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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1969
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MOBILE HOME PILE-UP—Enroute from Goldsboro to Ftoeola,
N. C„ this mobile home ms halted just 20 miles short <d its
destination Monday night when 60 mph winds on tS 221, just two
miles south at Blowing Rock, turned it over. Bateman Lawrence,
driver of the rig, stated that the wind Just picked up the mobile
home and shoved it over. Lawrence's right arm was badly
bruised, but be Ml released after treatment «t the Blowing Bock
Hoe pit* 1. Investigating Patrolman Robert Bowlin estimated the
wind-gusts exceeded (0 miles per hour. Workers worked some
six hours in clearing the highway, which was three-quarters
blocked. (UPI Telephoto by George Flowers)
Bingham Quits Airport
Post; Bill Miller Named
icobert Bingham resigned
Monday as the county repres
entative to the Watauga Air
port Commission, He had serv
ed as the commission's chair
man tor about tan years.
He was replaced immediat
ely by Bill Miller, an employ
ee of Vermont American, who
is a pilot and according to Perry
6,056 Are Enrolled
Eor*M£nierQu&rlet
Official registration totals for
the winter quarter alow that'
6,OSS students are registered
tor classes at Appalachian State
University.
The grand total includes 4,807
resident undergraduate stu.
Bloodmobile
ToBeAlASU
The Bed Cross Bloodmobile
will be stationed at East HsU
on the AS U campus from 11 a. m.
to 4:80 p. m. Wednesday, Feb.
26. % '
Mrs. Goldie Fletcher, erects,
tire secretary of the Watauga
County Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross, stated that some
250 pints will be needed in
order lor the local chapter
to meet its quota.
“We presently are using about
SO * pints per month,” Mrs.
Fletcher said. “And we’re cer
tainly hopeful that Appalachian
students will respond in large
nunfeer to this month’s visit
of the Bloodmobile.”
She reminded that students
under 21 years of age must
preseat “permission releases”
signed by their parents prior to
their Mood donation.
dents, J,620 of whom are women
and 2,277 of whom arw men.
By classes, the witter en
rollment Includes 1,(73 fresh
men, 1,251 sophomores, 1,000
jimlors and 007 seniors. In
addition, 423 resident graduate
students are working toward
advanced degrees on the cam
pus extension classes. Another
133 undergraduate students are
also Included in the extension
classes.
Of the grand total 5,177 are
residents at North Carolina,
and 779 hall from other states
and foreign countries.
Compared to last fall's total
enrollment of 6,209, the winter
totals represent an enrollment
drop of only 2.5 per cent, A
five per cent decrease is con
sidered normal.
District Court ]
Hears Old Cases
District Court is in session
this week and the trial docket
lists between 47$ and 500 cases
according to Mrs. Orville
Foster, Deputy Clerk of Court.
These cases, some of which
are several years old, are all
misdemeanors that were
formerly coming isxter Superi
or Court Jurisdiction isrtU De
cember of last year. Also pre
liminary hearings for some fel
onies are scheduled.
Burglars routed the downtown
area last weekend entering Ro
ten’s Furniture Store, Roten’s
Town and Campus and Church’a
Store. An unsuccessful break
in waa attempted at Parkway
Company. .,
Vaughn Roten, owner at Ho
tan's Furniture, said that van
dals entered through a rear
door after breaking a glass and
removing bars and bolts. Four
color and three black and white
television sets were taka in
the haul.
He Mid the SBI Is working on
the case.
Kota added that one at Ida
employees bed observed a man
during the week enter the store
through the rear door and spend
eome time looking arouid.
Police Chief Ed Harmon ssU
that be had an auto ragiatra
ttan number and • ear descrip
tion In connection with the easti.
He added that the break-in oc
curred between midnight and S
e.m. Saturday.
Friday night, Rolan's Town
and Campus wae entered through
an upstairs window according
to owner John Rolen, He aaid
$45 was taken but merchandise
Beamed to be imtouched.
He aaid he had eeen a group
of boys ettting on a wall ear oral
nights prior to the break-in.
Be aaid the boys came near
the upstairs window but ran whec
ha looked out and ha did not
have positive Identification of
the boys.
Fred Church, owner of
Church’s Store, arrived at noth
Saturde; morning to And the
glace la the troas .tar broken
tuatlanid on gaga ton)
Green, chairman of the County
Board of Commissioners, Is
“interested in an airport.'*
Bingham's statement read:
“Following the custom of an
appointee resigning when a new
administration takes -office, I
hereby resign from the Watau
ga County Airport Commission.
“Tbs Watauga County Com
mission has the power to help
establish an sirport in Watauga.
County. Hopefully, the new
County Commission will lend
its weight to bring this, by na
ture controversial, but most
progressive project into being."
■ Having spearheaded the drive
to establish an airport in Wa
tauga County, Bingham had come
under fire in recent months when
the Cosnmleelon concluded thet
a alts in the Bamboo area was
the best airport site available.
