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VOLUME LXXV. ? NO. 46
1 ^ BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY I?, 1K3 .
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IRC Earnings
Expected To
Remain High
Philadelphia. ? International
Besistance Company this week
reported in its interim report
that record sales for the first
IS weeks ended April 14, totaled
$8,588,476 vs. the previous rec
ord of $8,391,400 established in
a comparable period a year ago.
Net earnings for the period
amounted to $?S2,UtS9 or 31 cents
per snare. Net in 1902 was
>u<?0,bM> or 4?>V? cents per share.
Per snare figures for both years
were calculated on the 1,402,
2u9 shares outstanding April
14, 1963.
President Walter W. Slocum,
at the lirm's annual meeting,
attributed the lower earnings
to the "immediate costs of gear
ing-up plants with manpower
and process facilities for new
products in new or enlarged
maikets."
He estimated that these coats
had an impact on net earnings
o! about l?tt cents per share.
"Given a climate of good, gen
eral business conditions, the
electronic industry expects a
moderate upward trend in elec
tronic sales in the second half
of this year. If this industry
forecast proves to be the case,
I project tor IRC that this will
be another record year for sales
and the second best year for
earnings in our history."
NCEA Unit
Has Meeting;
Dale Speaks
The Watauga County Unit of
the North Carolina Education
Association mat in the Appa
lachian Elementary School Cm*'
eteria for its annual diflMT
meeting Hay 10.
President Clyde S. Greene
presided. John Gibson gave the
invocation. Culver Dale, super
intendent of Canton City
Schools, was the guest speaker.
With many lively jokes he em
phasized his theme of optimism.
He praised the NCEA as being
chiefly instrumental in bringing
about better education in North
Carolina. He urged constant,
thorough, and continuous eval
uation. By this means, the good
can be made better, he said.
"Children," Mr. Dale said,
"are arrows in our hands, and
we share a mighty responsibili
ty."
E. B. Fox, Jr., installed the
following new officers for 1863
1964: President, Roy R. Blan
ton; vice president, Louise Hort
on; secretary, Mary Ruth Ayers;
treasurer, Pauline C. Angell.
Dr. Blanton was unanimously
elected as delegate to the Na
tional Education Association
convention in Detroit.
After a few words of appre
ciation from out-going president
Greene, the meeting was ad
journed.
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Teachers Name Officers
Four new officer* of the Watauga County NCSA pom above.
Serving for the coming year are (left to right) Dr. Roy R.
Blanton, president; Mrs. Louise Horton, vice-president; Mrs.
Mary Ruth Ayen, secretory; and Mrs. Pauline C. Angell,
treasurer.? Staff photo.
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Royalty At Appalachian
Hay Day Queen at Appalachian College
this year was Miss Joyce Leatherwood, senior
from Waynesville. Queen Joyce was crown
ed at Saturday's coronation ball by Mrs.
Jeanne Belk Gaddy, last year's reigning
queen. Music (or the occasion was furnished
by the Concord Commanders; the dance
was sponsored by the Collegiate Civic Club;
and a capacity crowd attended the formal
dance which climaxed a week of ipring
festivities. Queen Joyce's maid of honor was
Hiss Sarah Anne Lytton, also a -senior. A
court of eleven additional beauties graced
the stage of the college gymnasium, site of
the ball. ? Larry Penley photo.
Group Seeks To Finance
Tercentenary Celebration
Fireman Hurt
As House Burns
Fire Chief R. D. Hodges was
hospitalized u a result of in
juries sustained Saturday at
Silverstone where he and other
members of the Boone Volunteer
Fire Department fought a los
ing battle with a fire which
ultimately destroyed the home
of Dennis Cantor.
Hodges' knee was sprained,
according to a hospital source.
He was on crutches at Watauga
Hospital Tuesday.
The Cantor home and its con
tents were valued at $14,000.
It was not determined at the
time of the fire whether Can
tor had sufficient insurance to
cover the loss.
Firemen pumped water on
the burning structure for an
hour and fifteen minutes, man
aging to keep the blaze from
spreading to ? nearby grocery
store.
Cause of the fire was not
known Saturday.
To help finance the Ter
centenary celebration in Boone
and also to show some appre
ciation for the many hours of
free time already so freely giv
en to the events, a group of
business men have met and org
anised to raise a minimum sum
of $2,500 to help defray ex
penses.
Herman W. Wilcox, Chamber
?f Commerce President, announ
ces the appointment of the fol
lowing on a committee to raise
the funds daring a campaign
slated for the last week In May:
Alfred Adams, chairman; Glenn
Andrews, Clyde K. Greene, Es
tel Wagner, Glenn W. WUcox,
Gwyn Hayes, Carl Smith, James
Marsh and Bynum Greene.
It is felt that the celebration
has already resulted in many
thousands of dollars worth of
publicity for. this area, and a
number of television stations
have indicaetd their intention
of covering the June events and
of taping the activities for show
ing over their networks. Daily
newspapers will cover the cele
bration.
