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An Independent Weekly
VOLUME LXXn? NO. M
PAGES? TWO SECTIONS
FKICE: FIVE CENTS ,
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH
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Two-Way Radio System Aids Reading Of Water Meters
Meter Reader Carl Greene read* meter and calls into office . . .
Mrs. Worth To Lead
Mother's March Here
Mrs. Joseph L. Worth will head
tt^ 1859 Mother*' March (or the
March of Djmes, Dr. Gene Reese,
Watauga County March of Dimes
campaign director, announced to
day.
Mrs. Worth, well known in civic
and welfare circles, is a member
of several women's organisations.
As head of the now-famous
house-to-house visits, the chairman
will be responsible for planning
and organizing the community
wide event that has become the
traditional climax to the January
campaign, It will be held on th?
evening of Jan. 28.
"Our Mothers' March, simed at
the four target areas of the Na
tional Foundation's expanded pro
gram, must be bigger and more
vigorous than ever before," the
chairman said. "We must' assure
early development of patient aid
programs for children suffering
from arthritis and birth defects
(congenital malformations), keep
faith with disabled polio patients
and speed research to prevent
these and other afflictions. No
longer marching on polio alone,
we hope to mobilize many more
women. For women are concerned
with the healthy growth of child
ren and the building of a stronger
America.
"The Mothers' March gives us
the opportunity to do more than
just look wistfully forward to a
time when scientific discoveries
will prevent crippling diseases
from attacking our children. We
can speed that hopeful day by de
monstrating the strengthening of
our partnership with the men of
science. We can ? and we must ?
support their efforts with greater
voluntary contributions to the
March of Dime? In January."
During the intensive hour-long
Mothers' March here, home own
ers will be asked to signify their
desire to contribute to the March
of Dimes by turning on their
porchlighU or by leaving a light
ed candle or lamp in a front win
dow. Apartment dwellers will tie
a handkerchief or ribbon to their
doorknob* in signal of their inten
tion to give.
Mrs. Jack Edmisten is chairman
for the Mother's March in Per
kinsville.
Albert Harmon
Funeral Held
? Albert Eli Harmon, 73, Beech
Creek, a retired chemical engin
eer, died last Friday at Grace
Hospital, Banner Elk.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at the Zion Hill Baptist
Church by Rev. Ron da Earp and
burial was in the church ceme
tery. ?
Surviving are the widow, two
sons and three daughters Andrew
Harmon, Louisville, Ky; Lester
Harmon,' Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Gene Turner, Mrs. Pauline Chap
man, Akfttn, Ohio; Mrs. Irene Al
lison, Saltvillo, Va. One brother,
Lionel Harmon of Little Rock,
Ark. survives and a sister, Mrs.
Lula Ramsey, Evansville, lad.
There an 14 grandchildren.
Tip Shull Dies
On Wednesday
Phillip Rittenhouse Shull, fam
iliarly known a* "Tip" Shull, a
pioneer resident of the Sugar
Grove section, died at Watauga
Hospital test Wednesday.
A retired farmer, Mr. Shull was
87 years old.
FunoraJ aery tees were held at
Willow Valley baptist Church at
2 o'clock Friday. Rites were con
ducted by Rev. R. c. Eggers and
Rev. Carl Wilson. Burial was in
the Shull family cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews of de
ceased: Jim, Simon and Bill
Shull; Wilburn Rominger and
Fred Webster.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Etta Thomas, Boone; Mrs. Minnie
Sutherland and Mrs. Charles
Sutherland, both of Creston. There
are a number of nephews and
nieces.
County Had No
Polio In 1959
No cases of poliomyelitis were
reported during the calendar year
of 1999 in Watauga county. This
information is supplied by the
District Health Department office
in the county. -
The Health Department bulletin
said:
"This (no polio) is partially due
to the accelerated immunization
program which has been carried
out throughout the county by Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
the Health Department, and the
National Foundation.
"However, this doe* not mean
there will be no further incidence
of polio in this area. If we be
(Continued on page eight)
The Town of Boone plans to cut
down on the tim* required to
read the nearly 1,000 water meters
on the Water Department line* by
um of ita new trans-receiving-send
ing radio sets. The radio system
was put into effect Monday, and
is expected to cut reading time
into half.
As explained by Carl Greene,
meter reader, and Town Clerk J.
E. Joines, who have been working
with the idea for several months,
two portable radio sets will be
used. One will be with the reader,
who will call the readings to Town
Hall. The other set will be at
the town offices, where the secre
tary will receive the calls and re
cord the readings.
Before this, the reader had to
record the readings on a set of
books, and later these readings
were transferred to other records
before finally being recorded on
the bill of the water user. Con
siderable book work will be elim
inated with the radio system. Mr.
Greene said. And, the secretary
can perform other office duties
between readings, he said.
