ASTC Seeks $10 Million
For Expanded Facilities
(Continued from page one)
It *u recommended that
three facilities requested be
provided 100% by self-liquida
tion (increase in charges). In
cluded are a student center, a
residence hall for women, and
a residence hall for men,
amounting to 92,675,000.
Net recommended by the
State Advisory Budget Commis
?M were: Participation with
the Town of Boone in coat of
Improving and enlarging sew
erage system; fire truck; reno
vation of old administration
building; roads, walks, land
scaping; continuation of plac
ing electrical system under
ground; nursery school build
ing; addition to Fine Arts
Building; and ten all-weather
tennis courts. These amount
to *955,000. In an appearance
before the Joint Appropria
tions Committee some weeks
ago, the college requested that
the sewerage system project
and the nursery school building
be replaced In the budget.
The 100% self ? liquidation
policy is being opposed by Ap
palachian, as well as by the
presidents of every state-sup
ported institution in the state.
These are the major reasons:
(1) At the time when parents
are paying for the education of
their children is the worst pos
sible time to add to this ex
pense. And many students are
on their own financially, and
this would add intolerably to
their burden.
(2) It is a generally recog
nized fact that the state has ac
cepted education as a state re
sponsibility and this responsi
bility properly involves keeping
costs of education at the lowest
possible minimum.
(3) It has been the estab
lished policy of the state to col
lect the money wherever it is
to educate the children wher
ever they are; and that should
apply likewise to youth of col
lege age.
The tost of these buildings,
with interest, is to be paid back
over a period of 40 years, af
ter which the buildings become
the property of the state. Since
the buildings are to become the
property of the state, the state
should share in the cost of
building them. Buildings prop
erly constructed and properly
maintained should last twice
40 years or longer, which means
that the state will have free use
of these buildings for many,
many, years. In addition, not
only the buildings, but the cost
of maintaining and repairing
them would have to be borne
by the students.
Appalachian is, therefore,
requesting the state of North
. Carolina to bear at least 50%
of the cost of conatrncting
dormitories and student cent
Co. Seeks To Aid
Industrial Plants
(continued* from page one)
Section 3. This act shall be in
full force and effent from and
after its ratification.
Both Holshouser and Greene
emphasized the point that the
wording of the act is still in its
rough form and that the word
ing probably will be changed
in parts of the bill before it is
submitted to the legislators.
era, and that it bear the en
tire cost of the health and
physical education building
(which la to replace two out
moded buildings now existing)
which to a teaching facility.
Dr. Plemmons said to the
Joint Appropriations Commit
tee, "To require . . . students
to help pay for replacements
of buildings no longer usable
seems questionable la terms of
sound and long-established ed
ucational policy. We ash that
the entire coat of this replace
ment and adldtion to be paid
for with State funds."
Between now and the ad
journment of the General As
sembly the college will be work
ing to secure at least two facili
ties added to its capital improve
ments budget, and to have the
self-liquidation restrictions re
moved in whole or in part.
Whatever happens, it to an
ticipated that the face of Appa
lachian will continue to change
within the next four years, as
the institution strives to meet
the challenges of ever-enlarging
enrollments and calls for ser
vice to the teaching profession.
Celebration
Group Meets
(Continued from page om)
ary Celebration.
Clyde R. Greene, Chairman of
the Wagon Train Committee,
said that plans are being for
mulated to start the wagon
train at Holman's Ford (Fergu
son area) and come into Boone
via Cooks Gap, the Blue Ridge
crossing of Daniel Boone trail,
on into Boone for the parade
and celebration by Saturday af
ternoon, June 29th. Greene stat
ed that the train would origi
nate on Thursday, camping out
two nights on the way. The last
night's camp will be pitched in
Cooks Gap.
The Wagon Train Chairman
said that much interest has
been shown by groups as far
away as West Virginia who
want to participate in the
event. He said that some ox
teams and wagons have already
been lined up for the Wagon
Train.
Reports were made concern
ing state, national and interna
tional dignitaries that will be
invited to the Boone celebra
tion. Information on these will
be released as soon as possible.
Approximately fifteen to
thirty thousand people are ex
pected to attend the big cele
bration in Boone and relive
with the pioneers the history
making events of Daniel Boone's
Crossing of the Blue Ridge.
Every effort is being made
for the convenience of visitors
to the Boone area during the
celebration.
John Boone
Is Promoted
(Continued from page one)
Ohio, serving as a buyer for
Boys' Wear.
Mr. Robert Hodges, Merchan
dise Manager of Home Furnish
ings, and Mr. Sidney Scher,
Merchandise Manager of Men's
and Boys' Wear and Luggage,
will report to Mr. Boone.
Communists order committee
to air Poland's complex farm
problems.
Farmers Hardware
& SUPPLY COMPANY
W. King St. Boone, N. C.
Yadkin Dam
Opening Set
For June 1
North Wllkeaboro. ? The of
ficial opening of the W. Kerr
Scott Reservoir at the flood con
trol dam on the Yadkin River
it *et for June 1.
