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For 68 Years An Independent Weekly Neietpaper ? Establi?hedKbt the Year Eighteen Eighty-Eight BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY II, 1156 - f, .. . . i R. D. Hodges Heads Retailing Groi^p R. D. Hodges, Jr., was elected president of the Boone Merchants Association (or the year 1958-57. at the annual ladies' night meeting held last Friday night, rfuly IS, in the banquet room of the Boone Trail Restaurant. He aueceeds Glenn R. Andrews. Paul A. Coffey was named vice president, and directors are G. R. Andrews, Cecil Killer, Van Farth ing, W. R. Winkler, Jr., D. O. Ray, W. W. Chester, Russell D. Hodges, Dr. W. R Richardson, Fred Church, Ralph Tugman, and Alfred T. Adams. Stanley A. Harris was re-elected manager, and Mrs Joyanne Wood secretary. Clyde R Greene, director of the Southeastern Area of the Com modity Stabilization Service, was the principal speaker. Greene, who was one of the Boone Merchants Association's first presidents and was for two terms president of the North Caro lina State Merchants Association, spoke on th^ benefits to be deriv ed from being a member of a Mer chants Association. Listing five ways in which Mer chants Associations psrticularly help the merchants, Greene said, "An organized group can do more in getting important legislation ? legislation which can make or break a merchant ? passed than an individual can." He told the merchants that an organized group can do, a better job of advertising than an indivi dual merchant can; that through the exchange of information among members, be can protect himself from fraudulent schemes, from bad check artists, and from other practices that eat afcay the mer chant's earnings. He said that ex change of credit information was of value to the cuatomer (I well as well aa to Hie merchant in that it protected th# cuatomer from bur densome overbuying. Greene stressed the importance of work done by the Boone Mer chants Aslbciation to help promote the well-being of the community by asaiating those in need of finan cial help because of aickness, des truction of homea by fire, or for any other reason. Glenn Andrews, outgoing preai-. dent, spoke briefly on the accom ptishments of the Aaaociationv dur ing the past year, mentioning the 10 per cent increaae in volume of business this year in Watauga county. Paul Coffey, making the treaaur er's report for Cecil Killer, who was not present, reported a bal ance of some $1300.00 in the trea aury. Stanley Harris, manager of the local Association gave a detail ed report of the activities of the association during the past year, and Paul Winkler, chairman of the nominating committee read their report Watt H. Gragg, installing the new officers, told tiyem they must go forward and build a bigger and better organization than Boone has had in previous years, to keep in step with the rapid growth of Wa tauga- He aaid he had seen many of the business projects operating today begin since Boone merch ants Association was organized and he expected to see a continu ous growth of new enterprises in the town and county. He urged the merchants to cooperate with each other for the good of all and stated that they could not expect people outside Watauga County' to help them unlets they helped them selves through such cooperation. Appalachian h Given Reynolds Scholarships Reynolds Tobacco Company has just awarded Appalachian State Teachers College fifteen scholar ships for use !h the second term of the summer school at the college, begining July 23. The scholarships, amounting to $75 each, will be in driver education. The course will end on August 24. These scholarships will be avail able to any teacher who is under contract with the State of North Carolina, with certain provisional requirements. Holders of the scho larships muft be teachers or pro spective teachers who ire also licensed drivers and who have not been involved in any automobile accidents'' for the past two years. They must also be recommended for the scholarship by their super intendent or principal. The count wil be credited for County Dress Revue Is Held The County 4-H Dress Revue wu held Tuesday, July 10 In the basement of the Baptist Church la Boom. The winner of the senior division was Lillian Roberts from the Boone Senior Club. The dress modeled was a senfi-formal, light blue taffeta which had a double circular skirt. A matching slip was made from satin. She wore white accessories and carried a bouquet of blue carnations. ? The Junior winner was Mary Helen Hampton from the Boone Junior Club. She modeled a blue and white stripped polished cotton school dress and carried a match ing purse. < The prize given to the senior winner was $19.00 donated by the Northwestern Bank. This will pay bar expenses to 4-H club week in Raleigh from July 23rd to' 