1970 Watauga democrat BOONS WBA' mm ufm. Mir. 17 44 18 Mar. 18 57 33 .41 Mar. 18 55 82 M Mar. 20 56 42 .15 Mar. 21 49 36 Mar. 22 40 32 21 Mar. 23 40 30 Bl 22 PAGES—2 SECTIONS sa man 88 8888? Mail Volume Down In Boone Due To Strike President Nixon’s rebuttal Monday against strikii^ Post Office workers may dissuade the tieup of mail at other stations erf the federal P. O. Department. After the President’s an nouncement that the military would be sent in to New York to carry out “essential” mail services, the leader of Chicago’s postal workers called for a re turn to work. The effects of the strike were not confined to that region, how ever. At the Boone Post Office that same day, Postmaster Bes hears noted that the volume of local mail had decreased by 25 per cent and said public caution was the cause. But the strike “has not affect ed the delivery of mail here at this office,” he added. At least one Boone business, Wilcox Drug Company, is feeling the effects of the walkout in New York. Butch Wilcox and his brother, Kenneth, returned Feb. 28 from a two-week business trip that took them to Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and England. Butch says the company ships its American botanical line to European customers via steam er. But correspondence has slacked off since the New York strike began. Founded in 1900, Wilcox Drug Company has offices at 123 W. Howard St. Letters Ask Aid Easter Seal Program The Watauga unit of the North west Easter Seal Society sent out 5,720 letters two weeks ago seeking financial supportfor its program to aid crippled child ren and adults. Local chairman is the Rev. Gray Temple and Dr. Jim Greene is treasurer. Part of the donations are spent by the Health Department to assist crippled children and adults and to send crippled chil dren to camp. Also, $200 has been pledged to defray the expense of giving the Rubella, or German Measles, vaccine to children ages 1-12 in Watauga. The Northwest Society en compasses Watauga and 12 other counties and has its headquar ters in Winston-Salem. Resi dents are urged to mail in their contributions as early as pos sible. Collections will be taken up in downtown Boone Saturday, Persons who have not receiv ed a letter and would like to contribute may send check or money orders to Dr. Greene in care of Carolina Pharmacy, East King Street, Boone. Contributions should be made out to the order of “Northwest Easter Seal Society." School Children To Get Heart Tests Using a machine called the Phono-Cardio—Scan, layman volunteers will begin a two-year program in January to check about 13,000 school children in the four-county area for h e a r t murmurs. A training program for local volunteers will begin at 10 Tuesday morning, March 31, at the First Baptist Church in Boone. The first screening project will be conducted at Appalachian Elementary School April 1 through May 22, In this period, a total of 14 days will be needed to screen the 916 pupils enroll Miss Nancy Faye Stacy—chosen first runner-up in the Jaycees Miss Watauga pageant last November. The popular brunette was chosen Miss Congeniality by the other contestants. (Flowers photo) Nancy Faye Stacy New Miss Watauga Miss Ollie Jackson, Miss Wa tauga County of 1970, has been succeeded by Miss Nancy Faye Stacy, first runner-up and Miss Congeniality in the pageant held in November. Miss Jackson relinquished the title last week after announcing her marriage, and Miss Stacy agreed to fulfill her unexpired reign. The Boone Jaycees, spon sors of the annual beauty pageant, released the infor mation at their Monday night meeting. Miss Stacy is the dai^hter c< Mr. and Mrs. Starr N. Stacy, 309 Cherry Dr„ Boone, and has nine years trainir^ in piano. She is beginning preparations for her appearance in the Miss North Carolina Pageant to be held in July in Raleigh where her talent entry will be Bee thoven’s Sonata Pathetique. A statuesque live leet eight inches tall, Nancy has dark brown hair and eyes. A physics major at Appalachian, she is active in the university’s Vernician Society. Nancy also studied flute three years, bas soon four years and baton three years. Miss Watauga of 1969, Miss Sharon Llneau, married last fell and was succeeded hy Mss Kris Anderson who crownedthe 1970 queen at the November pageant. ed there. Cost-free, the tests will be made for children grades 1-12 and only with parental permis sion (Issues of Nov. 13 and Feb. 19). The test for abnormalities in the heart beat is painlessly made within two and a half min utes. The project for Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancy counties is sponsored by the N. C. Heart Association and seeks to discover defects which can be referred for treatment be fore serious heart damage oc curs. (Continued on page two) W. KENNETH ANDERSON Newland Man Named By Scott To Budget Board RALEIGH—The appointment of William Kenneth Anderson at Newland as a member of