The radios are portable, running
off batteries, or they. may be plug
(Continued on page eight)
Mrs. Cannon
Dies Monday
Mri. Ellen Ford Cannon, 93, of
VilM, died at the home Monday,
after an illness of three months.
Born at Aho, near Blowing
Rock, Mrs. Cannon was the eldest ?
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. j
Ford. She taught school for many
years in Watauga county, where I
she had lived all her life. She was
a member of Brushy Fork Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be held
this (Wednesday afternoon) at 2
o'clock at Brushy Fork Baptist
Church by Rev. Ed Crump, Rev.
Gray Minton and T. E. Storie, and
burial will be in the cemetery
near the home.
The body will be taken from
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home to
the church an hour prior to the
services.
Surviving are the husband, J.'
B. Cannon, and two daughters:
Mrs. A. Y. Howell and Miss Floy
Cannon, both of Vilas. There are
four brothers and two sisters:
Talton, Filptore Ford, Blowing
Rock; Dock Ford, Hudson; Squire
Ford, Statesville; Mrs. Chanie
Greene, Mrs. Vick Greene, Blow
ing Rock. There are two grand
children and seven great grand
children. r
Teenagers Aid 1
Dimes March '
Appalachian High School stu- "
dents displayed their community .
spirit by turning out on Saturday
to participate in the teen-age
March of Dimes sale.
They sold balloons, rainbow 1
crutches, and litter bags to shop- J
pers and store employees in an ef
fort to raise money for this year's
March of Dimes. t
Students who participated in 1
the sale were Marjorie Reynolds, y
Rachel Rivers, Pat Winkler, Jane r
Hodges, John Lett, Jorge Villegas,
David Dougherty, Barbara Mathe- t
son, Judy Greene, John Ralph (
Buchanan, Margaret Rose Brown, g
(continued on page three) t
. . . Town Clerk J. E. Joines receives menage, records meter reading.
Alexander Asks For
Bigger Burley Crop
Man Of Year
To Be Chosen
Nornun Isenhour, President of
he Boene Junior Chamber of
Commerce, haa appointed a com
nittee to select the young man in
Watauga county deemed to be the
no?t deserving to receive the Jay
eel' Distinguished Service Award
or I960.
The committed ii composed of
N. R. Winkler, ( chairman; Grady
lloretx, Jr., liarold Cash and Dr.
*ene Reese.
Candidates must be nominated
ly a man or woman age 21 or old
ir. The candidate must have been
i resident of Watauga county dur
ng 1990 and he. must be between
he ages of 21 and 36.
Nominations should be sent to
he Boone Jaycees, Box 73, Boone,
4. C., and should include full
lame, age and address of the no
r.inee, a list of his accomplish
nents and a brief letter giving de
ails of why it is thought the can
lidate should be named the recip
ent of the award.
Entry deadline is midnight Jan
lary 26. Entries postmarked later
vill not be considered.
Congressman Alexander stated
from his office in Washington this
.week that since the Congress re
convened on January 6, he has
attended several meetings with of
ficials of the Commodity Stabiliza
tion Service of the Department of
Agriculture and members of the
Subcommittee on Tobacco of the
House Committee on Agriculture,
concerning tobacco acreage allot
ments for I960.
"In view of the fact," the Con
gressman said, "that for the fifth
consecutive year tobacco produc
tion has been leas than consump
tion, including domestic use plus
exports, many qualities of Burley
Tobacco are in critically short sup
ply. Furthermore, the United
States Department of Agriculture
predicts a substantial increase in
the consumption of Burley Tobacco
in I960 and future years.
"At the present time the Com
modity Credit Corporation has in
stock only 90 million pounds of
Burley Tobacco, which is less than
two months reserve supply.
"If we, as a nation, are to main
tain our level of Burley Tobacco
exports, and in order that the
Burley farmer will not lose the
growth in the market for Burley
in the United States, it is impera
tive that the Burley Tobacco al
lotments be increased, and I have
(Continued on page eight)
Watkins Is Honored
For Red Cross Work
R. W. "Coach" Watkiiu ?u
lonored at a luncheon meeting
ast week in recognition of 33
ears of service to the American
ted Croaa.
He haa served in various capaci
ies in the local Chapter, includ
Qf it* chairmanship. Hia Water
lately Program, carried on
hrough the Appalachian State
W ATKINS RECEIVES AWARD? R W. (lad) WitkiiM receive. 3B-Year Aw.rd from Red Cross, being
presented by the Rev. J. K Parker, Jr., ?< Outrun C. M. Yates and Field Representative Marion Kitiert
look on.? Photo by Paul Weston Studio.
Teachers College ind the com
munity, hat won him national re
cognition.
