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Blue Ribbon Winner The Democrat i* first place win ner in State Pren Ann. General Excellence ComDetltlon thli ' excellence Competition thix J**r—th* thW time in four democrat An Independent Weekly Newspaper... Eighty-Fir* Year of Continuous Publication BOONE WKATHKK leee hi Lo fm Mew Ten is June 24 81 61 74 Ml June 2S 83 50 M 81 82 Jane 26 88 98 n 88 Jane 27 89 88 78 97 June 28 89 88 88 48 Jane 28 88 62 M 84 5 Jane 30 81 60 88 94 10 CENTS PER COPY 20 PAGES—a sr/nnw Freshmen To Get Welcome I The Community-Campus He. lattoas Committee U planning a town-wide welcome for the 1,600 freehmen expected to enroll this tell in Appel echUn State Udverslty. ■■•■V'---. < Part ot the wekome-to-town promotion for faculty, as well as students, will be the post ing of five billboards. Also, a Sunday will be set aside when local families will take campus fuesta borne for dinner. Some Stores To Open On Fourth The manager at the Boone Chamber at Commerce says awreral Boone stores will re main open Friday, July 4. Fainting out that a vote at merchants was taken some time ago, Fred MeNeal says “Re sults at the vote ware mixed, but it was felt that in the interests of the tourists, the esseitial stores should be open to serve them.”. He did not list which stores toted in the affirmative. i Dr. Richards Takes Over As Snpt Schools ' y,’: v Dr. SwansonRichards, a 38. J«er-old Sorry County ed ucator, took over tbs fado of pm Watauga County Setool feyrtam Tuesday. . ' s: Dr. Richard* was namad to #e poet in May by the Watauga County Board of Education. Be aucceeds W. Guy Angell who retired Jan. 1 altar 14 year* in the position. In aaeumlnK the poet. Dr. Richard* relieved Willi* lioretx who had been actlnt superintendent since Angell'* retirement. Dr. Richards* ' appointment* was described as “another step ja upgrading the county school system” by John H. Hollar, r chairman at the board of education. Dr. Richards has been as so. date superintendent of Surry County Schools since 1982. He Is a graduate of AipalacMan State University, He received his masters degree from ASU and Ms doctorate from Florida. Start IMrerslty, County Rural Council Will ^ Meet At Matiiey The Watauga Ccxrty Council at Rural Organisations will meat at Utatney Community MMig at 7:30 Tuesday rndig, July All rural orffanleatlona are selected to hare aomaone Iron) their group praaaat to report activities and halp make plana tor future projects. The teotathre program la aa toUows; E. Wade Worsts, presi ding; welcome, Matney Com. munity Club; purpose at meat tag; reports from rural or ganisations; discussion period; ptamdag future meetups; aol -ii . - . adjournment. All people who are active or latersatad la rural organisa tions are United to attend aaya . 1* E. Tuekwlller, County Ex. ttnaloo Chairman, County Offices To ? Be Qosed Fourth All oounty offices will be • closed July 4, according to Tux Stverrisor James C. Lyons. ■ Be said tbs offices boused In the Courthouse will be open Saturday, July 3, from s;30 to IN THE SHADE was the place to be at "staging on Die Mountain1' Sunday. Thousands braved the bright sunshine around the platform, however, to get a closer look at George Beverly Shea, Arthur Smith, Dr. LelgMon Ford, and the others who took part*—Morton photo. ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS *t “Singing on the Mountain” took to their ehlrt sleeves on the mighty warm day that everybody seemed to enjoy. Left to rigid; television star Arthur Smith, evangelist Dr. Leighton Ford of the Billy Graham team, noted hymn singer George Beverly Shea, and the co-chairmen of the sing, Joe Lee Hartley and Robert Hartley, sons of the founder of the event.—Morton Fts>to. ' if- - -jit" ■' _ ... , No Early End High Interest, Land Bank Meeting Is Told There’* no early end In light Air Ugh Interest rates, the annul meeting at the Federal Land Bank Assoclationof Boone was told here Saturday. A record crowd of 1,220 stockholders attended the meet ing held In the Appalachian School Auditorium, The prediction that Ugh Interest rates may not loosen soon cametromKobert A.Darr, president of the Federal land Bank of Columbia, S. C. Explaining why Interest rates today are higher, Darr said that money Is a commodity, that is, its cost Is subject to change. He noted that the parentasso ciation, the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, expects to pay eight per cent Interest on debentures It plans to sell tUs month. The sale will provide the association with money to land, be said. Be explained that the higher interest the association must pay comes because money is a scarce commodity. Hs pointed out, too, flat federal policies are planned to try to discourage