Greene said Bingham’s resig
nation was accepted “not be
cause he did a bad job. He’s
done e good Job. And he’s pul
a tremendous amount of effort
into the project.’’
Bingham had become the ob
ject of attacks made by a group
of Bamboo residents led by Joe
Hartley. Chief among the stated
issues was the power of con
demnation vested in the airport
authority by act of the Legis
lature.
Greene Indicated that the
County Commissioners ere ilk
terested in relieving some of
the pressure resulting (Tom the
controversy end said be hoped
things would become smoothed
over.
He said the Bamboo residents
had approached him and Com
missioners Ken Wilcox and Gens
Wilson on ths matter long be
fore they were elected.
John D. Marsh
Struck By Car
On 321 South
John Darwin Marsh sustain
ed a broken lag and abrasions
when be was struck hy a car
on Blowing Rock Bond Thurs
day night.
He was hit by a IMS Chev
rolet driven hy Cynthia Part
Starr, 21, o< Silver Springs,
Md., who was traveling south,
Marsh, who Is principal of the
Parkway Elementary School,
had Just left a meeting at the
Cardinal Restaurant and was
returning to Ms car parked
across Blowing Rock Road.
.. He was hit Just as he step
ped 00 the road. It was rain
ing and visibility was poor,
■.No violations were lndtea
Md hy Investigating PoHeemec
Lowell Hodges and Coy Isaacs,
The accident report said tha
driver attempted to stop bid
was unable to.
' . The broken lag was the same
one to which Marsh recelvad
permanent injury In France due
talg World War D whan he was
bitty a asortar shallesplosJoa,
Scout Banquet
Set For Feb. 17
‘The Watauga Boy Scout Dl*
trlct annual banquet announced
for thia week haa been reache
duled for Monday, Feb. 17, at
the Boone United Metbodiat
Church.
The banquet, in honor
of Seouters and their wires,
will begin at 7 that night. High
light of the program will be
announcement of the Scouter
of the Year. Laat year'* re
cipient, Joe Miller, will make
the preaentation.
Tickets are $2.25 per peraon
and may be obtained at King
Street Pharmacy or by calling
Otla Strother in Boone.
Jerry Hampton
Hurt By Truck
Jerry Hampton of 2011 E,
King St., Boone, waa aerioua
ly injured Thuraday when a
large truck under which he waa
working fell.
According to Mra. Hamp
ton, tome men were working
nearby when the accident oc
curred about 10 a. m. and were
able to jack up the truck. Mr.
Hampton waa ruahed to Wa
tauga County Hoepttal.
Mra. Hampton aaid her hua
band'a Iqjuriea largely conaiat
at bruiaea and broken bonea.
She aaid it could not be ascer
tained whether the jack clipped
and eauaed the collapee. Mr.
Hampton remains hoapttaliaed
at Watauga.
Officers Chosen For ROTC Program
Sevan of the eight UJS. Army
personnel who are to mu •
Senior Army Reserve Officers
Training Corps Installation or
the campus of Appalachian State
Udverelty have been nominated
by the Army sod approved as
members of tbs University facia
Hy by Dr. W. H. Plemmoes,
ASU president.
Named as professor of mili
tary science sad hand of the
isrit Is Lt. Col. John C. Col
, lias, a member of tbs Military
Allte Corpa who is now serv
ing In Viscous. He arm arrive
iVeu) Ordinance Presented
At Public Meet
Boone Adopts
New Blue Law
Boons'! City Council unanim
ously adopted a Blue Law Mon
day night after a public hearliw
In which many Boone residents
strongly opposed the Sunday
restrictions.
Tbs law was drafted by City
Attorney J. E. Hoishouser Jr.
and distributed at the hearing
in the Court House. Hoishous
er had commented the restric
tions are not a step forward
or backward, but will keep
Boone “as it was a year ago."
The complete ordinance is
advertised in this issue.
BY LARHY G. JULIAN
In the required public hearing
Monday night on Boone's Blue
law, the City Council audleneed
the opinions of some of the
citizenry, theoretically' to ex
pose both sides of the contro
versy.
In their hands, the Aldermen
had an ordinance prepared by
Town Attorney J. E. Holshouser
Jr.
The young attorney said that
the proposed ordinance Is simi
lar to ones enforced in Winston
Salem and Greenville that have
passed SiipretngCourt scrutiny, .
The measure puts a tig&bw- '
strlction on the Sunday saiaof
clothing, household goods and
things of this nature. M allows
the opening of food stores, the
aters and drug stores. In fact,
the new proposal keeps Bume
on the same keel ifs been on for
some time, only now West Main
Gulf, the Thrift Food Store and
Boone Pure Oil can open leg
ally.