Harold H. Mullins, engineer
in charge of the $8-million pro
ject, laid facilities is public
use areas around the l,500 acre
lake will be ready by that time.
He said work is progressing
on development of the public
use areas as rapidly as weather
will permit in order to get rec
reation facilities ready for the
reservoir's first summer season.
The reservoir shore will have
three public-use areas on the
south side near N. C. 268 and
one large area on the north side
of the lake accessible from U.
S. 421.
Heavy rains during the past
week raised the water level in
the reservoir three feet.
This represented an increase
in acre feet of water from 41,
400 at normal pool elevation of
1,030 to 1,033. An acre foot of
water, say the U. S. engineers
in charge of the flood control
and water conservation project,
is one acre of water one foot
deep.
And in terms of gallons, the
three feet on the 1,400-acre lake
amounted to 200,376,000.
And at elevation 1,033 the en
gineers also knew the number
of gallons in the lake ? 1,502,
820,000.
Harold H. Mullins, engineer
in charge of the project four
miles west of Wilkes boro in the
Yadkin Valley, said rainfall
March 6 in the area measured
1.7 inches, which was one of
the heaviest rains in recent
years but far under the amount
which trould produce a substan
tial flood in the valley on tri
butaries of the Yadkin.
Anniversary Of
Legion Cited
The American Legion and
Auxiliary will celebrate their
44th anniversary of the found
ing of the Legion with a cover
ed dish supper at the Legion
Hut Friday, March 15. at 6:45
p. m. All members and interest
ed friends are invited to attend.
STOP!
'40
will buy this
Homeowners
Protection
$10,000.00 TV veiling
$ 4,000.00 Furniture
$ 1,000.00 Garage
$ 1,000.00 Extra Living
Exp.
$25, 000.00 Liability
| 500.00 Medical Pay
ment
$ 250.00 Property Dam
age
boone
Insurance
Agency, Inc.
Professional Building
Boone, N. C. ? AM 4-8732
Tmd Independent Iniurue*
Hot Soma Tm M
Attends State Meet
I* Mi!, . ' ET
School Secretaries
Mrs. Earleen Pritchett, ad- i
mlnistrative Assistant to ' the i
president o I Appalachian Col- |
lege, Attended the state conven
tion of the educational secre- I
Uriel o f the NCEA in Durham I
Thursday. i
Currently Mrs. Pritchett is I
serving as president of the '
northwestern district of the '
educational secretaries. She was i
given the responsibility -of pre- '
paring the annual report for the I
statewide meeting of secretaries i
in Durham.
On Friday Dr. W. H. Plem
mons, president of Appalachian J
College, attended the "bosses
banquet" with Mrs. Pritchett.
Since coming to ASTC in 1947,
Mrs. Pritchett has served as
secretary to the dean, directed ,
the college publicity and was (
assistant director of placement. ,
In 19H she became secretary to t
the president. c
She has participated in activi
ties of the Democratic Party ;
Rain Deluge
Raises Waters
(Continued from page one)
of water was measured here.
This, with the .03 the day be
fore and .69 recorded on March
2, makes a total of five and
three-quarters inches of precipi
tion already for March.
The temperatures remained
comparatively mild for March.
Lowest recording was 27 de
grees on the ninth and elev
enth, and the theremometer
went as high as 60 degrees on
March 4.
The storm which began early
Monday morning with snow and
sleet, turned into rain after
about two inches of snow cov
ered the area. The rain contin
ued through the afternoon, and
during the evening thunder and
lightening added its sound and
light effects. The thunder con
tinued on through Tuesday, and
most of the snow disappeared as
the warmer rain fell.
since her college day*. She
organized and was the first
president of the Avery County
Young Democratic Club. 8he
has also served y a member of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee. Mrs. Pritchett was
Instrumental in organizing the
Watauga and Wilkes County
Young Democratic Cluba. She
lerved as vice president of the
Young Democratic Club of North
Carolina under the presidency
it Terry Sanford.
Site Of Plant
Not Revealed
(Continued lrom page one)
luch statement to any news
Mi per and that he did not know
vho had given such inf or ma
ion to the press. He did not
leny the report, however.
"Nothing has been put in
nk, yet," Greene stated, as he
las said in previous weeks.
'And until we have something
lefinite down in writing, we
:an not say where the site will
>e."
The company being negotiat
sd with is the Blue Ridge Shoe
Company. The Winston-Salem
iccount stated that the shoe
company has about 1,200 retail
rntlets over the nation.
2498 Register For
Spring Term
(Continued from page one)
March 5). Saturday registra
ion, though incomplete, was
leld between morning classes
farch 9.
