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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Seventy-Fifth Year of Continuous Publication BOONE WEA1 1963 Hi Lo prec. 82 Hi Lo Mar. 5 96 50 .03 Mar. 8 90 29 1.82 Mar. 7 42 30 Mar. 8 90 32 Mar. 0 39 27 Mar. 10 40 39 Mar. 11 43 27 tr. 33 22 27 14 34 28 30 11 41 28 40 32 38 32 VOLUME LXXV. ? NO. 37 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1963 10 CENTS PER COPY 18 PAGES? 3 SECTIONS Dr. Plemmons Tells Assembly Of Needs At Appalachian The Appalachian College $10 million budget request for 1963-65 is being reviewed by the General Assembly in Raleigh's new Legislative Building, left. Dr. W. H. Plem moi)s, right, president of Appalachian, told the law makers of present and future needs of ASTC students. The picture of Dr. Plemmons was made last year as he stood before i ; 1 1,000 freshmen, representative of North Carolina youth whose future education will be greatly affected by out come of the legislation. SPRING SPRUNG A SNOW.? A surprise snow tiptoed into the county Monday morning after a week end of unseason ably warm temperatures. More than two inches of the wet snow accumulated before 11 a. m., about the time the above picture was made in front of the Democrat office, looking west towards the county courthouse. The snow turned to rain around noon, and with the next 24 hours more than three inches of precipitation had fallen. Schools were dismissed in Watauga county at 1:30 Tuesday as creeks began rising. Heavy flooding was reported from Wilkes county as in other regions of the state and south. ? Staff photo. County Asks Permission T o Spend $20,000 To Aid Industrial Plants The North Carolina legisla tive body will be presented a bill soon which will call for the authorization of the Board of Commissioners 'of Watauga County to appropriate not ex ceeding 520,000 for the con struction of water and sewer lines and roads from the cor porate limits of municipalities in the county to unincorporated communities within the county, in which industrial plants are located, and making lands avail able for industrial plants. Rep. James Holshouser stat ed in Boone Monday that the bill is in its rough draft but is being worked on by himself Location Of Site For Plant Not Revealed A Winston-Salem newspaper reported Monday that Boone in dustrialists and representatives of a shoe manufacturing com pany have signed an option for land on which they hope to build a 80, 000- square foot plant. "A spokesman for Watauga Citizens, Inc., a newly organized industrial development group, said the kite is in the Winklers Creek area of the county," the report said. However, Clyde R. Greene, who is acting at chairman of the publicity committee in charge of negotiations, stated Tuesday that he had made no (Continued on peg* tour) and others in preparation for submission to the Baleigh law makers. Clyde Greene, local business man and president of Watauga Citizens, Inr., pointed out later that a similar act was passed by the North Carolina legisla tors in 1057. That act (Chapter 564, H. B. 955) authorized the county commissioners of Watauga to' appropriate not exceeding $10, 000 for the construction of wat er and sewer lines from the corporate limits of municipali ties to unincorporated commun ities within the county, in which industrial plants are lo cated. The act was passed May 7, 1957. Soon thereafter Shadow line industry was brought to Boone. The most recent proposal, calling for $20,000, reads as follows: Section 1. The Board of Com missioners of Watauga County is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to appropriate, make available, and spend from any surplus funds an amount not exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) for the pur pose of building, relocating and extending water and sewer lines and relocating roads from the corporate limits of any municipality in said county to communities or locations out' side the corporate limits of any municipality therein and for the purpose of making lands available for industrial purpos Such water lines and roads, shall be built or rebuilt and constructed for the purpose of public health and to promote the public health and better ment in communities and loca tions in the county where groups of employees live in and around factories and mills and where water, sewage, and roads are necessary to promote indus trial purposes. Sedan 2. All laws and claus es of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are here by repealed. (Continued on page four) Gtizens, Inc. Names Officers The newly created Watauga Citizens, Inc., held its organi zational meeting Monday at the office of Watauga Savings and Loan Association and adopted the slate of officers appointed last week at a Chamber of Com merce meeting. The officers elected Monday are Clyde K. Greene, president; W. R. Winkler, first vice-presi dent; Howard Holshouser, sec ond vice-president; Stanley Har ris, secretary; and J. E. Hol shouser, attorney for the cor poration. The Board of Directors are Jerry Coe, D. L. Wilcox, Clyde R. Greene, Howard Holshouser, Alfred Adams, James Marsh, Stanley Harris, W. R. Winkler, R. B. Hardin, O. K. Richardson, and I. B. Wilaon. Rain Deluge Raises Waters Mon., Tues. Heavy rains fell on the coun ty Monday and Tuesday, and streams in the area were rising as the water continued to fall. Some of the creeks appeared to be bank-full, and In some cases were out of their banks Watauga Cmuity schools were dismissed at 1:M Tuesday be cause of high waters in the county. Reportedly, some bridg es in the rural areas were cov ered by more than two inches of water by noon as rata con tinued falling. Appalachian High School's attendance was off "somewhat" Tuesday morning "because some of the parents feared that their children would be unable to get back home by the time of regular dismissal," a high school secretary said. at noon Tuesday. New River was reaching flood stage and in lower sections had flooded bottom lands. During the 24-hour period from Monday at 7 a. m. to Tues day, 7 a. m., two and eighty hundreds of percipitation was measured by Joe Minor who keeps the records of the Boone weather station. By I f. m. Tuesday nearly another half' inch had fallen, for a total of 3.28 inches. The rain was con tinuing without much hope for letting up. Laqt Wednesday (March 8) one and eighty-two hundredth* (Continued on pags four) MORE ASKED FOR OPERATION ASTC Seeks $10 Million F or Expanded Facilities I ^ ; I WW* _ _ V