1069 1970 WATAUGA DEMOCRAT VOL. LXXXII—NO. 40 An Independent WeeUy Netcspaper... Eighty-Second Tear of Continuous Publication BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY APRIL 9, 1970 BOONE WKATHEB vm HI LoPne. howl Mar. >1 58 33 m Apr. 1 92 40 Apr. 2 59 33 .84 Apr. 3 33 28 M Apr. 4 81 30 Apr. 5 96 80 Apr. 6 51 34 .06 10 CENTS 24 PAGES—2 SECTIONS 88 3832b Dr. Wey To Be Inaugurated ASTJ President April 24 aiaie university "111 Inaugurate Dr. Herbert Walter Wey, the iretitution’s fourth president, on April 24 with a day-long program of activities including an address by Gov. Bob Scott. Representatives of colleges and universities from through out the Southeast, state officials and other frienls of the tati tution will begin the ceremonies at 9 a. m» with a registra hod ok delegates in toe var sity Gymnasium, Open house for the delegates will be held at the W. H. Plem mons Student Center into ii:30.' After the open house, the (adversity's students will lust a Delegates' Inaugural Lunch eon In the west wing of the ASU Cafeteria, Attending event with the delegates will be state officials and invited rep resentatives from the faculty. non-academic staff and student body. Appalachian students win serve the luncheon and provide the program. The public Is Invited to the Inauguration ceremony at 2 ft m. In Varsity Gymnasium with a formal academic procession. It will Include student marshals, delegates from other Institu tions, the university trustees and the platform party. The program itself will in clude Dr. Paul Sanders speak ing for the faculty, Ava Creech lbr the students, Mark Davis of Hickory for the alumni, Dr, Hugh Daniel of Waynesville for the trustees and James Marsh speaking for the local com munity. The Rev. Edwin F. Troutman, who formerly served as Dr, Wey*s pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone, will deliver the invocation* John P, Frank, chairman at the Board at Trustees, will preside over the event and will introduce Gov* Scott who will deliver tlie main address and assist in the investiture* Presi dent Wey’s response will fol low* Special music for the occasion will be provided by the Uni versity Singers under the di rection of Dr* Joseph Logan, They will be accompanied by Or. Max Smith at the organ. The adversity faculty then will host a reception for every one in the Flemmons Center. Bob Allen, director of public affairs at the university, is chairman of the Central Inaugu ral Committee, Other members include Earleen G. Pritchett, Paul Sanders, Bob Snead, Ned Trivette, Kenneth Webb and Cratis Williams and Mrs, R. C. Rivers represents the Board of Trustees on the committee. John Welborn heads the food services committee for the luncheon and reception, and Gary Morgan Is heading the traf fic committee for the Inaugura tion, Dean Kenneth Webb haa charge of arrangements for the luncheon and professor Rogers WUtener has responsibility for the reception. Collectors To Take Bigger Bite W atauga F ederal T axes Will Reach $4,545,000 ■.vtr Studying upcoming construction projects are John H. Hollar, chairman of the Watauga Board of Education; members S. C. Eggers Sr* and James Marsh; Swanson Richards, Superintendent of Schools; Fred Butner Jr., architect; and member Hugh Hagaman. The men are listed left to right. The board’s fifth member, Eds el Cook, was not present for the picture. ($taff photo) School Board To Let Building Contracts Contracts are expected to be awarded Monday night, April 13, tor three county school addi tions totaling more than $200, 000, The Watauga County Board of Education will make its decis ion known then on who will build multi-purpose rooms at Bethel and Mabel schools and a new library and toilet facilities at Parkway School, Low bids, with alternates, JOHN A. MAST Mast May Win Teacher Award Jonn A. Mast, assistant pro fessor of English at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, has been select ed as one of the finalists for the Outstanding Teacher Award fcr 1969-70. The 17flnallsts for this award were chosen hy votes of the stu dents, the faculty and the alumni of MTSU. Three winners will be an nounced in May and each will be presented $1,000 honor ariums and recognition as dis tinguished teachers by the MTSU Fo'inriaHnn. Mast, whose parents Mr. and Mrs. V. B, Mast live at Sugar Grove, is a graduate of Cove Creek High School and Appa lachian State university. A graduate of North Caro lina State University, Gene was selected as wimer of the IRC/ TRW Science Scholarship Award at Appalachian High School nine years ago. For three summers, he work ed as an engineering traineetor IRC/TRW and was hired in 1966 as associate product engineer. His preset* title is product engineer* With his wife Beulah and three children. Gene resides at Route 3, Boone, are expected to come within the $210,000 the board has al located for the project. Prior to the school bond election