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TWELVE PAGES? TWO SE?TI0I
An Independent Weekly ISeumpaper
Seventy-Firtt Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY U, 1058
VOLUME LXX1 NO. 4
Progress
Day Plans
Are Made
Committeei have been named
and plana are going forward for
Watauga County'* annual Progress
Day to be held August 20, and
which promises to be one of the
biggest events in the county's his
tory.
Dr. I. 0. Greer, of North Caro
lina Busines Foundation, of Chapel
Hill, will be the guest speaker for
this event. Dr. Greer is weD known
to all the people of Watauga coun
ty and everyone will want to hear
his address on "Progress for Bet
ter Living."
The program will be viewing of
educational and commercial exhi
bits on display in the Burley Ware
house No. 2 in the morning and
early afternoon; a small parade to
move the crowd to the Horn in
the West theatre; and the speak
ing there followed by a "free"
watermelon slicing in the parking
area. >
Free door prizes will be given
to the holder of lucky numbers.
A portable television set and other
valuable prizes will be given away.
The following persons are in
charge of the program:
Committee on educational exhi
bits, Mrs. Lawrence H. Owsley,
Howard Williams, Dr. W. K. Keys,
Marvin D. Hutchins;
Committee on commercial exhi
bits, R. D. Hodges, Jr., and Hugh
Hagaman;
Committee on judging exhibits,
?,. E. Tuckwiller and Herman And
erson; ,
Committee on speaking arrange
ments, Dr. W. K. Keys, Alfred
Adams, L. E. Tuckwiller;
Committee on parade, G. C.
Greene, Jr., and Hal Johnson;
Publicity and progress report,
James Marsh and Herman Ander
son.
"The committees hope that ev
eryone wishing to place an edu
cational or commercial exhibit will
let it be known if you are not
contacted personally,'' said plan
ners of the progress day. "Call
Hugh Hagaman or the county
agents office if you are not con
tacted within the next two weeks."
Questionnaires are to be mailed
to all groups and organizations for
information to be used in the pro
gress report. It is being urged
that the blanks be completed im
mediately and returned so the com
mittee will have time to do it job.
Dr. Crew Quits
As Principal
Appalachian Hi
DR. A. B. CREW
Dr. A. B. Crew, principal of the
Appalachian High School, has re
signed hit position,, effective July
IS, according to Guy W. Angell,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Angell states that no succes
sor hat been named to Dr. Crew.
This is done by the committee on
joint recommendation of the Col
lege and the Superintendent, Mr.
Angell says.
Dr. Crew has accepted the posi
tion of Director of Student Teach
ing at the University of Alabama.
Re has been at Appalachian
High for four years.
Mr. Angell also states that Mr.
Dwifht Isenhour has resigned the
principalshlp of the Parkway
School, to take the job as princi
pal of the Tayloraville High
School.
This conies in the nature of a
promotion, since the Taylorarille
school is one of the largest In the
area, employing 49 teachers.
HORN IN THE WEST ACTION. ? Upper left is the trading scene between Indians and British Redcoats;
top right, Indians being stopped by their princess, Nancy Ward, after attacking Daniel Boone and others
in a frontier cabin; middle, concluding prayer given at center stage. Bottom left shows the Widow Howard
getting a swat on the back-aide from one of the colonists in one of the many humorous scenes, and right
picture i* of the exciting Indian "Fire Dance."
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Gardenerettes Map Plans For
Horticulture Show August 8
Boone Gardenerettes Club mem
bers are busily engaged in making
preliminary plant for their Horti
culture Show, which will be held
August 8, at the First Methodist
Church in Boone. A luncheon will
be served in the Fellowship Hall
at the Methodist Church at one
p. m. Tickets (or this event may
be purchased from any club mem
ber, for $1.50, but reservations
must be made before August 1,
due to the limited number of
tickets. Anyone desiring tickets
is asked to please call AM 4
3675 Boone, or write to Mrs. Al
ton Batts, Box 312, Boone. Those
persons attending the luncheon
will be invited to attend the Hor
ticulture Show immediately fol
lowing the luncheon. The show
will be open to the public from
1 until 9 p. m.
Large numbers of flowers thrive
in Watauga County, due to the
favorable climate, and increased
interest is being shown each year
in tljeir cultivation. Nothing can
make a finer contribution to the
appearance of the town and coun
ty than well attended flower gar
dens, which not only add to the
pleasure of the householders, but
which contribute tremendously *to
the happiness of the stranger
within the gate
Listed below are the rules and
regulations, and the various class
ifications under which posies may
be entered in the show. All class
es are open to both men and wo
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Grand Master ? !
To Visit With
Local Masons
James G. Johnson. Master of the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina,
will B* a visitor at the emergent
communication of Snow Lodge, No.
363, A. F. ft A. M . Friday night
at ? o'clock.