Highlight of the meeting in hon
or of Mr. Watkln* was an iddreis
by Red Cross Field Representa
tive, Marion Ritzert of the South
eaitern Area office. She apoke
warmly of Mr. Watkins' devotion
to Red Crou aervice, and went on
to relate something of the tradi
tion of Red Cross to the group pre
sent
In an informal talk before the
local chapter, she told them of
the monument that was unveiled
on the hill of Solferino last year.
The memorial ia made of white
marble from the 84 nations of the
world who participate in Red
Crou. It is unique in that no let
tering appears upon it. The monu
ment rises on this hill, she said,
because it waa here that Red Cross
was born a hundred years ago, as
a man named Henri Durant watch
ed a battle ensue there and saw
the armies retire leaving behind
their dead and wounded. Durant
went into the village of Solferino
and recruited a volunteer group
to help care for those left on the
bat'Je ,'ield. Responding lo his
plea that day were a Catholic
Priest, a Jewish Rabbi, two Pro
testant minister* and a Negro lay
man. With this prophetic nucleus,
was born the Red Cross.
From a group of six, it has
grown until today literally mil
lions of paopl* all over the world
have served as volunteers in the
(Continued on page eight)
i
DR. REVELLJ TO APPEAR
24 High Schools T o
Attend Band Clinic
Area Event Is
Annual Affair
At A. S. T. C.
One of the world'* most famous
band conductor* will direct the
annual two-day Northwestern
North Carolina Band Clinic on the
campua of Appalachian State
Teachers College January 22-23.
Dr. William D. ReveUl is direc
tor of bands at the University of
Michigan, past president of the
American Bandmasters' Associa
tion and an honorary holder of
doctor's degrees in music, law
and public service.
For the tenth consecutive year
Appalachian plays host to . this
event, which will be attended this
year by 110 selected students from
24 Carolina high schools.
The students won the privilege
to participate by performing be
fore a panel of judges last month.
Music has been mailed to each
member to study before arriving
at the clinic.
The clinic, free to the public,
opens on Friday and closes Sat
urday evening with a concert In
the Fine Arts Aaditorium.
Charles L. Isley, Jr., clinic
chairman and band director at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
le|e, announces these representa
tives of tha 24 high schools and
their directors:
Appalachian High School, Boooc,
Clyde Wade, director. Students ?
Robert Cook and Ann Greer, 2nd
flute; Linda Mast' Eb clarinet B;
Barbara Matheson, solo clarinet B;
Rachel Rivers, 2nd clarinet E;
Jane Hodges, 3rd clarinet F; Kath
ryn Mast, alto clarinet A; Margaret
Hagaman, bass clarinet B; Alice
Greer, 1st oboe B; John Buchanan,
1st bassoon B; John Lett, 2nd
trumpet; Marcus Cook, 3rd F horn
B; Edward Brown and Bob Agle,
tuba A; and Bobby Jo Winkler,
snare drum.
Beaver Creek High, West Jeff
erion, Gilmer Caudill, director.
Students? Bobby Pugh, tuba G.
Davie County High, Mocksville,
Paul Richie, director. Students ?
Johil Andrews, 3rd flute D, and
Luke Gaither, tuba F.
Drexel High, Drexel, Hiss Hath
erine Siphers, director. Students
? Eunice Secrest, 1st clarinet B;
Mackie Baker, 2nd clarinet H;
Nancy Robertson, alto clarinet B;
Sharon Settlemeyer, bass clarinet
C; Mary Lowery, 2nd bassoon A;
Jo Anne Cannon, 1st alto sax A;
Rosemary Person, baritone sax B;
Kenneth Secrest, 2nd cornet A;
Jean Spencer, 3rd cornet B; Pat
Sommers, 1st F horn B; and Jan
ice Franklin, 2nd F born B.
Glen Alpine High, Glen Alpine,
Miss Martha Tomasson, director.
Students ? Stanlena Quick, 4th
horn C, and Tom Deese, 3rd trom
bone A.
Gray High, Winston-Salem, E.
L. Rowley, director. Students ?
Alice Hendrix, 2nd oboe A; and
Brownlee Clodfelter, tuba C.
Griffith High School, Winston
Salem, Mrs. Tom Diener, director.
Student ? Don Tesh, 2nd trombone
B.
East Rowan High, Granite Quar
ry, Dill Coble, director. Students
?Martha Fisher, 2nd clarinet C;
Patricia Honeycut, 3rd clarinet C;
Nelson Lingle, solo cornet B; Lin
da Park, snare drum D; and Donna
Ludwig, bass drum.
Hanes High, Winston-Salem,
Ralph Walker, director. Student
Anita Moody, bass clarinet D.
Hudson High, Hudson, Bob Love,
director. Students ? Sharon Kin
caid and Pat Smith, 3rd clarinet D;
Hike Hlnea, 2nd cornet C; Jane '
Creigh, 3rd F born A; and Ben
Wallace, tuba D.
