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Legislative Report To the people of Watauga County: Thii will probably be the laat ia this tenet of reports con cerning the 1963 legislature. The General Assembly has set this week for adjournment, and barring the unexpected, this lengthy session will have been brought to a close by the time this report is read. Senatorial Redisricting re districting remained this week as the one unsolved problem still facing the legislature. The House and Senate have been un able to reach an agreement con cerning the Humber "Piggy back plan for a Constitutional Amendment, and unless one group surrenders at the last minute, the legislature will ad journ this week without having taken action on what most ob servers consider the most im portant item of the 1963 ses sion. The Governor has already indicated that he is prepared to ciH & special session if some thing isnt done in this regular session. The Public Utilities bill has been approved by the legisla ture, and the final outcome saw a victory for the cooperatives. The REA-backed amendment concerning generating plants was adopted by the House and later approved by the Senate. Also included in the bill is a provision for a Public Advo cate, a special attorney who will represent the "public's Inter est" in hearings before the Uti lities Commission. / On the local scene, the mneh publlcixed bill concerning ABC store* for Blowing Reek was killed by a House committee several days ago. As most of yea already know, this bin was in trod need by a representative from another county and was sppsaM by yew representative. A number of people have in T*ired as to the reason tor aay position in Apposition to this bill, and it Is quite proper for them to request an explanation. Ia M brief a as passible, I will try U respond. Many years ago. North Caro lina adopted the "legal control" system (or the sale of alcoholic beverages, and Uus system was established m the basis of "county option". This simply means that each county? rather than the entire state shall de cide whether the county shall have ABC stores. State law seta out the procedure far a county wide vote an the question, and no local legialatioa is necessary in order to give the people of Watauga County, the opportun ity to vote on this issue. Your representative b elect ed to represent the entire coun ty, and be falls la his duty if be does not represent the con victions of the majority of the people In the county. Our coun ty has voted once on the ques tion of legal sale of beer an* wine, and the voters disapprov ed it by a margin of nearly It to X This vote re aulas a nun date to thaae who represent Watauga County. Some people fed that the sentiment of the voters may have changed since that 1M? election. If thb is the filing of a petition to call for a vote by the people of Wa tauga County on the question of ABC stores At on beer and wine). No one who believes in democracy would refuse the people the right to vote, but as long as North Carolina continu es to have the "county option system", the people of Watauga County have the right to vote on this Issue without special legislation. Sincerely yours, Jim Holshouser Character building is almost like the weather, everybody talks about it but very fetf do anything about it. A political expert is a guess er who can tell why any elect ion went its way. ENGINE REBUILDING Don't tolerate a wister-wvarlaf gas-and-oil tog tkat'i 1 ^ a -| ,,n _ X- Jk Jt *- ? -J rooDinK penormance ana onTing pirasure. uor cipfn rebuilding put* y?ur Bf ttflM JB Ike pink . . V restore* Valve & Head Grindii Pin & Sleeve Fitting Brake Drum Turning Automotive Parte Accessories Equipment Repairs to SMALL ENGINES ? Lawn Ntwen ? Tillers ? Scooters ? All Kinds Engine-Powered Equipment MOTOR PARTS AND SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. 120 N. Depot St.? AM 4-8832 Boone, N. C. An exhibition Scottish Dane Team from Grandfather Mountain Highland Games to be held in mid-July, will pi form at the William J. Conrad Stadium at 1:M p. m. in Boone during the celebration of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary and official opening of the famous outdoor drama, "Horn in the West," Saturday evening, June 29. Tljey will also appear in the big parade at 12:30 p. m. ? Hugh Morton photo. Building b Booming 4 In Blowing Rock Nineteen Sixty Three look* like a good year far construe- . tion in Blowing Rock. The number of building per mits issued this spring is well ! ahead of the pace of last year but behind the rate of two years I ago. 1 Through June 13, 29 build- I ing permits had been issued this year in Blowing Rock. Through June 16 last year, only 13 building permits had been issued. For the whole year 1062, only 32 building permits were issued. , ?'"Seren more permits need to be issued this year to equal the 1 1962 level. But the number of permits issued probably will not reach the 1961 