VOLUME LXXIII. ? NO. 34 PRICE: FIVE CENTS BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S3, 1>M1
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FIRE SALE. ? These people were waiting Saturday morning to get
in to the fire sale at Burgess Furniture Store. Shortly before this
picture was taken, someone estimated that more than 300 people
were on the outiide waiting for the store to open. Although it
rained most of Saturday, business was brisk in town, and traffic
was almost at a standstill at times on the Street.
NEUTRAL SITES SELECTED
College Building Precludes
Home Grid Games This Year
Dr. Whitener
Contributes To
Encyclopedia
DR. D. J. WHITENER
Daniel J. Whitener, Dean of the
Appalachian State Teacheri Col
lege, is among the new contribu
tors to the 1961 edition of the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Dean Whitener, a resident of
Boone, wrote the article ASHE
V1LLE for the 183-year old refer
ence work.
The new edition of EB represents
the largest revision of the 24-vol
ume set in a generation. ?Of its
nearly 40,000,000 words compris
ing 41,016 articles, 8,470,207 words
were changed for the current
printing. 0
As a result of this extensive re
vision, 1.956 entirely new articles
appear in EB. Over 10,000 others
were revised. Of these, 3,004 were
rewritten or given major revision
and 7,192 others received major
revision.
EB is a joint contribution of
8,000 scholars and specialists,
among whom are 43 Nobel Prtoe
winners. Over 2,000 were involved
directly with the 1801 edition.
Featured in the new edition are
233 fonr-color insert pages of photo
graphs. The famed reference work
is notable for the number of draw
ings and photographs Incorporated
into the text of articles. With the
latest annual edition the total num
ber of individual illustrations has
reached over 22,000.
Publisher of the Encyclopedia
Britannica is William Benton; Har
ry S. Ash more, Pulitzer Prize win
ner, is the editor-in-chief.
Appalachian will play no home football games in Boone
during the 1961 season. The announcement was made here
Thursday by the college administration and the athletic
department.
The four football games originally scheduled to be held
in Boone will be played on neutral sites, starting with the
Western Carolina game in Asheville on September 23.
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October 7 has been scheduled for
Memorial Stadium in Charlotte,
and could well be the highlight
game in the North State Confer
ence next fall.
The annual homecoming game
has been moved to the high school
field in Lenoir. The opponent is
Carson-Newman, and the game
date is October 21. The final
"home" game is scheduled on
October 28 in Hickory with East
Carolina furnishing the opposi
tion.
The college decision to move
the home games to neutral sites
was necessitated by the start of
construction of a new science
building on the site presently oc
cupied by the football stadium.The
construction of the pew science
quarters must be started this
spring or summer in order to be
ready for use in the fall of 1962.
A delay in the start of construc
tion until after the football season
next fall would move completion,
of the new addition into 1983.
Both Dr. William H. Plemmons,
college president, and Jim Dun
can, football coach, expressed
pleasure with the selection of
sites. Dr. Plemmona stated, "Al
though we are not completely sat
isfied with the idea of moving the
home games off the college cam
pus, we feel that it was the only
decision that would adequately
meet the circumstances. With the
present' rate of growth in the
school's enrollment, the buildihg
program could not be curtailed or
retarded."
Coach Duncan stated that "the
playing of some of our games in
new towns will afford us the op
portunity to display our football
team and athletic program to
many new friends. Although it
would be better for our team and
students psychologically to have
our games at home, we rwogniic
that sacrifices must be made In
gvor of the overall school pro
The decision to play the games
away from home is for one year
only. Appalachian has already
started construction on a new 10,
I 000 scat football stadium, snd com
pletlon I* expected sometime la
the summer of 1962 The playing
I field will be ready for the home
games in that year. The new ath
letic field is being constructed
just south of the college campus.
The moving of the games will
not prove a complete handicap to
the Appalachian student body.
Plans are now in process for the
college to provide transportation
to the "home" games for all stu
dents who wish to attend. The
details and arrangements are be
ing worked on by the Dean of the
College and the Business Mana
ger of Athletics.
