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VOLUME LXVIII. ? NO. 52
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, ltM
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uene wuson. production director of Horn In the Wert, and the revolving stage he designed. Use of the
revolving aUge, which is exclusive at the Boone drama, will permit an even more spectacular produc
tion. The drama opens June 30. Photo by Paul Smith.
Caldwell Man Sought For
Slaying Deep Gap W oman
Bruce Phillips, 30 yean old,
Lenoir lumber yard worker, is (till
at large, and being sought by law
enforcement agents in connection
with the fatal shooting of Mrs.
Harrison Parsons, 33, a resident of
the Deep Gap section of Watauga
county.
A cornoner's jury, summoned on
order of Deputy Coroner Council!
Cooke, found that Mrs. Parsons
died as a result of wounds from a
shotgun, fired by Phillips in the
front yard of the Parsons home in
the Hot Hollow area near the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Information presented to the
jury indicated that Phillips shot
Mrs. Parsons with a 16-guage shot
gun, after calling her husband from
the home into the front yard.
Dies Almost Instantly
Mrs. Parsons was said to have
died of a wound in her right
shoulder and right chest. Her hus
band said she cried, "Oh, Lord"
and sank to the ground. She died
within a few minutes, the testi
mony indicated.
The story told by the dead wo
man's husband at the inquest, and
other evidence ran this way:
' At about 1:19 a. m. Phillips call
ed to Parsons, who was inside his
house, telling him he wanted a
cigarette. Mrs. Parsons was quoted
as urging her husband to stay in
side as she (eared there was going
to be trouble. Her basis lor this
(ear was not detailed, Corodor
Cooke said.
Anyway Parsons went into the ;
yard, his wife behind him. He told ,
the officials that he saw Phillips
lean over as if he were going to
throw ? rock ift him, and that he
docked. At the same instant, the
shotgun was fired, the load hitting
Mrs. Parson pointblank at close
range.
"Ob Good Tenaa"
Parsons, who works in Boone as
an automobile mechanic, said be
knew o( no reasons why Phillips
would want to shoot either him or'
his wife. He said he knew the Len
oir man fairly well and their rela
tionship had been friendly.
Jake Winebarger, meantime, had
reported to the Sheriffs depart
ment the the(t of a shotgun. He \
said Phillips had asked him if any
one was staying at a previous ad
dress of Winebarger's where the
Grady Greer To Be
New State Senator
Grady Greer of Boone was re
commended for appointment as ?
member of the State Senate by the
Democratic Executive committee
of Watauga county, which met in
Boone Saturday.
The appointment of Mr. Greer is
expected to be made by Governor
Hodges as soon as he is apprised
of the action of the local commit
tee.
Mr. Greer will fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator H.
B. Perry, and he will serve during
the July special session of the
Legislature.
Long prominent in public af
fairs, Mr. Greer was chairman of
the Watauga County Board of
Commissioners for two terms, had
served as chairman of the Wata
uga Board of Elections, and has
been a precinct election official in
Boone and New River township for
many years. He is a prominent
farmer and business man.
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Gay Fourth Of July
Set At Blowing Rock
The annual celebration of the
Fourth of July will be held at
Blowing Rock on the Fourth with
all feature! being presented with
out charge to the miMic.
? ? . .
If a playable ball ground can be
secured by that date a baseball
game will be played in the morn
ing. In the afternoon the popular
pet show and gyhmkana will be
presented at the Horse Show
grounds at 2:00 o'clock.
At 7:30 p. m a patriotic service
will be held at the Pavilion featur
ing patriotic singing and a brief
inspiration) message. Following
this program a free square dance
will be held at Uj* Pavilion sod
tennis courts. The music will be
furaiahed by the Country Gen tie
men
An invitation is extended to all
the people of this area to attend all
these events.
