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The Ore participants In Appalachian State UbiTersiiy*a Sym
posluzn n B.S, Foreign Policy in Asia answered newsmen's
questions Thursday alter a press luncheon held in the ASU cafe,
terla. Left to right are Frederick W. Flott, a member at the
State Department! Dr. Hans G. Morgenthau of the City Ud>
versity of New York; Dr. Edwin O. Rdschauer, former U. S.
Ambassador to Japan; Dr. Robert E. Clute at the university of
Georgia; and Dr. David N, Rowe of Yale University. Local news
media as wall as three regional television stations attended the
press conference with Appalachian officials.
Former Ambassador, Analyst
Against Nixon On Cambodia
Former U. S, Ambassador to
Japan, Edwin O.Reischauerand
political analyst Dr. Ham Mor
genthau firmly disagreed with
President Nixon’s statement of
Cambodian policy Thursday
night during a symposium on 11,
S. Foreign Policy in Asia held
on the AppalachlanState Udver
Bity campus.
“It is pretty nwwmiH tor
someone who has cawed like a
hawk for the past two decades
to now coo like a dove," Reis
cfanuer said, hut he maintained
tot he was depressed by the
President’s taking a step back
toward war Just when be was
moving out.
Be stated, "I am not saying
tot the President has made a
mistake with regard to this de
cision, but I am depressed by
the tact tot we had to use
American ground troops.
••Perhaps,” he said, “the
Preside!* Is too easily pushed
over Into going back to military
responses. At least something
was happening that would make
everybody feel that Vletnaml
Evaluation Team
Visits Schools
An evalisrtion team from the
Southern Association of Col
leges and Schools was here last
week to take a look at the ele
mentary schools of Watauga
county.
The county schools became
■rfflUataH with the Southern As
sociation, the highest accredit
ing ate ncy in the South, in July
or 1967. It then submitted self
study plans leading to an evalua
tion for accreditation.
The team met Wednesday af
ternoon. April 29. at Watauga
High School and spent the fOU
lowlng day divided among the
Minor Accident
Qn East King
Last Saturday
A minor accident occurred
in downtown Boone about 4j30
Saturday afternoon.
Officer Zane Tester reported
$300 damage to the front end
of a 1953 Plymouth driven hgr
Erma L. Jonee, 26, of205 Mary
St* Johnson City, Tenn. and
charged the driver with fol
lowing too closely.
The Plymouth Mt a car driv
en fay Susan Caldwell ialey, 16,
and owned fay Charles Lee Ialey
Jr. at Boooe, Damage to the back
end of the vehicle was put at
$200.
The accident was on East King
Street near Grand Boulevard.
Mas Islay told the officer a car
pulled oit in front of her, forc
ing her to stou
Mrs, Jones, who was hoe.
pttalized for treatment, report
ed that aba was imthia to stole
Camp$ Topic At
Legion Meeting
Summer camps for children
will be the topic of Robert Lord
of Appalachian State IHversity
whan ba addreaaes the Friday
night meeting of the American
Lggloo,
New officers will be elected
and delegates will be selected to
attend the District meeting Itoy
17 at Granite FUla,
The time for the meeting in
the Legion Hit in Boone will be
7*M and the Auxiliary will con
vene «t the same time.
'various schools. The result or
their look-see will be learned
this December, according to
Swanson Richards, Superintend
ent of Schools.
The team comprised person
, nel bom the State Departmetf
of Public Instruction, college
personnel, superintendents,
supervisors, principals and
teachers.
Their chairman was Dr. John
Bridgman, director of the Ad
vancement School in Winston
Salem,
The chairman of the central
committee was Dr. Paul Buch
anan of Jackson County. This
committee Included Miss Made
line Tripp, Miss Marie Haig
wood. Dr. Arnold Hoftman, Miss
Nedra Mitchell and Marvin
Johnson, State Department of
Public Instruction; and Dr, Dick
Robinson of Appalachian Stats
(Continued on page two)
ration was no loogar a usable
fig leaf to cover our nakedness
as we withdrew.**
The ambassador added that
be was even more depressed
by the “explanations'* the ver
biage that accompanied tbe
President's announcements,**
Relschauer explained, “Nixon
keep* talking about a victory in
Vietnam, and every time be
says tUs, he sews himself in
more and moreto what will have
to look like a victory,
“He’s golngtogetlnboajohn
son-type sthetlon and not be
able to go through with Ms wtttk.
drawal,'* be concluded, .
