United Fund Is In Process Of
Re-Budgeting Money For Year
The Admissions and Budget
Committee of the Watauga United
Fund met with Ralph Tugman,
president, and members of the ex
ecutive comitttee of the fund last
week for the purpose of re-bud
geting for the year 1961.
This re-budgeting was necessary
because the Watauga United Fund
did not attain ita goal in the drive
for funds for participating agen
cies.
The material presented by each
participating agency at the time
of the original budget meeting was
reviewed before any decision was
made regarding the allotment of
funds to each agency. All agencies
will receive a cut in funds from
the original budget allotment ex
cept the Empty Stocking Fund
which must receive its money be
fore the drive is complete each
year, and the North Carolina Little
Symphony Orchestra program (or
WaUnt* school children which
couM only be obtained (or the
children through ? contract agree
ment.
At the concluaion o( this meet
ing a new budget wai adopted.
Dr. L. H. Owsley, the admiasions
and budget chairman, waa author
ized to write eack agency a letter
which witl inform the agency of
the amount allotted to it under
the new budget, as well at infor
mation as to why re-budgeting was
necessary. The essentials of this
information is as follows:
1. It is well understood by the
admissions and budget committee
and the executive committee of the
Watauga United Fund that, like
anything else, ? budget cannot be
cut without some pain and bleed
ing on the part of the agencies
receiving the cut.
Spring Flowering Season In
Carolina Provides Rare Color
Hoses, pansies and * variety of
late azaleas are providing an
abundance of color for the spring
flowering season in Southeastern
North Carolina.
The trees, which are budding
?with new leaves, are coining in
for a big share of attention.
"More people seem to be im
pressed by the trees now than by
the flowers," said Kenneth Sprunt
at Orton Plantation.
He explained that the giant
liveoaks and cypress are very im
pressive.
"We have a large variety of
tree*, many of which are covered
with Spanish Moss," Sprunt said.
"The contrast of the bold green
of the new leaves against the gray
moss is a beautiful sight, this is
especially true of the giant live
oak trees."
The azaleas which are in bloom
now are not the large variety
which attracted so much attention
earlier in the season.
"Although there is no spectacu
lar show of flowers at this time,
the overall beauty of those flow
er* which are in bloom along with
the budding of the trees presents
an imprewlve display," Sprunt
concluded.
Coffey Tours
With G-W Choir
Boiling Springs? Frank Coffey
of Boone, a student at Gardner
Webb College, toured with the
College Choir, when that group
made its annual spring tour
through Piedmont North Carolina
beginning last Thursday. The choir
Was* scheduled to make five ap
pearances in four days.
Coffey is the son of Mrs. Paul
A. Coffey of 200 Main Street in
Boone. He is a freshman music
major at the Baptist college.
Feeding and management ac
count for about two-thirds of the
productive performance of any
cow. But if a cow doesn't have the
'inherited level of?production, a
dairyman doesn't have much of a
chance.
MountainRoad
Plans Are Made
Washington ? A new look at
highway building in the 11 state
Appalachian mountain region was
suggested Thursday at a gover
nors' highway study committee
meeting.
The suggestion came from Har
ry A. Boswell Jr., chairman of
Maryland's Economic Develop
ment Commission, who heads the
subcommittee. The group met to
make recommendations for high
way construction for the gover
nors who in turn will present a
development program for Presi
dent Kennedy's consideration.
Boswell in an opening statement
said the subcommittee's task is to
make policy recommendations de
signed to help meet the lagging
economy and isolation of the
mountain areas.
It's time, he said, to take a new
look at mountain rOad construc
tion -Mnd at the cost-Benefit ratio
invcS* *h? benefits from re
velofmg the human and natural
resources of this region call for
a different type of cost-benefit
ratio than has been considered for
mountain roads, he said.
Henry Ward, Kentucky commis
sioner of highway*, said Kentucky
is moving ahead with road build
ing in its mountain areas.
"We don't need further studies,"
he said. "So far as Washington is
concerned, we need less talk and
more money."
JFK AND MAC FEAR CRISIS
President Kennedy and British
Prime Minister Macmillan reported
ly fear the development of a series
of crises between the Western
powers and Russia this year.
Senators who lunched with Mac
millan recently quoted him as say
ing he was optimistic a new govern
ment that would be truly neutral ?
not Communist-dominated ? could
be formed in Laos.
2. Experience in tlie fund railing
campaign indicated that many in
dividual! belonging to participat
ing agencies were lethargy and
negligent in doing their part tow
ard aiding the drive chairman and
hia staff in patting on a completely
successful drive. It i* obvious that
if a person believes in a local
agency he mast exhibit this inter
est by his own efforts in behalf
of the united drive to secure funds
for the absolutely essential serv
ices provided by our participating
agencies.
3. Flans are being made for
renewing the vigor of the Watauga
United Fund for the drive which
will be staged during the last
quarter of 1961 for the year 1MB.
All individuals and agencies are
urged to close ranks and give a
conscientious and determined ef
fort to put over those programs
which experience has shown are
essential for the health and well
being of the citizens of Boone
and Watauga county.
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Killed As Car Leaves Road
North Wilkesboro, April 1??
Junta Edwin Burke, M, *i North
Wilkesboro, Rt 1. died at *M> a.
m., yesterday at Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salera, of injuries receiv
ed shortly after midnight on the
Blue Ridge Parkway two miles
nouth of Laurel Springa.
Park Ranger* Bruce Shaw and
Dean Richards said Burke was in
a 1953 Ford with Lewis E. Shu
mate, 21, of McGrady which was
moving north. The machine went
off the highway, struck a atone
guard rail and then crashed into
another rail across the highway.
The rangers said the two men
were taken to Alleghany County
Hospital at Sparta where Shumate
received first aid for facial cuts
and was released. Burke was
given first aid and then sent to
Baptist Hospital^
The rangers said it was not de
termined which of the two men
was driving the car. No charges
were brought.
Young Burke was born in Wilkes
County to James Talmadge and
Stella Htncher Burke. He formerly
attended Wilkes Central High
School.
Surviving are the parents of
North Wilkesboro, Rt. 1; one sis
ter, Judy Burke at th* home; and
the grandparents, lir. and lira,
ft. M Hincher and Mrs E. M.
Wilts, all of North WUkeabaro,
Rt. 1.
Mtt&ic Dept. To
Stage fiecllal
The Music Department of Ap
palachian State Teacher* College
will present the sixth annual Re
cital of Original Composition by
students of the sophomore theory
class tonight (Thurs.) at 8:00 o'
clock, in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Numbers t? be presented on the
program will include those by
Carolyn Blevins, James L. Graeber,
Clifton Arnold, Martha Anne
Moore, Betty Jean Anthony, Ste
phen W. Vaughn, III, Norman B.
Wilson, Gloria Houston, and Rob
ert Daly.
Music students will play the var
ious instruments and accompan
mcnts.
The average person ate 1,488
pounds of food in 1960.
Insects once occurred with a
wing span of 30 inches; a body
length of 18 inches.
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