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fmfm An Independent Weekly N earn paper . . . Seventy-First Year of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY M, 1950 VOLUME LXXI. ? NO. 3S TWELVE PAGES? TWO SECTIONS * a"*? . ' fljj. , , Chamber Commerce Membership Drive Off To Good Start To Play At Charlotte PAUL WESTON Paul Weston, the "musical pho tographer," has been invited to furnish the music for the four day convention of the Southeastern and North Carolina Photographers Association, beginning at Charlotte Sunday. He will play the Ham mond organ at the Sunday night get acquainted party, and expects to play the background music for the beauty pageant Tuesday night at which time a queen will, be se lected by the photographers. The Southeastern association embodies nine states, and several hundred photographers are ex pected to attend. Mr. Weston operates the Paul Weston Studio in Boone, and play ed the organ professionally for many years, before starting his photography business here. Easter Seal Plans Made The executive committee of the 1959 Easter Seal campaign met Monday evening to prepare for mailing the Easter Seal letters. Several members of the commun ity gave considerable assistance to the committee. Those working with Mrs. Roy Blanton, Mrs. Herman Eggers, and Dr. James Greene were: The Rev. James Green, Robert Bumbaugh, Dr. Roy Blanton, Mar vin Hutchens, Robert Phillips, the Rev. John Gibson, and Herman Eggers. Dr. Green represented the Jay cees, as did several other of the workers. School Board Is Endorsed The Watauga County Democratic Executive Committee met at the courthouse Saturday afternoon and voted overwhelming endorsement of the present Board of Education consisting of Dr. Chas. Davant, Dr. D. J. Whitener and H. W. Mast, Jr. The incumbent board members received 14 votes. Seven were cast in opposition. Since Board of Education mem bers are actually named by the Legislature, the endorsement of the committee will be forwarded to Representative Jack Edmisten. More than one-third of the liquid financial assets of U. S. .farmers are now in Savings Bonds. The membership campaign for the Boone Chamber of Commerce j now In fuli awing and Mr. Har old Rice, chairman of the cam paign, aaya the reaulta are good. The memberahip breakfast laat Tuesday showed a determination to eontact every member and pros pective member, Mr. Rice said, and he envisions splendid results. Complete cooperation is needed, he said, so that Watauga county may be aold all over the nation. It is also stated that if present goals are reached, no one will be asked to contribute further during the year. He further stated that the spirit of cooperation is excel lent. Mr. Herman Wilcox, president of the Chamber of Commerce, also comments on the fine response to the drive to reach the goal of 100 new members and a 100% paid membership in '1069. * Mr. Wilcox adds: "When you invest in the Cham ber of Commerce and Merchants Association you are actually in vesting in our community and in your business. This is because the sole function of these organixations is to improve conditions in our community, and this means better business for you." Projects Suggested At the last Chamber of Com merce meeting members were ask ed to write names of projects on slips of paper and hand them in for consideration. Over 39 pro jects were suggested. After the membership campaign, Mr. Wilcox says, 100 men and wo men will be needed to volunteer and serve on commmittees to work toward the various civic goals. Those wishing to volunteer should write or call the Chamber tl Com merce office. Mr. Alfred Adams, Project Com Btttee etairam, reports that these project* will be tabulated as soon as possible, and committees assign ed to the ones that are adopted to work on this year. Industrial Outlook Good Mr. Wilcox says that the out look for additional payroll for the county is good. The Industrial Committee and Watauga Industries are working to line up such pro jects. "We intend to do all possi ble to accomplish something to keep our good men and women In the county, but we must five your help," Mr. Wilcox concluded. 