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1981 Aug. |M 1160 H I. Aug. 16 78 52 70 Aug. 17 80 af 71 iV Jf 3 Aug. 18 75 55 87 .08 Aug 19 73 55 88 tr. Aug. 20 88 97 58 Aug. 21 74 55 64 .02 Total rainfall. 10 ineh. VOLUME LXXIV^rNO. 8 An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fourth Year of Continuous BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST U, IM1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING ? Left to right, front row: Harvey Woodruff, Radiana Pazmoor, Paul Peterson, Virginia Linney, Re Koster, Walter Golde, Sonia Sharnova, Harvey Ringel, Betty Jane Grimm, Kay Griffel, Walter James, Rachel James, Geraldine Cate, Joel Carter; second row: Kay Phillips, Sammie McKeering, Lilian B. Golde, Mrs. J. B. Hutchinson, Helen Lyon, Irma Collins, Dolores Shields, Marilyn Zschau, Lyn Lomack, L. Ringel, Louise Pettitt, Frank L. Coffey, Howard R. Dill; third row: Dorothy Russel, Mrs. Robert Pugh, Mrs. Harvey Woodruff, Lenore Schmidt, Rhea Hunter, Mrs. Olga Hueser Hoffman, Madeline Bartell, Virginia Waner, Catharine Latta, Mrs. Roberta Woodard, Harrell Baird; fourth row: Ellen Cooke, William E. Holdridge, Hazel Masielle, Guy Webb, Ruby H. Porter, Mrs. M. Z. Claxton, John Bennett Ham, Hugh Alderman, Edward Bryan, Mabel Henderson; fifth row: Mike Anderson, Hugh Gordon Deen, Dorothy Sanders, Gretchen Craig, Mrs. Arthur Kilby, Alice Clark, Gertrude C. Black well, Lowell Dotson, Wilfoid D. Smith. ? Photo Flowers Photo Shop. W. T. PAYNE Wm. T. Payne Dies Sunday William Taylor Payne, 58 years old, resident of Sugar Grove, who had been in the automobile busi ness almost bis eptire adult life, * died in Baptist Hospital August 20th, following an operation. Mr. Payne had been ill for several weeks after a heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Cove Creek Baptist Church. Rev. E. M. Blankenship, Rev. E. F. Troutman and Rev. Alvin Wilson took part in the rites and burial was in the Cove Creek cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mae R. Payne, and a son, William T. Payne, Jr., of Asheville. A bro ther, Mr. Frank M. Payne, and two sisters, Mrs. H. 0. Dowling and Mrs. J. H. Thomas, reside in Boone. A daughter of the late Andrew J. Payne, and Mrs. Sallie Mast Payne, Mr. Payne was reared in the Sugar Grove neighborhood. For the past eighteen years he had been a salesman for the Winkler Motor Co., in Boone, and had won a number of Ford Motor Company awards for outstanding salesman ship records set. Prior to com ing to Winkler's Mr. Payne .was with the local Plymouth-Chrysler agency, and with Chevrolet here many years ago. At one time he was co-owner of the Chevrolet agency in Boone. He had been in the automobile business for al most forty years. Mr. Payne was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church, and had been a long time leader and worker in the Democratic party organization in Watauga county. For a number of years he was a member of the Cove Creek School Board. Many Given Free X-Rays Splendid response has been made for the free cheat X-ray icrvicc while the mobile unit has been on King Street in Boone. Today (Thuri.) until 4:00 p. m, is the total day for the free X-ray service m tloone. Blowing Rock residents and those of that area have had a mobile X-ray unit operating there since yesterday. It will continue on Main Street through Friday of this week. Time is now growing short for the public of Watauga county to tkke advantage of the free chest X-ray service. Annual Workshop National Assn. Of Teachers Of Singing Ends At ASTC The annual workshop of the Na tional Association of Teachers of Singing was held in the Fine Arts Building on the Campus of Appa lachian State Teachers College, August 13 through 18. The workshop emphasis this year was on pedagogy and perform ance dealing with the high school, college and professional ginger. In this phase of the work, lec tures and demonstrations were giv en, using young high school, col lege, and professional singers. The workshop faculty included such nationally and internationally known names as Mme. Re Koster from Holland, Mme. Shamova of Chicago, Harvey Ringle, Chicago; and Walter Golde of Chapel Hill. Other well known members on the faculty were Dr. Joel Carter of Chapel Hill, Paul Peterson, Salem College; Betty Jane Grimm and Walter James of the University of Florida; Miss Radiana Pazmor of Florence, S. C ; Geraldine Cate of Raleigh; and Harvey Woodruff, Charlotte. The