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VOLUME LXXVII—NO. 9
CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 1984
RIVERS PRINTING CO.. INC.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1964
10 CENTS PER COPY
20 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
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WINNER OF A BIG PRIZE.—Mrs. Paul E. Branch came
away from the popular television prize program, “The Price
Is Right,” with this new station wagon. She and her hus
band were visiting the World’s Fair in New York City and
decided to sit in on o.'e of the TV filming sessions before
returning via train to Boone. Story page 1C. (Rivers photo.)
RICHARD E. KELLEY
Richard Kelley Named
“Lion Of The Month”
Richard E. Kelley, well-known
Boone businessman, has been
named Lion of the Month by the
Boone Lions Club.
Original charter member of
the dub, established in 1938,
Kelley has held every office and
was District Lions Governor
from 1952-53. He has been ah
international counselor since
1953.
He is presently chairman of
the District Extension Commit
tee.
Winkler Goes
To Convention
In New York
Mr. W. R. Winkler represent
ed Winkler Motor Company in
New York City August 21-23 at
meetings with executives of
Ford Motor Company and a pre
view of the entire line of 1965
Ford Division products.
William H. Kennedy, Ford
Division Charlotte district sales
manager and co-ordinator for
the trip, noted that more than
275 Ford dealers and their
wives attended the three-day
New York meeting in prepara
tion for the public introduction
of the new Ford products.
“In recent years, Ford has
led the industry in developing
new products that are designed
to meet the demands of a so
phisticated, changing market,”
Kennedy said. “Along with
these new products — typified
by the Mustang — it has pro
vided its dealers with complete
and comprehensive marketing
programs. This New York meet
ing was planned to provide our
dealers with future marketing
plans sufficiently far in advance
so they may prepare for public
(Continued on page three)
Rotary Plans For Visit
Of District 767 Governor
Ted Kirby, of Charlotte,
Governor of District 767 of
Rotary International, will make
his official visit to the Boone
Rotary Club, which is one of 41
clubs in his district, Thursday,
afternoon and night
Kirby will confer with John
D. Marsh, president of the
Boone Clnb, and other club of
ficers on Rotary administrative
matters and services activities
beginning at 3:30 and will then
address the club at its regular
dinner meeting at the Town
house Restaurant
A sales engineer with General
Electric in Charlotte, Kirby is a
member and past president of
the Rotary Club of North Char
lotte. He was elected a district
governor for 1964-65 at Rotary’s
International Convention in Tor
onto, Out, Canada, this past
June. )
He is one of 276 district gov
ernors responsible for super
vising the activities of more
than 11,800 Rotary clubs with
a total membership of 553,000
Rotarians in 125 countries a
round the world.
A civic leader in Charlotte,
(Continued on page three)
TED KIRBY
County Offices Give
Labor Day Schedule
We have been advised by Mr.
I. B. Wilson, Tax Supervisor,
that all county offices will be
closed September 7 for Labor
Day, but will be open Septem
ber 8.
The regular meeting of the
County Commissioners will be
held September 8.
Power Interruption
To Last Two Hours
Due to the necessity of having
to make a major change in our
distribution system and with
no unforseen delays there will
be a power interruption of the
New River Light and Power en
tire system, August 30, be
tween the hours of 1 and 3 p.
m.
Demos To Open
Headquarters
The Watauga County Demo
cratic Executive Committee
will open the Democratic Head
quarters in the Professional
Building on King Street for the
coming campagin on Septem
ber S . All county candidates
will be present to greet the
visitors.
Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor Robert W. (Bob)
Scott will be at the opening
during the afternoon and will
be meeting his friends at that
time.
Scott was elected head of
the State Grange at its annual
meeting here two years ago.
Robert M. Davis, candidate
for Congress, also will be here
for the opening.
THESE PRACTICAL NURSE STUDENTS
graduated August 20 in the P. E. Monroe
Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory.
They have completed their student training
at Banner Elk. This Practical Nurse Train
ing Class is a program of the Catawba Val
ley Technical Institute, utilizing the Can
non Memorial Hospital as its clinical fa
cility. Pictured seated (1-r) Mrs. Mamie
Ford, Vilas; Selma Willis, Hampton, Tenn.;
Jackie Oakes, Roan Mountain, Tenn.; Gwen
dolynn Sue Harrell, Erwin, Tenn. Standing,
Sonya Ann Boone, Burnsville; Eva Danay
Erneston, and Mrs. Carolyn Bumgarner
Carroll of Boone. (Avery Journal photo.)
6 New Teachers At AHS
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630 Attending School
Constructed For 300
Enrollments
In 9 Schools
“Unchanged”
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Rivers Printing Co.. Inc.
Next year, Appalachian High
School will be part of the con
solidated Watauga High School.
So it is that the Rev. E. F.
Troutman has participated for
the last time in the opening day
ceremonies for AHS students
only, which was held on Wed
nesday, August 19.
About 630 students reported.
