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VOLUME .. Seventieth Year of Continuous Publication ; ' * WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH t7, 1958 Legality Of Tolls • '' '• . ' | Debated Washington — Secretary of the Interior Seaton told a group of North Carolinians last Wednesday that "if we're not wrong, we have ao choice but to go ahead" and establish tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway. His reference to the possibility of being wrong was made in a legal sense and was made after one at the protesting group suggested a court test to determine whether the department has the authority U> establish tolls on the North Carolina-Virginia scenic mountain road. Seaton made the statement at the conclusion of a lengthy conference at which objections to the toll proposal were 'voiced by a group that included Gov. Luther Hodges and the | North Carolina congressional delegation. After all was said and done the positions of those on both sides of the question remained unchanged. Seaton, speaking for the National Park Service, which is a part of the Interior Department, contended that to impose tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway would be no different from similar action taken in regard to fees for the use of other national park areas. What's more, it's the department's position that the policy of charging fees for various visitor services and facilities has been adopted by many states in regard to state parks. Breaking Of Faith On the other side, the protestants said the Blue Ridge Parkway was authorized and built with the clear understanding that it would remain toll free. To charge tolls, Cooley (D-NC) and Jonas (R-NC). they argued, would be an act of breaking faith-with the states involved. A number of Virginians also object to the proposal, scheduled to take effect June 1, but they did not attend Wednesday's meeting. (Continued on page two) Election Board Is Named Here The State Board of Election* met Friday and named member* of the election board* for each of the one hundred countie* in the State. Named to the Watauga county election* board are: W. R. Cottrell, Dayton Winebarger, Democrat*; Stacy Egger*. Republican. Mrs. Edwards Taken By Death Mr*. D. M Edward*, 84. died on Thuraday, March 20, at her home in Sparta. Funeral service* were conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday, March 22, at the Sparta Primitive Baptiit Church. Mr*. Edward* wa* the mother of Mr*. G. R. Andrew* of Boone. Walker Is Owner Of Tractor Agency Mr. W. H. Walker of Sugar Grove ha* purchased the tractor and farm machinery buiiness formerly known a* the Winkler Tractor Co. and ia conducting the business in the Winkler Motor Co. building. Mr. Walker is being assisted in the management of the business by Mr. Howard Edmisten A full line of Ford tractor, and all related farm machinery i* being carried, together with repair part* for such equipment. Belus Smawley Is Installed In Hall of Fame Kansai City — Belu* Smawley, former Appalachian State College baiketball *tar, was instilled Friday in the National Asan. of Intercollegiate ■ Athletics hall of fame. Smawley and several others were installed as a sidelight of the NA1A tournament. While as undergraduate at the Boone, N. C., college, Smawley was an alltouraament pick Six district chairmen also were honored for outstanding work, indueling Clarence Stasavich of I*-' noir Rhjne College at Hickory. N. i NO SIGNS OF SPRING. — Snow-covered cari «bowed no signs that spring had come (calendar-j wise) to Boone. Since the first of last week, more than ten inches of snow has been measured at the Boone weather station. Warm temperature* and rain have caused much of it to melt, nuking walking and traveling a "slushy mess." » ' A "CHB1STMAS CARD" SCENE.—The trees and bank, between WMk Brown's office and the Unney i building on King Street, were just a sample of how Boone and much of Watauga county looked last week, lite snow afld ice stayed oq the trees and wires most of the day, but finally yielded to 38-degree weather I in the afternoon.—Staff photos Joe C. Minor. Wiley Swift Dies As Fire Destroys Hotel At Newland Six Republicans File For Watauga Primary Doctors' Day To Be Observed Sunday March 30th will be observed as Doctor's Day under the auspices of the Medical Auxiliary of the North Carolina Medical Society, the object being to honor members of the profession by some act of kindness, gift or tribute. The red carnation is being used as the doctor's day symbol Flowers will be placed in all churches Sunday and each doctoi will wear a red carnation. The drug store windows in Boone are decorated in honor of the doctors. Saturday night the Medical Auxiliary will entertain the Doctors at a. buffet dinner at the home of 6r. and Mrs. Lawrence Owsley. Six Republicans have filed for county office in the May primary, according to S. C. Eggen. chairman of the Watauga county Republican executive committee. Mr. Eggeri, presently representative in the General Assembly, hai filed. I. B. Wilson, county tax supervisor and Clint Lewis, member of the county board of commissioner!, have filed for sheriff. John Wellborn (Stony Fork) and incumbents Bynum Greene and Fred Hatiey have filed for the county board of commissioners. Watauga Democrats do not