Boone Stores To
Close July 4th
A majority of Boone storei will
be closed next Wednesday, July
4, in obaervaoce of Independence
I Day. Tbe Northwestern Bank, dis
trict health department, and other
city and county offices will also
remain closed all day, and the
' post office will observe holiday
| hours.
iAes the singing
Miss Bobble Jean Byrd of Fos
coe, 20 years old. Is said to have
attended 20 singings on the moun
tain, having bees taken to the first
one when less than one year old.
Steel output at new high in Hay
and first live months.
shotgun was kept. Winebarger said
be told Phillips no one was at the
house.
The State Highway Patrol, State
Bureau of Investigation agents,
and the Sheriffs of Watauga^ and
other counties, are cooperating in
an intensive search for Phillipa.
Funeral Service*
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock at the Pilot Mountain Bapt
ist Church, by Rev. Ronda Earp
and interment was in that vicinMjr.
Immediate survivors of Mrs.
Parsons are the husband, a son,
Donald, and a daughter, Teresa, of
the home.
MRS. LAWRENCE
Mrs. Lawrence
Funeral Is Held
Mrs. Marjorie (Dollie) Thomas
Lawrence, daughter of the late
Frank and Saliie Thomas of
Trade, Tenneasee died at her home
in Mountain City, Tennessee, June
3, 1086, after a long illness. She
was 66 years old.
She was married to James B.
Lawrence of Mabel February 10,
1910.
To this marriage wire born ten
children, three of whom died in
infancy.
She is survived by her husband,
James B. Lawrence and the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Duluth
Brown, Boone; Mrs. Juanita Tho
mas, Alexandria, Va.; Mrs. Pauline
Thomas, and Mrs. Estell May,
Trade, Tennessee; Stouffer Law
rence, Baltimore, Md.; Eugene and
Rainey Lawrence, Alexandria, Va.
One sister, Mrs. Pearl Johnson of
Hickory. There ara 1? grandchild
ren and five great grandchildren.
(Continued on page six.)
FERTILIZER
Fanners of the .world are using
more than twice as much commer
cial fertilizer as they used before
World War. II, according to th?
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations. Exclusive
of the Soviet Union, world con
sumption of nitrogenous fertilizers
has increased from 2,400,000 met- ?
ric tons in 1030 to 5.800,000 in I
the twelve month period ended
July 1006. A metric tan is 3.204 6
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rama
Producers Predict
i Fifth Season Will
Be Biggest Yet
Officials of the Southern Appa
| lachian Historical Association, pro
ducers of Horn in the West, are
predicting the biggest season yet
for the 1096 presentation of the
drama.
Under the capable direction of
Dr. George McCalmon, the drama
will open its regular season at the
Daniel Boone Theatre In Boone on
Saturday, June 30, beginning at
8:15 p. m.
Dr. McCalmon, who was co-direc
tor of The Lost Colony last sea
son had the tremendous job of
selecting the cast, for the 1996
production, and in an effort to get
the most suitable person for every
role, he has chosen persons from
several lUltl. me cast includes
persons from more than IS itatei
and one foreign country.
Bill Rom, a native of Morganton
and presently a resident of Boone,
takes on the lead role of Geoffrey
Stuart this ytfi. Bill has been with
the drama since it began in 1992
and has never missed a perform
ance. His versatility and excellent
portrayals make him highly suit
ed for the demanding role he is to
play in the 1906 production.
\ Glenn Causey it to play the role
of Daniel Boone this year. Glenn
is a native of Greensboro.
Another favorite of audiences
who wiH return for his fifth year
is Charles Elledge. He will play
the role of Rev. Isaiah Sims, a
pioneer preacher. This role was
especially created for Charles. Hie
heartiness of his laughter and his
homespun manner have always
made him a favorite of audiences.
Jane Plunkett will play the role
of Martha Stuart. Jane is an hon
or graduate of Cornell University
and will travel to Europe this fall
to atudy with a Fulbright Scholar
ship. She hails from New Jersey.
Gene Wilson will return to take
on a position of added importance
this year. He has formerly served
as lighting director and this year
will serve as production director.