The high school originally was
built for a maximum of 300.
Mobile units have been set up
behind the building to accommo
date 30 students each. This is
some relief—not much.
The high school building will
be used by the college next
year, as the $1% million-plus
consolidated high school should
be ready. Watauga Supt. W.
Guy Angell said grading is al
most completed at the Highway
105 site, and that construction
will begin immediately. Con
tracts totaling $1,472,000 were
awarded several weeks ago.
In the fall of 1965, Appala
chian, Cove Creek, Blowing
Rock and Bethel high schools
will merge into Watauga High
School.
Principal Roy Blanton intro
duced 31 teachers to the stu
dent body on Wednesday. Larry
Stanberry, student body presi
dent, presided at the cere
monies; students then reported
to their homerooms for an
orientation period.
The first full day of classes
was Thursday, August 20, on the
regular 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
schedule.
Since August 10, Coach Jack
Groce has been conducting var
sity football practice. The first
game is scheduled for Septem
ber 4 with Northwest Guilford.
Band director James Shugert
painted yard lines on the Ele
mentary School playground and
has been working with the
marching band since Monday,
August 17.
“In spite of the large enroll
ment,” Blanton said, “this was
one of the smoothest openings
we’ve had at Appalachian High
School.”
Blanton said two new teachers
have been hired, and six gradu
ate assistants “who are experi
enced teachers” have been as
signed to assist in AHS course
work.
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The teachers are Miss Bobby
Pearson in girls’ physical edu
cation and Hubert Hall, teacher
of sciences.
Graduate assistants are Mrs.
Ruby Carson and Nelson War
ren in English; Fred Powell
and William Fowler in social
studies; Albert Johnston in
mathematics and Jimmy Reeves
in business education.
Miss Pearson’s home is
Meridian, Mississippi. She re
ceived her B.S. and M.S. de
grees at the University of
THE STAIRCASES AT APPALACHIAN High School have
had a vacation since the summer school was out. But as of
Thursday, Aug. 20, the rush is on once again. This is a
scene on that first full day of classes, as students rush to
their classes and get settled into a new school year. (Rivers
photo.)
Eggers Attending
FLB Meeting
Mr. S. C. Eggers, Sr., left
Monday to attend an organiza
tional meeting of the board of
National Directors of the Fed
eral Land Bank Association be
ing held in Columbia, South
Carolina this week.
Mr. Eggers, who has been
president of the local Federal
Land Bank association for more
than twenty years, is one of
twelve national directors of the
association. He has been con
nected with the Federal Land
Bank since 1918.
Rally To Kickoff
Davis Campaign
The Davis for Congress kick
off rally will be held at 7 p. m.
on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the
Boyden High Stadium in Salis
bury.
Tickets are now on sale in
this county. Those desiring to
go may get their tickets from
the Democratic Precinct Chair
man in their precinct, or may
secure them from Democratic
Headquarters in the Profes
YDC Plans Important Meeting
The Watauga YDC will meet
at 8 p. m. on Monday, August
31 in the courthouse for a
very important discussion. All
Democrats are urged to be
present. Plans will be discuss
ed for all campaign activities
to be conducted this fall.
Glenn Hodges, President,
urges all Democrats to attend
the “Bob Davis for Congress”
rally to be held in Salisbury
this Saturday, August 29. See
any county executive member
for tickets.
Visit Miss Ray
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Ray of
West Jefferson visited Sunday
with Miss Lelia Ray.
sional Building.
Those who are driving to Sal
isbury will meet on Rivers
Street near the bus station at
3:30 p. m., and will leave in
the caravan at 4 p. m.
ROBERT M. (BOB) DAVIS
ASTC Enrollment Doubles In 10 Years—3,030 Are Expected
Appalachian State Teachers
College expects a projected
full-time enrollment of 3030
resident students for the fall
term, according to Dr. Ben
Strickland, registrar at the
college.
At present the number of
applications received is running
more than 200 ahead of last
year at this time. Dr. James
Lacey, director of admissions,
indicates that 950 freshmen are
expected, as compared with
750 enrolled last year. He also
stated that 1667 applications
for admittane* have boos com*
pleted, with 520 additional ap
plications no,w in process, mak
ing a total of 2187 applications.
Approximately 230 students
have been denied admittance
because of the lack of qualifica
tions for entrance.
Appalachian is making plans
for one of its biggest and best
years, to begin with the first
faculty meeting of the 1964-65
session September 8 and 9.
Dormitories will open for
freshmen and transfer students
on September 8, with j the first
meal in the cafeteria to be
served at noon that day. Hie
freshmen orientation program
begins at 2 p.m. on the 8th.
Dormitories open for upper
classmen on September 9 and
registration will be held on
the 10th. Upperclassmen will
begin classes on September 11
at 8 a. m., and freshmen, who
will be involved in orientation,
will begin classes on Septem
ber 12 at 8 a. m.
