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VOLUME LXXVI— NO. 44
ft; : CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1964
RIVERS PRINTING CO.. INC.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 30, 1964
10 CENTS PER COPY
24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
Symphony Orchestra To Appear In Concert
On Tuesday evening, May 5, the Appalachian State Teachers College Symphony
Orchestra and Men’s Chorus will appear in a joint concert under the auspices
of the Appalachian Arts Festival. Featured on the program will be two works
by noted contemporary composers. The orchestra will open the program with
the “Adagietto” for strings, woodwinds, tympani and celesta, by the Texas
born composer, Theron Kirk. This piece, which has received performances
by major orchestras across the nation, is being performed here by special
permission from the composer, and through the courtesy of the Free Library
of Philadelphia, the Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection, through whose fa
cilities the music was borrowed. The orchestra and chorus will join forces for
a performance of Randall Thompson’s epic ‘Testament of Freedom,” a setting
of four passages from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. The “Testament” was
composed in honor of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas
Jefferson. It was first performed at Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, on
Founder’s Day, April 13, 1943, by the University of Virginia Glee Club. Dr.
Stephen D. Tuttle conducted, and the composer accompanied the work at the
piano. The performance was broadcast over a nation-wide hook-up by the
CBS, and recorded by the Office of War Information for re-broadcast to the
Armed Forces overseas. Both works are being performed for the first time
on the ASTC campus.
Chorale To Present Concert
The Appalachian Chorale, a choral group of
sixteen mixed voices, under the direction of
W. Hoyt Safrit, Assistant Professor of Voice,
will present a concert in the auditorium of
the Fine Arts Building on Thursday even
ing, April 30, at 8 o’clock. The concert is a
part of the Appalachian Festival of Arts
which is taking place on the campus April
28-May 8. The public is invited to attend.
The Chorale personnel consists of the follow
ing students: Jane Brown, Mary Stroupe,
Peggy Sibert, Maya Masumoto, Gloria Hamp
ton, Gloria Stone, Helen Odum, Toby Burle
son, Richard Walters, Danny Mitchum, Philip
Kelley, Herschel Harper, Mike Griffin, Mike
Pope, Clifton Arnold, Billy Lemons and Jean
nie Norton.—Flowers photo.
Judgments Handed Down At
April Superior Court Term
Following is a list of cases
tried in the April term of Wa
tauga County Superior Court
and action that was taken; Hon
orable George B. Patton, Judge
Presiding:
Virginia Walker Brown, driv
ing drunk and no operator’s
license, $150 and cost.
Charlie Hoover Potter, vio
lation prohibition laws, $15 and
cost.
William McKinzy Abernathy,
driving drunk, not guilty.
Fred L. Torrence, driving
While license revoked, jail 60
days suspended for three years
on payment of $200 and cost,
etc.. .
David Franklin. Lookabill, not
guilty.
Jack Colvard; worthless
check, $25 and cost.
William G. McGuire, trans
porting more than legal amount
of beer and no liability insur
ance, jail four months suspend
ed for three years on payment
of $60 and cost, etc.
Jack Winkler, driving drunk,
$125 and cost.
Troy Eugene Wolf, forgery,
jail 78 months, suspended three
years on payment of cost, etc.
Joe E. White, no operator’s
license, $15 and cost
Herman C. Tester, no op
erator’s license, $15 and cost.
Roby Osborne, driving while
license revoked and hit and
run, jail 90 days, suspended
for three years on payment of
$250, etc.
Ben W. JdttM, violation pro
hibition laws, $lS and cost.
Robert T. Church, driving
drunk, $125 and cost.
Lee Hicks, larceny, jail 12
months, suspended for three
years on payment of cost, etc.
Janies Eldreth, larceny, jail
18 months, suspended three
years on payment of cost, etc.
Kenneth L. Cook, reckless
driving and speeding, jail 60
days,. suspended five years on
payment of $100 and cost, etc.
. Allen L. Moretz, driving
drunk, jail 3Q days suspended
three years on payment of $100
and cost, etc.
Roger D. Barlow, violation
prohibition laws and no oper
: ator’s license, $40 and cost.