The office of student teach
ng reported that 199 seniors
re doing student teaching in
6 North Carolina counties. All
he schools are within a 100
lile radius of Boone, with the
ities of Charlotte and Greens
oro being the fartherest points
rom the Boone campus.
Mrs. Michael
Rites Held
Mrs. Mary Etta Baird Mich
Mi. 88, of Banner Klk, Rt. 1,
wife of Green Riley Michael,
died Tuesday night, March 5,
at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Tom Shook of Banner Elk.
She was born in Watauga
County to William C. and Sarah
McKnabb Baird.
Surviving are her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. Hoyle
Shook of Banner Elk, and Mrs.
Tom Shook of Rt. 1, Banner
Elk; one sister, Mrs. Ethel
Triplett of Rt. 9, Boone; 10
grandchildren and 27 great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at
2 o'clock Thursday, March 7, at
the Liberty Methodist Church
by the Rev. W. H. Keys and
the Rev. Oliver Wallace. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Sanders
Mn Sarah Isobel Sanders of
the Deep Gap community died
at her home Tuesday.'
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday at 3 o'clock
at Mount Paron Baptist Church.
Burial was In Laurel Springs
cemetery.
Surviving are qne daughter,
Mrs. Maybee Watson, and two
sisters, Mrs. Nora Greene and
Mrs. Melissa Miller, all of Deep
Gap. There are eight grand
children and twenty-one great
grandchildren.
Grant Greene
Dies Monday
(continued from page one)
Mrs. Ruth Day Greene and one
son, Harris Greene of Mount
Airy. There are two brothers,
Hamp Greene of Deep. Gap and
Neal Greene of Kingsport,
Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Olin
Burgess, Mooresville. There is
one grandchild.
LUXURY CAR: RIDES, RESPONDS AND LOOKS
LIKE IT OUGHT TO COSTA RANSOM
I i< >H !
You're looking at our Impala Super Sport
Convertible which, along with its cousin
the Sport Coupe, absolutely embarrasses
higher priced cars.
That special trim and those front bucket
seats merely hint at the comforts you find
built into every Impala Super Sport.
Performance? It's remarkable, an under
statement we can afford when there are 7
engines to choose from. One of which is the
popular 340-hp Turbo-Fire 409*, a wizard
m traffic and a joy on the open road. And
others all the way up to 425 hp*.
If you want an extra flourish or two, mull
over extra-cost options like floor-shift four
speed manual or Powerglide transmission,"
Positraction, fade-resistant gintered-metal
lic brake linings, and a tachometer to relay
what's cooking up front.
1 Just before you rush off to your Chevrolet
dealer, may we remind you that both
Impala Super Sports offer the new Com
fortilt steering wheel*. You adjust it to suit
your driving style, flick it out of the way .
for easy entry and exit.
All three Chevrolet series? Biscayne,
Bel Air and Impala? deserve a long look.
Super Sports demand it.
Super Sport equipment* available on
both Impala Convertible and Sport Coupe.
'Optional at extra cost.
NOW SEE WHAT* NEW AT YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER'S
?
ANDREWS CHEVROLET, INC.
North Depot St. jj Boone, N. C.
Alumni Edition
Name Changed
The name of "The Alumni
Edition of The Appalachian"
has recently been dunged to
"The Appalachian Alumnus."
John Corey, ASTC director of
alumni affairs, said that those
In the alumni office responsible
for preparing the publication
think that the new label better
defines the contents of the news
p*per' ? 'inr
The alumni paper as It is to
day started in 19S7 when Bill
Noblett, editor of "The Appa
lachian," permitted an alumni
supplement to be inserted in
the student newspaper. Noblitt,
now publicity director for the
Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce, even helped finance the
first alumni edition. The paper
was mailed to approximately
1,000 alumni that year.
In time news of alumni ac
tivities grew so extensive that
circulation of the student sec
tion of the publication was dis
continued and the entire com
munication was devoted to alum
ni and college news.
"The Appalachian Alumnus
is now mailed to 7,000 former
students and friends of the col
lege.
Know The
Weather
By E. H. SIMS
Has the currant winter been
the coldest in the South for
many years?
Yes, in many parts of the
South, and in other parts of the
country, the dying winter baa
been the most severe ever re
corded. Strange as this may
seem to oldtlmers, who believe
the oldtime winters were the
coldest ever experienced, this
winter has surpassed all others
recorded In some parts of the
country.
In Florida, for example, the
months of December, January
and February were the coldest
ever recorded (here. New low
temperatures were established
throughout the United States,
and the average was the lowest
on record.
The damage caused truck and
citrus growers by the abnormal
ly cold winter in the South has
been enormous.
The human race is divided in
to four classes of people: wise
ones, foolish ones, nuts and
those who believe in campaign
promises.
SAVINGS
NOW EVEN BIGGER ... To serve you better. Shop
your expanded Crest Store regularly for big spring
values.
Soft vinyl slippers with
elastic tops, foam
cushion insoles. Light
weight and comfortable.