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PASTOR GIVEN NEW CAR—The Rot. Carl Wilson was taken aback when be was handed the kajpa to a 1969 green Plymouth Fury m Sunday afternoon. The gift waa made by the coittraga ttonaot Mountain Dale, Bearer Dam, Antioch and MU Lebanon—the Baptist churches he pastora In Watauga Coindy. Representatives of the lour congregations were at MU laism- when Clint Cornett Oeft) of the Mountain Hale Church passed the car keys to Mr. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson and their two daughters were there when the surprise presentation was made. The family .i~. includes two sons. ' .... ■_ .i.t ; •*, 3.-.., *■ jf ", ; jSH: - *m H «£•»’ ,?£&' * - 's;.'/ < i -v * 31 ‘; ‘ /' ■*/!/;•?/ •&•-, ■ /* „:*<&? £: V'-Jr L. & . , '■ i , V Architects Are Making Plans -'■.-'"'i i:-. iiy’Vi;'/® . • - .,.;■ ■ '/V. ; ■'.; Work is scheduled to begin next spring on tbs new Boone Stopping Center, with its open, log planned for the tall of 1970. Promotion of the 12-acre pro ject on the Blowing Rock Road i has been assumed by the two owners at the land, J. C. Few of North Wilkes boro and Truby G. Proctor Sr. of Sanford. Faw, who is president of Lowe's Super Markets, said the center will include some 100,00J ' square feet of store space and will cost up to *11/2 million. He said the preliminary plans - are being drawn by Carol Abee, School In East Boone Is Asked At to Monday, Aug. 18 meet ing, the Board of Education ac cepted a request from Mr. and Mrs. Grady Farthing that the school proposed to be built on property they now own be given another name than that proposed in the option. The board holds an option to purchase some 20 acres of the Farthing farm in east Boone. Farthing asked that the portion of the option stating that the school may be named Grady or Lucy Farthing School be deleted. On accepting the request, the Dfr. Richards Aft Meeting In State Capital ’ Dr. Swanson Richards, super intendent of Watauga County Schools, attended a two-day con ference in Raleigh last weekend where plans were laid tor im plementing a middle aradeaoc cupational education program in the slate school system. He was one of among 20 teachers, guidance counselors, laymen and school administra tors who met with Jerome Mel ton. assistant state superintend ent, and members of SDPi’s pro gram services staff to develop plans tor the program, j board agreed later to dtaeuas a’ name tor tbe school. TWO SITES In optioning the Fartbliig acreage, the hoard heavily con sidered the recommendation of the staff. Division of School Planning, State Department of Public instruction. State representatives were In > Boone Friday, July 25, to examine sites available tor a 1,100-student school for grades ' kindergarten through eight in Boone. The staff described the PartUng site off NC 1M near the US 221-421 intersection east, of Boone as “moderately level." The per-aere cost, as later ac cepted in the school board's option with the owner, is (8,000, "The Farthing site seems to present no difficulties with re gard to drainage end subsur face soil conditions," the state staff reported. They also studied the Trlvette site (Aug. 21 issue, "35 Acre Trailer, Recreation Area to Be Open in 50 Days”), relating that the 35-acre tract reportedly would sell at S5.000 per acre, and “Since the Trlvette site is on the lowlands of the river, it would be necessary to makeex tensive studies on the necessity tor possible special provisions of foundations and also for grad ing in order to raise the site or portions thereof • v • Community-Campus Croup Is Helping To Welcome Freshmen The Community-Campus Re lation* Committee need* more Camille* to help welcome In— coming freshmen to Appalach ian in mid-September. The Watauga Savings * Loan Association will list the volun teer families who would like to entertain two, three or tour freshmen tor lunch on Sunday, Sept. 14. In enlisting In the “Students For a Meal" programs,families are asked to leave their name, they ran be notified at the nemee at their gueete end where to pick them up that day. CCRC also hopee community hosts will L have time to show the newcomers around the enmn^i nity that day, Wednesday of last week was to have been the deadline tor this part at the welcome cam. paign, but a shortage of vol unteers resulted In the exten sion. Sixteen-hundred freshmen are expected at Appalachian. The report pointed out thatthe bottomland la bordered on one aide by the New River and that an architect would be needed In planning special foundation! on the Trivette site. At present, however, an architect has not been selected. The report concluded: “Since It la necessary to make deci sions about the site in the very near future and sinceItts likely to lake several months to make appropriate analyses of the Trivette site. It Is our recom mendation that the Farthing site1 be eMalned even at the high coat iper acre." They ended by polic ing out that additional land, If" needed in the future, might be Obtained from the Farthing