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VOLUME LXXII- NO. 52
An Independent Weekly Neum paper . . . Seventy-Second Year of Continuous Publication
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 23, I960
PICNICKING IN THE M0UNTAIN6. ? Picnicking spots ire gener
ously provided along the highways and the Parkway for travelers.
This group, caught by the camera of Hugh Morton, eats in the
shadows of Grandfather Mountain.
POLITICAL SITUATION? Terry Sanford, left, gubernatorial candi
date in the second Democratic primary Saturday, conferi with hit
Watauga manager, Grady Moretx, Jr., center, and J. B. Clawson, presi
dent Watauga Young Democrats, right, at Lake Tahoma Lodge during
his recent western tour of the State.
Miss Gail Bailey Named
Rhododendron Queen
Mrs. Bolick
Dies June 13
Mrs. Sally Jane Bolick, RL 1,
Blowing Rock died at the age of
72, Monday June 13.
Funeral services were conduct
ed June IS at Rumple Memorial
Presbyterian Church by Rev. J.
K. Parker, Jr. and Rev. Carlton
Cox. Burial was in Reform ceme
tery.
She is survived by her husband,
Ira W. Bolick; three sons, Law
rence, Steward and Arnold Bo
lick, all of Blowing Rock; one sis
ter, Mrs. Claude Shores, Rt. 3,
Boone; four grandchildren and 4
great grandchildren.
New Parkway
Link Opened
Roanoke, Va. ? Opening of four
miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway
near Blowing Rock has been an
nounced at the Roanoke parkway
headquarters.
The new link leaves only two
unfinished sections between Roan
oke and Asheville, and one of
them ? a 15-mile segment juat south
of Roanoke ? will be opened this
fall. The second is ?'five-mile
stretch across the base of Grand
father Mountain, N. C.
The new roadway leads from
Mooes It. Cone Memorial Park
through Julian Price MemoHal
Park. It include* ? 1,000-foot un
paved section over Price Lake
Dam.
A new camp ground with S5
units also is open at Price Park.
Roan Mountain ? Miss Gail
Bailey of Boctic emerged Saturday
from a field of more than 20 Tar
Heel contestants as the N. C.
Rhododendron Queen.
The crowning Sunday by last
year's queen, Miss Norma Ann
Buchanan of Elk Park, climaxed
the highlight of this week end's
annual Rhododendron Festival
atop Roan Mountain.
Miss Bailey, ? 16-year-old lass
with brown hair and hazel eyes,
copped opening round honors Fri
day by winning the swim suit
competition.
Runnerup was Judy Norman of
Marion. Candace Burns of Corne
lius was third.
More than 1,00 persons witness
ed the colorful pageant, held atop
the 6,280-foot peak. Edward P.
Cliff, assistant chief of the U. S.
Forest Service, was principal
speaker.
4-H Dress Revue For
Watauga County Held
The 4-H Dress Revue was held
on Thursday, June 16 in the Boone
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
The county winner in the senior
division was Ruth Ann Adams
from the Bethel 4-H Club. She
in&Me&'i M*ck and white check
ed dress with a white organdy
over skirt. Doris Trivette from
the Cove Creek Senior Club was
second place winner and she
modeled a red and white print
dress with a big white collar. Bet
ty Lou Stewart from the Blowing
Rock Senior club placed in the
red ribbon group with her two
piece skirt and blouse outfit.
The junior winner was Kathryn
Greer from the Green Valley club.
She modeled a pink sun dress with
a matching sweater trimed in the
same material as the dress. Nancy
Love from Bethel Jurnior was sec
ond place winner. She modeled a
pink and white checked dress with
shirt waist top and full skirt. Oth
ers placing in the blue ribbon
group were Peggy Trivette from
Cove Creek Junior, modeling a
skirt and blouse outfit of floral
print and Sue Sherwood from
Bethel Junior modeling a cloue
and white checked sun back dress.
Those placing in the red ribbon
group were Linda Vines from
Boone Elementary modeling a
white sun back dress with full
skirt and Clara Luttrell from
Blowing Rock modeling a plaid
skirt with contrasting blouse.
Carol Hayes from the Cove
Creek Junior club furnished pia
no music for the group.
The judges were Miss Marie
Scott, Home Economics Agent in
Avery County and Mrs. Herman
Wilcox, homemaker from Boone.
Mrs. W. D. Baxter, Jr., and
daughter, Tammy, of Atlanta, Ga.,
spent last week in Boone visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Hodges.
Bingham Gets
Honor AtUNC
ROBERT BINGHAM
Robert Bingham, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Bingham, of Boone, is
the appointed president of the
summer session of the University
of North Carolina student body.
He was appointed to this post by
David Grigg, student body presi
dent.
