1969
1970
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
An Independent Weekly N etc* paper . .. Eighty-Second Year of Continuous Publication
BOONE WEATHER
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Jan. 27 49 32 30 21
Jan. 28 54 29 34 21
Jan. 28 80 45 56 33
Jan. 30 47 22 20 57 45
Jan. 31 39 22 tar. tr. 58 45
Feb. 1 48 24 53 40
Feb. 2 51 35 1.47 51 44
VOL. LXXXII—NO. 31
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1970
10 CENTS
28 PAGES—3 SECTIONS
APPEAL GROWING LOCALLY—An ever Increasing percentage of those thousands of skiers who
come to the area slopes every year is comprised of Watauga residents. Meeting during a recent
ski afternoon are Dr, William Derrick Cleft), an MD from Boone, and Lewis Gaston of Rocky
Mountain Heights. (Staff photo)
FISH Aimed At Aiding
In Household Crises
If a member of your family
goes to the hospital, and you need
a babysitter in a hurry, FISH
can help.
If there is a wreck and some
one is needed to help you at
home, FISH can be erf service.
In any kind of immediate cri
sis, this new organization can
lend a helping hand. Its servi
ces also are expected to in
clude non-crisis services such
as providing someone to visit
the sick, or someone to read to
a blind person.
Although initiators are not
certain of the exact scope of this
new program, they are fast at
work to get set up in the next
several days.
Simultaneously expressing
need and the desire to serve, the
code letters of the organization
mean, simply: Friend, I Seek
Help.
At 7:30 Thursday night, Feh.
12, initiators of the program
will hold a meeting to which all
interested persons are invited.
St, Luke's Episcopal Church
in Boone is allowing them the
use of the church's Parish Hall
for the session.
According to Arnold Mc
Entire, chairman of FISH, the
drive for the service organiza
tion was initiated by Dr. John
Fish in conjunction with the Rev.
Bob Young, Leland Cooper and
others.
Now in the process of form
ing an advisory board, FISH
hopes to give all interested per
sons an opportunity to join and
work with the program before
it is formalized.
At present its representatives
are looking into community ser
vices provided by other organi
zations, After determining
“what the community needs are
likely to be/* Me Entire says a
training program will be estab
lished “so our people can handle
them,’*
FISH is not unique to the area,
the chairman says, but is pat
terned after unaffiliated pro
grams operating particularly in
the Northeast,
Whether in crisis or service
situations, “It’s a person-to
Kickoff For
Heart Fund To
Be On Saturday
The kickoff luncheon for the
Heart Fund campaign In Watau
ga County will be held at noon
Saturday at the Holiday Inn.
The dutch luncheon will be
served through the buffet line at
$1.50 per plate plus tax and tip,
Mrs. Wade Wilmoth will have
charge at the program and show
a film concerning the heart
cause.
Mrs. Glenn Hodges, chairman
of the Watauga County Unit, says
the meeting will provide writ
ers an opportunity to meet each
other and get ready for the co
operative effort to raise money
for cardiovascular research.
person type thing . , . it will
allow people In the community
to help each other in their
troublesome situations.”
The local group will try to
raise enough money to support
a permanent telephone number
and recruit enough volunteers
to serve the purpose. Me Entire
(Continued on page two;
Ralph Yates Is
New President
Watauga YDC
Watauga’s Young Democrats
Friday elected Ralph Yates of
Vilas as their president for the
coming year.
Yates succeeds Mrs. Glenn
Hodges, who served the unex
pired term of Jerry Perry, In
stalled along with the new presi
dent were Betty Belle Greene,
first vice-president; Joe Hart
ley, secretary; and Ranny Phil
lips, treasurer.
In his address to the club,
Yates said it is time for Demo
crats in North Carolina to stand
up and be counted for the Demo
cratic Party.
He said he did not think the
Democratic Party in North
Carolina was a dead and defeat
ed party, but the same party
that had provided sound and able
leadership for the People of
(Continued on page two)
Gay Event Runs Full Week
Snow Carnival Of South
ToBeWelcomedMonday
Watauga County, the South’s
'Ski Capital,” began making
Inal {dans this week to wel
ome the second annual Snow
’amival of the South.
The week-long salute to win
ter sports opens Monday, Feh. 1
9, and continues through Mon
day, Feb, 16, *
The mountain celebration, 1
sponsored by the North Caro- i
1
Snow Carnival ‘
I
Events Schedule
Monday, February 9
Ice sculpture contests at all ski resorts. Entries must be
completed by 5 p, n\,
11 a. ma—5 p, m.—Aft Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone
(paintings by noted artists Hiram Williams and William B.
