1969
watauga democrat
1970
An Independent Weekly Netespaper... Eighty-Second Tear of Continuous Publication
VOL, LXXXII—NO. 39
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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970
10 CENTS
34 PAGES—2 SECTIONS
CONGRESSMAN VISITS—Cong* James E. Broyhill of Lenoir (right) spent the day in Watauga Coun
ty Friday meeting constituents and discussing problems with them. He was at the courthouse at
1 P. m. Among those meeting with him were Cecil Miller, chairman of the Watauga Republican
Party, and J. B. Robinson of Boone, area manager of the Farmers Home Administration. (Staff
photo)
i
j Local Pollution Problems
To Be Discussed By Expert
Students and faculty members
at Appalachian as well as in
terested citizens from the com
munity will have an opportunity
Tuesday evening (April 7) to
discuss current problems of
pollution with one of the nation's
outstanding environmental ex
perts.
Dr. Howard T. Odum, a re
nowned ecologist, oceanograph
er and author, will appear on the
campus under the auspices of
the Society of Sigma Xi. His
address, “Energy Systems and
Survival—Can Man Live in his
Environment?” will be open to
the general public.
The lecture and discussion
period is scheduled for 7:30 in
Room 135 of Rankin Science
Hall.
Dr. Odum, a native of Dur
ham, is a Professor of Zoology,
Environmental Science and Bot
any on the UNC-Chapel Hill
campus. He held positions on
the faculties at the University
of Florida and at Duke Uni
versity before joining the C hapel
Fail staff in 1966.
He has served as principle
investigator for many ecological
research projects including the
Rain Forest Project, the Tropi
cal Weather School, the Woods
Hole Project and the Puerto
Rico Nuclear Center.
He collaborated with his
brother, Dr. Eugene P. Odum,
to author an ecology text cur
rently in use on the Appalach
ian campus,
A Sigma Xi representative,
ASU chemistry professor Donald
Sink, commented, “We feel that
Dr, Odum's talk will come to
our campus and community at a
very opportune time. Ms visit
should produce an interesting
evening and an opportunity for
those interested to participate
in a discussion of current prob
lems.”
Census Day
April 1 is Census Dayforthe United States of America.
From Aroostook County, Maine, to Iflihau, the western
most island of Hawaii; from Point Barrow, Alaska, on
the Arctic Ocean to Key West, Florida, it is the day for
all Americans to be counted.
Harry Carpenter, Manager of the temporary census
office in Hickory, reports that 450 census takers, after
being sworn in this morning, started visiting households
throughout the following courrties: Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lin
coln, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes.
Census questionnaires were distributed to households
in these places by the Rost Office a few days ago. They
are to be filled out and held for the census taker to pick
up. The District Manager says it will probably take from
three to five weeks for the census takers to get around
to all the households.
It is possible that some households did not receive
a questionnaire, but the District Manager says they need
not fear they Mil be missed because a census taker will
find them and have a questionnaire for them.
DR. LAWRENCE
Dr. Lawrence Is
Named Head Of
N. C. Baptist Men
Boone dentist Dr. Jack Lawr
ence was named president at
the North Carolina Bairtist Men
last month at the annual Men
and Boys Convention in Fayette
ville. ^
The March 20-21 convention
was held in the Cumberland
County Memorial Coliseum
where some 4,000 men and boys
assembled Friday night the 20th
to hear address® by Dr. Rob
ert Hlr^son, Miss North Caro
lina Patsy Johnson and former
Yaidtee second baseman Bobfay
Richardson.
Lawrence succeeds Judge B.
T. Henderson of Winston-Salem.
Elected as his supporting of
ficers are Joe Lennon, Aber
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MayorNamed To
National Group
In a letter dated March 23,
Boone Mayor Gordon H. Wink
ler was notified of his appoint
ment to a national congress by
Gov. Bob Scott.
“I appoint you as a delegate
to the National Rivers and Har
bors Congress,” the Governor
wrote. “Also, I have made ap
pointment to the position of
Chairman of our Delegation.”
The text of the letter: “I
have been informed of your
interest in the State's water
resources development and the
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress.
“This organization has been
a great help through the years
in supporting authorization of
the projects which make up our
large and growing program.