Mr. Wilcox has heard from a
number of feature writers who
intend to write articles on the
Boone celebration.
News releases are being sup
plied regularly to every daily
newspaper in the State and to a
great many weeklies, to tele
vision and radio stations. Unit
ed and Associated Press dispat
ches go out every week.
Women Voters
Name Officers
Mrs. Virginia Holahouaer be
gan her dutiea aa new preaident
of the Boone League of Women
Voters at a board planning and
organizational meeting held at
her home Tueaday afternoon,
May 7. Other new officers pre
sent were Mra. Vivian Rey
nolds, vice president and mem
bership chairman; Mrs. Kay
Wilson, secretary, and Mra.
Mabel Brown, treasurer and
publications chairman.
Mrs. Holabouser announced
committee chairmen, who will
alto serve on the board of di
rectors of the Boone League.
Mrs. Lillian Patterton waa nam
ed chairman of State Reaoure
ea; Mra. Ann Rigaby, National
Reaources; Mra. Rita Godwin,
Voter Service; Mra. Libby Wil
liams, Bulletin Editor; Mra. J.
Lou Carpenter, Budget; and
Mra. Ruby Ellia, Publicity and
Public Relations. Chairman of
the local item committee will
be appointed when the Boone
League becomes a permanent
league rather than a provision
al league which la its present
status.
Mr. Guy Angell, superinten
dent of Watauga County
Schools, haa been invited to
apeak to the two unita on the
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Soil Stewardship Week
To Be Observed Locally
Soil Stewardship Week, ? .
nationwide observance which |
places emphasis on man's obli
gations to God as stewards of
the soil, water, and other re
lated resources, will be cele
brated locally May 19-28, ac
cording to Clyde MoreU, chair
man, Watauga Soil and Water
Conservation District.
This year's observance, with
the theme, "We Turn Our Eyes
T? The Future," underscores
the responsibility which each
citizen has in meeting the re
sponsibilities of soil steward
Mr. Moretz reminds us that
man's relationship to tM tatd
demand* much more than a
consideration of the immedi
ate. The United States popula
tion is increasing at the rate
of about nine thousand per day
or three million per year. Yet,
our total area of productive
land is shrinking by some 300,
000 act-es each year. We shall
have more people to feed and
clothe from the products of the
soil. Thus, future generations
will need to maintain a much
larger population with leas
land. Each generation must con
serve pr d in prove the produc
tivity of the land in its poaaes
sion if it is to fulfill the com
mand of God.
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FORMER GOVERNOR
Commerce Secretary To
Speak At Celebration
Hodges To
Be In Boone
End Of June
The Honorable Luther H.
Hodge*, Secretary of Commerce,
will be the guest speaker at
2 p. m. In the William J. Con
rad Stadium on the Appalachian
State Teachers College campus
June 29.
This will be part of the Caro
lina Tercentenary celebration
and the official opening of the
outdoor drama, "Horn in the
West," which has its first per
formance at 8:18 that evening
in the Daniel Boone Theatre.
The Daniel Boone Botanical
Gardens on the Horn grounds
will be officially dedicated at
5:30 p. m.' Leading State Gar
den officiali are expected to
attend thi? dedication, and take
part in the official ceremonies.
Herman W. Wilcox, general
chairman of the celebration,
states, "Since the Wagon Train
will wind up in Boone this date
and other very outstanding
events, to be announced later,
an attendance of approximately
15,000 people is expected, and
everyone should request reser
vations to 'Horn in the West' as
well m overnight accommoda
tion* well in advance."
Mr. Wilcox further stated,
"There will be a special pro
logue of the 'Horn in the West'
beginning at 7:45 p. m., one
night only, Saturday, June 29,
at which time a representative
of the United Kingdom will take
part."
Sanitarian
Is Honored
JACK D. COBB
The National Association of
Sanitarians, with headquarters
at the University of Denver,
Denver, Colorado, announced re
cently that Jack D. Cobb, Dis
trict Health Department, Boone,
has been accepted as a member
of this professional society.
The National Association of
Sanitarians is an official organ
ization, and maintenance of a
engaged in the promotion, real
iaztion, and maintenance of a
fitting healthful environment
for the people of the world. It
is dedicated to the high prin
ciple that the citizens of this
country, 'regardless of station,
deserve as a natural right the
beat possible conditions in which
to live and pursue their happi
ness. The membership is con
cerned with such essential mat
ters as pure air, safe water sup
plies, clean food, adequate hous
ing, and a host of other en
vironmental factor*.
b announcing the acceptance
of Mr. Obb late the associa
tion, Dr. William C. Walter,
president, stated, "We are hap
py to welcome Mr. CM It a
member. His interest and ae
compUah meats will he Material
aaaets la the advancement ef oar
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HKS11 ' St1"- '
Jr. Chamber Of Commerce Officers
mese are me oiucen 01 ine uoone Jaycees.
