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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER tt, IMO
THE NEW A&P STORE WHICH OPENED ON WEST KING STREET THIS MORNING
Appalachian College Asks Money
To Take Care Of Mounting Need
Dr. Frank Graham
To Deliver Address
Dr. Frank P. Graham, ipecial
ambassador with the United Na
tions and one of North Carolina's
Vote Board
Opens Office
Election Board headquarters
Jiave been opened in the old Col
t?rd Building at King and Depot
Streets.
Applications for absentee bal
lots are now being received from
service men and service connect
ed civilians.
Mr. J. D. Winebarger, Elections
Board chairman, says that after
October 8th civilians may apply
for absentee ballots.
Control Guide
Is Made At IRC
Philadelphia ? A Control Com
ponents Guide has been issued by
the Control Components Division
of International Resistance Co.,
concurrent with the Instrument
Society of American regional
meeting and exhibit in New York.
The booklet contains illustra
tions and complete specifications
for the Division's line of products,
which include military telemeter
ing pressure transducers, high ac
curacy pressure transmitters, high
voltage pressure transmitters and
displacement position transducers.
Each of the components is be
ing shown at IRC's booth (No.
1342) at ISA. Copies of the Guide
are available by mail from Inter
national Resistance Co., 401 N.
Broad St., Philadelphia 8, Pa.
distinguished public servants, will
deliver an address at Appalachian
State Teachers College at some
time to be set In the late fall. The
announcement of Dr. Graham's
appearance was made by Prof.
Francis Cook of the college, who
stated that Dr. Graham will be a
sixth number on the college pub
lic programs series this year.
Dr. Graham began his career as
(Trofessor of hfstot-y at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and latr
er became one of the most dis
tinguished presidents of the uni
versity. Afterward he was a mem
ber of the U. S. Senate. For lev
eral years recently he has been on
the staff of the United Nations,
having performed many import
ant missions for that organization.
Dr. Graham's background makes
him a particularly significant
speaker during a period of grave
international tensions.
Dr. Graham's address will be
open to students of the college
and to a limited number of per
sons who purchase season tickets.
Admission to this and other num
bers will be sold provided seats
are left after students and season
ticket holders are seated.
Season tickets may be purchas
ed by writing to the Public Pro
grams Committee at ASTC or call
ing Professor Cook, the committee
chairman, at AM 4-3S04.
The other five numbers on the
program include the Lucktenberg
Duo, October 3, harpsichord and
violin; the National Opera Com
pany in Rossini's "Cinderella"
("La Cenerentola"), November 3;
the world-famous Jose Limon
dance company, February 10; the
Players, Inc. in "Merchant of Ven
ice," March 21; and the North
Carolina Little Symphony at a
spring date.
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege wax one of the State-support
ed educational institutions going
before the adviaory Budget Com
mission in Raleigh Friday, plead
ing ita case for additional fundi
to take care of the sky-rocketing
enrollment.
Appalachian asked for $949,466
for the biennium, which includes
$253,800 for faculty pay raises,
plus $4,941,300 for capital im
provements.
Before the day ended, nine col
leges had requested $4,758,897 for
new or expanded programs in the
1961-63 fiscal period, and $16,273,
200 for buildings and other capital
Improvements.
In addition, community college*
at Charlotte, Asheville and Wil
mington put in a plug for ? total
of $127,308 in state aid above
present levels.
At a meeting of the budget com'
mission Friday a bold blueprint
for public school improvement,
with a price tag of $106 million
was presented.
The requests, outlined by Chair
man Dallas Herring of the State
Board of Education 'included near
ly $70.5 million, or about two
thirds of the total, to raise salar
ies of teachers and principals.
Herring said no single part of
the program should be emphasis
ed at the expense of the remaind
er. "It is a package for progress
in public school education. All
Items in it are important," lie
said.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, said the proposals represent
"the necessary next step* in edu
cational progres" for the state.
Plan Praised
"Every generation must decide
whether it shall pay for the edu
cation of the child or the ignor
ance of the man ... let us pray to
God that we shall have the cour
age to educate the boy," he said.
The presentation of the "B"
budgets ? Calling for money
amounts above continued opera
tion at present levels? drew praise
from Gov. Luther Hodges and Ter
ry Sanford, the Democratic nomi
nee for governor. Hodgei said the
board "did very well, indeed,"
while Sanford praised the "plan
ning and vision" shown by the
board.
Guy B. Phillips, University of
North Carolina professor and
member of the State Board of
Education, urged the budget com
mission to look on "salaries of
public school teachers as an in
vestment." Phillips presented the
I portion of the budget calling for
$66,849,934 to raise the pay of
teachers and principals.
