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An Independent Weekly Neumpaper ... Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication .VE PAGES—TWO SECTIONS BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MARCH «, ltM Appalachian Is Asked To Solve ' •* \ /1 ■•''it '\ 'I School Problems i By EARLEEN G. PRITCHETT Appalachian State Teachers Col lege has been called on again to help with some problems of the teaching profession. This time Dr. Ben H. Horton, Jr., director of the college's division of student teaching, was the expert whose services were required. The administrators of the Char lotte City School system are delving into the problem of train ing potential leadership in the administration of its schools. Con sequently, they have studied their own personnel carefully and have selected from among those in the system a number of young people who they think are good material for future administrative leader ship. They are now conducting a series of workshops for the furth er training of these who have shown leadership promise. The first of these workshops was held last week in Charlotte, with Dr. Horton as the leader. He had been called upon to "set up" the problems that would be dis cussed over a period of time. His subject was "The Problems of Be ginning Principals." Dr. Horton is eminently qualified to discuss this subject. He has been a classroom teacher, a principal, and a direc tor of student teaehers. In addi tion, his doctoral program was a study of this subject. Dr. Hortan said that there are five main specific problems which constitute bfetween fifty and sixty per cent of all the problems of school principals. They follow: Excessive duties — teaching, coaching, office, janitorial, trans portation, Jost and found items. What time doe* ha have to coujMel with teachers? parents? children? Organizing and maintaining good relations with the staff. Organizing and scheduling the school program—use of school facilities, distributing materials, handling traffic in corridors, noon haurs, delegating duties. What impression do you get when you always find the principal so busy that he cannot'take time to talk? Organizing and maintaining good relations with the public. Having sufficient knowledge in elementary education. These main specific problems do not include other minor ones, such as differing viewpoints be tween the principal and the sup erintendent; principals not re cognizing personal deficiencies; principals failing to recognize the difference between a good and a poor job of instruction; the State paying the principal to stress his instructional program while the community rates him on commun ity interest; and the fact that the most popular principal may not be the most successful. Principals, Dr. Horton said, have problems regardless of the length and var iety of their experience, and prob lems tend to get more complex as time goes by. The conclusion was reached that potential principals would poueu the qualifications of courage, pati ence, frankness, dependability; that he would be one who seeks or accepts advice and help; that he handles correspondence efficient ly; makes decisions; and stands behind school policies. Two additional workshops have been set up by the Charlotte Schools, for the participation of these young potential administra tors. At one of them they will be given the National Teachers Ex iinitiation and the Administration snd Supervision Test. At the other Dr. Robert Fink, cxnsu'iant with the State Department of Public Instruction, will lead the discus sion on "The Principal Dees Something About Mental Health'', and Dr. Sarah Wilcox, counselor at Spaugh Junior High School in Charlotte, will discuss "The Place of the Administrator in the Guid ance Program." The young people chosen by the Charlotte system for this training have been encouraged to attend meetings of the Board of School Commissioners, meetings of prin cipals and supervisors, and to ait in 'on interviews with prospective teachers. All these, of course, aa further In-servico training oppor tunities. It will be of Weal Interest to know that at least four Appalach ian State Teachers College gradu (Continued m P*$* »*<>) $2,150 March Dimes Total . Total collections In the March of Dimei campaign in Watauga during the late campaign amount ed to $2,180.68, according to Mrs Carl Fidler, campaign chairman. Sponsors of the effort feel that an excellent showing was made, in view of the bad weather which prevailed during the campaign. Dr. Gene Reese, chairman of the Watauga Chapter of the Polio Foundation expresses deep ap preciation to all who aided in the success of the campaign, and men tions: Mrs. Carl Fidler, campaign chairman. Mrs. Arnold Bolick, Blowing Rock chairman. Mrs. Frank Mast. Valle Cruris. Mrs. Claud Watson, Deep Gap. Jerry Adams, Cove Creek. Mrs. Rob Rivers, newspaper publicity. Ralph Tugman, radio publicity. Bill Paasan, Appalachian Col lege. Bob Barnes, Appalachian Col lege. Mrs. Hadley Wilson, Mother's March. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cottrell and Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Cottrell, March of Dimes dance. Mrs. Joe Brady, Mrs. Walter Canfield, Mrs. Dean Cook, in charge of Teen Age March on Polio. Mrs. Abe Littleton, treasurer. RosrW. Hollar Dies On Monday Rom Wlllard Hollars, 65, of Blowing Rock Road, Boone, died Monday, March 3, at Blowing Rock Hospital. Funeral services were schedul ed to be held at 2 p. m. Wednes day, March 5, at the Brushy Folic Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Crump and the Rev. E. F. Troutman, with burial to fol low in the Fox cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Winnie Hayes Hollars; .three sons, John Hollars, Vilas, Clyde Hollars and Jack Hollars, Boone; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Shrake, Geouga Lake, Ohio. Miss Rettia Hollars, Boone, Mrs. Carrie Baird, Geauga Lake, Ohio, and Mr». Ruby Barber, Charlotte; five brothers, Furney Hollars, Frank lin, N. C., Walter Hollars, Blow ing Rock, Rowland Hollars, Win chester, Va., Charlie Hollars and Sherman Hollars, of Boone. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren. William Mast Passes Stale Druggist Test William Hcrndon Mait of Sugar Grove, paued the examination for registration ai a pharmaciat eon ducted at the Univenity of North Carolina School of. Pharmacy and at the Institute of Pharmacy last week by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Mr. Mast wa« one of thirty-two candidate* passing the examina tion. STATE CHAMPIONS—Appalachian High School's wrestling team again took the state crown at Burlington in the recent tournament. Shown on the front row, left to right, the wrestlers are Bill Farthing, manager; Austin Moretz, 95-lb. champion; Ford King, runner-up in 103-lb class; Sammy Critcher, 112-lb. champion; Bill Cook, 120-lb. champion and "most outstanding" wrestler in the tournament; Tommy Ows ley, 1271b. champion, and Coach Steve Gabriel. Back row: Ned Vines, 133-lb. champion; Dick Brown, 138 lb. champion; Keith Wyke, 145 lbs; Kent Coleman, 194-lb. champion; Jack Norris, 16&-lb.s; Rufus Edmisten, 175-lbs.; and Dean Wilson, 4th place in the heavyweight bracket.—Photo by Verlin Coffey. Watauga's Poultry Princess Is Named To Start Egg Month Dorothy Sue Campbell, Vilas, ■ was chosen as Watauga's Poultry Princess 'Thursday, in a contest which was held to officially launch Egg Month in Watauga county. March has been designated as Egg Month and Miss Campbell will go to Lenoir Saturday to compete in the area contest Winner of this event will go to Winston-Salem to compete in the district selection and winner of this will enter the state competition for Pultry Prin ces. The contest was held, following a supper of poultry raisers and others interested in poultry pro duction -it Kirk's Restaurant. The banquet room of the restaurant was filled, with some producers eating in the regular dining room and joining the contest activities after eating. Miss Campbell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Camp bell of Vilas. R. G. Shipley, vocational agri cultural teacher at Cove Creek High School, and a ponltryman, gave a short talk in which he pointed to the economical and nutritional asset* of poultry and eggs. Bobbie McGuire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rex McGuire, Boone, was runner-up in the princess selection. Other girls entered in the con test included Unda Bolick, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bo lick of Blowing Rock; Mary Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Doss Keller, Blowing Rock; Ann Phil lips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Day ton Phillip* <H Reeae; Mary Lea Moretz, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Arlie Moretz, Boone, Route 2; Elaine Edmisten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George-Edmisten, Sugar Grove; Alice Marie Watson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wataon, Deep Gap; Kathryn Henson, daughter of Mr. WATAUGA POULTRY PRINCESS Dorothy Sue Campbell wean her crown after being choaen to repreaent thla county In an area conteat Saturday in Lenoir. Bobbie McGuire (right) waa runner-up. Twelve girla entered the conteat, which waa judged at a dinner at Klrk'a Reat aurant Thursday evening.