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VOLUME LXXIX— NO. 8
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Ninth Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1966 10 CENTS PER COPY
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More than 350 candidates for degrees line up Saturday morning for the pro
cession from the Rankin Science Building to Broome-Kirk Gymnasium where
graduation ceremonies were performed, and Gov. Dan Moore addressed the
summer ASTC graduating class. (Staff photo)
Brighter Days Ahead In North Carolina,
Governor Moore Tells ASTC Students
Brighter days are ahead for
North Carolina, Governor Dan
Moore told members of the
graduating class at Appalachian
State Teachers College in a sum
mer commencement address last
week. "
“We are making progress,”
Moore said. “A recent report
placed North Carolina first in
the Mid-South in personal in
come gain for the month of
May. Our gain was 11.6 per
cent over May of 1965. This
tied us with North Dakota for
the fourth highest income ga.
in the United States,” he said.
“In addition, our 16.7 per
cent increase in farm receipts
last May was the second high
est in the Mid-South.
“Our gross average weekly
factory wages increased $2.47
in May.
“During the first six months
of this year, our industrial
growth exceeded that for the
same period of 1965 by 35.9 per
cent.
/‘New and expanded indus
tries announced in this period
of 1966 will result in capital
investments of 244 million dol
lars,” Moore said, “and create
20,000 additional jobs, with a
total payroll of 64 million dol
lars.”
Moore said the first respon
sibility of State government is
the increasing job of providing
more and greater educational
opportunities.
“Improved education and
training are the keys to the
future, the keys to develop
ment of our State’s greatest as
set—our people,” he said.
“In North Carolina, we are
Hugh Morton Appears On
“ToTell The Truth”Show
The real Hugh Morton of
Wilmington and Linville, N. C.,
and two “impostors” confound
ed a panel of four experts on
the nationally-televised pro
gram, “To Tell The Truth,”
Wednesday afternoon in New
York City.
Morton was a special guest on
the show, and was flanked by
two other guests also posing as
Morton. One was Jim Waldrop,
a New York radio and televi
sion writer and announcer, or
iginally from the Spartanburg
Greenville, S. C., area and the
other was Rev. Don Theobald,
a Presbyterian minister from
Harrison, N. Y.
The trio forced the panel of
show business personalities to
split their votes on who was the
real Hugh Morton.
The panel included Actors
Tom Poston and Orson Bean,
and Actresses Peggy Cass and
Kitty Carlisle. Only Poston
correctly identified Morton. Two
others chose Waldrop, and the
other expert chose Rev. Teo
bald.
Morton’s appearance was in
connection with his ownership
of Grandfather Mountain. Mast
er of ceremonies Bud Collyer
opened the Morton segment of
the show with this statement:
“I, Hugh Morton, own the
highest mountain in one of the
world’s oldest mountain ranges.
Its name is Grandfather Moun
tain, and the name fits because
geologists estimate that its rock
formations are one billion years
old.
“My mountain has a mile-high
swinging bridge, all the splen
dors of nature, and all the re
quirements for rugged adven
ture. In fact, some of it is so
(Continued on page 5, sec. C)
HE TOLD THE TRUTH — Hugh Morton
(right) of Wilmington and Linvilie is shown
with Kitty Carlisle and Tom Poston, follow
ing bis guest appearance on the television
show, "To Toll The Truth", is Now York ;
City on August 24. Miss Carlisle and Poston
were two of the four panelists on the pro
gram, and Poston was the only one to identi
fy correctly Hugh Morton as owner of Grand
4thtr Mountain. (Photo bp Joseph Costa.)
rich in human resources. With
in a few weeks our population
will reach the five-million mark.
This is most encouraging to our
hopes for developing North Car
olina, because it indicates we
have been able to check popu
lation losses which slowed our
rate of gain during the period
from 1950 to 1960.”
The Governor noted that
North Carolinians in increasing
numbers have had better job
opportunities open to them.
“This is the goal of our total
development program,” he said.
I “Individual development to the
fullest capacity is both the
means and the goal of total de
velopment.”
“I can see nothing ahead for
North Carolina except brighter
days,” Moore concluded.
Moore spoke to a graduating
class of 404 students, including
150 candidates for bachelor’s
degrees and 254 candidates for
master’s degrees.
