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Blue Ribbon Winner The Democrat is tint place win ner in State Pram Assn. General Excellence Competition this year—the third time in four An Independent Weekly Newspaper . . , Eighty-Second Tear of Continuous Publication BOONS WBA' Mi mutism. —i, S TO M Ang. 0 77 54 An*. 7 77 54 An*. I MSI An*, 0 8*61 An*. 10 78 65 jM An*. U 71 40 ami 01 0 00 o 04 0 as e os o _! 0 ID 0 26 PAGES—2 SECTIONS Robbins Brothers Promotion T*" f! e, Inc. To Be Modern Housing F acility Work Going On AT MBS WATAUGA COFFEE—These tour comely Watauga lassie* nay be among tbe eontestanta for tbe 1970 Mss Watauga title. They attended a coffee hour Friday sponsored by tbe Boone Jayeees. At left Is Ollie Jackson, first runner-up in last year's pageant, explaining things to Leigh Godwin, an East Carolina Ikdrersity freshman; Nancy Stacy, an ASU sophomore, and Jenny Bobinson, a Wake Forest Junior. (Staff photo) Miss Watauga Hopefuls At Jaycee Coffee Hour Four prospective Iflss Wa tauga County contestants got a peek Into the 1969 pageant Fri day when they attended a coffee hour sponsored hy the Boone Jaycees. Pretty Miss Ollle Jackson, first runner-up, reviewed the excitement of last year’s pageant with Nancy Stacy, Jenny Robinson and Leigh Godwin. Not able to be preserk were Monnie Blanton and Teresa Robinson. Hostesses were Mrs. Ron Hester, entries chairman, Mrs. Am Weaver, Mrs. Otis Strother and Mrs. Stewart Tug man, all Jayeee wives. Also on band to elaborate oh plana tor the 1969 pageant were Jaycee President Jim Hastings and Wade W11 mouth, a veteran pageant director. Chairman ot the year’s pageant, expected to be In November, is Stewart Tug man. The coffee hour was held at the Cardinal Restaurant, Mias Jackaon la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Jackson at Route 1, Boone. Nancy Stacy, an ASU sopho more, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Starr Stacy Sr. at Boone. Jenny Robinson, a junior at Wake Forest University, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Watauga Tax Notices AreJVowGoine; Out Watauga County , orrners already hare getting notices at their 198! county ad valorum taxes due. County Tax Collector Ralph Hayes said that notices will go out this week to property own ers in Blue Ridge Township, Notice previously have been sent to property owners in Bald Mountain and Blue Ridge town ships. Hayes said that the last at the notices Is expected to be in the mail by Oct. l. The county budget calls for the notices to bring into the county** treasury a total of $704,996 during the current fiscal year* ending June 30, 1970. Taxpayers who pay their taxes early will get the usual discount, Hayes said. A one per cent discount is allowed on taxes paid during August and September. October will offer a one-half per cent discount. Farm payments are allowed for three months—November, December and January, Hayes said. A one per cent penalty will be started Feb. 2, 1970. RoMnson of Boon*. Leigh Godwin, a freshman it East Carolina University, la the daughter of Dr, and Mrs. William Smith of Boone, Caribbean Is Making Larger Net This Year Banner Elk—The Carolina Caribbean Corp., which la de veloping Beech Mountain here and baa development projects In progress elsewhere, has re ported net earnings of $151,092 tor the first quarter of this year. Grover C. Robbins Jr., presi dent, said the earnings were 22 per cent higher than in the same period last year. The quarter ended June SO. ,• Robbins -said gross revenues Cor the quarter were 2889,150, an increase of 16 per cent over the 876S,818for the same period last year. Robbins said that the earnings of six cents per share, althongh lower than for the same period (Continued on page two) In East Boone Development The sentiment of University Village, Inc,—which is pro mot* ing a first-class, architectural ly-controlled residential area here—is that 150 acres isn’t a lot of land. But in Boone, it is. Under the leadership of presi dent Harry Robbins, the cor-, poratlon now has blasted tor streets, is laying sewer and water pipe and expects to com plete street paving and under grounding of utility lines and community antenna television cable by fall. Ninety of the 150 lots, which will sell for between $0,000 and $12,500 each, now are available a short distance from the Grady Farthing land under option by the Watauga Board of Education as site of a new ele mentary school for Boone. Main entrance to the tract will be off Forest Hill Drive, which is reached from US Cl east. The tract is bordered on the east side by State Farm, on the south hy tile Dr. Janies B. Graham residence and on the west by NC 105 extension. Before building, lot owners will