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Jaycees |
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Project 1
The Boone Jaycees met Mon
day night at the Daniel Boone
Inn and decided that their main
project for the coming year will
be promtion aimed at obtaining
a convention center in or near
Boone.
Incoming President Bill Stal
lard, who will be installed at
the organization’s first May
meeting said, “Boone is ideally
suited, with plenty of facilities
to support a center as proposed.
Presently there is no place such
as we propose for convention
type meetings, and one is badly
needed.”
The proposed center would
also had rooms for clubs in the
area to hold meetings, Jaycee
Stallard said.
The Monday meeting was pre
sided over by President Ned
Trivette, ind he appointed a
committee to study the situa
tion, and to meet Friday to
discuss with the present board
of directors and the one for
next year just how the pro
motion may be carried out.
MRS. RICHARDSON PREYER
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Mrs. Preyer To
Come To Boone
Mrs. Richardson Preyer, wife
of one of the candidates for
the Democatic nomination for
Governor, will be the guest of
honor at a luncheon at the Dan
iel Boone Hotel Saturday, April
11, at 12:30 o’clock, it was an
nounced by Mrs. R. W. Wat
kins, chairman of the Woman’s
Campaign Committee for Judge
Preyer in Watauga County.
Mrs. Preyer will meet with
friends and supporters of her
husband at the Blowing Rock
School at 10 a. m., and at the
Appalachian Elementary School
at 11:30 a. m., with the lunch
eon to follow at the Daniel
Boone Hotel at 12:30.
Mrs. Gordon Maddrey of
Ahoskie and Raleigh, state Wo
man’s Campaign Manager, will
accompany Mrs. Preyer. ■
Both men and women are in
vited to the meeting with Mrs.
Preyer and to the luncheon.
Mrs. Watkins asks that those
desiring to attend the luncheon
get in touch with her by Thurs
day night for reservations.
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TOP THREE WINNERS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST
Boone Optimist Clu bRecogn izes
Winners In Oratorical Contest
One hundred and twenty-five
Optimists representing seven
cities in Zone 8, District 18 of
Optimist International, were
guests of the Boone Optimist
Club Monday night for the
Zone Oratorical Contest.
Sherwin Suddreth (center)
of Lenoir was the first place
winner, and will represent
Zone 8 in the District Oratoric
al Contest April 30 in Raleigh.
Tommy Freeman (right) of
Morganton was first runner-up
and Douglas Martin (left) of
Asheville was second runner
up.
Other contestants were Craig
Austin of Boone, Dennis Her
man of Hudson, Phil McBrayer
of Shelby, and Larry Patrick of
Kings Mountain.
Lieutenant Governor A1 Som
ers of Morganton presented
Suddreth with the Zone Tro
phy. The topic for the oratoric
al contest was “Optimism —
Formula for Freedom.”
During the meeting, which
was held at the Elementary
School Cafeteria and Auditor
ium, Governor Sommers pre
sented perfect attendance pins
to A. E. McCreary, Club Presi
dent, and Nick Staikas, vice
president for 5 years perfect
attendance and to George Flow
ers, immediate past president
of the Boone Club for two years
perfect attendance.
AHS Band To Appear In Concert;
Will Compete In State Contest
The Appalachian High School
Band will present a concert for
the public Thursday evening,
April 9, at 8 o’clock in the
auditorium of the elementary
school.
Boone’s Ambassadors are
scheduled to compete at the
North Carolina State Band Con
test to be held in Greensboro
April 19. The band will bring
to people in the Boone area
the music they will perform at
the state contest.
The Appalachian High School
Band is comprised of sixty
three boys and girls in grades
nine through twelve. These
boys and girls take band as a
regular school subject for
which they receive one full unit
of academic credit. The band
serves the school and the com
munity in a variety of ways.
Early fall finds the band per
forming at football games, civic
programs, and local parades.
This year’s band was the guest
high school band at the Lees
McRae Homecoming game "and
also performed for the ASTC
Homecoming. As fall passes
and the band moves indoors,
preparation begins for a busy
concert season. The highlight
of the concert season is always
the state band contest.
The forthcoming concert will
feature such fine marches as
Goldman's Chimes Of Liberty,
Karl King’s The Hunters, and
Jerry Bilik’s Block M. From
the 1964 contest list will be
performed the first movement
of Paul Fauchet’s Symphony
In B Cesar Franck’s Psyche
And Eros, Morton Gould’s Bal
lad For Band, and Frank Er
ickson’s Toccata For Band. The
percussion will demonstrate a
unique use for sandpaper in
Anderson’s Sandpaper Ballet.