Two other men from Watauga
are serving on the summer school
government board. They are Ru
fus Edmisten and Frank Payne.
Jr., who are on the seven-member
board. Their work on the legisla
tive board includes making any
laws necessary and proper to pro
mote the general welfare of the
summer school student body.
Bingham will complete his A.
B. in English in August. He has
served as treasurer of the student
body, and on the summer school
honor council. He has been assist
ant youth counselor at the Unl
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First Gathering Is Held At King's
X, Center Of Native Folk Activity
King's X, community center
near Itomin^er, had it* lirit gath
ering last Friday night for the
playing and linging of "The Old
Music." Many neighbors from the
Rominger and Laurel Creek area
came.
Local music makers were: Dan
Lur.ce,', rd, fiddle; Mack Presnell
and Bud Mast, banjos; George and
Gerry Armstrong, visitors to
King's X with their two small
daughters, played dulcimers and
guitar and sang many of the Old
Songs. They also played a "double
dulcimer" ? played by two people
Howard Mitchell who came to
King's X from Washington. How
ard Mitchell also played a "mouth
bow" (like a large Jew's Harp)
and a banjo.
George Armstrong's Scottish
bagpipes provided lively enter
tainment and each time he played
the pipes young and old Joined in
a merry march behind him. Chil
dren's singing games were also a
part of the fun. Other visitors pre
sent at this event were Cratis Wil
liams snd John Pritcbett, of Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
and their families.
The next community gathering
at King'i X will be ? display of
fireworks about July 6th, when a
group of Methodist young people
from near Pittsburgh, Pa., will be
camping out here and helping on
King's building, and learning
songs, tales, folk games, and oili
er recreational activities for use
in their churfch work back home.
Friends of Mr. Chase, of Mister
Punch, and of "Mountain Jack"
(of The Jack Tales), are invited
to visit King's X any Sunday dur
ing this summer? to see the King's
X wild flower garden, to hear old
songs and tales, to swim, to enjoy
the scenery and the cool woods.
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OPENER TO BE "DR. GREER NIGHT?
Horn In West To Start
July 1st; Cast Is Chosen
*
'New Show'
Envisioned
By Backers
By JOE C. MINOR
Staff Writer
"Horn In the West" opens its
ninth season Friday night, July
1. This year the pageant depict
ing life in the Daniel Boone era
and Revolutionary War period, will
run for two months, making its
last showing on August 28.
H. W. Wilcox, executive vice
president of Southern Appalach
ian Historical Association, Inc.,
sponsors of the play, announced
that opening night will be known
a> "I. G. Greer Night," honor
ing Dr. Greer, president of the
association, who has been active
in the promotion of the drama.
Dr. Greer, a native Wstangan,
is expected to attend the open
ing night performance, Mr. Wll
jcox said.
Bill Ross, director of the play,
said Tuesday the cast had been
i-elected, and rehearsals are being
held three times a day, morning,
afternoon, and night.
The play, to be presented In
the Daniel Boone TTieatre, each
.light except Monday during its
current run, promises to be a fast
moving one, and those who have
seen It before and attend again
may expect a "new show," accord
ing to its sponsors. The author
has completely reworked the script
and the play will be different from
any season yet.
Mr. Ross was enthusiastic over
the prospects for the play this
year and said he was "very bapiiy"
that many cast members are per
sons who have been in the drama
before, some of them during the
entire history of Kermit Hunter's
historical play. Others who will
be with the cast have had previous
experience, he said.
Director Ross listed returning
cut memberi as:
Charles Elledge, of Marion, an
eight-year veteran of the outdoor
show, who wilt play the role of
Rev. Sims, and act as narrator.
Mr. Ross said Mr. Elledge is one
of the best loved characters in the
play and will probbaly be the
most remembered. Mr. Elledge
is also assistant director this year.
Glen Causey, Greensboro, will
again play the role of Daniel
Boone. Mr. Causey is a form
er Apalachian State Teachers Col
lege basketball star.
Gene Wilson, of the University
cf Alabama, returns as technical
director for the ninth year.
David Culler, of Boone, moves
up from supporting roles to the
important role of Toby Miller,
the blacksmith. Mr. Culler is the
only actor who has made the trans
ition of child actor in the drama
to an adult role. His first four
years in the play were in child
parts.
Mary Lawrence, of Boone, who
hai been with the ibow for four
years, goes into the part of the
Indian prince**. This i* the third
different' leading role the has play
ed in Horn in the West.
Eleanor Brodie will be return
ing for her third year. She la a
Junior at the University of Ala
bama and has worked with tbe
technical staff. This year she will
be playing the loveable role of
Widow Howard.
