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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY XI, 1?5?
VOLUME LXXL?NO. 4S
Plans Complete
For District Bus
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Roadeo May 23
i Joe Ware, driver education re
'preventative of the motor vehicle
iepartment, said plana were com
plete for district 27 roadeo, which
Includes Watauga, Avery, Burke,
Jaldwell, and McDowell counties.
"! The roadeo will be held at Low
It Creek School, one mile east of
^enoir on May 23.
If Principals over the county have
Selected the students to represent
,heir respective school. There will
e four contestants from Watauga
tounty. Russell Earl Winebarger
f Bethel High School, Milton Eu
lene Greer of Cove Creek High
i chool, Kent Allen Miller of Blow
ig Rock High School, and Allen
?lill Greene of Appalachian High
Ichool.
1 Ware aaid the contestants were
elected by skill in driving, cour
"vy, ability to maintain discipline,
;'ife practices in all phases of
driving, cleaniness of but, driving
record, and attitude. Student* are
alto required to be a graduating
aenior, must have driven one com
plete achool year, and free from
traffic violations and civil offenae.
The winning boy and girl can
each win a $100.00 scholarship
The diatrict scholarships are be
ing provided by R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company of Winston
Salem and Hackney Brothers
Body Company of Wilion. The
district roadeo is also offering a
$90.00 cash award to the aecond
place winnera, My and girl. This
cash award ia provided by Burke
Farmers Dairy of Morganton.
The contestanta will be given a
written teat, and then a tough
skill test, which consist of seven
or eight maneuver*. The diatrict
winnera will compete in the state
roadeo in Chapel Hill June 12-13.
MILLER
QUALLS
NISH1NG DENTAL COLLEGE? Three Boone men, Lenoard R.
shion, Fred C. Miller, Jr., and Dixon Qualla, will graduate from the
diversity of North Carolina School of Dentiatry June 1. Mr. Caahion,
? graduate of Central High School, Mooresville, attended Appalachian
Vate Teachers College and was president of hia dental clasa and
^'indmaster of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. Mr Miller, a aon of
-. and Mrs. F. C. Miller, attended Appalachian High School and
? liege, and Lew-Mclta* Collage and ia a member of Xi Pal Phi
Dial fratarnity. Mr. Qualla, son of Mr. and Mr*. E. S. Qualla,
ended Appalachian High School* He la a member of Pal Omega
ntal fraternity, and ia on the UNC gymnastics team.
I >6 Are Graduated From
Elementary School Here
1
ixty-six eighth-grade students
jived certificate* from Mr.
ell, principal, at commence
lt exercises Saturday,
iss Eunice Query, represent
ee Laurel Book Club present
'(dictionaries to Patsy Beahears
Jean Eller for reading execel
during the year.
r. Petry, presented awards for
tanding citizenship to Bar
Yoder, Amelia Luther, Larry
ell, and Edward Brown,
the close of the exercises
iy Cottrell and Ronnie Smith,
esenting the classes presented
ift of potted plants to the
ol.
[judents graduating from ele
ary school are: Larry Atwell,
| Bingham, Boyce Brown, Jim
Cannon, Jimmy Caudill, John
-ison, Steve Hamilton, Max
pher, Kenny Mazzaferro, Bill
Gary Parsons, J. E. Par
Billy Joe Presnell, Curtis
lardson, Ronnie Smith, David
Shull, Jerry Winebarger, David
Miller, Jerry Moretz, Glenda Aus
tin, Judy Bumgarner, Mary Ruth
Church, Evelyn Edmisten, Jean
Eller, Pat Flowers, Gloria Gragg,
Nadine Jackson, Amelia Luther,
Judy McGuire, Elizabeth Hayes,
Elizabeth Hayworth, Patty Rob
inson, Gaye Underwood,
Tommy Barnes, Edward Brown,
Dean Brown, Jimmy Cottrell,
Bartlett Dougherty, Baker Edmis
ten, Joe Edmisten, Robert Mathe
son, Stewart Oxentine, Johnny
Payne, Ronnie Parlier, Bob Small,
Tommy Taylor, Joe Todd, Loyd
Trivette, Jimmy Wataon, Roddy
White, Junior Wilcox, William
High, Patsy Beshears, Carolyn
Bumgarner, Frances Cornett, Don
na Hodges, Carolyn Hoover, Kath
ryn Mast, Ala Sue McGuire, Bob
bie McGuire, Eugenia Miller, Sal
lie Miller, Marsha Parker, Barbara
Smith, Shirley Smitherman, Bar
bara Yoder.
