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VOLUME LXXIX—NO. 18
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1966
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BBSBUSK?
CAMPAIGNING AT HOME—The Saturation
Campaign of Boone man Robert Bingham
(left) has taken him over thousands of miles
in North Carolina’s Ninth District, where he
is seeking election to Congress. A recent
Watauga County tour took him to Cove Creek
School where this picture was made, as he
shook hands with Blan Norris of Zionville.
In the background between them is Tom Jack
son, candidate for County Commissioner, and
to Norris’ right is Glenn Hodges, also candi
date for Commissioner.
CONGRESSMAN IN BOONE—Since Congress
adjourned recently, Rep. James f. Broybill
has been intensifying his campaign for re
election in the Ninth District. A native of Le
noir, the Congressman has served four years
in Washington. Greeting him Friday at Re
publican Headquarters in Boone were (1-r)
S. Bynum Greene, incumbent County Com
* misslofter; t> W. C&ok, R^ti^*,'Boone; Ralph
Hayes of Triplett; J. F. Cook, Route 1, Boone;
Reid Greene, Route 1, Deep Gap; and local
Republican leader, Estel Wagner. (Staff
photo)
Congressman Broyhill
To Head G. O. P. Caravan
Assembling at the Triplett
Community Center Friday
morning, the 1966 Republican
Caravan will be led by incum
bent Congressman James T.
RICHARD J. BUELL
Buell Named
Vice-President
First National
One of North Carolina’s
foremost authorities on financ
ial personnel management has
joined the First National
Bank of Eastern North Caro
lina as vice president.
“Richard. C. Buell will have
charge of recruitment and
other areas of personnel man
agement for all of our 21 of
fices ini 14 cities,” according
to Mitchell F. Allen, Jr., pres
ident of the banking chain
with headquarters in Jackson
ville.
Buell was for seven years
personnel director for the
Wachovia Bank A Trust Co.
(Continued on poge two)
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Broyhill on a 21-point tour of
Watauga County.
The Caravan will arrive in
Boone shortly after 3 p. m.
and a parade will be conduct
ed through downtown Boone.
At the end of the all-day can
vas, the District and County
candidates will speak at a
supper meeting at Parkway
School. A string band will
provide entertainment.
Leaving Triplett at 8:30 a.
m., the caravan schedule will
be:
Deep Gap, 8:45; Todd, 9:10;
Green Valley School. 9:25;
Perkinsville, 9:45; Aho (Blue
Ridge Voting Place), 10; Blow
ing Rock City Hall, 10:15;
Shawneehaw Community
Building, 11:30.
At noon, they leave Shaw
neehaw; 12:10, Valle Crucis;
12:25, Vilas; 12:50 Laurel
Creek (Voting Place); 1:05,
Bethel School; 1:30, Cove
Creek School; 1:45, Mabel; 2
p. m., Zionville; 2:20, North
Fork (Ashe County line);
2:45, Silverstone; 3:10, Boone;
and 4 p. m., Perkinsville.
The Caravan will disband in
Perkinsville to reassemble at
Parkway School at 6 p. m.
Further information about
the 1966 Republican Caravan
may be had from Republican
Headquarters, West Howard
St., Boone.
Democrat May
Have Late Issue
Due to the fact that the
Democrat is appearing
bright and early Wednes
day morning, we may be
hard put to get the elec
tion returns all in next
week’s paper and still
maintain our normally
rigid presstime schedule.
If a satisfactory sum
mary of election news can
not be tabulated in time,
the Democrat could be a
little late next Wednesday.
If so, it will only be in an
effort to give better ser
vice.
Papers Signed For
Cable TV In Boone
Mayor Wade E. Brown has
announced the signing of a
contract which assures a local
corporation the franchise to
establish in Boone a Com
munity Antenna TV service.
Since applications began
coming in last fall, the City
Council stressed the fact that
the franchise grant implies no
obligation upon the part of
residents to subscribe to the
system. However, in return
for the franchise, the corpora
tion will pay the town a set
fee and/or a percentage of
profits—whichever is larger—
per year of operations.
The Town had negotiated
with radio station WAT A who
had applied for the franchise
for sometime. Mayor Brown
said the corporation which
has received the franchise is
represented by M. E. Thal
heimer and has a member
with long experience in CATV
operations.
