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.At the August, 1968, premiere of Charge of the Light Brigade,
> the Duke of Edinburgh talks with director Tony Richardson
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OefO and producer Nall Hartley, son of Mn, Paul Hartley at
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Neil Hartley, formerly of
Boone and of New York City,
1* producer of Charge of the
Ugbt Brigade, a motion (de
nture recently released In Lon
don and now currently showing
In the United States,
g Hailed this month by The
National Observer as one of the
“ten best" pictures of the year,
the film will open at Boone's
'Appalachian Theater for two
days starting Sunday, March 2.
:f A son of MrS. Pearl Hartley
of Boone, the producer Is a
-graduate of Appalachian tmd
- Yale universities. He served
-four years as an officer in foe
. U, S, Navy, later becoming pro
duction director for David Mer
. rick of New York City. He la
now associated with WoodtaU
Films of London.
Directed by Tony Richard
" > RANDY MARSH
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Randy Marsh
Is Named Page
jiv °
In Legislature -
Randal Steven Marsh has been
appointed to serve aa a page
tor the 1969 Seaalon of the
General assembly tor the week
for March 3-7. The appoint
ment came from Earl W.
Vaughn. Speaker at the House at
Representative*.
Randy, the eon of Mr, end Mr*.
Jamee P. Marsh of Boone, is
a Junior at Watauga Wgh School.
During tbs summer ot 1968 he
studied choral music at the
Governor's School in Winston
Salem.
He has been active in both
high school and church choral
groups for a number ot years
and Is presently vice-presi
dent at the high school choral
ttuembla.
Other school activities in
clude vice-president ot the Fu
ture Business Lenders of Am
erica. membership in the Na
tional Beta Club, the Letter
man’s Cltg> and the student
council. He is also a member
tgf the Ugh school's tennis team,
J Randy was nominated by 3*
E. Holahouser Jr. ot thrum '
After filling out a'piretlonnalra,
he then was selected for the
hoaor by ■ committee in the
House of Representative
son, ■ young Britisher long
hailed far Us bold realism and
social satire, The Charge is an
epic drama treating one of the
most disastrous chapters in
British history. The story fo
cuses on the ill-fated charge of
the small brigade, led by trag
. ically Incompetent commanders
of the cavalry division, who
were massacred intheCrlmean
■War of 1854,
. The early scenes, in the pic
ture depict unsentimentalty the!
social and political structureof
Victorian England. These are
IrmdcaBy Juxtaposed against
the later clinnctlc battle
scenes refleeting the horror of
war. Though the film treats a
century-old subject, a modem'
relevance la apparent.
Hartley’s production la
heightened by the remarkable
use of animated sequences based
on political cartoons of the per
iod. The Saturday Review says:
"The cartoons are satirically
amusing in theme elves, and they
serve the purpose of provide
an historical framework , . .
the film is a wonderfully teroe
, lous and refreshing one that, for
once, takes the silly glory and
glamour out of war and substi
tutes something closer to the
bitter truth . ,V Richardson
decks It out with Suthentlc bat-'
tie artWys, with meticulous
copies of the uniforms and horse
harnesses, and with what looks
like the whole present-day
Turkish Army, The sabers
flash, the blood flows, and men
die tnglorlously and horribly.
. Who can say war of aqy kind Is
any other way7"
The east of International
stars Includes Trevor Howard,
John Gielgud, Venessa Red
grave, Jill Bennett and David
Hammings. In addition, Rich
ardson uses 5,000 extras, 3,
500 authentic uniforms, 1,000
horses, 0,000 pounds of TNT
and 3,000 cannonballs.
The valley In Turkey used for
the climax of the film bears a
striking resemblance to thereal
valley In the Crimea,
Jaycees Name Roger Harwood
Outstanding Young Educator |
The Boone Jaycees Monday
night honored an Industrial
arts teacher from Watauga High
School as the Outstanding Young
Educator of Watauga County,
1969.
*’Reger Lee Harwood, 25, at
Route 4, Boone, was given a
2150 scholarship to further Ms
teaching Interests. Presents,
tion was made by Jaycee Jim
Watson.
Having received his B, S. In
Industrial Arts Education from
Appalachian, Harwood was
awarded his M. A, degree from
ASU In 1966. He is a member
of the Watauga Classroom
Teachers Association and has
been president, vice-prestdem
and secretary of the vocational
section of the Northwest Die*
trlct, N. C. Educational Assoc
iation.
