VOL. LXXXII— WATAUGA DEMOCRAT - Independent Weekly Netcs paper ... Eighty-Second Year of Continuous Publication BOONE WEA IHER 1970 Hi Lo Free K.t HI f/. Feb. 3 45 11 .09 47 25 Feb. 4 31 -6 .06 Feb. 5 38 18 Feb. 6 44 25 Feb. 7 46 29 Feb. 8 48 34 Feb. 9 43 32 .47 24 PAGES—2 SECTIONS NO. 32 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1970 10 CENTS Snow Queen To Be Crowned Saturday Four of the 11 contestants in the current Snow Queen of the South competition were named finalists Sunday at a luncheon in Holiday Inn. They are (alphabetically) Marilyn J, Bennert, a co-ed at the Udverslty of Georgia; Linda Braswell, a Boone resident now attending UNC-Greensboro; Barbara Ford, a speech and drama major at East Tennessee JUNIOR QUEEN—Evangeline Roberts of Route 4, Boone, the current Junior Rhododendron Queen, will be among the beauty titlists participating in Snow Carnival activities this week. A seventh grade student at Appalachian Elementary School, she is 12 years old and has participated in a number of local theatrical productions. Ski Report Excellent skiing conditions were reported at Watauga area ski centers as the area prepares for an all-white Snow Carni val weekend. All slopes were reported as open. Up to 14 inches of natural snow was reported at some centers Tuesday morning by the Snow Carnival headquarters ski reporting service in Boone. Low temperatures and heavy bases of snow on all slopes indicated that the conditions would be good through the entire Snow Carnival week. At Appalachian Ski Mountain, a 15-inch base on the beginner and irtermediate slopes was covered by three inches of natural snow. The events slope had an additional five inches of man made snow. Temperature was 20 degrees. All slopes at Beech Mountain were open with an 18-inch base plus ten inches of natural snow. Temperature was 18 de grees. At Seven Devils, a 12-18 inch base was covered with 10 12 inches of natural snow. Temperature was 20 degrees. All slopes were open at Hound Ears to members and guests. The base was 24 inches with four more inches of natural snow. Temperature was 22 degrees. Sugar Mountain reported all slopes open with the mile lor^ chair lift operating. Beginner and intermediate slopes re ported a six to 20-inch base plus 10 inches of natural snow. The advanced and expert slopes had a 15-30 inch base plus 10-14 inches of natural snow. Temperature was 19 degrees. $198,659.50 Is Allotted For Secondary Road Work A total of $198,659.50 In secondary road Improvements will be umiertaken this year In Watauga County by the District Highway Departmert. Of the amount $50,000 will be used to “stabilize 13 miles of school bus routes," according to Gilbert Mast, district engineer. The largest slice, $97,677.11, will be used to grade, drain, base and pave the following roads: From US 421 to dead end CBud Teams Road) for one-fourth mile; from State Road 1559 N.- W. (Church Road at Foscoe) for seven-tertte of a mile; and from State Road 1524 to State Road 1514 (Holiday HU1 Road) for a distance of one mile. For engineering and rigig-of-way work, $25,736 has been al lotted locally. Listed for gradlig, draining, stabilizing and structures Is $7,159 earmarked for the following roads; Hicks, Big Branch, Spice Creek, Wlllet Miller, Smith Isaacs and Grandfather Moun tain. For pavlrg programs, $18,087.39 in additional funds is avail able and will be used on the Howard’s Creek Road, Clint Norris Road and to oomplete Rainbow Trail, the old Hartley Road, Hamp ton Road, Coffey Road, Big Branch Road and Spice Creek Road. State University; and Becky Harrill, a student at Appalach ian State University, The contestants and their chaperones from the Boone Jay cettes met the judges Saturday at a luncheon held at Hound Ears, Afterwards, the girls went to Holiday Inn where they were in dividually interviewed by the judges. The final decision will be de rived next Saturday, after the judges have lunch with the fin alists. At the Snow Ball at Sev en Devils that night, the 1970 Snow Queen will be crowned. The first runner-up will get the title if for any reason the new Queen is unable to serve out the year. u u ix u Miss Bennert, 20, is being sponsored by the Ski Club of the University of Georgia in Athens. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam H. Bennert, she is secre tary of the organization and has been skiing since the age of six. Her parents moved to the South from New Jersey six years ago. Marilyn's special interests, in addition to skiing, are writing, reading and working with chil dren. Miss Braswell, age 19, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Char les C. Braswell of Route 1, Boone, In High School, she served on various committees and was a class officer. Now in her sec ond year at UNC-G, she is plan ning to transfer to Appalachian in the fall. During Christmas, she was employed at Beech Mountain. She lists among her hobbies and special interests golf, tennis, bridge and music. Another finalist who was backed in the competition by a ski club is Miss Barbara Ford, 19, daughter of Mr. Clarence W. Ford of Morristown, Tenn. Barbara's sponsor is the Mountain Empire Ski Club of Elizabethton, Tenn. In addition to her interest in skiing, sheen joys tennis, bowling and travel ing. A member of Sigma Kappa so rority, she was a semi-finalist in the