last November, the board had al located $60,000 each for the multi-purpose buildings a nd $90,000 for the Parkway pro ject. Low bids submitted last week to the board totalled $206,739, with alternates of $24,087, The electrical contract is being rebidded by the board since only two bids were re ceived as its meeting on Tues day, March 31, State law re quires that at least three bids be received for the Initial ad vertising. The combined low bid for the general contract for all three projects totalled $168,925, The low bidder, Wilkie Construc tion Company, included alter nates totalling $22,307, Winkler Plumbing and Heat ing Company of Boone was low bidder for the plumbing project at Parkway with a bid of $10, 220, with an alternate of $680, Winkler also was low bidder for heating at Mabel and Park way with bids of $8,620 and $9,980, respectively, for each school. The low heating bidder for Bethel was Tomlinson Plumbing and Heating, Incor porated, with a bid of $8,994 and an alternate of $894. Wink ler’s alternate at Mabel was $620. In each case the base bid in cluded the alternate bids which would be eliminated at the board's choosing. The $680 alternate on the Parkway plumbing bid called for internal roof drains. Alternates on the general con tracts are for stone trims on the roofs of the new structures, and equipment. In re-advertising the elec trical contract, the board call ed for bids to be submitted at 7 p, m^ Monday, April 13, at the school board office. This will be 30 minutes prior to its meeting at which contracts will be awarded, (Continued on page two) DR. KEENER SMATHERS Dr. Smathers Will Address Women Voters Dr. Keener Smathers, assist ant professor of education at Appalachian State University, will address the League of Wo men Voters of Watauga County and their guests atl2;30 B. m„ April 15, at Holiday Inn. A long time conservationist, Dr. Smathers is founder of People for the Land and serves as National Executive Secre tary. Headquarters for the or ganization is in Boone and several projects are now in the jd aiming stage. The public is cordially in vited to attend and hear Dr. Smathers speak on over-popu lation and the “New Land Ethic.’* Advance reservations for the Wednesday meeting may be made by calling 264-8930. Bloodmobile To Be Here On Wednesday The Red Croes Blood mobile will be In Boone next Wednes day, April 15, at the Boooe Udted Methodist Church. Hours will be 11 a, m. un til 4*30 p, m. “It takes only a little of your time to give that pint,” says Mrs. Goldie Fletcher, executive secretary of the Wa tauga chapter, American Red Cross. “Because the citizens of Wa tauga County donate blood throughout the entire year at frequent intervals at the Red Cross goodmoMles, tbs bos totals have the blood available for emergencies. Are you one of these donors? "If not, there la a chanceyou or a member of your family can be. The benefits are great. The treatment that demands blood transfusions seems to be frequet* in our hospitals," she says. She encourages everyone to keep this In mind and mark April 15 on their calendars as the date of the Bloodmohile visit, the time to "give the gift at life for someone who ■sedstt." Woman Is Held After Shooting Last Saturday A woman is being held with out bond In Caldwell County Jail following a shooting at her summer cabin in the Meat Camp section of Watauga County. Sheriff Ward G. Carroll says Robert Bill Ellison of Route 2, Boone, was shot about mid night Saturday, April 4, at the cabin home of Mrs, Ruby Crump of Lenoir. Ellison, who is 23, was reported in critical con dition in a Winston-Salem hos pital Monday. After an initial investigation conducted by Carroll, Deputies Hicks and Winkler and Charlie Whitman of the SHI, the Sheriff said he arrested Mrs, Crump on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The warrant was sworn out fay Deputy Johnny Hicks, Pendir^ an improvement in Ellison's condition, she is being held without bond. The Sheriff said Benny Nel son of Lenoir and Harold Prof fitt, who lives near the cabin on Long Hope Road, reported they were present when Elli son was shot. They brought the man to the Watauga County Hospital in Boone, he added, A ,22-calibre revolver was believed used, but the gun has not been found. The suspect is being held in Caldwell County since the Watauga Jail does not have a women’s division. From Boone, Ellison was transported to Winston-Salem, This is a scene on the road which the Rev. Larry Campbell and the Townsend Gap Improvement Group seek to upgrade. The Clark’s Creek Road winds around a curve in front of the stone church. (Arinfield Coffey photos) Says Disputed Road To Church Meets No State Requirement BY ARMFIELD COFFEY The Clark’s Creek Road links the communities of Valle C rue is and Foscoe, The Holy Communion Luthe ran Church which Is located on the ridge between the two com munities is accessible from Valle C rue is on