Lenoir High, Lenoir, Barnard
Hirsch. director. Students ? Kath- ,
ryn Menefee, 1st flute A; Billy Jo
Arney, solo clarinet A; Selden
Gladden, 1st clarinet A; Vivian
Holloway, 1st oboe A; Judy Gragg,
1st bassoon A; Doug Holmas, 3rd
cornet A; Charles Spicer, 2nd
trumphet B; Lucille Swanaon, 1st
(Continued on page tight)
Or. William D. Reveilli, of the Univenlty of Michigan (center), who
will conduct high school band clinic in Boono thU week end, diicusaes
plant with Dr. William G. Spencer, head of Mutic Department at Ap
palachian (left), and Charlef L. Iiley, clinic chairman.
Policeman Nabs Huge
Truck Load Of Sugar
Clawson Given
YDC Plaque
J. B. Clawson, Jr., president of
the Watauga Young Democrat
Club wsl awarded a plaque Sat
urday night in Winston-Salem for
being "one of the outstanding
young Democrats for the year of
1990."
The presentation, one of fifteen
for the State, was made during
installation of officers of the North
Carolina Young Democrat Club,
at a banquet in Robert E. Lee
Hotel. Monroe M. Redden, Jr.,
of Hendersonville, was installed
as president of the organization.
Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W.
Va.), a native of Wilkes county,
was the main speaker for the oc
casion. He stressed the fact that
this country needs strong leader
ship, and told the young Demo
crats that the Democratic party
always has had leadership, while
just the reverse has been true of
its "opposition."
Among those going with Mr.
Clawson to Winston-Salem for the
installation banquet were State
Representative Jack Edmisten and
Clifford Edmsiten. The meeting
was attended by more than 290
young Democrata ' from over the
State.
IKE TO VISIT FAR EAST?
President Eisenhower is report
ed to be considering visits to Ja
pan, Korea, Taiwan and the Phil
ippines on bis way home from Mos
cow next June.
Nlgni ronce utticer W. R. Cot
trell decided to investigate the
odd behaviour of a truck driver
the other night, and felt an unex
pected jack-pot, according to a re
port by Chief Richardson.
Officer Cottrell saw a large
truck enter town, turn off ite
headlights, and swing into a side
street that led up a hill above the
town. He followed to find the
truck abandoned, but loaded with
10,000 pounds of sugar.
He notified the ATU Division
and discovered they were already
aware of the truck, and had fol
lowed it from its loading point in
Virginia, hoping to trail It to its
unloading point, which they be
lieved would be a "moonshine"
whiskey still.
The driver apparently became
aware of the fact that he was be
ing followed, and attempted to
throw off his followers by the lit
tle maneuver that aroused the
suspicions of Officer Cottrell.
When Cottrell gave chase too, he
quickly abandoned the truck and
escaped, leaving the vehicle and
the 10,000 pounds of sugar to be
confiscated by the ATU division,
aided by Cottrell, Chief Richard
son said.
M-CAR CHAIN ACCIDENT
Lo? Angeles ? One dog caused a
40-car accident on the crowded
Santa Ana Freeway, south of Los
Angeles. The dog darted across
the highway. Forty cars smashed
together in an accident that stret
ched three miles. Eleven persons
were injured. Damage to the cars,
mostly from front-to-rear collis
ions, was more than 910,000. The
dog wu killed.
Hospital Board Names
Payne As Chairman
Mr. Frank M. Piyne was elected '
chairman of the Board of Trustees I
of Watauga Hospital, Inc. when i
they held their monthly meeting 1
. FRANK 1 L PAYNE |?
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rhursday, January 14, 1960. Other
jfficers arc Mr. Howard Cottrell,
rice-chairman; Mr. Bob Congle
ton. treasurer; and Mrs. Jean L.
Rivers, secretary.
Mr. Payne, Mrs. Rivers, Mr. D.
L. Wilcox, Mr. Bob Bumbaugh and
Br. A. E. McCreary were elected -
jo serve on the executive commit
tee. Members on the operations
?ommittee are Mr. Payne, Mr.
^ongleton, Mr. Cottrell, Mr.
3rady Moretz, Jr. and Mr. R. I).
lodges, Jr. Those who will serve
m the plant and grounds commit
tee are Mr*. Rivers, Mr. Bwm
Mugh and Mr. WUcox. Mr. Hod
tes and Mr. Moretz were elected
>n the auditing committee.
Mr. Hodges. Mr. Bumbaugh and
Hr. McCreary are new members
if the board, having been elected
it the November meeting. They
?epiaced Mr. E. F. Coe, Mr.
George White and Mr. O R. An
Irews, who had served three
ear*. Mr. Andrews had beaa V
ftalrmaa tor the pact year. |
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