submit their plans to the architectural board of review for approval. The Village will not be a residential club colony such as Hound Ears, another of the Robbins Brothers' ven tures, b%it will feature land scaping and a recreation area with swimming pool, tennis courts and picnic area exclu sive to Village residents. The recreation facilities will be maintained by the corpora (Contlnued on page two) Mrs. Rivers Named Trustee At ASU Raleigh—Governor Bob Scolf Hkx named two new member* to the Appalachian State Uni veralty Board of Trustee! and reappointed two present mem bers to second terms on the board. Mrs. Robert C. Rivers at Boone succeeds Claude Arm field Jr. of Lenoir on the board. She will serve an eight year term. 0. Dwight C rater of North Wilkes boro will complete the term ending in 1973 of the late Dr. John B. Hagaman Jr, William B. Rankin of Llncoln ton and Wayne B, Shoaf of Lexington have been reappoint-' ed to eight year terms on the board. Mr*. Rivers, associate editor of the Watauga Democrat Is the only woman on the board. She la also the Watauga county representative for the N. C. School of the Arts and past secretary of the Watauga County Hospital board of trustees. She Is a graduate of Appalachian and a native of Watauga county. MRS. RIVERS Crater, senior trust officer, The Northwestern Bank in North Wilkes boro, is also president of the trust division of the State Banker’s Association and mem ber of the executive committee at the association. He is a (Continued on page two) Duncan Rail, which faces the Bxme Thoroughfare, Is the primary Appalachian State Ubtveraity building near thia crowded stretch of load. The photographer faced nortb-northwestto get this rlew. At' right is the stairwell to one of the underpasses often Ignored ojr busy students on the way from the residence halls near Conrad Stadium to the central campus. (Staff photo) Boone Thoroughfare Yet On Unfinished Basis: Hazardous ^ BY SID CALUGAN Boone’s Thoroughfare, still officially in construction stages, presents a traffic hazard as It waits for action by the new North Carolina Highway Commission. The road, called Faculty Street but unnumbered and un named, has no traffic signs. It is open to traffic with no speed limit and could become a race way. The unfinished shoulders of the road are being used by Ap Holsliouser Attends Event For Nixon Washington—James E. Hola houser Jr. of Boone, North Carolina's Republican state chairman, was among the nearly 200 Republican leaders at the White House this week for the first anniversary celebration of President Nixon's nomination at the Republican National Con vention. WHS Year Book To Be Given Out The 1969 edition of Watauga High School'! yearbook, The Musket, will be distributed at 8 Saturday night, Aug. 16, in the school lobby. Books will be given out first to those students having their purchase receipts. Additional information may be had from Mrs, Marie Hodges C2 64-8014), business advisor tor Tha Mus ket. palachian University students ‘and teachers as parking areas, presenting additional dangers to traffic from pedestrians and cars. Tom Winkler, district high nay engineer, says much of the delay in erecting speed limit and no parking signs has been in the change of highway com missioners. 'Tor about a month we have been without a com mission and no action could be taken.” A request for a traffic or dinance which would assign a number and provide a basis for traffic control has gone into the commission from Winkler's office. Winkler adds that his office will not be responsible for traffic control. After the ordinance is passed the road will be surveyed by the Traffic Service Department In Wilkes boro. This department will be responsible for setting speed limits, placing no park ing signs and traffic lights on the street. The road was planned as a Education Teachers Meet During Week Over 900 Trade and Indus trial. Education teachers will meet on the Appalachian State University campus the week of August 10-15 for their annual summer conference. Educators from throughout the state will gather on the (Continued on page three) thoroughfare to alleviate traf fic problems on King Street, but it is being crowded by the expansion of ASU. While dri vers brave the crowded street, Disaster Food Program Will Get Under Way John T. Trivette, Watauga County’s Civil Defense direct or, Is a man determined to got Ms disaster food program underway. A man in coveralls worked rapidly on the roof of the old driver’s license building be hind the county jail. He started work on re-roofing the building early Monday morning. Later, when he clambered down a ladder for more shingles, the roofer turned out to be Trivette, all but whistling