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FOR BEST RESULTS advertisers invariably use the column* of the Democrat. With Ita full paid circulation. Intensely covering the local shopping area, tt if the best advertising medium available. .Y VOLUME LXXIII.? NO. ? "C<; An IndependetU Weekly Newspaper . . Seventy-Third Year of Continuous Publication PUCE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAKOLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1M? ?\ Aug. S Aug.' 7 77 ?4 72 03 II 77 #3 * ToUl I ? jjSj " TWENTY PAGES? THREE SECTIONS 1400 Are Enrolled At College Dr. James E. Stone, Director of Summer Sessions, announces that the enrollment (or the second ses sion of summer school is more than 1400. Over 390 student* are enrolled in workshops. Partee Palmer Rites Friday Partee William Palmer, 64, died July 27, after an illness of nine months. Funeral services were held Fri day, July 29 at Perkinsville Bap tist Church. Burial was in Mount Lawn Memorial Park. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Sarah Palmer; one daughter, Mrs. Lois Hayes; one son, J. P. Palmer; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Edmisten, Mrs. Maggie Adams, and Mrs. Lizzie Walker. Mr. Palmer was employed at ASTC for 24 years prior to his death. Dr. Whitener Writes Article Dr. D. J. Whitener, dean of Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, is author of "The Republican Party and Public Education in North Carolina, 1867-1000," a ma jor article in the July issue of "The North North Carolina His torical Review," published by the State Department of Archives and History. Dr. Whitener was head of the social studies department at Ap palachian before becoming college dean in 1996. Sawyer Is Given Award Prof. G. L. Sawyer has returned from Washington, O. C., where he attended a two-week institute for Alcohol Studies at the American University. Prof. Sawyer was the recipient of an award by the National Com mittee for the prevention of Al coholism, and will use the infor mation in connection with the course in Social Pathology at Ap palachian State Teachers College. Story Reunion To Be Held As in the years past, the Storys and their kindred will hold their annual reunion at Laurel Fork Church in the Aho Community five miles N. E. of Blowing Rock, on the Blue Ridge, Sunday, August 28. A full program is being plan ned and various members of the clan will have remarks to make. If you are a Story, or a relative, please plan to attend. Bring a choir, a quartette, a aolo, or any musical number you would like to render. A picnic basket for the noon meal is always expected. The program will begin at 9:49 a. m. with Sunday School lesson. Rev. Carl Triplett will give the morning message. Mr. and Mrs. George Flowers and children are spending a few days vacationing at Crescent Bcach. ... , ....I ???? HORN ACTION. ? "Horn in the West" is packed with action scenes similar to this. Showing every night except Monday at the Daniel Boone Theatre, the play runs through this month. Shown in the knife-gunfight are (left to right) Chuck Hales as Jack Stuart, Maurice Stirewalt as Col. McKenzie, and Chester Culler as Toby Miller. ? Photo Flowers Photo Shop. Randall New Placement Director Here ROBERT RANDALL Robert Randall, a native of Mad ison county, ia the new director of placement services at Appalachian State Teachers College. Before entering the Navy during World War II, Mr. Randall had taught at Glen Alpine and Mount Olive. After Navy service, he re turned to education, becoming principal of Williams Township High School, Whiteville, and then principal of McClintock School in Mecklenburg county. Mr. Randall did graduate work at Harvard University and then became principal of Lumberton High School. Mr. Randall is married to the former Miss Elizabeth Mercer of Lumberton. They have three chil dren: Bob, 16; Bill, 12; and Betsy, 8. Gavin, Eggers Given Honor At Boone Drama Robert Gavin, of Sanford, and S. C. Eggers, Boone, Republican candidates for Governor and Lieu tenant-Governor or North Carolina respectively, were honored Satur day night at the otudoor showing of Horn in the West. The Gavin-Eggers Night was was planned when it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Gavin and three children would come to Boone last week. The two candidates were recog nized just before the beginning of the drama, and received a good round of applause. Mr. Gavin said of the show that ft was "the most wonderful play" of its kind he had seen. "They seem