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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
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VOL. I.XXX— NO. 45 .
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1968
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HOLSHOISER
BRASWELL
Holshouser, Braswell
Will Be New Judges
SENATOR BRYAN
Senator Bi yan
Is High Man In
District Race
Senator T. R. Bryanof Wilkes
County was high man in the Re
publican race for the State Sen
ate in the 25th District, com
posed of Davie, Watauga, Wilkes
and Yadkin, but faced the pros
ot of * run-off Since tie fell
short of a majority of the votes
cast.
Senator Bryan tallied' 4,944
votes in unofficial returns.
Stacy Pardue, also of Wilkes
County, had 3,439 votes and is
entitled to request a second
primary.
J. W. Norris of Boone was
third with 3,013 votes in the
incomplete returns.
The Democrats filed no can
didate in the district which is
heavily Republican.
J. E. Holshouser,Sr. of Boone
and J. Ray Braswell ofNewland
won the Republican nominations
for the district judgeships in the
24th district.
Mr. Holshouser, prominent
Boone lawyer and former U. S.
District Attorney received
4,251 votes, according to the
unofficial tally.
Mr. J. Ray Braswell of New
land, an attorney, was high with
4,469.
Wood Hall Young, of Minne
apolis got 2,205 votes.
The new court district is
composed of Avery, Madison,
Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey
counties and nomination is tan
tamount to election. The Demo
crats offered no candidates.
Messrs Holshouser and Bras
well campaigned on the theme
that it was necessary to have
lawyers as judges, since they
had the necessary knowledge
to move the business of the
courts smoothly.
Home Builders Join
In Area Organization
North Wilkesboro—A North
western Home Builders Assoc
iation for seven Northwestern
counties was organized here
Thursday night.
About 60 builders and others
in related businesses attended
the organizational meeting at
Williams Restaurant, which re
sulted in an enrollment of 15
builder members and 18 assoc
iate members.
Counties covered by the
association are Wilkes, Alle
ghany, Alexander, Ashe, Surry,
Watauga and Yadkin.
L. G. Combs Jr. of Hays, a
building contractor, was elected
Dresident.
Ellison Is Bound Over
On Homicide Charges
Boone Justice of the Peace
Dave Hodges says he finds evi
dence sufficient to bind Sam
Ellison over to the September
term of Watauga County Super
ior Court.
Ellison was lodged in Watauga
Jail Sunday, April 28, charged
with the murder of Willie Isen
hour, 42, of Todd. Sheriff Ward
Carroll said the warrant was
signed by Dana Isenhour, who
said he witnessed the gun slay
ing of his uncle.
Hodges said Ellison was
represented by J. E. Holshouser
Sr. He said witnesses’ reports
were in conflict in that Dana
Isenhour, his wife, and the de
ceased’s brother, Wallace Isen
hour, each said three shots were
fired.
Hodges said Denver Ellison,
son of the accused, was also a
State’s witness, but testified that
only one shot was fired from his
father’s gun.
The shooting took place in
front of the Sam Ellison home
and Hodges said testimony re
vealed that Ellison was intoxi
cated. An estimated 30 persons
attended the hearing in the jail
lobby.
The Sheriff said Monday Elli
son was still jailed in def ault of
a $10,000 bond set by Judge W.E.
Anglin of Burnsville. Mr. Isen
hour died from a wound in the
upper part of the chest.
School Board Ticket Picked
Scott Easy Watauga Winner;
Gardner Republican Choice
MRS. EARL PETREY
Voter League
Given Honor At
National Meet
The 49th convention of the
League of Women Voters of the
U. S. met in Chicago April 30
through May 3,
Each state had selected one
League for its significant growth
in membership and North Caro
lina’s entry was the LWV of
Boone.
Mrs. .Earl Petrey was its
1967-68 membership chairman.
Prior to the unveiling of their
pictures at the president’s re
ception Tuesday night, April 30,
Hall of Fame choices were
known only to the selected leag
ues.
The Membership Hall of Fame
is a new feature of the national
convention to which Mrs. Frank
Steckel, president of the Boone
League, was a delegate.
