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■Vr WATAUGA COUNTY fa the Heart at the Northwest, era North Caroline winter *■* eienmer tourist resort area. An Independent Weekly Newspaper Eighty-First Year of Continuous Publication BOONS WEATHER " auhwhwaai 34 17 “5i 48 31 43 S3 - 47 32 M 44 : 40 33 M 381 40 23 LOO 11)4 32 i 30 15 2D0 jO0 VOL. LXXXI—NO. S3 BOONS. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1969 10 CENTS PER COPY 22 PAGES—3 SECTIONS Yale Professor To Lecture At Appalachian U. A Yale professor of physics and natural philosophy who holds six honorary doctorates and who is past-president of the Philos ophy of Science Association will lecture to the student body of Appalachian State University next week. Dr. Henry Margenau, a well i known author and lecturer, will discuss "Modern Science as a Philosophical Adventure*' starting at 8 p. m, in Appa lachian’s I. G. Greer Auditor ium Monday, Feb, 17. Ha visit is sponsored by the University Artist and Lecture Series. A leading authority on thB philosophical foundations of physics, Dr. Margenau has made important contributions to phy sics in Ms work on intermole cular forces, spectroscopy, nuclear physics and electron ics. He has served as a consultant to die Atomic Energy Com mission, the Air Force, the National Bureau of Standards and die Argome National Labor atory, aa well as Lockheed and Avco Research laboratories. Dr. Margenau holds the Eug ene Higgins Professorship of Physics and Natural Philosophy at Yale. He has some nine books to MS credit and has published more than 200 scientific and philosophical articles, A native German, he is mar ried to the former LuiaeM, Noe of Heidelberg, Germany. They lave three children. . .[Si*<7 ; f-i t ■ ■ • * , dr. Henry margenau ; j ' ' .. " y, Richard Greer Given Degree At Seminary : - . Louisville, Ky.— Richard Mack Greer, grandson of Mrs. W. C. Greer of 412 Howard Street, Boone, la one of 97 January gradiates of The South ern Baptist Theological Seml HK HARD MACK GREER • '• f ’ * ■ " 5 - * nary. The school is the oldest of six seminaries operated by the Southern Baptist Convon ' * ’ *v A ; Greer, a IMS graduate of Appalachian State University, received the master of divinity ' degree. He is married to the former Alice Cain of Boone and they have two children, Philip Alan, age eight, and Shar on Elizabeth, age five. | Dr. Sterling L. Price, pastor of tbs Third Baptist Churcu at St. Louis, Mo., delivered the commencement address at the . exercises held In the Alumni Memorial Chapel on the send . nary campus January Si Nina doctorates were among the de grees awarded by Southern Seminary President Duke K. MeC all —six doctor of theology, one doctor of religious educe tton, and two doctor of muatoel §L arts degrees. fc'iV . > - THESE TWO LOVELIES will be assisting In the Heart Fond breakfast Friday morning at the Holiday Inn. They are junior co-eds at Appalachian State University. Miss Earlene Shaver at Statesville is seated at left and Miss Mary Virginia Dinkins at Durmolloa, Fla., is at right. (Staffphoto) , . •;«- 1 t, • ■ * . K-y£ v -v: V;'.: V-' •, L:'-: .-.vvS-.,' - i Wilcox Named Chairman Heart Days For Business Appointment of Kenneth Wil cox, vice-president of Wilcox Drug Corporation, as chairman of the 1969 Heart-Days-For Buslness canvass In Boone Is announced by Mrs, Betty Ann Hodges, County Heart Fond Chairman. This Is a solicitation at local commercial and professional establishments to atford local businessmen an opportunity to contribute to the annual Heart Fi|wt| cmp*lgn» . Wilcox and Ms wife, Jerry, resUe on Edgewood Drive with their two children, Kim 11, and Chris 5. They are active mem bera of the First BapttstChnreh, Boone. Mr. Wilcox is a mem ber of the Mountaineer Club, vice-president of Watauga In dustries, Inc. and a County Commissioner. The business canvass will be conducted during the 12-day period which started Monday, Wilcox stated. He expressed Pennies For March Of Dimes ; The 1,540 pemtes CpbPenyNt -WtlltamsssTed In 12 months U enough to keep a coin collector busy for sometime. v 7 V : ■ ■ ’ : Not a numismatist, however, “Nlckle" was amass ing the copper coins for the Marclrof Dimes' his yearly practice since be ms 18 months old. Now 21, he is stationed with the Marine Corps’ at Paris Island, S. C. A native Wataugan, the Corporal is the sen of Mr. and Mrs, Chick Williams of Route 3, Boone. His add ress is 2160485, Service Co. HAS Bn., Depot Bakery, M.C.R.D. Paris Island, S. C. 29005. 