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An Independent Weekly New*paper , . . Eighty-First Year of Continuous Publication
VOL. LWL—NO* 41
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10,1989
10 CENTS PER COPY ;, * 29 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
BOARD OF EDUCATION SWORN IN—Before electing Join H.
Hollar ita chairman that nighty the new Watauga County Board
Of Education la seen Monday morning as Orville Foster, Clerk
of Court, administers the oath of office. From left, the board
members are James Marsh, Hugh Hagaroan (the only member
carried over from the did board), Edsel Cook, Hollar and S, C.
Eggers Sr. Starting Tuesday night, the board la bolding dis
cussions on applicants for Superintendent of Schools. The post
is filled in the interim by Willis Moretx, federal programs
director for Watauga . Schools. All appHcaids for foe superin
tendency ten teen Interviewed, The May primary ballot ter
the November non-partisan election of the board carried the
names of IS candidates. One candidate had withdrawn after an
nouncing, The primary voting placed 10 on the November
ballot. These five men will serve until December of 1970,
dropping tour months of file two-year term in order to com
ply with a law that boards of education take office in that
month. The next board win then serve the full two years.
(Flowers photo)
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u.u» an accualntance with the prlxe bunny is Patty Jones, who found il of the nine doxen
eggs udden on the Boone Playground. Janies Hastings, originator of the egg hunt, looks on,
Easter Bunny, No Less, Is
Prize Easter
The Better Bunny, himself
traditional provider, dyer and
Uder of colored eggs for
Batter—eat the top prize in
a town-wide egg hunt Sunday.
The pink-eyed, cuddly rabbit
wee presented to little Mias
Patty Jones, daughter of the
Clyde Joneses of Boone, after
an estimated 65 boys and girls
had combed every square inch
of the Boone Playground.
James Hastings, director of
the Boone Parks and Recreation
Department, said he will
sponsor the event again next
year, providing more eggs and
more prizes. Of the 108 eggs
Hat Hastings and Mark end
Pat Hodgea had squirreled
away, MU, Jones found U.
Children who found as many
as four eggs a piece were
awarded chocolate covered
bunnies.
The egge were eecretad on,
behind, under end in ell feas
ible places before the 3 o'clock
bunt started. Children up to
the age of 10 collected the
egge In begs, baskets, pockets
and bare hands around bushes
picnic tables and etyjlpmerd
under sunny skies. One young,
star even plucked an egg from
so unlikely and egg-cover as the
playground drinking fountain.
Having CThaueted the suspi
cious looking places, many of
tbs estimated 65 children In
dulged In some sliding, swing
ing, and seesawing.
United Fond To
* Elect Officer*
' Officers will be sleeted at
the annual meeting of the
Watauga County Unttad Fund
at noon Thursday at the Holi
day 1m of Boone,
The luncheon will be Death
Enlojtiv tor Bnt Raster egg but, lttUa Rosea™ Kindtt.
tno-year old daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Raymond Kiadtlcd
Boon* toads eft with ter basket. (Staff photo)
Governor Asks Funds
For County Airport
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North Carolina Governor
Robert W. Scott baa thrown Ms
support behind the drive to
establish an airport In Watauga
County.
In a letter to David Kelley.
CMef of tbs Airport! Branch
at the Federal Aviation
Agency's AotaMa office, Seot|
said that ha wiabad to Indicate
Ua Interest sad support in the
proposed facility.
He called tbs Boone-Bio win*
Bock area on "am of the fart>
eat growing areas at tfortti
Carolina."
New real estate development!
(fund mud an page two)
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Bloodmobile
Coming April 28
The Red Crosi Bloodmobile
rill be at East Hall on the
HSU campus, Monday, April
28 from 11 a. m. to 4:30 p, m.
Due to many short collections
In the past two weeks, the
Inventory at the blood center
Is running low, Mrs, Goldie
Fletcber of the local ABC
Chapter urges everyone to
donate so that the 200 idnts
needed may be given.
Named Region
5 Director Of
Recreation
' Ronald E, Whittaker, director
of ASU’s W, H. Plemmonj Stu
dent Center was elected Region
Five Recreation Director of
the Association of College
Unions at the recent 40th an
nual conference of the organisa
tion In Denver, Colo.
In Ids newpost, Whittaker win
plan and conduct the annual re
gional games tournament which
Is to be held next February
In. Charlotte. Winners of the
tournament's different events—
which Include chess, bowling,
billiards, bridge and table ten
nis—will go on to the national
tournament.
Whittaker and Larry T.
Nance, assistant director of
Appalachian's student center,
attended conference sessions
which stressed the relationship
of college union programs to the
communities In which they op
erate, More darn 800 dele
gates represented colleges and
universities throughout the Uni
ted States, Canada and several
foreign nations at the conference
which housed 43 program sea
Stolen Car
Is Recovered
, Boone Police reported Mon
day the weekend theft of a car
and eald that the came car
waa recovered a few houra
attar it had been taken.
A 1962 Doge registered to
Jamaa Marlon Mast wnt taken
from the Greanview Trailer
Park between 1 and 9 a.m.
Sunday morning.
Chief Ed Harmon said he
located the stolen ear la the
Greanview Baptist Church perk
liK lot at 9:15 Sunday morning.
Harmon said the keys had been
left in the car. There were no
dues to the identity of the
■ thief. . '
' Harmon emphasised the neat
for motorists to lock theirean
at all times.
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Blair Suggests New Ordinance
Parking Cases Fail To
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Stacy Eggers
Brief Agreed
To By Judge
Hf LARRY G. JULIAN
The Townof Boooe hu loetlte
OgU to enforce puking regula
ttone in the business district
(ollowtng e court bettle to pro
sacute six people charged with
(allure to pay final notices for
overparklng.
