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An Independent Weekly Newspaper . • . Seventy-Sixth Year of Continuous Publication
VOLUME LXXVI— NO. 48
CONTENTS COPYRIGHTETM9S4
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1964
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24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
Howard M. Klutz, right, a native of Watauga
County, and for 21 years an attorney in the
legal division of the U. S, Department of
Agriculture in Washington, D. C., is shown
receiving a Superior Service Award from
Secretary Orville L. Freeman. At center is
James W. Entwistle, executive secretary of
Agriculture’s awards committee. Mr. Kluts
was born and reared in Blowing Rock.—
USDA photo.
Blowing Rock Man Honored By
f Award From Agriculture Secy.
Howard M. Klutz, ftta attor
ney advisor in the legal divi-'
sion of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture in Washington,
D. C., and native of Wataiuga
County, was presented a Sup
erior Service Award last Tues
day by Secretary Orville L.
Freeman'.
Presentation was made be
fore a crowd of 5,000 during
awards ceremonies on the Wash
ington Monuhient Grounds
Seventy-one others of Agricul
ture's 78,600 full-time employ
ees were similarly honored.
Mr. Klutz was cited “for sus
tained outstanding skill, initia
tive and leadership in the per
formance of legal work in land
acquisition programs of the
Department.”
The honoree transferred from
the Department of Justice to
Agriculture 21- years ago. Bom
in Blowing Bock, lie received
his education at Wake Forest
University and the University
of North Carolina.
Mr. Klutz has three brothers
in Watauga County. Daniel re
sides in Blowing Rock, and
Frank and Harry live in Boone.
A sister, Mrs. James T. Ram
mell, lives in Columbia, S. C.
488 To Get Degrees At ASTC
Commencement On Friday
George Hyndman Esser, Jr.,
will be the principal speaker
for the 61st annual commence
ment exercise at Appalachian
State Teachers College May 29
at 1U:30 a. hi. in the auditorium
of the Health, Physical Educa
tion and Kecreation Building.'
Mr. Esser was born in Nor
ton, Virginia, but has spent his
enure proiessional career in
Nqrtn Carolina. He was assist
ant director of the Institute of
Government in Cnapel Hill and
University of North Carolina
professor of public law and
government when Governor
Sanford named him early this
year as the man to direct the
state’s attempt to break the
cycle of poverty through the
North Carolina Fund.
Some of his accomplishments
include: serving as advisor for
studies in numerous North
Carolina communities; author
of dozens of articles which
have been published in such
magazines as Popular Govern
ment, The North Carolina Law
Review, and others; co-author
of two guidebooks having to
do with. tax policy in North
Carolina; member of the North
Carolina Bar, the American
Society for Public Administra
tion, the American Political
Science Association, and other
scholarly, professional, and
civic organizations.
Mr. Esser is married to the
former Mary Irene Parker of
Beaufort, South Carolina, and
they have three children. He
is a member of the Episcopal
Church and they live in Chapel
Hill.
Approximately 451 under
graduates and 37 graduate can
didates are expected to receive
diplomas in the graduation ex
ercises.
(Continued on peg* two)
Five. Are Hurt In
Auto, Tractor Crash
Five people were injured,
two seriously, early Friday
morning when an automobile
collided with a farm tractor on
U. S. 421, nine miles east of
Boone.
Patrolman W. M. Teem who
investigated said that. Edgar
Hill McNeil, 53, of Ferguson
driving a 1961 Chevrolet struck
a farm tractor driven by Billy
Green Watson, 26, of Deep Gap.
McNeil said he did not see the
tractor until it was too late to
stop. Both vehicles were head
ed west, McNeil’s car struck
the tractor spinning it around,
the car going over ; an embank
ment.
Glenn Harrison Shoemaker,
46, of Ferguson, a passenger
in the McNeil car who was be
ing taken to the VA Hospital
in Johnson City at the time of
the accident, suffered a fractur
(Continued on page two)
Watauga countians will go
to the polls Saturday to nomi
nate Republican and Democrat
ic candidates for State offices,
for the State Senate, House of
Representatives, County Com
missioners and Board of Edu
cation, and indications are
that a larger than average vot
er turnout will be seen.
On the State ticket principal
interest centers in the race for
Governor, where Dan K.
Moore, and Richardson Preyer
each have strong organized
support in the county. Beverly
Lake, Kidd Brewer, candidates
Stanberry and Burleson are not
expected to tally any appreci
able number of votes.
For Lieutenant Governor,
Cliff Blue and Bob Scott each
have firm support.
Qn the Republican side, Ro
bert Gavin, former candidate
for Governor, who broke some
of the records for his big vote
tally in 1960, is again running,
along With Don Badgley and
Senator Charles Strong. There
appears to be little organized
activity, in these races.
On the county ticket the
Republicans are offering F. D.