Eric Osterling’s Beguine For
Flutes will feature the entire
flute section. To complete the
program, selections will be
played from the musical show
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Ford Dealer,.Wife Win
Tour New York, Europe
The Ford Motor Company
has announced W. R. Winkler
the winner in January and
February new car and truck
sales contest in the two Caro
linas, winning over towns many
times larger than Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. Winkler will
leave from Charlotte, April 21,
fly to New York, attend the
World’s Fair four days, leave
New York April 26 for Paris,
where they will spend four
days. After leaving Paris they
will spend four days in London
before flying back to New York
where they will have a full day
and evening packed with en
tertainment. They plan to re
turn to Boone May 1.
Ralph said; “Effie and 1 are
very grateful for the many
friends that purchased new
cars and trucks during the con
test, making it posible for us
to win this wonderful trip.”
In 1962, Mr. and Mrs. Wink
ler were winners of a trip that
took them to New York, France
and Rome for two weeks.
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Apartment Owners In Boone
Asked To (rather On Saturday
All owners of apartments in
the community are asked to
meet at the Daniel Boone Inn,
Saturday, April 11, at 12:30.
One special purpose of the
meeting is to arrange to have
a complete list of apartments
prepared with information that
will help our visitors seeking
apartments for the summer and
next fall to locate the living
space they want with as little
trouble as possible.
There will be a discussion of
rates being charged and agree
ments as to holding reserva
tions, leases required, parking
arrangements, and other need
ed information.
It has been suggested that
an organization of apartment
owners would be a good thing,
or at least that there should
be a meeting of these people
once <ht twice a year.
Everyone having one or more
apartments, either for rent or
now rented, is invited to this
initial meeting. Lunch will be
served at 12:30. Anyone wish
ing to attend the meeting but
not the luncheon may come at
12:45 or even as late as one
o’clock.
The committee on arrange
ments is composed of Howard
Cottrell, A. O. Campbell, Reyn
olds Hancock, Mrs. Rob Rivers
and Stanley A. Harris. Those
wishing further information
may call any member of the
committee.
Democrats To
Hold Convention
Here April 23
C. H. Hendrix, Chairman of
the Watauga County Democrat
ic Executive Committee has
been requested to call a meet
ing of the precinct committees
to meet in their precincts Sat
urday April 25 at 2:30 p. m.
for the purpose of electing their
new committees and selecting
delegates to the State conven
tion.
The Watauga County Demo
cratic Convention will be held
in Boone at the court house
Saturday May 9 at 2:30 p. m.
for the purpose of electing a
new Executive Committee.
JUDGE DAN MOORE
Dan Moore To
Visit Boone
Judge Dan Moore, one of
the leading contenders for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in the May primary, will
be at the Daniel Boone Hotel
in Boone next Monday morning
at 9 o’clock for an hour or an
hour and a half to meet with
his supporters. Everyone who
would like to meet Judge Moore
is asked to come out. All will
be welcome, the announcement
says.
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visit briefly along the Street
before leaving at about 11 o’
clock for Ashe and Alleghany
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College Students Given
Summer Work,
State Service
Are Provided
The North Carolina Volun
teers are offering a unique op
portunity to college students
for summer employment and
creative service to the state of
North Carolina, according to
Barnard Dougherty, vice-presi
dent and comptroller at Appa
lachian State Teachers College.
The North Carolina Volun
teers were created by Governor
Terry Sanford and other North
Carolina leaders in an effort to
cope with the long range causes
of poverty in the state.
James T. Beatty, director of
the North Carolina Volunteers,
is offering 100 summer intern
ships to qualified persons who
will work in The North Caro
lina Fund’s ten experimental
community projects designed to
break the cycle of poverty in
North Carolina. Each partici
pant will be given room, board
and $250 for 11 weeks during
the summer beginning June 10.
Students will live either in col
lege dormitories in the com
munity or with families who are
residents.
Dougherty said that there will
be a training program in June
for all participants. The pro
gram is designed to instruct
the volunteer in all facets of
his work on the local level and
in techniques of community ed
ucation and organization.
Any student in North Caro
lina colleges and universities is
eligible to participate. Volun
teers will help in a variety of
ways such as conducting tutorial
programs, running day care cen
ters, assisting with health ser
vices and performing other
tasks associated with alleviating
the long range causes of pov
erty.
The North Carolina Volun
teers hope that this summer’s
program will serve as the begin
ning of a large-scale volunteer
effort throughout the state.
Each volunteer this summer
should be trained to exercise
leadership in promoting and
running similar projects on
their campus and home com
munities during the 1964-65 ac
ademic year. This year’s vol
unteer may also have an oppor
tunity for a full-time paid in
ternship in one of these com
munity projects during subse
quent years. They may also be
called upon to assist in the re
fitment and training of a lar
ger volunteer force for the sum
mer of 1965.
For additional information or
ipplication blanks, students are
invited to inquire at the vice
president’s office in the ad
ministration building on the
Soone campus.
Horn Auditions
Arc Announced
Auditions for cast members
to Horn in the West, will be
leld at the Daniel Boone Thea
;re, 2 p. m., June 12th.
