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Blue Ribbon Winner ; Ihe Democrat 1* first place win Bar in State Proa* Asm. Genual <* Excellence Competition tbia : pear—the third time in lour peara. asgaasas 6Sa8*S«i’*1 4 APPALACHIAN’S "GOOD NEWS" GROUP ON TOUR—Add alacMan State University students who are members of the local Baptist Student Union have formed a new folk-musical «n>up named Good News, which they define as “an express Ion of the Joy of life committed to Christ.” Their perform f\ ***** comprise original folk songs, dramatic sequences, mon ologues and personal testimonies. Good News appeares Friday •- ** UNC-Charlotte, on the following afternoon in Charlotte’s p Freedom Part, on the morning of April 13 at Chantilly Bap *' 'a. *>_ - ' • * “ ■ tist Church, and that night at Park Road Baptist Church In Charlotte, Members of the unique group shown above are: Arthur Williams of Pleasant Gardens at the piano; seated, left to right. Penny Smallwood of Raleigh, Jimmy Holland at Bolling Springs, Neal Laxtoh at Lenoir; sttndliv OUrX ltae Stroupe of Boone, Fran Strayfaorn at Pollocks villa, Barn ey Hodgson of Boone, Joann Horton of Lenoir, Paula Bull ington at Cayce, S. C„ Sharon Brafford of Kanmpolls, BUI Rhyne of Dallas, Judy Griffin of Charlotte and Larry fill edge of Charlotte. , m: rs Home, Burns Fifteen-Acre Farm •.r * mn The three-bedroom home of *»—**»■■ ^ ^ <* Route l. Elk Park, was - destroyed by fire Tuesday, April Volunteer flre-flgfaters from ■ Banner Elk and Newland worked 5:30 that afternoon to con- ; a blase that burned over 15-acre farm, as well as adjacent acres, and left Hicks home and barn la asbn, Allthatamlly'B posgeca Mr». Hicks, who reached the scene of destruction about 4r45, A collection was taken the nest morning at Watauga County Hospital, where Mrs, Hicks has bean employed as a nurse's aide nearly two years. Clothing was purchased In Boone tor her three children, Bobby 9, Anita 6 and Uchael 5. Add Free College Of ASU Opens Doors Tonight Towni people, students and fa culty members at Appalachian ’ are all invited to toe flretclaaa •J at The Free College at Appa lachian State University which opens Its doors tonight (Wednes day) at 7s30 on campus in room 367 of toe Edwin Duncan Hail ocatgon. The inaugural course is a four-part Human Sexuality Series, and classes will beheld every Wednesday night through May 8. The sessions are to average two hours in length. The first class in toe series will be toe biology of sex taught by Dr. Frank Randall of Appa lachian's Department of Bio logy. ' IN THE FUTURE [. in following weeks toe topics will be sax and the law with i Dr. Francis M. Rich, chair. man of ASlTs Department of :■ Political Science, as instruc tor. Or. Thomas Snipes, chair 5 man of Appalachian's DaparU asst of Psychology, wUl teach the third class on toe psjeho fe -■ ■■-r.fkiv - " , ”‘f' S'fSI i' logical aspects at serial rela tions and Dr. A. W. Rudolph at ASU*a Departmeit at Philo sophy and Religion will teach the last at the series, the theolo gical Implications at sex. According to Reg Smith at Boone’s Wesley Foundation, a (1 registration tee trill bectar ged for the series. itfonal clothing and housewares .,>«■ bean gtvwo—ths family tinea that time. Mr. Hicks, who baa boon an orderly at Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, since February, worked the Q to 7 shift and reutmed to the farm the morning before the fire. His wife said he slept awhile, then got up to put garbage In a burning trash barrel outside. It was short ly after noon when he a woks to find the home In flamee. firemen were called, reach ing the seem by way at the Heaton community, but were unable to save the buildings. The home was about five mllee from Tom Guy’s Remnant Shop on Beech MomSaln. The Hlcksea bad no Insur ance to cover the destruction and say they cannot yet plan to rebuild. t The family is staying with Mrs. Ifick’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Bonnie racks of {3k Park, for the time being. wW'- . It • At**: *tu ■$£-■*> ' •*»*%«*: -- ■'*&:<? - IN MAT COURT—Mm Barber* Helen Baird, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Bennie J, Baird, Route 1, Vilas, will be one of the attendants to the MayQuecn at Wingate College’s May Day Frstival May 3, The reigning Queen will be Miss Donna Sue Chesser of Charlotte, Members of the May Court are chosen by popular vote of the