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VOLUME LXXVm— NO. 40
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 196®
10 CENTS PER COPY
24 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
Although Boone's water does not come from the streams of
Watauga County, Town officials are making a great effort to
keep Boone Creek free of trash. Cleaned out shortly after
this picture was taken, this neck of Boone Creek is again
choked with assorted junk. Mayor Brown urges citizens to
co-operate in keeping the creek litter free.
Boone’s Water Supply Gets
Highest Rating From State
G. R. ANDREWS
Andrews Again
Named To Board
Auto Dealers
G. R. Andrews, Boone new
car dealer, has been re-elected
to a fourth three-year term on
the Board of Directors of the
North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Association, according
to an announcement made by
NCADA Executive Secretary
Mrs. Bessie B. Ballentine. Mr.
Andrews has been a member of
the NCADA Board since 1957
and has also served five years
as Area Chairman for Watauga
County.
Civic activities include mem
bership in the Rotary Club and
the Chamber of Commerce.
The next meeting of the
NCADA Board of Directors will
be held on Sunday, May 1 dur
ing the Association’s 31st An
nual Convention in Pinehnrst
Officers of the North Caro
lina. Automobile Dealers Asso
ciation are: W. A. Raney, Wilm
ington, president; C. Odell Mat
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Filing Time
Ends April 15
Interest is mounting in
county politics and although
the filing deadline is two
weeks away a number of cand
idates have already filed far
county office on both sides of
the political fence and others
are expected to throw their
hats in the ring.
John Bingham, Chairman of
the Beard of Elections, re
minds that Friday the 15th of
April is the last day to fils
far the Map H jpfrur7.
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Records on file with the State
Stream Sanitation Committee
last week dispelled a report
published in the Democrat that
Boone’s drinking water is of C
grade, or fit only for fish and
wildlife.
The charge came during a
apd ‘ a*»wer period
after Mayor Wade Brown’s
speech at the Chamber of Com
Bingham New
Chairman Of
Board Elections
The new Watauga County
Board of Elections met Satur
day and organized by naming
John Bingham Chairman and
J. D. Winebarger Secretary.
Both are Democrats. The Re
publican member of the Board
is J. E. Holshouser, Sr.
The Board will meet again,
Mr. Bingham says, April 9, at
which time registrars and
judges for the various precincts
will be chosen.
The Board, chosen in Raleigh
on recommendation of the Dem
ocrat and Republican commit
tees in Watauga County, suc
ceeds R. T. Greer, Jack Edmis
ten and Stacy Eggers.
merce program meeting the
first of March. At the time, the
Mayor said that he had no rec
ords that Boone’s water is in
adequate.
According to records,
Boone’s water is Class A-l,
the purest of six classifies
tions set up by the Committee
in 1953. A-l designates
streams, lakes and other bo
dies of water serving as
sources of public water sup
ply and from which the water
is used for drinking, culinary
and food processing purposes.
Quoted from a Committee
publication: "This classifica
tion is intended primarily for
those waters which fall on un
inhabited protected water
shed!, and require only chlor
ination or storage or a combi
nation of the two in order to
make them suitable and safe
as sources of water for public
consumption."
Other classifications are A-II,
waters requiring conventional
treatment processes for the re
moval of turbidity, color, bac
teria and other pollutants;
Glass B, streams serving recrea
tion, either bathing or skiing;
Class C, waters protected for
fish and wildlife; Class D, water
suitable for agricultural irriga
tion, livestock watering; and
Class E, streams for navigation
or water which may be used for
limited disposal of domestic
and industrial waste.
Questioned in the matter,
Jack IV-Cobb. supervising
(Contiimed on page three)
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All Voters
Required To
Register Here
At a meeting of the
Board of Elections held
Monday a new registra
tion of the voters of Wa
tauga County was ordered.
This step has been ad
vocated by a number of
citiien8 for many years.
All those who expect
to vote in the May pri
mary or in the November
election will have to reg
ister to gain that privil
ege.
The registration books
will remain open each Sab
urday, April 23 to May 14,
so that the registration
may be completed in time.
Special Tours
Of New Plant
To Be Provided
The dedication of Watauga
High School has been resched
uled for Sunday, April 3, from
2:30 until 4 p.m. in the school
gymnasium. This event was
planned for Sunday, Jan. 16,
but was cancelled because of
snow.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State
Superintendent of Public In
struction, will deliver the dedi
catory address, and the Watauga
High School Band will present
a concert from 2 until 2:30,
under the direction of Otis
Strother. The WHS Chorus, un
der the direction of Eugene Wil
son, will present a program of
choral music preceding the ded
icatory address.
Mike Wilson, president of the
student body, will preside.
The dedication of the modern
secondary school culminates
more than seven years planning
and work by school officials
and the citizens of Watauga.
Final phases of the construction
of the school facility were com
pleted in early December, and
all furniture and equipment
planned for the Initial opening
of this school has been installed
After the dedication, refresh
ments will be served and spec
ial tours of the buildings will be
conducted by members of the
Student Council and the faculty.
Consolidation of Watauga
County high schools was first
discussed in a Board of Educa
tion meeting Dec. 1, 1958.
Through the years, surveys of
the school system were com
pleted and comprehensive sta
tistical information compiled on
the merits of a consolidated sec
ondary school in relation to
equal educational opportunities
for all children in the County.
Early in 1961, the decision
was made that Appalachian,
Blowing Rock, Cove Creek, Be
thel and the Watauga Consoli
dated high schools be consoli
dated as soon as a site and funds
could be made available.
On Feb. 9, 1962, local officials
began planning a bond referen
dum. On Sept. 17, 1963, Wa
taugans overwhelmingly approv
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Candidates File For County Offices
WARD G. CARROLL
For Sheriff
Ward G. Carroll, 47, of Route
1, Boone, has filed for the off
ice of Sheriff subject to the
Democratic primary in May.