B. Hardin, S. C. Eggers and T.
E. Story for the State Senate.
The Democrats did not field a
ticket in the newly-formed dis
trict which is dominantly Re
publican.
Representative Holshouser,
Republican, is the unopposed
nominee for the House.
For County Commissioners
the Republicans are running in
cumbents James Carlton Lyons,
S. Byrium Greene, John F.
Greene, along with John D.
Wellborn, Frederick Miphael
and Elmer Miller.
For the Board of Education
the Republicans are offering
James S. Stout, John H. Hollar
and F. D. Baumgardner, the
last two being incumbents.
The Democratic Slate
On the Democratic ticket
(Continued on page two)
Kirby Child Hit
By Father’s Car,
Is Recovering
Lynn Kirby, 2Vi year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirby of
Lenoir, was injured Friday af
ternoon when he was struck
by his father’s car in the drive
way of the Kirby home.
The child was playing in
the driveway and was not seen
by his father until the accident
occurred.
The child was taken to Cald
well Memorial Hospital and
treated for internal injuries,
and is now recuperating at
home. He is the grandson of
Mrs. Andrew Woodring of Rt.
4, Boone.
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—Photo by Flowers
Car involved in acddent on Highway 421 with farm tractor in which fiva war* injured.
COMMENCEMENT PLANNED
207 Will Get Diplomas
At County High Schools
School Board, College Officials
Talk Policies New High School
A joint meeting of the Wa
tauga County Board of Educa
tion and the Executive Com
mittee of the Board of Trustees
of Appalachian State Teachers
College was held Wednesday
evening, May 20, for the pur
pose of reviewing some guide
lines or policies relative to the
relationship of the college to the
proposed Watauga High School.
In view of the existing rela
tionship of Appalachian High
School to Appalachian State
Teachers College, the legal sta
tutes and policies now in effect
between the college and the
Board of Education will neces
sarily require revision as the
Board of Education accepts the
responsibility for providing
buildings and equipment'for Wa
tauga High School. The exist
ing Appalachian Elementary
School will continue to operate
under the same statutes and
policies and will not be affected
by any revisions caused by the
creatiqn of the new high school
district.
The present Appalachian El
ementary and High Schools are
operated under local statutes
passed by the North Carolina
Assembly at its session of 1925.
Excerpts from these local sta
tutes which show the relation
ship of the college to the Board
of Education are listed below:
1. Duty of the Board of Edu
cation to cooperate with the
Board of Trustees in maintain
ing a practice or demonstration
school.
2. Duty of the Board of Trus
tees to furnish buildings, equip
ment, water and lights for such
practice school.
3. Duty of the local Board of
Education to furnish fuel and
janitors.
4. Duty of the local Board of
Education to pay the salaries of
all tgachers, with the provision
that any excess in salaries above
the regular state salary sched
(Continued on page two)
Broyhill Speaks
At Rotary Qub
Congressman and Mrs.
James T. Broyhill were guests
of Boone Rotary Club on ladies’
night Friday, May 22, at the
Town House Restaurant. The
occasion being a banquet for
the Rotarians and guests of
the Rotarians. Congressman
Broyhill addressed the dinner
meeting.
Mr. Broyhill spoke of the
“long and proud record of ac
complishments which has been
made in Watauga county”, and
congratulated his hearers on
their civic achievements, and
said “1 particularly congratu
late you for not sitting back
with a sense of self-satisfaction
for what you have done.
Congressman Broyhill said:
“The progress of Watauga
county is not a ‘flash in the
pan’ because you have the con
tinuing energy and the drive to
do the job. What is even more
important you have the imagi
nation and the willingness to
work overtime for your com
munity.”
Congressman and Mrs. Broy
hill were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Greene.
An award presented to David
Lewis “Rotary Boy of the
Month”, of Appalachian High
School was given by Congress
man Broyhill on behalf of tha
loos* notary Club,_
State Sheepshearing Champion Billy Henson demonstrates
his abilities to students at Cove Creek High School.
Bill Henson Is 1964
Shearing Champion
TED H. HODGES
Ted Hodges
Dies In Ala.
Staff Sgt. Ted H. Hodges, 48,
of the 82nd Airborne Division,
died Monday, May 18th at
Seale, Ala., of a self-inflicted
gunshot wound, Army authori
ties reported last week.
He was born- in Watauga
County to William Masten
Hodges Sr. and Dona Mae
Greene Hodges.
He was'stationed at Ft. Ben
ning, Ga., and lived at Seale.
A veteran of 20 years Army
service, he saw action in Scicly
I and Normandy in World War
II and was wounded three
times. He held the Distinguish
ed Service Medal of France.
