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VOLUME LXXIX—NO. 39
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1967
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29 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
Parkway
Will Open
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Asheville—The Blue Ridge J
Parkway operations office has I
announced April 1 as the date 1
for the spring opening of the
Blue Ridge Parkway. '
Robert N. McIntyre, assistant
operations superintendent, said
that all rock slides and ice falls
would be cleared by opening
day, weather permitting. How- j
ever, visitor facilities will not
open until later, McIntyre said.
Traffic will be rerouted
through Asheville to ease the
expected heavy traffic. The
area affected is the 3.7-mile I
stretch between the parkway
exit at Oteen and the Bent
Creek exit at the French Broad
River Bridge southwest of the
city.
Directional signs will be post
ed on opening day for two-way
traffic along N. C. 191 from the
parkway at French Broad Riv
er, north to 1-40; then east
along 1-40 to U. S. 25 at Bilt
more; then north along U. S.
25 to N. C. 81; then east along
N. C. 81 to U. S. 70; and then
east to the parkway at Oteen.
Visitors coming to the cen
ter of Asheville can follow signs
south on U. S. 25 to the Bilt
more area,where they can pick
up the parkway signs directing
them north or south.
McIntyre also said a new sec
tion of the parkway around
Asheville should be ready for
use on a trial basis by Labor
Day.
Easter Seal
Drive Ending
Maurice Ritchie, Watauga
County Chairman of the So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults, announces that the Eas
ter Seal Campaign will draw
to a close this week.
The sale of Easter Seal lil
lies on the streets last Satur
day marked the last official
campaign effort to solicit funds.
Dr. James Greene, treasurer
of the Society, announces that
this year's contributions will
exceed last year’s by at least
$100. He emphasized that with
the increasing cost of medical
services it is necessary for
the Society to increase its reve
nue as much as possible.
Both men point out that con
tributions to the Society will
be welcome anytime during the
next 30 days, and they extend
their appreciation to all who
have assisted in any way in the
campaign for '67.
MRS. STANLEY
Public Health
Nurse Is Named
Dr. Mary B. H. Michal, local
health director, announces the
appointment of Mrs. Nancy Hart
Stanley, R. N„ P. H. N„ to the
public health nursing staff of
the District Health Department
in Watauga County.
Mrs. Stanley's appointment
was effective March 1, after
the resignations of Mrs. Jose
phine G. Harrison and Mrs.
Helen SJtominger, public health
nurses, who were employed
here with funds from special
grants from the State Board
of Health for programs in
chronic disease home care and
child health supervision.
Mrs. Stanley is employed full
time with funds from the Child
Health Grant, but participates,
as all staff nurses, in a gen
eralized public health nursing
program to intensify this spe
cial area of care.
The district budget. Dr.
Michal notes, provides for the
employment of one public health
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NO
PARKING
LOADING
ZONE
Hospital Patients Are
Moved On Thursday
Careful planning and pretty
weather aided Watauga Hospital
Dffi'-ials in moving 34 patients
ind a baby from the old hos
pital to the new Thuesday. Mrs.
Virginia A. Groce, hospital ad
ministrator, said the operation
went smoothly and all patients
were in their new quarters
by noon that day.
The first patient, and her
newborn baby, left the old hos
pital just after 8 a. m. After
that, three regular ambulances
and the Watauga Rescue Squad
ambulance shuttled back and
forth between the two locations.
Mrs. Groce said two ambu
lances were from Reins-Sturdi
vant and the third from Newland.
All vehicles used in the move,
gave their services voluntarily,
she noted.
For several weeks, the tran
sition has been going on, and
after moving the patients, lit
tle remained to be done.
Most of the equipment in the
new hospital on Deerfield Road
is new, although some from the
former institution could be used
and has been installed.
The telephone number for the
new hospital is 264-2431 and
Mrs. Groce urges that citizens
make this change in their di
rectories.
Packing up the last items on third floor erf the old hospital,
Mrs. Nancy Hass, R. N. (left), and Mrs. Betty Bumgardner.
Men’s Glee Club To Give
Free Concert On Friday
In conjunction with the Fine
Arts Festival, the music de
partment of Appalachian State
Teachers College will present
the Men’s Glee Club in concert
at 8 p. m. Friday, March 31,
in I. G. Greer Auditorium. Ad
mission is free.
The ASTC Men’s Glee Club,
formerly known as the ASTC
Men’s Chorus, was organized
in the fall erf 1962. Membership
is open to men with a 2:00
quality point average and col
lege credit is offered for par
ticipation. The club rehearses
as a scheduled chorus, under
the direction of music faculty
WAMY To Pioneer In
Human Resources Project
A pioneering project aimed
at creating new opportunities
for low-income rural people
will be undertaken by WAMY
Community Action, Inc., with
the start of a Human Resources
Planning Project.