Dr. Morgeotbau Judged Msw
on’s address “inversuaslveand
unconvincing because of its coo
tradictionfl.
“I observe first of all tint
tbe President” Morgertbeu
said, “has not mentioned the
one eveig which led to the pres
ent crisis. That la the coup deb
ate! against Prince Sihanouk."
He continued, “If these san
ctuaries in Cambodia had been
tolerated for the past five years
aider Sihanouk, why have they
now become iifolerable. If they
threaten tbe lives of U. S. sold
iers, they must have been doing
ao for tbe pest five yean,
"Another lneooslstracy,'*
Morgentbau said, “is that by
widening tbe war, by embarking
on search and destroy missions
in a new theater of war, one
saves American Uvea,
“I hope the casuality records
released next week will bear
out Mr. Nixon’s statement,'* he
added.
NO OTHER CHOICE
Another panelist. State De
partment career officer Fred
erick W. Flott, differed with tbe
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political scientists. He said that
the President had no other
choice than to a end troops
across the Cambodian border,
"The action could have been
more restrained,” Flott said,
"but I am glad tint it was not.
Now there is no mla understand
ing about the seriousness of the
issue.”
A fourth panelist. Dr, David
N. Rowe of the political science
faculty at Yale University, said
tint the Cambodian decision
could not be taken by the Ameri
can people aa a surprise.
He said, '*1 would argue that
the President baa prepared us
gradually for this possibility In
»*rery case. He baa never given
us a blanket promise that be
would not take this action,”
He concluded, "We should
have suspected tint the road to
Vlebnmliatioa would not be a
smooth one.”
Dr. Robert Clute, a politi
cal science professor at the
University of Georgia, moder
ated the panel.
The panel discussion of the
President's address concluded
a day-long symposium during
which the five speakers gave
their Individual views on the
United States' Asian policy and
involvement.
An audience in excess of 1,000
attended the 13-hour forum in
Appalachian's Broome-Kirk
Gymnasium, Classes on the
campus were dismissed for the
day.
Dr. Reischauer
Says Cambodia
Not A Vietnam
Dr. Edwin 0, Reischauer,
who served aa the United States
Ambassador to Japanfrom 1961
to 1966, said last week at
Appalachian State University
that the United States will not
bare a Vietnam type involvement
in Cambodia.
••The American people and
tbs American Congress have
very generally turned a way from
this type of approach to our
Aslan problems,” he said.
Speaking aa one of five pro
minent political scientists in a
Symposium on U. S. Foreign
Policy In Asia staged on the
campus Wednesday, Reischauer
maintained that President Nix
on and Us advisors are deeply
Interested in trying to get us oiti
of Vietnam and Cambodia,
Ar+b-ip-Hry Nison's remarks
to the nation that right, the Am.
bassador said, “I hope the
President has a very strong re
aolva about beyond which lines
he will not go. But I can Imagine
him taking a very perilous
course of saying I will have a
little involvement because,
given the sttwtion end the
strength of the Saigon forces,
we could deer out these com
munist bases in Cambodia and
thereby really relieve pressure
on Vietnam.”
Keiacbajer and the other
participants listened as Nison's
massage to the nation was piped
Into Broome Kirk Gymnasium
and then commwtind on the
President** policy.
Republicans Slate Ticket
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County Commissioners
Win; Hayes For Sheriff
Holshouser Is
Winner; Vote
Fairly Light
Voting In Saturday's Primary
mu exceptionally llgtt in Wa
tauga County*! 18 precincts.
But election official! were
predicting that In view of the
bet that the Democrat! poeed
no local ticket their choice waa
between Fred Hedrick and Any
C. Martin lor Judge of Courted
Appeal a.