Thomas W. Perry, violation
of restricted^license," $10 and
cost
Riehard Gragg-, driving drunk,
$100 and cost
Walter E. Watson, driving
drunk, jail 60 days, suspended
for three years on payment of
$125 and cost, etc.
John L. Mast, driving while
licenses suspended, speeding
and no operator’s license, jail
60 days, suspended three years
on payment of $25., etc.
Jackie R, Harper, violation
prohibition laws, $25 and cost
Thomas Lee McBride, escape
from prison, jail 18 months
suspended three years.
Sam McAll, driving drunk,
$150 and cost
Other cases involved speeding
and judgments were as follows:
Phillip R. Summons, speeding,
$7 and cost; Edward B. Phillips,
speeding, $15 and cost; Thomas
J. Aldridge, jail 30 days sus
pended 3 years on payment of
$30 and cost, etc.; John B. Law
son, jail 30 days suspended 3
years on payment of $25 and
cost, etc.; Boyd H. Ward, ,cash
bond confiscated; Oscar B.
Wood, $5 and cost; Charles W.
Brown, $6 and cost; Margaret
R. Brown, $7 and cost;
Charles R. Buchanan, $25 and
cost; John F. Dugger, cash
bond confiscated; Bobby J.
Barnes, $10 and cost; Noah R.
Seehorn, $11 and cost; Dawson
G. Tate, $25 and cost; David M.
Moore, $5 and cost; Shelly R.
Johnson, $5 and cost; Glenn W.
Phillips, $25 and cost; Walter
L. Spencer, $7 and cost; Ben
jamin D. Hare, $15 and cost;
John R. Herman, $5 and cost;
Eston S. Greene, $10 and cost;
William L. Browder, $6 and
cost; James F. Smith, jail 30
days suspended 3 years on pay
ment of $25 and cost, etc.;
Lawrence P. Wyatt, $9 and cost;
Joseph S. Ollis, cash bond con
fiscated; Royce A. Carroll, $5
and cost; Coy L. Grindstaff, $5
and cost; James W. Wright,
cash bond confiscated;
Charles A. Parker, $8 and
cost; Robert A. Dreisbach, $12
and cost; Murray Levy, $5 and
cost; Sherman D. Simpson, $10
and cost; Wayne H. Boren,
cash bond confiscated; Jack F.
Brown, cash bond confiscated;
(Continued on page three)
ASTC Arts Festival
Schedule Given Out
Sculpture and Paintings by Chase Decker in Appalachian
Gallery—April 19 -May 10.
“The Merry Widow,” National Opera Company — April 28,
8 p.m.,' Fine Arts Auditorium.
Early Book Art on display in Library April 28-May 29.
Appalachian Chorale Concert — April 30, 8 p.m., Fine Arts
Auditorium.
Pottery Exhibition — Don Lewis — Administration Building
Lobby, April 30- May 8.
Pottery Demonstration — Don Lewis — Appalachian Gallery
(Fine Arts Building), April 30, 10 and 11 a.m., 2 and 3 p.m.
Art Film — "Hiroshima, Mon Amour” — Rankin Building
Auditorium, April 29, 7 p.m.
Modern uance Group from University of N. C. at Greens
boro, May 1, 8 p.m., Fine Arts Building Auditorium.
Art Film — “A Lesson In Love” — May 2, 7 p.m., Rankin
Building Auditorium.
College Concert Band — May 3, 3 p.m., Fine Arts Building
Auditorium.
Foster Fitz-Simons, Lecturer in the Creative Arts — May 4,
8 p.m., Fine Arts Auditorium.
College Symphony Orchestra and Appalachian Men’s Chorus,
May 5, 8 p.m., line Arts Building Auditorium.
College Theatre presents “Hamlet,” May 5, 6, 7, 8 at 8 p.m.,
Administration Building Auditorium.
Alabama Quartet concert — May 6, 8 p.m., Fine Arts
Building Auditorium.
ASTC Alumni Picnic
To Be Held May 8
Approximately 100 alumni
are expected to attend the
spring picnic of the Watauga
County Alumni Chapter of Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege at Parkway School on May
8 at 6 p. m.