very efficient accompanist for the meeting was Bob Reeves, organist for the drama, Horn in the West. The evenings were highlighted by a concert on Monday by Miss Kay Griffel, who won the national award given each year for Singer of the Year. Tuesday evening a benefit performance was given at Blowing Rock Country Club by four well known NATS singers, in cluding Dr. Joel Carter, Miss Grimm, Mr. James, and Kay Grif fel. This performance was spon sored by the Rotary Club of Blow ing Rock. Twenty states and one foreign country were represented In the workshop enrollment. . Larking Gets Confirmation Washington ? The Senate con firmed former North Carolina Democratic Chairman John D. Larkins Jr. of Trenton without opposition Monday aa a new fed eral judge in North Carolina's Eastern District. Larkins, an unsuccessful guber natorial candidate last year, is one of three new federal judges authorized for the state. Superior Court Judge J. Braxton Craven Jr. of Morganton already had been confirmed aa a new federal judge in the Western District. Udall Says Parkway Should Be Extended Into Georgia Wayneaville ? Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall said Friday that an inspection of the Blue Ridge Parkway reaffirmed his belief that the 469-mile scenic route should be extended into Georgia. Udall spoke at ceremonies at Waterrock Knob commemorating the 25th anniversary of the park way, which connects the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee with the Shendoah National Park in Virginia. Not all the present parkway is finished, and Udall expressed hope it can be completed by 1966 or soon after. The route is under jurisdiction of the National Park Service, an agency of Udall's In terior department. Ten million dollars now is be ing spent on parkway work, most of it between here and Asheville. Survey Approved President Kennedy recently sign ed a bill introduced by Rep. Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain, N. C., providing $33,000 to survey the proposed extension from Beech Gap, N.C., into Georgia. "I recommended to the congres sional committees studying the bill ,that it be enacted, and the fight today confirmed my judg ment," Udall said. The secretary came here with another cabinet member, Luther Hodges, secretary of commerce and former governor of North Carolina. Later Hodges addressed a luncheon at Wayneaville as part of the 25th birthday ceremonies. Surveyed Parkway Udall and Hodges flew into Asheville and then tranafererd at Asheville into a Ft. Bragg helicop ter for the flight here, looking over part of the parkway on the way. After Hodge*' Waynesville speech, that helicopted and anoth er one couldn't get started, and the cabinet members motored to Cherokee, where they were Induct ed into the Cherokee Indian tribe. Rep. Taylor and Sen. Sam Er vin Jr. were prevented from mak ing the trip from Washington with Burley Growers Are Removed From Provisions Of New Bill The Senate Agriculture Commit tee has eliminated burlcy tobacco growers from a bill which would allo^farmert to lease tobacco al lotments from their neighbors. Burley growers were tentatively removed from the two-year trial program when an amendment of fered by Senator John Sherman Cooper, Kentucky Republican, was adopted. The committee then clear ed the bill for consideration by the full Senate. Houae Agriculture Committee members were surprised by the move. They predicted that efforts will be made either on the Senate floor or in a conference between senators and House members to keep burley growers in the pro ?r?n. Some congressmen say burley grower* need the program more than flue-cured grower* because burley allotment* are generally ?mailer, especially In mountain areas. Most farm organizations have supported the bill, which already has passed the House. There was opposition, however, from some farm organizations in Kentucky. Under terms of the bill a tobacco farmer could lease up to five acres for renewable one-year periods from other allotment holders in the same county. Supporters of the bill say leasing would be helpful to farmers whose allotments are so small they cannot be used profitably. them because of congressional business, including the foreign aid bill. Hodges said in his Waynesville speech before an audience of 290, "Get ready for an influx of travel ers in greater numbers than ever anticipated. Clean up, take out your billboards (from the high ways) and