Another $3,624,076 was propos
ed to add two extra days of em
ployment to the school year for
teachers.
The salary bike requested would
be about 21 per cent. It would
give a range of $3,600 to $5,600,
and an average of $4,734.10. The
board pointed out the national av
erage now is $8,029, and certain
to rise by next school year.
The board asked for $13,408,669
to hire 1,429 new teachers in the
coming two fiscal years. Herring
said this was recommended not
simply to reduce teacher load, but
as a step "absolutely essential to
the improvement of the opportu
nities of all students ? the gifted,
the average and the slow."
State aid in the amount of $1,
622,696 was asked for additional
vocational teachers.
Other items in the program in
cluded more school equipment and
supplies, additional supervisors to
aid teachers, in-service education
for teachers, additional clercal
help for principals and teachers,
assistant superintendents in more
populous school unita, pay raises
for janitors and other staff per
sonnel, and continuation of an ed
ucational television project.
Holshouser
Passes Bar
Jim Holshouser of Boone has
been notified that he passed the
State bar examination held re
cently, and will be elcgible for the
practice of law when the routine
matter of issuing his State license
has been accomplished.
Jim, who is a son of U. S. Dis
trict Attorney J. E. Holshouser
and Mrs. Holshouser is a graduate
of Appalachian High School and
Davidson College. He received his
degree in June from the Univer
sity of North Carolina law school.
He is a member of Phi Alpha
Delta law fraternity, and president
of this year's graduating class.
W. S. Bogle
Visits City
Mr. W. S. Bogle, of Concord,
Republican candidate for Congress
in the ninth district, was In Boone
Friday, mingling with his friends
and nuking acquaintances along
the street.
Mr. Bogle was en route to Le
noir, where be attended the Gavin
district Republican rally. He plans
to return 1 6 Watauga later in the
campaign, he said.
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OVER 2,
ARE EXPECTED
Meets In Boone On F riday
New Jersey
Jurist Will
Be Speaker
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The Northwestern District of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion will hold its 38th annual con
vention in Boone Friday, when
nearly 2400 teachers and educators
come to Boone for an all-diy meet
ing. They will hear Judge Harold
Caldwell Kessinger, of New Jersey,
speak on "Architects of a Better
World," as they meet in general
session at 10:00 a.m.
Theme of the convention will
be, "Education: The Bulwark of
Tomorrow." The theme will be fol
lowed through in the devision and
department sessions during the
day.
The district includes Alexander,
Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke.
Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes,
and Yadkin counties. Officers of
the district are John V. Idol, West
Wilkes School District, president;
Earl Petrey, Boone, vice-president;
Mrs. Louise G. Buchanan, Yadkin
ville, secretary; and John T. How
ell, Boone, NCEA director.
The general session will be in
the Health, Physical Education and
Recreation Building. Dr. William
H. Plemmons, president of Appa
lachian State Teachers College, will
welcome the convention. The Rev.
Boyce Brooks, pastor of First Bap
tist Church of Boone, will give
(he invocation.
D. Charles F. Carroll, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, Raleigh; Dr. A. C. Dawson,
NCEA Executive Secretary; and
Mr. Howell will offer greetings.
Lois Edinger, NCEA president, will
introduce Judge Kessinger.
The various divisions will meet
for luncheon meetings, where they
will hear speakers and conduct
their business and elect officers.
The departments will meet at 2:30
to elect officers and hear talks and
watch demonstrations of interest
to them.
There are five division* and 16
departmenti in the auociation.
Meetings and place! follow:
Divisions
Classroom Teachers ? Mr*. Mar
garet Hollingiworth, chairman,
meeting in the Elementary Dem
onstration School cafeteria where
they will bear district committee
reports.
Directors of Instruction ? Mis.
Dessa Mae Edmistcn, chairman
meeting at Daniel Boone Inn to
hear Dr. J. Everett Miller, assist
ant State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Higher Education ? Dr. J. R. Mel
ton, chairman; meeting at Daniel
Boone Inn in joint session with
directors of instruction.
Principals ? Mr. Howell, chair
man; meeting at Daniel Boone
Hotel, to hear an address by Dr.
John F. Bozard, dean of instruction
at Appalachian/
Superintendents ? W. K. Ander
son, chairman; meeting in joint
cession with the principals.
Department*
Agriculture ? R. G. Shipley,
chairman; meeting in room 210 nt
the elementary school. The pro
gram will be announced.
Art ? Helen Myers, chairman;
meeting in room 23. Fine Arts
Building, college campus. Mrs.
Elizabeth Mack, supervisor of Art
in Charlotte and Mecklenburg
county, will give a demonstration
on Silk Screen Printing.
Audio-Visual ? Carl- Day, chair
man; meeting at Audio-Visual Cen
ter of college in Education Build
ing. Program to be announced.