level of 66. The estimated cost of con struction this spring is $178, 009. This is ahead of last year at this time when the estimated cost of construction was $95, 000. Construction this year ii $83,000 more or almost twice as much as last year at this time. The total cost of 1962 con struction was $258,000. Total cost of 1961 construction was $351,000. If this year's con construction is to equal last year's, $80,000 of permits must be issued. If 1963 is to equal the 1961 construction, $173,000 of construction permits must be issued. The largest construction pro jects for 1963 thus far are a $20,000 apartment building and % $20,000 house. The largest items in 1962 were three houses valued at a total of $89,000. The largest item In 1961 was the Blowing Rock Hospital addition valued at $50,000. CAMP ROCK MOUNTAIN Exclusive Home Sites On Deerfleld Rd, ? Mile (ram Golf Course ? All Wooded Lots Groves of whit* pine, oak and dogwood ? Graded, gravel surface streets to each lot These streets will be maintained ? Lots over-look Golf Course / ? Water mains already installed Water from pare cold mountain springs Moderately Priced -/J S09 #r Call O. M. Hampton -264 Blowing Rock Now Has Summer Skiing Summer ikilnf will come to Blowing Rock next week. Bill Thalheimer, owner of the Blowing Bock Ski Lodge, will He straw thrown on the llepe as a surface for teaching basci skiing and use of the tow rope. Dick Lothrop, who was in structor on the staff last win ter will do the teaching. Mr. Lothrop was originally from Schenectady, N. Y., but now live* in Newton. The lessons will be held from 10 a. m. until 3 p. m. every day except Monday, weather permit ting. Mr. Thalheimer said he wanted to begin this week, but the ground had been too wet. F ormer C. C. Secretary Returns From Tour Br RACHEL RIVERS Mrs. T- F. Clear, formerly secretary of the Blowing Rock Chaatber of Commerce, return ed oil June 5 to her heme here, liter a winter of exteniive tour ing .in Europe, circling to the north, dipping through the Mediterranean to Tangiers, Af rica, and back to England. "I'm not much of a sight seer," she explained. "I like to piek out the placet I'm in terested In, and just go!" And that she did. After dividing a couple of weeks between England and France, Mrs. Clear moved on to Switzerland where she joined i friend, and they went on to Florence, in the dynamic home land of the Renaissance, for a month's visit, traveling at lei- ; sure in that area. Asked if sb* had collected many items of interest during her tour, the lively lady re plied, "No, net really." Then she laughed and said: "I didst go on a buying spree, either." She explained that she had merely gone fo relaxation and enjoyment, and that the trip had been quit* memorable and pleasant. From Florence, she traveled to Rome where she remained four months. Around the mid dle of March, she arrived in Naples for a few days, "taking in the sights" ? including the nearby city of Capri. Then Mn. Clear (ailed the Mediterranean Sea for "three days in three porta" ? Genoa, Cannes and Barcelona ? and three weeki in Spain. From Spain the took a flight "Just 30 miles across from Gibral tar" to Tangiers, Africa, where, she patiently told this confused reporter, she had not noticed any riots. It was Algiers, she thoaght, whve the riots had takan place; but there hadnt been any demonstrations in Tangier*, as far as she knew. And, on second thought, that's absolutely correct. Once back In Spain, proving ground of the innoculation, Mrs. Clear traveled to Madrid and through other major cities en route to London, via Paris, where she established her pivot for a six weeks tour of north ern England. .Then she returned home. And it's good to have her back on the mountain! FINCKE-SOBEL Art Gallery TAKES PLEASURE IN INVITING YOU TO ATTEND THE RE-OPENING OF THEIR UNIQUE AUCTION SALES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1963 AT 7:30 P.M. AND THEREAFTER AUCTION SALES AT 10:30 A. M. AND 7:30 P. M. DAILY FINCKE-SOBEL Art Gallery " AUCTION THAT IS DIFFERENT" Martin Building ? Main Street Telephone CY 5-4791 BLOWING ROCK, N. C. I Shop THRIFT for All Your Grocery Needs At Money-Soving Prices! U. S. CHOICE GRADE m a r Tr a If C B"Lb. 79c I CUBED Lb. 89c SWIFTS PREMIUM FRANKS 12-Oz. Pkge. 39' RED BAND BRAND_ BACON a 3 "? $1.00 BALLARD'S OR PILLSBURY BISCUITS 6 cm 49' KRAFT VELVEETA CHEESE -2b Loaf 89? CELLO PACK? BONELESS PERCH FISH - 3 Po-nds $1.00 35c LB. DUKE'S FINEST HOME MADE Mayonnaise Full Qt. 39c LG. 10 OZ. ? INSTANT COFFEE NESCAFE $1.19 OUR QUALITY TEA - 48 Bags 49c SHORTENING . Snowdrift 3 Lb. Can 59c ASST. FLAVORS COBLE'S OLD FASHION ICE MILK Vz-GaL 39c ALCOA ALUMINUM FOIL - - 25 -Ft. Roll 33c JUMBO SIZE SCOTT TOWELS --35c LET'S COOK OUT Charcoal 10-Lb. Bag 59c CHARCOAL LIGHTER - - - Qt. 39c WE APPRECIATE YOVR BUSINESS East King St.? Plenty of Free Parking Space? Phone 264-8978
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