11^1^11^111 ;5$- "'V hope that all solicitation will be completed and kits will be turn, ed into Heart Fund headquar ters not later than Friday, Feb. 21. About 25 representatives of the business community have •KENNETH WILCOX been recruited to serve as vol unteers. They will visit down town business offices, stores and professional offices to re ceive Heart Fund contributiona. The 1969 Heart Fund cam paign will reach its climax during the weekend at Heart Sunday, Feb. 23, when aboiX 100 voiintecrs will visit their neighbors to distribute educational information and re ceive Heart fund donations. Plan To Provide Music At County Schools Released) A plan to provide an atnual program of symphonic music for Watauga County school chil dren was announced this weak hy a pokes men from Appalachian State University and the Boone Jisiior Woman's Clid>. Officials said that the North Carolina Symphony, In addition to its children’s concert at the University on February 28, will play a benefit performance at the school on March 2, with all proceeds from ticket sales to go Into a find earmarked for providing future student con certs under the sponsorship of the Junior Woman's Club, Club members haveannounc ‘ ad the beginning of ticket sales on Thursday of this week, with adult tickets priced at 82 and children's tickets at 81.00. They may be purchased from club members or at Boone Drug Company and King Street Phar macy. UntnriHgr atudente, fac ulty, and staff will be admitted free upon presentation of Iden tity cards but will be given opportunity to contribute to the fund. Included on the March2 bene fit program by the Symphony in Varsity Gym are the Over ature to Mozart's opera “The Magic Flute,’’ Schumann's Symphony No. m (“Rhenish"), and the Faure Requiem. The latter number ' will be per- • formed by the Symphony with the Appalachian State Univer sity Singers. Directing the singers will be Joseph Logan of the University music faculty. Soloists will be soprano Joyce Smith Tallatd of tbs University and bass-bari tone Sigurd Bjorkman, a mem ber of the Symphony. Spokesmen stressed the fact that this year's children’s cou <■ ■ « i cert on February 28 la tree to all children and la underwilt ten by the University Jerry Shull Injured In Fall Off Scaffold A fall during a remodeling operation at Flowers* Photo Shop sent Jerry Shull of Sta dium Drive to Watauga Coun ty Hospital. According to shop owner George Flowers, Shull was standing on a scaffold when a . supporting ladder slipped caus-. Log the whole unit to fall. Shull fell three feet to the floor, landing on his feet. The impact fractured his right leg just above the ankle, accord ing to Flowers. ^J Shull was taken to the hos pital in the county Rescue Squad ambulance and underwent sur ». c. symphony, benjamin swaun, mrbctoh " • -• 6 iY - . ' . '.'iStfiS; Leaders Are Listed 1 * ' ■y v f Y? #. ,sT'Vr Series Events To Emphasize Value Scooting Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7-13, has "America’s Manpower Be gins with Boypower” as Its slo gan. Boy Scouts and Cubs In Wa tauga County are dramatising the slogan with activities tore mind the community that this week marks the 39th anniver sary, according to District Scout Executive Phillip D. Thompson. Activities and events in the Watauga District include Scouts participating in church worship services, Scout window dis plays, swards ceremonies, Cit> Scout Blue and Gold Banquets, Troop Parents Night and Ex plorer Post events. Among the upcoming events is Monday night’s leadership banquet in Boone. The Blue and Gold Banquet for the 100-mem ber Cub Pack 109 will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Appa lachian Elementary School cafeteria. Dr. H. C, Evans, president of Lees-McRae Col lege, will address the Cubs and their guests. Such events, Thompson point ed out, show how the program at Boy Scouts of America em phasises character develop ment, cltiienshlp training and mental and physical fitness. In recognizing Watauga lead ers, "who are devoted In giving 'of their time that boys may participate in this very worth while program,” Thompson lists: nek 101-—-sponsored by the Blowing Rock Ruritan Club: Mrs. Hayden Pitta and Mrs. Thelma Cstterton, Den Mothers, Troop 105—Deep Gap Volun teer Fire Department: Harold Steelman, Scoutmaster, Cub Pack 109—Boone United Methodist Church: Ruffner Campbell, Cub master; Den Mothers and groups numbers— Mrs. Warren Dennis, Den, I; Mrs, Luther Brown, Den II; Mrs. Kent E3ledge, Den El; Mrs. Raymond Slate, IV; Mrs, Geneva Fox, V; Mrs. Jack Feimster, VI; Mrs. J.W. Wink ler, VII; Mrs. Lawrence Hor ine, VIII; and David Hunt, Den IX leader. Troop 109—Boone United Methodist Church: Joe Miller, Scoutmaster; Arvil Sale and Jim Grow, assistants. Explorer Post 114—St. Eliza beth's Catholic Church: Ed Hinkle, Advisor. Troop 150—Green Valley Methodist Church, Meat Camp: Jim Hodges, Scoutmaster. Pack 199— Mountaineer Ruritan Club: Richard Baird, Cubmaster; Edna Shepherd and Mary Sue Greene, Den Moth ers; Troop 199—Mountaineer Ruritan Club: Joe Sherwood, Scoutmaster; Cannon Ward, assistant. x nompson ax so usis w»u«i leaders Otis Strother, District Chairman; Jack E. Williams, , District Commissioner; and Robert Pugh, assistant Com missioner, Committee chairmen are Dr. Frank Randall, camping and ac* tlvtties; Dr. Nate Shope, lead ership training; Stanley Harris Sr., finance; and Howard Dug ger, health and safety. District committeemen are J. B. Robinson, Richard Schalk, Joe Hartley, Glenn Henson, Carl