Membership in the League of
Women Voters is open to any
woman of voting age. Leagues
operate in all the states, the
District of Columbia and
Puerto-Rico. Mrs. Hoy Lann
ing is this year's membership
chairman in Boone.
Sgt. Billie Cole
Is War Casualty
Staff Sgt. Billie F. Cole, 32,
grandson of Joe Church of
Boone, and the late Ben F. Cole,
died April 16 of combat wounds
received in battle near Saigon
on April 3.
Cole suffered chest and ab
dominal wounds while directing
a tank assault. He was a veter
an of 14 years of service, and
a native of Pennsylvania. He
had made his home near Louis
ville, Ky„ since being stationed
at Ft. Knox.
Norris Heavy
Favorite In
Senate Race
Watauga voters turned out in
moderate numbers Saturday to
give wide-margin approval of
Lieutenant-Governor Bob Scott
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of North Carolina
and at the same time turned
in a primary upset with over
whelming support for Rep.
James Gardner for the Repub
lican Gubernatorial nod. Dr.
Reginald Hawkins received
token support
On the basis of unofficial re
turns Scott had a four to one
lead over J. Melville Broughton
gathering 1322 votes as against
330 for Broughton. Hawkins re
ceived 33.
In the Republican voting im
partial observers were sur
prised that Rep. Gardner won
so handily over Jack Stickley
who had been considered by
many leaders to be the odds-on
favorite in this county. Unof
ficial figures give Gardner an
impressive majority with 736
votes as against 485 for Stick
ley.
Wataugans selected lOfroma
line-up of 18 candidates for the
Watai^a County School Board.
The 10 in the order of their
popularity are James Marsh,
2,655; Hugh Hagaman, 2,353;
Ben Strickland, 1,963; Edsel
Cook, 1,750; John H. Hollar,
1,686; H. W. Mast, 1,638; J. B.
Ragan, 1,628; John Herman,
1,617; Dennis Greene, 1,518;
and S. C. Eggers, 1,378.
Republicans chose three of
their five candidates for the
County Board of Commission
ers. G. Perry Greene received
1,164 votes. Kenneth Wilcox was
second with 858 and Gene Wil
son got 571.
Attorneys J. E. Holshouser
Sr. and J. Ray Braswell got
I, 408 and 1,111 respectively in
the running for District Court
Judge. W. Hall Young ran third
with 153 votes.
Voting for the State Senator
from the 25th District placed
J. W. Norris on top with 1.082
in the county voting. Incumbent
Republican Sen. T. R. Bryan
got 149 and Stacy Pardue tallied
60 votes.
ON FIREARMS CONTROL
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee has voted for tougher
federal controls over firearms
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At the polls Saturday, election worker Roby Triplett passes a
ballot to Mrs. Dee Winkler while registrar Mrs, Jewel Mast takes
down the name of Mrs. Winkler and her companion, Mrs. Emma
Taylor (right). Ralph Greene adds the voters to the total in the.
Boone Precinct balloting in the Courthouse Annex. (Staff photo)
Watauga County Called Leader
March Dimes Birth Defect Plan
“I service the 40 counties of
Western North Carolina and in
all honesty this is the leader.”
This was the salute of Nation
al Foundation-March of Dimes
field representative John Spel
man at the annual meeting of
the Watauga County Chapter. In
troduced by chairman George
Thomas, who said Spelman is
one of only three paid employ
ees of the Dimes agency in North
Carolina, the speaker contin
ued:
‘‘When people talk about what
is being done in the mountains,
what kind of money is being
raised, what kind of educational
program and information pro
grams—when people from the
New York office come in, they
say let’s take a look at what
Watauga County's doing.
“We take excerpts from many
erf the things that are done in
Watauga County to initiate pro
grams in other counties. One
of the most successful healthy
baby projects was initiated here.
The leading teenage-program in
the state of North Carolina is
in Watauga County.
“The in-school program is
being watched very carefully,
not only by the National Foun
dation, but by the educators of
the state of North Carolina.”
Spelman said there is a possi
bility the local program will
be implemented with other pro
grams and put into the schools
as a standard health education
program.