borrowing as a means to control Inflation. S. C, Eggers, president of the FLBA at Boone, presided. assisted by John H. Hollar, manager. The stockholders came from the seven counties served by the Boone association; Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Mttr shell, Watauga and Wilkes. Prediction that agriculture fine* a growing demand to pro duce, U. S.Rep. James E. Broy Mll at Lenoir, told the stock holders that new technology will be needed to meet the demand. And this mesne credit to uti lize new technology, he said, (Continued on page two) Busy Week End Reported At Beech Mtn. Airport It mi • buiy weekend at Beech Mountain airport when some 50 visiting airplanes settled down on tbd facility of the Carolina Caribbean Corporation* Saturday was fun time tor the children at neartv Grandfather Home. Three CCC airplanes were kept buy from 9 to 12 taking the children on extensive free i flights across the sprawling hill country. One youngster, a lad with a fetching snaggle-toothed smile, allowed; “I user had so much fun in my life, even if I ms scared half to death.” Sunday, company craft took a number of the residents of the arm who had never before been aloft, on short fngtm. The field on the former Whitehead plantation, has a paved runway of MOO feat and has been ued by all sorts of craft, including Lear jets. _■ ■ 1 Organization Is Completed if New Boone Officials Take Office Tuesday First Official Board Meeting Is Dae Tonight Boone’s newly elected and sn larged town board offidallytook over the gorermental reins Tuesday morning when they were sworn Into office. The new board Immediately scheduled its first public meet lag tor 7:30 tonight (Thursday), Among the first Items on the agenda will be a review at the new town budget as adopted by . the Immediate past board. The new budget calla tor a $140 tax rate and an estimat ed expenditure at $525,544.03 tor the 1060-70 fiscal year which began July 1. aisyor uoraon winder was ■worn into office for tala tenth term by outgoing Mayor Clyde Greene. Winkler proceeded to •wear in the new five-man board at aldermen; A. E. Mc Creary, Or. Len D. Hagaman, Crater March, Howard J. Cot trell and R. Clyde Wlneharger, Upon nomination by Cottrell, McCreary was named mayor pro-tom. Wlnebarger waa el ected clerk at the board. Under the new planter afire man board, a tyatem ad etag gered terms will be In effect. McCreary and Dr. Len Haga man, two top voto-gettora India June 17 election, will carve for -dearyearn, .... . - March and Cottrell, third and . fourth, recpectlTCly, will serve two years. In 1971 and there after their a eats will be sub ject to election for four-year terms. Wlnebarger, fifth Ugh man In the field at 12 candidates, will serve the regular two-year term a eat which will be sub ject to election every two years. This la the seat that will asaure a new majority being subject to election every two years. Th» new term will be the tenth for Winkler u mayor of Boone. He wee In his ninth term as mayor when he wee named to the State Senate In 1981. Aa usual, the town will gat the hulk of its revenue from advalorum taxes. Such sources in 1969-70 are expected to amount to 1293,808.33. Water and sewer rents are estimated at $108,000. The balance of revenues will come from an assortment of sources, Includ ing 129,200 from the state tor Powell Bill street allocation. Though, the tax rate tor the new fiscal year Is the same figure ($140) as last year, It will bring in more revenue, (Mil this year, the town, like the county, had based its prop erty tax rate on 45 per cent of the total assessed property. Since the town gets its tax records from the county, the assessment ration this year will be tbs same as tor the county, (Continued on page two) SHOWMEN, ALL—These ere part ot the fancy riders who made the 1969 Daniel Boone Wagon 15"C“B*T.^Le*me from tom“ thro,«t>°ut the Piedmont and mourtalns to gatheTin North WUkeiboro last Monday to begin the four-day trip to Boone. photo) HEAT OF THE TRAIN—The summertime dress of this horseman as be rides westward in the annual Daniel Boone Wagon Train Parade through Boone suggests that it was a hot morniiw. The parade climaxed the annual trek of the train from North Wilkes boro to Boone, commemorat ing the westward trail the illustrious pioneer paved through the area. ($ta£f photo) Wagon Train Is Called Best In Its Seven Years MORE PICTURES ON INSIDE PAGE "It was the smoothest train ever" and It thrilled tbs parade crowd. Dewitt Barnett, wagon ma ter for the aeventh annual Dan iel Boone Wagon Train, re flected back over the course at the 30-mlle trip from North Wilkes boro to Boone and aald "everybody enjoyed the eidre trip." The trip was culminated Sat urday morning with a grand