sirHsSfi watauga democrat ifFlpiii SI" "* r - An I ntopvuUn, Weekly N??p,per . . . SewSecond Y~r ./ Online PMicMon 1 S3 5*^11 S A || ? PMICE: FIVE CENTO BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAEOUNA, THUMDAY. OCTOBEE H ??E?-TBBEE 8K?N? Fund Drive Gets Under Way Here The Watauga County United Fund has gone Into its 1900 cam paign, the fourth of its history, with eleven teams of volunteers, covering the county under the gen eral direction of Jack E. Wil liams, campaign chairman. According to Charman Williams, the campaign coverage is proceed ing well and there should be enough reports in by the end of the week for a preliminary report on results of the drive. The following chairman of spec ial divisions are working with Mr. Williams: Area 1, Tom Grant; Area 2, Mrs. Tom Bingham; Area 3, Mrs. Fred Mast; Area 4, Mrs. Hugh Haga man and Mrs. G. C. Greene, Jr.; Area 3, Paul Younce and Mrs.JB. W. Stallings; Advance Gifts, Nick olas Stakias; IRC, Abe Littleton; Shadowline, Hubert Inman; ASTC, W. L. Eury; Schools, Mrs. L. H. Owsley; County; W. C. Richardson and Miss Jean Childre*. The following is a partial list of volunteers assisting in the various divisions: Alfred Adams, L. H. Owsley, Armfield Coffey, Jay Beach, Ed win Troutman, A. E. McCreary, Phil Vance, Glenn Andrews, Gene Arndt, George Flowers, C. A. Price, Conrad Yates, Stanley A. Harris, Robert Danner, Laverne Fox, Geneva Fox, Dennis Greene, Dr. James B. Greene, Mrs. Walton Cole, Mrs. Charles Isley, Mrs. J. Tom Winkler, Mrs. Jack Edmisten, Mrs. Richard Kelley, Mrs. O. K. Richardson, Mrs. Carl Meeks, J. W. Beach, Mrs. W.C. Richardson; Rev. Preston Hughes. Mrs. Hu bert Inman, Mrs. Ralph Estes, Mrs. W. W. Chester, E. F. Coe, Mrs. John Councill, Mrs. C. H. Black burn, Jr., C. H. Blackburn, Jr., Von Hagaman, Mrs. Charles Steele, Mrs. Ira Bolt, Hal Johnson, Vernon Castle, Jean Smitherman, Hazel Brown. Schools Cove Creek Elementary, Mrs. Muriel Glenn; Bethel Elementary, Mrs. Imogene W. Roberson; Mabel Elementary, Mrs. Jennie B. Deal; Cove Creek High School, Mrs. Joyce S. Davis; Bethel High School, Mrs. Carolyn Taylor; Ap palachian High School, Mrs. Mar garet Gragg; Blowing Rock High School, Fred T. Poplin; Parkway Elementary, Mrs. Reba Moretz; Blowing Rock Elementary, Mrs. Grace Beach; Valle Crucis, Mrs. Sara B. Horton; Appalachian Ele mentary, Mrs. Bess Crawford; Green Valley Elementary, Mrs. Susie Buchanan. Greer Is Again President Of Horn In West I. G. Greer of Chi pel Hill was rc -elected president of- the South ern Appalachian Historical As sociation ^t a meeting at the or ganization held last week. H. W. Wilcox, Boone civic lead er, was elected executive vice president to replace Jamrs Marsh, who resigned recently. J. V. Cau dill was named second vice-presi dent, G. C. Greene Jr., treasurer, and Mrs. Homer Brown, secretary, all of Boone. Directors elected were Wade E. Brown, J. V. Caudill, H. Grady Farthing, G. C. Greene Jr., Dr. I. G. Greer, Armfield Coffey, How ard Cottrell, Grady Moretz Jr., Dr. L. H. Owsley, Dr. W. H. Plem mons, O. K. Richardson, G. C. Robbina^Jr., Mrs. B. W. Stallings, Buford Stamey, Dr. L. D. Hags mas, Dr. D. J. Whitencr, D. L. Wilcox, Mrs. James Winkler, Mrs. Homer Brown, W. Ralph Winkler, ! Glenn Andrews, Dr. Ray Law rence, R. D. Hodges Jr., Dr. R. H. Harmon, Mrs. R. C. Rivers, Harold Rice, Gwyn Hayes, Herman Wil cox, Carl Smith and Hal Johnson. All arc from Boone, Blowing Rock and Watauga County communities with the exception of Dr. Greer. He is a native of Watauga. Opening and closing dates for the 1900 production of Horn in the West were set. It, will begin Friday, July 1, 1900, and run through August. The next meeting of the board of directors will be Monday, noon, Nov. 1. Crippled Children's Clinic The monthly crippled children's clinic will be held ?t the Watauga Health Center on Friday October l CAROL JEAN NICHOLS of McAdenville, homecoming queen for Appalachian State Teachers College, sits regally before members of the "A" club who sponsor her. The homecoming football game is Saturday, between the Mountaineers and the Carson-Newman. From left to right: Jack Ponis, Phoenixville, Pa.; Jim Conger, Statesville; Ansel Glendenning, Oaklawn, 111.; Bill Harvey, Phoenixville, Pa.; Kay Hiatt, Mount Airy; and Ken Daves, Ellenboro. Carol is a freshman. All others are seniors except Ponis who is a junior.? Photo by John Corey. College Homecoming Makes Gay Week End Brisk clear weather is the pre diction (or the 1959 Appalachian State Teachers College Homecom ing Saturday, Sponsored by the student organ ization Chi Lambda Chi, the event is expected to attract many alumni KENNETH CLAWSON (President Chi Lambda Chi) of Appalachian to Boone, and the sponsoring group, headed by Ken neth Clawson, of