be cause of the roofing nails be tween Ms teeth. Trivette, who still is work ing to secure locations for food storage to be used in event of a disaster, said the office could hold sufficient food supplies for 4,000 people. He explained that the Watauga County Board of Commission ers authorized the use of the building but allocated no labor for a new roof. The county bought the shingles and Trivette is nail ing them down. they must wait for the new commission to act. The commission was sworn In at Raleigh two weeks ago. It was enlarged from 14 to 23 members by Governor Bob Scott, and Robert G. Barr, West Jefferson business man and po litical leader, was assigned Wa tauga County, along with Alle ghany, Ashe and Wilkes. Winkler said he expects the commission to act quickly on the request for a traffic ordinance for the road. In the meantime, drivers will have to drive at their chosen speed, watching for pedestrians coming from behind parked cars. Drivers can’t get speeding tickets when there is no speed limit. Only an accident will stop a ear. Auditions For 1970 Horn In West Tues. Auditions will be held tor the 1970 Bummer season ot Horn In The West outdoor drama on stage at the Daniel Boone The ater on Tuesday, August 19. According to production director, D. Ward Haarbauar, auditions will be held for positions with the company's technical staff, dance ensemble, and chorus as well as for act iiy roles In the Kermit Hunter drama. Auditions win begin at 11:30 after Tuesday night's perform ance of tbe Horn. Anyone who la unable to appear at tha audition may contact Haarbauer to confirm a private audition. MISSING BEAU—Mildred, the "tame wild bear" of Grandfather 3 Mountain renown, la abown goaing with Darby Hinton, taleeialon : ion of Daniel Boone. Hugh Morton photo. ■ i Mildred Back Home | '■rr ' ■ ' ftV’v' ' :r :. yc*. Hugh Morton’* bear aannd Mildred, who was carted away from her Grandfather tfauntala premise* last Frkhgr nighty came back borne Monday, hale and hearty. Some miscreant brake a lock on the cage In wMcb the tame bear was being kept during algtts, hauled her away and there was sorrow amongst the children end all those who’d learned ho Ion the affable bear, nbo*d takas to human society with uncommon pleasure, < V i’‘ '0 S Meantime Mr. Morton had { offend 1250 lor her return. ^ Whether Mildred eecrped her j captor* or Ml liberated by < them. Isn’t known.' ’• t Word Is that Hugh U happy j amt that Mildred enjoyed coming ) back borne no end. Among other J things tendered her ms a 43. < cent box o< Fig Newtons, one at ( her Imrtts delicacies. 1 ' Rising Business Tempo In Watauga Watauga County’! economy eoirinued moving forward ' • during the pest year, according to a report on the na tton’s market!, Just released, 1 ' ■ ■ ••C- ■ ' ■■ *>>-' ' •>■■■ Significant gains were chalked ig> M the local trading area aa consumers, with more moneyed their command. Indulged In large-scale spending. '-r-f , ji ■ ■" ■ ’ The amount that they a pent in the area, and whst It meant for local retail merchants, are brought out in Salas Managemetg’a new "Surrey of Buying Power.’ ’’ The copyrighted report presents data on Income " ’ and spending for every section of the country. It shows that Watauga County residents had net spendable earrings in the year, after payment cf their personal Income taxes, at $35,778,000 as compared with the previous rear’s <31,761,000. Just how much tlds represented, on a per-family basis, was determined by dividing the total income bgr the number of local households. It amounted, on ^average, to $0,880, an Increase over the prior year's $6,482. What did local residents do with their bigger in comes? The figures show that they spent more (or furni ture, bought more air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines, purchased fancier foods and, la general, treated themselves more luxuriously. •' • - Neither the surtax nor the higher cost of goods and services deterred them to a noticeable degree. A* a result, retail taislnesa In the area was good. Local merchants accounted for gross sales of 126,711,000, bettering the previous year’s $23,580,000. Each community la rated In the aurrey on the of the amount of retail business actually done, as com- . pared with Its estimated full capacity. It does this through an “Index of buying power,” which takes Into aceomd income, population awn sales. Watauga County’s Index rating Is .0074, Indicating that It Is capable of producing that percent of the na tion’s retail business. Sloes It accounted tor more than that last year, .0079 percent, the conclusion is that some of the local purchasing Is done by non-resident shoppers.
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