He also served as Watauga
Hgh School liaison representa
tive to the Superintendent at
School! tor two years end taught
drafting and blue print reading
in local adult education classes.
Born to Stanly County. Har
BOGER LEE HARWOOD
wood 1* married and has one
eon. He has stated that he de
rives the most self-satisfac
tion from teaching by “influenc
ing young ladles and gentlemen
to learn aelf-discipline and de
velop interest.”
For eight years, Harwood has
been a summertime employee
of the O. K. Barber Shop, He la
a member of the Greenway Bap
tist Church and la affiliated
with a number of profee slonal
groups. In addition, he has been
a member of the Watauga Gun
Club four years.
The awards banquet speaker
was Wayne Bradburn, Superin
tendent of Wilkes County
Schools. His address was on
the problems education faces
and the need tor change, which
he feels will come from groups
such as the Boone Jaycees.
Stanley Hurls Jr. and Rob
ert Bingham Thursday were
appointed by the Boone Town
Connell as representatives to
the Watauga Airport Commis
sion. " '
Harris replaces Janies Dug.
gar who resigned last week
from a town apeolntment.
A certified public account,
ant. Harris was highly praised
by Alderman Gwyn Hayes who
made the nomination. Hayes
commented “I have conferred
with him some and he la wall
nullified.”
Seconding the motion, aider
man Dr. ihulley Wilson said
"I think hi la qualified and will
1 be a good representative for Urn
town.”
Tbs third alderman, Dr.
Jibimi OnhUL Bdiftoi ttat a
vote he bald after more dlacue
•ton. H* uid be ni underthe
impression tbatG. R. Andrews
tf Cherry Drive, Boone, m In
timated In the airport com- ,
Mission.
After regularly ached tiled
council business nl taker up,
Dr. Graham re-opened the dis
cussion, asking Hayes about
Harris' reaction to the airport.
"Heir for it," Hayes said.
Dr. Graham said "I have no
objection, I know Stanley. He la
* a dedicated Individual."
Harris’ current appointment
lasts wttl May since he Ilk -
filling an unexptred term acb
uled to end then. V>
Dr. Wilson reminded the
council that another appoint
ment was in order since Rob
ert Bingham's appointment ex
pired Sunday, Fab. 1*. The city
■jtpatndmit Wn|>tdin
day, Feb. 5, just three days
alter he hail submitted hit resig
nation to the county, whose com*
missionsrs appointed Mm sev
eral months ago.
The Airport Commission,
made up at six persona appoint
ed in twee by the governing
bodies ot ths two municipalities
and the county, elected Bingham
aa chairman, which poet he oc
cupied when he resigned.
Rejoining the commission
early this month, Bingham lm
madWMy came out in favor at
a public referendum on ths air
port issue, but said he thought
he might be more effective as
a member, rather than chalr
ssan. The county vacancy ontha
board waa filled by BUI Millar
of Boone.
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Pay Raise For
Employees One
City Urgency
A tax hike for the town of
Boone was brought before City
Council last weekon the grounds
that additional operating foods
sure needed*
City Manager' Nell Blair Jr.
presented a 28-item list he
termed “partial" but “need
ed". The chief item is a pay
raise for town employees.
The only Item about which
ha mentioned cost is the.'
replacement of 300 water me
ters which are not in operation.
He said that the town has been
losing revenue because these
meters cannot register the full
amount of water used and a
flat rate has to be charged. The
flat rate la therefore lower than
the actual usage.
The 300 water meters would
cost in the neighborhood of >lB,
000. but Blair said the addition
al revenue should eventually
cover this cost.
Additional personnel asked
tor were a three-man crew tor
a new garbage truck (also re
vested), a daytime police dis
patcher, a man tor records,
maps and trouble shooting, and
tour additional men for street,
water and sewer work.
Blair also asked for a plumb
ing inspector to solve “many
, plumbing problems in Boone."
He cited a situation at a Blow-'
log Rock Road motel where he
said tile sewerage comes up
through drainage holes in the
parking lot and out into the tot.
On the work list Blair said
the following needs to be done:
install numerous street lights,
clean the Church Street we ter
tank, extensive installation of
street signs, extensive water
and sewer installation and
extensive sidewalk rebuilding.
He listed several things the
town needs Including a side
walk vacuum cleaner, a street
sweeper, an additional beck hoe,
a tractor with mower and cycle,
a new dump truck, a new po
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Parking Tickets Must Be
Paid Or Warrant To Issue
Boom City H.U and the Po
uc* Department are giving re*
coi*»r* at final notice* on pork
in* ticket* until "the tint
of next week” to pay up. War.
rente will be laauad in lieu at
payment.