Moreta, Ed Hiidile and William Craig., Miss Pamela Parker Pagette In Senate « Miss Pamela Parker was ip.' pointed by the lieutenant Got-' amor to serve as Pagette in the Senate Monday through Friday, Jan. 27-31. She Is the daughters# Mr. and Mrs. Roger Parker of Raleigh and is a Junior at Sanderson Hgfa School. The Parkers are former residents of Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moors are grand parents of naC' *t In tribute to national Boy Scout Week, Troop 109 leaders Arvil Sale and Jim Grow Thursday arranged this display in a window at the Belk Department Store in Boone. It remains up part oT this week, marking not only the national anniversary, but the fiftieth year of the Old Hickory Council which embraces the Watauga District. Joe Miller, Scoutmaster of Troop 109, points out two interesting features of the exhibit. One is the patch blanket, with “alimst every type of patch available." It is the property of Dr. H. C. Evans, president of Lees-McRae College. The Indian headdresses are from the Order of ARROW—Wahissa Lodge. (Staff photo) Boone Telephones Silent As Emergency Unit Fails ® i Schools Closed By Slick Roads ! ! Watauga and Avery County schools were closed < Monday due to snow slick primary and secondary high ways. During the day temperatures soared to about forty <! degrees under sunny skies. « Saturday’s rain gave way to snow and Sunday came ; ; with a light snow cover. Late in the afternoon and early < • evening a typical mountain blizzard raged. Temperatures ' | dived to about 12 degrees. Driving winds had abated by < | early Monday and while snow accumulation was light, ! ► slippery travel conditions prevailed. Body Found In Plane Crash Linville Falls LinviUe Falls, N.C.—Army Capt. Frank Heymond, missing since last Thursday, was found dead In the wreckage of Us light plane in the Blue Ridge mountains near here yesterday, A Civil Air Patrol spokes man said the body at the 34 year-old Heymond was recover ed from the wreckage by a ground party composed of Spec ial Forces from Ft. Bragg, Heymond, stationed at Ft. Bragg, was returning to the Army base Thursday when his plane disappeared. He had taken a woman passenger to PIkevlUe, Ky. The wreckage of the Cessna Skylark was spotted by a Civil Air Patrol team from Waynes ville about 1:30 pjn. yesterday in a rugged mountain area about three miles south of here off UJS. 221, according to Lt, Col. Foy Reese of Asheville, the CAP mission coordinator. Reese said the Special Forces group, training in the area, was sent in to identify the plane and confirm Heymond’s death. Civil Air Patrol units from Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia took part In the search which was hampered during the weekend by bad weather. Boone residents will always wonder if they missed an after noon call Wednesday. No phone in town would ring. What happened? “We still dont know,” said Ben Leazer, area Southern Bell Manager in Lenoir. Shortly after 2 that after noon, one of the two ringing machines in the local equipment office ceased to operate. An auxiliary ringing unit, set up for just such an emergency— and automatically cutting in some four to six seconds after unit one's failure—blew a fuse. The blown fuse set off an alarm calling for repair ser vice. The fuse was replaced and both units functioned fine. Leazer termed the occur rence an “unusual,” but not unique event. Commenting on the present impossibility of phone installa tion in Boone, Leazer said crews are working “to try and get us some relief by March 1.” The local business officetold subscribers three weeks ago that phone service might be come available in “two or three weeks.” Leazer at that time said ttat the rapid growth of the Boone area surpassed the phone com pany's expectation. He said that crews are working speedily to provide phone service for the waiting list in Boone. No Sunday Sale Of Some i. •'to. n! . -r.-j . ■ Si f, * A. Items Formerly Bought % H will be "no Mile" Sunday on manor Items previously re tailed In Boone that day. The Sunday restrictions adop ted lsst week by the City Coun cil do allow the opening of drug stores and food stores and another section explains which; Items may be sold. q ■ Among the Items marked il legal tor retail are clothing and wearing snare! end their ac eessorles, houseware* end ap pliances and business supplies along with jewelry and hard ware goods. Boone Drug Company Is the only local drug operation now planning Sunday sale*. Jo* id ler at that firm said that clerks will be Instructed not to ring up prohibited items. He said that item* not tor Sunday sal* would not bs marked or eon • ered. : .< r [' " ‘ At the Thrift Food Store, which also-fata lie haul ahold ware* and appliances, owner A. E. McCreary said that the cashiers will regulate the sale of these Items at the register. McC rutry added that he might poet eigne saying "Sunday eele prohibited" over the geode he la not allowed to anil.
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