Miss Johnson City beauty pageant for 1970 and was select ed Campus Sports Queen of ETSU (Continued on page twelve) KUUULrH OK C, JUNE, Bell Employees Get Promotions / Telephone growth in the Boone and Blowing Rock areas has brought about new job assign ments for two Southern Bell employees in this area. Rudolph C#- Greene has been promoted to Service Foreman and W, E,~ Rucker, former Plant Foreman, has been appointed Central Office Foreman. In their new assignments, Greene will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of all telephones in this area and Rucker will have the re sponsibility for the operation and maintenance of switching equipment in the Boone and Blowing Rock central offices. A native of Blowing Rock, Greene was educated in the Blowing Rock schools. A grad uate of Blowing Rock High School, he served in the U. S. Army Training Command in Hawaii for three years prior to joining Southern Bell. He is quite active in Blow ii^ Rock community and church affairs. An elder and trustee of the Rumple Memorial Presby terian Church, he also is a mem ber of the Snow Lodge Masonic Order and Blowing Rock Ruri Un Club, Greene resides i n Blowing Rock with his wife, the former Daisy Brown, and daughter Ella, a sophomore at Watauga High School. MAK1LYN BENNERT LINDA BRASWELL BAKA r UHU BECKY H Ait RILL Early Church Hours Sunday In connection with the Snow Carnival of the South, some churches will have early ser vices Sunday morning. According to the Rev, J. Boyce Brooks, the following Boone churches have submitted a re vised schedule for this week. Grace Lutheran Church and First Baptist Church will hold an 8 a. m, service with a fellow ship period—coffee and dough nuts—-before and afterwards. The first Presbyterian Church will hold its 9 a. m. ser vice as usual. Boone United Methodist Church will hold its early ser vice at 8;30 a, m. rather than 8:45. All others are as listed. Todd Soldier Killed In War Sp/4 Jeff Miller, 21, of Todd, was killed in action Sunday, Jan uary 25, in Vietnam. He was born in Watauga Coun ty to Mr, and Mrs. William D. Miller. Surviving are his parents of Todd; four sisters, Mrs. Mar tha E. Winebarger and Mrs. Grace Proffitt, both of Todd, Miss Lola Miller of the home, and Mrs, Lucy Eggers of Route 2, Boone; two brothers, Luther Miller of Todd and Charles H. Miller of Route 2, Boone; his pa ternal grandmother, Mrs..Sarah Miller of Todd; and his mater nal grandfather, Harrison Shel ton of Todd. The Rev. Archie Clawson and the Rev. Noah Johnson conduct ed the funeral at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Proffitt’s Grove Baptist Church in the home neighborhood. Burial with full military honors followed In Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Governor, Ty Boyd Marshals Carnival Parade To F eature 7 Queens Winter Sports Celebration Climax Friday A gala 37-unit Snow Carni val parade, featuring Gov, Bob Scott and a bevy of beauty queens, will highlight activities of the winter sports celebra tion Friday afternoon in down town Boone, Governor Scott and TV per sonality Ty Boyd of Charlotte will be grand marshals for the parade which begins at 4 p, m. The procession will begin on East King Street at Horn in the West Drive and travel westward along King Street to Water Street, Other highlights of the parade will be the Snow Carnival Float featuring the reigning snow queen, Miss Pat Mozingo, and the four finalists in competition to succeed her and Parade Marshal PntlAn Among the beauty queens will be Rhododendron Queen Mary Selene Duncan, and her junior queen, Miss Evangeline Rob erts of Boone, Tobac coland Queen Miss Martha Kosmahly and Miss Cheryl Johnson, Miss Southport Fourth of July, The parade line-up follows; Police car,Sheriff Ward Car roll, Fred Kirby, Watauga High School Band, Governor Scott and Ty Boyd, Chamber of Com merce Float, mayors, Rufus Ed mis ten, Gail Horton and Roy Sowers, Conservation and De velopment Board, Avery Cham ber of Commerce Float, Eller vending train float, Tobaccoland Queen float, Beech Mountain Float, Tobaccoland Queen, Sugar Buggy, Seven Devils float. Also, WATA float, Queen of Hearts, Junior Miss Rhododen dron, Charlotte Drum and Bugle Corps, Miss July Fourth, Miss Blueberry Queen, Broyhill float, Joey the Clown, Tweetsie Float, Avery County Jaycees, beauty shop float, First Baptist float, Rhododendron Queen, Swiss Ski school float, snowmobile, car dealers, Ski patrol, Appalettes, Snow Carnival float, ASU Band and Watauga Rescue squad. ALL SET TO SKI—Participating ski resorts are celebrating the Snow Carnival at the South with half price skiing and equipment rental through Thursday, Feb. 12, and again next Monday. (Staff photo) Harry C. Robbins New Head Caribbean Corp. BANNER ELK, N. C^—Caro lina Caribbean Corporation on Friday elected Harry C. Rob bins as president of the company succeeding his brother, Grover C. Robbins, Jr., who assumed the new position of board chair Grover and Harry Robbins were principal organizers and promoters of Carolina Carib bean, a resort and land de velopment company headquart ered at Banner Elk, N„ C. Grover C. Robbins, Jr. has served as president and chief executive officer of the company since its founding in 1964 and Harry C. Robbins has served as executive vice president. Jerald C, Llebhart, who has been as sociated