James A. Greene, president
of the Watauga Chapter, said
the menu will include hamburg
ers and hot dogs with all the
trimmings and will be furnished
by the alumni chapter (50c per
person).
There will be a short business
session and the election of new
officers for 1964-65. Part of
the entertainment will include
the showing of an ASTC film,
“Alma Mater in the Hills.’’
Greene said that the outdoor
entertainment in addition to the
picnic will include pitching
horseshoes, softball and games
for the children.
All ASTC alumni living in
Watauga County are invited to
attend this meeting.
County Demos
To Meet May 9
Democrats of Watauga Coun
ty will meet in convention Sat
urday, May 9, at the Courthouse
for the purpose of naming del
egates to the State Convention
and for the transaction of such
other business as may appear
pertinent.
On call by Chairman C H.
Hendrix, precinct meetings were
held Saturday at which time
township organizations were set
up and delegates named to the
county convention.
At the county convention the
Executive committee, composed
of the chairmen of the various
precinct committees, will name
the county chairman.
The State convention will b£ i
held in Raleigh May 20. '
Robbins Takes
Oath As Member
Of C&D Board
Grover C. Robbins of Blow
ing Rock, took the oath of
office Monday at Wilson as the
new member of the State Board
of Conservation and Develop
ment.
Mr. Robbins, founder of the
Tweetsie Railroad facility be
tween Boone and Blowing Rock,
and of the Hounds Ear Golf and
Ski enterprise at Shulls Mills,
was recently appointed by Gov
ernor Sanford to succeed Rob
ert W. Scott who resigned to
enter the Democratic primary
for lieutenant governor.
The opening day of the C &
D meeting was devoted to a
dinner and social events with
business sessions scheduled for
Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Governor Sanford addressed the
Monday dinner.
Cabin Burns
On Wednesday
The Boone Fire Department
was called to the Leisure Acres
Development off W i n k 1 e r’s
Creek road Wednesday about
6:30 p. m. to control a fire in
a log cabin, which was being
completely remodeled.
The cabin was a complete
loss. Tools left by Mr. J. Hous
er, who was laying ceramic tile
in a bathroom, were also com
pletely destroyed. Origin of
the fire has not been determin
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To Save $12.7 Million
Postal Services To
Be Cut On Fridav
Changes Being
Planned Cited
By Beshears
The limited adjustments in
some postal services ordered in
Washington March 10 by Post
master General John A. Gro
nouski to save $12.7 million will
begin to take effect at all first,
second and third class post off
ices in Watauga County, as well
as other cities on May 4, Post
master Ralph L. Beshears said
this week.
Service changes planned lo
cally include the following, Mr.
Beshears said:
1. Parcel Post Deliveries:
Present parcel post delivery
service will continue on all
mounted, rural and box deliv
ery star routes; however, on
Wednesdays, parcel post deliv
eries will not be made in the
city areas served by foot car
riers. The delivery of first class
parcels, air parcel post, special
delivery parcels, and perishable
articles will not be affected.
2. Window Service:
Money order business will be
suspended on Saturdays. The
money order window will be
closed and no applications for
money orders will be accepted
on the rural routes on that day.
Services for meter settings,
trust fund deposits, and box
rent collections will be sus
pended on Saturdays. On this
day, the general delivery am
stamp Window as well as th<
parcel post window will b<
open from 8 a. m. until 12 noon
as in the past.
A stamp vending machine is
installed in the local post off
ice for the convenience of the
| public. The use of this ma
chine is encouraged.
It is requested that patrons
transact as much of their postal
business as possible on week
days, Monday through Friday.
The postmaster emphasized
that no essential major services
are affected under the orders.
There will be no change in
home delivery or special deliv
ery, for example. Regular bus
iness mail deliveries will con
tinue as usual. Letters and oth
er first-class mail will be hand
led with the same priority as
ever.
The economy step, Beshears
explained, is in line with Pres
ident Johnson’s program under
which the recent Federal in
come tax cut was provided.