Left to rgiht: Richard Barker, director of
publicity; Bill Stallard, treasurer; Bob Mc
Farland, secretary; Wade Wllmoth, external
vice president; Jim Sawyer, internal vice
Left to right: Richard Barker, director of
Moretz, Jr., past president; Frank Steele,
past secretary.
Blood-Stained Car Leads To
Search For Missing Driver
. By DALE CADDY
A blood-smeared 1965 Olds
mobile was found abandoned on
Deerfield Road near the Boone
Golf Course Saturday, accord
ing to law enforcement officers
and rescue workers who ' were
Seen In Newton
Word irom the Sheriff's
office Tuesday afternoon quot
ed Larry Winebarger as say
ing he had seen Mr. Day in
Newton Saturday afternoon,
and that Day said he was go
ing to Charlotte. Wlneharger
had told the Sheriffs office
that Day had scratches on
one arm, which he said had
been hurt in a potato grader.
still attempting to locate the
driver Monday.
The vehicle left the road
and plunged down an embank
ment sometime Saturday, the
sheriff reported. K is believed
that John Day, 20-year-old son
of Virgil Day of the George
Watauga Left
Out Of Blue
Law Measure
Representative J. E. Hoi
shouser of Boone had the State
wide blue law bill amended
Thursday to exempt all of Wa
tauga county from the law,
which foribids the sale of cer
tain merchandise on Sundays.
Earlier, Senator Ira T. John
ston, of Ashe, had the bill am
ended in the Senate to exclude
Blowing Rock township and
areas adjacent to the Parkway
in that vicinity as well as in
Ashe and Alleghany comities.
Hayes Road section, was driver
of the car at tne time of the
accident.
Apparently no one else was in
the car at the time of the
wreck, officers said.
Day was last seen Saturday
at Newton's.
After the accident was dis
covered, the Watauga County
Sheriffs Department, the State
Highway Patrol, and the Wata
uga Rescue Unit began an in
tensive search for young Day.
Also notified were Caldwell
County officers.
Appeals were made to the
public over the weekend by
broadcasts over station WATA.
Day is described as standing
Democrats
To Nominate
On May 25th
At a meeting of the Town of
Boone Democratic Executive
Committee held Monday night
at the home of the Chairman,
Dr. Wayne Richardson, with all
members present, it was voted
to have the convention Satur
day night Hay 29 at 8 o'clock
at the courthouse.
At this time Democratic can
didates for Mayor, and the
three-member board of Alder
men will be nominated to be
voted on in the election of
June 18.
The city council will name
the election officials at their
regular meeting Thursday even
ing. Registration books will be
opened at the city hall. May 29,
and be open through June 8th,
for the registation of new vot
ers.
8'9" tall, weighing 200 pounds,
having brown hair, and walk
ing with a limp (caused by
polio some years ago). He was
last seen wearing light blue
bermuda shorts.
Sheriff Cheek urged anyone
who knows the whereabouts of
young Day or who thinks he
may have seen Day since Satur
day to contact the Sheriffs Of
fice, the Highway Patrol, or
radio station WATA.
JOE ALLEN EDMISTEN
Edmisten Gets
PhD. Degree
Joe Allen Edmisten, former
ly of Boone, received the Doc
tor of Philosophy degree from
the University of Florida on
May 4. His major field was
plant ecology during his three
years of study under a national
defense act fellowship.
Dr. Edmisten holds a bach
elor of science degree from Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege and a master of science ed
ucation degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He
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ASTC Trustees To Meet Exactly
Sixty Years After First Meeting
The Appalachian State Teach
ers College Trustee* will hold
their spring meeting Wednesday,
May IS, exactly 60 years since
the first board of trustees at
Appalachian convened.
Activities for the trustees, in
addition to the meeting, will be
a convocation at 10 a. m., and
a "Scholarship Luncheon."
A number of well-known men
have served on the ASTC board
of truitM* since IMS, gad their
home towns were as follows:
J. M. Barnhardt, Lenoir; T.
C. Bowie, West Jefferson; A.
S. Carson, Sparta; W. C. Fields,
Sparta; E. F. Lovill, Boone; F.
P. Moore, Globe; J. R. Pritchard,
Elk Park; J. B. Ray, Burnsville;
Adotphus Taylor, Maple Springs;
J. D. Thomas, Creston; and E.
F. Watson, Burnsville.
Those now serving on the
Board of trustees include Wil
liam J. Conrad Of Winaton-Sa
lem, chairman; Kidd Brewer,
vice chairmna, Raleigh; Claude
C. Armfield Jr., Lenoir; B. C.
Brock, Mocksville; Mrs. J. Ed
Broyhlll, Lenoir; and George
Corn, Shelby.
Other trustees of the college
are John Frank, Mount Airy; J.
B Hagaman, Jr., Boone; E. G.
Lackey, Winston-Salem; William
B. Rankin, Lincolnton; Wayne
H. Shoal, Islington; and W. B.
Winkler, Peons.
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