28th The junior winrt*- received K.00 donated from the Northwestern Bank and a dress length from Boone Fabric Shop. Second plaee winners received dress lengths from Belk's Department (tore. The judges for the Dress Revue were Miss Elizabeth Bridge, a for mer Home Demonstration Agent in Watauga county, and Miss Shirley Hughes. ? home economics major st Appalachian State Teachers Col lege. Refreshments were served after wards. Packard ends "M ear prediction; lays off 3,300. driver education by the North Carolina Department of Education, which will enable these teachers to go back and teach driver educa tion in their respective schools. Inasmuch as the time is short (or applications for the scholarships, Chappell Wilson, director of the summer sessions at Appalachian State Teachers College, invited any interested teachers to get in touch with him at once concerning the scholarships. Mr. Wilson stated that Appala chian State Teachers College is very glad to join with the Rey nolds Tobacco Company in promot ing driver education through the training of teachers. He stated further, that he feels the grant of fifteen scholarships as a part of Reynolds' program of safety is a very significant one. The award* to Appalachian were completed through the coopera tion and direction of Robert T. Ellett, Jr., who is in charge of the division of driver education pro motion of the Reynolds Tobacco Company. ?Photo by Paul Smith HORN IN THE WEST CHARACTER . . f BOBBY SOX' HERO Handsome Bob Grubbs Popular Horn Figure By AL BOYLES Handsome Bob Grubbs who plays the part of Jack Stuart in Horn in the West, hat become a real hero to the bobby soxers. It seem to have started in Bris tol, Va. sneak preview of the drama. Tearful young ladies left the theatre because their hero dies near the end of the show. Bob was kept busy after the show signing autographs as Jack Stuart. Since that opening preview young Grubbs has had the same appeal to the young ladies in every performance. His tan mall la in eiwasing and several Jack Stuaft fan club* have been organized. Bob's home is in Winston-Salem and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Gruftbs. During the winter months he is a student at Pfeiffer College, majoring in speech. His hobbifs are wrestling, bunting and fishing which lends to his portray al of the early All American boy. This good looking "Tab Hunter" A Correction Sfc. Luther Smith, who was call ed from Germany on account of the tragic death of his stepfather, Mr. Clemon Triplett, cites some inaccuracies in the story of the shooting,- which are gladly publish ed: The shooting, says Mr. Smith, did not happen in the churchyard, but on the side of the road about 40 yards from the dead man's front door. Clemon Triplett was not engaged in the fight, but was shot when he tried to stop the fight in which William O. Wyatt and Elmer Triplett were engaged, and pre sumably knew nothing of what the altercation was about, Sgt. Smith said. | type of boy ha* a lot of ability ai | an actor and is making a hit with every audience. The publicity de partment at Horn in the West is constantly hounded for his picture by youqg admirers. Mass X-Ray Best In Fight On TB (Health Dept. Bulletin) The mass chest x-ray survey is our best weapon at present to wipe oi4t tuberculosis in WatauM coun ty. Continuous efforts to find tu berculosis cases early and get the patient hospitalised have proved effective in reducing the number of deaths from tuberculosis in this county. During the past five years only six lives have been lost from this disease. Yet in the same period 39 new cases have been found. Each new case is caught from another case of tuberculosis. The mass x-ray program is an ef fort to find the unknown cases which are -spreading the infection. Surveys throughout North Caro lina have found many unknown cases in the older age group. Young adults are urged not only to get an x-ray themselves, but to ar range for their parents and grand parents to have an x-ray. As an educational as well as pro tective measure we hope to x-ray all school children in gjades 8 through 12. Tuberculosis is seldom found in young children, so these will be x-rayed only when found to be contacts of active cases. In 1054, sixty-seven persons were found whose chest showed evidence which was suspicious, and needed the larger diagnostic x rays. These persons ire requested to report to the health department for another large x-ray ? not to the unit on the street. "Travelog USA" Is Theme For Boone's Annual Flower Show "Travelog U. S. A." is the theme for the annual Boone Flow er Show (cheduled for August 9 10 in the First Baptist Church i a Boone and sponsored by the Worthwhile Woman's Club, the Blue Ridge Garden Club, Junior Woman's Club and the Gardener ettes. The event promises a rare treat for all who' attend; for two summer days a travelog, depicted in floral arrangements, will span the country from New York to California, from Florida to the "fruited plains," and will touch such familiar areas ss "our own home town/ Tweetsie Line, and Blue Ridge Beauties. All of these will be part of the show's artistic division. Mrs. Lee Reynolds and Mrs. Ed Hall, both nationally accredited amateur flower show judges, are serving as co-chairmen for . the IMS Flower Show. There will be fourteen classes in the artistic division this year, listed si follow*: t L New York City? A vertical arrangement, lto accessories per mitted. Niches ? inches high by 18 inches wide and 14 inches deep. Open class. 