nominate their candidates in the primary. Their nominees will be chooen in county convention later in the year. • Russians, at parley, asks reappraisal of foreign aid. District Science Fair At College On Friday The Northwestern District Science Fair wilt be conducted at Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone March 28. Registration will begin at 8:30 a. m., and ail displays are expected to be in place by 10:30 a. m. in the Science building. Judging will take place at 10:30. While the Judging is being dope, exhibitors will assemble in the lecture room of the Science building for a choice of one of the many campus tours or a program conducted by the College Science department . . Dr. D. i Whitener, dean of Appalachian. will give the welcome address at tfeo aooo liwrhoon tat the banquet room of the college cafeteria. Dr. F. Ray Derrick, head of the biology department of the college will addrern the group at Ulia time, after which Dr. White ner will announce the award winner*. The display* will be open to the general public from 12:10 to 4:00 p.m., and no exhibit* will be removed until after 4 o'clock. Dr. Derrick, #ho head* the fair arrangement* along with Kent Robinaon. faculty member rf'the biology department, Uated tfet more latwreet baa been ahown la U>« entrie* thu year than any previou* fair. They expect the exhibit* to redact thj* iataraai. ... ivTffl NewUnd — A Newland service station operator lost his life in a spectacular fire that destroyed the 40-year-old Shady Lawn 4 Hotel here early Monday. The victim was Wiley Swift, about S3, a regular resident of the hotel. He apparently died while trying to get out of his smokefilled second story room One* fireman was overcome by smoke after climbing through Swift's window. He was rescued by other firemen. Three other volunteer firemen from Newland were slightly injured when a chimney collapsed on them. The hotel, a two-story frame building was burned to the ground. The losa was estimated by Fire Chief Paul Fletcher at 145,000. The fire was discovered at about 2:30 a. m. by another regular patron. Harry Carpenter, 70, who was awakened by smoke. He could not find his glasses in the smokefilled building, but managed to make his way downstairs arid woke the co-operators, Jack Griffith and Joe Taylor. All three got safely out of the building. Fletcher said the blue apparently started In the kitchen of the hotel. Firemen from this community and from Spruce Pine ' (Continued on page two) Andrews To Have Oldsmobile Open House Event Andrews Chevrolet. Inc., has anmunced that it- will hold an "Oldsmobile Open House" event Friday and Saturday of this week to celebrate Ita recent appointment as authorited dealer for the Oldsmobile (jm of automobiles, ri Complete (ales, service, and parts departments for Oldsmobile have been inatkttK at the Andrew* Chevrolet building on North Depot Street, Mid G. R Andrew*, president of the firm, who invite* the public to come in Friday and Saturday and inspect the 1MB OMamobtles which will be oo di^ Sees College Enrollment ° Doubling In Few Years Dr. Plemmons Gives Plans At Appalachian Appalachian SUte Teachers College is instituting a program to encourage Watauga County high school graduates to attend ASTC for two years whether or not they intend to enter the teaching profession. ; After the second year a student c»n transfer to any other school I with full two-year credit*. It is believed that the plan will work to the economic advantage of local residents. The program was revftaled by acJT H Plemmon»- President of AaTC, who addressed the Boone Lions Club at its regular meeting Tuesday night, March 18 With some 300 person's employwl and the largest annual payroll in the county at approximately $1 million, ASTC is big business, Dr Plemmons said. He added that between 80 and SO per cent of those employed at the college are residents and taxpayers of Watauga County. Percentagewise, he said. Wata"«« ranks among the upper group of counties with residents holding college degrees, and is one of the few counties offering education which extends from nursery school through one year beyond the (Continued on page two) Top Coaches To Be At Valle Crucis j Cage Camp School h.nW° °f 'he natiol>'« top basketball coaches will direct activities •t the Valle Crucis Camp for the two-week graAd opening of Broadatone Basketball Camp for boys. Fred Schaus, who coached West Virginia to the no. 1 spot among the nation's cage elite this seaion. will head the staff lot the first week, June 8-14 Wake For«t coach Bones McKinney. once • Pro great, will handle the Job the last week, June 15-21. -,The„c»mp' in the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains, is the only one for special basketball instruction in the mountains this summer. Personal instruction as well •s team pljy will be stressed. The school is designed for junior and senior high school boy«. Hl«h school graduates are not eligible. Schaus will be assisted by Bob Davis, seven-time all-NBA sUr with the pro Rochester Royals McKinney will be aasisted by Bill snarman of the Boston Celtics. Former Boone * Pastor Is Holy Week Speaker REV. PAUL W. TOWNSEND The Reverend Paul W. tow«isend, Superintendent of the Sailsbury District of the Methodist Church, will tw guest preacher at the pre-Ess tar crsngelUtk set-vice to be h«ld at the Boone Methodist Church, beginning Sunday March 30th Mr. Townsend. a former, pastor of the Boone Church and who served as a chaplain In the United States Navy, will begin by preach(Cootioued on page two) iZMeBMSE: ,Jm■ ,.a. SKID MARKS show some of the route taken by ■ car driven by James Dewey Byrd, Jr., of Wilkesboro as it headed for a fence near the Roby Greer home last week. According to Highway Patrolman Charles W. Mason, marks on the highway (421) and the road shoulders showed the car traveled approximately 490 feet from where Byrd apparently lost control and to wherp it stopped. Byrd waa carried to Watauga Hospital where he was treated for a fractured hip.