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An independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fir* Year of CarUinnout Publication i ??, 'H BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I>, IH9 3 TWELVE PAGES? TWO 'Ambassadors To Give Concert Of Visual Music The citizen* of Boone are in for another treat with a "Concert of Viiual Music" again being offered. The Appalachian High School Band, "Boone'i Ambassadors" are to be pVeaented in concert on Sat urday the Slit at 8:15 p. m. in the Elementary Auditorium. From the great music of the past and today, the entire pro gram i? made-up with the entire family in mind. From the young est to the oldest, every member of the family will enjoy this pro gram. f Selections include: "El Chaco" march hy Robert Logan, "Italian in Algiers" by Rossini, a brass en semble selection of the March from "Aida" by Verdi. "First Suite in Eb for Military Band" by Hoist, a clarinet quartet entitled "Charm", "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Walt Disney" "Pinocchio", "Atlantic Seaboard" by Grundman (conducted by Master Musician Alice Cain), "Nightfall " by Morrissey featur ing Tad Auckland on the alto saxophone solo, "Pavanne" by Ravel (a Woodwind Quintet ar rangement), "Ouvre Ton Coeur" by Dizet, "Syncopated Clock" by Anderson (conducted by Barbara Matheaon for one requirement of master musician), "Military. Es cort in Five Ways" by Fillmore. Several other events are under preparation for the "Ambaasa don" in th? near future. Among these are State Solo and Ensemble Contest at Davidson, a concert for the college assembly program, District Band Contest at ASTC, and State B*nd Contest at Greens boro. The bands at Appalachian are supported, in part, by the United Fund. Foresters, Nurserymen Meet, Talk Christmas Tree Growth Nurserymen, forester*, exten sion workers, businessmen, Feder al and State Forest Service re presentatives met In Boone Mon day for ? five hour session on the care and management of. growing Christmas trees, ? brand new for estry endeavor in Western North Carolina, according to L. E. Tuck wilier, County Agricultural Agent, Watauga County. The purpose of the meeting was two-fold: first, to come to some definite conclusions on the care and management of Fraser Fir M a Christmas tree, and secondly, to discuss the possibilities of organ ii ing a state-wide Christmas Tree Growers Association. Discussion leader, John Gray, head of Extension Forestry De partment, State College, opened the meeting with a brief resume of some of the problems that local Christmas tree growers have en countered in the production of Christmas trees. Phil Griffiths, Assistant State Forester, said plans are underway to begin an increased production of Fraser Fir in the Penrose State Nursery near Hendersonville. This step up in production calls for the transplanting of 2 year old Fraser Fir for additional 2 years in the planting bed, which will produce a more desirable seedling for planting stock. A further discussion was made by Forestry Extension Specialists on some of the cultural practices necessary for the production of quality Christmas trees. The highlight of the meeting was an informal talk by Mr. M. C. Stewart, president of the Nation al Christmas Tree Growers As sociation, who discussed some of the work of the Pensylvania As sociation and the National As sociation, and relatod some of his experiences in the Christmas tree industry. Mrs. Phillips Dies Friday , Mrs Nellie Ruth Phillips, ?. of Keese, died Friday, February 13, at W?Uug? Hotpital, following a protracted illn e?. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Sunday, February 18. ?* Mountain Dele Baptist conducted by the Carl Wilson and the Rev. Barney Oliver. Bur I,! mm m the Bethel Cemetery. Survivers are the Mr. and Mrs. Colli* Gtrene ?' focse, ?e husband, J.m4 C. PUMP* ? Reese' four sons, James C, Jr.. Bobby Dean. and Tommy PhMl|*. all of Lexington, and ^ Earl Phil lips of Reese; two daughters, Betty snd Ruby Kate Phillips home; a sister, Mrs. Mary Hide, of Rominger; and two grandchil drea. Senate group sfeks curbs oa textile imports- ' to 4 < Dr. Ben H. Horton, Jr. Given Teaching Honor Pr, Ben H. Horton, Jr. it the new preaident of the Southeastern ftefionil AWOciation for Student TMehtttg. Re waa elected during the group's aeventh annual con ference which met laat week at Johnson City, Tenneaaee. Dr. Hortoni head of the educa DR. BEN H. HORTON, JR. tion department at Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, succeeded Dr. E. S. Christen bury of the University of Tennessee. The Southeastern Regional As sociation is composed of colleges, universities, superintendents, principals aad teachers of ? 