Accompanying the. Grand Mast
er ifill be Grand Lecturer William
Price: Grand Steward Ed Burrier
and T. H. Tertbeway, nil of Ra
leigh
Mr. B. W. Stalling!, Worshipful
Master of the local lodge, says the
distinguished visitors will remain
here until Sunday, meantime view
ing the Horn, ahd visiting points
of interest in t he vicinity.
Dr. Ellen Winston
Women's Club Guest
Dr. Ellen Winston, commission
er of Public Welfare in North Car
olina, will be guest speaker at the
Worthwhile Woman's Club on
DR. ELLEN WINSTON
Thursday, July 24, at eight o'clock
p. m.. at the Boone Elementary
School.
' This is an open meeting, ac
cording to the announcement, and
the public is invited. Dr. Winston
is a foreceful speaker, and one
who has a broad knowledge of
welfare problems in North Caro
lina, and the nation as a whole.
Dr. Winston' is a native of North
Carolina, having been born in
Swain county. She received her
Ph.D., from the University of Chi
cago a yd has held various research
positions with a number of Fed
eral agencies. As a result of these
activities and other interest, she
has written extensively in the
fields of social and economic prob
lems. She spent four years as
bead of the department of socio
logy and economics at Mededith
College, and came from that po
sition to the office of North Caro
line commissioner of public wel
fare in the summer of 1M4.
Among her activities on | na
tional basis, she has served as
Chairman of the Policy Committee,
Chairman of a Special Committee
on Aid to Dependent Children, and
aa a vice president of the Ameri
can Public Welfare association.
She is now serving as president
of the later organization.
Dr. Winston it past president
of the North Carolina Conference
for Social Service. She was chair
man of the Southern Region Child
Welfare League of America for
1991-92. She was a member of
the Committee on Federal Aid to
Welfare of the Commission on
Inter Governmental Relations. She
is chairman of the panel on public
social services for the Curriculum
Study of the Council on Social
Work Education and was recently
elected to the board of directors
of the Council on Social Work Edu
cation.
In 1948, Dr. Winston was award
ed the honorary degree of Doctor
of Humanities by the Woman's
College of the Univerilty of North
Carolina. In 1992 she waa awarded
the honorary degree fit Doctor of
Laws by Coiiversc College, her
alma mater.
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Sheriff Hodges Gets Nod;
Edmisten In House Race
Democrats
Name Slate
Candidates
Sheriff E. M. Hodges received
the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff on the first ballot in the
county convention Saturday, poll
ing a majority of the convention
votes in a field of four candidates.
On motion, the nomination was
1 made unanimous. The Sheriff re'
ceived 77.4 votes. Seventy-seven
and one-tenth votes were requir
ed for a nomination.
Police Chief Glenn Richardson,
Emmett Oliver, chief Deputy
Sheriff and Ward Carroll, com
bined, polled almost half the
votes. ,
For Representative Jack Edmis
ten was the unanimous choice of
the convention, after Homer
Brown, the only other candidate,
withdrew and tendered his sup
port.
Coroner Richard E. Kelley was
renominated for Coroner, without
dissent.
For Surveyor C. F. Thompson
won over W. R. Vines. The nomi
nation was made unanimoui on
motion of Mr. Vines.
For Clerk of the Superior
Court, A. E. South was the win
ner over Cannon Ward.
For commissioners the nomin
ees are: Ivan Diahman, Beaver
Dam township; W. C. Lentz, Blow
ing Rock and Bynum Beshears,
Route 3, Boone.
D. Grady Moretz submitted a
motion asking for the inclusion of
Watauga under the State primary
law, so that candidates would be
nominated for county office by
direct vote. The resolution was
approved without objection. Mr.
Edwin Duncan of Sparta, was en
dorsed for the State Senate. He
had received the nomination un
der the rotation system in force
between Ashe, Alleghany and
Watauga counties.
The convention, which filled
the courthouse, was opened by C.
H. Hendrix, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee,
and was presided over by Mr.
Homer Brown, vice-chairman.
Funds Set Up
For Road Work
Raleigh. ? The State Highway
Commission has approved and let
up fundi for road work in Watauga
county.
This work involves the widen
ing, draining and stabilizing of a
total of 12.99 miles on the follow
ing* roads: from Todd, south for
2.29 miles; south of Todd for 1.9
miles; south of Todd for 141 miles;
east of Deep Gap for 1.3 miles;
southeast of Boone for 3.2 miles;
and northwest of Matney for 2.1
miles.
It is anticipated that work on
these roads will be 'completed on
or before November 30, 1999, at
an estimated cost of $80,000.00.
Once funds have been approved
for projects such as these, the
money is encumbered until such
j time as the work is completed.
Daily demand for water in the
United States is estimated at 200
billion gallons. The demand nlay
double in the next 29 years.
NEW COUNTY SCHOOt OFFICES AND GARAGE takes shape we?t of Boone just off Highway 431.
The building is on the property formerly occupied by the old county home, and is next to the Health
Department building. It is hoped the structure will be ready for occupancy sometime this fall.