Dr. W. H. Plemmons, presi
dent of Appalachian, conferred
the degrees on members of the
class. Dr. Paul Sanders, dean
of academic affairs; Dr. Cratis
Williams, dean of the Graduate
School, and Dr. B. F. Strick
land, registrar, also took part
in the program.
Speaking of Appalachian,
Governor Moore said:
“Earning an established place
for itself is never an easy task
for a college, and Appalachian
State and those responsible for
its operation have had their
share of fighting heavy odds to
build this institution. But the
dedicated leadership of Dr. B.
B Dougherty, and his complete
devotion to a dream, brought
this institution up from a mod
est start to a place of solid ac
complishment and service to
this area of our State. Its
service to this area, and to the
entire State as well, won for it
the public support it deserved,
and put it on the road to its
(Continued on page three)
Co. Commissioners
Will Meet Sept. 6
The county commissioners
will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6, in
stead of Monday night due to
Labor Day being Monday.
DR. ROBERT L. RANDALL
Dr. Randall Gets
State Senate Nod
Dr. Robert L. Randall of
Boone received word Sunday
that the Democratic Executive
Committee of the 25th Sena
torial District, which comprises
Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin and
[ Davie counties, had nominated
him to run for the Senate, since
the duly constituted Democratic
candidate had withdrawn from
the race.
Dr. Randall explained that
1 the Democratic candidate would
| have been unable to serve, be
j cause of a conflict of interest
] between the state job and his
occupation. The local candi
j date, who is director of place
ment and associate professor at
ASTC, said Monday he will be
gin his campaign immediately,
and hopes to visit each voting
precinct in each of the four
counties.
Also a member of the Town
Board of Commissioners, Dr.
Randall completed the doctoral
program at Harvard University
on scholarship and returned to
North Carolina as principal of
the Lumberton Junior and Sen
ior high schools. In 1960, he
came to Appalachian.
He served in the U. S. Navy
from 1942 1946. He is Metho
(Continued on page eight)
Bids Being Sought
For P. O. Repairs
Bids for painting and general
repairs at the U. S. Post Office,
Boone, N. C., are being so
licited from small business con
tractors by the Atlanta Regional
Office of General Services Ad
ministration.
In addition to painting, the
work will involve sealing and
pointing of masonry; refinish
ing floors; installing Venetian
blinds; plumbing; boiler re
pairs; upgrading the electrical
system* and miscellaneous re
P«in. .. ....
The cost of the project is
estimated to be between $18,
000 and $28,000.
Plans, specifications and other
bidding material are available
to contractors from the Design
and Construction Division, Put>
lie Buildings Service, Genera]
Services Administration, 177f
Peachtree Street, N. W., At
lanta, Ga. 30309, telephone 528
5646.
1 Bids will be opened in Roorr
j 353 at that address on Sept. 22
lat 1:30 PJXL, EST.
126th Session
Three Forks
Assn. To Meet
8390 Members
Represented
In Gathering
The 126th annual session of
the Three Forks Baptist As
sociation will be held Tuesday
and Wednesday, Aug. 30-31.
Host church the first day will
be Laurel Springs Baptist
Church, and morning and after
noon programs are planned.
The Wednesday morning ses
sions will be at Poplar Grove
Baptist Church.
Associational Missionary
Donald Wilson, former pastor
of Laurel Springs, says mem
bership in the Watauga County
Association is 8,390. Member
churches constituted before the
Civil War were Three Forks,
Cove Creek, South Fork, Zion
ville. Stony Fork, Antioch, Bea
ver Dam, Bethel, Meat Camp
and Brushy Fork.
Moderator for the 126th ses
sion will be the Rev. J. E.
Crump; clerk, Mrs. Clay Phil
lips; music director, Maurice
Cooper, and pianist, Mrs. Cecil
Farthing. The theme will be
The Church Fulfilling Its Mis
sion Through Proclamation And
Witness.
Participating in the Tuesda>
morning session will be Dr
William Strickland, who cam(
to ASTC recently from South
eastern Seminary at Wake For
est; Herman Wilcox, the Rev.
James O. Mull, Ted Eller, the
Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, the Rev.
James Branch, Mayor Wade
Brown, the Rev. Donald Wil
son, Dr. Ray Lawrence, the
Rev. Charles Smith, Mrs. James
Branch, Dr. Eugene Poston,
Clyde R. Greene, J. Paul Wink
ler and the annual sermon will
be conducted by the Rev. L. A.
