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Blue Ribbon Winner 'V. '» h%.; The Democrat is first place win ner in State Press Assn. General V Excellence Competition tffis “ year-Jthe third time in four pears. • ■ boons wu /4n Independent Weekly Newspaper . . . Eighty-Second Hear of Continuous Publication 24 PAGES—J SECTIONS 33338*3B sseesssp Tf-Tr ' Farm, City Week Awards Will Be Made In Nov. Communities will awards and recognition at the Farm-City Week Banquet Thursday, Nor. 13. The awards will be based on the report submitted on a "Questionnaire tor Commun ities” form. Each community may enter the adult and youth or they may enter in just one category. Any community that does hare a formal organization may obtain a questionnaire by call-. fog the Agricultural Extension office, 264-3061. Awards for this event Is furnished by Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and the Watauga County United Fund. These reports must be re turned to the Agricultural Ex tension Office by Friday, Nov, 7, according to extension agent W. C. Richardson. Belk Library Given Sum For i New Volumes A ctata appropriation of $317,568 hu been authorised tor the Belk library at Appa J lac hi an state University to be 1 used for the purchase of new books during the 1969-71 Men 1 nium. The sum la Appalachian's ■ share of a total $1 mUlioo » which the 1969 General Assem f bly assigned to the State Board of Higher Education for dls t trlbution to North Carolina’s 16 state-supported senior in i’, stltutions. - The money will be used stall s the instltutlona to strengthen 1 library holdings and to employ ;> additional personnel to eata ; lcgue the new acquisitions. P® PiPpVHy11 president Dr. Herbert 'W«j (right front) gave a raided —— as S*??*,*? G«»r«lBeoi«nilnF.Ewui» Urt wwk when theoSitr&m. mander of the U. S. Third Army inspected Appalachian's ROTC facilities. General Visits Appalachian •"» • *• m. A JL . Major General Benjamin F. Evans, the Deputy Commanding General of the 3rd U. S. Army, visited the Appalachian eampue last Thursday to meet wtthiad verslty officials and inspect the HOTC faculties at ASU. MG Evans was the guest of Dr. Herbert Way, ASU preai dent, tor lunch and later re ceived a detailed briefing from tbe ROIC cade ataff. Describing the general'a low presaiona of Appalachian, Col, John G. Collins, head of the ASU ROTC unit, aald, “He did not expect to aee what be aaw —the general commented most favorably on the outstanding ap pearance and professionalism displayed by the HOTC Cadets. “Re was also very impress ed,” the colonel said, “by the appearance of the campus and by the enthusiasm and the sin cerity of Dr. Wey and the entire Appalachian stall.” v.> Local citizens haven't bad :f to pay for schoolhouseconstnie* , tion In Boone since prior to 1925, when the State constructed a building to be used by the Coi | lege as what was called a “demonstration school.” £?, But word la all that la going ; to clause, perhaps soon. Casting their eyes toward the Appalachian Elementary School ‘ building that is cramming near> ly 50 per cent more students inside than tt can handle, <Va. ' , tauga County School Board •; Chairman John Hollar and ASU President Dr, Herbert Wey h agree that the day has got to some, f Hollar and/cdher members m-- j.I *>. 1 , ■. ■ at the sc tool board belters the proceed* from a proposed bon issue Nor. 4, plus s $1.25. million state grant, is the bes way to do the Job. To delay, they say, meant that the county may here to dc the entire job without stats help. (Only $800,000 of tbe pro posed $1,4 million bond issue Is allocated ter tbs Boom school). The legislature specified that its appropriation erf 21.26-mil. llon must be under contract by December 1970. Otherwise the appropriation automatically will follow state procedure and ra rest back to the state’s general fund. , ^ I Color Season Is jy Along the Bine Ridge Perk. ?