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BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JULY 17,1989
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TWO AFTERNOONS IN ROW without rain brought * «dwd
luger than erer before to the IBghland Games et Grandfather
Mountain Saturday and Sunday. The gathering la shown witness
ing a performance of the famed Black Watch of Canada Bagpipe
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Bud. The 1869 gathering ot the Scottish Clue ms consid
ered s complete success by the sponsoring Scottish societies.
Hugh Morton photo.
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Dr. Graydon R>e Ifcgera, the
retiring chairman of the De
partment of English at Appa
| lacUan State University, will
: deliver the graduation address
at ASU’s summer eommenee
“»ent enercises- Saturday Aug...
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Scheduled to retire at the end
at Appalachian's summer ses
sion, Dr. aggers will culminate
a 42-yearteachlng and adminis
trative career at Appalachian.
XStn senior faculty member
tor tar part several years. Or.
Eggers came to Appalachian in
1927 aa an Instructor In Eng
lish. He assumed chairmanship
of the department in 1946.
Dr. Eggers, 49 yean ago,
coached the institution's first
Mrs. Harvey Ayers Named
March Dimes Chairman
Mm. Harvey Ayers of Eagle
Drive, Boone, has become
chairman of the Watauga County
Chapter, The National Foundat
ion. March of Dimes.
Mrs. Ayers succeeds George
; C. Thomas, who has been chair.
; man for the last five years.
: As a volunteer, Thomas has
' been named director of The Blue
Ridge Council of Chapters which
| he will assist in fund-raising
‘ programs, recruitment and
motivation of volunteers.
The new chapter chairman,
states she Is gratified that she
was chosen to take "such a
responsible position with the
March at Dimes. We have
children and look forward to
having grandchildren someday.
I hope that by the time this day
comes, we will have sufficient
knowledge so that we can anti-,
cipste the ‘Messed event* with
out any great tear."
Mrs. Ayers continued, "Over
700 babies being born each day
with Mrth delects ... should
' cause us great convent. Even
today, we know the causes of *
number of Mrth defects and
most of these can be preveii-^
"The history of The Nationals
Foundation la one that we all;
can be proud of,” she said,
"First, the Foundation sup-'
plied the respiratory equip
ment, braces and other nec
essary equipment to make life
more bearaMe for those strick
en with polio. Then came the
Salk Vaccine and later the pral
vaccine for the prevention of
this great destroyer of out
young. 'k
"Now in the fight against
Mrth defects, over 105 Birth
Defects Treatment Centers are
in operation,” Mrs, Ayers said.
“Only last year a vaccine ms
developed to prevent Rh blood
disease In babies born to Rh
negative mothers. Now we have
just last month had the Rubella
Overman measles) vaccine
licensed. With proper use of this
vaccine, expectant mothers can
have no real concernaboutcon
tractlng this virus that could
kill or cripple her unborn
child.”
Jon A. Kalgler m. Held rep.
resentative for Western North
Carolina, said that Mrs. Ayers
brings to the organisation a
wealth of experience, having
served as Mothers March
Chairman, teen advisor and
chapter advisor. “R is devot
ed volunteers like Mrs. Ayers
Oat makes the March of Dimes
the great voluntary health,
organisation that it Is.” he
said.
In Ms new post, Thomas also
will direct the public edueat-'
ton on birth defects while con
tinuing to handle all aid re
quests and referrals to centers
for Watauga.
football team, and In 1845 be
beaded the Mountaineer basket
ball team. He prefers to be
remembered, however, as a
teacher of English, and as a
department chairman who ana.
phaslsed high academic stand
ards and effective eeaeMn^
, He remarked nben he an
nounced bis retirement last fall:
•this has been a most re ward
ing career for me because I
believe that teaching Is one of
the great professions. I have
said before that It Is on a par
with the ministry and with medi
cine. If you have taken care
of a person's mind, body and
spirit, you have done Justice to
him.’*
Dr. Eggers* research has
concentrated on Middle English
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Horn In West
Far Ahead In
Ticket Sales
Paid attendance at Horn In
The West has surpassed last
season's record box office
totals by 21.7 percent through
the first 15 performances of the
Kermit Hunter outdoor drama.
Through the first 15datee last
year, 7,450 mountain vacation-1
era had eeen the drama; this
year the Horn has drawn 9,528
In as many performances.
Nearly 3,200 persona attended
the show last week ss opposed
to 2,428 In the corresponding
week In I960.