Boone, has plan ned a full program for the home comers. A leading hour of interest for returning graduates will be the cof fee hour to be held following the game between Appalachian's Moun taineers and the Carson-Newman Eagles. There will be a showing of the ASTC produced film, "This Is Appalachian," during the coffee hour. The movie has for Its theme, "How young men and women prepare themselves for the teaching profession." In addition to sccnes of the classrooms, the movie includes scenes of the campus, its build ings and the town of Boone. Dean of women, Maxio G. Ed miston, will host the coffee hour. The event will be held in the stu dent lounge, k i Alumni arriving Homecoming eve will have an opportunity to see the "kick-off" three-act play, "Diary of a Scoundrel," a satirical comedy. Float*, parades, displays, bands, and football highlight the Saturday activities Over 1A float*, both by student organiza tions and Boone Merchants, will parade through town and then to the campus, beginning at lt:M a. m. Displays will be featured in store windows, on lawna, and ?n' campus. Two hometown bands and four visiting bands will be interspersed in the parade. The Appalachian College band is under direction of Charles Isley. The Appalachian High School band, "Boone's Am bassadors," will be under direction of Clyde Wade. The four other bands will be directed by former Appalachian students. They are: The Boyden High School Band from Salisbury, lin/lot. HoavK. 11/il.nn. GnnUnU i uiiuci ucuigc ti iiauu , optu umc High under Jim Blanton; Drexel High under Catherine Siphcra; and the Marion High band under Claude Jarrett. The class of 1934 will be holding their 25th anniversary on the campus on homecoming day and will share honors with the other classes. Just before the halftime kick off at the afternoon football game, the first Bob Broome Me morial Scholarship award will be presented. The winner will come from the Mountaineer squad. Presentation will be made by Kidd Brewer, a former coach and Appalachian trustee, and Dr. J. T. C. Wright, chair man of the fund committee. Presiding over Homecomjng will be reigning queen, Carol Jean Nichols, of McAdenville, and her court. Troy are Priscilla Beam, freshman from Cherryville; Jeanie Belk, sophomore and cheerleader from Hickory; Phylias Kreiger, freshman from High Point; and (Continued on page four) A. K. Buxton Dies Monday Agustin K. Buxton, 67, of Blow ing Rock, died Monday evening at Watauga Hospital, where he had been admitted 2 hours earlier. Mr. Buxton had been In (ailing health for some time. funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock, Dr. Wal ter K. Keys being assisted in the rites by Rev. John S. McDuffie of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Buxton, a native of the State of Connecticut, had resided in Blowing Rock for more than twenty years. He was a retired in surance man. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Carrie Miller Buxton, three sons, Thomas Buxton, Wake Forest Col lege: Trask. Barrv Buxton. Blow ing Rock; a stepson, Benjamin Britton, Charlotte; five daughters, Mrs. Vaughn Hartley, Blowing Rock; Mrs. Fred Hope, Fort Laud erdale, Fla., Ann, Mary and Mar tha Buxton, Blowing Rock. Jaycees TaSell Yule Trees At last Monday night's meeting the Boone Jaycees voted to sell Christmas trees this yule season, in an announcement released by club president, Norman Isenhour. Jaycee Kenneth Wilcox is mak ing arrangements to procure a northern spruce which will be available in several sizes between three and six feet tall. The profit realized from the sale of these trees will finance the Jaycees' annual children's Chriit mas shopping tour. Plans are to sell the trees at a locatia^ down town that will be announced early in December. Pertinent Facts On Bond Vote When Appalachian State Teacher* College (eta the tlr 517,00# which I* Included la the proposed bond issue (or new buildings for the college, It will he the equivalent ?' ? big in dustry coming Into Watauga County. This will mean that M* more students can come to Appalach ian each year. They will bring with them a minimum of MM each per year, which la S1M.M0. Tbli does not include the extra money these 3M will spend, nor the money their families will spend la the are*. U will mean that the summer "k-1 -<11 be bigger Llua It has mean that more people will be employed to work at the college. If the hond iwue carrfea, in the amount of tome 14 million dollar*, approximately one fourth of all of this money will he i peat in western North Caro lina?that is, west of Morfantoa, and Including Boone: Anything that helps the eco nomy of the State, helps Wata uga County. Out of this money? $34 Hkilliov? nearly W million will he spent for higher