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VOL. LXXXI—NO. 7
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968
10 CENTS PER COPY
26 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
BOONE’S CABIN MONUMENT—A picture taken close to fifty
years ago shows a group of Boone citizens seated at the Daniel
Boone monument. See if you can identify all of them. The monu
ment, it is now understood to be torn away in the path of the new
highway. It had formerly been said by Highway officials that the
structure would be moved off the right-of-way. That the monu
ment stands on the exact site of the Daniel Boone cabin seems
to be fairly well authenticated and as late as 1911 the chimney
stones were being pointed out to school children. Historian
Arthur recalls that when the monument was built in 1912 the
digging for the foundation uncovered a rusted set of bullet
molds. The cabin was used by all hunters and others who found
themselves in the locality at nightfall. Benjamin Howard kept
the salt for his cattle in the cabin. Howard’s name was given
to Rich Mountain's lofty peak and the town was named for Boone.
It's a shame that Boone's only authentic historical point is to lose
its identity. The monument was constructed by Boone's first
Mayor, W. L. Bryan with funds contributed by himself and others.
Smoking Data
To Be Object
Of New Survey
Census Bureau interviewers
will conduct a survey here con
cerning the smoking habits of
the population during the week
of August 19, Director Joseph
R. Norwood of the Census Reg
ional Office in Charlotte
announce. Interviewers will ask
about people’s past smoking
habits as well as present habits
in order to discover whether
there have been significant
changes over the past year.
Interviews conducted locally
are part of the third annual i
survey of smoking habits taken
among a representative sample
of the nation's population to pro
vide statistical dats for the UJS.
Public Health Service.
The questions on smoking will
be asked during the Bureau’s
monthly labor force inquiries.
Questions about jobs are de
signed to provide data for use
by the LJ.S. Department erf Labor
In determining current national
employment and unemployment
trends.
The identity of households in
the survey throughout the U.S.
is confidential, and the infor
mation obtained will be used
only for statistical purposes.
Interviewers will visit house
holds in this area between Aug
ust 19 and 24.
Parkway Travel
Is Increasing
Tnnl on the Blue Ridge
Parkway so ter this year as
compared to the same time
in 1967 is ip 40%, a National
Park Service surrey indicates.
it to also revealed that the
Z\ Increase during the month at
July uas 29% over July 1967.
; During the calendar year 1968
there were6,040,341 visitors as
against 4^03,904 in 1967.
' In July this year there were
1,825,297 visttora; in July 1967
1,414,947.
The break-down at visitors in
July for the four Parkway dis
trict fallows, the first figure
In each ease being July 1968
the latter 1967:
James River, Va. 206,774,
286,737; Rocky Knob, Va. 371c
871, 328,842; Bhdb, N. C„
826.988, 281^884; Asheville,
N. C. 486,850, 686,184.
Governmental Agencies
Fewer In Watauga County
For its size, does Watauga
County have more or fewer
governmental agencies than oth
er communities? How many suet
bodies are there throughout the
county with power to pass rules
and regulations affecting local
residents?
A new report on the subject
issued by the U. S. Census
Bureau, makes possible a com
parison of the local govern
mental structure with that found
in other areas.
The data was gathered from
all parts of the country as
part of the “1967 Census oi
Governments.* ’ It underscores
the fact that community affairs
are being directed less and less
by county, municipal and town
ship governments and more by
autonomous or semi-autonom
ous sub-divisions.
To a growing extent the con
trols are being delegated to
school districts and to special
districts with responsibilities
over public housing, water sup
ply, toll roads, flood control,
fire protection and the like.
In Watauga County, the re
port shows, there are now 4
units of government in opera
tion, 3 of them with property
taxing power.
They consist of 2 municipal
governments, no township gov
ernments, no independent school
uiau nut, I sjKtwi U1.MI1CI ana
the county government itself.
The number is exactly the
same as was tabulated in 1962,
when the previous Census erf
Governments was taken. t
By way of comparison, there
was a reduction of 12 percent
in the number of local govern
ments throughout the United
States as a whole in the five
ytar period.
The South Atlantic States had
a rise of 4 percent while the
number in the State of North
Carolina went up 11 percent.
From the standpoint of popu
lation, Watauga County is listed
as having one agency erf govern
ment for every 4,370 local peo
ple. The average elsewhere in
the nation is one for every
2,340. i
Pre-Registration
At Watauga High
All new students,from anothi
er school district, should cowu
to Watauga High School foi
pre-registration between 3 ajn
and 4 p.m. through Monday
Ang.19.
The special pic enroll—
began Monday, Aug. 12.
In most communities, the fig
ures indicate, thentrend is to
ward a streamlining of the gov
ernmental process. The national
total for all types of local
governments declined from 91,
186 to 81,248 in the last five
years.
Most of the cut was due to
the consolidation of school dis
tricts.
Wins On First Ballot
Richard M. Nixon, former Vice-President, was the
first-ballot choice of the Republican convention for
President last Wednesday night in Miami Beach. Mr.
Nixon then proposed Governor Agnew erf Maryland
for the Vice-Presidential nomination. Despite a flurry
of opposition Governor Agnew was promfrfiy endorsed
by the convention.