He attended ASTC, is married
and the father of taro.
Carroll has been in the lum
ber and livestock business here
since 1M7 and received four
battle stars in Europe during
World War II. He worked with
the Highway Commission before
the war. •,
ROBERT THOMAS
For Clerk
Robert Thomas has filed for
Clerk of Court, subject to the
Democratic primary. He la
married and the father of one.
Thomas teachers American
history at Watauga High School.
He has been a teacher five
years, and a part-lQne police
man for eight years. He gradu
ated from Cove Creek High
School and ASTC.
He is the son of Police Chief
Hnb«t Thug. .....
ROBERT HODGES
For Clerk
' Robert Hodges, son of Hr.
and Mrs. Dallas Hodges of Vilas,
has announced his candidacy
for Clerk of Court on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
He is married and has three
children. The family belongs
to First Presbyterian Church of
Boone and resides in Vilas.
Hodges is a World War II vet
eran and has worked for the
Observer Transportation Com
pujr, ChaiMK Sat llbk year*
GLENN HODGES
For Commissioner
Glenn Hodges of Brushy
Fork Township has announced
that he will file for Watauga
County Commissioner, subject
to the Democratic Primary.
He is married to the former
Betty Ann Hagaman of Boone.
They have three children and
are members of the Boone
Baptist Church. Hodges has
worked on the precinct, county
and state level of politics, and
It • production foreman at IBC,
DRAWING OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL PLANT.
Easter Sunrise Service To
Be Held By City Churches
The Boone churches will pre
sent a special service of wor
ship on Eastern moraine at 6
a. m. at the Greenway Baptist
Church. Rev. Gordan Noble of
the Advent Christian Church
will deliver the meditation and
other local ministers will take
part.
Music for the sunrise service
will be provided by the com
bined choirs of the Perkinsville
and Greenway Baptist churches.
In years past the community
outdoor Easter Sunrise Service
has met many difficulties. It
is hoped that this year’s ob
servance of the dawning of
Easter, which is planned for
both indoors and outdoors, will
be well attended by those aware
of the significance of this day.
The service will not be broad
cast, however, a special hour
long program of inspiration fea
turing several Boone ministers
will be presented over WATA
Easter morning.
Good Friday
To Be Observed
The annual community Good
Friday Worship Service spon
sored by the Watauga County
Ministerial Association will be
conducted Friday, April 8, at
7:30 p. m., at the Boone Pres
byterian Church.
Rev. Richard Crowder, pres
ident of the association, will be
in charge of the services which
will feature brief meditations
on the seven last words from
the cross by local clergymen.
The service will add much to
the community’s observation of
the Easter season and all
church members are urged to
be present.
Medicare Deadline- Today
The Hickory District Social Security Office will be
open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. on the 30th and 31st of
March to give 65 year olds a last-minute opportunity to
enroll in the Social Security Medicare Plan.
The special hours have been set so that everyone may
take advantage of the hospitalization and supplementary
medical insurance plans which Congress provided for al
most all persons at least 65 years old.
The enrollment period ends March 31 this year. Those
who enroll by that date will have the health insurance cov
erage starting July 1.
Don W. Marsh, Hickory District Office Manager, says
it’s urgent that anyone 65 years old who has not already
filed an application for Medicare, to file during the last
two days of March.
Local Folk Singer
Ends Tour Britain
BY WHEELER FARTHING
Doc Watson, blind folk singer
and guitarist, has returned from
a tour of the British Isles
where he found “receptive”
audiences and “miserable’ wea
ther.
He gave 22 performances dur
ing the tour. They included
five in London, two in Scotland,
and one in Belfast, Ireland. The
remaining 14 were presented in
other English cities.
Watson found the cold, damp
weather in the Isles not to his
liking, even though he grew up
near the crest of the Blue Ridge
in Watauga County where the
winters are rarely mild.
The British people, he was
pleased to learn, knew much
about his music through the
Great Fire Danger
Exists On Parkway
The majority of the Blue
Ridge Parkway is free of ice
and snow and safe to travel.
The only portion remaining
closed at this time is the sec
tion from N. C. Highway No.
191 (French Broad River) to
Balsam Gap.
Fire danger along the Blue
Ridge Parkway Is extremely
high. High spring winds could
cause a small fire to go com
pletely out of control tat mio
utes. / visitors and residents in
this area are urged to use the
utmost care by using ashtrays
for discarded cigarettes and by
not starting fires when burning
conditions are critical.
1966 marks the 50th annivers
ary of the National Park Ser
vice. One way we can make
this a memorable year la hy
being extra careful with our
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sa'e of his records throughout
England, Scotland and Ireland.
They requested “quite a few”
tunes he had recorded for an
American company, which, in
turn, arranged for their sale in
Europe through another com
pany, he said.
He and his manager traveled
in Great Britain by train after
their arrival in London by air
from the U. S.
Commenting on British food,
Watson said he found it “fair
to good in most places, but I
still think our cooks here in
the States are much better.”
Next up on his schedule is
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Democrats Co
To Rowan Meet |!
A Ninth District meeting of
Democratic women was spon
sored by a Salisbury dub last ’
week. Mrs. Dan K. Moore was
featured speaker and six Boone |
women were on hand for the
event \
Robert Bingham, special guest
at the meeting, was introduced
as the Democrats’ Ninth District
candidate opposing James Broy- .
hill
Representing the Boom or- ‘
ganhatinn were Mrs. James f
CouncHt Mrs. W. M. Mathnann <
Mrs. John OounriU, Mrs. Frank’ ■
Payne, Mr*. Harvey Ayan and |
Bn. Glenn HodfM.': " • •