•<.' way the color eeaeon U ep proaching lt> peak according to Superintendent Granrllle B, Ulee. S;,y'. Leaves are making their an nual transition to the brilliant warm autumn colors with shades of red showing in the dogwood, black gum and Virginia creep* er, and bright yellows appear ing in the birches, hickory, ash, locusts and tulip trees. There is an especially at tractive display of color in the Peaks of Otter Area an] the Craggy Gardeos-Mt, Mitchell Areas at the present time, but color peak tor most of the Park, way is still approximately 10 days away. High winds have caused some leaf loss in the Rocky Knob acd Asheville Dis tricts but overall color should be vary good during the next 1 to S weeks, . | The four major visitor can tors (Humpback Rocks, Peaks of Otter, North Carolina ISa erala Museum and CraggyGar dasa) will be operated 7 days a weak through November 2. Parkway campgrounds end pic ale grounds will remain open . trough November 1, and limit. cd warning accommodations arc to be provided throughout the irinter «t Otter Creek and Koan ohe Mountain Campgrounds in Virginia and at Doughton Park and Crabtree Meadows Camp. grounds In North Carolina. TMa will consist at one loop In each area with a water tap and an outdoor toilet. The Parkway motor road (rill remain open throughout the win ter except during periods at advene weather conditions that may cause temporary doeuree. Sections at high elevations may be closed for longer periods in January, February and March, Concession operations (dll re-, main open through Nov, 2, ex cept the Peaks at Otter facili ties will remain open through Thanksgiving, Mt. Plagah will dose October 27 and Srinagar Cabin will close October 31. at Mabry tail in Virginia, tor. ■hum and apple butter making demonstrations will continue, on weekande only, through Oc tober. For a really enjoyable and leisurely visit to the Parkway Superintendent Liles Sugg sets tint tripe be made during wash days time avoiding tin heavy travel on wesbmris. ' ■ . ; - C ■'*, The Boone Khrol, which m lnllt and la owned by the ™n versity, coat the atata 6750,OOu ; In 11M, It replaced the older elementary achooi next door, alao built by the university on 11a campus. The school la designed to handle 650 students. Its en rollment this tail la (10 stu dents. The county has provided the seven mobile classrooms to handle the overflow. Appalachian Elementary School la operated by the coim ty under a cooperative agree ment with the university. like Watauga High School, the ele mentary school provides a training ground for future teach ers enrolled st ASU. To further enrich Its pro gram, the university pours more than $55,000 every year into the school's operation In addi tion to furnishing the bulldiiv. This pays for salary supple ments and additional teachers and staff. (Continued on page two) Prayer For Peace Appalachian president Dr. Herbert W, Way laaued a memorandum to the entire Appalachian Faculty Monday recommending the Instructional staff to allow a period ct meditation for world peace during 10 a. m. classes Wednesday morning. The text of the memorandum reads as follows; "In recognition cfthegreatdesireof most Americans for peace in Vietnam and throughout the world, and also the desire of many of our young people to honor our war dead, I would like to reoommend that we take the first three minutes of the tan o’clock period on Wednesday, October 15, for silent meditation and prayer for peace In the world and in memory and honor of the boys who hays given their lives in the service at our country. The decision to or not to do the above ia, of course, left to each individual faculty member, but I would hope that all faculty would allow those students who want to have this time for silent meditation to do so, thus making this a total university activity." Operation WofrldBe Unchanged Fuqua Group In Talks With Beech Mtn. Firm If acquisition talks between Carolina-Caribbean Corpora tion and an Atlanta-based firm bear fruit, the change i» nog expected to affect the operation of the Beech Mountain concern. Announcement that the talks are going on was made in At lanta Monday night by attorneys for Fuqua