1969 1970 WATAUGA DEMOCRAT An Independent Weekly New*paper ... Eighty-Second Year of Continuant Publication BOONE WEATHKB mo HI Lo Fn. Omam H Hu. 10 64 45 Har. 11 65 32 US Hu. U 55 41 M Mar. U SO 19 Mar. 14 81 » Mar. IS 38 18 Mar. 18 38 IS M VOL. LXXXII—NO. 37 BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1970 10 CENTS 28 PAGES—2 SECTIONS llttttSBR&r CAMPAIGN OPEtB—Mrs. Mark Hodges presents John Robinson with a membership In the Wa tauga Association for Retarded Children In starting the association's annual membership drive, Mrs, Hodges Is membership chairman, Robinson Is honorary chairman. Watching Is Ralph Yates, president of the association, (3taff photo) Will Aid Retarded Children lhe membership campaign tor the Watauga Association tor Retarded Children began Tues day, March 10, and will con tinue through the month, Ralph Yates, president of the local chapter, said that Mrs, Mark Hodges of Boone will serve as membership chairman, John Robinson will be honorary chairman. Co-chairmen at the drive will be Mrs. Mable Bowman of Blow ing Rock and Mrs. Robert Adams at Vilas. Goal this year is 200 mem berships from parents, profes sional people and interested friends at the retarded. Funds from memberships are used to help provide programs for re tarded children In the county* Yates said that additional in formation about the retarded and local programs available for them may be had by telephoning 267-2648 or writing the Wa tauga Association for Retarded Children* Box 523* Boone, Filing Ends Friday Noon Watauga May Not Have A Primary Candidates were scarce this week as the noon Friday dead line neared for filing for county offices. At noon Tuesday, there was only one candidate for each of the 10 spots up for election this year. Late filers will have until 12 Reward Offered For Motorbiker On Golf Course A reward of $100 is being offered by the Boone Golf Club for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for damage result ing from motorbike operation on the golf course. The responsible person or persons face charges of tres passing and willful damage to private property unless they de sire to come forward and make restitution erf said damage. The announcement was made by Joe Maples, pro of the club. Maples said the damage was done apparently during the weekend. The damage was most severe on No. 17 and 13 greens. He said the damage would be repaired in time not to delay opening of the golf course. DeMolay Names New Officers Charles Roy Williams, age 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams of Route 3, Box 259, Boone, was elected as Master Councilor of J. T. C. Wright chapter, Order of DeMolay, in ceremonies held recently at Snow Lodge 363 in Boone. Charles is a freshman at Ap palachian State University. He has been a member of J. T. C. Wright chapter for four years and has been awarded The Representative DeMolay Award, the highest award a DeMolay can earn. He will serve as head of the chapter for six months. Other officers elected were; Danny Robinson, Senior Coun cilor; and Jimmy Triplett, Junior Councilor. The Order of DeMolay, a character-building organization for young men 14 to 21, was founded in 1919. Its 166,000 members in 11 countries around the world carry on programs of social activities, athletic com petitions and civic projects. Hoyle Davis Sr. is advisor of J. T. C. Wright chapter. o’clock noon to put in their ap pearance at the board of elec tions office In the courthouse. Filed were? O. H, Foster, seeking his third term as Clerk of Superior Court on the Re publican ticket. Turner Storie, Republican candidate for the office of sheriff. Perry Greene, Kenneth Wil cox and Gene Wilson, Repub licans seeking re-election to their second two-year term on the board of county commis sioners. And, James Marsh, Hugh Hagaman, S, C. Eggers Sr., John Hollar and Eds el Cook, ail seeking re-election for two year terms on the Wataugc County Board of Education. TMb election is on a non-partisar basis. in addition, State Rep. James Holshouser Jr. has filed with the local board for re-election to the district House seat. Incumbent Sheriff Ward G, Carroll, a Democrat, had not filed as of noon Tuesday. If no opposition appears by Friday, there will be no pri mary election in Watauga Coun ty on May 2. There would be a primary 1r the school board election onlj if more than 10 candidates filed. District School Board Meets In Newland 18 th The Annual Meeting of the District 15 School Boards As sociation will be held at Avery County High School in Newland, March 18, with registration be ginning at 4 p, m. The theme for this year’s gathering of school board members, district committeemen and school ad ministrators is "Schools for the Seventies", School units in cluded in the district are? Avery, Burke, Caldwell and Watauga Counties and Lenoir City units. Following registration, the afternoon program will consist of workshops on "Occupational Education" led by Dr, Charles Law of the State Department of Public Instruction and "Human Relations - Involvement in the Schools" led by Mr, Robert