A petition signed by former Morganton High students and athletes called the firing of Coach Von Ray Harris a "low blow" and asked for the school board to resign and give the voters and the people of Morganton the chance to select a new board that will best serve the interest of all the people without personal grudges and excuses.
• Barbara Eaker, from Drexel, is the new Miss Morganton. She was crowned by Betty Lane Evans, the current Miss North Carolina.
• J. Gordon Queen encountered a swarm of bees in Paul Hennessee's yard. Jonas Orders was the hero of the day as he managed to return the bees to a bee gum. Stopped in at Hennessee's Store and found the manager, Nell Hennessee, a little shy at first. Customers teased her a little bit and she finally admitted she used to fix bicycles "when she was a tomboy." Visited a lot of the businesses and will say Glen Alpine is outstanding and the residents are a friendly bunch and everybody knows everybody else.
• Burke County officers destroyed a new still, fired up for its first run. The still was a 75-gallon steam outfit. It was supplied with 2,500 gallons of beer. On hand were 46 cases of empty fruit jars, which were to hold the moonshine.
• Billy Joe Patton received a distinguished service citation award from his alma mater, Wake Forest College. His wife, Betsy, and children Charles, Elizabeth and Joe, looked on.
• Andrew Kistler, Saul Cheslock, Graham DeVane and Dr. Beverly Hairfield begin their newsboy's chores when they sell News Heralds for the Kiwanis Club. This will benefit the summer camp for underprivileged children.
• Bernard Buick has for sale MG sport cars for $2,537; Morris Minors for $1,556; Austin Healey's for $3,087.
• Charles Cooper, a junior at Oak Hill High School, has been appointed an honorary page in the House of Representatives at Raleigh.
• Gilbert Walker, who operated the Sterling Food Market for more than four years, announced the purchase of Burke Food Center. Walker acquired the store from Shannon L. Simmons.
• New members of the Honor Society at Morganton High School are Brenda Lowman, Sandra Light, Rita Sain, Martha Harbison, Pat Barry, Nancy Annis, Linda Tune, Wayland Plaster, Braxton Melton, Bill Wortman and Allen Lennon. Their sponsor is Mrs. Marjorie Greene.
• Gingercake Mountain will have something new this summer — a heated swimming pool.
• Three promotions for employees of The News Herald staff are Charles R. Miller, George Gilliam and Jimmy Grady.
• Sylvia Perkins of Valdese High School and Jimmy Orders of Oak Hill were chosen as the champion speakers for the Burke County high schools.
• Commodore Barrier, blind for 15 years, is still working in his garden. He enjoys working his garden and raises a crop of vegetables every year.
• Joe Allman, one of Morganton's best-known men, celebrated his 85th birthday and is still as frisky as a colt. He was best known as Uncle Joe. He started helping his daddy in a blacksmith shop at the age of 15 and when he was 18 years old he opened his own blacksmith shop.
• Bits from J. Gordon Queen — A new brick home on Bethel Road is being built by Fred and Nan Rivers ... A.B. Stony in a hand-shaking mood … Mrs. Carrie Turner on Oak Grove Street has beautiful azaleas, thrift and many flowering plants … Pretty Cynthia Gilliam giving several sneezes as she crossed the street … Jane Black putting money in a parking meter … Flo Pitts' hat blowing off while Tracy DeBell giggled … Alexander "The Great" Mull and Bill Wortman in a long and lasting handshake … Don Plaster smoking a banjo pipe … Mrs. Clyde Small with an armful of beautiful roses … Durward Clarke enjoying his pipe as he meandered down North Sterling.
50 Years Ago in Burke County is submitted by Vivian Murray, a volunteer at the History Museum of Burke County.
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