E riving License Schedule Is
anged In Watauga County
e new schedule for the issu
of driving license will go in
Ifect June 1 in Watauga Coun
Viver's license will be issued
tone on Wednesday and Thurs
each week instead of Wed
Thursday and Friday,
aminers StanaMrry and Hen
will be here both days and
the county will be getting (our
man days instead of there as in
the past. With 1 two examiners
working at the same time, more
licences can be issued in two days
than can be issued in three days
by one examiner.
The hours will be from 8:00 a.
m. until 5:00 p. m. I
FIVE GENERATIONS. ? Karen Smith, IB months old, tits on lap of
great, great grandmother, Mr*. Alzenia Hayea of Triplett, who cele
brated her 87th birthday Tuesday, Hay 12. Seated at right is great
grandfather, James Hayes of Triplett; back row, grandmother, Mrs.
Greene Smith, and father, Basil Smith, of route 1, Boone. Karen can
boast 13 living living grand parents. They are Mr. and Mrs. Green
Smith, route 1, Boone, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Blackburn, Idlewlld,
grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes of Triplett, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Smith of Stony Fork, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blackburn of Idle
wild, great grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Clenard Greene of Stony Fork,
and Mrs. Alzenia Hayes, great, great grandparents. ? Photo by Flowers
Photo Shop.
Festival Atop Roan
Is Set For June 26
To Sell Poppies
On Saturday
Memorial poppies will be worn
in honor of America's war dead
on Poppy Day, May 23, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Cleve Gross,
local poppy chairman, who adds:
"These bright red flowers, sym
bols of the sacrifices of our
country's war heroes are made by
disabled veterans in hospitals and
workshops across the nation. They
have fashioned them as skillfully
as crippled hands, broken bodies
and tired minds will allow. Grati
tude is parmount in their hearts
and a prayer for successful dis
tribution is on their lips.
"The underprivileged children,
orphans and widows of veterans
are all standing by, silent, hope
ful prayers live in their hearts.
"Love for little children, re
cognition of the needs of disabled
veterans and appreciation for the
American way of life should fill
each heart with a burning desire
to wear the little red flower in
memory of those who made the
supreme sacrifice on the battle
fields of the world."
Singing Plan@
Are Given Out
The Watauga cotnty singing
convention will be held at the
Gospel Tabernacle in Boone Sun
day June 7, starting at X o'clock.
Mr. S. C. Eggers, singing chair
nun, extends an invitation to all
vocalists in this area to attend
and take part In the singing of
the sacred hymns.
Red China re-enters Singapore
rubber market, |
tty Election Set For June 16;
jmocrats Set Convention Date
J official call has been issued
e city election is the town
me. which will be held Tuet
une 16.
llayor and three members of
bard of aldermen are to be
Elsie Hagaman will be re
while John F. Greer and
Icoffey will be the judges of
Ltration book* will be open
June 6 and June 8 through June
12, 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. for the regis
tration of qualified voter*.
Ptntrata To Meet
Homer F. Brown, chairman of
the Democratic committee for the
town, haa announced that a nomi
nating convention will be held
Saturday evening May 30 at the
courthouse for the porpoee of
naming the Democratic alate of
i iCr
t
candidates.
Mayor Gordon H. Winkler, and
aldermen. Wayne Richardson,
Howard Cottrell and Grady Tub
man, all Democrat*, are all un
opposed within party ranks, to far
as can be learned. K?t?P!j
Republicans, normally substant
ially outnumbered in the town,
bavea't announced plana for the
nnmimUM of a ticket
The North Carolina Rhododen
dron Festival held atop Roan
Mountain lince 1947 ha? become
one of the major Festival attrac
tions in the state.
The Festival this year has the
date set for Friday night June 28,
Rhododendron Pageant, and final
judging on Roan Mountain Satur
day June 27.