Pre-School Roundup
Set At Parkway School
The 1964, Parkway School
Pre-School Round-up will be
held May 6, from 0 a. m. until
12 noon. All parents are urged
to bring their own children to
the round-up. The information
needed can only be supplied by
the parents. The conferences
are for the parents and a child
not accompanied by a parent
will certainly be at a disad
vantage.
Candidate For Congress
Bob Davis, Democratic candidate for Congress in the ninth
district, and Mrs. Davis, are shown at a dinner meeting
with supporters at Town House Restaurant Monday evening.
Mr. Davis toured the county during the day and spoke to a
large crowd at the courthouse following the dinner.—Flow
ers’ photo.
RegistrationBooks
To Open Saturday
! Registration books for the
1 May primary will be open at
the various polling places in
Watauga County Saturday and I
will be open also on Saturday,
April 9, and Saturday, April
16, for the purpose of register
ing voters for the May 30 vot
ing.
Saturday, May 23, will be ob
served as challenge day, said R.
T. Greer, Chairman of the Wa
tauga County Board of Elec
tions, who made the registra
tion announcements.
Those who have been voting
in the county elections will not
be required to re-register but
all who have gained voting sta
tus since the last election, eith
er by having reached age 21 or
by accomplishing the required
period of residence, will have
to register or they can’t vote.
Series Of Break-Ins
Occur Along Street
A series of break-ins to sev
eral of the business places on
King Street in Boone occurred
Friday night with some items of
value being taken.
According to Boone Police
Chief Hubert Thomas, who in
vestigated along with the other
officers, it appeared to be the
work of vandals, who seemed
more intent on entering rather
than pilfering.
A front display glass was
broken at Stallings Jewelry
Store and a set of rings valued
at $350 taken. According to
Mrs. B. W. Stallings no other
items were missing. The back
door of Walker’s Jewelry Store
was smashed when the culprits
entered taking several watches,
clocks, a cigarette lighter and
an electric razor. Mrs. Walker
placed value of these items at
about $200. Entrance to Hol
lar’s Grocery was also made
through a broken back door,
but there was no evidence of
anything having been taken
from the store.
The bottom panel of the back
door to Home Credit Company
was apparently kicked in. En
trance was made but there was
no visible damage or evidence
of pilfering. The Town of
Boone police are following
through with a complete in
vestigation in an effort to ap
prehend the vandals.
Humble Oil and Refining Co.
office on West King Street was
broken into Saturday night. En
trance was made through a back
window which was pried open
and according to R. D. Hodges,
Jr., a television set was taken.
Broyhill Speaks Out For Right
To Say Prayers In U. S. Schools
In testimony before the
House Judiciary Committee in
Washington Friday, Rep, James
T. Broyhill of the 9th District
of North Carolina strongly urg
ed Congressional approval of
a Constitutional amendment to
restore the right to conduct
prayers and Bible reading in
schools and to assure freedom
of religious references in the
official functions of the Nation.
The Committee is now consid
ering resolutions by Broyhill
and many other members of
Congress whose purpose is to
clarify confusion resulting from
recent Supreme Court decisions
on this question.
Broyhill explained that these
resolutions propose nothing es
sentially new. “It is the Court
decisions,” he said, “which have
created new and perplexing
Constitutional problems which
we must now consider and re
solve.” He declared that
through their long history, the
American people have held
deep religious convictions
which have been expressed in
various forms in the public life
of the Nation.
Expressing concern over fu
ture developments if the Su
preme Court pursues the course
it has taken in its decision ban
ning simple prayers and Bible
reading in public schools, Broy
hill pointed out that legal at
tacks are now being mounted
to abolish the Corps of Chap
lains in our armed services.
Questions relating to the ref
erence to God in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag are being
brought up. The nation’s motto,
“In God We Trust,” has even
become a matter of suspicion
since these decisions, he de
clared. “The time has come,”
Broyhill concluded, “for us to
clarify these arguments. 1 be
lieve it is true, as Rev. Billy
Graham has said, that the peo
ple of this country want “free
dom of religion, not freedom
from religion.”
In a reference to atheist at
tacks upon the official expres
sion of religious beliefs, Broy
hill stated that to assure the
maintenace of the tradition of
religious tolerance “we must
respect the rights of minorities
| (Continued aft pafe three) ,