No one under the age of 18
will be interviewed. Those in
terested in singing and danc
ng, are preferred, and perhaps
will be the only positions open
>y this time.
Mr. Gene Wilson, director,
vill be in charge of the audi
ions. He reports that most of
he cast has been signed. .
The 1964 script has been re
ceived from Dr. Kermit Hunt
er, the author, and some very
tutstanding improvements are
loted.
The 1964 version should be
the best since the drama was
[ifst presented in 1952.
Five Generations
When Raymond Clarence Spann was born
at Blowing Rock Hospital March 25, he be
came the last in a five-generation family.
The baby is shown with his mother, Mrs.
Clarence Spann; grandmother, Mrs. Ivan
Auton; great-grandfather, Raymond Day; and
great-great-grandfather, Millard Day, who is
in his eighties. — Staff photo by Flowers’
Photo Shop.
Story And Wilcox Preside At
WagonTrain Meeting Friday
Approximately 100 people at
tended the “Daniel Boone Wa
gon Train Crosses the Blue
Ridge” meeting in Ferguson
Friday night, according to Larry
Penley, Watauga county publi
city chairman and public in
formation officer at Appalach
ian State Teachers College.
T. E. Story, Wilkes county
chairman, and Herman W. Wil
cox, Watauga county chairman,
presided over the joint meet
ing, which was attended by peo
ple from Watauga, Wilkes,
Caldwell and Mecklenburg
counties.
Committee reports were pre
sented by Ronald Krouse,
Wilkes county publicity chair
man; Bill Anderson, chairman
of athletic committee; R. H.
Crouse, chairman of concession
stands; James Billing, chairman
of camp grounds; the Rev. Bill
Chapman, Ferguson, chairman
of music committee; Annie
Winkler, chairman of costume
committee; DeWitt Barnett, wa
JAMES MARSH
Marsh Leads
JFK Library
Drive Here
Governor Terry Sanford has
announced the appointment of
James Marsh, Watauga Savings
and Loan executive, to be coun
ty chairman for the campaign
to raise funds in this county
for the John Fitzgerald Kenn
edy Library.
The campaign, headed by
Hugh Morton of Wilmington and
Grandfather Mountain, is seek
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gon master; Larry Penley, pub
licity; and Herman Wilcox, gen
eral chairman of the Watauga
committees.
Materials and costumes will
be on display in store windows
in Wilkes and Watauga coun
ties. Those participating in the
Wagon Train are urged to be
as authentic as possible. Cos
tumes and wagons will be judg
ed as being representative of
the 1735-1785 period.
Prizes will be awarded for
the most authentic music of the
Daniel Boone era at Ferguson,
Darby and Triplett. The win
ners at Ferguson and Darby
will compete with winners at
Triplett for the grand prize.
The next joint meeting will
be held at Rock Springs Bap
tist Church of Darby on Fri
day, May 1, at 7:30 p. m.
It was reported that 62 wa
gons have already signed to
participate in the wagon train.
Barnett said that approximately
75 wagons, 200 horsemen and
a large number of people on
foot will participate in the trek
from North Wilkesboro to
Boone. He estimated that the
number in the wagon train may
exceed 500.
Camp sites are being made
ready at Ferguson, Darby, Trip
lett and Boone. Entertainment
at the camp sites will consist of
square dancing and folk mu
sic. In addition to large iron
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Body Blowing RockWoman
Found In Cone Park Lake
The body of Mrs. Charles Is
enhour, of Blowing Rock, was
found Tuesday about 1 o’clock
in Bass Lake in the Cone Me
morial Park near the resort
town.
Coroner Richard Kelley said
the body was found by Sonny
Foster, and it was estimated
that it had been in the water
for two hours. She bad been
seen last at 9:30.
Coroner Kelley termed the
death an accident, since Mrs.
Isenhour’s shoes were found on
the bank of the lake, indicating
she was wading.
Mrs. Isenhour, who was the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Hayes of Boone,
was 60 years old.
Funeral details or other in
formation could not be secured
at the Democrat press time.
Penley Gets Membership
In Photographers Assn.
Larry Penley, public infor
mation officer at Appalachian
State Teachers College, has
been named to membership in
the University Photographers
Association.
Only 162 college and univer
sity photographers belong to
the coveted organization.
Penley was invited to attend
the annual National UPA Con
ference at Harvard University
on April 2-4.
The program at Harvard in
cluded the following topics:
"Many Applications of Univer
s i t y Photography,” “College
Photographer, A Public Rela
tions Representative,” “Light
ing Faces, A Study in Portrai
ture,” “A New Look at ID
Cards,” “Teaching Photography
as Part of General Education,”
“Responsibilities of the Univer
sity Photographer,” “Adminis
trative Procedures of a Photo
Service,” “Thousands of Slides
Per Year,” “News Pictures for
LARRY PENLEY
Wire Services and TV,” “Pic
ture Requirements of College
Publications,” “Photographing
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