F. B. Wilson of BakersviUe is
Festival chairman, G. W. Conrad
is secretary-treasurer; 0. D. Cal
houn, is Queens chairman.
The Festival is sponsored by
BakersviUe Lions Club. The girl
named the Queen of the Rhodo
dendron Festival immediately
faces wide publicity. She receives
many valuable awards. The Lions
Club hopes to present as many as
40 contestants this year.
Any information regarding ap
plicants for Queens, should be ad
dressed to O. D. Calhoun, Queens
Chairman, Bakersville, N. C.
Mrs. Luttrell
Dies Friday
Mist Mollie Luttrell, 88 years
old, died Friday at Grace Hospital
in Banner Elk, where she had
been critically ill 0 weeks. She
was born in Bristol, Tennessee and
had lived in Montezuma for 60
years.
Funeral services were held at
the Montezuma Methodist Church
Sunday at 2:00 p. m. and burial
was in the local cemetery.
Survivors are Mr. Mack Luttrell
of Boone, Mr. Charlie Luttrell of
Fierco, Virginia, Mr. George Lut
trell of Charlotte, Mrs. Jeanette
Phillips of Spruce Pine and Mrs.
i. L. Banner of Newland.
McGhee Rites
Are Held Here
Mrs. Myra Matney McGhee,
widow of Clarence McGhee of the
Deerfield section died Tuesday
morning in Lenoir, where she had
been living with a daughter Mr*.
Topi Stezer. She was 81 years old.
Funeral service* were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Friendship Methodist Church
by the pastor, and burial was in
the church cemetery.
Surviving are two sons and two
daughters: Malcolm McGhee,
Boone; Willard McGhec, States
ville; Mrs. Noah Stone, Lexing
ton; Mrs. Tom Setzer, Lenoir. One
brother and one sister survive:
James Matney, Cordell, Okla.;
| Mrs. William Dobbin, Clinton, g.
C.
Edwin Gill
To Deliver
Address
The Honorable Edwin M. Gill,
treasurer of the State of North Car
olina, will address 331 graduating
students at commencement exer
cises Sunday, Hay 24, at 3:00, in
the Health and Physical Education
Building of Appalachian State
Teachers College.
Preceding the commence
ment exercises, Dr. aad Mrs. W.
H. Plemmons will entertain the
graduate* and their parents at
the annual President's Luncheon
in the cafeteria.
Opening the program will be the
processional, "Pomp and Circum
stances," by Elgar, rendered by
the college orchestra. When the
procession enters, the audience
will rise and remain standing un
til the conclusion of the singing
of "Sanctua." Immediately after
the processional, the audience will
sing "O Worship the King."
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. J. K. Parker, Jr., pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Boone.
Mr. Gill's address will be fol
lowed by "How Lovely Is Thy
Dwelling Place," sung by the col
lege choir.
Dr. D. J. Whitener, dean of the
college, will present the 318 stu
dents who will receive Bachelor
of Science Degrees. Presentation
of the >3 candidates for Master of
Arts Degree* will be made by
Cratis Williams.
The degrees will be conferred
and the diplomas awarded by Dr.
Plemmons. H. R. Eggers, college
registrar, will present the diplo
mas.
Lilted flnt are BS recipients;
HA'i follow.
Barbara Elaine Abernathy. E. Buff
St., Lincolnton; Claudius O'Dcll Absh
er. McGrady ; Jo Ann Abaher, West
Jefferson; Margaret Brewer Abaher.
Traphlll; Horace Clifford Aldridge, '
Crossnore; Charles Louis Allen, 228 <
Charlotte Rd., Rutherford ton; Robert |
Craig Allen. St. Pauls; Marion Ruth
Allison, Sparta; Raymond A. Allman.
Box 118, Belmont; Jerry Bradford Al
fred. 2916 Wilson St.. Asheboro; Wil
liam B. Anderson, 121 Edwards Ave.,
Splndale; Jane Rone Ardrey, Rt. 1.
Matthews; Hazel Louis Armstrong.