Stephens of Gainsville, Fla., formerly of ASU),
12 noon—5 p, pi*—Southern Intercollegiate Ski Meet, Beech
Mountain.
7 p. m,—Dinner and Square Dance with mountain clog dancing.
Sugar Mountain (reservations by 5 p. m,), Winners of ice
sculpture contests to be announced.
Tuesday, February 10
11 a. m,—5 p, m„—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone.
9 a. m.—12 noon—Southern Intercollegiate Ski Meet, Beech
Mountain.
7 p. m0—“Beechkommer Party,” Beech Mountain (reserva
tions for dinner by 5 p, m.X
Wednesday, February 11
11a. m0—5 p. m,—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone,
7 p. m,—“Snow Carnival Dinner-Dance,” Appalachian Ski
Mountain (reservations for dinner hy 5 p. m.).
10—10:30 p, m,—Torchlight Ski Exhibition, Appalachian Ski
Mountain.
Thursday, February 12
11 a. m,—5 p, m,—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone.
8 P. mv.—‘‘Bavarian Beer Fest,” Seven Devils. Free beer from
8 p^ m. to 9 p. m,, Dancing until 1 a. m.
Friday, February 13
11 a. m.—5 p, m,—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone.
4 p, m,,—Snow Carnival Parade, downtown Boone,
5 p„ m„—Reception Regional Gallery of Ail, Boone,
9 p. m,—Dance, Eseeola Pavilion, Linville. linner durii^ normal
hours at Eseeola Lodge. Reservations required.
Saturday February 14
11 a. m,—5 p, m9—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone.
8 p, nij—SNOW BALL, Seven Devils. Advance ticket sales at
Boone Chamber of Commerce ($10 per couple, not including
dinner). BYOL. 8:30 p. m,—Crowning of 1970 Snow Queen.
Apres ski events at all ski resorts.
Sunday, February 15
Special services for skiers at area churches.
7 a. m*—Catholic mass in Members Lounge, Beech Mountain.
10 a. mw—Protestant services in Reception Center, Beech
Mountain.
2—4 p. my—Art Show, Regional Gallery of Art, Boone.
Monday, February 16
12 noon—5 p, m.—National Junior College Athletic Association
Invitational Ski Championship, Beech Mountain.
Special Notes; All participating ski resorts will offer half-price
skiing and equipment rental on February 9-12
and February 16.
Night skiing at Appalachian Ski \tountain from
7 to 10 p, niy, Tuesday through Sunday, except
6 to 9 p. m. on Saturday.
Dr. Weyr Inaugural
Is Being Planned
Gov. Robert W. Scott will
speak on the AppalachianState
University campus Friday,
April 24 at the inauguration of
the institution’s fourth presi
dent, Dr. Herbert W. Wey.
GOP Keeps Miller As Chairman;
Greene Lists Co. Tax Increases
County Republicans re-elect
ed Cecil Miller as county chair
man in convention Saturday at
the Courthouse In Boone,
O. J.- Coffey, re-elected as
secretary, kept the records as
convention chairman Jim Hols
houser accepted the credentials
at the precincts.
holler’s other supporting of
ficers also were re-elected,
Mrs, Lura Greene Is vice
chairman, Joe Sherwood is
treasurer and Ralph Hayes Is fi
nance chairman.
Thirty-three delegates to the
district and state conventions
were selected. The district con
vention will be held Saturday,
Feb. 28, inGastonla and the state
convention will be Friday and
Saturday, March 20 and 21 in
Winston-Salem.
Clyde R. Greene, Immediate
{last Mayor of Boone, was elect
ed to serve on the state Execu
tive Committee.
TAX HIKE
The chairman at the County
Board of Commissioners ex
plained the workings of the coun
ty budget.
Perry Greene told the crowd
of about 100 that the general
fund which operates the county
government is comprised of 20
cents of each tax dollar locally
collected. That is the maximum
amount allowed by state law, he
said.
Therefore In order to get
more money Into the general
fund, Greene said the Commis
sion Increased the tax ratio aut
decreased the tax rate. Hie
combination resulted in an in
crease in tax revenue.
Pointing out that the tax ratio
applies to all property, Greene
itemized increases in expenses
which prompted the Commis
sioners to increase taxes. The
figures are for the 1969-70 fis
cal year which ends this sum
mer and reflect that much in
crease over the previous fis
cal year;
_General Fund, $15,500 in
crease.