18 Courses To Be Offered Saturdays Eighteen course* will be offer ed at Appalachian State Teacheri College on Saturdays during the spring quarter for the benefit of in-service teachers and others within driving distance of the :ampus. The courses include education, locial studies, science, physical Education, English, and music, ac cording to Dr. James E. Stone, Di rector of Extension. Registration date is set for Sat urday, February 28. Classes will meet each Saturday thereafter through May 23, except March 7 ind 28. One group of courses will begin it 8:80 a. m.; another begins at 11:40 a. m. Credit earned from the Satur iay courses may be applied to ward degrees or used for certifi rate renewal purposes, or both, itates Dr. Stone. Local Vocal Ensemble Honored By Superior " State Rating The Appalachian High School Vocal Ensemble won a "Superior" rating in the state vocal ensemble contest held at Davidson College, Saturday, February 21. A rating of luperior is the highest rating a group can win. The sixteen voice ensemble is directed by Mr. J. E. Wilson, Jr., choral tecs her. The ensemble performed two ?umbel's, "See, The Conquering Hero Comes" from Judas Macca beus by Haodes, and "Laudate Nomini Donini" by Tye. Serving on the panel of judge* ?elected by the North Carolina Music Educators Association veri Mr. Paul Fry of Albemarle, Sara Holyrod of Woman'* College, Greenaboro, and Robert Morris of Greensboro. The vocal ensembles were rated on seven points: tome, intonation, diction, technique, balance inter pretation, and musical effect The 1 judges were quite Complimentary of this group and gave some very fine coounents, including: 'Tone of this group is exceflentr-iiiee quality and adequate." "The bal ance is very pleasing, also the maturity pf tone should be com- 1 mended." "Singing done with in ?mf fiftf ] < ? of compositions. ?? Members of the ensemble are: Soprano: Betty Cooke, Donna Gil 1 ey, Jane Hodges, Mary Moretz. Alto: Alice Cain, Jilda Creed, Jeanette Lyons, Ann We?P Tenor: Johnny Hampton, Bob Idol, Sonny i Tugman. Baas: Bob Agle, Jr., Tad < Buckland, Richard Greer, Frank i Hartley, Jerry McCracken. The accompaniat was Gloria Hampton. Other high schools participating in the Central Division Ensemble Contest were Myers Park, Char lotte; Kernersville, Glen Alpine, Mt. Airy, Wast Mecklenburg, and Hickory. STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONS ? Kneeling, left to right, Austin Moretz, Carl Smith, Fori King, Doug Carton, Bill Miller, Ned Vines; standing: Ray Critcher, Coach Steve Gabriel, Tom Cook, Keith I Wyke, Rufus Edmiiten, John Day, Landrine Eggers, 1 Dean Wilson, Coach Jack Groce, and publicity dl- I rector Bill Farthing. (See story on Sports page of second section.) ? Photo by Verlin Coffey. i 1 Edmisten Signs Bill Aimed ! At Better Teachers' Pay ; Former Blowing Rock Mayor Dies Saturday Joseph Henry Winkler, 76, for mer mayor of Blowing Rock, died Saturday, February 21, in the Blowing Rock Hospital following a heart attack. Funeral aervicei were conduct ed at 11 a. m. Monday, February 23, in the Blowing Rock Baptilt Church by the Rev. Carlton G. Cox, and burial was in the Reform cemetery. Mr. Winkler, who was In the real estate business at BltMrlng Rock for many yeari, was also a town alderman, a senior deacon of Blowing Rock Baptist Church, and superintendent of the Sunday School. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Reid Winkler; two broth ers, George Winkler of Granite Falls and Will Winkler of Lenoir; three sisters, Mrs. Eliza Reid of Blowing Rock, Mrs. N?ttle Wink ler and Mrs. Alberta Cretne, both of Granffe Falls. Sixth Grader 's Hobby Giving To Polio Fund "I hat* to we anyone crippled," says Nickie Williams, a sixth grad er at Blowing Rock, who has been savins pennies for the March of Dimes since he was two. Nickie, a healthy, athletic boy, has been dropping in pennies from h i i allowance and earning! from odd jobs to help those crip pled from polio. "I have given five dollar* ? all in pennies ? to the March of Dimes every year since I NICKIE started to school. Before coming to school, I turned my money in to March of Dimes workers in Boone." Nickie, who live* on the Camp Yonahlossee Road with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Williams, says he has help only from bis father. A member of Mrs. B. Winkler's class, Nickie gave his pennies to Mrs. Winkler this year. But he already has plans to help hi* teach er next year; he has saved fifty cents already. When asked if he planned to continue giving to the March of Dimes, Nickie replied, "I plan to all my life, but I may change to dollars if I can." Geography tops the list of the subjects Nickie likes best in school. JAMES L. FRAZIER Frazier Is New Preacher James L. Frazier of Freed Hardeman College, Henderson, Tennessee la the new preacher at the Church of Christ here In Boone. ' Mr. Frazier located with his congregation on January 4th, fol lowing Mr. Thomas Bunting who has recently located with a church in Ontario, Canada. Mr. Frazier may be heard each Sunday morning oa radio over sta tion WATA here in Boone at 8:15 a. m. Father McCue Leaves Boone Rev. Richard T. McCue, who ha* been priest in charge of St Elisa beth'* Catholic Church In Boooe lince February 1908, ha* gone to