Nightly, except Monday, per.
formances of the exciting Dan
iel Boone saga will continue
through Aug. 23.
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Parkway Contract Let
On Grandfather Link
2.9 Mfles To
Be Built For
Over MUlion
Blowing Bock, July 11—Su
perintendent of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, Granville B, Liles,
announced this week that the
contract tor 2,9 miles of the
Parkway, over the newly acquir
ed Grandfather Mountain section
has been awarded to Charles
Blalock and Sons of Sevlera
ville, Tenn.
In making the announcement^
Mr. Liles said that this was the
first of two sections over the'
Grandfather area to be con
tracted. The contract Includes
the area from near Holloway
Mountain Road south of Blowing
Rock toward Beacon Heights, a
total of 2.9 miles.
“We also hope,'* Liles said,
“to start construction soon from
the other end, but I must point
out that the rate of construction
will depend on appropriations
from the Congress.”
The National Park Service
let the contract tor $1,027,440.
The Blalock firm has 300 days
in which to complete this pro
ject.
The strategic piece of land
needed to complete the Grand
father Mountain link of the Park
way was given without costto the
federal government June 18 by
the owner, Hugh Morton.
The Grandfather Mountain
link is just a little over seven
miles and Is the only uncom
pleted section of the 470-mile
mountaintop highway which runs
from the Shenandoah National
Park In Virginia to the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
In North Carolina.
Two bridges costing In ex
cess of $390,000 are now under
construction at each end of the
Grandfather Mountain section,
at Blowing Rock and at Beacon
Heights. The contractor Is
Troitlno and Brown Construc
tion Co. of Asheville.
Liles told the Blowing Rocket
that both bridges are expected
to be completed by the fall
of 1970 and that the target date
tor completion of the road
around Grandfather Mountain
is 1972 when the National Park
Service celebrates its 100th
anniversary.
“Now that this first section
of new parkway Is contracted,
we have only an additional four
miles to complete the entire
Parkway, some 470 miles,”
Liles said.
Work . is expected to begin
Immediately.
Jack Newton Plays ",
With Texas Band
Denton, Tex.—Jack Newton
of Boone Is playing clarinet
In the North Texas State Uni
versity Summer Concert Band
which includes personnel from
11 states and Mexico.
Made up of 73 students rang
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HOME TOUR—The Blowing Rock home of Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Newton will be one of the fire
stops on the annual home tour planned Saturday, July 26, in Blowing Rock. The tour is sponsored
by the Women of the Church of St. Mary’s of the Hills Episcopal Church as a fund-raising
project. The Newton home was built about 40 years ago of native rock. It is situated in the midst
of acres of private grounds on the highest site in Blowing Rock, with an unobstructed view across
the John's River Gorge.
Eleventh Tour Of Homes
Is Set At Blowing Bockmmm
The eleventh annual aum
mer tour of homes in Blowlnj
Bock will be held Friday, July
25, from noon to 4:30 p. m.
The tour la sponsored by the
Women of the Church at St.
Mary's of the Mils Episcopal
Church. Lunch will be served
fay the Women of the Church
in the parish hell starting at
10:30 a. m.
The Democrat
Recognized By
Heart Assn.
Chapel Hill—-The North Car
olina Heart Association recent
ly recognized The Watauga
Democrat for distinguished
journalism in the cardiovas
cular field hy awarding it the
Association's 1969 Willard G.
Cole Award,
This award, presented an
nually, was named after the late
Pulitzer Prise-winning Tar
Heel editor, who prior to his
death in 1965 issued the chal
lenge that “the public and its
news media should unite under
the banner of education for sur
vival to combat the tragic waste
at human resources resulting
from cardiovascular disease,'*
The Watauga Democrat was
one of two newspapers receiving
the Willard G. Cole Award this
year. The other recipient was
The Zebulon Record.
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$1,166,000 Of Federal
it Watauga County sharing la tha it
at Faderal {unit going to itntet and to- "
taUttta across the country under the grants-ln-ald ■
programs? %
Or the nearly $U bUllon handed out by Washli«too '
the put year, bow much went to the local ana?
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Judging from flguru releued by the Nettoaal .
Industrial Conference Board and from a stats-hy-ststo
analysis made by the Tax Foundation, a non-profit
organisation thto ioe. rueerchTpSSto spendbiS
Watauga County's share wu relattrely large.
