WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. IUNE It, 1938
Parkway
? P ?
Is Given f
6 Million
Washington ? The National Park
Service uid Friday M2M.0OO will
be (pent on the Blue Ridge Park
way in the year starting July 1,
and $l.lTl,aoo on the Great Smoky
Mountain National Park.
The parkway runt from the
Shenandoah Park in Virginia to
the Great Smoky Park Mountain*
in North Carolina and Tenneuee.
Park service officials said the
only project eliminated from Its
program for the Great Smokies i?
a visitor center. This is to be de
layed until a portion of the New
Found Gap road at the intersec
tion with the Blue Ridge Parkway
is completed. '
They also said that bids have
been advertised for work on the
road beyond the proposed visitor
center. The estimated coat for this
is f7fl,000, but it is not included
in the total for the next fiscal
year because the contracts are ex
pected to be let befor July 1.
The Great Smokies program for
buildings and utilities in both
North Carolina and Tennessee to
tals *618.900.
In North Carolina this will in
clude the following projects:
Somkemont Campground ? shel
ter, store, tenders' residence,
three comfort stations, fireplaces,
garbage cans and utilities, 1128,
100.
Oconalufee ? dismantle and re
erect pioneer farmited, 918,100.
Road construction for the Great
Smokies will total *902,700. In
North Carolina It will include a
part of the New Found Gap ttf
Kephart Prong, to tost $385,700;
Smokemount Campground trails
and parking area, $134,000. In
Tennessee road work will include
Caves Cove camping area work to
total *33.000 ' ?
On the Blue Ridge Parkway the
major road work will cost *5,771,
800, minor roads and trails *179,
100, and buildings and utilities
will total 9317,900.
In North Carolina this will in
clude 31 miles of re paving to cost
$660,000; grading with stone bale
for 11% miles aqjl a bridge be
tween Beech Gap and Rocking
Horse Gap to cost 91,842,700;
grading base tunnel between
Rocking Horse Gap and Balsam
Gap for 8.2 miles to cost *1,968,
600.
At Doughton Park in North
Carolina *11,600 will be spent on
a parking area and visitor center;
at Gillespie Gap roads and walks
for employes' residence will cost
$5,800; at Linville roads and
walks will total *3,000; general
parkway improvement in North
Carolina will include construction
of sigps, *73,000; elimination of
access crossing^ *8.200; guard
rails and walls *27,900; curbing
parking area. *2,700, and erosion
control ffnd improvement *26,500.
Mechanic Gets
Special Card
Mr. C. R. Wilcox, employee of
Winkler Motor Co., has received
s Registered Mechanic'* Identifi
cation Card from the Lincoln
Mercury Division of the Ford
Motor Company.
This card comes as a result of
Mr. Wilcox having comi^ted a
special study course at Atlanta
recently, and successfully passing
the examination.
NEW BOONE HOMES FEATURED IN FLOWER SHOW.? The home* of Dr. and Mr*. W. H. Plemmons
(top photo) and Dr. and Mn. L. H. Ow.ley will be the letting, for horticultural diaplayi in the annual
Boone Flower Show to be held Thuraday. June 19. The picture of the Owaleya' home waa taken in the
snow last winter.
"June Journeys" To Be Theme
For Boone's Gay Flower Show
Flower lovers of Boone and sur
rounding treat have a special treat
in project f
es
for "buck dancing." A group of
young and old participated in a
"longways" folk game ? "The
Noble Duke of York."
A Cherokee blow gun contest
was held. Preparations were
started for a Cherokee "Beaver
Dance" ? an authentic Indian
dance in which a fast moving
"beaver" must be hit by a ring of
dancers who try, one by one, to
hit the animal. When they suc
ceed, they drop our of the dance.
|& These Folk Arts Festivals will
be held every Saturday until
early September. Admission Is
free, ' it,; ? V* .
They are sponsored by The
Southern Appalachian Historical
Assn., the group whibch also spon
sors Horns in the West.
Participation in singing games
for children starts at 3 p. m.
Activities for all ages continue
until S p. m. Folk games, songs
and tales are featured at the ses
Low man Is Sent
Back To Boone
Methodist Church
Rev. E. H. Low nun. for the
put (our year* pastor of the
Boone Methodist Church, has
been* reassigned to the local work
(or a fifth year by the Western
North Carolina Conference in
session at Lake Junaluaka last
week. ) i
Rev. G. R. Stafford semains dis
trict superintendent of the North
Wilkesboro district, and follow
ing are some ?f the other appoint
ment! which arc of interest loud
ly:
Dr. H. E. Spence was returned
to the pastorate of the Blowing
Rock Church. g& .
Rev. Joe Bill Davis comes to
the Boone Circuit.
Rev. W W. Woodard is return
ed to Todd.