Missionaries To Take Part In Co. Schools Eighteen missionaries from the Foreign Mission Board, the Home Mission Board, and the State Mission Department will be in Watauga county to take part in the Schools of Missions that are being sponsored by the Three Forlu Baptist Associa tion. The schools will be con ducted in 21 of the Baptist churches during the week of March 31-April 9. The participating churches will be having graded lessons each evening on the missions activities of Southern Baptists. The missionaries will speak fol lowing the periods of study. Schools of Missions are con ducted annually throughout the Southern Baptist Convention. Most of the missionaries who are used in the schools are still ac tive in the work while some who have retired in recent years are also aiding the schools. Participating churches are Perkintfville, Blowing Rock, Greenway, Boone First, Oak Grove, Poplar Grove, Three Forks, Brushy Fork, Mabel, Wil lowdale, Cove Creek, Mt. Cal vary, Zionville, Bethel, Ruther wood, Laurel Springs, Stony Fork, Gap Creek, Meat Camp, Profflt's Grove, and South Fork. Grant Greene, Gty Motelist, Dies Monday Grant Greene, 53, Boone mo tel owner, died in a Statesville hospital Monday, following a short illneu. Mr. Greene was born and reared in the Deep Gap section and waa one of the original motelists in this section, hav ing established the tourist cab ins at Grand View perhaps 25 years ago. He later built and operated the Cardinal Motel on Blowing Rock Road, and the Greene Court, which he owned and operated at the tiriie he was stricken. Funeral services will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Laurel Springs Baptist Church by Rev. E. F. Troutman, Rev. Jerry Trout man, Rev. Ed Crump and Rev. E. O. Gore. Burial will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Surviving are the widow, (continued on page four) JOHN BOONE John Boone Is Promoted William T. French, President of the Associated Merchandis ing Corporation, announced the appointment of John Boone as General Merchandise Manager of the upstairs division group covering home furnishings, men's and boys' wear, and lug gage, a new position. Effective April 1st, Mr. Boone reports to Mr. French. Mr. Boone is a son of Mrs. John A. Boone of Boone. For the past year, Mr. Boone was Merchandise Vice Presi dent for Wanamaker's Budget Store in Philadelphia. In 19B4, he joined Wanammker's, Phila delphia, as Divisional Merchan dise Manager of Boys. Teens' and Infants' Wear. Four years later be was promoted to Divi sional Vice President-Merchan dise Manager of Children's Wear and Intimate Apparel. Following graduation from the Harvard Business School, Mr. Boone was with Hike Kum ler, AMC affiliate in Dayton, (continued on page four) aigner i^narges for Students Opposed If the present General Assembly of North Carolina does not make changes in the operating budget for Appalachian State Teachers College, as recommended by the Governor and the Advisory Budget Commission, it will mean that the college will continue to progress. The amount recommended for the operation of the college for 1963-64 is $962,213 more than for the present year, 1962-63. And the amount recommended for 1964-65 will be an additional $73,027, making a total increase for the two years over the present budget of $1,035,240. Practically all of this is to be spent in the area of instruction, for such things as increasing faculty salaries, employing additional faculty, purchasing books for the library, and purchasing equipment to be used in instruction. This does not mean that the college is completely satisfied with the operation and improvement budget. As 2498 Register At ASTC For Spring Term As of Monday, 2496 student* had been registered at ASTC for spring term. Total enroll ment, after Saturday students and extension students are add ed to the on-campus number will exceed 3,000, according to officials at the college. Dr. Braxton Harris, assistant registrar, stated Tuesday that the registration figures had not thep been broken down into more detailed form, but that it was known at that time that nine first-quarter freshmen had been enrolled. Registration took place on the campus last Tuesday (Continued on page four) Celebration Group Has Business Meet a meeting ot tne committee of the Carolina Tercentenary Celebration of "Daniel Boone Crosses the Blue Ridge" was held last week. At the dinner and business meeting, reports were beard from the various chairmen and definite plans were formulated for the celebration which will be held in Boone on June 28 30. Dr. L G. Greer of Chapel Hill, President, Southern Ap paiacnian msioncai Associa tion, presided over the meeting. Progress reports were beard from Dr. IX J. Whitener, Chair man, Southern Appalachian Historical Association; Clyde Greene, Wagod 'Train Chair man; Wade E. Brown, Mayor of Boone, and Herman W. Wilcox, Executive Vice - President, Southern Appalachian Histori cal Asaociajtion and General Chairman, Carolina i'ercentea (Cootniued on page four) President Plemmons told the Joint Appropriations Committee, "It does mean, however, that since the college has been oper ating with inadequacies for many years, it will do so tor another two years." The college had asked for $10,193,300 in capital improve ments (buildings and grounds) over the next four years. The Governor and the Advisory Budget Commission recom mended outright appropriation of the following: Classroom building to re place old elementary school, repairs to power plant, replace- ' menta for steam heating sys tem, purchase of boiler, reno vation of old science building, furniture and equipment for old science building; new seats for the present auditorium, en largement of present cafeteria, equipment for new science building, a new administra tion building, addition to li brary, and purchase of addi tional land. All these amount to $4?15,Mt. The following were recom mended by the Advisory Bud get-Commission, to be financed by a combination of appropri ation and self-liquidation, that is, to be paid for out of in creases to be made in charges to students. Included in this category were a residence hall to replace Lovill, residence hall to replace White, and replace ment and addition to health and physical education building. The appropriation for these was recommended to be $1, 194,800, with the remaining $1,173,900 to be financed by self liquidation (increased charges). (Contained on page four)
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