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VOLUME LXXIX—NO. 17
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY,OCTOBER 27, I960
10 CENTS PER COPY
22 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
Seven members of Appalachian's new Board
of Visitors met in the office of Dr. W. H.
Plemmons, president of the college, for the
organization's inaugural meeting last Friday.
Six persons who have accepted membership
on the original board were unable to attend
the first meeting. Standing (1-r) are John M.
Ehle of Winston-Salem, J. E. Collette of Win
ston-Salem and Lewis Jenkins of North Wilkes
boro. Seated in same order are Dr. L. H.
Hollingsworth of Winston-Salem, Dr. T. Edgar
Sikes of Greensboro, Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell
of Greensboro and Mrs. Paul Brovhill of Le
noir.
ASTC Board Of Visitors
Has Session With Trustees
xbe initial meeting of Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege’s first Board of Visitors
was staged in conjunction with
a gathering of the institution’s
Board of Trustees last Friday.
Seven members of the origi
nal 13-member board attended
the organizational session in
Warm Clothing
Is Sought For
Needy Children
One boxful of clothing will
have to go a long way.
Or else citizens of Watauga
County can answer the plea
of the Junior Woman’s Club
of Boone to donate clothing
for hundreds of school chil
dren.
A spokesman for the club
stated that teachers reported
to the principal of a single
county elementary school that
300 children in attendance
would not have clothing warm
enough to see them through
the winter. The club also is
collecting shoes.
All sizes of clothing will be
needed, from infant’s sizes up.
But the emphasis is on clo
thing for school-age children.
Clothes and shoes can be
left at the Fellowship Hall of
the Boone Methodist Church.
If donors are unable to take
the clothing there, they may
ask Mrs. Johnny Barnett
(264-8593), Mrs. John Gilliam
(264-2737) or Mrs. Joe Miller
(264-2348) to go by their
homes for the clothing gifts.
That one boxful just won’t
be enough.
the office of Dr. W. H. Plem
mons, president of the college.
William J. Conrad, chair
man of the Board of Trustees,
and Dr. Plemmons advised the
new board members of the
goals which are expected to
be achieved through the
founding of the Board of
Visitors.
“You can be of tremendous
value to Appalachian State
Teachers College,” the group
was told by Dr. Plemmons.
Conrad, upon whose recom
mendation the board was
formed, stated that “this
marks a big day in the history
of Appalachian.”
Thirteen prominent persons
have accepted charter mem
berships on the new board,
which is expected to be en
larged in the future. The
seven who were able to at
tend the opening meeting
were:
Dr. L. H. Hollingsworth,
chaplain at Wake Forest Col
lege in Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Harry B. Caldwell of Greens
boro, master of the N. C. State
Grange; Dr. T. Edgar Sikes of
Greensboro, a pioneer in oral
surgery; J. E. Collette, presi
dent of Security Life and
Trust Co., of Winston-Salem;
Mrs. Paul Broyhill, an ASTC
alumna who is a former Miss
North Carolina; and John M.
Ehle, Jr., of Winston-Salem,
an author and former member
of the faculty of the Univers
ity of North Carolina.
Each of the new Board of
Visitors members praised the
recent accomplishments of the
college in its physical growth
and in the steady improve
(Continued on page two)
Saturday Is Last Day
To Register To Vote
The Watauga County Board
of Elections announces that
Saturday, Oct. 29, is the last
day that registration books
will be open before the Gen
eral Election to be held Tues
day, Nov. 8, 1966, and that
Saturday, Nov. 5 has been de
signated as Challenge Day.
All applications for civilian
absentee ballots, except in
cases of unexpected illness,
must be made by 6 p m. Wed
nesday, Nov. 2, with Monday,
Nov. 7, at 10 a. m. being the
latest time for filing applica
tion for civilian absentee bal
lots for unexpected illness in
curred after 6 p. m. on Nov.
2.
Civilian absentee ballots
must be received by the Board
of Elections by noon on Sat
urday, Nov. 5, with the excep
tion of ballots from voters
who may incur some unex
pected illness after 6 p. m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 2, and in
the case of persons who do
incur some unexpected illness
after that date, their ballots
must reach the Chairman of
the County Board of Elections
by 3 p. m. on election day.