SINCE DECEMBEK
The Blue Law controversy -
started In mid-December when
Redlx, a new chain store, open
ed in Boone and planned Sunday
sales. The Crest-Ben Franklin
Store followed suit and relig
(Contlnued on pagp two)
Mr. »nd Mrs,
Sandra, age 6,
Lee Saraett beam proudly oyer the succesp of their daighter’s heart surgery,
had a cardiac operation In July. (staff photo)
Delicate Heart Surgery
Saves Life Little Girl
BY LARRY JULIAN
Sandra Barnett is a normal,
bright-eyed young Miss who en
joys TV and having her picture
taken along with all the other
little things that go to make a
girl happy. For six years she
wasn't so normal.
In F ayetteville, doctors told
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Barnett, that their newborn
dai^bter had a hole connecting
the two upper chambers in her
heart. The impact of the news
was probably as great as the
relief later when they found out
the condition would be correct
ed.
Sandra could have surgery to
close the opening.
But that surgery was to be
ftix years off. At age two, she
would have had a 50-50 chance
Of survival because of her tiny
sixe. Doctors told the Barnetts
to wait until she was six and
then the operation would be more
promising.
From Fayetteville they were
directed to the Emory Univer
sity Hospital in Atlanta. There
they met Dr. Dorothy Brens
Kickoff For
Heart Fund *
The annual Heart Fund Lunch
eon will be held at noon Satur
day at the Holiday Inn of Boone.
Announcement is made by
Mrs. Phyllis Templeton, presU
dent of the Heart Fund Drive
in Watauga County. She said
the luncheon will formally kick
off the local fund-raising cam
paign.
Reservations may be made
by calling Mrs. Glenn Hodges
in Boone by Thursday.
It will be a dutch-treat event.
field, a pediatric cardiologist
who was to become one of their
closest friends.
There were regular check
ups through the months until
July of last year and the big
day came. It was time Cor aura
B*ry. '
By this time the hole had
«rown so large that a half,
dollar could pass through it.
But Sandra wasn’t scared as
she went to Atlanta for the
operation of a lifetime—one
that would make her normal.
In surgery nearly tour tours,
Sandra was sustained bys heart
by-pass machine that kept her
life fluid in circulation while
a doctor repaired her perforated
heart.
Surgeons sewed the opening
together and it was all over but
the 10-day recovery stay in the
hospital.
With the healing of the in
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An Inspection teem from the U. S. Third Army headquarters at
Ft. McPherson, Ga., headed by Major General W. H. Craig, visit
ed the Appalachian State campus on Monday to tour facilities in
which the Department of Military Science will be using when
ASU*s new ROTC program formally commences next September.
From left to right are: Richard D. Barkley, Appalachian News
Bureau Director; Robert T. Allen, Director of Public Affairs;
Capt. J. M. Vam, the general's Aide-de-Camp; Capt. Glen R,
Marrs of ASU*s Department of Military Science; Dr. Paul Sand
ers, Provost or the university; t-oi.J. h. Jones, Assistant deputy
C hief of Staff for ROTC; Major General Graig, Deputy Command
ing General of the U. S. Third Army; Dr. Nicholas Ernes ton.
Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts; Dr. W. H. Plem
mons, President of Appalachian; Ned R. Trivette, Director of
Business Affairs; Col. Richard F. Krueger, chief of the ROTC
program at nearby East Tennessee State University; and Chari as
Braswell, ASU’s Plant Engineer.
on campus April 1.
MaJ. Joseph E. Arnold, also
Stationed in Vietnam at present,
will be one of three assistant
professors of military sclog^.
He assumes duties at ASU on
April IS.
Already on the campus,Capt.
Gian R. Harrs is heading tbs
planning phase of ASU*s new
pregram. He will be classified
as an Assistant P.hUS. after
Col. Collins arrives to com
mand the installation. One addi
tional Captain, abo is yet to be
named, will also hold tbs rank
of Assistant PM».
Du* to arrive in 30 day* 1*
Sgt. Maj. Aubrey O. Spurlock,
who will be chief Instructor
for the ROTC unit. Senior in
structor of tb* installation will
be Sgt. First Class Robert Far*
rington.
Two additional men. Staff Sgt.
D. W. Barkhurst, Chief Admin
istrative Clark, and Staff Sgt.
Anthony J. DiSCafSno, Supply
Sergeant, hav* already assian
ad dutlaa and ar* asalstingCapt.
tUzrf,
All othar phaaaa af denratop
meat are proceeding as smooth
ly as has the • election of the
Horrc Staff. Uniforms tor 500
students hare been ordered and
equipment Is soon to be shipped
for the new offices of the De
partment of Military Science
which will be temporarily lo
cated on three Doors of the
old D. D. Dougherty library.
Plans for a new $300,000
KOTC faculty haw taUed to
gain recommendation of the Ad
visory Budget commission.
However, ASl^s Director at
is-1—— Affairs Ned R. Trl
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vjtte maintain* that "We still
consider the new ROTC build
ing * top prk>rity> tod we will
eonHnne our attempts to secure
the funds from the General As
sembly.”
But with or without the new
facility, Appalachian will begta
graduating U. S. Army officers
with the class of 1*71. Some
10 resident undergraduate* have
already signed tg> for the pro
gram, and Capt. Karrs’ plana
include seoding JO ASU students
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