“Many North Carolinians
have participated in its efforts,
which have resulted in such pro
jects as the W. Kerr Scott
Dam, which is completed, and
the New Hope and Falls dams,
now ready for construction, as
well as extensive harbor im
provements and beach protec
Girl Scouts To
Have Car Wash
Girl Scout Troop245of Boone
will hold acar wash from 9 a, m,
to 5 p. m. Saturday.
They will be stationed at
C rite her & Idol EesoServlceon
East King Street next to me
thrift Food C eater.
tion projects,
• it also has helped strengthen
overall programs, such as those
for small flood control pro
jects, and for the Soli Conser
vation Service's waters head
protection and flood prevention
projects,"
Rangers Expect
Many Anglers
Rangers on the Blue Ridge
Parkway are expecting record
lumbers of fishermen when trout
season opens April 4th,
The major stocking program
conducted in cooperation with
the U, S, Bureau of Sport Fish
eries and Wildlife has provided
a good supply of brook, rain
bow, and brown trout in many
park waters. Fishermen in the
Doughton or Cone Price Parks
are requested to record their
fishing results to aid in the
administration of the stocking
program. The fishermen regis
ter stations will be on Basin
Creek, Price Lake,Trout Lake,
and Boone Fork,
All fishermen are reminded
that a new Park Service regu
lation prohibits the possession
any natural or organic bait
on waters where artificial lures
and flies are the only legal
bait.
Litter left ty fishermen is an
increasing problem on the
•tores of lakes and streams.
To Be Finished In ’70
Work To Start At Once
On New Shopping Center
Lowe’s Food,
Rose’s To Be
Major Tenants
Construction Is to begin im
mediately on Watauga Village,
a shopping center to be located
on a 12-acre tract fronting the
present Holiday Inn of Boone,
Announcement comes this
week from the owners, J. C,
Faw of North Wilkesboro and
T. G, Procter of Sanford.
Faw states that “the new
shopping center will comprise
100.000 square feet under roof’
with parking facilities for 400
cars.
The major tenants will be
Lowe’s Food Stores, occupying
22.000 square feet, and Rose’s
Department Store, with 40,900
square feet. Also, a drug store
Is soon to be announced along
with other merchants and ser
vices.
The center Is scheduled for
completion in the late fall of
1970, according to the spokes
man for Foster-Sturdivant, con
tractor for the project.
President of Lowe’s Food
Stores, Faw notes that Lowe’s
has grown from the first store
In North Wilkesboro In 1956 to
the present 16 stores with sales
In excess of $25 million last
year.
Lowe’s presently operates
food stores In North Wilkes -
boro, West Jefferson, Mount
Airy, EDdn, Statesville,
Lincolnton, Hickory, Morganton
and Lenoir, Units are under con
struction in Mocksville, Granite
Falls and Newton-Conover,
T. B. Rose Jr„ chairman of
the board of The Rose Company,
says that Rose’s has grown to
total sales of more than $156
million, as of 1969,
Last year in North Carolina
Rose’s opened new stores In
Henderson, Fayetteville, Kins
ton, Ahoskie, Elizabeth City,
Lexicon, Dunn and Asheboro.
This year a new store will be
opened in Morganton, with 14
others in the southeastern
states.
TED HAGAMAN
Ted Hagaman
Gets Position
At University
Ted Hagaman, presldentc/the
laundry division of Trail way
Laundry and Cleaners In Boone,
Iss been named a staff mem.
ber of the Department of aisi
ness Affairs on the Appalach
ian State University campus.
His appointment as As a let
ant Director of Purchasing Alls
the vacancy created earlier this
month when W. Worth Hall was
mined to head the purchasing
division of the university.
In announcing the appointment
which is effective today (April
o, ASU Director of Business
Affairs, Ned Trivette said, “We
feel fortunate to be able to
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TRAFFIC E BEING MAINTAINED DURING COfSTRUCTION
4-Lane Project Starts On U. S. 421
Grading is progressing on
making a four-lane section of
highway U. S. 421 from a point
near the Wilkes County line in
the direction of Deep Gaj^
Watauga County’s first four
lane road, the new construc
tion is one and six tenths miles
Sales Tax Take
Is Up $142,045
Locally In 1969
Sales and use tax collections
in North Carolina during 1969
hove been reported and Indicate
that every county in North Caro
lina experienced an increase in
gross collections except Polk
and Transylvania.
