AWARD WINNER
In last 3 years Democrat has won
14 State Press Assn, awards. Eight
of them are first place awards.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly Newspaper
VOL. LXXX— NO. 48
Eightieth Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 30,
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May 22 64 36
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May 25 78 52
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SPENCER ROBBINS AND PETER BROWN
Noted Western Movie Star
Signs With Tweetsie Ry.
Hollywood, Calif—The con
genial western star of the La
redo and Lawman television
series, Peter Brown, has signed
a contract with Tweetsie Rail
road, Blowing Rock, N. C. tc
appear throughout the summei
of 1968.
He will begin work at Tweet
sie on June 18th, and will ap
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FAMOIS EVANGELISTS—The Rev. Oral Roberts (left) will be the
featured speaker at “Singing On The Mountain” at Grandfather
Mountain June 30. He is shown here with Dr. Billy Graham, a pre
vious speaker at the mountain sing, as they took part in the dedi
cation ceremonies for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla
homa, in September, 1965.
pear in person Tuesdays
through Fridays until Ai«ust
23rd.
In addition to his appearance
at the frontier town of Tweet
sie* Brown will join in the ac
tion to help fight off the “train
robbers”, and the “Indian
raids” on Fort Boone with all
the children aboard ole Tweet
sie.
Mr. Spencer Robbins stated
that, “Tweetsie is vitally con
cerned with maintaining its
wholesome family image, there
fore we go to the time and ex
pense to meet with the tele
vision stars we are considering,
to assure the parents and their
children who vis it Tweetsie only
the best in wholesome, family
entertainment”.
ASU Student
Winner State
Grange Honor
Sandra Fox, an Appalachian
State University sophomore, has
been selected as North Caro
lina’s Most Representative
Grange Girl by the N. C. State
Grange.
A graduate of Roxboro High
School, she is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Fox of
Hurdle Mills.
As the winner of the honor,
Miss Fox will attend the Na
tional Grange Convention in
Peoria, 111. in November to com
pete for the title of National
Grange Princess.
An elementary education ma
jor at Appalachian, she plans a
teaching career.
Oral Roberts To Appear
At Grandfather Singing
Grandfather Mountain, N,
C.—World famed evangelist
Oral Roberts will be the fea
tured speaker at “Singing On
The Mountain” here June 30.
The announcement was made to
day by Joe Lee Hartley, chair
man of the mountain religious
singing convention which has
been held for 43 consecutive
Claude Johnson
To Graduate
At West Point
West Point, N.Y.—C*det
Claude A, Johnson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hal G. Johnson, 203
Blue Ridge Ave., Boone, N, C.,
will graduate from the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point
Wednesday, June 3.
Cadet Johnson, who will re
ceive a bachelor of science de
gree, was appointed to the Mili
tary Academy as a qualified al
ternate. He Is a 1964 graduate of
Appalachian Hi*hSchool, Boone.
While at West Point, the 22.
year-old cadet was on the
wrestling team.
In addition to the Rev. Rob
erts, well-known TV personality
Arthur Smith and his Cross
roads Quartet will be on hand
as they have for 15years, Hart
ley said.
Traditionally held on the
fourth Sunday in June, the date
for this year’s sing was changed
to the fifth Sunday to make pos
sible the appearance erf the Rev.
Roberts. Hartley said the only
other time the date has been
changed was in 1963 to accom
modate the schedule of the fea
tured speaker that year, Dr.
Billy Graham.
The Rev. Roberts is founder
and director of the Oral Roberts
Evangelistic Association, the
founder and editor of “Abundant
life” magazine and has written
a number of articles, books and
pamphlets which have been dis
tributed around the world.
The son of a Pentecostal Holi
ness minister, he was born in
Ada, Oklahoma, Jan. 24, 1918.
At the age of 17 he developed
tuberculosis and doctors pre
dicted that he would die. But
believing in the power of pray
er he attended a revival service
where the visiting evangelist
prayed for him. He was instantly
healed of TB and stuttering Ca
problem he had since childhood).
Two months later he preached
his first sermon and later pas
tor ed several churches in Okla
homa. He was pastoring a
church in Enid when he resign
ed to enter the field of evange
lism.
Since the founding of the Oral
Roberts Evangelistic Associa
tion in 1947, an estimated 14
million persons have been won
to Christ through his efforts.
He began broadcasting on radio
in 1948 and first appeared on
television in 1954.
The Rev. Roberts holds 12
crusades in U. S. cities each
year and has also held meet
ings in Australia, South Af
rica, Finland, Formosa, Ger
many, Japan, Poland, the Phil
ippine Islands, Puerto Rico,
Rhodesia, England, Brazil,
Indonesia, Chile and Vietnam.