get ready." Travel Peak He said that billions being spent oh Interstate higiways and the parkways, and tests his depart ment was making on an electronic highway that would guide vehi cles by an elcctric eye, presaged a new travel peak. In his informal talk, Hodges ranged over other subjects. "We'll be in a contest with com munism for a long time," he said. Commenting on the foreign aid bill before Congress Friday, he said he favored the position of President Kennedy in telling friendly countries, "You do your part; we'll do ours." 1?P FROSH ARRIVE SEPTEMBER Slifg] Fall College Enrollment Expected To Reach 2400 Ten Percent Increase Is Envisioned Appalachian State Teachers College will begin the fall quarter with a meeting of the faculty at 10 a. m? Tuesday Sept. S prepara tory to the arrival of the freshman class at noon. The freshman orientation period will open at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday and continue until the arrival of transfer upper classmen Saturday. Upperclassmen will arrive Sunday and classes will begin Monday, Sept. 11. Homecoming has been set for Oct. 21. Examinations for the quarter begin Nov. 16 and the quarter ends Nov. 22. Thanksgiv ing holidays will be from Nov. 22 28. H. R. Eggers, registrar, esti mates the enrollment will be about 2,400, a 10-per-cent increase. The new football stadium on the campus will be completed in time for the 1962 season. The Home Economics and In dustrial Arts Buildings will be completed sometime this year. The renovation of the bookstore should be finished by the opening of the fall semester. Bids are expected to be received sometime this summer on the new Science Building. Construction planned under the statewide bond issue to cost ap proximately $6,000,000 include two new girls dormitories to replace old ones, one new girls dormitory, Student Center, cafeteria, class room building to replace an old one, addition to Health, Physical Education and Recreation Build ing. Most of this construction is ex pected to be completed in the fall of 1962. SHRINERS VISIT CITY.? Leaders for the September 16 visitation of Shrineri are, left to right: Am bassador J. Ted Brown, chairman in'Elkin; Noble Bob Allen, chairman in Boone; Potentate Earl H. Tate, Lenoir; Ambassador Maurice Walsh, chairman in North Wilkesboro and general area chairman; and Noble Dean McMillan, chairman in West Jefferson ? Potentate And Other Shrine Officials Here To Plan For Series Of Parades Boone was host Wednesday, Au gust 16, to some twenty members of Oasis Shrine Temple headed by Earl H. Tate of Lenoir, Illustrious Potentate of Oasis Temple. Pur pose of the luncheon meeting, held at Daniel Boone Inn, was to com plete arrangements for a series of parades to take place September M. This parade-visitation of the col orful uniform units of Oasis Tem ple is a part of the temple's pro gram of visiting the home towns of its over 7000 members. Annual visitations are made to various cities and towns in the jurisdiction of Oasis Temple, which is compris ed of the western half of North Carolina. Parades, to be held in Elkin, North Wilkesboro, West Jefferson, and Boone, mark the first time the uniformed units have paraded in these locations. In addition to the parade activity the three to four 1 wo Killed, Nine Hurt In Crash On 1 94, Near N ewland Saturday Two persons died, and nine per sons were injured in a wreck Sat urday night a mile and a hall south of Newland, on N. C. Highway 194. Three of the injured were regard ed as being in critical condition, ac cording to Patrolman W. D. Teem, of Boone, investigating officer. Mrs. Missouri McKinney Roberts, of Route 1, Hampton, Tenn., was killed instantly, and Mrs. Marie Green Braswell Parks, of West Cramerton, died of head injuries en route to a hospiat). Patrolman Teem's investigation showed that Timothy Waycaster Roberts, of Route 1, Hampton, Tenn., vm driving the car In which the dead women were passenger*. He was traveling north toward Ncwland and was preparing to make a left turn off the highway, when his car was struck from be hind by a car driven by Stephen Harold Stewart, 17, of Unville. rime of the accident was given as 9 45 o'clock. Roberts and three of his pass engers were admitted to the Croas nore hospital. Roberts suffered back injuries, Wesley Frank Rob erts, 7, received internal injuries, and Jenny Brasweli, 18, of West Cramerton, suffered ? fractured Jaw and head injuries, tier con dition