greer of Chapel Hill, a former resident of Boone and for mer member of the faculty at Ap IHilifhiin. The benediction will be pronounced by the Rev. L. H. Hoi lings worth, pastor of the Boone Baptist church. Music will be fur niahed by the college orchestra and choir. Dean D. J. Whitener will preaide. Among the guests invited and expected are the Board of Trustees of the college and their guests, representatives of the State Board of Education, the State Board of Higher Education, State officals, Department of Public Inatruction of North Carolina and other south ern state*, County and City super intendent* in North Carolina, North Carolina school principals, the legialature, the North Carolina School Board Association, many learned tocietie* and professional organizations, personal gue*t* of the President and the past Presi dents, and other*. Over one hundred official dele gate* will participate in the aca demic procession aa representa tive* of college*, univeriitiea, learned societies, and professional organisations. Included in these are the following: Harvard Univeroity, Washington and Lee University, Salem College, Hampden-Sydney College, Univer aity of Georgia, Loulaburg Junior College, Consolidated, University of North Carolina, Univeriity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Univeriity of South Carolina, Uni versity of Maryland, University of Michigan, Centre College of Ken tucky, Maryville College, Univer sity of Cincinnati, University of Virginia, Randolph Macon College, University of Richmond, University of Alabama, Wake Forest College, Emory and Henry College, Emory University, Davidson College, Guil ford College, Duke Univeriity, St Mary'i Junior College, Lime itone College,. University of Buf falo, Univeriity of Minnesota, Ca tawba College, Carson-Newman College, Brevard College, Univer iity of Florida, Birmingham South ern Collage, Man Hill College, Newberry College, Queens College, Tennessee Wealeyan College, Aver ett College, Kentucky Wealeyan College, 8warthmore College, Fair mont State Collfcge, King College, Northeast Miiaouri State Teachers College, Central Missouri State College, Ohio State Univeriity, Wilmington (Ohio) College, Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, Peace College; Iowa State Teachers College, Belmont Abbey College, Presbyter Ian College, Reinhardt ColWge, Univeriity of North Dakota, Geor gia Institute of Technology, Macal eatar College, Pfciffer College, Rol lins College, Campbell College, North Carolina State College, Paai l Continued an page eight) BOARD OF ELECTIONS? The Witauga County B6?rd of Elections, which ho made preliminary plan* for holding the May primaries. Left to right, they are: R. T. Greer, Chairman; Hooper Hendrtx, Secretary, and Stacy C. Eggeri. Registrars And Judges Named i For Watauga Primary Voting The Watauga County Board of Elections, in session Friday even ing, named the Registrars and Judges of Election for the primary May 26th. R. T. Greer, chairman of the board, states that the registration books will be open April 28th for the registration of new voters and will remain open through Hay 12th. Challenge day will be observ ed May 19th, and the primary will be held the 20th. The Registrars, Judges ? Following are the Registrars and Judges of Election for the six teen precincts in the county. The first named in each instance is the Registrar, a Democrat, followed by trie uemocratic Judge and the Republican Judge: Bald Mountain township: J. B. Ragan, Emory Ragan, Leslie Nor ris. Beaver Dam: Hal Farthing, Woodrow Eggers, Ray Stout Blowing Rock: Dan Kluttz, Ast er Cook, Marion Ford. Blue Ridge: Appointment of Registrar , pending, Nile Cook, George Keller. 'Boone: Edgar Brown, Raymond Luther, 0. L. Coffey. Brushy Fork: M. J. Williams, Dallas Hodges, Ralph Wilson. Cove Creek: Tom Lawrence, Jack Henson, Otto Thomas. Elk: Inez Todd, Clay Hodges, V. C. Cox. Laurel Creek: Custer Ward, Aud Ward, Wilbur Rominger. Meat Camp: Worth Winebarger, Willard Norris, Clint Lewis. Meat Camp No. 2: Forest Mor etz, Luther Moretz, Wade Moretx. New River: Grady Greer* Jack Edmisten, Perry Greene. North Fork: W. C. South, Sam South, Jack Wallace. Shawnee haw: L. F. Townsend, Dale Mitchell, Henry Mitchell Stony Fork: Juitior Gentry, Glenn Miller, Hooper Greene. Watauga: Richard Olsen, A. B. Hodges, Stanford Coffey. GOP Candidates File For Primary In May MISS KATHLEEN CRAIG Miss Craig Is Champion Speller Mi<i Kathleen Crsig of Mr*. R. C. Greene'i leventh grade, Blow ing Rock School, is now the champ ion speller of Watauga county, having won in the county wide ipelling Bee which wai held in Boone April 12th. She will compete in the Win ston-Salem Journal and Sentinel Spelling Bee Saturday afternoon April 28. Thii bee will be televiaed over WSJS Winston-Salem. 9 Kathleen is the thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lank Craig of Blowing Rock. Murder Trial Is Set For Tuesday Jo Ann Scverson and Leonard La Fond, of Milwaukee, are expect' ed to be tried in Watauga Superior Codrt, starting next Tuesday after noon. and a venire ia to be sum moned for the tint of tbe week, from which to select a Jury to de cide the fate of the pair, indicted for the slaying of Lewis Finn, of Chicago, near Blowing Rock last summer. Court convenes Monday with Judge Dan K. Moore, of fiylva pre siding. and besides the murder case one other . capital offense is to come up. Perry Greer is charged with rape, along with four others, aceuaaed of aiding In tbe commis sion of the crime. They are Robert Lee Day, Clark Rominger, Laxter Bradshaw, and Ben Andrews, Clerk of the Court South aaid. Trial of the case is set for Thurs day. One hundred and forty-one other cum are to come to trial during the term, moet of them being mis demeanor! ? speeding, larceny, prohibition cases etc. This is a smaller number of cases than is usually tried at the spring term, the docket having been lightened due to the Janu ary term held for the first time this year. SCHOOL HAS WHISTLE Oreen Bay, Wis.? Instead of the traditional school bell, students at the Franklin Junior High School doa't listen for a bell, because there isn't any. Instead, the school uses a steam whistle, which school engineer George Bunker made from an automobile exhaust pipe. It can be heard tar 2 miles. S. C. Eggers, who represented Watauga county in the General Assembly for three terms, filed "Saturday for the aeat now being held in the Legislature by Repre sentative S. J. Barnes, a Democrat. Mr. Eggars, a prominent local realtor, ia United States Commis sioner, and chairman of the Re publican Executive Committee of Watauga county. Other Republicans beating the Saturday noon time filing , dead line and becoming candidates are: For Register of Deeds: Claude Garland. For County Commisaionera: A. B Craig, Ernest M. Olefin, Fred Hatley, S. Bynum Green*, W. Clint Lewis, Chas. E. Trivett. For Surveyor: Joe J. Miller. For township officers only two filed, both for Justice of the Peace: Howard Foster in Meat Camp township and Lloyd Miller in North Fork. The Democrats will name their candidates for county office al a convention to be held at an unan nounced date. Ask Bids On School Plans The Democrat carries in thti is sue a notice to bidders on pro posed school construction. The county school superintend ent, Guy Angell, advises that this is the first of several projects which are now being readied by the architects. Plana for a gym nasium at. Cove Creek and lunch room and classrooms at Bethel will be completed and advertised for bids within the next month. It t? the plan of the county school board to have these projects completed for use by the opening of school in the fall if construction time will permit. Also being considered is a school to be erected at Todd, as a Joint project of Watauga and Ashe coun ties, with the construction cost prorated at determined by school enrolment from each county. Henderson Rites Are Held
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