“Singing On The Mountain”
has grown through its 43-year
history to become the largest
annual event in the mountains
of the South. C hairman Hartley
predicts that the appearance of
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Commencement Set For Friday
Awards Program Highspot
For Watauga High Seniors
2 Weeks Remain
For National
Teachers Exam
Boone—Less than two weeks
for prospective teachers who
plan to take the National Teach
er Examinations at Appalachian
State University on July 6 to
submit their registrations.
Bulletins of information de~
scribing registration proced
ures and containing registration
forms may be obtained from
Miss Hilda Everhart, 200 Old
Education Building, Appalach
ian State University, Boone.
At the one-day test session a
candidate may take the common
examinations, which include
tests in professional education
and general education, and one
of 13 Teaching Area Examina
tions which are designed to eval
uate his understanding of the
subject matter and methods ap
plicable to the area he may be
assigned to teach.
Two $1,000 scholarships were presented by James Marsh, secretary-treasurer of Watauga Savir^s
and Loan Association, to Cathy Woodring and Roger Greene. (Staff photo)
Delegates Named To State Pow Wow
Dugger Renamed Party Chairman
As Democrats Meet In Convention
Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Will Erect Memorial In Boone
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7031, Boone, is work
ing on a project to build a memorial to Watauga County
men serving, or having served their country in the Viet
nam struggle.
Commander Elgin Hoyle says that if the project is to
be entirely successfuly, the VFW must have the names of
all eligible persons.
In order to compile an accurate roster, the Comman
der requests that families having sons or husbands who
have served in Vietnam since July, 1965, please print the
man’s name, time and area that the service was rendered.
In case of a soldier’s death during the tour, families
are asked to make notation in order that special recogni
tion can be made. The information should be mailed to Ell
gin Hoyle, Route 1, Box 292, Boone, N. C. 28607.
Because of the likelihood of spelling errors, telephone
calls cannot be accepted he stated, but as soon as the
names can be arranged for listing, construction work can
get started.
The memorial is to be erected in downtown Boone and
on completion of the courthouse on West King Street will
be moved to that location.
FEDERAL GRANTS
Watauga Pays
86 c Per Dollar
(Special to the Democrat)
New York, May 2^-^Just how
much is Watauga County paying
for each dollar it receives from
Washington in the form of
grants-in-aid?
Does the price it pays for
these grants, through match
ing funds and taxes collected
from local residents, make them
desirable or undesirable fin
ancially?
A state-by-state analysis of
the grants-in-aid programs,
made by the Tax Foundation, a
non-profit organization con
cerned with public taxation and
spending, throws some light on
the subject.
It shows that in some local
ities the cost of the assistance
exceeds the value of the aid re
ceived. In others, the reverse
According to a breakdown of
the state figures, which are
based upon Treasury Depart
ment reports, the cost of Fed
eral aid in Watauga County was
approximately $807,000 in the
past fiscal year as against an
estimated $941,000 that was re
ceived in grants.
It was equivalent to$l in gov
ernment aid for every 86 cents
of cost.
The ratio was similar for the
State of North Carolina as a
whole. Its payments to Wash
ington, allocated to the Federal
aid programs, amounted to
$283,500 in the year, the Ta>
Foundation reports. What came
back, in grants to the state anc
its subunits, totaled $330,100,
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| Watauga County Democrat
1 met Saturday afternoon at th
< temporary courthouse to set u
> a current county organizatioi
- and to name delegates to thi
> State convention to be held ii
| Raleigh June 6.
1 Chairman James Dugger pre«
sided at the largely-attendee
gathering, praised the admini
stration of Democratic officials
and candidates and encouragec
the crowd to maintain their unity
and Keep working for a Demo
cratic victory in November. He
predicted the election of Con
gressman Basil Whitener.
Honda Coffey and Bill Kri
der, members of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee,
who have died in the last two
years were remembered and a
committee composed of Mrs.
Rob Rivers, Hayden Pitts, J.
B. Ragan and George Thomas
was appointed to draft resolu
tions to their memory.
The record of Miss Helen
Underdown, veteran Register
of Deeds, was praised by the
Chairman. Miss Underdown is
unopposed for re-election.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee, Mr. Dugger was
re-elected without opposition
to the Chairmanship.
THE DELBGATfcS
The following were elected
delegates to the State conven
tion:
Jerry Perry, George Thom
as, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bing
ham. Mrs. Gratis Williams,
Collis Greene, Mrs. Dan Rice,
Jim Dugger, Wade Brown, Sher
iff Ward Carroll, Grady Mor
etz, Sr., John Dugger, Wijlie
Cole, James Vines and Ralph
Yates.
OTHER OFFICERS
Other committee officers
named are:
Mrs. Joe Hartley, 1st vice
chairman; Howard Coffey, 2nd
vice-chairman; Tom Lawrence,
3rd vice-chairman; Mrs. R. C.