Rev. A. A. Wilson waa named
to the Watauga circuit.
? - _j?. wEare? ^ ?3*
Conference ended it* (tensions
Sunday wit!) tile reading of the
appointments.
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Motelists To
Have Series
Guided Tours
The feature of the 5une meet
ing of the Boone Chamber of
Commerce, held at noon Tueaday,
was the showing of a film by
Grandfather Mountain-owner
Hugh Morton of laat year's "Sing
ing On The Mountain" event,
which has been held each 4th
Sunday in June for the past 34
years.
The date of this year's singing,
which is attended annually by
more than 40,000 persons, is Sun
day, June 28.
In other matters taken up at the
meeting, Hugh Hagaman announc
ed the progress of plans for a
"Watauga County Progress Day,"
slated for August 20 and sponsor
ed by the Boone and Blowing
Rock Chambers of Commerce and
the Rural Development committee.
The all-day affair will feature
commercial and non -commercial
exhibits in the city-owned -ware
house at South Depot and College
Streets, a parade, a prominent
speaker, and t watermelon feast
on the Horn In the West grounds,
Mr. Hagaman said. Everything will
be free, including the watermelon,
he added.
Harold Rice announced that the
Grandfather Mountain Area Motel
Association Is planning a series of
guided tours, beginning in July,
to take visitors on all-day sight
seeing visits to points ot Interest
in the entire area. An overnight
trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Is
also being planned, he said.
Mr. Rice also introduced Mr.
Frank Sinclair of the North Caro
lina Department of Distributive
Education, who diacuased the
Travel Host School being held at
Boone and Blowing Rock June ?
13. Briefly, said Mr. Sinclair, the
function of the school, sponsored
by the Boone and Blowing Rock
Chambers of Commerce and the
Motel Association, is to teach
people in business how to give
better service to tourists and make
their stay in the area more plea
sant
Wade E. ?Brown, president of
Boone Developments, Inc., told
the group that heavy grubbing
and clearing is about completed
on the new golf course site, and
that the next' phase will be the
grading and seeding of fairway*
and greens.
Mrs. Stark To
Be A Judge In
Beauty Pageant <
Mr?. Gai'l Stark, "Miss Kansas"
of 1005, will be one of the Judges
hi the Miss Watauga County beau
ty pageant to be held on June 21,
it was announced this week by the
general chairmen of the pageant,
Dwight lcenhour and Ken Schafer.
Mrs. Stark now live* at Linvllle
Falls.
The Boone Junior Chamber of
Commerce, sponsor of the pageant,
also announced that Miss Carolyn
Wall, 1096 ASTC May Queen, will
be in charge of training contest
ants. Training periods for con
testants will be held at 7:10 p. m?
Tuesday, June 17, through Friday,
June 20, at the Boone elementary
school auditorium.
Crayte Teague will be in Charge
of lighting effects.
Dr. Wey Barn
Is Destroyed
A barn belonging to Dr. Herbert
Wey and located near hit home on
Blowing Bock Road waa completely
destroyed by fire laat Thuraday
night
The fire waa believed to have
originated from electric wire*, or
train a truth fire aome diatance
away.
Soml ? to red furniture, camping
equipment and thd like waa de
ttroyed Dr. Wey eatimatea the
total loaa to be around two thous
and dollara.
Two bonoa aUbled in the burn
ing building wen anved' without
ROADEO WINNERS RECEIVE AWARDS.? Louise Ward, ? representing Valle Crucis and Cove Creek,
and Len Warren, representing Bethel, are presented $100 scholarships each as winners In the girls'
and l?oys' divisions of the seven-county District School But Drivers' Roadeo held here Hay 24. Mr.
Joe Ware, district driver education representative of the Department of Motor Vehicles, made the p'reatti
tations at the regular meeting of the Boone Rotary Club, sponsor of the event, last Thursday night.
Left to right are Jack Harrison, chief mechanic tor Watauga County schools; Mr. Ware; Miss Ward; Mr.
Warren; W. Guy Angell, Superintendent of Watauga County Schools; aifd Dr. Jack Lawrence, vice
president of the Rotary Club. The girls' aoholarship is provided by pilot Life Insurance Company
of Greensboro, and the boys' by Perly A. Thomas Car Works of High Point. ? Photo by Palmer's Photo
Shop.
Questions Asked, Answered On
Bond Election For Civic Center
Dr. Billings'1
Internship To
Start July 1
DR. JACK S. BILLINGS
Dr. Jack Smith Billing*, who
received hif Medical degree at
Bowman Gray School of Medi
cine recently, li a son of Mr. and
Mr*. Ward Billing* of Vila*.
A graduate of Cove Creek High
School, he U a member of Willow
dale Baptict Church.