Municipal Mystery Mastered
Massive Leak Conveys
Water To Hidden Creek
Service Is
Restored To
City Monday
BY RACHEL RIVERS
David Austin crawled into
a culvert and returned a short
while later to announce a six
inch main was broken and
water was gushing into a
storm drainage pipe.
The leak was found, and
suddenly the men who had
worked on Boone’s water cris
is for 10 days were smiling.
“It couldn’t have been in a
more difficult place,” Mayor
Brown said Tuesday, for the
leak was 10 feet under the
pavement on West King
Street, and was draining the
city water supply near a rush
ing creek. It was for this rea
son, presumably, that the
leak-finder failed to sense the
break.
Friday night, the Fire De
partment’s new truck was put
to work.
Two hydrants were install
ed on the main line near the
watershed. Water was pulled
from the hydrant nearest the
reservoir, pumped through the
truck at greater velocity and
returned to the hydrant clos
est town.
For example, water pulled
out of the reservoir at 60
pounds pressure was returned
to the line by the truck pump
at 100 pounds pressure, for an
increased pressure of 40
pounds. This technique was
designed to force out any air
locks in the lines, and if air
locks were the only problem,
it was hoped the pump idea
would fill the water mains and
terminate the water crisis.
Through short-wave radio
contact, firemen and engin
eers determined that the pres
sure consequently increased
in some parts of town. Fire
men and civilians worked with
the truck on four-hour shifts
throughout Friday night and
Saturday night
Saturday night, Mayor
Brown observed that the fire
truck was pumping a good
supply of water into the sys
tem, but from 1 to 4 a. m.
Sunday, “the level of the
tanks could not be stabilized.”
Sunday night, the water
that should have been rising
in the tanks—was not. The
Mayor said he appealed to the
public to conserve all the
water possible, while the work
continued.
That night workmen cut off
the water in Boone, section by
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United Fund Goes Over The Top
Sixteen days after the Watauga Chapter began its United Fund
campaign here, pledges and cash were turned in for a total of
$16,831.48. At a luncheon meeting Wednesday of last week,
Fund president Wade Wilmoth and campaign chairman
Stanley Harris Sr. confirmed the financial status of the 1966-87
drive. The funds in excess of the $16,000 goal will be banked,
according to Harris, and probably will be carried over to the
1967-68 campaign. Among United Fund workers to attend the
wrap-up meeting (1-r) were Alfred Adams. Mark Hodges, Randy
Phillips, Wade Wilmoth, Jerry Moretz, John Robinson, Barney
Hampton and Steve Mains. Seated at right is Dennis Greene,
a past president of the Watauga Chapter. Beside Greene is
Harris. (Staff photo)
New Courthouse Design Is
Not Final, Says Official
Mr. S. B. Greene, Chairman
of the Watauga County Board
of Commissioners, tells the
Democrat that the architec
tural design of the proposed
new courthouse is not final, as
had been thought by some, and
is subject to change if the
bond issue is approved, in
line with the wishes of the
citizens of the county.
Some dissatisfaction had de
veloped over the design of the
building, and Mr. Greene’s
statement should dispel any
Headquarters
Opened By GOP
Republican H e a d q uarters
are open one block from King
Street at 115 W. Howard St.
Mrs. Lura Greene, vice
chairman of the Watauga
County Republican Party, is
in charge of headquarters.
belief that there is a firm com*
mittal to this drawing. He
tells the Democrat that he and
his board are anxious to con
struct the sort of courthouse
the folks want, in the event
the proposal is approved at the
general election.
Mr. Greene’s prepared
statement says:
“It has come to the atten
tion of the Board of Commis
sioners of Watauga County
that there is some complaint
with reference to the architec
tural design of the proposed
new courthouse. This is to ad
vise that the architectural de
sign is not final and is subject
to change or alteration within
the limit of funds available.
It is, of course, the desire of
your County Commissioners,
if the bond issue passes, to
construct the type of court
house that will be in keeping
with the wishes of the ma
jority of the citizens of Wa
tauga County and any con
structive suggestions with
reference thereto in any man
ner will be appreciated.
"S. B. Greene
“Chairman
“Board of Commissioners
of Watauga County”
Broyhill Will
Visit County
Representative James T.
Broyhill brings his campaign
to Watauga county Friday, and
said the end of the week he
will campaign six days a
week “from early In the morn
ing till late at night”, until
November S.
