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VOLUME LXXIL ? NO. ? PUCE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 87, 195# EIGHTEEN PAGES? THREE 8ECTIONS
CAMP RAINBOW ? Rainbow girls have hours of fun floating about on the lily pond
at Camp Rainbow, near Foscoe. Shown in thewoat are, left to right, Barbara Anderion,
of Gastonia; Becky Russell, Tarboro; Sandra Hooney, Chadbourne; and Ersell Shane,
Asheboro. Center photo shows the director, Mrs. Lily McClure, standing on the steps
of one of the camp's cabins, with another showing in the background. Right picture
shows girls holding article! at crafts tables made by campers during their stay this
summer. Girls are, left to right, Frances Caldwell, Greenville, S. C., with bird feeder;
Wanda Ledford, Morganton, stuffed horse; and Amoret Rogers, Fair Bluff, mail
rack. ? Staff photos by Joe Minor.
Camp Rainbow Ends Current Season
Idol Given
i
Fellowship
JOHN L. IDOL. JR.
John L. Idol, Jr., was among
997 college graduates in the United
States to receive a graduate fel
lowship under the National De
fense Education Act, designed to
increase the number of college and
university teachers, it has been
announced by U. S. Commissioner
gfi Education Lawrence G. Der
^hick in Washington, D. C.
A native Wataugan and a grad
uate of Appalachian State Teachers
College, Mr. Idol will study com
parative literature at the Univer
sity of Arkansas on a three-year
grant which will pay $2000 for the
first year, $2200 for the second
year, and $2400 for the third year
together with an allowance of $400
a year for each dependent. His
program will lead toward a doc
tor's degree in literature.
v Mr. Idol, who taught last year
in Blowing Rcok. is one of Ap
palachian's outstanding recent
graduates. He achieved a scholas
tic average of A minus during his
four years here.
Active also in student affairs,
Mr. Idol was editor of "The Ap
palachian" during his senior year.
He was a member of 1^ Gamma
Mu and was elected to membership
in Who's Who in American Col
leges and Universities.
Mr. Idol is one of twenty-one
North Carolina graduates to re
ceive a National Defense Fellow
ship.
Mr. Idol and Mrs. Idol, the form
er Miss Marjorio South, will leave
for Faycttcville, Arkansas, about
September 1.
Dan J. Jones
Dies In Sparta
Dan J. Jones, 67, brother of the
late Dr. J. W. Jones of Boone,
died Saturday at his home in
Sparta.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 o'clock Monday at New
Hope Baptist Church by Rev.
Jack Byrd. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Maggie Jones; three daughters,
Mrs. Doris Green of Glade Valley
and Mrs. Mildred Grennwell and
Mrs. Edna Styles of Washington,
?). C.; a son, Walter Jones of
] 'outh of Wilson, Va.; three bro
w era, Mack Jones of Laurel
9 'rings, Rufus Jonet' of Cripple
\ eek, Colo., and Tom Jones of
?Wring Valley, C?Uf.; and eight
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By JOE MINOR .
Democrat Staff Writer
Camp ItAbow, at Foscoe, ended
a successful season Saturday. Al
though in existence only five years,
the camp was host to 408 girls dur
ing its eight-week season this year.
Sponsored by the Order of the
Eastern Star of North Carolina,
it ii believed to be the only camp
of iU kind in the United States.
It was built by contributions made I
by members of the Eastern Star
and from funds raised by the mem
bers of the Order of the Rainbow
Girls, to provide a place for health
ful activitise for Rainbow Girls
and their friends.
Girls attending Camp Rainbow,
which is located under the sha- i
dows of Grandfather Mountain,
have fun and fellowship with other
girls in a relaxed atmosphere,
where they learn that others hap
piness can contribute to their own.
Mrs. M. V. (Lily C.) McClure,
of Charlotte, camp director for
four of its five years, was en
thuslastic as she talked ol the sea
son about to end. Sh^^iad high
praise for the staff and for tk
campcrs. Her devotion to her wopk
with the girls was attested to by
a visiting member of the Eeastern
Star when she stated that Mrs.
McClure had not been out of camp
but one time this season ? and that
was when she attended a showing
of Horn in the West in Boone with
some of the campers.
The camp is equipped with a
beautiful crydfl-clear swimming
pool, which Men inspected this
summer, was given a 100% rating.