—Photo Palmer's Photo Shop. Outdoor Drama To Open June 28, Directors State Dr. Tucker Is To Speak Here Friday Night DR. H. PARK TUCKER Dr. H. Park Tucker, who will be the principal speaker at the Three Forka Baptist Assoc iational Brotherhood Conference here at the First Baptist Church Friday night at 7:30, has distinguished himself in many fields and is widely sought as a speaker. He has been a Chaplain for the Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, for twelve years. He has served as Chaplain at the Federal Reformatory, Chollicothe, 'Ohio, Federal Correctional Institute, Ashland, Ky., and for the past ten years has served in that capacity at the Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta, G«. I For many years Dr. Tucker flew to bis engagements about the country in his own plane, but (Continued on page two) Horn in the West will definitely open it* aeventh consecutive seaion June 28th in the Daniel Boom Theatre, it was dccitaLiut Thursday by the directors of the producing organization, Southern Appalachiah Historical Association. The unanimous decision cam* following an announcement by James P. Harsh, executive vicepresident, that a sufficient number of individually-signed 1300 notes had either been received or promised to enable the association to borrow the necessary funds to open the outdoor drama. It had been previously announced that a minimum of (15,000 would be required to finance the opening of the play. At a meeting held Tuesday, March 29, a budget submitted by the budget committee was adopted with only minor revisions, and plans shifted into high gear once more. Marsh said an attempt will b« made to operate on as conservative a budget as possible consistent with putting on a good show, and added volunteers will be pressed into service to handle concessions, etc. In other action, the general spring meeting of the association was tentatively set for Msy 12, with the location to. be decided later. The directors also voted to send Bill Ross and Charles Elledge, recently-appointed director and assistant director, to the Southeastern Theatrical Conference, to be held at Chapel Hill March 27. 28, and 20, where they will interview acting talent for key rolss In the 1088 production of the Boone drama. Blue mold has been a threat to tobacco plantbeds every yesr since Sunrise Service To Be Held At The Rock A community-wide Sunriie aer-i vie* will be bald at the Blowing Rock Easter moraine. Music will be supplied by a combined choir from all participating churches under the direction of Mr. Fred Poplin The Rev. G. Carlton Co*, pastor of the First Baptist Church of ; Blowing Rock, wilj bring the Easter msswgn. Scripture readings and prayer will be by other Christian leaders of the community. Sunrise from IWllKk la par tieularly beautiful and apoiwors of j the serrk* state It will b« a rare i spiritual experience to share in Following the Service in Enter breakfast will be given for all member* of the Prcabyterlan Sunday School and church at the Man** This breakfast will be prepared by mem ben of the Men's Organized Bible Class. 1 The usual Holy Week services will be held la the Presbyterian Chapel during the week preceding Easter at 7:10 p. m. each evening. The services will be of the discussion, or question and answer type, centering about the two themes: Why I should be a Christian? and why I should be a member of the church? An Invitation la extended to all Gershefski, .Noted Pianist, To Appear Here EDWIN GERSCHEFSKI Edwin Gershefski, nationally known pianist-composer and dean : of the achool of miuic of Converse | College, will appear on AppalachI ian State Teachers Collegia public I program* series on March 31 at 8 p. m„ in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building. Mr. Gerschefski will present a ! program of humor on the keyboard I to the freshman assembly in the j College Auditorium on Monday | morning and a similar program to senior assembly ob Tuesday I morning. { (Continued on page two) Six Million To Be Spent On Blue Ridge Parkway Roanoke, Va. — The National Park Service has ordered spending of an additional six million dollars for the Blue Ridge Parkway construction as part of the federal anti-recession program this fiscal year. Park Service Director Conrad L. Wlrth announced the move this week. It doubles the orlgiaal amount scheduled for construction before June 30. One-third of the new money goes to Virginia, while the rest la spent in North Carolina on the "Mlaalon M" development program. The six million includes » far
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