In college he waa a member of
Beta Beta Beta, honorary biologi
cal fraternity; Alpha Epiilon Del
ta, national pre medical honorary
?o^iety; Gamma Sigma Epcion,
chemical fraternity. In medical
*ehool he waa a member of Phi
Chi Medical fraternity He worked
a* extern in Johnaon City Memor
ial Hoepital for three month*. He
wfU intern July 1 at Baptiit Hoa
pltal In Wtnaton-Salem.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Phillips
Funeral lervlee* for Mrs. Ethel
Mm Phillip*, 68, of Greensboro,
were held at the Rein* Sturdivant
eh a pel on June ?. ?{ '-li
Mrs. Phillip* died at the home
of a daughter in Greensboro on
June ?. V R]
Funeral service* were conduct
ed by the Rev, Eugene Balding.
Burial wa< in Uw Stan*berry
cemetery. vB&t ?,t
She 1* lurvived by one daugh
ter, Mr*. Ruth Walker, of Greens
boro and two grandchildren, Mrs.
A. Y. Howell and Rita Mee He
well, both of Greencboro.
M
U. S. Steel aoek* Mds for Que
bec ore project p
With reference to the propoaed
Horn in the Weat property on
which Boone citizens are schea
uled to vote for or against ?
$190,000 municipal bond iaaue on
July 18, the following questions
and answers relative to the project
have been prepared by Hugh Hag
aman. chairman of the publicity
committee, in an effort to acquaint
the ptfbllc more fully with the ad
vantages of the proposed facill
ties: ?
When is the bend election to be
h,ld?
July 15. 1896.
Who can veto?
Any Boone resident who is now
registered.
Who baa to register?
Only those persons who are not
now registered.
Registration books will be open
at the City Hall on Saturday, June
28th and Saturday, July Sth.
Any person who has mqved to
Boone from out of the county and
has lived In Boone at leaat one
month prior to July 18. 19M will
be eligible to register and vote.
Any person who has moved into
Boone from out of state at least
12 months prior to July 18, 1988
is eligible to register vote
What will the people be voting
A bond Issue of 8180,000.00 to
be used to construct a Community
Center and Recreational Center
snd Community Swimming Pool.
How ??ch wm this cost the
average taxpayer of Baaae*
As all taxes, the total payed by
each tax payer depends on how
much his property is ??ted for. To
find out how much tt wUl
you, figure that for each $1,000.00
you are listed for on'the tox books
It would cost $1.80 per r*?.Uts
say your listing was 8100000,
then It would cost $8.00 per year;
M 000.00 would be *800 per yew;
S8.080.e0 would be 811.00 Pkr
yew. The average taxpayer would
pay less than $1.00 per month.
What parpaeea will the Civic
Center section serve?
It win serve as a meeting place
for all civic functions, club meet
ings, conventions, etc. that wish
to use the facillUca.
What recreatlaaal faculties are
anticipated far the yaath) ef.
Boon?? :* :
It la anticipated that the lower
floor of the Civic Center wUl have
recreational facilities and equ?
ment for an adequate and super
vised rfcreatlonal program In ad
dition to the swimming I*?'
Win these prapeaed fadlWtes
|t*Stoued ? P?t* el*v*n)
Students Are
Arriving For
Summer Term
Registration for the first tu
rner term of Appalachian State
Teacher* College darted this
(Wednesday) morning, and la
formation from administrative
sources expected the first day's
enrollment to be well ahead of
the 121* registered a year ago.
The term enrollment which
was 14M a year ago, Is expected
by Dr. James Stone, summer
school director, to reach 13**
or MM.
Registration will contiaae un
til next Monday.
Ernest Bolick
Is Ordained In
Lutheran Church
Ernest Bernard Bolick, Jr, was
ordained at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Vale, N. C., on Sunday,
June V, by officials of Synod and
Pastor Glenn L. Miller, who for
merly headed South mount School.
Mr. Bolick has accepted a call
from the Board of American Mis
sions of the United Lutheran
Church to develop a new mission
in Sanford. Florida. He will be
gin his work there July 1.
A native of Watauga County,
but spending the past ten years at
Southmont where his father was
head of the Southmont School,
the Rev. Mr. Bolick received his
B. D. degree from Southern
, Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Columbia, S. C. on May 23. He al
so won an award of $80.00 in the
A. W Fisher Essay Contest for
home missions.
The exercises included an ad
dress by Dr. V. R. Cromer, presi
dent of Lenoir Rhyne College,
and a sermon by Pastor Marshall
Mauney, D. D. of Lynchburg,
Virginia. i: -3 ij -top
Rev. Mr. Bolick received his
high school education at South
mont High School. He received
his A B. degree at Lenoir Rhyne
College, Hickory. He married the
former Miss Theresa PMMMVK
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
He i* the son of
E. B. Bolick Sr., of
Bolick is the '
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