2. The Art* ? An arrangement interpreting the colors and mood of a painting of youf choice. Small print to accompany your, arrange ment. Staged in boxes 29" high, 20" wide. 14" deep. Limit 6. 3. Washington, D. C, ? An ele gant arrangement in a compote us ing various flowers in three or more hues. No accessories. Stag ed in s|ant-bact boxes 30" high, 24" wide. 18" deep. Limit 8. 4. Southern Charm ? Massed-line arrangement of roses using rose foliage only. No accessories Stag ed in niches 18" high, 20" wide, 14" deep. Open class. 9. Fabulous Florida? An ar rangement of tropical material in the modern manner. Boxes 24" high. 20" wide, 14" deep. Limit 6. 6. Blue Ridge Beauties ? An ar rangement is values of green. Niches 23" high. 18" vide. 14" deep. Open class. 7. The Fruited Plains ? Aa ar rangement suggesting the bounties ot the farm, using grains, fruits aad-or vegetables. Foliage paraut ted. Niches 18" his If, 24" wide, 14" deep. Limit 5, Junior Woman * Club, Gird?nerette*. 8. Our Own Home Town ? Ar rangement using less than one doz en flowoas. Foliage optional. No accessories. Niches 18" high, 14" wide, 12" deep. Open to Junior Woman's Club and Cardenerettes. ?. Sante Fe Trail ? Hogarth curve desiga with accent on rhy thm in line and color. No acces sories. Niches 25" high, 18" wide. 14" deep. Open class. 10. Golden Gate? An arrange ment of yellow oj orange flowers. Minimum amount of foliage op tional. Nicb# 23" high, 18" wide. 14" deep. Open class. 11. Tweetsie Line? Miniatures, (a) Fresh arrangement not to ex ceed 3" overall. limit 10; (b) Dried line arrangement not to ex ceed 8" overall. Unit 10. 12. Corsages (a) Tailored for travel; (b) Ever-ready ? dried. IS. Natural American Beauties ? Niches 18" high, 18" wide, 14" deep, (a) Open clam; (b) Invita tion class. I 14. Tables ? Invitation class. Plemmons Asks Millions For College Expansion First Summer Term ToEndFriday; Highest Number Enroll In History The first term of the lummer session at Appalachian State Teachers College will end Friday at noon, with the highest number enrlled (147S) in any term In the college's history. Estimates are that the second term will be equal to, or will sur pass, last year's enrollment which was the largest of any second term at summer school. Beginning on July 23, the sec ond term will carry a number of courses which are expected to at tract considerable interest. One is a course in the Living Folk Arts, which is c first such course to be offered in the entire country. Many course* in folk arts are avail able elsewhere, but none in the living folk arta< Also opening on the 23rd will be a workshop on North Carolina, Audio-Visual Aids Workshop, Ele mentary Education Workshop (with special attention to materials and methods in the fields read ing, literature, and crafts), Guid ance Workshop, Reading Work shop. Each of these workshops will carry three quarter hours for credit The course in Living Folk Arts is a six-weeks course. It will be directed by Richard Chase, nation ally known folk lorlst, and by Miss BeuUh Campbell, protestor of children's literature at Westmin ster College In Pennsylvania. Director of the workshop on North Carolina is Mrs. Lois Floyd, supervisor in the Lumberton City Schools; audito-visual aids, Mrs. Bruce Miller, Bridgeton; elemen tary education, Mrs. Floy McEach crn of the College of Education, University of Florida, and Mrs. Martha -Cody of Gainesville, Flor ida; v Guidance workshop, Miss Kath erine Kitchen, guidance director of the Rocky Mount Public Schools; reading wrkshop, Uberto Price of the Department of Education at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege; children's literature work shop, Miss Beulah Campbell. A third group of short courses anU workshops will also begin on August #. Those which begin on July 23 will end on August 3; those which begin on August 0 will end on August 17. The regular term beginning July 23 ' will end on August 24. The class-hour has been extended to one hour and fifteen minutes, so that the term will be over in time' for teachers and admiinstrators to report to their respective schools as required. Boone Folk Festival Is Largely