student body at Wingate. Each candidate must meet standards of character, citizenship, appearance and scholarship, Willi Falgera Are New Citizen* Mb. and Mrs. Willi Falger of Beech Mountain Ski Resort ware sworn in as United States citizens In a ceremony held two weeks ago in Greensboro. The couple hall from Inns bruck. Gold Rush Junction Sold To Browns For A Million . Tbe Cleveland Browns Thura day paid about V mlllkio tor Gold RUeh Junction, * recreat ion development near Gatlln burg.Teno. Grover C. Robbine Jr. and Harry C. Robbina were the main ahareholdera In the pri vate etock company that owned Gold Ruah Junction. Tba brother* are devaiopara at Twaataia Railroad between Boone and Bio wins Rock, at County Road Work Is ; Tabled; Bonds Unsold The District Highway Office r-tas receiTSd noUfii-atton of •>74,000 worth of Wstaugm County rood projects halted by North Corolino'o present in. ability to soil its stats road bonds in an Inflationary market. I*-,- Tom WinUsr, District en yinssr. ettad the following as bains "Wean down": Stats Boad 1X17,1.4 mUs on Mast Gap Boad fro* U. S, «U to N. C. 104 near Villa Cruets: worth, >150,000. , Stats Boad 1152,1.0 miles on Poplar Grora Road (Mas tha church to Camp Yanahmsssai worth. *100,000. J »i And State Road 1324.0.7 fflUa OB Chestnut Gran Road lotto test Camp area: *24,000. Winkler laid tto three stretches ate secondary, or un naiad, roads. Asked about a Wilkes County Job that was to provide four lane passing sections tram tto Wads Harris Bridge into Deep Gap In Watauga Court?, Wink ler said the Job Is off tto planning board, too, but that to and others are bop lul that Hound Ear* Lodge and Club Grover Romans said ModeU south od Boone and of the Beech fint i“luIr®d “bout buying to* Mountain resort In Arery and Tennessee property two months Watauga counties. ■* ago. The sal* was approred The professional football T***™^ In a shareholders' t—m has many people In season, meeting at Hound Ears Lodge, al operations and r'*’** to use The Robbins brothers said soma of them at Gold Rush they decided to sell Gold Rueh Junction, aceordliv to the Junction In order to keep their Brown’ general manager. Art interests more concentrated in ifaun North Carolina. r1*.' ■—1 fc. -'Dr* Francis Rich Is Chairman" Join Effort On Crime i ... , : . . ; ' " ./' . : - -- . : U. S. Funds To Sustain Local Action For Law BY LARRY G. JULIAN i, Improved tod extended law enforcement Is in the future for Watauga and six other north western Tar Heel counties fol lowing the establishment of the AWWASYA Law Enforcement Agency. The agency is part of the Gov ernor’s Committee on Lew and Order which was established by Gov. Dan K, Moore follow ing the passing of the Omnibus Crime Bill in Washington. Over three million dollars will be spent In North Carolina alone to research the crime problem and take measures to upgrade law eiforcement, Watauga is part of the seven county complex that also con tains Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin coun ties. Police departments from Boone, Boonevllle, Dobson, El kin, Sparta, Lansing, Mt. Airy, Wllkesboro and North Wllkes boro alao are participating. AWWASYA was formed In mid-February at a mooting held at Appalachian state University, Initial plans were mapped and committees were set up, .. Dr. Francis M. Rich Jr, was appointed temporary chairman and later was elected to that position permanently. Watauga County Sheriff Ward Carroll waa sleeted Assistant project di rector and County Commission-^ er Gene Wilson was named to the policy board. Committees were set up to make studies of the following types of crime: narcotics and breaking and entering; records, organisation and public Infor mation; selection recruiting and training (personnel); auto theft and delinquency control; com munications; and police-court (Continued on page two) Mayor Greene Says He Won’t Ron Again Mayor Clyde R. Greene of Boone says he will not be a caniHdrte tor re-election In the municipal election of Tuesday, June 17. The Mayor also stated he doea not plan to reconsider Ida decision at a later date. Candidates are to be selected In city conventions, which neither the Democrats or Re publicans had announced early this weak. No information has been received from the city's three aldermen as to whether they will run sgain. By resolution of the Town Board of Aldermen, five alder man will be elected to the