Greensboro, where be ha* aaaum ed the anUtant pastorate of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Father McCue was succeeded by Rev. Herman Miller, a native of Holland, who baa been at North W likes boro France plana to revise its system of taxing. Representative Jack Edmis- , ten of Watauga county was a signer of a bill introduced in 1 the House last week which 1 calls for approximately 10 per ! cent pay increase for teachers , and other public school per sonnel. Identical bill* introduced in the 1 Houie and Senate embody recom mendationa of the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Education Association. Other signers of the House mea sure were: Rep. Grace Rodenbough 1 of Stokes; Blake Thomas of John I 1 Seek Home Ec Building Raleigh. ? A bill authorizing Appalachian State Teaches* Col lege to me part of a 19S7 ap propriation to build a home ec onomic! building and home management house was intro duced in the House of Re pre- ' sentatives last week. Rep. Jack Edmlsten of Wa tauga said the 1987 appropri ation was earmarked for just a home ee building. The college wants a home management house, too. Total cost ? the money la al ready available? will be Ml*, 00*. I I ston; Carion Gregory of Harnett; Leaonard Lloyd of Graham; Tom Newman of Sampion; Hugh John ion of Duplin; and Gordon Green wood of Buncombe. The 10 per cent propoial goes far beyond the amount* recom (Continued on page aeven.) Dr.W.M. Smith Moves Office Or. William M. Smith, who hai had officea in the Dr. Perry build ing at 109 Appalachian Street, aince he began practice here in 1902, moved acroaa the itreet to the rock houae at 200 Appalach ian Street today (Wednesday.) A parking lot for the conveni ence of his patients has been pro vided at the rear of the building. Eggers Buys House r Farm Mr. S. C. Eggers hat bought the J. C. Houser (arm near Hodges Gap. 11m 55-acre place, formerly known aa the Adam Hodgei farm joins the Poplar Grove Road and highway 106 at their intersection. Mr. Eggers will doubtless deve lop the property but did not dis close the details of his plans. Scouts Handle Balloon Sale Boy Scout troop 10* will handle the balloon sale for the Heart Fund next Saturday. The College Veterans' Clab will conduct the Campus sale. Some of the cafes plan to give the profits from Saturday coffee sales to tke Heart Fund. RENOVATION BEING PLANNED av., rv;.-K "pass < GMBj Mayview Manor Is Sold To Chapmans Blowing Rock Resort Is Widely Known Blowing Rock. ? May view Manor, jne of the South's best-known re sort hotels, has been sold to Mr. ind Mrs. Milton M. Chapman of Miami Beach, Fla. The Chapmana Formerly operated the resort. The announcement of the sale was made last week by Emory C. McCaJl, chairman of trustees of Mayview Manor Hotel Properties. Mo price was disclosed. Other trustees are Dr. Harold W. Tribble, president of Wake Forest College, and Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of Mars Hill College. The resort was bequeathed by Its late owner, T. H. Broyhill of Lenoir, to educational and relig ious institutions three years ago. They were Wake Forest College, Mars Hill College, Oxford Orphan tge, First Baptist Church of Le noir, and Lower Creek and Little Rock Baptist churches in Caldwell county. t Chapman has operated Ocean Forest Hotel at Myrtle Beach, S. C-, the Miami-Biltmore Hotel and the Roney Plau and Shelborne Hotels at Miami Beach. An extensive, long-range reno vation plan is being started at Mayview Manor. The kitchen and lining room are to be refurnished immediately. Mayview Manor was built early in 1920 by Walter L. Alexander of Charlotte. It was purchased Ih 1828 by Broyhill and the late Charles Hayworth of High Point. After Hayworth's death, Broyhill bought his interest and a sprinkler (Continued on page seven.) Arthur Given Post At Aurora REV. GEORGE A. ARTHUR The Rev. George A. Arthur, pas or for the put four yean of the tdvent Christian Church of Boone, las resigned his pastorate to ac :ept a position at his alma mater, Aurora College, Aurora, 111., as chairman of the admissions com nittee and executive secretary -of he Alumni Association. He will deliver his final sermon lere at the church on Easter Sun lay, March 29, and will aasume his lew duties April X. The Rev. and Mrs. Arthur, their on, David, and daughter, Mary !o, came to Boone in January, I960, from Jacksonville, Fla., vhere be had been pastor of the Springfield Advent Christian :hurch for six years. Mr. Arthur has been active in he community life of Boone dur ng the past fo?r years, having erred ably on important commit oes of various civic organizations, ind as chairman of the Watauga bounty Chapter of the American led Cross in 19M A native of WsMingford, Conn., le