Industries, The announcement read; “Carolina Caribbean Corpora tion and Fuqua Industries an nounce that they are engaged in discussion with respect to a possible acquisition of Caro lina-Caribbean Corporation by Fuqua Industries, No agreement or understanding with respect to terns of any such acqui sition has been reached at the present time," Ana luesaay morning, Jerry Uebhart, Carollna-Carlbbean vice president In Charge of Beech Mountain, sent out the following Announcement to Beech Mountain employes; "In event that this acqui sition Is completed. It will re sult In no changes in the present management of the company or In the manner In which the company Is presently operated. The only effect of such an acquisition would be that Fuqua would own all the stock of Carollna-Carlbbean," No other comment was forth coming Tuesday morning from the Beech Mountain executive offices of the firm. President Grover Robbins Jr. reportedly had left earlier Tuesday morn ing for St. Croix In the Virgin Islands where the firm Is de veloping a major resort. In addition to Its Beech Mourn tain development and the St, Croix enterprise, Carollna Carlbbean has acquired two 1,500-acre-tracts in Mecklen burg Couity for the develop ment of planned resorUtype residential communities. Also under the umbrella Is Land Harbors of America at Linvllle, an exclusive camp ground. Fuqua Industries, which was known until 1868 as the Nateo Corp., is a diversified con glomerate with about half of Its. revenues coming from the leisure time market. (Continued on page two) Free Gondola Rides On Beech It’ll be another weekend of free gondola rides at Beech Beech Mountain President Grover Robbins Jr. announced Tuesday that the big chairlift will be opened from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday and Suiw lay, Oct. 18 and 19, In addition, free picnic fa* dlltles w!H be available at Mid-Meadows. More than 10,000 people lourneyed to Beech Mountain luring the last two weekends » enjoy a view of fall leaves Tom the lift. a^i?I5LJ!I??2™5‘ 2LfI!?!5?IUM“0,rer 500 “lucator8 fr°m •» far north as OUo am AFk>,^<to the Fourth Annual Reading Symposium sponsored by the Kead f? *5*®j*c,|**“ *?*■ g* "»*«nd. The group pictured above Is crowded into the Appalachian Elementary School Auditorium to hear a lecture by Dr. George D. Spue he. Reading Symposium At ASy A total of 500 Instructor*, administrator* and supervisors at reading programs in schools throughout the Eastern United States are meeting at Appa. Watauga boy Scouts In Scalporama Watauga's |by Scout troop* will parfieiMto in the die. trict’a Thundarbird Scalporama Saturday, Qcg 18 and 19, at DeepGap, | Troops will begin their check-in it 9 a, m, Saturday. The public (s invited to visit the campsites. The event is expected to *e one of the lar gest Scouting assemblies held tUs year in Watauga Comity, lac hi an State University this weekend to Improve their tech, niques of teaching reading ■kills. Administered by the Beading Center, at Appalachian, the Fourth Annual Reading Syhtpo. slum is being keynoted by Dr. George D. Spec he, a professor emeritus of the IMverelty of Florida who is appraised as one of the nation's top reading edu cation authorities. "He knows more about all aspects of read ing than anyone else in the Uni. ted States," says Uberto Price, Director of ASIFs reading pro gram. Also on the two-day program which concludes its sessions Saturday evening is William Rhlenhart, an Appalachian • •••/ ' . . alumnus who directs tin nit^ tlonally recognised reading pro gram at the Sjmsset Public Schools In New York. Boone Jaycees Will Sell Light Bulbs The Boone Jaycees will COO duct their first light bulb sale in a house to house canvass in Boone next Monday night. Oct. 20. Proceeds from the sale will be used for community develop ment projects such as land* scaping Watauga High School. Packets of eight bulbs In various wattages will be soldfor $2. The canvass will begin at « P. m. Jurors Are Selected For Ip Superior, District Courts; be jury lift for the