parade through downtown Boone by the eidlre train. The Wagon Train was Joined by several thousand spectators In salute to the pioneering accomplishments at the illustrious Daniel Boone nearly 200 years ago. Passing in review were 77 wagons and 250 riders on horse back, Barnett said. They were led by Chief Scout HubertClod felter of Kemersville. Last year's contingent con sisted of 118 wagons and 282 riders. The Mg train has its orgin in North Wilkes boro where it makes up for two days. It left the Wilkes County town Tues day morning. They spent Tues day night in Ferguson, Wed nesday night in Darby and Thursday night in Triplett, be fore arriving for their last night of camp Friday afternoon in Boone. Here they were guests at the Optimist Park where the club and the Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department sponsored din ners on the grounds. The Wagon Train was begun seven years ago to commernmo rate the migration of folk led by Daniel Boone, explorer of the trail to the west, from his home in the Yadkin Valley near To Run Watauga Cars With many Watauga CouiUg families planning to take automobile trip* this summer to various sections at the aountrj, the matter at oost gats top consideration. ft*-' will it be greater then It was two rearm SCO, when the American Automobile Association figured that travel re. Vdrements for a couplet operating on a moderate budget were about f3S per dag? , The lndleatlona are that it will be notteeablg more this gear. The basic expenses—forfood,ovendgl*lodgli«t gumline and Ugbwag tolls—have all moved upward. ’ »:■' . The trend is to be seen In tha latest data on the Subject, from the Commerce Clearing House, the AAA and others. v On the basis of thter findings, adjusted for priee ln ®re**ea, the vaostloelag Watauga Countg couple must - 333$ •apart to epend about tS more per day than in 1M7. Their dally outlay tor neeeaaary expenditure* trill run eloae to $41. And tMa doea not include any pro. riaion for admiaaiona to placaa of internet, for aouTenlr* or tor recreation. The coat la baaed upon 300 mllea of travel par day, uith the car averaging is mllea to the gallon. «r ■ Prorldad for, In the $41 par day budget, era $15,50 mania and anacka, which la $2.50 more than in 1067, for overnight accommodation, a $1 Increase, $0 oil and gaa, alao $1 more than before, and $3,50 for and ndacellaneoua, up SO centa. Of aeon greater importance to tfaa Watauga County car owa$r than the eoatcf 0* vacation triple bow much It la coating hto per year to own and oparata Ida car. According to the latent estimated, baaed upon cur. rant priced. It cornea to $1,550 tor a atandard-alae car In the popular price range, driven 10,000 ndlea a year. TMa la 15.5 carta a mile. It naa 14.6 cents two yaara ago, the AAA reported. 01 the total, $1,150 la In fixed coats, such as In. durance, dapraclatton and license face, an! $500 Invari able costs, tor gaa, oil, tires and maintenance For the 8,740 passenger ears In Watauga County, car ownership amounts to a hefty $10,447,000 a year. Local gas stations have profited (torn the riali* number ot cars in the area. Their receipts last year reached $2,330,000, an increase over the prior year's $5,190,000. Ferguson to Kentucky In 1775. The event has grown each year and has developed Into a tribute of national acclaim to the legendary pioneer hero. Two New Pools Filled At ASU Officials at University have announced the appointment of two men to fill two newly-created administra tive positions on the university campus. Both effective July 1, Richard Carroll Blackburn eii assume office as assistant reg istrar, and Alton Brooks Mc Leod will become assistant di rector of admissions. A native of Ashe County Blackburn was graduated from Healing Springs High School In Ashe County. He received fats B, S. degree in biology from Appalachian State University In 1960, and Ills masters degree, also from the University, In biology and secondary educa tion In 1964. He has taugtt In Maryland tor tan years, and from 1962 .»eti this year, be was a member of the faculty at Ashe Central Ugh School, serving as principal at the school for the year1907 68, He has also taught extension courses for Wilkes ry.mm.wSty Collage In Ashe Cotugy. Blackburn la a memfmy at the North Carolina Education Association, the National Edu cation Association, the Jayceee, the Ashe County Planning Com mission, the Ashe County ’ Executive Industrial Commis sion and the Appalachian Re gional Library Commlsaioo. Married to the former Mury Jean Kridaref Boone, the Black burns attend the Baptist Church. They win be living temporarC] In Jefferson where Mrs-Hack CkmHnuad pa page two) >"T *. •'i's. biffs.
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