The job of the planning pro
ject will be to systematically
gather information on the pro
blems facing low-income per
sons, resources available for
solving the problems and for
mation of planning committees
to help in resources to meet
the needs.
The project will operate in
Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and
Yancey counties, and will be
financed for the first eight mon
ths by grants of $25,000 apiece
from the North Carolina Fund
and the U. S. Office of Eco
nomic Opportunity. It will be
administered by WAMY.
Eight persons will be em
ployed on the planning staff.
One staff member will con
centrate on data on the needs
of the low-income persons and
measure their progress; an
other will concentrate on find
ing and securing resources
from Federal and statsforero
ment agencies, and from pri
vate foundations and companies.
The information gathered will
be available to local govern
ments and agencies for their
own use, as well as to
the WAMY board of directors.
The North Carolina Fund and
(continued on page two)
Loan Approved
For Building
ASTC Dorm
The Department of Housing
and Urban Development has an
nounced approval of an $880,
000 loan for construction of a
new men’s dormitory at Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege.
The new dorm, which will
house 300 students, was ap
proved by the General Assem
bly in 1965.
The loan will be reserved
pending final application by the
college, which will supplement
the building project with $20,
000 In college funds.
member, Philip M. Paul.
The concert will include
“Fratres in Unum” by Richard
Fitzgerald; “Song of Peace”,
Vincent Persichetti; “Music for
the Worship of God in the
Twentieth Century”, Herbert
G. Draesel Jr.; “0 Sons and
Daughters”, Geoffrey Butcher;
“For Men Only”, Sigmund
Romberg; “Rio Grande” (so
loist, Tom Carlton), by Sea
Shantey; and four Negro Spir
ituals including “Little Innocent
Lamb” to be directed by Robert
Price, and “Ride the Chariot”,
soloist, Gary Pruett.
Accompanist will be Jim
Miller, a senior majoring in
special education.
Glee Club officers are:
President, Robert Price; vice
president, Gary Pruett; and
secretary-treasurer, Wallace
Carroll.
The Club has given concerts
and performed programs for
various state alumni associ
ations, as well as for club and
civic organizations in the Boone
area. A tour of high schools
is planned for the spring quar
ter.
Members are Larry Andrews,
Donald Austin, Tom Carlton,
Wallace Carroll, Robert Car
ter, Joe Cochrane, Tony Cor
riher, Clark Craver, Larry El
ledge, Allen Griffin, Andy
Hardin, Bill Henderson, Larry
Julian, Worth Kenyon, Kenneth
Kulp, Neal Laxton, Andrew
Lindsay, John McAllister, Jim
Miller, Randy Money, Harry
Phillips, Robert Price, Gary
Prutee, Marty Ramsbotham,
Dale Riley, Dale Simons, Carter
Sink, Bill Smith, Steve Stewart,
Jack Stone, Jerry Sullivan, Ken
Sumlin, Bob Van An twerp, Daniel
White and Ronald Whitener.
Three Cars Pile Up
Trooper, Two Others
Hurt At End Of Chase
One Charged
On 5 Traffic
Violations
A Highway Patrolman and an
expectant mother and her four
^ ear-old daughter were ser
iously injured in a high-speed
wreck Wednesday, March 22,
some seven miles eastof Boone
yn Highway 421.
Patrolman W. D. Teem, 35,
>f Boone was pursuing a Wa
auga County man, Lloyd Lee
Zox, 30, of Triplett, who, ac
cording to Highway Patrol Cpl.
F. B. Trivette, swerved his late
model Chevrolet into the on
coming lane, so that the left
rear of the Chevrolet hit the
front of Mrs. Betty Wellborn
Upchurch’s 1959 Ford.
Cpl. Trivett said the impact
of the collision knocked the
Ford into the path of the on
coming patrol car where a head
on wreck forced Mrs. Up
church’s car off a 10-foot em
bankment. The Cox car had
gone out of control, heading into
a yard where it uprooted a tree
before stopping.
The 1966 patrol car spun
and came to a stop against
a tree.
Mrs. Upchurch of Route 1,
Boone, was admitted to Wa
tauga Hospital for treatment
of a broken arm, neck injuries,
and bruises and abrasions, ac
cording to Cpl. Trivette. Her
little daughter, Kimberly Ann,
was admitted for-treatment of
severe lacerations of the head
and face and a neck injury.
Patrolman Teem also was
hospitalized, having suffered
facial lacerations.
