AWARD WINNER In 1966 and 1967 the Democrat won 10 State Press Assn, awards for General Excellence, Excellence in Typography, Local News, Adver tising, Columns and Photographs. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT _An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication 24 PAGES—2 SECTIONS VOLUME LXXIX—NO. 47 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1967 10 CENTS PER COPY Expansion of North State Canning Company’s kraut factory moves forward with much of the masonry and steel work already in (dace. Erection of the prefabricated metal walls is scheduled to begin this week. (Staff photo) New Boone Cannery Building To Double Production Of Kraut BY JOE MINOR The expansion program of North State Canning Co., Inc., will nearly double the capacity of the manufacture of Watauga's kraut factory. Vandal Fails In Break-In Effort Policeman C. E. Greene, pa trolling East King Street about 5:15 a. m. Sunday investigated when he saw a boy run from the entrance of the Boone Drug Company. Greene said he discovered the lock on the door had been jammed and the glass crack ed. The vandal did not succeed, however, in gaining entry. Greene said the boy disap peared in a nearby alleyway and he was unable to appre hend him. Adjacent to the main offices on West King, a huge masonry and steel building will replace an old wooden structure for years used in turning Watauga cabbage into “Watauga Kraut" and “Watauga Kraut Juice." W. F. (BUI) Miller Jr. took us on a tour of the old and new factory facilities, telling of the early beginnings of the processing plant and plans for the future. WAS CO-OP Back in 1924, a group of farmers formed a co-op to start making cabbage into kraut on the location west of Boone. This group started with 10 small tanks, or vats. The vats, cannery and storage all were in the same building and added up to a seasonal capacity of about 250 tons. Neil Blair and John Steele headed this co-op, and after a few years, the group sold out to Bill’s father, the late W. F. Miller Sr., to Charles Hulcher and J. B. Church. In the 1930's, the late Dr. H. B. Perry bought out Church and then in 1938, Perry and Bill, Jr., bought out Hulcher, Own ers now are listed as Dr„ H. B. Perry Jr. of Greensboro and Miss Gertrude Perry, son and daughter of Dr. Perry Sr.; and Mrs. W„ F. Miller Sr’ and W. F. Miller Jr. (Continued on page eight) Zoning Commision Asks For Ordinance Changes The Boone Zoning Commis sion met Monday night with the Town Board of Aldermen and made recommendations to the board for three changes in zon ing ordiances. If the Board of Aldermen approve the three recom mendations, they will be ad vertised and a public hearing held before final action can be taken. The first recommendation is that an area in Perkinsville Honor Graduates At WHS To Be Honored At Finals seniors who rank scholasti cally In the top ten per cent of their class will receive spe cial recognition at Watai^a High School graduation May 31. Seniors earning this honor have the highest schol astic averages on all of their courses for four years. These students have earned the scholastic honor awards: William Craig Austin, Rox anna Gail Carroll, Helen Ei leen Connolly, Wanda Mae Critcher, James Marvin Deal, Margaret Elaine Derrick, Lin da Lee Dixon, Larry Cecil Ford, Janice Lee Fox, Julia Edna Giles, Barbara Greene Harman, Keith William Greer, Audrey Lynnette Hardin, Blan ford Bernard Hodgson, Susan Janette Isenhour, Martha Ann Jones, Deborah Kay McNeil, Gary Clark Meeks, Jamea Kelsoe Miller, Trulla Dare Mil ler, Jonas Clayton MoreU, John Milton Payne, Wanda Catherine Pitts, Wanda Marie Presnell, Robert Ellis Reiman, Jenny Lou Robinson, Gary Edwin Shore, Name Of College To Be Changed The bill to change the name of ASTC to Appalachian State College passed second readli^ In the N. C. House of Repre sentatives Friday. Rep. Clar ence Leatherman, Appalachian alumnus, who introduced the bill foresees no major obstacles In Its passage. Betty Louise Shull and Elizabeth Ann Williams. In addition to wearing a gold cord and tassel on the cap and gown, honor graduates receive' a framed scholarship honor cer tificate. These certificates were pre sented to the school for the grad uates by the Boone Jaycees. bounded by Daniel Boone Drive to the intersection of N. C. Road 1517 and Delmar Street and Highway 421 now zoned as R-l or single family resi dences be changed to B-2 or neighborhood shopping center. The Commission also pro posed that the area occupied by the Garden Center on High way 105 be rezoned to R-l status. The business has moved to a location on Water Street in Boone. The third recommendation was that an area bounded by Faculty Street, Blowing Rock Road, Clement Street and Highland Avenue be changed to B-2. Presently it is zoned as R-3 which allows use as multi-family residences such as apartments. If the recom mendation is approved both ap artments and a neighborhood shopping center could occupy the area. Incumbents Are Running Registration Starts In Boone Next Saturday Democrats To Slate Ticket At Convention Democratic voters of the town erf Boone will meet at the court house Saturday evening May 27 at 8 o’clock for the purpose of naming a candidate for Mayor, and three candidates for the municipal Board of Aldermen. The convention will be held on call of James A. Dugger, Chairman of the Watauga County Democratic Executive Com mittee, and will be presided over by D. G. Moretz, Sr. chairman of the Boone Demo cratic Committee. The other members of the local com mittee are: Mrs. B. W. Stal lings, Dr. J. C. Yoder, Dr. Ray Derrick and Mrs. Rob 1 Rivers. ELECTION OFFICIALS Mr. Dugger recently appoint ed Mrs. Fred Mast register for the June 20th election. The registration books will be open at the Town Hall May 27, June 3 and 10th, while June 17th will be official challenge day. Balloting will take place at Town Hall. Judges of Election will be James Stanley and Ralph G. Greene. ABOUT REGISTTRATION It is emphasized that those