Attended In spite of threatening ikiei the tecond Daniel Boone Folk Festival was well attended. At 3 o'Aock the festival platform seats were filled and children were seated "on the nearby logs and the few cnairs were in use. Children's activities included: the singing of 'Froggy Went A-Court ing from John Langstaffs bookr which recently won the Calde cott Award for the best children's picture book of the year; The Farmer's in the Dell with its ex citing double-circle ending and Hullabaloo which was done with many adults in the circle; two tales, Jack's Bull and the story of Wee Meg which Richard Chase brought from a recent visit with Ruth Sawyer, one of the great storytellers of America; and there were two puppets. Mister Punch and the Monkey. A riddle was told and finally the answer was guessed by a child, and then Mr. Chase led Lambs Are Sold For Top Of $25 Farmen sold 387 lamSs in the first pool held in Watauga county last week (or S6.M9.85 Of these 172 graded choice and sold (or $39. per hundred; 83 graded good and sold (or $21.00 per hundred; Jtl graded medium and sold (or $18.90 per hundred. There were also 38 commons and 17 other sheep sold. The next pool will be held Aug ust 3 at the Boone Livestock Mar ket. Bob Miller Is Hurt In Crash Mr. Bob Miller, (ormer Watauga resident, and brother of A. C. Mil ler o( Shawneehaw township, was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Cleveland, Ohio, re cently. Mr. Miller su((ered cuts, broken ribs, and a punctured lung, while Mrs. Miller received a skull (rac ture, and a broken arm. A daugh ter had both legs broken. The Miller car was in a headon collision with another vehicle, it was said. Contrary to public expectations, the average Navy gob prefers the ?Id-type sailor panU, with their buttoned front flap, to the new type zipper models. Therefore, the Navy is scheduling a change-over to the tradition*! thirteen-button pants. the tinging of The Riddle Song, one of the oldest and moit beloved of our nation'! Old Songs. About 4 o'clock, adult activities included the singing of two sacred songs, Wondrous Love and The Garden Hymn; a song about The Deaf Woman who couldn't ? hear a thing until the old man spoke of marriage; The Lark in the Morn was sung out of "Songs of All Time," published by the Council of the Southern Mountains. Susan Mauk of Winter Park, Fla., aang Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair. Folk games were played by adults #nd a few young people. These w?re Circassian Circle, The Cumberland Square Eight, and The Grand March. Durl Laney brought his old long, rifles again and two boys were al lowed to try their hand at firing them. These folk festival gatherings %re held every Saturday from 3 to 3 p. m. at the platform near the Horn in the West outdoor theater. They are sponsored by the South* ern Appalachian Historical Associ ation, and are directed by Richard Chase and the Daniel Boone Folk Arts Council. There is no admis sion charge. Most Of Grandfather - , Mountain Drivers Men Linville ? Are women really backseat driven? At least one survey indicate* they are. At Grandfather Mountain a sur vey made this month reveal* that more than 90 per cent of vacation driver* coming to that reiort are men. And that deipite the fact that women outnumber the men aa Grandfather Mountain viaitor*. The curvey was conducted on 2,000 automobiles and here is what was found: In 2,000 car* there were 2.936 men and 2,141 women. There were alao 1,808 children under 12, giv ing a grand total of 7,882 passeng er*. , Of the 2.000 driver*. 1.988 were men and only 84 were women. Percentagewise that would come to NJ percent at the drivers be ing men and only 12 percent wo men driver*. There were other interesting figures in the survey. Aa attraction on top of Grand J5ES 5" 31 father ii the famous Mile High | Swinging Bridge. The uirvey in dicate* that there are aome visi tors not willing to venture ft trip across the swinging bridge. Of the men, 12.7 percent did not walk across the bridge at the top of the mountain. Of the women, 30.5 percent were faint-hearted. Of the children. 20.5 percent did not cross. A total of 1.798 visitors who drove to the top of Grandfather failed to walk across the bridge. This figures to 20.2 percent The survey also showed that Tar Heels appreciate the vacation at tracti ona at home. Of the 2JM0 can. the greater perewtoge were from North Car olina and they drove to Blue Ridge mountain in 28 different make* of ears from 188 Tar Heel eoaimunities. , ? Other visitors came from 18 states, Canada, Cuba and the Dis trict of Columbia. ... r. DR. PLEMMONS . . . Asks for new college buildings Greene Named frJ ? , '' I On Retail Group Raleigh. ? R. W. Wilkinson, pres ident of the N. C. Merchants Asso ciation, has announced the appoint ment of Clyde R. Greene as a Member of the Reserach