Talbert. The morning session
will begin at 9 a. m.
The afternoon session will
be called to order at 1 p. m.,
after the noon meal. Dr. Strick
land, the Rev. Raymond Hen
drix, Clyde Robinson, Mrs. Ed
sel Hodges, Henry Greer, Mrs.
Nora M. Wilson and the Rev.
C. O. Vance will speak. Subject
matter will include reports of
Baptist projects such as homes
for the aging, Baptist Hospital,
a Children’s Home and Camp
Joy.
The Wednesday morning ses
sion at Poplar Grove Baptist
church will convene at 9 a. m.
with Dr. Strickland in charge
of the devotion. Others contri
buting to the morning program
will be the Rev. R. C. Eggers,
Dr. Herman Isley, who is on
the Sunday School Board, Ra
(Continued on page eight)
Boone Rotarians To Greet
District Governor Today
Boone Rotarians will welcome
on Thursday the governor of
this Rotary district, James
Boyce Garland of Gastonia. He
will address the local Rotary
Club, one of 41 in his district,
and will confer with John H.
Bingham, president of the local
Rotary Club, and other club off
icers to obtain information on
the club’s plans for its service
activities and to offer sug
gestions on Rotary administra
tive matters.
Garland is one of 278 Rotary
governors serving more than 12,
400 Rotary clubs in 133 coun
tries throughout the world.
A member and past president
of the Rotary Club of Gastonia,
Garland is an attorney. He was
elected to office at the Rotary
convention in Denver, Colo.,
last June, and will serve until
nest June 80.
“While in Boone,” according
to Bingham, “the governor of
JAKES BOYCE GARLAND I
our district will talk with us
about possible growth of mem
bership and the likelihood of
forming additional Rotary clubs
in nearby communities. His
visit will also give us a broader
understanding of the world-wid?
Rotary organization that today
embraces nearly 600.000 men
practically all nationalities and
political and religious beliefs.”
Gov. Garland is a forme
member of the N. C. House of
Representatives. He has form
erly served as President of tb*»
Gastcni. Junior Chamber of
Commerce, State Vice Pres;
dent of North Carolina Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Chair- *
man of Gaston County Board of
Public Welfare, Member of jj
Board of Directors of North
Carolina Division American
Cancer Society and President of
Gtsta County Mm <
Gov. Dan K. Moore, speaking at the ASTC graduation cere
monies, called for brighter days in North Carolina’s future. He
said that a recent report placed North Carolina first in the
Mid-South in personal income gain for the month of May.
County Farm Bureau
Has Kickoff Meeting
A “county kick-off meeting”
last week served as the launch
ing pad for the 1966 enrollment
Rotary Club
Plans Annual
Auction Sale
The Boone Rotary Club an
nounces that its second annual
Auction Sale will be held in
the auditorium of the former
Appalachian High School on
Thursday evening, Sept. 8.
Daniel P. Lee and I. Joseph
Sherwin of the Boone Art and
Auction Gallery will again con
duct the sale.
Solicitation of merchandise
for the sale is actively under-1
way; preliminary indications are
that a large and valuable in
ventory of items will be offer
ed to the buyers. A number of
valuable door prizes will also
be given during the evening.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used for assistance to crip
pled children and for other com
munity projects. A lively and
exciting evening for the entire
family is expected and merchan
dise will be sold at the buyer's
own price. The public is cord
ially invited to the sale.
I effort of the Watauga County
' Farm Bureau.
Dewitt Barnett. County pres
ident, announced that the drive
for new members of the farm
organization is officially under
way as of Aug. 22.
The kick-off session, held at
the Watauga Savings and Loan
Association, featured a talk by
Clyde R. Greene and the com
pletion of plans for the drive.
Ten people attended the dinner
meeting.
President Barnett noted that
farmers “can’t go it alone any
more. We don’t have the voting
strength we once had when
farmers were numerous, and
this makes it necessary that we
work together and work harder
to keep farming a profitable
business.”
One of the farmer’s chief
goals, he said, “should be to
get his image right with the
consumer.”
He pointed out that farm
prices often are going down
while retail food prices arc
rising, “but still we get th*'
blame for the high cost of liv
ing.”
The county Farm Bureau
leader said that a successful
membership enrollment “can
strengthen the farmer’s voice
and speed up agricultural pro
gress.”