the Advisory Budget Commission was announced Friday by Gov. Bob Scott. Anderson, a real estate brok er, will succeed the late Frank Forsyth on the agency which has the task erf overseeing state spending and of preparing the state’s budget for presentation to the General Assembly, He will serve at the pleasure of the governor. Anderson is a former teach er, principal and superinten dent of schools in Avery County. Democrats To Gather Tonight A rally of Watauga County Democrats will be held tonight CThursday) in the courthouse at 7:30. Rufus Edmisten, U. S. Sen. Sam Ervin’s aide, will be the guest speaker. Candidates who have filed for election will be present along with other office holders. The rally is sponsored by the Wa tauga County Young Democratic Club. 26 File For Local Offices Watauga Voter s To Take Part In 3 Primary Races Road Official To Check Again On Clark’s Creek State Iflghway Commissioner Robert Barr is planning another check on Clark’s Creek Road to see if the state can takeover its maintenance, Barr, of West Jefferson, said Monday that “We want to be absolutely fair and be sure nothing is overlooked for those folks,’* Barr said it probably will be next week before he can visit the road again and talk with leaders of a proposed non-profit corporation who want the road taken over by the State Highway Commission and improved. The Rev, Larry D, Campbell, pastor of the Holy Communion Lutheran Church and president of the Townsend Gap Improve ment Group, said he looks for ward to Barr’s visit and will discuss with him a number of points that he believes have not been considered in previous ap praisals hy the State, The citizens' efforts to seek improvement of the road go back to the administrations of Gover nors Dan Moore and Terry San ford, Highway Commissions then also declined to take on the Clark’s Creek Road <$R 1136^ Mr, Campbell said the church plans to use part of its 16,5 acres for a family campground if the road into the area is im proved and maintained. Also on the site is a cemetery main tained by the church but open to U1C JAUJIU^ Clark’s Creek Road runs westward from Foscoe off of NC 105, The church Is located at the top of the mountain, less than one mile from Foscoe, In explaining the present high way commission’s action on the road, Barr cited four standards that must be met before a county road will be added to the state’s Secondary Road System: 1* Property owners most dedicate, free of charge, to the Highway Commission a 60-foot right of way, if such right of way is physically available. In some cases , , , such right of way may not be available be (Continued on page two) Broyhill To Be In County Congressman James T. Broy hill, Tenth District of North Carolina, announced from his Washington Office today that he will be holding office hours Fri day, March 2 7, in Watauga Coun ty at the following places? 8;30 - 9:15 a. mu Deep Gap (Hodges Drive-In) 10 - 11 a. m. Sugar Grove Post Office 1 - 3 p. m, County Court House, Boone 3?30 - 4;30 p, m. Blowing Hock Post Office Congressman Broyhill stated that he would welcome the op portunity to talk with any citizens concerning legislative Issues being considered by the Congress or personal imtters involving the Federal govern ment, and hoped that anyone with these problems would stop by to see him at one of these visits. OUCHI Whosoever travels US 321 (the Blowing Rock Road) finally comes upon this scene, taken near the highway’s intersection with N„ C, 105* The litter is household waste, everything from toothpaste cartons to broken glass, £>taff photo) BSU Student Choir Goes Today On Tour Of Nation’s Capital “Spirit of the 70’s a 72 voice student choir sponsored by the Baptist Student Union at Appalachian State University, will leave Thursday, March 26, for a three-day tour of the Nation’s Capital. They will present a one-hour folk mjsical entitled, “Tell It Like It ls,“ which attempts to communicate to other young people their belief in a personal God who reveals himself in the world through Christ. The musical was written by Ralph Carmichal and Kurt Kiser, who have written and arranged music for several Billy Gra ham movies. It speaks to to day’s youth in their own musical idiom-—drums, tambourines, electric guitars and a dynamic rock beat. The group will be sponsored in the Washington Area by Beth any Baptist Church. On Good Friday they will give a 2 p. m. concert in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building, arranged for by Rep. James Broyhill. That evening they will present the musical at Bethany Baptist Church; Saturday night at a Presbyterian Church in Bal timore, Md*, and Sunday morn ing an anthem at Bethany Bap tist Church* F ree time will be devoted to sightseeing in and around Washington* “Spirit of the 70’s** is unique in that it is student directed and all its trip6 are student planned and organized* The only adult helping with the