Congressman Broyhill will
be in Blowing Rock Friday
from 9 to 10 a. m. and in
Boone from 10:30 to 12.
Bloodmobile
To Visit ASTC
Next Monday
Officials of the Watauga
County Red Cross Chapter are
hoping for a large increase in
the number of blood donors
when the American Red Cross
Bloodmobile visits the Appa
lachian State Teachers College
campus Monday, Oct. 31.
The mobile unit is to be
stationed at East Hall from 11
am. until 4:30 p.m., accord
ing to Mrs. Goldie Fletcher,
executive secretary of the
county chapter.
An average of 125 pints of
blood will be needed for each
of the Bloodmobile’s four
visits to Boone over the next
year if the county’s quota of
500 pints is to be reached.
Chapter officials are hope
ful that 200 pints will be do
nated next week to make up
for a current deficiency of
72 pints.
Bingham Proposes
Research Center
Two related proposals for
the Ninth District were un
veiled by Robert Bingham,
Democratic Congressional can
didate, last weekend at a
fund-raising dinner in Con
cord.
Bingham proposed a re
search and development pro
gram, based in the tri-county
area of Rowan, Cabarrus and
Stanly, which he said would
utilize "a vast reservoir of
brainpower and know - how
that can and should be har
nessed for the fuller develop
ment of the area and its
people.”
He also pledged that if elect
ed he will open and maintain
a Congressional office central
ly located in the Ninth Dis
trict and staffed with profes
sionals "versed in the know
how of helping individuals and
their problems and county and
city governments and their
needs."
Bingham said the tri-county
research and development pro
gram would unite scientists,
engineers, business leaders,
farmers and other representa
tives of the agricultural com
munity for the betterment of
the area and ultimately for
the benefit of the District and
State.
The non-profit corporation,
he suggested, could assist
chambers of commerce and in
dustrial development groups
seeking to attract new indus
try, could bring in skilled la
bor and stimulate a training
program for the unskilled la
bor supply.
Fireman Phil Vance adjusts the gauges on the
fire truck as an engineer looks on. By pumping
a known quantity of water into the city’s sys
tem, officials were able to discount the theory
that an air lock might be the sole trouble.
(Staff photo)
Chances For Debate In
Congress Race Are Dim
Democratic congressional
candidate Robert Bingham has
accused Rep. James T. Broy
hill of attempting to dodge s
proposed public debate on the
campaign issues in the Ninth
District.
Bingham issued a statement
last week after receiving Broy
hill’s reply to a debate chal
lenge, saying “the congress
man seems to be doing some
slipping, sliding and ducking
on the question of a public
debate — and it took him a
week to do that."
In his letter to Bingham,
Broyhill noted that Congress
was still in session and that
he has not had much time for
campaigning.
“It has been necessary to
postpone s number of commit
ments which I shall be obliged
to keep once Coagrees ad
journs," Broyhill wrote. "After
final adjournment, I will then
have opportunity to review
my campaign schedule, and to
explore the possibility of a
Joint appearance,” he said.
Bingham's campaign staff
interpreted the letter to mean
“maybe, but I doubt it” con
cerning the proposed debate
and Bingham sharply took is
sue with the Broyhill answer.
“We have a heavy schedule of
campaign commitments, too,"
Bingham said, “but we think a
debate Important enough to
do some shifting around to
make room for it. What’s he
afraid of?" Bingham coo
tlnued. “Could it be that our
wealthy congressman Is afraid
a public debate might tarnish
his purchased public relations
Usage?”
Bingham Issued the chal
lenge to Broyhill Oct T. The
Congressman’s reply was d«ted
Oct. 13.
The Congressman wrote
Bingham again on Oct 20. The
text of the letter follows:
“I have read with interest
the comments attributed to
you in the press during the
past several days concerning
a joint appearance to discuss
issues in the present Congres
sional campaign
“In my letter of Oct 13, I
advised you that I would wel
come any process which shows
reasonable promise of inform
ing the people of the views of
the candidates. I »iw> explain
ed that I would not have an
opportunity to review my cam.
paign schedule and expiate
the possibility of a joint ap
pearance with yon until Con
trast adjourns. This, I fait,
was reasonable tinea Congnn
aional raeitonaibilitiea have re
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