Strother, Assistant to the State Superintendent, Dr, Herbert Wey, President of Appalachian state University at Boone, will be the principal speaker for the evening speaker for the evening session. His address will follow a ban quet in the school cafeteria. These area conferences of Ski Report Two area ski slopes were open Tuesday while a third slope held off closing (or the season depending on weather conditions. All slopes at Beech Moun tain were open with an 18-30 'Inches at natural and manmade snow. Temperature was 28 de grees. At Sugar Mouitaln, conditions on the beginners slope were (Continued on page two) the North Carolina School Boards Association annually at tract over 4,000 school board members, committeemen, edu cators and other interested per sons, An attendance of approx imately 200 is anticipated for the District 15 meeting, Mr, Scott Wiseman of the Avery County Board of Education is serving as President and Mr, W. R, Bracey, principal of Avery County High School, is Secre tary, Mr, Harry McGee is Super, intendent of Avery County Schools, Sheriff To Be Paid $300 Per Month For Car A new arrangement for the Watauga County sheriff to be paid $300 a month travel allow ance was agreed on Monday night by county commissioners and Sheriff Ward G, Carroll, The agreement came during a meeting of the sheriff and commissioners. At a previous meeting Carroll ted told the board that the county*s car was in such a con dition that it was beyond eco nomical repair. The board indi cated then that it was considering changing to the travel allowance plan. No date was set for the change to become effective. But it is expected to depend on when Carroll gets his own car. The present sheriff’s car will be •old. Don’t Mail Your Forms! Watauga Residents To Get Census Papers Soon Enumerators To Start Work First Of April BY RACHEL RIVERS If television says return your questionnaire, beware. The Bureau of the Census will determine the national popula tion, and assorted statistics about it, in two ways. In high population density areas, census takers will wait for the United States mails to return the verdict. It is to these areas that a network television campaign is to be directed. But Watauga is a “conven tional* ’ area, according to Frank Bateman, He is a regional tech nical (keeps things running smoothly) for the Charlotte of uce cm me u. a, uureau oi tne Census. In late March, the Post Of fice will deliver a census ques tionnaire to every residence it knows about, April 1 will be census day and the 18 “census enumerators” assigned to Wa tauga County will begin a job Bateman believes will be finish ed “probably in the first two weeks.” They will pick up the forms from householders who received them in the mail and have them already filled out, Bateman stresses, do not mail your questionnaire back to the Bureau of the Census. If you have not received one in the mall, the census en umerators will bring one to you. If you are not at home when they arrive, they will return. Preliminary counts will be announced on an unofficial basis around the end of April. Popu lations by county and for towns of 10,000 and more will then be known, “Hopefully by the end of this year, the final counts will be available,” Bateman says. THREE FORMS The Bureau of the Census is issuing three forms in its 1970 program. Everyone gets the standard form. It asks “What is the name of each person who was living here on Wednesday, April 1, 1970, or who was staying or visiting here and had no other home?” Also, how is each person re lated to the head of this house hold? His sex, color or race, birthdate, marital status? On page three of this form, the government seeks housing in formation. Do you have a tele phone, kitchen, hot and cold wa ter, flush toilet, bathtub or shower, basement? How many rooms? Are you owner or rent er, are >ou one family or more? Is any of your property used for Dusiness: What Is the value of the pro perty? Or, what Is the monthly rent? Bateman says It takes 15 min utes to Oil out the regular form. It takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete the triangle form, which Is submitted to everyflfth householder, or the circle form, which is submitted to every20th bouse the census worker visits. They request information they want only on the basis of every 5th or 20th Interview. Bateman says simply. The triangle and circle forms are set up to register the ans wers with white dots which be come magnetic impulses on s piece of tape—'“the name does not enter Into It*’—and the ma terial Is fed to a computer. All census formation is con fidential, he says. Bateman guesses the average district office will handle about tour tons of paper in carrying out the bead-coui* next month. "It may take the enumerator up to two weeks to get around,” Bateman reiterated. But the thing he stresses most Is not to put the questionnaire back in the mall, no matter what TV advises. WATAUGA ELEMENTARY■STUDENTS HEAR THE SYMPHONY— every third through eighth grade student in Watauga Courty’s pub lic schools was treated to a special