Gene ' completely designed and
supervised the construction of a
revolving stage that will be used
in this year's production. Gene's
skill and familiarity with all phas
es of outdoor drama have long
been known in Boone since he has
been with the show for four years.
With' the use of the revolving
stage which he designed, audienc
es will be able to appreciate the
authenticity of the production
even more. On the revolving stage,
three dimensional scenery may be
used. The revolving stage also per
mits faster scene changes and al
lows for an even more spectacular
production.
Recent visitors at the Daniel
Boone Theatre have remarked that
the grounds are the cleanest and
look the nicest they ever have.
Leaves have been cleaned from the
picnic grounds and grass set in
many of the bare spots at the
theatre. Many new shrubs and
trees have been set out In an ef
fort to make the theatre more
beautiful.
A rail fence has been construct
ed along the entrance to the tbea
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Scene* similar to this, taken during Watauga County'* Centennial celebration in IMS, will feature
the "Horn-capade" here Saturday. Floats, bands and other marchers will also participate in the parade.
Mrs. Hagaman
Succumbs Friday
Mrs. Rota Elizabeth Hagaman
died Friday, June 22, at heV Dome
in Boone following a long illneu.
She was 63 years of age.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p. m. Sunday, June 24, at
the Boone Baptist Church by her
pastor, the Rev. L. H. Hollings
worth, and burial followed in city
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Roy H. Hagaman, a son, Rex Haga
man, and a daughter, Mrs. James
P. Harsh, all of Boone; three sist
ers, Mrs. Charles Swift, Santa
Rosa, Tex., Mrs. Ed Williams,
Zionville, and Mrs. Don Hagaman,
Reese.
Attend United
Fund Meeting
R. E. Agle, president of the Wa
tauga County chapter of the Unit
ed Fund, led a group of Watauga
citizens to Morganton on June 20
for the fourth annual regional
Community Fund Workshop for
Western North Carolina. The
workshop is held each year for
the purpose of exchanging ideas on
the administration, budgeting and
publicizing of United Fund cam
paigns such as the one which will
be put on in Watauga county this
fall.
Those accompanying Mr. Agle
included the Rev. E. H. Lowman,
chairman of the social planning
committee in Watauga: Hugh Hag
aman, chairman of the fund-raising
committee; and Mrs. L. H. Owsley,
a member of the board of directors
and the publicity committee.
4- YEAS CONGRESS?
The Women's National Republi
can Club is urging that the GOP
platform include a plank favoring
a four-year term for members of
the House of Representatives. The
recommendation, based on a poll
of the group's nationwide member
ship, declared that "under the
present two-year system, congress
men are handicapped in the per
formance of their duties by the
necessity of devoting so much time
to campaigning for re-election dur
ing the seebnd year of their term."
Are You A Band Member?
You'reNeeded!
Due to the dispersal of local bunds for the summer
holidays, an emergency call is being issued by the
sponsors of the "Horn-capade" Parade, to be held Satur
day afternoon beginning at 5 o'clock, for all available
members of the Junior High School Band and the Senior
High School Band.
All band members who come forward and volunteer
their services to march and play in the parade will be
given a free picnic dinner on the Horn in the West
ground*, and a complimentary ticket to the opening per
formance of the play Saturday night.
All such band personnel should report for rehearsal
to Mr. Roy Blanton at 7 p. m. Friday in the Elementary
School Building band room.
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Grover C. Robbins
Rites Held Tuesday
Grover Cleveland Robbins, 70,
former mayor of Blowing -Rock
and one of the leading figures in
the development of the tourist
buiinei* in this area, died of a
heart attack in the Blowing Rock
hospital Sunday evening at 7.30.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home. Rev. Walter K.
Keys, Presbyterian minister was
in charge of the rites. Others tak
ing part in the services were: Dr.