Appalachian High School, the
only high school team affected by
the loss of playing facilities, is
also expected to schedule home
games in other parks during the
1961 season.
Date Of Mayors
Court Changed
Mayor's Court has bee i? moved
from Saturday morning to Mon
day night at 7 o'clock.
Mayor Cottrell state* (hat he
can remain until nine for the dis
cussion of public matters, if de
sired. He further states that if
there is a demand he will be glad
to meet with citizens Thursday
nights from 7 to 9.
DEWEY MITCHELL
Rites Held For
Co. Teacher
Dewey William Mitchell, 98, of
Boone died Tuesday of last week
at Watauga Hospital after a long
illness.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 o'clock Thursday at Cool
Springs Baptist Church by Rev.
Robert Shore, Rev. J. H. Crisp and
Rev. Clyde Cornett with burial in
the Hartley cemetery.
Born in Watauga County, Aug
ust 20, 1902, Mr. Mitchell was the
son of the late Thomas and Nancy
Cannon Mitchell. He was a gradu
ate of Appalachian State Teach
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BEA UTWYING GROUP NAMED i|
Board Raises Water Rate,
Eases P. 0. Traffic Jam
Street Will
Be Washed
Twice Weekly
The Board of Aldermen for the
Town of Boone, in meeting last
Thursday agreed to an increase in
water charges effective the .first of
March, to regularly wash the
Street' twice a week, and sell cer
tain real estate belonging to the
city.
A beautifying committee was
also named, and a motion was
approved to regulate parking on
Linney Street where the postoffice
traffic has created a bottleneck.
Among other things, the board
voted:
To authorize R. D. Hodges, Jr.,
fire chief, to purchase some new
equipment amounting to approx
imately $282.50 for the fire de
partment.
To increase water rates inside
city limits to $1.50 plus 20%
sewer for minimum or up to 2,500
gallons. Outside city limits to
$2.00 plus 20% sewer for minimum
or up to 2,500 gallons. The rate
being 25 cents per thousand up to
34,500 gallons. All above this re
maining at 20 cents per thousand.
The rate is effective March 1, 1961,
and is the monthly rate.
To increase water connections
as follows: Inside city limits, 3-4
inch connection $75.00; 1 inch con
nection $100.00; IV* inch $125.00;
and ltt inch $150.00. Outside city
limits: 3-4 inch $100.00; 1 inch
$125.00; 1W inch $150.00; 1H inch
$175.00. Building permits will be
issued at the City Hall, for the
(Continued on page eight)
Vance Heads
Rotary Club
Mr. Phil Vance has been elected
President of the Boone Rotary
Club for the 1961-62 term.
Other officers and committee
members named are:
Vice-President, Jack W. Groce.
Secretary, Eric DeGroat.
Treasurer, Joe McClung.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Hugh Hamp
ton.
Bulletin Editor, John Harsh.
Meals Committee: Howard Deck
er, Willis Cheater, Ray Lawrence,
Louis H. Smith.
Other Board members: Glenn
Andrews, Dennis Greene, William
Penick.
The new officers, board mem
bers and committees will be in
stalled and take up their duties
sometime around the first of July.
One of the features of the pro
gram of the Boone Rotary Club is
the "Rotary Boy of the Month," at
which time students from the
county are gueats of the Club and
are given special recognition.
"The Boone Rotary Club," lays
Mr. W. W. Chester, "prides itself
on the number of meetings that
have had a 100 per cent attend
ance. Rotary is alive and lives In
Watauga County."
Two Mountain Men Take Part
In Folk Festivities At Chicago
By RICHARD CHASE
Two men from the mountain area
recently attended the University
of Chicago Folk Festival and made
a great hit. They were Frank Prof
fitt of Reece, and Horton Barker
of Chilhowle, in nearby Virginia.
Frank Proffitt, some 20 years
ago, sang "Tom Doolay" for his
friend, Frank Warner, of New
York City. Frank Warner sang
this song for Alan Ldmax who in
cluded it in his book# "Folk Song:
U. S. A." Then the Kingston Trio
got shold of it, and the rest of
the story is well known.