10 state area who irt engaged or in terested in teacher training. This week Dr. Horton is repre senting the (roup at the national meeting la Chicago of the Ameri can Association of Colleges for Teachers Education. Dr. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Horton of Route 1, G rover, is a graduate of No. S Township High School of Shelby, holds the B. S. and M. A. degrees from Ap palachian and the Ed. D. from Florida State University. The North Carolina educator was a teacher for three years 'and a principal for Ave years in Mecklenburg County. N. C. He has been ? member of the Appalach ian faculty since 1MB. He direct* the student teaching program conducted by Appalach ian State Teachers College. Ap proximately 500 will do their stu dent teaching this school year un der the program. In addition to the Association for Student Teaching, Dr. Horton is a memMr of Ute North Carolina Education Association aad Phi Delta Esppe (education Inter Jas. McBride Dies In Md. James McBride, former resident of Boone', died at hi* borne in Bowie, Maryland, Sunday of a heart attack. He waa 44 years old. Funeral services were held Wed nesday in Bowie. A son of the late Smith McBride of Sherwood and Mrs. Irene Cot trell McBride of Boone, he is sur vived by the widow and one son, Jlmmie. There are also two bro thers and two sisters: Byron Mc Bride, Chicago; Dean McBride, St. Augustine, Fla.; Mrs. Louis Tram mel, Bowie, Md.; Mrs. Mike Clan cy, Memphis, Tenn. 178 Arrested By Policemen One hundred and seventy-eight arrests were made during 1998 by the Boone Police Department, and Chief Glenn Richardson gives the Democrat the ipilowing list of the infractions: Drunking driving, 8. Carrying concealed weapons, 4. Violation of probation law, 4. Speeding, 8. Resisting arrest, 1. Breaking ahd entering, 4. Stolen automobile, 2. This was turned over to the FBI. Drunk and disorderly, 113. Manslaughter, 1. Murder, 1. This was turned over to Caldwell authorities for. a mur der committed in Caldwell Coun ty. Larcency, 4. Peeping Tom, 2. Assault on female, 1. Possession of burglary tools, 1. Running stop signs, 27. The local police also investigat ed 87 automobile accidents. THERE HE WAS Duluth, Minn. ? There be was ? floating high above the Fond du Lac ski- jumping 'slope with a classic pose and no skis. The crowd roared in astonishment, but Chuck Ryan, of St. Paul, sailing through the air ski-less, coolly surveyed his predicament Coming In for a landing. Ryan wound up about 290 feet from his take-off point. "I just jumped out of my skis," said he, a veteran of nine years la ski jumping. Re explained the skis were brand new aad something waa wrong with the hinders. Stanley Harris Made Colonel Mr. Stanley A. Harris of Boone, la perhapa the only bona fide Ken tucky Colonel now residing in Watauga county. Mr. Harris was commissioned by Acting Governor Harry J>e Waterfield on December 10, and the commiaaion waa presented when Mr. Harris went to Frank fort last week to be present at a meeting of members of a Boy Scout troop which he organised fifty years ago. Henry Auton Rites Are Held William Henry Auton, 86, of Boone, Route 1, died Sunday, Feb ruary 15, in Blowing Rock Hos pital. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p. m., Tuesday, February 17, at Sandy Flat Baptist Church by the Rev. Homer Greene, and bur ial was in the Winkler cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Gladys H. Auton; six sons, Ivan Auton, Blowing Rock, Harley Au ton, Charlotte, Marvin, Frank, R. D., and Lewis Auton, all of Boone; four daughters, Mrs. Willie Ben nett, Mrs. Ralph Shores, and Mrs. J. C. Nelson, all of Boone, and Mrs. Dale Auton of Belmont: two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Oxentine of Lenoir, and Mrs. Celia Winkler of Mt. Holly; a brother, John Wink ler of Pineola; and fifteen grand children. Maples Boone' Opening Is Set For First Week In June The organization which li pro moting and will operate Boone'i new golf courie wai officially named Boone Golf Club at a re cent meeting of the board of di rectora. The board also engaged the ser vice* of Mr. Joe Maples as the club "pro" and superintendent of grounds. Mr. Maples is the son of Mr. J. E. Maples, architect of the new course. He is a registered golf professional and holds member ships in the state and national professional golfers associations and the superintendents associa tions. He will report for duty on or a&out April 1, at which time he will assist his father in putting the finiahing touches to the course preparatory to its opening, which is scheduled for the first week in June. Mr. Maples, the architect, says he is very pleased with the condi tion of the course after the snows and rains during the winter, and he feels sure he will have a good course ready for play by June 1. Plans for locker rooms and a "pro shop" are being prepared by the architect. It is expected that construction will start In April and that these facilities will 1m ready for use in June. The board also set annual mem bership fees and greens fees, as follow*: ITS for a regular mem bership, ftO for the second mem ber of a family who joins the club, and $30 each for any additional members of the same family Greens fees, for non-members, will be |3.00 on week days, and $5.00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and holt days. These membership and greens fees are based on those of comparable golf courses in this section, and it is expected that playing time will be from one to three weeks longer than other courses in the mountain area. Membership* will go on sale April 1st at the office of Attorney Wade E. Brown, president of Boone Developments, Inc., build ers of the golf course and sur rounding home sites. Y, D. Club To Organize ? An organizational meeting of the Young Democrats of Watauga county will be held Tuesday, March I, at 7:30 o'clock upstairs at the Boone Trail Restaurant. Choir To Stage. Spring Concert The Appalachian College Choir, under the direction of Virginia Wary Linney, will preaent its an nual Spring Concert on Monday night, February 23, at 8:00 o'clock, in the College Auditorium in the Administration building. A special feature of the program thia year will be "God's Trom bones," a Fred Waring present* lion which includes the "Creation," Collaborating with the cborv M thU p?rt of the program will be Dtvid Hodgin of the English Da- , partment a* narrator of the dra matic work, and the College Sym phony Orchestra, directed by ftich oU? Erneston with Jamei Booker at the organ and Sandy Beam at (he piano (Jod'a Trombone* consists of an opening prayer, The Creation, Qo Down Death, The Judgment Day, aad ? closing prayer. The poops were written by Juno* Weldon Johnson and are based upon Amer ican Negro folk aormooa. The mu sic, by Roy Rlngwald. la based upon American Negro spirituals Tbo choir program will open wttb a group of toered numbers Followed by a group of Musical comedy favorite*. After a brief intermission the concert will be eli BMUed with -God's Trombooea." BOONE; LANDMARK t . The Thomas Greer House, one of the oldest structure! in the town, is said to have been built between IMS and IMS. Mr. Greer, Who moved from the head of Elk after the marriage of his daughter to T. J. Coffey, died there. It is built of hewn logs, fashioned largely by Cap tain Cook, son of Michal Cook, Wataufa's tint Sheriff. Granville Norrii and family, who Hved in the old house for many year*, have moved and the building is vacant. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beach and family lived in the Greer house for many years.? Staff photo by Burley Referendum To Be Held 1 ? 