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 fes 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. ? ' E 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?? :