term surrounding the proposed school site. ; - Tbs education board bsgaa plandng for a new elementary school In Boone after being notified by Appalachian State Udversity that the present school building will be needed for other purposes. Appalachian Elementary School Is located on the university campus. ASU got a $1,250,000 appro priation from the state to help finance the new school, but tUs amount must be supple* mooted by local funds. It la reported that the appropriation from the state Is accompanied With the requirement that the Milling be under contract for the state fonts by December of 1970. BACK TO THE BOOKS—« was back to the books for 1,230 students at Watauga Ugh School last week as the new school gear opened In the county. Here, Jimmy Hopper (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Roanoke Hopper of Route 1, Banner Elk, and Eddie Wyatt, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bradshawof Route 1, Blowing' Rock, demonstrate the meaning of the term. {Staff photo) architect of me Kory, iney, should be ready in two month*, he said. Faw said that If the project were “located anywhere else but Boone, we would not wait until sprit* to start construc tion. We would start this win ter." Plans for a shopping center on the site announced earlier this summer have been terminated. A South Carolina construction firm. Ford Brothers, had pur chased an option on the land from Proctor. The option expired in early July. Faw said he purchased an Interest in the land from Proc tor after that. Faw said the center will in clude a large, modern Lowe’s i Food Store, a department store■ containing 40,000 square feet, and some 20 stores. The park ing lot will contain spaces for 750 car*. * . “The project is very much alive," Faw said. . Faw suggested that for further Information, parties should con-, tact the Boone Shopping Center' field office at the site across,, from Holiday Inn. Local spokes man will be BUI Bale. , Faw said he recently pur chased the old miniature golf course land between The Ped dler steak House and Tony's Burger House from Phil Tem pleton. The property joins the shopping center on the back, Faw said. £ Faw has developed four other shopping centers, one each in North Wllkeaboro, Lenoir, Mor genton and ■tetaory. lb* Mor- , ganton and Hickory properties . are in thajlnal stages of de velopment.' 7'.1 The Boone center will be larger than any of the others, be said. . ' Proctor and Faw have in terests In Holiday Inns under construction in Wilkesboro and Sanford. Pxoctor is president ol Lee Moqre OU Company in Sanford. Co. Commissioners Will Meet Tuesday •The regular September meet ing of the County Board of Com. adseiooers will be held Tues day rather then tin first tfan dsy, which is Labor Day. The Commission will be In tension from 4 to # Tuesday Kfternooa then reconvene at 7. PIONEER TICKETS—Season tickets for all athletic events at Watauga High School have gone on sale through the school's athletic booster club. Family rates are $30 a year. ImUvidual tickets are HO. Preparing to begin the annual drive following the Booster Club meetii« last week are Otned ing) Harvey Trlvette, Jerry Coe, James Marsh, Dr. Ben Horton and Hugh Hagaman. StainiHng are Dr, SwansonBlc hards, Dr. Robert Randall, John Hollar and Coach Bob Boa. Tickets may be secur ed from any of these club members or a number of other members rot pictured. (Staff pinto) Garbage Pickup Problem Attention Of Board The Mayor and Aldermen a Boone agreed Thursday nigh that garbage pick-up is a prob lem in the city, but asked foi additional time to study the situation and seek a solution within the confines of the budget set up by the last administrat ion. Spokesman for Keystone Drive residents, Alfred Ward, pointed out that they get only one garbage pick-up per week. He said some families have three to four garbage cans each, and in a week's time these often spill over, creating a health hazard. Ward also noted that many homes do not have disposals More Students In Co. Schools i, ■; . Enrollment In Watauga Coun ty Public Schools increased by 37 students when school opened Wednesday, Aug. 20. Dr. Swanson Richards, sup erintendent, reported that the biggest Jump came at Watauga High School where 18 new stu dents pushed enrollment to 1, 230 students from last year's 1*212. Three elementary schools showed enrollment decreases from last year's totals. Five others reported gains. Here's the way enrollment elementary schools showed last week; Appalachian Elementary, 907 students last year, 893 students this year, a drop of 14 students; Bethel, 181, 197, gain of 16; Blowing Rock, 280, 276, loss <ot four; Cove Creek, 364, 365, gain of one; Green Valley, 290, (Continued on page two) i:, ; - ■ . < • ■■ , ’■ -• •, ■■■ ■■ ' ' A eomprabemlT* eurvey at public employment la tbe Udted Statu reveala tbit tbe number at people In ' * Watauga County wbo an on local |-numut payndlt ,iT U relatively email. . v w • S ■* , ‘ ' '' ' h 2!