Interest In Congress Race
Wataugans To Turn Out
Tuesday To Cast Votes
County Ticket,
Bond Issue Are
Prime Concerns
It hat been a quiet campaign
in Watauga County, but in the
stretch, as usual, both parties
are wanning up, and indica
tions are that Wataugans will
go to the polls in large num
bers.
John H. Bingham, Chair
man of the Board of Elections,
said that more than 10,000 are
registered in the county, but
had no complete figures on
the new registration this year.
There was no general new
Sample Ballots
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registration.
On the State ticket interest
centers on the bid of Robert
Bingham of Boone, Democrat,
who is seeking the seat of in
cumbent Republican Repre
sentative James T. Broyhill.
Mr. Bingham has been cam
paigning vigorously in all the
counties of the district, has
been present at various fund
raising dinners, and his stren
uous campaign will extend
through next Monday.
Representative Broyhill, de
tained in Washington, for the
. most, part, until Congress ad
journed, is nuking a thorough
going campaign of all the
counties of the district and
will continue his efforts until
the election.
Senator B. Everett Jordan
is being challenged on the
State ticket by John S. ShaTl
cross, who has made two trips
to Watauga.
Joseph Branch is being chal
lenged for Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court by Hugh
E. Monteith, Republican. All
other Justices and Superior
Court Judges are Democrats
and unopposed.
County Ticket
On the county ticket, W.
Hampton Childs, Jr., Demo
crat, is unopposed for Solici
tor of the Sixteenth Solicitor
ial District.
For State Senator, Robert
Randall of Boone opposes T.
R. Bryan, Sr., of North Wilkes
boro. Mr. Randall is an ASTC
professor and member of the
Boone City Council. Mr. Bryan
is an attorney. The district
comprises Watauga, Wilkes
and Yadkin counties.
For the first time, Watauga
will not have a Representative
of its own. Mack S. Isaacs of
Newland, incumbent Avery
County Representative, a Re
publican, is unopposed in the
new district comprising Wa
tauga, Avery and Mitchell
counties.
For Clerk of the Court,
(Continued on page two)
Gty Gean-Up
Gets Underway
Next Sunday
Operation Clean-Up will get
underway at 2 p.m. Sunday as
the Boone Jaycees, with the
cooperation of the Highway
Commission, divide Boone in
to six sections which they will
clean of trash.
Lewis Gaston, chairman of
Operation Clean-Up, said High
way Engineer Tom Winkler
is lending the Jaycees six
trucks and other equipment
and some of the Jaycees will
use their own trucks to achieve
their objective to encourage
citizens of Boone to help keep
the streets and highways clean
and to impress upon them the
importance of clean streets.
Second place in the Home Demonstration Achievement contest
was awarded last week to Mrs. Edward Gill (left), president
of the Young Homemakers Home Demonstration Club. Beside
her is Mrs. Benny Baird, featured speaker of the evening and
next, Mrs. W. R. Vines, president of the County Council. First
place went to the Cove Creek Home Demonstration Club, repre
sented by their president, Mrs. Jan.es Mast, at right. (Staff
photo)
Home Club Achievement Program Held
Presidents of tile Cove
Creek Home Demonstration
Club and the Young Home
makers Club stepped forward
Thursday night, Oct. 27, to re
ceive first and second place
awards respectively, in the
annual Home Demonstration
Achievement Program in
Boone Baptist Church Fellow
ship Hall.
The achievement score
sheets were judged by Miss
Harriet Tutterow, Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent in
Caldwell County, and mem
bers of the Caldwell County
Home Demonstration Council.
The score cards were judg
ed on the activities which
each club had participated in.
Mrs. Howard Dancy, Watauga
County vice-president, presid
ed over the achievement pro
gram, attended by more than
50 women.
Miss Geraldine Dishman, 4
H member from the Timbered
Ridge Club and 4-H Council
President, reported on her
trip to the 4-H Citizenship
Short Course in August in
Washington, D. C. Geraldine
received a scholarship for her
trip.
Featured speaker for the
evening was Mrs. Bennie
Baird, Watauga’s representa
tive to the National Citizen
ship Conference in Washing
ton, D. C. She said the main
theme of the meeting was
State Party Leaders Go To
Wire With Bob Bingham
North Carolina Democratic
leaders will be campaigning
this week and next in behalf
of Democratic congressional
candidate Robert Bingham.