H. E. Spence, Rev. G. Carlton Cox
and Rev. John S. McDuffie. Burial
was in the Reformed Church, ceme
tery,
Mr. Robbins was born in Cald
well county in 1888 and had been
a resident of Watauga county for
sixty years.
Active pallbearers were: Howard
Holshouser, Sr., Robert Hardin,
John Goodwin Bill, Williams, R. E.
Wilson, Jack Rainey.
Honorary: W. H. Gragg, S. C.
Eggers, Russell D. Hodges, Stan
ley A. Harris, Alfred Adams, Bill
Lentz, Will Castle, Lloyd Robbins,
J. E. Broyhill, R. L. Gwyn, Lloyd
Rash, Duke Custer, Dave Wooten,
Paul Coffey, Joe Winkler, Cecil
Critcher, Kenneth Linney, Paul A.
Coffey, Dr. Robt. Dennis, Dr.
Charles Davant, Randall Foster, D.
P. Coffey, tarry Harris, Fred
Hartley, Frank Isenhour, Wade
Kluttz, John Lyons, Norman Pitts,
Jon Reineking, G. M. Sudderth, G.
M. Sudderth, Jr., Earl Tate, Her
man Wilcox, Hugh Morton.
Mr. Robbins, who received his
early education In a one-room
school house, helped to organize
the Blowing Rock High School
and organized the town's first
Chamber of Commerce. He served
as the Mayor of the resort town for
nine terms. He had also been post
master at Blowing Rock, and had
been engaged in many business
ventures. He headed the Robbins
Lumber Co., established the Yon
ahlossee Theatre, owned a whole
sale nursery business. He also de
veloped the Blowing Rock, for
which the town was named, and
made it readily accessible for the
tourists. He established a gift shop
at the Rock, and had built a motel
and a restaurant.
To civic activities Mr. Robbins .
devoted a large |>art of his time
and talents. He was the first presi
dent of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Association, served as PresHlent of
the Associated Chambers , of Com
merce ( of the Parkway area), the
Blowing Rock Chamber of Com
merce and Blowing Rock Rotary
Club. He was chairman of the
Blowing Rock Park Commission.
Mr. Robbins was ? member of
the Methodist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Lena Miller Robbins; witee sons,
Grqver C. Jr., Harry, and Spencer
Robbins, Blowing Rock; three
daughters, Mrs. Paul Brooks, Rock
Hill. S. C , Miss Peggy Robbins,
Jacksonville, Fla aad Miss Ruth
Robbins of the home. There are
eight grandchildren. ? ?- V;
RUFUS R. CLARKE
Rufus Clarke To
Speak At Annual
Land Bank Meet
Rufus R. Clarke, President of
The Federal Land Bank of Colum
bia will speak at the annual meet
ing of the Boone NFLA at the
Courthouse in Boone on July 7 ac
cording to announcement by S. C.
Eggers, President of this Coopera
tive Credit group. The meeting
will be held in the Courthouse be
ginning at 10:30 a. m.
Mr. Clarke has had a long and
distinguished career in coopera
tive farm credit beginning in 1029
with the Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank of Columbia which is
a bank of discount for Production
Credit Associations and other
agricultural credit organiiations.
His career in farm credit in
cluded the presidency of all the
district farm credit units, when in
1964 he became president of The
Federal Land Bank of Columbia,
retaining at the same time his
position of General Agent of the
Third Farm Credit District.
Mr. Clarke was born and reared
in South Carolina and is a gradu
ate of tyvidson College.
The annual report on. operations
of the association for the fiscal
year ending June 30. IBM will be
presented by John H. Hollar, sec
retary-treasurer of the Boone Na
tional Farm Loan Association. Of
ficers and directors of the associa
tion are: 8. C. Eggers, President;
J. Mack Moore. Granite Falls,
Vice-President; E. S. Shatley, Jef
ferson; Carlis Lee Mitchell of
Sparta; and Gordon A. Chambers
of State Road, directors.