to enjoy every min ute of it," Mr. Eggers said, "and even the young children watched with Interest." The Gavins spent Saturday night in Boone. Scouts To Encamp This Week Near City Limits The Boyg Scouts of Watauga county will encamp this week end at the intersection of Highway 103 and 321, it was announced by R. W. Stallings, Watauga district chairman. The site was picked because it will give people of the area a chance to see scouting in action. The camporce will observe the Golden Jubilee of Scouting in America, and all scouts participat ing in the camporee will receive a special Jubilee patch to be worn on his uniform. Mr. Stallings said that Barry Collins, field scout executive of the Old Hickory Council will have charge of the outing. Howard Williams, camping and activities committee chairman for the dis trict, will aid him. According to the announcement given the troops, the boys will be cooking all their meals over char coal. There are six troops in the county, and Mr. Stallings said he hopes all troops will be represent ed. The camping site belongs to Gor don H. Winkler, and Mr. Stallings expressed appreciation for the site. Mr. Winkler has just had the field mowed for the occasion. The boys will start pitching the'r tents about 3:30 p. m. Friday, and will be camped through Sunday af ternoon. Climaxing the camporee will be & court of honor, in which several scouts are expected to be recog nized for their advancement in scouting. Dr. F. Ray Derrick, dis trict advancement chairman, will be in charge. Chairman Stallings said, "Wc hope many citizens of the county will come out and see scouting in action. The site should make It in easy reach, and everyone is welcome to witness the activities." Grandson Of Ralph Greers Dies In Pond At Winston-Salem, Home Winstrts Salem, N. C.. Aug. 9? An 18-month-old boy toddled to the edge of a pond behind hit Plafftown home yesterday after noon, apparently slipped while trying to climb into hit father's boat and drowned in two feet of water. Rufus King Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvis F. Taylor of Simp son Road in Plafftown, was pro nounced dc.c'.d by ? physician at 3:20 p. m. after members of the Winston-Salem Rescue Squad tried for half an hour to revive the child. Forsyth Coroner D. C. Speas ruled the death accidental drown ing. The child was playing in a aand pile behind hit home while the Taylors' housekeeper, Mrs. Mary Stepbeuaon, wjm gathering clothcs from the clothesline. Mrs. Stephenson said she went into the house to deposit th? cloth ing and then went back outside for Rufus. "He wasn't at the sand pile." Mrs. Stephenson said, sobbing. "So 1 looked in the basement and around the yard. Then I saw him by the boat lying face down in the water." Mrs. Stephenson notified au thorities at 2:40 p. m. The rescue squad arrived about eight min utes later. Meanwhile, the house keeper and neighbors tried to re vive the child with mouth-to mouth reauaciatation. The Taylors have another son, Tony, 6. The pond is owned by property owners whose homes surround it O. T. Jf'owUr, Jr, developer of Grandvicw development where the Taylors live. Mid the pond is two feet deep for a distance of 14 feet from its edge. The child was born Feb S, 1959, at Winston-Salcm. Hi* mother, the former Kathleen Greer, is a na tive of Boone and has lived here for 10 years. The child's father is an East Bend native and moved here eight years ago. Surviving in addition to the par ents are a brother, Alvis Anthony (Tony) Taylor of the home; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Taylor of East Bend and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Greer of Boone. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p. m. today at Ptafftown Congregational Christian Church hy the Rev. Keith Wright. Burial will be in Forsyth Me morial Park. Mrs. Davis Dies In Lenoir Mrs. Jeanetta Belle Davis of Todd, age 80, died August 4 in a Lenoir Hospital. Funeral services were conduct ed Augu-t 6 at 4 p. m. at Mope well Methodist Church by Rev. James Bayne, Rev. E. F. Trout man, Rev. Ed Blackburn and Rev. Mr. Pritchard. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery . Surviving are three sons, U. J. Davis of Matoaka, W. Va., John Davis of Todd and Fred Holman of Todd, one daughter, Mrs. Paul Moretz of Boone; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Moretz of Boone, Rt. 2. Mrs. Alice Moretz of Todd and Mrs. Nan Tuginan of Detroit; one brother, Walter Davis o( Le noir. Miss Patsy EUis of Banner Elk was a visitor Sunday with Mia* MarUne Aidridge. LOWER ENROLLMENT SEEN Watauga Schools Open On Wednesday The 24th Two Teachers Are Lost To County System The back-to-school trek for 4,000 students begins in Watauga county on Wednesday, August 24, it was announced by W. Guy Angell, sup erintendent of schools. All schools, except Blowing Bock, will be open for registration that day at 8:30 a. m., and students will be dis missed at 10:30. They return Thursday morning for their first full day of classes. Blowing Bock School opening will be delayed until Monday, Au gust 29, Mr. Angell said. This is due to the fact that many of the students work in Blowing Bock, and opening of school with the others in the county .might cause some hardships. Mr. Angell has released the opening days schedule, along with schedule of holidays for the 180 day school term, His report, which also lists the teachers' schedule, beginning earlier than the stu dents, and teacher and school em ployee list. The teachers begin work on the two-day extended term of employ ment prior to the opening of the regular school term, on Tuesday, August 23. A county-wide teachers meeting is scheduled at 8:30 a. m., that day in the auditorium of Ap palachian Elementary School. Teachers and principals will ad journ from this meeting and re port to the individual schools for local faculty meetings and other items of work preparatory for the opening of school. Wednesday, August 24, has been designated as "Teacher-Pupil Ori entation Day." All buses will op erate on this date and students will be brought in for registration, assignment to classes and rooms; lees will be collected and books and supplies issued for the regular school year. Begistration will be gin at 8:30, and students will be dismissed at 10:30. The remainder of Wednesday will be devoted to faculty meetings, conferences with students and par tnts, and other items of work nec essary for the opening of school on Thursday. Thursday, August 28, will be the first full day of school (except for blowing Rock). The buses will op. erate on regular schedule, and the cafeterias will be open. Students will be dismissed at the regular hour in the afternoon. Mr. Angell said all principals be gin work today (Thurs.), two weeks prior to regular school. A)1 janitors will report for work on Wednesday, August 18, one week prior to regular opening. Holidays listed by the superin tendent's office are: September 23 ? Northwest Dis trict NCEA meeting, at Boone. November 23, 24 ? Thanksgiving. December 21 to January 2, 1901 ? Christmas. March 31 and April 3 ? Easter holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday). Last day of the regular nine months term will be Friday, May 19, barring unforseen enforced holidays caused by weather, etc. The teachers will work through Saturday, May 20. Mr. Angell reports the loss of two teachers because of decreased school enrollment. Last year 140 teachers were employed by Wa tauga schools; this year there will be 138. Appalachian Elementary, Park way Elementary, Blowing Bock El ementary and Bethel Elementary schools will lose ' a teacher. Ap palachian High and Green Valley Elementary schools eacji gala a teacher, giving the county the over all loss of two teachers. Mr. Angell ltsta the following school personnel, by schools: \ppalachiaa High School Dr. Roy R. Blanton, principal; Lera B. Randall, Margaret Gragg, Elizabeth Elliott, Katie Jane Peter (continued on page eight) BRANDY MAKINGS? ? These barrels of peaches were believed by the Sheriffs Department to be destined for peach brandy before being discovered and destroyed Saturday morning. Twenty-two barrels, 20 of them filled with overripe peaches just beginning to ferment were destroyed by Sheriff ?. 11. Hodgea and his men. It was estimated that more than a hundred bushels of peachers were poured out, that could have been turned into a case of pure brandy per barrel. N o still had been moved into the site. Shown are, left to right, Sheriff Hodges, Deputies George Smitherman and Emmlt Oliver, Dick Winkler, Wade Miller, Deputy Clinard Wilson, and Floyd Ward. The peaches were found Just off highway 221 to the left of the "snake farm." Watauga Day Will Feature Crafts, Flower Show, Talent Exhibitions Watauga Day will be held on August 18 and 19, in the tobacco warehouse near the bus station Ihe event is sponsored by the Wa tauga County Rural Development Committee and promises to be the best ever. Many new exhibits and special attractions will be added this yea. to