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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
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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.