The Mg vote went to Jamea
E, Holshouser Jr„ who pulled
1,370 votes Omofflclal) In Ha
Ud for the State House at
Representatives, 44th House
District. Wataugans shared six
votes with Wood Hal Young and
101 with Mack S, Isaacs, the
two Avery county Republicans
who opposed Holshouser.
In the Republican primary for
Sbsriff. Ralph Ayes won a clear
majority with 773 votes. Second
high was Turner Storle with 380
and Award Alndexter received
In the County Commissioner
race. Perry Greene, chairman of
the incumbent Commission,
garnered 990 votes. His fellow
commissioners, Gene Wilson
and Kenneth Wilcox, get 800
and 836 respectively.
Fourth wte-getter was Jim
Cole with 529; then Randal Fos
ter with 349; Avid Bingham with
270; Ab Moore with 187; and
B. K. Dorsey with 151 votes.
These four bed expressed
Interest In greater county econ
omy prior to the primary elec
tion, Bingham felt taxes should
be lowered and Dorsey felt the
proposed county jail would be
too Mg and costly.
The clear majority at the
Incumbents was established by
Dayton Wlneberger, chairman of
the Board of Elections, and
Stacy Hggers Jr„ member, ac
cording to a formula contained
in the North Carolina election
laws.
The votes tor candidates for
the Commission were totaled,
then divided hy three (number
of positions to be filled) and then
by two.
To have a clear majority, a
candidate would have to have at
least 696.3 votes. The lowest
total cast In establishing the
Incumbents for an election Md
in November was 836.
Local Democrats who voted
Ihe state ticket for Judge of
Court of Appeals cast 58 votes
for R. A. (Fred) Hedrick end
154 for Harry C. Martin,
OTHER PRIMARIES
In the May primary two years
ago 10 candidates for Watauga
County Board of Education were
elected for the flrat time on a
non-partisan basis.
The original slate of 19 nar
rowed to 18 before the election
and voters cast the largest
■umber for James Marsh. THs
vote was 2,655.
In the Republican Commis
sioners race, Perry Greene re
ceived 1^164 votes with Kenneth
Wilcox getting 858 as second
high man.
Other races voted that year
were the State Democratic and
Republican races, also District
Court Judge and 25th Demo
cratic and Republican races,
also District Court Judge and
25th District State Senator.
Four years ago, the May
primary was held on the 28th.
Both parties presented ballots
at that time, including nominees
for the then-partisan Board of
Education.
The biggest vote cast by the
Democrats was 2,024 for Com.
mission candidate Dr. Leo D.
Hagaman. The top vote in the
Republican primary was 849 tor
Jobn H, Hollar, a candidate for
the school board and nowctadr.
man of the board.
m&rnmmiswm
Getting ready to deposit their ballots In the lock tox Saturday were Mr. and Mra. W. A. Stephens
at the Brushy Pork precinct. Behind the table (nun left) are Tommy Brooks, Democratic Judge;
Mrs, Lowell (Betsy) Hodges, Republican Judge; and Tom Brooks, registrar. The polls were set.
In the maintenance department adjacent to the couily Board of Education. Qtaff photo)
Sponsors Of Land Week
Plan Go. Cleanup Program
BY RACHEL RIVERS
U demaixi U sufficient, ipoo
nn of Land Week in Watauga
County plants supply white pines
tor beautification or aereenlng
out unalghtiy areas.
1Us was confirmed Monday
by Keener Smetbers, who said
People tor tbs Land are “trying
to crrnte some community
spirit” tor their countywide
cleanup program May 16 to 33.
And they hope to Involve as
many church groups, clubs and
other organizations as possible
In the effort. Those who are not
affiliated with such groups, but
who would like to volunteer, are
encouraged to call 264-9162 and
School Officials Are
Named In County
School committeemen and
advisory councils for Watauga’s
ac bools were officially released
last week. The action was taken
at the April 13 meeting of the
county Board of Education.
Advisory councils, 1970-71,
and terms of office per persons
are:
Bethel Elementary—Hugh
Davis and David Farthing, 1971;
Howard Lawrence and Howard
Cable, 1972; and Dick Farthing,
whose term expires In 1973,
Blowing Rock Elementary—
Daniel Klutz and Thomas Wright,
1971; Robert H. Shore Jr. and
Lewis Lentz, 1972; and Dr. Ray
Graham, 1973.
