Soldier Writes About
Robberies In County
Dear Hr. Editor:
I feel that the summer people
of our county are doing a (Trent
injustice to the officen of law;
the ones who are o? duty con
stantly to protect them and their
property. I refer, of courae,
only to a very small minority.
Host of our summer residents
are very understanding and tol
erant. Spme of them have had
the same misfortune as the ones
who are so unhappy with our
attempts at maintaining the
peace. We don't like for these
things to happen any more than
they do and I think everyone
in the county as well as moat
of the others who live with as
in the summer already know
that the police force of Wat
tauga county is doing all in its
power to prevent and stop tlfese
things from happening.
If this were not true then
perhaps Bill (Chief Greene, of
Blowing Rock) would be alive
today. But Bill was dedicated
to his job and gave his life in
an attempt to recover something
. which he might just as easily
let slip through his hands. It
is because of such an act of
courage as this that I can not
tolerate such abuse of the law
and its enforcers.
' A debt of gratitude is owed
to Bill Greene by everyone in
Watauga eounty as well as all
of those who reside there only
in the summer months. A debt
which can never be repaid. Bill
was a rugged individual with a
style all his own. He knew
how to handle people and al
though some didn't appreciate
him, I think I can safely say
that all respected him and knew
Shoe Factory
(Continued from page one)
preliminary instruction for the
past week.
Heading the training opera
tions is Mike Bordieri of one of
the company's New Hampshire
divisions. "We are teaching the
techniques of hand sewing at
the present time," Bordieri
commented Monday. He (aid
that it trices about two weeks
to learn the process thoroughly
and sometimes as mueh as six
months to become proficient in
the Afll.
"A skilled hand sewer can
tarn out 'about 22 to X |mIm i<
shoe* ? day," Bordieri said.
"It'? a slow process; even for
the skilled laborer."
Trainees are salaried during
their induction period. Three
were receiving full-time In
struction Monday; ten more
men will be called by the com
pany within the next week,
Bordieri said.
He added that it is possible
that a- few women will begin
training within the week. The
women will specialize in the
operation of fitting room sew
ing machines.
Eventually there will be ISO
men hired as hand sewers, the
New Hampshire official said.
Northwest
(Continued front page one)
gible to compete. The entry
deadline is Hay 1. Accomplish
ments for this year will be retro
active to Nov. 1, 1962, and will
rtm to next Nov. 1. Each com
peting community will report
to the association by Nov. 15.
Reports will be reviwed by a
committee of judges, and visits
made to high-scoring communi
ties. The $1,000 prize will be
awarded, along with other
Northwest development project
awards at the annual meeting in
December.
Similar improvements have
been included in the associa
tion's general community de
velopment program for the past
16 years. Bolton said the new
drive, for villages and towns,
will supplement the work al
ready weH advanced In roral
communities.
There are 34 map-designated
villages and towns in the 11
counties of the Northwest. Other
settlements interested are in
vited to apply for consideration
in the new contest.
Report* from all comities at
last week's meeting here indi
cate* that approximately 130
rural communities (including
sotoe small towns and villages)
will firtMpate in the eateMish
ed MMnmrity development pro
gram this pear. 1%e area has a
total of approximately 2M com
maaitfet of afl categories
farming, rwai non-farm, and
small towns and villages.
Committee members and ex
tension workers from the vari
ous counties reported growing
interest in the general develop
ment program ? which includes
a multitude of projects affecting
virtually all phases of commun
ity life. ,
that he would enforce the law
to the best ot his ability at all
times.
Is it possible that there Is
no crime in Florida? I thii*
not. Is it the people of Wa
tauga county who are t? blame
for these crimes which happen
there? Just take a minute and
think about where the merciless
killers of Bill Greene came
from. Was it Watauga? I an
swer simply No. This is some
thing that has to be stopped.
But the Watauga county officers
alone can't do it. They do their
part and if some of the sur
rounding counties would coop
erate to some greater extent
tlian they have ih the past, we
might get some results.
Watauga people are mountain
people and for the most part
take care of themselves and
their own property so they do
not have this problem to worry
abount. Their mere presence Li
enough to keep potential intrud
ers away.
I am greatly perturbed at
their insiitance that we get
more law enforcers. Two man
patrols. Si|re, they're good if
you've got a city or town of
ten or fifteen thousand but
Blowing Rock only has a little
less than a tenth of that and
where do they propose we find
the justification to put on the
size police staff that the larger
towns have? Perhaps they would
like to hire some private detec
tives and send them np to
solve the so-called "organized
gang of which the culprits are
supposed to be free and still
functioning."
This aint the big city and
we have no gangs of culprits.
It is only a few as there are
everywhere and eventually they
will be caught. Let's just hope
that everyone haa kWrned a les
son by the tragic and sudden
death of Bill Green*. These
people, although they are sup
posedly Wing for theft crime
or Crimea, can never be pun
ished enough to pay for taking
the Uia of an officer of the
law. Let us just hope that be
fore anyone else tries anything
like It that they will remember
where the ruthless killers and
raiders are.
