Section B WA.TAUGA DEMOCRAT Section B
NEW HIGHLAND GAMES TRACK—When Scottish Games en
thusiasts gather next July at Grandfather Mountain they will
see an entirely new Highland Games track in the shadow of
the 6,000-foot peaks. The new track construction is under the
direction of Ellis Maples, golf architect who designed the new
Grandfather Golf and Country Club nearby, and will be the
standard one quarter mile in length. (Morton photo)
Poultry men To
Have Exhibition
Local egg, broiler ana tur
key producers will find some
thing of interest to them at the
21st annual Dixie Poultry Ex
position in Asheville, Sept. 19
21.
The Tuesday afternoon pro
gram will feature a challenging
discussion of the poultry
industry's part in the world
food supply and a talk on
“change as a prerequisite for
survival,” according to J. R.
West, extension poultry spec
ialist at North Carolina State
University.
Egg producers should be in
terested in the Wednesday
morning program which fea
tures talks on feeding for max
imum profit, egg marketing and
whether to cull hens during the
laying year.
Important broiler topics for
discussion on Wednesday after
noon include handling broilers,
winter management of broiler
houses and ventilation.
Topics of general interest to
all poultrymen on Thursday
morning include salmonella,
control of respiratory diseases
and new coccidiostats for broil
ers and layer replacements.
Turkey growers and industry
people will have a separate
program on Tuesday afternoon,
West remarks.
In addition to the educational
programs, the convention will
feature commercial displays of
the latest poultry industry
equipment and supplies.
General sessions for egg and
broiler producers will be held
in Asheville Memorial Auditor
ium. The turkey program will
be held in the Battery Park
Hotel.
TRAVEL RECORDSET
The Travel Service has re
ported that overseas travelers
to the United States exceeded
200,000 in July for the first
time in history. During the first
seven months of 1967, the num
ber of overseas travelers was
up to 24.4 per centover the same
period last year.
Take advantage
of the last
few days
of the
Main St., Blowing Rock
Entire remaining
stock of new and
antique Oriental
rugs at
Dealers’
Discount
sale
at the
Boston
Rug Co.
Rural Electric Consumers
Will Gather In Richmond
Kicnmona, va.—Kepre
sentatives of more than 202 mil
lion rural electric consumers
will meet here in ten days to help
form the policies and make the
decisions that will shape the
future of the nation’s rural
electrification program and
rural America.
Delegates from 75 rural
electric systems from Maine to
North Carolina will participate
in this task when the National
Rural Electric Cooperative As
sociation holds its Region 1
meeting starting September 17.
at the John Marshall Hotel
One of the focal points of the
meeting will be consideration
of new approaches to Congress,
the Federal Government and the
private sector of the economy
to help strengthen the economy
of rural America where nearly
half the nation’s poverty strick
en reside.
Clyde T. Ellis, NRECA
general manager, who will be the
keynote speaker at the first gen
eral session of the meeting,
September 18, has said that
the crisis confronting the
nation’s cities cannot be solved
unless solutions are developed
to eliminate the deepening eco
nomic crisis confronting rural
America.
“We have a responsibility to
the rural electrification pro
gram and to rural America,”
Ellis has declared, “to re
verse the migration of the
rural poor to the cities where
an already acute problem is
compounded. We have got to
help lead the way to a new
economic era for the people
of our rural areas.”
Ellis, who has cited rural
electrification as one of tne
few energetic and resourceful
organizations in rural America,
also has said that the ability
of these systems to success
fully meet general economic
problems of heir service*
areas will depend in large part
on whether additional sources
of investment funds for the
electric cooperative program
itself can be found.
The financial crisis confront
ing rural electrification in the
years ahead has been made
worse by the failure of Congress
to approve legislation designed
to bring private investment
funds into the program, Ellis
has said.
Recommendation approved
at the Region I meeting and at
nine other regional meetings
where rural electric systems
in 45 states will be considered
for final adoption at the NRECA
annual meeting next February
in Dallas, Texas.