“So the limelight really is on
Watauga County and I think the
its brightness from all you won
derful people.”
Thomas presented certifica
tes of appreciation to ASU co
ed Miss Cindy Carson, Mrs.
Vera Church for her work in
Mabel and Zionville communi
ties, Miss Susan Lawrence of
Watauga High School, Mrs. Lois
Harrell of WHS, Ron Hester for
WATA, Marshall Travis,
(president erf the Blowing Rock
Ruritan Club), Jerry Burns erf
The Blowing Rocket, Rachel
Rivers of the Watauga Demo
crat, Mrs. Gene Wilson and Mrs.
Bill Hartley.
The chairman made special
mention of Mrs. Hayden Pitts
and Mrs. Nadine Danner, moth
ers march chairmen in Blowing
Rock and Boone respectively.
He pointed out that their suc
cessful programs were carried
out in harsh winter weather. He
also thanked a group of Watau
ga High School students for
helping mail 5,000 envelopes in
the January campaign. Mrs.
Harrell took busloads of high
schoolers to Western Carolina
Center to observe the birth de
fects division this year.
The mothers marches brought
in $1,853.57 and in Blowing
Rock the Ruritan Club’s gospel
singing accounted for $143.42.
Mail intake was $1,044.39 and
Thomas pointed out that cam
paign expenses here were held
to 10 per cent while many chap
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Democrats To
Meet Saturday
The Democrats of the various
precincts of Watauga County are
asked by Chairman James Dug
ger to meet at their respective
voting places next Saturday, May
11 at 2 o’clock to set up township
organizations and elect dele
gates to the County Convention
to be held at the temporary
courthouse in Boone May 25 at
2 o’clock.
The County Convention will
name delegates to the State Con
vention which will be held in
Raleigh's Municipal Auditorium
Thursday June 5.
At the convention the mem
bers of the Executive Committee
will elect the chairman and
other committee officers.
DR. B.B. DOUGHERTY
Memory Dr. Dougherty To
Be Honored At Dedication
Appalachian State Univer
sity’s new administration build
up, a modern, four-story struc
ture which was occupied earlier
this week, will be dedicated Sun
day in honor of the late Dr. Stan
ford Barnard Dougherty, foun
der and long-time president of
the institution.
The dedication ceremonies
will be at 2 p. m. in the spac
ious lobby of the unique build
ir« in which, for the first time
in many years, all administra
tive offices of the campus will
be located beneath one roof.
The public is invited to attend
the dedication at which Dr. W. H.
Plemmons, ASU President, will
preside and extend the official
welcome.
After the invocation by Her
man Eggers, and a musical pre
sentation by Earny P. Hotard of
the university's Department of
Music, Rogers Whitener, assis
tant professor of English, will
present “Memories of Dr,
Dougherty.”
The eulogy will be given by
Wade E. Brown, former Boone
Mayor. The response will be
made by Edwin S. Dougherty,
nephew of Dr. Dougherty and
professor of History at Appa
lachian.
The ribbon cutting will be ac
complished by Miss Jane Dough
erty, a grand niece of the man
in whose honor the building is
being named. An open house will
conclude the dedication.
Dr. Dougherty, who died in
1957 at the age of 85, was co
founder of Appalachian in 1903
when the school was known as
Appalachian Training School. He
retired in 1955, and at the time
had served as a college presi
dent longer than any other liv
ing president in the nation.
A native of Boone, where he
was born Oct. 21, 1872, Dr.
Dougherty was 16 years old when
he completed the sixth grade.
His high school training was of
11 month's duration: three
months at New River Academy
in Watauga County, four months
at Lenoir High School and four
months at Globe Academy.
He entered Wake Forest Col
lege in 1892 and Holly Springs
in, 1893. He received the B. S.
degree in 1896 from Carson
Newman College, and com
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After the annual March of Dimes meeting
Mrs. Marsha Brown congratulate Mrs.
Mothers March in January. (Staff photo)
.GeorgeThomas, county chapter chairman, and speaker
Nadine Danner of Boone for her leadership cf the city's