Rt. 1. Box 197. Belmont;
Faye Lee Arrington. Mt. Airy; Dean
Garland Auten, Belmont; Jimmy Ray ,
Baldwin, Sparta; Luther T. Baldwin, 1
West Jefferson; Beverly Ann Balles, I
White vllle; Carolyn Genene Bailey, i
Rt 1. Burnsville; Martha Ann Baker,
Kings Mountain; Luther Martin Ban
ner, Vilas; Barbara Ann Barlow,
217 2ftth St N. E.. Winston-Salem;
Bobby Jones Barnes. Rt 2, Boone; (
Lor en e Parker Barnes, Mill Spring;
Julius Alexander Beam. Roxboro;
Ronald Ray Beane. Rt. 2. Granite 1
Palls; Ted Allen Bechtler. Rt. 1, ]
Blacksburg; Jean Berry, Timber lake; .
Shirley Dean Berry. 1622 Chatham .
Ave.. Charlotte; Donald Lee Berry hill, 1
116 Englewood. Concord; Frances
Cretel Biggerstaff. Avondale; Will- ]
oughby Harland Biggs, Jr., Rt 2. i
Haters town, Md.; Arthur Edwin
Blackburn, Crumpler; Blanche Blev- '
ins, Rt. 2, Crumpler; Jacquelyn Mae ]
Boswell, 121 Marshall, Danville. Va.; (
Sarah Underwood Bowles. Wingate;
Betty Jean Bowman. 604 Vance St.
Asheboro; Grayson M. Bradley. Box '
7, Gerton; Dale D. Brewer. Rt 2. ?
Boone; Peggy Ann Brlttain. Rt. 2.
Asheboro; Douglas Kirk Brookshlre.
614 Fry Ave.. Newton; Larry Wade -
Brown. Box 112, Marion; Martha Jean
Brown. 187 Rosedale Cr., Winston
Salem; Barbara Cargile Bruce. Rt 2,
Marshall; Ronald F. Brummltt, Bak- ?
ersville; Emma Jene Bryant Rt 6,
Box 82. Lenoir; Buster Burleson, New
land; Charles Augustave Bum. Char
lotte; Billy Shuford Bums. Valdeee;
Franklin Eugene Butts, Rt. 2, China
Grove; Shirley Osborne Butts, Rt 1,
Dobson; Annls Marie Byers, Rt 1,
Forest City; Bobby Cagle, 208 Kerr
St, Concord; Anna Gall Camp, Box
711, Cherry vlllc; Robert Parrell
Campbell. Crumpler; Carolyn Cleo
Capshaw. 1420 Pearl St.. Statesvllle;
Mary Lou Carpenter, Rt. 2, Marion;
Marilyn Tata Carroll. Rt 1, Forest
City; Martha DuvaU Carter. Rt. I,
Lenoir; Peggy Ann Gray Carter.
2824 S. Main St. Winston-Salem;
Anne Temple Caaslty, Spruce Ptne;
Sandra Carole Caudell. 411 Club
Lake St.. Roxboro; William Richard
Cavineaa, Ramaeur; Louis Everette
Ceyton, High Point; Margaret Chul,
Hong Kong. China; Hlldred Boyce
Clark. Lenoir; Jamas Curtis Cline, Jr..
Boone; Bill Gray Coble, Mt. AJnr;
Hilton Jonas Cochran. 228 If. Main St,
Troy; Patriate Ann Cde. 11* Hamil
ton St. Roanoke Rapids; Ray Von
Cook. Rt. 1, Pilot Mountaih; Nancy
Ellen Cooke, Rt 2. Lawndale; Alvts
Lee Coram. 418 Lawvon St. I eeks
vllle; Amelia Ann Coatner, Robbins
vllle;
I (Continual on pf* two)
cmrTnF rAR.? Wrecking crew pulla car In which body of Dean Cook m found from Uke. Inaet ahowa
21 LX oTC2.SU. ~ ??? I to *"??> "? "
car ?o th?t It could be pulled from water. ? Photo by Flowera Photo Shop.
Dean Cook Dies As Auto Dives
Into LaKe Near Rutherwood
Dean Cook, ion of fonder Sheriff
Earl D. and Mri Cook, died Mon
day night when he apparently
drove his car into a lake at Ruth
erwood, Juat off U. S. 421.
Coroner Richard E. Kelley ruled
the death ai auicide. No reaaona
were given.