News Photographers To
Gather On Grandfather
Grandfather Mountain—A
pageant to select the new “Miss
Carol inas Press Photograp
CATHY WOODRING
Cathy Woodring
Receives Grant
Mis8 Joyce Catherine Wood
ring, daughter at Henry and
Mabel Woodring at Route 2,
Boone, has received an Edu
cational Opportunity Grant of
$450 and an academic scholar
ship of $150.
Added to the $250 Watauga
Savings & Loan Association
scholarship she was awarded
this spring, this makes a total
of $850 in special grants for
the year.
This summer Miss Woodring
, is working at Western Carolina
Center in Morganton and cornea
; home to visit her fhmily each
her,*’ and talks by two pro
minent photographers will high
light the annual two-day Grand
father Mountain Camera Clinic
here on August 17-18.
In addition, this year's clinic
takes on a “beauties and the
beast” photo theme, with the
appearance of Mildred, who is
Grandfather Mountain's tame
wild bear.
The addition of Mildred will
provide new vistas for the visit
ing photographers, who also will
spend at least two session of
picture-taking activity involv
ing all the beautiful young women
who are contestants in the page
ant.
Elmer Horton of the Char
lotte News, who is pageant
chairman, said the clinic will
open Saturday afternoon rith
a photo-shooting session with
the beauties and the beast, and
also special guest Rhododend
ron Queen Brenda Heath.
The current “MissCarolinas
Press Photographer,” Miss Pat
Mozingo, also will be featured
during the two days of the clinic.
The annual gathering is spon
sored by the Carolinas Press
Photographers Association and
customarily draws amateur and
professional photographers
from many sections of the South.
Other special guests will be
Radio Master of Ceremonies
Wally Ausley who will MC the
beauty pageant on Saturday, and
Photographers Bruce Roberts
and Frank Jones, who will speak
at the Sunday morning twin—
session.
Roberts is a leading free
lance photographer and former
chief photographer for the Wil
mington, Del., News-Journal.
His topic will be “New Appro
aches.”
Jones is chief photographer of
the Winsotn-Salem Journal, and
he will speak on “Pictures I
Like.”
Following the business ses
sion and luncheon, the clinic’s
finale will be the traditional
official coronation pictures ses
sion, featuring the new “Miss
Carolinas Press Photographer”
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Fire Dept. For
Cove Creek Is
Being Sought
A meeting will be held at
the Cove Creek Elementary
School Monday evening, Aug. 19,
at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the
establishment of a fire depart
ment for the area.
Thousands of dollars worth
of property has been destroyed
in the past few months because
of fire in the community and
many citizens have expressed
deep concern about haviqg fire
protection.
All citizens are urged to at
tend the meeting, express their
opinions and make stggestioas
on this urgent need.
Rankin Is Keynote Speaker
ASU’s Alumni College Is
Record W eekendEvent
3-Day Program
Features Tour
New Buildings
Appalachian’s fourth annual
Alumni College, which drew
160 persons to the campus over
the past weekend, was termed
a “big success” by Robert
Snead, Director of Alumni Af
The attendance figure set a
record for the event which com
menced Friday and ended at
noon Sunday.
Bill Rankin of Lincolnton, a
member of ASU’s Board of
Trustees and the State Board
of Higher Education, presented
the keynote address Friday night
and outlined the institution’s
recent past and proposed fu
ture.
The deans of ASU’s colleges
were featured on the Saturday
morning program as they dis
cussed new academic develop
ment and the future structure
of the various college divisions.
The alumni group toured the
recently completed Library,
Varsity Gymnasium and B. B.
Dougherty Administration
Building. They were treated
Saturday night to a smorgasbord
dinner at which entertainment
was provided by a quartet from
Horn In The West, outdoor dra
ma sponsored by the Sootheri
Appalachian Historical Associ
ation.
On Sunday morning, Dr,
George Graham of the univer
sity’s College of Education, led
a religious service on the frort
lawn of the new administratior
building.
Hot Weather Delays
Hospital Plantings
The Boone Jaycees report
that their hospital beautifica
tion project will resume when
the weather cools off.
Speaking for the clti), Tom
Slade said the shrubbery and
grass to be planted and set
cannot be done in hot weather.
AS IPS ALUMNI COLLEGE PARTICIPANTS TOURED THE NEW VARSITY GYM . . .
ATE TOO MUCH AT A SMORGASBORD . . .
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AND WORSHIPED ON A CAMPUS LAWN
State Christmas Tree
Growers To Meet Today
The annual summer meeting
of the North Carolina C hristmas
Tree Association will be held
Thursday through Saturday,
Aug. 22-24, at Appalachian State
According to County Ex
tension Chairman L. E. Tuck
willer, the program will get
inter way with a 7:30 pwm.
meeting of the board of direct
ors Thursday the 22nd in Bowie
Hall.
Friday, also in Bowie Hall,
registration will be conducted
from 8 to 10 a. m. In room 266
of Duncan Hall, Tommy Beut
ell, president of the statewide
association, will preside over
the 10 o'clock session.
ASLTs Director of Business
Affairs, Ned Trivette, will give
the first welcome. Speaking
successively will be Mayor
Clyde R. Greene of Boone and
Tuckwiller.
At 10:30, an equipment dis
play will be viewed and a pro
gram on record keeping given
by William T, Huxster, Ex
tension Woods Products Spec
ialist. At 11:30, marketing will
be the subject of a talk by Or.
George L. Capel, assistant di
rector at the N. C. Agricultural
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