Cpl. Trivett said Cox re
ceived lacerations of the head,
but refused medical treatment.
Cox reportedly fled the scene
of the accident on foot and
was arrested later at a home
near the scene of the acci
dent.
Cox will face five charges
in a hearing to be held before
Justice of the Peace Dave Hod
ges. Listed are careless and
reckless driving, speeding 100
miles per hour, driving while
intoxicated, failing to stop for
a blue light and siren and hit
and run.
Cpl. Trivette reported that
Cox told him he did not know
he was being chased by a law
enforcement officer. Cox was
released late Wednesday on
$2,000 bond.
The officer said the vehicles
all were damaged beyond their
market price.
Hospital spokesmen said
Tuesday that Mrs. Upchurch's
condition was listed as satis
factory, her daughter Kimberly
had been transported to Char
lotte for further treatment and
Patrolman Teem had been re
leased Monday.
Gospel ringing
Nets Rescue
Squad $2,550
The Gospel Singing spon
sored by the Watauga County
Rescue Squad two weeks ago
netted the public service or
ganization $2,550 toward their
new ambulance.
According to Milton Moretz,
the fully equipped ambulance,
a 1967 model, has been ordered
and is expected to be deliver
ed any day now. This will give
the Squad two ambulances and
a crash truck.
The Chuck Wagon Gang and
the Oak Ridge Boys performed
at Watauga High School two
weeks ago. Moretz said re
sponse to the program is ap
preciated by the Squad and es
pecially thanked County busi
nesses for helping make the
gospel program a success.
The car In which Mrs. Betty Wilborn Upchurch and her daughter were injured. (Flowers photo)
Trout Fishing To
Start Saturday
It started with talk of rods,
reels, lures, bait, fly-tying -
and if you’re a trout fisher
man, it will culminate with
the opening of the season, 7
a. m. Saturday.
Anglers will be at creek
side and lakeside, some taking
to the waters in canoes and
hip-boots. More than 7,000 trout
have been stocked in design
ated waters, according to Walt
er Edmisten, wildlife protector.
He said restocking will be
shortly after the season opens.
Edmisten urges that everyone
have the proper license. A mini
mum fine of $10, plus court
costs, is applied for illegal
fishing. Officials will have help
ers checking fishing licenses.
As last year, only artificial
lure, single hook, can be allow
ed in waters cm the Blue Ridge
Parkway. Limit is 5 trout, each
not less than 10 inches long.
Natural bait is allowed in
open waters and no size limit
is imposed. Catch shall not
exceed 10 trout.
A string of rainbow trout, caught last saaaoo at Tatar Mil
Lake, on their way to the skillet. (Staff photo)
Horn Seeking
Recipes From
Olden Times
The gourmet and the anti
quarian will join forces to pro
duce a special ‘‘old-timey re
cipes” section in this year’s
Horn in the West souvenir pro
gram.
A panel of judges appointed
by the outdoor drama is look
ing for recipes from the fron
tier and old south eras, any
thing from the 1700’s and 1800’s.
The best 2 5 recipes submitted
to Mrs. Jean Rivers, Mrs.
Verna Wilcox and Mrs. Vivian
Reynolds will be printed in
the Horn's program, which will
be sold at the dramas nightly,
except Sunday, June 23 through
Aug. 26. Names and addresses
of those submitting the top 25
entries will be listed with their
recipes. The deadline for sub
mitting recipes is May 15.
‘‘The recipe contest is being
held as another effort of the
Southern Appalachian Histori
cal Association to preserve
North Carolina’s pioneer heri
tage,” added Herman W. Wil
cox, general manager of the
drama.
Entries should be mailed to
Horn in the West , Box 33,
Boone, N. C. 28607.
Dr. Graham To
Join Faculty
At Appalachian
Dr. George Graham, execu
tive vice president of Hardin
Simmons University in Abilene,
Texas, will join the faculty of
Appalachian State Teachers
College Sept. 1.
Dr. Graham, a member of
the Hard in-Simmons staff since
1956, has been granted a leave
of absence for one year to ac
cept a teaching post with the
stud ait-teacher program at
ASTC.
A 25-year veteran of public
school work in Texas, he has
served as a teacher, coach and
principal in high schools. He
was superintendent of Hereford,
Texas public school for 10 years
before joining the Hardin-Sim
mons staff.
Born in 1911 in Rich Springs,
Okla., Dr, Graham received
his bachelor’s and master's
degrees in education from West
Texas State University. Ha
holds the honorary Doctor of
Laws degree from HSU.
Dr. Graham has served for
the last three years as an
Abilene City councilman.