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GREETING WATAIX3A VOTERS Friday was Congressman Jim BroyhUl of the 10th Cuvrsaaion* «l District. With BroyfalU tor this photo at the Watauga County Courthouse In Boons were Stacy EB*r* m Cleft) and the Bar. Theodora Hallman, an evangelist who resides in the Beaver Dam community, (Staff photo) County Schools To Get Half Million BondCash One-half million dollar* worth of the proposed £.4 mil. lloo school bond issue has been earmarked for improvements at the seven county elementary schools. Watauga County voters uOl decide the issue on Nov. 4 at the same time they cast bal Mi on the proposed one-cent local option sales tax. The Improvements would in. elude project* ranging fromre-. placing and old wooden gym heated by two potbellied ctorec hi replacing wiring needed in (bur schools. The projects wer 2nd Grader Sells Her Pumpkins For $6 To Give To Debbie’s Cup Andrea Martin, a second grader at Appalachian Elementary .CriiNtWttlltfH'the ill Boone, bee become the youngest known contributor to Dabby's cup. " ' * The fund was started in Juneto raise money for plastic sur gery (or little Deborah Coffey, age 3, mho was severely scarred when she bit into a power cable while playing near her Blowing Rock home. T” ' ■ r, ' - ' • .I,* i. .r >■ ■ : * i...-- -v s Andrea learned about the situation and after she had raised her pumpkins, she decided to sell them and donate the proceeds to pebby Coffey. Monday, she cameto the newspaper office in Boone and left f6 to he forwarded to Blowing Bock for the worthwhile cause. ; a uv'iiouuiib iiurn iai am niuv auu Mr*. Jake Jones of The Northwestern Bank of Blowing Rock re ported last week that contributions had reached $4,762.83. Civic groups, clubs and individuals from throughout the area—and some Cron foreign countries—answered the call for a family in need. f f According to the Sept. 25 issue of The Btowii* Rocket. Dubby will now have the medical attention she needs. .J y During the flrat week In October, ahe wlilbe taken to Char- * lotto for the flrst in a aeries of operations. "Debtor stiU has a t great deal of pain and hardatdpa to endure before she la back to normal," the Rocket reported, "but wlththehalpof ereryone who contributed her suffering will be a lot less.” Cards and letter* may be addressed toDebbyln care of The Blowing Rocket, Box 802, Blowing Rock, N. C. 1 ‘ 4. M The fund-ralelng campaign got another big boost Monday when employee, of tbs Daniel Boone inn turned In >18.83 for i Dabby and Mrs. Am Whitaker, operator of the fan, patched tbs amount for a total cf >3.70. | - Patrons of the Un gave an additional 858.74 for Debtay during the past few weeks. -a f K,, }•’: \■ ' :«/' " v 5 based on priorities specified hy principals and teachers In tbs aeran schools—Bethel, Mabel, Cove Creek, Valle Cruets, Blowing Rook, Green Valley and Parkway. S voters approve the bond Issue and proceeds from sale at the hoods are available in time, the projects should be completed by the opening of the 1970-71 school term. The remainder of the funds from the bonds would be used to supplement costs of a new . elementary school needed tor the Boone area. «ti At Bethel School, Principal Clyde S. Greene is hoping this winter will be the last winter - students andtewhers win have to worry about keeping the old wooden gym warm. The gym was built back in NYA days. It is heated only by two potbellied stoves, when winter cold settles into West ern Watauga, the stoves hardly hoop the chill *v|WTpf off youiw sters’ arms. , ' The bond Issue would include $60,000 to build a new multt purpoae building at Bethal School, , Adequate room tor children to participate In Indoor play la the moat pres Bing problem at Mabel School. Hie present recreation room was small enough but they used Its stage area to house a library. Tbs result Is that both the library and play area are inadequate. And noise from the play area cramps the full use of the library. Mabel has 225 students. The bond Issue contains sidflelont money to replace the old audi torium-library with a $50,000 multi-purpose room, A class room problem at Mabel la being relieved now with construction of a steel classroom. At Blowing Rock School, they want to see the reading program classroom moved out of the lunch room. Helffng teach chil (Contlnued on page two) Asti Convention Elects ' Committee Members i *'.:w -JKP v 7C Delegatee to the Watm*u County ASC Convention ra aleeted M. L, ShephardofSugar A Oram to eerrn u county conw mttteeman tor a parted ofthree yearn. Elected u alternate* tor to* 1970 commtttM year wara lint alternate Ned Glam of Sugar Gram and aaeood aMuv aata J. C. Wlnefcarger of Ztoa. V. ■ ' Haw newly elected commit. / teamen took office Oct. I.M.L. ' Shepherd waa - e-el acted to Mrm aa chairman and J. M. WUaon aa ricMhalrman tor UTIL Vaughn Turman wiU aerm aa regular member of fee County Committee. The altar oataa will earn whenever a vacancy occura on the ouuutjf toaanittea. Chairman Shephard lima in fee Laurel Creok aeetlonaf Wa tauga County. He aarvedaeASC office manegnr ifl reere, re tiring in 1M2, aadaarvedontta ABC Comtr Committee tbepaat three yeare. J. K Wlleon,Tlce-«l»lrmntv operates a {arm in the Mabel community si Core Creek. Ha protean hurley tobacco. Iw> ■took, truck etmaa, beMaatUa teahaap. •- • f ®v5s**.' mwtoi, operates * general tun in the Green Valley See tkm of the eounty. He produces burley tobacco end lhreetoek. Be has e erred on the County Committee the peat 12 yearn. First alternate Ned Glam Urea and terms in the level Creak section of the county. He produces burley tobacco, beef I 5 CCocCtneed oo page ten) Local Gorilla Still Missing s> W«l»at» Coraty*! only known gorilla |( atm “at Urga." Ha*a a bulking swron-fwwttall. T And It you >M Mm, don't alqr away. Ha wontcbew you up. Ha*i not real. . 