Dormitory Facilities
Dormitory facilities on the
campus have been improved by
the addition of a new eight
story dormitory for women, but
tbs rooming situation is still
very tight. The college has
dormitory facilities on the
campus for 1700 students.
Last year approximately 1917
students were housed in these
facilities, and it is also plan
ned to assign three students to
an additional 200 or 250 rooms
for this year. Such conditions
are not desirable but either
these conditions are continued
or five or six hundred students
would be told that Appalachian
cannot accommodate them.
New Buildings
Although no new buildings
win be occupied by the time
the college opens in September,
the home managment house
and the child care center of
the home economics depart
ment are expected to be occup
ied in the fall. In addition, the
college is just beginning a
building program amounting to
more than $9,000,000. The first
unit to be begun under this
new program is a classroom
building which is now under
construction.
Student Affairs
The offices of the Dean of
the College and the Registrar
have bees combined into an
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area of Student Affairs. H. R.
Eggers, long-time registrar, will
serve as the Dean of Student
Affairs. He will be assisted by
Dr. O. Kenneth Webb, Assistant
Dean of Student Affairs Dr.
Ben Strickland, the registrar;
Dr. James Lacey, director of
admissions; Ronny Brooks,
dean of men; and Mrs. Maxie
Edmisten, dean of women.
New Faculty Members
New faculty members and
the department in which each
will be teaching include the
following:
Dr. Ralph W. Ball, mathemat*
ics; Miss Vera Elle Ball, phy
sical education; Miss Edna Faye
Bloodworth, physical education;
Mrs. Madeline Bradford, edu
cation; Carl H. Bredow, for
eigh languages; Miss Christine
Calvert, home economics; Jam
es Cullivan, health and physi
cal education; Miss Dorothy
Do-Sun Yu, library; Dr. Law
rence Edwards, English; Mrs.
Gaye Wagoner Golds, library;
Miss Mignonne Griggs, educa
tion; Miss Fried M. M. Heller,
library science (fall quarter
only); Joseph Long Murphy,
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Southern Mississippi. She has
taught ■ previously in Slidell,
Louisiana and Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. Miss Pearson is
teaching girls’ health and phy
sical education. She is residing
in Faculty Apartments.
Mrs. Carson, a graduate as
sistant, is from Orlando, Fla.
She is staying at the Cabana
Motel. Mrs. Carson attended
Furman University, UNC, Uni
versity of Georgia, Stetson
University, and Appalachian.
She has taught in .Hickory and
Winter Park, Fla. she teaches
two sections of sophomore Eng
lish. In regard to Appalachian
she states: “I am delighted to
be associated with the faculty
and students of Appalachian
High School. In the short time
that I have been here, I have
been impressed with the friend
liness of all whom I have met
and with the courteous and
helpful attitude of both teach
ers and students.”
Mr. Johnston moved here
from Ash, N. C. He has a wife,
Estella, and a daughter, Rita,
who is fourteen. They are re
siding in Campbell Apartments.
His wife is a nurse at Watauga
Hospital. He attended ASTC,
and has taught at Waccamaw
High School in Brunswick
County. Mr. Johnston is a gra
I duate assistant in math.
Mr. Jimmy Keeves is a for
mer resident of Mt. Airy. He
has a wife, Gayle, and a two
month old daughter, Leigh
Ann. They are living in Hardin
Apartments. Mr. Reeves attend
ed ASTC, and has taught at
North Surry High School and
Mt. Airy High School. He is
teaching two sections of gen
eral business.
Mr. Powell, also a graduate
assistant, is from Tampa, Fla.
He has a wife, Hazel, and a
daughter, Mrs. Joan Fagan. Mr.
and Mrs. Powell are living at
203 Watauga Drive. Mr. Powell
attended ASTC. He is teaching
world history.
Mr. Warren is here from
Middleburg, Va. He is residing
at 314 East King Street. He at
(Continued on page three)
AHS Alumni
Will Gather
On August 28
The annual Alumni Day at
Appalachian High School will
be held this Friday, August 28,
at the high school. All 1964
alumni are asked to be at the
school at 1 p. m. for distribu
tion of the “Laurel.” There
will also be an alumni dance
on Friday night from 8 until
11 o’clock, sponsored by the
Student Council.
All alumni and students are
invited.
Proposed Industry
“The fund for the new
plant has just reached half
way.”
These were the words of
Stanley Harris on Monday,
August 24. “Mr. Thomas,
president of the American
Saw & Tool Company is very
anxious to start work on the
plant next week,” he said.
Committee Chairman Al
fred Adams says that no final
plans are being made until
the $25,000 fund is secured.
This will make up the differ
ence between what the land
is selling for and what the
industry is willing to pay to
build a branch plant here.
A 10-acre site has been
purchased by the committee.
The property is on State
Farm Road. Formerly, it be
longed to Ralph Beshears
and Dr. Hugh Watson.
Harris said, “We are very
anxious for those who are
going to subscribe to go
ahead and get their contribu
tions in.”
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