Unfortunately the original
source of 'Tom Dooley" got no re
cognition until Frank Warner got
busy. Our good neighbor, Frank
Profitt, ha* only recently received
the royalties that are his due ?
from Australia, England, and Bel
gium. Royalties from the huge
earnings made in this country are
still pending settlement.
In Chicago Frank Protfitt sang
with an old-fashioned fretless ban
Jo of his own make. The unas
suming quietness of Mr. Pnffitt's
singing was quite ImprMihe. It
was his first time to sing in pub
lic ? before an audience of about
2,000 people.
Hertoa Barker sang ballads with
no accompaniment, and his clear
tenor voice and sincerity of prescn
tation of our beloved ancient songs
?called "The Old Music" by our
neighbor! ? drew more applauae
than all the "professional" linger*
on the reat of thrfUhree-night pro
gram.
Mr. Barker haa appeared at Ap
palachian State Teachera College,
and drew teara with hia singing of
"The Warfaring Stranger." In
Chicago, the young lingers of "the
urban revival" of interest In Amer
ica, especially Southern Appalach
ian, folk music, used the version
of "The DevH and the Farmer's
Wife" recorded about 20 years ago
for the Library of CoogrMa rec
ords by Horton Barter.
NEW BETA MEMBERS. ? These are the new Beta Club members at Appalachian High School. They
are, front row, left to right: Patty Robinion, Glenda Austin, Ruth Ellen Moretz, Nadine Jackson, Patsy
Beshears, Amelia Luther, Evelyn Edmisten Mary A. McCartney, Carolyn Barnes, Carolyn Hoover; back
row: Sammy Sink, Mary Ruth Church, Polly A. Clawson, William High, Kathryn Mast, Curtis Rich
ardson, Tommy Taylor, Joyce Ragan, Edward Brown, Barbara Moretz and Johnny Cook. ? Photo Verlin
Coffey.
Chorus Gets
Top Rating
The honor rating 01 "Superior"
was earned by the Appalachian
7th and 8th Grade Mixed Chorus
when the group performed in the
annual District Choral Contest
Friday, February 17th.
"Superior" is the highest rating'
a group may earn. The Appalach
ian group has the distinction of
earning the only such rating in
the entire district, including jun
ior high and senior high divisions.
A total of 12 schools representing
ten counties participated.
The contest, held in the Fine
Arts Building auditorium on the
college campus, is sponsored by
the North Carolina Music Educa
tor's Association. Only members
of the association may enter
choruses in the contest
Serving on the panel of judges,
who are selected by the associa
tion, were Gordon Johnson, Paul
Hichfang, and Carl Hjortswang,
all of the music faculty of East
Carolina College. A sampling of
their comments follows:
"Very excellent tone quality for
this age group; shows good back
ground in humming and vocal ex
ercising."
inionauon was very gooa; was
pleased to hear the scapella sing
ing of the first number."
"This group is well trained and
is doing precise work."
"The efforts made in placing
junior high voices on parts which
fit their range is to be commend
ed."
"The children enjoyed the mus
ic and' showed it in the spirit with
which they sang."
The two numbers performed,
both in four parts, were "Sleep,
Baby, Sleep" arr. by Shaw, and
"Climbin' tip the Mountain" arr.
by Krones. Student accompanists
were Ruth Anne Williams and
Patty Sue Spencer. ?
The Chorus numbers M stu
dents. The following officers, sec
tion leaders, and accompanist*
serve on the Chorus Council: Carol
Congleton, president; Johnny
Cooke, vice-president; Diane Haga
man, secretary; Phil Minor, trea
surer, Richard Agle, Linda Smith,
librarians; Janice Ayers, Mackie
Hagaman, Maria Erneston, Dennis
Perry, Russell Robinson1, Paul
Bagley, section leaders; and the
above named accompanists.
Mrs. Gaynelle WUson directs
the group.
Heart Sunday
To Be Observed
i
Mrs. W. M Mstheson and Mrs.
Herman Kggera, co-chairman for
Heart Sunday, announce that their
organization is complete and the
workers hope to visit evory home
1 In the county Sunday afternoon
aoliciUng money for this worth
while cause. They ask everyone to
donate generously.