At the town council meeting
leet week it we* noted that
aeveral local reeidenta had ac
cumulated a large nuntoer at
parking ticket* and ignored final
STANLEY HARKS
to tho court? Air.
port CgMWM;.
notice* irat by th* Pollc* De
partment*
The discussion cun* up when
■ the board was discussing mean*
to raise badly needed revenue.
The additional grace period la
. being granted to allow driven
who have accumulated a vast
number of citations to pay them
00 at *1 per ticket rather than
paying court cost.
City Attorney Jim Hotshouser
was not available for comment
as to whether each ticket will
constitute a separate violation,
however, th* town board was
under the lmoresslon that It
would.
Each violation will draw US
court cost plus the cost at th*
ticket if the defender* Is found
guilty.
Town Hall had become dis
enchanted with th* "prlvilsged
characters who think they don’t
have to pay," In one alderman's
School Makeup
Day Planning
Is Made Public T
Beginning March 1, a new
procedure for making tv school
days missed because of snow
will be In street In Watauga
County.
A memorandum from Willis
Morals, lntartm Superintends!*
of Schools, paints out thst “Due
to summer school programs and
other school commitments, It
Will be practically Impossible
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wordi.
Town manager Neal Blair
Jr. urged tfaoae with overdue
final notice* to pay theae In
the town hall before the first
of next week.
Local Students
In “Who’s Who”
The 1968-60 edition of Who's
Who Among Students In Am
erican JisdorColleges will car
ry the names of IS students
from Western Piedmont Conk
munity College, who have been
selected as being among the
eomtry'i most outstanding
campus leaders.
Honored la this way from the
local area are Linda Props! of
Boon* and Sally King of New
teed.
No Spooks, It Turns Out!
Sheriff Ward Carroll said last week that the mystery
Surrounding the red lights around the OM Mount Pleesant
Lutheran Church In the Big nil section was over and that
the lights had been man-made to create the eerie affect.
He did not release namee of the people Involved but
tetd that the hoax was ended.
“A church and Its cemetery shoidd ha reeparted as
such," said Sheriff Carroll.
Ifc expressed Ids thanks to the eitixcos who ware at
the church Sunday night for their eo-operatica la aantag
off the road and clearing the area.
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North Carolina Symphony
To Stage Benefit Concert
The North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra will present a benefit
concert at 2 Sunday afternoon In
Varsity Gym on the Appalachian
State Unirer^y campus.
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The 65-member Orchestra,
which also will appear in the
same facility for a free educa
tional matinee for area school
children Friday afternoon, is
Thlt car la registered to Edwin Dougherty at Watauga Drive.
Stolen? No, but the sign is timely with all the recent car thefts
in the area. (Stall photo)
making its first visit in donas
since IMS, Both concerts are
being sponsored tor AS IPs Art
ist and Lecture Committee and
the Boone Junior Woman’s Club,
Tickets for the Sunday per
formance may be obtained from
members of the Woman's Club,
_nt Boone Drug and King Street
-* Pharmacy or at fob gate. Tick
ets are priced at $2 for adults
and $1 for students. University
faculty, staff and students will
be admitted free by displaying
identification cards.
The symphony is conducted
by Beniamin Swalln, now in hie
30th season as director.
Mrs. Joyce Tallant of the
Appalachian Music Department
faculty, and the University Sing
ers will perform with the or
chestra during the second por
tion of the program.
Mrs. Tallant. a soprano, and
Sigurd Bjorkman, a base bari
tone soloist with foe symphony,
will perform The Faure
Requiem.
The musicians playing under
Dr. Swalin’s direction this sea
son make up one of the most
cosmopolitan orchestras In
Symphony history. It comprises
professional musicians repre- -
seating 18 states and six foreign
countries. Including Japan,
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Melton Finalist For
Duke Fellowship
Robert Woods Melton of Boone
was among the national finalists
who gathered at Duke University
hare laat week for the last
round of interviews for Angler
H. Duke Scholarship awards.
The scholarships are Didte’s
most prestigious. They are
worth up to $14,200 for fow
years of study at Dike, with
the amountgivento the individu
al recipient determined by fi
nancial need.
This year some 72 outstand
ing high school seniors from
throughout the Uhited Status
were invited to Duke for final
screening. The candidates were
entertained at a reception, din
urs, and were special guests A
of the university at a broadway
production, "The Man from La