Rural electric cooperatives
in the following states will be
represented at the Region I
meeting:
Maine, Vermont, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia
and North Carolina.
For further information Phil
McCartin, Bernie Goodrich
(202) 265-7404
POLICEMAN TO PASTOR
Wichita, Kan.—Joe Howe,
after five years as a policeman,
has resigned to enter school to
become a minister. As a deacon
at Riverlawn Christian Church,
Howe, 36 said “nobody can be
a successful policeman without
having compassion for his fellow
man’*
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District Scout Committee
Given New Camporee Site
The Watauga District Com
mittee Boy Scouts, at its meet
ing last Tuesday night, accept
ed the use of an ideal site
for troop camping and camp
orees from Dr. and Mrs.Frank
Randall.
Dr. Randall is Advisor of
Explorer Post No. 114, spon
sored by St. Elizabeth's Cath
olic Church. The meeting ex
pressed appreciation for the
Randalls’ offer, made for an
initial period of eight years.
The site, some eight miles
from Boone, includes 90 acres,
with elevations up to 4300 feet
and several springs. It will
be called “Roaring Fork Camp"
after the name of the creek
which flows through the area.
The exact location and means
of access will be given later.
Dr. Randall was made chair
man of a special Roaring Fork
Camp Committee to develop
and report to the next district
committee meeting, Oct. 3, on
the use of the camp. Joe Mill
er, Scoutmaster of Troop 109,
Boone, who has been active
in the development of the idea
of a camp for district use, was
made a member of the com
mittee as were Rev. Ed Smith,
District Chairman; Stanley A.
Harris Jr., Jack Williams, and
Phil Thompson, District Scout
Executive. Unit leaders had been
invited to the meetings to hear
about the camp and to take
part in plans for the fall dis
trict camporee.
The camporee will be held
at the new camp site Oct. 27—
29, beginning late Friday after
noon and running through Sun
day morning. Details of the
camporee plans will be sent
to Scout and Explorer units
soon.
It was decided to again hold
the Annual Appreciation Ban
quet for the district during Boy
Cool Weather Cuts
Down Parkway Visits
In spite of the cool showery
weather, summer visitors to the
Blue Ridge Parkway thus far
this year ran only slightly below
the number recorded for the
same period of 1966.
In the Bluffs district which
embraces the local territory
an estimated 69,666 fewer per
sons traveled the parkway area
this year than last.
During the calendar year 1967
there was a total of 5,518,334
Parkway visitors as against
5,616,50 in 1966 for a decrease
of .017%.
In August of 1967 there were
1,214,430 visitors. In August
1966, 1,332,368, for a decrease
or .089%.
r
Comparative figures for the
month of August, by districts
follow, the first figure in each
case beingthel967 total, the last
for 1966:
James River ' 34,769 and 196,
140; Rocky Knob 283,301 and 240,
846; Bluffs 215,672 and 285,338;
Asheville 530,688 and 610,045.
Appalachian School
PTA Supper Monday
There will be a P.T.A. sup
per at the Appalachian Elemen
tary School September 18 at
6:30 p.m.
This will be a covered dish
supper and drinks and bread will
be furnished.
Scout Week in February.
Stanley A. Harris, District
Finance Chairman, asked for a
Scouter solicitation team to par
ticipate in the coming United
Fund campaign.
Dr. H. H. Shope was intro
duced as the new Advancement
Committee Chairman, replacing
George Flowers who had asked
to be relieved because of other
community activities. A new
list of Merit Badge Counselors
will soon be made available.
A new chairman of the Leader
-
ship Training Committee will
be named to replace Dr. Shope.
District Executive Thompson
announced that the district Cub
Scout, Boy Scout and Explorer
Membership had reached 192
on an end of the year goal of
200. Chairman Smith suggested
that efforts be made to exceed
that objective.
A nominating committee con
sisting of Paul Campbell and
Stanley Harris Sr. was appoint
ed to report at the November
meeting. Twelve Scouters at
tended.
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about
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