—Staff photo by Joe Minor. CONTESTANTS IN POULTRY PRINCESS CONTEST—U/t to right, Mary Keller, Ann Phillip*. Mary Um Morete, Elaine Edmiaten, Alice Marie Wataon. Kaihryn Henaon. Nancy Greer, Dorothy Sue Campbell (Prince*), Patricia Proffltt, Janice Temple Smith, and Bobbie McGuire (runner-up). Linda BoUck, the twelfth entry, i» not ataw^SUtt , and Mri Jack Henion of Sherwood; Nancy Greer, daughter of Mr. and Mn. Ocie Greer, Trade, Tenn.; Pa tricia Ann Proffltt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bynum G. Proffitt of Boone, Route 2; Janice Temple Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Green Smith, Boone, Route 1. - Judges of the contest were Al fred Adams, Mrs. J. V. Caodill and Dr. Gene Reeae, all of Boone. Marvin Hutchlns, assistant coun ty agent who is serving as chair man of March Egg Month, and Miss June Street, assistant home agent, made arrangements for the Poul try Princess contest. Mrs. Spilman Taken By Death Stateaville, N. C. Feb. 24—Mra. LiU Duavant Henkel Spilman, 03, Oakland Heighta and Blowing Rock, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morniiig in Gaatonia at the home of her daughter, Mr*. Law rence Rankin, Jr., whom ihe wat viaiting. Death wai due to a heart attack. Mri. Spilman waa born July 28, 1004, in Stateaville, daughter of the late Columbua Vance and LUa Dunavant Henkel. She attended St. Mary'a College, Raleigh, Salem College, Winaton-Salem, and wai a graduate of Holton Arma School, Waahington, O. C. Mra. Spilman ia aurvived by one daughter. Mrt. Lawrence Rankin, Jr., Gaatonia; one aon, Robert Henkel Spilman, Baaaett, Va.; two siatera, Mra. Harold DeBow, Sutea ville. and Mra. A. C. Summerville, Charlotte; one brother. C. V. Hen kel, Turneraburg; and four grand children, Llla Spilman Rankin, Madelyn Thompson Rankin and Laura Dunavant Rankin, Gaatonia, and Robert Henkel Spilman, Jr., Baaaett, Va. Funeral aervice for Mra. Spil man waa held at 3.30 o'clock thla afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church, conducted by her rector. Rev. James P. Deea. Interment will follow in the family plot in Oakwood cemetery. Bond Sales Are Good This Year In North Carolina. January sales of Serif* E and H Saving* Bonda were the best for any one month for the paat 12 montha. It was re ported today by Mr. Alfred T. Adams. Volunteer Savings Bonds Chairman for Watauga County. The combined E and H sales of $4,744,111 representa 9 7 perrent of the annual goal of 940 million and la also a record performance of achievement agalnat quota re corded tor any January In the paat 9 years. In Watauga County, the sales were »3..V)3()0 which represent* 9.1 percent of the county's goal of 988.90u.00 for this year. » Mr. ami Mrs. Herman Anderson and daughter. Sarah Ann, spent Sunday with Mrs. Anderson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Bolide, la i"*°" $900,000Given To Meet Havoc Of Grim Winter The itreeti of Boone and the road* of Watauga county may have suffered the worst damage ever from the freeling weather of the last two months and the quick thawing of reeent days, according to town officers and highway offi cials who were contacted this week concerning the road condition. Mayor Gordon H. Winkler said it is "worst I've ever seen It," in commenting on the town streets. He was, however, optimistic when he aaid that if the wind and dry weather continues that the condi tion may not be "as bad as it looks." James H. Council), eleventh high way division engineer, said, in hi* opinion, the damage is the "worst since there have been any improved roads" in this section. He would not even attempt to estimate the damage in dollars and cents, but implied it would be tremendous. At a meeting ef the Highway Commission la Raleigh Monday, Highway Director W. F. Babcock stated that I9M.M* had bee* allocated for the three wester* North Carolina highway <tivisie«s ta kelp take care of the damage done by the extrane winter wea ther. He MM $300,OM w<aid go U UiU divWaa, iX |MMM I* each of the ISth and 1«U dlri '' A m m m iJat mm m m mm, m ^ viwwvi) I ipcciii rrienp " faad tw ttorm damage wort. Tom Winkler, newly appointed district engineer, mid that road condition* are bad. Extended dam age has been done to the highway system in this section, and new damage is discovered daily aa the thaw continues. He said that, though no paving can be done now, preparatiooa are being made, to be ready as sdon as weather conditions permit such wort. He reported a slide of last week which closed down traffic on high way 321 for about five' hours, had been cleared away and traffic is again moving on the highway. Schools in the county reopened last Monday, after being closed be cause school buses could not get through the snows. After running three days, they were closed Thurs day and Friday, ^ecause many of the dirt roads had become im passable as rain fell on them. On Monday of this week the school* were again opened, after the wind and some sunshine had helped dry out the roads. According to a spokesman at the county garage, most buses were op erating Tuesday without too much difficulty, and they were not ex pected to run Into much trouble If the weather continues -good. Mayor Winkler said the town crew of workers have been busy (Continued o» page two) Bills Offered To