Respectfully yours,
J. Perry Coffey.
(NOTE: 1 am -a resident of
Blowing Rock, now. serving In
the Air Force in Michigan.)
Says We Helped
In Ski Season
Dear Mr. Rivera:
We want to take this oppor
tunity tp thank you and your
staff for your wonderful help
during our skiing season and be
cause of this cooperation it made
possible a very successful sea
Now we are getting set for
the Summer Season and hope
that you will pay us a visit dur
ing this period and it will be
our pleasure to have you as our
guest for some of the activities.
Of course we hope that you
will be our guest for Skiing in
The South when this sport is
again open iii the winter.
Very truly yours,
M. E. Thalheimer
President
Blowing Rock Ski Lodge, Inc.
March 28, 1963
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Angell To Speak
At Cove Creek
The Cove Creek PTA will
meet Monday night, April 8, at
7:30 p. m. in the Cove Creek
High School Cafeteria. Mr. Gay
Angell will speak on the Con
solidation of Schools.
You're Invited April 11
When Mr. Hoyden Walker
wW have on display the season's newest CUSTOM
TAILORING fabrics and styles from whicn you
will find it most enjoyable to make your selec
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Faculty Profile
By NANCY PEASE
Often when we think of the
teachers at A.li.S. we think on
ly of the math, science, and
English teacher*. It doesn't hit
js until later that there is a
>?nd director for Boone's Am
bassadors. Well, there is! His
name is Mr. G. W. Kirsten, Jr.
Mr. Kirsten joined the faculty
3f A.H.S. as Director of Bands
in 1980. Since his arrival the
band has flourished ? not only
in parades and half-tine show*
?bat in classioal music num
bers also. In 1962 under the di
rection of this able worker, the
A. H. S. band received the rat
ing of "Superior" at the State
Band Contest.
Mr. Kirsten is married and
has children. He lives on Route
2, Howard's Creek, Boone.
Mr. Kirsten received his sec
ondary school education in
New Jersey. He studied at the
Earnest Williams School of
Music, New York University,
University of Michigan, David
son College, Lenoir Rhyne Col
lege (B.A.), and Appalachian
State Teachers College (MA.).
Some o i the places where
Mr. Kirsten has directed bands
are West Orange High School
(NJ.), Lenoir High School,
Glen Rock High School, and
MR. GEORGE KIRSTEN
Appalachian High School.
Mr. Klrsten comes from a
very musically talented family.
Hit mother was an organist and
music teaeher. His father is a
contractor and natural instru
mentalist, cornetist in the Sil
ver Tone Band, and player of
all the string instruments of the
orchestra. He has three ?isters,
all of whom are musically tal
ented; one Dorothy Kirsten, is
an operatic and concert star of
Paul & Ralph Say:
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A Kentucky mount
aineer married a beau
tiful fourteen-year-old
girl, but admitted to
his paw and maw that
he had a big problem
to face. "What do I do
now?" he pondered.
"Take her on a honey
moon, or send her to
camp?"
?PAUL & RALPH
Watauga Insurance
Agency
Boone^ N. a
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the Metropolitan Opera House.
Mr. Kirston states that hi*
hobbles are photography, swim
ming, and listening.
William Ward
Taken By Death
William CarUe Ward. 83, of
Route 1. Banner Elk, died Wed
nesday, March 27.
Surviving are the mother,
Mia. Nancy Ward of Banner Elk;
the widow, Mrs. Dolly Ward of
Banner Elk; three daughters,
Mrs. Daley Presnell and Miss
Lillie Mae Ward, both of Ban
ner Elk, and Mrs. H. C. Pres
nell of Glen Alpine; one son.
Glenn Ward of Banner Elk; four
sisters, Mrs. Norman Wataon
and Mrs. Philmore Presnell,
both of Banner Elk; Mrs. George
Presnell of Johnson City, Tenn.,
and Mrs. Carl Lackey of Lenoir;
two brothers, Ed Ward of Hud
son and Frelan Ward of Eliza
beth ton, Tenn.; ? grandchildren
and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 28, at 10 a. m ,
at the Liberty Methodist Church.
Officiating were the Rev. Elliott
Hayes and the Rev. Roby Paint
er. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
DIRKSEN ON BUDGET
Senator Dirksen has propos
ed that President Kennedv five
his 988.820,000,000 budget an
other cut before Congress comes
to final grips with it.
President Kennedy had cut
back more than $125,000,000 the
spending requests he laid be
fore Congress in January. Dirk
sen said this is small but "an
economy is an economy."
Greene Infant
Riles Are Held
Patice Dianna Greene, 7 day
old dnighter of Joha ami Patay
Watson Greene of 801 Eaat King
Street, Boone, died Tuesday,
March 28.
JTSB Greene of the
home; two brothers, Johnny and
David Greene, both of the home;
Mr*. Rdbjr Greene at
Graveside services were held
Wednesday, March 27, at 4 p.
m., at the Laurel Springs cem
etery. The Rev. Raymond Hen
drlx officiated.
Life would be more sensible
tf people were more sensible.
For Easter And
Graduation
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