next municipal term. WATCH YOUR FIRE—Brush fire* have plagued the Boone Fire Department heavily this month. In addition to answering three building fire calls, the local department has rushed to seven brash fires, none of which has been serious. This fire last Wednesday was on Tracy Circle where spring breezes had whipped flames upwards into an area behind several homes. The burning had been started inadvertently by a construction crew (the arrow shows where they began their blaze). On top of the Mil firemen quench the flames that spread throi^h the dry brash. Firemen at Deep Gap report that the only brush fire they have handled was when asked tor assistance once by the Boone department. The Cove Creek Fire Department answered tm calls last month but none in April. Most of the trouble seems to come after well-mean ing citizens toil to watch a fire closely while doing their outdoor spring cleaning. (Staff photo) Miss Martha Miller, Mabel, Named Spelling Champion Miss Martha Miller, a 13 year-old eight grade student at Mabel Elementary School, MBS MARTHA MILLER ms named tbs spelling champ ion for Watauga Couity In a oontest held Thursday, April 10, at Watauga Ugh School. Competing with a represent, stive from each of the element ary schools in the county, Miss Miller won with the word, bouquet. First runner up was Miss Melanie Ward of Cove Creek Elementary, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ray Ward at Sugar Grove. Martha, who won the spell ing contest at Mabel School two years ago, la the daughter at Mr. and Mrs. Max Miller at Ziouville and the grand daughter at Mr. and Mrs. Clay Greene of Vilas and Mrs. Minnie Miller of Z lonvllle. Her hobbies Include reading, playing re cords, volleyball and basketball. She would like to become a secretary and bookkeeper after Ugh school. She will compete for the state title Saturday, May 3, in a televised contest on WSJS-TV in Winston-Salem. The Winston. Salem Journal sponsored the spelling bee. Cab Company Office Entered Police Chief J-4 Harmon said Monday that tbe City Cab Com pany office on Depot Street had been entered Friday morn ing. Nothing was taken and so damage was done. Bumon said entrance was gained by break ing a window and then opening it. 11' What Price Children For Watauga County parent*, what la the coat °* bringing 19 children? What doaa It take locally, ta **» "V money, to ratac a child from birth to ' **bJW 4:. Sb •, /. : , - ■ -lists The coat has gone UP enormoualy In recent yeara. In a atudy that waa made back In 19M, the flndii« waa that a typical family In the United Stataa apentan average of 97,485 In providing for a child to age 18, According to the lateat figure, from the Department Agriculture, U now taker marly that much juat feed Junior tor that period. The average child atokea away about 17.100 worth by the time ha readme 18. Nationally, tt ir- mttmated, the average 18-rear-old ■ rajgeeenta a total eapendlture of nearly $>7,000. -•V. ■I«*t how much a family apanda la the procaaa of bringing up a child depends, principally, upon Its flnanelal position* It alio dapeoda upon number at :>yi children and place of abode. ' ■ For families with net lnoomea of *6,000 to *0,000, which la where the average la in Watauga County, amount that la apent on rearing a child towels comes to about *25^100, according to the findings. At that rate, the 850 or so boys and girls in the local area who are becoming 18 this year denote an overall outlay by tbair parents of approximately <8,785,000. , sTr' vstft, $ 'e*y,_ Included In this total are all the expeoUtures tint are normally enenuidered troni infancy to the time whan ' Junior reaches soil age age. An additional financial Jolt comas at that time, if he goes to college. The mein- oosta, outside of bod, ere detailed by the Institute at Life Insurance, baaed on Labor Department Figures. r They start with ids birth. The outlay tor doctors, hospital chargee and equipment could oome to $700 or more, ■ • In the succeeding years, under normal conditions, about $1,000 is specs tor medical and dental care. C lotting comes to a little Partition to $3,950 and persona there is the cost of the mae^.1 faculties needed tor the child. then $0,0001 care, $000. Then bousing space and ! incMsttala, such as toys, boots. nmsisa.allnnaasas, ■ugie las eons and the libs make up the rest, - .
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