Charles Hales, a graduate of Ap
palachian who teaches in the
Wilkes County school system dur
ing the winter, goes from an In
dian dancing role into the import
ant part of Jack Stuart. This will
be his second year with the cast
Maurice SUrewalt, of China
Grove, will come back to the cast
for his fourth year. He will he
stage manager as well as the vil
llan of the drama, CM. McKenzie.
Hoyt Safrit, on the music faculty
at Appalachian, will be serving as
chorale director for the fifth time.
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Singing On The Mountain, Highspot
Grandfather Season, Set For Sunday
FAMILIAR FIGURE. ? J. L. (Uncle Joe) Hartley, who ha? been on
hand for all 39 "Staling on the Mountain" conventiona, la expected
to be there again Sunday. Uncle Joe, in 1B37, claimed in hia "Walking
(or Health and Traveling to Eternity" pamphlet that he had walked
more than 120,372 miles in hia eighty ytari of living, and moit of
this was in the vicinity of Grandfather Mountain, where he has served
as caretaker, gardener, cattle driver, forest warden, market operator,
and varioua other enterprises. The mountain he loves stands in the
background of this Hugh Morton photograph.
Linville ? Among the national
ly-known group* scheduled to ap
pear at the 36th annual "Singing
On The Mountain" on June 36 will
be the Blackwood Brother*, Ar
thur Smith and the' Croearoads
Quartet, and the Blue Ridge Quar
tet Baicom Lamar Luniford,
"Minstrel of the Appalachian*"
and an authority on go* pel music
1* also icheduled to appear.
The Blackwood Brother*, re
cording artist* (or on* of the ma
jor label*, hall from Memphis,
Tennessee. They hava made many
appearances on national TV show*
and their records are played on
over 1,000 radio stations. Formed
in 1984, the quartet now consist*
of emcee and leader* James Black
wood (the only original member
?till in the group), baritone Cecil
Blackwood, first . tenor Bill Shaw,
bass J. D. Summer, and accompan
ist Wally Varner.
Arthur Smith and the Crow
road* Quartet are from Charlotte.
They were *ubject* of a recent
article in Look magazine and are
perennial favoritea at "Singing On
The Mountain." The Smiths ?
Arthur, Sonny and Ralph? are
joined by Tommy Fa lie and Carol
Honeycutt. They appear regularly
over WBTV in Charlotte a* well.
Elmo Fagg lead* the Blue
iRMge Quartet who alio return to
thi* year'* ring. The Blue Ridge
group is from Spartanburg, S.^C.
and ha* made aeveral appearance*
at Grandfather Mountain.
"Singing on The Mountain" la
the oldeit and largest religious
event of it* kind in the South. It*
founder and director, Joe Hartley,
Sr., now 89, again i* serving as
chairman.
There i* no charge of any kind
at the Sing. The motto "Whoao
ever Will C*ne," has served to
attract thousanda of people each
fourth Sunday in June aince the
event originated in 1929.
James Love Top Man
In Strawberry Tests
James Love, of Bairds Creek, was
named top Itrawberry grower in
the Boone Rotary Club itrawberry
chain Friday, and had hia prize
winning berries auctioned off for
$29.00 a crate. He waa one of sev
enteen boys displaying hia crop
in front of Kirk's Restaurant, and
(he money from the top crate, aa
well aa all those in the show, will
go .toward perpetuating the boys'
chain in Watauga county.
Kenneth Harmon of Bethel, had
the second beat crate of berriei,
and they brought a good price.
Other blue ribbon winners were
Jerry South, Green Valley, David
Richardson, Bairds Creek; Ernest
Lewis, Green Valley; Russell Rob
inson, Boone; Keith Miller, Green
Valley.
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Sanford Rally
Set Tonight
A rally of the supporter! of
Terry Sanford for Governor, will
be held at the Catawba Fair
Grounds at Hickory at 6:30 this
(Wednesday) afternoon. Free bar
becue will be served, and everyone
is invited.
Mr. Frank Hart of Valle Cructa
is a patient at Mercy Hospital,
Charlotte, where he has been for
three weeks. His condition is re
garded U serious.
STRAWBERRY GROWERS.? Displaying itrawberrie# in the Boone Rotary Club Strawberry Chain are
14 of the seventeen boy* who entered the tale and ihow Thursday. Front row, left to right- T.m^j t
Love, champioa; Kenneth Harmon, runner-up; Keith Miller, Jerry South, Ruaaell Robinson, Denn
ri?, Jerry Tester, William Roberto, Joe Moody; ?wood row: David Richardson, Leroy Coffey,
Brown, Bobby Braswell, and Clarence Wilson. Judge for the show, C. E. Gardner, and i
Agent 1* E. Tuci wilier stand in front of tfee tables, ? Staff photo.