He was one of eight western
North Carolinians among the
small group of parachute in
fantry regiment of the 82nd
Airborne Division, credited in
having played an outstanding
part In preventing the Germans
from throwing powerful forces
from the west and south against
the Normandy beachhead on
I invasion day, and he was one
of the five survivors of his or
iginal company after the Nor
mandy campaign.
(continued on page two)
! Bill Henson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Henson of Sher
wood, is the 1964 State 4-H
Sheep Shearing Champion.
Bill outsheared eight other
4-H boys last week at the State
Shearing Contest held at the
Animal Husbandry Livestock
Farm near Raleigh.
Henson is a member of the
Cove Creek Senior 4 H Club and
has been in club work several
years. He will represent North
Carolina in the National Com
test that will be held in Indi
napolsl, Ind. in August. He is
coached by W. C. Richardson,
Agricultural Extension Agent.
In connection with his win
ning the State Championship
Billy makes these observations:
“Shepshearing has meant many
things to me; travel experiences,
an income, association with peo
ple and a chance to enter com
petition in the 4-H sheepshear
ing contest. This contest is one
that few boys enter, but one
that can be very rewarding.
“Boys learn 10 shear in local
sheepshearing schools such as
the ones we have been having in
the Vo-ag department at school.
This year we were fortunate in
having Mr. Ed Warren, who is
with the Sunbeam Corporation,
as an instructor. Mr. Warren
has probably taught more boys
to shear than any other one
person. After attending these
schools and building up some
skill you can start doing shear
ing for the local farmers as well
as other locations in and out
of the state.
“The sheepshearing contest is
on three levels, county, state
and national. Each county may
send two boys to the state con
test and the winners there get
an expense paid trip to the In
diana State Fair in Indianapolis
to compete for national honors.
I am anxiously awaiting this
trip and in representing North
Carolina.”
County Offices Close
For Memorial Day
Mr. I. B. Wilson, announced
this week that all county of
fices in the Court House and
the County Agents’ office will
close at noon Friday, May 29
and remain closed Saturday.
May 30 tor Memorial Day.
Exercises At
'
Five Schools
Scheduled
Two hundred and seven of
the youth of Watauga County
who have completed their
high school studies will receive
their diplomas from the four
high schools in commencement
exercises which will begin the
week of May 31.
Appalachian High School
Commencement week exer
cises for the one hundred and
| ten seniors of Appalachian
High School will begin with
baccalaureate May 31, at 8 p.
m. at Appalachian State Teach
ers College Health and Physical
Education Building. Rev. C. 0.
Vance will give tfre invocation
and pronounce the benediction.
Rev. J. K. Parker Jr., will de
liver the sermon. Music will
be by the high school chorus.
Miss Jane Dixon will be pian
ist.
Commencement exercises
I will be held Wednesday, June
3 at 8 p. m. at the Health and
Physical Education Building.
The theme will be “Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it
with thy might. Eccl. 9:10”.
The devotional will be given
by Johnny Parker and the ad
dress of welcome by Sam
Adams. Miss Anne MacBryde
will speak on “Vocation: Learn
Fully; Ralph L. Beshears, Vo
cation: Work Diligently; Patty
Oland, Family Life; Live Self
lessly; and Johnny Stacy, Com
munity Life: Serve Willingly.
The High School band will fur
nish music and Dr. Roy Blan
ton, principal, will present the
diplomas.
The class has selected the
colors of red and white and
their flower is the rose.
Senior class officers are Sam
Adams, president; Martha
Moretz, vice-president; Jackie
Greene, secretary - treasurer;
and Johnny Stacy, reporter.
Bethel High School
Bethel High School has com
pleted plans for graduation
week with Baccalaureate Sun
day, May 31 at 2:30 at Bethel
Baptist Church and commence
ment Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.
m. at the high school auditor
ium.
Rev. Clyde Cornett will bring
the message at the Baccalaure
ate service, Rev. Carl Wilson
will give the invocation and
Rev. L. H. Hagaman will pro
nounce the benediction.
Speakers for the commence
ment will include Vaughn
Greene, who will give the in
vocation; Shirley Harmon, salu
tatorian, will give the welcome;
Robert Isaacs, who will read
the last will and testament;
Gerald Greene, giving the class
prophecy; Linda Farthing, pre
senting the class history;* and
Janice Tester, valedictorian,
giving the farewell address.
Mr. Clyde S. Greene will award
the diplomas to the eighteen
seniors. Johnny Greene will
give the benediction. Marshalls
are Nancy Mixon, chief; Frank
Proffitt, chief; Shirley Romin
ger and Gary Bentley.
Blowing Rock High School
Blowing Rock High School
will have Baccalaureate May
31, at 7:30 p. m. at the High
School Auditorium. Dr. Walter
K. Keys will preach the ser
mon.
Commencement will be held
June 2, at 8 p. m. in the school
auditorium. Rev. Ward Court
ney will give the invocation
and pronounce the benediction.
(Continued or peg* two)