The Boone association handles
the making and servicing of loans
for The Federal Land Bank of
Columbia in Alleghany, Ashe,
Avery, Caldwell. Watauga and Wil
kes counties.
Feathers come into their own |
with autumn hats.
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Parade, Picnic,
Queen Contest To
Spotlight Opening
By V. G. ROLLINS
Final plsns were being polished
this week (or the "Horn-capade," ?
spectacular series of events which
will herald tile 1096 premiere per
formance of Kermit Hunter's great
historical outdoor drama, Horn in
the West, opening its fifth straight
season Saturday night at pic
turesque Daniel Boone Theatre.
The showpiece of the extrava
ganza will be a hufee parade Sat
urday afternoon featuring an ele
gant float bearing a bevy of beau
tiful girls who will vie for the
title of "Miss Horn-capade." The
Queeds' float is sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association.
Heading the parade will be a
color guard, thirty marching men
and mechanized units, all supplied
by the National Guard.
There will be many other en
tries sponsored by local merchant*
and organizations, including floats
and units blending the old with
the new in pioneer scenes, hunt
ing scenes, covered wagons, a hay
ride, an old whiskey still, surreys
(with the fringe on top), buggies,
teams, horseback riders, Boy
Scouts, convertibles ? and of
course, a band.
There is still time for new en
tries, for which Dr. Gene Reese
or G. C. Greene, Jr., should ba
| contacted.
Parade Route
The parade will get underway
promptly at S p. m., forming on
Queen Street, poceeding to King
Street, thenc^ east to the 421 en
trance to the Horn in the West
grounds, and on to the Daniel
Boone Theatre.
Senior Explorer Scouts under
the direction of Crayt* Teague will
assist the trsffic committee, Ra
leigh Cottrell and Dale Andrews,
in handling the traffic.
All other Boy Scouta in the
area are asked to report to Chief
Parade Marshal Harold Rice at
Mountain Burley Warehouse No.
1 an hour before parade time.
Immediately following the pa
rade, at about 8:19 p. m. a county
wide picnic will be held on the
Horn in the West picnic grounds.
Everyone is cordially invited to
"bring your lunch and join In the
fun." Band members, queens, and
the Horn in the West cast will not
be asked to provide their lunches,
so everyone is urged to "bring
plenty."
queen' limner aad UfiHtki
The pre -opening festivities will
begin Friday at 7 p. m., when the
thirty-odd contestants in the
Queens' Contest will be feted wltn
a dinner at the Daniel Boone Ho
tel, and end Saturday at 7:30 p. m.
with coronation ceremonies on the
stage of the Daniel Boone Theatre,
at which time "Hiss Hora-capade"
will be officially crowned. |
Out-of-town judges will choose
their own time to judge the con
testants, and the winner will not
be announced until the coronation
ceremony. ,
Entrants in the Queens' Contest
and their sponsors (with the pos
sibility of others to be added) are
as follows
Carolyn Greene, Merchants As
sociation; Becky Bingham, Horn
in the West; Muriel Kirby, Palm
er's Studio; Betty Hollars, Church'a
Store; Glenda Lawrence, Jr.,
Chamber of Commerce; Carolyn
Watson, Boone Trail Restaurant;
Laura Holshouser, Vance Recap
ping Co.; Anna Boyce Winkler,
Caudill's, Inc.; Joyce TuckwUler,
Boone Tire k Bargain Store; Bud
dy Wey, Blue Ridge Motors; Linda
Wey, Winkler Motor Co.; Mary
Lawrence, Radio Station WATA;
Anne Cottrell, Boone Rotary Club;
Minnie Austin, Fanners Hardware
4 Supply Co.;
Barbara Winkler, V. L. Moreta
4 Son; Betty June Calloway, An
drews Chevrolet, Inc.; Bttty
Swaim, Boone Drug Co.; Emilyj&
Smith, Trailyway Laundry * Clean
ers; JUzafc'th llagaman, The
Northwestern Bank; Batty Bren
dall, Belk's Dept. Store; JimetP;
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