Tennis court* are pavad, and fa
cilities for shuffleboaro, archeuj,
Softball, boating and other sports
arc proved. The girls could en
gage in Wafts and other forms of
indoor activities on rainy days, and
they made gifts tl?at were attrac
tive and useful for their friends.
The" spiritual needs of the girls j
were looked after, and Mrs. Mc- i
Clure said the vespers held each ,
evening were a high spot of the ,
day. They could go either to the
community church on Sundays, or
attend the services held on the ,
camp ground. )
While a program was adhered
to so that the girls would receive ,
a Mrtaiiftmount of training, and j
soThat a semblance of order was ,
noted, the campers were not told j
what they had to do, but were given t
a choice of activities each day, t
Mrs. McClure said. This made the
camping program one of relaxa- a
tion, and the girls did not feel i
they were pushed to do anything. )
Almost all the campers, at one (
lime or another during their stay, j
participated in the many hikes and (
cookouts that highlighted the ]
camping program. t
The camp consists of more than t
200 acres, and the several build- t
ings on the property are used to
good advantage. There are three
cabins, each equipped to accom
modate 32 campcrs and their coun
sellors. A staff house, or admin
istration building, holds the off- J
ices and quarters of the camp di
rector, the camp nurse, who by
the way, has many years' exper ?
ience as a registered nurse, and i
their assistant*. The first aid room i
and infirmary are also in this |
building. 1
An assembly room and dining t
room combination serves the dual (
purpose of providing a place to i
eat and a place to conduct many
of the indoor activities. The kit
chen is modernly equipped and t
staffed with certified food hand
lers. Other buildings Include the
crafts shop, shower bouse and
caretaker's hone.
(Coetinuad oa PU? U ??) 1
SIAMESE CANTALOUPE. ? Ron
nie Parlier, 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Parlier, 303 Park
Street, Boone, displays a double
cantaloupe brought into Boone by
Clarence Ma in^ from South Caro
lina. Mains fflve the melon to
Ronnie, and Ronnie was proudly
displaying the monstrosity about
town.? Staff photo.
C. E. Hagaman
Funeral Held
Charles E. Hagaman, well
cnown Hickory Certified Public
Accountant and a native of Wata
lga county, died unexpectedly in
i Hickory Hospital Saturday at
1:10 a. m. He was 70 years old.
He was taken to the hospital at
nidnight following an attack at
lis home.
Funeral services were conduct
id at S o'clock Sunday at the First
baptist Church, Hickory where he
vas a member. Dr. G. Othell
land, the pastor, officiated and
lurial was in the Oakwood ceme
cry.
He was born April 3, 1889, a
on of the late Alex and Anna
Earthing Hagaman of Watauga,
ifr. Hagaman's early schooling was
n Watauga county. He received
lis teaching certificate from Ap
lalachian State Teachers college,
le taught for a number of years,
hen came to Hickory to accept a
emporary bookkeeping Job with
he Catawba Creamery, operated
(Continued on page three)
13 Are Arrested
During The Week
Patrolmen W. D. Teem and
>"rge E. Baker made thirteen
irrcsts last week on the roads of
Watauga county. Driving with Im
proper muffler was the cause of
four citations, and driving under
the influence of intoxicating bev
erages caused two to be given ci
tations.
One arrest each was made for
the following violations: Driving
?ftcr operator's license suspended,
improper lights, pasaing oa a
curve, failure to transfer title, im
proper uae of dealer tags, too fast
for road conditions, and go driv
er's license.
Meeting T onight W ill
Cite Youth Projects
Citizens from all over Watauga
County will take a searching look
at facilities and services available
and projects under way for child
ren in this county at a meeting set
for August 27 at 8:00 at the Court
house it was announced here to
day. This will be one of the many
grass-roots meetings being held
all over the country preliminary
to the 1960 White House Confer
ence on Children and Youth.
Mrs. John Houck was named to
head the Watauga County White
House Conference Committee by
the North Carolina Conference for
Social Service which was designat
ed by Governor Luther IL Hodges
to coordinate North CTrolina'i
participation in this nationwide
Conference. v
Local Committies are: Family
Life, Jean Childress, Mrs. Becky
Fox; Church Related Activities for
Youth, Rev. Mr. Wilson; Educa
tion, Mrs. Tom Bartlett, Guy An
gell; Health (colored), Mrs. Nancy
Thomas; Social Services, David
Mast; Recreation, Jack Groce;
Youths, Raymond Smith, Jilda
Creed; Employment, Mrs. Fred
Gragg; Co-Chairman, Mrs. R. H.