educa tion, mental hospitals, aad hospi tal construction. Watauga County stands to gala more, proportionately, than any covnty la the state, bjr the passage of this bond issue. The only institutions getting pro portions tely more than Appala chian State Teachers College are the University of North Car olina, and North Carolina State College. Appalachian la third on the list. Will passage of this bond is sue raise our taxes? The anawrr Is that IT WILL NOT. The bonds will be paid for, over aa many as twenty years, out of I' e normal Income ?t the state. There is no Slate property tax. Therefore, this cannot change the amount of taxes we have to pay. If all the items da not carry, oar taxes will not be lowered. This year, ipt instance, the income of the SUt^fnm various tax sources It up more than ten per cent over the ume period for ? last year, and the prediction la that It will continue to inereaae. These bonds can he paid oat of this increaaed Income of the Bute. Our taxes will not be rata ed for that purpose. Much of the labor employed in the construction projecta of the college la local labor. This will he the same, when the bond Issue is passed and Appalachian I receives the |1,ST7,M< which la proposed. And when these buildings are finished, many other Jobs will be opened, and WaUuga residents will be eligi ble to apply for (bus. LETS VOTE FOR ALL ISSUES Growth 0? College, Local Economy Hinge On Vote State Bond Issue To Come Before Voters On Tuesday; Review Of The Proposals Consdierable interest is developing locally in the State bond election which will be held next Tuesday and which will decide whether or not $34,000,000 in State bonds will be issued for permanent improvements at colleges, mental institutions, hospitals and other institutions. Of primary local interest is the news that if the proposal passes, Appalachian State Teachers College will receive more than a million and a half dollars for new construction. To be built are a science building, a 300-student dormitory, physical education structures, and other permanent improvements. It is pointed out that a voter may cast his vote for or against any of the nine issues, but most of those who are interested are anxious that the entire proposal be passed. Of especial interest is the fact that the proposed bond issue can be financed through normal State income without additional tax levies of any sort. Briefly, the nine issues to come before the voters pre as follows: 1 ? Education The $18,891,000 issue is to partly relieve North Carolina's badly ov er-crowded educational institutions. The tidal wave of increased en rollment has already started and will increase continuously at least until 1970. The additional facili ties on campuses will provide space most urgently needed at the moment. These bonds will make it possible for 2120 more North Car olina boys and girls to go to col lege each year ? by providing more dormitory space, more classrooms and more laboratories. 2 ? Mental Hospitals The proposed $12,093,000 bond issue will provide urgently needed renovations In the state's mental hospitals. Many buildings now in use are of permanent, fire-proof construction on the outside but need to be completely reconstruct ed on the inside. All our hospitals for the mentally-ill should be com pletely fire-proof. In the past 10 years no new hospitals have been built for Negro mental patients. These bonds will provide a splen did building for them at Goldsboro. Also, the state has inaugurated a wonderful program for our re tarded children who unfortunately number 6,900 in North Carolina at the present time. We have faci lities in use and under construc ion to care for 3,700 of these ap pealing youngsters. Today, there are 800 on the "waiting list" who have been ap proved for admission by the coun cil ? with an additional 200 cases pending ? and hundreds who have not applied for admission because their parents know that there is no place for the children. Negro ment ally retarded children wil be pro vided for in a new $1,290,000 building. 1 ? Community Colleges The $1,900,000 for capital im provements of Community Colleges will provide facilities for approx imately 1,000 more young men and women each year to attend our Community Colleges presently lo cated in Asheville, Charlotte, and Wilmington. Surveys have shown that additional Community Col leges will be needed elsewhere in the State before 1970. i ? Local Hospitals tad Health Centers The State funds of $900,000 for (Continued on page four) SAMPLE BALLOT STATE BOND ELECTION OCTOBER 27, 1959 INSTRUCTIONS 1. To vote "FOR" any Issue of bondi make a cross (x) mark in the square to the left of the word "FOR." 2. To vote "AGAINST" any issue of bonds nuke a cross - ( Continued on pa