Chief District Judge J. Ray
Braswell agreed with a brief
submitted to him by attorney
Stacy C. Eggers Jr. which
claimed that the town had been
using parking meters to gain
revenue rather than to regulate
parking on the streets.
In his brief, Eggers cited
several case precedents which
backed up Us theory. One was
State vs. Scoggins in which the
North Carolina Supreme Court
ruled that the lawfulness of
parking for lesser periods than
the meter allowed rested noton
the demands of public con
venience and necessity, but
rather on the amount of money
deposited In the meter.
The Ugh court further said
that it would be unlawful for
parking to depend on the amount
of money deposited and added
that the law must regulate the
maximum » driver can park bis
Mr on the street.
Braswell said, "North Caro
lina courts, belowtbe level ofthe
North Carolina Court of Ap
peals, do not render written
explanations of their Judgments.
This Court has no intention of
attempting to alter this wall
established practice which is
supported by good and logical
reasons."
However, he offered a writ
ten memorandum of the reason
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AT HALF MAST—The ration's flags will be at half mast tor two more weeks by order of Presi
dent Nixon after the death of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The World War n hero died at the
age of 78 two weeks ago and was buried in Abilene, Kan., last Wednesday. CStaff photo)
C li Holshouser Makes Report
Would Enact Law To Limit
Power Airport Commission
BY REP. JIM HOLSHOUSEH
It has bean nearly three
months since the opening gavel
sounded for the 1969 N. C,
General Assembly, and only In
the last few days has the legis
lative pace really moved Into
full swing. Reporters are al
ready calling It one ofthe slow
est sessions In recent history.
Now that action la moving, how
ever. I hope to come to you
each week with a report from
the State Legislature,
This is a session In which the
legislature la faced with many
problems—constitutional re
visions, liquor by the drink
proposal, proposed Interest rata
changes and others.
But ths one consuming Issue
is the state budget.
Gov. Scott has presented his
proposed changes In the budget,
calling for Increases of more
than 100 million dollars In the
General Fund, primarily for
increases in teachers* salaries.
C. Of G Membership
Drive Is Continued
The Boone Chamber of Com
merce win continue Its mem
bership drive through April,
according to Gwyn Hayes, pres
ident.
He said further tafbrmstloa
■ may be bad from Fred McNael
• manager of the Chamber, wts
also la collecting Informatioi
for the organisation's publica
tion, the Boone Buetneae ant
Profeaalonsl Guide. ,
NEW TAXES 1
The Governor hu also said
how he proposes to raise the
extra money needed for his pro- i
gram. He has asked for a 5-cent
tax on each pack of cigarettes,
a 2-cent Increase In the gaso
line tax, added taxes on liquor,
wine and beer, and additional
taxes on banka, savings and loan
associations, insurance pre
minims and others.
All in all, it la the toughest
tax package ever handed to the
State Legislature, and It pro
mts ea to make the next 60 days
extremely ‘'hot" In Raleigh,
regardless of the weather.
I plan to devote most of next
week’s report to the budget and
tax proposals,
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THE DEATH PENALTY
By the time you reed this
Report to the People, the House
of Representatives will probably
have voted on the bUl to abolish
capital punishment. It was due
to he eoneldered first on Tues
day of this week.
The present proposal would
change the penalty tor murder,
rape, arson and burglary from
death to life Imprisonment. It
also provides for new restrlct
lone on panda of capital of
fenders, Including such things
as advance notice to the trial
judge, the solicitor and the
family of the person killed or
japed. It would also require
i final approval by the Governor
before a parole tor a capital
i offender could be granted.
The proposed abolishment of .
the death penalty has faced every
legislature In recant years,and
It appears fobs gaining strength.
t now has the support of Uov.
Job Scott, Attorney General Bob
forgan, Earl Vaughn, Speaker
if the House of Representatives,
ind Charles Taylor, House Mi
lority Leader.
HOME RULE
After severed years of wrang
le, the 1969 Legislature has
Inally taken the bull by the
Dorns and has started the pro
sees of giving true “home rule”
to local governments. Already
Bnacted la an act giving County
Commissioners the authorltyto
pass ordinances In most areas
of county government. City
councils already had this autho
rity.
Also In the legislative “hop
per*’ are bills to allow Couidy
Commissioner! to sot salaries
of county employees, set times
for regular meeting!, and a
number of other things which
heretofore required local legis
lation by the General Assembly,
V the legislature does nothing
more than pass these bills, It
will have helped to modernise
the legislative process by re
moving the need for about TS
per cent of the local bills pre
viously required in every ses
sion, It should also be a big first
step In bringing govemmeri
closer to the people and In
strengthening local government,
THE LAST t ,,
SCHOOL BOARD BILL
The legislature has breathed
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County Planning
Board Is Named'iM, I
The Watauga County Board
of CommUetonere Monday
named a eeven-member Plan*
nLi« Board to be in ebarga of
aoning, water and newer plan
and other mattera Import
ant to the county*a future.
Five of the aeven bad bean
contacted and agreed to nerve
by Tueeday afternoon: NedTrl
yette, Kaye Gary, A. T. Adame,
Jerry Adiuna and John BroyblU,
The new board will not nee
county revenue ainee funda for
aurveya are available fromgor
enunant agenda* and auch
■Mnleeeifi do not require local
matching dad*. nceorOng to
Gomndestoner Ken—Bth Wilcox,
The now board will conduct on
organizational moating to de
on regular sen ■ Ion, It will
(motion by ocontlng out end re
commending jroioeto to the
Communion, wherein tho final
daelnJono will bo mode.
from the ehnmtoeroot commerce
of Boom and Bowing Rock, tho
executive tunmrlltoao of tho
county Democratic and Repub
lican organtaottooo and *«*•
lochian State Udverelty.
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