According to report of the in
cident, Cook was driving a Henry
J, and drove into the lake, where
the car was completely submerg
sd. His body was found in the
back seat of the car when it
was pulled by wrecker from the
pond. A boat was uaed to reach
the car where divers connected
the wrecker cable.
Lights of the car were still on
when the car was discovered.
Cook, 4Q, who was living with
his parents on Route 1, Boone, had
been in conatruction work in South
Carolina recently. It ia understood
be operated an earth-moving ma
chine.
Funeral services were conduct
id Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
it Rutherwood Baptist Church by
.he pastor. Rev. Don Huffman.
Rev. Jim Greene assisted in the
rites. Burial was In the Cook
[amily cemetery.
A son and daughter survive:
Hike Cook, Statesville; Mrs. Earl
Morris, Jr., Boone. One brother,
Lyle B. Cook of Boone, and the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl D.
"ook, also survive.
Pickup And Car
Figure In Crash
A pickup truck and car were
damaged about $200 Saturday af
ternoon, when they collided at the
109 by-pais west of Boone. No ser
ioua injuries were reported.
Patrolman George E. Baker re
ported that David Glenn Greene,
route 1, Vilas, was operating a 1997
Ford, going west on U.S. 421, and
attempted to pass Coy R. Earp,
of route 1, Vilas, as Earp was
turning left on to the by-pass, go
ing to his home.
The Greene vehicle was dam
aged approximately $190, accord
ing to estimates, and the Earp ve
hicle about |90.
Greene was cited by Mr. Baker
before a Justice of the peace for
paasing at a marked intersection.
FOREIGN AID CUT ASKED
Representative Wanye L. llancs.
Democrat of Ohio, a member of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, has proposed changes in Presi
dent Eisenhower's foreign aid pro
gram calling for an overall cut of
BAND AWARD. ? Tad Buckland, left, receivei Arion Award from Lions
Club President H. W. Wilcox, at recent Appalachian High School band
concert.
Tad Buckland Is Given
Coveted Arion Award
Herman Wilcox, president of
Boone Lion* Club, made the an
nual presentation of the National
Arion Foundation Award to thii
year's winner, Musician First Class
Tad Buckland. Tad is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Buckland.
In order to be an Arion winner,
the student is voted on by the
band members, the high school
faculty and the director of bands,
J. Perry Watson.
There are many points to be con
sidered in awarding the student,
among these are: Musicianship,
scholarship, citizenship, leadership,
being able to carry on the best 1
traditions of the school and coop- 1
eration.
Many of the National Arion
Foundation Award winners receive
scholarship offers from colleges
and universities, according to Mr.
Watson.
Other awards given were:
Outstanding Junior award ? Ray
mond Smith; marching award
Shirley Hampton; service award?
Richard Greer; cooperation award
?Jerry McCracken;
Fourth year awards ? Jilda
Creed. Robert Agle, Gloria Hamp
ton, Margaret Hagaman, Jerry Mc
Cracken, Buddy Ayeri, Bobby Joe
Winkler, Margaret Brawn;
Third year awards? Bobby Vod
er, Landrine Eggers;
Second year awards? Alice C.
Greer, Barbara Matheson, Joyce I
Gray beat, Marcus Cooke, Linda
Mast;
Fint year awards ? Carolyn Col
fey, Bob Cook, Ann Greer, Mary
Hartley, Jerel Dean Johnson, John
Lett, Joe Lowman, Gwyn Michael,
Ben Miller, Andy Stalling!, Elaine
Wagner.
Ralph Whatley
Rites Are Held
William Ralph Whatley, 40,
lied Sunday morning at his home
in Grand Boulevard from a long
illneaa with an acute kidney ail
neat.
Funeral services were conduct
id at Griffin, Ga., home town of
he deceased, at three o'clock
Monday and interment was there.
The widow, Mrs. Carolyn Blair
iVhatley survives with one daugh
;er by ? previous marriage. The
n other and father, Mr. and Mrs.
I. F. Whatley, and ? sister, Mrs.
Sarah Francis Williams, all of
iriffin, Ga., also survive.
Mr. WhaUey had resided in
3oone for about ten year*, where
?e was engaged with Mrs. What
ey in the florist business. He had
>reviously been a florist in Grif
in.
Economic report behind Franch
reforms issued ban.