The greatest increase occur
red in Avery County 025.39%)
and the lowest, .41% in Greene
County.
In Watauga County there was
a gain in sales tax collections
of 15.97%, In 1968 $889,435 was
collected, while in 1969 the take
was $1,031,480.
In Avery County the 1968
collection was $260,176 as com
pared to $326,224 in 1969.
The gain in Ashe County was
12.17%, collections in 1969 being
$519,443 and in 1968, $463,071.
In Wilkes County the gain in
collections was 9.87%, Collec
tions there were $1,734,201 in
1969 and $1,578,454 in 1968.
In Caldwell $2,130,500 was
collected in 1969 and $1,892,
579 in 1968 for a gain of 12,57%*
Statewide, sales tax collec
tions were up 10.42%, from
$230,895,541 in 1968 to $254,
963,025 in 1969 for an increase
of $24,067,484.
Superior Court
Now In Session
A one-week term of Watauga
Superior Court opened Monday
In Boone with a murder case
on the docket. _
Willie McBride Jr. cf Boone
Du, been charged with murder
to the death of Mrs. Pauline
Turner on Nov. 29, 1969. Mc
Bride was bound over for trial
following a hearing in District
court Jan. 8, 1970.
judge W. K. Me Lean of Ashe
ville Is presiding.
The session is expected to
continue all week.
In length and the project should
be completed In July, barring
unforeseen difficulties, accord
ing to eleventh district engineer,
J. E. Doughton, The estimated
cost of the improvement Is
$400,000,
Mr, Doughton said this is the
start toward relieving the traf
fic situation on 421. With the
heavy truck traffic on the moun
tain, traffic has been frequently
slowed. There are few places
where passing is possible from
the foot of the mountain to
Deep Gan
Work is proceeding with a
minimum of inconvenience to
travelers so far.
The State Highway Depart
ment is doing the grading. Some
rental equipment is also being
used, Mr. Doughton said.
DEMOCRATS RALLY—Rufus Edmlsten (second from left) chats with four of the Democratic can.
didates appearli* at the party's March 26 rally at the courthouse. They are Sheriff Ward G. Car
roll, Hayden Pitts, George Smltherman and J. D. Shoe make. (Staff photo)
Rufus Edmisten Calls For
Unity At Democrat Meeting
A cal) for unity among mem
bers of the Democratic Party
In Watauga County was voiced
Thursday night, March 26, at a
party rally In the Courthouse,
Rufus Edmlsten, committee
counsel for U, S. Sen, Sam Er
vin, told the gathering that “We
must stop fighting among our
selves . . . let's not get puffed
up . . . let’s show unity and
win next fall."
Edmisten said there's room
In the Democratic Party for
every viewpoint. Otherwise It
would not be the Democratic
Party, he said.
The Watauga native offered
a salute to the aging members
of the Democratic Party.
“They're what made this coun
try great,” he said.
Turning to the national level.
Edmlsten said that the National
Democratic Party has been of
great service to all the people
at the United States over the
years.
He said the Nixon "honey
moon’' in Washington Is about
over. He said the admirdstra-'
tion already has started tak
ing away the rights of the peo
rie In violation of the Fourth
Amendment. He cited the Drug
Control Act in which the Ad
ministration has called for the
"no-knock” provision.
Under this section, law en
forcement officers may enter,
search and make seizures in
a citizen’s private residence
without a search warrant if there
is suspicion of drugs inside.
And citing President Nixon’s
call for cortrol of pollution. Id
mis ten said the Administration
already has pulled some $800
wuiiion away from the program.
Mrs, Bill Greene, vice
chairman erf the Watauga YDC,
presided at the meeting* Some
25 Democratic candidates and
party members attended*
Register Books
Open Saturday
Registration for new voters
in Watauga County will begin
Saturday, April 4, with books
remaining open for the next
two Saturdays, April 11 and
18, in each precinct.
Dayton Winebarger, chairman
of the Watauga Courrfy Board
of Elections, said the regis
tration books will be open from
9 a* m* to 6:30 n m. each
Saturday*
Challenge Day will be Satur
day, April 25.
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