Cove Creek Elementary—
John Herman and Willie Colev
1971; Orville Foster and Ralph
Yates, 1972; and Council Main,
1973.
Green Valley Elementary—
Willard Norris and Walter Cof
fey, 1971; Clyde Williams and
James L. Penley, 1972; and
Carson McNeil, 1973.
Mabel Elementary—Clayton
Lawrence and Ivan Younce,
1971; L, C. Oliver Jr. and Blan
Norris, 1972; and Ronda Greene,
1973.
Enrollment
Of Graduates
At ASU 353
Appalachian State Univer
sity's resident graduate enrol
lment for spring quarter Is the
largest In the Institution’s his
tory.
A total of 353 resident grad
uates are now on the campus,
only 101 of whom received their
wdergraduate degrees at ASU,
Some 326 were enrolled during
the spring quarter of 1969.
There are 209 men and 144
women.
More than 900 additional
graduate students are enrolled
in extension classes taught by
the adversity throughout West
ern and Piedmont regions cf the
Parkway Elementary—Scott
Moretz and Clark Miller, 1971;
Lyle Cook and Bock Robbins,
1972; and Archie Carroll, 1973,
Valle Cruets Elementary—
H. w. Cook and Robert Fox,
1971; LarryCampbell, and Fred
Michael, 1972; and Talmadge
McGuire, 1973.
School committee men for Ap
palachian Elementary are Mrs.
Kay Wilson and A. T. Adams,
1971; Hoke Brittain and Mrs.
D. T. Brown Jr„ 1972; and
Glenn Hodges, 1973.
The committee tor Watauga
High School Is D.Grady Moretz,
Mrs. David Farthing and Jack
Henson, 1971; Truman Crttch
er, Lewis Burkett and Col. Clyde
Miller, 1972; and Dr. Gene
Reese, Roudolph G reene and Ray
Clark, serving until 1973.
leave their name and number
thU week.
Better still, Smathers says a
countywide meeting will begin
at 7:30 Thursday (tonight) for
discussion of the cleanup pro
gram,
"It is impossible for us to
contact every interested per
son,’* Smathers says, "but we
would nevertheless very much
value their presence at this
meeting and their co-oper
ation,”
The meeting will take place
upstairs in the Wesley Fouiw
dation. This building, is located
behind the Boone United Metho
dist Church, East King Street,
Boone,
The effort is being co-ordinat
ed by Miss Rosalea Sexauer,
media specialist with the county
Board of Education,
Individuals representing the
land group’s effort, as well as
a variety of clubs and organiza
tions, began manning a telephone
last week in the hope of getting
people to call in. But no calls
were received. The phone is a
private line donated for the
group's use at the Watauga
Democrat office.
This week, Smathers says, the
tactic will be more to reach out
for volunteer help and sugges
tions, He says they hope a
"band-wagon” feeling will de
velop about Land Week as clean
up time nears.
Governor Scott Proclaims
Soil Stewardship Week
Governor Robert W. Scott has proclaimed the week of May
3-10, 1970, as Soli Stewardship Week In North Carolina,
A national annual observance, Soil Stewardship Week has as
Its theme this year—“Resources and Renewal,*' Stressing the
importance of soil and water, air and forests, fish and wildlife,
the Soli Stewardship Week observance calls on all citizens to
dedicate themselves to the renewal of resource* essential to a
quality life.
In commending Soil Stewardship Week to the citizens of the
State, Governor Scott said:
“Men of good will everywhere are Increasingly devoting their
attention to the problems of pollution, desecration and misuse of
our land, water, air, and other related natural resources.
Our citizens are entitled to a prosperous economy and a
healthy environment; the benefits of which can be fully realized
only if we dedicate our energies constantly to a renewal of the
natural resources upon wMch we rely for our well-being.
Responsible stewardship over the resources under our care and
management today Is our best hope for a bountiful tomorrow,**
The North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conser
vation Districts sponsors Soil Stewardship Week in North Caro
lina through local district supervisors, ministers, and cooser
citizens.