[mated $1,186,000 In grants ware awarded tor
dsu under a number at aid programs coe
i needs as boosing, etdld welfare, hospitals.
schools, roads, educatton and urban renewal. >•/ '
Throughout the State of North Carolina as a whole,
the grants totaled *396,000^)00 as compared with the
previous year’s $330400,000.
The figures rater only to fraita-ln-aid and do not
cover Federal spending In local areas lor goods and
sarvlcaa, It Is noted. Nor do they Include the matching
funds that must be provided locally to «ialtfy tor
many of the grants.
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The cost of the benefits Is mat, la nfaole or in
part, by each community through Federal Income and
awdsa tame that are allocated to the grants-In-aJd
programs.
. Watauga Candy’s contribution to thapragramslnlha
v past year was approximately $933,000, according to a
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breakdown at the Tex Foundation*! figures. The state
wide total amounted to $318,300,000.
In some states, the contributions exceeded the aid
that was received and, in others, the reverse was true;
No attempt was made to balance the two. Awards were
J made on the basis of local needs and requiremeids.
The reports show that the number and the site
at Federal grants to states and communities have been
multiplying in receid years. During 1908 nearly $18
billion was distributed, close to three times the 1960
The biggest expansions have bean for medical
care, community development, bousing, commerce ami
transportation and aid to elemeiSary and secondary
schools.
This year's tour will in
clude five visits, according to
Mrs. John Gaumer, chairman
erf the tour. All transportation
from the church and on the
tour will be furnished by the
Women of the Church.
Tickets, $3 each, will be on
sale at the church or by con
tacting Mrs. Spencer Percival,
ticket chairman.
Highlights of the tour will be
the following: the home of Mrs.
Virginia Bell Rhoades on Fair
way Drive, home of Dr. and
Mrs. H. L. Newton on Pinnacle
Avenue, home of Mr. and Mrs.
Pinckney Rankin on Rankin
Road, Gorge View Condominium
Apartments, and the summer
shop of Montaldo’s.
Two Area Students
On W. F. Dean’s List
Two students from Boone
qualified for the second semes
ter dean's list at Wake Forest
University.
They are Sandra Joy Cook,
daughter of *Ir. and Mrs. Billy
J. Cook of Route 4, and Jenny
Lou Robinson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Robinson of
Route 1.
Miss Cook was a freshman
during the past semester. She
has been elected to the Honor
Council.
Miss Robinson was a sopho
more. She was a majorette,
secretary of the Young Demo
crats Club, and song leader of
Laurels Society, women's so
cial organization.
The complete tour is expect
ed to take two hours. Refresh
ments will be served at the
last stop.
Child Is Hurt
When Struck By
Truck On King
Seven-year-old Ronald
Wayne Warren of Clawson
Trailer Court was in satis
factory condition Tuesday after
being struck the day before by
a panel truck on East King
Street.
Ronald was struck by the
WAMY panel truck in front of
Lowe's, some 300 feet from the
NC 194 intersection. He suffered
a fractured skull and fractured
right shoulder, according to
Boone Police Chief Clyde
Tester.
The accident occurred at 2:30
p, m, Monday, according to
police reports, Ronald was
struck by a truck driven by Wil
liam W. Carruth, 22, of Box
96, Sugar Grove,
Carruth was traveling east.
He told police that be first saw
the Warren youth about 20 feet
away. Marks indicated that hia
truck skidded 54 feet on the
highway, according to police.
Tester said that no chargee
have been filed. Investigation to
continuing.
The youth was taken to
Watauga County Hospital where
Us condition wee reported
satisfactory Tuesday.
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Housing Problem
Is Faced At ASU ||
With an expected enrollment
of Just under 6,000 students
for fall quarter, Appalachian
State University faces its usual
housing shortage.
In light of this tact, the di
versity officiate are asking
those who bare rental facilities
available to contact tbs campus
housing office to register their
facilities for Incoming studetes.
Appalachian State University
is not empowered to act as a
negotiator between the rector
and tenant, but ASU will avgiply
the available Information to pro
An active list of available
touting Is kept la the bousing
office. No actual listing can be
by phone, but a form will
be mailed to the person having,
housing available if so request*
ids
Those desiring InformattoB
on having rental housing Bated
with the Office of Student Bous
ti« should coiSact T. Richard
Tickle. Director, it 2M-W71.
340 at the adversity.
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