children’s concert hy the North Carolina Symphony In Appalachian State’s VarsityGymnasium Frl day afternoon. The crowd waa estimated at “more than 2.000“ to Mrs. Otis Strother, president of the Junior Woman’s Club who ’earned with AS U*5 Artists and Lecture Series to sponsor the event, —Story Inside. Registrars And Judges Named For May 2 Primary In Watauga Registrars and judges for the May 2 primary election in Wa tauga County and the state were announced this week by Dayton Winebarger, chairman of the Watauga County Board of Elec tions, Winebarger said that regis tration of new voters will begin on Saturday, April 4, in the re spective precincts. Registration books will be open from 9a,m, to 6:30 p, m. that day and on Saturday, April 11, and Satur day, April 18, Challenge day will be Saturday, April 25, from 9 a, m, to 3 p. m. Precincts, registrars and judges democratic and Repub lican), respectively follow: Bald Mountain—John Ragan, Fred Holman and Leslie Nor rls; Beaver Dam—Tracy Bent ley, Linvllle Norris and Ray Stout; Blowing Rock—Daniel Klutz, Boyd Cook and Randall Foster; Blue Ridge— R. C. Greene, M. O. Coffey and George Keller; Boone NO. 1_ Jewell Mast, James Stanleyand Joe Houser; Boone No. 2_Ruth McConnell, Vilas Moretz a«l Phil Smith Jr. ’Copter Service Is Being Promoted Here BY RACHEL RIVERS The whirly-birds are coming to the skies of Avery and Wa tauga counties. They were to arrive Tuesday tor a demonstration to county leaders who may be interested in supporting the Helicopter Air Service, a proposed non-profit corporation of which Bob Ring ham is acting chairman. Bingham says several were invited to eye and ride the Al louett No. 3, a Chanc-Balt machine with room for a pilot and six passengers. The regional salesman and presi Mass Vaccination On Rubella Sunday This spring could signal the first bout of an epidemic of Ger man measles in the United States, This Sunday between noon and 5p, m„ vacillation stations will be set up in five county elementary schools: Appalachian, Blowing Rock, Cove Creek, Green Valley and Parkway, Physicians hope to Immunize all county children ages 1 through 12 against the dread “RubeUa,” Normally mild in its affects on the children, this form of mea sles easily transmits to expecting women. In the 1964-65 epi demic, more than 50,000 unborn babies were miscarried, still born, or maimed by defects directly resulting from Rubella. The local effort was announced last week by Doctor William Derrick, chairman for the Boone Jaycees Rubella program. Other civic organizations are joining the Jaycees and the Watauga Coun ty Health Department in al .rting parents to the importance of the vaccination program and the necessity of getting their children Immunized this Sunday, a Leaders of the program point out that the vaccine is given without charge to the parent or child, * dent of Chanc-Balt were to ar rive here from Dallas, Tex^ ■ perhaps to remain until today. ] Bingham has organized a £ skeleton committee: Gwyn Hayes, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce; Stan Harris, past C of C president, and C. P. and Sam Morti mer of the Avery Chamber of Commerce. He was in touch with Blowing Rock officials Monday. Bingham envisions a "broad based, community effort” in launching a local helicopter service, which would not be tax- 1 subsidized. The idea is two or 1 three months old, he says, and Indicated he is "still working on transportation in general for ' the area.” ( (Continued on page two) 1 Bloodmobile Coming Apr. 15 1 The Red Cross Bloodmobile 1 s coming to Boone W ednesday 1 ipril 15, t The place will be announced t a later date. 1 Two hundred pints are needed 1 > meet our quota. 6 Brushy Fork—Tom Brooks, Eddie P. Norris and Hobert Watson; Cove Creek—Tommy rester, Don H. Perry and Bruce Wallace; Elk—Jacqulin Dunn, Iclen Triplett and V. C. Cox; ^aurel Creek—Ben Tester, Bower Phillips and Sid Harmon; rleat Camp No. 1—Joe Burkett, im Hodges and William C. tyers; Meat Camp No. 2—Ron lagan, Odell Culler and Walter 'ester. New River No. 1—Tom ouncill, Coaker Triplett and *aul Miller. New River No. 2— Jecky Barnes, Bart Norris and larvin B. Miller. North Fork—W. C. outh, Daisy Laing and Edgar Her; Shawnee haw—Ed C ha pell Villie Rupard and Henry Mlch el; Stony Fork—Bill \foretz, tfdie Stewart and J.C.Greene, nd Watauga — Arlle Hodges, 'rank Taylor and Johnny Town end. Schools Will Get 2 Days Off At Easter Time Watauga County public c tools will get two Easter Dlidays, Friday, March 27, and Jonday, March 30. School Superintend ei* Dr. wanson Richards said the two ates are definite, regardless of he number of additional school ays that may be missed due 3 weather. Presently the school system is hort only one day due to eather. Three days have been lade up fay Saturday classes. He said that after weather azards are passed, the school oard will make a decision abcx£ ow to handle the one day. If it is made up, students will ave their last day on Friday, lay 29. Otherwise, students will et out on Monday, Jime 1.

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