'A . In W atauga County On Tuesday Watauga county farmers who grow bur)?y tobacco today got a last minute reminder about the marketing quota vote to lie held Tuesday, February 34. Any person having an interest aa owner, operator, share tenant, or sharecropper in the 1B98 crop of burley tobacco is eligible to vote in the referendum. Also, any per son may vote who included burley acreage in the 1088 Soil Bank Ac reage Reserve or Conservation Re serve Program, or whoee farm acreage allotment was preserved under section 377 of the act. rolling places for the Febru ary 24 referendum en marketing quotas for the next three crops of burley tobacco have been des ignated as follows: Beaver Dam ? Donley Haga man's store. Cove Creek? lames B. Mast's store. Meat Camp? Davis' Furniture Store. North Fork? EUer's store. Brushy Fork ? Vilas Service Station. Laurel Creek? V. D. Ward's store. New River ? Basil Smith's store. Shawaeehaw ? Story's Store. Witauga ? Howard W. Mut'i store. tfce talk will k* ofH from l:H i. m. lo ?:N p. n. Vaughn Tugman, chairman, County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, point ed out that in thia referendum, grower* will have the choice of ap proving quotas for the next three crops, or of disapproving the quota program. At least two-thirds of the growers voting must approve quotas if 'they are to remain In effect. A favorable vote will mean acre age allotraenta, marketing quotas ?with penalties on marketings of "excess" tobacco, and price sup ports on the IBM, 1900, and 1961 crops of burley tobacco. An unfavorable vote will mean, for marketing purposes during the 1989-60 marketing year, no al lotments, no quotaa, no penalties, and no price support on the 19S9 burley crop. In this event, an other referndum would be held next year on quotas for the fol lowing three years. Marketing quotas have been In effect for burley tobacco each year except one since the 1938 leg islation was enacted. In the last burley quota refer endum, held in IMS, quotas were approved by 9S.3 percent of the growers voting. Duncan Is Given Senate Honors Senator Edwin Duncan, who re present* Watauga, Ashe and Alle ghany in the State Senate, was named Chairman of the Interstate and Federal Relations Committee when the upp*r house of the Legislature completed its organi sation last week. Senator Duncan was also named vice-chairman of the Health Com mittee, and appointed as member of 'Agriculture, Banking, Insur ance, Roads, Welfare and Wildlife. American Motors girds for Big 3 moves. W. L. Burkett Dies Monday Wlllet Lee Burkett, 59. of Boone, died at bis home on Mon day, February 16, following a heart attack. formerly in the restaurant busi ness at Sugar Grove and the furni ture business in Boone, Mr. Bur kett operated the Burkett Beat Home in Boone prior to his death. He wai nominated on the Repub lican ticket for Clerk of Court in 1988. but withdrew hia name prior to the electiop. He is survived by bis widow, Mrs. Carrie M. Burkett; a son, Sgt. B. J. Burkett of the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Africa; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Cowan of Lo< Angeles, Calif.; three broth- , era, Joe Burkett, Reese Burkett, and Jacob Burkett, all of Boone; three sisters, Miss Lona Burkett of Boone, Mrs. Rosa Ragan of Todd, and Mrs. Hilda Whisenant of Hickory. Funeral services will be held in the Grace Lutheran Church at Boone with the pastor, the Rev. E. F. Troutman, and the Rev. Rex West officiating, and burial will be in Bethany cemetery. Time of the funeral had not been set Tuesday pending arrival of the son and daughter. Tag Deadline ? Is Extended At Blowing Rock Mr. Lewis Hodges, Chief of Police of the town of Blowing Rock, states that the deadline for the purchase of city automobile tags has been extended from February 16 to March 1. The Blowing Rock tags have been on aale for some time and motorists are asked to come by the city hall and get their tags at their earliest opportunity. The tags are one dollar each. Rural Development Board To Have MJet The Executive Committee of the Watauga County Rural Develop ment program will meet Monday, February 23, at 13:00 noon a) the Daniel Boone Hotal in Boone. All momberi of the executive commit t*e and chairmen of the problem area committees are urged to at tamt Each committee chairman will report on progreu in his area and his commlttee'i plans for IMS ac tivities. These plans will be dis cussed and acted on by the execu tive committee, then the plans that are adopted will be put into effect for the advancement of Watauga County. I ti ' ? .. Hi
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