'i Tha milking gorilla, along wttfa two rulturaa, ara atatutaa ttat tawn baa put of tha ■canary at tba loeal mUatara ' .fuK ooium, Annal tka World, flu rultares arc two <Mt Ml with (our-foot wingspans. B you sm them, call Tom An derson, manager of the course. Tha animals ranis bad last Thrrsdajp night. That was the same night tha course's hippo potamus w dawn. animals at ft ,000, 'mm OkUfooks Can’t Be Used Those Failing To Register To Be Denied Vote Wataugans who have not re registered to vote will gat anoth er c banco starting Saturday, Oct 11. John D. Wlnebarger, chair man of tha Watauga Cota*r Board of Elections, announced that registration books will ba opened a total at 13 days during October. The books trill be open to al low those not registered to complete the process intimetor the Not. 4 school bond and sales tax votes. Wlnebarger reminded citi zens that state law requires* new voter registration In Wa tauga County. This means tin* only those who register anew can vote in any future county, state or national elections. The board of elections called tor the new registration last summer. A total of 4,543 per sons have registered slncethen wider the new registration plan, which Includes s loose-leaf sys tem. The new registration sche dule calls for books to be open by precinct registrars also on Saturday, Oct. 13 and Saturday in aootuon, anyone may rag later at the board of election# office oo the second floor of the courthouse oo the following days: Oct 13-16 and Oct. 20. 3t When the final count was made laet month on total county regis tration, Wlnebarger reported that 2,298 Republicans had rag.' istered and 2,060 Oemoerata had registered. Independent registrants totaled 185,hesU. Registration on Saturdays in the respective precincts trill be from 9 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Registration, open to anyone in the county, at the hoard of elections office trill be from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. during the too five-day periods. The order for the nett voter registration was part of the ■legislative requirement for setting up the loose leaf system of voter books throughout the state. The order automatically wipes out the use of any pre vious voter registration. Included In the requirement „is a simple literacy test which registrants must take in order to complete their registration. Under the loose-leaf plan, the Watauga County Board of Else, dons la required to keep dim llcats seta of books with reg istrants’ names filed on Indi vidual cards in alphabetical or. der. The books are kept In the elections office except during periods of registration and vot ing. The board ia keejing a third set of books on hand to facili tate transfers and new regis trations. Saturday, Nor. 1, will beebal Wlnebargar said the total new registration to date la just over half the total of 9,033 vote* east fat the 1968 presidential election. BREMCO Tour Directors, staff managers (uni district manager* of the Bias Ridge Electric Membership Corporation will lean Leoolrat 0 Friday morning for abuatour at the Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany dlstricta. The 10-hour tour will wind up with a 7:30 dimeratthe Holiday tain Lenoir, In Watauga, the officials and thetr guaeta will take a 30. minute atop to see an all electric condominium in Biota, ing Rock, ride by the Wataiga Hospital in Boone and stop for IS minutes at the 100 KVSub UTTLE WOMAN, BKJ PUMPKIN—Th. terrest award of tbs season should go to Mrs, Harvs Brown, who weighs only 70 pounds, and who grew this monstrous pumpkin—which Is 66 inches around, 31 inches Ugh and tips the scales at a fraction over 119 pounds. A resident of Zfenvffls, Mrs. Brown grew six t* . - - -i ' ' , V. IWnpUm, ill of nUeh were bonier than 100 pounds ami *11 at wUeh sprang from 80 Mint* worm of Mod am* to her tv » aqmi ltvbv In Maryland. And aha say* ahe didn’t eren m farUllior on them. (Weaton photo) - Planning Board Is Urging : School Bonds And Sales Tax Watauga County4* ichool hood proposal and the method tor financing It got a healthy pat on the back last week from the Watauga County Planning Board, The board endorsed the pro posed Issuance of SI.4 million in bonds to carry out improve ments and additions at county schools and to help pay for a new elementary school in Boone, The board also urged voters' approval of the one-per cent additional sales tax tor Watauga County as a means for paying for the bonds. Both questions will be put to voters during a special elec tion on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The planning board also asked for trustees to be appointed to *e* that the sc bool board’s allocation of the bond monies are carried out. However, (re cent school board members agree that they will be able to have all of the county school projects either built or under contract well before their pre sent terms of office expire. The planning board will meet again on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with its 40-man advisory committee in the courthouse. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. At its September meeting, the board met with Matbar A. Davis of Salisbury, director of the Pied mo of Area Office of N. C. Department of Local Affairs, to review the board’s tour-point study program in ... Watauga County. Darts will assist the board in carrying out Its studlea In bousing, land utilization sur rey, recreation and a sketch development plan. Total cost of the compreben slre study will be shout <12, 000, Davis said. This is soma <3,000 under initial estimates. It will take up to two years to complete the project. Davis said the state depart ment will apply to the U. S. Bousing and Urban Development for <8,000 of the total. The local outlay will be <1,000 to match the federal grant plus; overhead expenses of some <1, 100. The board of county com missioners have agreed to un derwrite the local contribution “Broadway TonightRare Potpourri Entertainment m, : f A dessling potpourri of ex. eerpU from Broadway's biggest bite trill be presented tree of charge to the general public Thursday in the 8,000-seat Var-, slty Gymnasium at Appalachian State university. Staged by the professional road company of “Broadway Tonight” and sponsored by Ap palachian's Popular Programs Commutes, the two-hour spec, taels of costume and song be. gins at 8 p, m. Selections In the show trill span the history at American mtwlr-1 theater ranging from bates of the ZiagOald Follies an to the modern sound of the musical, “Brir." Highlighting the evening trill be song and danss selections from shows such as “Oklafao. me,” “Gypsy,” “Show Boat,” “Hair," “Cabaret,” and “Hel *# i“~' - • - * • •«,<- Sf lo Dollar.” A ipacUl attraction U • aequence wUch recreated the tans* made at “Wert Side aw." i; “Broadmar Tonight,” wtthlta preient compejgr of tour woman and two men, faaa pUaradaeroea the eouotrar during the past tan years. Side trips kn tritea the group to standing ovation crowds In Canada, tbs Far East, the FWIUpplnes andVlaU nun. t Ample parking tor campus visitors Is available behind the university's Physical Plaid ad jacent to Vanity Gymnasium. Is Honored By Optometrists , ‘ Dr. C.RayLawrancaof Boon* baa bean appointed aa a ao> ordtnator tor tba 47th Annual Soutbeaatarn Educational Coo graaa at Optometry next Fab. nary at the Marriott Motor Hotel In Atlanta. - Ha will aarra aa local ad visor and llaitoo with optoraa trlata la tha area tor tba Con graaa, one at tba world’* ter* |Mt uyftjnwtlkl aAma^raiaj ' ntHna. An attendance otteort than 2,000 U expected. Dr. Lawrence tea bean ae tlre In Us profeasfam and the eomnamtty since beglwntnt practice barn In 1048. • He receiTCd Ma O. D. decree In optometry at Southern Col lege of Optometry, Memphis, Teem. He has tarred as president of the North Carolina State Optomstris Society and presU eonttnuad on page tan) - ■' ' v * e v ' !*V, bgr appropriation* of for two year*. -v-l The aketeh plan would bn aimed at a ho wing the moat ap propriate location tor future Industrial, commercial, resi dential and rural land use. The plan will a how propoced loca tion of parks, schools, fire stations and other faciiitlae. A system at roads (thoroughfare plan) to serve the proposed development plane also trill be shown. The minimum housing study will seek to identify housing problems In the county. Ob structions to solving the housing problems ee well as major ac tions taken already toward sol ving the problems will be or ganized. Objectives tor housing during the next three yearn wU| he included. • >-' Davis proposed that the sketch development plan Include as analyaia ot the talk)wing: aalle and their suitability for aaae topography, population projects throughout the county, utility service areas, communitytael_ • titles, urhan growth areas and barriers to growth and high, way traffic counts. He proposed that following the sketch development plan, the land utilisation survey be determining the best means at Inuring sad regulating comps tatlble development In Watauga County. | Also, Davta* office will aaclgt the county In the tormsdou g( - a county recreation conunlaalcn and In the preparation of a eotaa. ty-wide recreation plan. It elan will aaalst the county In a^ plying tor matrMng Marti gnat funds. I • The toptca of study were ae. lectad her the planning board from among some IS problems presented during e meeting at the board last summer wtth leaders of local cad annwwlly clubs and organlaattona.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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