Nor. slvUJterm of Watauga Comb The lOelvC____ ty Superior Court hu been an nounced by Clerk of Court Or ville goiter ae follows: Leary F. Sherwood, Ada Mae Edmltten Love, Bertha Mc Guire and BUI Kirby, aU of Sugar; Grove; Tommy Petty, Thomas Crowell Rhyne, Jamal E. Qbok, John Wellborn, Paul Winkler, Joel C. Teeter and Mret Jewel R. Ragan, all of Boone; Dean Moody and Ivey R. Moore, both of VUas; WU llagl C. Smith and Bobby Lea Byra, both of Route 1, Banner Elk* L. E, MeCroaky, Stanley Bafo d and Addle Baird, all of Banner Elk; F, E. Kirby and I*>L. Main, both of Zloavllle; Mre. Harriet Da rant and Mrs. Cline Underwood, both of Blow log Bock; Jerry C. Austin, Wil liam R. Brown and Clifford M. Farlier, all ot Route 1, Boone; R, J, Underwood of Route 3, Boone; Troy Abner Coffey of Route 4, Boone; Mrs. Ford Hol lars at Route 1, Was; Leona Tata Vannoy of Todd; Bunnie Richards of Route 4, Boone; Mre, Lewis Johnson of Sher wood; Vlrtie Greer of Triplett; H. S, Foster of Route 2, Boone; and Dessle Ward of Route 2, Banner Flk. The following jury list for the Oct, 27 eiril term of Watauga District Court was announced by Clerk of Court Orrille Fos ter; William (Billy) Rogers Black burn and Charles F. Miller, both of Todd: Wayne R. Rich ardson, Milton T. Greer, Gur ney E. Luther, Jack Norris, Margaret Sherrill, Nell Rose Johnson, Mrs. Raymond Car roll and Mrs. Geoe Taylor, Clarence Alton Prise and Vic tor G. Wlnburn, all of Boone; Tom Reed Jackson, H. Earl Norris, snd James Ragan, all of Route 2, Boone; Artie Black burn, Dowell and Norman Isaac Greene, both of Deep Gap; Wil lie S, Rupard and Shula Cloyd Aldridge, both of Banner Elk; Greek Taylor and Mrs. raytoo L. Greene, both of Vilas; John W. Henson of Sherwood; Jamas Hayls MOore of Route 3, Boons; Gerald Lawreoce of Sugar Grove; Dorothy Lee Leafs at Blowing Rock; Jack Baird of Sherwood, and Clayton Main of Tamarack, Tha amount of monay In clr aulation in Watauga County, a ’ prlmo Iran color of local bull- Jv; aasa activity, la at a hlghlaral. : At tbs cloaa of fiscal year IMS, according to figures Just xalaasad, tba supply of mooajr oo band In tha ana was conoid- • erabiy greater than it mas tie years previously, Juat ho* much it anxxntadto «na evidenced, very closely, by ' T tba total on deposit in local ■»*« & / banka and by the flow of that money in the form of loana to buelneeaee and indlriduala. ’ , f It proriaed people witfa funds tor the purchase and Implore, meat of homes, aided farmers and business Arms with thecash tor their seasonal and expanaion . needs and extended credit to automobile buyers and others. The data on the money supply and Its distribution comes from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is the flrstsueh survey la two yeaSs. The total on deposit la Wa tauga County banks at the and of the fiscal year, It shows, s was $18,018,000, as against the amount on hand la fiscal 1068, $13,828,000. * ■ r The Increase, 15.0 percent, compares favorably with the fig ures la many other communl tlee, some at which had a drop. . i f '■ ” Included la tbs funds on de posit locally ware tbs checking j. ■ accounts of lndlvldioil, part. nnUpi and corporations, which came to $7,674,000, and 17,021,000 in savings accounts and other time deposits. Hie rest was in Interbank and gov. tmmant accounts, : 1 On a population basis, for every man, woman and child in . Watauga County, it was equiva lent to tOlS. Two years sgo U . imfni. . * In additioo to the money ca , ■ < deposit la local banks, ntrethc . - j ' • 'v*- «■< funds—small by comparison— : reposing in tha cash registers of retail stores and other busi nesses and in people's pocket* and purees. t Although tbs amount of up* ^ egr on tap la shore encage In most peris of the country, Hs use, for purposes of credit. Is bring strictly controlled by the Federal Becerra in Its ef forts to control Inflation. Be cause of this ami other an seres, interest rates are at 3 record Ugh. - ■ , . .... ! .i’.-; • .01 *-it . t ' i ‘ -
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