Rivers, Secretary; George C.
Thomas, Treasurer.
The following are the newly
elected members of the County
Executive Committee:
Bald Mountain Township, J.
B. Ragan.
Beaver Dam: Fred Tester.
Blowing Rock: Hayden Pitts.
Blue Ridge: W. C. Robbins.
Boone, D. G. Moretz, Sr.
Brushy Fork: Willie Cole.
Cove Creek: Clay Perry.
Qk: Glenn Triplett.
Laurel Creek: H. G.'Thomas.
JAMES DUGGER
Meat Camp: Austin South.
Meat Camp #2: Carson Mc
Neil.
New River: Rex Barnes.
North Folk: W. C. South.
Shawneehaw: Marshall Farth
ing.
Stony Fork: Ralph Moretz.
Watauga: Frank Taylor.
Mrs. Gladys Mast is Presi
dent of the Democratic Women's
Club and Eddie P. Norris is
President of the Watauga Your^
Democrat’s Club.
Dr. Webb Named
Dean General
College At ASU
Dr. O. K. Webb, by action of
the Board of Trustees of Appa
lachian State University, has
been named Dean of the General
College.
He also is to continue as Dean
of Student Affairs, a post which
he assumed in 1965.
A professor in the depart
ment of Philosophy and Re
ligion, Dr. Webb came to Appa
lachian in 1962 after teaching
at Furman University for seven
years. A native of Georgia, he
holds the B. A. degree from
The Citadel, the B. D. degree
from Southern Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary and the Ph. D.
degree from Duke University.
He is married to the former
Betty Jenkins, Greenville,S.C.,
and is the father of three sons.
Scholarships
Of Over $3,600
Are Given Out
Friday was Awards Day at
Watauga High School and a sus
penseful time for senior class
members who will graduate this
Friday night, May 31st, in Wa
tauga High School gymnasium.
Scholarships of $3,600and ad
ditional scholarships in unan
nounced and previously announ
ced amounts were awarded along
with a $25 savings -bond and
numerous plaques and certifi
cates attending the accomplish
ments of the recipients.
One of the Awards Day Hon
orees was Danny Watkins who
will preside over graduation
exercises beginning at 8 p. m„
Friday. He was designated Ro
tary Boy of the Year by the
Boone Rotary Club.
AH student speakers on the
graduation program were win
ners of at least one award.
Miss Sandra Cook, outgoing
president of the student body
who will give the devotional
and Pledge to the Flag at grad
uation, was one of two citizen
ship award winners. Citizen
ship is the highest presentation
made by Watauga High School.
Speaking on topics derived
from the theme, A World of
Our Own, will be: Miss Cathy
Isley, recipient last week of
the Vardell Scholarship to St.
Andrews Presbyterian College;
Miss Patricia Shope, winner of
the Select Freshman Scholar
ship to Guilford College; and
Miss Katie Reed, whose honors
include the Highland Book Club
Reading Award.
Awards Day was presided
over by Dr. N. A. Miller, Wa
tauga High School principal,
and a number of parents were
in the crowd as W. W. Little
ton, work manager of the Boone
plant of IRC, Inc., was asked
to start the proceedings. The
local IRC scholarship winner
this year is Charles Raymond
Martin, son of Lt. Col. and
Mrs. C. J. Martin. He plans
to apply the $1,000 grant to
course study in physics at N.
C. State University next year.
The winner annually is select
ed from male applicants by a
snerial IRf’ onmmiMan
Stanford Berry of Blue Ridge
Electric Membership Corpo
ration presented the company's
$600 scholarship to Fred Ger
ald Winebarger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Worth VVinebarger of
Todd. Chosen by BREMCO of
ficials, the winner will apply
the scholarship at Appalachian
State University this fall.
The secretary-treasurer of
Watauga Savings and Loan As
sociation, James Marshaward
ed two scholarships valued at
$1,000 each. A stipulation of
the awards, which went to Cathy
Woodring and Roger Greene,
was that they be given to Wa
tauga High seniors who will
attend Appalachian State Uni
versity. Cathy is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood
ring and Roger is tne son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Greene.
Both families live on Route
2, Boone.
The Wingate College Trus
tee Scholarship was presented
to Beth Lawrence by Miss Lin
da Love, a graduate of Wa
tauga High School now attend
ing Wingate. To be eligible for
this scholarship, a student
must rank in the top 10 per
cent of the high school grad
ating class and possess oth
er leadership and academic
qualities. Beth's parents are
Dr. and Mrs. Jack D. Law
rence.
The James McClure Scholar
ships are restricted to grad
uates of Western North Caro
lina high schools, with a set
number assigned to specific
colleges. Two of the five
scholarships awarded to pro
spective Appalachian State Uni
versity students for 1968 will
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