“Task Force” members will
campaign with Bingham sup
porters in the major precincts
800 Items Of
Clothing For
Needy Given
More than 800 items of
clothing were collected last
week by the Junior Wo
man’s Club of Boone.
Mrs. Johnny Barnett,
president, says the club is
planning to continue their
drive this week and prob
ably over the weekend. At
least 1,000 articles will be
collected by the end of the
drive, which is designed to
help warmly clothe children
of many County schools for
the winter.
Clothing and shoes may
be left at Fellowship Hall
of the Boone Methodist
Church. Donors may call
Mrs. Barnett (264-8593),
Mrs. John Gilliam (264
2737) or Mrs. Joe Miller
(264-2348) to pick up their
clothing gifts.
Mrs. Barnett says the
Girl Scouts of Boone have
been tremendously helpful
in the venture.
of the Ninth District counties
on Nov. 7, day before the
election. Bingham and Lt. Gov.
Bob Scott will canvass Rowan,
Cabarrus and Stanly counties
all day the 7th.
N. C. Commissioner of Agri
culture James A. Graham will
be in Stanly Nov. 7, while
Secretary of State Thad Eure
will be in Cabarrus, L. Rich
ardson Preyer of Greensboro
campaigns in Davie County,
Clifton Blue of Aberdeen is
in Surry and State Senator
William Z. Wood is in Yadkin
and Wilkes counties.
Lt. Gov. Scott and Bingham
will join Eure in Cabarrus for
some campaigning, and Scott
will be in Watauga Friday.
House Speaker Pat Taylor
of Wadtsboro, son of the late
H. P. Taylor who was Lt Gov.
1948-52 will be in Watauga
County Nov. 7.
Former Ninth District Rep.
Hugh Alexander will cam
paign for Bingham in Ashe
County one day this week.
"Task Force" members for
Alleghany and Caldwell coun
ties will be announced later
in the week.
Boone Merchants Plan
Christmas Decorations
Monday’s noon meeting of
the Boone Merchants Associa
tion entertained discussion of
the prospect of businesses re
maining open until 9 p.m. Fri
day nights; a resolution to
decorate the town for Christ
mas; and discussion of the
feasibility of operating a
credit - collection bureau in
Boone.
George Flowers backed up
the suggestion of Clyde R.
Greene that Boone business
houses consider staying open
on Friday nights throughout
the year as an additional ser
vice to area consumers. Flow
ers said he has visited Hickory
shops on Fridays and
said businesses are attracting
a share of Boone shoppers.
He added that the ‘til-9-Fri
days program in West Jeffer
son was working well for
merchants.
Chairman Glenn Andrews
called on John Robinson, head
of the decorations committee,
who reported original plans
to provide special decorations
for intersections bordering
town were abated when the
desired decorations became
unavailable.
Merchants approved a mo
tion to raise money for new
decorations ($2,500 minimum)
and to work with an inter
association committee, which
will supervise all phases of the
decorations project
Alfred Adams agreed that
the proposal “is not only im
portant, but imperative.”
.Stanley Harris, Sr., offered
for discussion the idea of sup
porting a credit - collection
bureau, which would be paid
according to a set percentage
of overdue accounts it col
lects. Merchants directed Fred
McNeal, Chamber of Com
merce manager, to check the
courthouse for a record of a
charter for a collection bureau.
The Merchants Association
requests that merchant* in
form the Chamber of Com
merce what hours they plan
to maintain for the upcoming,
holiday season*. The associa
tion recommends that *»»«*
nesses close on Thanksgiving
and close on the Mondays M
towing Christmas and Nam
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citizenship and the law.
Mrs. Baird pointed out V\n
all Home Demonstration Club
members should be concerned
with public lack of interest in
good law enforcement and en
couraged better pay for police
men so they might be better
trained for their jobs. Mem
bers’ concern should begin at
home with law-abiding par
ents who train their children
to respect the laws of the
land, Mrs. Baird added.
Mrs. W. R. Vines, County
Council president, recognized
the Buena Vista Home De
monstration Club, who or
ganized this year.
A total of 13 Home Demon
stration clubs competed for
the achievement awards. Mus
ic was furnished by Mrs. Ro
bert Agle and Mrs. A. E. Van
noy.
Farm Bureau
Board Meets
The Board of Directors of
the Watauga County Farm
Bureau will meet Friday
night, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p. m. in
the County Agent’s office.