was listed as critical. Another passenger in the Rob erts' ear, Rita Ann Roberta, 16, was admitted to Banner Elk hot pital for treatment of a fractured pelvis. Stewart suffered facial Injuries and rib fractures and was admitted to the Croasnore hospital. His paaaengers also admitted to the Croasnore hospital were James Ed ward Ensley, IB, of Linville, head injuries; Johnny Raah, 18, of New land, critically hurt with ? frac tured leg and other injuries; and Richard Dean Hartley, 14, of Lin ville, a fractured shoulder. Clay Hartley, 16, of Linville, was listed in critical condition at a Banner Elk hospital. WKCKAGE Or CAR WHICH FIGURED a FATAL CRAS^TO^T ' hundred Noblei traveling with the parade caravan will be served lunch in North Wilkeiboro and dinner In Boone. Potentate Tate announced the appointment of chairmen for the varloui areas after the meeting. Maurice Walsh of North Wilkes boro, who serves aa an Ambasaador for Oasis Temple lq Wilfc?L?aup ty, will serve as general chairman and coordinator of the visitation in addition to coordinating the North Wilkesboro parade activities. Ambassador J. Ted Brown of El kin will serve aa chairman of the Elkin parade. Nobles Dean Mc Millan and M. F. Bumgarner of West Jefferson will serve as co chairmen in that area. Nobles Bob Allen and John Welborn will serve as co-chairman of the Boone ac Continued on page eleven-B) Dr. Harmon To Attend Seminar Dr. R. M. Harmon of Boone has been Invited by Governor Sanford to attend a "N. C. Strategy Sem inar" at Fort Bragg August 29-26. Dr. Harmon had no details as to what the Seminar will actually consider. ' Old Folks Club To Be Organized In view of the recent organiza tion of a community commission on concern for the development of interests and projects for the old er citizens of Boone and Watauga County, an initial organization meeting of the older citicens will be held Friday afternoon, August 29th at 5:00 o'clock in the Fellow ahip Hall of the Boone Methodist Church. Any persons over sixty-five years of age may join this club and are invited tfe this meeting. Others in terested in assisting in this pro ject will be welcome. In addition to the friendly togetherness then will be a short program of travel pletwes and some light refresh ments. The special committee for this project consists of Howard Edmieten, Mrs. R. H. Harmon. Rev. E. F. Troutman, and A. P. Kephart, chM-man. To Attend Maine Meet MRS. A. E. VANNOY Mrs. A. E. Vannoy was scheduled to leave Boone today (Thurs.) to go to Orono, Maine, to attend the National Home Demonstration Council meeting. Mrs. Vannoy is incoming chair man of District S, and will be repre senting Avery, Mitchell, and Wa tauga counties at the national meet ing. Theme of the National Home Demonstration meeting will ' be, "The Unfinished Work," and the group will observe the 25th anni versary of the meetings. Mrs. Vannoy is president of the Hodges Gap Home Demonstration Club, and has served as a county council president. She is active in * church and community activities, being president of the Mission So ciety, secreatry-treasurer of the Piedmont Conference of the Ad vent Christian Church, and direct* the church choir. Mrs. Vannoy has been a winner of ? music scholar ship and attended the State Home Demonstration Music Workshop held in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bunch and daughter, Mary Allison, of Ralejgh, spent the week end with Mr*. Bunch's pereuta. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rice. Ballentine Is Speaker As 285 Given Degre es L. Y. Ballentine, State Commli- I ?ioner of Agriculture, told the 258 graduating students at Appalach ian State Teacher* College Friday night that "in tho- business of liv ing we are no longer disciplined by sheer grinding neceulty." Rallentine further stated thai the ultimata achievement of qual ity education must be "a citizenry well trained in the discipline* of both scholarship and ethica." He tfcargad the future adro it EMmM, tort with th* taak of teaching children to think clearly and ob jectively within the diaeipilBM of sound scboUrshtp. "To whatever degree earb child abaorba scholar ship you will h? adding that much , to our chanc?j for survival a* ? frae people In a free w*r|d," the Commissioner aaid. 'Vl Dr. W. H Plemaaona, president of Appalachian, conferred the M Bschrlor of Science rl agrees wad MO Matter of Art* dagrMa.
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