Harmon; Secretary, Mrs. Howard
Edmisten; Assistant Secretary,
Mrs. Nancy fliomas.
Mereb E. Mossman, dean at the
Woman's College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, is presi
dent of the Tlorth Carolina Con
ference for Social Service and
chairman of the State White
House Conference Advisory Com
mittee. Mrs. Tom Grier of Raleigh
is executive secretary.
At this county White House
Conference meeting, services,
facilities, practices, and condi
tions affecting local children and
youth will be surveyed and plans
will be made to meet unmet needs.
The 1960 White House Confer
ence, called by President Eisen
hower for Washington) March 27
April 2, will be the sixth such
Q
Conference held at ten year in
1 tervals since 1900 when President
Theodore Roosevelt called the
first one. This Conference will
focus on activities that clarify
and dramatize problems rffecting
children and youth and, bf^o do
ing, ^ill hope to stimulate fresh
and broader attacks on these pro
blems.
Meetings similar to the one
1 planned in Watauga County are
! being held under local leadership
all over the State. The 1980 White
House (^lference theme^round
' which ain>f these meetingSVill be
1 built if, 'To promote opportunf '
(Continued on page three)
Vannoy Will*
Speak At
YDC Meeting
Wade Vannoy, attorney of West
Jefferson, and president of the
Young Democrat Club of Ashe
county, will address the Young
Democrat Club of Watauga Friday
when they hold ladies' night at
the regular meeting. The meeting
will begin with a supper at Boone
Trail Restaurant banquet hall at
7:30, according to J. B. Clawson,
Jr., president of the local club.
Mr. Vannoy has the reputation
of being an apt speaker, and Pres
ident Clawson urged that all mem
bers and their wives and friends
attend the Friday night meeting.
Dinner tickets are on salO*t the
restaurant and may be purchased
before 3 p. m. on the day of the
meeting.
Paul Younce will introduce the
speaker. Attorney Vannoy U a
member of the law firm of Bowie, I
Bowie, and Vannoy.
"TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE " j
Horn In West Gains
Scant Local Help
Writer Says
Actual Work
Done By Few
By RALPH TUGMAN
(Democrat Staff Writer)
Even since the official audit of
the first season of the "Horn" re
vealed with certainty that its fin
anciers were backing something
less than a big money maker,
there has been a waning ardour
for colonial cultdrc-, and for his
torical preservation, among many
of its backer"
Quite truthfully, it has been a
matter of too few, too little and
too late. While there has remain
ed enough interest to underwrite
the necessary loan to open each
spring, interest in the Horn has
not extended beyond the hope
that it would do well enough that
the notes would not have to be
paid by the endoners. The only
area where there appears to be
unflagging energy and an alert in
terest is in the willingness of most
of us to criticize and find fault. No
one is denied that right, but sure
ly it hardly seems consistent that
one would sign a note and vote
for continuance of the production
in the spring of each year, and
then spend the summer heaping
ridicule upon it almost - to the
point that it would appear some
actually fear it might succeed.
The brunt of the load has been,
jnd still is, carried by five men,
each ot whom serves without com
pensation. Those men are James
Marsh, G. C. Greene, Jr., R. D.
Hodges, Jr., Dr. L. H. Owsley and
Hugh Hagaman. Upon their heads
falls much criticism, to^eir side
rushes but precious littlRid from
any of us. They have repeatedly
told us they need our help desper
ately. This need can personally be
attested to by the writer, for
whenever he has been able to
work at the theatre, with the ex
ception of two nights, he has al
ways worked alone. One of those
nights two ladies were working,
the other was a night that R. D.
managed to get away from the
front to work for a little while in
the theatre.
The box office should never have
to open without at least three per
10ns to serve as attendants in the
theatre. But open it does, because
*e get together in the spring and
rate it open, then sign enough
lotes that it must be kept open!
5ur concern rarely goes beyond
he note we've signed . . . and be
rond the number of tourist dol
ars we find in the till of our own
>usiness at the close of each sum
ner day.