Ban Parkway Toll Plans Washington — North Carolina's two senators Friday introduced legislation that would prohibit tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sen. Sam Ervin dropped the anti-toll bill into the hopper on behalf of himself and Sen. Kerr Scott^ Two similar- biHs, sponsored by Rep. George Shuford and Rep. Charles R. Jonas, respectively, are pending in the Houste of Repre sentatives. The outpouring of Mils on the subject was caused by the as nouBcemeat Thursday that the National Park Service will be gin charging fee* an Jane 1 to naers of the parkway. Sen. Ervin made a statement against the move, as did many North Carolina legislators. "I think It unfortunate for the federal government to attempt le raise revenue by charging citizens for the privilege of looking at the handiwork of the Almighty," Er vin declared. Jonas urged Interior Secretary Fred Seaton to rescind the toll* order. Jonas called parkway tolls "un fair to the thousands of people who live and work near it and are required to use it dally," as well as to driven using it as a high way instead sf a park. Reps. Baati Whitener, Hugh Alexander and A. Paul Kltchtn said they would sponsor or sap part such legislation. Kitchin called the toll order "offensive" and "dictatorial." Whitener Mid the Park Service'* failure to hold a hearing on the toll issue "Is further evidence of the growing callousness of the administration toward the wishes of the people." In Raleigh, Gov. Luther H. Hod ges added his voice to the protests against the plan. He said he was "greatly disap pointed to learn that the Interior Department is pressing again for the collection of entrance fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway." Hodges said that as soon as be received notice of the action he sent a telegram to the Park Serv ice expressing his concern. "I will, of course, Join with •ar congressional delegation la again opposing the collection of entrance fees on the Blae Ridge Parkway," Hodges aaid. William Medford of Waynes ville, chairman of the North Caro lina National Parka, Parkway and Forest Development Commission, said th« state "would never have agreed" to acquire rights of way for the Blue Ridge Parkway if the scenic drive was to,be a toll rood. Medford said the 8tate of North Carolina, it* governors and High way Commission have been oppos ed to toll* on the parkway since (Continued on page two) Scrap Paper Drive Planned By Boy Scouts A scrap paper drive will be con ducted by Boy Scout Troop 108, Boone Methodiit Church, Saturday, it was anounced this week by Steve Gabriel, scoutmaster. Paper will be picked up by the Scouts in Boone, beginning early Saturday morning, he said. \ In case of unfavorable weather, rain, snow or extreme cold, the pickup will be postponed until the following Saturday. Anybody having paper is urged by Scoutmaster Gabriel to tie it in bundles and place it on the curb where ft may be seen easily. A telephone call to Billy Bingham at AM 4-MM, or to any member of the troop before Saturday will as sure pickup of the paper. If help is needed in bundling the paper, the scouts will be glad to do this. Old newspapers, magazines and other paper which may be bundled with string or twine is wanted, and those having paper are asked to make the bundles In sites which the boys may handle easily. Rites Held F05 Lloyd M. Tate Lloyd M. Tate, summer resident of Blowing Rock and veteran manager of the horse show there, died In a Plnehurat Hospital Sun day afternoon, following a long period of failing health. He wai 62. Requiem man was sung from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst Wednesday at 11 a. m. and burial was in that com munity. Mr. Tate organized the Blowing Rock Horse Show 34 years ago, and has spent his summers at Blowing Rock since that time. He owned stables in Blowing Rock and Pinehurst and was recognised a* an authority on jumping hors es. He was in demand ss a judge of horse shows up and down the Eastern seaboard. He was a member of the Blow ing Rock Rotary Club. He came to Blowing Rock from Waynesville, where he was reared. Surviving are the widow; two sons. William M. Tate, of Balti more, and Lloyd P. Tate of Southern Pines; a daughter, Mr*. William Greene of Blowing Rock; seven grandchildren; a brother, Joe N. Tate, Sr., arid three sisters, Mrs t: W. Boyd and Mr*. Elsie Graham of Waynesville and| Mrs. Joe Doggett of High Point. WINTER'S tOLL -J. B. Robin win, Boom, examine • hole la tld* itreet at poitoffke which and broken, due to the hard free* and quick thaw In (bia area. Other itreett hi town have i a»o alio, bM moit of them have remained peaaabl* to traffic. ThU itreet wait eloaod eoltapee and one oar required wrecker aervic* to get it mM)| titer alnkinf into the aoft dirt j ' • yams asphalt—SUA photo Jou Minor.
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