IRC Sets New Record
In Sales, Earnings
Philadelphia. ? Inter national
Resistance Co. established new all
time talei and earning* records in
1960 for the second consecutive
year, it was announced this week
by Walter W. Slocum, president.
Net sales for the fiscal year
ended January 1; IW| 1 1UM to
$20,824,173, an increase of 8.1 per
cent from the $19,810,402 reported
for the previous fiscal year ended
January 3, 1980.
Earnings after taxes totaled $1,
943,480, an increase of 9 per cent
from the previous year's net of
$1,783,859. Net per share was
equal to $1.40 vs. $1.29, based on
1,388,498 shares outstanding Jan
uary 1, 1981.
Mr. Slocum pointed out that the
record sales and earnings were
made "in the face of substantially
increased expenditures" for re
search and new product develop
ment, and "despite the intensified
business conditions during the last
six months of 1980."
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Coffey Named
ToHouse Posts
Representative Coffey of Wa
tauga County has been named on
the important appropriations com
mittee of the House, also on Con
servation and development and
Mental Institutions. Speaker Hunt
has released the names of only a
portion of his appointees.
Mr. Coffey is spending the week
ends at his home, and tells the
Democrat he invites all who have
Legislative Interests to bring them
to his attention.
Mrs. Ruby S. Hodges will leave
Friday afternoon for New York
City where she will attend the In
ternational Beauty Show held at
the Statler Hilton Hotel, Febru
ary 27, 28, March 1.
Robt. Thomas
Funeral Today
! Robert B. Thomas, 74 year* old,
native of Watauga county, who
had reiided in Rising. Sun, Mary
land for four years, died at hia
home there Sunday, following an
extended illneaa.
The body wai returned to Wa
tauga county and services will be
held at Union Baptist Church, in
the Mabel neighborhood, Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev.
Barney Oliver and the Rev. A. E.
Brown. Interment will be in Un
ion Grove cemetery.
The body will be taken to the
home of Mrs. Nettie Thomas at
Trade Wednesday at 3 p. m., and
remain there overnight.
A son of the late Jasper L. and
Mrs. Thomas of Watauga county,
Mr. Thonus was reared here and
engaged in farming activities here
and in Maryland until his retire
ment.
He is survived by the widow,'
four sons and two daughters: Lon,
Cecil, Charles, Bobby Thomas, Mrs.
Paul Reese and Miss Janice Tho
mas. There are three brothers
and four sisters: Alfred, G. H.,
Spencer Thomas and Mrs. GraydOn
Campbell, all of the Zionville sec
tion. There are six grandchildren.
Mrs. Sturgill
Dies Monday
Mrs. Nora Stu-gill, of Grassy
Creek, Ashe CoJnty, mother of
Mrs. J. C. Cline of Boone, died at
the Ashe county Hospital, West
Jefferson, Monday night from a
heart ailment.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Thursday, 2:00 p. m? at
Grassy Creek Methodist Church.
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School Bands To Give
Concert Tues. Night
The Elementary School Begin
n era Band and the Junior High
School Band will be heard In con
cert on next Tuesday night, the
28th of February The concert la
to be held In the Elementary
School audtlorlum and will begin
?t 7:30 p.m.
The public la invited to attend
thia program.
The Beginner Band constats of
youngsters from the sixth and
*eyenth grades who started out
thia year In the instrumental pro
gram that Is offered to the Ele
mentary School pupils. For the
raoet part these people began their
instrumental training on instru
ments which were rented for the
first three months then purchased
by their parent* after the young
ater proved himself to have an
aptitude for the instrument and an
interest in playing. This group will
play eight nurabera in their portion
of the concert.
The Junior Band consist* of thoae
seventh grade studenta who have
be*n playing for a year or so and
are proficient on their instruments
snd the students of the eighth
grades. This group is preparing for
the state contest for Junior HIdNH
Schools which will be held in Hick
ory on Saturday, March 11th. They ||
will be playing four of the re
quired numbers for this contest la Safe
their portion ef the concert
George W Kirsten. Jr. la the
director of Umm groups.