Section B
VOL. LXXX—NO. 10
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1967
Section B
PRICE: TEN
Employment
More Stable
In Northwest
Employment became more
stable in the Wilkes and Watai«a
area in August after a summer
slump which saw the ranks of the
temporarily unemployment in
crease substantially.
Troy Perry, manager of the
North Wilkesboro office of the
Employment Security Commis
ion, said yesterday that there
was a “big pick-up in August
which apparently will continue
through the fall months.*'
Although the number of in
dustrial placements was not
large, stability of employment
was reflected in Perry’s month
end report.
In August there were only 407
new claims for unemployment
compensation, a 75 per cent de
crease from the 1,667 in July.
However, the August last year,
when only 227 claims were filed.
i tie temporary layoffs in in
dustry in August became less
frequent and showed a sharp
decline toward the latter part
of the month, Perry said. Most
<rf the industrial plants in the
area are now operating full
time and with high levels of
employment.
In August, the office placed
69 people in non-agricultural
jobs, an increase of 19 over the
50 in July, but far under the 211
in August last year.
There were 106 placements in
agricultural employment during
the month. Many of the jobs
were in crop harvesting.
In August, the office received
108 job openings and referred
180 people to jobs. Some of those
referrals will be reflected in
the September report of place
ments.
GUARDS AND RIOTS
The Pentagon has disclosed
that the Army is making a de
tailed study “to determine the
necessary revision* * in riot
control-training it gives troops
on active duty. It is estimated
500,000 national guardsmen are
receiving stepped-up training.
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AT THE SITE OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE, dirt-moving machi
nery hollows out a space for the vault, in which County records
are to be stored. With good weather, the building contractor
planned to pour the feetings for the modern structure this
week. The $450,000 project is to be completed within 12 months.
A basement will be sunk at the back of the site (to the left of
this shot) to contain the boiler room. (Staff photo)
Wagon Train’s Daniel Boone
Appears In Canadian Movies
R. Ivey Moore, North Wilkes
boro man nationally known for
his role of Daniel Boone in the
Boone wagon train, is back from
Canada, where he made a record
in catching plenty of big trout
and where he was featured in the
filming of travelogue and scenic
films.
During his two-months stay
near the Artie Circle at Horn
payne, Moore, with a deep tan
and beard 16ft on from the Daniel
Boone Wagon Train, was aprin
.
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cipal character in films made
by Leroy Crook of Sarasota,
Florida, who has gained an
enviable reputation in scenic
and travel movies.
Moore was featured in a film
entitled “Last Frontier of A
merica’*, which concerned the
trout fishing waters and re
mote areas north of Hornpayne.
He also had a leading role in a
film for the Canadian Depart
ment of Tourism and appeared
in films made for Johnson Mo
tors, Avion Trailers and Crosby
Boats.
Copies of the tourism films,
which shows Moore catching
brook trout weighing from five
to six pounds, will be sent to
Helen Connolly Gets
Miami U Scholarship
Oxford, Ohio—Helen E. Con
nolly, Boone, N. C., is one of 76
recipients of freshman scholar
ships from the Miami Univer
sity Alumni Association for the
1967-68 academic year.
Miss Connolly is a daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Con
nolly, 206 Councill street,
Boone, and a graduate of Wa
tauga High School where she
was fourth in her class of 270
studens.
She was editor of her high
school yearbook, treasurer and
program chairman of the Beta
Club and a member of the De
bate Club, in addition to serv
ing as a feature writer on the
staff of the high school news
paper.
Ranging in value from $170
to $520 the stipends are
awarded each year to students
who demonstrated potential to
be both excellent students and
capable leaders. This year more
than 585 applications were re
viewed by the scholarship com
mittee.
Jerry Lewis enjoying Kentucky Fried Chicken during a production break
on “The Big Mouth.” With him is Col. Harland Sanders, originator of the
famed roadside organization, which has thousands of franchised dealers
across the country. Col. Sanders also appears in “The Big Mouth”. Plays
Appalachian Theatre Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7-8.
him here and will be available
for local showing by clubs and
groups.
Moore has been going trout
fishing in the summer in the
Hornpayne area since 1954 and
has become so well acquainted
with the area that he was offered
the job next summer of being the
official guide in the area for
American tourists. The outpost
of Hornpayne, about 750 miles
north of Toronto, is a town of
about 1,800 people and is as far
north as motor vehicle travel
is possible.
“Paul Says...”
“50th Year
Of Service”
Little boy with brief
case to chum: “The way
I see it, school is just a
MOUSE race to get us
ready for the RAT
race!”
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Farmers Hardware
To Use Old City Hall
According to Cecil Greene,
the former City Hail is being
renovated for use as an annex
to Farmers Hardware.
The annex will be used as
a warehouse, and plans are
being made to turn the base
ment which faces Depot Street
into a showroom.
These changes will make
available to the sales floor
about 1800 square feet of
additional space, he said.
460 Watauga Students To
Enter College This Fall
This Fall, the number at
young people in Watauga who
will be going to college will
be greater than ever.
And, at the same time, for
their parents, college costs will
be at a peak.
In some families, as a matter
of fact, the cost of sending their
children to college for four
years will turn out to be the lar
gest cash investment they will
ever make.
Especially is this true in fam
ilies with two or three college
bound youngsters.
For them, the tuition bills a
lone will probably add up to
more than they spent for their
homes.
Data on the number of coll
ege students and the costs in
volved are based upon surveys
by the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare and by
others.
They indicate that re> less than
6,400,000 are now attending col
leges throughout the United
States, as against only 2,935,000
in 1960.
Watauga County’s college
contingent will total 460 this
semester, it is estimated. This
compares with approximately
230 in the local area who were
going to college in 1960.
How much they will have to
pay will depend upon where they
are going. Th$ rarge is wide.
The average outlay, just for
tuition and registration fees, is
about $2,lOOataprivatecollege,
according to government fig
ures. At a publicly-supported
Recent Births
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greer,
Boone, girl, August 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward,
Sugar Grove, girl,September 1.
institution, they average a little
more than $1,000 at the present
time.
if half of the 460 local students
go to the private colleges and the
other half to public ones, the
other half to public ones, the an
nual cost will be approximate
ly $713,000.
But that’s not the whole story.
There are also the outlays for
books and supplies, for clothes,
for board and lodging, for trans
portation and many more.
Taking everything into con
sideration, the total cost for a
year at a private college is given
as $3,200, on average, and at a
public college, $1,800.
For a family that will be pro
viding three children with four
year college educations, dose
to $38,400 will be needed if they
go to private institutions and a*
bout $21,000 at publicly support
ed colleges, the government re
port shows.
Thanks to rising incomes in
Watauga County, more local
families are now able to handle
the financial burden of children
at college.
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