received a B. Th degree from Aurora College ia 1931, and bat erved as pastor of churches in few Haven, Conn.; Toronto, Can da; DeKalb, III; Vlllisca, Iowa; <inn?a polls, Minn.; San Diego, :?lif ; and Belllgham, Wash He ia a former president of the kwtheastera Advent Christian Aa oclation of Conferences FAMILY OF MUSICIANS. ? Left to right, Eva Danay Erneston, Nich olas Erneston, and Maria Erneaton. All play io the college Orcheitra. Fourth, Fifth Graders . ? ' ; ' t ' ? y-. May Play In Orchestra By LELAND R COOPER How old should ? child be before be begins training (or playing in an orchestra? ' Aj early as the fourth or fifth grade, says Nicholas Erneston, or ganiser and conductor of Appala chian State Teachers College's or chestra.. To prove the point, Erneston'i two oldest daughters, Eva Danay, 14, and Maria, 10, both play violin with him la the orchestra's per formances. Mrs. Eraeaton, herself a colora tura soprano and voice teacher, says their third daughter, Elsie Hogue, 4, will probably be a singer rather than a violinist. Actually, Erneston says, the age for starting orchestral training de pends a great deal on the indi vidual. Several school systems In the state are using musical aptitude and Interest tests to select stu dent* who show promise oi ability with string instruments. These students, some from the lower elementary grades, are than taught violin as a class. Although the public demand for band training is greater, the con ductor points out, professional op portunities after graduation are greater in orchestra work. New orchestras are being form ed continually, and already the de mand for competent performers exceeds the supply, Erneston con tends. In anticipation of even greater demand in the near future, the mu sic department of Appalachian now requires its graduates to have a year of education in the string in strument field. Education of this type is expect ed to qualify music majors to con duct at least beginning orchestra work in the public schools. Watauga Observing National 4-H Week Watauga County 4-H Club mem bers, alonf with the State and Na tion, will observe National 4-H Club Week February 28 through March 7. The theme for the week is, "Im proving Faiqily and Community Living." Club members la Watauga will participate la the following dar ing the week: Assembly and chapel programs will be given in sou of the schools by 4-H dabs. Several dabs will use bulletin boards to tell about 4-H work. 4-H club members will preseat two radio programs darlag the week. The County Coaadll will arrange a window display at the Boone Drag Company store. Art icles written by clab members will be presented to the Wsta age Democrat for publication. Helping the clubs in Wstauga county are Woodrow Richardson, assistant county agricultural agent, and Miss Lillian Hyatt, assistant home agent. Mrs. Richardson said: "The pur pose of National 4-H Club Week is to give members an opportunity to . evaiute past schievements, make friends, plan future adivitles oo their farms, in their homes and communities. To inform the pub lic, including parents, of the vslue of 4-H training. To recognize the important part played by local leaders and to enlist more public spirited, youth-minded citizens to assist with the 4-H program." Some of the highlights of the Watauga 4-H program last year were: Enrollment Increased 30% over last year. Len Warren woo the N. C. State Sheep Shearing contest. A record price of 93.06 per bird was paid for 4-H pullets in the' seventh annual 4-H Pullet Sale. Ninteen 4-H club members par ticipated in the District Elimina tion Contest in Asheville. Other special events were: 4-H Camp, 4-H Club Week, Dress Re vue, Corn Muffin contest, Lamb Show, Forestry Camp, Wildlife Camp, 4-H Leadership Conference, Resource Use Conference, Junior Tobacco Show, andaSheep Shear ing Demonstrations at N. C. State Fair. E. N. Norris Dies At Age 80 Ephriam Newton Norria, 80, of the Beaver Dam community, died Monday, Feb. in Watauga Hospital. 1 Funeral services were schedul ed to be held at U a. m. Wednes day, Feb. 29, at Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. William Brackett and the Rev. E. J. Farthing, with burial to be in the Norria cemetery. Survivors include ^he widow, lira. Maggie Wilson^orris; two daughters, Mrs. L. S. Gates and Mrs. John W. Eidinger of Detroit, Mich.; a brother, Scott Norria of Vilas; two grandaona, Eddie Nor ria of Vilas and Johnny Norria of the U. S. Army at Fort Knox, Ky.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Judy Row land of Detroit, Mich.; and a great grandson, Gregory Newton Norria of Vilas. Benson named head of Food for Peace drive.
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