with the Robbins bro thers in their various enter prises for 15 years, will move up from his present position as vice president for construction and development to executive vice president. Mr. Llebhart Lynn E. Holaday Gets New Position Lynn E. Holaday, Personnel Officer at Appalachian State University for the past three and one-half years, has been named to fill a newly created position in the office of ASU*s Director of Business Affairs, Effective Monday Holaday be came the university's first Di rector of Auxiliary Services, and Larry Nance, assistant di rector of the Student Center on the campus, has accepted the position of Personnel Officer to fill the vacancy created by Hol aday’s promotion. Explaining the need for the new position, ASU Director of Business Affairs, NedTrivette, said ‘ ‘The University operates several auxiliary services with total annual budgets of $12 mil lion, “These services (New River Light and Power Company, the University Bookstore, Univer sity Laundry, campus food ser vices, rental properties and faculty housing) have grown tremendously in the past few years, and we have desperately needed a position to coordinate this phase of the university's operation," Detailing the new director’s duties, Trivette added, “He will work closely with the superin tendent of New River Light and Power to gear the expansion program of the company to the growth of the campus and of the community; he will be concerned with determining future housing needs of students on campus, and he will be searching for ways to finance some type of faculty housing. “He will also serve,'* Triv ette continued, “to determine the needs of students and faculty members in the Bookstore and will assist the managers of all the auxiliaries in providing the best possible service to the university community." Holaday will assume much of the responsibility formerly car ried by the Director of Busi ness Affairs. His appointment will relieve Trivette’s time schedule and allow him to main tain closer contact with the cam pus community. As the university’s new Per sonnel Officer, Nance will as (Continued on page twelve) Schools Closed Due To Snow .Schools in Watauga, Avery and Ashe counties were closed Tuesday as snow made many roads hazardous for travel. The Tuesday closing left Wa tauga County schools three days behind schedule for the year. Two of the makeup days are sch eduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feh, 28. Tuesday was the fourteenth day schools nave missed due to weather this school year. is also executive vice presi dent of Tweetsie Railroad Inc, In making the announcement following a special meeting of the board of directors, Harry C, Robbins stated that while the change in management structure had been planned for some time, present timing of the change was precipitated by the illness of his brother, Grover, preventing him in recent months from being active in the “day to-day operation" of the busi In a note read to directors, the 50-year-old Robbins said: “Due to a recent serious ill ness it lias become impossible for me to continue to be active in the day-to-day affairs of the company and its many projects. As many of you know, for the past year or so and particularly in the last few months I have de voted the bulk of my time to consulting with Harry and other officers of the company with respect to concepts of develop ment and planning, I have also devoted a considerable amount of my time to development of a strong management team and reconstruction of lines of authority to best interests of the company, I feel that it is to the best interests of the company that I step down and assume the position of chairman of the board, I shall continue to be act ive to the best of my ability in developing new projects and concepts for the company.” Harry C. Robbins stated that the company would continue its present developmental course with projects at Beech Moun tain, Charlotte and Linville in North Carolina and in St.Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, Mr. Robbins also announced appointment of John Harmon as vice president and director of marketing for the company. Mr. Harmon formerly served in this capacity for American of Mar tinsville, Carolina Caribbean is a re sort and land development company whose primary pro ject is Beech Mountain in West ern North Carolina, a 10,000 acre golf and ski resort area. In addition, the company is de veloping a resort condominium project in St. Croix, Virgin Islands with the initial 101 units near completion. More recently, the company began developing resorts for campers called Land Harbors of America, the first of which is being built at Lin ville. Carolina Caribbean has also expanded into urban de velopment with the announce ment of two new club com munities near Charlotte, N. G. Carolina Caribbean had sales for the six-month period ended Sept. 30, 1969, of $2,651,011 with earnings of 18 cents per share. North Carolina Gov, Bob Scott will take a major role in activities during Snow Carnival festivities this weekend in the Watauga area. In addition to his role as a grand marshal of the parade Friday afternoon, he will be on hand for the meetings of the board of the State Board of Conservation and Development at Hound Ears,

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