* *o-*m»iio^ la £ eroporUoa to population tban in asat part* at tb* wto an on the payrolla of county (omnuneota, of tom aUpa, muatolpalltlu, achool diatrlcta and » pedal die. tcieto. Federal and Mate emplo/eu are not Tbe (beta and figuna relating to piddle employ. payrolla, gathered every five yean by the Department of Commerce in wttfa tta “Ceneua of Goreimueuta,” gave Jut been releaaed. They show I total at 631 persona la pubUe employ In Watauga County during the period the count nee taken. , t-- ■ ■ ■ (X these, 541 were employedfull-time. Tbeothers ' OB a part-time basis, were eosrertad into their full ;'4 'time equivalent so that comparison mlgtt be made & with other communities, TtM "* llndini la that, in terms at ybpulatioa, there is one full-time worker, or the equivalent, tor :*nery STIoeal residents. , This is a smaller number at employees, relatively, . than are on the payrolls at moat communities in the Udted States, the average being one tor every U real. V' •' ■'% B la larger, however, than tha Southern States Htiocf one employee par 31 peopla. j : t In almont every (action at the country, governments w are expanding. In terms of personnel. Total public em ployment, In tbe five years slnce-tbe prior survey, la 0,* creased by nearly two million, or 23 percent More than half of It was accounted for by local governments. Payrolls went up at an even faster pace Airing . tbs five years, rising 33 percent according to the • : report Viv^'e* w .■ isg , . ' As for the picture la the local area, the public payroll In Watauga Cowty reached a total of $1*3^000 " per month, equal to <(.47 In cost for each local reel. **'.*3ssfc ..5*W . . ?,:>■ ^ Tv-. i*..-. Elsewhere In the Southern States It took an average j.m v 1^.39 per capita to meet monthly payroll coats and. la the State of North Carolina, m.4. ■ since they are on septic tanks and therefore must put out spoiled and leftover meats. Noting that other sections of Boone get two garbage pickups per week. Ward said “We feel that, being part of the city, we should have the same privi leges.” Mayor Winkler said he was “informed legal assistance is being employed to bring action against the town,” but Ward said he had not heard that. Otis Strother told council he had addressed the last admini stration on the garbage problem to no avail, and that he under stood that when the Poplar Drive area was annexed it was to re ceive the same services as the rest of the town. Robert Nicklin inquired If council had looked into putting the garbage business on con tract to a private group, which he suggested “would be cheaper in the long run and quicker.” Alderman Cottrell agreed “the situation in some sections of the city is acute,” but point ed out that annexation had doubled the pick-up route and the oresent equipment and crew could not meet the demand. The Mayor then proponed council might give each reel* dence one free pick-up and charge for each extra pickup called for each week. He aaid the city has not enforced its ordinance that residents lease garbage in air-tigit, water proof containers because It would be working a hardship on citizens. He also suggested the Mg dumpster cans could be shared by up to four families and the present crew could Increase the number of weekly pickups. The council was agreed as to the need, but stressed the lack of funds to provide Immediate relief, A letter had been sent by Dr. O. David Garvin, M. D. of Raleigh, who will soon move permanently Into Ms Keystone Drive home. Dr. Garvin had written of the public health delemma created In lieu of ad ditional garbage collection. Council also took under ad visement a suggestion that by employing plastic garbage bags, regular trucks could supplant expensive garbage trucks In ex. tending pickupsenricein Boone. Red Cross Aiding Victims Of Storm Do nations ranging from per aonal services of a funeral home director and bank account anta to canned goods and elect ric generators have been pouring into Red Cross Southeastern 95 New Firms Since our report of the business boom Watauga County has experienced in the pest five yean, 9 more erterprises have been added to the list. They are Wltop Tire ' Company, Fair tar-evi Homes, Jefferson Standard Ufa Ineuraoce Company, Brenda'a Hair Styles, Brown-Winkler Apartments, Perldnevllle Laundry-Mat, Mountaineer Barber Shop, Mary’s Beauty Shop and Tri County Mobile Homes. TMs brings the total tor a,- —4—1 a- as Are* Headquarter! and chapters to aid in the relief and recovery operation* in th* wake of Hurricane Camille, Red Crosa chapter* far• Winston-Salem and Charlotte already are reported to here pledged their quota in the national organ!latino**» g6mil lion emergency cangmlgn. Wa tauga County*! quota to ward tMa goal in 1285, (Continued on page tan) " BULLETIN Red Crosa notified tin Damo crat at presstime that the na tional Qwta has risen to $li million. Watauga’s «nta pen porttonstaly has gone to 170. Rad Cross now is answertng calls for help from the flood victims of Virginia and Taonas aee.
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