and Ex tension committee for the 1985 86 fiscal year. Harold Robertson of Madison has been named chair man of the committee Investigation of services of the organization and recommendations of new nui to q?ist marstuot# with oW problems are the chief functions of the Research and Ex tension committee. Mr. Greene is local director of the North Caro lina Merchants Association. Guard Unit Is - Back From Bragg Officers and men of Service Battery, 112th Field Artillery Bat talion 5 North Carolina National Guard 'arrived in Boone from Fort Qragg where they had been under going the annual two weeks sum mer encampment. While at summer camp the battery showed itself ex ceptionally capable of performing the duties assigned to it by the 112th Field | Artillery Battalion, which is in general technical sup port. While at camp Pfc. Billy H. Cooke was selected as the out standing soldier fryn, Service Bat tery. At Health Meeting Dr. Mary H. Michal, a director of the North Carolina Mental Health Association, attended a meeting of the board held in Char lotte last Tuesday. State Budget Group Hears Of Campus Needs North Carolina'! Advisory Bud get Commission spent Friday night and Saturday on the campus of Ap palachian State Teachers College, making an inspection of the cam pus, and listening to the request of the college for funds for perm anent improvements for the next biennium. The group was headed by D. S. Coltrane, the assistant director of the budget. He was accompanied by L. D. Moore, his administrative assistant, and Frank Turner, engin eer with the Budget Bureau. Mem bers of the commission who at tended were J. K. Doughton of Stratford, the clu^rman; Carl V. Venters of, Jacksonville; J. C. Eagles' of Wilson; Leroy Martin of Raleigh; and Nelson Woodso* of Salisbury; A. C. Edwards ef Uookerton was unable to be pres ent. Also attending were C. V. Henkel, Jr., senator from Turners burg in Iredell County; and Roy Thompson, staff writer /rom the Winston-Salem Journal. Dr. W. H. Plemmons, the presi dent of the college since last Sep tember, reviewed some of the ac complishments of the college in prefacing his request. He remind ed the group that Appalachian ha* rlways, since its beginning, de voted its energies to the prepare ation of the best teachers possible for tht public schools of this arm and the state. "Every pemon who receives a degree from Appalach ian, " be told them, "also receives a Certificate to teach ill the public schools of North Carolina." He said that the institution has a great history and has been blessed with great leadership, and that he is proud to be connected with it and to help carry on its great tradi tions and its contributions. During 1995-50, Dr. Plemmons said, 2201 individual students en rolled at Appalachian, and approx imately 490 will receive their de grees this year. Recent studies show, he stated, that 89 per cent of Appalachian's graduates teach, and that 84 per cent of them teach in North Carolina. Pointing out that the summer school enrollment this summer (1475) is approximately 200 above any previous comparable figure, Dr. Plemmons said that Appalach ian is (rowing in numbers of stu dents and in services it renders. However, he said that he had found no desire on the part of the people here for the college to become a large college.' "Everyone wants it to remain a good college," he said, "and, wherever possible, to im prove the quality of its product." pr. Plemmons said that in mak ing requests of the State for the next biennium the college authori ties were thinking in terms of a maximum student enrollment by 1060 of some 3,000 students. Such an enrollment, he feels, would en able the college to provide ap proximately twice as many teach ers for the public schools each year as it is now providing. "If, however/' he told the commission, "it appears that our contribution to the number of teachers should be greater, we shall gladly accept whatever responsibilities for meet ing the demands for teachers that are imposed upon us.* Dr. Plemmons reported that of the faculty of 02 during the past year, 29 hold the doctor's degree, and 17 have completed require ments for the doctor's degree ex cept finishing the dissertation. Speaking of recent resignations of some promising young faculty members who have left to accept positions at much higher salaries. Dr. Plemmons said, "Prospective teachers deserve no lea* good In struction than those preparing for any other profession. Under pres ent circumstances we simply can not meet the competition for out standing college teachers.? He said, therefore, he hoped the com mission would look with favor up on the request of the eoliege for., money with which to frmat modest increases in salariw far faculty members. Leading tip td his money to i 6n
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