English ? Mrs Pauline Wood
ward, chairman; meeting in Appa
lachian High School Llibrary. Pro
gram to be announced.
Buaineas Education John Mor
ctz, chairman; meeting in room
302 of Business Education Build
ing. "Human Relations in Busi
ness," A. J. Bare, president, State*
ville Business College, Statesville.
? Elementary Education ? D. C
Thompson, chairman; meeting in
Appalachian Elementary School
(Continued on page eight, mc. C)
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DR. CHARLES CARROLL
Superintendent Public Initruction
JOHN V. IDOL
President, Northwest NCEA
JUDGE HAROLD KESSINGER
Speaker
Kermit Hunter Will
Speak At Horn Meet
Burley Acres
Less Than '59
Although abnormal weather con
ditions and scarcity of plants hin
dered many burley tobacco grow
ers in planting tobacco last spring,
the final planted acreage 1? 737.30
acres compared with a planted
bcreage of 762.38 acres in 1036.
according to a recent tabulation
of the records of the local ASC
office. Only 87 farms failed to
plant any acreage this year, com
pared with 40 farms last year. No
tobacco was planted on 23 farms
either of the past two years.
The I860 allotment Is 803.66
acres compared with 801.63 acres
in 1959. This increase is due to
adjusted acreage by AS C communi
ty committeemen on varioua farms
in their communities, and a small
number of new farm allotments
being established by the ASC Coun
ty Committee on the basis of ex
perience in the production of bur
ley tobacco. Allotments were estab
lished on 1627 farms which rep
resents ^9 per cent of the total
number of farms in the county.
Thomas Aids
Tax Office
Hubert G. Thomas, county tax
collector, is also serving as tax
supervisor for the time being, due
to the resignation of Mr. J. D.
Winebarger.
Mr. Winebarger has been ap
pointed chairman of the Watauga
County Board of Elections.
Kermlt Hunter, author of Horn
in the West, will be the gueit
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Southern Appalachian Histor
ical Association at the Daniel
Boone Hotel, September 26 at
6:30 o'clock.
Dr. I. G. Greer of Chapel Hill,
Association president, will pre
side. Stat* Auditor Henry Bridges
will be a special guest.
Annual report* and election of
officers will feature the meeting
which will also decide whether or
not to present the Horn next year.
Dr. D. J. Whitener, will be in
charge of the program. Advance
reservations indicate a large
crowd. Those who have not made
reservations should call the Exe
cutive Vice-President's office, AM
4-2120.
In making the meeting an
nouncement, Herman W. Wilcox,
Executive Vice-President, says
some announcements will be made
at the meeting which will effect
any future operation of the Horn.
College Has
2300 Students
Brisk fall weather greeted ap
proximately 2300 students who re
gistered this week at Appalachian
State Teachers College.
This is the largest number of
students to attend the college,
nestled in the mountains of cloud
high Watauga County.
The freshman class, this fall,
numbers almost 000, the largest
freshman class that has ever en
rolled at Appalachian. The total
student enrollment has increased
about 300 over last year.
I " DR. A. C. DAWSON -
NCEA Executive Secretary
Two Are Hurt
In Auto Crash
Two persons were hurt late Sun
day night, when the car in which
they were riding ran off N. C. High
way 109 near Watauga River. Mrs.
Patricia Baird Hodgea of Charlotte,
("river of a car owned by Floyd
Harvey Hodges of Vilas Route 1,
received Injuries to her arm. The
r.wner received chest injuries and
l ead lacerations.
Mrs. Floyd Hodges, who was in
the bark seat with her husband,
? eceived a broken arm and head
injuries when she was thrown froci
the car and rolled down a 29-foot
embankment. Dennis Hodscs, hus
liund of the driver was not id
jured. The injured were ull ad
mitted to Watauga Hospital.
Highway Patrolman George Ba
ker, who investigated the accident,
said the car ran off the left side
of the road and Jiit a power pole.
The pole was knocked to a leaning
position and wires were broken.
The car received extensive dam
age.
No charges had been made late
Monday, and Patrolman Baker said
he was continuing the investigation.
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VISIT PLANT.? Director! of Northwsit North Carolina Development Awociation visited the International
Reiistancc Company'* plant while Id Boone laat week for their monthly meeting. Mrs. Hattie Vine*, left,
and Mr*. Dorothy Miller (how them re*i*tor* they are importing. The vudtor* are Danny Courtney, Lentfr,
Neil Bolton, Winiton-Kalem; Harry lienael, Elkin; Alfred Adam*, Boone; W. T. VeU, Lenoir; and guide
C. t. Callaway, plant employee. Staff photo. j&fcj