It is not the purpose of this
vriting to proclaim the value of
-lorn in the West. After all, we
(Continued on page 1, section B)
MOBILE X-RAY UNIT. ? Hundred* of peoplf hive already taken advantage of the free chest x-ray since
the (tart of It* annual viait to Watauga Friday. The unit visited IRC and Shadowline, the first day, and on
Saturday was operating on Main Street in Boone, where it will be through September 3. It will be moved
to the State prison camp September 4, from there to Cove Creek Elementary School where it will stay until
September 5. A unit will alto be on Main Street in Blowing Rock from September 2 through September 8.
The college will be visited September MO. A spokesman for the Alleghany Ashe- Watauga Tuberculosis As
sociation has urged that everyone ova* 16 years or age take advantage of this free service.
1910 MODEL. ? W. R. Winkler, Jr., fit* at the control! of a
replica of the 1010 model Ford. The local Ford agency received this
little model of the old timey car laat week, and it has created a lot of
intereit. Mr. Winkler itates the believe* more than 900 people
have riden the three-horiepower car. The vehicle, with wooden spoke
wheels, cruises at 10 miles per hour, with a top speed of 90 miles, and
will go over a hundred miles on a gallon of gas. It will carry two adults
up Grand Boulevard hill at the hotel without slowing down. It has for
ward and reverse gears, and these are used as brakes to stop the car,
by throwing it in the opposite KeaOhe car is going. It is also equipped
with a stand brake that can be used in emergency. ? Staff photo.
Sjte Of Progress Day
Event Is Changed ,
Gene Arnat, general chairman
0^ Progress Day activities, sched
uled to be held September 10 and
11, announced a change of loca
tion has been necessitated because
of previous commitment for use
of Warehouse No. 1. Instead of
being held in the warehouse above
Andrews Chevrolet as previously
announred, the exhibits will be
housed in the town-owned ware
house, across from the bus station.
Farmers had been given permis
sion earlier this year to hang their
burley tobacco in the upper ware
house, and it was felt it would not
be fair to crowd them Wit for
Progress Day. Although a skat
ing rink is now being operated in
the town's building, it is thought
there will be room for the activi
ties of the second annual Progress
Day.
Four well-qualified judges have
been selected by the judging com
mute, which is composed of L. E.
Tuckwiller and Miss Jean Childers.
They said all tire judges are from
out of the county, and feel they
are fortunate to have been able
to secure their help. Names of the
judges will be withheld until after
the judging takes place.
Mrs. Brucc Greene, Blowing
Rock, and Mrs. Carl Meeks, Boone,
are co-chairmen of the Pet Show,
which will be held during the af
ternoon of the last day of activi
ties. They are urging persons in
tending to enter a pet to begin
thinking about it now, and let
them know about their intentions.
There will be three classifications
of pets: the most unusual, the best
behaved, and the most attractive.
Meetings of all the committees
were held Friday with the general
committee, and all reports indi
cated the committees are doing a
good job of preparation, and that
this year's event will really show
"Watauga County in action." Mrs.
Becky Fox, secretary of the Pro
gress Day committee, was optimis
tic about the number of entries.
Nursery School
Opens Monday
"Aunt Louise's" Nursery School,
spensored by the Boone Junior
Woman's Club, and operated by
Mr*. Carlo* DeLima, will be open
ed at her home oh Hardin Street
Monday, August SI, for children
ages 3 to 0 years.
Collins Is New
Asst. Agent
JOHN N. COLLINS
John N. Collins, assistant county
agricultural agent in Lincoln coun
ty, is scheduled to becomc an as
sistant agent in Watauga county,
September 1, coordinating the Ru
ral Development Program, accord
ing to L. E. Tuckwillcr, county
agricultural agent.
Mr. Collins replaces Herman
Anderson, who resigned to accept
a position with the Rural Elecrtic
Membership Corporation, at Le
noir.
Mr. Collins is a native of Ire
dell county, and attended Trout
man High School, where he was
active in 4-H club work. He grad
uated from N. C. State College
with a B. S. in Dairy Husbandry.
After graduation he was associated
with the Randolph County Dairy
Breeders Co-op as technician.
After two years in the Army,
Mr. Collins was discharged in
1955, and began his work in Lin
coln County.
He is married to the former
Miss Grace Averette of Fuquay
Varina. They have three chil
dren, John Nolan, Jr., four years
of age; Joseph Averette, two years;
and James Daniel, one year old.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins plan to move
to Boone this week.
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