(Continued on page two)
A former Dean ox the u reta
liate School at ASU, Dr. Uey
was serving as Associate Dean
of the College of Education at
the University of Miami before
he returned to Appalachian as
president last August.
Gov. Scott will deliver the
inaugural address at 2 p, m. in
ASU’s Varsity Gymnasium and
the ceremonies will be open to
the public.
Special invited guests will in
clude top state officials as well
as educational leaders from
throughout the state and region.
An Inaugural Committee
chaired by Bob Allen, Director
of Public Affairs at the uni
versity, is making arrange
ments for the one-day event.
The committee includes Mrs.
Keo K. Pritchett, administra
tive assistant to the president,
as secretary; Mrs. Robert C.
Rivers, a trustee; Dr. O. K.
Webb, Dean of Student Affairs
who is representing the student
voice on the committee; Dr, Paul
Sanders, Provost, representing
(Continued on page two)
na Winter Sports Association,
dll include two intercollegiate
ki meets, a gala Snow Ball
t which a new snow queen will
>e crowned, and various special
•vents at each of the area’s
Ive major ski centers.
Tar Heel Gov, Bob Scott,
harlotte television perso
sality Ty Boyd will serve a:
jrand marshals of the carni
val parage in Boone on Fri.
lay, Feb, 13,
The parade and annual Snov
3all on Saturday night, Feb. 14,
vill highlightthe eight-dayfesti
ral. It also will feature ic(
sculpture contests, art exhibits,
iki races torchlight ski exhi*
aition and apres ski events eacl
light.
All five participating resort
—Appalachian Ski Mountain
Beech Mountain, Hound Ears,
Seven Devils and Sugar \faun
tain—will offer half-price ski
ing and equipment rental during
the week.
Cooperating with the Winter
Sports Association are the
chambers of commerce of
Boone, Blowing Rock and Avery
County,
In less than a decade, skiii^
has become a $1 mil lion-a -
week business in North Carolina
during the 12-week ski season.
More than 300,000 skiers are
expected to visit the state’s ski
resorts this year.
The third annual Southern
Intercollegiate Ski Meet will
be held Monday and Tuesday,
Feb, 9 and 10, at Beech Moun
tain, Host for the event will tx
Lees-McRae College,
Men and women from 60 col
leges in four southern states
have been invited to participate
in the event. Downhill races will
be held Monday and slalom
events on Tuesday,
The National Junior College
Athletic .Association’s Invita
tional Ski Championship will be
held Monday, Feb, 16, at Beech
Mountain,
For sledding, the long slope in
front of the president’s home at
Appalachian State University
will be open to the public during
the Snow Carnival week.
Preliminary judging will be
held this weekend for contes
tants to succeed Miss Pat Mozin
go of Charlotte as Snow Carni
val Queen, Final judging will
be held the following week, with
the new queen crowned at the
Snow Ball Saturday night, Fefc^
14, at Seven Devils,
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN'S FRIENDLY BEAR Mildred is Like everyone else who is looking
forward to the Snow Carnival of the South at Boone February 9 through 15, but she is going to
stick to sledding instead at skis,—Hugh Morton Photo.
Weed Quotas Cut Sharply
Secretary of AgricultureClif
ford M,- llardln has announced
a slice of about 10 per cent in
1970 burley tobacco acreage
allotments, lie said the action
would create economic prob
lems for growers.
This year’s burley allotmer*
will be 224,519 acres, compar
ed with 249,397 in 1969, the an
no uncement suid*
Hardin said the Agriculture
Department ‘‘is prepared to
work with producers and the en
tire burley Industry to Improve
the program so it will be kept
sound and can continue to work
urcier changing conditions.”
Burley tobacco, used mostly
for cigarettes, is grown princi
pally In Kentucky, Tennessee,
Western North Carolina, South
western Virginia, West Mr
ginia, uruo, um<uw <uiu *'uss
ouri.
Hardin said the cutback is the
minim jm he could make under
existing law. He also said that
acreage-poundage quotas will
not be announced for this year’s
crop.
The department said that aft
er bur ley acreage reductions
three years running in 1964-66
production was less than con
sumption and resulted in a cut
back in supplies.
However, last year’s record
high yields and decreased usage
indicate current supplies may
exceed demand, the department
said. The present burley stock
pile is about 1.9 billion pounds,
on hand for 3.3 years.
“It is generally agreed that a
desirable level of supply for
burley is about 2,8 years," the
announcement said.
Last year’s crop value was
estimated at $404 million.
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