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Elk Park Mayor F atally Burned;
Foul Play Theory Is Disproved
Elk Park ? Officers investigating
the blackened evidence at a fire i
which took the lift of Elk Park
Mayor Howard Dugger indicated
last night that they had found no
evidence of foul play.
The bloody bed clothing .and
empty gasoline bottles found at
Dugger's home had led Avery
County officers to launch a full
scale investigation of the fatal
blaze.
The State Bureau of Investiga
tion was called into the case on
the strength of the suspicious ?>
Greene's Court
Hosts Over 500
At Open House
Greene's Court was host to a
reported 900 to 800 visitors Satur
day and Sunday when Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Greene held open
house at their new motor court
on the Blowing Rock road.
The 12-unit court located about
a half-mile from the Boone town
limits is one of the best equipped
in this section, said Mr. Greene,
with ceramic tile bathrooms, in
dividual thermostats, wall-to-wall
carpeting, Beautyrest box springs
and mattresses, and air condition
ing.
Mr. Greene also built the Card
inal Motel on the same road in
1953, and operated it until last
year when^ he sold it to Farris
Bumgarner of Cove Creek. Con
struction was begun on the new
Greene's Court in the early spring
and completed about two weeks
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Greene wish to ex
press their appreciation to the
many who came out last week end
to look over the new facility.
GREENE'S COURT ON RLOWING ROCK ROAD
pecti of the tire which destroyed
Dugger'i frame home on Buck
Mountain near here.
An inauest into Oka Mmar-old
man's dfeath was beg?? Monday
but held open until next Monday
while the investigation continued.
Elk Park Constable
Elk Park Constable Paul Cook,
who said he had been one of the
first persons at the scene of the
fire Sunday, explained that, after
study, the evidence did not now
support the theory of foul play.
He said the empty gasoline jugs
found at the home had been filled
with fuel for a power mower.
"We went there Monday and
got out the bedclothes. They
seemed to be blooiiy but they
were scorched so bad it's hard to
tell," Cook said.
"The way everything looks
now," Cook added, "there wouldn't
seem to have been any foul play."
Deputy Sheriff J. M. Presnell
said Dugger was known to carry
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large amounts of money on his
person and in his home. Dugger
was a nurseryman.
Neighkw Bees Fire
Presnell said a neighbor' pass
ing by saw the fire about 7 a. m.
Sunday. The neighbor, knowing
the layout of the house, ran to
the bedroom where Dugger usual- -
ly slept and broke the window. He
reached in and yanked the sheets
and blankets off the bed, but Dug
ger was not in the bed.
He ran to the other bedroom
and did the same thing. He didn't
find Dugger there, either, but the
bed clothes were bloody.
Presnell said Dugger's badly
burned body was found on the
floor of the second bedroom,
where he was never known to
sleep.
The jugs which had contained .
gasoline were f<^und in Dugger's
station wagon near the house.
Dugger lived alone.
County Board Making
Civil Defense Plans
Bynum H. Greene, Chairman of
County CommiMioneri, today an
nounced plana for a fully organi
zed and active Civil Defense or
ganization for Boone and Wata
uga Cobnty.
"The proximity of Boone to cer
tain defense operations, especial
ly its nearness to the Oak Ridge
Atomic Plant, places us in a stra
tegic position to render valuable
service in times of disaster", Mr.
Greene pointed out. Aside from
this", he said, "there arises cir
cumstances within almost every
community when properly or
ganized forces can act quickly and
efficiently t? save live* and re
lieve suffering. It does not neces
sarily follow that the nation must
be threatened by armed aggres
sion to warrant the maintence of
an active Civil Defense Program.
For example, if our community
were swept with an epidemic, or
if we were again subject to the
ravages of flood' aa we were dur
ing the early 'Ws, our local Civil
Defense Unit would bfe invalu
able," Mir. Greene aald.
"Willing and qualified Wader
ship la the secret of a worthwhile
Civil Defense Program", Mr.
Greene continued, "and we are at
ttala moment devoting our atten
tion to finding the highest type
leadership."
Mr. Greene pointed out that
many who read this will later be
called upon to assume a role in
the program, and asked that all
citizen* give sober and thoughtful
consideration to problems that
suddenly have been magnified in
the light of world events.
Winkler Named
Area Chairman
Auto Dealers
W. R Winkler of Winkler Mo
tor Company, Inc., Boone has been
appointed an (Area Chairman by
the N. C. Automobile Dealers As
sociation.
As such, Winkler will be the
liaison man between new ckr and
truck dealers in Watauga County
and bothe the state organization
and the National Automobile
Dealers Association, reports Joe
A. Watkins of Oxford, president
of the state dealer group.
Watkins said Winkler will keep
the two associations informed on
local happenings and opinion* and
will adviae local dealers of state
and national matters affecting the
retail automobile businesa.
He *lao will conduct a joint
membership drive of both organi
bations in the fall.
"We feel fortunate to have his
services," Watkins commented on
the appointment, "for we know he
will do an excellent Job of keeping
us and his local .dealers inform
ed."
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