details and plan ning is Hank Greer, chaplain, who will go with them. Director of the group is Art (Continued on page two) County Board Posts Attract 12 Candidates Three primary races are as sured for the Saturday, May 2, primary in Watauga County folk)wing the passing of the filing deadline at noon Friday, March 20, A total of 26 candidates filed for the 11 county seats open for the Nov, 3 General Elec tion, In addition, three local candi dates filed for the two district legislative seats. And no in cumbent found himself without opposition, at least for the Gen eral Election, Five Democrats paid their $10 filing fee for the three man board erf county com missioners: Hayden Pitts of Plowing Rock, Jack E. Williams of Boone, George Smitherman of Route 1, Boone, William E, Greene of Route 1, Deep Gap, and J, D, Shoemake of Boone, Among the Republican con tenders were the three incum bents, Chairman Perry Greene, Kenneth Wilcox and Gene Wil son, all of Boone; and James M, Cole of Route 4, Boone, David Bingham of Route 1, Sugar Grove, Robert K, Moore of Route 1, Vilas and B. K, Dor sey of Boone, Sheriff Ward G. Carroll of Route 1, Boone, seeking re election, is without Democratic opposition. But three Republi cans will face one another in the primary to decide which one will clash with Carroll in the fall election; Turner Storie of Boone, Howard H. Roindextercf Route 4, Boone, and Ralph Hayes of Triplett, Democrat G. C. Norris of Route 2, Boone, filed at dead line time to oppose incumbent Republican O. H. Foster of Route 1, Vilas, for Clerk of Superior Court. Incumbent Rep, James E. Holshouser Jr. of Boone also got last-minute local Demo cratic opposition from Boone realtor M, Ranny Phillips. And from Avery County, Hols houser picked up Republician opposition when Hall Young filed. The two will meet in the May 2 primary for the 44th District seat which includes Watauga, Avery and Mitchell counties. Only one candidate filed locally In Watauga’s senatorial district seat. Republican Murray Coffey of Route 1, Blowing Rock, is seeking election in the 25th district composed of Watauga. Wilkes Yadkin and Davie coun ties. A second GOP candidate, former Rep, Donald R. Bing ham of Davie, also filed to as sure a primary. All five members of the Wa tauga County Board of Educa tion are seeking re-election: John Hollar, James March. Edsel Cook, Hugh Hagaman and S. C. tggers Sr. Also filing for the non-partisan election were John H. Williams of Boone, Joe W. Hartley of Route 4 and Eddie P. Norris of Vilas, There will be no primary election for the Board erf Edu cation since fewer than 10 candi dates filed. The election will be decided on Nov, 3 with elec tion going to the top five men. In the county's only constable race, R. Howard Coffey of Blow ing Rock filed for re-election. Democrat. Radio WATA Get School Bell Honors The Watauga Democrat and Radio Station WATA last week were presorted two at the 14 School Bell Awards-1970 which were awarded by the North Carolina Education Associa tion. At the NCEA general session bald In the Charlotte Coliseum last Thursday night, the station was represented by Miss Jane Smith, manager, and Bob White, news director. Accepting lor the newspaper staff were Armfleld Coffey and Rachel Rivers Cof fey, editor. Their entries were sponsored ty the Watauga Udt of NCEA and compiled by Dr. W. G. An derson, principal at Appalach ian Elementary and president d the imtt. In only one other case were two media from the same coun ty so honored. The Chatham News edited by Alan D. Reach accepted Its third School Bell Award and Roy A. Edwards ac cepted his firstfor Radio WNCA. The bronze bells, divided among newspapers and radio and television stations, were given by Mrs. Katherine Horton, chairman at the NCEA Public Relations Committee, An awards dinner was held in the El Cid room of the Coliseum Downtowner. Presiding was Lloyd Isaacs, assistant execu tive secretary for NCEA infor mation services. A native of Watauga, he was accompanied by his wife, Lee, daughter of Mrs. C. B. Angel of Boone. Dr. A. C. Dawson, NCEA's executive secretary, comment ed briefly, "Grateful we are for the coverage that you give to education in North Carolina.” "Doc” Amos Abrams was lauded after the dinner for "40 years' speaking out”, was given a bronze bell and later at the Coliseum was presented a 1970 LTD. Accompanied to the func tion by his wife. Doc Abrams is retiring from NCEA this year. They are seasonal resi dents of Watauga, It was announced that the as sociation is planning to send the winning entries as exhibits at journalistic achievement to each of the state's educational districts. Some 5,000 educators were expected to be attheFriday meeting. Crowds at the Thurs day functions reached an esti mated total of 4,000. The bells are annually pre sented for exceptional coverage (Continued on page two)

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