the section of Clark's Creek Road that is maintained by the state. But the nine-tenths of a mile of road from Foscoe on the top of the ridge, which is three tenths of a mile from the church, is the road at issue. It is not maintained by the state. For the time being it looks as if it won't be. According to G, F. Mast, Dis trict Highway Engineer, the dis puted road does not meet any of the state requirements for improvement. It has no houses and does not serve as a bus or mail route. Furthermore he pointed out that the estimated cost of bring ing the road uptoths state's two lane requirements would be from $50,000 to $75,000. The total maintenance and improvement budget for Watau ga this year is $230,000. The pastor of the Holy Com munion Lutheran Church, the Rev. Larry Campbell says that for several years he has been trying to get the route from Helicopter Service Proposal Continuing Of a proposed helicopter ser vice for Watauga and Avery counties, Robert Bingham says “We're going ahead and in corporate a non-profit corpo ration." In session last week, the original committee of Gwyn Hayes, Stan Harris Jr. and Sam Mortimer converted Bingham's title from acting chairman to president. The corporation will be known as Helicopter Service, Inc., ac cording to Bingham, who added that pledges totaling $LU,0ou have been made already. “We have decided to Investi gate means of financing the project,” Bingham said. The service would operate between the two counties; as a shuttle to and from area airports. And he added that It would be a valuable transportation link tor Appalachian students and of ficials. Hayes, Harris and Mortimer are vice-presidents of the or ganisation and Dr. Herbert Wey, president of ASU, was elected chairman of the board, Bingham added. Foscoe to the church improved. Last month the Towns end Gap Development Group was or ganized to raise up to $15,000 to finance the improvement of this road on their own; State YDC President Robert Bingham pledged $100 in cash and his support of the group’s aim. Mast said last week that he and State Highway Commission Robert Barr had paid a visit to Mr. Campbell but no arrange ments were made at that time for another meeting. Also last week the contro versy arose at Gov. Bob Scott’s news conference in Raleigh. When the Governor was asked if the road was to be paved, he answered ,4As far as I know, yes • • • • It is not clear whether the Governor was referring to the disputed portion of the road or to the section of Clark’s Creek Road from the Taylor farm at Valle C rue is to the intersection at the Seventh Day Adveotist ^Continued on page two) High Level Of Employment Is One Cause Rise Watauga County taxpayers who are getting ready for the April 15* with Uncle Sam are becoming sharply aware of the size of the Federal tax bite. Several factors have com bined to make it bigger than ever. They are the high level of employment that existed in the past year, the increase in aver age earnings per family and the 10 per cert surtax, which was In effect during all of 1969, As a result, the returns are expected to be quite a bit larg er than those turned in last April 15th, when personal In come taxes from the local area were close to $4,545,000, That was the approximate to tal, according to a breakdown of payments from the State of North Carolina as a whole. The statewide collection amounted to $1,466,000,000, the Treasury Department reports. Thus, tax payments by Wa tauga County residents consti tuted 0.31 per cent of the per sonal income tax receipts throughout the state. Just how much of an increase is being counted on this year is indicated in the new budget. Na tionally, it calls for $92.2 bil lion in personal taxes, or nearly $5 billion more than last year. Because of the economic gains chalked up in the area during the past year, notwithstanding the general slowdown in the rate of growth, local residents will be bearing their full shareof this increase. Their payments to Washing ton are expected to total ap proximately $4,818,000, or about $273,000 more than they were last year. Although the war in Vietnam and the needs on the home front present the country with stag, gering bills, many of which will have to go unmet or drastically reduced, the Administration lists as its probable revenue from personal income taxes in the next fiscal year only $91 billion. This represents a cut of $U2 (Continued on page two) Driver Training Class Starts Monday The final adult driver train, ing class will start at 7 Monday Digit, April 13, at Watauga Iflgh School. Classes will be held tw> nights weekly intll 30 hours have been taught. Six hours under the wheel will be required for all studeita, A fee of $16 per person la charged and the course is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. For further htormatioo call 264-2407 day* or 264^047 nights.

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