make Watauga Day more inter esting and more informative. A show and demonstration of Watauga crafts will be a new fea ture. Crafters will be demonstrat ing each afternoon and evening. A tractor driving rodeo will be featured on- Thursday, August 18, at 8 p. m. A dozen or more farm ers will compete on a course laid out to test their skill in operating tractors. Prises will be awarded to the three men holding the best score. A bicycle rodeo, open to boys' and girls, will be held on Friday at 10:00 a. m. This event will be sponsored by the Optimist Club and prizes will be awarded the winners. Boys and girls with bike* that are interested in safety are urged to be present and enter the contest. A pet show will also be a part of the activities this year, and it will be held Thursday at 1:00 p m. "Bring those pets in and show them off," urge the sponsors. Prizes will be awarded the win ners. Friday a flower show will be held. Women in the rural areas are especially encouraged to par ticipate. Each evening of Watauga day, at 7 o'clock, a talent show will be held. Individuals or groups who wish to enter should contact W. C. Richardson, assistant county ag ricultural agent. Door prizes, valued at over a hundred dollars, will be given to 1'Olders of lucky tickets. The draw ings wil! be held twice daily, at 2:48 p. m. and 8:00 o'clock. To win, the person must be present ct the drawing. Further information about the event may be obtained by contac-t ing Gene Arndt, general chairman of Watauga Day, or John N. Col lins, assistant agricultural agent. Mr. Arndt said, "Watauga Day and all the events connected with it are open to the public. Resi dents of the Watauga county area are urged to attend."^ The rule* governing the flower show at Watauga Day Friday, and the diivkiotu are given below: Section II ? Artistic Division 1. Arrangement for breakfast table ? Fruit*, flowers, vegetables, or any combination of these. 2. Arrangement in a pitcher. 3. Arrangement using warm colors. 4. Arrangement using pastel colors. 5. Arrangement featuring foli age. 6. Arrangement in kitchen uten sils. 7. Arrangement featuring drift or weathered wood or rocks. Roles 1. All horticulture exhibits must be grown by the exhibitor. 2. Exhibitor is allowed only one entry in a class except in unlisted classes. 3. Exhibits will be entered be tween 8:30-10:30 on Friday, Au gust 19. 4. Exhibits must be removed by Friday 8:00 p. m. 5. Due precautions will be tak en, but committee will not be re sponsible for containers. 6. Exhibitor is to furnish bottle or tall can for specimens. 7. Blue, red and yellow ribbons will be awarded If merited. Horticulture Division Annuals or Plants Grown as Such Class 1. Marigold ? 1 bloom, Urge. 2. Marigold ? 3 blooms, large. 3. Aster ? 1 bloom. 4. Aster ? 3 blooms, one variety. 0. Zinnia? 1 bloom, large. 6. Zinnia? 3 blooms, large, cac John Luther Funeral Held John Edgar Luther, 91. of Deep Gap, died August 4 at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Augyst 8 at 2 p. m. at Gap Creek Baptist Church, Deep Gap. Burial was In Gap Creek cemetery. Min isters were Rev. W. T. Brackett, Rev. Wm. Eaton, and Rev. Ed Modges. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Margaret Luther, four aons, Joe of Gaffney, S. C., Gurney and R. S. Luther of Boone, and W. T. Luth er of Todd; three daughters, Mrs. Bom Bledsoe of Sparta, Mrs. Ed die Stewart of Deep Gap and Mr*. Win Greer of Todd; two sisters, Un. Bill Weteh of Mt Zion and Mrs. Jo ka MoreU o I Fleetwood. " lus -flowered hybrid. 7. Six bloomi or stems of any annual not listed above. 8. Specimen of any annual not Ust?d ibove. Percauiali 9. Phlox ? 3 stalks of one or more varieties. 10. Shasta daisies ? 6 blooms. 11. Three blooms of any peren nial not listed above. (Continued on page six) Harris BRAXTON HARRIS Braxton Harris, assistant profes sor of education and assistant reg istrar at Appalachian State Teach ers College, will receive an Ed .11. degree this mouth from Indiana University. He received his A. B. degree from Lenoir Rhyne Col lege in IMS and his M. A degree from Appalachian in 1806. Mr. Mania U the son of the Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Harris, o t Hickory. He is marriad to the former Mist. Trudy Lawrence of Kickoiy. His past positions include: Teacher at Hildebrand High School (1MS-90). U. S. Air Fore* (1990-93), teacher at Francisco High School (18KW4), teacher at Hickory Junior High School ( 1964 57), and graduate auto taut at In. diana University (M87-M). the faculty of