who have not previously voted in a municipal election here, must register. Being on the county registration books does not permit voting in the town of Boone. Ail those who have been taken into the town by annexation and those who have otherwise become eligible to vote in town since the last election must register or they cannot vote. 3 Incumbents To Seek Nod In an announcement today, Mayor Wade E. Brown and two of the three Aldermen stated they are candidates for re election, subject to the Demo cratic Convention Saturday. The Aldermen are Howard Cottrell and Hadley M. Wilson. R. L. Randall is the other incumbent member, but his name does not appear in the announcement. ffigh School Honor Graduates (left to right) are- Front row— Helen Connolly, Wanda Critcher, Linda Dixon, MarthT Jones, Jimmy Deal, Beth Williams, Lynnette Hardin, Roxanna Carroll Pltta- Trulla MUler Deborah McNeil, Judl GUes, Jenny Lou Robinson, Janice Fox, ?u“n ^e"hour' ®»rbara Greene Harman, Wanda Presnell and Betty Shull; and back row—Craig Austin, Gary Shore, Barney Hodgson Gary Meeks, Lary Ford, Bob Reiman, Keith Greer. James Miller, John Payne and Jonas Moretz. ^ A""* lB Pre*fnt^ by E- B- fox Jr.. left, president of the Boone Lions Club, to senior band member Danny Austin. Band director Otis Strother is at right. (Staff photo) WHS Band Leaders Given Notice At Spring Concert The Watauga High School Band presented the annual spring con cert Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. Band director Otis Strother gave special recognition and prizes to the 12 graduating sen iors: J. B. Hodges. Danny Aus tin, Ray Freeman, Bob Rei man, Gary Meeks, Keith Greer, Jimmy Brooks, Danny Wilson, Jimmy Higgins, Mac Stroupe, Jenny Lou Robinson and Marsha Hargrave. Special awards for the most improved band member in each class went to the following stu dents: freshman, Daphne Mar tin; sophomores; Gray Wilson and Phil Smith; junior, Linda Johnson; and senior, Mac Stroupe. Bob Reiman received the marching band award for his work and leadership. The Arion Award, presented annually by the Boone Lions Club, for the senior band mem ber who shows most outstanding work, and promise for a career in music was given to Danny Austin, Lions Club president E. B. Fox Jr. made the pres entation for the club. Officers for the 1967-68 band will be Nancy Stacy, president; Gray Wilson, vice-president; Linda Johnson, secretary, Mar garet Winkler, treasurer; Phil Smith, quartermaster; Cecile Flowers and Lynn Autrey, Li brarians. County Offices To Clow Tuesday All County offices will be closed on Memorial Day, Tues day, May 30. Two Weeks Remain TTeacher Exams i^ess tnan two weeks remain for prospective teachers who plan to take the National Teacher Examinations at Appa lachian S^ate Teachers College July 1 to submit their regis trations for these tests to Edu cational Testing Service, Princeton, N. J. - Registrations for the exam inations must be forwarded so as to reach the office not later than June 2. Registration forms may be obtained from Miss Hilda Ever hart, 200 old Education Bldg., ASTC, Boone, N. C„ 28607. At the one-day test session’ a candidate may lake the Com mon Examinations, which in clude tests in professional edu cation and general education, and one of the thirteen Teach ing Area Examinations which , are designed to evaluate his understanding of the subject , matter and methods applicable < to the area he may be as- < signed to teach. F. BRYAN HOUCK Named Manager Southern Bell F. Bryan Houck, a native of Todd, North Carolina, has been appointed District Man ager for Southern Bell Tele phone Company in Gastonia. He succeeds Edward F. Sykes' who will move to Charlotte as General Commercial Super visor. Prior to assuming his new iuties, Mr. Houck served as State Commercial Supervisor in the Area Office in Charlotte, ile joined Southern Bell as a' College Trainee in 1957 are! vas later made Business Of ice Supervisor. Houck, a cum laude graduate ,f Appalachian State Teachers College, is married to the form r Lenna Duncan of Pennsyl ania. ASTC Graduate Enrollment To Reach 1,300 This Fall A graduate enrollment ex ceeding 1,300 students is ex pected at Appalachian State Teachers College next fall, ac cording to Dr. Cratis Williams, dean of the Appalachian graduate school. The figure will represent an increase of more than 200 stu dents from the 1,087 graduate students enrolled at Appalachian during the 1966 fall quarter. Last fall, Appalachian's grad uate program included 309 resi dent graduate students, 278 stu dents in Saturday classes and 500 students in graduate ex tension classes, Williams anticipates that 340 resident graduate students, 290 Saturday students and 700 dents in extension classes will be enrolled at Appalachian for the 1967 fall quarter. Approximately one-third of the graduate enrollment next fall will be out-of-state and about two-thirds of the stu dents will have baccalaureate degrees from colleges and uni versities other than Appalach ian, Williams said. These projections are in Keeping with trends established in the ASTC graduate program over recent years. Graduate entollments at Appalachian have been increas ing at approximately 20 per cent per year over the last three years, a percentage slightly above national averages. TtaU spring, there were 316 resident graduate students at Appalachian, an increase erf 67 residents from the 249 resi dents of last spring, and an increase of 109 residents of the spring, 1967. Anticipated resident enroll ments for next fall by depart ments Include: Biology, 20; chemistry, 12; economics and business, 40; English, 30; for eign language, 8; industrial arts. 15; library science, 20; mathe matics, 25; music, 10; physical education, 40; social science, 40; and education, 80. A»roximately 60 per ceirf of the resident gradiaite en rollment at Appalachian is ex ported by graduate assistairf ships, work-study assistant ■hips and Federal fellowships.

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